Civilian Casualties

0 – 1

2–24

الموصل‎, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Up to 20 civilians were reported killed in an alleged Coalition strikes on Mosul according to local sources. Yaqein reported that international alliance air raids targeted the Al Faisaliah, Alqosjat and Aldndan areas in Mosul, killing 20 civilians and wounding four others. Iraqi Spring Media centre placed the death toll at 19. One victim was named

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19 – 20

(1 man)

دوما, Douma, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

One or two civilians, including a man, were killed, and others were injured, including children, in alleged Russian and Syrian regime raids on Douma. Sources are conflicted as to who was responsible, with some blaming Syrian regime and others Russia. According to one source, three missiles were launched on Douma. A different source claims there were

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1 – 2

(1 man)

1 named

LOCATION

ادلب, Idlib, Syria

On December 27, 2016, as many as three civilians, including a child, were killed, and several others were wounded in alleged Russian airstrikes which occured near the Shuaib Mosque, in the densely populated residential neighborhood of Al-Qusour, in the west of the city of Idlib, in northwestern Syria. All sources attributed blame to Russia for

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1 – 3

(1 child)

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Cause of injury / death

LOCATION

Between one and five civilians were reportedly killed in alleged Turkish airstrikes on Al Bab, Syria. Al Bab Al Hadath said that “one person was killed due to Turkish bombardment near the big mosque in Al-Bab city.” According to LCCSY, eight people were killed in the Aleppo area and “the majority” of them in Al

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1 – 5

(0–1 women2 men)

الجينة, Al-Jinah, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Several civilians were reportedly wounded in alleged Russian rocket strikes which targeted Al-Jinah, Aleppo, local media said. There were no reports of civilian deaths. Footage shows that not only were residential homes destroyed in the alleged raid, but Osman bin Affan mosque was also partially destroyed. @AnasAlhage, reported that two rockets were fired on the village.

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Russian Military, Russian Military

العثمانية, Al-Othmaniya, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Civil Defence volunteers were allegedly injured following an airstrike on the volunteer centre in Al-Othmaniya, Aleppo. Most sources blamed the Syrian regime for the alleged airstrikes, however AMC and LCCSY both blamed Russia. Additionally, one source – @Aleppojourn – reported “the fall of a number of martyrs” in “bombing by the criminal regime on the village of

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1 – 2

حي القدس, Mosul, Qudis, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Local residents told Airwars researchers that an entire family was killed following alleged Coalition air strikes on their house in Qudis neighbourhood in East Mosul, in the afternoon of December 26th 2016. This was reported in an interview with two witnesses, on June 9th 2017. The two witnesses, Ala Samir Ahmed and Ali Abdulrazaq, said that

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البعاج, Al Baaj, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Local media and the area’s MP reported that 20 civilians were killed and 55 injured after unknown aircraft targeted Al Baaj city west of Mosul. According to Zahid Kotuna, the elected MP for the area, an unknown warplane carried out a fierce air strike on the densely populated civilian town of Baaj 140 km west

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Between two and three civilians were reportedly killed in alleged Turkish airstrikes on Al Bab, Syria. Al-Bab Al-Hadath wrote on Facebook: “A woman died last night due to Turkish warplanes shelling in Al-Bab.” Halab News, however, named two dead calling them both adult males. Aleppo AMC only reported artillery shelling but no victims. The Syrian

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2 – 3

(1 woman2 men)

العاكولة شرقية, Al A'kola al Sharqiya, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

As many as four civilians – including two girls and two women – were killed due to alleged Russian warplane shelling on Al A’kola al Sharqiya, Aleppo. Both sources blamed Russian warplanes. Must be noted the two children from the Zgeer family are also mentioned in RS1792, an airstrike on Al Atarib, Aleppo. It is unclear where

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2 – 4

(0–2 children2 women)

الأتارب, Al Atarib, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between four and eleven civilians – six reportedly from the same family – were killed in an aerial bombardment which struck a residential neighbourhood in Al Atarib, Aleppo, local media reported. Dozens were also said to have been wounded in the strikes. Two men, two women and five named children were reported as killed by the

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(2–5 children1–2 women1–2 men)

5 – 11

2–24

11 named, 1 familiy identified

الباب, Al-Bab, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between 20 and 25 civilians died in a Turkish (or less likely Coalition) raid on al Bab. According to ISIS’s media wing, “Turkish planes committed a new massacre in al Bab for the second day running – initial toll of 20 dead.” Umayya reported the death toll as being possibly even higher than 25: “The

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(3–7 children3–10 women1 man)

20 – 25

12–24

US-led Coalition, Turkish Military

11 named, 1 familiy identified

الثورة‎, Al-Thawrah (Tabaqah), Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

An adult civilian male named as Awwad Al-Thallaj died when his vehicle was struck in a reported Coaltion airstrike at al Tabaqa. Raqqa is being Slaughtered noted the “Martyrdom of Awwad Al-Thallaj due to coalition warplanes shelling targeted his car near the Euphrate Damn near Tabaqa.” In an emailed response to a report submitted by

