Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident date

May 12, 2021

Incident Code

R4307

LOCATION

تردين, Tardin, Latakia, Syria

One civilian was killed (in this incident or in al-Kendeh)and between three and five civilians, including a child, were wounded in alleged Russian airstrikes on Tardin on May 12, 2021. Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and the Syrian Civil Defense both reported that five civilians, including a child, were injured in Russian airstrikes on al-Kendeh

Summary

First published
May 12, 2021
Last updated
January 18, 2022
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
3–5
Airwars civilian harm grading
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Suspected belligerent
Russian Military
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Incident date

May 12, 2021

Incident Code

R4306

LOCATION

الكندة, Al Kendeh, Idlib, Syria

One civilian was killed (in this incident or in Tardin) and up to six civilians, including a woman and child, were wounded in alleged Russian airstrikes on al-Kendeh on May 12, 2021. Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and the Syrian Civil Defense both reported that five civilians, including a child, were injured in Russian airstrikes

Summary

First published
May 12, 2021
Last updated
January 18, 2022
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
1–6
Airwars civilian harm grading
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Suspected belligerent
Russian Military
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French MoD for May 5, 2021 – May 11, 2021
Original
Annotated

Report Date

May 11, 2021

PROCHE MOYEN-ORIENT – CHAMMAL

SITUATION MILITAIRE DU THÉÂTRE

L’opération CHAMMAL se poursuit, et les Armées restent résolument engagées dans leur lutte contre l’organisation terroriste Daech, qui opère une mue. Acculé, l’ennemi se transforme, change ses méthodes, ses moyens d’action. Depuis la chute de Baghouz, dernier bastion de Daech, l’organisation terroriste est entrée dans combat en réseau, clandestin, sans territoire, imprévisible.

ACTIVITÉ DE LA FORCE

Mise en œuvre du GAé au profit de CHAMMAL depuis la mer Rouge : une première.

Le jeudi 6 mai 2021, dans le cadre de l’opération INHERENT RESOLVE, deux Rafale Marine et un E2-C Hawkeye du groupe aérien embarqué (GAé) ont été catapultés depuis la mer Rouge pour se rendre sur le théâtre irako-syrien.

Il s’agissait là d’une première pour le GAN, illustrant la liberté d’action du groupe aéronaval et sa capacité à agir depuis toutes les mers du globe.

Sorties air hebdomadaires (bilan du 05 au 11 mai inclus)
Les aéronefs français basés au Levant et aux Émirats arabes unis et ceux du groupe aéronaval poursuivent leurs actions contre Daech, au sein de la Coalition. Cette semaine, les avions engagés dans l’opération CHAMMAL ont réalisé 24 sorties aériennes.

Incident date

May 10, 2021

Incident Code

ISSY018

LOCATION

عين التينة, Ain Al Tinah, Rif Dimashq, Syria

At least one man was injured in alleged Israeli strikes on Ain al-Tinah on May 10, 2021. Local sources are conflicted as to whether he is a civilian or militant and one source reported that he later died of his wounds. According to Step News, “the Israeli army targeted a person near the border fence

Summary

First published
May 10, 2021
Last updated
January 18, 2022
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
0 – 1
(0–1 men)
Civilians reported injured
0–1
Cause of injury / death
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Airwars civilian harm grading
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Suspected belligerent
Israeli Military
Suspected targets
Assad regime, Hezbollah
Named victims
1 named, 1 familiy identified
Belligerents reported killed
0–1
Belligerents reported injured
0–1
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Incident date

May 8, 2018

Incident Code

ISSY002a

LOCATION

الكسوة, Al Kiswah, Damascus, Syria

At least two civilians, a man and a woman, were killed in alleged Israeli airstrikes on Al Kisswa on May 8, 2018. According to Euphrates Post, Israeli forces targeted positions of the Assad regime in Al Kisswa on May 8, 2018. They also posted a video from a surveillance cameras of one of the commercial

Summary

First published
May 8, 2021
Last updated
January 18, 2022
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
2
(1 woman1 man)
Cause of injury / death
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Airwars civilian harm grading
Contested
Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
Suspected belligerent
Israeli Military
Suspected target
Assad regime
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Incident date

May 5, 2021

Incident Code

ISSY017

LOCATION

اللاذقية, Latakia, Syria

At least one civilian was killed and and six others, including one to three children and a woman, were injured in alleged Israeli airstrikes on various locations in Latakia in the early morning hours on May 5, 2021. Images posted by @SAMSyria0 show three different children, a woman, and an elderly man being treated for

