Civilian Casualties

3 – 9

(2 children1 woman1 man)

2–5

جعبر, Ja'abar, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

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

Summary

(1 woman1 man)

12–24

خان شيخون, Khan Sheikhoun, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Between three and nine civilians, including one to four women and one to four children, were killed and others were wounded in alleged Russian ore regime airstrikes against the town of Khan Sheikhoun in Idlib. The civilians that were killed were from the same family, with Smart News Agency reporting that they were a mother,

Summary

(1–4 children1–4 women1 man)

3 – 9

9 named, 2 families identified

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

An August 2017 Amnesty International report initially stated that a civilian casualty incident occurred in Raqqa on June 8th, killing 6 to 9 civilians – including 1 or 2 women and 3 to 5 children. This was later corrected to June 28th – with the Coalition accepting responsibility for eight deaths 13 months later. Amnesty

Summary

8 – 9

(5 children1–2 women)

Known belligerent

8 named, 2 families identified

دير العصافير, Dayr al Asafeer, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

Eight to nine civilians including one to two women and two children were killed in alleged Russian airstrikes on Dayr al Asafeer, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and the White Helmets. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that eight non-combatants including one woman and two children were killed and others injured when “warplanes believed

Summary

(2 children1–2 women5 men)

8 – 9

Russian Military

8 named, 2 families identified

جبل الزاوية (ابلين), Jabal al Zawiya, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Between five and nine civilians including one child died and at least 15 more were injured in an airstrike on Jabal al Zawiya, according to local sources. While most alleged this was the work of Russia, one said the regime was responsible. Al Souria said that Russia was responsible, putting the death toll at six

Summary

(1 child1 woman0–7 men)

8 named

حي الجغيفي, Fallujah, Jughaifi, Al Anbar, Iraq

LOCATION

According to local reports, coalition airstrikes killed nine civilian non-combatants and injured three more in Al Sharika Street, Aljughaifi neighborhood. The dead were named by the Iraqi Revolution website as “belonging to the family of Khamis Sufook al-Jumaili, killing him and his wife and her sister, their sons and daughters, as well as his brother

Summary

(5 children3 women1 man)

9 named, 1 familiy identified

بلدة الطيبة, Al Tayba, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Up to nine civilians, many from the same family, died in airstrikes which reportedly hit civilian homes in Al Tayba, according to local media. While most sources pointed towards the Coalition, a number did not identify the warplanes responsible, while one report alleged that the Assad regime was to blame. 7al provided the most detail

Summary

(3–4 children1–2 women)

18–36

US-led Coalition, Syrian Regime

4 named, 1 familiy identified

معارة النعسان, Maarat al-Naasan, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Nine civilians died and several more were wounded in alleged Russia or Assad regime airstrikes on fuel markets in Maarat al Naasan, according to local media. According to Zaitonmag, “Russian warplanes launched air strikes on residential neighborhoods in the town of Maarat Al-Nassan. Four raids, phosphorous bombs and cluster munitions targeted fuel markets in the

Summary

Geolocation

Town

بابولين, Babouleen, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Between two and nine civilians died and an unspecified number more were wounded in an airstrike on Babouleen, according to local media. Most sources reported that the warplane struck a civilian car with heavy machine guns. The majority of sources pointed towards the Syrian regime, though Russian actions were also reported, meaning that its involvement

Summary

2 – 9

Geolocation

Village

حي الكلاسة, al-Kalassa, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Local sources reported that up to nine civilians were killed and a number were left wounded following air and artillery strikes on of al-Kalassa, Aleppo – though sources were conflicted as to whether Russia or the Assad regime were to blame. Several sources, such as HalabTodayTV’s correspondent, reported that helicopters dropped bombs containing chlorine gas, suffocating “dozens”, including children

Summary

2 – 9

Syrian Regime, Russian Military

2 named, 1 familiy identified

بيت علي مخر الغراري, House of Ali Mukhar Al Gharari, Tarabulus, Libya

LOCATION

Between five and nine civilians were reported killed in a NATO airstrike on Tripoli. NATO later acknowledged likely causing civilian harm in the event. Amnesty gave a detailed account of the incident in its Libya investigation: “On 19 June 2011 at about 1.30 am the home of Mukhtar al-Gharari, located in a densely built-up area

Summary

(2 children1 woman2 men)

Known belligerent

NATO forces

Known targets

Gaddafi forces, Other

12 named, 1 familiy identified

LOCATION

الرقة, Raqqa, Syria

An August 2017 Amnesty International report documented a civilian casualty incident in Raqqa, in which 9 members of the same family were killed on June 8th, 2017. The neighbour of the family had told the organization’s field researchers that in the early evening, Abdallah Allawi, his wife Muntaha, and their seven sons, aged between three

Summary

(1 woman1 man)

3 named, 1 familiy identified

حقل الجفرة, Al Jafra [oil] field junction, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Nine civilians died in an alleged Russian or Assad regime airstrike on Al Jafra [oil] field junction, according to sources on the ground. Rozanafm said: “On Tuesday [July 17th], our correspondent in Deir al-Zour reported that a military aircraft believed to belong to the Syrian regime targeted a car carrying nine civilians on Al Jafra field

Summary

1 named

دير الشرقي, Deir al Sharqi, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Nine named civilians, including up to five children and one woman, were killed and between 15 and 20 others were wounded in alleged Russian or Assad regime airstrikes against the village of Deir al Sharqi. Sources that reported low casualty estimates, including the five deaths by Syrian News Network, acknowledged that these were the initial

