Civilian Casualties

اورم الكبرى , Urma Al-Kubra, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between three and eight civilians were killed and a further six were wounded f as a result of alleged air raids by Russian warplanes in the town of Urma al Kubra in Aleppo Governorate on the 17th of March 2017. Sources said that four victims from the same family died in the attack. The Violations

Summary

3 – 8

(1 woman3–6 men)

2–6

8 named, 1 familiy identified

الأتارب الشيخ علي , al Sheikh Ali village in Al Atarib district, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Local media reported that three civilians died and several more were wounded in an alleged Russian airstrike on the al Sheikh Ali village in Al Atarib district, Aleppo. On March 16th, Baladi reported: “he cities and towns of Al-Atareb, Sheikh Ali, Babis, Maarat al-Atareb, Abyan Samaan and Kfarkermin were heavily shelled by the Russian air

Summary

القصور, Al Qusour neighbourhood, Idlib city, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Between eight and 39 civilians were killed, and dozens more were injured, following a raid which targeted residential housing in Al Qusour neighbourhood, Idlib city, local media reported. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame, with some attributing blame to Russia and others to the Syrian regime. Various sources blamed both parties for

Summary

(4–16 children4–6 women2–3 men)

8 – 39

12–24

39 named, 1 familiy identified

الرسالة, Mosul, Dur al Resala, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Local residents and press sources said that a family of seven was killed after an airstrike hit their house in Dur-al Resala neighbourhood, West Mosul. Hani Abu Obeida was named by @n_iraq67 as one of the victims. It was reported that his son Musab was the only survivor. The rest of the family reportedly died.

Summary

دور موظفي السكك, Mosul, Dur al Sekak, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Local residents and press source said that five family members were killed in an airstrike targeting their house near the railway. They used to live together in the same house in Dur Al Sekak at the right side of Mosul. It is unclear which aircraft carried out the attack. Shafaaq News reported that the bombing

Summary

5 – 7

US-led Coalition, Unknown

الموصل الجديدة, Mosul, Mosul al-Jadid / New Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Relatives, local residents and press sources said up to 29 people from two families were killed after Coalition airstrikes struck their houses in the New Mosul neighborhood of West Mosul. The Coalition later conceded causing 27 deaths in the event. According to Al Jazeera Iraq, 29 civilians, mostly children and women, were killed and many

Summary

(2 children2 women2–3 men)

27 – 29

Known belligerent

US-led Coalition

4 named, 1 familiy identified

الهبا, Al-Hiba, Homs, Syria

LOCATION

A single source reported that an elderly man and his grandson were killed, and one other civilian was injured, in an alleged Russian airstrike on Al-Hiba. A local source told Smart that the village was under the control of ISIS. The child was aged six. The injured civilian only suffered from mild wounds. There are no

Summary

(1 child1 man)

الأحوس, Al Ahwas, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

One civilian doctor died and several others were injured in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Al Ahwas village, according to local sources. Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently reported that “Abdallah A’fadli was killed following coalition raids on al Ahwas village”. VDC also named him as a victim. Fourat al Wafa also blamed the Coalition and

Summary

درعا, Dara'a, Daraa, Syria

LOCATION

Two adult males were killed in an alleged airstrike on Dara’a, local media reported. Only one source, the Syrian Network for Human Rights, blamed the Syrian regime for the raid whilst the others all blamed Russian warplanes. One of the men killed was a doctor. He was known as the “father of the martyrs” as in August

Summary

2 named

حمرة بلاسم, Hamra Blassem, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Four civilians died and seven were injured in an alleged Coalition airstrike on the village of Hamra Blassem, according to local sources. Halab Today, Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, Raqqa is Being Slaughtered and the Syrian Network all blamed the Coalition, putting the death toll at four. According to Syria News Desk – which also

Summary

US-led Coalition

4 named, 1 familiy identified

حي الفاروق, Mosul, Farouk, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

A local source told Airwars’ Iraq-based field researcher that three of his family members died in the Farouk neighbourhood of Mosul, after Coalition airstrikes allegedly targeted their house at 3pm in the afternoon while they were praying. The family member provided Airwars with the names of the casualties, his father and his two brothers.

Summary

(3 men)

US-led Coalition

3 named, 1 familiy identified

الطوافة, Mosul, Tawafah, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Local residents and press sources said that dozens of civilians were killed and that their bodies were still under the rubble after a violent airstrike targeted Tawafa area, between the station and Bab Al Beith, and demolished the houses of the entire street. MNN reported that engineer Younis Hamadoun Qasim al-Naimi Oribi (see photo below)

Summary

12 – 24

12–24

US-led Coalition, Iraq Government Forces

الميادين, Al Mayadeen, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Between seven and 30 civilians were killed, and as many as 100 were estimated to be injured, following an alleged airstrike on an educational complex. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame. Almost all sources attributed blame to the Russian warplanes, whilst the Syrian Network for Human Rights blamed the Syrian regime. Enabbaladi only

Summary

Civilian infrastructure

School

(3 children1 woman1–3 men)

7 – 30

12–100

7 named

دارة عزة, Darat Izza, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between three and eight civilians were killed, and dozens more were wounded, in a multi-strike raid on Darat Izza, Aleppo, local media reported. All sources blamed Russian warplanes for the airstrikes on the town. A local source reported that a school was struck in the first raid, and published images showing material damage to the infrastructure. Al-Hajji

Summary

Civilian infrastructure

School

3 – 8

(2 children5–6 men)

15–24

عندان, Anadan, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

As many as three civilians were killed – and others were wounded – in an airstrike on the residential neighbourhood in Anadan, Aleppo, local media reported. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame. Almost all sources blamed Russian warplanes, however the White Helmets was one of a few who attributed blame to the Syrian

