Civilian Casualties

0 – 100

0–100

عنه, Anah, Al Anbar, Iraq

LOCATION

Residents and local press said that up to 100 civilians were killed and dozens wounded after Coalition airstrikes and guided missiles allegedly hit multiple locations in and around Anah town, in Anbar province, on a Saturday evening. Noor Al Mustafa Dawood reported that “the bombing continued with more than four airstrikes and four missiles directed

Summary

24 – 100

(2 men)

12–24

6 named, 1 familiy identified

الموصل القديمة, Mosul, Old City neighbourhoods, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Local press and resident sources said that dozens to hundreds of civilians, including the bodies of ‘hundreds of children and women’, were under the rubble in various areas in Old Mosul. Heavy shelling and air strikes had allegedly hit their homes. Local media provided striking accounts of streets filled with dead bodies, and called for

Summary

12 – 100

24–100

US-led Coalition, Unknown

حطلة, Hatla, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

The state news agency Sana reported the death of ‘hundreds of people’ in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Hatla. The Coalition said they were not responsible. However in its own published reports for that day the Coalition did later confirm three strikes in the province. According to Sana: “The General Command of the Army and

Summary

0 – 100

رجم الحديد, Mosul, Rajl al Hamid, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Local sources and the UN reported that up to hundred civilians were killed or injured after airstrikes targeted residential houses in Rajm Hadid neighborhood, on March 22 in West Mosul. According to the UNHCR an airstrike [not specified] hit a residential building in the neighbourhood. It said: “ISIL reportedly filled the house with people from

Summary

2 – 100

(2 children)

الباغوز, Al Baghouz, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Local sources reported that an alleged Coalition airstrike struck Al-Baghouz camp on the night of March 13th. Sources reported varying numbers of civilian deaths. Several sources reported that up to 100 civilians were killed in the airstrike. One source, Christian Turner, tweeted that 20 civilians were killed. All sources reported that most of the victims

Summary

(2–3 children2–3 women1 man)

20 – 100

Cause of injury / death

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

3 named, 1 familiy identified

الميدان في موصل القديمة, Al Meydan, Mosul, Old City, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Omar al Halbusi, an Iraqi blogger, claimed that roughly 100 civilians were killed and 220 others were injured in alleged artillery bombardment by the Coalition and the Iraqi government on the Al Meydan area of Old Mosul in the two days prior to July 9th. Ninawa Media Center added that 30 families which made up

Summary

100

100–220

U'boor district of Anbar, Al Anbar, Iraq

LOCATION

A single report from Yaqein claimed the US-led Coalition had conducted an intensive aerial bombardment resulting in 200 civilians killed and injured within a 48 hour period. The specifics of the civilian casualties, including the toll and identity is currently unknown. Yaqein described indiscriminate bombing by the warplanes of the international coalition aircraft, asserting that

Summary

50 – 100

50–100

الباغوز, Al Baghouz, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

According to several local sources including ISIS, the Coalition killed between 50 and 100 civilians when an airstrike struck Al-Baghouz in the final stages of the fight against ISIS’ last territorial stronghold. While reports varied on the exact number of civilian casualties, most sources claimed that the majority of the victims were women and children.

Summary

(2–100 children2–100 women1–100 men)

50 – 100

1–2

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Multiple reports said that 99 civilians died and approximately 120 had been wounded in alleged Coalition airstrikes on Raqqa within the last 72 hours. These numbers, however, are general numbers and Airwars has not, so far, been able to break them down to specific locations. Al Hasaka Rasd, @raassaf77, @freedom_raqqa1, @mogthdarqqat, @alksndr111, @Mohamma26725093 produced carbon

Summary

0 – 99

0–120

US-led Coalition, Syrian Democratic Forces

الموصل‎, Mosul, Multiple neighbourhoods, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Nearly 100 civilians were killed or wounded in Mosul due to airstrikes and artillery bombardment, according to a local source. Iraqi Spring Media Center reported the deaths of 98 civilians in Mosul during the preceding 48 hours due to aerial and artillery bombardment targeting residential areas. In an emailed response to a report submitted by

