Civilian Casualties

(5–17 children1 woman1 man)

دوما, Douma, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

Between 11 and 19 civilians were killed, and dozens were wounded in airstrikes on Douma, local media reported. Sources blamed both Russia and the Syrian regime for the raids. According to Baraa, 11 people from one family were killed when a guided missile struck their home. There was reportedly continuous shelling on the vicinity throughout

Summary

11 – 19

(0–2 children1 woman)

معارة النعسان, Maarat al Naasan, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Between five and 19 civilians were killed, including two women and two to three children, and several others were injured from airstrikes that struck Maarat al-Naasan. Among those killed were seven members of the same family. Following the airstrikes, the civil defense teams were mobilized to rescue those trapped in the rubble and transport them

Summary

5 – 19

(2–3 children2 women)

الموصل الجديدة, Mosul, al-Jadid, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

A UN report on the protection of civilians in the context of Nineveh operations and the retaking of Mosul stated: “In the afternoon of 14 January, airstrikes reportedly targeted the house of an ISIL local leader in the Mosul al Jadida neighbourhood of western Mosul. The attack resulted in the collapse of the targeted house

Summary

(4 children7 women)

سقبا, Saqba, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

Nineteen named civilians were killed and dozens more were wounded in a suspected chemical wepaon attack on Saqba, local media reported. Sources blamed the Russian and Syrian regime alliance. @SiegeWatch, who published a video documenting the strike, tweeted that “Multiple chemical attacks reported, with a very strong chlorine smell.” Sources reported that dozens of wounded

Summary

(2 children4–5 women10 men)

4 – 19

Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear (CBRN), Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Causes of injury / death

19 named

الثلثانة, Taltanah, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Up to 19 civilians including 3 children were killed – and as many as 41 people injured – when airstrikes hit the village of Al Thaltanah. Multiple reports initially assigned blame to the Coalition or Turkish forces. However, on December 1st 2016 the Coalition conceded it had injured one civilian in the event. The Syrian

Summary

11 – 19

(3 children)

Known belligerent

Turkish Military

11 named, 4 families identified

الغازلي, Al Ghazli, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

The home of a local sheikh was bombed during a lunch party, killing as many as 20 civilians, according to local sources. Though most reports point to this being a Coalition action, one other blames the regime while a further report alleges that Russia was responsible. Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently initially reported that at

Summary

14 – 19

(5 children1–2 women)

US-led Coalition, Russian Military

10 named, 3 families identified

صرمان, Surman, Al Zawiyah, Libya

LOCATION

Between 13 and 19 civilians were reportedly killed in a NATO airstrike on Surman. The New York Times published a detailed report of the event: “The Qaddafi government used the strike for propaganda purposes. It claimed as many as 19 civilians were killed and put up portraits of the victims across Tripoli. Khaled offered a

Summary

13 – 19

(5 children4 women3 men)

3–6

13 named, 2 families identified

الرجمة, Al Rajma, Benghazi, Libya

LOCATION

According to the Daily Telegraph, 19 civilians were killed after explosions in a munitions depot in Ar Rajma near Benghazi. It is unclear whether the incident was caused by an airstrike by the Gaddafi regime. The Telegraph wrote at the time: “The cause of the explosions was not immediately clear, although most local residents ruled

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

(2 women)

Libyan rebel forces, Unknown

Gaddafi Forces

Suspected targets

الباب, Al-Bab, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between 13 and 19 civilians including 10 children and three women died in alleged Russian airstrikes on Al Bab, according to local sources. Syrian News Desk reported that at least 19 civilians died and more than 30 were wounded when Russian warplanes fired “cluster rockets” on the city “to coincide with helicopter dumping barrel bombs“.

Summary

13 – 19

(10 children3 women)

20–30

Russian Military

7 named, 1 familiy identified

البوخاطر, Al Boukhater: Salahudin al Ayubi mosque, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

An alleged Coalition airstrike caused the destruction of the Salahudin al Ayubi mosque in Al-Boukhater and killed between 4 and 19 civilians, in what was described “a new massacre”. According to most local sources, 17 civilians were killed in the attack. However one source said that 13 of the dead were ISIS fighters. Syrian state news

Summary

4 – 19

(1–2 children1–2 women)

الفردوس, Al Fardous (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

According to local reports between three and 19 people including two children and one woman were killed in airstrikes on the Al Ferdos neighbourhood of Aleppo. Up to dozens more were reported wounded. While most sources blamed Russia, the involvement of the Syrian regime can’t be ruled out, as according to the Shaam News Network,

Summary

3 – 19

(2 children1 woman)

2–24

1 named

الجوسق, Mosul, Al-Jawsaq, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

As many as 19 civilians reportedly died in an alleged Coalition airstrike at Jissag near Mosul. Up to nine children and five women were said to be among the dead. Yaqein reported the deaths of a woman and her four children in what was described as a Coalition strike. The Iraqi Spring Media Centre also

Summary

5 – 19

(4–9 children1 woman)

النور, Al Nour, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Local sources reported that 18 civilians were killed and 10 others were injured following alleged Coalition air and artillery strikes and possible SDF mortar attacks in the Al Nour neighbourhood, near the Al Nour Mosque, in the northeast of Raqqa. All 12 sources who reported the incident alleged that a combination of Coalition airstrikes and

Summary

(2 children2 women)

US-led Coalition, Syrian Democratic Forces

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

الموصل‎, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Local sources claimed that a Coalition airstrike aimed at an ISIL vehicle instead hit nearby celebrations, killing 18 people including three medics. One was later named as dentist Dr. Samir Ibrahim while the UN noted that a father and child died in the reported event. According to NINA, the deaths occurred when a missile accidentally

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

(1 child1 man)

عربين, Arbeen, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

At least seven but as many as 18 civilians, including up to eight children and one woman, were killed and dozens left wounded as Russian and/or Assad forces carried out aerial and artillery shelling of Arbeen, eastern Ghouta, Damascus, as reported by numerous local sources. In this widely-documented incident, Arbeen was, like the rest of

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

7 – 18

(4–8 children1 woman)

8 named, 3 families identified

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Eighteen civilians were reported killed and thirty injured, according to local sources. It should be noted, however, that these are general numbers and may well encompass other casualty events on August 7th. Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently alleged that the US-led Coalition and the SDF militia were responsible for the attacks on neighbourhoods of Raqqa.

