Civilian Casualties

(3 women)

2–24

US-led Coalition

Bulcida Macalinka (northeast), Lower Shabelle, Somalia

LOCATION

Five civilians were reportedly killed in a US and/or Somali-waged ground operation – possibly also involving airpower – in the Lower Shabelle region, local and international media reported. The US denied allegations of harm on several occasions. The raid was reportedly carried out by Somalia commandos, with the US saying American troops supported the mission

Summary

Airstrike, Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)

(5 men)

Small arms and light weapons

US Forces, Somali Military Forces

Known belligerents

Belligerents reported killed

3–5

Belligerents reported injured

معرزيتا, Ma'arzita, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Up to ten civilians, among them five children and a woman, were killed in airstrikes on the town of Ma’arzita in rural Idlib, according to local sources. Sources reported that the airstrikes were likely carried out by Russian warplanes. One of the alleged Russian airstrikes targeted a shelter, reportedly killing at least five civilians from

Summary

(3–5 children1 woman1 man)

6 – 10

4 named, 1 familiy identified

Jisr al-Shughour, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Three or four civilians were killed and several others were wounded by airstrikes on the town of Jisr al Shoughour in Idlib Governorate on May 6th 2018. Women and children were reportedly among the casualties. A Baladi News correspondent added that civil defence teams rushed to the site after the strikes to rescue the injured

Summary

3 – 4

(1 child1–2 women)

6–24

قرية النقير, Al Naqir, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

The village of Al Naqir in Idlib Governorate was hit by airstrikes on May 4th 2018, killing between four and six civilians, and wounding between two and 24 others, local media reported. The list of casualties included women and children. Sources said that Russian forces were likely responsible for the strikes. The Syrian Network for

Summary

(1–2 children1 woman1 man)

4 – 6

2–24

مشمشان, Mishmshan, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Alleged Russian airstrikes killed between five and eight civilians, including women and children, in the village of Mishmshan in rural Idlib Governorate on May 3rd 2018, according to sources on the ground. Up to a further ten civilians were reportedly injured. Radio Kul and the Syrian Network for Human Rights instead accused the Syrian regime

Summary

(2 children2–4 women1 man)

5 – 8

2–10

Suspected target

Unknown

5 named, 1 familiy identified

كفرزيتا, Kafr Zita, Hama, Syria

LOCATION

One woman was reported killed and several other civilians injured, all believed to be medical staff, in alleged Russian airstrikes on Kafr Zita Specialized Hospital in Kafr Zita, Hama, Syria on May 2nd, 2018 according to local sources. Baladi News said the hospital was targeted with four raids. SMART News reported that “Russian warplanes bombed

Summary

Civilian infrastructure

Healthcare facility

كفرزيتا, Kafr Zita, Hama, Syria

LOCATION

One civilian was reportedly killed and ‘multiple’ others were injured in airstrikes allegedly conducted by Russian forces on the town of Kafr Zita in Hama Governorate on May 2nd 2018. Multiple sources reported that a hospital in the centre of the town had been hit and destroyed, and that one staff member had been killed

Summary

Civilian infrastructure

Healthcare facility

القصر, Al Qasr village, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

According to local sources, at least 13 and up to 30 civilians were killed and “tens of others” were injured in airstrikes on al Qasr village, also known as al Fadel, near the Syrian-Iraqi border in the Tal al Jayer area of al Hassaka governorate. Reports identified both the Coalition and the Iraqi air force

Summary

(5–14 children3–5 women7 men)

24 – 30

10–20

US-led Coalition

31 named, 5 families identified

قرية الكشمة, Al Kashma village, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Four women were killed and others injured as Russian forces struck the headquarters of the Islamic State in Al Kashma village, according to local sources. Smart News said a French citizen named Maria was among the dead, the wife of one of ISIS Moroccan legal experts currently detained by IS after he split away. The

Summary

1 – 4

(1–4 women)

