Civilian Casualties

(2 children2–3 women1 man)

6 – 7

دارة عزة, Darat Izza, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

A mother and her two children were killed along with another woman in a suspected Russian cruise missile strike on the town of Darat Izza. Amnesty International later reported: “More than six residential buildings with at least a dozen homes were destroyed by the attack according to an eyewitness interviewed by Amnesty International as well

Summary

4 – 5

(2 children2 women)

Unknown

5 named, 1 familiy identified

جبل الزاوية, Jabal al Zawiya, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

According to the Syrian Observatory, Russian aircraft targeted a number of locations in Idlib governorate on October 7th including “Khan Shekhon, al-Tama’a, and al-Habeet in the southern countryside of Idlib, and other areas of Ehsim and al-Bara in the Zawyia mount [area].” As many as 10 non-combatants may have died at five different locations. However

Summary

3 – 9

(1 child1 woman2 men)

Unknown, Syrian Regime

3 named

تدمر, Palmyra, Homs, Syria

LOCATION

According to the Syrian Observatory, “preliminary information reported the death of civilians – including women and children – in the bombing by Russian warplanes on areas at the eastern outskirts of Palmyra city which is controlled by the ‘Islamic State’.” According to most sources, between 12 and 14 members of two Bedouin families died, including

Summary

12 – 15

(5 children4 women)

Russian Military, US-led Coalition

الحويجة, Hawijah, Kirkuk, Iraq

LOCATION

Eight civilians were killed from one family after US aircraft bombed their home in Atshana Village, in eastern Hawijah district. In a January 2016 report the United Nations Assistance Mission in Iraq appeared to confirm the report, noting: “On 5 October, an airstrike mistakenly targeted a civilian house in Atshana village, east of Hawija and

Summary

(2–3 children2–3 women1–2 men)

8 – 9

Known belligerent

5 named, 1 familiy identified

الحويج, Al Huwaij , Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

The Syrian News Network reported Coalition strikes on the village of Huwaij to the west of Al Hassakah. Step News also reported that “Coalition aircraft targets ISIS-run center in the village of Al-Huwaij and for information on the size of the losses yet.” #سوريا #Syria#الحسكةطيران التحالف يستهدف مركز لتنظيم الدولة في قرية الحويج ولامعلومات عن

Summary

(5 children2 women)

إحسم, Ihsem, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Russian aircraft reportedly bombed the town of Ihsem in Idlib, killing five members of one family – four of whom were young girls. The victims were later named. The White Helmets civil defence force tried to reach the dead and injured, but were subjected to a ‘double tap’ strike which killed one of their rescuers

Summary

6 – 11

(4 children1 woman2 men)

Russian Military, Syrian Regime

15 named, 1 familiy identified

الباب, Al-Bab, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

At least 19 civilians and as many as 80 – including children and women – were reported killed in alleged Russian airstrikes on Al Bab. According to al Jazeera – which placed the death toll as high as 80 with 200 injured – the attacks were carried out by helicopters, most likely Russian Hind-24 gunships. According

Summary

19 – 80

(2 children1 woman)

200

Russian Military, Syrian Regime

بليون‎, Belyon, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Alleged Russian airstrikes on the town of Belyon, near Jabal al Zawiyah in southern Idlib, reportedly killed four civilians including a woman and child. ‘Several others’ were said to have been injured in the attack, some seriously. SN4HR placed the civilian slightly higher at six deaths, noting that “the town is under the control of

Summary

4 – 6

(1 child1–2 women)

Unknown

تلبيسة, Talbisah, Homs, Syria

LOCATION

Up to 18 non-combatants were reported killed at Talbiseh by Russian aircraft in their first day of bombing in Syria. Paramedic Omar Al Daqa, based at one of Talbiseh’s field hospitals, told VDC: “Around 10am, Russian warplanes launched several fierce airstrikes, targeting a number of neighbourhoods with vacuum missiles, including: Karameh, Bareed and Mashjer streets,

