Civilian Casualties

(2 children)

Suspected belligerent

Russian Military

معرشورين, Ma'ar Shoreen, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

In what has been described my local media as a “massacre” as many as 20 civilians were killed and up to 35 were wounded, in airstrikes conducted over Ma’ar Shoreen. Nearly all reports of the incident blamed Russia, however one source blamed the Syrian regime making this a contested event. Many of the dead were

Summary

(8 children7–19 women5 men)

8 – 20

12–35

20 named

كفر حمرة, Kafr Hamra, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

One child was killed when remnants of cluster bomb from a previous raid exploded in Kafr Hamra. Only one source blamed Russian airstrikes, while the others didn’t name the culprit. It is unclear when the first raids occurred, however all sources reported that the child in question died on December 19th. There were no reported

Summary

خان شيخون, Khan Sheikhoun, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

As many as 17 civilians were killed – including ten who were named – as well as 6 or more wounded, in internationally banned Napalm and Phosphorous airstrikes on Khan Sheikhoun, according to local media. Sources blamed both Russia and the Syrian regime for the “air and artillery strikes” which were conducted in the vicinity.

Summary

10 – 17

(2–4 children6–7 women)

10 named

معرشمشة, Mar Shamsha, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

A number of civilians were reportedly wounded due to airstrikes on Mar Shamsha. Only two sources attributed blame to Russia while the others blamed the Syrian regime for the raids. According to Shbaballatamneh3, two civilians were wounded by Russian rockets. Qasioun on the other hand reported no civilian casualties. Smart News Agency reported that a

Summary

هجين, Hajeen, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Three named civilians died and others were wounded in Hajeen, according to local media. It is unclear whether the Coalition or the regime were responsible for the deaths. It said they had died “as a result of military air strikes believed to belong to the International Alliance this afternoon which targeted the market at Hajeen

Summary

US-led Coalition, Syrian Regime

3 named

الجردي الشرقي, Al Jarthi al Sharqi, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Up to 33 named civilians including 16 children and six women died and at least 10 more were wounded in airstrikes on al Jarthi al Sharqi, according to local media. VDC-SY reported that the airstrike was conducted on the 12th of December, whereas our research shows it was in fact on the 13th of December.

Summary

(16 children6 women5 men)

11 – 33

US-led Coalition, Russian Military

33 named, 1 familiy identified

تل الضمان, Tal Al-Daman, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

In airstrikes which reportedly “targeted” a medical centre in Tal Al-Daman, Aleppo, one civilian was killed and others were wounded. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame, with most blaming Russia, while a few blamed the Syrian regime. One source didn’t identify the warplanes responsible. Smart News Agency was the only local media

Summary

الجردي الغربي, Al Jarthi al Gharbi, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

One civilian male was named as killed in an airstrike on al Jarthi al Gharbi. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame, some attributing blame to the US-led Coalition, and others to Moscow. The Syrian Network for Human Rights blamed Syrian regime warplanes for his death. But according to Al Haall, Russia was

Summary

US-led Coalition, Russian Military, Syrian Regime

الزرزور, Al-Zarzoor village in the vicinity of Alkhwain village in the Idlib countryside, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

As many as nine civilians were killed and three others were wounded in airstrikes on Al-Zarzoor, according to local media. All sources blamed Moscow except for Barada News who attributed blame to the Syrian regime. One source reported that Russia bombed the vicinity four times. Initial reporting suggested that only five civilians had been killed

Summary

5 – 9

(4 children2 women)

5 named, 1 familiy identified

جب ابيض, Jib Abyad village, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

A woman was reportedly killed in airstrikes which struck Jib Abyad, Aleppo after midnight. Local media was conflicted as to who was to blame, with Syrian Network for Human Rights blaming the “Russian-Syrian alliance”, while most others blamed Moscow. Most sources reported on the “the martyrdom of a woman and the injury of a man”

Summary

(1 woman)

الجردي, Al Jarthi, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Up to 24 civilians died in an airstrike on Al Jarthi town, local media reported – though it was unclear whether the Coalition, Russia or the Syrian regime were responsible. The majority of sources, however, attributed the event to Moscow. According to Al Haal, “Abu Hassan al-Khalifa (a resident of the town) told al-Hal, that

Summary

23 – 24

(10 children4 women)

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

10–30

Cause of injury / death

US-led Coalition, Russian Military, Syrian Regime

15 named, 3 families identified

الشعفةالشامية , al Shamiya crossing in Al-Sha'fa, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Six civilians were reportedly killed, and others were “seriously” wounded, in air and artillery strikes on the Al-Sha’fa river crossing in Al-Shamiya. Local media was conflicted as to who was responsible for the strikes, some blaming Russia, while others blamed the Syrian regime. Local media described the incident as a massacre. Euphrates initially reported that

Summary

(6 men)

6 named

السماقة, Samaqa, Hama, Syria

LOCATION

Three civilians were killed – including one woman – and seven others were wounded in air and artillery strikes which struck Samaqa, sources on the ground reported. Local media blamed both Russian warplanes and Syrian regime planes for the strikes. According to ‘Al Latamna Youth gathering’, farm shops or an agricultural factory was hit in

Summary

(1 woman)

الجلاء, Jala'a, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Between one and two civilians were killed, including a 12-year-old girl, due to “barbaric shelling” in the town of Jala’a, local media reported. Only one source blamed Russia, while the others blamed “unknown” warplanes. While there were no reports of any wounded civilians, local media did report the destruction of several houses and a medical

Summary

الحسرات, Hasrat, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

A civilian man was killed and three others were wounded in air and artillery strikes in Hasrat, according to local media. Sources were conflicted as to who was responsible for the strikes, with some attributing blame to Russia, while one source blamed the Syrian regime. Some sources did not identify the culprit. The brother of

Summary

العباس و هجين, al-Abbas and Hajeen, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

At least one and as many as three civilians were killed in an airstrike in the al-Abbas/ Hajeen crossing in al Bukamal, local sources reported, though it was unclear who was to blame. Step News Agency put the death toll at three while the others reported one male fatality, identified by name in multiple reports.

