Civilian Casualties

أبو الحسن, Abou Al Hasan , Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Between 12 and 30 civilians were reported killed in an alleged Coalition airstrike, which one source described as a “massacre of defenseless Sunni civilians”. According to Step News, 12 civilians were killed whereas the number of dead exceeded 30 according to Official Al Shaafa Facebook page. Most victims were women and children according to sources

Summary

12 – 30

(4–8 children2–6 women)

12–15

الموصل الجديدة, Mosul, Mosul al-Jadid / New Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Local sources said that 30 civilians were killed and dozens injured in Coalition and governmental airstrikes, as well as artillery and missile shelling, on New Mosul and other neighbourhoods at the right side of Mosul. A source told Yaqein that “at least three rockets landed in the New Mosul area on the right coast of

Summary

12–24

US-led Coalition, Iraq Government Forces

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

قرية الحوايج, al-Hawaij river crossing, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes at al-Hawaij river crossing in Deir Ezzor killed between seven and 26 civilians and wounded between two and 24 others, according to sources on the ground. Sources blamed both Russia and the Syrian regime. The civilians were reported to have been crossing from one side of the Euphrates to

Summary

(1–5 children1 woman)

2–76

30 named, 3 families identified

الميادين, Al Mayadeen, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Between seven and 30 civilians were killed, and as many as 100 were estimated to be injured, following an alleged airstrike on an educational complex. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame. Almost all sources attributed blame to the Russian warplanes, whilst the Syrian Network for Human Rights blamed the Syrian regime. Enabbaladi only

Summary

(3 children1 woman1–3 men)

12–100

7 named

LOCATION

Souran, Hama, Syria

Up to 30 civilians including 11 children died in airstrikies on Souran, Al-Lataminah, according to local media – though sources were conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the Syrian regime. According to Roiraqro and Wesal_TV 10 people from the same family died when their car was hit by a strike.

Summary

(11 children2 women1 man)

1 named

القريتين, Al Qaryatayn, Homs, Syria

LOCATION

At least 24 civilians were reported killed and a dozen injured in alleged evening Russian airstrikes on a centre for the distribution of bread in the town of Qaryatain in Homs province. According to Shaam News Network, 16 people died when Russian planes carried out two raids. Activists stressed that the raids targeted a bakery

Summary

23 – 30

(3 children2 women1 man)

Unknown

30 named, 1 familiy identified

Bizza Square and Bab Maqam, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Two attacks reportedly occurred in Bab Maqam, Old Aleppo within moments of one another. The first incident took place specifically in Bizza Square, and the other in another part of Bab Maqam. Two sources reported that all together, in both incidents, 30 people were killed in Bab Maqam. LCCSY said that “Assad forces intensive shelling

Summary

25 – 30

(1 child)

Unknown, Syrian Regime

1 named

حاج علي, Haj Ali, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Local sources claimed “dozens of civilians” including children and women were killed or injured after Coalition or Iraq government jets targeted Haj Ali village in Qayyarah south of Mosul. While most social media reports blamed the Iraqi military for the event, others blamed the Coalition or both. Yaqen, for example, said it was a joint

Summary

(2 children2 women)

10–40

US-led Coalition, Iraq Government Forces

LOCATION

إدلب, Idlib, Syria

A major airstrike on Idlib city killed up to 30 civilians and injured up to 300 more. Reports blamed both Russia and the US-led Coalition for the attack. The Coalition has expressly denied any involvement – though a unilateral US action remains possible. The attack – which reportedly involved both airstrikes and missiles – caused

Summary

(12–15 children10–11 women)

5 – 30

12–300

US-led Coalition, Unknown, Russian Military

24 named, 4 families identified

الموصل: غرب, Mosul, West, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Local sources reported that seventy civilians were killed or injured as a result of artillery and missile shelling on several neighborhoods in West Mosul. While two sources said it was the work of the Iraqi government, @Sonawa1 mentioned ‘shelling’ in general. Presently no further details are known.

Summary

10–40

US-led Coalition, Iraq Government Forces

البحرة, Al Bahra village, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Multiple sources reported the death of eleven civilians and seven or more wounded in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Al Bahra village, northwest of the town of Hajin. A tweet from @BassamJaara was the only source with an estimated tally of more than 30 casualties, claiming that: “More than 30 people, mostly children and women,

Summary

11 – 30

7–24

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

In a major civilian casualty event, between 13 and 30 civilians were killed and up to 70 more injured from airstrikes from either a Russian or a Coalition strike on al Idkhar neighbourhood in Raqqa City. Both belligerents report bombing in the area. Raqaa is Being Slaughtered initially reported on the morning of August 11th:

Summary

(3 children1–2 women8 men)

13 – 30

13–70

Russian Military, US-led Coalition

10 named, 3 families identified

شنينة, Shanina, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Up to 30 civilians including seven children died and between 23 and 45 more were injured in a major casualty event on a refugee camp in Al-Hashem and Shanina, according to local sources. While most reports blamed the US-led Coalition, one also mentioned Kurdish artillery. Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently published “pictures of the martyrs

Summary

(7–14 children7 women5 men)

8 – 30

23–45

US-led Coalition, Syrian Democratic Forces

16 named, 3 families identified

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Seven named civilians died and up to 50 more were wounded in multiple alleged Russian airstrikes on Raqqa, according to local media. According to @lebanon4_com, 30 civilians died in the Russian strikes, though the Violations Documentation Center put the number at seven. @DoumaRevolution added that 50 more civilians were wounded in 12 raids.

