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Incident Date
26 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1703
Location
معارة الأرتيق, Maarat al Arteek, Aleppo, Syria
Between two and four civilians were killed and seven others were injured, including a woman, in airstrikes against the town of Maarat al Arteek in Aleppo. The airstrikes reportedly struck the police station with bunker busting missiles and resulted in the death of a policeman. The consensus among local sources, including @RFS_NORTH and @Syriamubasher, was…
Summary
Published
26 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
2–4
Civilians reported injured
7
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
26 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1697
Location
المنصورة, Al Mansoura, Aleppo, Syria
At least two civilians were killed and 10 others were wounded in alleged Russian airstrikes on the town of Al Mansoura in the western countryside of Aleppo, local media reported. According to a civil defense official of Hussein al-Masri, "an aerial bombardment by Russian aircraft targeted the Shifa pharmaceutical factory in the town of Al…
Summary
Published
26 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2–10
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
26 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1698
Location
منطقة الكسارة, Al Kassara area in the Sakhour neighbourhood, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
Between three and 14 civilians were killed and dozens of others were wounded in alleged Russia or Assad regime airstrikes against the Al Kassara area in the Sakhour neighborhood of Aleppo, according to sources on the ground. The Syrian Network for Human Rights reported the low estimate of three deaths while Halab News listed that…
Summary
Published
26 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
3–14
Civilians reported injured
12
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
26 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1699
Location
مساكن هنانو, Masaken Hanano residences neighbourhood, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
At least four civilians were killed and nine others were wounded in air or artillery strikes on the Masaken Hanano residences neighbourhood in Aleppo. Local sources gave conflicting reports of who was responsible for the airstrikes against Masaken Hanano. Both Halab News and @ShahbaPress identified Russian planes as being responsible for the airstrikes. However, according to…
Summary
Published
26 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
2–9
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
26 November 2016
Incident Code
CI350
Location
الصناعة, Mosul, industrial district, Nineveh, Iraq
Fourteen or more people were reported killed and 35 injured following the alleged Coalition bombing, according to local sources. Multiple social media accounts, including @IQsunni, reported identical reports, stating that 14 people were killed and 35 injured as a result of a US airstrike on an industrial area in Mosul. Another tweet, by @zyaad_alsenjar, wrote…
Summary
Published
26 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
14–18
Civilians reported injured
35
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
26 November 2016
Incident Code
CI351
Location
Mosul, Karama, Nineveh, Iraq
Local sources said one civilian was killed by Unknown bombing in Karama neighbourhood east of Mosul. Airwars's researcher contacted Zareen Ali, the victim relative who published the death event post and Ali had confirmed that bombing was by Daesh mortars. In their June 2020 civilian casualty report, the US-led Coalition assessed reports that they were responsible…
Summary
Published
26 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
25 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1690
Location
حي الشعار, Al Shi'ar, Aleppo, Syria
Between four and five civilians, including two children, were killed and 12 or more civilians were wounded in airstrikes on Al Shi'ar in Aleppo. The majority of sources did not identify who was to blame for the airstrikes but those that did, including Syrian Network for Human Rights and Syrian People's Movement, attributed the airstrikes…
Summary
Published
25 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
4–5
Civilians reported injured
12
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
25 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1692
Location
دوما, Douma, Damascus, Syria
Up to three civilians including two children were killed and as many as 15 more were wounded following airstrikes targeting Douma, Damascus, local media reported. Sources were unclear whether Russia or the Assad regime was responsible. Most sources reported that the incident led to the death of three civilians, with several reports saying that two children…
Summary
Published
25 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
2–3
Civilians reported injured
2–15
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
25 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1693
Location
المنصورة, Al Mansoura, Aleppo, Syria
Between four and nine civilians were killed and at least 20 others were injured in airstrikes against the town of Al Mansoura in the western countryside of Aleppo. The majority of local sources, including @ShahbaPress, allege that Russian warplanes were responsible for the airstrikes launched against Al Mansoura. However, SDC Aleppo offered a conflicting report…
Summary
Published
25 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
4–9
Civilians reported injured
2–20
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
25 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1689
Location
تقاد, Taqad, western Aleppo counntryside, Aleppo, Syria
Between 12 and 50 civilians including women and children died and as many as dozens more were wounded in an airstrike on Taqad, Aleppo, according to sources on the ground. Multiple reports said that a mosque was struck and other civilian property damaged. The majority of sources attributed the event to Moscow, though there was one…
Summary
Published
25 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
12–50
Civilians reported injured
2–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
25 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1687
Location
التليلات, Tlailat area, Aleppo southern countryside, Aleppo, Syria
Two adult male civilians died in an alleged Russian airstrike on the Tlailat area in Aleppo's southern countryside, according to the Violations Documentation Center. No further details are currently known.
