Civilian Casualties

Bariha, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Between two and four civilians died and five more were wounded in an alleged Russian airstrike on Bariha village, according to local media. Euphrates Post, Sound and Picture and 7al all blamed Russia. A number of other sources didn’t identify the warplanes that carried out the attack. Euphrates Post put the death toll at four,

Summary

Russian Military

الفتحة, Fatha, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Four civilians were reported killed and two injured during an alleged Coalition strike on the village of Fatha north of Mosul according to Al Araby, which said the bodies were transfered to a local morgue. No additional information is presently available. In their February 2020 civilian casualty report, the US-led Coalition assessed reports that they

Summary

قنفودة, Ganfouda, Benghazi, Libya

LOCATION

Libya Alahrar TV reported on Facebook that four children were killed in an airstrike in Ganfouda carried out by the UAE in support of LNA. A two-family house was reportedly hit in the strike. Other sources, such as Morasel Benghazi and bngazy22, also reported the death of four children, some of them quoting the Saraya

Summary

Libyan National Army, United Arab Emirates Military

كفروما, Kafarouma, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Up to six civilians including five children were reported killed and up to ten others injured in alleged Russian forces or Syrian regime airstrikes on Kafrouma in Idlib, Syria on July 21st, 2019, according to local sources. The youngest of the victims, Nour Al-Najjar was 6 months old. Zaman Al Wasl said some of the

Summary

(5 children1 woman1 man)

4–10

Syrian Regime, Russian Military

11 named, 3 families identified

بادية هجين, Hajin Desert, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Three or four civilian fuel truck drivers were reported killed along with a number of Daesh fighters, in the Hajin Desert area of Deir Ezzor. In September 2020, the Coalition admitted that a strike had been conducted on September 30th 2016 against “Daesh equipment”, killing at least three civilians According to blogger Hamad al Ramadan,

Summary

Known belligerent

مساكن هنانو, Masaken Hanano, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Three to four civilians died and up to dozens more were reported wounded in Masaken Hanano neighbourhood of Aleppo following suspected Russian attacks. A number of sources did not name a culprit and described the form of attack as “helicopter aircraft” or “warplane bombardment”. Midline alleged that the Syrian regime was the culprit, while @MePanorama

Summary

(1 child1 woman)

10–24

Unknown, Syrian Regime

قرطبة, Qortoba, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Four civilians were killed in a reported afternoon airstrike on Qortoba village, as a heavy Coalition/ SDF campaign against ISIL continued. Al A’Amaq Media reported two deaths initially. According to Syria News Desk, “Coalition aircraft bombed three houses in the centre of Qahtaniyah, killing four civilians including a child, and injuring more than 14 others,

Summary

(1 child)

7–14

باب الحديد, Bab Al Hadeed, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Four civilians were reportedly killed in an air or artillery strike on the Bab al-Hadid neighbourhood, Aleppo, according to a single source. The Syrian Network for Human Rights reported: “at least four victims died due to suspected Russian warplanes missiles fired on Bab Al Hadeed neighborhood in Aleppo city, November 19, 2016.” There were few

Summary

Russian Military

رطلة, Ratlah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Four civilians died and ten were reported injured in a claimed Coalition aerial attack on Ratla village, according to a single source. Smart News reported that “A local source told Smart the bombing targeted the village of Ratla, killing four civilians and wounding ten others, without details of the cases of the wounded and the

Summary

الرقة‎, Al Rumaila and Al Idkhar, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Smart reported that “according to local sources, warplanes likely belonging to the International Alliance targeted the neighborhood of Rumaila, killing four civilians and wounding others and destroying a car belonging to ISIL.” Al Araby also blamed the Coalition and put the death toll at four, though appeared to be citing from Smart. No additional details

Summary

1–2

سلمية, Salamiya, Hama, Syria

LOCATION

At least four civilians, including a woman and her three children, were killed and others, including two children, were wounded in airstrikes against the neighbourhoods of Salamiya east of Hama in central Syria, according to local sources. Many sources, such as Smart News Agency, did not identify who was responsible for carrying out the airstrikes.

Summary

(3 children1 woman)

Unknown, ISIS

north of Raqqah, Syria, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the deaths of four civilians in an event north of Raqqa. Their November 2017 civilian casualty report noted: “During a Coalition strike that engaged a Daesh tactical unit, it was assessed that four civilians were unintentionally killed.” In July 2019, the Coalition provided

Summary

Known belligerent

زنجبار‎, Zinjibar, Abyan, Yemen

LOCATION

A US drone strike in the city of Zinjibar reportedly killed four civilians in addition to up to eight members of Al Qaeda, according to local sources, on June 3, 2011. The New York Times reported that a US airstrike in the city of Zinjibar killed Abu Ali al Harithi, a “veteran of Abu Musab

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Cause of injury / death

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)

Known belligerent

US Forces

Known target

Belligerents reported killed

3–8

مسكنة, Maskanah, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Up to four civilians were reported killed in an alleged airstrike by Russian warplanes on Maskanah, according to the Syrian Network for Human Rights.

