Civilian Casualties – Airwars

The Civilian Harm Watchdog

Civilian Casualty Archive

Start Date

End Date

Country

Body of Water

Military Actor

Strike Type

Causes of Death / Injury

Strike Status

Civilian Harm Status

Belligerent Assessment

Casualty

Infrastructure

Search

Order results by:

Incident Date ↓ Publication Date

14130 incidents

Incident Date

Incident Code

Location

al Thakanna, Raqqa, Syria

حي الثكنة

According to the Smart News Agency, “a local source said that aircraft of the International Coalition, launched a raid on an ISIL car in al Thakana neighborhood in the city of Raqqa, which led to the death of one of the latter [ISIL member], and a child and wounding five civilians who were next to…

Summary

Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

U.S.-led Coalition

View Incident →

Incident Date

Incident Code

Location

Khan Sheikhoun, Idlib, Syria

خان شيخون

Eight civilians were killed - including children - and as many as 15 were wounded, following an attack on a popular market selling sells vegetables, fruits and nuts in Khan Sheikhoun. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame, with some blaming the Syrian regime and others blaming Russia. SHRC reported that the strike happened at approximately…

Summary

Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

Russian Military

View Incident →

Incident Date

24–25 April, 2017

Incident Code

Location

Bsanqoul, Idlib, Syria

Seven civilians were killed and others injured in an alleged Russian airstrike in Bsanqoul, according to local media sources. Both Halab Today and AMC Aleppo reported that seven civilians had been killed, but neither positively identified a belligerent. All other known sources attributed responsibility to Russia, but did not provide a death toll - they…

Summary

Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

Russian Military

View Incident →

Incident Date

Incident Code

Location

Kafr Tkharim, Idlib, Syria

كفر تخاريم

Local sources reported that as many as 15 civilians were killed, and between five and ten were wounded, following an airstrike in the mountainous vicinity of Kafr Tkharim, al Duweila mountain. All sources blamed Russian warplanes for this strike. It must be noted there were two separate airstrikes on Kafr Tkharim on the 24th April 2017. One…

Summary

Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

Russian Military

View Incident →

Incident Date

Incident Code

Location

Tabaqah, Raqqa, Syria

الثورة‎

Up to eighteen civilians including nine children and three women died in alleged Coalition airstrikes in Tabaqa, according to multiple local sources. Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently reported that “the family of Ali Abu Aish was killed after they were targeted by a coalition plane with machine gun fire while they were trying to leave…

Summary

Civilians reported killed

U.S.-led Coalition

View Incident →

Incident Date

Incident Code

Location

Kafr Tkharim, Idlib, Syria

كفر تخاريم

Between two and 12 civilians were killed - and four were wounded - in an airstrike on Kafr Takharim hospital, local media reported. All sources blamed Russian warplanes for the raid. It must be noted there were two separate airstrikes on Kafr Tkharim on the 24th April 2017. One occurred in the mountainous region of al Duweila, and…

Summary

Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

Russian Military

View Incident →

Incident Date

Incident Code

Location

Tabaqah, Raqqa, Syria

الثورة‎

According to the Smart News Agency, likely Coalition “air raids raged in the southern neighborhoods of the city and were concentrated at Al Rahma Mosque and Al Ajili Pharmacy, as well as Al Mughniyeh neighborhood and the Old Garage, killing four civilians and injuring seven others, according to another local source.” Syrian Mirror also put…

Summary

Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

U.S.-led Coalition

View Incident →

Incident Date

Incident Code

Location

Mosul, West / Right side, Nineveh, Iraq

الموصل: غرب/الجانب الأيمن

According to local sources, 22 civilians died and 48 were injured in air raids on several neighbourhoods in West Mosul. While Al Jazeera (referring to an ISIL source) and a tweet by @aisha_iq95 said the Coalition was responsible, other sources spoke both of Coalition and Iraqi forces aircraft carrying out the airstrikes.

Summary

Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

U.S.-led Coalition

View Incident →

Incident Date

Incident Code

Location

Al Rahiat, Raqqa, Syria

One woman died and several other civilians were wounded in an incident in Al Rahiyat, according to local media – though it was unclear whether the Coalition, the Syrian Democratic Forces or ISIL were responsible. Shaam News Network was the only source that named the Coalition as the culprit. Step News Agency instead blamed artillery…

Summary

Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

U.S.-led Coalition

View Incident →

Incident Date

Incident Code

Location

Maysaloun Farms, Raqqa, Syria

مزرعة ميسلون

Three civilians including one child died and two others were injured in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Maysalon, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. No further details are currently available.