Summary

First published
May 5, 2021
Last updated
January 18, 2022
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
5–16
Cause of injury / death
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Airwars civilian harm grading
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Suspected belligerent
Israeli Military
Suspected targets
Assad regime, Iranian military
Belligerents reported killed
1
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Incident date

May 4, 2021

Incident Code

CS1958

LOCATION

الشنان, Al Shanan, Deir Ezzor, Syria

At least one man was killed in an alleged US-led Coalition drone strike in al-Shanan village in eastern Deir Ezzor on May 4, 2021. While the majority of sources that reported on the incident claimed that the man killed was no longer part of any armed groups, a spokesman for the Coalition identified him as

Summary

First published
May 4, 2021
Last updated
January 18, 2022
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike, Drone Strike
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
0 – 1
(0–1 men)
Cause of injury / death
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Airwars civilian harm grading
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Suspected belligerent
US-led Coalition
Suspected target
ISIS
Named victims
1 named
Belligerents reported killed
0–1
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French MoD for April 28, 2021 – May 4, 2021
Original
Annotated

Report Date

May 4, 2021

PROCHE MOYEN-ORIENT – CHAMMAL

SITUATION MILITAIRE DU THÉÂTRE

L’opération CHAMMAL se poursuit, et les Armées restent résolument engagées dans leur lutte contre l’organisation terroriste Daech, qui opère une mue. Acculé, l’ennemi se transforme, change ses méthodes, ses moyens d’action. Depuis la chute de Baghouz, dernier bastion de Daech, l’organisation terroriste est entrée dans combat en réseau, clandestin, sans territoire, imprévisible.

ACTIVITÉ DE LA FORCE

Sorties air hebdomadaires (bilan du 28 avril au 04 mai inclus)
Les aéronefs français basés au Levant et aux Émirats arabes unis poursuivent leurs actions contre Daech, au sein de la Coalition. Cette semaine, les avions engagés dans l’opération CHAMMAL ont réalisé 20 sorties aériennes.

Incident date

May 3, 2021

Incident Code

R4305 IRS007

LOCATION

الفوعة, Al Fu'ah, Idlib, Syria

Up to four civilians, including two children and a woman, were killed and up to 11 others, including five children to six children and three women, were wounded in an alleged Iranian or Russian drone strike on a weapons depot near the Al-Furousiya camp for the displaced, in the vicinity of the town of Al-Foah

Summary

First published
May 3, 2021
Last updated
January 18, 2022
Strike status
Contested strike
Strike type
Airstrike, Drone Strike
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
1 – 4
(2 children1 woman1 man)
Civilians reported injured
6–11
Causes of injury / death
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Planted explosives and unexploded ordnance (UXO)
Airwars civilian harm grading
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Suspected belligerents
Iranian Military, Russian Military
Suspected target
Al Qaeda/HTS
Named victims
11 named
Belligerents reported killed
2–4
Belligerents reported injured
10
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Incident date

May 2, 2021

Incident Code

YS104

LOCATION

عفرين, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria

At least one civilian, a child, was killed and two others, including a woman, were injured in alleged Kurdish or regime strikes on Afrin in the northern countryside of Aleppo on May 2, 2021. The Syrian Civil Defense reported “the killing of the child “Alia Rahim, 5 years old, and the wounding of a woman

Summary

First published
May 2, 2021
Last updated
September 20, 2022
Strike status
Contested strike
Strike type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
1
(1 child)
Civilians reported injured
2
Cause of injury / death
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Airwars civilian harm grading
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Suspected belligerents
Syrian Regime, YPG
Suspected target
Other
Named victims
2 named, 1 familiy identified
Geolocation
Street
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CJTF–OIR for April 1, 2021 – April 30, 2021
Original
Annotated

Report Date

April 30, 2021

July 8, 2021
Release No. 20210708-01
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CJTF-OIR Strike Summary Report, April 2021
SOUTHWEST ASIA – Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve and its partners continue to target and pursue the enduring defeat of Daesh. CJTF-OIR and partner forces have liberated nearly 110,000 square kilometers (42,471 square miles) from Daesh. As a result, 7.7 million people no longer live under Daesh oppression. CJTF-OIR remains committed to the enduring defeat of Daesh to improve conditions for peace and stability in the region and to protect all our homelands from the Daesh terrorist threat.

Strike Summary
Between April 1 and April 30 2021, CJTF-OIR conducted a total of 5 strikes consisting of 10 engagements in Iraq and Syria.