Summary

(4–5 children2 women12 men)

17 – 18

65–72

الزعفرانة, Za`faranah, Homs, Syria

LOCATION

Fifteen non-combatants were reported killed at the village of Za`faranah in Russia’s first wave of airstrikes in support of the Syrian regime. According to the Syrian state-run news agency SANA, Russian warplanes targeted “ISIS dens” in al-Rastan, Talbiseh and Zafaraniya in Homs province; Al-Tilol al-Hmer, in Qunaitra province; Aydoun, a village on the outskirts of

Summary

(2 children5 women3 men)

LOCATION

At least 20 civilians were reported killed and up to 31 injured after Coalition (or possibly Iraqi) aircraft allegedly hit the Sunni Wafq state religious affairs building adjacent to one of the largest mosques in Mosul. Aircraft reportedly targeted a meeting of senior Islamic State figures at the Waqf site, which has been taken over

Summary

20 – 29

(2 children3 women4 men)

16–34

4 named, 1 familiy identified

LOCATION

يت, Hit, Al Anbar, Iraq

Four members of the al-Jumaili family were killed in an alleged Coalition strike at Hit, according to reports. Mr al-Jumaili was described as a refrigerator repairman, whose home in the city’s April 7th neighbourhood was hit. The dead have been named by one of the sources. In their August 2020 civilian casualty report, the US-led

Summary

(2 children1 woman1 man)

4 named, 1 familiy identified

داقوق, Duquq, Kirkuk, Iraq

LOCATION

A strike by what at the time was an unknown aircraft killed eight civilians in Yurgon (or Alarkon) village near Duquq, according to local reports. The US led Coalition admitted responsibility for seven deaths in March 2020. Waradana at the time cited one anonymous source: “The bombing led to the destruction of a number houses…

Summary

7 – 8

(1 child1 woman)

LOCATION

A US airstrike on an ‘ISIS headquarters’ in Mosul in fact killed four members of one family – named as university professor Mohannad Al Rezzo (pictured below); his 18-year old son Najib Mohannad Al Rezzo (pictured below); his brother Bassim’s wife Miyada Rezzo and their 21-year old daughter Tuka Rezzo. The Coalition admitted the deaths

Summary

(2 children1 woman1 man)

Known belligerent

5 named, 1 familiy identified

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Two women, sharing the same surname, al-Naji, were reported by a single source as having been killed in a Coalition strike at Raqaa. They are listed as originally from Talbissa is Homs. No other details about this even are presently known. In its monthly civilian harm assessment report for November 2019 – published on January

Summary

(2 women)

2 named, 1 familiy identified

جديد عقيدات, Jadid Akidat, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Six civilians were reported killed and 10 injured in either a Coalition or Assad regime airstrike. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, “Six civilians were killed including children while no less than 10 others were wounded by the aerial bombardment by the U.S led coalition warplanes in Jadid Akidat in the eastern countryside

Summary

6 – 8

(1 child1 woman)

5–13

US-led Coalition, Syrian Regime

Suspected target

ISIS

تل براك, Tall Birak, or villages to the south, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

Reports emerged on the evening of September 5th that a 13-year old boy named as Abboud Al Kharnoub may have died in a Coalition strike in the vicinity of Tal Brak near al Hassakah. Baladi News also reported that a number of women were injured, without giving further details. It also said that the casualties

Summary

(1 child)

LOCATION

A single source, NINA, alleged that the Coalition had killed 13 civilians during airstrikes on ISIS targets in the south of Mosul city. According to the National Iraqi News Agency, “33 civilians were martyred and wounded, including women and children, following aerial bombardment by the international Coalition which targeted residential areas in the south of Mosul,

Summary

(7 children5 women)