الهبيط , كفرسجنة, كفرنبل ,أرينبة, Al Habit , Kafar Sijna , Arinba and Kafr Nabil, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Two civilians died as an aerial bombardment on villages across southern Idlib decimated schools and hospitals, local sources reported. Al Habit was one of the hardest hit by sustained heavy artillery fire, killing a man and woman. Two children were injured in Kafr Nabil, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, as warplanes struck

Summary

Healthcare facility, School

Civilian infrastructure

(1 woman1 man)

2–5

شارع عطا الزين في مخيم اليرموك, Ata Al Zein street in Al Yarmouk refugee camp, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

Up to seven civilians including a woman and her husband were reported killed in alleged Russian forces or Syrian regime forces airstrikes on Al Yarmouk camp in Damascus, Syria on April 24th, 2018 according to local sources. The Syrian Network for Human Rights said that “six civilians, including three women were killed as Syrian/Russian warplanes

Summary

2 – 7

(1–3 women)

Syrian Regime, Russian Military

2 named, 1 familiy identified

مخيم اليرموك, Al Yarmouk refugee camp, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

Four civilians were reported killed and others injured in alleged Syrian regime and Russian forces airstrikes on Yarmouk camp in Damascus, Syria on April 21st, 2018 according to local sources. Step News Agency said that a Palestinian family of three was among four killed as Syrian forces attacked Al Yarmouk refugee camp in Damascus. “Mahmud

Summary

3 – 4

(1 child1 woman1–2 men)

2–3

Syrian Regime, Russian Military

4 named, 1 familiy identified

معرزيتا, Ma'arzita, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

A woman was killed and at least three others injured as Russian forces launched several air raids on the town of Ma’arzita, local sources reported. The wounded civilians included her husband and three children, according to Smart News.

Summary

3–4

Russian Military

قسطون, Qastoun village, Hama, Syria

LOCATION

An attack on the village of Qastoun in the Hama countryside killed at least four civilians including a woman and children and wounded three others, local sources reported. Two women and three children died, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. Smart News said Assad forces used rockets and missiles on the town, with

Summary

4 – 5

(2–3 children1–2 women)

النقير, Al Naqir, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

A man and a woman died as four air raids loaded with high-explosive missiles struck civilian houses in the town of Al Naqir, local media reported. The attack was widely attributed to Russian warplanes by local sources. Idlib 24 also reported the involvement of Assad’s forces. It came as Civil Defence teams continued to recover

Summary

(1 woman1 man)

1–2

وادي النسيم, Wadi Al Nasim, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

An unidentified explosion rocked the neighbourhood of Wadi Al Nasim in the city of Idlib, killing at least 10 civilians and injuring up to 150, local sources said. Zeiton News said 12 women and seven children were among 29 killed by a long-range ballistic missile launched from Russian battleships. Additional sources, including a military observatory

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery, Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)

(1–7 children12–13 women)

10 – 29

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Unknown

50–154

Causes of injury / death

دوما, Douma, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

At least four civilians, including a woman and child, died during “intensive shelling” of the city of Douma, allegedly carried out by Syrian and Russian forces, local sources reported. More than 30 air strikes fell throughout the morning, according to the Euphrates Post, leaving dozens more injured. Gheith Bashar al Kelles, aged 13, was among

Summary

1 – 4

(1 child1 woman)

12–24

Syrian Regime, Russian Military

دوما, Douma, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

An alleged chemical weapons attack, attributed to both the Syrian regime and Russia, reportedly killed between 42 and 100 civilians and wounded up to 1,200 others in the city of Douma, Damascus governorate, on April 7th, 2018, according to local sources. Enab Baladi wrote that “after a ten-day truce in the city of Douma, the

Summary

(8 children15 women21 men)

42 – 100

Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear (CBRN), Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

