Civilian Casualties

US-led Coalition, Syrian Regime

1 named

دوما, Douma, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

Between one and nine civilians were killed – including four children – and others were wounded, in an airstrike on Douma, local media reported. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame, with some blaming Russia and others the Syrian regime. Two sources put the death toll as high as nine, while two reported

Summary

1 – 9

(4 children)

حي الوعر, Al Waer, Homs, Syria

LOCATION

Four civilians were killed, including a child, and as many as 24 others were wounded in an alleged parachute missile attack on the residential neighbourhood of Al Waer, local media reported. All sources but one blamed the Syrian regime for the raid. The Shaam News Network was alone in reporting “violent raids by Assad and

Summary

1 – 4

6–24

Mosul, West / Right side, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Local sources said that 27 civilians were killed, including women and children, and 63 were injured by Coalition airstrikes and artillery bombing on several neighborhoods at the right side of Mosul. Sawif Ateka published a photograph of an unnamed little girl who it said died in shelling on the Al-Zinjili neighbourhood. In its June casualty

Summary

دوما, Douma, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

Eleven named civilians were killed – including five children, a woman and two men – and dozens more were wounded in an alleged air and artillery strike on a market in Douma, according to reports from the ground. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame. Many attributed the strikes to Russian missiles, while

Summary

11 – 13

(5 children1 woman2 men)

11 named, 2 families identified

كسرة شيخ (جمعة), Kasrat Sheikh (Juma'a), Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Smart news agency, reported the death of three civilians including one child and the injury of one other in an alleged Coalition airstrikes on Kasrat Juma’a village in the western Raqqa countryside. Smart reported: “The source said the raids are likely to have been by the international coalition and targeted a poultry farm in the

Summary

الحميرات, Al-Hmeirat, Hama, Syria

LOCATION

Sources reported that eight people from one family were killed and dozens more were wounded when an alleged Russian and/or Syrian regime raid struck their home in Al-Hmeirat. Most sources blamed Russia, though some also pointed to the Syrian regime. Members of the Civil Defence spent time pulling bodies and injured civilians out of the rubble.

Summary

8 – 9

(6 children1 woman)

6 named, 1 familiy identified

المأمون, Mosul, Mamoon, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Local and press sources said that eleven civilians were killed, including three kids, and dozens others were injured in Coalition airstrikes targeting their houses in Mamoon neighborhood, at the west side of Mosul.

Summary

(3 children)

Kabish Sharqi and Tishreen farm villages, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Four civilians including one child and one woman died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Kabish Sharqi and Tishreen farm villages, according to a single source, the Smart news agency. No further details are currently available.

Summary

(1 child1 woman)

السحامية, Al Sahamiya, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Between five and nine civilians including three chilren died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Al Sahamiya village, Raqqa, according to local sources. Baladi, Euphrates Post, the Shaam News Network and Step News Agency all blamed the Coalition. Raqqa is being Slaughtered Silently – whICH also attributed the incident to the Coalition – reported “that

Summary

(3 children1–2 women1 man)

5 – 9

Geolocation

Village

الازري, Uzri, Baghdad, Iraq

LOCATION

Local and press sources said that up to three civilians were killed, including one women and at least one child, and up to two others were injured after an unknown warplane struck a family working in their fields in Uzri village, close to the Tigris river, on the “road to the coast” in Tarmiyah district,

Summary

(1–2 children1 woman)

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Cause of injury / death

US-led Coalition, Iraq Government Forces

3 named, 1 familiy identified

الصور, As Suwar, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Between five and 46 civilians were killed, and up to 50 were wounded, in an airstrike on As Suwar which struck a market and coach station. Sources either blamed Russian warplanes for the raid, or did not attribute any blame at all, reporting that the planes were unidentifiable. Sources reported that not only was a

Summary

5 – 46

(1 child1 man)

30–50

الرقة‎, Qitar street, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Between seven and ten civilians including three children and three women died and dozens more were injured in an airstrike on Qitar street, according to local sources. While the majority of reports attributed the incident to the Coalition, one report alleged that Russia was responsible. The Coalition later reported that “no Coalition strikes were conducted

Summary

7 – 10

(3 children3 women)

10–24

US-led Coalition, Russian Military

3 named

الموصل: غرب/الجانب الأيمن, Mosul, West / Right side, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Local and press sources said that 89 civilians, including 32 children, were killed and 134 others injured due to Coalition airstrikes and artillery shelling during the last 72 hours in the west of Mosul. We have reduced the figure to between 60-80 civilian deaths and 80-100 injuries for February 20th-21st in order to avoid double

Summary

60 – 80

(32 children)

80–100

US-led Coalition, Iraq Government Forces

حي تشرينشارع الحافظ , al Hafez street, Tishreen neighbourhood, eastern Damascus, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

In what was largely reported as a regime attack, seven civilians including up to two children and two women died in an airstrike on al Hafez street, in Damascus’ Tishreen neighbourhood. On February 20th, the Step News Agency reported: “Assad’s regime continued its military campaign on the eastern neighborhoods in the capital Damascus for the

Summary

(1–2 children1–2 women)

الباب, Al Bab city, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between 12 and 29 civilians including up to five children and five women died in airstrikes on Al Bab, according to local media – though sources were conflicted as to whether this was the work of Turkey or the US-led Coalition. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, “The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights

