Civilian Casualty Archive

Order results by:
Incident Date Publication Date ↓
4685 incidents

Incident Date

24 October 2016

Incident Code

RS1508

Location

خان شيخون, Khan Shaykhun, Idlib, Syria
Between six and eight civilians including a child and two women died and as many as dozens more were wounded in multiple airstrikes on Khan Sheikhoun, according to local media. Sources were conflicted as to whether Russia or the Syrian regime were to blame. The lowest death count was given as one by Halab Today…

Summary

Published
24 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
6–8
Civilians reported injured
2–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
View Incident →

Incident Date

24 October 2016

Incident Code

RS1507

Location

دوما, Douma, Damascus, Syria
Between four and 10 civilians including one child and one woman died and as any as 30 more were wounded in air and/or artillery strikes on Douma, according to local media – though it was unclear whether Russia or the Syrian regime were to blame for the deaths, with sources reporting that both parties carried…

Summary

Published
24 October 2016
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
4–10
Civilians reported injured
12–30
Military Actor
Russian Military
View Incident →

Incident Date

23 October 2016

Incident Code

RS1506

Location

كفرتخاريم, Kafr Takharim, Idlib, Syria
Local media reported that up to seven civilians - six of whom were named - including children and women died and dozens more were wounded in night-time airstrikes on Kafr Tkharim. The strikes reportedly hit a council building and a sports center. The majority of sources attributed this casualty event to Russia, though one report…

Summary

Published
23 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
6–7
Civilians reported injured
20–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
View Incident →

Incident Date

23 October 2016

Incident Code

RS1505

Location

حي ‏المرجة‬, Marjah (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria
Between three and five civilians including two children and a woman died and up to 10 more were wounded in an airstrike or artillery shelling of a residential area in Aleppo’s Marjah neighbourhood, according to local media – though sources were conflicted as to whether Russia or the Syrian regime were to blame. The Shaam…

Summary

Published
23 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
3–5
Civilians reported injured
2–10
Military Actor
Russian Military
View Incident →

Incident Date

23 October 2016

Incident Code

RS1503

Location

Al Teeba, Homs, Syria
One girl died and several more civilians were wounded in Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on the Al Teeba area in Homs, according to sources on the ground. According to the Syrian Press Center ,"Russian air strikes on Sunday [Oct 23rd] targeted a camp for the displaced in the area of Taybeh in rural northern…

Summary

Published
23 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
View Incident →

Incident Date

23 October 2016

Incident Code

RS1504

Location

مَعَرَّة النُّعْمَان, Maarat al Numan, Idlib, Syria
Two civilians – a father and his son or daughter – died and an unspecified number more were wounded in an airstrike on Maarat al Numan – though reports were conflicted as to whether Russia or the Syrian regime were to blame. The Syrian Network for Human Rights reported that “two victims (a child and…

Summary

Published
23 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
2–3
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
View Incident →

Incident Date

22 October 2016

Incident Code

CI303

Location

فايده, Fadhiliya, Nineveh, Iraq
A family of eight was killed in a Coalition airstrike on the ISIL-occupied village of Fadhiliya. CENTCOM later confirmed it had carried out the airstrikes and had killed all eight civilians. Iraq based reporter Fazel Hawramy spoke by phone with family members in the village shortly after the event, who confirmed that eight people had…

Summary

Published
22 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
8
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
View Incident →

Incident Date

22 October 2016

Incident Code

CS344

Location

حاجي كوسا, Haji Koussa, Aleppo, Syria
Several outlets including Halab Today TV reported that a 15 year old girl named Iman Sillo was killed “following Coalition raids.” One report, from Hara FM, indicated that two civilians were killed.  

Summary

Published
22 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
View Incident →

Incident Date

21 October 2016

Incident Code

RS1499

Location

Tarei, Idlib, Syria
In what looks to have been a Syrian regime action, an elderly man and his son were reported killed by an airstrike in Tarei village, Idlib. LCCSY initially appeared to blame Russia, but in a later post attributed the deaths to the Syrian regime. Most other sources also pointed to the regime. According to the…

Summary

Published
21 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
View Incident →

Incident Date

21 October 2016

Incident Code

RS1498

Location

Al Nakir, Idlib, Syria
One or two children died and two other civilians were wounded in an airstrike on Al Nakir, according to local media – though sources were conflicted as to whether Russia or the Syrian regime were to blame. Step News Agency was among sources blaming Russia, reporting that one child died in the strike. But a…

Summary

Published
21 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
View Incident →

