Civilian Casualties

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Turkish Military

البوكمال, Abu Kamal, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

In a major casualty incident, up to 73 civilians including 15 children and six women died and up to 120 others were wounded airstrikes on Abu Kamal, according to local media. The majority of the victims were reportedly displaced people. Conflicting sources blame the US-led Coalition and the Iraqi air force. Additionally, one source attributed

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(12–15 children6 women3 men)

60 – 73

24–120

US-led Coalition, Iraq Government Forces

27 named, 3 families identified

الباب, Al Bab city, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Al Bab 24 named Hassan Mohammad al Hussein al Assfour as killed in “Turkish shelling” in Al Bab, Syria. On January 14th, both Amna Alali and Halab Today reported the “death of 12 civilians and wounding of 18 more as a result of a Turkish air and artillery yesterday [Jan 13th] on the town of

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علي الغانم, Ali Al Ghanem, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Two civilians were killed and four were injured – in addition to two members of ISIL – in alleged Coalition airstrikes in Ali Al Ghanem village, 50km east of Raqqa, according to local reports. Two sources, Draas News Agency and Smart News Agency, reported that the Coalition was responsible. Meanwhile, the remainder of the sources

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نبهان, Nabhan, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

One 35-year old man, Mostafa Abdo Nabhan, was killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Nabhan Village, Jisr Al Shoughour, according to the Violations Documentation Center.

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Ar Raqqah - Deir Ezzor road, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

A taxi driver was killed by an airstrike, according to local reports. The Syrian Human Rights Committee reported that a man was killed by unidentified warplanes on a road near Deir Eizzor. The report said he was a driver. HRO also named him, as did Euphrates Post, which identified him as a taxi driver. That

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رسم حمام, Rasim al Hammam, Hama, Syria

LOCATION

Three civilians – a woman and two girls – were reported killed and ‘many wounded’ after an alleged Russian airstrike on a former school in which internally displaced civilians were said to be sheltering.

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(2 children1 woman)

أبو شجرة, Abu Shajara, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

One woman was injured in a Coalition airstrike on Abu Shajara, according to Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently (RBSS). Qasioun reported that “Syrian forces took control of the villages of al-Sahl, al-Hawrah, Abu Shajra, al-Barouda, and al-Baraka” and that this “came in the wake of clashes between the two sides, in conjunction with the artillery

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ﺣﻠﺐ, Aleppo, Syria

Several civilians died in alleged Russian strikes on various locations across Aleppo during the second day of Ramadan, according to local sources. The Shaam News Network reported that Russian warplanes and regime helicopters “launched air raids using phosphorous and cluster bombs and explosive barrels on the cities of Huraytan and anadan and towns of Hayan

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Russian Military

البو عاصي, Al Bu A'ssi, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Two adult male civilians died in an airstrike on Al Bu A’ssi village, according to local media. Two sources – Baladi and Mohab Nasser – pointed directly at the Coalition, reporting that two non-combatants died in an alleged Coalition raid near a refugee camp. Other sources referred to “warplane raids”, but didn’t identify the culprit.

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(2 men)

حي ‫‏صلاح الدين, Salahudin (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between one and three civilians including a woman died and up to 17 more were injured in an airstrike on Salahudin, though reports were conflicted as to whether Russia or the Assad regime was to blame. Orient, LCCSY, the Syrian Network for Human Rights and the Syrian Press Cente all blamed Russia. Ara News said that the regime was

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1 – 3

(1 woman2 men)

4–17

3 named, 1 familiy identified

تدمر, Palmyra, Homs, Syria

LOCATION

Several civilians died in an alleged Russian airstrike on Palmyra, according to local sources. Al Jazeera reported that “a number of people were killed, including women and children, as a result of dozens of continuous Russian air raids days ago on residential neighborhoods and archaeological city. others were injured in the city of Palmyra in

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Raqqah, Yarmuk, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, on September 29th 2017 the Coalition said it had concluded an assessment on claims of civilian harm. According to the Coalition report, ” 106. June 13, 2017, near Raqqah, Syria, via NGO report: After a review of available information it was assessed that no Coalition strikes were

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Unknown

جسرين, Jisreen, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

Two civilians died in an airstrike on Hasreen, eastern Ghouta, according to local sources – though reports are conflicted as to whether Russia or the Assad regime were responsible. According to the Shaam News Network, the raids were “launched by a Russian Sikhoi 24“. The network reported: “Activists said the shelling today focused on the

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مسجد الجراكسة, near al Jaraksa mosque, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

One named civilian was killed in a Coalition airstrike or artillery shelling by the SDF on the area near al Jaraksa mosque, according to local media. @alrqqa.ahlna SDF artillery blamed SDF artillery for his death, while Ahmed Al Shebli aid he died in a Coalition raid. However, since SDF did not possess artillery in this

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كفر زيتة, Kafr Zita, Hama, Syria

LOCATION

Three adult males were reported killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Kafr Zita. The victims were named by the VDC. While most described the trio as civilians, one tweet said they were rebel fighters with the group Ajnad al Sham. Reporting remains confused, with multiple alleged Russian airstrikes on Kafr Zita between December 9th

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(3 men)

Unknown, Syrian Regime

3 named, 1 familiy identified

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

One identified civilian male was killed following alleged Coalition airstrikes on Raqqa, Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently reported. The source provided no further details.