Summary

1 – 3

(1 woman1 man)

البوراشد, Albu Rashed, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

In a major incident, up to 24 civilians reportedly died when an aircraft allegedly struck a vehicle just outside Al bu Rashed. Most of those killed were said to be children. All source blamed the Coalition, except one, which said that this was the work of Russia. Step News initially reported that the vehicle was

Summary

(6–8 children4–6 women2 men)

14 – 24

2–20

US-led Coalition, Russian Military

5 named, 3 families identified

Mosul, Dur al Resala, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Nine members of a family were reported killed in an airstrike in ‘early to mid March’ including four children and three women. Amnesty International has published the following account: “Witnesses told Amnesty International that in early-mid March (they could not be certain of the exact date), a warplane hit two houses in al-Risala neighbourhood, near

Summary

(4 children3 women1 man)

US-led Coalition, Iraq Government Forces

قبتان الجبل, Qubtan Al-Jabal, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Up to three civilians, including one male child and one woman, were killed along with up to ten wounded, local media reported following alleged Russain shelling of Qubtan Al-Jabal, Aleppo. At least one child was killed by the airstrikes. Additionally, many sources also reported the death of one man and woman. @kobtan_aljabal added that the child

Summary

1 – 3

2–10

المنصور, Mosul, Al Mansour, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Local sources said that a number of civilians were killed or injured, mostly children and women, when airstrikes struck the Shula kindergarten in Mansour neighborhood, at the right side of Mosul. According to press sources, the warplanes had targeted an ISIL headquarters. None of the sources identified the warplanes. Wadi Hajar (Facebook) posted a photo

Summary

2 – 4

(1 child2 women1 man)

الرحبة, Al Rahba near Moujan village, Abyan, Yemen

LOCATION

Multiple sources reported that a US drone strike killed two alleged AQAP militants travelling on a motorbike in the outskirts of Ahwar, Abyan governorate, on the evening of March 4th 2017. While there were no known initial reports of civilian harm, the Yemeni human rights group Mwatana later said that two civilian honey traders were

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Cause of injury / death

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)

US Forces

Suspected target

2 named, 1 familiy identified

Belligerents reported killed

0–2

مدرسة تحرير ليبيا, راس لانوف, Medical Centre, Ras Lanuf, Surt, Libya

LOCATION

Various sources reported LNA airstrikes in Libya’s oil crescent. Strikes in all the major oil ports were mentioned but no further details on the exact locations were given, except for one source which said a raid took place in the Ras Lanuf area. Human Rights Solidarity later said that one strike hit the Ras Lanuf

Summary

3 – 4

(3–4 men)

Libyan National Army

كفرنبل, Kafr Nabil, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Referring to this incident as a “massacre”, multiple sources reported that Russian or Assad-waged warplanes struck the city of Kafr Nabil, Idlib, killing up to seven civilians largely from one family – wounding “dozens” more. According to Orient News’s sources on the ground, “the Russian air force targeted the city of Kafr Nabil west of

Summary

(1–2 children1 woman6 men)

4 – 7

4–24

26 named, 3 families identified

الدانا, al-Dana, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Up to seven civilians, including children and women, were killed and “dozens” more were wounded as al-Dana, Idlib, in three airstrikes, carried out by Russia or the Syrian regime, local media reported. Three men from the same family were reportedly among the victims. Multiple sources added that one or two children and several women were

Summary

(1–2 children2 women3 men)

3 – 7

3–24

3 named, 1 familiy identified

Geolocation

Exact location (via Airwars)

عقيربات, Akeirbat, Hama, Syria

LOCATION

In what was described as a “massacre”, up to 15 civilians died and as many as 50 more were wounded in an alleged Russia or regime airstrike on the town of Akeirbat in Hama, according to local media. The warplanes reportedly struck a sheep marked. Rami Abdul Rahman, head of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, said

Summary

3 – 15

(8 men)

20–50

8 named, 1 familiy identified

Mosul, Al Mahatta, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Local residents said a number of civilians were killed after an alleged airstrike struck the Abu Huraira School in the station area. The school was reportedly being used by displaced families fleeing the violence in other neighbourhoods. Mosul Ateka (Facebook) reported Fawad Ali Abu Abdullah as having been killed in the raids on March 3rd,

Summary

10 – 21

(6 children8 women1 man)

2–15

لجامع عمر الاسود في حي الفاروق, Mosul, Omar al-Aswad mosque, Farouk, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Local sources said that up to 80 civilians were killed or injured after Coalition or Iraqi airstrikes targeted the Omar mosque area in al-Faruq neighborhood in western Mosul. The mosque was used as a shelter by displaced families, according to the Niniva Media Center. Reuters cited three local witnesses, noting that “The Omar al-Aswad mosque,

Summary

50 – 80

قنفودة, Ganfouda, Benghazi, Libya

LOCATION

Several sources reported a UAE airstrike in Ganfouda which allegedly killed Omer Ishkal, a former officer of the Gaddafi regime as well as two foreign workers and a child. Iskhal’s status as a combatant is not clear as he was once imprisoned by the Shura Council, then set free, but also sought-after as he refused

Summary

3 – 4

(1–3 men)

United Arab Emirates Military

ترملا, Tramla, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Three members of one family were killed – including a father, daughter and granddaughter – and others were wounded, following an alleged Russian and Syrian regime raid on Tramla, local media reported. All sources except Idlib Media Centre – who said the regime was responsible – attributed blame to Russia. According to sources, a vacuum

Summary

Geolocation

Village