Civilian Casualties

جسر الشغور, Jisr al-Shughur, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Three children died and seven more civilians were wounded in airstrikes on Jisr al Shoughour, according to local media – though sources were conflicted as to whether Russia or the Syrian regime were to blame. Reports said ‘the national hospital in Jisr al Shoughour’ or ‘a field hospital’ was struck, along with the Sakan Al-Shababi

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(3 children)

الحوطة, Al Houta, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Two children and a woman died in strikes on the village of Al Houta, outside Aleppo, local sources reported – though reports were conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the Assad regime. @thiqanewsagency identified the names of three victims, two children and one woman. Other sources, including @SyriaPulse @SyrianFNN and @DaretezzaMedia,

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الموصل‎, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Waiter Muhannad Hisham Alnemah was killed in a US airstrike near the Al Afandi Restaurant in the main street of Hadbah neighborhood. An unspecified additional number of restaurant staff and customers were also reported killed and injured in the attack. In January 2016, CENTCOM admitted the civilian casualty incident, noting that “during strikes against ISIL

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1 – 3

(1 man)

1–3

الجغبوب, Jaghbub, Al Butnan, Libya

LOCATION

In an incident dated no later than September 16th, Alwasat reported that three young men from Al-Bayda were killed in an Egyptian airstrike after crossing the border coming from a fishing trip near Jaghbub. The journal named the victims as Mu’taz Salem Ali Bhohelasiya, 19 years old, Hussam al-Gilani, 27 years old, and Salem Hussein

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منبج, Manbij, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

As the battle for Manbij reached its final stages, so-called Islamic State claimed that Coalition aircraft had committed a ‘massacre’ of civilians in the town. However, most sources reported that ISIL was forcibly trapping civilians in the town, and using them as human shields. In their May 2020 civilian casualty report, the US-led Coalition assessed

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0 – 3

كفروما, Kafarouma, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Up to three civilians, including at least one child, were reported killed and 10 others were injured in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on civilian homes in the town of Kafarouma, Idlib governorate, on July 25th, 2019, according to local sources. Edlib Media Center reported that “three people were killed and several wounded when

Summary

(1–2 children1 woman)

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

8–10

Cause of injury / death

Suspected target

Unknown

10 named, 2 families identified

دوما, Douma, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

Up to three civilians including two children were killed and as many as 15 more were wounded following airstrikes targeting Douma, Damascus, local media reported. Sources were unclear whether Russia or the Assad regime was responsible. Most sources reported that the incident led to the death of three civilians, with several reports saying that two children

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(1–2 children)

2–15

Syrian Regime, Russian Military

1 named

خان شيخون, Khan Sheikhoun, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

As many as three civilians were killed, inducing a pregnant woman and her unborn child, and up to three civilians were wounded, following an alleged Russian and or Syrian regime airstrike on Khan Sheikhoun, local media reported. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame with some attributing blame to Russian warplanes, while others blamed

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1 – 3

(1 woman)

Russian Military, Syrian Regime, Syrian Regime

LOCATION

كفرزتيا , Kafr Zita, Hama, Syria

Two named children died and three male civilians were wounded in an alleged Russian or regime airstrike on Kafr Zita, according to sources on the grounds. Several reports said that “rocket-propelled grenades with parachutes” were used in the attack. Smart News Agency reported that “two children were killed and three men were wounded on Sunday when

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(2–3 children3 men)

2 named

قريتي دالية وسوحا, Suha and Abu Dalia villages, Hama, Syria

LOCATION

Between two and three civilians were killed, including a woman, and as many as “dozens” more were injured following an alleged Russian raid on the villages of Suha and Abu Dalia, local media said. @B_ALHAMAWI was the only source to blame Russian warplanes; the other sources do not attribute any blame. According to @HalabTodayTV, two raids that

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(1 woman)

2–24

Russian Military, Unknown

عقيربات, Akeirbat, Hama, Syria

LOCATION

A man, a woman and a girl were killed, and dozens more were wounded, in a airstrike on Akeirbat, according to sources on the ground. Both sources blamed Russian warplanes for the raids. According to the Smart News Agency, a Russian warplane struck the vicinity, “killing a woman, and wounding two others, including a child, their

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1 – 3

(1 child1 woman1 man)

2–24

السلمية مغيزيل, Mgheizal village, al Silmiya district, Hama, Syria

LOCATION

A woman and two children were killed in alleged Russian raids on Mghezel, east of Hama, according to a single source. Three other civilians were reportedly wounded during strikes on civilian houses in the village controlled by ISIS. Some were later rushed to hospital in the city Deir Ezzor. No further details are currently available.

