Civilian Casualties

Known belligerent

Al Heif neighbourhood, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Local media reported that 10 bodies were recovered in the Al Heif neighbourhood of Raqqa, though it was unclear at which point during the Raqqa campaign the deaths occurred.

Summary

نصيب, Nasib, Daraa, Syria

LOCATION

An entire displaced family of 10 civilians were killed and dozens more wounded when three airstrikes struck temporary homes on the Nasib boarder crossing in the village of Darcaa, sources on the ground reported. Reports were conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the Assad regime. According to sources, including one

Summary

(3–6 children3–6 women1 man)

10 named, 1 familiy identified

بلدة حريتان, Hraytan town, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Up to 10 civilians were killed and “dozens” injured in an airstrike on Hraytan, Aleppo, according to a report by the Step News Agency. Step said: “More than ten killed and dozens injured – most of them women and children – and survivors were pulled out from under the rubble following Russian raids on the

Summary

عربين, Harasta, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

As many as ten civilians were killed and dozens were wounded in air and artillery strikes on Harasta, according to local media. Sources attributed blame to both the Syrian regime and Russia. Smart, who only reported on one civilian death, added that Harasta was hit by “70 Russian air strikes, 15 military jets, 20 barrels

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

1 – 10

(1 child3 men)

10 named

معدان, Ma'adan, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Ten civilians including one child and two women were killed in alleged Russian airstrikes on Ma’adan, according to local sources. Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently reported that Russian airstrikes targeted the following areas of the town: “near Ma’adan garage; near Tah Kreiban school; near Al Farouq school [previously al Bourtoukala]“. According to the Syrian Observatory

Summary

(1 child2 women7 men)

الحويجة, Hawijah, Kirkuk, Iraq

LOCATION

A single source reported the deaths of 10 civilians and the injuring of nine others in alleged Coalition and Iraqi government actions in and around Hawijah. According to Yaqein, international Coalition warplanes targeted, on Wednesday evening, the village of Albrglah and three areas in the district of Hawija, southwest of Kirkuk, killing ten civilians and

Summary

US-led Coalition, Iraq Government Forces

Baladi Stadium and Muawiya School District, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Between six and ten people were reported killed including 2 or more children, in an “aerial bombardment” on the city of Raqqa. At present nearly all of the sources allege that the US-led Coalition was responsible for the incident. Significant material destruction was caused to the Baladi Stadium area and the School District of Muawiya

Summary

6 – 10

(2 children1 man)

سليمة, Salima, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

A number of sources report that up to 10 civilians, including possibly children, were killed after the coalition mistakenly bombed the wrong village. According to the Stepagency site: “Today six children and a few other civilians were killed in the village of Salima after the coalition planes bombed the village by mistake as it was

Summary

2 – 10

(6 children2 men)

Al Sabha, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Between two and 10 civilians died and several more were wounded in airstrikes on Al Sabha town in Deir Ezzor, according to local media. The majority of sources blamed Russia for the event, though there was also an allegation against the Assad regime. The lowest death count was given as two by LCCSY, who blamed

Summary

2 – 10

1 named

تادف, Tadef, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

LCCSY reported that there were “15 martyrs in Aleppo killed in clashes with SDF and in Russian raids on Tadef and Turkish shelling on al Bab ” According to Al Baba 24, “the town today [Jan 23rd] suffered a Russian air raid which killed a woman and two children from Obeid family”. However, Syria News

Summary

6 – 10

(2 children3 women)

Russian Military, Turkish Military

6 named, 2 families identified

ابو الهناية/خفسة, Abu Hanaya/Khafsa, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between eight and ten civilians were reported killed – and others were reported wounded – following alleged Russian shelling on Abu Hanaya/Khafsa, Aleppo. All sources attributed blame to Russian warplanes. Aranews claimed that a large number of civilians was wounded, no other sources gave specific details on the wounded. There are no other details at this

Summary

(2 children2 women)

Russian Military

ميادين, Al Mayadin, al Arabaeen street and other areas, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

At least ten civilians – including at least one woman and two children – were killed and dozens more were wounded following airstrikes near two schools in the city of Al Mayadeen. However, local sources were conflicted as to who was responsible. Both Russia and the US-led Coalition were reportedly responsible. Syrian Network for Human

Summary

(2–4 children1 woman1 man)

US-led Coalition, Russian Military, Syrian Regime

10 named, 2 families identified

كفر داعل, Kafr Dael, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between four and ten civilians were killed and up to 30 more were wounded, some critically, in airstrikes targeting Kafr Dael, Aleppo, described as “systematic bombing” by one report. According to sources, two of the victims were from the same family. There is confusion as to who is the blame for the alleged raids, with

Summary

4 – 10

(3 children5 men)

12–30

9 named

جبل بدرو, Jabal Badro, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Three civilians from the same family, including a woman, were killed by airstrikes targeting the neighbourhood of Jabal Badro, Aleppo, local media reported. Most sources pointed to Russia as the culprit, while SPM Syria and several other sources said that helicopters had dropped explosive barrels, meaning the regime could have been responsible. Several sources identified one of

Summary

3 – 10

(1 woman1 man)

Russian Military

3 named, 1 familiy identified

الباب, Al-Bab, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

An airstrike in the vicinity of al Karnish Street in Al Bab – either Russian or Assad regime – killed up to ten people and caused a significant number of injuries, according to reports. Al Bab Free Syria reported that “Ten martys died as a result of [regime airstrikes], among whom were members of the

Summary

5 – 10

(1 child1 woman3 men)

Unknown, Syrian Regime

5 named, 1 familiy identified

شقرة, Shaqra, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

An alleged Russian strike targeted a home where “condolences were being held“, according to SMO, killing eight civilians. Al A’an TV said six died as a result of Russian strikes, while ANA Press also attributed the incident to Russia. Four civilians were killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Shaqra, according to the Violations Documentation Centre.