Incident Date

21 October 2016

Incident Code

RS1500

Location

جسر الشغور, Jisr al-Shughur, Idlib, Syria
Seven civilians including up to five children – reportedly mostly from the same family – died and up to dozens more were wounded in airstrikes on Jisr al Shoughour, according to sources on the ground – though it was unclear whether Russia or the Syrian regime were to blame. Among sources attributing the event to…

Summary

Published
21 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
7
Civilians reported injured
2–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
View Incident →

Incident Date

20 October 2016

Incident Code

RS1495

Location

Ma'arzita, Idlib, Syria
One or two civilians including a woman and her child died and an unspecified number more were wounded in an airstrike on Ma’arzita, according to sources on the ground – though it was unclear whether Russia or the Syrian regime were to blame. Intensive strikes were reported in the area, with sources reporting that both…

Summary

Published
20 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
View Incident →

Incident Date

20 October 2016

Incident Code

RS1492

Location

معرشمارين, Ma'ar Shmareen, Idlib, Syria
Up to seven people from the same family including between two and five children and up to two died and more were wounded in an airstrike on Ma’ar Shmareen village, according to local media – though sources were conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the Syrian regime. The lowest death…

Summary

Published
20 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
2–7
Civilians reported injured
2–4
Military Actor
Russian Military
View Incident →

Incident Date

20 October 2016

Incident Code

RS1490

Location

‏التمانعه‬, al Tama, Idlib, Syria
Two children died when a cluster bomb exploded in Al Tama village, Idlib, local sources reported – though it was unclear which belligerent had dropped the bomb. According to LCCSY, two children, both aged 13, "were martyred and three other civilians wounded were reported when remnants of a cluster bomb dropped by Russian warplanes exploded…

Summary

Published
20 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
Russian Military
View Incident →

Incident Date

20 October 2016

Incident Code

RS1489

Location

دوما, Douma, Damascus, Syria
Two children, a brother and a sister, died and up to dozens more civilians were injured in airstrikes on Douma, according to sources on the ground. The majority of sources reported that this was the work of the Syrian regime. One source, LCCSY, blamed Russian, reporting that the children died when cluster bombs were dropped…

Summary

Published
20 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
7–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
View Incident →

Incident Date

18 October 2016

Incident Code

CI297

Location

حمام العليل, Hamam al Alil, Nineveh, Iraq
On the second day of the offensive to recapture Mosul, Coalition strikes reportedly damaged a medical center in the south of the city leaving several dead, including at least three children. Al Rafidain Network for Human Rights reported that “American” bombings targeted a health center in Hamam al-Alil, south of Mosul. Ahmed Mashal posted that…

Summary

Published
18 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
View Incident →

Incident Date

18 October 2016

Incident Code

CI298

Location

لقوسيات والعربي, Mosul, Al-Qaysiyat and Al-Arabi, Nineveh, Iraq
Up to nine civilians, including a woman and one or more children, were killed in overnight bombing in Mosul according to local reports. Al Rafidain Network for Human Rights reported a bombing “killed or wounded innocent civilians, including women and children.” Al Hathalyoum placed the death toll at eight: “A security source and local residents…

Summary

Published
18 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
8–9
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
View Incident →

Incident Date

17 October 2016

Incident Code

CI296

Location

Makkuk (near Qaryah), Nineveh, Iraq
Local eyewitness said that two children were killed and another injured badly when Coalition airstrike targeted an ISIL building in Makkuk village in Makhmur near Qayyarah at 10.10am. While al Rafidain made no mention of civilian casualties, it reported “a rocket attack caused the destruction of an ISIL facility in Qayyarah.”  

Summary

Published
17 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
View Incident →

Incident Date

17 October 2016

Incident Code

CI295

Location

حي الزنجيلي, Mosul, Zinjili, Nineveh, Iraq
On the first day of a major Iraqi and Coalition assault to recapture Mosul, nine civilians including five members of one family were alleged killed in an airstrike. Iraq News reported “intensive Coalition raids on the areas of Bab al Jadid and Hadbah, west of Mosul, with reports of civilian casualties.” Accordng to Islam Memo,…

Summary

Published
17 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
8–9
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
View Incident →

Incident Date

17 October 2016

Incident Code

RS1480

Location

حي بستان القصر, Bustan al Qasr (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria
Five civilians from one family including three children and one woman died and up to 20 more were wounded in an airstrike on Aleppo’s Bustan al Qasr neighbourhood. Most sources blamed Russia for the attack, though one also pointed to the Syrian regime. According to Zamanalwasl, “Russian aircraft targeted the Bustan al Qasr neighbourhood with…

Summary

Published
17 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
5
Civilians reported injured
2–20
Military Actor
Russian Military
View Incident →