Summary

(4–5 children5 women4 men)

12 – 29

US-led Coalition, Turkish Military

12 named, 3 families identified

الشفاء, Mosul, Al-Shafaa, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Local sources said that up to 130 civilians were killed and 78 injured after Coalition airstrikes and/ or Iraqi artillery had struck many residential buildings in Al-Shafaa (Shifa) in West Mosul. The Coalition has confirmed causing 10 deaths. Press sources had told Yaqein that “the retaliatory shelling by aircraft and artillery by government forces had,

Summary

30 – 130

(7 children3 men)

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Cause of injury / death

Known belligerent

Iraq Government Forces

3 named

ام تينة , Umm Tine village, Maskana, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Four victims (one adult male, one adult female and two children) were named by the VDC as killed by Russia in Umm Tine village, Maskana. But the Syrian Network for Human Rights blamed the regime, reporting: “three civilians, including a girl and her mother, died when Syrian regime artillery shells fired on Om Tena village

Summary

3 – 4

(2 children1 woman1 man)

تل ماعز , Tal Maez, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between three and 13 civilians died in an alleged Russian airstrike on Tal Maez, according to sources on the ground. According to the Syrian Network for Human Rights, “four civilians, including two children and a woman, died when suspected Russian warplanes missiles fired on Tal al Mo’ez village in Aleppo governorate eastern suburbs, February 19,

Summary

3 – 13

(2 children1 woman3 men)

نصيب , Nasib, Daraa, Syria

LOCATION

Up to seven civilians – of whom four were named – died and as many as eight others were wounded in an air or artillery strike on Nasib, according to local media. While most sources blamed Russia, there were also several allegations against the Assad regime. According to Ara, “Russian warplanes targeted the vicinity of

Summary

Civilian infrastructure

Healthcare facility

(2 children1–3 women1 man)

4 – 7

2–8

الأكراد, al Akrad and al Mashlab neighbourhoods, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Five civilians including one child and two women died and four others were wounded – some critically – in an alleged Coalition airstrike on the neighbourhoods of al Akrad and al Mashlab in Raqqa, according to local sources. According to Baladi, “several sources reported from inside the city of Raqqa that international coalition planes killed

Summary

(1 child2 women)

اليادودة , al Yadouda, central countryside of Daraa, Daraa, Syria

LOCATION

Five named women – and possibly a girl – died in an alleged Russia or Assad regime air or artillery strike on al Yadouda in the central countryside of Daraa, according to local media. According to Orient News, “Russian aircraft targeted the town of Al-yadouda in the countryside of Daraa Gharbi with several air strikes,

Summary

5 – 6

(1 child5 women)

2–24

5 named, 1 familiy identified

مدينة الطب, Mosul, Medical City Hospital, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Several sources claimed that civilians died in a Coalition airstrike on a medical complex in western Mosul. While Iraqi Spring and Raedlay spoke of 18 dead and 47 wounded, News of Iraq reported the death of a child in a video. The Coalition confirmed to have carried out the strike, but did not state any

Summary

ابو جبار, Abo Jabbar, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Three children were reportedly killed in an airstrike on Abo Jabbar town, Aleppo – though only one source has reported the event. The Violations Documentation Centre in Syria listed three unidentified children as victims of “warplane shelling” by “Russian troops”.

Summary

(3 children)

المستريحة, Al-Mstareha, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

One family – two male children and their parents – were reportedly killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on ISIS-controlled Al-Mstareha, according to local media. Syrian Network for Human Rights reported that the family died in “suspected Russian warplane missiles fired on Al Mstareha village”. The only other known source to report on the event also attributed

Summary

(2 children1 woman1 man)

أم المياذن , Um Almayathen, Daraa, Syria

LOCATION

Between five and eight civilians (five of whom were named) died and as many as dozens more wounded in an airstrike on Um Almayathen, according to local media – though sources were conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the Assad regime. Rasd only reported wounded civilians, putting the number of

Summary

5 – 8

(2 children1 woman5 men)

3–24

5 named, 1 familiy identified

الباب, Al-Bab, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between 18 and 50 civilians died in an airstrike on Al Bab, according to local sources. While the Syrian Network for Human Rights, reported that ten civilians including two children and four women died in an alleged Coalition airstrie, other sources blamed Tiurkey. A second report by SN4HR said that “International Coalition warplanes missiles fired

Summary

18 – 50

(2 children5 women)

US-led Coalition, Turkish Military

18 named, 3 families identified

مزرعة تشرين, Tishreen Farms, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

A reported airstrike at Tishreen Farms killed up to 22 non-combatants, according to reports. Both Russia and the Coalition were blamed, though the latter denied responsibility. Asharqiya Voice reported the deaths of 10 people, while Raqqa is Being Slaughtered described “a massacre against 14 civilians after Coalition planes bomb Tishreen farm north of Raqqa.” Smart

Summary

3 – 22

(1–5 children1 woman)

US-led Coalition, Russian Military

2 named, 1 familiy identified

الثورة‎, Tabaqah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Heavy Coalition airstrikes on al Tabaqa resulted in at least one civilian death, according to multiple reports. Raqqa is Being Slaughtered said that “several missiiles fell near Omar al Mukhtar school in al Tabaqa” killing one child and injuring two or more. According to Step News “B52s launched ten air strikes targeting points in al

Summary

1 – 2

(1 child1 woman)