Civilian Casualties

Syrian Regime, Russian Military

ﺟﻨﺎﺓ, Janat, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

A family of six civilians were reportedly killed in airstrikes in Janat village, however assertions as to who was responsible were contested. Five sources who reported the incident alleged that the Coalition was responsible. However @KhabourNews claimed that Russia was to blame.

Summary

US-led Coalition, Russian Military

6 named, 1 familiy identified

الصبحة, Al Subha, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Three to six civilians died in airstrikes on al Subha village, local media reported, though it was unclear whether the Coalition or Russia or the Syrian regime were responsible. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, “five people were martyred and three of them were charred, as a result of shelling by aircraft. It’s

Summary

Civilian infrastructure

School

(1 child)

2–10

US-led Coalition, Russian Military, Syrian Regime, Unknown

7 named, 2 families identified

LOCATION

Raqqa, Syria

In the Amnesty and Airwars’s joint April 2019 report “War in Raqqa: Rhetoric versus Reality”, six civilians were reportedly killed in alleged Coalition airstrikes in Raqqa. Although Airwars assesses single sourced incidents as “weak”, researchers have assessed this incident “fair” due to the depth of material provided by Amnesty. According to Amnesty, the strike occurred

Summary

(1–6 men)

قرية النقير, Al Naqir, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

The village of Al Naqir in Idlib Governorate was hit by airstrikes on May 4th 2018, killing between four and six civilians, and wounding between two and 24 others, local media reported. The list of casualties included women and children. Sources said that Russian forces were likely responsible for the strikes. The Syrian Network for

Summary

(1–2 children1 woman1 man)

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

2–24

Cause of injury / death

الحصيبة, Husaybah, Al Anbar, Iraq

LOCATION

Local media reported on the death of six civilians, and dozens wounded following alleged US-led Coalition airstrikes on Husaybah, west of Anbar. An initial report was released by Yaqin, which suspected the Coalition had targeted “villages on the border between Syria and Iraq”. A’maq [ISIS propaganda] then reported: US shelling killed six and wounded ten

Summary

10–24

Dhoobley, Lower Juba, Somalia

LOCATION

Up to six civilians were killed and as many as eight wounded as the US fired at least one and as many as three cruise missiles at Dhobley, a town in southern Somalia four miles from the Kenyan border, local and international sources reported. Pentagon spokesperson Bryan Whitman told AFP: “On March 2, the US

Summary

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

3–8

Cause of injury / death

Belligerents reported killed

Known belligerent

US Forces

Known target

Al Qaeda in East Africa

2–3

حزارين, Hezarin, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Two to seven civilians were reported killed in airstrikes on Hezarin, Idlib, May 27th. Shahba News initially claimed that three were killed in the strikes from the same family, including one child, later reporting six deaths and “dozens wounded”. Edlib Media Center initially reported two killed, yet also stated that the figure rose to six

Summary

2 – 7

(1–3 children2 women)

2–12

Suspected target

Unknown

7 named, 1 familiy identified

الشدادي, Shadadi, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

Major coalition air raids on the oil fields around Shadadi reportedly led to the deaths of up to four non-combatants. Residents described a significant attack, with one site reporting: “Among the most prominent oil fields targeted were Al Rawees and Al Howyaziah east of Shadadi. The fires are also still burning in Kabiba close to

Summary

(2 women1–4 men)

3 named, 1 familiy identified

جرجناز, Jarjanaz, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Between four and six civilians were reportedly killed and up to 20 more wounded in alleged Russian or regime airstrikes on Jarjanaz near Idlib. Step News, News from Damascus and Syria News Desk attributed the event to the Assad regime. Meanwhile, Qasioun, Smart News and Syriansnews claimed the strikes were conducted by Russia. Halab News

Summary

Civilian infrastructure

School

(3 children2–3 women)

10–20

كفربطنا, Kafar Batna, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

Up to six civilians, hereof three to five children, were killed and “dozens” left wounded as Russian and/or Assad-waged airstrikes struck Kafar Batna, eastern Ghouta, Damascus, local media reported. As the heavy shelling of eastern Ghouta continued on February 23rd, Baladi News reported that 22 civilians had been killed in Kafar Batna within the past

Summary

(3–5 children)

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Five to six civilians died when a Coalition drone strike targeted a car allegedly belonging to members of Deash in the al Jameli neighborhood of Raqqa, according to local sources. CENTCOM later conceded that “near Ar Raqqah, Syria, during a strike against an ISIL target, it is assessed that five civilians were killed.” The Syrian

Summary

5 – 6

(1 woman4 men)

حاوي السوسة, Hawi Al Soussa, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Local sources reported a “massacre” caused by “several missiles directed at the area Hawi Al-Soussa”. All sources blamed the Coalition. The alleged airstrike reportedly targeted a house inhabited by displaced persons, and killed a number of civilians, including women and children. No exact numbers were reported. Step News for example noted that Coalition missiles “targeted a

Summary

2 – 6

(2–3 children2–3 women)

الطيبة, Al-Tayba, Homs, Syria

LOCATION

Six civilians were killed when military aircraft struck oil tankers in the neighbourhood of Al-Tayba, local media reported. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame. While most sources blamed Russia for the strikes. JisirTV pointed to the Syrian regime. According to the Smart News Agency, the six civilians who were killed were drivers

Summary

عفرين, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Up to six civilians were reported killed and possibly dozens more wounded in alleged air and artillery strikes by Turkish-backed troops on YPG forces in Afrin, according to local media on the ground. Al Jazeera reported that “Turkish artillery shelled the positions of the Kurdish People’s Protection and Protection Units in several areas of Afrin.

