Civilian Casualties

27 – 37

مشيرفة, Mosul, Meshrfa, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

A girl and a man were killed by mortar fire in western Mosul, according to local reports. Sawlf Ateka posted on Facebook that a girl named Rama was killed by a mortar which landed on their home in the Meshrfa neighborhood of western Mosul. The attack wounded “all members of her family” as well. Separately,

Summary

(1 child1 man)

US-led Coalition, Unknown

2 named

المنصورة, Al Mansoura, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

A child died and up to eight others were killed or wounded in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Al Mansoura village, according to local media. The alliance later accepted responsibility for one death. Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently said an air raid “targeted the house of Mahmoud al Yatim” killing a child. The source didn’t say

Summary

1 – 7

(1 child)

2–8

الموصل: الزنجيلي, Mosul, Zanjili, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Local press sources reported that ‘dozens of civilians were killed and injured’ in raids by the Iraqi government and/or the Coalition on Zanjili neighboordhood, in West Mosul. Yaqein Agency spoke of “heavy and indiscriminate shelling”. No further details are presently available.

Summary

12 – 24

الرفاعي, Mosul, Rifae, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

A father and son were caught in a bombing in western Mosul, according to local reports. Several sources, including Sawlf Ateka, reported that Dr. Nuri Saeed al-Rawaji was killed along with his son Omar in the Rifae neighborhood of western Mosul. Ajel Al Mosul blamed their deaths on Iraq security forces, as did Yaqein, which

Summary

2 – 3

(3 men)

حي الحميدية, Hamidiya, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

One adult male and as many as five children was killed, in airstrikes on the residential neighbourhood of Hamidiya. Up to four civilians were also wounded. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame, with some attributing blame to Russia, while others blamed the Syrain regime. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, the

Summary

1 – 6

(4–5 children1 man)

Russian Military, Syrian Regime

1 named

العريضي, Al A'ridi, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Between five and six civilians were killed, and others were wounded, following an airstrike on the residential neighbourhood of Al A’ridi, local media reported. Sources all agreed that Russian warplanes were to blame for the raids. According to @Huthaifamu94, this was the third massacre which had occurred in Deir Ezzor on the 9th of May 2017. Although the

Summary

(3 children1–3 women3 men)

5 – 6

July 17 neighbourhood, West Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

A single local source – a relative of the victim – said on Facebook that her cousin Laith Azhar Saadallah al-Obeidi died after an airstrike hit his house in July 17 neighbourhood in West Mosul. “My cousin was martyred on Monday. Laith Azhar Saadallah al-Obeidi, after he was hit on his house on July 17,

Summary

اللاطوم, Al Latoum, Homs, Syria

LOCATION

Between five and nine civilians were killed, and “dozens” were wounded, following an airstrike in Al Latoum, according to local media. Sources all attributed blame to Russian warplanes, with the exception of the Syrian Network for Human Rights who blamed the “Syrian-Russian alliance”. Sources reported that huge fires broke out and many people became displaced

Summary

5 – 9

(3–8 women1 man)

4–24

Russian Military, Syrian Regime

4 named

رسم الفالح, Rasim Al Faleh, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between two and 32 civilians were killed – including women and children – and dozens were injured, in an airstrike on Rasim Al Faleh, Aleppo, according to local media. All sources blamed Russian warplanes for he raids. Sources were conflicted as to how many civilians were killed in the strikes. Almost all sources reported that 16

Summary

Civilian infrastructure

School

(11–13 children3–13 women)

2 – 32

Russian Military

35 named, 4 families identified

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

Summary

Unknown

حي الاسكندرية, Tabaqah, Ishtiqariyah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the injury of a civilian in a strike on ISIS headquarters in al Tabaqah. Their August 2017 civilian casualty report noted: “During a strike on an ISIS headquarters, after reviewing post-strike video, it was assessed that one civilian, who was not observed near

Summary

Known belligerent

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

LOCATION

A doctor reported to local media that up to 300 civilians had been killed and wounded in 48 hours of heavy fighting in West Mosul Farid Orfali, a doctor at a German field hospital on the western Mosul border, had told Alaraby news that “more than 300 civilians have been killed and wounded, and we

Summary

100 – 250

100–250

US-led Coalition, Iraq Government Forces, Unknown

Mosul, Al Hermat (nr al Haque mosque), Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Three civilians were killed and three injured in a mortar strike by an unknown party during the battle for control of al Hermat, according to an Amnesty International field investigation. Amnesty shared the following eyewitness report with Airwars: “On 8 May, a mortar shell fell on my neighbour’s house, in Hermat 5, right next to

Summary

US-led Coalition, Unknown

كديران, Kdeiran, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that “warplanes believed to belong to the International Coalition bombed places in the Kdieran area which is located in the western countryside of al-Raqqa. There is information about casualties and damage to the property of the citizens.” Both Qasioun and Sohaib_heskayi reported the Coalition “destroyed the Al-Hamdawi mosque”

Summary

حي الوهب, Tabaqah, Al Wahab (First Neighbourhood), Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

A family – comprising of a husband, wife and a two-year-old child – were reportedly killed in an alleged Coalition airstrike in the Al Awwal neighbourhood of Tabaqa. The first source, Mohab Nasser, reported the casualties and blamed the Coalition. All subsequent reporting was based on this report, however Euphrates Post also published an image

