Civilian Casualties

2 – 3

(1 woman2 men)

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

US-led Coalition, Turkish Military

11 named, 1 familiy identified

الثورة‎, Al-Thawrah (Tabaqah), Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

An adult civilian male named as Awwad Al-Thallaj died when his vehicle was struck in a reported Coaltion airstrike at al Tabaqa. Raqqa is being Slaughtered noted the “Martyrdom of Awwad Al-Thallaj due to coalition warplanes shelling targeted his car near the Euphrate Damn near Tabaqa.” In an emailed response to a report submitted by

Summary

جعبر, Ja'abar, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Seven or more civilians were reported killed in an alleged Coalition airstrike at Ja’abar during fighting for control of the town. According to LCCSY, “Civilian martyrs and wounded by the international coalition aircraft bombed on the outskirts of the village of #Ja’abar #Tabaqa city.” According to the Syrian Network, “six civilians died in International Coalition

Summary

7 – 9

(1 woman1 man)

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)

US-led Coalition

3 named, 1 familiy identified

الباب, Al-Bab, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Three unnamed civilian males were reported killed in a Turkish (or less likely Coalition) action at al Bab. The Coalition later denied responsibility. According to Step News, “Turkish planes targeted al Bab, east of Aleppo, with three raids and there are news about casualties.” VDC later reported three unidentfied male civilian deaths – though said

Summary

(3 men)

US-led Coalition, Turkish Military

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

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

LOCATION

داعل, Dael, Daraa, Syria

An adult male died on the 16th of December 2016, due to wounds sustained on the 12th in an alleged Russian bombing of Dael. One source blames Russian warplanes and the others do not identify the aircraft. There are no other details at this time.

Summary

Russian Military, Unknown

1 named

حي الفلاح, Mosul, Falah, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Eight to eleven civilians – including five children and 8 members of the same family – were killed by Coalition strikes in Mosul, according to local sources. According to Iraqi Spring, eight civilians from one family, including four children and two women were killed in Coalition airstrikes in the Al-Falah neighbourhood of eastern Mosul. Several

Summary

8 – 12

(5 children3 women4 men)

Known belligerent

US-led Coalition

12 named, 3 families identified

دوما, Douma, Damascus, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

Up to six civilians, including two children, were killed and as many as 24 more were wounded following air or artillery or mortar strikes targeting Douma, Damascus, local sources reported. Sources, however, were unclear as to whether Russia or the Syrian regime carried out the strikes. Sources reported the death of between one and six

Summary

1 – 6

(2 children1 man)

20–24

Syrian Regime, Russian Military

6 named, 1 familiy identified

LOCATION

Al Ashwa, Nineveh, Iraq

A Coalition or Iraq government airstrike on a vehicle killed one civilian and injured others, according to a Human Rights Watch investigation. According to HRW a strike on a vehicle at al Ashwa, 80 kilometres from Mosul in December 2016 killed one civilian named and wounded 11 others. It said the apparently unlawful attack, in

Summary

US-led Coalition, Iraq Government Forces

1 named

بِنِّش, Binnish, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

In this major event, local sources reported that alleged Russian airstrikes killed between zero and 15 civilians, including three children, and wounded up to 24, as they struck the city of Binnish, Idlib. While Qasioun News said that there were no reports of casualties, the remaining sources reported up to 15 fatalities, including children. Eight

Summary

Civilian infrastructure

School

8 – 15

(3 children5 men)

2–24

الباب, Al-Bab, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

At least thirteen civilians were reported killed and eight injured in either a Turkish or Coalition airstrike on al Bab. The Coalition later denied responsibility. Al Jazeera – citing ISIS – said two families were among 13 dead civilians after multiple “Turkish airstrikes” on the city. The Syrian Observatory said that “no less than 12

Summary

13 – 20

(7 children4 women8 men)

US-led Coalition, Turkish Military

12 named, 1 familiy identified

الانصاري, al-Ansari, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Local sources reported that air or artillery strikes killed up four civilians as they struck the neighbourhood of al-Ansari, Aleppo. The responsible belligerent was, however, unclear with one source pointing to the Syrian regime and another two attributing the incident to Russia. The incident was reportedly part of a larger aerial shelling of Aleppo, that in

Summary

Syrian Regime, Russian Military

حي بستان القصر, Bustan al Qasr, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Local sources reported that up to seven civilians, including at least one woman, were killed and more than twenty were left wounded following air and/or artillery shelling of Bustan al-Qasr, Aleppo. The sources, however, were unclear as to whether the incident was caused by Russia or the Assad regime. The sources reported the death of between

Summary

2 – 7

(1 woman1 man)

