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Incident Date
28 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1722
Location
الحولة, Al Hola, Homs, Syria
Between four and 11 civilians died in shelling on Al Hola in Homs, according to sources on the ground. The majority of sources blamed artillery and mortar shelling by the regime, however, one report attributed the civilian harm to Russian airstrikes. Multiple reports said that an agricultural tractor carrying displaced people was struck in the attack.…
Summary
Published
28 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
4–11
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
28 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1718
Location
الشعار, Al Shi’ar neighbourhood, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
Between seven and 12 civilians including children and women died and dozens more were wounded in air or artillery strikes on Aleppo's Al Shi’ar neighbourhood, according to sources on the ground. Reports were conflicted as to whether Russia or the regime caused the civilian harm, though multiple reports mentioned the use of cluster bombs and missiles.…
Summary
Published
28 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
7–12
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
28 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1716
Location
اللطامنة, Ltamenah, Hama, Syria
One named woman died and two or three other civilians were wounded in an airstrike on Ltamenah, according to sources on the ground. Only one source explicitly blamed Russia; the others didn't apportion blame. HNN reported: "Russian enemy planes targeted the town of Ltamenah in the northern Hama countryside with an air raid killing one woman…
Summary
Published
28 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2–3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
28 November 2016
Incident Code
CS399
Location
منطقة الحسيان, Al Hissiyan, Deir Ezzor, Syria
One to two civilians were reported killed in a Coalition strike on the al Hussian area of the al Bukamal desert. One young male civilian victim was named as Ahmad Fahid Hamoud (or al Kijja/ Kajia). Syria 2011 named Mohammad Fahid as killed – who may or may not be the same person. Only Euphrates…
Summary
Published
28 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
28 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1719
Location
القاطرجي, Qaterji neighbourhood, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
Five civilians died in an airstrike on Aleppo's Qaterji neighbourhood, according to local media. Most sources said that the civilian harm was caused by a chlorine attack from helicopters, though some other reports pointed towards Russia and cited the use of cluster bombs and rockets. Nabd explictly said that "Assad helicopters threw explosive barrels of chlorine…
Summary
Published
28 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
28 November 2016
Incident Code
CI353
Location
الموصل, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq
In an alleged incident previously unknown to Airwars, the Coalition noted in January 2017 that Nov. 28, 2016, near Mosul, Iraq: No Coalition strikes were conducted on structures in the geographic area that correspond to the report of civilian casualties. A senior official later informed Airwars that the alleged incident had come to light as…
Summary
Published
28 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
0–1
Civilians reported injured
0–1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
28 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1720
Location
الصالحين, Salheen neighbourhood, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
Between two and 35 civilians died in an airstrike on Aleppo's Salheen neighbourhood, though it was unclear whether the regime or Russia were responsible. @MohAlkhatieb tweeted that the civil defense had removed eight dead civilians from the rubble in Salheen following a strike with a barrel bomb. According to @mahmoodtalha22, two civilians died in the…
Summary
Published
28 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
2–35
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
28–29 November, 2016
Incident Code
RS1717
Location
قرية العنكاوي, Al A’nkawi village, in Sahil al Ghab, Hama, Syria
Syria News Desk reported: "In Sahil al Ghab, western Hama countryside, two civilians were killed and five others wounded by a raid by Russian warplanes on the village of Al Ankawi under the control of the opposition, which also resulted in the destruction of two houses". Egypt Today also put the death toll at two…
Summary
Published
28 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
28 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1721
Location
الغنطو, Al Ghinto, Homs, Syria
In what was widely reported as a regime attack, at least four civilians - including a child and three women - died and as many as dozens more (including children) were wounded in a shelling at Al Ghinto in Homs. While most of the allegations were against Assad rockets, there was also a report that Russia…
Summary
Published
28 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
4–8
Civilians reported injured
8–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
27 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1712
Location
الزهراء, Al Zahra village, Aleppo, Syria
On November 27, 2016, according to the Shaam News Network amongst other local sources, two people were reportedly killed and dozens wounded when an aerial bombing resulted in "several successive explosions" hitting a residential area the town of Zahra, located in the northern countryside of Aleppo, in northwestern Syria. Where sources identified a belligerent, most…
