Incident date
October 12, 2017
LOCATION
البدو, Baidou, Raqqa, SyriaLocal media reported that between 25 and 35 or more civilians died in US-led Coalition airstrikes carried out at midday which struck two residential buildings in Al Badou neighbourhood, Raqqa. Despite this, Amnesty field research has since been conducted which only reported the deaths of 16 civilians, spread over two strikes. The Coalition initially confirmed
Summary
Incident date
September 5, 2017
LOCATION
مسجد الامام النووي, Ar Raqqah: Near Imam Al Nawawi mosque, Raqqa, SyriaTen civilians were reported killed in an alleged Coalition airstrike in the Nahdah neighbourhood of Raqqa. Initially only reported on by one source, 3 of the victims were identified: Ahmad Al Tufi, also known as Lattoufi Lattoufi (adult, male), his wife and Layal Ramzi Ahmed Al Tufi (adult, female). During investigations of this event for
Summary
Incident date
September 24, 2017
LOCATION
الميادين, Al Mayadeen, Deir Ezzor, SyriaSeven or ten civilians, mostly women and children, were reportedly killed by an airstrike on Al Mayadin. According to Al Haddath, Coalition aircraft “launched air raids on residential areas in the eastern city of Mayadeen”, killing seven civilians, mostly women and children from the same family. This was reiterated by pro-regime outlet Tishreen. The Syrian
Summary
Incident date
December 25, 2017
LOCATION
غرانيج, Granij, Deir Ezzor, SyriaTen named civilians died and “a large number more” were injured in an alleged airstrike on Granij, according to local media. One sources blamed Russia, while the rest attributed blame to the US-led Coalition. According to Deir Ezzor 24, six non-combatants died when the Coalition “attacked the house of Elias Khader Al-Abdullah in the Al-Samra
Summary
Incident date
May 20, 2016
LOCATION
أرشاف, Al Arshaf, Intersection of roads, Aleppo, SyriaUp to ten civilians were reported killed in an alleged Coalition evening strike at Al Arshaf village on the outskirts of Ekhitrin town, in the northern Aleppo countryside. Syria Urgent initially said 6 civilians died – 4 women and two men – with another four injured “following an American raid.” The Syrian Observatory placed the
Summary
Incident date
January 3, 2019
LOCATION
الكشكية, Al Khishkiya or Kashma, Deir Ezzor, SyriaDuring an exchange of small arms fire, an alleged Coalition helicopter strike hit a civilian home in the town of Al-Kashkiya, east of Deir Al-Zour. Between six and ten civilians from the same family were reported killed, including women and children. In January 2020, the Coalition accepted responsibility for the deaths of nine civilians in
Summary
Incident date
November 18, 2016
LOCATION
حي طريق الباب , Tareeq al Bab neighbourhood, Aleppo, Aleppo, SyriaBetween four and ten civilians including a woman and up to three children died and as many as 17 others were wounded in alleged Russian or regime air or artillery strikes on Aleppo’s Tareeq al Bab neighbourhood, according to sources on the ground. The Syrian Network for Human Rights pointed to Russia, putting the death toll
Summary
Incident date
March 20, 2017
LOCATION
Tabaqah, Raqqa, SyriaIn an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the deaths of ten civilians near Al Tabqah, Syria. Their October 2017 report noted: “During a Coalition strike that engaged an ISIS tactical unit and destroyed an ISIS-held building, it was assessed that 10 civilians were unintentionally killed.” This confirmed strike might relate
Summary
Incident date
January 15, 2016
LOCATION
الطعوس, Al Tao'ous, Aleppo, SyriaUp to 10 civilians died and dozens more were injured in alleged Russian airstrikes on the village of Al Tao’ous near Dayr Hafer, according to local sources – though one source points to possible involvement by the Assad regime. Syrian Press Center reported that nine civilians died and dozens more were injured in Russian strikes.