Summary

(2 men)

2 named, 1 familiy identified

منطقة جمعية المهندسين, Jamiat al Muhandissen area in Orme al Kubra, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Multiple local sources reported the explosion of a car bomb in “the second village of engineers” killing members of Haiat Tahrir al Sham [formerly Al Qaeda/ Al Nusra] and up to four civilians, as well as wounding others. According to @Elghad , “The Syrian Observatory, based in Britain, said that a car bomb exploded near

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خان شيخون, Khan Sheikhoun, Hama, Syria

LOCATION

Up to four civilians, including a child, were killed and at least 11 civilians were injured in alleged Russian or Syrian regime air and artillery strikes on Khan Sheikhoun, Hama governorate, on May 8th, 2019, according to local sources. Several sources reported that a total of three civilians were killed, including the Syrian Network for

Summary

Civilian infrastructure

School

(1 child1 man)

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

11–26

Cause of injury / death

أبو حمام, Abu Hamam, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Four civilians including one women and two children were killed and several others injured in an alleged Russian airstrike on the al Shaitat area of Abu Hamam, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and Deir Ezzor is Being Slaughtered Silently. The Syrian Observatory reported the deaths of two children, one woman and one man in a Russian

Summary

(2 children1 woman1 man)

تلبيسة, Talbisah, Homs, Syria

LOCATION

Three to four civilians including two children were killed in airstrikes on Talbiseh, according to local sources – though reports were conflicted as to whether Russia or the Assad regime were responsible. Shaam News Network said that three civilians died and several were injured – “most of them children” – in Russian raids, while a

Summary

(2 children0–3 men)

12–20

3 named

عابدين, Abidin, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Up to four civilians died including women and children in alleged Russia and/or regime airstrikes on a car fleeing Abdin, local media reported. Sources reported that an initial strike destroyed homes and that residents attempting to flee in a car were then hit. According to Smart News, a total of six civilians including two women

Summary

(1–3 children1–2 women)

Belligerents reported injured

دير الزور, Deir ez-Zor, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Local media reported that up to four civilians died and several more were injured in an airstrike on Deir Ezzor – though it was unclear whether Russia or the Syrian regime were to blame. According to one source, Al Jisrtv, ISIS mortars also hit the governorate on this day. The Syrian News Network reported that

Summary

(0–1 children)

0–2

Qadi Askar, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between two and four people were killed in airstrikes on Qadi Askar in Aleppo, according to sources on the ground. AMC reported that two children were killed, while The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said “at least one child” had died, while AleppoAMC put the number at four. Most sources didn’t name the belligerent, though

Summary

(1–4 children)

Unknown, Syrian Regime

الموصل‎, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Three professors from the University of Mosul were among four civilians and a Daesh official reported killed in an alleged Coaliton airstrike. According to the National Iraqi News Agency, Salah Mohammed Afri, responsible for student affairs, “was killed along with two [or three] professors appointed by Daesh to the Faculty of Dentistry at the University

Summary

(1 man)

السوسة, Al Soussa, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

A civilian house was reported destroyed in a Coalition airstrike on al Soussa. Two media reports said that non-combatants died. A tweet by @ashameree199 described “A raid by the International Coalition against the house and shops of Mr. Rafie al-Ghannam, which is inhabited by the families of fighters of the organization’ [IS] with Iraqi nationality,

Summary

3 named, 1 familiy identified

مزرعة كفرطاب خان شيخون, Kafar Tab farm, Khan Sheikhoun, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Up to eight civilians most if them from the same family were reported killed and further three to four others were injured in alleged Russian or Syrian airstrikes or artillery shelling on their farm in Khan Sheikoun, Idlib, in the afternoon of August 6th 2019. The victims were pistachio workers as local sources said. The

Summary

4 – 8

(3–4 men)

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

3–4

Cause of injury / death

7 named, 2 families identified

جسر الحج, Jisr al-Haj, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between one and four civilians were killed and several more were wounded by air or artillery strikes, carried out by either Russia or the Syrian regime, on Jisr Al Haj, Aleppo, local sources reported. Most sources reported the death of one man, while others merely referred to “several” victims. Halab News gave the highest death

Summary

Syrian Regime, Russian Military

المنصور, Mosul, Al Mansour, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Four civilians were reported killed at al Mansour during heavy fighting, according to a single source. Their bodies were buried at Amel school. According to Shafaaq, “Four civilians were killed in the Mansour district, southwest of Mosul during the battles between Iraqi forces and organize Daesh in the neighborhood, which is still under the control

Summary

اللطامنة, Lataminah, Hama, Syria

LOCATION

Four civilians were named as being killed in an alleged Russian airstrike in al Latamna, Hama. The Violations Documentation Centre in Syria listed their deaths as a result of “warplane shelling” from “Russian troops”. The death toll included one child and one woman. The only other known source that reported on this event was the Syrian

Summary

(1 child1 woman2 men)

رطلة, Ratlah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Smart News Agency reported the death of three civilians inlcuding two children and the injury of four more in an alleged Coalition strike on Rata. Other sources put the death toll at four including two children, though they did not identify who was responsible for the “raids”.

Summary

(2 children)

مكتب البريد وشارع القوتلي, the post office, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

According to the Smart News Agency, “the SDF shelled several neighbourhoods in the city with artillery shells, mortars and rockets killing eight civilians, including three children and their mother, in Al-Quwatli Street and east of the Post Center.” No further details are currently available, although it should be noted that only the Coalition and not

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(0–3 children0–1 women)