Civilian Casualties

(2 men)

ام تينة , Umm Tine village, Maskana, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Four victims (one adult male, one adult female and two children) were named by the VDC as killed by Russia in Umm Tine village, Maskana. But the Syrian Network for Human Rights blamed the regime, reporting: “three civilians, including a girl and her mother, died when Syrian regime artillery shells fired on Om Tena village

Summary

(2 children1 woman1 man)

شارع القوتلي, Al Kuwati street, 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.” Sharqiya Voice reported that “YPG militia” used “mortars” on Al Quwatli street, but made no mention of

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(0–3 children0–1 women)

الحميدية, Hamidiya (Deir ez-Zor), Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Four named civilians were killed in a reported Russian or Assad regime airstrike on Hamidiya. The Violations Documentation Center named the victims, all adult males.

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(4 men)

LOCATION

مهين, Mahin, Homs, Syria

The Violations Documentation Center reported the death of four non-combatants, including three children, following alleged shelling by Russian warplanes, while the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that three civilians including two children died in the strike. VDC has published the four victims by names.

Summary

(3 children1 man)

حي الاماسي, Al Amassi, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Two adult male civilians and up to two children were killed in an alleged Coalition airstrike on their home in Raqqa’s al Amassi neighbourhood, local media reported. In February 2019, the Coalition accepted responsibility for the event, noting: “Coalition aircraft engaged an ISIS headquarters multistory building. Regrettably, four civilians were unintentionally killed and two civilians

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(1–2 children2 men)

0–5

نحليا, Nahlia, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

In a news roundup, the Shaam News Network reported that two civilians were killed and a number more wounded in alleged Russian airstrikes on Nahlia. Radio Al Kul placed the death toll at four.

Summary

المرور, Al Mourour neighbourhood, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Four civilians, died following suspected US-led Coalition airstrikes on Al Mourour neighbourhood in the south of Raqqa city. An unknown number of others were alleged wounded by local sources. According to Al Araby the strikes hit residential buildings in the area. All sources blamed the US-led Coalition.

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(2 women2 men)

4 named, 2 families identified

كفر بطنا, Kafar Batna, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

Between two and four civilians have been killed and as many as ten others, including children, were injured, in air and artillery strikes on Kafar Batna, according to local media. Sources attributed the blame to both Russia and the Syrian regime. Barrel bombing was reported in these strikes. Members of the Syrian Civil Defence teams

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Airstrike and/or Artillery

(1 child4 men)

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

2–10

Cause of injury / death

البوكمال, Abu Kamal, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

According to Lawhat Bukmalna, “Coalition air strikes targeted several positions of Iranian groups in the city of Abu Kamal. There were reports of civilian deaths”. Lawhat Bukmalna went on to report that the following sites were struck: Near al Hajana Near the school of Zeinab The Tuweiba area The Mosque of al Mustafa The area

Summary

(1 child1 woman1 man)

أربيل, Near Irbil, Erbil, Iraq

LOCATION

Three or four possible civilians were reported killed in an airstrike in northern Iraq, carried out by two Danish F-16s which each dropped a 500lb GBU-12 bomb. The possible error was discovered after a Danish review of cockpit video: “In some parts of the footage showing four people and a vehicle, there were acts being

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0 – 4

Known belligerent

درنة‎: باب طبرق, Bab Tobruk, Darnah, Libya

LOCATION

An unknown aircraft bombed the Bab Tobruk neighbourhood near the medical centre in Derna, which led to the death of a woman and her child, according to local and international sources. The three strikes, which reportedly targeted the Shura Council, damaged the Al Wahda hospital and the Omar bin Khattab mosque in the Zuhour district

Summary

United Arab Emirates Military

4 named

الأتارب, Al Atarib, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between one and four civilians, including a child, were killed and up to nine more were injured from two aerial bombings of the city of Al Atarib. The strikes reportedly struck a bakery, a hospital, and several civilian houses, causing damage extensive enough to shut the hospital down. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human

Summary

Civilian infrastructure

Healthcare facility

(0–1 children0–1 men)

3–9

2 named

‏خان شيخون‬, Khan Shikhoun, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Multiple sources reported that aerial bombardment in the city of Khan Sheikun, Idlib killed at least three civilians, including two to three children, and wounded up to seven more – though sources were conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the Assad regime. Sources including the Syrian Network for Human Rights,