In Iraq, CJTF-OIR conducted 2 strikes against Daesh targets consisting of 20 engagements. This resulted in 3 Enemy Killed in Action, 2 Bed Down Locations destroyed, and 1 Tunnel destroyed.

In Syria, CJTF-OIR conducted 3 strikes against Daesh targets consisting of 8 engagements.

This CJTF-OIR strike release contains all strikes conducted by fighter, attack, bomber, rotarywing, or remotely piloted aircraft, rocket propelled artillery and ground-based tactical artillery. A strike, as defined in the CJTF-OIR release, refers to one or more kinetic engagements that occur in roughly the same geographic location to produce a single, sometimes cumulative effect in that location. For example, a single aircraft delivering a single weapon against a lone Daesh vehicle is one strike, but so is multiple aircraft delivering dozens of weapons against a group of Daesh-held buildings and weapon systems in a compound, having the cumulative effect of making that facility harder or impossible to use. Strike assessments are based on initial reports and may be refined.

CJTF-OIR does not report the number or type of aircraft employed in a strike, the number of munitions dropped in each strike, or the number of individual munition impact points against a target. The information used to compile the daily strike releases is based on ‘Z’ or Greenwich Mean Time.
#DefeatDaesh

Report Date

April 30, 2021

July 8, 2021

Release No. 20210708-01

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CJTF-OIR Strike Summary Report, April 2021

SOUTHWEST ASIA – Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve and its

partners continue to target and pursue the enduring defeat of Daesh. CJTF-OIR and partner forces have liberated nearly 110,000 square kilometers (42,471 square miles) from Daesh. As a result, 7.7 million people no longer live under Daesh oppression. CJTF-OIR remains committed to the enduring defeat of Daesh to improve conditions for peace and stability in the region and to protect all our homelands from the Daesh terrorist threat.

Strike Summary

April 30, 2021

Between April 1 and April 30 2021, CJTF-OIR conducted a total of 5 strikes consisting of 10 engagements in Iraq and Syria.

In Iraq, CJTF-OIR conducted 2 strikes against Daesh targets consisting of 20 engagements. This resulted in 3 Enemy Killed in Action, 2 Bed Down Locations destroyed, and 1 Tunnel destroyed.

In Syria, CJTF-OIR conducted 3 strikes against Daesh targets consisting of 8 engagements.

This CJTF-OIR strike release contains all strikes conducted by fighter, attack, bomber, rotarywing, or remotely piloted aircraft, rocket propelled artillery and ground-based tactical artillery. A strike, as defined in the CJTF-OIR release, refers to one or more kinetic engagements that occur in roughly the same geographic location to produce a single, sometimes cumulative effect in that location. For example, a single aircraft delivering a single weapon against a lone Daesh vehicle is one strike, but so is multiple aircraft delivering dozens of weapons against a group of Daesh-held buildings and weapon systems in a compound, having the cumulative effect of making that facility harder or impossible to use. Strike assessments are based on initial reports and may be refined.

CJTF-OIR does not report the number or type of aircraft employed in a strike, the number of munitions dropped in each strike, or the number of individual munition impact points against a target. The information used to compile the daily strike releases is based on 'Z' or Greenwich Mean Time.

#DefeatDaesh

French MoD for April 21, 2021 – April 27, 2021
Original
Annotated

Report Date

April 27, 2021

PROCHE MOYEN-ORIENT – CHAMMAL

SITUATION MILITAIRE DU THÉÂTRE

L’opération CHAMMAL se poursuit, et les Armées restent résolument engagées dans leur lutte contre l’organisation terroriste Daech, qui opère une mue. Acculé, l’ennemi se transforme, change ses méthodes, ses moyens d’action. Depuis la chute de Baghouz, dernier bastion de Daech, l’organisation terroriste est entrée dans combat en réseau, clandestin, sans territoire, imprévisible.

ACTIVITÉ DE LA FORCE

CLEMENCEAU 21 : Fin de la première contribution du GAN à OIR

Avec le départ du Groupe aéronaval (GAN) vers l’océan Indien, les vols du groupe aérien embarqué au profit de l’opération INHERENT RESOLVE depuis le Golfe ont cessé.

Lors de cette première phase d’intégration à OIR, le GAN a réalisé au total 90 sorties : 66 sorties de Rafale marine pour des missions de reconnaissance et de renseignement ou d’appui aux troupes au sol, et 24 sorties d’E-2C Hawkeye, assurant de leur côté le commandement et le contrôle aéroporté des opérations ou encore des missions de recueil de renseignements. Une prochaine intégration à OIR est programmée lorsque le porte-avions Charles de Gaulle rejoindra la Méditerranée orientale.

