Civilian Casualties

12 – 21

(2–8 children3 women)

Russian Military, Syrian Regime, Unknown

20 named, 1 familiy identified

Al Shuhadaa, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Between 13 and 21 civilians reportedly died following airstrikes on al Shuhadaa neighbourhood north of Raqqah city, according to local sources. The civilians were said to have gathered around a water well in the area. This was the second reported attack on the city’s water supply in two days. Shahba Press said it had documented

Summary

13 – 21

Al Hadika al Baidaa neighbourhood, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Local media reported that 21 bodies including women and children were recovered from the Hadika al Baidaa (White Garden) neighbourhood of Raqqa, though it was unclear at which point during the Raqqa campaign the deaths occurred. In their August 2020 civilian casualty report, the US-led Coalition assessed reports that they were responsible for civilian harm

Summary

السيال, al-Sayyal, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

According to local sources, at between seven but and as many 21 civilians, including 12 children and three women, were killed as alleged Russian warplanes carried out airstrikes in a camp for displaced people in al-Sayyal, Deir Ezzor. The Syrian Network for Human Rights (SN4HR) reported that “suspected Russian warplanes fired missiles on gathering of

Summary

7 – 21

(12 children3 women)

Russian Military

مسجد خالد بن الوليدهجين, Hajin: House near Khalid bin Walid mosque, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Local media reported that between 14 and 21 civilians – over half of them children, according to some sources – were killed in an alleged Coalition airstrike on a house near the Khalid bin Walid mosque in Hajin. Several sources mentioned al Soussa, al Kushma and al Sha’afa as other locations targeted by airstrikes that

Summary

14 – 21

(5–9 children5–9 women)

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Between six and 21 civilians died and up to 50 were injured in multiple night time airstrikes on the city of Raqqa, according to local sources. While most reports alleged that Russia was responsible, others did not identify the aircraft, while one blamed the Assad regime and another said that the Coalition might have carried

Summary

6 – 21

(1 child1 woman2 men)

20–50

Unknown, Syrian Regime, US-led Coalition

2 named

الشفاء, Mosul, Al-Shafaa, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Local sources said that more than 30 civilians were killed or injured by an air or drone strike on a funeral in al Shifa, and in other neighborhoods west of Mosul. Iraqyoon quoted witnesses saying that “aircraft had bombed a funeral for the Sangaree family in Shifa neighborhood, at the right side of Mosul”. People

Summary

8 – 21

(1 child3–5 men)

11–22

US-led Coalition, Iraq Government Forces

5 named, 1 familiy identified

LOCATION

Al Badou, Raqqa, Syria

Between 15 and 21 civilians died and 50 others were injured following an aerial offensive by the US-led Coalition, according to local media. Step New Agency reported that the Coalition had carried out a raid on Al Badou neighbourhood, north of the Al Ma’ri school, which resulted in civilians killed and injured. The death toll

Summary

15 – 21

حي التنك, Mosul, Tanak, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

A total of 21 civilians were reported killed in airstrikes on homes in the Al Tanak area of Mosul. On June 11th, Airwars’ Iraq researcher met with two survivors. Our field notes state: “Airwars researcher based in Baghdad met on June 11th 2017 two witnesses (XX and YY) saying two entire families were killed when

Summary

(4 children4 women)

هنيدة, Hunaida, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Up to 21 civilians died and dozens more were wounded in an alleged Coalition airstrike on an internet cafe in Huneida, according to multiple local media. All sources pointed towards the Coalition. Death counts varied but were in the range of 12-15 or more, with Almadenah putting the figure as high as 17. @infoctma said

Summary

18 – 21

(4 children1–2 women)

11–24

18 named, 5 families identified

الكندي, Mosul, Kindi, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Members of several families were killed by bombings in Mosul, according to one local report. Mosul Eye reported that members of three families were killed due to “bombardment” in Al-Kindi and Al-Kafa’at Al Thinita neighbourhoods of Mosul. The houses ISIL used are now empty, Mosul Eye clarified. The residents are the victims. Mosul Eye, however, did not

Summary

US-led Coalition, Iraq Government Forces

Mosul, Al Mahatta, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Local residents said a number of civilians were killed after an alleged airstrike struck the Abu Huraira School in the station area. The school was reportedly being used by displaced families fleeing the violence in other neighbourhoods. Mosul Ateka (Facebook) reported Fawad Ali Abu Abdullah as having been killed in the raids on March 3rd,

Summary

10 – 21

(6 children8 women1 man)

2–15

Mosul, Tanak neighbourhood, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Local residents told Airwars researchers that two entire families – 21 people in total – died as a result of alleged Coalition air strikes on their house in Tanak neighbourhood in East Mosul, on March 25th 2016. This was reported in an interview with two witnesses, Jassim Khalaf and Mohammed Sabri, on June 11th 2017.

Summary

قنفودة, Ganfouda, Benghazi, Libya

LOCATION

Up to 21 civilians were reportedly killed in airstrikes on Benghazi. Three local families were reportedly killed as well as 11 Sudanese workers. While the majority of sources named the LNA as the belligerent, Libya Mostakbal claimed that is was conducted by a ‘Predator’ drone which isn’t part of the LNA air force. However, UAE

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Libyan National Army

عين ترما,, Ain Tarma, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

Alleged Russian or Syrian warplanes committed “a massacre” in the city of Ain Tarma, local sources reported, killing at up to 21 named civilians including women and children. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, there were up to 20 strikes on the town. Some reports also said that the town was hit by

Summary

(1–2 children1–7 women5–10 men)

