Civilian Casualties

حي الفلاح, Mosul, Falah, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Eight to eleven civilians – including five children and 8 members of the same family – were killed by Coalition strikes in Mosul, according to local sources. According to Iraqi Spring, eight civilians from one family, including four children and two women were killed in Coalition airstrikes in the Al-Falah neighbourhood of eastern Mosul. Several

Summary

8 – 12

(5 children3 women4 men)

Known belligerent

12 named, 3 families identified

الشعار, Al Shia'ar, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between four and 12 civilians, including children, were died in alleged Russian airstrikes in the al-Sha’ar neighbourhood of Aleppo, local media reported. Up to 60 civilians were left wounded. Several sources reported that a family – a father and his children – was among the victims. One source showed a video of a woman mourning

Summary

4 – 12

(1 man)

24–60

2 named, 1 familiy identified

يلنقوز, Yilanguz village, Jindires, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

At least two civilians including children died and a minimum of three other civilians were wounded in an alleged Turkish air strike on Yilanguz village, according to local media. The majority of sources said that a family of five died. One source (Evlin.Hassan) reported that “dozens were killed and wounded”. IC Arrin Resistance tweeted a

Summary

(2 children)

3–12

Turkish Military

بلدات متعددة في أدلب, Several town in Idlib, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

A single source reported that “12 civilians were killed and dozens were injured by airstrikes by Al Assad and the Russian military and helicopter gunships on the towns and villages of Idlib countryside”. The source added that many of the wounded were injured in raids on the cities and towns of Khan Sheikhaon, Ma’arat Al

Summary

Syrian Regime, Russian Military

Suspected target

Unknown

عفرين, Afrin, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between five and 12 civilians were killed, and up to 50 more were wounded in an airstrike which struck a food convoy in Afrin, local media reported. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame for the raids. Some held Russia accountable, others reported the warplane was unidentifiable, and one source blamed Turkey. Images

Summary

5 – 12

(1 woman10 men)

24–50

Russian Military, Turkish Military

11 named

حي الكلاسة , Al Kalassa neighbourhood, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Twelve civilians died in an alleged Russian airstrike on Aleppo’s Al Kalassa neighbourhood, local media reported. According to the Syrian Network for Human Rights, “12 victims died in suspected Russian warplanes missiles fired on Al Kalasa neighborhood in Aleppo city, December 7, 2016.” LCCSY also put the death toll at 12 and blamed Russia. Halab

Summary

2–10

طفس, Tafas , Daraa, Syria

LOCATION

Eight to 12 internally displaced civilians were killed, and dozens more were wounded, following an air and artillery airstrike on a residential area in Tafas, local media reported. According to sources, the raids struck the courtyard of Martyr Kiwan middle school which was being used to house internally displaced peoples from Etman. Sources were conflicted

Summary

8 – 12

(1–5 children3 women)

10 named

قريب من الميادين, near Al Mayadin, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the deaths of twelve civilians in an event near Al Mayadin. Their October 2017 civilian casualty report noted: “During a Coalition strike that destroyed one ISIS-held building, it was assessed that 12 civilians were unintentionally killed.” In July 2019 the Coalition provided Airwars

Summary

Known belligerent

كفر حمرة, Kafr Hamra, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Up to 12 civilians including three children and one woman were reported killed and nine to 24 wounded in airstrikes on Kafr Hamra, according to multiple sources. According to Shahed Ayan there were two strikes, with both killing civilians. It remains unclear who was responsible for the raid, with conflicting reports. Some claimed the regime

Summary

10 – 12

(3 children1 woman7 men)

9–24

10 named, 3 families identified

معرة النعمان , Ma'arat al Nu'man, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

In a major civilian casualty incident, between nine and 12 civilians including a child died and up to 50 more were wounded in alleged Russian or Assad regime airstrikes on a popular market in Maarat al Numan, according to sources on the ground. Eight of those killed were identified, and the ninth one was identified

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

9 – 12

(1 child8 men)

15–50

Accidents related to conflict

Suspected target

Unknown

8 named, 1 familiy identified

حي المثنى, Mosul, al-Muthanna, al-Masaref, al-Tahrir, and al-Qadisiyah, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

According to single source the National Iraqi News Agency, 12 civilians died and 11 were “severely wounded” in Coalition airstrikes on the neighbourhoods of al-Muthanna, al-Masaref, al-Tahrir, and al-Qadisiyah, north of Mosul. MNN cited Kurdish official Ghyath Surja as saying the Coalition had carried out a targeted strike on a vehicle at al-Muthanna, though did

Summary

(3 children1 woman)

بعاج, Mosul, Ba'aj, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Local sources reported that twelve civilians were killed and dozens wounded in alleged Coalition airstrikes on Ba’aj in western Nineveh. A press source told Yaqein that “aircraft of the International Coalition launched intensive raids on the district of the western area of Nineveh province” and that it “resulted in the deaths of 12 civilians and

Summary

الصالحين, Salheen (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Up to 12 civilians including women and children were killed and more than 15 injured in an airstrike on a bakery in Salheen. Reports were conflicted as to whether the attack was the work of Russia or the Assad regime. The Shaam News Network said non-combatants were targeted by Russian warplanes as they went to buy

Summary

8 – 12

(1 child2 women2 men)

3 named

القائم, Al Qa'im, Al Anbar, Iraq

LOCATION

According to Reuters, a coalition airstrike which killed 17 Islamic State militants also caused the deaths of 9 non-combatants: “The hospital source in al-Qaim, a town on the Euphrates River, said nine civilians were killed and 29 militants were wounded in the strike by the U.S.-led coalition which is bombing Islamic State targets in Iraq