Sorties air hebdomadaires (bilan du 21 au 27 avril inclus)
Les aéronefs français basés au Levant et aux Émirats arabes unis poursuivent leurs actions contre Daech, au sein de la Coalition. Cette semaine, les avions engagés dans l’opération CHAMMAL ont réalisé 16 sorties aériennes.

Incident date

April 24, 2021

Incident Code

ISSY016

LOCATION

بانياس, Off the coast of Baniyas, Tartus, Syria

At least three young men on an oil tanker were killed in alleged Israeli drone strikes off the coastal city of Baniyas on April 24, 2021 according to local sources. A tweet from @SAMSyria0 reported that “the body of the young man, Ahmed Amin, from Arwad Island – Tartous, who is a crew member of

Summary

First published
April 24, 2021
Last updated
January 18, 2022
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike, Drone Strike
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
3 – 4
(3 men)
Cause of injury / death
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Airwars civilian harm grading
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Suspected belligerent
Israeli Military
Suspected target
Iranian military
Named victims
3 named
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French MoD for April 14, 2021 – April 20, 2021
Original
Annotated

Report Date

April 20, 2021

PROCHE MOYEN-ORIENT – CHAMMAL

SITUATION MILITAIRE DU THÉÂTRE

L’opération CHAMMAL se poursuit, et les Armées restent résolument engagées dans leur lutte contre l’organisation terroriste Daech, qui opère une mue. Acculé, l’ennemi se transforme, change ses méthodes, ses moyens d’action. Depuis la chute de Baghouz, dernier bastion de Daech, l’organisation terroriste est entrée dans combat en réseau, clandestin, sans territoire, imprévisible.

ACTIVITÉ DE LA FORCE

Sorties air hebdomadaires (bilan du 14 au 20 avril inclus)

Les aéronefs français basés au Levant, aux Émirats arabes unis et ceux du Groupe aéronaval (GAN) poursuivent leurs actions contre Daech, au sein de la Coalition. Cette semaine, les avions engagés dans l’opération CHAMMAL ont réalisé 29 sorties aériennes.

Incident date

April 19, 2021

Incident Code

R4304 IRS006

LOCATION

العاصي‎, Orontes or Asi River, Hama, Syria

At least one civilian was killed and another was injured in an alleged drone strike on the village of Khirbat al-Naqus in the Al-Ghab Plain on April 19, 2021. Syria.liveuamap geolocated the incident. According to Resala Post, “a civilian was killed and another was injured due to being targeted by a drone in the village of

Summary

First published
April 19, 2021
Last updated
January 18, 2022
Strike status
Contested strike
Strike type
Airstrike, Drone Strike
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
1
(1 man)
Civilians reported injured
1
Cause of injury / death
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Airwars civilian harm grading
Contested
Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
Suspected belligerents
Iranian Military, Russian Military, Syrian Regime
Named victims
1 named
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Incident date

April 19, 2021

Incident Code

TS468

LOCATION

صيدا, Sayda, Raqqa, Syria

At least three civilians were injured in alleged Turkish artillery shelling on the village of Saida in Ain Issa on April 29, 2021. According to Almasirah, “a number of civilians were injured as a result of the Turkish occupation forces and their mercenaries… with artillery shells on the perimeter of the town of Ain Issa.”

Summary

First published
April 19, 2021
Last updated
January 18, 2022
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Artillery
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
Unknown
Civilians reported injured
3
Cause of injury / death
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Airwars civilian harm grading
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Suspected belligerent
Turkish Military
Suspected target
Unknown
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French MoD for April 7, 2021 – April 15, 2021
Original
Annotated

Report Date

April 15, 2021

PROCHE MOYEN-ORIENT – CHAMMAL

SITUATION MILITAIRE DU THEATRE

L’opération CHAMMAL se poursuit, et les Armées restent résolument engagées dans leur lutte contre l’organisation terroriste Daech, qui opère une mue. Acculé, l’ennemi se transforme, change ses méthodes, ses moyens d’action. Depuis la chute de Baghouz, dernier bastion de Daech, l’organisation terroriste est entrée dans combat en réseau, clandestin, sans territoire, imprévisible.

