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Incident Date
11 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1572
Location
كفر داعل, Kafr Dael, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
Between four and ten civilians were killed and up to 30 more were wounded, some critically, in airstrikes targeting Kafr Dael, Aleppo, described as "systematic bombing" by one report. According to sources, two of the victims were from the same family. There is confusion as to who is the blame for the alleged raids, with…
Summary
Published
11 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
4–10
Civilians reported injured
12–30
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
10 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1567
Location
نصيب, Nasib, Daraa, Syria
An entire displaced family of 10 civilians were killed and dozens more wounded when three airstrikes struck temporary homes on the Nasib boarder crossing in the village of Darcaa, sources on the ground reported. Reports were conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the Assad regime. According to sources, including one…
Summary
Published
10 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
10
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
10 November 2016
Incident Code
CI331
Location
الموصل, Mosul, Hatra subdistrict, Nineveh, Iraq
A UN report on the protection of civilians in the context of Nineveh operations and the retaking of Mosul stated: on 10 November: An airstrike hit Hatra subdistrict of Mosul. According to sources, between two civilians (children, aged seven and nine, respectively) and four civilians (two children and two women) were killed and nine other…
Summary
Published
10 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
2–4
Civilians reported injured
9
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
10 November 2016
Incident Code
CI332
Location
حمام العليل, Mosul, Hamam al Alil subdistrict, Nineveh, Iraq
A UN report on the protection of civilians in the context of Nineveh operations and the retaking of Mosul stated: on 10 November: An airstrike reportedly hit Hamam al-Alil subdistrict of Mosul. Six members of one family (a married couple with four children) were killed and two other family members (a girl and a woman)…
Summary
Published
10 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
6
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
10 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1563
Location
دوما, Douma, Damascus, Syria
Between four and nine civilians were killed, including up to four children and two women, and dozens more were injured in alleged Russian and Syrian regime raids on Douma, according to local media. Sources were conflicted as to who was responsible for the airstrikes, with some attributing the blame to Russia, others to the Syrian regime,…
Summary
Published
10 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
4–9
Civilians reported injured
2–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
10 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1564
Location
سقبا, Saqba, Damascus, Syria
Three civilians - a girl and two women - died and several more were wounded, following an air or artillery strike on Saqba - though sources were conflicted as to whether Russia or the Syrian regime was to blame. Syrian Press Center reported that surface rockets were used in the attack, with other sources reporting…
Summary
Published
10 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
10 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1565
Location
الأتارب, Al Atarib, Aleppo, Syria
One civilian was killed in an airstrike on Al Atarib - however sources were conflicted as to whether Russia or Syrian regime warplanes were responsible. Additionally, some sources did not attribute blame at all. One source reported that phosphorous bombs and missiles were used. @HalabNewsN even specified the use of C5 missiles. However, @Thiqanewsagency argued that warplanes…
Summary
Published
10 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
10 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1566
Location
رسم العيس, Rasim al Eis, Aleppo, Syria
One unidentified woman was killed and dozens more civilians wounded in an airstrike on Rasim al Eis, according to sources on the ground. Most sources reported that Russian warplanes were responsible, however, Sky News was alone in blaming Syrian regime warplanes for the airstrike. One source suggested that only two people were injured in the airstrike,…
Summary
Published
10 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
10 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1562
Location
دارة عزة, Darat Izza, Aleppo, Syria
One civilian was killed and many others wounded in an airstrike which struck Darat Izza at approximately 6.00pm, according to local media. Sources were conflicted as to who was responsible for the raids, with some apportioning blame to Russian warplanes and others to the Syrian regime. One source reported the use of phosphorous bombs during…
Summary
Published
10 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
9 November 2016
Incident Code
CI329
Location
حي العسكري, Mosul, Askari, Nineveh, Iraq
Four civilians were killed followed an alleged Coalition strike, according to one local source. Hakaek reported that a family of four were killed in a Coalition strike in Mosul. It said strikes hit their home in the Al Askari neighbourhood. A source told Hakaek that ISIL fighters were not in the vicinity at the time.…
Summary
Published
9 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
4
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
9 November 2016
Incident Code
CI330
Location
الموصل, Mosul, Grain warehouse, Nineveh, Iraq
According to local and press sources that 5 civilians were killed followed an alleged US-led coalition air force shelled the grain warehouse and killed the guard family in Mosul. No additional details are presently known.