Summary

1 – 3

البقعان, Baq'an, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Between 10 and 15 civilians were killed, and dozens more were wounded in airstrikes on Baq’an, local media reported. Sources attributed the blamed to both Russian and Syrian regime raids. The raids struck the Al-Baka`an river crossing, according to sources. A source reported that “the aircraft bombed a passageway on the West Bank of the

Summary

10 – 15

(5 men)

12–24

5 named

العباس و هجين, Al-abbas-Hajeen, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Three civilians including two brothers were killed in airstrikes on Al-abbas-Hajeen, according to local media. Sources all attributed the blame to Russia except Syrian Network for Human Rights who blamed the Syrian regime. The raids allegedly struck al-a`bbas water tunnel, leading to three deaths and four wounded civilians. There are no other details at this

Summary

(3 men)

3 named

الباغوز, Al Baghouz, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

One child died in a casualty event in Al Baghouz, according to local media. The Al Sharq al Souri agency reported on November 28th that the victim died from wounds sustained by an artillery shell in the village of Al-Baghouz two days ago. The Syrian Human Rights Committee also blamed an artillery shell for the child’s

Summary

US-led Coalition, Syrian Regime

الشعفة, al Sha'afa, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Up to 65 civilians including 20 or 21 children and nine women died in a major casualty event in al Sha’afa, local media reported. There was one allegation against the US-led Coalition, and also Egypt. The majority of sources blamed Russia, with @7UFCmSxd0IUBffH saying that a family of 10 were among those killed. Euphrates Post,

Summary

(20–21 children9 women9–12 men)

42 – 65

12–36

US-led Coalition, Russian Military

42 named, 7 families identified

درنج, Daranj, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Five civilians died in an airstrike on Daranj, according to local media, though it was unclear who was responsible, with sources blaming the Coalition, the Syrian regime and one pointing towards Russia. A number of other sources didn’t apportion blame. Euphrates Post and Deir Ezzor named five victims as killed by unidentified “warplanes”: Rami Assaf,

Summary

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

2–24

Cause of injury / death

US-led Coalition, Russian Military, Syrian Regime

5 named, 1 familiy identified

قيفه, Qifah, Al Bayda, Yemen

LOCATION

Three ISIS militants were killed by a US strike in Al Bayda governorate on November 26th 2017, a US Central Command spokesperson told the Bureau of Investigative Journalism. This confirmed earlier reports that a US drone strike had taken place in Qayfa in Al Bayda governorate on that night. However several local sources and news

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

3 – 5

(5 children)

Cause of injury / death

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), ISIS - Yemen

Known belligerent

US Forces

Known targets

Belligerents reported killed

الشعغة, Al-Sha'fa, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Between 15 and 65 civilians were killed, in what has been described by local media as a massacre on the residential neighbourhood in Al-Sha’fa. Sources attributed blame to both Russia and the Syrian regime. Sources were conflicted as to how many casualties there were. The highest toll being 65, however many sources also reported 15

Summary

15 – 65

(21 children9 women)

12–24

42 named

هجين, Hajeen, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Possible Russian warplanes struck the city of Hajeen, Deir Ezzor, killing at least one civilian, local media reported. MasarPress, who blamed Russian warplanes, reported how Hajeen village and the crossing of the village of Abbas al-Nahari east of Deir al-Zour were struck by several raids, killing a total of four civilians. The report did not,

Summary

1 – 4

مسرابا, Masraba, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

In what has been described as a massacre, between seven and 34 civilians were killed and as many as 80 were wounded in airstrikes on Masraba, according to local media. Sources attributed the blame to both Russia and the Syrian regime. One source reported that as many as 15 children were killed. Another put the

Summary

(3–15 children1 woman12 men)

7 – 34

12–80

19 named

مخيم سوق الرفاعي, Souh Al Rifa’i camp , Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

In this incident, described by some as a “massacre”, up to 37 civilians, including children, women, and entire families were killed and dozens were wounded as Russia or the Assad regime carried out aerial shelling of Souh Al Rifa’i camp for displaced people in Deir Ezzor, local media reported. The local reports differed to a

Summary

21 – 37

(2–12 children2 women)

10–24

37 named, 6 families identified

هجين, Hajeen, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

One named civilian was killed by airstrikes striking in the Al-Abbas river crossing, Hajeen, Deir Ezzor, several media reported, though no-one identified the culprit. The victim was identified by name and photo by multiple sources, though no further information about the strike was provided. However, the same victim, Haj Abdul Karim al-Aran (al-Jameel), was also reported killed

Summary

Iraq Government Forces, Unknown

ابوحردوب, Abou Hardoub, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Three civilians were killed and others were injured in air and artillery strikes on Abou Hardoub, local media reported. Sources attributed the blame to both Russia and the Syrian regime. Local media reported that house of Oweid Al Dulan struck. He was killed as well as two members of his family There are no other

Summary

(2 children1 man)

Syrian Regime, Russian Military

3 named

الباغوز, Al-Baghouz, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Three civilians were killed by airstrikes, possibly supplemented by artillery shelling, in Al-Baghouz, Deir Ezzor, local media reported, though the apportion of blame was unclear. While all reports agreed that three civilians were killed in this event, they disagreed in terms of cause and responsibility. While Step News Agency, Violations Documentation Center Syria and Masar Press

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

Russian Military, Iraq Government Forces, Syrian Regime