Civilian Casualties

(3 children2 women)

جاسم, Jassem, Daraa, Syria

LOCATION

An airstrike, that struck the city of Jassem in Dara’a, reportedly killed up to nine civilians and wounded dozens more, including women and children, local media said. The incident was described by several media as a “massacre”. Sources were conflicted as to whether Russia or the Assad regime were to blame. Sources reported between five

Summary

5 – 9

(1 man)

2–24

8 named

كفرزيتا , Kafr Zita, Hama, Syria

LOCATION

Up to nine civilians including eight members of the civil defense died in alleged Russian and Syrian regime airstrikes in an “unprecedented bombing campaign” on Kafr Zita, according to local media. Eight of the victims were killed in a strike on a civil defense shelter, including Hassan Hammoud Arfat, a paramedic and Ahmad Nayef al

Summary

7 named

جبل الزاوية, Jabal al Zawiya, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

According to the Syrian Observatory, Russian aircraft targeted a number of locations in Idlib governorate on October 7th including “Khan Shekhon, al-Tama’a, and al-Habeet in the southern countryside of Idlib, and other areas of Ehsim and al-Bara in the Zawyia mount [area].” As many as 10 non-combatants may have died at five different locations. However

Summary

3 – 9

(1 child1 woman2 men)

Unknown, Syrian Regime

3 named

بيت علي مخر الغراري, House of Ali Mukhar Al Gharari, Tarabulus, Libya

LOCATION

Between five and nine civilians were reported killed in a NATO airstrike on Tripoli. NATO later acknowledged likely causing civilian harm in the event. Amnesty gave a detailed account of the incident in its Libya investigation: “On 19 June 2011 at about 1.30 am the home of Mukhtar al-Gharari, located in a densely built-up area

Summary

5 – 9

(2 children1 woman2 men)

NATO forces

Known targets

Gaddafi forces, Other

12 named, 1 familiy identified

السخنة, As Sukhnah, Homs, Syria

LOCATION

A single source, LCCSY, reported that nine civilians were killed in Homs – “most of them in Russian airstrikes on Sukhnah city”. No further details are presently known.

Summary

Russian Military

برج قاية, Burj Qai', Homs, Syria

LOCATION

Nine named civilians including six children died and up to 11 more were injured in an airstrike on Burj Qai, according to local sources – though reports were conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the Syrian regime. The Syrian Human Rights Committee, Homs Media Centre, LCCSY and other local news

Summary

(6 children1 woman1 man)

7–11

Unknown, Syrian Regime

9 named, 2 families identified

القاطرجي, Al Qaterji (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between seven and nine civilians died and at least 15 more were wounded in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on Aleppo’s Al Qaterjo neighbourhood, according to sources on the ground. An Al Jazeera report claimed that phosphorus and cluster bombs were used in the attack. @ShbabRevolution tweeted, “seven dead, including a child and about

Summary

(2–3 children2 women3 men)

15–24

6 named, 2 families identified

مسرابا, Mesraba, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

Nine or more civilians – mainly women and children – were killed and dozens were wounded in air and artillery strikes on Mesraba, local media reported. Sources blamed both Russia and the Syrian regime for the raids on the vicinity. Sources reported that there were as many as 27 barrel bombs, as well as 18

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

9 – 11

(2 children8 women1 man)

9 named

الحميرات, Al-Hmeirat, Hama, Syria

LOCATION

Sources reported that eight people from one family were killed and dozens more were wounded when an alleged Russian and/or Syrian regime raid struck their home in Al-Hmeirat. Most sources blamed Russia, though some also pointed to the Syrian regime. Members of the Civil Defence spent time pulling bodies and injured civilians out of the rubble.

Summary

8 – 9

(6 children1 woman)

6 named, 1 familiy identified

Mosul, Dur al Resala, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Nine members of a family were reported killed in an airstrike in ‘early to mid March’ including four children and three women. Amnesty International has published the following account: “Witnesses told Amnesty International that in early-mid March (they could not be certain of the exact date), a warplane hit two houses in al-Risala neighbourhood, near

Summary

(4 children3 women1 man)

US-led Coalition, Iraq Government Forces

1 named

ريحانة, Rayhana, Al Anbar, Iraq

LOCATION

Two local sources reported that nine civilians were killed and others injured after Coalition airstrikes allegedly hit Rayhana village near Anah, in Anbar province. The exact number of wounded was not determined. Yaqein placed the village 210 km west of Ramadi.

Summary

Abu Kamal, Al Masriya roundabout, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Between eight and nine civilians died in an airstrike on the al Masriya roundabout in Abu Kamal, according to local media – though sources at the time were conflicted as to whether the US-led Coalition or Russia was responsible. In September 2019 the Coalition accepted responsibility for this incident. Its monthly civilian casualty report noted:

Summary

8 – 9

(1 man)

12–36

مستشفى القلب تاجوراء, Tajoura Heart Hospital, Tarabulus, Libya

LOCATION

Nine civilians were reported killed by LNA airstrikes on Tajoura, Tripoli, on June 15th. Numerous sources initially cite the injuring of nine civilians in the airstrike, yet later sources, Business Standard and Xinhua, allege the death of nine civilians in the attack. Meanwhile, Athabat news state that nine civilians were wounded, and one killed in

Summary

1 – 9

(1 child2 women)

Libyan National Army

2 named, 1 familiy identified

حي السكري, Sukkari, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between four and nine civilians – including one woman – were killed, and as many as 24 were wounded when barrel bombs were reportedly dropped on a six story building in Sukkari neighbourhood, Aleppo. Sources were conflicted regarding who was to blame. Some sources attributed the blame to Syrian regime “helicopters”, while others blamed Russian