Summary

الصناعة, Mosul, industrial district, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Fourteen or more people were reported killed and 35 injured following the alleged Coalition bombing, according to local sources. Multiple social media accounts, including @IQsunni, reported identical reports, stating that 14 people were killed and 35 injured as a result of a US airstrike on an industrial area in Mosul. Another tweet, by @zyaad_alsenjar, wrote

Summary

14 – 18

(14 women)

مزرعة الأندلس, Al Andalus Farm, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Nine civilians from one family were killed in an alleged Coalition strike at al Andalus Farms. According to Qasioun, the strike hit a residential neighbourhoods inhabited by displaced people from Maskana. Nation Defense, which also blamed the Coalition, put the death toll as high as 18. According to Shaam News “unidentified” warplanes targeted a farmhouse

Summary

9 – 18

(4 children1 woman4 men)

2–24

9 named, 1 familiy identified

بئر الهشم, Bir Al Hashem, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Between 12 and 18 civilians including eight children and four women – reportedly from the same family – died and dozens more were injured in an Coalition airstrike on the Al Hashem area north of Raqqa city, local media reported. Euphrates Post said that 12 non-combatants were killed in the Coalition strike, most of whom

Summary

12 – 18

(8 children4 women2 men)

7 named, 2 families identified

الحويجة, Safra, Kirkuk, Iraq

LOCATION

An alleged strike by Coalition aircraft reportedly killed 18 civilians and injured a further 10, according to a single source. Al Gharbiya claimed that a number of villages south west of Hawija were hit. “About 30 civilians were killed and wounded on Wednesday in a bombardment by an international warplane in several areas of the

Summary

منطقة تل الجاير:خويبيرة, Tal al Jair (or Tal Safouk), Khwuweibra village school, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

According to several sources, ten or eighteen civilians, including women and children, were allegedly killed in a Coalition airstrike on the village of Khuweibra in the Tal al Jair area. Eye on al Hasaka reported in a Facebook post that “The International Coalition committed a new massacre in the Tal Al Jair area”. An individual

Summary

10 – 18

(2–6 children2–6 women)

الثورة‎, Tabaqah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Up to eighteen civilians including nine children and three women died in alleged Coalition airstrikes in Tabaqa, according to multiple local sources. Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently reported that “the family of Ali Abu Aish was killed after they were targeted by a coalition plane with machine gun fire while they were trying to leave

Summary

17 – 18

(9 children3–4 women)

14 named, 3 families identified

ٱلْبَيْضَاء‎, Al-Bayda Governorate, Yemen

LOCATION

code: USYEM177-C
incident_date: 2013-12-12
status: publish
civilian_harm_status: Fair

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

Infrastructure

Car, Truck, Vehicle

11 – 15

(11–12 men)

7–110

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)

US Forces

Suspected target

24 named, 2 families identified

Geolocation

Province/governorate

Belligerents reported killed

2–4

Belligerents reported injured

0–2

الفتايح, Al Fatayeh, Darnah, Libya

LOCATION

In the first significant civilian casualty report in several months, various sources said that between 12 and 18 civilians were killed in an airstrike in Al-Fatayih – among them up to eight children and five women. In addition, 25 to 30 people were reported injured in the strike. Most sources claim Egypt was responsible for

Summary

12 – 18

15–30

Egyptian Military, United Arab Emirates Military, Libyan National Army

الموصل: غرب/الجانب الأيمن, Mosul, Al-Tanak, Zanjili, Farouk, Rifai, Old City and other neighborhoods, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Local sources reported that airstrikes of the Coalition and the Iraqi airforce on several neighbourhoods in Old Mosul, as well as artillery shelling, led to the deaths of 18 civilians. It was also reported that more than 41 civilians were injured. Correspondences Team and Al Rafidain reported 17 dead and more than 30 wounded in

Summary

17 – 18

30–41

US-led Coalition, Iraq Government Forces

كفردريان, Kafr Daryan, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

On the first night of US airstrikes in Syria, the United States carried out a sequence of attacks on the Al Qaeda-affiliated Khorasan Group (part of the al-Nusra Front.) For the only recorded occasion during the allied air war, the US deployed Tomahawk cruise missiles to strike targets in the vicinity of Aleppo. Locals also

Summary

(5 children5 women4–6 men)

13 – 18

13 named, 3 families identified

الموصل: الزنجيلي, Mosul, Al-Zinjili, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Local sources said that a mother and her two children were killed in an airstrike on her house in Zanjili neighbourhood, in West Mosul. Mosul Eye blamed the Coalition for the strike. Other sources did not report who was responsible. See News (Facebook) put the death toll at 13, possibly also referring to other incidents

Summary

3 – 18

(2 children1 woman)

0–60

US-led Coalition, Unknown