Summary
Published
9 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
5
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
9 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1558
Location
مشمشان, Mashmashan, Idlib, Syria
Ten named civilians, including five children and two women, were killed in addition to "dozens" of injuries which included a child, in alleged Russian or Assad regime airstrikes that struck a residential area of Mashmashan village in Jabal al-Wasatani. The initial death toll was as high as eight civilians, however, Syrian Observatory for Human Rights…
Summary
Published
9 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
6–10
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
9 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1556
Location
كفر ناها, Kaf Naha, Aleppo, Syria
At least three civilians, including a woman and child, were killed and others were injured in airstrikes launched against the town of Kafr Naha, Aleppo. According to the majority of local sources, Russia was to blame. However, a single source, the Smart News Agency, attributed blame to Syrian regime planes. According to @HalabNewsN, the missiles launched…
Summary
Published
9 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
9 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1554
Location
الزربة, Az Zarbah, Aleppo, Syria
At least two civilians, including one child and one woman, died in airstrikes on Az Zarbah town in Aleppo, according to sources on the ground. There were no reports of injured civilians. According to Syrian Network for Human Rights, the airstrikes were launched from Russian warplanes. There are no other details at this time.
Summary
Published
9 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
9 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1557
Location
منطقة شاميكو, Shamico area, Aleppo, Syria
At least three civilians, including a mother, her child and a young man, were killed and several more were wounded in airstrikes launched against the Shamico area in west Aleppo. The majority of sources did not identify who was responsible for the airstrike. However, Halab News blamed Russian warplanes for the airstrikes and Vedeng News…
Summary
Published
9 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
9 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1555
Location
بشنطرة, Bashantra, Aleppo, Syria
At least three civilians were killed and up to nine others injured in airstrikes that struck the town of Bashantra in Aleppo. Sources were conflicted as to who was responsible - some blaming Russia and others blaming the Syrian regime. According to most sources, missiles carrying cluster bombs were used. Vedeng News specified that four raids…
Summary
Published
9 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
2–9
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
9 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1560
Location
حريتان, Hraytan, Aleppo, Syria
Between five and 14 civilians died and others were injured in airstrikes on the town of Hraytan in Aleppo. While the majority of local sources attributed the airstrikes to Syrian regime forces, the Local Coordination Committees in Syria identified both Russian and the Syrian regime warplanes as launching airstrikes in Aleppo. According to LCCSY, 14…
Summary
Published
9 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
9 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1561
Location
أورم الكبرى, Urma al Kubra, Aleppo, Syria
At least two civilians were killed, and several more wounded, in alleged Russian airstrikes which struck Urma al Kubra, Aleppo. Most sources attributed the blame to Russian warplanes, others did not identify who was responsible. The majority of sources said that cluster bombs were used during the raid, with @shahed_alep reporting the sighting of rocket propelled…
Summary
Published
9 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
9 November 2016
Incident Code
CS368
Location
خنيز السلمان, Khaniz al Salman, Raqqa, Syria
The Step News Agency, reported "international coalition planes targeted at noon today, Wednesday 9th of November, the village of Khaniz in the northern Raqqa countryside. There's news about civilian casualties and a new massacre." Step went on to add that "coalition aircraft also launched an air raid targeting the IS security perimeter in the city…
Summary
Published
9 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
9 November 2016
Incident Code
CS369
Location
الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
One civilian was killed and several injured due to a Coalition attack, according to a local source. Step News Agency reported that a Coalition raid at dawn “targeting the IS security perimeter in the city of Raqqa” killed one civilian and wounded others “including women and children.”