Summary

4 – 9

(1 woman)

Ar Raqqah: near Omar Bin Al Khattab mosque, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Five civilians were killed in Coalition artillery strikes. The Coalition conceded a total of eight deaths and 24 injuries clustered across CS965, CS965a and CS965b. To avoid triple counting, the official OIR tally is only counted in CS965. These civilians were initially listed as being victims of an airstrike which killed eight civilians from three

Summary

(3 children3 men)

13 named, 4 families identified

أريحا, Ariha, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Between eight and nine civilians including one woman were killed and nine others injured in airstrikes on a popular market in Ariha, according to local sources. While three of the sources blame Russia for the attack, a fourth (the Syrian Network for Human Rights) says that the Assad regime were responsible. Activist told the Shaam News Network that Russian

Summary

8 – 9

(1 woman8 men)

8 named

الموصل‎, Mosul, East, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

A claimed coalition airstrike on the centre of Mosul killed up to 23 militants and five or more non-combatants according to reports, after four homes were destroyed. NINA cited a medical source as saying that 23 civilians died when aircraft struck the Mdaana neighbourhood – though this appears to be a mis-cite of other casualties

Summary

5 – 9

(1 child4 women)

القاطرجي, Al Qaterji (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between one and nine civilians were reportedly killed in Russian or Syrian regime air raids on the Al Qaterji neighbourhood in Aleppo, according to sources on the ground. Halab News and Alwatan reported one unidentified person dead. The Syrian Network for Human Rights reported that two people as a result of “government helicopters dropping barrel

Summary

1 – 9

2–5

الجابرية, Jabriya, Hama, Syria

LOCATION

Two sources reported that nine civilians were killed and another six were wounded as a bakery in Jabriya village, Hama, was hit by airstrikes. Smart News Agency identified Russia as the likely culprit while al-Araby did not appoint blame, merely referring to “a military aircraft”. Both sources said that five of the victims were working in

Summary

Russian Military

النشابية, Al Nashabiya, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

Up to nine civilians were killed, including six children, and 14 more people wounded including a woman, in airstrikes and ground assaults on Al Nashabiya. According to Shaam News the civilian deaths were a result of “violent attacks” by Russian warplanes and Assad’s forces. Activists published images showing the bodies of children who had “been broken in pieces by

Summary

6 – 9

(5–6 children4 women)

Kismayo, Lower Juba, Somalia

LOCATION

A single source reported that nine civilians died in alleged US drone strikes on Kismayo. According to the source Antiwar.com, “Eyewitnesses in the southern Somali port city of Kismayo have reported a number of missile strikes, apparently fired by US drones in and around the city. Terrified residents say that several loud explosions were heard

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

(2 children2 women)

0–30

Belligerents reported killed

US Forces, Unknown

Suspected target

Al-Shabaab

5–30

باغوز فوقاني, Al Baghouz, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

According to local sources, Coalition airstrikes and artillery shelling on the town of Al Baghouz led to the deaths of up to nine civilians, including two or three children. Coalition officials indicated to Airwars that it is likely that this incident matches one of the following concession of civilian harm. In their February 2019 press

Summary

(3 children1 woman)

10 named, 2 families identified

عربين, Arbeen, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

Nine civilians were killed and dozens more were reported missing and wounded in the aftermath of air and artillery strikes on Arbeen, according to local media. Sources blamed both the Syrian regime and Russia for the raids. The residential vicinity was hit with both missiles, internationally banned phosphorous bombs and napalm, according to local media.

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

3 – 9

(2 women5 men)

7 named

القائم, Al Qa'im, Al Anbar, Iraq

LOCATION

Local and press sources claimed that nine civilians were killed and more than twenty wounded in an airstrike conducted by planes of the US-led Coalition on Al Qa’im City. According to Yaqein “a news source said that Coalition forces launched intensive raids on the city of Qaim, western Anbar province, killing nine civilians. The source

Summary

22–35

Ar Raqqah: Museum square, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Investigations for the April 2019 joint Airwars and Amnesty report War in Raqqa: Rethoric versus Reality (www.raqqa.amnesty.org) reported that on July 22 nine members of the Al-Zanna family were killed in a coalition air strike while sheltering in a basement under a parade of empty shops in Museum Square. Hours later another Coalition air strike

Summary

(3 children1 woman5 men)

9 named, 1 familiy identified

كفر حلب, Kafr Halab, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

It was reported that nine female farmers died when remains of cluster bombs allegedly fired by Russia exploded. Al Jisr TV also reported this information, but said this occurred in Kafr Hamra – which is possibly a mistake. Because of near-identical copy by all media, this is presently classed as a weakly reported incident.

Summary

(9 women)

Russian Military

الكلاسة, Kallasa, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between four and nine civilians including one child died in airstrikes on the Kallassa and Maysar neighbourhoods of Aleppo, according to sources on the ground – though it was unclear whether Russia or the Syrian regime was responsible. LCCSY reported that “Russia’s and Assad’s warplanes conducted airstrikes on the eSufun al Samanastern neighborhoods of Aleppo”

Summary

4 – 9

(1 man)

4 named

البوثة, Bootha, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

Up to nine civilians from two families were killed in an alleged Coalition dawn strike at the small village of al Bootha – near to the Tishreen oilfield, and close to the scene of fierce clashes between Kurdish ground forces and Daesh. The Union of Hassakah Youth initially attributed the attack to the Forces for

Summary

(3–2 children2–3 women4 men)

7 named, 1 familiy identified