Summary
Incident date
August 10, 2016
LOCATION
حطلة, Hatla, Deir Ezzor, SyriaUp to ten civilians were killed, including “a woman and her four daughters“, and 20 more injured in airstrikes on the town of Halta, according to sources on the ground – though reports were conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the Assad regime. Both The Shaam News Network (SNN) and
Summary
Incident date
October 17, 2014
LOCATION
البوعجيل, Bojeel, Salah Al Din, IraqReports claimed that Coalition strike hit a mosque during Friday prayers in the town of Al Bojeel, to the east of Tikrit.
Summary
Incident date
June 1, 2016
LOCATION
الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, SyriaTen named civilians were reported killed in afternoon airstrikes on the Al Mashlab neighbourhood of Raqqa. According to the local Civil Defence, “four civilians were martyred due to successive airstrikes by coalition warplanes on Mashlab neighbourhood according to local source.” The Syrian Observatory reported 10 civilian deaths from airstrikes in Al Mashlab and elsewhere in
Summary
Incident date
January 21, 2016
LOCATION
مديرية الكهرباء, Vicinity of power directorate in Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, SyriaTen civilians including four children and three women died in alleged Russian airstrikes on the power directorate in Raqqa city, according to local sources. Syrian News Desk also blamed Russia, but did not say how many died. The Syrian Network for Human Rights reported that “alleged Russian warplanes shelled the vicinity of the Power Directorate
Summary
Incident date
August 16, 2016
LOCATION
العمال, Al Omal, Deir Ezzor, SyriaTen named civilians died and up to dozens more were wounded in airstrikes on the Nour bakery in the Al Omal neighbourhood, local media reported. The majority of sources blamed Russia – though several pointed to the Assad regime. LCCSY, the Shaam News Network and Syrian Press Center were among local outlets attributing the event
Summary
Incident date
February 11, 2017
LOCATION
ترملا, Tarmala, Idlib, SyriaBetween one and 10 civilians were killed and up to 30 others were injured in alleged Russian or regime airstrikes against the village of Tarmala in the southern suburbs of Idlib, local media reported. It should be noted that it was widely reported that militants from Ahrar al Sham were killed in this strike –
Summary
Incident date
May 28, 2019
LOCATION
:خان السبل, Khan Al Subul, Idlib, SyriaAt least four civilians, including two children, were killed and at least 12 others were injured in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on the town of Khan Al Sabin, Idlib governorate, on May 28th, 2019, according to local sources. In what Shahba Press referred to as “heavy air raids”, Syria Civil Defense claimed that
Summary
Incident date
November 3, 2016
LOCATION
ميزناز, Miznaz, Aleppo, SyriaBetween eight and 10 civilians, including seven children and one woman, were killed and at least 12 were wounded from thermobaric missile airstrikes targeting the village of Minaz. However, local sources were conflicted as to who was responsible for the airstrikes. Syrian Network for Human Rights attributed Syrian regime planes to blame, while most other
Summary
Incident date
May 28, 2017
LOCATION
الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, SyriaAmnesty and Airwars’s joint April 2019 report “War in Raqqa: Rhetoric versus Reality” reported that a drone strike killed a family of ten as their house in northern Raqqa was struck. Reportedly, three IS fighters were present in the area in the morning, but when a suspected drone was heard the three fleed. The family
Summary
Incident date
December 26, 2017
LOCATION
مزرعة العزيزية, Mazrat Al-Aziziya, Idlib, SyriaTwo adult males died in airstrikes by alleged Russian and Syrian regime warplanes in Mazrat Al-Aziziya, local media reported. Sources blamed both said belligerents for the raids. Aljazeera reported that “10 people were killed and dozens injured others this morning in a Russian air bombardment on the towns of Al Taman’a, Al Dajaj and Al Hamdaniya
Summary
Incident date
August 22, 2016
LOCATION
