Civilian Casualties

1 – 7

LOCATION

إدلب, Idlib, Syria

Between one and seven civilians were reported killed and as many as 90 more wounded in alleged Russian or Assad regime airstrikes on Idlib. According to Step News there were “one dead and several injured following three raids by Russian warplanes that targeted the neighbourhoods of the city.” Step News also reported that the Sheikh

Summary

1 – 7

5–90

الموصل‎, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Seven civilians from the same family were reported killed in the second day of alleged Coalition strikes to the south of Mosul. In their January 2020 civilian casualty report, the US-led Coalition assessed reports that they were responsible for civilian harm in this strike as “non-credible”, stating that no Coalition actions were conducted in the

Summary

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

Summary

(1 child)

دوما, Douma, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

A family was among seven civilians killed as Russian and regime forces reportedly struck the city of Douma. Civil Defense teams said warplanes and helicopters bombed the city with more than 100 raids and an explosive barrel, in addition to rocket and artillery shelling. Sources also reported the use of cluster munitions.

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(1 man)

12–24

1 named

دوما, Douma, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

At least six civilians including one woman and two children from the same family were killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on the food stores of A’dala, a relief organisation in Al Ghouta, according to reports. Significant food stores were targeted and destroyed and around 70 sheep slain.

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6 – 7

(2 children1 woman1 man)

مسرابا, Mesraba, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

Between five and six civilians were killed and several others were wounded in air and/or artillery strikes on the residential neighbourhood of Mesraba, local media reported. Sources blamed both the Russian and Syrian regime raids. Alaraby News reported that “The Syrian Civil Defence in the countryside of Damascus [reported that a] woman was killed and

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

1 – 6

(1 woman6 men)

6 named

الحسينية, Hussainiya, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Between four and seven civilians including one to two children were killed and dozens more injured in alleged Russian strikes on the village of Hussainiya, according to multiple sources. Deir Ezzor is Being Slaughtered Silently reported that four non-combatants died when Russian aviation struck the village with cluster bombs. They said that the warplanes targeted “the house of Talal

Summary

4 – 7

(1–2 children3 men)

10–24

Russian Military

4 named, 1 familiy identified

الأتارب, Al Atarib, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

As many as seven civilians including a child died in an airstrike on Al Atarib, local media reported. The majority of sources said that Russia was responsible, however, one report by Akhbaralaan also made mention of the Syrian regime. According to All4Syria on August 16th, the sky over Aleppo was full of “swarms of Russian

Summary

2 – 7

(1 child1 man)

2–3

2 named

LOCATION

Mahmoudiya, Kirkuk, Iraq

Although reporting was confused, there were claims of a fresh coalition airstrike in the vicinity of Hawija which killed a number of civilians. A Facebook page calling itself Hawija Now said that five women and 2 children died in the nearby village of Mahmoudiya. One extremely graphic image appears to show a woman survivor of

Summary

(2 children5 women)

6–13

ابو شهري, Abo Shahri, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Between five and seven civilians from one family were killed, including three women and three children, following airstrikes on Abo Shahri. Sources all blamed Russian warplanes for the raids, except the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, who blamed Russian and Syrian regime shelling. There were no reports of any injured civilians. According to the Syrian

Summary

(3 children3 women)

2 named

مصراتة, Misurata, Misrata, Libya

LOCATION

Seven civilians were reported killed as a result of indiscriminate shelling on Misurata by Gaddafi forces. Among them were two internationally known photojournalists, Tim Hetherington and Chris Hondros. The BBC reported: “Briton Tim Hetherington, 40, is said to have been killed in a rocket-propelled grenade attack. US photographer Chris Hondros, 41, was also killed, and two others,

Summary

(2 men)

2–3

Libyan rebel forces, Other

Suspected targets

4 named

الدواسة والحدباء والنبي شيت والجوسق وكراج الشمال, Mosul, Hadba and other neighbourhoods, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Up to seven civilians were reported killed and 47 injured after the Coalition allegedly carried out dawn airstrikes on Mosul. According to Yaqein, areas targeted included Ghazlani and Nabi Sheet. Citing a local source it said locals were quick to evacuate the injured to nearby hospitals and the dead bodies to the morgue. Mosul Eye

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3 – 7

(2 children2 women)

حدية, Hadya, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

As many as seven civilians, including one child, were killed an up to “dozens” more were wounded, local media reported, following alleged Russia or Assad-waged airstrikes on a road near Hadya, Aleppo. Smart News Agency quoted activists who said that “warplanes likely to be Russian bombed vehicles on a road in the vicinity of Tal

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2 – 7

(1 child)

2–24

Al Bayan IDP camp, Atama, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Up to seven civilians including at least one child and one woman died and up to 14 others were wounded in an alleged YPG shelling of the al Bayan IDP camp on the Turkish-Syrian border, according to local media. Most sources blamed the YPG, though one source – a Kurdish media agency – alleged that

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1 – 7

(1–2 children1 woman)

7–15

المصينعه, Al Mushainaah, Shabwa, Yemen

LOCATION

Five civilians and two off duty Yemen soldiers from two local families, all men, were reportedly killed by a US drone strike in or near Al Mushainaah village, in the Saeed district of Shabwa governorate, at around midnight between January 26th-27th 2018. At the time of the strike, the men were reportedly searching for a

