Civilian Casualties

(1 child)

US-led Coalition, Syrian Regime

دارة عزة, Darat Izza, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Eight civilians including one woman and three children died in Darat Izza, according to local sources. While most reports blame Russia, one alleges that the Assad regime was responsible. According to Al Jazeera, Russian shelling targeted a bakery. But LCCSY reported that the incident was carried out by the regime which shelled with rocket launchers.

Summary

(3 children1 woman4 men)

8 named, 2 families identified

هجين, Hajeen, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Three women died and several other civilians were wounded in an alleged Coalition airstrike on the village of Hajeen, according to local media. The three victims were named by Deir Ezzor 24 as Mansya Samir Al-Aswad; the wife of Eid Mansy Al Aswad; and the wife of Ali Mansy Al Aswad Some reports appear to have

Summary

(2 women1 man)

3 named, 1 familiy identified

طياني, Al Tayanneh, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Five or six civilians including up to four children and three women died and at least a dozen more were wounded in airstrikes on Al Tayaneh, according to local media. The majority of sources attributed the event to Russia, though two blamed the Syrian regime and others didn’t apportion blame. DeirEzzorradio, Abdulrahmanhajj and Derynews blamed

Summary

5 – 6

(3–4 children2–3 women)

12–24

5 named, 1 familiy identified

حي السكري, Sukkari (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between four and five civilians died in the al Sukkari neighbourhood of Aleppo when a six-storey residential building was destroyed, according to sources on the ground – though reports were conflicted as to whether Russian airstrike or regime artillery or helicopters were to blame. Several sources alleged that Russian used phosphorus bombs in the attack.

Summary

4 – 5

التبني, Al Tabbani, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Alleged Russian or Assad regime warplanes carried out airstrikes which struck and destroyed two family homes in Al Tabbani, killing ten civilians including five children, according to sources on the ground. The local news source, Deirezzor 24, said that the raids occurred at 10am. Syrian PC and Baladi News both blamed Russian warplanes for the

Summary

(5 children)

Unknown, Syrian Regime

10 named, 2 families identified

LOCATION

حيش, Heesh, Idlib, Syria

According to local media, an airstrike on Heesh village near Idlib killed a family of four: a father, mother and two children – though reports were conflicted as to whether Russia or the Assad regime were to blame. One report claimed that there were five deaths. According to the Shaam News Network, the strikes hit a

Summary

4 – 5

(2 children1 woman1 man)

الأتارب, Al Atarib, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between 11 and 42 civilians died and dozens more were wounded in an airstrike on a popular market in Al Atarib, according to local media. Most sources blamed Russia, though there was some confusion in the reporting with the Syrian Network for Human Rights pointing to both Moscow and then the regime. Some other sources

Summary

11 – 42

(4–5 children1 woman)

12–24

11 named

كفرلاها, Kafr Laha, Homs, Syria

LOCATION

Five or six civilians were reported killed in air and artillery strikes on Kafr Laha, according to sources on the ground. All but one source blamed the regime for this incident, though the Shaam News Network said that “Russian and Assad warplanes” launched strikes on areas of Homs including Kafr Laha. Al Jazeera put the

Summary

5 – 6

(2 children3 women)

6–24

5 named

معرة الأتارب, Maarat al Atarib, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between four and six civilians including two children died and as many as 30 more were wounded in an alleged Russian or Syrian Regime airstrike on the two camps for displaced person near the town of Maarat al Atareb. Halab News Network reported there were no less than eight raids, with the use of cluster

Summary

4 – 6

(2 children)

10–30

الصالحية, Salhiya, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Up to nine civilians including children and a woman died and as many as dozens more were wounded in an airstrike on the village of Salihiya at the northern entrance to the city of Deir Ezzor, local media reported. Three sources – @ِALAMAWI, @ShahbaPress, LCCSY – said that six victims from one family had died.

Summary

6 – 9

(1–3 children)

15–24

كفر ناها, Kafr Naha, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between one and six civilians were killed and at least an additional six civilians were injured in alleged Russian airstrikes on August 12th, which reportedly struck a vegetable market in Kafr Naha town in the Western part of Aleppo governorate. Despite the numbers of civilian casualties reported, only one adult male was named by the

Summary

1 – 6

(1 man)

2–6

الصاخور, Al Sakhour (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between one and three civilians including one woman and one child were killed, and several more wounded, by bombings carried out either by the Assad regime or Russian planes in the Al Sakhour neighborhood in Aleppo. According to Halab Today TV and SyrianPC, an unidentified child was also killed. Meanwhile, Shahba Press tweeted that a

Summary

1 – 3

(1 child1 woman)

3–12

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Seven named civilians died and up to 50 more were wounded in multiple alleged Russian airstrikes on Raqqa, according to local media. According to @lebanon4_com, 30 civilians died in the Russian strikes, though the Violations Documentation Center put the number at seven. @DoumaRevolution added that 50 more civilians were wounded in 12 raids.

