Civilian Casualties

Russian Military

ظهرة العلواني, Zahret Al Alwni, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Local sources reported that 10 to 25 civilians had been killed and dozens wounded as a result of an alleged Coalition airstrike on Zahret Al Alwni – an IDP camp located between Al Sousse and Al Sha’afa. Most sources reported that 16 non combatants had died. According to most reports, the victims of the airstrike

Summary

10 – 25

(7 children6 women)

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

12–24

Cause of injury / death

US-led Coalition

4 named, 3 families identified

حمورية, Hamouriya, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

Between one and seven civilians were killed and dozens more were wounded, in air and artillery strikes on Hamouriya, local media reported. Media blamed both Russia and the Syrian regime for the raids. There were as many as four artillery shells which struck the residential town, killing at least one woman and one child. There

Summary

1 – 7

(1 child1 woman)

12–24

LOCATION

Airstrike, Airstrike and/or Artillery

Two children and their mother were killed in air and artillery strikes on Douma, according to local media. Sources blamed both Russian warplanes and the Syrian regime for the raids. The vicinity was struck with land to land missiles and heavy artillery shelling. Images show the extent of destruction to property. There are no more details

Summary

(2 children1 woman)

LOCATION

Between 11 and 19 civilians were killed, and dozens were wounded in airstrikes on Douma, local media reported. Sources blamed both Russia and the Syrian regime for the raids. According to Baraa, 11 people from one family were killed when a guided missile struck their home. There was reportedly continuous shelling on the vicinity throughout

Summary

11 – 19

(0–2 children1 woman)

12–24

الشيفونية, Al Shifonya, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

A child was killed and 20 civilians were injured due to a chloride gas attack on Al Shifonya, local media reported. Sources blamed both Russia and the Syrian regime for the raids. The injured all suffocated due to the internationally banned chloride gas. Members of the Syrian Civil Defence were also reportedly injured in the

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1 – 2

كوتانة، عفرين, Kotana, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

One child was killed and seven others were wounded in an alleged Turkish airstrike on Kotana, according to sources on the ground. Hawar News reported “Ibrahim Rashid Rasho, a 4-year-old child, was killed as a result of the shelling. His brother Hussein Rasheed Rasho, aged 5, was also hit. Six others were wounded – they

Summary

عربين, Arbeen, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

According to local sources, Russian and/or Assad-waged warplanes and helicopters struck Arbeen, eastern Ghouta, Damascus, killing up to three civilians, including two children as well as wounding “dozens”. Smart News Agency reported that “nine raids were carried out by warplanes likely to be Russian on the city of Arbeen (…). The bombing killed three civilians

Summary

2 – 3

(2 children)

2–24

كفربطنا, Kafar Batna, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

According to local media, up to three civilians, hereof one woman and one child, were killed as several left wounded as Assad and/or Russian-waged warplanes struck Kafar Batna, eastern Ghouta, Damascus. Several reports told how Kafar Batna was subject to aerial shelling, especially striking residential areas. As the only one, Ghouta Media Center (GMC) reported about

Summary

1 – 3

(1 child1 woman)

كفر زيتا, Kafar Zita, Hama, Syria

LOCATION

Up to four civilians, including two children and a woman, were killed and several were left injured, local media reported, following aerial and artillery shelling of Kafar Zeita, Hama, carried out by either Russia or the Syrian regime. While most sources reported that the town in the countryside of Hama had been struck by air

Summary

3 – 4

(1–2 children1 woman)

2 named

LOCATION

Up to 17 civilians, including four children and six women, were killed along with dozens of wounded, local media reported after Douma, Damascus, was subject to “intensive shelling” from both the air and the ground, though apportion of blame was unclear. The Syrian Civil Defence, who put the death toll at 17, reported how it

Summary

10 – 17

(4 children6 women)

حرستا, Harasta, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

At least two but as many as 35 civilians were killed and several wounded as Harasta, eastern Ghouta, Damascus, was subject to aerial – and possibly also artillery – shelling, local media reported, though apportion of blame was unclear. As the shelling of eastern Ghouta continued on its seventh day, Harasta was again on February

Summary

2 – 25

(0–8 children)

2–24

خان شيخون, Khan Sheikhoun, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

One child died in an alleged Russian airstrike on Khan Sheikhoun, according to local media. The Syrian Network for Human Rights reported: “The child Ibrahim Abdul Karim al-Kharouf, a native of the town of Latamina in the north-western province of Hama, was killed by the bombing of an air force that we believe is a

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مديرا, Madera, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

At least one – possibly a child – and as many as five civilians were killed as Madera, Damascus, was subject to airstrikes, carried out by Russia and/or the Assad regime, as reported by local media. As a part of the intense shelling of eastern Ghouta, Madera was also struck by warplanes, local media reported. For

Summary

1 – 5

(0–1 children)

LOCATION

Up to 13 civilians, including at least one child and one woman, were killed and several left wounded as Douma, eastern Ghouta, Damascus, continued to be subject to heavy air and artillery shelling, local media reported, though the apportion of blame was not clear. While several parts of eastern Ghouta was subject to heavy shelling

Summary

5 – 13

(1 child1 woman)

