Civilian Casualties

زركان, Zarkan, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

Between two and five civilians, including up to two women and three children, were killed and up to 12 others, including women and children, were injured in alleged Turkish strikes on Zarkan ( Abu Rassein) on December 30, 2021. According to the Hawar News Agency, three civilians, Jamala Musa Al-Nahar, Jawaher Musa Al-Nahar, and the

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

3 – 5

(1–3 children1–2 women)

5–12

Turkish Military

6 named, 1 familiy identified

Belligerents reported injured

حي المهندسين, Mosul, Al-Muhandisin/Engineers, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Two civilians were killed in an alleged Coalition strikes in Mosul, according to local sources. Nineveh MC reported that one civilian – a father of four – was killed in his home by a Coalition raid: Coalition aircraft targeted a house controlled by ISIL in the Aldoassh neighbourhood during the preparation of their criminal operations.

Summary

(2 men)

مصياف, Msyaf, Hama, Syria

LOCATION

On August 25th 2022, in the evening, Israeli forces were reported to target Msyaf, in the western countryside of Hama. Reports varied that it was where ammunition warehouses of Iranian backed militias were located, but other sources mentioned that the Israeli forces were “targeting the positions of the Assad regime forces.” Two civilians were reported

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الثورة‎, Al-Thawrah (Tabaqah), Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

An adult civilian male named as Awwad Al-Thallaj died when his vehicle was struck in a reported Coaltion airstrike at al Tabaqa. Raqqa is being Slaughtered noted the “Martyrdom of Awwad Al-Thallaj due to coalition warplanes shelling targeted his car near the Euphrate Damn near Tabaqa.” In an emailed response to a report submitted by

Summary

(1 man)

بلدة قسطون جنوبي ,ادلب, Qastoun, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

An eleven year old boy called Abdul-Wahhab Ibn Hassan Al-Hanawi was reportedly killed as a result of the remnants of a cluster bomb in the town of Qastoun, west of Hama on the August 15th 2022. According to the Syrian Civil Defense, the killing of Abdul-Wahab marks the second death through unexploded remnants within three

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

(1 child)

Planted explosives and unexploded ordnance (UXO)

Russian Military, Syrian Regime

1 named

الغضبان, Al Ghadban, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

At least four civilians died in a reported Coalition airstrike on al Ghadban in support of SDF ground forces. According to the Syrian Network, “four civilians, including two children, died when International Coalition warplanes missiles fired on Al Ghadban village.” LCCSY said six died. Baladi and Egypt Today were among all other sources who blamed

Summary

4 – 6

(2 children)

الباغوز, Al Baghouz, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

In the final stages of the fight against ISIS in its last territorial stronghold, four civilians were alleged killed as a result of shelling by the International Coalition on houses in the outskirts of the town of Al-Baghouz in the eastern suburb of Deir Ezzor on the morning of February 11th. According to Euphrates Post

Summary

(2 children2 women4 men)

1–2

الدركزلية, Mosul, Al-Darkazliyah, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

A relative of a victim said that his nephew Fuad Ahmed Saeed was killed in Coalition raids on his house in Darkazliya neigbourhood, at the centre left side of Mosul. The relative confirmed to Airwars that he was killed on 14th January, in the Al Darkazliya district. Mosul Jantna (Facebook) also reported that “the father

Summary

(1 child1 man)

جرابلس, Jarabulus, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

At least one civilian was injured in alleged Syrian Democratic Forces shelling and/or a declared US airstrike near the banks of the Euphrates River in the city of Jarabulus on October 6, 2022. However, one local source said that 15 people were injured in the incident. Two accused ISIS members were also killed in a

Summary

Airstrike, Artillery, Ground operation

1 – 2

2–15

Exact location (via Airwars)

Belligerents reported killed

هنيدة, Hunaida, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Three civilians were reported killed in an alleged Coalition airstrike near Hunaida. According to the Syrian Observatory, “Explosions were heard in the western countryside of Al-Raqqah city, caused by bombing by warplanes believed to belong to the international coalition on an oil refinery area in Hunaida area at the countryside of al-Tabaqa, which injured several

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

LOCATION

جورين, Hama, Syria

One child, a boy, and a woman, his mother, were injured as a result of Turkish-backed militant action, from factions of the “Al-Fateh Al-Mubin”. The actions were reported to include artillery shells hitting the town of Jourin on November 20th 2022. The woman and child were reportedly transferred to the Suqaylabiyah National Hospital for treatment.

Summary

Turkish Military

2 named, 1 familiy identified

Geolocation

Village

المنصورة, Al Mansoura, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

A single source reported the death of one civilian nd the njuring of another in a Copalition raid. According to Smart News, “a civilian was killed and another injured after bombing with heavy machine guns by Coalition planes on silos in Al Mansoura village, and they were taken to the hospital in Al Tabaqa city,

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перехрестя вул. Бучми та вул. Гвардійців Широнинців, junction of Buchmy and Hvardiitsiv Shyronintsiv streets, Kharkiv, Ukraine

LOCATION

On February 28th 2022, a reported Russian forces attack hit the junction of Buchmy and Hvardiitsiv Shyronintsiv streets in the city of Kharkiv, killing civilians. Most sources reported that this number was at least nine civilians, including children. ACLED reported that ‘tens’ of people were killed, but this was coded as ten fatalities in their