Summary

(2–3 children)

2–7

Geolocation

City

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,

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(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

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العلباوي, Al A'lbawi, Hama, Syria

LOCATION

A single source, the Smart News Agency, reported that “a number of civilians were killed and wounded by shelling of warplanes likely to be Russian to a village controlled by the Islamic State Organisation, east of Hama city, central Syria”. It added that, “the aircraft bombed civilian houses in the village of Al-Albawi, east of

Summary

(2 children)

غرز, Gharaz, Daraa, Syria

LOCATION

Four civilians were reportedly killed in alleged Russian airstrikes in Gharaz, Dara’a governorate, on July 8th, 2018, according to local sources. An unknown number of others was wounded. Several sources, such as @Wesal_TV, reported that four civilians were killed and others were wounded by airstrikes targeting the Gharaz area, east of Dara’a. While most sources

Summary

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Cause of injury / death

البوابية, Buwaybiyah, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Up to four civilians including a young girl were reported killed following heavy airstrikes at Al Bawabye which were widely attributed to Russia. The White Helmets reported that “Civil defence teams pulled out 4 martyrs in Al Bawabiya.” The Violations Documentation Center later named three fatalities.

Summary

(1 child2 men)

Unknown

3 named, 1 familiy identified

Abu Kamal, al Suwei’ya bridge, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Four named civilians were reported killed in a Coalition airstrike in Abu Kamal, local media reported. Smart reported raids “targeted an apartment building near the bridge”, identified by a correspondent for Jisr TV as “Suwayyah” bridge 120km east of Deir Ezzor, next to the prison where a major civilian casualty incident took place the same

Summary

(1–4 men)

US-led Coalition, Russian Military

تدمر, Palmyra, Homs, Syria

LOCATION

According to the Shaam News Network: “four people were killed when Russian enemy planes targeted a civilian transport vehicle on the road from Palmyra to Deir Ezzor.” The Syrian Network for Human Rights also reported that “four people were killed from the same family when the Russian warplane targeted their truck (which is a refrigerated

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السكرية, Al Sukkariya, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Four civilians – two women and two girls – died in an airstrike on the residential neighbourhood of al Sukkariya, local media reported. It was unclear who was responsible, though one source attributed the event to Russia. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, “four citizen women including two girls were killed as a

Summary

(2 children2 women)

US-led Coalition, Russian Military

التمانعة, Taman'ah, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Three civilians of the same family, including a child and two women, were killed by airstrikes, believed to be Russian, on the town of Al-Tamana’ah on September 29th, according to local sources. The airstrikes should be seen in the context of aerial bombardments since dawn on the city of Jisr Al-Shougour and the nearby town

Summary

(1 child2 women1 man)

2–12

كفريا, Kafriya, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

An alleged Syrian or Russian airstrike struck the village of Kafriya in the morning of July 13th, according to local sources. The strike led to the death of three civilians (and a fetus) who seem to be from the same family. A man, his child and a pregnant woman who were displaced were reported killed

Summary

(1 child1 woman1 man)

2–11

Suspected target

Unknown

عربين, Arbeen, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

Between three and four civilians were killed, including a 20 day old baby, and dozens more were wounded in airstrikes on Arbeen, local media reported. Sources blamed both Russia and the Syrian regime for the raids. A child was trapped under the rubble for an extended period of time due to the collapse of a

Summary

(1 child1 woman1 man)

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

12–24

Cause of injury / death

3 named

الفردوس, Al Fardous (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Local media reported at least one and as many as four dead as a result of either Russian airstrikes or regime shelling in the al Ferdos neighborhood of Aleppo on September 19th. Almodon News said that “Russian fighter jets bombed the eastern districts of Aleppo,” including al Ferdos. Smart News and Alaraby News both used

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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,

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هجين, Hajeen, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Possible Russian warplanes struck the city of Hajeen, Deir Ezzor, killing at least one civilian, local media reported. MasarPress, who blamed Russian warplanes, reported how Hajeen village and the crossing of the village of Abbas al-Nahari east of Deir al-Zour were struck by several raids, killing a total of four civilians. The report did not,

Summary

(1 man)

Russian Military, Unknown

1 named

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

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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