Summary
Published
27 November 2016
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2–12
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
27 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1713
Location
المرجة, Al Marja neighbourhood, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
Between one and four civilians died and more were injured in alleged Russian or Assad regime air or artillery strikes on Aleppo's Marja neighbourhood, according to sources on the ground. But Alsharq pointed to the regime, reporting: "The Syrian Air Force continued to launch intensive air strikes accompanied by heavy artillery shelling on the neighborhoods of…
Summary
Published
27 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
1–4
Civilians reported injured
2–5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
27 November 2016
Incident Code
CS398
Location
الحاوي, Hawi, Deir Ezzor, Syria
A Coalition raid on oil infrastructure at Hawi in the Zebain area killed three civilians, according to multiple reports. The Coalition later confirmed the incident. According to Deir Ezzor 24 and others, those killed died when oil burners (primitive refineries) were targeted. Syria News Desk reported that “international coalition planes launched raids on primitive refineries…
Summary
Published
27 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
7
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
27 November 2016
Incident Code
TS016
Location
تادف, Tadif, Aleppo, Syria
Between one and five civilians were reportedly killed in a Turkish or Syrian regime artillery strike on Tadif outside Al Bab. Nabd Syria reported: "Five civilians were killed and others injured by the artillery shelling of the Assad forces in Tadif in the eastern countryside of Aleppo." The ISIS propaganda outlet Al A'amaq published a…
Summary
Published
27 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
1–5
Civilians reported injured
5
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
27 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1705
Location
الميسر, Al Mayssar neighbourhood, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
@RFS_NORTH tweeted that "the forces of the regime bombardedthe Al-Maysar and Karam Tarab neighborhoods in Aleppo with heavy artillery shells" - but made no mention of civilian harm. But according to HNN, one unidentified civilian died from a Russian strike on the Al Mayssar neighbourhood.
Summary
Published
27 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
27 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1715
Location
الحميدية, Waterway leading to Al Hamidiya neighbourhood, Deir Ezzor city, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Between five and seven civilians died and up to another seven were wounded in an alleged Russian or regime airstrike on a waterway leading to the Al Hamidiya neighbourhood, Deir Ezzor city, sources on the ground said According to the Shaam News Network, "activists reported that Russian aircraft targeted a water crossing leading to the…
Summary
Published
27 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
5–7
Civilians reported injured
2–7
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
27 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1706
Location
الحلوانية, Al Hilwaniya neighbourhood, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
Three civilians died in an alleged Russian air or artillery strike on Aleppo's Al Hilwaniya neighbourhood, according to local media. Step said that "Russian warplanes and helicopters" had carried out strikes on neighbourhoods in Aleppo including Al Hilwaniya, "resulting in civilian casualties". @shahed-alep reported "a heavy artillery and rocket attack on Al-Sakhour and Al-Halawani neighborhoods and the…
Summary
Published
27 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
27 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1710
Location
عينجارة, Anjara, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
Between 10 and 15 civilians died in an alleged Russian or Assad regime airstrike on Anjara. according to local media. The majority of sources blamed Russia, though the Syrian Network for Human Rights (SN4HR) also pointed to the regime. According to SN4HR, who gave the lowest death count: "at least 10 victims died in government…
Summary
Published
27 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
10–15
Civilians reported injured
12–30
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
27 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1707
Location
باب النيرب, Bab al Nairab neighbourhood, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
Two civilians died in an airstrike on Aleppo's Bab al Nairab neighbourhood, according to local media - though it was unclear whether Russia or the Assad regime were to blame. @shahed_alep reported the use of a barrel bomb, while @zozan46 said that bombs had been dropped by parachutes. HNN listed two unidentified civilians as killed in a…
Summary
Published
27 November 2016
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
27 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1708
Location
الحيدرية, Al Haydariya neighbourhood, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
The Smart News Agency reported "an artillery and missile bombardment by regime forces on Al-Haidariya and Al-Sakhour neighborhoods in Aleppo from Sheikh Yusuf hill", but made no mention of civilian harm. However, Halab News listed six unidentified civilians as killed in a Russian strike on the Al Haydariya neighbourhood.