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الموحسن, Muhassan, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Six or more non-combatants, including three children, were reported killed in an alleged Russian or regime airstrike on Mohassan. There were claims the death toll may have been as high as 10. While most sources blamed Russia, the Syrian Network later reported that “government warplanes shelled Al Mouhassan city in eastern Deir Al Zour suburbs

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6 – 10

(3 children1 man)

Unknown, Syrian Regime

4 named

المربع الامني (امن الدولة), Ar Raqqah: Amn Al Dawla (Security Box), Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

According to Sharqiya Voice, “10 martyrs displaced from the province of Deir al-Azur died in the Amn Al-Dawla area in Raqqa, as a result of bombing by the international coalition aircraft.” Raqqa Post placed the death toll at seven. It is possible that this event is the same as a previous on June 21st, namely

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سقبا, Sakba, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

Between four and five non-combatants were killed in airstrikes on Sakba, according to multiple sources. The Shaam News Network reported that two civilians died in two alleged Russian strikes on the town. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported unspecified losses also due to alleged Russian attacks. However, footage of the attack from two separate

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4 – 5

20–50

4 named

نهر الفرات, Euphrates river, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

At least five civilian males and as many as seven were reportedly killed in alleged Coalition airstrikes near the Euphrates River in Raqqa. Local sources reported that the men were killed in airstrikes targeting their cars as they tried to retrieve water from the river. Raqqa has been suffering from intermittent and recurring water outages.

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5 – 7

3 named, 1 familiy identified

الفردوس, Al Fardous (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Up to 15 civilians were reported killed in an airstrike on the Aleppo district of Fardous. According to Shaam News, “A further 15 civilians were killed in Al Ferdous neighborhood after a Russian plane targeted it with several vacuum missiles – in addition to about five martyrs in Salah al-Din neighborhood.”

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13 – 15

(6 children4 men)

Russian Military

13 named, 2 families identified

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

A civilian male was killed in alleged Coalition airstrikes on Raqqa, Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently reported. No further details are presently known.

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تل عاس, Telaas, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

A possible civilian was reported killed in an alleged Russian strike at Telaas near Khan Shaykhoun. VDC named one adult male as a non-combatant victim. However, Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported only that “A fighter from a combat force was killed from wounds sustained after Russian planes targeted Brigade 13 in Telaas in southern Idlib

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الرقة‎, Al Kasrat or Ar Raqqa, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

A civilian male was killed in Raqqa. However there were conflicting reports as to how he died. Four of the seven sources reporting the incident alleged that the death was caused by SDF sniper fire. Meanwhile two sources claimed that Coalition airstrikes were to blame. One further source claimed that artillery fire was responsible, which

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الكركات, Al Karkat, Hama, Syria

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The Union of Hamas Rebels reported that one child who was killed – and two or more people injured – in alleged Russian airstrikes on the village of Al Karat. The VDC also named the boy, who it said had died “Due to the Russian air forces shelling of Karakat village.” The Syrian News Desk

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(1 child)

الحديقة البيضا, Hadika Al Bayda (White Garden), Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

One to three civilians were killed in alleged artillery shelling on the Alhadiqa Al Baysa’a neighbourhood of Raqqa (or possibly Tawaso’eya), local media reported – though one report said that one victim was shot. A civilian male was named as a victim in multiple reports. Sources alleged that he was killed in SDF shelling, however,

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1 – 3

‏الشيخ احمد‬, Sheikh Ahmad, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between two and three civilians including up to two children and one woman died in an airstrike on Sheikh Ahmad, according to local reports – though sources were conflicted as to whether Russia or the Assad regime were responsible. The Syrian Network for Human Rights (SN4HR), Halab Today and Syria2011 attributed the event to Russia.

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2 – 3

(1–2 children1 woman)

2–10

2 named

حي الدرعية, Al Dari'ya, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Between seven and 10 civilians, including women and children, were reportedly killed and a “large” number of people wounded following alleged Coalition airstrikes in the Al Dariya neighbourhood of Raqqa, local sources reported. Among the 19 sources who reported the incident, 17 alleged that the Coalition was responsible. Baladi News said that SDF artillery strikes

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7 – 10

(2 children1 woman1 man)

12–24

9 named, 2 families identified