Civilian Casualties

(3 children7 women7 men)

Russian Military

15 named, 4 families identified

كوبلة, Kobla village, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between fourteen and seventeen named civilians from one family died in alleged Turkish airstrike on Kobla village, according to local media. A further seven or more people were injured. Afrin Now published a very graphic video depicting “cruel scenes of the victims of the massacre of the village of Kobla in the countryside of Afrin,

Summary

14 – 17

(6 children5 women1 man)

7–25

يعرب, Ya'arob, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Six to 17 civilians were reportedly killed and as many as hundreds more wounded in the villages of Ya’rob and al Sakhoura in the western Raqqa countryside. However sources were conflicted as to whether they died in a Coalition airstrike or artillery shelling by YPG forces. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, the only source

Summary

6 – 17

2–200

7 named, 2 families identified

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

LOCATION

Airstrikes on the Tareeq al-Bab neighborhood of Aleppo killed between 10 and 17 civilians and injured at least 20 more, according to local sources. Reports did not definitively identify the warplanes responsible, with some referring to Russia and the regime, while others attributed the incident solely to the regime. The White Helmets said two raids

Summary

10 – 17

(2 children6 men)

20–24

Unknown, Syrian Regime

6 named

القائم, Al Qa'im, Al Anbar, Iraq

LOCATION

Up to eighteen people were killed and 24 injured – mostly women and children – in government and Coalition airstrikes, in Al Qaim, Anbar province. Yaqein reported the incident and added – quoting local sources – that “the raids focused on the areas of Karabila and Saada east of the city, and resulted in the

Summary

(2 children2 women)

US-led Coalition, Iraq Government Forces

ابو الفشافيش, Abo Al-Fashafeesh, Hama, Syria

LOCATION

In what was described as a “massacre”, alleged Russian airstrikes killed up to 17civilians and wounded several more in the village of Abo al-Fashafeesh, eastern Hama, local media reported. Sources reported between seven and eight victims, however, none of these was identified by gender, age or name. Enab Baladi cited the local council of the district

Summary

7 – 17

Russian Military

حي الضباط, Mosul, Dhubat / Officers, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Local sources reported that ‘hundreds of civilians’ were killed or injured due to Coalition airstrikes and shelling with artillery and missiles, which targeted the ‘Police and other neighborhoods’ in the East and North of Mosul. News of Iraq said 17 civilians were killed in two separate incidents in the Dhubat (Police) district of Mosul. It

Summary

(2 men)

12–24

US-led Coalition, Iraq Government Forces

3 named, 1 familiy identified

الكسيح, Al-Kaseeh, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

In a major civilian casualty incident, up to 17 civilians including as many as eight children and four women across multiple families died in alleged Russia airstrike on residential areas in Al Kaseeh area in Idlib, local media reported. Up to another 50 civilians including many women and children were also injured. Sources said that

Summary

8 – 17

(5–8 children1–4 women)

30–50

Russian Military

16 named, 2 families identified

فيحان, Faihan, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between eight and 17 civilians died in a strike on Faihan according to local sources – though reports are conflicted as to whether Russia or the Assad regime were responsible. The Syrian Network for Human Rights reported that four non-combatants including two children from the same family died when suspected Russian warplanes fired missiles on

Summary

8 – 17

(2 children)

عين ترما, Ain Tarma, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

At least 17 civilians including a child were killed and an “many” others were injured, in air and artillery strikes on Ain Tarma, local media reported. Sources attributed the blame to both Russia and the Syrian regime. There were also reports of rocket attacks. HomsNetworkLive reported that the “Syrian Arab Army [began] a military operation

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

17 – 18

(1 child17 men)

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

5–10

Cause of injury / death

بحي العمال, al Oummal neighbourhood, Deir Ezzor, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Up to 17 civilians including six children died in an airstrike on the al Oummal neighbourhood, Deir Ezzor, according to local media – though sources were conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the Assad regime. Deir Ezzor 24 was among a number of sources blaming the regime, reporting that “five civilians

Summary

(6 children1–4 women3–7 men)

10 – 17

2–20

12 named, 2 families identified

زملكا, Zamalka, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

Between nine and 17 civilians were killed, and an unspecified number of others were wounded in airstrikes on Zamalka, local media reported. Sources blamed both Russia and the Syrian regime for the raids. The lowest death toll was given as nine by the Syrian Network for Human Rights. But other sources put it higher. According

Summary

9 – 17

(17 men)

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Cause of injury / death

حي الوحدة, Mosul, Wahida, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

In the second of three claimed incidents in Mosul on this date, it was reported that 17 civilians – including four women and five children – were killed in an alleged Coalition strike in the Wehda and Methak neighbourhoods east of Mosul. However, there was some doubt regarding the incident, with NRN News reportedly denying

Summary

(5 children4 women)

محيمدة, Muheimeda, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Sources on the ground reported that as many as 17 civilians were killed, and dozens more were wounded, following airstrikes on Muheimeda in the early hours of the morning. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame. The majority of sources attributed blame to the Syrian regime, others pointed to Russian warplanes, however there

Summary

10 – 17

(4 children2 women)

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

12–24

Cause of injury / death

8 named, 1 familiy identified

و الكشمة, Al Kashma, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Local sources reported on “two new massacres” resulting from alleged Coalition airstrikes targeting the towns of Al Sha’fa and al-Kashma in Deir al-Zour. Several sources including Free Deir Ezzor Radio and Baladi News reported the killing of a total of 17 non-combatant civilians including four women and three children. Baladi added that the victims were

Summary

(0–3 children0–4 women)