2 – 21

2–24

Russian Military, Syrian Regime

20 named, 1 familiy identified

القائم, Al Qa'im, Al Anbar, Iraq

LOCATION

At least nine civilians, including women and children, were reported killed and several others wounded due to an alleged Coalition strikes, according to several local sources. Yaqein reported that the Coalition killed 21 civilians, mostly women and children and wounded ten others included 7 children. A source told Yaqein that “the bombing focused on the areas

Summary

9 – 21

(2 children2 women1 man)

الجسر القديم, Old Bridge, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Up to 30 civilians died and many more were wounded in an alleged Coalition airstrike on a gathering of civilians near boats which they were going to use to ferry them across the Euphrates River as they attempted to escape Raqqa, multiple local sources reported. The Syrian Network for Human Rights said that at least

Summary

11 – 30

(1 child5 men)

7 named, 1 familiy identified

17 تموز, Mosul, Talmuz / July 17th (Medical centre), Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Reuters reported that “About 20 people, including at least 12 civilians, were killed on Monday in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, in two air strikes that destroyed houses believed to be used by Islamic State militants, six eyewitnesses and a medical source said.” According to the international news agency, “The two strikes happened within

Summary

(4 children2 women1–3 men)

12 – 20

17–50

4 named, 1 familiy identified

الباغوز, Al-Baghouz, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

During intensive air raids, a farm in Al-Baghouz was struck by air- and artillery fire on the outskirts of Al-Baghouz town. Step News was the only source that reported over 20 civilians were killed in the strike. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights blamed the Coalition and the Syrian Democratic Forces while all other sources

Summary

(1–2 children1–2 women)

US-led Coalition, Syrian Democratic Forces

فرن الريان في حي امن الدولة, Ar Raqqah: Near the Al Rayan bakery, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

At least ten civilians – with many from one family, including women and children – were killed in an alleged Coalition airstrike near the Al Rayan Bakery in the Amn al Dawla neighbourhood of Raqqa, local monitors reported. Photos of a number of those killed in the alleged airstrike were also provided. Both sources alleged

Summary

(1–3 children1 woman4–9 men)

10 – 20

10 named, 1 familiy identified

حي بستان القصر, Bustan al Qasr (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Up to 20 civilians including four children died in airstrikes on Bustam al Qasr, according to local sources – though reports were conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the Assad regime. The White Helmets initially reported that “more than 20 martyrs and dozens wounded as well as an entire residential

Summary

9 – 20

(4 children1 man)

10–30

Russian Military, Syrian Regime

4 named, 1 familiy identified

الراموسة, Al Ramousa, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Up to 20 civilians including three children died and as many as dozens more were wounded in air and artillery strikes on a convoy or vehicles or a bus carrying civilians on the al Ramousah road south of the city of Aleppo. It was unclear who was responsible for the event: many sources blamed Russia,

Summary

17 – 20

(2–3 children2 men)

Russian Military, Syrian Regime

9 named, 1 familiy identified

عوينات, Uwaynat, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

There were claims that coalition air raids resulted in the deaths of between 10 and 20 civilians in a village 110km northwest of Mosul called Aouinat. Al Rafidain reported: “Press sources in Mosul confirmed that the bombing, which targeted the village of Aouinat killed ten civilians and destroyed at least two houses. The forensic medicine

Summary

10 – 20

الشعفة, Al Sha'afa, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

At least one and as many as 20 civilians including an unspecified number of women and children died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on the town of Al Shaafa, which was under the control of ISIS, according to local media. Several local sources including Euphrates Post reported that “a number of civilian died” in the

Summary

1 – 20

(2–5 children2–5 women)

البوليل, Al-Boleil, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

As a result of multiple air raids over the town of Al Boulil on September 29th, 20 civilians were killed, according to local sources. The raids were reportedly likely to be Russian. Most of the deceased were seated in a bus when a rocket exploded close to it, wrecking the bus and killing those inside.

Summary

19 – 20

(1 child3 women)

خشام, Khusham, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

At least two civilians including a girl and a woman died in airstrikes on the town of Khusham. While the majority of the sources allege that this was a Coalition incident, other reports say Russia was responsible. According to Free Deir Ezzor, Russian raids targeting oil fields in Khusham killed two civilians displaced from Qaryatain,

Summary

2 – 20

(1–8 children1 woman)

Unknown, Syrian Regime, US-led Coalition

2 named, 1 familiy identified

السوسة , Al Soussa, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

According to the source Marsad al Hassaka, “more than 20 civilians were killed in an air strike by international coalition aircraft on a house in the town of al-Soussa in the eastern suburb of Deir al-Zour. There were dozens of air strikes targeting civilian houses and large-scale destruction in the town amid attempts by the SDF

Summary

2–4

حارة البد, al Badou and al Thakana neighbourhoods, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Up to 20 civilians including seven children and their mother died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on the al Badou and al Takana neighbourhoods in Raqqa, according to local media. All sources blamed the US-led Coalition, and put the minimum death toll at eight. According to Sound and Picture and Raqqa18, 10 people from the

Summary

8 – 20

(7 children1 woman)

الملاهي, Malahi, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

In a major civilian casualty incident, up to 20 civilians reportedly died following alleged US-led Coalition attacks on the Malahi area in Raqqa. The Coalition later confirmed having unintentionally killed three and injured nine in this strike. Local media reported on the death of 15 or more civilians after “Muawiya bin Abi Sufian” school was

Summary

15 – 20

Known belligerent

المعادي, Al-Ma'adi, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

One source, LCCSY, reported that Russian airstrikes killed an unspecified number of civilians in the city of Ma’adi in Aleppo. LCCSY reported that there were “25 martyrs in Aleppo” and that “most of them” occurred due to “Russian airstrikes on the neighborhoods of Maadi andFirdous.” No further details are currently available.

Summary

5 – 20

Russian Military