Civilian Casualties

(1 child1 woman)

LOCATION

Two civilians were reportedly killed in an alleged Turkish artillery shelling on Al Bab. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights wrote: “And two citizens, including a child, were killed in shelling by Turkish forces on areas in Al Bab city in the northeastern countryside of Aleppo.” The ISIS propaganda outlet Al Raed La Ykazeb Ahlahu

Summary

(1 child)

11–15

حي النور, Mosul, Noor, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Yaqein reported that one civilian was killed and 11 injured in the Noor neighborhood of eastern Mosul. It cited “government and international” strikes. Iraqi Spring Media Center meanwhile reported that 9 civilians were injured in addition to the one death. Among the injured were women and children. Sawlif Maslawia Ateka and Adhamiyah News named two children that reportedly

Summary

2 – 3

(2 children)

9–11

US-led Coalition, Iraq Government Forces

2 named, 1 familiy identified

سرمدا, Sarmada, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

A major US airstrike on an al Nusra Front headquarters – a unilateral action – killed a significant number of militants. However, up to 26 Free Syrian Army prisoners held in the building were also reported killed, along with three children. The US admitted responsibility for just one civilian death three years later. Fatah al

Summary

(3 children)

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

12–24

Cause of injury / death

Mosul, Ma’moon, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

As many as 22 civilians were reported killed, and 29 injured, in airstrikes by an unspecified party in eastern Mosul according to local media. Citing a local source, Shafaaq reported that five people were killed and four others wounded after an “unidentified warplane” opened fire from it’s “machine gun” in southeast Mosul. One relative posted

Summary

15 – 22

(2 children2 women1 man)

البزاعة, Al Baza'a, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between five and six civilians were reported killed as a result an alleged Turkish artillery shelling on Al Baza’a, Syria. Jabal Aqel Al Bab listed the names of the victims however did not attribute the shelling to any belligerent. Smart News, however, reported Turkish airstrikes on Al Baza’a that day without mentioning civilian harm. LCCSY, on

Summary

5 – 6

(1 child4 men)

الهرمات, Mosul, Haramat, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Four women and two or more children were killed and eight other civilians injured by Coalition strikes, according to local reports. Iraqi Spring Media Center reported that the women were killed and injured by Coalition strikes that hit a home in Haramat in eastern Mosul. ISIL-controlled Al A’amaq Media posted a video of the aftermath,

Summary

(2 children4 women)

LOCATION

Between six and 11 civilians were killed in alleged Turkish airstrikes on Al Bab, Syria. LCCSY wrote: “11 martyrs in Aleppo most killed in Al-Bab city due to Turkish bombardment.” Al Bab Al Hadath reported that all 11 people were killed in Al Bab: “11 killed and 28 wounded, the majority are children and women,

Summary

6 – 11

(3 children2 women)

دبسي عفنان, Debsi Afnan, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

At least five civilians were killed and as many as 22 injured after Coalition aircraft allegedly bombed Debsi Afnan, a town 70km west of Raqqa city. Raialyaom News reported that “seven were killed including 3 children and 22 wounded including women and children with some in critical condition, due to coalition warplane strikes in Debsi

Summary

5 – 7

(1 child1 woman)

4–22

تادف, Tedef, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between nine and 12 civilians – the majority from one family – were killed and up to 24 were wounded in alleged Russian airstrikes on Tefef, Aleppo, according to source son the ground. Graphic images published showed four child victims. According to one source nine civilians came from the same family. Dawaalhaq reported: “in support

Summary

9 – 12

(4 children)

3–24

Russian Military

9 named, 1 familiy identified

حرستا, Harasta, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

Three civilians were killed – including a man and a woman and a child – and many more were wounded, in alleged air and artillery strikes on Harasta. All sources blamed the Syrian regime for the raids, except LCCSY who blamed Russian warplanes. According to sources, the artillery and air bombardment targeted a school and residential

Summary

Civilian infrastructure

School

1 – 3

(1 child1 woman1 man)

3 named

دوما, Douma, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

As many as 15 civilians were killed – including six children, two women and four adult males – and dozens were wounded, in alleged air and artillery strikes on Douma. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame. Some sources attributed blame to Russian warplanes, while others blamed the Syrian regime. Reportedly, the raids struck

Summary

Civilian infrastructure

School

12 – 15

(6 children2 women4 men)

2–24

12 named

عربين, Arbeen, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

As many as four civilians were killed – including three children and one woman reportedly from the same family – and up to 19 were wounded in an airstrike on a primary school in Arbeen, local media said. Three belligerents were reportedly sighted, meaning there is confusion among sources as to who is responsible. Two

Summary

Civilian infrastructure

School

(2 children1 woman1 man)

2–19

4 named, 1 familiy identified

LOCATION

ادلب, Idlib, Syria

On December 27, 2016, as many as three civilians, including a child, were killed, and several others were wounded in alleged Russian airstrikes which occured near the Shuaib Mosque, in the densely populated residential neighborhood of Al-Qusour, in the west of the city of Idlib, in northwestern Syria. All sources attributed blame to Russia for

Summary

1 – 3

(1 child)

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Cause of injury / death

العاكولة شرقية, Al A'kola al Sharqiya, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

As many as four civilians – including two girls and two women – were killed due to alleged Russian warplane shelling on Al A’kola al Sharqiya, Aleppo. Both sources blamed Russian warplanes. Must be noted the two children from the Zgeer family are also mentioned in RS1792, an airstrike on Al Atarib, Aleppo. It is unclear where

Summary

2 – 4

(0–2 children2 women)

