Civilian Casualties

2 – 15

(1 child)

جسر الشغور , Jisir Al Shoghour, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Between two and seven civilians including two women died in alleged Russian or Assad regime airstrikes on the residential neighbourhoods of Jisr Al-Shoghour, according to local sources. A further eight civilians , including four women, were allegedly injured. Baladi, Alaraby and Sdusyria put the death toll at three civilians. IkhwanSyria put the death toll still higher, at seven civilians

Summary

2 – 7

(2 women)

2–8

8 named

كفركرمين , Kafr Karmin, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Several civilians were reported wounded following two airstrikes on the village of Kafar Karmin in western Aleppo countryside. Only one source, the Step News Agency, blamed Russia; the others didn’t apportion blame, referring only to “warplanes”.

Summary

Unknown

Russian Military, Unknown

حي التنك, Mosul, Tanak, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Amnesty International field researchers reported that 11 civilians died in a likely airstrike on al Tanak. The following account was published: “Amnesty International interviewed witnesses about an explosion in al-Tenak neighbourhood on 20 March which they attributed to an air strike. The explosion caused two houses to collapse just off Street 20, killing 11 civilians.

Summary

(7 children)

الموصل الجديدة/الآبار, New Mosul/Abar, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Locals reported the deaths of 46 civilians including 28 children and 18 men and women with 80 others injured – mostly children and women – by different kind of shelling in many neighborhoods of Old Mosul. At least 26 bodies reportedly reached the local forensic medicine hospital. Iraq News Center spoke of two dozen civilians

Summary

46 – 47

(28 children)

خان شيخون, Khan Sheikhoun, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Raids carried out by warplanes led to the deaths of four civilians including a woman and two children and wounded a further 12 people, sources said. It is unclear who was responsible for these attacks, with some reports blaming the Russians and others accusing the regime. Syrian Mirror reported: “Russian warplanes targeted the eastern neighborhood

Summary

5 – 7

(2 children1 woman)

10–12

13 named, 1 familiy identified

Geolocation

Town

LOCATION

Idlib city, Idlib, Syria

Between five and six civilians were killed and an unknown number wounded in air strikes allegedly conducted by Russian forces in the city of Idlib. Some sources claimed the Syrian regime was also involved in the attack. The victims killed in the raids were displaced from the village of Ghantu in northern Homs, “all of

Summary

Civilian infrastructure

School

5 – 6

(2–3 children3 women)

2–24

5 named, 1 familiy identified

معارة الأتارب , Ma’arat al Atarib, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

One woman was killed and at least two children wounded as alleged Russian airstrikes fell near a mosque in Ma’arat Al Atarib, western Aleppo, local sources reported. The Syrian Network for Human Rights was among sources blaming Russia. However, NABD News attributed the airstrikes to Syrian warplanes. Three children were wounded, according to the Syrian Civil

Summary

(1 woman)

2–3

الجوسق, Mosul, Jawasaq, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

In an event previously unknown to Airwars, the Coalition said that no civilians were harmed on March 18th at Mosul, Jawasaq. The Coalition’s November 2017 casualty reported said: “After a review of available information it was assessed that no Coalition strikes were conducted in the geographical area that correspond to the report of civilian casualties.”

A family of five was reported killed by either Iraqi, US or French artillery strikes or Coalition airstrikes on the al Mashahda quarter of West Mosul, which is still under ISIL control. Al Jazeera Iraq spoke to witnesses and blamed Iraqi forces for the artillery shelling, and said they had targeted the house in the

Summary

السرجخانة, Mosul, Third street behind Fathi al Ali mosque., Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

At least thirteen civilians were reported killed and 17 injured in air and artillery strikes on a number of West Mosul neighbourhoods. Iraqi Spring Media Centre said reported the “Killing of 13 civilians, mostly women and children, and 17 wounded as a result of air and artillery bombardments of several districts of the right side

Summary

13 – 50

17–24

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

LOCATION

The Coalition admitted responsibility for the deaths of between 105 and 141 civilians in an airstrike on a house in West Mosul’s al Jadida area on March 17th (event CI550). However, locals have claimed that as many as 230 or even 520 civilians were killed in the catastrophic event at al Jadida – though these

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

125 – 370

US-led Coalition

الميدان, Mosul, Medan, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

According to local residents and the recently formed Iraqi Observatory for Human Rights, up to 80 civilians died when heavy airstrikes and shelling destroyed multiple houses in Meydan neighbourhood in Old Mosul. According to Iraqi Spring Media Centre, 20 houses were destroyed. It spoke of “dozens of bodies” under the rubble. Activists and aid workers

Summary

40 – 80

12–24

الطبقة مسكنة , the road between Maskanah and Tabaqa, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Eight civilians were killed and another 17 were injured when their bus was struck during an air raid between Maskanah and Tabaqa, according to sources on the ground. Smart News Agency reported that it is ‘likely’ the warplanes that conducted the attack were Russian. The Violations Documentation Center in Syria has named Ahmad Al-Zaher as

Summary

(1–2 children1–2 women)

الموصل: غرب/الجانب الأيمن, West Mosul, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Local sources said that at least 21 civilians were killed and 17 were injured, including women and children, because of airstrikes and artillery shelling in neighbourhoods of West Mosul. Iraq News Center placed the death toll even higher: “Many surviving civilians [and] witnesses from the right side [of Mosul] confirmed that Coalition airstrikes targeted civilian

Summary

21 – 34

(2 children2 women)

