Civilian Casualties

الرطبة, Ar Rutbah, Al Anbar, Iraq

LOCATION

As many as 26 civilians were reported killed in an alleged Coalition airstrike in the vicinity of Ar Rutbah, in Anbar province. A video released by Daesh-linked Al A’amaq showed an apparent ‘double-tap’ strike when the location was again bombed shortly afterwards. The Yagen agency reported that “aggressive Coalition strikes killed ten civilians and wounded

Summary

12 – 26

(9 children6 women4 men)

دوما, Douma, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

News media and casualty recorders reported that between 25 and 26 civilians were killed including eight children and seven women – and more than a dozen injured – in airstrikes targeting a market where people were queuing to buy heating fuel. It remains unclear whether the Assad regime or Russian forces were responsible for the

Summary

(8 children7 women10 men)

25 – 26

Unknown, Syrian Regime

25 named, 5 families identified

حي الشعاكفرنبل , Kafir Nabil, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Up to 26 civilians – 23 of whom were named – died and dozens more were wounded in an alleged Russian or Assad regime airstrikes on a popular market in Kafir Nabil, according to sources on the ground. Reports were conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the regime. Aljazeera pointed

Summary

23 – 26

(3–6 children2 women)

12–36

23 named

هجين, Hajin, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Local media reported that between 11 and 26 civilians died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Hajin, in what some sources described as “a massacre”. In June 2019 the Coalition accepted responsibility for just one death in this event, with their monthly civilian casualty report noting: “Near Hajin, Syria, via media report. Coalition aircraft conducted

Summary

11 – 26

(2–3 children2 women)

5 named, 1 familiy identified

الحامدية, Al Hamidiya hospital, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

In a separate incident from the attacks on the National Hospital and the hospital for women and children (listed above for February 15th), between 13 and 26 civilians including up to seven women and at least two children died in airstrikes on the Médecins Sans Frontière (MSF) hospital at Al Hamidiya, according to multiple sources

Summary

Civilian infrastructure

Healthcare facility

(2 children1–7 women22 men)

16 – 26

40 named

الباب, Al Bab, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between seven and 26 civilians including many women and children were reportedly killed in alleged Turkish airstrikes on Al Bab. Al Bab 24 posted on Facebook that “seven people were killed following Turkish air and artillery bombardment on Al Bab northeast of Aleppo.” The ISIS propaganda outlet Al Raed La Ykazeb Ahlahu initially agreed with

Summary

(12 children3–8 women2–6 men)

7 – 26

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

LOCATION

During a wave of Russian or Assad regime strikes near Aleppo, up to 25 civilians were reported killed – 17 of them said to be children – at Al Kalassa. Some reports placed the strike at Wadi al Arayes, though casualty reports make clear these are the same event. According to Shaam News, “Another 15

Summary

15 – 26

(18 children3 women)

22 named, 5 families identified

المحطة, Mosul, Al Mahatta, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Local residents told journalists of the French newspaper Mediapart that 26 people were killed after an airstrike reportedly carried out by an “American-built F-16” targeted an ISIL combatant who was sitting on the roof of their house. A young girl was also severely injured. The report by Mediapart.fr [in translation] reads: “In the neighbourhood of

Summary

(2 children2 women)

سجن ادلب المركزي, Idlib Central Prison, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Local sources reported that two Russian planes launched eight raids on the city of Idlib, including residential areas. Baladi News reported that six airstrikes struck the central prison west of the city of Idlib causing the destructing of one of the buildings. Multiple civilians including prisoners and prison staff were reported killed and wounded while

Summary

(5–8 children2 women9 men)

9 – 26

40–60

Russian Military

الوائلية, Al Waelyiah, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Abdarahman Alloizi MP, a deputy in the Iraqi parliament, claimed that as many as 26 civilians from one family died, when the coalition struck a house near Mosul, in the village of Al Waeliyah. No additional details are presently known.

Summary

جعار, Ja'ar, Abyan, Yemen

LOCATION

Between 13 and 26 civilians – 14 of whom were named – died and 21 other civilians were injured in two or more alleged US, Yemeni, or Saudi airstrikes on the same location in Jaar on May 15, 2012, according to sources. An additional three to 25 AQAP members were also killed in the strikes.

Summary

13 – 26

(1 woman)

US Forces, Saudi-led Coalition, Yemeni Air Force

Suspected target

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)

Belligerents reported killed

15 named

3–25

سرمدا, Sarmada, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

26 civilians including seven children and two to three women were killed – and up to 100 others injured – in airstrikes on Sarmada according to multiple sources. Shaam News reported on three incidents on Idlib on the same day (Maarat Al Numan, Saraqib, Sarmada), and said 13 non-combatants were killed and dozens injured in two strikes by Russian

Summary

(7 children2–3 women16 men)

24–100

Russian Military

26 named, 3 families identified

LOCATION

Mosul, Hermat, Iraq

Local eyewitnesses reported the deaths of 25 civilians following an air or artillery strike on the hermit area of West Mosul. An unpublished Amnesty International field investigation was shared with Airwars: ““On the street we were staying, in my uncle’s house, three houses were levelled by one attack, around 12pm on 15 March. I don’t

Summary

(2 children2 women)

US-led Coalition, Iraq Government Forces

1 named

الثقافية, Mosul, cultural group area, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

At least 15 civilians were claimed killed alongside 40 or more Daesh fighters, in an alleged Coalition air raid on Mosul. NRN News first flashed at around noon local time “the fall of dozens of civilians by bombings on both sides of the city. More soon.” In a later bulletin, the news agency said the