Summary

Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

U.S.-led Coalition

View Incident →

Incident Date

Incident Code

Location

Tabaqah, Vegetable market in south of city, Raqqa, Syria

سوق الهال

Six civilians died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on the vegetable market in the south of Tabaqa, according to local media. The journalist Mohab Nasser and Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently named the victims. JisirTv also blamed the Coalition and put the death toll at six.

Summary

Civilians reported killed

U.S.-led Coalition

View Incident →

Incident Date

Incident Code

Location

Um Almayathen, Daraa, Syria

أم المياذن

A single source reported that "seven civilians from one family, including two children, were seriously injured, following the destruction of their home by Russian air strikes on the town of Um Almayathen. The civil defence team brought the wounded from the rubble and helped them to nearby field hospitals." There are no other details at this…

Summary

Civilians reported injured

Russian Military

View Incident →

Incident Date

Incident Code

Location

Sabha, Sabha, Libya

According to several local and international sources, LNA planes bombed a prison run by the Toubou tribe near Sabha, killing up to seven prisoners and wounding as many as nine more. There was disagreement between sources over how many of the victims were prison guards or civilians. Al Jazeera put the death count at “four…

Summary

Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

Libyan National Army

View Incident →

Incident Date

Incident Code

Location

Tabaqa, Second Neighbourhood, Raqqa, Syria

الحي الثاني

Between three and eight civilians died including up to five children in alleged Coalition airstrikes on Tabaqa’s Al Thani neighbourhood, according to local media. Smart News reported that a likely Coalition airstrike “targeted a house near the public park in the Second neighbourhood, killing a man, his wife and child. They also carried out raids…

Summary

Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

U.S.-led Coalition

View Incident →

Incident Date

Incident Code

Location

Al Hazimah, Raqqa, Syria

Four civilians died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Al Hazimah, according to local sources. Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently said that “a number of martyrs fell following Coalition raids on Hazima town north of Raqqa city.” Step News reported “more than nine raids north of Raqqa” including strikes on the outskirts of Hazimah but…

Summary

Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

U.S.-led Coalition

View Incident →

Incident Date

Incident Code

Location

Al Mayadin, Deir Ezzor, Syria

Three civilians died and between four and 12 others were injured in an airstrike on Al Mayadeen, according to local media. Though most reports didn’t identify the culprit, two sources pointed towards the US-led Coalition. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, “warplanes believed to belong to the International Coalition carried out after midnight…

Summary

Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

U.S.-led Coalition

View Incident →

Incident Date

Incident Code

Location

Al Dhula'ah, Shabwa, Yemen

On April 24th 2017, Pentagon spokesperson Captain Jeff Davis stated that a US strike had killed eight AQAP militants in Shabwa governorate on the previous day, confirming earlier reports that an afternoon US drone strike in Al Dhula'ah, in the Al Said area, had killed eight people. Several sources reported, however, that at least three…

Summary

Airstrike (Drone Strike)

Civilians reported killed

Military actors reported killed

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

View Incident →

Incident Date

Incident Code

Location

Mosul, Talmuz / July 17th, Nineveh, Iraq

Local sources reported that airstrikes on Tammuz (17 July) neighbourhood in West Mosul killed and injured forty civilians, in a dawn attack. Iraqyoon said that two neighbourhoods were hit, noting that “an aerial bombardment targeted the neighborhoods of July 17 ( Tammuz ) and al-Rifa’i, West Mosul.” Mosul News Agency blamed the Coalition. Other sources…

Summary

Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

U.S.-led Coalition

View Incident →

Incident Date

Incident Code

Location

Um Tuweyna, Hama, Syria

أم توينة

A single source reported that Russian warplanes bombed Um Tuweyna, killing three civilians - including a child - and seriously wounding two others. Smart reported that the village was controlled by the Islamic State. There are no other details at this time.

