Civilian Casualties

4–6

Libyan rebel forces, Other, Unknown

Gaddafi Forces

Suspected targets

البرقوم, Al Barqoum, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

At least one woman was wounded in an alleged Russian air or artillery strike on Al Barqoum, according to sources on the ground. The Step News Agency reported: “the village of Al-Barqum, Khulsa, Barnah and the vicinity of Al-Kamari village, and the Khan Toman area were subjected to air strikes from the Russian warplanes, which

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons

1–2

Causes of injury / death

معرشورين, Ma'ar Shoreen, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Civilians and members of the Civil Defence were injured due to airstrikes which struck the village of Ma’ar Shoreen. Sources blamed both Russia and the Syrian regime. Witnesses told Smart News Agency that “that five raids by aircraft likely to be Russian, on civilian homes in the village, wounded two civilians and damaged property.” Ambulances

Summary

عندان, Andan, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between two and three civilians were reported injured during alleged Russian airstrikes on the city of Andan in the northern countryside of Aleppo on February 5th, 2020. Regarding civilian harm, Jirs TV, Masar Press and others tweeted that “Civilians were wounded by the bombing of the Russian occupation warplanes on the city of [Andan], north

Summary

2–3

Russian Military

near Dariya, Raqqah, Syria, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, on January 25th the Coalition said it had concluded an assessment on claims of civilian harm “near Dar’iya, Raqqah” via an “international organization report”. According to the Coalition report, “69. June 8, 2017 near Dari’ya, Raqqah, Syria via international organization report. After a review of available information,

Summary

US-led Coalition

موجان, Mojan, Abyan, Yemen

LOCATION

Multiple sources reported that US forces were involved in a combined arms operation that took place at dawn on March 2nd 2017 in Mogan, al-Maraqisha directorate, Abyan governorate. The action was variously alleged to have included airstrikes, naval bombardment, and troop landings. Some sources claimed the operation was implemented in cooperation with Emirati special forces

Summary

Airstrike, Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground), Drone Strike, Naval bombardment

Civilian infrastructure

School

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons

Causes of injury / death

4–26

2–24

رملة, Ramla village, Khanasser district, southern Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

A single source, the Smart News Agency, reported that “On Tuesday [Dec 12th] civilians were wounded as a result of an air strike that is likely to be a Russian attack on the village of Ramla, south of Aleppo, north of Aleppo.” According to Smart, ten wounded civilians were transferred to medical points in the

Summary

Russian Military

الطامورة, Al Tamoura, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

According to local sources, civilians were killed when Russian or Syrian regime helicopters dropped barrel bombs on Tamoura on February 14th 2020, as well as other areas close by incluing the villages of Bashmara and Sheikh Aqil in the western countryside of Aleppo, Syria. It is not clear how many civilians were allegedly killed. The

Summary

معرة النعسان, Ma`arat Al Na`asan, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

On February 20th, the village of Ma’arat Na’asan was struck by alleged Russian or regime warplanes, resulting in the death of one civilian, a media activist. A tweet from Ahmed Dekhan announced the killing of media activist and photographer Abdul Nasser Haj Hamdan. @MousaAlamar and Edlib News tweeted similar information as well. Alaraby News said

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

(1 man)

Named victims

1 named

معرة مصرين, Ma’aret Misrin, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Up to 12 civilians, including between three and six children, were killed and up to 62 civilians were wounded in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on the city of Ma’arat Misrin, Idlib governorate, on February 25th, 2020, according to local sources. Whereas Shabha Press initially put the death toll at four killed civilians, they

Summary

Civilian infrastructure

Healthcare facility, School

9 – 12

(3–6 children)

30–62

شارع السلام, Al Salam street, Tarabulus, Libya

LOCATION

One woman was allegedly injured by LNA artillery shelling on Abu Salim in Tripoli. Libya Alahrar TV said: “The Mayor of Abu Salim Abdul Rahman Al-Hamedi reported that a woman was wounded and a number of houses near Al-Salam Street were damaged as a result of random shells falling. For its part, the Department of

Summary

Libyan National Army

الفطيرة كرسعة, al Fatira and Karsa'a, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

At least two civilians were wounded in alleged Russian or Assad regime airstrikes against the towns of al Fatira and Karsa’a in Idlib governorate. RFS media office reported: “Russian and Regime air force planes also renewed their air raids on the towns and villages of Al-Fataira, Benin near ariha, Abdin and the southern suburb of

Summary

الأتارب, Al Atarib, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Russian vacuum missiles allegedly targeted a key bakery in Al Atarib, taking it completely out of service. Reports said the bakery served more than 100,000 people (apparently confirmed by activists). There were no reports of casualties, but the Syrian Network for Human Rights said the bakery was the “greatest in the western region of Aleppo suburbs“,

Summary

سبخة, أحور, Salt marshes within Qaroub area of Ahwar, Abyan, Yemen

LOCATION

Reported airstrikes, which some local sources said were US drone strikes, targeted alleged AQAP militants on a farm in the Al Sabkha area, east of Ahwar city, early on April 1st 2017. There are no known associated reports of civilian harm, though one report suggested that a civilian farm was destroyed. Several sources reported that

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

الحواش, Al Hawwash, Hama, Syria

LOCATION

Civilians were wounded in alleged Russia or regime air or artillery strikes on Al Hawwash, local media reported. Halab Today TV, reported that an unknown number of civilians were injured in a Russian airstrike on the village of Hawwash in the western suburb of Hama. However, a number of other sources blamed barrel bombing by the