Summary

مَعَرَّة النُّعْمَان, Maarat al Numan, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Between 52 and 96 civilians including three women and one child were killed and more than 200 injured in Russian airstrikes on Maarat al Numan, according to multiple sources. The Shaam News Network initially reported that more than 20 civilians were killed and dozens wounded (mostly women and children) when Russian warplanes struck different districts of

Summary

52 – 96

(1 child3 women37 men)

200

Russian Military

39 named, 4 families identified

الباب, Al Bab, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between 23 and 94 civilians were killed in an alleged Turkish airstrike on Al Bab, Syria, according to local media. Al Jazeera reported the lowest death toll at 20 and refered to the ISIS media agency Al A’amaq as the source. Later Al A’amaq itself said the toll rose to 50. The Syrian Network for

Summary

23 – 94

(16 children9 women)

Turkish Military

94 named, 11 families identified

خشام, Khusham, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Between 61 and 90 civilians including two women and 11 children were killed – and between 40 and 100 others injured – in airstrikes on Khusham, according to multiple sources. While three of the five sources say that Russia was responsible for the attack, there was some uncertainty from the Syrian Network for Human Rights

Summary

(11 children2 women22 men)

61 – 90

40–100

Russian Military

68 named, 10 families identified

الثورة, Mosul: Thawra neighbourhood, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Multiple sources reported that more than 90 civilians died in a major incident in Al Thawra (Revolution) neighbourhood in Old Mosul. As Reuters noted, “Dozens of civilians were killed on Saturday by air strikes targeting homes in the Thawra district on the western side of Mosul, a neighborhood declared by Iraqi forces restored overnight by

Summary

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

(1 child3 men)

Cause of injury / death

Known belligerent

Iraq Government Forces

Known target

ISIS

6 named, 2 families identified

Al Qaim, plaster factory, Al Anbar, Iraq

LOCATION

Two sources alleged the US-led Coalition conducted air raids on Al Qaim west of Anbar province, resulting in 87 civilians killed. However, there was some confusion about the status of the vehicles reportedly struck. Local sources who spoke to Yaqein said aircraft targeted an area near the plaster factory in the province. It initially alleged

Summary

الموصل: الزنجيلي, Mosul, Al-Zinjili, Al Batool Hospital, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Local residents and press sources said that at least 15 civilians were killed and many more injured, mostly children and elderly people, by alleged Coalition airstrikes near Al Batool hospital in Zanjili. Al Amaq [ISIL press agency] posted a video of the strikes on YouTube. Free journalist (Facebook) posted six graphic photos of several reported

Summary

3 – 85

(4 children)

2–215

حي الزنجيلي, Mosul, Zanjili and Shifa, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Local sources reported that more than twenty civilians were killed or injured after air strikes and artillery shelling hit their homes in Zanjili and Shifa neighborhood, in West Mosul. So far all sources blamed Joint Forces – a reference to both Iraqi and Coalition actions. A source had told Alaraby news that “the Iraqi forces

Summary

20 – 84

(27 children31 women)

2–103

الاتارب, Atareb, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

In a mass civilian casualty event, as many as 82 civilians were killed, and 340 more were wounded, when six surface rockets and three missiles struck a popular market in Atareb. Sources blamed both the Syrian regime and Russia for these raids. According to sources, 100 shops as well as a police station were destroyed.

