Civilian Casualties

(4–5 children2 women12 men)

17 – 18

65–72

البوليل, Al Buliyal Islah neighbourhood, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Between six and 18 civilians including two children were killed – and 15 others injured – in airstrikes on Al Buliyal, according to local sources. Most sources alleged that Russian forces carried out the strikes, though an initial report by Deir Ezzor is Being Slaughtered Silently said that regime warplanes were responsible – but subsequent reports by

Summary

6 – 18

(2 children)

11 named, 2 families identified

LOCATION

Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria

Some of the names in this incident were initially reported by several sources under incident number CS1429a (Amjad Ahmed Taha Al-Suwairi, Mohammed Ayman Sweiri and Ahmad Taha Al-Omar Al Suweiri). During investigations of this event for the April 2019 joint Airwars and Amnesty report War in Raqqa: Rethoric versus Reality (www.raqqa.amnesty.org), Amnesty field researchers were

Summary

(5 children1 woman1 man)

8 named, 1 familiy 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

خان طومان, Khan Touman, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between 14 and 18 civilians, mostly emergency doctors and nurses, were killed in an attack on a medical centre in Khan Tuman, Aleppo, local sources reported. Most reports alleged Russian warplanes were responsible for the attack, which specifically targeted the centre. However, the Syrian Network for Human Rights also pointed to the regime in some

Summary

14 – 18

(10 men)

10 named, 1 familiy identified

المشاهدة, Mosul, Meshada, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

A field report by PBS Newshour found that 12 civilians – all members of one family – had died in a likely Coalition airstrike on Meshada. In August 2019 the Coalition announced that they had assessed this allegation of civilian to be non-credible. Their monthly civilian casualty report noted: “After a review of all available

Summary

(7 children)

باب لكش, Mosul, Bab Laksh, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Local sources said at least four and as many as 13 civilians were killed and 25 injured including children and women after alliance jets struck residential apartments used by displaced people in the Alaymen district of eastern Mosul. The National Iraqi News Agency reported: “residents said that international coalition aircraft bombed a residential compound belonging

Summary

4 – 18

(3 children5 women)

5–30

معربو, Ma'arbo, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

In a major civilian casualty incident, between ten and 18 civilians were killed, including 13 children, and up to 40 more people were injured by air and/or artillery strikes targeting the town of Ma’arbo in the southern countryside of Idlib, according to local media. Activist Ayman al-Hussein told ARA News that “at least ten civilians

Summary

10 – 18

(13 children)

7–40

البوليل, Al-Bouleil, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Between ten and 18 civilians were killed, including at least one woman, during aerial shelling of al-Bouleil, Deir Ezzor, local sources reported, though it was unclear whether Russia or the Syrian regime was to blame. Many sources reported simultaneously about airstrikes in both the towns of al-Bouleil and Toub that day, reporting a total of

Summary

10 – 18

(1 woman3 men)

5 named

حي الكلاسة, Al Kalassa (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Up to 18 civilians including two children died in airstrikes on Al Kalassa, according to local sources. While most blamed the regime, others alleged that Russia was responsible. At least eight died when “suspected Russian warplanes missiles” fired on the neighborhood, according to the Syrian Network for Human Rights. In a later report it put

Summary

8 – 18

(2 children)

3 named, 1 familiy identified

سراقب, Saraqib, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Between two and 18 civilians including one child and up to four women died and as many as 50 others were wounded in airstrikes on Saraqib, according to sources on the ground – though it was unclear from reports whether Russia or the Syrian regime were to blame for the event. The lowest estimate of

Summary

2 – 18

(1 child2–4 women)

10–50

Geolocation

City

ترينيدة, Trinide village or Ashrafiyeh neighbourhood, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

At least five civilians including three children and two women died in alleged Turkish artillery and/or air strikes on Afrin, local media in Syria reported – though there was some uncertainty about the location. Rudaw put the death toll as high as 18. According to Hawar, the Turkish occupation planes bombed the village of Trinide

Summary

5 – 18

(3 children2 women3 men)

تلبيسة, Talbisah, Homs, Syria

LOCATION

Eighteen civilians were killed in heavy airstrikes on Talbiseh, all from the Aloush and Swais families. Nine children were among the dead following at least three air raids. Graphic footage shows bombs being dropped in the centre of the town, followed by desperate rescue operations. Opinion was divided on whether the attacks were by Russian

Summary

(9 children5 women5 men)

18 named, 2 families identified

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

شارع فلسطين, Tabaqah, Palestine Street, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Eighteen civilians including 11 children and three women, died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Filastin Palestine Street, Al Tabaqa. There is, however, uncertainty about the date ofthe incident: Mohab Nasser puts it at April 28th and eyewitnesses told Human Rights Watch that the attack happened in late April. The Syrian Network for Human Rights

Summary

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

(11 children3 women)