Summary
Published
27 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
6
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
27 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1709
Location
طريق الباب, Tareeq al Bab neighbourhood, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
Up to three civilians including a girl died in an alleged Russia or Assad regime airstrike on Aleppo's Tareeq Al Bab neighbourhood, local sources reported. According to the Syrian Network for Human Rights, "three civilians including a girl died due to suspected Russian warplanes missiles firing on Tareeq Al Bab neighborhood in Aleppo city, November 27."…
Summary
Published
27 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
1–3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
27 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1714
Location
حي الحميدية, Al Hamidiya neighbourhood, Deir Ezzor city, Deir Ezzor, Syria
In a major civilian casualty incident, up to 30 civilians - many of them named - died and as many as 40 more were wounded in an alleged Russian or Assad regime airstrike on a vegetable market in the Al Hamidiya neighbourhood, Deir Ezzor city. According to Deir Ezzor and Raqqa Legal Network, around five members…
Summary
Published
27 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
25–30
Civilians reported injured
15–40
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
27 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1704
Location
Al Lleiramoun, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
Local media reported that a woman and her child died and another civilian was wounded in an airstrike on Al Lleiramoun. While most sources blamed Russia, there was also an allegation against the Assad regime. According to @SN4HR, "the girl Suhad Hasan Kurdiyeh, from Al Layramoun town in Aleppo governorate, died in government warplanes (allies) missiles fired…
Summary
Published
27 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
27 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1711
Location
نبل, Nabil, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
In what may have been a friendly fire incident, committed by the regime, or by Russia, an unspecified number of people were killed and wounded in Nabil, according to sources on the ground. HNN reported "four air raids [three using vacuum missiles and one cluster bombs] by Russian planes on the pro regime villages of…
Summary
Published
27 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
0–2
Civilians reported injured
0–2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
26 November 2016
Incident Code
CI352
Location
الموصل, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq
In an incident previously unknown to Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the deaths of two civilians near Mosul. Their January 2017 civilian casualty report noted "During a strike on ISIL fighters and a technical vehicle it is assessed that two civilians were unintentionally killed by the munition’s strike blast." A senior official later informed Airwars…
Summary
Published
26 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
26 November 2016
Incident Code
CS397
Location
الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
In an incident previously unknown to Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the death of a civilian in Raqqa. Their January 2017 civilian casualty reported noted "During a strike on ISIL fighters in a moving vehicle it is assessed that one civilian pedestrian was unintentionally killed by the munition’s strike blast.” In July 2019, the Coalition…
Summary
Published
26 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
26 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1695
Location
كفر بسين, Kafr Bisin, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
Up to four civilians died including a woman in an alleged Russian airstrike on Kafr Bisin, Aleppo, according to sources on the ground. @ShahbaPress reported that there were"four martyrs and several wounded civilians following raids by the Russian occupation aircraft on the village of Kafr Bassin countryside".
Summary
Published
26 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
3–4
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
26 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1700
Location
باب النيرب, Bab al Nairab, Aleppo, Syria
At least two civilians were killed in alleged Russia or Assad regime air or artillery strikes on the Bab al Nairab neighborhood in Aleppo, sources on the ground reported. According to Smart News, both regime and Russian airplanes carried out airstrikes in the area. The source didn't identify who was responsible for the strikes against…
Summary
Published
26 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
26 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1701
Location
القاطرجي, Al Qaterji, Aleppo, Syria
Between one and seven civilians were killed and more than 10 civilians were injured in airstrikes against the Al Qaterji neighborhood of Aleppo, according to sources on the ground. At the time of reporting of five casualties, civil defense workers were still searching among the rubble for additional bodies or survivors. According to Smart News,…
Summary
Published
26 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
1–7
Civilians reported injured
2–10
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
26 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1696
Location
كفر حمرة, Kafr Hamra, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
HNN listed two unidentified civilians as killed "following Russian enemy raids on Kafr Hamra". @ShahbaPress also put the death toll at two and blamed Russia.
Summary
Published
26 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
26 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1702
Location
كرم الذحان, Karam al Tahan, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
Between five and seven civilians were killed and dozens of others were wounded in airstrikes against the town of Karm Al Dhaham, Aleppo. In addition to the human cost, the airstrikes reportedly caused extensive physical damage to buildings and homes. The majority of local sources, including Nabd News and @ShahbaPress, attributed the airstrikes to Russian…
Summary
Published
26 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
5–7
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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