US-led Coalition, Syrian Regime

Suspected target

ISIS

دشيشة, Al Dasheisha, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

Seventeen civilians were reported killed in alleged airstrike by the US-led Coalition on al Dashisha village, according to local sources. However the claim has been strongly refuted by some sources. Jisirtv said the civilians were inside a car which was subject to an “intensive aerial bombardment” by Coalition forces. @watannews2015 said the family of Abyan

Summary

1 named, 1 familiy identified

النبي جرجيس, Mosul, Nabi Jarjis, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

A family of eleven or seventeen members was reported killed in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Nabi Jarjis neighbourhood. While most sources did not specify who carried out the raids, Yaqein news said it was the Coalition. “The US-led coalition forces on Monday bombed houses on the western side of the city of Mosul, the

Summary

11 – 17

(3 children2 women)

5–24

الصحة, Mosul, Saha, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Local press sources and an Iraqi activist said that fifteen civilians died and five were injured after airstrikes hit a house in Saha (Health) neighborhood in West Mosul. Mohammed Fadel al-Hayali, a civilian activist, told TRT Arabic TV: “An airstrike targeted a house in Saha neighbourhood at the western district of Mosul yesterday evening, killing

Summary

15 – 17

(2 children6 women1 man)

4–5

US-led Coalition, Unknown

1 named

‎القيارة, Qayyarah, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Up to 17 civilians were allegedly killed during a coalition air raid at Qayyarah near Mosul, two sources claimed. NINA reported that six women and four children were among the dead. And German news agency DPA gave identical casualty figures, citing a source as saying that “the bodies of the civilians have now reached the

Summary

(4 children6 women)

جامع خالد بن الوليد, Fallujah, near Khalid Bin Al Waleed mosque, Al Anbar, Iraq

LOCATION

Local sources in Fallujah alleged that Coalition aircraft bombed a house with three families inside near Khalid Bin Al Waleed mosque, killing at least 12 and wounding six more – mostly children and women. The reported 11.30pm airstrike caused multiple casualties, with many victims buried under a collapsed building. The Baghdad Centre for Human Rights

Summary

12 – 17

(8 children2 women2 men)

حي السكر, Mosul, Sukkar, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Local reports indicated that shelling struck civilian homes in Sukkar, Talla and Mufthana neighborhoods in eastern Mosul, “resulting in the burying of dozens of civilians under the rubble,” according to an account in a report by Iraqi Spring Media Center. Ajel el Mosul later released a video it said related to the incident, claiming that

Summary

US-led Coalition, Unknown

1 named

حي السكر, Mosul, Sukkar, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

According to local sources, up to 17 people were killed as a result of airstrikes on their homes in the Sukkar (Sugar) district, Mosul. The bodies were pulled from the rubble on January 8th, 2017. Airwars contacted the Canadian-based elder brother of the family, who provided 11 names, photos and ages of eleven victims. All

Summary

(4–5 children1–2 women4 men)

11 – 17

US-led Coalition, Iraq Government Forces

11 named, 1 familiy identified

السكرية, Sukariya, Al Bukamal, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Between six and 17 civilians died and dozens more were injured in an airstrike on Sukariya area, according to local media. While most sources blamed the Coalition, one alleged that the Iraqi air force was responsible. @ALAMAWI and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights were among sources that reported the death of a family of

Summary

6 – 17

12–24

جسر الشغور, Jisr al Shoughour , Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Between three and 17 civilians, including two to four children and one to three women, were killed and between 26 and 30 others were injured in alleged Russian airstrikes against the al Gharbi neighbourhood and Karaj Halab area in the city of Jisr al Shoughour in the western countryside of Idlib, according to local sources.

Summary

(2–4 children1–3 women9 men)

3 – 17

26–50

13 named

السباهية, Western neighbourhoods, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Up to 17 civilians died in various neighbourhoods across Raqqa in either Coalition airstrikes or artillery shelling, local media reported. According to Baladi, “Coalition aircraft launched several air raids on the city of Raqqa, including more than ten raids where the coalition used white phosphorus bombs, banned internationally, for the second day in a row.

Summary

15 – 17

حزة, Hazza, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

As the aerial and artillery shelling of eastern Ghouta continued on its third day, up to 17 people, including at least four children and two women, were killed and several were wounded as the town of Hazza was struck by Russian and/or Syrian regime forces, local media reported. What Zaman al-Wasl, described as “a fierce military

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

7 – 17

(4 children2 women)

الرقة‎, Saif al Dawla, Raqqa, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Seventeen civilians including eight children and five women died in airstrikes on the Saif al Dawla area of Raqqa, according to local sources – though reports are conflicted as to whether Russia or the Assad regime were to blame. RBSS initially referred to raids by “warplanes” and did not identify them, however, in a later

Summary

(8 children5 women5 men)

17 named, 3 families identified

دير الزور, Deir ez-Zor, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Between nine and 17 civilians including one woman and two children died in airstrikes on neighborhoods of Deir Ezzor, according to local sources. While some reports allege that this was the work of Russia, one other blames the Assad regime with yet others not attributing responsibility. Deir Ezzor is Being Slaughtered Silently reported that Russian

Summary

9 – 17

(2 children1 woman9 men)

8 named

سرمين, Sarmin, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Russian airstrikes killed at least 14 non-combatants according to multiple accounts. The first strike at 1pm hit near a school and a field hospital in the town of Sarmin run by the Syrian-American Medical Society (SAMS.) A secondary strike or ‘double tap – captured on camera – shows an apparently deliberate attack on rescue workers

Summary

14 – 17

(13 men)

28–30