Civilian Casualties

كوهارة, Kokhra village, Mobata, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

One civilian, named as 50-year-old Asa’ad Izzat, died in an alleged Turkish shelling of Kokhra village, according to local media. According to ANHA, Turkish strikes targeted the villages Mirkan and Kakhera of Mobata district, which in the case of Mirkan, killed one adult man who was transferred to a hospital in Afrin.

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الباب, Al Bab, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

One child reportedly died in alleged Turkish or FSA artillery shelling on Al Bab. The Syrian network for Human Rights wrote that “the child Hassan Al Jaboli, age 12, died from Euphrates Shield artillery shells fired on Al Bab city in the Aleppo governorate.” There are no other details at this time.

Summary

(1 child)

زيتونة, Zaytounah, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

One adult male was killed and six others were injured – including three women and a man – following airstrikes on Zaytounah refugee camp, according to sources on the ground. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame. Only one source blamed Russia, while the others either blamed the Syrian regime or “military warplanes”.

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أريحا, Ariha, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

A single source, the Syrian Observatory, reported the death of a man in an alleged Russian strike, noting: “A man from the city of al-Mayadin was killed in the bombing by warplanes believed to be Russian yesterday on areas at the outskirts of Ariha city in Idlib province.“

Summary

Unknown

منطقة أسيا, Assiya, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

An unnamed civilian male was reported killed in an alleged Russian airstrike in Assiya. Almodon made no mention of civilian casualties, though did report strikes by “Russian jet fighters” on Assiya. No additional information is presently available.

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Russian Military

الرحيبة, Al Rahiba, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

The White Helmets reported that one adult male civilian was killed, and several others injured in an alleged bombing by Russian warplanes. However, the VDC blamed the Assad regime for the death.

Summary

Unknown, Syrian Regime

Ar Raqqah: near Omar Bin Al Khattab mosque, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

A female child was killed by artillery shelling from the US-led Coalition. The Coalition later conceded a total of eight deaths and 24 injuries clustered across this event and CS965 and CS965b. To avoid triple counting, the official OIR tally is only counted in CS965. This civilian was initially listed as killed in an airstrike

Summary

(1 child)

12–24

1 named, 1 familiy identified

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

The civilian male was killed by shelling in Raqqa by three local sources. Al Hassaka Rasd said the was killed “as a result of artillery shelling originating from the Kurdish units”, however Airwars understands that only the Coalition has artillery in Raqqa. Some caution is required, however, as the victim’s name is very similar to

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تدمر, Palmyra, Homs, Syria

LOCATION

One adult male, named by the Violations Documentation Center as media activist Yousef Abo Bilal, (aka Abu al-Homsi Joshua) was killed in an alleged Russian airstrike. While the VDC lists Hamidiya neighbourhood in Homs, Yousef Abo Bilal actually died in Palmyra. His non-combatant status is also questioned. As Enabbaladi notes: “Activists from the city of Homs

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0 – 1

1 named

الجميلي, Jumaili, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Local sources reported that one civilian died and others were wounded in ‘artillery shelling’ by the SDF in Jumaili. However, as Airwars understands that only the Coalition use artillery in Raqqa, this event can be assessed as likely carried out by that party.

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US-led Coalition

معارة الارتيق, Maarat al Arteek, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Activists told Shaam News that Russian warplanes targeted Maarat al Arteek with three strikes, using highly explosive missiles. They said that an automated bakery and residential buildings were damaged, which resulted in the death of one person and the injury of 10 others, including serious cases taken to field hospitals.

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5–10

حريب، شبوة‎, Harib district, Shabwa, Yemen

LOCATION

At least one civilian, a child, was killed by alleged US drone strikes on a vehicle traveling in the Harib district of Shabwa governorate of Yemen on January 26, 2015. Sources said the victims died when a drone struck the vehicle they were travelling in central-southern Yemen. The combatant status of one of the victims

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Airstrike, Drone Strike

Infrastructure

Vehicle

1 – 2

(1 child0–1 men)

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)

Known belligerent

US Forces

Suspected target

Belligerents reported killed

1–2

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

One civilian male was killed in an alleged Coalition airstrike in Raqqa, according to multiple local sources. There are no other details at this time.

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الهدي, Al Hudhi, Hadramaut, Yemen

LOCATION

One civilian was reportedly killed by a US drone strike in Al Hudhi, Hadhramout, at around 5pm on March 7th 2018, “a member of his family and independent observers” told The Intercept. Saleh al-Wuhair was reportedly killed as he stood on a hill in the area, looking for a mobile phone signal. No other known

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

جعار, Ja'ar, Abyan, Yemen

LOCATION

An airstrike hit Jaar in mid-May of 2012, killing five Al Qaeda militants. The strike hit a house local people said was being rented by Ansar al Sharia militants. Neighbour Adnan Ahmed Saleh told NPR: ‘I got back inside, closed the door, and then the first rocket hit’. The house next door to his was

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

Unknown

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)

