Civilian Casualties

Unknown, Syrian Regime, US-led Coalition

1 named

حي الصالحين, Salheen (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Local media reported that up to nine civilians died an two were injured in an airstrike on Salheen, Aleppo. Though it was unclear from reports whether Russia or the Assad regime were to blame, with most reports, such as Halab News, Zam al-wasl and LCCSY, referring to both “Russian and regime” warplanes.

Summary

بقرص تحتاني, Bokros Tahtani, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Between seven and nine civilians died including three children and one woman and up to 17 others were wounded in airstrikes on the al Qasr area of Bokros Tahtani, according to local media – though sources were conflicted as to whether the Coalition, Russia or the Syrian regime were responsible. The Step News Agency and

Summary

7 – 9

(3 children1 woman2 men)

US-led Coalition, Russian Military, Syrian Regime

7 named

القوسيات, Alqosjat, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

In what may be a separate incident or confused reporting (see also the Kisik Junction report for this date) there were reports of a family of eight or nine killed at Alqosjat – an event said to have killed a woman and two children. In their January 2020 civilian casualty report, the US-led Coalition assessed

Summary

(2 children1 woman)

جرير, Jareer, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

According to reports up to nine civilians died in the village of Al Jareer 4km east of Al Shadadi, after a Coalition aircraft allegedly struck a vehicle. According to the Union of Hassakah Youth Movement, most of those who died were women. Ara news cited a local man it named as Hamid Al Abdullah: “The

Summary

(5 women)

غيطون, Ghaytun, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Islamic State’s media wing Al A’Amaq claimed that “nine people from one family were killed in an American raid on the village of Ghaitoun east of the town of Mare’ in the northern Aleppo countryside.” That assertion appeared to be the basis for most other media reports. Syria Press Centre said the attack happened in

Summary

مرج الزهور, Marj Al Zuhur, Idlib, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Airstrikes, targeting the village of Marj al-Zuhour in the countryside of Idlib, killed up to nine civilians, reportedly from the same family, including one woman and three children, and injured up to another 24. Sources were conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the Assad regime. Most sources put the death

Summary

(3 children1 woman)

2–24

Syrian Regime, Russian Military

1 named, 1 familiy identified

حقل الجفرة, Al Jafra [oil] field junction, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Nine civilians died in an alleged Russian or Assad regime airstrike on Al Jafra [oil] field junction, according to sources on the ground. Rozanafm said: “On Tuesday [July 17th], our correspondent in Deir al-Zour reported that a military aircraft believed to belong to the Syrian regime targeted a car carrying nine civilians on Al Jafra field

Summary

1 named

مريمين, Mariamin, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

According to local media, at least nine civilians including two or three children and one woman died, and between 10 and 17 or more people were wounded following an alleged Turkish air and artillery bombardment of Mariamin, Syria. Afrin Qalb Al-Hadath reported more than seventeen wounded and nine martyrs, including three civilian children in the

Summary

2 – 9

(2–3 children1 woman)

10–17

دوما, Douma, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

Between one and nine civilians were killed – including four children – and others were wounded, in an airstrike on Douma, local media reported. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame, with some blaming Russia and others the Syrian regime. Two sources put the death toll as high as nine, while two reported

Summary

1 – 9

(4 children)

بعدينة, Ba'adina village, Mabeta district, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

At least nine civilians died, and more were wounded in an alleged Turkish airstrike on Ba’adina village, Syria, local media reported. Sources said that the bus or motorcade which the victims were travelling in was struck. According to Defend Afrin, “Turkish jets targeted a group of villagers who were returning to their village Bedina of

Summary

Turkish Military

المرور, Ar Raqqah: Mouroor neighbourhood, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Coalition air raids on Raqqa resulted in the deaths of 9 civilians, including 4 children. The US-led alliance later admitted responsibility for the deaths, following an Amnesty International field investigation. Amnesty researchers interviewed Munira Hashish who lost 18 members of her family, nine of whom were killed in a Coalition air strike. She stated: “It

Summary

Known belligerent

21 named, 3 families identified

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

LOCATION

Local media reported between two and nine civilians were killed and several others injured by a bombing on residential buildings in the Tareeq al Bab neighbourhood in Aleppo – though reports were conflicted as to whether Russia or the Assad regime was responsible. Some outlets reported napalm was used in the bombings, which were attributed

Summary

2 – 9

(1 child1 man)

2 named

كفر ناها, Kafr Naha, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Up to nine civilians including six children and two women died in what was described as a “massacre” at Shamico Farms in Kafr Naha near Aleppo. Sources blamed Russian warplanes for the deaths. The twitter account AleppoAMC reported that the incident led to “eight martyrs including six children”. Violations Documentation Center Syria (VDC), Halab News Network

Summary

(6 children2 women)

Russian Military

9 named, 2 families identified

دوما, Douma, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

As many as nine civilians, including two children and one woman, were killed and at least one civilian was wounded as the Syrian regime and/or Russia carried out air and artillery shelling of Douma, eastern Ghouta, Damascus, local media reported. As several sources reported, large parts of eastern Ghouta, including Douma, were subject to heavy

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

(2 children1 woman)

القائم, Al Qa'im, Al Anbar, Iraq

LOCATION

As many as nine civilians were killed in a nighttime Coalition airstrike at Al Qaim. While the US has conceded three deaths, one site referred at the time to “nine dead along with the destruction of civilian property, due to heavy strikes by the international Coalition at midnight yesterday on the city of Al Qaim.”