17–34

LOCATION

Idlib city, Idlib, Syria

At least one woman died – and was possibly killed, according to one report – in multiple airstrikes on different neighbourhoods in Idlib, local media said. While most reports blamed Russia, there were also allegations against the regime. Syria News Desk reported the only fatality, one woman: “A woman was killed and other civilians were

Summary

(1 woman)

1–5

LOCATION

Mosul, Hermat, Iraq

Local eyewitnesses reported the deaths of 25 civilians following an air or artillery strike on the hermit area of West Mosul. An unpublished Amnesty International field investigation was shared with Airwars: ““On the street we were staying, in my uncle’s house, three houses were levelled by one attack, around 12pm on 15 March. I don’t

Summary

(2 children2 women)

الثورة‎, Al Thani and Al Awwal, Al Tabaqa, Syria, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Between one and two civilians died and up to five were injured in an alleged Coalition airstrike on the Al Thani and Awwal neighbourhoods of Al Tabaqa, according to local sources. According to Smart News, “local sources reported the death of one civilian and wounding of others, on Wednesday evening, as a result of aerial

Summary

1 – 2

2–5

US-led Coalition

باب الطوب, Mosul, Bab al Tor, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Local residents and military and medical sources said that up to two dozen civilians were killed or injured due to different kinds of shelling, and strikes by US Apache helicopters. This reportedly occurred during an ongoing battle around the Bab Al Tob area and other ancient neighborhoods in the center of Mosul. Naynawa Alghad reported

Summary

4 – 24

6–50

السخنة المحطة الثالثة , the third station near al Sukhna, Homs, Syria

LOCATION

Up to five civilians died and several more were injured in an alleged Russian or Assad regime airstrike on the third station near al Sukhna, local sources reported. According to the Step News Agency, “Russian warplanes launched several air raids targeting the third station near al Sukhna in eastern Homs which led to a number of

Summary

1 – 5

القصور, Al Qusour neighbourhood, Idlib city, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Between eight and 39 civilians were killed, and dozens more were injured, following a raid which targeted residential housing in Al Qusour neighbourhood, Idlib city, local media reported. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame, with some attributing blame to Russia and others to the Syrian regime. Various sources blamed both parties for

Summary

(4–16 children4–6 women2–3 men)

8 – 39

12–24

39 named, 1 familiy identified

المحطة, Mosul, Al Mahatta, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Local residents told journalists of the French newspaper Mediapart that 26 people were killed after an airstrike reportedly carried out by an “American-built F-16” targeted an ISIL combatant who was sitting on the roof of their house. A young girl was also severely injured. The report by Mediapart.fr [in translation] reads: “In the neighbourhood of

Summary

(2 children2 women)

US-led Coalition

الرسالة, Mosul, Dur al Resala, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Local residents and press sources said that a family of seven was killed after an airstrike hit their house in Dur-al Resala neighbourhood, West Mosul. Hani Abu Obeida was named by @n_iraq67 as one of the victims. It was reported that his son Musab was the only survivor. The rest of the family reportedly died.

Summary

(1 child1 woman1 man)

دور موظفي السكك, Mosul, Dur al Sekak, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Local residents and press source said that five family members were killed in an airstrike targeting their house near the railway. They used to live together in the same house in Dur Al Sekak at the right side of Mosul. It is unclear which aircraft carried out the attack. Shafaaq News reported that the bombing

Summary

5 – 7

(1 child1 woman1 man)

US-led Coalition, Unknown

ديرحافر , Deir Hafer, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

An unspecified number of civilians died and were wounded in an alleged Russia or regime strike on Deir Hafer, according to local media. The Shaam News Network and LCCSY pointed to Russia, as did the Step News Agency who said that “several surface rockets” were used in the attack. However, Aljazeera reported that “Syrian regime planes

Summary

الموصل: غرب/الجانب الأيمن, Mosul, West / Right side, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Local residents and press source said that up to 25 civilians were killed, mostly children and women, and 117 wounded due to an ongoing battle in downtown (Central) and Western Mosul. Both shelling and Coalition airstrikes were reported. Local residents and press sources said that airstrikes had heavily targeted the July 17, Rifai, Shifa, Bab

Summary

25 – 30

(2 women)

58–117

ام المياذن, Um Almayathen, Daraa, Syria

LOCATION

One civilian was injured in an alleged air raid on the residential neighbourhood, Um Almayathen. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame for the strike, with some blaming Russian warplanes, and others the Syrian regime. There was allegedly huge widespread damage to residential homes and buildings as a result of the strike. Missiles

Summary

Geolocation

Village

قريتي دالية وسوحا, Suha and Abu Dalia villages, Hama, Syria

LOCATION

Between two and three civilians were killed, including a woman, and as many as “dozens” more were injured following an alleged Russian raid on the villages of Suha and Abu Dalia, local media said. @B_ALHAMAWI was the only source to blame Russian warplanes; the other sources do not attribute any blame. According to @HalabTodayTV, two raids that

Summary

2 – 3

(1 woman)

2–24

Russian Military, Unknown

عقيربات, Akeirbat, Hama, Syria

LOCATION

An unspecified number of civilians were wounded by alleged Russian airstrike in Akeirbat. One source named Russia as the belligerent responsible, and the other did not name a belligerent. A local source, @tayyeal91aa, tweeted that there were more than 20 air raids in the vicinity, resulting in civilian injuries, in a bombing which reportedly targeted ISIS headquarters.

Summary

Russian Military, Unknown