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

(7 men)

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)

Known belligerent

US Forces

Known target

7 named, 2 families identified

Belligerents reported killed

معرة النعمان, Ma’aret Al Nu’man, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Seven civilians, including four women and a child, were killed and dozens were injured in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on a market in the city of Ma’arat Al Numan, Idlib governorate, on May 17th, 2019, according to local sources. Euphrates Post reported that a number of civilians were injured in an airstrike by

Summary

(1 child4 women2 men)

14–24

Suspected target

Unknown

7 named, 1 familiy identified

عنه, Ana Al Jadida, Al Anbar, Iraq

LOCATION

Local residents and press sources said that seven civilians were killed and seven injured after alleged Coalition airstrikes targeted Cairo neighbourhood in Ana, in the west of Anbar province. While Iraqi Spring blamed the Coalition, the other two sources also mentioned the Iraqi forces. Yaqein reported that “Seven civilians were killed and seven others were

Summary

US-led Coalition, Iraq Government Forces

قسطل الغزالي, Al Qastal Al Ghazi, Hama, Syria

LOCATION

A local source told the Smart News Agency that “seven detainees and three elements of IS were killed by the bombing of warplanes likely belonging to the international coalition, on a school in the village of Qastal al Ghazi east of the city of Hama.” No other details are presently known.

Summary

Civilian infrastructure

School

نهر الفرات, Euphrates river, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

At least five civilian males and as many as seven were reportedly killed in alleged Coalition airstrikes near the Euphrates River in Raqqa. Local sources reported that the men were killed in airstrikes targeting their cars as they tried to retrieve water from the river. Raqqa has been suffering from intermittent and recurring water outages.

Summary

3 named, 1 familiy identified

الفردوس, Al Fardous (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

According to Syria News Desk, “seven civilians were killed and dozens wounded in an initial toll following Russian warplane shelling on a vegetable market in al Ferdos neighbourhood in the centre of Aleppo city.” LCCSY also reported that Russia shelled al Ferdos, but made no mention of civilian harm.

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12–24

Russian Military

البوكمال, Abu Kamal, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Multiple sources reported that Coalition aircraft were responsible for the deaths of up to seven members of two families following a dawn airstrike near the post office building in Al Bukamal. The target appears to have been a key Islamic State figure, whose family members died in the attack. According to Shaam News, “Activists said

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4 – 7

(3 children1 woman)

4 named, 1 familiy identified

خان السبل, Khan Al-Subul, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Local media reported a “massacre” whereby as many and seven civilians died and dozens more were wounded in Khan Al-Subul. Most sources blamed Russia, however some blamed the Syrian regime. A number of sources reported sighting warplanes but did not identify them. The warplanes struck residential homes, according to local media, with seven consecutive raids,

Summary

(4–5 children1–3 women1 man)

10–24

Russian Military, Russian Military

على مقربة من هوائي بين قريضة والرباط, In the vicinity of an Antenna, between Quraidah and Al Rabat, Al Bayda, Yemen

LOCATION

A US drone strike reportedly killed at least two alleged AQAP militants in the village of Qareidha, Sama’a area of Bayda governorate, on the afternoon of September 9th 2017. In a later email to the Bureau of Investigative Journalism, a US Central Command spokesperson confirmed that three strikes were conducted in Bayda governorate on September

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

Unknown

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)

Known belligerent

US Forces

Known target

Belligerents reported killed

2–3

Belligerents reported injured

باب قنسرين, Bab Qansrin, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Seven civilians were reportedly killed in airstrikes on Bab Qansrin neighbourhood, Aleppo, local media reported – though sources were conflicted as to whether Russia or the Assad regime were responsible. The incident was reportedly part of a larger aerial shelling of Aleppo that day, that in total killed and wounded “dozens” on December 8th 2016,

Summary

Syrian Regime, Russian Military

حي التنك, Mosul, Tanak, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the deaths of seven civilians in an event on the western outskirts of Mosul. The action was later revealed to be a US strike. Their September 2017 civilian casualty report noted: “During a strike against an ISIS formation, it was assessed that seven

Summary

Known belligerent

دبسي عفنان, Debsi Afnan, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

A number of local sources said that at least two people were killed and 14 more injured as a result of alleged Coalition airstrikes in the western Tabaqa countryside in the village of Debsi Afnan. A report from Smart News Agency two days after the incident said as many as seven people were killed and

Summary

2 – 7

(1 man)

الباب, Al Bab, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Seven civilians were reported killed in an airstrike on Al Bab by Russia or the Assad regime. According to the Syrian Observatory, the deaths occurred after a bakery was struck.

Summary

Unknown, Syrian Regime

اوتايا, Otaia, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

According to local media, a family of up to seven members, including as many as five children, were killed and several others were left wounded by air and artillery strikes in Otaia, Damascus, carried out by either Russia or the Syrian regime. Sources reported that multiple towns of eastern Ghouta were subject to aerial and

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

4 – 7

(5 children)

ابوحامضة, Abu Hamda, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

Seven civilians were killed as a result of alleged Coalition airstrikes on the village of Abu Hamda in Al Hasaka, local sources reported. Al Hasaka Center Media reported that the airstrikes targeted the house of Ahmad al Alawi and that those killed were internally displaced refugees from the villages of Al Dhib and al Thaweebah.

Summary