Civilian Casualties

Agriculture

Turkish Military

2 named, 1 familiy identified

Village

Mosul, West / Right side, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Local sources said that 20 civilians were killed and 17 injured – mostly women and children – in Coalition airstrikes on residential areas at the right side of Mosul. Several sources reported that “US strikes” had targeted the neighbourhoods of Dawasa and Farouk, western Mosul.

Summary

(2 children2 women)

ميشنور, Meştenûr, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

Up to three civilians, including two journalists, were injured when Turkish forces bombed the outskirts of Meştenûr on November 20, 2022. Hawar News reported that a correspondent for Sterk TV named Muhammad Jarada was injured when Turkish forces bombed the outskirts of Meştenûr. Turkish warplanes bombed Al-Jadida neighborhood, Kanya Kurdan neighborhood, and the village of Qramogh,

Summary

Healthcare facility

2–3

عرجون, Arjoun, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

A civilian male named as Mohammad Khaled al Brak from the village of Arjoun near Qusair was reported killed in a ‘Coalition strike.’ A martyr’s page for Qusair reported: “Mohammad Khaled al Brak from Arjoun village in al Qusair – martyred 10/2/2017 in a raid by the treacherous coalition planes.” VDC also reported his death

Summary

البارة,ادلب, Al-Bara, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

A child was injured by alleged Syrian regime or Russian shelling of the town of Al-Bara on November 30, 2022. The @SyriaCivilDefe reported that artillery shelling by the Syrian regime and Russian forces resulted in the minor injury of a child and the destruction of civilian homes. @HalabTodayTV also reported that a child was injured.

Summary

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

A single source, Sharqiya Voice, reported the death of one civilian in Raqqa. The source said: “A civilian was killed while he was on a waterway crosser [something used to cross the waterway though they’re not saying a boat] after being hit by shrapnel following an air raid targeting the city of Raqqa. He is

Summary

خان شيخون, Khan Sheikhoun, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Three civilians from one family – a man, his wife and his son – died and two other children from the family were wounded in an airstrike on Khan Sheikhoun, according to soirces on the ground. Egypt Today: “On Monday, at least eight raids were carried out on areas in the town of Khan Sheikhan

Summary

(1 child1 woman1 man)

3 named, 1 familiy identified

Town

near Mosul, Iraq, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, on July 7th 2017 the Coalition said it had concluded an assessment of civilian harm “near Mosul, Iraq” via an “NGO report”. According to the Coalition report: “71. Feb. 22, 2017, near Mosul, Iraq, via NGO report: After a review of available information it was assessed that

Summary

اريحا, Ariha, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

As many as 20 civilians were killed, and dozens more were wounded, in an airstrike on Ariha. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame. Around half the sources blamed Russian warplanes, while the rest pointed to the Syrian regime. Some sources such as Idlib Media Centre blamed both parties for the raids. SMO

Summary

(2–8 children2–4 women1–3 men)

7 – 20

12–30

2 named, 1 familiy identified

Town

ام المياذن, Um Almayathen, Daraa, Syria

LOCATION

One civilian was injured in an alleged air raid on the residential neighbourhood, Um Almayathen. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame for the strike, with some blaming Russian warplanes, and others the Syrian regime. There was allegedly huge widespread damage to residential homes and buildings as a result of the strike. Missiles

Summary

Village

السجن القديم, Mosul, Old Prison, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Local sources said entire families were trapped under rubble, mostly children and women, after their houses were bombed near the Old Prison area and Muthanna school. It was reported that that the screaming of the victims could still be heard. It was unclear who carried out the raids – Iraqi Spring mentions both the Coalition

Summary

2–24

вул. Академіка Павлова, 120, “Нова Пошта”, “Nova Poshta,” 120 Akademika Pavlova Street, Kharkiv, Ukraine

LOCATION

On March 24th, Russian troops allegedly launched shells from the Black Sea, striking a residential area in Kharkiv, killing six people and wounding at least another 15. According to 24 Channel News, Russian forces fired upon a civilian area in which already exhausted civilians had gathered for humanitarian aid. Tweets from various users, including @eoin_mc_Sweeney

Summary

Humanitarian aid distribution

15–17

Russian Military

Exact location (via Airwars)

الموصل: غرب/الجانب الأيمن, Mosul, West / Right side, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Local residents and press source said that up to 25 civilians were killed, mostly children and women, and 117 wounded due to an ongoing battle in downtown (Central) and Western Mosul. Both shelling and Coalition airstrikes were reported. Local residents and press sources said that airstrikes had heavily targeted the July 17, Rifai, Shifa, Bab

Summary

25 – 30

(2 women)

58–117

US-led Coalition, Iraq Government Forces

1 named

لطريق بين معرة مصرين وادلب, road between Maaret Misreen and Idlib, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

One civilian was reportedly injured in a shelling attributed to either Russian forces or the Syrian regime on February 27th 2023 when the road was hit by a shell between Maraat Misrin and Idlib, Syria. The Syrian Civil Defense reported that a fire broke out due to the shelling, which they extinguished.

