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March 11, 2016
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الجنينة, Al Jneina, Deir Ezzor, SyriaBetween two and six civilians including one woman and one girl died when the remains of a bombed exploded in the village of Al Jneina. The Violations Documentation Center listed two unidentified adult male victims, and said that they died from an explosion of remnants of a cluster bombed that had been dropped by Russia.
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May 3, 2016
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حي البلليرمون, Al Baleirmoon neighbourhood (Aleppo), Aleppo, SyriaLocal sources reported that up to six people, including two women and two children, had died in shelling on Al Baleirmoon neighbourhood. Reports are conflicted as to whether Russia or the Assad regime was responsible. Egypt News said that “a man, a woman and her daughter were killed due to warplane shelling in Al Baleirmoon.” Multiple
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August 11, 2016
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خان شيخون, Khan Shaykhun, Idlib, SyriaBetween five and six civilians – four from the same family – were killed and at least two others were wounded by more than two airstrikes on the city of Khan Sheikhoun, local media reported. Sources were conflicted as to whether the planes belonged to Russia or the regime. Most of those injured were reportedly
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September 25, 2016
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صلاح الدين, Salahuddin, Aleppo, SyriaBetween three and six civilians were reported killed and 20 more injured in alleged Russian airstrikes in Salahudin in Aleppo. The Syrian Network for Human Rights reported “four civilians (three children and their mother) died when alleged Russian warplanes missiles fired on Salahudin neighborhood in Aleppo city.” Thiqanewsagency and Almawi, among others, reported a lower
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February 8, 2018
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حمورية, Hamouriya, Damascus, SyriaAs many as six civilians, including one child, were killed and up to dozens were wounded as alleged Russian and/or Assad warplanes launched a series of air raids in Hamouriya in eastern Ghouta, Damascus, local media reported. The strike, described by Local Coordination Committees of Syria, as “heavy night raids” hit a popular market and
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December 6, 2016
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ساحة بزة , Bazza Square, Aleppo, Aleppo, SyriaSix civilians from one family (a man, his wife and their four sons) died in an alleged Russian airstrike on Aleppo’s Bazza square, according to local media. The victims, from the Walid Khasim family, were named by Halab News and the Violations Documentation Center. Both of these sources attributed the deaths to Russia.
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July 10, 2017
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الطيار, Al Tayyar, Raqqa, SyriaA civilian family were casualties of alleged Coalition air or artillery strikes on the Al Tayyar area of Raqqa, local sources reported. The head of the family was identified by a number of sources, who reported that he and his entire family were killed but did not identify an exact number. Smart News Agency was the
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January 9, 2016
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الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, SyriaThe Daesh agency Al A’maq produced a brief report saying that six civilians including four women and two children were killed – and 23 others injured – in a Russian air raid on Ar Raqqa. In a detailed report Alaan TV noted: “At twelve o’clock noon a Russian plane targeted the city with two raids at a
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January 6, 2018
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عربين, Arbeen, Damascus, SyriaBetween two and six civilians including a child died and “a large number” more were wounded in alleged Russian or Assad regime air or artillery strikes on Arbeen, according to sources on the ground. Alraafed, cutting the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, reported “the killing of 12 civilians, including two children in Hmouriyeh, and three
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September 10, 2017
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Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, SyriaAn entire family of up to six people died in alleged airstrikes on Raqqa city. The family were originally displaced from Deir Ezzor, and died as a result of “aerial and artillery bombardment”, according to local sources.
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February 14, 2016
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الحراك, Herak, Daraa, SyriaSix civilians including two children and one woman were killed and several others injured in airstrikes on Herak – though reports are conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the Assad regime. The Shaam News Network reported that five non-combatants – mostly children – died when Russian warplanes launched missiles on
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November 10, 2017
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Al Shafa, Deir Ezzor, SyriaIt was locally reported that the following six civilians died in an airstrike on Al-Sha’afa water crossing. Most sources didn’t say who was responsible, referring to ‘raids’ and ‘bombing by aircraft.’. However, Khafafeesh al Zalam reported that Russia carried out raids on a nearby town on November 11th, killing two civilians.
