Civilian Casualties

(1 child)

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

2–3

Cause of injury / death

Syrian Regime, Russian Military

Jadida Akeidat, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

One civilian was reported killed following airstrikes on Jadid Akeidat, 20km east of Deir Ezzor on the northern bank of the Euphrates River. Smart described the incident as “similar” to attacks carried out in the same governorate during a 24 hour period, by “Russian-made warplanes”. There is limited information on the incident, and Airwars will

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القائم, Al Qaim, Al Anbar, Iraq

LOCATION

In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the death of one civilian in an event near Al Qaim, Iraq. Their December 2017 civilian casualty report noted: “During a Coalition strike which destroyed one ISIS VBIED production facility, two ISIS support buildings and ISIS weapons cache it was assessed that one

Summary

Known belligerent

كفرزيتا, Kafr Zita, Hama, Syria

LOCATION

A woman was killed in the night, following an alleged Russian raid on Kafr Zita, according to local media. Two of the sources blamed Russia for the raids, and the third did not attribute any blame. There were no reports of any wounded civilians. There are no more details at this time.

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بني زيد, Bani Zeid, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

A woman named Hasna’a Ali Danon, aged 55, was killed on July 22nd by alleged Russian and Assad regime warplanes in Bani Zeid, sources on the ground reported. Syrian Observatory for Human Rights blamed the Assad regime for “artillery shelling” and “warplane shelling” on the neighbourhood. The reports claimed it caused destruction to buildings with no civilian

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معرة حرمة, Maraat Harma, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

One civilian – either a doctor or a nurse – died and other medical staff were reportedly wounded in an airstrike on a hospital/medical facility in Maarat Harma, local media reported – though sources were conflicted as to whether Russia or the Syrian regime were to blame. According to Zamanalwasl, “Assad warplanes shelled Ma’arat Harmaa,

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Unknown, Syrian Regime

سلوك, Suluk, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

A number of sources reported that a named civilian male as being killed in a coalition strike on Slouk near Ar Raqqah. The sources mention another male [CS010] but it’s not clear if the incidents are linked. One of the sources claims both males were ISIL members but the rest of the sources say they

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تل عفر, Tall Afar, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

According to an internal CENTCOM document, according to a self-reported night time incident involving an American aircraft may have caused civilian casualties: “US F-16 may have unintentionally struck the nearest collateral object (NCO) and unintentionally struck a car that moved into the FOV [field of view.]“ The outcome of any investigation at the time the

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الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

A young civilian male named as Issa Al Hmeidan was reportedly killed along with an Islamic State militant in a confirmed US airstrike near Ar Raqaa. According to a number of sources, aircraft targeted a sugar factory which was used as a base by the militants. In January 2016, CENTCOM admitted civilian casualties had been

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الطريف, Al-Tariff, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

One civilian man was killed and several were injured following Russian or Assad-waged airstrikes that hit al-Tariff, Deir Ezzor, local media reported. All sources reported about the death of one civilian, who was identified by name by Step News and @DeirEzzor24. In addition to this, several civilians were reported wounded. Sources described how the strikes inflicted

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حطلة,, Hatla, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

A single source, the Euphrates Post, reported that unidentified warplanes struck two cars carrying families the town of Hatla shortly before, killing one of them. No further details are currently available.

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Unknown

الغازلي, Al Ghazili, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, CENTCOM later confirmed the death of a civilian in a US airstrike in Al Ghazili, near Ayn Isa. According to the official release, “On Feb. 2, 2016, in Al Ghazili, Syria, near Ayn Isa, during a strike on an ISIL vehicle, it is assessed that one civilian

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Known belligerent

معبار حطلة , Hatla Crossing, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

One civilian, Mousa ‘Abd al-Salam al-Kharabah, was killed in an airstrike on the Hatla crossing in Deir Ezzor governorate on September 11th 2017, according to local media. It is unclear who was responsible for the strikes. The Violation Documentation Centre in Syria blamed the ‘Syrian government and its militias’, but does not directly identify the

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Russian Military, Unknown

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

A British schoolgirl Kadiza Sultana – who had run away with two friends to join ISIL – was killed in a Coalition strike on an ‘ISIL finance centre’ – a local bank. Sultana reportedly lived in an apartment above the building targeted that day. The US has not admitted civilian deaths related to this strike,

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LOCATION

جارف, Jarf, Surt, Libya

One man died and his son and another man were wounded in an airstrike on the village of Jarf, local media reported. Multiple sources, including Ewan Libya, named the fatality as Muhammad Hessar Amouri, adding that his son Abu-Shiba Abdulrahman Abustah was wounded, as was a third man, named as Omran Zerouq Khattari. According to @AbuzeidSultan, the Muhammad Hessar

