Civilian Casualties

21 – 30

21 named

الميادين, Al Mayadeen, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Between seven and 30 civilians were killed, and as many as 100 were estimated to be injured, following an alleged airstrike on an educational complex. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame. Almost all sources attributed blame to the Russian warplanes, whilst the Syrian Network for Human Rights blamed the Syrian regime. Enabbaladi only

Summary

Civilian infrastructure

School

(3 children1 woman1–3 men)

7 – 30

12–100

7 named

LOCATION

Souran, Hama, Syria

Up to 30 civilians including 11 children died in airstrikies on Souran, Al-Lataminah, according to local media – though sources were conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the Syrian regime. According to Roiraqro and Wesal_TV 10 people from the same family died when their car was hit by a strike.

Summary

(11 children2 women1 man)

7 – 30

1 named

القريتين, Al Qaryatayn, Homs, Syria

LOCATION

At least 24 civilians were reported killed and a dozen injured in alleged evening Russian airstrikes on a centre for the distribution of bread in the town of Qaryatain in Homs province. According to Shaam News Network, 16 people died when Russian planes carried out two raids. Activists stressed that the raids targeted a bakery

Summary

23 – 30

(3 children2 women1 man)

Unknown

30 named, 1 familiy identified

Bizza Square and Bab Maqam, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Two attacks reportedly occurred in Bab Maqam, Old Aleppo within moments of one another. The first incident took place specifically in Bizza Square, and the other in another part of Bab Maqam. Two sources reported that all together, in both incidents, 30 people were killed in Bab Maqam. LCCSY said that “Assad forces intensive shelling

Summary

25 – 30

(1 child)

Unknown, Syrian Regime

1 named

حاج علي, Haj Ali, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Local sources claimed “dozens of civilians” including children and women were killed or injured after Coalition or Iraq government jets targeted Haj Ali village in Qayyarah south of Mosul. While most social media reports blamed the Iraqi military for the event, others blamed the Coalition or both. Yaqen, for example, said it was a joint

Summary

(2 children2 women)

10–40

US-led Coalition, Iraq Government Forces

الموصل: غرب, Mosul, West, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Local sources reported that seventy civilians were killed or injured as a result of artillery and missile shelling on several neighborhoods in West Mosul. While two sources said it was the work of the Iraqi government, @Sonawa1 mentioned ‘shelling’ in general. Presently no further details are known.

Summary

10 – 30

10–40

US-led Coalition, Iraq Government Forces

LOCATION

إدلب, Idlib, Syria

A major airstrike on Idlib city killed up to 30 civilians and injured up to 300 more. Reports blamed both Russia and the US-led Coalition for the attack. The Coalition has expressly denied any involvement – though a unilateral US action remains possible. The attack – which reportedly involved both airstrikes and missiles – caused

Summary

(12–15 children10–11 women)

5 – 30

12–300

US-led Coalition, Unknown, Russian Military

24 named, 4 families identified

الباب, Al Bab city, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between 12 and 29 civilians including up to five children and five women died in airstrikes on Al Bab, according to local media – though sources were conflicted as to whether this was the work of Turkey or the US-led Coalition. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, “The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights

Summary

(4–5 children5 women4 men)

12 – 29

US-led Coalition, Turkish Military

12 named, 3 families identified

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

سرمدا, Sarmada, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

A major US airstrike on an al Nusra Front headquarters – a unilateral action – killed a significant number of militants. However, up to 26 Free Syrian Army prisoners held in the building were also reported killed, along with three children. The US admitted responsibility for just one civilian death three years later. Fatah al

Summary

(3 children)

الموصل‎, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq

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

الشفعة, Al Sha'afa, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

According to local reports by Euphrates Post, alleged Coalition air raids targeted “a residential complex in district 24” of the town of Al Sha’afa. The sources stated that there were civilian casualties as a result, but did not specify a specific number. These sources were apparent carbon copies of each other. However, according to two Sana

Summary

2 – 29

الموصل الجديدة, Mosul, Mosul al-Jadid / New Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Relatives, local residents and press sources said up to 29 people from two families were killed after Coalition airstrikes struck their houses in the New Mosul neighborhood of West Mosul. The Coalition later conceded causing 27 deaths in the event. According to Al Jazeera Iraq, 29 civilians, mostly children and women, were killed and many

Summary

(2 children2 women2–3 men)

27 – 29

Known belligerent

4 named, 1 familiy identified

حي باب النيرب, Bab al Nairab neighbourhood, Aleppo [seems to be road between bab al Nayrab and Jib al Qibba], Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

In a large-scale civilian casualty incident, referred to as “a massacre”, between 17 and 28 civilians, including multiple families, died in alleged Russian or Assad regime air and/or artillery strikes on Aleppo’s Bab al Nairab, on what looks to be road between bab al Nayrab and Jib al Qibba. Multiple sources said that the strikes