Summary
Published
9 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
8 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1547
Location
حزرما, Hazrama, Damascus, Syria
At least two children were killed and others were wounded in multiple airstrikes launched against the town of Hazrama in Eastern Ghouta, according to local media. A graphic image of two dead children in body bags was published by the Syrian Network for Human Rights. Reports were conflicted over who was responsible for the airstrikes.…
Summary
Published
8 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
8 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1550
Location
معربو, Ma'arbo, Idlib, Syria
In a major civilian casualty incident, between ten and 18 civilians were killed, including 13 children, and up to 40 more people were injured by air and/or artillery strikes targeting the town of Ma’arbo in the southern countryside of Idlib, according to local media. Activist Ayman al-Hussein told ARA News that “at least ten civilians…
Summary
Published
8 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
10–18
Civilians reported injured
7–40
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
8 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1548
Location
ادلب, Idlib, Idlib, Syria
One civilian was killed by cluster and phosphorus bombs that struck the western edges of the city of Idlib, according to local media. Some outlets including Smart News published a statement saying that there were no official injuries, but the majority of sources reported at least one casualty. Both cluster bombs and phosphorus are internationally…
Summary
Published
8 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
0–12
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
8 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1551
Location
دوما, Douma, Damascus, Syria
Seven named civilians were killed and dozens more were wounded, including a child, by alleged Russian and Syrian regime airstrikes on Douma City in Eastern Ghouta. According to sources the city was one of many subjected to "heavy artillery shelling" and "aerial bombardment" that week. @syriahadath, specified the use of cluster bombs. One of those killed…
Summary
Published
8 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
7
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
8 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1552
Location
عربين, Arbin, Damascus, Syria
At least one civilian was killed and others were injured in airstrikes launched against the town of Arbin in Eastern Ghouta - though sources were conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the Assad regime. The series of three airstrikes launched against the residential areas were part of an escalated attack…
Summary
Published
8 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2–5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
8 November 2016
Incident Code
CS365
Location
الهيشةة, Al Hīshah, Raqqa, Syria
As many as 24 civilians were killed in attacks – possibly carried out by both SDF and Coalition – according to local sources. Raqqa is Being Silently Slaughtered initially reported 7 victims killed “in the international coalition raids and Kurdish militia artillery.” It later released an updated casualty assessment, counting 23 victims as victims of…
Summary
Published
8 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
17–24
Civilians reported injured
30
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
8 November 2016
Incident Code
CS366
Location
الكالطة, Qaltah, Raqqa, Syria
Two children were reported killed in an alleged Coalition airstrike on a tractor at Qaltah. The source appeared to be ISIL media arm Al A’amaq. Al Jazeera said five civilians in total died – though suggested some of the deaths occured elsewhere. Qassioun stated that “fighter jets of the international coalition launched a massive air…
Summary
Published
8 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
2–5
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
8 November 2016
Incident Code
CS367
Location
تل السمن, Tall al Samin, Raqqa, Syria
One civilian was reported killed and four injured following an alleged Coaliiton strike on Tal al Samin. According to Qasioun, “Coalition planes also raided the village of Tal Samin in the northern city of Raqqa, killing a civilian and wounding four others.” While no other sources alleged civilian deaths, heavy fighting in the vicinity between…
Summary
Published
8 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
4
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
8 November 2016
Incident Code
CI328
Location
السلام, Mosul, Al Salam, Nineveh, Iraq
In the afternoon of 8 November, an airstrike reportedly hit al-Salam neighbourhood of eastern Mosul City killing 14 civilians, including three children and five women, and wounding another 11 civilians, including two women and a child. No additional details are presently known. In their May 2020 civilian casualty report, the US-led Coalition assessed reports that…
Summary
Published
8 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
14
Civilians reported injured
11
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
7 November 2016
Incident Code
CI326
Location
السلام, الموصل, Al Salam, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq
On Monday, November 7, 2016, 14 civilians, including women and children, were reportedly killed by alleged US-led Coalition strikes on a house in the populated Al-Salam neighborhood in southeast Mosul, according to local sources. Iraqi Transmission Network (IBN) reported the deaths of 14 civilians who were "mistakenly" hit in a Coalition raid in southeast Mosul.…
Summary
Published
7 November 2016
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
14
Civilians reported injured
9
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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