700–1200

Causes of injury / death

Unknown, Syrian Regime

Suspected target

Unknown

36 named, 7 families identified

دوما, Douma, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

A “brutal bombardment” by Russian and Syrian forces on the city of Douma killed up to 45 civilians and left at least another 50 wounded, local media reported. At least eight children were reported killed, with some sources claiming up to 100 civilians were wounded, including numerous women and children. Warplanes allegedly struck residential neighbourhoods

Summary

4 – 45

(4–8 children1 woman)

24–100

28 named

قرية مرعند, Mar’, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

A woman and her four children were killed in airstrikes on the town of Mar’, according to local media. Early reports said the injured children were taken to nearby medical points where they are believed to have later died. The mother was named as Samar Abdul Rahman by the Syrian Network for Human Rights. Syria

Summary

1 – 5

(4 children1 woman)

Unknown, Syrian Regime

5 named, 1 familiy identified

السكرية, Al Sukariya, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

A woman and her son were killed in the village of Al Sukariya in Idlib province during alleged Russian and Syrian airstrikes, local media reported. The strikes included cluster bombs according to Step News. Several civilians were reported wounded.

Summary

(1 child1 woman)

Syrian Regime, Unknown

Ceel Buur, Mudug, Somalia

LOCATION

Up to four civilians, including one child and one woman, were killed along with up to five al Shabaab fighters as a US airstrike struck El Burr, Galmudug, international media reported. Following a year of denials, US Africa Command admitted in April 2019 that civilians had in fact died in the event – and that

Summary

2 – 4

(1 child1 woman2 men)

Belligerents reported killed

2–5

قرية جوزيف, Joseph Village, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

A woman was killed and several other civilians were wounded in an alleged Russian airstrike on the town of Joseph in the Idlib countryside, local sources reported. A high-explosive missile hit the outskirts of the town wounding the woman. She was rushed to hospital by civil defense teams but died upon arrival. Several civilians were

Summary

Russian Military

أورم الجوز, Urma Al Jouz, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

One woman was killed during military airstrikes on the town of Urma Al Jouz, local sources reported. The death of Fattoum Haj Hammoud was widely attributed to Russian forces, however, the Syrian Network for Human Rights reported the involvement of Syrian planes. Missiles additionally damaged fencing and furniture at the town’s dispensary.

Summary

بسنقول, Bsanqoul, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Up to eight civilians including five children and three women were reported killed and several others injured in alleged Russian forces or Syrian regime airstrikes on Bsanqoul village in Idlib, Syria on March 31st, 2018 according to local sources. Shaam Network said that Russian warplanes targeted the town of Bsanqoul with several missiles that hit

Summary

3 – 8

(2–5 children1–3 women)

5 named, 1 familiy identified

أريحا, Ariha, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Four or five civilians including a woman and her child died and up to nine more civilians were wounded in an alleged Russian or regime airstrike on Ariha, local media reported. @shahed_alep: 4 k a number wounded @SyrianCoalition reported “three martyrs and seven wounded in an air strike targeting civilian homes”. Other sources put the

Summary

4 – 5

(1 child1–2 women2 men)

7–9

14 named, 3 families identified

النقير, Al Naqir, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

One woman was killed and up to three civilians were injured in alleged Russian and/or Syrian regime air and artillery strikes on the village of Al Naqir, Idlib governorate, on March 27th, 2018, according to local sources. HalabTodayTV reported that “a woman was killed and several people were wounded, and more than 10 houses were destroyed

Summary

2–3

عربين, Arbin, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

47 people, among which 17 women, including three pregnant women, and 17 children, were killed by airstrikes on a shelter in the city of Arbin, Eastern Ghouta, in the night of March 22nd, 2018. Conflicting reports blamed both Russia and the Syrian regime for the attack. @N_workMediaHoms tweeted that warplanes dropped more than 30 barrels

Summary

(17 children17 women16 men)

44 – 47

Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear (CBRN), Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

20–50

Causes of injury / death

50 named, 14 families identified