ACTIVITÉ DE LA FORCE

Sorties air hebdomadaires (bilan du 07 au 13 avril inclus)

Les aéronefs français basés au Levant, aux Émirats arabes unis et ceux du Groupe aéronaval (GAN) poursuivent leurs actions contre Daech, au sein de la Coalition. Cette semaine, les avions engagés dans l’opération CHAMMAL ont réalisé 63 sorties aériennes.

Incident date

April 4, 2021

Incident Code

CS1957

LOCATION

مبروكة‎, Mabrouka countryside, Al Hassakah, Syria

At least one named man, whose status as a civilian or belligerent presently remains contested, was killed and a civilian was injured in alleged Coalition airstrikes (or possibly an IED attack) near the city of Ras Al-Ain in the Al Hassaka countryside on April 4th 2021. The UK declared a Reaper drone strike in the

Summary

First published
April 9, 2021
Last updated
January 18, 2022
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike, Drone Strike, Ground operation
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
0 – 1
(0–1 men)
Civilians reported injured
1
Cause of injury / death
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Airwars civilian harm grading
Contested
Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
Suspected belligerent
UK Military
Suspected targets
ISIS, Other
Named victims
1 named
Belligerents reported killed
0–1
View Incident

Incident date

April 8, 2021

Incident Code

ISSY-080421

LOCATION

محيط دمشق, Vicinity of Damascus, Syria

Summary

First published
April 8, 2021
Last updated
January 18, 2022
Civilian harm reported
No
Civilians reported killed
Unknown
View Incident

French MoD for April 2, 2021 – April 8, 2021
Original
Annotated

Report Date

April 8, 2021

PROCHE MOYEN-ORIENT – CHAMMAL

SITUATION MILITAIRE DU THÉÂTRE

L’opération CHAMMAL se poursuit, et les Armées restent résolument engagées dans leur lutte contre l’organisation terroriste Daech, qui opère une mue. Acculé, l’ennemi se transforme, change ses méthodes, ses moyens d’action. Depuis la chute de Baghouz, dernier bastion de Daech, l’organisation terroriste est entrée dans combat en réseau, clandestin, sans territoire, imprévisible.

ACTIVITÉ DE LA FORCE

Le GAN opère au profit de l’opération CHAMMAL
Depuis le 24 mars, le Groupe aéronaval (GAN), actuellement dans le golfe arabo-persique, est engagé dans l’opération CHAMMAL, volet français de l’opération INHERENT RESOLVE.

Les Rafale Marine et les Hawkeye du Groupe aérien embarqué (GAé) effectuent de nombreuses sorties aériennes au-dessus du théâtre irako-syrien. Ces vols, effectués en complément de ceux réalisés par les Rafale de l’armée de l’Air et de l’Espace déployés sur la Base aérienne projetée (BAP) au Levant et sur la Base aérienne aux Émirats arabes unis effectuent des opérations de renseignement, de reconnaissance et d’appui des troupes au sol.

Sorties air hebdomadaires (bilan du 31 mars au 06 avril inclus)
Les aéronefs français basés au Levant, aux Émirats arabes unis et ceux du groupe aéronaval poursuivent leurs actions contre Daech, au sein de la Coalition. Cette semaine, les avions engagés dans l’opération CHAMMAL ont réalisé 43 sorties aériennes.

UK MoD for March 22, 2021 – April 4, 2021
Original
Annotated

Report Date

April 4, 2021

Summary

Sunday 4 April – a Reaper struck a small group of Daesh terrorists in northern Syria.
Detail

On Sunday 4 April, an RAF Reaper, armed with Hellfire missiles, identified a small group of Daesh terrorists in northern Syria, some fifty miles west of Al Hasakah. Having checked that there were no civilians nearby, the Reaper’s crew attacked the terrorists, striking the target successfully.

Previous update

Royal Air Force aircraft have continued to support security operations by the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service in northern Iraq to eliminate small pockets of Daesh terrorism. Daesh extremists were confirmed to be based in a network of caves in the Makhmur mountains, south-west of Erbil, where the RAF has been actively assisting the Iraqi ground operations since 10 March. Since the caves were assessed to be a particularly challenging target, three Typhoon FGR4s were tasked to conduct an attack using Storm Shadow missiles on Monday 22 March, the remote area having first been checked to ensure that no civilians would be placed at risk. The strike on the Daesh targets there was assessed by subsequent surveillance to have been a success.

