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Information from the Syrian Government regarding some terrorist attacks launched in February 2016

United Nations
Security Council

S/2016/217

Distr.: General
11 March 2016
Original: English

Identical letters dated 7 March 2016 from the Chargé d'affaires a.i. of the Permanent Mission of the Syrian Arab Republic to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General and the President of the Security Council

Upon instructions from my Government, I would like to draw your kind attention to the attached information regarding some terrorist attacks and mortar shells and rockets launched by terrorist groups in the month of February 2016, and resulted in the death of and injury to many civilians and damage to public and private properties (see annex).

It would be highly appreciated if the present letter and its annex could be circulated as a document of the Security Council.

(Signed) Mounzer Mounzer
Chargé d'affaires a.i.

Annex to the identical letters dated 7 March 2016 from the Chargé d'affaires a.i. of the Permanent Mission of the Syrian Arab Republic to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General and the President of the Security Council

[Original: Arabic]

Monday, 1 February 2016

  • Mortar shells landed on a school in the town of Buqayn in Rif Dimashq, injuring 14 female students.
  • Eleven rockets landed in the town of Jubb al-Jarrah in Homs, injuring a child and causing material damage.
  • Mortar shells landed in several parts of Aleppo, injuring three civilians.
  • Mortar shells landed in the Thawrah neighbourhood of Dayr al -Zawr, injuring two civilians.

Tuesday, 2 February

  • Gas canister missiles landed in several parts of Aleppo, killing a woman civilian and injuring six other civilians.
  • Gunfire in the A'zamiyah area in Aleppo injured a civilian.

Wednesday, 3 February

  • One civilian was killed and two others injured when four mortar shells landed in the Harasta suburb in Rif Dimashq governorate.
  • Rocket shells landed on the Police Command building in Dar'a governorate, killing 17 civilians and injuring 100 others.
  • A child was injured when a mortar shell landed in the town of Si'in in Hama governorate.
  • Mortar shells landed in several parts of Aleppo governorate, killing four civilians and injuring more than 10 others.
  • Mortar shells landed in the Thawrah neighbourhood of Dayr al-Zawr, injuring a woman.

Thursday and Friday, 4 and 5 February

  • Two mortar shells landed in the Sahnaya area of Rif Dimashq, killing three children and injuring four others.
  • Mortar shells landed in the Harasta suburb in Rif Dimashq, injuring two civilians.
  • A number of mortar shells and gas canister missiles were launched at several parts of Aleppo, killing a civilian and injuring 20 others, including children.

Saturday, 6 February

  • Mortar shells landed in the Sabil neighbourhood and the airport in Dar'a, injuring three civilians.
  • Terrorist groups launched gas canister missiles at the Maydan area and the Sulayman al-Halabi neighbourhood in Aleppo, killing a civilian and injuring four others.

Sunday, 7 February

  • Sniper fire from terrorist groups in the A'zamiyah neighbourhood in Aleppo governorate killed a civilian and injured four others.
  • Gas canister missiles landed in several parts of Aleppo, killing a girl and injuring another child.

Monday, 8 February

  • Three mortar shells landed in the village of Jaba in Qunaytirah, injuring seven civilians, including three children.
  • Three rocket shells landed in the city of Qardahah in Ladhiqiyah, killing two civilians and injuring three others. A shell was also launched at the village of Bishalama, killing a civilian and injuring two others.
  • Gas canister missiles were launched at parts of Aleppo, injuring seven civilians, including children, and causing material damage.

Wednesday, 10 February

  • Eight civilians were killed and 14 others injured when a car bomb exploded in the Masakin Barzah area.
  • Seven mortar shells landed in the Sabil neighbourhood in Dar'a, killing a civilian and injuring one other.
  • Rocket shells were launched at the town of Jubb al-Jarrah in Homs governorate, injuring a civilian and causing material damage.

Thursday and Friday, 11 and 12 February

  • A civilian was killed by sniper fire from terrorist groups in Harasta in Rif Dimashq governorate while travelling on the international highway.
  • Mortar shells landed in the city of Dar'a, injuring two civilians.
  • A child died of injuries sustained from the explosion of an unidentified object left behind by terrorist groups in the Qusayr area in Homs governorate.
  • Gas canister missiles landed in the Maydan neighbourhood in Aleppo governorate, causing material damage. A civilian was injured by sniper fire from terrorist groups in the Sulaymaniyah area. A civilian was killed, and four others injured, when a gas canister missile landed in the Hamdaniyah area.

