Civilian Casualties

(1–2 men)

حي سومر, Mosul, Sumer, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Local sources said civilians were killed and injured after Coalition Apache helicopters targeted a market in Sumer neighborhood, southeast of Mosul, with machine guns. On the same day, a young man named as Mostafa al Lahibi was reported killed by unspecified shells in the same neighbourhood.

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شارع تل أبيض, Tal abyad Street, Ar Raqqa, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Two civilians were killed – including a girl and a man – and others were wounded, following an airstrike on a bakery and a falafel restaurant in Raqqa, according to local sources. Sources were conflicted regarding who was to blame, some blaming the US led Coalition, and others blaming Russian warplanes. The Coalition later denied

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(1 child1 man)

US-led Coalition, Russian Military

العثمانية, Al-Othmaniya, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Civil Defence volunteers were allegedly injured following an airstrike on the volunteer centre in Al-Othmaniya, Aleppo. Most sources blamed the Syrian regime for the alleged airstrikes, however AMC and LCCSY both blamed Russia. Additionally, one source – @Aleppojourn – reported “the fall of a number of martyrs” in “bombing by the criminal regime on the village of

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الطيبة, al-Tayba, Homs, Syria

LOCATION

In this single source event, an aircraft “likely to be Russian”, carried out airstrikes in the vicinity of al-Taybeh village, Homs, killing two civilians and wounded another three, Smart News Agency reported. There are currently no further details available.

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الباغوز, Al Baghouz, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

According to several local sources, the “American coalition” bombed the town of Al-Baghouz with several airstrikes, killing two civilians and causing significant material damage. No additional details are known at this time. In its January 2021 monthly civilian casualty report, the US-led Coalition determined this event to be ‘non credible’, asserting: “The allegation provided insufficient detail

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Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Cause of injury / death

الرقة‎, Al Fardous/ paradise area, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Two civilians died and 12 others were injured in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Raqqa, according to a single source, Smart news agency. Smart reported: “According to local sources the raids targeted the automated bakery at al Ferdos in the Paradise neighbourhood and Saif al Dawla street. Medical sources said that the raids resulted in

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غنيمان, Ghneiman, Homs, Syria

LOCATION

Local media reported an unspecified number of civilian casualties, including children, in an alleged Russian airstrike on Ghneiman. No further details are currently available.

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0 – 2

(0–2 children)

درعا, Dara'a, Daraa, Syria

LOCATION

Two adult males were killed in an alleged airstrike on Dara’a, local media reported. Only one source, the Syrian Network for Human Rights, blamed the Syrian regime for the raid whilst the others all blamed Russian warplanes. One of the men killed was a doctor. He was known as the “father of the martyrs” as in August

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حمرة بويتية, Hamra Buwaitiya, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

One woman and her child died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Hamra Boueitiya village in the eastern Raqqa countryside, according to local sources. According to Arabs Today, “a woman and her child were killed and a civilian was wounded on Thursday after an aerial bombardment by the international coalition on villages in the eastern

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(1 child1 woman)

various locations, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

According to the Step News Agency, “Russian air raids, some of them with phosphorous bombs targeted the towns of Khan_shikhun, #Tremala, #Kafarsgana, and #Serja, south of Idlib, with reports of casualties.” No further details are currently available.

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البوليل, Al Boulil, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

A single source, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, reported that a Coalition airstrike struck an ISIS vehicle, killing two young men who had previously been arrested and forced to join ISIS. Two members of ISIS guarding them were also killed in the attack. The source reported that increasing numbers of young men were forcibly

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الفاضلية, Fadhiliya, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

A local MP complained that a number of civilians had been killed and injured in fresh Turkish shelling of Fadhiliya village. Salim Juma told NRN News that artillery strikes from a nearby Turkish base at Bashiqa “killed and injured a number of civilians, including women and children.” The MP called on the regional Kurdish government

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Unknown

راحو, Rajo village, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

One or two civilians died and several more were injured in an alleged Turkish airstrike on Rajo village, according to local media. The Smart News Network reported that “a woman was wounded by a Turkish air strike on the town of Raju in the Afrin area of Aleppo, north of the country, receiving treatment in

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حي الوهب, Tabaqah, Al Wahab (First Neighbourhood), Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

According to the Smart News Network two civilians died and seven were injured – in addition to the death of one member of IS and the wounding of two more – in an alleged Coalition airstrike or artillery strike on Tabaqa. Other reports gave some context, with RFS noting that “Syrian Democratic Forces managed to

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US-led Coalition, Syrian Democratic Forces

الماكف, Al Makef, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Two civilians died in a Coalition airstrike on the Al Makef area of Raqqa, according to local sources. The Coalition later confirmed responsibility for the deaths. In July 2018, the Coalition conceded it had caused civilian harm in this strike: “During a strike on Daesh fighting positions and supply routes, two civilians were unintentionally killed.”

