Civilian Casualties

(1 child)

الباغوز, Al Baghouz: Sheikh Hamad neighbourhood, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Local sources reported that a Coalition airstrike struck a civilian vehicle moving out of ISIS controlled areas at the intersection of Sheikh Hamad on the outskirts of the town Al Baghouz, east of Deir Ezzor, shortly before midnight. The Coalition described an admission of six civilian deaths at Baghhouz on this date as “related incidents”,

Summary

(1 woman)

3 named, 1 familiy identified

جعار, Ja'ar, Al Bayda, Yemen

LOCATION

One civilian, named as the elderly man Saleh Ahmed Mohammed al-Qaisi, was killed by a US drone strike in the vicinity of Ja’ar, in the Al Qayseen subdistrict, Sama’a district of Bayda governorate, at 10am on January 21st 2019. In April 2021, CENTCOM confirmed to the Yemen human rights group Mwatana that it had killed

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)

Known belligerent

US Forces

Known target

Radio Andalus, Jilib, Middle Juba, Somalia

LOCATION

A reported airstrike or bomb blast by an unknown party on an al Shabaab radio station in Buale or Jilib town killed up to 25 al Shabaab supporters – five of them journalists. US Africa Command later denied responsibility. According to Sonna Somalia, “At least 10 people have been killed and more than 30 others

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

0 – 5

(0–5 men)

Belligerents reported killed

US Forces

Suspected target

Al-Shabaab

10–25

Belligerents reported injured

Ash Shajilah, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

In an incident previously not tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the injuries of two civilians near Ash Shajilah, Syria. This was later confirmed to be a US-only civilian harm event. In its July 2019 civilian casualty report the Coalition noted the following: “Coalition aircraft conducted an airstrike against Daesh terrorists. Regrettably, two civilians

Summary

بكسريا, Baksriya, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Alleged Russian airstrikes struck the villages of Khan al Sabil and Baksriya in the countryside of Jisr al Shughour on January 20th, 2018, according to local media. Around 3 AM, an alleged strike hit Baksriya and killed two civilians; one man and a woman. Between two and nine civilians were reported wounded and were evacuated by the Syrian

Summary

(1 woman1 man)

2–9

الجانودية, Al Janoudiya, Jisir Al Shughur countryside, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

One civilian died and up to four others were wounded in an alleged Russian airstrike which reportedly destroyed a bakery in al Janoudiya, local media reported. According to the Syrian Network for Human Rights, “warplanes we believe were Russian bombed al Taqwa automatic bakery in the north of al Janoudiya village in Idlib governorate, destroying its

Summary

2–4

المناطق تحت سيطرة داعش, al-Murshada and al-Safatna areas, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

A single source, Step News, reported that a number of civilians were killed and injured in the vicinity of al-Murshada and al-Safatna villages (in addition to members of ISIS), as a result of “triple artillery bombardment by the regime forces, the French artillery stationed in the Abulhassan desert, the artillery of the Iraqi army and

Summary

2 – 4

2–4

US-led Coalition

قصر بن غشير, Qasr Bin Gashir, Tarabulus, Libya

LOCATION

The journalist Mohamed Ben Khalifa was reportedly killed in indiscriminate artillery shelling while covering militia clashes in the south of Tripoli. Reuters reported that “Mohamed Ben Khalifa died of a random shell in the Libyan capital while covering the clashes.” Al Jazeera added: “Ben Khalifa died while accompanying a militia patrolling the Qaser Bin Ghashir

Summary

Government of National Accord, 7th Brigade

الباغوز, Al Baghouz, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

In what was described as a “massacre”, local sources reported that an alleged Coalition airstrike targeted the town of Al-Baghouz Tahtani east of Deir Al-Zour, killing between 6 and 39 civilians including women and children. Most sources reported that the civilians were struck while fleeing areas under ISIS control. However one local source, who did

Summary

(6–22 children4–8 women3–4 men)

15 – 39

1–2

40 named, 9 families identified

اللطامنة, Al Lataminah, Hama, Syria

LOCATION

A 53-year-old man died and up to four of his family members were wounded and rescued from the rubble of their home in Al Lataminah, following an alleged Russian airstrike or artillery shelling by the Assad regime, according to sources on the ground. Syria.tv noted that the adult male victim, Khaled Karmo Al-Hilal (named by multiple sources)

Summary

2–4

كفرزيتا, Kafar Zeita, Hama, Syria

LOCATION

According to local sources, artillery shelling targeted a civilian house in Kafr Zeita, north of Hama. The resident, a woman, allegedly died of her injuries on January 29th after being hit by a missile on January 16th. There were varying reports on the culprit; some sources blamed the Syrian regime while others blamed Russian forces.

Summary

(1 woman)

راس يوسف, Ras Yusuf, An Nuqat al Khams, Libya

LOCATION

Two women and an elderly man were reportedly killed by indiscriminate artillery shelling in Tripoli. UNSMIL wrote in its civilian casualty report that “two women and an elderly man were killed in Ras Yusuf district while attempting to escape the shelling.” Local reports point at GNA-affiliated militias or the 7th Brigade as the perpetrator behind

Summary

(2 women1 man)

قصر بن غشير, Qasr Bin Gashir, Tarabulus, Libya

LOCATION

Mahmoud Shalbik, a 23-year-old university student from Tripoli, was reportedly killed during armed clashes in the Libyan capital. While most sources reported he was killed by stray bullet, UNSMIL said the “student at the University of Tripoli, Faculty of Economics, was killed at his home as result of incriminate shelling.” Abdulrahman Ghummied stated on Twitter:

Summary

Government of National Accord, 7th Brigade

طرابلس‎, Tripoli: Airport area, Tarabulus, Libya

LOCATION

The death of Mahmud Al Temzini was reported as a result from renewed militia shelling in the south of Tripoli. Abu Salim Media reported: “A shell fell on a farm near Tripoli airport and led to the death of the civilian Mahmud al-Tamziti.” Libya Now mentioned he was the father of three children. Haithem H

Summary

Government of National Accord, 7th Brigade

السوسة, Al Soussa, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

A house in the town of Al Soussa was struck by what sources described variously as a drone strike, airstrikes, artillery shelling, a rocket or a rocket-propelled grenade, killing two named brothers. Three of their other brothers were reported injured. Although one source implied the brothers were members of ISIS, this was not mentioned by

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery, Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)

(2 men)

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons

Causes of injury / death

5 named, 1 familiy identified

اللطامنة, Al Lataminah, Hama, Syria

LOCATION

A 14-year-old girl was reported killed in an alleged Russian or regime airstrike on Al Lataminah in northern Hama, according to sources on the ground. Local sources reported that a woman and her two daughters were wounded and that the girl died from her injuries hours later. There are varying reports about the exact number of

Summary

(1 child)

1–5

Suspected target

Unknown

2 named, 1 familiy identified

البوبدران, Al Boubadran, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

According to sources on the ground, air and artillery strikes targeted the town of Al Boubadran, which allegedly resulted in the deaths and injuries of an unspecified number of civilians. Most sources blamed the Coalition. Sousseh Facebook page specifically blamed “heavy shelling by French artillery and criminal airstrikes.” Although some sources also alleged that SDF artillery

Summary

2 – 3

2–3

السوسة, Al Soussa, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

An alleged Coalition airstrike struck a field hospital in the outskirts of the town Al Soussa in the eastern suburb of Deir Ezzor on the night between Thursday January 10th and Friday January 11th, killing more than 15 non-combatants including doctors and wounded patients being treated by ISIS on the site, according to reports. It is

Summary

1–6

US-led Coalition

السوسة, Al Soussa, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

According to sources on the ground, a family of five civilians was killed “by artillery shelling of SDF” on their house in the town of Al Soussa. According to the Syrian Network for Human Rights, the family consisted of three children and their parents who were all killed. The Network dated the incident to January

Summary

(3 children1 woman1 man)

المرشدة, Marishidah, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

In an event previously not tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the deaths of two civilians and the injury of another near Marishidah, Syria. This was later declared to be a US-only civilian harm event. In its July 2019 monthly civilian casualty report, the Coalition noted the following: “Coalition aircraft conducted an airstrike against

Summary

near Ash Sha'fa, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

In an event previously not tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the injury of one civilian in an artillery strike near Ash Sha’fa, Syria. This was later confirmed by the Pentagon to be a US-only event. In its June 2019 civilian casualty report, the Coalition noted: “Coalition artillery conducted a strike against a Daesh

Summary

Known belligerent

US-led Coalition

مزرعة المنطار, Al Mentar farm, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

At 5am on January the 4th, an alleged Russian airstrike struck a farm in al-Mentar (Mazra’et Al Mentar) west of Khan Sheikhoun in the southern Idlib countryside injuring seven people, including a child and two women from the village of Al-Jibin, according to local media. Civil Defense Forces reportedly rescued the family who was trapped

Summary

Unknown

دارة عزة, Darat Izza, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Around 11 pm in the night of January 4th, 2018, alleged Russian airstrikes targeted the villages of Dera Azza, Urm Al Kubra, Al Rashidin and Rehab Al Mohandeseen. In the village Darat Izza, up to three civilians of the Qadili family were killed, including a father and son, while several more civilians were reportedly wounded. The Syrian Network

Summary

2 – 3

(1 child1 man)

3 named, 1 familiy identified

الشعفة, Al Shaafa, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Alleged Coalition airstrike and artillery shelling targeted a residential area in Al Shaafa town, reportedly killing a total of six civilians. Among the declared victims were a family of four civilians that were killed when artillery shelling targeted their house. In addition, Sputnik reported the death of a Chechen civilian woman. Citing Khida Saratov, a member

Summary

(3 children2 women1 man)

7 named, 1 familiy identified

أورم الكبرى, Urma Al Kubra, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Around 11 pm in the night of January the 4th, alleged Russian or regime airstrikes targeted the villages of Dera Azza, Urm Al Kubra, Al Rashidin and Rehab Al Mohandeseen, local media reported. In the village Urma Al Kubra, west of Aleppo, no civilians appear to have been killed but several were wounded. Reports varied on

Summary

2–9

التمانعة, Al Taman’a or Khan Sheikhoun, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

An alleged Russian airstrike targeted the town of Al Taman’a west of Khan Sheikhoun in the southern Idlib countryside. The airstrike was one of three airstrikes with high-explosive missiles launched by a Russian aircraft, according to Ziad al-Aboud, commander of the “civil defense sector” in Khan Sheikhoun It is not clear whether there were civilian casualties as a

Summary

Unknown

Russian Military

السوسة, Al Soussa: Al Khalafaa mosque area, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Local sources reported that one man was killed in an air or artillery strike in Al Soussa while he was leaving Friday prayers. While only the Coalition was known to be conducting airstrikes on the town at this time, Deir Ezzor 24 instead blamed regime artillery strikes. According to Hajin Magazine, “We have received the

Summary

الكشكية, Al Khishkiya or Kashma, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

During an exchange of small arms fire, an alleged Coalition helicopter strike hit a civilian home in the town of Al-Kashkiya, east of Deir Al-Zour. Between six and ten civilians from the same family were reported killed, including women and children. In January 2020, the Coalition accepted responsibility for the deaths of nine civilians in

Summary

Airstrike, Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)

(1–4 children2 women2–5 men)

9 – 10

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons

Causes of injury / death

13 named, 1 familiy identified