Civilian Casualties

2 – 3

Nearby landmark

ميزناز, Miznaz, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between eight and 10 civilians, including seven children and one woman, were killed and at least 12 were wounded from thermobaric missile airstrikes targeting the village of Minaz. However, local sources were conflicted as to who was responsible for the airstrikes. Syrian Network for Human Rights attributed Syrian regime planes to blame, while most other

Summary

8 – 10

(3–7 children1 woman)

2–24

الرستن, Ar-Rastan, Homs, Syria

LOCATION

Between seven and eight civilians, including as many as six children, were killed and more than 10 others were wounded in an alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrike on Al Rastan, according to local media. Local sources were conflicted in who was to blame for the airstrikes, with the majority of sources – including Eldorar,

Summary

6 – 8

(5–6 children1 man)

5–24

6 named, 1 familiy identified

معرة مصرين, Maraat Misrin, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Airstrikes variously blamed on the Coalition, on Russia and on the Assad regime targeted Fatah al Sham positions in Maarat Mislin, reportedly also killing four civilians and injuring at least two more. Initial reports – which said the town was struck three times – claimed either Russia or the Assad regime was responsible. The Syrian

Summary

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

2–10

Cause of injury / death

US-led Coalition, Russian Military, Syrian Regime

الموصل‎, Mosul, East, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

According to local sources, three members of a family, as well as a father and son, were killed by mortar fire in eastern Mosul. Mosul Eye reported that mortars fell on apartment buildings, and killed a family of 3. Mosul Kadema named the two victims and published their pictures.

Summary

US-led Coalition, Iraq Government Forces

أورم الكبرى , Urma al Kubra, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between two and three civilians, including one woman and one child, were killed and up to six others were wounded by airstrikes fired on Urma Al Kubra town. Russian warplanes were identified as responsible for the airstrikes by most local media sources, including Local Coordination Committees, @ShahbaPress and Syrian Network for Human Rights. However, Muslm

Summary

2 – 3

(1 child1 woman)

2–6

الأتارب, Al Atarib, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between one and four civilians, including a child, were killed and up to nine more were injured from two aerial bombings of the city of Al Atarib. The strikes reportedly struck a bakery, a hospital, and several civilian houses, causing damage extensive enough to shut the hospital down. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human

Summary

1 – 4

(0–1 children0–1 men)

3–9

كفر ناها, Kafr Naha, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Three civilians were killed and several more were wounded, including children, in airstrikes on Kafr Naha, according to local media – though sources were conflicted as to whether Russia or the Syrian regime were to blame. Many sources did not attribute blame to any belligerent. Syria News Desk quoted media opposition activist, Mohamed Nur, who

Summary

معرة مصرين, Maarat Misrin, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Four civilians died and between four and ten were wounded after a series of three cluster missile attacks were carried out against the city of Maarat Misrin, according to local media. The majority of sources have assigned responsibility to Syrian regime planes but LCCSY and Syria Idlib Today alleged that Russian warplanes carried out the

Summary

4–10

Russian Military, US-led Coalition, Syrian Regime

LOCATION

سراقب, Saraqib, Idlib, Syria

Between two and 18 civilians including one child and up to four women died and as many as 50 others were wounded in airstrikes on Saraqib, according to sources on the ground – though it was unclear from reports whether Russia or the Syrian regime were to blame for the event. The lowest estimate of

Summary

2 – 18

(1 child2–4 women)

10–50

City

LOCATION

Between two and three civilians were killed and dozens injured by airstrikes with thermobaric missiles in Douma city, local sources reported – though reports were conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the Syrian regime. According to LCCSY, Russia was allegedly responsible for the airstrikes. However, The Syrian Network for Human Rights

Summary

2 – 3

2–24

مناطق وكجلي والكرامة والقدس وعدن والميثاق والصناعة والانتصار, Mosul, East neighbourhoods, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Five civilians were killed and 10 wounded by artillery shelling, according to local sources. Yaquen reported that 5 civilians were killed and 10 wounded – mostly women and children – in Mosul’s eastern half due to indiscriminate bombing. The report cited sources who said the attacks originated from French artillery shelling. Baghdad Post similarly cited French

Summary

Suspected belligerent

US-led Coalition

LOCATION

Arbin, Damascus, Syria

A number of civilians were wounded in alleged Russian airstrikes or regime artillery shelling on Arbin, according to sources on the ground – though specific casualty figures were not given. LCCSY reported that Russia conducted “two airstrikes with thermobaric missiles on the neighborhoods in #Arbin city” alongside regime artillery shelling, resulting in an unspecified number

Summary

Unknown

الجطل, Al Jatal, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

At least one person was killed by alleged Coalition raids in the vicinity of al Jatal, according to sparse local reports. However a Turkish assault on the village was also reported at the time. Halab News named one male victim who it also said was a victim of “coalition raids.” The only other specific report

Summary

1 – 4

US-led Coalition, Turkish Military

1 named

Abeen Sama'an, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

One child died and several other civilians were wounded in an alleged Russia or Syrian regime strike on Abeen Sama’an, according to sources on the ground. According to the Shaam News Network,”in the evening [of Oct 28th] Russian and Assad enemy planes launched air strikes targeting Aleppo neighborhoods, cities and towns in the western and

Summary

(1 child)

LOCATION

A woman and her unborn child died in an alleged Russian or Syrian regime air or artillery strike on Douma, according to sources on the ground. According to the Step News Agency, “a woman and her foetus were killed and a number of more people wounded when Russian planes targeted residential areas in Douma Eastern