Summary

Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

Russian Military

View Incident →

Incident Date

Incident Code

Location

Tall Afar, Nineveh, Iraq

A single local source reported that dozens of civilians were killed and injured after Coalition airstrikes allegedly hit Tal Afar city, West of Mosul. According to Yaqein, “dozens of civilians were killed and wounded on Monday in a raid by coalition warplanes in the district of Tal Afar west of the city of Mosul, the…

Summary

Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

U.S.-led Coalition

View Incident →

Incident Date

Incident Code

Location

Mosul, Al-Zinjili, Nineveh, Iraq

الموصل: الزنجيلي

Two sources reported that dozens of civilians from three families died when ‘joint forces aircraft’ (either the Coalition or the Coalition with ISF aircraft) hit Zanjili neighbourhood in West Mosul. Al Jazeera said that “local sources reported that dozens of members of three families were killed in the bombing of the Zanjili district of Mosul.”

Summary

Civilians reported killed

U.S.-led Coalition

View Incident →

Incident Date

Incident Code

Location

Majbina, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria

An unspecific number of civilians were injured - according to local sources - in an airstrike on Majbina, Aleppo. Two out of three sources blamed Russia for the raid. HalabnewsNetwork reported "warplanes" were to blame. There are no other details at this time.

Summary

Civilians reported injured

Russian Military

View Incident →

Incident Date

Incident Code

Location

Mosul, Ba'aj, Nineveh, Iraq

Local sources reported that twelve civilians were killed and dozens wounded in alleged Coalition airstrikes on Ba’aj in western Nineveh. A press source told Yaqein that “aircraft of the International Coalition launched intensive raids on the district of the western area of Nineveh province” and that it “resulted in the deaths of 12 civilians and…

Summary

Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

U.S.-led Coalition

View Incident →

Incident Date

Incident Code

Location

Jisir Al-Shoghour, Idlib, Syria

جسر الشغور

Eight civilians were killed - including two women and two children - and dozens were wounded, following an airstrike on Jisir Al-Shoghour, according to local media. Most sources blamed Russian warplanes for the incident, however some remained impartial, and reported sighting an identified warplane. Step News reported that the vicinity which was struck housed Internally Displaced…

Summary

Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

Russian Military

View Incident →

Incident Date

Incident Code

Location

Rakaya Sajna, Idlib, Syria

ركايا سجنة

A single source reported that Russian warplanes struck Khan Sheikhoun and Rakaya Sajna in southern Idlib causing injuries amongst civilians. There are no other details at this time.

Summary

Civilians reported injured

Russian Military

View Incident →

Incident Date

Incident Code

Location

West Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq

Local sources reported that 59 civilians, including women and children, were killed and dozens were injured after Coalition airstrikes and shelling on 17 July neighbourhood, as well as on Old Mosul and a health centre in Oreibi neighbourhood, all in West Mosul. It was said that more than seven houses were destroyed “over the heads…

Summary

Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

U.S.-led Coalition

View Incident →

Incident Date

Incident Code

Location

Ihsim town, Al Zawiya mountain, Idlib, Syria

Five civilians were killed - including a child - and others were wounded, when un-exploded cluster bomb remnants from a previous strike detonated in Ihsim town, Al Zawiya mountain, Idlib, local media said. Only the Shaam News Network reported that Russian warplanes were responsible for the initial shelling; all other sources did not attribute any blame.…

Summary

Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

Russian Military

View Incident →

Incident Date

Incident Code

Location

Mosul, al Haramat, Nineveh, Iraq

In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the death of a civilian in an event near Mosul. Their July 2017 civilian casualty report noted: "During a strike on ISIS construction equipment, after reviewing post-strike video, it was assessed that one civilian who was not observed during the engagement was unintentionally…

Summary

Civilians reported killed

U.S.-led Coalition

View Incident →

Incident Date

Incident Code

Location

Lataminah, Hama, Syria

اللطامنة

A father was killed and his children were injured on an airstrike which struck their home in Lataminah, according to local media. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame, with some blaming the Syrian regime, others blaming Russia. The Syrian Network for Human Rights blamed the "Syrian-Russian alliance". Civil Defence Hama initially reported that…

Summary

Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

Russian Military

View Incident →

Incident Date

Incident Code

Location

Darat Izza, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria

دارة عزة

A family including three girls and a woman were killed, and 25 or more civilians were reportedly wounded, in an airstrike on Darat Izza, Aleppo. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame, some blaming the Syrian regime, while others blamed Russian warplanes. AMC did not attribute blame, but tweeted that a "military aircraft" struck the…

Summary

Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

Russian Military

View Incident →

← 1 … 309 310 311 312 313 … 471 →