US Forces

Suspected target

Belligerents reported killed

Badu neighbourhood, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Numerous local sources reported the death of civilian Mahmud Abdul Latif Al-Humaidi. A Hasaka Rasd report said that “the death of Haj Mahmud Abdul Latif Al-Humadi was caused by “artillery shelling originating from Kurdish units”. The same description of events was supplied by Sharqiya Voice. Other sources such as Ahmad Shbli blamed the US-led Coalition

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Bokros Tahtani, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Local media reported that “a leader of the Islamic State, and his son were killed in a raid by the Washington-led international coalition aircraft” al Laayadh area, near the river crossing, بقرص تحتاني Bokros Tahtani, Eastern Deir Ezzor. According to Euphrates Post among other sources, he was “coming from the town of Al-Shuhail on a

Summary

0 – 1

(0–1 children)

US-led Coalition

ابو حمام, Al Diyaf in Abu Hamam, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

The Euphrates Post reported “The martyrdom of Ali Hamoud al-Tarihah and the wounding of Saleh al-Badri as a result of air raids by the international coalition that targeted his home in the area of Al Diyaf in the town of Abu Hamam”. The Syrian Network for Human Rights also blamed the Coalition for the victim’s

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1–5

الأربعين, Al Arba’een, Hama, Syria

LOCATION

One civilian was reported killed and others injured in airstrikes on Al Arba’een, Hama, on June 2nd. The victim was identified as Youssef Khaled Al-Ali Al-Mubarak. While Smart News claimed that “two civilians were wounded in by a missile attack”, Shaam news and @so_ria98 reported one fatality in the airstrike. Shaam News made reference to

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1–2

Syrian Regime, Russian Military

LOCATION

الحسكة, Al Hasakah, Deir Ezzor, Syria

The website Syrian Martyrs identifies one man it says was killed in a Coalition airstrike near Dayr Ezzawr. He was reported as a resident of Tayana, the village where he was killed. However Damascus Centre for Human Rights Studies – which named him – said that although he was from Tayana, he was killed in Al

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تل تمر, Tal Tamr, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

A woman from the town of al-Hussainiyah- said to be the mother of four children – was reported killed in a coalition airstrike on the nearby town of al-Tamr in al Hasakah, according to sources.

Summary

(1 woman)

الغسانية, Al Ghassania, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Local sources reported that aerial shelling in al-Ghassania, outside Idlib, killed one woman and injured 15 more civilians. While most sources attributed this civilian casualty event to Russia, there were also allegations against the Syrian regime. According to The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, “warplanes shelled Al-Ghassania village in Idlib and killed a woman and

Summary

(1 woman)

1 named

الفلوجة‎, Fallujah, Al Anbar, Iraq

LOCATION

An alleged Coalition airstrike on the Thubat district of Fallujah reportedly killed a young girl named as Ayesha Wadhah, and also wounded two other children named as Tabarek Wadhah (who lost a hand) and her brother Osama Wadhah. In their January 2020 civilian casualty report, the US-led Coalition assessed reports that they were responsible for

Summary

(1 child)

US-led Coalition, Unknown

3 named, 1 familiy identified

الباغوز, Al Bagouz Fawqani, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Local sources reported the death of an adult civilian male, Hussein al-Humeidahin al Bagouz. There was however a discrepancy in the reports. While some local sources attributed the civilian’s death to (SDF) artillery shelling, one source claimed that he was killed by a sniper. Euphrates Post reported for example the “martyrdom of Hussein al-Humeidah after

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(1–0 men)

LOCATION

دهوك, Duhok, Iraq

Several sources reported that an alleged Turkish airstrike killed a civilian near the province of Duhok. A “security source” quoted in reports from Almaalhomah, Iraqhbar and Alahdnews, mentions that “the bombing killed a farmer near the place of the fall of a missile.” He reportedly added that “the body was transferred to the Department of

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Turkish Military

الكفير, Al Kafir, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

One civilian was reported killed, and 19 to 27 injured in airstrikes on Al Kafir, Idlib, on July 11th. Jisr Media Center named 70-year old Omar Jabbu as killed in the attack, and 27 others who were wounded in the incident, including many children. Syrian Observatory for Human Rights alleged that “more than 19 people

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

19–27

Syrian Regime, Russian Military

28 named, 4 families identified

الكشمة, Al Kashma, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

An alleged Coalition night time airstrike targeted the house of a displaced Iraqi family in Al Kashma and killed an Iraqi woman, according to local sources. Hajin News for example reported that as well as a Coalition strike on an ISIS prison in the town that day, the US-led alliance “also targeted a home that

Summary

(1 woman)

الأتارب, Al Atarib, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

One civilian was killed in an airstrike on Al Atarib – however sources were conflicted as to whether Russia or Syrian regime warplanes were responsible. Additionally, some sources did not attribute blame at all. One source reported that phosphorous bombs and missiles were used. @HalabNewsN even specified the use of C5 missiles. However, @Thiqanewsagency argued that warplanes

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1 named