Civilian Casualties

3 – 4

(1 child1–2 women1 man)

12–24

Mosul, Zahra, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, on September 29th 2017 the Coalition said it had concluded an assessment on social media claims of civilian harm “near Mosul, Iraq”. According to the Coalition report, “114. June 17, 2017, near Mosul, Iraq, via social media report: After a review of available information it was assessed

Summary

البوابية, Buwaybiyah, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Up to four civilians including a young girl were reported killed following heavy airstrikes at Al Bawabye which were widely attributed to Russia. The White Helmets reported that “Civil defence teams pulled out 4 martyrs in Al Bawabiya.” The Violations Documentation Center later named three fatalities.

Summary

3 – 4

(1 child2 men)

3 named, 1 familiy identified

المدينة القديمة, Mosul, Old City, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Four named brothers and other family members were killed in an attack in Old Mosul. News of Iraq named four brothers – Othman, Bakr, Omar and Ali – who it said were killed along with “their entire family” by government shelling. See also incident CI778.

Summary

(4 men)

US-led Coalition, Iraq Government Forces

4 named, 1 familiy identified

الباب, Al-Bab, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Three civilians were reported killed and 20 injured in alleged Russian or Assad regime airstrikes on Al Bab. Up to 10 ISIL militants were also reported killed. Media activist Nassim Al Shamali said Russian warplanes launched several raid with cluster bombs on Daesh-occupied Al Bab, targeting al Noveaute street, Dowar al Manshie and several other

Summary

Russian Military, Syrian Regime

1 named

الجسر العتيق, Jisir Qadim (Old Bridge), Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Smart News Agency reported that “nine civilians were killed and wounded in an aerial bombardment by the international coalition near the old bridge (Jisir Qadim) south of the city of Raqqa, northeast of Syria, as the “Syrian Democratic Forces” advanced to points in the city, a private source told SMART Saturday. “The source said that

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الدانا, Al Dana, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Four civilians were reported killed either at Al Dana, or on a road approaching the town. No other details are presently available.

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خزرج, Mosul, Khazraj, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

A local residents’ Facebook page and local press reported that Abdel Fattah Jassim Al-Sharifi died after a ‘random’ bombing on Khazraj district in Old Mosul. Al-Sharifi used to be the owner of the library Bassam in Najafi Street. No further details are presently known.

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كفر حمرة, Kafr Hamra, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

According to the Violations Documentation Center and The Syrian Network for Human Rights, five or six civilians were killed in an alleged Russian airstrike in Kafr Hamra. SN4HR reported that Russian warplanes shelled the neighbourhood of Jamye’at Al Sabbath. Additionally, they stated that a tailoring factory belonging to the Syrian Organization of Human Care and

Summary

5 – 6

(6 men)

عكيرشي, `Ukayrishah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Three civilian males were killed in alleged Coalition airstrikes on `Ukayrishah to the south of Raqqa, local sources reported. Two sources, Baladi News and @24Raqqa, reported that the village was struck by an unmanned drone that was targeting an ISIL vehicle which was fleeing a nearby battle in Afnan. A number of sources said that

Summary

(3 men)

حريتان, Hraytan, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

A 27-year old civilian male named reported killed in Hraytan following a Russian or Assad regime airstrike. Seven civilians were additionally said to have been injured. While Halab News and Hraytan’s residents blamed the attack on Russia, the VDC said Mr Qinti died as a result of a regime airstrike (“air forces shelling.”)

Summary

Russian Military, Syrian Regime

1 named

رطلة, Ratlah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

A woman was reportedly killed during the SDF’s invasion of Ratla, Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently reported. However no further details were given. In February 2019, the Coalition assessed this event to be non-credible. Their report noted: “After review of all available strike records it was determined that more likely than not civilian casualties did

Summary

(1 woman)

كفر حمرة, Kafr Hamra, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Five to six non-combatants including one child were reported killed – and several others injured – in airstrikes on Kafr Hamra, according to multiple sources – though reports were conflicted as to whether the attack was the work of Russia or the Assad regime. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that “warplanes believed to be Russian”

Summary

5 – 6

(1 child)

Unknown, Syrian Regime

الميادين, Al Mayadin, Dream Mall, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

At least three civilians, including two children, were reported killed and dozens more injured in airstrikes on Al Mayadin, but it was contested who was responsible. Euphrates Post described the incident as a “massacre” and reported that “scores” of people were killed, but was the only source to suggest more than three people were killed.