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قرية درويش, عفرين, Darwish village, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Two civilians including a child died, and up to eight others other was wounded following an alleged Turkish shelling of Darwish village, Syria, local media reported. According to Nuce24, a 39-year-old man was killed, and 65-year-old was injured as a result of the targeting of their house in the village of Darwish in the area

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(1 child1 man)

1–8

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

A single source, the Violations Documentation Center, reported that an adult male and his wife were killed in alleged Coalition airstrikes on Raqqa. No further details are currently available.

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(1 woman1 man)

2 named, 1 familiy identified

مدرسة خالد بن وليد, Ar Raqqah: Near Khaled Bin Waled school, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the deaths of two civilians during a day of heavy air and artillery fire on Raqqa. Their September 2017 civilian casualty report noted: “During a strike on an ISIS mortar position, it was assessed that two civilians were unintentionally killed by secondary explosions.”

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Known belligerent

المجاوده, Majawdeh, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

At least one civilian was killed and a number of others were injured following airstrikes on Majawdeh, roughly 85km southeast of Deir Ezzor. However responsibility was contested. The victim was identified by a number of sources, which also reported that his wife and daughter were injured. The Syrian Human Rights Committee reported that the wife

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(1 man)

US-led Coalition, Syrian Regime, Russian Military

1 named

الناجية, Najieh, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

One adult male and one child died in an alleged Assad regime airstrike on Najeh, according to the Violations Documentation Center. Radio Al Kul said one person died and three were injured – but instead attributed responsibility to Russia.

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(1 child1 man)

Unknown, Syrian Regime

عربين, Arbeen, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

Two male civilians were reported killed in either a Russian or Assad regime airstrike on Arbeen. The town’s local medical committee reported “Dozens of injured received by the hospital in Arbeen after the outskirts of the town of Arbeen, Zamalka and other eastern Ghouta towns were targeted by warplanes that are still targeting public places

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Unknown, Syrian Regime

سراقب, Saraqeb, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

A mother and her son were killed and as many as four other civilians were wounded in airstrikes which hit oil stalls in Saraqeb, according to local media. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame, with some attributing blame to the Syrian regime, while others blamed Russia. Sources said that two rocket strikes

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(1 child1 woman)

2–4

2 named, 1 familiy identified

Afmadow, Lower Juba, Somalia

LOCATION

In this single-source allegation, an unknown number of people were reportedly killed or wounded in possible US strikes in Afmadow district, as reported by Somalia Report. The source did not mention whether the victims were combatants or civilians. According to Somalia Report, US drones or planes reportedly hit three al Shabaab militant training camps in

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Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Cause of injury / death

Belligerents reported killed

US Forces

Suspected target

Al-Shabaab

0–2

Belligerents reported injured

1–3

حزارين, Hezarin, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Local sources reported that Russian and Syrian warplanes launched raids striking several towns, including Hazarin where two children were allegedly killed. No other details are known at this time.

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(2 children)

Suspected target

Unknown

Abu Kamal, Al Sukkariya, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Nine houses were allegedly targeted in airstrikes on al Sukkariya village, according to multiple local sources, @albokalnews suspected this indicated “dozens of civilian martyrs”. However reporting was confused with another alleged incident at al Baghouz (S1329) with no breakdown of casualties. Fresh Syria named the US-led Coalition as the culprit, and asserted that an unknown

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البصيرة, Al Busayrah, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Two civilians died in al Busayrah, according to local media – though it was unclear who was responsible. The majority of sources, however, attributed the event to Moscow. Euphrates Post reported by name the death of one civilian male as a result of airstrikes targeted the al Busayrah. RFS Media Office blamed Russia, reporting that

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US-led Coalition, Russian Military

مَعَرَّة النُّعْمَان, Maarat al Numan, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Two civilians – a child and a woman – died in an airstrike on Maarat al Numan, according to local sources – though reports are conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the Syrian regime. LCCSY said that one civilian died and several others were wounded in a suspected Russian strike.

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(1 child1 woman)

.السوسة, Al Soussa, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

A single source reported on the shelling of Al Soussa on March 8th, which allegedly resulted in “a number of civilian casualties”. According to 7al, the same shelling that targeted Hajin had also struck al Soussa in the countryside of Abu Kamal, killing or injuring a number of civilians. The site noted the following: “The

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معارة الارتيق, Maarat al Arteek, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

An alleged Russia airstrike killed up to two civilians and left a number of others wounded in the city of Maarat al-Artiq, local media reported. Multiple sources blamed Russia for the event, though several referred only to “warplanes”. According to @HalabNewsN there were two Russian strikes.

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