الأتارب, Al Atarib, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between four and eleven civilians – six reportedly from the same family – were killed in an aerial bombardment which struck a residential neighbourhood in Al Atarib, Aleppo, local media reported. Dozens were also said to have been wounded in the strikes. Two men, two women and five named children were reported as killed by the

Summary

(2–5 children1–2 women1–2 men)

5 – 11

2–24

11 named, 1 familiy identified

الباب, Al-Bab, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between 20 and 25 civilians died in a Turkish (or less likely Coalition) raid on al Bab. According to ISIS’s media wing, “Turkish planes committed a new massacre in al Bab for the second day running – initial toll of 20 dead.” Umayya reported the death toll as being possibly even higher than 25: “The

Summary

(3–7 children3–10 women1 man)

20 – 25

12–24

US-led Coalition, Turkish Military

11 named, 1 familiy identified

LOCATION

Between 23 and 94 civilians were killed in an alleged Turkish airstrike on Al Bab, Syria, according to local media. Al Jazeera reported the lowest death toll at 20 and refered to the ISIS media agency Al A’amaq as the source. Later Al A’amaq itself said the toll rose to 50. The Syrian Network for

Summary

23 – 94

(16 children9 women)

Turkish Military

94 named, 11 families identified

LOCATION

Between seven and 15 civilians, most of them apparently from one family, were reported killed in a Turkish bombardment of Al Bab, Syria. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said that “the city is witnessing massive bombardment by the Turkish forces leading to the death of seven, the majority of them from one family, the

Summary

7 – 15

(0–4 children0–1 women)

2–5

Turkish Military

5 named, 2 families identified

شارع خالد بن الوليد, Mosul, Khalid Bin Al Waleed street / Al Masrif, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Seven civilians were killed in alleged Coalition strikes, according to local sources. ISIL-controlled Al A’amaq reported that seven people died in a US bombing at Khalid Bin Waleed Street on the eastern side of Mosul. At least three other outlets, including Al Kawaser reported identical reports, using the same language. A local source later named

Summary

(1 child)

الثورة‎, Tabaqah, al Thani, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Four to five civilians were reported killed and ten injured in a Coalition airstrike on al Tabaqa. According to most sources a possible civilian woman, two men and two children died in the attack. According to ISIL’s media wing “a child and a woman and man [were] killed and 10 people injured as a result

Summary

4 – 5

(1 child1 woman1 man)

3 named, 1 familiy identified

الشدادي, Shadadi, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

Sixteen child soldiers were killed in Coalition airstrikes at al Shadadi, according to a local source.

Summary

0 – 16

(16 children)

حي السكر, Mosul, Sukkar, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Four civilians were reportedly killed in an alleged Coalition strike on al Sukkar, survivors told the US news magazine Buzzfeed. The alliance later accepted responsibility for the incident. Buzzfeed met with survivors in mid-2017, with the outlet later sharing its incident notes with Airwars: Eyewitness told journalist Mike Giglio when he met him at his

Summary

(3 children1 woman)

حي السكر, Mosul, Sukkar, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

According to local sources, up to 17 people were killed as a result of airstrikes on their homes in the Sukkar (Sugar) district, Mosul. The bodies were pulled from the rubble on January 8th, 2017. Airwars contacted the Canadian-based elder brother of the family, who provided 11 names, photos and ages of eleven victims. All

Summary

(4–5 children1–2 women4 men)

11 – 17

US-led Coalition, Iraq Government Forces

11 named, 1 familiy identified

عقيربات, Akeirbat, Hama, Syria

LOCATION

In a major civilian casualty incident widely reported as a sarin gas attack, between 20 and 102 civilians, including women and between five and 28 children, were killed and between 100 to 500 civilians were injured in airstrikes against the village of Akeirbat in the eastern suburb of Hama, according to local media. Sources were

Summary

20 – 102

(5–28 children1 woman)

100–500

الباب, Al-Bab, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Twelve civilians were killed and up to 30 injured at al Bab in what local sources claimed was a ‘Coalition’ strike, but which may have been a result of Turkish-ISIS fighting. Al A’maq, ISIS’s media wing, reported “12 dead and 30 injured, most of them women and children, following violent Turkish shelling with more than

Summary

(6 children1 woman)

20–30

US-led Coalition, Turkish Military

8 named, 2 families identified

الرقة‎, al Dalla roundabout, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

A heavy air raid on Ar Raqqah left up to 36 civilians dead according to multiple reports. While most blamed Russia, there were some claims that the US-led Coalition was responsible. It has since denied involvement. According to Raqqa is Being Slaughtered, the afternoon raids were concentrated mainly near the city’s al Dalla roundabout. Euphrates

Summary

(3–14 children2 women16 men)

18 – 36

12–60

US-led Coalition, Russian Military

31 named, 2 families identified

كفر يحمول, Kafr Yahmoul, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

As many as two civilians were killed, and three others were wounded, in an airstrike which struck Kafr Yahmoul, Idlib, local media reported. Most sources blamed Russian warplanes for the alleged raid, with some others not attributing any blame for the airstrikes, and simply reporting on warplane bombing. According to some sources, the victim was

Summary

1 – 2

(1 child1 woman)

خشام, Khusham, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Up to eleven civilians died in a Coalition airstrike which at the time was also blamed on Russia and the Assad regime. However the Coalition has confirmed striking oil installations and tankers in the vicinity on this date, and killing five drivers. According to Ara News, “Unidentified warplanes shelling oil refineries in Badeyet Kisham killed

Summary

5 – 11

(3 children)