Summary

(1 woman6 men)

Russian Military

7 named, 1 familiy identified

شارع معتز, West of Mu'Taz Street, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Up to 30 civilians including women and children died and dozens more were wounded in a Coalition airstrike on the area west of Al-Mu’taz Street in Raqqa, according to local media. The Coalition later confirmed having unintentionally injured two civilians in this strike. All sources attributed the event to the US-led Coalition, with a number

Summary

13 – 30

(6–13 children5–6 women)

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

12–36

Cause of injury / death

Known belligerent

12 named, 4 families identified

تلعفر, Tal Afar, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Local sources reported that more than 30 civilians were killed in an aerial bombardment on Tal Afar, west of Mosul, Nineveh. A single source, Omara Al Halbusi, blamed the US-led Coalition for the attack, which he claimed destroyed houses and the civilians inside. The other sources tracked by Airwars did not specify any particular faction

Summary

Dusa Marreb, Galguduud, Somalia

LOCATION

At least five and as many as 30 civilians, including children and one woman, were reportedly killed as US-launched missiles targeted and killed several top al Shabab commanders in Dusa Marreb, a Somali village near the Ethiopian border, local and international sources reported. Around 3am local time on May 1st, 2008, US naval-launched cruise missiles

Summary

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

5 – 30

(2 children1 woman)

Cause of injury / death

3 named, 1 familiy identified

Belligerents reported killed

2–10

بين بلدة السوسة والظهرة في البادية, Al Soussa/al Dahra, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Local sources reported that up to thirty civilians were killed and injured when Coalition airstrikes allegedly targeted several locations between al Soussa and al Dahra. Most sources stated that the civilians were struck when they were trying to escape the village of al Soussa and move towards the al Dahra area in al Badia, rural

Summary

24 – 30

(2 children2 women)

Al Hadlat camp, near Al Hammad, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

All sources blamed Russian warplanes for the airstrikes on Al Hadlat camp for displaced persons which reportedly killed up to 30 civilians. The camp is on the border near Al Hammad, in the Hammad Desert. Saeed Seif, a media activist in Badiyat Sham (Sham Desert), reported that there were more than seven raids on the camp,

Summary

(2 children2 women)

10–50

Mheimidiya, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Between 15 and 30 civilians were killed, including three children and four women, and between 20 to 40 wounded – some critically – by an aerial bombardment of the town of Mahimideh, local media reported. The majority of sources attributed the event to the Assad regime. However, four airstrikes were conducted by planes that were

Summary

15 – 30

(3 children4 women)

20–40

15 named, 2 families identified

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

One male civilian died in an alleged Coalition airstrike Raqqa, according to local sources. Other reports (apparently drawn from the same source) said as many as 30 prisoners died. All reports blamed the Coalition and said that the victim – who was being detained by IS – died when an IS prison was struck.

Summary

1 – 30

(1 man)

السبخة, Sabkha, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Up to 30 civilians died in an airstrike on a camp for displaced people in Sabkha in the eastern Raqqa countryside, according to sources on the ground. The majority of reports blamed Russia for this event. According to the Step News Agency, “15 civilians were killed in air strikes targeting a displaced people’s camp near

Summary

(0–4 children0–4 women)

10 named, 1 familiy identified

الشفعة, Al Sha'afa: Al-Kashma district, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Between 10 and 30 civilians were reported killed and “dozens” injured in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Al Sha’afa. Most sources stressed that many of the victims were women and children. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said it had documented the deaths of 22 civilians, including 9 children and 7 women and stressed that

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

(2–9 children2–7 women)

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

12–24

Cause of injury / death

عكيرشي, `Ukayrishah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Between 12 and 30 civilians – mostly women – were killed when alleged Coalition airstrikes hit al A’Keirshi village in the countryside of Raqqa, according to local media. The victims were reportedly farm workers who were travelling in three cars to their place of work when they were struck by the air raid. Raqqa is

Summary

12 – 30

(11–22 women2 men)

9–12

11 named, 1 familiy identified

اليرموك, Mosul, Yarmouk, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Local sources reported a major incident in Yarmouk neighbourhood, West Mosul, where airstrikes allegedly killed more than thirty civilians. The local Facebook group Sawlf Ateka named the victims as: “Imad Abdul Ghani Al-Rashdi and his mother, his wife, four daughters, the daughter of his brother Iyad and five other families after they fled to their

Summary

28 – 30

(7 women2 men)

دركوش, Darkoush, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Twenty six named civilians including a child and eight women died and up to 70 more were wounded in an airstrike on a residential neighbourhood and popular market in Darkoush, according to local media – though sources were conflicted as to whether Russia or the Syrian regime were to blame. The strike reportedly took place

Summary

26 – 30

(1 child8 women15 men)

35–70

26 named, 3 families identified

مسكنة, Maskanah, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

26 to 30 civilians including five women were killed and dozens injured in airstrikes on Maskaneh, according to multiple sources – though reports were conflicted as to whether the attack was the work of Russia or the Assad regime. The Shaam News Network reported that Russian aircraft committed an “appalling massacre” when warplanes targeted Maskaneh’s popular market

Summary

26 – 30

(5 women21 men)

26 named, 4 families identified