Summary

1 – 12

12–24

вул. Залізнодорожна, Zaliznychna Street, Kharkiv, Ukraine

LOCATION

On March 4th 2022, one civilian, a 41 year old man, was reportedly injured by a cluster munition while buying groceries on Zaliznychna Street, in the Mala-Danylivka district of Kharkiv, according to Amnesty International’s report, the ACLED dataset, and Kharkiv Life Telegram channel. The injured man told Amnesty International “We found some food, and we

Summary

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

Summary

1 – 3

(1 woman)

Russian Military, Syrian Regime, Syrian Regime

LOCATION

لجامع عمر الاسود في حي الفاروق, Mosul, Omar al-Aswad mosque, Farouk, Nineveh, Iraq

Local sources said that up to 80 civilians were killed or injured after Coalition or Iraqi airstrikes targeted the Omar mosque area in al-Faruq neighborhood in western Mosul. The mosque was used as a shelter by displaced families, according to the Niniva Media Center. Reuters cited three local witnesses, noting that “The Omar al-Aswad mosque,

Summary

50 – 80

(1 man)

كفركرمين , Kafr Karmin, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Local media reported that three civilians including a child were wounded in an alleged Russian airstrike on Kafr Karmin. The Smart News put the number wounded at three, adding that this total included one child. Numerous other sources reported that Russia carried out the strikes – and published video footage of the aftermath.

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Mosul, Dur al Resala, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Nine members of a family were reported killed in an airstrike in ‘early to mid March’ including four children and three women. Amnesty International has published the following account: “Witnesses told Amnesty International that in early-mid March (they could not be certain of the exact date), a warplane hit two houses in al-Risala neighbourhood, near

Summary

(4 children3 women1 man)

US-led Coalition, Iraq Government Forces

1 named

قسطون, Qastoun, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Four to nine civilians, including three children and a woman, were reported injured as a result of alleged Russian forces, Syrian regime, or Iranian militia artillery fire on January 19th 2023 in Qastoun, Idlib, according to local sources. According to the Syrian Civil Defense, four civilians were injured from the same family (three children and

Summary

4–9

Russian Military, Syrian Regime, Iranian Military

Suspected target

Turkish Forces

4 named, 1 familiy identified

قلعة دمشق, Damascus castle, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

A guard at a historical site in Damascus was injured by allegedIsraeli airstrikes or Syrian regime anti-aircraft missiles on February 19, 2023. The Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA), Syrian regime-run news source, reported that Israeli airstrikes hit Damascus ancient castle, causing the injury of one of its guards on duty. SANA added that in addition

Summary

Israeli Military, Syrian Regime

Mosul, Risala, West Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, on September 1st 2017 the Coalition said it had concluded an assessment on claims of civilian harm “near Mosul, Iraq” via an NGO report. According to the Coalition report, “March 18, 2017, near Mosul, Iraq, via NGO report:After a review of available information and strike video it

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Ocновянський, Osnovianskyi, Kharkiv, Ukraine

LOCATION

One civilian was killed and two others were injured by alleged Russian shelling of Kharkiv the evening of April 16, 2022. Reports of the incident mention that the incident took place in the district of Osnovianskyi. A tweet from BBC News Ukraine (@BBC_ua) reported that Russian troops shelled Kharkiv for the second time in a

Summary

رطلة, Ratlah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Four civilians died and ten were reported injured in a claimed Coalition aerial attack on Ratla village, according to a single source. Smart News reported that “A local source told Smart the bombing targeted the village of Ratla, killing four civilians and wounding ten others, without details of the cases of the wounded and the

Summary

Лозівська громада, Lozova Community, Kharkiv, Ukraine

LOCATION

One civilian was injured by alleged Russian shelling and mortar attacks on the Lozova community on April 29, 2022. The Kharkiv Regional Military Administration announced on Telegram that as a result of Russian shelling and mortar attacks on the Lozova community, one person was wounded. Local sources quoted similar information from the same source. No

Summary

سد الفرات, Euphrates Dam, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

The Director of the Euphrates Dam and two other staff members died in declared Coalition airstrikes a mile away from the dam on March 27, 2017, according to local sources. Baladi reported that “the director of the Euphrates Dam and his technical assistant were killed and a number of other technicians were injured as a

Summary

(3 men)

العين, Loder village, Al Ain, Lawdar district, Abyan, Yemen

LOCATION

On the evening of Wednesday April 11th 2012, an airstrike allegedly by Yemeni forces or US drone strikes which hit a car with suspected Al Qaeda militants killed between two and fourteen militants and injuring between seven and 10 others, near the town of Lawder in the Abyan governorate, an area on a key highway

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

US Forces, Yemeni Air Force

Suspected target

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)

Belligerents reported killed

2–14

Belligerents reported injured

7–10

Котляри, Kotliary, Kharkiv, Ukraine

LOCATION

Russian forces allegedly shelled the city of Kotliary on April 28, 2022, killing a 53 year old man and wounding a woman. Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group and Suspilne Kharkiv via Telegram both stated that the shelling lasted roughly twelve hours. Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor’s Office announced that a criminal investigation had been launched into the

Summary

(1 man)

الصفصاف, Al Safsaf, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

According to the Smart News Agency, “a local source said on Thursday night that a civilian was killed and three others were injured in the village of Safsaf west of Raqqa in a bombardment likely to be from the French artillery stationed in the village of Ja’aber in the countryside under the control of SDF“.

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