الباب, Al-Bab, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

A six-months pregnant woman named as Ghafran Al Jabli was reported killed in an event at Al Bab along with her 10-year old nephew, Mohammad Al Waki. Syrian Martyrs reported that the deaths were caused by a Coalition strike on the outskirts of the city. However VDC described the cause of death as shooting, while

Summary

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons

(1 child1 woman)

Causes of injury / death

US-led Coalition, Unknown

Suspected target

ISIS

2 named, 1 familiy identified

LOCATION

A single source, the local news agency NINA, reported that 12 civilians were killed in a Coalition raid on the Rifai and Al-Najjar areas west of Mosul, including a child and four women. Four other people were said to have been critically injured. In its July 2017 casualty report, the Coalition classed the even as

Summary

(3 children1 woman)

LOCATION

A young man named as Muhannad Tariq was reported killed in a Coalition strike near the al Jandool restaurant in Mohandeseen neighbourhood. The Coalition later reported that one civilian was killed and three others were wounded in this incident. According to a comment posted on a tribute page, Muhannad died from shrapnel wounds to his

Summary

(1 child1 woman1 man)

LOCATION

A single source, NINA, reported that a Coalition strike on a house at Hamam al-Alil, near Mosul “led to the martyrdom of all the family that inhabited consisted of nine members, including three children and a woman.“ As NINA noted: “Local residents told the National Iraqi News Agency that the international coalition aircraft bombed a

Summary

(3 children1 woman)

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Reports claimed that three civilians (a woman and one or two children) and 8 Daesh fighters were killed following two raids by the Coalition in an area surrounding a sugar factory or grain mill near the city. Local activist Abu Ibrahim Al Raqawi said of the attack on the mill: “Although it is not a

Summary

(1–2 children1 woman)

Belligerents reported killed

Suspected target

ISIS

اطمه, Atimah, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

A US airstrike on a Jaish al-Sunna ammunition depot in the night also killed at least eight non-combatants in the village of Atmeh, it was widely reported. According to accounts, a number of civilian homes were damaged or destroyed in secondary explosions. Graphic images showed significant damage at the scene. Five young girls were among

Summary

(6–7 children1–2 women)

4–12

11 named, 1 familiy identified

الرطبة, Ar Rutbah, Al Anbar, Iraq

LOCATION

Coalition aircraft were alleged to have struck civilians some 15 km from Ar Rutbah, at the Haj Saleh Mraid Kubaisi glassworks factory. According to a number of sources, some families had fled the town for fear of airstrikes, only for members to be killed in an alleged Coalition attack on a civilian vehicle. It was

Summary

6 – 7

(2–3 children4 women)

الرطبة, Ar Rutbah, Al Anbar, Iraq

LOCATION

There were claims that a Coalition strike at ar Rutbah destroyed a family home in the Askari neighbourhood owned by Yaseen Al-Hiti and Jamal Raheem Uda Al-Kubeisi – who were both reported killed along with Mr al-Hiti’s wife Zia and one or two of their children – one a daughter also named Zia. A further

Summary

(1–2 children1 woman1–2 men)

4 – 5

8–10

زرجيلي, Zergele, Sulaymaniyah, Iraq

LOCATION

Multiple Turkish airstrikes reportedly killed eight or more residents and injured at least eight others – including a child – in an attack on the village of Zergele in the Kandil Mountains. Alusmaria reported: “Turkish planes today bombed the village of Zergele north of the border, killing eight civilians, wounding ten others and destroying seven

Summary

8 – 10

(1 child2 women5–7 men)

8–11

Unknown

14 named, 2 families identified

الرطبة, Ar Rutbah, Al Anbar, Iraq

LOCATION

In a major incident, up to 46 civilians died in an alleged Coalition airstrike (according to the Iraqi Revolution site) on the town of Ar Rutbah. The UN Mission to Iraq expressed “serious concern” about the event. The attack, which occurred shortly after dawn, reportedly killed a significant number of children, with graphic photographs widely

Summary

(3–11 children5–18 women1 man)

27 – 46