Saturday, 13 February

  • A girl was killed and 12 others injured when mortar shells landed in several parts of the city of Dar'a.
  • Armed terrorist groups launched rocket shells at the city of Safirah in the Aleppo countryside, killing two children and injuring three others.

Sunday, 14 February

  • A mortar shell fell behind the Fayha' sports complex in Damascus opposite the Russian Embassy, injuring two civilians.
  • Mortar shells landed in the Harasta suburb in Rif Dimashq, injuring six civilians, including two children, and causing material damage to the site.

Monday, 15 February

  • A mortar shell fell in the Duwayli'ah area in Damascus governorate, injuring a civilian and setting fire to a vehicle.
  • Some 23 gas canister missiles fell in several neighbourhoods of Aleppo governorate, killing two civilians and injuring nine, including women and children.

Wednesday, 17 February

  • Gas canister missiles landed in the Ashrafiyah and A'zamiyah areas in Aleppo governorate, killing a civilian and injuring six others.
  • Explosive rounds landed on the university campus and the Furqan area in Aleppo governorate, injuring seven civilians.

Thursday and Friday, 18 and 19 February

  • Gas canister missiles landed in the Mashariqah and Sayf al -Dawlah areas in the city in Aleppo, killing two civilians and injuring six others, including women.
  • Terrorist groups in Aleppo launched mortar shells and gas canister missiles at several areas, killing 10 civilians and injuring 27 others.

Saturday and Sunday, 20 and 21 February

  • Two terrorist car bombs were set off in Sittin Street in the city of Homs, killing 57 people and injured dozens of others.
  • Three explosions in a residential area in Sayyidah Zaynab in Rif Dimashq — a car bomb followed by two suicide bombings — killed 83 civilians and injured 178 others, most of them seriously.
  • Rocket shells landed in the village of Jurin in the Ghab district, injuring three civilians and causing material damage.
  • Gas canister missiles and mortar shells landed next to the municipal stadium and in the Sulayman al -Halabi, Shaykh Maqsud and Jam'iyat al -Zahra' areas in the city of Aleppo, killing five civilians and injuring 19 others, including five children.

Monday, 22 February

  • Armed terrorist groups detonated a military vehicle with an explosive device on the Sulaymah-Raqqah highway.
  • Gas canister missiles landed in several parts of Aleppo, killing a civilian and injuring 27 others.

Tuesday, 23 February

  • Gas canister missiles and mortar shells landed in Aleppo, killing 10 citizens and injuring 20 others.
  • Mortar shells were launched at several neighbourhoods in the city of Dayr al-Zawr, killing two civilians and injuring 14 others, including women and children.

Thursday and Friday, 25 and 26 February

  • Some 13 mortar shells landed in the cities of Harasta and Kiswah in Rif Dimashq, injuring a civilian and a child.
  • Mortar shells landed in Dar'a, killing two civilians and injuring six others.
  • Gas canister missiles landed in the Nubul village and Sayf al -Dawlah areas in Aleppo, injuring four civilians.
  • A woman civilian was killed when a mortar shell landed in the Harabish neighbourhood of Dayr al -Zawr.
  • On 26 February, rocket shells landed in the city of Damascus as follows:

    Location Number of shells Time Damage
    Assad suburb 7 0830 Material damage
    Wafidin camp 3 1100 Material damage
    Ashrafiyat Sahnaya 5 1340 Material damage
    The Kuwaiti building 2, plus gunfire 1350 Material damage and 1 dead
    Abbasiyin 4 1400 Material damage
    Abbasiyin 4 1745 Material damage
    Kiswa 1 1900 1 injured

Saturday, 27 February

  • A suicide terrorist blew himself up with a car bomb 1 kilometre from the eastern entrance to the city of Salamiyah in the Hama countryside, killing two people and injuring four others. A vehicle was also detonated by an explosive device in the city of Salamiyah, killing eight civilians and injuring two others.
  • A number of mortar shells landed in the Abbasiyin area in the city of Damascus, causing material damage.
  • One person was killed and two others injured in terrorist attacks in the Shaykh Maqsud and Sulayman al-Halabi residential neighbourhoods in the city of Aleppo.
  • Three children and two civilians were killed and more than 12 injured when the terrorist organization Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) launched rocket and mortar shells at the Jurah, Qusur and Muwazzafin residential neighbourhoods in the city of Dayr al-Zawr.
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