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حويزية, Huweiziya village, al Shadadi, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

According to local sources, 13-year-old Ali Matar al-Hammad was killed by a cluster bomb that was left behind after previous bombing on the village of Hweiziyah in rural Shaddadi, south of Hasaka. Several sources including Step News Agency blamed the Coalition. However according to a number of tweets from amongst others @Syria_News5 and @SyriaNewsNetwrk, the cluster bomb was

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Airstrike and/or Artillery

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

(1 child)

Cause of injury / death

سنجار , Sinjar, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Local sources reported that a woman was killed and others were wounded due to airstrikes on the town of Sinjar in eastern Idlib governorate. Idlib Media Center blamed the Russian side for the strikes, while Smart News and several other sources attributed the strike to the Syrian regime. The Idlib Media Centre only reported injured

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معارة الارتيق, Maarat Al Arteek, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

One civilian, a child, was killed and others were injured by alleged air or artillery strikes on Maarat Al Arkeet, according to multiple local sources. It was unclear whether Russia or the regime was to blame for the death. Alwaght suspected the Syrian regime responsible – the source stated, “Syrian army missiles and tanks targeted

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

(1 child)

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Cause of injury / death

تل السمن, Tall al Samin, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

One civilian was reported killed and four injured following an alleged Coaliiton strike on Tal al Samin. According to Qasioun, “Coalition planes also raided the village of Tal Samin in the northern city of Raqqa, killing a civilian and wounding four others.” While no other sources alleged civilian deaths, heavy fighting in the vicinity between

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الغدفة, Al-Ghadafa, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

One civilian was killed and several others injured as aerial and/or artillery shelling hit the town of Al-Ghadafa, Idlib, local media reported – though it was unclear how to whether Russia or the Syrian regime were to blame. Both Smart News Agency and Step News Agency reported that strikes believed to have been carried out

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المواصلات, Al Mowasalat, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

One named civilian man was reportedly killed and several more were wounded by airstrikes targeting the al-Mowasalat neighbourhood of Aleppo, local sources reported. While most sources blamed Russia for the civilian harm, there was also an allegations against the Assad regime. The incident was reportedly part of a wider shelling of neighbourhoods in Aleppo that

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حي النور, Mosul, Noor, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

In an incident previously unknown to Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the death of one civilian near Mosul. Their February 2017 civilian casualty report noted “During a strike on ISIL fighters firing a mortar on partnered forces it is assessed that one civilian was unintentionally killed.” The incident appears to refer to an event at

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مزرعة الصفصاف, Al Safsaf farm, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

A young man died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Al Safsaf farm, Raqqa, according to local sources. Mohab Nasser, an activist covering Raqqa news, reported that “the child Ammar Ahmad al Suleiman al Gharnouk, 10 years old, ded after being hit by shrapnel following a raid on al Safsaf farm in the eastern Tabaqa

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قيريقهان, Qeireikhan, Hattai, Syria

LOCATION

Multiple local sources named 30-year-old electrician Shahin Elitash as killed when the YPG allegedly fired a rocket or mortar into Qeireikhan in southern Turkey – the second reported incident in the town that day. The victim, a father of two, was reportedly an employee of electricity company TEDAS and died while he was repairing power

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كفرنبوده, Kafr Nbouda, Hama, Syria

LOCATION

The Syrian Network for Human Rights reported: “Karmo al Abado, from Kafr Nbouda town in Hama governorate northwestern suburbs, was killed as fixed- wing warplanes we believe were Russian fired missiles on Mazarea Qerata area in north of Kafr Nbouda town, on May 10.” However, Bawaba Hama said that a civilian also was wounded identified

One man was killed when an alleged Coalition strike hit the motorcycle he was on in Hunayda, according to multiple local sources. However, it is unclear whether the victim was a civilian or militant. Raqqa Post reported that an unmanned drone targeted the victim, while Mohab Nasser, a media activist from Tabaqa, said reported he

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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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Syrian Regime, Russian Military

LOCATION

عرب ويان, Arab Wayan village, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria

Local sources reported that one named civilian was killed another two seriously wounded by alleged Russian bombing of the village of Arab Wayan, in the district of Sahra, Aleppo. Afrin Now reported that “the citizen ‘Adnan Ibrahim Abu’ Akeid was killed and Ali Juma’a and his son Juma’a Juma’a were seriously wounded by the bombing

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Turkish Military, Free Syrian Army

3 named, 1 familiy identified