Summary

Known belligerent

جاسم, Jassem, Daraa, Syria

LOCATION

Local sources reported about a major incident in the city of Jassem, Dara’a, that reportedly killed up to nine civilians, including children and women, and wounded between two and 20. Sources were conflicted as to whether the Russian military or the Syrian regime were responsible, and several sources described the incident as a “massacre”. Local

Summary

(2 children2 women1 man)

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

2–20

Cause of injury / death

7 named

اللاطوم, Al Latoum, Homs, Syria

LOCATION

Between five and nine civilians were killed, and “dozens” were wounded, following an airstrike in Al Latoum, according to local media. Sources all attributed blame to Russian warplanes, with the exception of the Syrian Network for Human Rights who blamed the “Syrian-Russian alliance”. Sources reported that huge fires broke out and many people became displaced

Summary

(3–8 women1 man)

4–24

4 named

هشام عبد الملك, Ar Raqqah: Hisham Bin Abd Al Malek neighbourhood, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Nine civilians including seven children and two women died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Hisham bin Abdul Malik, according to local sources. The Shaam News Network said that the strike happened near the Al-Mari’ Bakery, while RFS reported that the bakery itself was struck. All sources blamed the Coalition, with Sharqiya Voice referring specifically

Summary

(7 children2 women)

Known belligerent

الأتارب, Al Atarib, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between three and nine civilians including up to three children were killed in airstrikes on Al Atarib, according to local sources, though reports are conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the Assad regime. Shaam News Network reported that Russia warplanes targeted civilian homes “in the vicinity of the city of

Summary

(1–3 children2 women5 men)

10–24

6 named, 1 familiy identified

LOCATION

سرحة, Sarha, Hama, Syria

Nine civilians including two women and two to three children died in airstrikes on Sarha and surrounding villages according to local sources – though reports were conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the Assad regime. According to Shaam News Network,”aircraft believed to be a Russian carried out raids on the

Summary

(2–3 children2–3 women)

7–20

6 named, 2 families identified

دوما, Douma, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

Between four and nine civilians were killed, including up to four children and two women, and dozens more were injured in alleged Russian and Syrian regime raids on Douma, according to local media. Sources were conflicted as to who was responsible for the airstrikes, with some attributing the blame to Russia, others to the Syrian regime,

Summary

4 – 9

(3–4 children1–2 women)

2–24

8 named, 1 familiy identified

وادي العذيب أو وادي العزيب, Wadi Al Azeeb, Hama, Syria

LOCATION

Up to nine civilians were killed and others were wounded in an explosion in Wadi Al Azeeb. Sources on the ground reported that “cluster bombs” exploded believed to be remnants of previous shelling conducted by the Russian- or regime forces. Other sources reported that the explosion was caused by a landmine. According to one local

Summary

Airstrike, Ground operation

7 – 9

Planted explosives and unexploded ordnance (UXO)

1–2

Cause of injury / death

Russian Military, Syrian Regime, ISIS

بزاعة , Beza’a city, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Up to nine civilians including two children from the same family died in an airstrike on Beza’a city, according to local media – though sources were conflicted as to whether this was the work of Turkey or the US-led Coalition. Aleppo Media Center reported that “the child Hamdo al Bakir and an entire family made up

Summary

7 – 9

(2 children3 men)

2–6

US-led Coalition, Turkish Military

5 named

LOCATION

إدلب, Idlib, Syria

Between three and nine civilians including up to three children died and as many as 20 more were wounded in airstrikes in Idlib city, said sources on the ground. The majority of reports attributed the event to Russia, though one said that regime helicopters also participated in the assault. Some others sources didn’t identify the

Summary

(1–3 children)

2–20

ارض الحمرا, Al Arad al Hamra, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between one and nine civilians were reportedly killed in Russian airstrikes on the Al Arad, Al Hamra neighbourhood in Aleppo. According to Al Jazeera and many other reports, the strike was on a vegetable market. Most sources including Halab News and Alwatan reported that one woman died from injuries sustained in the strikes. Alaraby reported

Summary

1 – 9

(1 woman)

5–10

Russian Military

حي الزنجيلي, Mosul, Zinjili, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

On the first day of a major Iraqi and Coalition assault to recapture Mosul, nine civilians including five members of one family were alleged killed in an airstrike. Iraq News reported “intensive Coalition raids on the areas of Bab al Jadid and Hadbah, west of Mosul, with reports of civilian casualties.” Accordng to Islam Memo,

Summary

(1–2 children2 women)

الشعيرات, Shoa'yrat, Homs, Syria

LOCATION

Up to nine civilians were alleged to have died and 14 others injured in a unuilateral US cruise missile strike on Shoa’yrat airfield, according to local sources – though the combatant status of some or all victims is uncertain. The state news agency Sana reported: “Nine civilians, including four children, were killed by a number

Summary

2 – 9

(0–4 children)

0–14

بزاعة, Baza'a, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Eight or nine non-combatants including 3 women and 4 children were killed and seven others injured in alleged Russian or Assad regime airstrikes on a western neighbourhood in the town of Baza’a. Citing an anonymous source, Syria News Desk noted: “Russian warplanes carried out three raids on the centre and outskirts of the city, killing

Summary

(4 children3 women)

7–10