Summary
Published
25 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
25 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1694
Location
حطلة, Hatla, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Between four and seven civilians were killed and up to seven others were wounded, including women and children, in alleged Russian airstrikes against Hatla village in the eastern countryside of Deir Ezzor. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights stated that at the time of reporting, many civilians were in critical condition and the death toll…
Summary
Published
25 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
4–7
Civilians reported injured
5–7
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
25 November 2016
Incident Code
CS394
Location
قرطبة, Qortoba, Raqqa, Syria
Four civilians were killed in a reported afternoon airstrike on Qortoba village, as a heavy Coalition/ SDF campaign against ISIL continued. Al A’Amaq Media reported two deaths initially. According to Syria News Desk, “Coalition aircraft bombed three houses in the centre of Qahtaniyah, killing four civilians including a child, and injuring more than 14 others,…
Summary
Published
25 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
7–14
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
25 November 2016
Incident Code
CS395
Location
الرطبة, Al Rutba, Raqqa, Syria
Two unnamed civilians were reported killed by an alleged Coalition airstrike on al Rutba. According to Shaam News, “two civilians were martyred by the bombing of the international coalition aircraft on al Rutba village north of Raqqa.” Al Araby al Jadid also reported that “Civilians were killed and wounded in raids by the international coalition…
Summary
Published
25 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
25 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1688
Location
حي الصاخور, Sakhour, Aleppo, Syria
Between three and five civilians - including a child and a woman - were killed and at least one other was injured, including a child, in airstrikes on Al Sakhour in Aleppo, according to sources on the ground. According to VDC, both the identify of the victims and the identity of the warplanes could not…
Summary
Published
25 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
3–5
Civilians reported injured
2–5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
24 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1678
Location
دوما, Douma, Damascus, Syria
Multiple sources reported that up to three airstrikes struck the city of Douma in eastern Ghouta, Damascus, killing one woman and injuring up to another nine civilians. The female victim was identified by many sources. It was unclear whether Russia or the Assad regime were responsible. Several sources said that the strikes hit residential areas, including…
Summary
Published
24 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2–9
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
24 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1679
Location
حرستا, Harasta, Damascus, Syria
Several civilians were reportedly killed and injured when up to four airstrikes struck the town of Harasta, eastern Ghouta, Damascus, local media reported. LCCSY reported that "Russian warplanes launched four airstrikes with thermobaric missiles on the neighborhoods in #Harasta city in the Eastern Ghouta, which led to casualties among civilians and destruction of buildings." LCCSY…
Summary
Published
24 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
24 November 2016
Incident Code
CS391
Location
قرية مراط, Marat, Deir Ezzor, Syria
In a report which may be confused in part with event CS390 in Maarat, warplanes struck Marat – apparently for the second time in 24 hours – killing up to five civilians. Free Deir Ezzor Radio reported that “warplanes launch two raids targeting the villages of Marat – the raids were in the same area…
Summary
Published
24 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
1–5
Civilians reported injured
0–4
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
24 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1680
Location
حمورية, Hamouriya , Damascus, Syria
Local media reported that airstrikes (possibly also artillery) struck an area near a school in the city of Hamouriya, Damascus, killing and injuring several civilians, including a high number of children. Reports were conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the Assad regime. Several civilians (between one and two) were reportedly…
Summary
Published
24 November 2016
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
2–12
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
24 November 2016
Incident Code
CI348
Location
الموصل, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq
There were claims by local sources that as many as 70 civilian casualties occurred in Mosul as a result of Coalition strikes, ISIL bombardment or Iraq Army actions. Iraqi Spring Media Center reported that 70 civilians were killed or wounded by “either” the Coalition or Iraqi government artillery. Other reports put the toll lower, including…
Summary
Published
24 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
6
Civilians reported injured
35–65
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
24 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1681
Location
الميسر, Al Maysar, Aleppo, Syria
