Civilian Casualties

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Fourteen civilians including three children died and at least 24 people were injured in airstrikes on Raqqa, according to multiple sources – though reports are conflicted as to whether the Assad regime or Russia were responsible. Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently posted images showing destruction of the city following airstrikes. It did not initially say

Summary

(3 children1 woman11 men)

2–24

14 named, 1 familiy identified

الميدان, Mosul, Medan, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

On January 13th, a local monitor reported the deaths of three civilians and 3 injured after their home in Medan, Old Mosul was shelled by an unknown source on July 4th. Mohammed Satter Rejab explains that his mother, sister and her husband were killed in an airstrike and he was himself injured along with his

Summary

(2 women)

US-led Coalition, Unknown

حريتان, Hraytan, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Two to four civilians died including, two children following alleged Russian raids on Hraitan, Aleppo governorate, according to local sources. The source, Orient, reported strikes caused significant material damage and “huge fires” in the town, resulting in several others wounded. @ALAMAWI’s report differed from most, it alleged one man dead, and one woman and a child

Summary

(2 children0–1 women1 man)

2 – 4

Russian Military, Unknown

2 named

المدينة القديمة, Mosul, Old City, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Local sources reported that 200 homes in Old Mosul to the west of the city were completely destroyed with many of their residents presumed dead following the intense fighting of the previous weeks. Hossam al Din al Abbar, a member of the Ninveh Provincial Council, was quoted by several sources as saying: The civil defence

Summary

Unknown

US-led Coalition, Unknown

LOCATION

إدلب, Idlib, Syria

Between 43 and 73 civilians were reported killed and 70-170 injured in alleged Russian airstrikes on Idlib, according to multiple sources. Al Jazeera posted a video from the main market on Al Jala’a street in which the reporter said 47 non-combatants were killed and 70 injured, in strikes by Russian warplanes. The correspondent said the street contained two schools,

Summary

43 – 73

(3 women)

70–170

43 named, 5 families identified

ميادين, Al Mayadin, multiple locations, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Between 11 and 14 civilians – including several women and children – were killed and dozens others were wounded in airstrikes on Al Mayadin. However it was contested as to who was responsible. Sources either blamed Russia, the Syrian regime or the US-led Coalition. More than five sources made no claims with regards to responsibility. However,

Summary

(1–3 children1–2 women1 man)

11 – 14

12–24

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

11 named, 2 families identified

تل رفعت, Tall Rif`at, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Two children were killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Tel Rifa’at, Aleppo, according to the Violations Documentation Center. Al Souria placed the fatalities higher, noting: “The initial death toll following the targeting of the outskirts to the city of Tel Refaat with rockets by Russian warplanes is six martyrs, with additional injuries among civilians,

Summary

(2–3 children)

2 named, 1 familiy identified

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

One civilian male was killed in Raqqa following “bombing” and “shelling”, local media reported. Raqqa24 said that he died in “artillery shelling”. Other sources pointed towards the SDF. However Airwars understands that only the Coalition is using artillery at Raqqa.

Summary

تدمر, Palmyra, Homs, Syria

LOCATION

Two or three civilians were killed and dozens injured in alleged Russian airstrikes with cluster bombs on Palmyra, according to the Shaam News Network and the Violations Documentation Center. The Shaam News Network reported that Russian warplanes launched 10 raids targeting the city hospital, resulting in significant damage to buildings and equipment. They added that

Summary

2 – 3

(2 men)

بلدة الطيبة, Al Tayba, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Up to 15 civilians including nine people from the same family died and dozens more were injured in airstrikes near Taybah in Mayadin, according to local sources – though reports were conflicted as to whether the Coalition or Russia were to blame. The Step News Agency, Smart News Agency and Zamanalwasl were among sources pointing

Summary

9 – 15

(4–5 children2–5 women)

12–24

US-led Coalition, Russian Military

9 named, 1 familiy identified

كفر حمرة, Kafr Hamra, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Two children, displaced from Anadan, were killed in an airstrike on Kafr Hamra, according to local sources. All reports but one blamed Russia. However the Syrian Network for Human Rights pointed to the regime (see also event below.) An eyewitness told Shahed Ayyan Halab: “A family from Anadan decided to flee to the town of

Summary

(2 children)

2 named

قرية الكشمة, Al Kasham, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Ten civilians were reported injured in airstrikes on Al Kasham village according to local media – though it was unclear who was responsible, with allegations against the Coalition, Russia and the Syrian regime. According to Euphrates Post, one male also died in a Russian strike on the village. The source also named the following two civilians

Summary

2–10

US-led Coalition, Russian Military, Syrian Regime

غرناطة, Garnata, Homs, Syria

LOCATION

Shaam News Network reported that Russian warplanes allegedly carried out raids “on the town of Al Rastan and the villages of Um Sharshouh and Ghirnata as well as the village of Burj Kai“. It said one civilian was killed and “several” others wounded in Garnata. Smart News reported that “Russian warplanes launched two raids on the village of

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لودر, Lawdar, Abyan, Yemen

LOCATION

On 23rd April 2012, at 10:30 am, the Yemen army and/or US military allegedly conducted a strike in Loder, Abyan province killing between four to 17 suspected AQAP militants, with some sources attributing the militant deaths to artillery bombardment. There are currently no known reports of civilian harm. Bikyamasr reported that the strike was carried

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

US Forces, Yemeni Air Force

Suspected target

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)

Belligerents reported killed

4–17

شارع النور, Al Noor street, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

One female civilian was named as killed in a “bombardment” on Al Noor street, according to Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently. In December 2018, the Coalition announced that it had classed the event as non credible due to a lack of available evidence of civilian harm: “Aug. 4, 2017, near Raqqah, Syria, via Airwars report.

