Civilian Casualties

(1 child)

جامع الفواز, Fawwaz Mosque, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

According to Al Araby, “a civilian was killed as a result of renewed artillery shelling of the Kurdish People’s Protection Units on al-Fawaz mosque area, in conjunction with battles.” Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently named the victim as Muhammad al-Taqi but didn’t say who was responsible for his death. In July 2018 the US-led alliance

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SSE of Ratla, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition confirmed the injury of a civilian in an event near Raqqa. Their September 2017 civilian casualty report noted: “During a strike on an ISIS vehicle, after reviewing post-strike video, it was assessed that one civilian was unintentionally injured when he entered the target area after

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حارة البدو, Al Badou, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

An unspecified number of civilians died and one named civilian was injured in airstrikes and/or an artillery bombardment on Raqqa’s Bado neighbourhood, according to local sources. Mohammed Amiro was named as injured when an artillery shell fell behind the Directorate of Water in the Bado neighbourhood – though sources didn’t identify the culprit. RFS reported

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المنصورة, Al Mansoura, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Up to three civilian men died as a result of a Coalition airstrike on Mansoura, local media said. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights on May 30th, “two men died following injuries they had sustained in shelling by the International Coalition’s warplanes on areas in al-Mansoura town in the western countryside of al-Raqqa”.

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1 – 3

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Cause of injury / death

الحمام, Al Hamam, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Three civilians including a woman and her child died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Hamman village, according to local media. The victims included Hayat of Mustafa al-Saguri (daughter of Hayaof Sajur) and her unnamed child. In April 2019, the Coalition accepted responsibility for this event, noting: “Coalition aircraft conducted a strike on a suspected Daesh

Summary

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

(1 child1 woman)

Cause of injury / death

2 named, 1 familiy identified

LOCATION

الرقة‎, Raqqa, Syria

In a previously unreported incident, in the US-led Coalition’s December 2017 report, it conceded it had killed three civilians in near Raqqa. Without a more accurate location, Airwars cannot determine if the Coalition’s assessment matches any of the five locally reported civilian events which occurred in the area on that day, including incident CS870.

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القسطل, al Qastal village, Hama, Syria

LOCATION

Three civilians were killed and four others wounded in an aerial ‘bombardment’ of the village of Al Qastal in Hama Governorate on the 27th or 28th of April 201, according to local media The wounded sought treatment at hospitals in Deir Al-Zour. The casualties included women and children, but their identities are unknown. Sources laid

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عقيربات دكيلةالعلباويجروح , Jarouh, Al-'Albawi and Dikila, Hama, Syria

LOCATION

Between four and five civilians were killed and several others were wounded in alleged Russian or Assad regime airstrikes in eastern Hama Governorate, according to sources on the ground. Smart News reported that the warplanesshelled the villages of Jarouh, Al-‘Albawi and Dikila, in the area of Aqirbat.’ The strikes also resulted in the burning of

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4 – 5

عقيربات , Akeirbat, Hama, Syria

LOCATION

The Smart News Agency reported airstrikes on ‘civilian homes’ in Akeirbat which killed one civilian and wounded three others, including one woman. This was believed to have been part of a larger series of airstrikes on one town and four village under the control of the Islamic State, Smart News said.

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الخضيرة , Al-Khdeira, Hama, Syria

LOCATION

Two civilians were reportedly killed in the village of Al-Khdeira in an ‘aerial bombardment’. It is unclear which belligerent was responsible for the airstrikes; the Syrian Press Monitor blamed the Russians, while the others accused the Syrian regime. The identity of the victims remains unknown.

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العقيربات حمادة عمر , Hamada Omar near Al Akeirbat, Hama, Syria

LOCATION

Three civilian deaths and several injuries were reported as a result of airstrikes on the village of Hama Omar in Hama Governorate on the 26th of May 2017, an area under the control of the Islamic State (Daesh). It is unclear who was to blame for these airstrikes; sources pointed at the Russians and the

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(3 men)

3 named

درنة‎, Derna, Darnah, Libya

LOCATION

According to local sources and the Egyptian government, Cairo carried out four ‘retaliatory’ air raids in Derna. Babak Taghvaee reported the Egyptian Air Force had targeted the “al Qaeda affiliated Shura Council” in Derna. The Egyptian Foreign Minister confirmed strikes, reporting it had targeted “terrorist organizations in Derna” – in response to the killing of

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Egyptian Military

ميادين, Al Mayadin, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Between 15 and 40 civilians including two to five children and one to three women died, and up to 15 more were injured, in airstrikes on multiple locations in Al Mayadeen. Local sources were initially conflicted as to whether this was the work of the Coalition, Iraqi warplanes or Russia. However, in April 2018 the

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15 – 40

(2–5 children2–3 women)

10–15

6 named, 2 families identified

الترن, al Tarn, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

At least one civilian was killed and others were wounded in three alleged Russian or Assad regime airstrikes against the village of al Tarn near the village of Dibsi Faraj in the western Tabaqa countryside of Raqqa, according to local sources and activists. Conflicting reports were given as to who was responsible for the airstrikes.