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(1 man)

سويدية صغيرة, Sweidah Sagheer, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Three civilians were reported killed and two or more injued following an alleged Coalition strike on Sweida Sagheer. Revolutionary Forces of Syria reported that “According to activists, a coalition raid in Sweida Sagheer killed three civilians and wounded others.” While other sources mentioned Coalition strikes on the village, none refered to civilian casualties. In an

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جعبر, Ja'abar, Raqqa, Syria

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Seven or more civilians were reported killed in an alleged Coalition airstrike at Ja’abar during fighting for control of the town. According to LCCSY, “Civilian martyrs and wounded by the international coalition aircraft bombed on the outskirts of the village of #Ja’abar #Tabaqa city.” According to the Syrian Network, “six civilians died in International Coalition

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(1 woman1 man)

12–24

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

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23 – 94

(16 children9 women)

94 named, 11 families identified

LOCATION

Between seven and 15 civilians, most of them apparently from one family, were reported killed in a Turkish bombardment of Al Bab, Syria. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said that “the city is witnessing massive bombardment by the Turkish forces leading to the death of seven, the majority of them from one family, the

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7 – 15

(0–4 children0–1 women)

2–5

5 named, 2 families identified

شارع خالد بن الوليد, Mosul, Khalid Bin Al Waleed street / Al Masrif, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Seven civilians were killed in alleged Coalition strikes, according to local sources. ISIL-controlled Al A’amaq reported that seven people died in a US bombing at Khalid Bin Waleed Street on the eastern side of Mosul. At least three other outlets, including Al Kawaser reported identical reports, using the same language. A local source later named

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(1 child)

الثورة‎, Tabaqah, al Thani, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Four to five civilians were reported killed and ten injured in a Coalition airstrike on al Tabaqa. According to most sources a possible civilian woman, two men and two children died in the attack. According to ISIL’s media wing “a child and a woman and man [were] killed and 10 people injured as a result

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4 – 5

(1 child1 woman1 man)

3 named, 1 familiy identified

LOCATION

One civilian was reportedly killed in Turkish artillery shelling on Al Bab, Syria. The Syrian Obsevatory of Human Rights reported: “A person was killed and others were wounded in shelling by the Turkish forces and the Euphrates Shield on areas in al Bab city, which is under the control of the ‘Islamic State’ in the

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2–5

الموصل‎, Mosul, Farouk and other neighbourhoods, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

More than 40 civilians were reported killed or injured due to shelling inside Mosul. Naynawaalghad TV cited what it said were medical sources in Mosul, who told the outlet that 41 civilians were killed or wounded as a result of artillery fire from an unknown source. The outlet noted that residents were forced to bury

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US-led Coalition, Iraq Government Forces

الباب, Al-Bab, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Three unnamed civilian males were reported killed in a Turkish (or less likely Coalition) action at al Bab. The Coalition later denied responsibility. According to Step News, “Turkish planes targeted al Bab, east of Aleppo, with three raids and there are news about casualties.” VDC later reported three unidentfied male civilian deaths – though said

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(3 men)

US-led Coalition, Turkish Military

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The ISIS propaganda outlet Al A’amaq reported that 22 civilians were killed and 53 injured as a result of Turkish artillery shelling and airstrike in Al Bab, Syria. It wrote: “22 dead and 53 injured among the residents of Al Bab who fell over the last two days following Turkish artillery and aerial bombardment.” There

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الشدادي, Shadadi, Al Hassakah, Syria

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Sixteen child soldiers were killed in Coalition airstrikes at al Shadadi, according to a local source.

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0 – 16

(16 children)

الباب, Al-Bab, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between eleven and 15 civilians were reported killed in a Turkish (or less likely Coalition) action at al Bab. According to LCCSY eleven civilians died, “most of them killed in Coalition raids on al Bab.”However, the source had consistently denied civilian harm from Turkish actions during the al-Bab campaign. Al Bab News reported “more than

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11 – 15

12–24

US-led Coalition, Turkish Military

LOCATION

قنفودة, Benghazi, Libya

Up to two civilians died and as many as three more were wounded in an alleged UAE airstrike on a residential area in Ganfouda, Benghazi, local media reported. Alnabaa tweeted that “a source from Ganfouda said the two were killed in a foreign bombing of a family home in the area”. According to Emhona “a

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1–3

Unknown

أحياء النور والفلاح والقدس شر, Mosul, Northeast, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

More than a dozen civilians – and possibly more than 40 – were reported killed in eastern Mosul. Yaqein reported that 15 civilians were killed by a missile on the east side of Mosul, all from the same family – though a source it cited put the death toll lower, at 12. It did not

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12 – 40

US-led Coalition, Iraq Government Forces

LOCATION

The ISIS-affiliated media propaganda outlet Al A’amaq reported one civilian dead and others injured as a result of a Turkish bombardment of Al Bab. It wrote: “One person killed and eight injured following Turkish bombardment targeting al Bab in the Aleppo countryside this afternoon.” There are no other known details at this time.

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