Report Date

April 4, 2021

Report Summary

  • 2 total strikes
  • 1 in Iraq
  • 1 in Syria

Confirmed Actions

UK
Royal Air Force aircraft have continued to support security operations by the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service in northern Iraq to eliminate small pockets of Daesh terrorism. Daesh extremists were confirmed to be based in a network of caves in the Makhmur mountains, south-west of Erbil, where the RAF has been actively assisting the Iraqi ground operations since 10 March. Since the caves were assessed to be a particularly challenging target, three Typhoon FGR4s were tasked to conduct an attack using Storm Shadow missiles on Monday 22 March, the remote area having first been checked to ensure that no civilians would be placed at risk. The strike on the Daesh targets there was assessed by subsequent surveillance to have been a success.
April 4, 2021
Syria: 1 strikes
On Sunday 4 April, an RAF Reaper, armed with Hellfire missiles, identified a small group of Daesh terrorists in northern Syria, some fifty miles west of Al Hasakah. Having checked that there were no civilians nearby, the Reaper’s crew attacked the terrorists, striking the target successfully.

French MoD for March 26, 2021 – April 1, 2021
Original
Annotated

Report Date

April 1, 2021

PROCHE MOYEN-ORIENT – CHAMMAL

SITUATION MILITAIRE DU THÉÂTRE

L’opération CHAMMAL se poursuit, et les Armées restent résolument engagées dans leur lutte contre l’organisation terroriste Daech, qui opère une mue. Acculé, l’ennemi se transforme, change ses méthodes, ses moyens d’action. Depuis la chute de Baghouz, dernier bastion de Daech, l’organisation terroriste est entrée dans combat en réseau, clandestin, sans territoire, imprévisible.

ACTIVITÉ DE LA FORCE

Relève des Rafale de la BAP au Levant
Au Levant, 4 Rafale C de la 30e Escadre de chasse, stationnée sur la base aérienne 118 de Mont-de-Marsan ont relevé 4 Rafale B.

En près de six mois au sein de l’opération CHAMMAL, les Rafale B de la 4e Escadre de chasse de la base aérienne 113 de Saint-Dizier ont totalisé plus de 250 sorties représentant 1 200 heures de vol, et procédé à 9 frappes dont les premières frappes opérationnelles au moyen du pod TALIOS (pod de désignation laser de nouvelle génération).

Les Rafale B ont également opéré à plusieurs reprises avec des bâtiments de la Marine nationale en Méditerranée orientale dans le cadre d’exercices conjoints. Les Rafale B se sont enfin illustrés en dépassant la barre des 10 000 heures de vol depuis leur déploiement sur le théâtre en août 2016.

Sorties air hebdomadaires (bilan du 24 au 30 mars inclus)
Les aéronefs français basés au Levant, aux Émirats arabes unis et ceux du groupe aéronaval poursuivent leurs actions contre Daech, au sein de la Coalition. Cette semaine, les avions engagés dans l’opération CHAMMAL ont réalisé 19 sorties aériennes.

CJTF–OIR for March 1, 2021 – March 31, 2021
Original
Annotated

Report Date

March 31, 2021

July 7, 2021
Release No. 20210707-01
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CJTF-OIR Strike Summary Report, March 2021

SOUTHWEST ASIA – Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve and its
partners continue to target and pursue the enduring defeat of Daesh. CJTF-OIR and partner forces have liberated nearly 110,000 square kilometers (42,471 square
miles) from Daesh. As a result, 7.7 million people no longer live under Daesh oppression. CJTF-OIR remains committed to the enduring defeat of Daesh to improve conditions for peace and stability in the region and to protect all our homelands from the Daesh terrorist threat.

Strike Summary
Between March 1 and March 31 2021, CJTF-OIR conducted a total of 12 strikes consisting of 111 engagements in Iraq and Syria.

In Iraq, CJTF-OIR conducted 9 strikes against Daesh targets consisting of 106 engagements. This resulted in 11 Enemy Killed in Action and 142 Bed Down Locations destroyed.

In Syria, CJTF-OIR conducted 3 strikes against Daesh targets consisting of 5 engagements.

This CJTF-OIR strike release contains all strikes conducted by fighter, attack, bomber, rotarywing, or remotely piloted aircraft, rocket propelled artillery and ground-based tactical artillery. A strike, as defined in the CJTF-OIR release, refers to one or more kinetic engagements that occur in roughly the same geographic location to produce a single, sometimes cumulative effect in that location. For example, a single aircraft delivering a single weapon against a lone Daesh vehicle is one strike, but so is multiple aircraft delivering dozens of weapons against a group of Daesh-held buildings and weapon systems in a compound, having the cumulative effect of making that facility harder or impossible to use. Strike assessments are based on initial reports and may be refined.

