Civilian Casualties

3 – 5

U'boor district of Anbar, Al Anbar, Iraq

LOCATION

A single report from Yaqein claimed the US-led Coalition had conducted an intensive aerial bombardment resulting in 200 civilians killed and injured within a 48 hour period. The specifics of the civilian casualties, including the toll and identity is currently unknown. Yaqein described indiscriminate bombing by the warplanes of the international coalition aircraft, asserting that

Summary

50 – 100

50–100

خان الشيح‬, Khan al Sheikh, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

Local sources reported airstrikes targeted the Palestinian refugee camp Khan al-Sheikh, leading to the death of at least six civilians including one child and one woman. Sources were conflicted as to whether Russia or the Syrian regime were to blame for the attacks. The highest death toll was given by Radar News, who reported eight

Summary

6 – 8

(1 child1 woman)

2–12

6 named

LOCATION

Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria

Two civilians, a wife and husband were reported killed following airstrikes on the city of Raqqa. The exact location within the city is currently unknown. Three out of five sources blamed the Coalition, the other two referred to an “aerial bombardment”, without identifying the culprit. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights commented that the incident

Summary

(1 woman1 man)

2 named, 1 familiy identified

دير الزور, Deir ez-Zor, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Local media reported that up to four civilians died and several more were injured in an airstrike on Deir Ezzor – though it was unclear whether Russia or the Syrian regime were to blame. According to one source, Al Jisrtv, ISIS mortars also hit the governorate on this day. The Syrian News Network reported that

Summary

1 – 4

(0–1 children)

0–2

سعلو, Deir Ez-Zor, Sa'alu, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

One female civilian, died in an alleged airstrike on the village of Sa’alu, according to local media. The US-led Coalition and Russia were both cited as culprit, amongst multiple references to unidentified aircraft. According to Qasioun, the Coalition bombed Sa’alu as part of an aerial offensive that targeted multiple villages in the east of Deir

Summary

(1 woman)

US-led Coalition, Russian Military

1 named

كفر تخاريم, Kafr Takharim, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Two civilians – both children – were reported killed in alleged Russian airstrikes on Kafr Takharim, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and others. Salqeen’s co-ordinating committee alleged that Russia used cluster munitions in the attack. A field investigation by Al Jazeera English interviewed a child eyewitness badly injured in the event: “I

Summary

(2 children)

4–10

Russian Military

2 named, 1 familiy identified

بطمة, Al Butma near Huwaija, Kirkuk, Iraq

LOCATION

Local media reported airstrikes in Huwaija south of Kirkuk province, during an Iraqi assault to capture the city from ISIS. Yagein alleged the US-led Coalition was responsible and cited dead and wounded following the raids. Alzab made a plea to ISF: We hope the security forces ascertain the proper coordinates of their goals in order to

Summary

البوليل, Al Buliyal, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Two civilians including one child were killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Al Buliyal, according to the Violations Documentation Centre. No reports on strikes on Al Buliyal have yet been found.

Summary

(1 child1 man)

الرقة‎ , Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Two civilians named as Abdul Fattah Abdul-Ali Al-Dali and Sufian al-Dali died reportedly due to airstrikes on Raqqah city. The sources did not name a culprit and referred only to “bombing” and “shelling”. There is limited information presently available. Airwars will amend the entry when new information arises.

Summary

(1–2 men)

US-led Coalition, Unknown

2 named, 1 familiy identified

دير الزور, Deir ez-Zor, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

One adult male civilian, died in an alleged Russian airstrike on Deir-ez Zor, according to the Violations Documentation Centre and the Syrian Network for Human Rights.

Summary

(1 man)

LOCATION

Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria

A civilian named as Hussein al-Ibrahim al Hassan died following alleged US-led Coalition strikes on Raqqah city, local media reported. Raqqa Media Center cited “artillery bombardment” as the cause of his death. Airwars understands only the US-led Coaliiton had access to artillery at Raqqah.

Summary

حريتان, Hraytan, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Continuous heavy shelling by warplanes was reported to have killed seven civilians including an entire family of four in Hraytan. Other than Syrian News, who claimed there were both Russian and Syrian regime planes, all other sources have reported Russia the sole culprit. Syrian News reported that the neighbourhood Al-Haramis was shelled and Hraytan alleged

Summary

(3 children1 woman2 men)

3–5

8 named, 1 familiy identified

LOCATION

Al Qaim, Al Anbar, Iraq

According to many reported, two brothers were killed in Al Qaim, Iraq or al Hari in Syria, near the Iraqi border on October 8, 2017. Reports were contested: one source implied that Iraqi aircraft may have been responsible, while a number of sources identified Russia as the culprit, one source attributed the attack to the

Summary

(2 children1 man)

US-led Coalition, Iraq Government Forces, Russian Military

3 named, 1 familiy identified

حي الكلاسة, Al Kalassa (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Up to 18 civilians including two children died in airstrikes on Al Kalassa, according to local sources. While most blamed the regime, others alleged that Russia was responsible. At least eight died when “suspected Russian warplanes missiles” fired on the neighborhood, according to the Syrian Network for Human Rights. In a later report it put

Summary

8 – 18

(2 children)

3 named, 1 familiy identified

الملعب الاسود, Ar Raqqah: Baladi stadium, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Raqqa RWB reported that three bodies were recovered near Al Mala’ab (the stadium) in Raqqa, though it was unclear at which point during the Raqqa campaign the deaths occurred. According to the report the “initial response team” was unable to identify the names due to “SDF prohibiting filming and getting close to the area“. In