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رسم العويد, Rasim Al Ouweid, Hama, Syria

LOCATION

Three civilians were reportedly killed and two injured in an alleged Russian airstrike in Rasim Al Ouweid, Hama – though only one known source has reported on this event. According to Smart News Agency there were five civilian casualties from a bombardment of likely Russian warplanes. Their local source told them “the aircraft bombed the

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(1 child)

ماريامين, Mariamain and Diwa villages, Aleppo, Syria

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Afrin Now reported that three civilians were killed and 13 wounded in an alleged Turkish strike on Mariamain and Diwa villages. According to Almjhar, Hawar, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and Tardous News, two of the victims died in Mariamain’s Shara area, and one in Diwa’s Gendressa quarter. Afrin Now named Ahmad Himmo as

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(1 man)

سهلة البنات, Sahlab al Banat, Raqqa, Syria

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An August 2017 Amnesty International report documented the death of three civilians as a result of three strikes on their one-storey house in Sahlat al Banat on the evening of May 18th. Amnesty field researchers interviewed Hassan, a family member of the victims. “This strike killed the two boys as they were coming back into

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(2 children)

مصراتة, Misurata, Misrata, Libya

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Three civilians were reported killed and one injured as a result of Gaddafi forces shelling on Misurata. An ITN report showed people mourning the loss of “two brothers” due to indiscriminate shelling. Later, two injured children are shown in the film, of which one was said to have died at the hospital. There are currently

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(1 child)

Libyan rebel forces, Other

Suspected targets

عندان, Anadan, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Two children and a 46 year old male were reported killed during four alleged Russian strikes in the evening on Anadan. Another man was also named as a victim by VDC. Eyewitnesses described at least one secondary, or ‘double tap’ strike. A local medic told Qassioun: “Between the afternoon and evening Russian planes carried out intensive

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(2 children2 men)

Russian Military, US-led Coalition

4 named

ريف المهندسين , Reef Al-Muhandseen, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Three civilians from the same family – a man, his wife, and their child – died and five more were wounded in an alleged Russian airstrike on Reef Al-Muhandseen, according to local media. The Syrian Network for Human Rights reported the killing of two civilians, a woman and her child, in Reef Al Muhandiseen in the

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(1 child1 woman1 man)

LOCATION

Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria

Three civilians died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Raqqah, according to Raqqah is Being Slaughtered Silently. The source reported the deaths on October 25th but didn’t say when the victims were reportedly killed. The Syrian Human Rights Committee also reported that the victims had been killed in a Coalition strike, but again didn’t say

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(1 woman)

السيال, Al Sayyal, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Several civilians – including a woman and a child – reportedly died in an airstrike on al Sayyal, according to local media – though sources were conflicted as to whether this was the work of the US-led Coalition or Russia. Al Hall pointed towards the Coalition, putting the death toll at two with nine more

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(1 child1–2 women)

US-led Coalition, Russian Military

2 named, 1 familiy identified

هورة الجريات, Horat al Jariyat, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

According to Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently, two civilians died in an alleged Russian airstrike on Horat al Jariya. The Shaam News Network also blamed Russia, but did not provide casualty numbers. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights put the death toll at three but didn’t identify the warplanes responsible.

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خان شيخون, Khan Sheikhoun, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Three volunteers from the Civil Defence were reportedly killed and another four wounded as alleged Russian warplanes, possibly in coordination with the Assad regime, carried out aerial shelling of Khan Sheikhoun, Idlib, local media said. The strike reportedly both hit the al-Rahma Hospital and a Civil Defence centre, rendering both inoperable. Edlib Media Center, for

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(3 men)

2–4

3 named

دير الزور‎, Deir ez-Zor city, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

On Sunday, December 6, 2015, a woman and her two children were reportedly killed in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Deir Ezzor city, in northeastern Syria. Reuters cited the Syrian Observatory as reporting that “In Deir al-Zor city, another air strike overnight killed a woman and two of her children.” In comments relating to the

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Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Cause of injury / death

زملكا, Zamalaka, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

Up to three civilians were killed and several were wounded as Zamalaka, eastern Ghouta, Damascus, was subject to air strikes and helicopter bombings, carried out by either Russia, the Assad regime, or both, as reported by local media. As the shelling of eastern Ghouta continued on Friday, February 23rd, Zamalaka was not excepted from the

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(1 man)

1 named

منبج, Manbij, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Three civilians were reported killed and others injured during a reported Coalition targeted strike on an ISIL vehicle in Manbij. According to Local Civil Defence, “International Coalition warplanes target an ISIL vehicle near Hal marketplace in Manbij city. Four were killed among them. But three martyrs among civilians were also reported, according to a local

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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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Known belligerent

أورم الكبرى, Urma al Kubra, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Three civilians were killed, including one woman and two children, and others were injured in airstrikes which struck Urma al Kubra town in Aleppo, according to sources on the ground. Both children were found buried in rubble by the Civil Defence team following the raids. Local sources, including Halab News and Assakina News, identified Russian

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أبو وحل, Abu Wahil, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Three civilians reportedly died in a Coalition airstrike on Abu Wahil village, according to sources. Syria News Desk reported the following: “The media opposition activist Mohamed Osman, quoting civilian sources from Abu Wahil, said Coalition aircraft targeted with severe rocket explosion the homes of civilians in both villages, which led to the deaths of three

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3–6

المنصورة, Al Mansoura, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

The Smart News Agency reported the death of three civilians in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Al Mansoura. The Violations Documentation Center named a civilian victim of a Coalition airstrike in Mansoura, Raqqa, from and reported he is from the Damascus countryside.

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