Summary

15 – 25

(3 men)

30–103

الباب, Al-Bab, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between 20 and 25 civilians died in a Turkish (or less likely Coalition) raid on al Bab. According to ISIS’s media wing, “Turkish planes committed a new massacre in al Bab for the second day running – initial toll of 20 dead.” Umayya reported the death toll as being possibly even higher than 25: “The

Summary

(3–7 children3–10 women1 man)

20 – 25

US-led Coalition, Turkish Military

11 named, 1 familiy identified

Mosul, Al Hermat, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Twenty five or more civilians were reported killed following a battle in the Hermat area of West Mosul. It was unclear whether Iraqi forces and/or the Coalition were responsible. Amnesty International provided the following field report to Airwars citing an eyewitness: “On 2 May, in the early morning, there was a big attack on my

Summary

(1 woman)

US-led Coalition, Iraq Government Forces

حي المشهد, Al Mashad neighbourhood, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between nine and 25 civilians, including children and women, were killed and up to 30 more wounded, as a result of aerial shelling in the Aleppo neighbourhood of Al Mashad local sources reported. Sources varied regarding the number of fatalities, with the lowest at five and highest reported by ShahbaPress at 25. Several sources reported

Summary

5 – 25

(5–7 men)

6–30

1 named

ظهرة العلواني, Zahret Al Alwni, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Local sources reported that 10 to 25 civilians had been killed and dozens wounded as a result of an alleged Coalition airstrike on Zahret Al Alwni – an IDP camp located between Al Sousse and Al Sha’afa. Most sources reported that 16 non combatants had died. According to most reports, the victims of the airstrike

Summary

10 – 25

(7 children6 women)

4 named, 3 families identified

هجين, Hajin, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

An alleged Coalition airstrike killed up to 25 civilians according to sources on the ground. The dead reportedly included the families of two ISIS fighters. A single source, Suriye UAD Facebook page, reported that five civilians were killed including a woman, whereas other sources such as Step News and Baladi News reported that as many

Summary

12 – 25

(6–7 children2 women)

13 named, 2 families identified

الشفاء, Mosul, Shafa, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Local sources reported that 16 civilians were killed and many were injured in Coalition and Iraqi government airstrikes on Al-Shafaa neighbourhood in West Mosul. In September 2019 the Coalition accepted responsibility for this incident. Its monthly civilian casualty report noted: “Coalition aircraft conducted an airstrike against a Daesh mortar position. Regrettably, 16 civilians were unintentionally

Summary

Airstrike, Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)

16 – 25

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons

3–25

Causes of injury / death

حرستا, Harasta, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

At least two but as many as 35 civilians were killed and several wounded as Harasta, eastern Ghouta, Damascus, was subject to aerial – and possibly also artillery – shelling, local media reported, though apportion of blame was unclear. As the shelling of eastern Ghouta continued on its seventh day, Harasta was again on February

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

2 – 25

(0–8 children)

2–24

بادوش, Badush, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Local sources reported that 25 civilians were killed and 48 wounded following an alleged Coalition targeted residential neighbourhoods in Badush, north-west of Mosul. Iraqi Revolution reported “dozens of raids, while Iraqi Spring Media said four families were killed. The US later confirmed two separate casualty incidents in Mosul that day from the strikes – but

Summary

Known belligerent

منبج, Manbij, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between seven and 25 civilians including three children and one woman were killed and 40-41 injured in airstrikes on Manbij, according to multiple sources. While four of the sources say that Russian forces carried out the attacks, a fifth blames the Assad regime. The Shaam News Network reported that 25 non-combatants were killed and “about 40

Summary

7 – 25

(3 children1 woman)

40–41

3 named, 1 familiy identified

حي بستان القصر, Bustan al Qasr (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between seven and 25 civilians were reportedly killed and up to 75 more injured in airstrikes on the Bustan Al Qasr neighbourhood in Aleppo, according to local media – though it was unclear whether Russia or the Syrian regime were responsible. The majority of sources attributed the event to Russia. The Syrian Network for Human

Summary

7 – 25

مخيم اليرموك, Al Yarmouk Refugee Camp, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

The bodies of 20 civilians, including women and children, were recovered in Yarmouk refugee camp south of Damascus who were allegedly killed in airstrikes on May 5th 2018. It is unclear who was responsible for the airstrikes. Smart News accused both the Syrian regime and Russian forces of the civilian harm. Masri News reported that

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

20 – 25

(1 man)

Suspected target

Unknown

الموصل القديمة, Mosul, Old City, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Local sources said that 25 civilians were killed and others were injured as a result of airstrikes hitting four houses in Old Mosul. Three houses were located in Al-Farouk Street, near the electricity generator of Mohammed Al-Durra, and a fourth house was hit in the Al-Makawin area. Khudash Mustfa said on Facebook that the international

Summary

20 – 25

(1 child)

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

There were claims by some of a wedding convoy hit in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Raqqa on the evening of January 22nd. Al Jazeera instead said that “an unmanned drone targeted a car belonging to IS near Bab Baghadad east of the town.” The event, which took place in the Baghdad Bab neighbouorhood of

Summary

محيميدة, Mahimideh, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Four civilians including a child died in alleged Russian raids on Mahimideh, according to local sources. Deir Ezzor is Being Slaughtered Silently reported that alleged Russian raids killed several non-combatants and injured more, while Al Jisr TV claimed the casualty toll was as high as 25.

Summary

4 – 25

(1 child1 woman2 men)

Russian Military

4 named, 1 familiy identified