Incident Date

17 October 2016

Incident Code

RS1478

Location

Al Zar'aroura, Aleppo, Syria
Five or six civilians including children and women died in a strike on the Al Za’aroura area near Kafr Naha in the western Aleppo countryside, according to sources on the ground. The majority of sources attributed the incident to Russia, though one pointed towards the regime. Several other reports didn’t identify the culprit. LCCSY put…

Summary

Published
17 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
5–6
Military Actor
Russian Military
View Incident →

Incident Date

17 October 2016

Incident Code

RS1477

Location

حي ‏المرجة‬, Marjah (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria
As many as 25 people from one family – named as the Eid Kabis family – died including eight children and two or three women and dozens more were wounded in an airstrike on Aleppo’s Al Marja neighbourhood. All but one source alleged that Russia carried out the strike. According to Madar Daily, “14 members…

Summary

Published
17 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
13–25
Civilians reported injured
12–25
Military Actor
Russian Military
View Incident →

Incident Date

16 October 2016

Incident Code

CS338

Location

الجرنية, Al Jarnia, Raqqa, Syria
12 civilians were killed, including a number of women and children, and several people injured following an alleged Coalition strike, according to local reports. A number of outlets, including Step News Agency, Sada al Sham and Al Jisr TV reported that 11 civilians were killed in the attack, though this figure appeared to originated from…

Summary

Published
16 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
11–12
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
View Incident →

Incident Date

16 October 2016

Incident Code

RS1474

Location

القاطرجي, Al Qaterji (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria
In a major civilian casualty event, up to 31 civilians including at least nine children and five women from several families died and as many as 70 more were wounded in multiple airstrikes on residential buildings in Aleppo’s Al Qaterji neighbourhood, according to local media. Many sources blamed Russia for the event, though several also…

Summary

Published
16 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
25–31
Civilians reported injured
12–70
Military Actor
Russian Military
View Incident →

Incident Date

15 October 2016

Incident Code

RS1466

Location

جزرايا, Jazaria, Aleppo, Syria
Between five and 20 civilians including a child and two women died and up to 20 more were wounded in an alleged Russian or regime airstrike on Jazaria village, according to sources on the ground. Syrian Network for Human Rights reported that “at least four civilians including one girl and two women died due to…

Summary

Published
15 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
5–20
Civilians reported injured
12–20
Military Actor
Russian Military
View Incident →

Incident Date

15 October 2016

Incident Code

RS1463

Location

اللطامنة, Ltamenah, Hama, Syria
Five or six civilians civilians including a 20-day-old girl and a boy aged six months died and dozens more were wounded in an airstrike and/or artillery strike on a medical centre in Al Latamna, according to sources on the ground. The majority of reports blamed Russia, though two pointed to the Assad regime. Victims reportedly…

Summary

Published
15 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
5–6
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
View Incident →

Incident Date

14 October 2016

Incident Code

CS337

Location

الغازلي, Al Ghazli, Raqqa, Syria
The home of a local sheikh was bombed during a lunch party, killing as many as 20 civilians, according to local sources. Though most reports point to this being a Coalition action, one other blames the regime while a further report alleges that Russia was responsible. Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently initially reported that at…

Summary

Published
14 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
14–19
Civilians reported injured
20
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
View Incident →

Incident Date

14 October 2016

Incident Code

RS1458

Location

القاطرجي, Al Qaterji (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria
Up to five civilians died and up to 12 more were wounded in an airstrike on Aleppo’s Al Qaterji neighbourhood, according to local sources. Multiple reports said that a bakery was struck. The majority of sources attributed the deaths to Russia, though one report also said that the regime had carried out strike on Aleppo…

Summary

Published
14 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
2–5
Civilians reported injured
2–12
Military Actor
Russian Military
View Incident →

Incident Date

13 October 2016

Incident Code

RS1455

Location

الشيخ خضر, al Sheikh Kudar, Aleppo, Syria
In what most sources said was a regime artillery strike, one female child died in Aleppo’s Al Sheikh Khader neighbourhood. Syrian Press Center and Micro Syria, Jisrtv and Masar Press reported: “A female child was killed and others wounded due to artillery shelling in Sheikh Khader.” Syria News Desk was the only source who blamed…

Summary

Published
13 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
View Incident →

Incident Date

13 October 2016

Incident Code

RS1457

Location

الصاخور, Al Sakhour (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria
Three or four civilians including a woman and a child died and up to seven more were injured in an alleged Russian or regime air or artillery strike on Aleppo’s Al Sakhour neighbourhood, according to local media. Syrian Press Centre and Syrian Observatory for Human Rights both reported that “Russian warplanes targeted the medical centre in…

Summary

Published
13 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
3–4
Civilians reported injured
2–7
Military Actor
Russian Military
View Incident →