Summary

2 – 4

(1–2 children1 woman)

بريهة, Bariha, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

At least 10 civilians were killed and more than a dozen wounded from airstrikes, according to local reports. Shaam News Network cited activists who reported warplanes “thought to belong to the international coalition” launched airstrikes on a house, resulting in “martyrs and wounded among civilians, most of them children.” At the time, it reported five

Summary

10 – 11

(4 children)

13–15

US-led Coalition, Russian Military

LOCATION

Eight named civilians died and up to 30 more were injured in air and artillery strikes on Douma, according to sources on the ground. Reports blamed both Russian airstrikes and artillery/ mortar shelling by Syrian regime forces. Some reports also pointed to regime warplanes. Among targets hit was a primary school, prompting the Directorate of

Summary

8 – 10

(1 child7 men)

12–30

8 named

نعمان, Nu'man, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Ten civilians were killed by alleged Turkish or Coalition airstrikes in the vicinity of Nu’man, according to local sources. The US-led alliance later denied conducing strikes in the vicinity on this date. An initial report by ISIS-controlled propaganda unit Al A’amaq said that “10 civilians [were] killed in American raids on a group of fuel

Summary

US-led Coalition, Turkish Military

LOCATION

بارة, Bara, Idlib, Syria

Three or four civilians included women and children died in an airstrikes on Bara, according to local media. Most sources blamed the Syrian regime; there were no direct allegations against Russia, but a number of sources didn’t identify the warplane responsible. According to the Syrian Network for Human Rights, “three victims including two women died

Summary

3 – 4

(2 women)

Town

LOCATION

حاس, Haas, Idlib, Syria

In a major casualty incident, which UNICEF called “tragic, shocking, outrageous and a war crime”, 38 named civilians including 18 children and up to six women died in multiple airstrikes on the Martyr Kamal Qal’aji school complex in the village of Haas, which was under the joint control of Armed opposition factions and the Fateh

Summary

(18–28 children4–6 women1 man)

12–50

38 named

Exact location (other)

الرستن‬, Ar-Rastan, Homs, Syria

LOCATION

Colonel Shawqi Ayoub, “commander of the Homs operations room of the Free Syrian Army”, died in an alleged Syrian regime airstrike on Al Rastan, according to local media. According to Qasioun, Ayoub (pictured below) died “while inspecting the field situation in Ain Hussein’s front. The engineer Faisal Awad also died”. Qasioun added that the regime

Summary

1 – 5

(1 man)

0–2

الحمر الشرقية, Al Hamar al Sharqiya, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Syria News Desk quoted a resident of the twon who said “planes launched more than three raids on the villages of Al Hamar al Sharqiya and al Madoura and Tal Asward… which led to the killing of two civilians and wounding six others in Hamar al Sharquiya.” Another report from a local facebook page said

Summary

0 – 2

0–6

Suspected belligerent

US-led Coalition

أورم الكبرى, Urma al Kubra, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Three or four civilians including two girls and one woman died and as many as dozens more were injured in an alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrike on Urma al Kubra, according to local media. The White Helmets gave the lowest death count of four civilians. But all other sources put the number at four,

Summary

3 – 4

(2 children1 woman)

8–24

Al Hamidiya, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

At least one civilian died and up to four more were wounded in an alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrike on the al Hamidiya neighborhood in the city of Deir Ezzor, according to sources on the ground. Most sources didn’t specify the number of victims, referring only to “martyrs” and “civilian casualties”. But Euphrates Post

Summary

2–4

1 named

خان شيخون, Khan Shaykhun, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Between six and eight civilians including a child and two women died and as many as dozens more were wounded in multiple airstrikes on Khan Sheikhoun, according to local media. Sources were conflicted as to whether Russia or the Syrian regime were to blame. The lowest death count was given as one by Halab Today

Summary

6 – 8

(1 child1 woman)

2–24

Exact location (via Airwars)

LOCATION

Between four and 10 civilians including one child and one woman died and as any as 30 more were wounded in air and/or artillery strikes on Douma, according to local media – though it was unclear whether Russia or the Syrian regime were to blame for the deaths, with sources reporting that both parties carried

Summary

4 – 10

(1 child1 woman)

12–30

4 named

كفرتخاريم, Kafr Takharim, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Local media reported that up to seven civilians – six of whom were named – including children and women died and dozens more were wounded in night-time airstrikes on Kafr Tkharim. The strikes reportedly hit a council building and a sports center. The majority of sources attributed this casualty event to Russia, though one report

Summary

6 – 7

(3 children4 women)

20–24

6 named, 2 families identified

حي ‏المرجة‬, Marjah (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between three and five civilians including two children and a woman died and up to 10 more were wounded in an airstrike or artillery shelling of a residential area in Aleppo’s Marjah neighbourhood, according to local media – though sources were conflicted as to whether Russia or the Syrian regime were to blame. The Shaam

Summary

3 – 5

(2 children1 woman1 man)

2–10

2 named, 1 familiy identified

LOCATION

Al Teeba, Homs, Syria

One girl died and several more civilians were wounded in Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on the Al Teeba area in Homs, according to sources on the ground. According to the Syrian Press Center ,”Russian air strikes on Sunday [Oct 23rd] targeted a camp for the displaced in the area of Taybeh in rural northern

Summary

(1 child)