Summary

(1 child1 woman1 man)

دبسي فرج, Dibsi Faraj, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

One civilian died and four more were wounded in an airstrike on Dibsi Faraj village, local sources said – though reports were conflicted as to whether the Coalition, Russia or the Syrian regime were to blame. The journalist Ahmad al Shibl reported the Coalition had been “targeting the main road between Dibsi Faraj and Dibsi

Summary

(1 man)

US-led Coalition, Syrian Regime, Russian Military

1 named

مزرعة الجلاء, Al Jalaa farm, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Three civilians died and several more were wounded in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Al Jalaa farm, according to local sources. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, “There is confirmed information about the death of three people of one family including two brothers who were killed due to bombing by warplanes believed to

Summary

(2 men)

دبسي عفنان, Dibsi Afnan, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Two adult male civilians died – as well as one additional child casualty – and up to a dozen or more were wounded in an airstrike on the village of Dibsi Afnan, according to local media. Most sources blame Russia, while some alleged that the regime was responsible – though more than three commentators also

Summary

2 – 3

(1 child2 men)

3–24

US-led Coalition, Russian Military, Syrian Democratic Forces

3 named

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

LOCATION

In its July 2017 monthly casualty report, the Coalition said it had killed a civilian in the Tammuz 17 area of Mosul. The man’s family reported his name as Laith Azhar Saadallah al-Obeidi. According to the report, “during a strike on an ISIS command and control node, it was assessed that one civilian was unintentionally

Summary

(1 man)

حي الوهب, Tabaqah, Al Wahab (First Neighbourhood), Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

According to the Smart News Network two civilians died and seven were injured – in addition to the death of one member of IS and the wounding of two more – in an alleged Coalition airstrike or artillery strike on Tabaqa. Other reports gave some context, with RFS noting that “Syrian Democratic Forces managed to

Summary

US-led Coalition, Syrian Democratic Forces

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Between seven and ten civilians died and dozens more were wounded in an alleged Coalition airstrike on a vehicle carrying displaced civilians at the outskirts of Raqqa, according to local media. The Step News Agency reported: “On Monday, May 8, the International coalition committed a new massacre in Raqqa province after it targeted a convoy

Summary

7 – 10

(1 woman2 men)

الإصلاح الزراعي, Mosul, Islah al Zirai, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Two local sources reported that three children and their mother were killed after a either an airstrike or rocket attack hit their house in Islah Al Zerae neighborhood, in West Mosul. The Nineveh Media Centre reported that “Local source confirmed the martyrdom of three children and their mother when a rocket attack targeted their house.”

Summary

(3 children1 woman)

صحن الجن, Sahn Al Jin, Ma'rib, Yemen

LOCATION

Multiple local language sources reported that US airstrikes targeted alleged AQAP militants with “phosphorous bombs” near Sahn Al Jin, in Marib governorate, on May 8th 2017. Though most sources assigned responsibility to the US, two social media sources instead asserted that Saudi Arabian forces were responsible, leading Airwars to assess this event as Contested. There

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Incendiary

Unknown

Causes of injury / death

US Forces, Saudi-led Coalition

Suspected target

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)

Belligerents reported killed

Belligerents reported injured

كفر زيتا, Kafr Zita, Hama, Syria

LOCATION

A young man was killed in Kafr Zita, however there is confusion as to how he died. VDC reported that he was victim of Russian troops, and they listed him as from Kafr Zita, but do not specify where he was killed. There are no reports of others civilian casualties or wounded. Other sources reported that he

Summary

0 – 1

(0–1 men)

الشلالات, Mosul, Shalalat, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Residents and local media sources said that 34 civilians were killed and 77 (numbers reportedly mentioned by ISIL press agency) wounded after Coalition airstrikes and shelling by Iraqi government forces hit many neighbourhoods in West Mosul. @sh0_news said in a tweet that “more than 130 martyred civilians are the result of the bombing of the

Summary

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

LOCATION

One report on social media said that an ISIS member named Ali Ubaid ‘Issa Dagher (Abujrajis) was killed with his “entire family” including his mother in an airstrike. It is presently unclear in which West Mosul neighbourhood the strike occurred. No further details are presently known.

Summary

(1 woman)

US-led Coalition, Unknown

الثورة‎, Tabaqah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Between 20 and 40 civilians including eight children and four women died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on the Al Awwal and Al Thaleth neighbourhood of Al Tabaqa, according to local media. All sources attributed the incident to the Coalition, though there was some uncertainly on the date of the incident with a number of

Summary

20 – 40

(10 children5 women)

الثورة‎, Tabaqah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

At least five civilians, including two women, were reportedly killed and 11 more were injured in Tabaqa in what appears to be shelling by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) supported by airstrikes carried out by the Coalition. One member of ISIL was also reportedly killed and several more were injured, according to Smart News Agency.

Summary

(2 women)

US-led Coalition, Syrian Democratic Forces

الكناوية, Al-Kinawiya, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Twelve civilians were killed, and others were wounded, following an airstrike which targeted a residential neighbourhood in Al-Kinawiya, Aleppo, according to reports from the ground. All sources blamed Russian warplanes for the raid. According to sources, women and children were killed. Additionally, a local source, @majd12347651, reported that the civilians were internally displaced persons. Homes were

Summary

(2 children2 women)

Russian Military