Summary

7 – 30

(1 woman6 men)

Russian Military

7 named, 1 familiy identified

حي السكري, Sukkari (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

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

الجينة, Al Jeineh, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Up to nine civilians including children and a woman died and as many as dozens more were wounded in airstrikes on Al Jeineh, local media said – though it was unclear whether this was the work of Russia or the Assad regime. Many reports mentioned the use of cluster bombs in the attacks. Syria News

Summary

7 – 9

(1–2 children1 woman)

2–24

7 named, 1 familiy identified

LOCATION

Al Ghinto, Homs, Syria

One civilian, named as Jihad Saadallah Assaf, died and several more were injured in an alleged Russian or Assad regime airstrike on al Ghinto village, according to local media. Smart News Agency reported that “four civilians, including three women, were killed today [Oct 15th] by an aerial and artillery bombardment on the town of Talbessa

Summary

ريف المهندسين, Rif al Muhandisin, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Up to eight civilians died and as many as 57 more were wounded in alleged Russian or Assad regime airstrikes on Rif Al Muhandisin in the Western countryside of Aleppo, according to local media. Qasioun News reported “Russian warplanes committed a massacre in Rif Al Muhandisin in the western countryside of Aleppo, killing six civilians

Summary

6 – 8

(5 men)

12–57

Unknown, Syrian Regime

5 named, 1 familiy identified

معرشمارين, Ma'ar Shmareen, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Up to seven people from the same family including between two and five children and up to two died and more were wounded in an airstrike on Ma’ar Shmareen village, according to local media – though sources were conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the Syrian regime. The lowest death

Summary

2 – 7

(2–5 children1–2 women)

2–4

Geolocation

Village

كۆبانی, Kobanî, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

A Kobanî official reported that a civilian – an 87 year old woman – and six Kurdish fighters from the Peoples’ Protection Units (YPG) died in a ‘friendly fire’ incident in the besieged city.It was also reported that two hospitals in the town had been destroyed. According to Sky News Arabia, Kurdish sources said that

Summary

(1 woman)

كرم حومد, Karam Homad, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between one and eight civilians were killed and as many as 22 more injured in airstrikes in Karam Homad in Aleppo, according to local media – though reports were conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the Syrian regime. The lowest death count was given by Almustaqbal and Zamanmasdar at one

Summary

1 – 8

20–22

كشيش, Kashish, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

Two unnamed civilian males were reported by a single source to have been killed in a coalition airstrike on the village of Kashish,

Summary

(2 men)

near Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

In an event previously unknown to Airwars, the Coalition said that no civilians were harmed near Raqqa on March 9th. In its July 2017 casualty report the Coalition stated: “After a review of available information it was assessed that no Coalition strikes were conducted in the geographic area that correspond to the report of civilian

Summary

Unknown

حميدات, Humaidat, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Two children were reportedly killed in an alleged Coalition strike on the town of Hemidiat to the west of Mosul. According to Shafaqna and others, the strike hit the commercial district of the town: “The death of two children has beeen reported from an aerial bombardment by international Coalition aircraft west of Mosul. Early detection of

Summary

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

(2 children)

Cause of injury / death

هجين, Hajin, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

In an incident previously not tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the injuries of four civilians in an airstrike near Hajin. There are indications that this was either a French or Dutch action. In its April 2019 civilian casualty report, the Coalition noted: “Coalition aircraft conducted one strike on a Daesh improvised explosive device

Summary

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Cause of injury / death

Bangeeni, Lower Juba, Somalia

LOCATION

Up to five people, including two reported civilians, were killed in a US military airstrike that hit in the vicinity of Jamaame, in Somalia’s Lower Juba region, international media reported. According to a US Africa Command press release, a US strike on al Shabaab killed four members of the group. VOA reporter Khadar Hared tweeted that

Summary

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Cause of injury / death

Belligerents reported killed

3–5

تل أبيض, Tall Abyad, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Two women were reported by a single source, the Syrian Observatory, as having been killed in a “Coalition airstrike” in the countryside around Tal Abiyad. In July 2017 the Coalition classed the event as non credible on grounds of available evidence of civilian harm: “Jun. 18, 2015, near Tal Abyad, Syria, via Airwars report: After

Summary

(2 women)

دار السلام, Darusalaam, Lower Shabelle, Somalia

LOCATION

The US conducted a confirmed airstrike on March 11th 2019 in the vicinity of Dara Salaam near Awdegle, Lower Shabelle Region, in “self-defense”. AFRICOM stated at the time that the airstrike – which it said killed eight al Shabaab militants – “was conducted in support of Somali-led ground forces that came under attack from militants”

Summary

Airstrike, Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)

1 – 7

(1 woman1–6 men)

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons, Unknown

Causes of injury / death

5 named, 1 familiy identified

Belligerents reported killed

Belligerents reported injured

0–2

الموصل‎, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Waiter Muhannad Hisham Alnemah was killed in a US airstrike near the Al Afandi Restaurant in the main street of Hadbah neighborhood. An unspecified additional number of restaurant staff and customers were also reported killed and injured in the attack. In January 2016, CENTCOM admitted the civilian casualty incident, noting that “during strikes against ISIL

Summary

1 – 3

(1 man)

1–3