Civilian Casualties

الشندخيات, Shandkhiyat, Homs, Syria

LOCATION

Local sources reported that an alleged Russian aircraft struck the village of Shandkhiyat in the vicinity of Palmyra. Reportedly, the incident wounded several civilians. No further information is currently available.

Summary

تل بطنان, Tal Btan, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Around five civilians were reportedly killed in alleged Turkish airstrikes near Tal Btan, according to sources on the ground. LCCSY wrote: “Eight dead in Aleppo, most of them killed by the Turkish jets during their escape from Alban to Tal Btan village.” There is currently no more information available.

Summary

Turkish Military

Mosul, West / Right side, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Local sources said that 20 civilians were killed and 17 injured – mostly women and children – in Coalition airstrikes on residential areas at the right side of Mosul. Several sources reported that “US strikes” had targeted the neighbourhoods of Dawasa and Farouk, western Mosul.

Summary

(2 children2 women)

US-led Coalition

جب مخزوم , Jeb Makhzoum, Aleppo , Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Seven civilians from one family were reportedly killed in alleged Turkish or Russian airstrikes or artillery shelling on Jeb Makhzoum near Al Arima. The Syrian Obseratory for Human Rights said it “learned that a man was killed along with his wife and five of their children who are under the age of eighteen. They were

Summary

(5 children1 woman1 man)

2–5

Turkish Military, Russian Military

الباب, Al Bab, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Eight people were reportedly injured as a result of an alleged Turkish artillery shelling on Al Bab. Al Bab News and the ISIS-affiliated outlet Al A’amaq said that most of the wounded were women and children. There are currently no further details available.

Summary

Turkish Military

الدواسة, Mosul, Dawassa area, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Baghdadia and Muez Al Ubiedi (Facebook) said that in the Wells and Dawasa neighborhoods two people were killed and fifteen wounded, mostly children. They blamed the US for the bombing. The Coalition has conceded the casualties. Al Rawed posted an Al A’Amaq [ISIL propaganda] video showing “the damage left behind by US aircraft [as it]

Summary

US-led Coalition

الحرج, Al Haraj, Shabwa, Yemen

LOCATION

A US airstrike reportedly killed three alleged AQAP militants, “including a leader”, in the Al Haraj area of Jardan district, in Shabwa governorate, according to various sources. There were no known associated reports of civilian harm. Critical Threats, for example, asserted that “A reported U.S. airstrike killed three al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)

Summary

Suspected target

مدينة الباب, Al Bab, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between four and 10 civilians died, including two children and two women, and up to a another dozen were wounded in air and/or artillery strikes on Al Bab, local media reported. It was unclear who the culprit was – with allegations against Turkey and Russia. Moreover, one report added that regime helicopters were also active

Summary

4 – 10

(2 children2 women)

6–12

Turkish Military, Russian Military, Syrian Regime

حوايج بومصعة, Hawaij Bu Mas'a, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

An unspecific number of civilians were wounded following an alleged Russian raid on Hawaij Bu Mas’a. There are no reports of any civilian deaths. Additionally, all reporting blamed Russia for the strikes. There are no other details at this time.

Summary

تادف, Tadef, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Two named children died in either Turkish or Coalition airstrikes on Tadef. According to the Syrian Network “The children So’ad and Jonaid Fares Al Ali died after International Coalition warplanes missiles fired on Tadef town in Aleppo governorate eastern suburbs.” However according to al Bab News, “Turkish planes launched three raids at dawn today killing two from the family

Summary

2 – 3

(2 children1 woman)

الباب, Al Bab city, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between three and eight civilians including three women and up to two children died in alleged Turkish shelling on Al Bab, according to sources on the ground. Alsharq Alarabi named three female civilians as killed in “shelling” on Al Bab, but didn’t identify the culprit. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, “eight civilians

Summary

3 – 8

(1 child1–3 women)

حي العمال, Oummal neighbourhood, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Eight civilians were killed – including an entire family of seven – and dozens more were injured following an alleged Russian airstrike on Oummal neighbourhood, local media reported. All sources reported that Russia was to blame for the strike. A later source confirmed that the family of seven were found under the rubble three days after

Summary

7 – 8

(4–5 children2 women)

12–24

8 named, 1 familiy identified

موحسن , Muhassan, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Three named civilians died in an alleged Russia or regime airstrike on Muhassan, according to local media. Orient news reported: “Russian warplanes on Tuesday [Jan 24th] targeted the town of Mohsin in the eastern suburb of Deir al-Zour, resulting in civilian casualties: a martyr and wounded. “According to Deir Ezzor 24, Russian aircraft launched intensive air

Summary

(1–2 women1 man)

3 named

الباب, Al Bab city, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, “a woman and her daughter and another civilian woman were killed in shelling by the Turkish forces and airstrikes on areas in al-Bab city”. Al Bab 24 reported that “continuous artillery shelling targeted the city [of Al Bab] intermittently the whole day [Jan 24th]. One of the

Summary

1 – 3

(1 child1–2 women)

Turkish Military, US-led Coalition, Russian Military

1 named

الصالحية, Al-Salhiya, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

As many as 30 civilians were killed, and dozens more were wounded, in an airstrike which on cotton mill in Al-Salhiya, according to local media. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame, with some blaming Russian forces, and others blaming the Syrian regime. One source reported that six Russian warplanes were sighted in the

Summary

21 – 30

12–24

21 named

تدمر‎, Palmyra , Homs, Syria

LOCATION

An unspecific number of civilians were wounded – according to on the ground sources – following an alleged Russian raid on Palmyra . All sources blamed Russian warplanes for the raid. There are no reports of any civilians killed in the fire. There are no other details at this time.

