Civilian Casualties

(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)

3 named, 1 familiy identified

Named victims

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

الطيبة, Tayba, Homs, Syria

LOCATION

A single source reported that a child and two other civilians were killed, and two members of ISIS were wounded, following an airstrike on Tayba. There are no other details at this time.

Summary

(1 child)

0–2

Unknown

ميادين, Al Mayadin, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Two local sources reported that a civilian was killed in a Coalition airstrike on Al Mayadeen town. There was initially some uncertainty about the date of the event: A Natek reported it on May 8th, while according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights – which published its report on May 8th – the named victim

Two civilian males were reported injured in Tabaqa. However how the injuries were sustained was not clear. The two men were said to be in stable condition after being transported from Tabaqa to a hospital in Hasaka, roughly 250km away.

Summary

الشهداء, al Shuhada, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

The Step News Agency reported that the Coalition “launched several air raids targeting al Shuhadaa [the Martyrs] district near E’nezan bakery in the city of Raqqa, which resulted in a number of wounded“. Sour News also reported an “air raid” – but didn’t identify the culprit – in the area “between the Bakery of E’nezan

Summary

دار السلام, Andalus Radio, Darusalaam, Lower Shabelle, Somalia

LOCATION

In the first confirmed US kinetic operation since President Trump designated Somalia an active war zone in March 2017, one US Navy serviceman was killed and two or three others injured during an operation against al Shabaab in Somalia on May 5th (local time), the first declared American service member death in combat in the

Summary

Airstrike, Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons

Unknown

Causes of injury / death

Belligerents reported killed

4–9

Belligerents reported injured

2–3

دبسي عفنان, Dibsi Afnan, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

According to the Smart News Agency, “eleven civilians were killed and injured earlier in the day in a bombing by likely allied aircraft on the village of Dabsi Afnan (120 km west of Raqqa).” No further details are currently available.

Summary

1 – 11

1–11

المنصورة, Al Mansoura, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

According to local sources, a young man died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Al Mansoura. Raqqa Post reported he died when his car was targeted. There is no additional information at present.

Summary

(1 man)

رقة السمرة, Raqqa al Samra, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

According to Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently, one child “died after he was hit with shrapnel when Coalition planes targeted Daesh trucks while they were setting up barriers on the edges of al Ballikh river near the village of Raqqa al Samra east of the city”. Al Raqqa Truth, SHRC and the Shaam News Network

Summary

(1 child)

هنيدة, Hunaida, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

The Smart News Agency reported that “aircraft likely belonging to the coalition launched three raids on the town of Huneida (36 km west of the city of Raqqa), killing three civilians, and four members of IS, in addition to wounding 11 others.” The Step News Agency reported that there had been a Coalition strike on

Summary

الإصلاح الزراعي, Mosul, Isilah Zeraei / Agrarian Reform, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Local media sources said – based on a statement issued by the Al Amaq (ISIL) press agency – that Coalition and Iraqi Air Force airstrikes hit several neighbourhoods in West Mosul, killing 24 civilians and injuring 75 others. A local resident reported that Azzawi Haj Hamid was among the deadly victims in Agrarian Reform neighbourhood.

Summary

(1 man)

Named victims

1 named

الاقتصاديين, Mosul, Itkisadeen/ Economist, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Residents and local media sources said that one civilian was killed and three others were injured after Coalition airstrikes targeted ISIL positions in Iktisadeen (Economists) neighborhood in West Mosul. Sawlf Ateka (local Facebook page) reported that Mahmud Yassin Mahmood al-Mawla was killed after the raids hit houses next to his.

Summary

(0–1 men)

Mosul, Al Hermat, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Heavy shelling of Hermat in West Mosul led to the deaths of five families, according to locals living in the street who were interviewd by Amnesty International. The following unpublished field report was shared with Airwars: “The bombing was random. There were airstrikes, helicopter strikes, artillery and rockets. There were 100s of strikes each day.

Summary

20 – 40

(15 children1 woman)

US-led Coalition, Unknown

Named victims

2 named, 1 familiy identified

الطيبة, al-Tayba, Homs, Syria

LOCATION

In this single source event, an aircraft “likely to be Russian”, carried out airstrikes in the vicinity of al-Taybeh village, Homs, killing two civilians and wounded another three, Smart News Agency reported. There are currently no further details available.

Summary

Russian Military

شنداخيان جنوبي, Shandakhiyat Janoubi, Homs, Syria

LOCATION

In this single-source event, an alleged Russian airstrike killed four civilians, including one woman, and seriously wounded another three in Shandakhiyat Janoubi, Homs, Smart News Agency reported. Smart News added that the wounded were taken to hospitals in Deir Ezzor, which at the time was controlled by ISIS. There are currently no further details available.

Summary

(1 woman)

Russian Military

الثورة‎, Tabaqah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Seven civilians reportedly died and dozens more were injured in alleged Coalition airstrikes on Tabaqa, according to local media. The Smart News Agency reported “that warplanes likely belonging to the international coalition launched six raids on the first [al Awwal] and third [al Thaleth] neighborhoods in the city on Thursday evening, killing seven civilians, including

Summary

الرطبة, Ar Rutbah, Al Anbar, Iraq

LOCATION

In a previously unknown allegation, the Coalition denied involvement in an incident that they said was reported on social media. In their July 2017 civilian casualty report, the Coalition wrote: “May 4, 2017, near Ar Rutbah, Iraq, via social media report: No Coalition strikes were conducted on that day in the geographic area of the

Summary

0–1

الموصل: غرب, Mosul, Meshrfa, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

A field investigation by Amnesty International found that a number of civilians were injured or possibly killed in an air or ground attack on the 60th Street area of Msherfa in West Mosul. The following Amnesty field report citing an eyewitness was shared with Airwars: “My family and I were staying at my aunt’s house

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0 – 2