Russian Military, Syrian Regime, Iranian Military

سقبا, Saqba, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

One civilian, reportedly a child, was killed as Russian and/or Assad warplanes struck Saqba, eastern Ghouta, Damascus, local media reported. As the shelling of eastern Ghouta continued on its fifth day, residential areas of Saqba were reportedly been struck on February 23rd. The incident claimed one civilian fatality, as reported by several sources. According to

Summary

(0–1 children)

كفربطنا, Kafar Batna, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

Up to six civilians, hereof three to five children, were killed and “dozens” left wounded as Russian and/or Assad-waged airstrikes struck Kafar Batna, eastern Ghouta, Damascus, local media reported. As the heavy shelling of eastern Ghouta continued on February 23rd, Baladi News reported that 22 civilians had been killed in Kafar Batna within the past

Summary

3 – 6

(3–5 children)

مسرابا, Mesraba, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

According to local media, between two and three civilians, including one child, were killed along with a number of wounded as Mesraba, eastern Ghouta, Damascus, was struck by Russian or Assad-waged airstrikes. For the third day in a row, eastern Ghouta, including Mesraba, was subject to heavy shelling, as reported by numerous media. Baladi News

Summary

2 – 3

2–8

عربين, Arbeen, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

Between three and five civilians, including at least one child, were killed and several left wounded by Russian and/or Assad waged warplanes striking in Arbeen, eastern Ghouta, Damascus, local media reported. Without specifying how many were killed on February 22nd alone, Qasioun News and al-Youm reported that between ten and 13 civilians, including five children,

Summary

3 – 5

LOCATION

In what was described as “endless” bombing of Douma, Damascus, up to 34 civilians, including children and women, were killed and dozens left wounded, as reported by local media, who blamed either the Assad regime or joint Assad/Russian forces. As eastern Ghouta continued to be under heavy shelling, Smart News Agency reported how “the Syrian regime

Summary

8 – 34

(7 children9 women)

Belligerents reported killed

معراتة, Ma'rata, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

One male child was killed and a number of others were wounded as an alleged Russian warplane struck the town of Ma’rata in the outskirts of Idlib, local media reported. The child was identified by name by several sources, including the Syrian Network for Human Rights. Among others, the Civil Defense reported that the child was

Summary

حزة, Hazza, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

As the aerial and artillery shelling of eastern Ghouta continued on its third day, up to 17 people, including at least four children and two women, were killed and several were wounded as the town of Hazza was struck by Russian and/or Syrian regime forces, local media reported. What Zaman al-Wasl, described as “a fierce military

Summary

7 – 17

(4 children2 women)

حمورية, Hamouriya, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

Up to six civilians, including one child, were killed along with five wounded as Hamouriya, eastern Ghouta, Damascus, for the third day in row was subject to Assad and/or Russian air and artillery shelling, local media reported. According to al-Jazeera’s correspondent, who blamed both Russian and Assad forces, the shelling of eastern Ghouta on February

Summary

1 – 6

(1 child1 man)

2–5

كفر بطنا, Kafar Batna, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

In what was described as a “massacre”, Russian or Assad-waged aerial and artillery shelling killed up to 35 civilians, including at least seven children, and wounded dozens in Kafar Batna, eastern Ghouta, Damascus, as reported by local media. As eastern Ghouta continued to be under heavy aerial shelling, the strikes in Kafar Batna town was

Summary

10 – 35

(7 children)

سقبا, Saqba, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

Up to 15 civilians, including three children and three women, were killed along with several wounded as the town of Saqba, eastern Ghouta, Damascus, was struck by air raids, local media reported, though culpability was contested. Like many other towns in eastern Ghouta, it was the third day in a row that Saqba was being struck. Masrawy

Summary

Civilian infrastructure

Healthcare facility

2 – 15

(3 children3 women)

2–5

Russian Military, Syrian Regime, Turkish Military

سقبا, Saqba, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

At least four but up to 11 civilians, including one woman and two female children, were killed and several wounded as Saqba in eastern Ghouta, Damascus was subject to intense air and artillery shelling, local media reported, though it was unclear whether Russia or the Syrian regime was to blame. Al-Jazeera reported how both Syrian

Summary

Civilian infrastructure

Healthcare facility

4 – 11

(2 children1 woman)

11 named, 2 families identified

عين ترما, Ain Tarma, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

At least three civilians were killed and up to dozens were left wounded as Ain Tarma, eastern Ghouta, Damascus, was struck by airstrikes, local media reported, who, however, were unclear whether to blame Russia or the Syrian regime – or both. As depicted on footage from the scene, the airstrikes hit residential areas and left

Summary

3 – 6

(4 children1 woman)

2–24

عربين, Arbeen, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

At least seven but as many as 18 civilians, including up to eight children and one woman, were killed and dozens left wounded as Russian and/or Assad forces carried out aerial and artillery shelling of Arbeen, eastern Ghouta, Damascus, as reported by numerous local sources. In this widely-documented incident, Arbeen was, like the rest of

Summary

7 – 18

(4–8 children1 woman)

8 named, 3 families identified

النشابية, Al Nashabiya, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

Four civilians, including one girl, were killed along with several wounded as al Nashabiya, eastern Ghouta, Damascus, was subject to aerial and artillery shelling, local media reported, though it was unclear whether Russia or the Syrian regime was to blame. Like many parts of eastern Ghouta, aerial and artillery shelling intensified in Al Nashabiya in this

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