Civilian Casualties

21 – 41

(3 children2 men)

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

12–24

Cause of injury / death

11 named, 3 families identified

الموصل‎, Mosul, East, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Local sources said that up to 41 civilians died and a further 143 were injured following alleged Coalition airstrikes on eastern Mosul neighbourhoods in support of a renewed push to capture the city from ISIL. Iraqi Spring placed the death toll at 41, while MNN said at least 30 died. In its February 2017 civilian

Summary

30 – 41

143

البدو, Baidou, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

A mass civilian casualty event reportedly took place on the Al Bedou neighbourhood of Raqqah city, following alleged US-led Coalition strikes, according to multiple local sources. According to local monitors 40 civilians died, with reportedly a total of “around 60” suspected either killed or injured. The strikes were said to have targeted or struck an

Summary

(10 children10 women)

مشيرفة, Mosul, Meshrfa, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Seven families – an estimated 20 to 40 people – reportedly died in a Coalition or ISF airstrike on a house on the outskirts of Msherfa in West Mosul. Amnesty International shared the following field report with Airwars, citing a local eyewitness: “I witnessed another airstrike (presumed) on 29 April in Msherfa. It was a

Summary

(2 children2 women)

US-led Coalition, Iraq Government Forces

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

LOCATION

Up to 20 adult civilians were reported killed and injured alongside 15 children after Coalition aircraft reportedly bombed forcibly-engaged civilians who were being forced to dig ditches by Islamic State. The children reportedly belonged to ISIL’s Cubs of Al Khilafa youth organisation. The casualties occurred in the morning at the village of Krin, west of

Summary

30 – 40

(15 children)

الحسكة, Al-Hasakah, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

Alleged Coalition airstrikes on three or four Daesh-controlled villages killed 15 civilians including three children, according to both the Syrian Observatory and the Hassakah Youth Movement. In a later report, the Damascus Center noted: “On the afternoon [of Wednesday 17th February 2016), planes likely to be the Coalition launched more than ten air strikes, affecting

Summary

15 – 40

(3 children2 women)

15 named, 6 families identified

ميادين, Al Mayadin, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Between 15 and 40 civilians including two to five children and one to three women died, and up to 15 more were injured, in airstrikes on multiple locations in Al Mayadeen. Local sources were initially conflicted as to whether this was the work of the Coalition, Iraqi warplanes or Russia. However, in April 2018 the

Summary

15 – 40

(2–5 children2–3 women)

10–15

Known belligerent

6 named, 2 families identified

القورية, Qouriya, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

At least 20 and as many as 40 civilians, including women and children, were killed and “dozens” were left wounded following alleged Russian or Assad-waged airstrikes on the border crossing between the towns of al-Qouriya and al-Tayana, multiple local media reported. Referred to as a “massacre”, several sources reported a death toll between 30 and

Summary

(1 child2 women5 men)

Russian Military

19 named, 2 families identified

حي المطاحن, Mosul, Al-Matahin / Mills, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Local sources said that up to 40 civilians were killed and more than 76 injured, mostly children and women, in Coalition airstrikes on the Station, Mills and Fatah neighborhoods at the right side of Mosul. While Iraqi Spring Media Center blamed the US for carrying out the raids (and posted several graphic images of children

Summary

36 – 40

(7 children)

76–84

شعيب الذكر, Sho'aib Al Zakir, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Up to 40 civilians including a woman and her six children died after their boat sank while it was crossing the Euphrates River near Sho’aib Al-Zikir. While most local sources blamed the UIS-led Coalition, one news organisation said the boat had instead capsized because there were too many people onboard. The Smart News Network reported:

Summary

7 – 40

(6 children1–7 women)

LOCATION

إدلب, Idlib, Syria

Between 17 and 40 civilians died including up to 18 children – and up to 100 others were wounded – in airstrikes on one of the largest vegetable markets in Idlib, according to multiple local sources – though reports were conflicted as to whether this major casualty incident was the work of Russia or the

Summary

(5–18 children1–3 women22 men)

17 – 40

24–100

البحرة, Al Bahra village, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Multiple local sources reported up to 40 civilians killed, including up to 20 named children and at least 13 women, and “dozens” wounded in a major casualty event in Al Bahra on February 4th. All sources identify the Coalition as the culprit or – as with the Enabbaladi local report – specifically mentioned “indiscriminate US

Summary

Civilian infrastructure

School

(7–21 children13–20 women3–7 men)

38 – 40

40 named, 3 families identified

ميادين, Al Mayadin, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

In what was widely reported as a Russian action, at least 27 civilians died and more than 70 were injured following airstrikes on Al Mayadeen. Almost all sources including Daesh blamed Russia. Deir Ezzor is Being Slaughtered said 6 Russian planes carried out 20 strikes between them, including on a children’s playground. Shaam News added

Summary

Civilian infrastructure

Healthcare facility, School

27 – 40

(9 children4–8 women)

US-led Coalition, Russian Military, Syrian Regime

24 named, 2 families identified

17 تموز, Mosul, Talmuz / July 17th, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

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

2 – 40

2–40

US-led Coalition, Unknown

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

LOCATION

A major civilian casualty event took place on al Tabaqa city in the Ar Raqqah countryside, reportedly killing at least six civilians and wounding as many as 40, including women and children. Sources were conflicted as to whether Russia or the Assad regime were to blame. Wwalfwasel reported that “more than 40 people” were killed, however

Summary

6 – 40

(1–2 children1–2 women)