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

2–3

البغدادي , Al Baghdadi, Al Anbar, Iraq

LOCATION

Eight people including a woman and six police officers were reported killed and 20 others including two women severely injured in an alleged US-led Coalition strike on Al Baghdadi, west of Anbar province on January 27th, 2018, according to multiple local sources. Reports said that the strike “mistakenly struck a gathering of local security forces”,

Summary

7 – 8

11–20

27 named, 2 families identified

5–8

خلة النور, Khalat Al Nour, Tarabulus, Libya

LOCATION

One young woman was allegedly killed by LNA shelling on Ain Zara. The Field Medicine and Support Center said: “The martyr field hospital Ayman al-Haramah, affiliated to the Center for Field Medicine and Support, today, Monday 23/3/2020, helps the girl: Samar Abdul Jalil Al-Sharidi, 20 years old, after a shell fell on her house in

Summary

(1 woman)

جيليب, Jilib, Middle Juba, Somalia

LOCATION

Three civilians were killed and one child injured by a US airstrike near Jilib, according to a number of local sources. Mareeg said that at least two civilians had been killed. Halgan Media claimed the following: “Suspected US drones launched a series of strikes overnight bombing the Al Shabaab controlled town of Jilib in the

Summary

2 – 3

(1 woman2 men)

المدينة القديمة, Mosul, Old City, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Local sources reported that 200 homes in Old Mosul to the west of the city were completely destroyed with many of their residents presumed dead following the intense fighting of the previous weeks. Hossam al Din al Abbar, a member of the Ninveh Provincial Council, was quoted by several sources as saying: The civil defence

Summary

US-led Coalition, Unknown

مديرية زنجبار, Karadeef, Zinjibar, Abyan, Yemen

LOCATION

An alleged US airstrike that took place on Karadeef in West Zinjibar was reported to have killed five militants and injured two others, with no civilian harm reported, on July 27th 2011. Xinhua news quoted a local official who said that five AQAP militants, including a field commander, were killed by a US drone strike

Summary

سوق الجمعة , Souq Al Jumaa, Tarabulus, Libya

LOCATION

Two civilians were allegedly killed and five more injured by LNA shelling on the Souq Al Jumaa neighbourhood of Tripoli. The rival Burkan Al Ghadab initially reported two deaths and one injury but later said in a different post: “The death of two citizens and the wounding of five others, including two serious cases.” The

Summary

(2 men)

عقيبة, Aqiba, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported renewed rocket shelling by Turkish forces and the factions loyal to it on areas under the control of the Kurdish and regime forces in the northern countryside of Aleppo on April 10th, 2020. The intense shelling targeted the villages of Aqeeba, Soghankeh, Ziyara, Dergemal, Beina and other areas

Summary

Turkish Military

Suspected targets

Assad regime, YPG/SDF

1–2

حريب, Desert road in Harib district, Ma'rib, Yemen

LOCATION

Six to seven militants were killed in an alleged US drone strike which destroyed one vehicle as it travelled as part of a three vehicle convoy along a desert road from Shabwa to Marib on the 12th of May, 2012. Al-Masdar Online reported that local residents had claimed that “the airstrike took place in the

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

6–7

زاوية الدهماني , Zawiyat Al Dahmani, Tarabulus, Libya

LOCATION

Up to three civilians were allegedly killed and four more injured by LNA shelling on the Zawiyat Al Dahmani area of Tripoli. Hona Souq Al-Khmies said five shells landed in the area and added: “Two policemen were killed at the Ministry of Interior, including insurance patrols and a civilian. The wounded are 2 civilians, one

Summary

2 – 3

(3 men)

1–4

دير الزور, Hamidiya, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Local media reported multiple airstrikes across Deir Ezzor province, with Euphrates Post saying that an unspecified number of civilian casualties occurred. According to @ALSharqia24, “air raids targeted the Hamidiya, Knamat, Panorama, Baghiliya and the vicinity of the military airport.” Only one source, @TAHRIR_ALSHMA, said that the Coalition carried out the strikes. The others didn’t identify

Summary

1–2

US-led Coalition

القره بوللي, Castelverde, Tarabulus, Libya

LOCATION

Up to four civilians were reported killed and others injured when mortars fell on Al Sab’a Buildings in Castelverde, Libya on May 18th, 2020. The Libya Observer tweeted “Three people were killed and others wounded in a rocket attack on the town of Castelverde, east of Tripoli, on Monday.” 218 News said that in a

Summary

3 – 4

الحصون, Al Huson, Ma'rib, Yemen

LOCATION

A US drone strike reportedly killed at least two alleged AQAP militants in Al Huson, in the Al Wadi area of Marib governorate, on the evening of November 2nd 2017. In an email to the Bureau of Investigative Journalism, a US Central Command spokesperson confirmed that a strike had taken place in Marib, stating that

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

Known belligerent

Known target

2–4

قصر بن غشير, Qasr Bin Gashir, Tarabulus, Libya

LOCATION

An unknown number of civilians was killed and injured in alleged GNA and Turkish shelling on residential areas of Qasr Bin Ghashir on June 1st, 2020, according to local sources. At least one child was among the victims. According to Khamis Al Sheikhi, “the Capital randomly targeted residential neighbourhoods in the centre of Qasr Bin

Summary

(1 child)

Government of National Accord, Turkish Military

LOCATION

وادي عبيدة, Wadi Obeida, Ma'rib, Yemen

Jamal Al-Badawi, an alleged ‘legacy’ AQAP militant, was killed by a US drone strike in Marib governorate on the morning of January 1st 2019, US Central Command stated, confirming earlier reports that he had been targeted by a strike in Wadi Obeidah, Marib. One civilian was locally reported injured in the attack – and the

Summary

Airstrike, Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground), Drone Strike

0 – 1

(0–1 men)

Known belligerent

Known target

Named victims

2 named

1–7