Summary

5 – 10

(4 men)

Russian Military

12 named, 1 familiy identified

كلجبرين‎, Kaljabreen, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between six and ten civilians including three to four children and one woman were killed in alleged Russian airstrikes on Kaljabreen, according to local sources. Shaam News Network reported that Russian warplanes targeted a school for sheltering displaced people in Kaljabreen, “causing a horrific massacre“. According to an initial report by the Syrian Network for

Summary

6 – 10

(3–4 children1 woman)

كفر بطنا, Kafar Batna, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

Between seven and ten civilians were killed in airstrikes on the residential neighbourhood of Kafar Batna, local media reported. Sources were contested as to which belligerent was to blame, with some blaming Russia while others blamed the Syrian regime. Barrel bombs were dropped onto the vicinity in conjunction with heavy shelling, according to @SiegeWatch. Sources

Summary

(10 men)

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

12–30

Cause of injury / death

التبني, Al Tabbani, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Alleged Russian or Assad regime warplanes carried out airstrikes which struck and destroyed two family homes in Al Tabbani, killing ten civilians including five children, according to sources on the ground. The local news source, Deirezzor 24, said that the raids occurred at 10am. Syrian PC and Baladi News both blamed Russian warplanes for the

Summary

(5 children)

Unknown, Syrian Regime

10 named, 2 families identified

Mouhimidah, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Between seven and 10 civilians including five children died in airstrikes on Muhimidah in Deir Ezzor, according to local media – though sources were conflicted as to whether Russia or the Syrian regime were to blame. The majority of sources, including Alamawi, Mohamaed202054, Alsharqia24 and Euphrates Post, blamed Russia, with death counts varying between seven

Summary

(5 children)

10–20

5 named, 2 families identified

حي الكرامة, Mosul, Karama, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

A number of sources reported that at least seven civilian forced labourers were killed in an alleged Coalition on a Daesh pickup truck. The incident took place in the main street area of Karama, a neighbourhood to the east of Mosul. NRN News said that the civilians were being used by Daesh as forced labourers to demolish graves

Summary

Arbeen, Ghouta, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

Between eight and 10 civilians including four to eight children and between one and two women died and as many as 50 others were wounded in multiple airstrikes on Arbeen in the Damascus countryside, according to sources on the ground. While several reports attributed this event to Russia, a number of sources didn’t identify the

Summary

(4–8 children1–2 women)

12–50

الجرنية, Al Jarnia, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

A reported Coalition airstrike on the local water company killed at least five workers, according to sources. Raqqa is Being Slaughtered reported that “three people working at the water company in al Jarnia – one of them the water manager – were killed in international coalition raids targeting the company today.” Baladi News placed the

Summary

(8 men)

10–12

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Between seven and ten civilians died and dozens more were wounded in an alleged Coalition airstrike on a vehicle carrying displaced civilians at the outskirts of Raqqa, according to local media. The Step News Agency reported: “On Monday, May 8, the International coalition committed a new massacre in Raqqa province after it targeted a convoy

Summary

(1 woman2 men)

3 named, 1 familiy identified

حي الدرعية, Al Dari'ya, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Between seven and 10 civilians, including women and children, were reportedly killed and a “large” number of people wounded following alleged Coalition airstrikes in the Al Dariya neighbourhood of Raqqa, local sources reported. Among the 19 sources who reported the incident, 17 alleged that the Coalition was responsible. Baladi News said that SDF artillery strikes

Summary

(2 children1 woman1 man)

9 named, 2 families identified

حرستا, Harasta, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

Between five and ten civilians were killed, and dozens were wounded (mostly women and children), in air and artillery strikes on Harasta, local media reported. Sources blamed both Russia and the Syrian regime for the raids. @MOAZALSHAMY described the incident as a massacre; they attributed blame to Russia. The Step News Agency put the death

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

5 – 10

(1 child8 men)

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Cause of injury / death

8 named

هداج, Hadaj, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

Local sources reported that up to ten civilians were killed, including five women and four children, in an alleged Coalition airstrike on the village of Hadaj. A tweet by @NDhoms1 was the only source stating that “10 civilians, including 8 women and children” died. All other sources specifically mentioned the death of “five women and

Summary

9 – 10

(4 children5 women2 men)

كفرهند, Kafr Hind, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

A US targeted air strike (possibly by drone) aimed at four al-Nusra Front suspects traveling in a vehicle also killed up to 10 civilians including six children. The US has admitted three deaths in the event. Reporting at the time was somewhat confused. Some sources said a vehicle was wrongly targeted killing four civilians. The

Summary

(6 children2 men)