CJTF-OIR does not report the number or type of aircraft employed in a strike, the number of munitions dropped in each strike, or the number of individual munition impact points against a target. The information used to compile the daily strike releases is based on ‘Z’ or Greenwich Mean Time.
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Report Date

March 31, 2021

July 7, 2021

Release No. 20210707-01

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CJTF-OIR Strike Summary Report, March 2021

SOUTHWEST ASIA – Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve and its

partners continue to target and pursue the enduring defeat of Daesh. CJTF-OIR and partner forces have liberated nearly 110,000 square kilometers (42,471 square

miles) from Daesh. As a result, 7.7 million people no longer live under Daesh oppression. CJTF-OIR remains committed to the enduring defeat of Daesh to improve conditions for peace and stability in the region and to protect all our homelands from the Daesh terrorist threat.

Strike Summary

March 31, 2021

Between March 1 and March 31 2021, CJTF-OIR conducted a total of 12 strikes consisting of 111 engagements in Iraq and Syria.

In Iraq, CJTF-OIR conducted 9 strikes against Daesh targets consisting of 106 engagements. This resulted in 11 Enemy Killed in Action and 142 Bed Down Locations destroyed.

In Syria, CJTF-OIR conducted 3 strikes against Daesh targets consisting of 5 engagements.

This CJTF-OIR strike release contains all strikes conducted by fighter, attack, bomber, rotarywing, or remotely piloted aircraft, rocket propelled artillery and ground-based tactical artillery. A strike, as defined in the CJTF-OIR release, refers to one or more kinetic engagements that occur in roughly the same geographic location to produce a single, sometimes cumulative effect in that location. For example, a single aircraft delivering a single weapon against a lone Daesh vehicle is one strike, but so is multiple aircraft delivering dozens of weapons against a group of Daesh-held buildings and weapon systems in a compound, having the cumulative effect of making that facility harder or impossible to use. Strike assessments are based on initial reports and may be refined.

CJTF-OIR does not report the number or type of aircraft employed in a strike, the number of munitions dropped in each strike, or the number of individual munition impact points against a target. The information used to compile the daily strike releases is based on 'Z' or Greenwich Mean Time.

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Incident date

March 30, 2021

Incident Code

YS103

LOCATION

طريق اعزاز - عفرين, Azaz - Afrin road, Aleppo, Syria

At least one civilian, a child, was injured from a strike that was allegedly launched by the YPG on the Azaz – Afrin road, north of Aleppo on March 30, 2021. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that a child was injured by a “rocket-propelled grenade” while a tweet from @k_alsameh identified a guided missile

Summary

First published
March 30, 2021
Last updated
September 6, 2022
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
Unknown
Civilians reported injured
1
Cause of injury / death
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Airwars civilian harm grading
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
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French MoD for March 17, 2021 – March 23, 2021
Original
Annotated

Report Date

March 23, 2021

PROCHE MOYEN-ORIENT – CHAMMAL

 

SITUATION MILITAIRE DU THÉÂTRE

L’opération CHAMMAL se poursuit, et les Armées restent résolument engagées dans leur lutte contre l’organisation terroriste Daech, qui opère une mue. Acculé, l’ennemi se transforme, change ses méthodes, ses moyens d’action. Depuis la chute de Baghouz, dernier bastion de Daech, l’organisation terroriste est entrée dans combat en réseau, clandestin, sans territoire, imprévisible.

ACTIVITÉ DE LA FORCE

Les Rafale de BAP au Levant appui les forces irakiennes en opération contre Daech

Le lundi 22 mars 2021, lors d’une vaste opération irakienne menée dans le nord-est du pays et baptisée READY LION, une patrouille mixte de 4 Rafale B et C de la Base aérienne projetée (BAP) au Levant ont appuyé les militaires des Forces de sécurité irakiennes (FSI).

Lors de cette mission, les Rafale français a procédé à plusieurs frappes. Trois jours auparavant, le vendredi 19 mars, un Rafale avait également frappé un objectif de Daech, lors d’une mission de Close air support (CAS).

Durant près de deux semaines, l’opération READY LION a été menée dans une région montagneuse du nord de l’Irak, en étroite coordination entre les forces irakiennes et celles de la coalition internationale œuvrant au profit de l’opération INHERENT RESOLVE (OIR). Durant plusieurs jours consécutifs, les troupes irakiennes ont bénéficié de l’appui aérien de la Coalition, parvenant à frapper durement Daech, en détruisant notamment des caches et positions détenues par l’organisation terroriste.