Summary

(1 child)

9–24

Turkish Military

11 named, 1 familiy identified

حي الزنجيلي, Mosul, Zanjili, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the deaths of six civilians in an event near Mosul. Their July 2017 civilian casualty report noted: “During a strike on an ISIS VBIED, it was assessed that six civilians were unintentionally killed when they entered the target area after the munition was

Summary

Known belligerent

الباب, Al Bab, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Six civilians were reported killed and 16 more injured because of Turkish shelling of Al Bab, Syria, according to a single source. Syria News Desk wrote: “Six civilians were killed and 16 others wounded last night after Turkish artillery targeted residential areas near the Al Manshiya roundabout in the city centre of Al Bab in

Summary

Turkish Military

بتاني, Ar Raqqah: Bitani roundabout, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

A family of six, the mother Amal al Huwaidi and her five children died following alleged US-led Coalition airstrikes on the al Batani roundabout area in al Badou neighbourhood, Raqqah city. The source Mohammed Alabdullah did not apportion blame, however all others alleged the US-led Coalition responsible. The family were, according to Amnesty International fieldnotes,

Summary

(5 children1 woman)

البصيرة, Al Busayrah, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

A young man died following alleged airstrikes on the village of al Busayrah, Deir Ezzor governorate, according to local media. Reports said that up to five other civilians died in addition to Abdul and that people were fleeing the town while air raids were carried out. A later report from Sharqiya Voice named two families of

Summary

(3 children1 woman1 man)

US-led Coalition, Russian Military

1 named

احسم, Ihsem, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

At least three children of the same family were killed and several civilians were injured in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on Ihsem on May 28th, 2019, according to local sources. The death toll was later updated to six civilians. Many sources reported that three children were killed from the same family in the

Summary

(3–4 children1 woman)

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

5–10

Cause of injury / death

Suspected target

Unknown

3 named, 1 familiy identified

الرقة‎, Shukri Buzan gas station, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Six civilians died and an unspecified number were injured by alleged Coalition airstrikes and artillery shelling by either the US or the SDF, local media said. Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently blamed Coalition raids and “artillery of Kurdish militias”, as did @Raqqa_SL , @salal_mftah_ , Radioalkul and other sources. According to Shaam and Sdusyria, “The

Summary

حي القصيلة, Qosaileh, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between four and six non-combatants, including two or more children, were reported killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Qosaileh, according to The White Helmets and the Violations Documentation Center. The Halab News Network posted a video showing the destruction of houses and other buildings, as a team of White Helmets searched for survivors. VDC has

Summary

(2–3 children2 men)

Russian Military

4 named, 1 familiy identified

حزة, Hazzah, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

Six civilians were reported killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Hazzah village near Kafr Batna. Two victims were named by the VDC as having died at Kafr Batna itself, though all other sources placed their deaths at Hazzah. The VDC also listed two unnamed members of the al Sadiq family as having died in

Summary

(4 men)

البوكمال, Abu Kamal, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Six civilians died and 10 more were wounded in airstrikes on Abu Kamal, according to local sources. While the majority of reports blamed the US-led Coalition for the airstrikes, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said that it was unclear whether the Coalition or Russia were responsible. The Coalition later confirmed having unintentionally killed three

Summary

Civilian infrastructure

Healthcare facility

(3 children2–3 women)

Known belligerent

6 named, 1 familiy identified

الشحيل, Al Shuhail, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Between three and six civilians including at least two children and one woman died in a airstrike on Al Shuhail, according to local sources – though reports were conflicted as to whether Russia or the Syrian regime were responsible. Deir Ezzor is Being Slaughtered Silently put the death toll at six. Some of their reports

Summary

(2 children1 woman)

3 named

أبو شاخات, Abu Sheikhat, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

A Kurdish ground offensive backed by Coalition strikes reportedly killed six civilians in Abu Sheikhat and Tal Nass villages, to the west of Ras al-Ain. Among those reported killed at Abu Sheikhat were a young female child and three non combatant men. At nearby Tal Nass village, Adalah also alleged that two children were killed

Summary

(3 children3 men)

الجلوم, Jalloum, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Local sources reported that six civilians were killed by airstrikes on the neighbourhood of Jalloum, Aleppo – though it was unclear whether Russia or the Assda regime were to blame. While two sources pointed blame on Russia, one source explicitly pointed to the Syrian regime. Additionally, @Syria_Tweets reported that “helicopters target Jaloum neighbourhood in old Aleppo with

Summary

Syrian Regime, Russian Military

حي كرم النزهة, Karem al Nuzha, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Up to six civilians were reported killed in the village of Karem el Nuzha on the outskirts of Aleppo, in an alleged Russian airstrike. Smart News said six died in the attack. An eyewitness later told the local news agency: “We came over, and in this corner there was a corpse, body parts of a

Summary

5 – 6

(1 child1 woman2 men)

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Seven civilians died in air or artillery or mortar shelling of Raqqa, according to local media – though it was unclear who was responsible for their deaths. However, Hasaka Rasd also reported that mortars fell on Raqqa neighbourhoods on this day, meaning that these deaths may have been caused by SDF actions, for although Airwars

Summary

(1 child1 woman)

US-led Coalition, Syrian Democratic Forces

6 named