Local sources reported that the al-Maysar neighbourhood in eastern Aleppo was struck by air and artillery strikes, resulting in the death of up to 15 civilians, including children and one woman. Dozens more people were reportedly injured. Sources were conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the Assad regime. Besides few…
Summary
Published
24 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
14–15
Civilians reported injured
2–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
24 November 2016
Incident Code
CI349
Location
شارع الجزائر, Mosul, Algeria Street, Nineveh, Iraq
A single outlet, Iraqyoon News, cited local sources and reported on Facebook that four civil defence employees were killed by an alleged Coalition strike on Algeria Street in the east of Mosul. In a January 2nd 2017 statement which may refer to this or the previous event, the Coalition noted: Nov. 24, 2016, near Mosul,…
Summary
Published
24 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
4
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
24 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1682
Location
حي المشهد, Al Mashad neighbourhood, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
Between nine and 25 civilians, including children and women, were killed and up to 30 more wounded, as a result of aerial shelling in the Aleppo neighbourhood of Al Mashad local sources reported. Sources varied regarding the number of fatalities, with the lowest at five and highest reported by ShahbaPress at 25. Several sources reported…
Summary
Published
24 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
5–25
Civilians reported injured
6–30
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
24 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1684
Location
المواصلات, Al Mowasalat, Aleppo, Syria
One named civilian man was reportedly killed and several more were wounded by airstrikes targeting the al-Mowasalat neighbourhood of Aleppo, local sources reported. While most sources blamed Russia for the civilian harm, there was also an allegations against the Assad regime. The incident was reportedly part of a wider shelling of neighbourhoods in Aleppo that…
Summary
Published
24 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
Incident Code
CS392
Location
الكلي, Al Killi, Raqqa, Syria
Between four and six civilians reportedly died when the Coalition allegedly struck the funeral of two civilian males killed in the village of al Killi the day earlier. According to Raqqa is Being Slaughtered, “4 women were killed and others wounded following a raid by the international coalition on a house in mourning in al…
Summary
Published
24 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
4–6
Civilians reported injured
13
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
24 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1683
Location
الشعار, Al Shia'ar , Aleppo, Syria
At least two civilians were killed, including one woman, and several more were wounded, including children, following alleged Russian airstrikes targeting Aleppo's Al-Sha'ar neighbourhood, local sources reported. AleppoAMC reported that "martyrs and wounded and burned people were under the rubble as a result helicopter gunships targeting the Al-Sha'ar neighborhood east of Aleppo". Several sources reported…
Summary
Published
24 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2–3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
24 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1685
Location
حي باب النيرب, Bab al Nayrab, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
Multiple sources reported that airs or artillery strikes targeting the Bab al-Nayrab area of Aleppo killed up to nine civilians, including two children and one woman - and wounded many more. Reports were conflicted whether this was the work of Russia or helicopters dropping barrel bombs belonging to the Assad regime. The death toll varied…
Summary
Published
24 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
3–9
Civilians reported injured
2–5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
24 November 2016
Incident Code
CS393
Location
الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
Two named cousins died in a reported Coalition airstrike on the vicinity of Raqqa. Deir Hafer al Hadath said that the men died when unsidentified warplanes targeted a ‘refugee camp’ near Raqqa.
Summary
Published
24 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
24 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1677
Location
قرية براتة, Barata, Aleppo, Syria
This single-source incident reports that Russian airstrikes killed one child and two women in the village of Barata, Aleppo. According to the Syrian Network for Human Rights "at least three civilians (one child and two women) died due to suspected Russian warplanes firing missiles on Barata village in Aleppo governorate eastern suburbs, November 24, 2016."…
Summary
Published
24 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
24 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1686
Location
قرية مراط, Marat, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Following a lethal attack on the village of Marat, Deir Ezzor, the previous day, the village was reportedly struck by airstrikes again on the 24th, resulting in up to five civilian fatalities and several more people being wounded. Sources were conflicted as to whether Russia or the Assad regime were to blame. Deir Ezzor radio…
Summary
Published
24 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
1–5
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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