Summary

حريتان, Hraytan, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

One child, named by the Violations Documentation Center as Hasan Nasser, was killed in an airstrike on Hraytan according to local sources – though reports are conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the Assad regime. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that “places in Qabr al-Englizi area (tomb of the

Summary

المحفد, Mahfed district, Abyan, Yemen

LOCATION

On the 20th of June 2012, an airstrike allegedly by US or Yemeni forces in northern Abyan killed Hussein Saleh (35), a worker with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), multiple sources, such as Reuters, reported. Al-Sahwa Net also reported that seven militants were killed and 10 others were wounded in the same

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

US Forces, Yemeni Air Force

Suspected target

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)

Belligerents reported killed

Belligerents reported injured

LOCATION

Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria

Five civilians including one child died in an airstrike on Raqqa, local media reported. Among sources blaming the Coalition were the Step News Agency and Al Hassaka Rasd.

Summary

سراقب, Saraqib, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Four to five civilians including four women and one child were killed in an airstrike on Saraqib, according to multiple reports. While most sources blame Russia for the attack, others claim the Assad regime was responsible. Shaam News said Russian forces carried out a “massacre” in which five non-combatants including children died. It reported that this was

Summary

4 – 5

(0–1 children4 women)

4 named, 1 familiy identified

الأتارب, Al Atareb, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

On July 26, 2023, two civilians were reportedly killed in al-Atareb, Aleppo, in an artillery strike allegedly launched by Syrian regime and/or Russian forces. Aid workers indicated that two additional people were injured in the attack. Syria Civil Defence shared that a young man and his uncle—identified as Mahmoud Ahmad Rustam and Abd al-Razzaq Abdo

Summary

(2 men)

3 named, 1 familiy identified

القائم, Qaem, Al Anbar, Iraq

LOCATION

Local media sources reported on the death of an unknown number of civilians, after alleged airstrikes on Qeam district in Anbar Province. The head of the district council, Abdul Karim al-Ani, called on the government to stop the shelling because it targets the homes of unarmed civilians and has led to deaths and injuries. All

Summary

Unknown

US-led Coalition, Iraq Government Forces

ماير, Mayer, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

One to two civilians were allegedly killed and several others injured in alleged Russian airstrikes on Mayer, according to local sources. In a news roundup, Shaam News said two non-combatants died in a raid by Russian warplanes, while the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that “a person was killed when warplanes believed to be Russian bombed areas in

Summary

0 – 2

قرية الشركة, Al-Shirka village, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

On 8 August 2023, a woman and two children were killed, and three others, two children and their mother, all from the same family, were reportedly injured by Turkish shelling on their house in the village of Al-Shirka located in the eastern countryside of Ain Issa. According to ANF, 60 year-old grandmother Doza, 10 year

Summary

(2 children1 woman)

Turkish Military

6 named, 1 familiy identified

Al Fadaghmi, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

Two or three civilians were killed in alleged US airstrikes close to Al-Fadghami village near Hasaka City. Yusuf Ali al-Shawoush (12 years) and Hassan Ali al-Hamoud (55 years), and one unidentified person, were reportedly shepherds who were herding their flock when the airstrikes hit. According to local sources around 130 sheep were also killed in

Summary

2 – 3

(1 child1 man)

قصر البريج, Qasr al Burayj, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Alaan TV reported Russian raids on Qasr el Bureji, but did not provide information on casualties. According to Halab News, eight civilians died in a bombardment by warplanes, though they did not identify the planes. Step also put the death toll at eight, though it was unclear from their report whether Russia or the regime

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Xerta Sheikh Mohamed Rage Center, about 500 meters south of Dumaaye village, Mudug, Somalia

LOCATION

Somali state media reported that 167 al-Shabaab militants were killed by Somali airstrikes in collaboration with “international partners” near Harardhere town on September 2, 2023. al-Shabaab instead identified those killed as four inmates in a prison, adding that seven others were injured, while a local source attributed the airstrike to the US military. @HarunMaruf quoted

Summary

Unknown

US Forces, Somali Military Forces

Suspected target

Al-Shabaab

Belligerents reported killed

0–167

Al Naim roundabout, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Between 12 and 14 people, including women and children, reportedly died in suspected US-led Coalition airstrikes on Raqqa City’s Naim roundabout area. According to local reports, the Coalition targeted downtown Raqqa close to the al Naim roundabout where civilians were present, reportedly injuring “dozens” in addition those killed. Wagea news said “International Alliance aircraft” was

Summary

12 – 14

(2 children4 women)

12–24

US-led Coalition

سراقب, Saraqib, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Up to four civilians including a child died and as many as five more were wounded in airstrikes on the outskirts of Saqabib, according to local sources – though reports were conflicted as to whether Russia or the Syrian regime were to blame. LCCSY, Syria News Desk, Qasioun and al-AMAWI blamed Russia. Regarding the

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1 – 4

2–5