Civilian Casualties

(3 children2 women2 men)

8 named, 1 familiy identified

الخميسية, Al-Khamesiya, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

A mother and child were killed in an airstrike on the neighbourhood of Al-Khamesiya. Although sources explain it was a mother and child, the mother was 17 years old, so Airwars have classified her as a child. Most sources blamed Russian aircraft for this event, however, the wording of a Baladi report suggested that the

Summary

(2 children)

Russian Military, US-led Coalition

2 named

البوحمد, Bouhamad, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Seven civilians were killed, and 15 others were wounded, following an airstrike on Bouhamad, which was described by local media as a “massacre”. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame, with most attributing the blame to Russian warplanes, however Baladi News attributed blame to the Syrian regime. Seven civilians were named as killed.

Summary

7 named

السبخة, Sabkha, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Up to 30 civilians died in an airstrike on a camp for displaced people in Sabkha in the eastern Raqqa countryside, according to sources on the ground. The majority of reports blamed Russia for this event. According to the Step News Agency, “15 civilians were killed in air strikes targeting a displaced people’s camp near

Summary

10 – 30

(0–4 children0–4 women)

10 named, 1 familiy identified

LOCATION

Raqqa, Syria

In the Amnesty and Airwars’s joint April 2019 report “War in Raqqa: Rhetoric versus Reality”, one civilian was reportedly killed in alleged Coalition artillery strike in Raqqa. Although Airwars assesses single sourced incidents as “weak”, researchers have assessed this incident “fair” due to the depth of material provided by Amnesty. The report stated that “Islam

Summary

2 named, 1 familiy identified

Arbeen, Ghouta, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

Between eight and 10 civilians including four to eight children and between one and two women died and as many as 50 others were wounded in multiple airstrikes on Arbeen in the Damascus countryside, according to sources on the ground. While several reports attributed this event to Russia, a number of sources didn’t identify the

Summary

8 – 10

(4–8 children1–2 women)

12–50

معدان , Ma’dan, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

At least two named civilians and as many as dozens more died in an alleged Russian airstrike on Ma’dan, according to sources on the ground. Reports said that two families were among those killed, adding that dozens more civilians were wounded in the attack which reportedly struck camps for displaced persons in Ma’dan. Sources named multiple

Summary

2 – 12

(2 children)

12–24

Russian Military

10 named, 2 families identified

LOCATION

Raqqa, Syria

In the Amnesty and Airwars’s joint April 2019 report “War in Raqqa: Rhetoric versus Reality”, three civilians were reportedly killed in alleged Coalition artillery strikes in Raqqa. Although Airwars assesses single sourced incidents as “weak”, researchers have assessed this incident “fair” due to the depth of material provided by Amnesty. According to the Amnesty report,

Summary

(1 child2 men)

6 named, 1 familiy identified

الشميطية, Shumeteya, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Three civilians from one family died (a father, his son and his daughter) and up to 20 more people were wounded in airstrikes in Shumeteya, according to local sources. No reports pointed directly at the Coalition – though several referred to unidentified “warplanes”. Other sources were conflicted as to whether this was the work of

Summary

(2 children1 man)

US-led Coalition, Syrian Regime, Russian Military

3 named, 1 familiy identified

قرب مدرسة طارق بن زياد, Near Tariq Bin Ziad School, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Up to 25 civilians died and dozens more were wounded in an alleged Coalition airstrike near the Tariq Bin Ziad school in Raqqa, according to local sources. Damaspost put the death toll as high as 25, reporting “sources said that the American coalition fighters directly targeted Tariq ibn Ziyad School of Raqqa city center, and

Summary

Civilian infrastructure

School

6 – 25

(3 children1 woman3 men)

12–24

6 named, 2 families identified

الخضير , Kudeir, Hama, Syria

LOCATION

Between 10 and 15 civilians – most of them reportedly from the Al Mahmoud family – died and as many as 30 more were wounded in an alleged Russian airstrike on Kudeir , according to local media. The lowest death count was given by Ahmad Shibli at 10 with dozens more wounded. But most other

Summary

10 – 15

(4 children1 woman2 men)

12–30

Russian Military

8 named, 1 familiy identified

ساحة شماس, Ar Raqqah: North of Shammas Square, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

A family of 15, including eight children and three women, died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on their home in Raqqa, according to local sources. Reports – all of which pointed towards the US-led Coalition – named the victims as the Al-Zanna family. According to SHRC, they were displaced from the city of Tadef in

Summary

(8 children3 women4 men)

1–3

15 named, 1 familiy identified

لصبخاوي, Sabkhawi, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

At least two civilians including one child died during a night time airstrike on Sabkhawi, according to local media – though sources were conflicted as to whether the US-led Coalition or Russia were responsible. Smart, the Shaam News Network and R.Tahrir.Alsham blamed the Coalition for the strike. However, Baladi, Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently and

Summary

(1–2 children)

US-led Coalition, Russian Military

2 named

Ar Raqqah: Museum square, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Investigations for the April 2019 joint Airwars and Amnesty report War in Raqqa: Rethoric versus Reality (www.raqqa.amnesty.org) reported that on July 22 nine members of the Al-Zanna family were killed in a coalition air strike while sheltering in a basement under a parade of empty shops in Museum Square. Hours later another Coalition air strike

Summary

(3 children1 woman5 men)

9 named, 1 familiy identified

قصر البنات, Ar Raqqah: Qasr Al Banat (palace), Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Baladi reported that eight civilians including three children and their parents were killed in artillery shelling by the “Quds militia” which reportedly targeted their homes in Qaser Al-Banat. Airwars understand that only the Coalition is using artillery in Raqqa.