Summary

3 – 12

دوما, Douma, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

Two to 12 civilians were killed, including two Palestinians, due to airstrikes on Douma, local media reported. Sources blamed both Russia and the Syrian regime for the raids. The Syrian Network for Human Rights was the only source to report that “12 civilians from the same family, including six children and four women” were killed

Summary

(6 children4 women2 men)

2 named

Aguil, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between two and 12 civilians were killed, and others were wounded, in alleged Russian raids on Aguil, Aleppo. All sources blamed Russian warplanes for the alleged raids. Only one source put the death toll as high as 12, one other putting it at two and most others four. According to sources, vacuum missiles were used in

Summary

تادف, Tadef, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between two and 12 civilians were killed, and as many as 22 were wounded, in an air and artillery strike which hit the Daesh controlled area of Tadef, Aleppo. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame, with two sources blaming the International US led Coalition, two blaming Syrian regime helicopters, and many more

Summary

(0–2 children1–2 women)

17–22

Turkish Military, Syrian Regime, Russian Military, US-led Coalition

6 named

دوما, Douma, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

Between one and 12 civilians were killed – including three children, a woman and a man – and as many as 30 others were wounded in air and artillery strikes on Douma. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame, while some attributed blame to Russia and others to the Syrian regime. One source,

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

1 – 12

(3 children1 woman1 man)

1 named

تدمر, Palmyra, Homs, Syria

LOCATION

At least three civilians died and dozens more were injured in alleged Russian airstrikes on Palmyra, according to local sources. Shaam News Network reported that Russian warplanes launched more than 150 raids targeting neighbourhoods in Palmyra, resulting in the dozens of civilians being killed and injured “as well as significant damage and the outbreak of

Summary

3 – 12

(1 child1 woman1 man)

Russian Military, Syrian Regime, Unknown

1 named

الثورة‎, Tabaqah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

According to the Smart News Agency, “aircraft likely belonging to the Coalition launched raids on the modern neighborhoods in the city of Tabaqa, parts of which are still controlled by IS, killing 12 civilians including three women and a child, and five members of the organization. The source added that more than 27 civilians and

Summary

(1 child3 women)

10–26

حي الدرعية, Dari'ya, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

One named civilian female was killed in the Al Dari’ya neighbourhood of Raqqa after a mortar shell struck her home, local sources reported. The Syrian Network for Human Rights blamed the SDF for her death. According to Baladi, “two women were killed by artillery shelling of the Qusd militia on the area of the White

Summary

1 – 12

(1 woman)

LOCATION

ادلب, Idlib, Syria

An alleged Russian airstrike, described as a “massacre”, hit a five-story building in Idlib, killing up to 12 civilians, including children and women, most from the same family and wounded as many as 25, local media reported. Euphrates Post described how “raids by Russian warplanes targeted the city by several air strikes, which led to the

Summary

4 – 12

(5–6 children4–5 women)

21–25

زملكا, Zamalka, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

Eight civilians were killed, and dozens more were injured, in airstrikes on Zamalka, local media reported. Sources blamed both Russia and the Syrian regime for the raids. Three missiles were fired onto the residential neighbourhood which allegedly killed “six people from one family and two others”. Eight of the victims – six from the same

Summary

(4 children1 woman3 men)

8 named, 1 familiy identified

تادف, Tedef, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between nine and 12 civilians – the majority from one family – were killed and up to 24 were wounded in alleged Russian airstrikes on Tefef, Aleppo, according to source son the ground. Graphic images published showed four child victims. According to one source nine civilians came from the same family. Dawaalhaq reported: “in support

Summary

9 – 12

(4 children)

3–24

9 named, 1 familiy identified

الباب, Al-Bab, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

A Turkish or Coalition airstrike on al Bab killed up to 15 civilians, according to multiple reports. The Syrian Network blamed the US-led alliance, reporting that “8 civilians, including a child and 2 women, died in International Coalition warplanes missiles fired on Al Bab city.” Syrian News Desk, Manbij Direct and Al Bab 24 all

Summary

7 – 12

(1 child2 women6 men)

US-led Coalition, Turkish Military

8 named

الثورة‎, Tabaqah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Between two and 12 civilians including four children were killed and up to 14 others injured in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Al Tabaqa, according to sources. Smart News initially reported that “A medical source said that two civilians died and three were wounded, including a child in critical condition.” Raqqa is Being Slaughtered said

Summary

(4 children)

3–14

Ar Raqqah: Nazlet Al-Shehada, area of Dara’iya , Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

In the Amnesty and Airwars’s joint April 2019 report “War in Raqqa: Rhetoric versus Reality”, 12 civilians were reportedly killed in alleged Coalition artillery strikes in Raqqa. Although Airwars assesses single sourced incidents as “weak”, researchers have assessed this incident “fair” due to the depth of material provided by Amnesty. Field notes suggested that 11

Summary

(6 children5 women1 man)

12 named, 4 families identified

مدايا, Madaya, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Seven to 30 people were reportedly killed in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on the village of Madaya, Idlib governorate, on July 2nd, 2019, according to local sources. Sources are conflicted about the number of civilians among the victims. While Step News Agency reported “news of a massacre of civilians in the town of

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

7 – 30

2–24

Belligerents reported killed

Suspected target

Free Syrian Army

7–30

Belligerents reported injured

5–10