Summary

(2 children)

12–36

US-led Coalition, Unknown

العلقمية, Al A'alkamiyah, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Two adult male civilians were killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Al A’alkamiyah, according to multiple local sources. The two victims were named as Riad Jamil Ismail Deebo and Khaled Eido by the VDC, Damascus Center for Human Rights, Halab News and Elsouriya Lil E’elam,

Summary

(2 men)

جبل خنفر, Mount (Jabal) Khanfar, Ja'ar, Abyan, Yemen

LOCATION

An air attack by the US and/or Yemen on a militant-occupied factory where arms were allegedly stored killed three to seven belligerents near Ja’ar the evening of March 11, 2012. Ansar al Sharia, along with other sources, said that US drones carried out the early evening strike, with up to five drones reportedly taking part.

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

US Forces

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)

3–7

المستشفى الوطني, National Raqqa hospital, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

One man and his son died in an airstrike near the National Raqqa hospital, local media said. According to Smart, “The aircraft bombed a car transporting water near the National Hospital, killing a man and his son who were inside the vehicle”.

Summary

(0–1 children)

ميادين, Al Mayadeen, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

According to the Violations Documentation Center one adult male civilian and one woman or girl were killed in alleged Russian airstrikes on Al Mayadeen. Local media activist Hussein al Ahmad reported that “One of them targeted Al Quds mosque in the town which led to its destruction.” Photos show a severely damaged building.

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(0–1 children0–1 women1 man)

جعار, Outskirts of Ja'ar, Abyan, Yemen

LOCATION

In this single-source event, Xinhua reported that three alleged senior Al Qaeda militants were killed in an airstrike on their vehicle in Jaar on June 11, 2012, attributing the strike to Yemeni “warplanes.” There are currently no known reports of civilian harm. They were killed “while they were moving to oversee the fighting with army troops

Summary

Yemeni Air Force

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

A 21 year-old man was killed in alleged Coalition airstrikes on Raqqa, according to local sources. Al Hasaka Rasd, Soheb1700 and Raqqa24 all blamed the Coalition for his death.

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الزيارة, Al Zeyara, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

The Syrian Network for Human Rights named a civilian male who was reported killed by cluster munitions following an alleged Russian airstrike on the town of Al Zeyara.

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المحفد, Mahfad, Abyan, Yemen

LOCATION

The morning of September the 20th 2012, two air strikes or drone strikes, which are believed to be either American or Yemeni, killed up to four militants and injured three others in the eastern outskirts of the town of Mahfad in the southern province of Abyan. Even though it cannot be ruled out, there are

Summary

US Forces, Yemeni Air Force

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)

Belligerents reported injured

2–4

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Local media reported that 18 civilians had died and up to 50 had been wounded in the last 48 hours – however, sources were conflicted as to whether the deaths were caused by the US-led Coalition or Russia. It should also be noted that these are general numbers and Airwars has not yet been able

Summary

12–50

US-led Coalition, Russian Military

عندان, Anadan, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between three and five civilians died in alleged Russian airstrikes on Anadan, according to local sources. The victims included members of a family who had returned to Anadan to bury their two children killed in a strike on Kafr Hamra on February 7th, listed above. The Shaam News Network reported that five were killed and

Summary

3 – 5

Russian Military

الذوق الكبير, Al-Zouq Al-Kabeer, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

In the evening of July 28 2023, a boy was injured by shelling allegedly carried out by the Turkish-backed National Army factions in Al-Zouq Al-Kabeer village / Kondi Mazen Sherawa Afrin, Aleppo Governorate. According to a Syrian correspondent with Hawar News, the child’s name is Hamad (Muhammad) Khalil, 14 years old. He was brought to

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الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

The child, Yousef Haj Abdullah, was named as a victim of an alleged Coalition airstrike on Raqqa, by multiple local sources. There are no other details at this time.

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(1 child)

معارة الارتيق, Maarat al Arteek, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Four civilians including two women and two children died in alleged Russian airstrikes on Maarat al Arteek, according to the Syrian Network for Human Rights. Additionally, Shaam News Network reported alleged Russian strikes on the town, but did not provide casualty numbers: “They [Russia] also targeted with cluster bombs anadan city and the towns of

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(2 children2 women)

بين بلدتي الشيخ بحر ومعرة مصري, between the towns of Sheikh Baher and Maaret, Misrin, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

On August 22, 2023, at least four civilians were killed—and up to seven others were injured—in a series of alleged Russian airstrikes between the towns of Sheikh Baher and Maaret Misrin in Idlib, Syria. Sources conflict about the precise number of civilians killed and injured by these strikes. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that

Summary

4 – 5

5–7

Russian Military

Al Qaeda/HTS

Belligerents reported injured

3–6

4–9

العباسية, Al Abbasiyah, Kirkuk, Iraq

LOCATION

According to a local report, civilians were killed followed airstrikes on Salah ad Din Province. Yaqein reported that a number of civilians were killed as a result of ongoing attacks by government forces and international coalition aircraft. The report also cited militias fighting in the area and said that indiscriminate and heavy shelling had killed

Summary

US-led Coalition, Iraq Government Forces