القيارة, Qayyarah, Nineveh, IraqAccording to various reports, 10 people were killed and 20 injured following an alleged Coalition strike at Qayyarah targeting by mistake civilians houses. Al Qayyarah Now – which described the strike as accidental – said children were among the dead. The Arabi Asad blog said two families died. Other local reports described heavy shelling of
Summary
Incident date
March 7, 2017
LOCATION
المنصور, Mosul, Al Mansour, Nineveh, IraqThere were reports that children and women were killed or injured due to different kinds of shelling and airstrikes on Mansour neighborhood in West Mosul. @shvm_90 said in a Tweet: “Heavy shelling and brutal air and artillery aimed at reviving #right side [of Mosul] and the strongest was on #Mansour neighborhood and the fall of
Summary
Incident date
January 12, 2016
LOCATION
طلف, Talaf, Hama, SyriaUp to ten non-combatants were reported killed and a number wounded in alleged Russian airstrikes on Talaf in the Hama countryside, according to local sources. Fatality claims ranged widely, from one to ten civilians killed. The local Hama Media Centre later issued a video report in which it interviewed local activist Abu Rayan: “Rayan: The
Summary
Incident date
May 31, 2016
LOCATION
كفر حمرة, Kafr Hamra, Aleppo, SyriaIt was reported that up to ten civilians died in air raids on Kafr Hamra. The majority of sources linked the event to both Russian warplanes and regime helicopters. LCCSY reported that one civilian died and others were injured following alleged Russian raids on the town. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that ‘warplanes’
Summary
Incident date
March 10, 2018
LOCATION
عربين, Harasta, Damascus, SyriaAs 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
Incident date
October 30, 2015
LOCATION
تادف, Tadeef, Aleppo, SyriaUp to ten civilians – at least two of them young children – were alleged killed following a reported Russian strike on Tadeef. Some victims were later named However neither the Syrian Observatory, Eldorar or Radio Alkul reported civilian deaths, instead describing between 12 and 15 injuries. Both Al Araby and Syria News also reported
Summary
Incident date
November 17, 2015
LOCATION
الموحسن, Muhassan, Deir Ezzor, SyriaSix or more non-combatants, including three children, were reported killed in an alleged Russian or regime airstrike on Mohassan. There were claims the death toll may have been as high as 10. While most sources blamed Russia, the Syrian Network later reported that “government warplanes shelled Al Mouhassan city in eastern Deir Al Zour suburbs
Summary
Incident date
August 16, 2017
LOCATION
23 Shubat Street, Centre, Raqqa, SyriaTen civilians from one family, including six women and two children, were reported killed following airstrikes by the US-led Coalition according to local sources. Reports said the strikes hit a residential building in the city of Raqqa in which the family were located, Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently named the victims. Syrianpc said an unknown
Summary
Incident date
January 27, 2016
LOCATION
الشدادي, Shadadi, Al Hassakah, SyriaFour civilian men – three from the same family – were named as killed by ‘Coalition air force shelling’ near Shadadi, after earlier reports of aircraft from the western alliance circling over the town. The death toll was later raised to 10 by some sources. According to Qasioun the deaths occured after Coalition aircraft struck
Summary
Incident date
June 7, 2017
LOCATION
طريق السده ا, Al Sadda road, Deir Ezzor, SyriaBetween 9 and 10 civilians died in an airstrike on a van or small bus near the Al Sadda road, Al Quriya, Deir Ezzor, according to local media. While most sources blamed the Coalition (which confirmed targeting a vehicle in the province on the day), one outlet alleged that Russia was responsible. Sound and Picture,
Summary
Incident date
August 27, 2017
LOCATION
Centre, Raqqa, SyriaLocal sources reported that ten civilians – including up to six children and four women and two men from one family – were killed following alleged US-led Coalition airstrikes in central Raqqa City. The strike reportedly struck or targeted a building in which the the Al-Shakran family were sheltering. The family were displaced persons from