Summary

(3–5 children1 woman)

15–20

9 named

حي الفاروق, Mosul, Farouk, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Local sources said that nine people from the same family died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on their house in Al-Farouk Street, in Farouk neighbourhood in West Mosul, at midnight. Local Facebook page Sawlf Ateka reported that Tarek al-Sanjari, his five sons and two daughters died. Reportedly, a large explosion blew off the roof of

Summary

(0–2 children2–4 women1–5 men)

7 named, 1 familiy identified

مستشفى القلب تاجوراء, Tajoura Heart Hospital, Tarabulus, Libya

LOCATION

Nine civilians were reported killed by LNA airstrikes on Tajoura, Tripoli, on June 15th. Numerous sources initially cite the injuring of nine civilians in the airstrike, yet later sources, Business Standard and Xinhua, allege the death of nine civilians in the attack. Meanwhile, Athabat news state that nine civilians were wounded, and one killed in

Summary

1 – 9

(1 child2 women)

Libyan National Army

2 named, 1 familiy identified

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Local media reported that nine civilians were killed and “many” others were wounded in airstrikes and artillery fire on Raqqa city. Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently identified two of the victims (see below) and mentioned that they reportedly were displaced from the town of Samouma in Maskana, as two of the fatalities. Ahmad Shibli said

Summary

2 named, 1 familiy identified

الموصل‎, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Nine civilians were killed and over 115 claimed wounded, according to ISIL-linked sources. ISIL-controlled al A’amaq reported that more than 9 civilians died, including four children and a woman, and “about 115 wounded as a result of US airstrikes” in Mosul. A distressing video posted by the ISIL-controlled outlet initially shows several destroyed buildings in

Summary

(4 children1 woman)

115

بناء الحريري, Al-Hariri Building, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Civilians from three families were killed in alleged Coalition airstrikes which hit the Al Hariri building, near the Al Ateeq Mosque in Raqqa. All ten sources reporting the incident alleged that the Coalition was responsible. Despite this the Coalition has responded that there was no civilian harm as a result of Coalition action. “Thorough review

Summary

(4–7 children1 woman1 man)

9 named, 3 families identified

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

(3–8 women1 man)

4–24

4 named

تل أسود, Tall Aswad, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Manbij Mother of All the World initially reported what it said were Coalition strikes on Tal Aswad, targeting a reservoir. In a subsequent report, it said a “massacre” had been committed “against two familes as a result of wrong information from the Kurdish units in the village.” It named four victims. A report by the

Summary

(3–5 children1 woman3 men)

11 named, 2 families identified

حي ‏المرجة‬ , Marjah, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

As many as nine civilians from the same family were killed, and some were wounded, in an alleged Russian raid on Marjah, Aleppo. All sources blamed Russian warplanes for the attack. Although one source reported that four were killed, most others suggested it was a family of nine who were killed. According to the Syrian Network

Summary

4 – 9

(3 children)

Russian Military

شبهر, Shabhar, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Seven named civilians including four women and a child died in a reported Coalition strike in Raqqah governorate – though there was confusion about whether they had died at Shabhar or Al Matar. Orient News, citing Raqqa Post, said that seven civilians – five from the Matar family – died. It blamed the Coalition. Raqqa

Summary

(1–6 children4–5 women)

7 named, 1 familiy identified

Kismayo, Lower Juba, Somalia

LOCATION

A single source reported that nine civilians died in alleged US drone strikes on Kismayo. According to the source Antiwar.com, “Eyewitnesses in the southern Somali port city of Kismayo have reported a number of missile strikes, apparently fired by US drones in and around the city. Terrified residents say that several loud explosions were heard

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

(2 children2 women)

0–30

Belligerents reported killed

US Forces, Unknown

Suspected target

Al-Shabaab

5–30

شنينة, Shanina, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Between five and nine civilians, including two women and up to seven children, were killed – and up to 45 others were wounded – in alleged Coalition airstrikes in the Shaneina refugee camp to the north of Raqqa city. Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently (RBSS) reported that 14-year-old Abdullah Mohammed al Fayad, Abu Zuhri, his

Summary

(3–7 children1–2 women3 men)

6–45

4 named, 1 familiy identified

عربين, Arbeen, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

Nine civilians were killed and dozens more were reported missing and wounded in the aftermath of air and artillery strikes on Arbeen, according to local media. Sources blamed both the Syrian regime and Russia for the raids. The residential vicinity was hit with both missiles, internationally banned phosphorous bombs and napalm, according to local media.

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

3 – 9

(2 women5 men)

12–24

7 named

الباب, Al Bab city, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between four and nine civilians including one woman died in alleged Turkish strikes on Al Bab, according to local media. The victims were also named by Syrian Human Rights Committee, who blamed Turkey as well. In a MTV Lebanon video on February 17th – at 0’15, the voice over states that “the Turkish army announced that

Summary

4 – 9

(1 woman1 man)

أعزاز‎, A`zaz, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Eight to nine civilians including two children and five women were killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Azaz, according to multiple sources. The White Helmets, Al Jazeera, the Shaam News Network and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said that Russia carried out the raid, which killed nine non-combatants. SOHR said this included a child, a girl

Summary

8 – 9

(2 children5 women1 man)

Russian Military

7 named, 1 familiy identified