Summary

(5–6 children3–7 women30 men)

9 – 82

60–340

Russian Military, Syrian Regime

73 named

الموصل القديمة, Mosul, Old City, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Local residents and press sources said that at least 80 civilians were killed and others injured – mostly children and women – after shelling and airstrikes hit their houses near the Al Nouri Mosque in the ongoing battle for the liberation of Old Mosul. Half of the civilians died as a result of air strikes,

Summary

40 – 82

17 تموز, Mosul, July 17th, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Residents and local media sources said that Iraqi or Coalition airstrikes and shelling by Iraqi forces hit Al Walaa school, in the 17 July neighbourhood in West Mosul. This reportedly led to the death of up to 81 civilians – of whom 18 were children – and left 86 civilians injured. The school was said

Summary

Civilian infrastructure

School

69 – 81

(18 children29 women)

60–86

لجامع عمر الاسود في حي الفاروق, Mosul, Omar al-Aswad mosque, Farouk, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Local sources said that up to 80 civilians were killed or injured after Coalition or Iraqi airstrikes targeted the Omar mosque area in al-Faruq neighborhood in western Mosul. The mosque was used as a shelter by displaced families, according to the Niniva Media Center. Reuters cited three local witnesses, noting that “The Omar al-Aswad mosque,

Summary

50 – 80

(1 man)

القورية, Al Qouria, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

In a major casualty incident, up to 80 civilians including 29 children and 21 women died and up to 100 more were wounded in airstrikes on al Qouria town, according to local media. Reports said that entire families were wiped out, and Airwars has listed the names of 74 victims. It is currently unclear who

Summary

(29 children21 women12 men)

74 – 80

12–100

Russian Military

77 named, 11 families identified

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

LOCATION

Local and press sources said that 89 civilians, including 32 children, were killed and 134 others injured due to Coalition airstrikes and artillery shelling during the last 72 hours in the west of Mosul. We have reduced the figure to between 60-80 civilian deaths and 80-100 injuries for February 20th-21st in order to avoid double

Summary

60 – 80

(32 children)

80–100

تاجوراء, Tajoura: Detention Center, Tarabulus, Libya

LOCATION

Between 37 and 80 civilians have reportedly been killed in an airstrike on a migrant detention centre in Tajoura. The incident appears to be the worst single civilian harm event in recent Libyan history. While most local sources blame the LNA, General Haftar’s army has rejected responsibility and accused the GNA of conducting the strike.

Summary

37 – 80

(6 children1 woman1 man)

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

40–131

Cause of injury / death

Libyan National Army, United Arab Emirates Military

25 named

الميدان, Mosul, Medan, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

According to local residents and the recently formed Iraqi Observatory for Human Rights, up to 80 civilians died when heavy airstrikes and shelling destroyed multiple houses in Meydan neighbourhood in Old Mosul. According to Iraqi Spring Media Centre, 20 houses were destroyed. It spoke of “dozens of bodies” under the rubble. Activists and aid workers

Summary

40 – 80

12–24

دوما, Douma, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

An alleged chemical weapons attack, attributed to both the Syrian regime and Russia, reportedly killed between 42 and 100 civilians and wounded up to 1,200 others in the city of Douma, Damascus governorate, on April 7th, 2018, according to local sources. Enab Baladi wrote that “after a ten-day truce in the city of Douma, the

Summary

(8 children15 women21 men)

42 – 100

Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear (CBRN), Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

700–1200

Causes of injury / death

Unknown, Syrian Regime

Suspected target

Unknown

36 named, 7 families identified

الباب, Al-Bab, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

At least 19 civilians and as many as 80 – including children and women – were reported killed in alleged Russian airstrikes on Al Bab. According to al Jazeera – which placed the death toll as high as 80 with 200 injured – the attacks were carried out by helicopters, most likely Russian Hind-24 gunships. According

Summary

19 – 80

(2 children1 woman)

200

Russian Military, Syrian Regime

حي الزنجيلي, Mosul, Zinjili, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Local sources referred to the United Nations Human Rights Office saying that 50 to 80 civilians were killed after airstrikes and shelling hit Zanjili neighborhood in West Mosul. In January 2019, the Coalition accepted responsibility for the event, noting: “Coalition aircraft struck an ISIS building and unintentionally killed 10 civilians.” Sawlf Ateka posted a video

Summary

50 – 80

Known belligerent

Iraq Government Forces