Summary

(3 children)

معدان, Ma'adan, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

At least 11 people, including children, were killed and a number of others were wounded in airstrikes on Ma’dan in eastern Raqqa governorate. However it was contested as to who was responsible. Step News Agency alleged that the Coalition had caused the deaths, while an ISIL propaganda video alleged that Russia was to blame. The

Summary

11 – 24

(6 children1 man)

12–24

US-led Coalition, Russian Military

غنيمان, Ghneiman, Homs, Syria

LOCATION

Local media reported an unspecified number of civilian casualties, including children, in an alleged Russian airstrike on Ghneiman. No further details are currently available.

Summary

0 – 2

(0–2 children)

Russian Military

الجميلي, Ar Raqqah: Jumaili neighbourhood, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

A father and a son were reported killed in the Al Jumeila neighbourhood of Raqqa, with sources indicating that Coalition artillery fire was likely responsible. Four sources – Raqqa Ahluna, the Syrian Network for Human Rights, Baladi News and @Soheb1700 – alleged that SDF artillery fire was responsible. However Airwars is aware that the SDF

Summary

(1 child1 man)

2 named, 1 familiy identified

زور شمر, Zor Shamer, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Up to 22 civilians including as many as 11 children died in airstrikes on Zor Shamer, according to local media – though reports were conflicted as to whether the US-led Coalition or Russia were to blame. There were no reports of injured civilians. @eldorar, Syrian free army, Ahmad Shibli and the Smart News Agency pointed

Summary

(5–11 children2–4 women1 man)

8 – 22

US-led Coalition, Russian Military

13 named, 7 families identified

قرية عياش , Ayyash village, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Local media reported that between 10 and 15 civilians died and as many as dozens more were wounded in an airstrike on Ayyash village. Multiple sources named the victims, 10 of whom were from the family of Khalaf Khader al-Faleh. The Violations Documentation Centre also listed five unidentified adult males as killed, reportedly from Aleppo. The majority of

Summary

10 – 15

(7–10 children3–6 women)

2–24

10 named, 1 familiy identified

شارع سيف الدولة , Ar Raqqah: Saif Al Dawla street/neighbourhood, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Ten civilians including two women and six children from two families died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Saif al Dawla, according local sources. Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently (RBSS) reported the “massacre of two families, killing 10 people, in a Coalition strike in the neighbourhood of Saif Al Dawla at midnight last night.” It

Summary

(6 children2 women2 men)

10 named, 2 families identified

معدان, Ma'adan, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

As many as 12 civilians died and dozens were injured in airstrikes and/or artillery shelling on Ma’adan, local media reported – though sources were conflicted as to whether the US-led Coalition or Russia or event the Syrian regime were responsible. Baladi blamed artillery for the injury of “a number of civilians”, however, other sources –

Summary

(1 child1 woman)

3–24

US-led Coalition, Russian Military, Syrian Regime

3 named, 1 familiy identified

نزلة شحادة, Nazlat Shahada, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Up to 13 civilians including between 1 and 5 children from two families died in Coalition airstrikes on Nzalat Shahada, according to local media. 11 of the victims were reportedly from the same family. A year later the US-led alliance accepted responsibility for the deaths. According to the joint Amnesty/Airwars report “War in Raqqa: Rhetoric versus

Summary

(2–5 children1 woman6–8 men)

11 – 13

Known belligerent

11 named, 1 familiy identified

صبيخان, Sabikan, car, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

A father and his young son were killed and a number of other civilians wounded after an airstrike hit the man’s pick-up truck in Sabikhan in Deir Ezzor, local sources reported. However it was contested who was responsible. The Syrian Network for Human Rights and Al Hasaka Rasd also reported that the man’s childwas killed

Summary

(0–1 children2 women1 man)

1 – 2

2–4

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently reported the death of a girl in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Raqqa. No further details are currently available.

Summary

هشام عبد الملك, Ar Raqqah: Hisham Bin Abd Al Malek neighbourhood, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

At least 9 and up to 15 members of the Salamah family died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Raqqa’s Hisham Bin Abd al Malek neghbourhood. Local media reported this incident in July of 2017: According to Ahmad al Shibli, Marwan Al Salama and his entire family of nine people were killed when a Coalition

Summary

9 – 15

(4 children3 women)

12 named, 1 familiy identified

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

A one-year-old child was killed in an alleged Coalition airstrike in Raqqa, according to local sources. The date of death may have been earlier, with Abu Muaz al Raqqa tweeting that the child died “as a result of bombing coalition aircraft on the city of Raqqa several days ago.”

Summary

الكشكية, Al Kashkiya, school building, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Seven civilians were killed – including five civilians believed to be from one family – and a number of others were injured in airstrikes on the village of Al Kashkiya in eastern Deir Ezzor. However it was contested as to who was responsible. Four sources – Radio al Kul, Micro News, Smart News Agency and

Summary

Civilian infrastructure

School

(1–3 children1–2 women1 man)

5 – 9

2–10

US-led Coalition, Russian Military, Unknown

9 named, 1 familiy identified

الصبحة, Al Subha, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Three to six civilians died in airstrikes on al Subha village, local media reported, though it was unclear whether the Coalition or Russia or the Syrian regime were responsible. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, “five people were martyred and three of them were charred, as a result of shelling by aircraft. It’s

Summary

Civilian infrastructure

School

3 – 6

2–10

US-led Coalition, Russian Military, Syrian Regime, Unknown

7 named, 2 families identified