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(1 man)

1 named

الفار, Al Far, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

At least one civilian was killed and others were wounded in alleged Russian airstrikes against the town of Al Far in the eastern Aleppo countryside, sources on the ground reported. According to multiple local sources, the air bombardment on the town included the use of cluster bombs. The majority of sources, including Step News Agency

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دبسي عفنان, Debsi Afnan, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Between two and three civilians were killed and a woman was wounded in two alleged Russian or Assad regime airstrikes against the town of Debsi Afnan in the western Raqqa countryside, according to local activists and sources. In reporting the estimate of two killed, Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently acknowledged that it was the initial

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2 – 3

(2 men)

3 named

محيميدة, Mheimediya, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Between three and five civilians, including one to two children and one woman, were killed and others were wounded in alleged Russian or Assad regime airstrikes against the village of Mheimidiya in the western suburb of Deir Ezzor, according to local sources. Three of the civilians killed were reportedly from the Mohammed al-Abar family and

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3 – 5

(1–2 children1 woman)

Syrian Regime, Russian Military

2 named

حي الزنجيلي, Mosul, Zanjili, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the deaths of six civilians in an event near Mosul. Their July 2017 civilian casualty report noted: “During a strike on an ISIS VBIED, it was assessed that six civilians were unintentionally killed when they entered the target area after the munition was

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الدوير, Al Duweir, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

One 30-year-old civilian died after his motorbike was struck at Al Duweir checkpoint between al Salhiya and al Qouriya, according to local sources. In February 2019, the Coalition conceded this death, noting: “Coalition forces had intelligence on an ISIS member traveling via motorcycle in Mayadin. Coalition aircraft struck the motorcycle. Regrettably, one civilian was unintentionally

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الطيبة, al Teeba, Homs, Syria

LOCATION

At least three civilians were killed and five others, including women and children, were injured in alleged Russian raids against the town of al Teeba near Palmyra according to a local source. Smart News Agency was the only source to report on this incident and at this time we have no other details.

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(1 child1 woman)

فندق الواحات, Al Wahat Hotel, Al Jufrah, Libya

LOCATION

Local sources reported between four and 13 airstrikes on alleged Al Qaeda members in Hun. It remains unclear if civilians were among the dead. Libya Observer wrote that fighters rescued civilians from the rubble of the collapsed Al-Wahat hotel. It reported that five people died but didn’t specify if those were civilians or combatants. Other

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0 – 5

Libyan National Army

البديع, Al Buday, Al Bayda, Yemen

LOCATION

US airstrikes reportedly targeted alleged AQAP militants in the Badi Al Awad district of Bayda governorate at around 3am on May 23rd 2017. There were no known associated reports of civilian harm. Several sources, including Yemeni security officials spoken with by the Associated Press, suggested that actions by US drones and helicopter gunships took place

Summary

Airstrike, Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground), Drone Strike

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons

Causes of injury / death

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)

US Forces

Suspected target

Belligerents reported killed

0–2

النجاد العذلان, Al Nijad Al Adhlan, Ma'rib, Yemen

LOCATION

Up to five civilians, including a fifteen-year-old boy and man over the age of 70, were reportedly killed in a US special forces ground operation in Al Khthala village, in the Al Jubah area of Marib governorate, beginning at around 1am on May 23rd 2017, though official US accounts of the raid claimed that there

Summary

Airstrike, Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground), Drone Strike

2 – 12

(1 child4–11 men)

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons

2–10

Causes of injury / death

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)

US Forces

Known target

11 named, 1 familiy identified

Belligerents reported killed

4–9

Belligerents reported injured

2–10

العرضي, Al A'radi, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Between four and 30 civilians, including two to four women and two to five children, were killed and between 20 and 30 others, including women and children, were injured in alleged Russian or Assad regime airstrikes against the Al A’radi neighborhood of Deir Ezzor city, local media reported. At the time of reporting seven civilian

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(2–5 children2–4 women2–4 men)

4 – 30

20–30

10 named

عقيربات, Akeirbat, Homs, Syria

LOCATION

More than one civilian was injured in alleged Russian airstrikes against the town of Akeirbat in eastern Hama, local media reported. All sources that reported on the incident, including Aljazeera and Step News, identified Russian planes as responsible for the airstrikes.

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1 – 2

خشام, Khisham, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

An unknown number of injuries resulted from alleged Russian airstrikes against the town of Khisham in the eastern suburb of Deir Ezzor, according to local sources. Some of the injuries were severe enough to have caused amputations, published @Deirfree. The majority of sources, including Shaam Network, reported that Russian planes carried out the airstrikes while

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الحريشة, Al Harisha, Hama, Syria

LOCATION

At least two civilians, including two children, were killed and at least three others were injured in alleged Russian airstrikes against the village of Al Harisha in the Eastern Hama countryside, according to local sources. Smart News Agency named Russian planes as those believed to be responsible while other sources did not name a party

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(2 children)

Russian Military, Unknown

كديران, Kdeiran, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Up to 15 civilians died and dozens more were injured in alleged Coalition airstrike on Kdeiran village, local media reported. In January 2019, the Coalition accepted responsibility for the event, noting: “Coalition aircraft engaged with what was positively identified as an ISIS Headquarters. Coalition munitions destroyed the building. Regrettably, nine civilian bystanders in the streets

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10 – 15

(2–4 children)

12–24

الجفرة‎, Jufra, Al Jufrah, Libya

LOCATION

Several local sources reported LNA strikes near Jufra air base. One source mentioned two killed GNA fighters. Other sources claimed that 21 fighters belonging to a militia from Benghazi and the Chadian opposition got killed and 30 more got injured. Marwan Dirgash reported that the airstrike led to “many civilian casualties” but didn’t give an

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5 – 10

Libyan National Army