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

Syrian Regime, Russian Military

شبهر, Shabhar, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Seven named civilians including four women and a child died in a reported Coalition strike in Raqqah governorate – though there was confusion about whether they had died at Shabhar or Al Matar. Orient News, citing Raqqa Post, said that seven civilians – five from the Matar family – died. It blamed the Coalition. Raqqa

Summary

7 – 9

(1–6 children4–5 women)

7 named, 1 familiy identified

Ізюмський район, Izium district, Kharkiv, Ukraine

LOCATION

An elderly woman was killed and another woman was injured by an alleged Russian attack against a vehicle in Izium district, Kharkiv on April 16, 2022. A Facebook post from Sergiy Bolvinov, who works for the Investigative Department of State Police in Kharkiv region, reported that while a family was trying to evacuate, Russian forces fired

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery, Ground operation

(1 woman)

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons

Causes of injury / death

حي الرميلة, Rumaila, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Four civilians died and dozens more were wounded in alleged Coalition airstrikes on the Rumaila neighbourhood of Raqqa, according to local sources. Syrian News Desk reported that “four civilians were killed and 11 others wounded including children, by the Coalition targeting Maysaloun school and nearby houses in Rumaila district east of al-Raqqa with four raids.

Summary

School

11–24

Київський район, Kyyivsʹkyy district, Kharkiv, Ukraine

LOCATION

On the afternoon of April 21st 2022, at approximately 6pm, a car with two civilians traveling north east on Akademika Proskury St in close proximity to the Manizh Naku “Khai” Sport complex was allegedly struck by Russian shelling. The projectile was reported to have struck the engine bay of the vehicle, identified by multiple sources

Summary

Russian Military

Exact location (via Airwars)

الثورة‎, Tabaqah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

According to a single source, Raqqa Post, one male civilian was killed in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Tabaqa. There are no other details at this time.

Summary

(1 man)

Чугуївський райони, Дергачівська громада, Chuguivskyi district, Dergachivska community, Kharkiv, Ukraine

LOCATION

On 23rd April 2022, it was reported that three people were killed and between one to two people were injured as a result of alleged Russian shelling in the Chuguiv and Dergachi districts of the Kharkiv region in north-eastern Ukraine. According to local media outlet Rayon, the head of Kharkiv Regional Military Administration Oleh Syniehubov

Summary

1–2

الهزيمة, Al Hazimah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

A single source, the Smart News Agency, reported that five civilians including two women died and three others were left in a critical condition in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Hazima. No further details are currently available.

Summary

(2 women)

معيوف, Mayouf, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Local sources reported that more than forty people were killed in unspecified airstrikes on the village of Mayouf, north west of Mosul. According to a report published by Al Arabi, “A local source said that an aerial bombardment targeted last night and blew up a number of houses in the village of Mayouf in the

Summary

34 – 40

US-led Coalition, Unknown

مخيم كويت الرحمة, Kuwait Al Rahma camp, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between three and six civilians, including two women and a child, were injured by alleged Syrian Democratic Forces or Syrian regime missile strikes on Al-Amal camp in Afrin on June 17, 2023. The Syrian Civil Defense (@SyriaCivilDefe) tweeted that four civilians, including a girl and two women, were injured when missiles launched from areas controlled

Summary

IDP or refugee camp

3–6

Mosul, Al Nouri mosque, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Akbar Elyam News, quoting Lt. Col. Ahmed Abdul-Aziz Al-Nu’mani of Iraqi forces, reported that violent Coalition airstrikes hit the old part of Mosul, particularly the neighbourhoods of the Grand Mosque, Farouk, Clock and the center of Mosul, in the evening into the night of April 12th. Sawlf Ateka (local Facebook group) reported moreover that five

Summary

4 – 5

(2 women1 man)

2 named, 1 familiy identified

الثورة‎, Tabaqah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Two civilians were initially reported killed and four injured in alleged Coalition strikes at al Tabqah. According to Madar News “A local source said that likely Coalition warplanes launched raids on Al Mangih district, Dawar al-Ajrawi and the cloth market in the town of Al-Talba, killing two civilians and injuring four others.” The Syrian Mirror carried an

Summary

2 – 5

الثورة‎, Tabaqah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

According to the Smart News Agency, likely Coalition “air raids raged in the southern neighborhoods of the city and were concentrated at Al Rahma Mosque and Al Ajili Pharmacy, as well as Al Mughniyeh neighborhood and the Old Garage, killing four civilians and injuring seven others, according to another local source.” Syrian Mirror also put

Summary

المنصورة, Al Mansoura, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Journalist Mohab Nasser reported the death of three children in a Coalition airstrike on Mansoura. Euphrates Post, also blaming the Coalition, said that three civilians died in the strike of which two were children.

Summary

(2–3 children)

Mosul, Al Hermat, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

One civilian was injured in a mortar strike by an unknown party on al Hermat in West Mosul, according to an eyewitness. Amnesty International provided the following field report to Airwars citing an eyewitness: “At the time of the explosions and the bombings, the windows would shatter, and shrapnel would fly everywhere. Because of this,

Summary

US-led Coalition, Unknown

near Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, on August 4th 2017 the Coalition said it had concluded an assessment on social media claims of civilian harm “near Raqqah, Iraq”. According to the Coalition report,”102. May 8, 2017, near Raqqah, Syria, via social media report: After a review of available information it was assessed that

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