Summary

جورين, Jurin, Hama, Syria

LOCATION

On 9th July 2023, up to three civilians were reportedly injured and a member of the regime forces were killed by an artillery strike allegedly carried out by the factions of the ‘Al-Fateh Al-Mubin’ operations room, a Turkish-based militia, in the town of Jurin, located in Sahl Al-Ghab in the western countryside of Hama. The

Summary

Unknown

1–3

Belligerents reported killed

Turkish Military

Geolocation

Town

Belligerents reported injured

0–3

المعادي, Al Ma'adi (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Shaam News Network reported that “as usual warplanes and helicopters continue to fly over the city of Aleppo for the 8th consecutive day bringing people death and destruction. Russian and Assad’s planes launched dozens of raids with vacum missiles and barrel bombs“. They recorded one death in Al Ma’adi. In a tweet by TRTalarabeya both

Summary

Al Shafa, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

It was locally reported that the following six civilians died in an airstrike on Al-Sha’afa water crossing. Most sources didn’t say who was responsible, referring to ‘raids’ and ‘bombing by aircraft.’. However, Khafafeesh al Zalam reported that Russia carried out raids on a nearby town on November 11th, killing two civilians.

Summary

US-led Coalition, Russian Military

6 named, 2 families identified

جسر الشغور, Jisr Al Shughour, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Around midnight between Sunday July 9th and Monday July 10th 2023, the residential neighborhood of Jisr al-Shughour in west Idlib was reportedly shelled by Syrian regime and/or Russian forces, resulting in the injury of two civilians, father and his daughter. It is unclear if the female victim is a child or an adult woman. Adel

Summary

Unknown

2 named

عنجارة, Ain Jara, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Three civilians died in an alleged Russian airstrike on Ain Jara, according to local media. All sources blamed Russian warplanes for the attack in Ain Jara. NabdsyriaTV claimed that others were also wounded and trapped under the rubble for a period of time.

Summary

Russian Military

غرانيج, Granij, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Ten 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

8 – 10

(1 child1 woman)

US-led Coalition, Russian Military

10 named, 1 familiy identified

وادي آل أبو جبارة, Wadi Al Abu Jabarah, Sa'dah, Yemen

LOCATION

On the 28th October 2012 at 10am in the Wadi al Abu Jabara area in Saada Governorate, northern Yemen, a suspected US drone conducted three airstrikes against two houses in the area, injuring two civilians, a woman and her son, and killing between three and four alleged Al Qaeda militants and injuring one, according to

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

Infrastructure

House, Residential

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)

US Forces

Suspected target

Belligerents reported killed

3–4

Belligerents reported injured

الرستن‬, Ar-Rastan, Homs, Syria

LOCATION

Up to 21 civilians died and as many as 55 more were wounded in a major civilian casualty event in Al Rastan, according to local media – though sources were conflicted as to whether Russia or the Syrian regime were to blame. Syrian Press Center reported a Russian warplane carried out the raid, using missiles.

Summary

16 – 21

(3 women8 men)

30–55

13 named, 1 familiy identified

قرية عفرة, Afra Al Barjari Village, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

Local sources reported that up to two civilians were killed and between one to four seriously injured in an alleged Coalition airstrike on the village of Afra al Barjari, on the evening of March 2nd. Multiple sources identified some of the adult male victims. The civilians were said to have been in their car when

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

(2 men)

1–4

LOCATION

Gherille, Somalia

Five al-Shabaab militants were killed by alleged Kenyan Defense Forces airstrikes on the town of Gherille near the Kenyan-Somalia border on July 13, 2023. A tweet from @CrimeBusterKe reported that the Kenyan Defense Forces killed carried out an airstrike in Gherille which killed five militants in a technical vehicle. The airstrikes occurred in the same

Summary

Unknown

Belligerents reported killed

Kenyan Defense Forces

Suspected target

Al-Shabaab

LOCATION

حور, Hor, Aleppo, Syria

Local media reported that 15 civilians including three children died and dozens more were wounded in alleged Russian airstrikes on the town of Hor, outside Aleppo – though sources were conflicted as to whether Russian warplanes of regime helicopters dropping barrel bombs were to blame. Several sources reported twelve fatalities: for instance, Shahed-ayan news stated

Summary

(3 children3 men)

12–24

15 named, 2 families identified

منطقة تل الجاير:خويبيرة, Tal al Jair (or Tal Safouk), Khwuweibra village school, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

According to several sources, ten or eighteen civilians, including women and children, were allegedly killed in a Coalition airstrike on the village of Khuweibra in the Tal al Jair area. Eye on al Hasaka reported in a Facebook post that “The International Coalition committed a new massacre in the Tal Al Jair area”. An individual

Summary

10 – 18

(2–6 children2–6 women)

Bandar Jadiid and Fanoole villages in the town of Jilib, Middle Juba, Somalia

LOCATION

Four civilians, three women and a child, were killed and four other civilians, one woman and three children, were injured by alleged Kenyan airstrikes on Jilib on August 15, 2023. Somali journalist Mahamuud Hassan (@xuquuqda1) reported that Kenyan airstrikes on Bandar Jadiid and Fanoole villages in the town of Jilib resulted in the death of

Summary

(1 child3 women)

Kenyan Defense Forces