2–24

Syrian Regime, Russian Military

2 named

عندان , Anadan, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Two named civilians died and two more were wounded in an alleged Russian airstrike on Anadan in the northern Aleppo countryside, according to sources on the ground. Syria Mubasher, Abu Taym Al-Halabi, and Syria rev news said that one civilian had died. Halab News noted the use of cluster bombs, while LCCSY said that “several bunker-busting missiles” were

Summary

1 – 2

(2 men)

القائم, Al Qa'im, Al Anbar, Iraq

LOCATION

At least 60 civilians were killed and as many as 100 injured in a series of airstrikes in al Qaim, according to reports. However, the alleged Coalition later denied responsibility. Iraqi Spring Media Center said that 60 civilians were killed and 100 injured in an Iraqi government bombing that targeted al Qaim. A report posted

Summary

(21 children13 women1 man)

60 – 120

100

US-led Coalition

المشيرفة, Al Msheirfa, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Two families consisting of at least 11 people were killed at al Msheirfa in a Coalition airstrike, according to various sources. According to All 4 Syria, “18 civilians were killed in Al Msheirfa according to the initial death toll due to coalition warplane shelling. The warplanes targeted the house of Rajab Al-Ali Al-Hilal Al-Taweel and

Summary

11 – 20

(2 children2 women2 men)

سَرْمِين, Sarmin, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Between five and 10 civilians, including three to five children, a woman, and three men, were killed and at least 15 others were injured in airstrikes against the town of Sarmin in Idlib, according to sources on the ground – though reports were conflicted as to whether Russia or the Assad regime were responsible. The

Summary

(3–5 children1 woman3 men)

5 – 10

15–24

كفرسجنة, Kafr Sajna, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Up to eight civilians were killed and 15 injured in multiple airstrikes on Kafr Sajna, according to local media – though it was unclear whether Russia or the Assad regime were responsible. Step News, who put the death toll at four with a “number” of injuries, reported that “warplanes launched four airstrikes with surface rockets

Summary

4 – 8

(2 men)

2–15

ساحة بزة , Bazza Square, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Six civilians from one family (a man, his wife and their four sons) died in an alleged Russian airstrike on Aleppo’s Bazza square, according to local media. The victims, from the Walid Khasim family, were named by Halab News and the Violations Documentation Center. Both of these sources attributed the deaths to Russia.

Summary

(4 children1 woman1 man)

Russian Military

6 named, 1 familiy identified

مدينة ادلب, Idlib city, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

On December 6, 2016, eight civilians – including six children – were reportedly killed in alleged Russian or Syrian regime raids on on Al-Arbaeen Street and Maarat Al Nisrin roundabout in the city of Idlib, in northwestern Syria, according to sources on the ground. Misrennabd reported that there had been “four martyrs and 20 wounded

Summary

(6 children1 woman1 man)

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

1–20

Cause of injury / death

8 named, 2 families identified

Geolocation

Nearby landmark

معارة النعسان, Maarat Al Nasaan, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Up to seven civilians died in alleged Russia or regime airstrikes on Maarat Al Nasaan, according to local media. According to Jisrtv, the fatalities including two women and a girl. The Syrian Network for Human Rights reported: “Three victims including a child died in suspected Russian warplanes missiles fired on Ma’aret Al Na’san town in Idlib

Summary

4 – 7

(1 child2 women3 men)

1–7

كفر نوران, Kafr Nouran, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

One adult male was killed, and the rest of his family was injured, in an alleged Russian raid which targeted a residential area and a school in Kafr Nouran, Aleppo, according to local media. All sources blamed Russia, which reportedly carried out four raids on the vicinity. According to a sources, the aerial bombardment caused extensive

Summary

Civilian infrastructure

School

معرة مصرين, Maarat Misrin, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

On December 6, 2016, between 8 and 15 civilians were reportedly killed and dozens more were wounded in alleged Russia or Syrian regime airstrikes on a popular market in Maarat Misrin, according to local media. Halab News and Idlib Media Center were among sources that attributed the event to Russia. The majority of reports put

Summary

Civilian infrastructure

Marketplace

8 – 15

(4–12 children2 men)

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Cause of injury / death

6 named, 1 familiy identified

Geolocation

City

حي المهندسين, Mosul, Al-Muhandisin/Engineers, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Two civilians were killed in an alleged Coalition strikes in Mosul, according to local sources. Nineveh MC reported that one civilian – a father of four – was killed in his home by a Coalition raid: Coalition aircraft targeted a house controlled by ISIL in the Aldoassh neighbourhood during the preparation of their criminal operations.

Summary

(2 men)

الجرنية, Al Jarnia, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

A reported Coalition airstrike on the local water company killed at least five workers, according to sources. Raqqa is Being Slaughtered reported that “three people working at the water company in al Jarnia – one of them the water manager – were killed in international coalition raids targeting the company today.” Baladi News placed the

Summary

8 – 10

(8 men)

10–12