Summary

المهدوم , Al Mahdoum, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

An unspecified number of civilians were wounded in an alleged Russian or regime airstrike on a clinic in Al Mahdoum, according to local media. Syrianewsdesk reported: “The Russian warplanes aimed two rockets at the town of Al Mahdoum, under the control of the ISIS in the eastern countryside of Aleppo, injuring civilians and striking the only

Summary

Syrian Regime, Russian Military

ديرالزور , Deir Ezzor city, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Between three and five civilians including up two women and two men (from one family, according to some sources) were reportedly killed in an alleged Russian or Assad regime airstrike on Deir Ezzor. According to Euphrates Post, “Russian warplane raids targeted al Takaya street, andal Ardi and the al Hamidiya neighbourhoods, which led to the

Summary

3 – 5

(1–2 women2 men)

2 named, 1 familiy identified

قصر البريج , Qasr al Boureij village, south east al Bab, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between six and 11 civilians died in an airstrike on a school holding displaced people in Qasr al Boureij village, according to local media. Most sources blamed barrel bombing by the regime, though there were also several allegations against Russia. Eldorar said: “According to local media sources a regime helicopter targeted a school sheltering displaced

Summary

Civilian infrastructure

School

6 – 11

(2–3 children2 women)

قحطان, Kahtan, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Three civilians from the same family were killed when an alleged Russian raid struck civilian homes near a hospital in Kahtan. Only one on the ground source – Euphrates Post – reported on this incident, and it blamed Russian warplanes. It alleged that the homes near Kahtan hospital were struck which led to the collapse of an

Summary

Civilian infrastructure

Healthcare facility

(1 child1 woman1 man)

3 named, 1 familiy identified

تل بطنان, Tal Btan, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

On January 25th, a single source, Al Bab24, reported: “Rescue teams managed to pull out the bodies of three people from al Othman family. Rasoul al Othman was identified. They were killed a few days ago in Tal Btan, Syria following Turkish artillery shelling.” There are no other details at this time.

Summary

(1–3 men)

تادف, Tadef, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

LCCSY reported that there were “15 martyrs in Aleppo killed in clashes with SDF and in Russian raids on Tadef and Turkish shelling on al Bab ” According to Al Baba 24, “the town today [Jan 23rd] suffered a Russian air raid which killed a woman and two children from Obeid family”. However, Syria News

Summary

6 – 10

(2 children3 women)

Russian Military, Turkish Military

6 named, 2 families identified

مديرية الصومعة, al Sama'a, Al Bayda, Yemen

LOCATION

A number of reports indicated that a US drone strike on January 22nd had killed one AQAP member in Bayda province. There were no known associated reported civilian casualties. Reuters reported that a strike against a car in al-Sama’a district had resulted in the death of one suspected AQAP member, based on official and local

Summary

Known target

الرشيدية, Mosul, Al-Rashidiyah, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Local sources said that Coalition airstrikes targeted a car-bomb and house in Al-Rashidiya neighborhood, in the northeast of Mosul. This also caused the death of 15 civilians, many of them women and children. Ajel Al Mosul reported that “international Coalition airstrikes targeted a car-bomb in Rashidiya area, causing the martyrdom of a man and his

Summary

(4 children1 woman2–3 men)

US-led Coalition

9 named, 2 families identified

دير الزورحي الشيخ ياسين , Al Sheikh Yasin neighbourhood, Deir Ezzor, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

On January 21, 2017, two children, brothers called Mazen Siraj Al Nahri and Mohammed Siraj Nahri were reportedly killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Deir Ezzor’s Al Sheikh Yasin neighbourhood, according to local media. Several other civilians were wounded in the incident. Syrian Mirror reported: “warplanes likely to be Russian struck the neighborhoods of

Summary

(2 children)

2 named, 1 familiy identified

عقيربات, Akeirbat, Hama, Syria

LOCATION

On January 21, 2017, local media sources reported that one child died and several other civilians were wounded in an alleged Russian airstrike on Akeirbat in the countryside in the east of the Hama region in Syria. No further details are currently available.

Summary

(1 child)

مديرية الصومعة, Al Suma'a, Al Bayda, Yemen

LOCATION

On January 25th 2017, a US spokesperson stated that a strike in al-Bayda governorate on January 21st had killed three “AQAP operatives”. This confirmed reports that a drone strike had targeted a vehicle in Suma’a district on that evening. There were no known reports of civilian casualties. A number of public sources had earlier reported

Summary

Known target

3–7

مديرية الصومعة, Al Sama'a, Al Bayda, Yemen

LOCATION

There were some unconfirmed reports of a January 21st US drone strike in Sama’a, al-Bayda province, killing up to three alleged AQAP militants. The strike was reported to have occurred in the same general area as a second, confirmed strike on the same day. All but one source said that three militants had died in

Summary

Suspected target

3–4