30–35

1 named

معسكر الغزلاني, Mosul, Ghazlani, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

A single source, Yaqen, claimed that 40 civilians were killed and injured in Coalition airstrikes on Mosul. According to the local news group, “A source said that ‘the bombing targeted areas of the Ghazlai camp project as well as the University of Mosul, and the shelling was followed by another bombing which targeted the same

Summary

10 – 40

10–30

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

Summary

12 – 40

US-led Coalition, Iraq Government Forces

معيوف, Mayouf, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Local sources reported that more than forty people were killed in unspecified airstrikes on the village of Mayouf, north west of Mosul. According to a report published by Al Arabi, “A local source said that an aerial bombardment targeted last night and blew up a number of houses in the village of Mayouf in the

Summary

34 – 40

US-led Coalition, Unknown

الدانا, Al Dana, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Between five and forty civilians, including at least one woman, one child and one adult male, were killed and up to forty were wounded in airstrikes launched against Al Dana town in Idlib. Most sources only reported preliminary counts of casualties and many expected that the number was higher due to many civilians still stuck

Summary

Civilian infrastructure

School

5 – 40

(1 child1 woman1 man)

24–40

Al Badou neighbourhood, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Between 21 and 40 civilians, the majority women and children, were reported killed in alleged US-led Coalition airstrikes on Al Badou neighbourhood, Raqqah city. Initially the citizen journalist group, Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently (RBSS), reported 40 civilians were killed following alleged US-led Coalition. According to RBSS, the strikes hit an apartment building and all

Summary

21 – 40

12–24

بزينة, Bzeina, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

Between 20 and 40 civilians were reported killed and dozens injured in devastating alleged Russian airstrikes on the village of Bzeina, according to multiple reports. While the destruction of the market and surrounding homes was extensive, the aircraft may have been targeting rebels. Videos filmed at the scene show some casualties and rescuers in military

Summary

(13 men)

40–200

ارمناز, Armanaz, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Between 15 and 40 civilians were killed in two separate air raids using thermobaric rockets targeting a residential neighbourhood in Armanaz according to local media. Sources all blamed either Russian or Syrian regime raids for the attack. Most sources alleged the second airstrike was aimed at Civil Defence teams and other civilians trying to remove

Summary

15 – 40

(7 children6–8 women)

12–75

31 named, 5 families identified

الموصل‎, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

10 to 40 civilians were reported killed, and 13 to 36 injured following alleged Coalition airstrikes in west Mosul. Mosul Eye offered a detailed description of affected neighbourhoods, claiming that airstrikes had hit: “– A home in the Muhammadiyah area near the kindergarten which also damaged neighbours’ houses around it and led to the fall

Summary

10 – 40

(2 children2 women)

13–36

تاجوراء , Tajoura, Tarabulus, Libya

LOCATION

Up to 40 civilians were killed in Tajoura by a NATO airstrike, according to a senior Vatican official based in Tripoli at the time. Reuters reported on the incident: “At least 40 civilians have been killed in air strikes by Western forces on Tripoli, the top Vatican official in the Libyan capital said Thursday, citing

Summary

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Cause of injury / death

باتبو, Batbo, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

In what sources referred to as “a terrible massacre”, 22 named civilians, including children, died in an an airstrike on Batbo, Aleppo, according to local media. The majority of sources blamed Russia, however, a small number mentioned the regime – 24Aleppo, for example, alleged both parties culprit. According to Qasioun, “at least 38” civilians were injured

Summary

(4–7 children7–8 women8 men)

22 – 40

12–50

22 named, 4 families identified

Mosul, Al Hermat, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Heavy shelling of Hermat in West Mosul led to the deaths of five families, according to locals living in the street who were interviewd by Amnesty International. The following unpublished field report was shared with Airwars: “The bombing was random. There were airstrikes, helicopter strikes, artillery and rockets. There were 100s of strikes each day.

Summary

(15 children1 woman)

US-led Coalition, Unknown

2 named, 1 familiy identified

مخيم الجويزات قرب الشريدة, Juweizat camp near Al Sharida, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

In a major civilian casualty incident, multiple local sources reported that between 20 and 40 civilians – including four or five entire families – died and dozens more were wounded in an alleged Russian airstrike on Juweizat refugee camp near Al Sharida. Reports said that the camp was completely burnt as a result of this attack.

Summary

12–24

Russian Military

10 named, 4 families identified

الموصل الجديدة, Mosul, Mosul al Jadida / New Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Local sources reported that the international Coalition and/or US aircraft had carried out airstrikes in New Mosul neighborhood, West Mosul, leaving up to 30 civilians dead and 14 others wounded. The Coalition later confirmed killing eight civilians in Mosul that day. Iraq News Center said that bombing by “international Coalition aircraft” had led to the

Summary

21 – 40

(3 children2 women)

3–21

السوا, Sawa, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Between five and 40 civilians reportedly died following a Coalition airstrike at al Sa’wa, according to local sources. The Coalition later confirmed killing just two civilians. According to Step News, “international coalition planes targeted last night oil terminal wells near the town of Al Sa’awa in the western countryside with dozens of air strikes, killing

Summary

5 – 40

2–15

الثورة‎, Tabaqah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Between 20 and 40 civilians including eight children and four women died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on the Al Awwal and Al Thaleth neighbourhood of Al Tabaqa, according to local media. All sources attributed the incident to the Coalition, though there was some uncertainly on the date of the incident with a number of

Summary

(10 children5 women)