Summary

17 – 28

12–40

الشدادي, Al-Shadadi, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

Reported airstrikes by the Coalition or possibly Russia on al Shadadi between midnight and dawn struck a bakery in the city killing at least 15 civilians, according to multiple reports. Shaam News and the Syrian Network said the civilians died in a Coalition strike as they queued to buy bread at Auto Bakery, although other

As many as 28 civilians died and up to 57 more were wounded in airstrikes on the Sukkari neighbourhood in Aleppo, according to local media – though sources were conflicted as to whether Russia or the Syrian regime were responsible. Sources reported three or four raids, with the lowest civilian death toll given as 12

Summary

10 – 28

(5 children3 men)

15–57

10 named

LOCATION

إدلب, Idlib, Syria

Fifteen named civilians were among those killed in multiple airstrikes on Idlib, local media reported. Sources were conflicted as to whether Russia or the Assad regime were responsible – though the event was referred to as a “horrific massacre” in several reports. Dozens more civilians were said to have been wounded. A popular market, “the

Summary

20 – 28

(5 children)

12–30

15 named, 1 familiy identified

Geolocation

Nearby landmark

الموصل‎, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

A high-ranking officer with the Iraq Army was the reported source for a highly contested claim – most likely Daesh propaganda – that French aircraft had bombed a school in Mosul, allegedly killing 28 pupils. According to German news agency DPA, Brigadier-General Thanon Sabawi from the Second Division of the Iraqi Army claimed that “French

Summary

Civilian infrastructure

School

كفريا والفوعة, Kafriya and Al Fou’a, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

In a major civilian casualty incident, which several sources referred to as a “massacre”, up to 28 civilians died and as many as 30 more were wounded in multiple alleged Russian airstrikes on he town of Kafriya and Al Fou’a in Idlib. According to Baladi, Russia launched “more than 15 successive airstrikes” on the town

Summary

(3–4 children1–2 women1 man)

9 – 28

20–30

Mosul, West / Right side, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Local sources said that 27 civilians were killed, including women and children, and 63 were injured by Coalition airstrikes and artillery bombing on several neighborhoods at the right side of Mosul. Sawif Ateka published a photograph of an unnamed little girl who it said died in shelling on the Al-Zinjili neighbourhood. In its June casualty

Summary

(1 child)

عربين, Arbin, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

In this event, described by many as a “massacre”, up to 27 civilians, including children and women, were killed and dozens were wounded as the city of Arbeen, eastern Ghouta, Damascus, was subject to heavy aerial shelling, allegedly carried out by either Russia or the Syrian regime. Some sources, including the Syrian Network for Human Rights

Summary

(4–6 children2 women1 man)

19 – 27

2–24

15 named

الشعفة, Al Shaafa town, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

An alleged Coalition airstrike killed and injured a number of civilians on the morning of December 21st. Although some sources reported that the incident took place on December 20th (when another similar incident occurred) the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights distinguished the two as separate events. Local sources reported the killing of 27 people, mostly

Summary

14 – 27

(8 children)

حي الكلاسة, Al Kalassa (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Alleged Russian or Assad regime airstrikes in the neighborhood of al Kalassa, Aleppo, killed at least seven members of one family, local sources reported. The death toll may have been as high as 27, with sources reporting at least three children and three women dead, and photographs circulating of a father holding his dead son.

Summary

7 – 27

(3 children3 women1 man)

الشجرة, Al Shajra, Daraa, Syria

LOCATION

Up to 27 civilians were reported killed in airstrikes on the town of Al Shajra in western Daraa. According to Daraa Martyrs Documentation Center, 32 “mostly civilians” were killed when positions of Jaish Khalid bin Walid, a Salafi jihadist group, were targeted. The report claimed that the Coalition launched a long-range missile, which “targeted the

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

17 – 27

(1 man)

US-led Coalition, Israeli Military

Suspected target

Other

Belligerents reported killed

الكسك, Kisik Junction, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

A Canadian airstrike at Kisik Junction was alleged to have killed between 6 and 27 civilians, according to an internal CENTCOM report. The source was an English-speaking peshmerga fighter, who had passed on his concerns to Coalition Special Forces based in Iraq. The Canadian attack had targeted “an ISIL sniper/ HMG [havy machine gun] position

Summary

6 – 27

الشعار, Al Shia Ar, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between nine and 27 civilians including six children were reportedly killed and dozens more wounded in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on the Al Shia’ar neighbourhood of Aleppo. LCCSF reported the lowest number: “Five martyrs and more than 15 wounded were reported among civilians due to Russian airstrikes targeting Al Shia’ar neighbourhood in the

Summary

9 – 27

(6 children2–4 women)

15–24

9 named, 2 families identified

الموصل‎, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Local sources told Mosul Ateka that 26 civilians from four families were killed when their home was bombed by Coalition strikes. There are no additional accounts of this alleged incident at the moment.

Summary