Sorties air hebdomadaires (bilan du 17 au 23 mars inclus)
Les aéronefs français basés au Levant et aux Émirats arabes unis poursuivent leurs actions contre Daech, au sein de la Coalition. Cette semaine, les avions engagés dans l’opération CHAMMAL ont réalisé 20 sorties aériennes et 3 frappes.

Report Date

March 23, 2021

Report Summary

  • 3 total strikes
  • 3 in Syria

Confirmed Actions

France
Weekly air outlets (results from March 17 to 23 included)

French aircraft based in the Levant and the United Arab Emirates are continuing their actions against Daesh, within the Coalition. This week, the planes engaged in Operation CHAMMAL carried out 20 air sorties and 3 strikes.

Incident date

March 21, 2021

Incident Code

R4301

LOCATION

موقف مقطورة في جوار باب الهوى, Trailer park in the vicinity of Bab Al Hawa, Idlib, Syria

Between one and two civilians were killed in alleged Russian airstrikes on Sarmada near the Bab Al Hawa border areas in the evening of March 21, 2021. The number of alleged air strikes was reported as 7 in a tweet by @Sy24ria. According to Al Modon News, the airstrikes were preceded by a long-range Russian missile

Summary

First published
March 21, 2021
Last updated
January 18, 2022
Strike status
Contested strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
1 – 2
(1 man)
Civilians reported injured
2
Cause of injury / death
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Airwars civilian harm grading
Contested
Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
Suspected belligerents
Russian Military, Syrian Regime
Named victims
1 named
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Incident date

March 21, 2021

Incident Code

R4302

LOCATION

قاح, Qah, Idlib, Syria

At least one civilian was killed and between one and two civilians were injured in an alleged Russian missile strike in the vicinity of Qah and Salwa towns the afternoon of March 21, 2021. Multiple sources, including Syrian Civil Defense and Reuters, reporting that the strike was ” a surface-to-surface missile.” Idlib EMC stated that “Russian

Summary

First published
March 21, 2021
Last updated
January 18, 2022
Strike status
Contested strike
Strike type
Artillery, Naval bombardment
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Cause of injury / death
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Airwars civilian harm grading
Contested
Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
Suspected belligerents
Russian Military, Syrian Regime
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Incident date

March 21, 2021

Incident Code

R4303

LOCATION

مشفى المغارة, Al Maghara Hospital, Al Atareb, Aleppo, Syria

Between three and eight civilians, including two children and a woman, were killed and between 11 and 22 others were injured in alleged regime or Russian strikes at Al Maghara Hospital in Al Atareb, Aleppo in the morning on March 21, 2021. Syrian Civil Defense and other sources, including @HalabTodayTV, identified artillery shelling as the

Summary

First published
March 21, 2021
Last updated
January 18, 2022
Strike status
Contested strike
Strike type
Artillery
Civilian infrastructure
Healthcare facility
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
3 – 8
(1 child1 woman4 men)
Civilians reported injured
11–22
Cause of injury / death
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Airwars civilian harm grading
Contested
Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
Suspected belligerents
Russian Military, Syrian Regime
Named victims
9 named
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Incident date

March 19, 2021

Incident Code

TS467

LOCATION

الحيدريات, Al Hadaryat, Raqqa, Syria

A 12 year old child was among three civilians killed, with up to four others injured, in what was described as a Turkish rocket or artillery strike on the village of Al-Hadaryat. According to NPA, Turkish strikes had begun in retaliation for the firing of two missiles into Turkey’s Kilis province by alleged Syrian regime

Summary

First published
March 19, 2021
Last updated
January 18, 2022
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Artillery
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
3
(1 child2 women)
Civilians reported injured
2–4
Cause of injury / death
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Airwars civilian harm grading
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Known belligerent
Turkish Military
Suspected target
Other
Named victims
6 named
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Incident date

March 18, 2021

Incident Code

YS102

LOCATION

حزوان, Hazwan, western Al Bab, Aleppo, Syria

At least one civilian was injured in an alleged Kurdish counterstrike during an exchange between the SDF and a Turkish base in the village of Hazwan, west of the city of Al Bab on March 18th, 2021. A tweet from @HalabTodayTV reported that there was an “exchange of artillery shelling between the SDF and a

Summary

First published
March 18, 2021
Last updated
August 16, 2022
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Artillery
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
Unknown
Civilians reported injured
1
Airwars civilian harm grading
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Suspected belligerent
Syrian Democratic Forces
Suspected target
Unknown
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