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February 28, 2018
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الصفاوي, Al Safawi, Al Hassakah, SyriaMultiple sources stated that three or six civilians, including a seven-year-old child, were killed in an airstrike on a vehicle in the town of Al Safawi in the countryside of southern Al Hasakah on February 28th. Most local sources reported that the victims all came from the same family and were killed when driving in
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September 13, 2016
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Al Sakhina, Homs, SyriaSix civilians including women and children died in an alleged Russia airstrike on a refugee camp in the al Sakhuna area, south of Palymyra, local media reported. According to the Step News Agency, “Russia’s military aircraft committed a new massacre against people in a camp for the displaced from the towns of Palmyra and al
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October 3, 2016
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بستان الباشا, Bustan al Basha, Aleppo, SyriaAccording to local media, alleged Russia or Assad regime airstrikes killed six civilians from one family in Aleppo’s Bustan al Basha neighbourhood. Only one child from the family was said to have survived the attack. Al-Jazeera published a video, showing how the surviving child, named Shihab, was rescued from the rubble while the rest of his
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November 10, 2016
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حمام العليل, Mosul, Hamam al Alil subdistrict, Nineveh, IraqA 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)
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November 23, 2016
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القادسية, Mosul, Qadishiyah and Zahra, Nineveh, IraqShelling and airstrikes killed 6 civilians and 30 wounded in eastern Mosul, according to local reports. Reports in Iraq News Center and Al Jazeera referenced dead and wounded civilians in eastern Mosul but did not contain casualty figures. Iraqi Spring Media Center reported that 6 people died and 30 were injured in shelling in east
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January 16, 2017
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عنيق باجرة , Aneek Bajra village, Hama, SyriaFive or six civilians – a woman and her children – died in an alleged Russia or regime airstrike on Aneek Bajra village in eastern Hama, according to sources on the ground, The Syrian Network for Human Rights was among sources blaming the regime, reporting: “Six civilians (a woman and her five children) died when
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March 24, 2017
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Ma'ari school, Bado neighbourhood, Raqqa, Raqqa, SyriaUp to six civilians including two children and two women died, and as many as five civilians were wounded, in an airstrike on the Bado neighbourhood of Raqqa, according to local media, though reports were conflicted as to whether this was the work of the US led Coalition or Russian warplanes. Palmyra Media Center reported
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January 25, 2016
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الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, SyriaBetween one and six civilians including a child died in airstrikes on Raqqa, according to local sources – though reports are conflicted as to whether Russia or the regime were responsible. The Shaam News Network, reported that several non-combatants were killed and several more injured when warplanes “thought to be Russian” carried out airstrikes on areas within
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September 2, 2016
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طياني, Al Tayanneh, Deir Ezzor, SyriaFive or six civilians including up to four children and three women died and at least a dozen more were wounded in airstrikes on Al Tayaneh, according to local media. The majority of sources attributed the event to Russia, though two blamed the Syrian regime and others didn’t apportion blame. DeirEzzorradio, Abdulrahmanhajj and Derynews blamed
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July 12, 2019
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أريحا, Ariha, Idlib, SyriaAlleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes struck the cities of Idlib, Ma`ra al-Nu’man and Ariha in the north of Idlib, killing a combined total of six civilians including three children and two women and wounding up to 40. According to Syrian Network for Human Rights blamed the Syrian regime and reported that their warplanes fired
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April 11, 2017
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بداما , Bdama, Idlib, SyriaBetween two and six civilians including a child died and up to eight more were wounded in an alleged Russia airstrike on the road between Bdama and Hambushiyah in the countryside of Idlib, according to local media. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, “a child and a man were killed and eight others were injured
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July 8, 2017
LOCATION
ميادين: حي الثورة, Al Mayadin, Al-Thawrah, Deir Ezzor, SyriaAt least five civilians but possibly as many as six, including three children, were killed and many others were injured in airstrikes on Al Mayadeen. However it is contested as to who was responsible. Eight of the 16 sources reporting the incident alleged that the Coalition was responsible. Two sources blamed the Russian government, one
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September 13, 2017
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قرية الجنينة, Genina, Deir Ezzor, SyriaSources on the ground reported that six civilians were killed and a further 10 were injured in an airstrike allegedly conducted by Russian forces on the village of Genina on September 13th 2017. According to the Smart News Agency, “Witnesses confirmed the killing of six civilians and wounding ten people this morning, air bomb likely
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January 5, 2016
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ابطع, Abtaa, Daraa, SyriaFive to six civilians including two children were killed and several others injured in alleged Russian airstrikes on Abtaa, according to the Violations Documentation Center and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights – though reports are unclear whether the deaths were the result of raids by Russian warplanes or shelling by regime forces. The Syrian
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January 12, 2016
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دوما, Douma, Damascus, SyriaSix civilians were killed – including two children, an elderly man and a first aider – and several wounded in an airstrike on Douma, according to the White Helmets – though they did not say who was responsible for the attack the report stated that residential areas were targeted with cluster bombs. Shaam News reported that
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August 16, 2017
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صبيخان, Subikhan, Deir Ezzor, SyriaLocal sources said that up to six civilians were killed and up to ten more wounded in airstrikes on the town of Subikhan in the countryside of Eastern Deir Ezzor. It was unclear which party was culpable for this civilian casualty event. At present, two out of sixteen sources hold the US-led Coalition responsible, two
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May 31, 2016
LOCATION
كفرتخاريم, Kafr Takharim, Idlib, SyriaActivists told the Shaam News Network that “Sukhoi 24 warplanes” carried out strikes on Kafr Takharim, killing two children and wounding other civilians. In a later news roundup it said that the aircraft were “believed to be Russian”. A number of other news reports, including from Qasioun News, also blamed Russia. But the Syrian Network
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Incident date
August 3, 2016
LOCATION
المنصورة, Al Mansoura, Aleppo, SyriaSix named civilians died in an air or artillery strike on Al Mansoura in the western suburbs of Aleppo, local sources said. According to the Syrian Network for Human Rights, on “Wednesday evening 3 August 2016, alleged Russian warplanes carried out two airstrikes on the residential homes located in the northwestern areas of Al Mansoura