Cause of injury / death

18 named, 2 families identified

حي طريق الباب, Tareeq al-Bab (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between eight and 18 civilians – six or seven of whom were reportedly from the same family – were killed in airstrikes in the Tareeq al Bab neighbourhood of Aleppo, according to local media. While the majority of sources attributed the event to Russia, both the Shaam news Network and LCCSY, referred to “Russian and

Summary

8 – 18

(6 children1 woman1 man)

3 named, 1 familiy identified

الموصل‎, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Between 7 and 12 civilians were reported killed following an alleged Coalition strike on the Directorate of Agriculture in Mosul. A further 28 to 39 people were reported injured. The incident took place in the Al Faisaliah area of eastern Mosul, and according to reports, most if not all of those killed had no links

Summary

7 – 18

(1 man)

28–39

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)

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

7–110

Cause of injury / death

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

حي الشعار, Al Bayan hospital, Al Shia'ar (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between eight and 18 civilians died and dozens more were injured when strikes hit the Al Shia’ar neighborhood in Aleppo, including Al Bayan hospital – with doctors, patients and members of the White Helmets among the casualties. The incident looks to have been carried out by the Syrian regime – with the majority of the

Summary

8 – 18

مدينة الطب, Mosul, Medical City Hospital, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Several sources claimed that civilians died in a Coalition airstrike on a medical complex in western Mosul. While Iraqi Spring and Raedlay spoke of 18 dead and 47 wounded, News of Iraq reported the death of a child in a video. The Coalition confirmed to have carried out the strike, but did not state any

Summary

(1 child)

الباب, Al Bab, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

At least six and as many as 17 civilians were reported killed in afternoon airstrikes – reportedly by Russian jets – on the ISIL-occupied city of Al Bab near Aleppo. According to Qasioun the strikes hit “a popular food market in the city, resulting in mass civilian casualties, and the burning of several cars and

Summary

6 – 17

20–30

Unknown

خان شيخون, Khan Sheikhoun, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

As many as 17 civilians were killed – including ten who were named – as well as 6 or more wounded, in internationally banned Napalm and Phosphorous airstrikes on Khan Sheikhoun, according to local media. Sources blamed both Russia and the Syrian regime for the “air and artillery strikes” which were conducted in the vicinity.

Summary

10 – 17

(2–4 children6–7 women)

10 named

LOCATION

Firdous, Raqqa, Syria

Step News Agency reported that 17 civilians died in a Coalition strike on a five-storey residential building in Al Firdous street. According to Nhadshmot and 24 Raqqa, the Coalition “targeted the National Hospital area”. No names have been linked to this event to date, and no addiitonal details are presently known.

Summary

محيميدة, Mheimdeh, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Up to 17 civilians including women and children died in an airstrike on Mheimdeh, Deir ez-Zor, according to local media – though it was unclear who was responsible for the deaths, with many sources pointing towards Russia, some to the regime and others not identifying the culprit. Free Deir Radio put the death toll at

Summary

10 – 17

(4 children)

US-led Coalition, Russian Military, Syrian Regime

10 named, 2 families identified

Wahda, Nahda and Bedu areas, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Between 14 and 17 people were killed, and 30 to 74 injured in alleged Coalition airstrikes on Raqqa, local media said. According to reports, the neighbourhoods of “Wahda and Nahdha and the Bedu” were targeted. Raqqa24 tweeted that the civilian deaths were a result of “bombing by Coalition aircraft” and SANA, the Syrian Arab News

Summary

14 – 17

(5 children2 women)

30–74

2 named, 1 familiy identified

الناجية, Najieh, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Seventeen non-combatants including eight women and nine children were killed in airstrikes on Najieh near Jisr al Shughour according to multiple sources – though reports were conflicted as to whether the attack was the work of Russia or the Assad regime. Thirteen of those killed as well as an unborn child came from one family, the

Summary

(9 children8 women)

18 named, 2 families identified

الرستن‬, Ar-Rastan, Homs, Syria

LOCATION

Fifteen people or more, including up to ten children and seven women, were killed in airstrikes on Ar-Rastan during a second day of bombings on the town. Some sources blamed the Assad regime, with others only aying ‘warp[lanes’ were responsible. Multiple sources said that 13 people from the Turkmani family had died in the raids.

Summary

13 – 17

(8–10 children7 women)

15 named, 1 familiy identified

الأنصاري, Al Ansari (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between one and 17 civilians died in alleged Russian airstrikes on the Al Ansari neighbourhood of Aleppo, according to sources on the ground. Most sources said around 17 people were killed, while Araby reported that only one civilian died. Several sources, such as Step News and Smart News, claimed cluster bombs were used in two

Summary

1 – 17

2–5

Russian Military

الزيتونات, al Zaitouniat, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Sixteen or 17 civilians were killed in alleged Russian airstrikes on the Al Zaitouniat neighbourhood of Aleppo, according to local media. Smo-sy reported: “five civilians were killed and others were wounded in the Al Zaitouniat area in the Halak district today [Sept 30th], following Russian bombardment raids.” Several sources mentioned the use of bunker busters

Summary

(2–4 children1 woman7 men)

16 – 17