Civilian Casualties

6 – 7

(3 children1 woman1 man)

1 named

زملكا, Zamalka, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

Between three and seven civilians were killed, and an unspecified number of others were wounded, in airstrikes on Zamalka, local media reported. Sources blamed both Russia and the Syrian regime for the raids. The raids reportedly stuck a residential neighbourhood. The highest death count was give as seven by @ManFreeman7. Syria Noor: “The death toll

Summary

3 – 7

(2 men)

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Cause of injury / death

3 named

القائم, Al Qa'im, Al Anbar, Iraq

LOCATION

Several sources reported that seven civilians died and thirteen were wounded as a result of an airstrike – with sources so far not identifying who carried out the strike. Yaqein noted, however, “that the areas in the West of Anbar province have been exposed for days to military operations fought by the Joint Forces and

Summary

US-led Coalition, Iraq Government Forces

البوليل, Al Buliyal, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Seven civilians including two women and one child were reported killed in an airstrike on Al Buliyal. While most sources blamed Russia, the Damascus Centre said that both regime attacks and Russian aircraft were responsible. VDC later named five victims. An additional male civilian fatality, the husband of Amira Muheisen al-Elkeh, has been died. Moreover,

Summary

(1 child2 women4 men)

Unknown, Syrian Regime

7 named, 1 familiy identified

حي العمال, Al Oummal (Deir ez-Zor), Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Seven civilians including one child and five people from the same family were killed in alleged Russian airstrikes on Al Oummal, according to Deir Ezzor is Being Slaughtered Silently and the Violations Documentation Center. Deir Ezzor is Being Slaughtered Silently reported that Russian raids killed five members of the Wais al-Saleh family.

Summary

(1 child6 men)

Russian Military

7 named, 1 familiy identified

معرشمارين, Ma'ar Shmareen, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Up to seven people from the same family including between two and five children and up to two died and more were wounded in an airstrike on Ma’ar Shmareen village, according to local media – though sources were conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the Syrian regime. The lowest death

Summary

2 – 7

(2–5 children1–2 women)

2–4

Geolocation

Village

Mosul, Shahid-Yunis, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

In an incident previously unknown to Airwars, the Coalition admitted responsibility for the deaths of two civilians and the injuries of five more in an airstrike at Shahid Yunis. In its monthly civilian casualty report for January 2017, the Coalition noted “Nov. 6, 2016, near Shahid-Yunis As Sab, Iraq: During a strike on ISIL fighters

Summary

Known belligerent

حرستا, Harasta, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

Between three and five civilians were killed and “a large number” more were wounded in air and artillery strikes on Harasta, according to local media. Sources attributed the blame to both Russia and the Syrian regime. @Wesal_TV and @HalabTodayTV and other sources put the death toll at three. However, the Violations Documentation Centre listed five

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

3 – 5

(5 men)

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

5–10

Cause of injury / death

5 named

الأول ريف المهندسينكفرجوم, Kafr Joum, Al Muhandissin Al wwal countryside, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

A mother and her six children were killed in an alleged Russian or Assad regime airstrike “massacre” in the countryside of western Aleppo, according to sources on the ground. The noon raid struck three houses in the region controlled by opposition forces. It is currently home to displaced residents from the southern area of the

Summary

(6 children1 woman)

1–2

مزرعة ميسلون, Maysaloun Farms, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Seven civilians reportedly died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Maysalon Farm, according to local media. Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently named three of the victims. The victims were also named by Q_Alenzy and Syrian PC, which also blamed the Coalition. According to Mohammed Al-Abbullah, “four young men from the Maysaloun farm died as a

Summary

(1 child1 woman3 men)

7 named, 1 familiy identified

ابو شهري, Abo Shahri, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Between five and seven civilians from one family were killed, including three women and three children, following airstrikes on Abo Shahri. Sources all blamed Russian warplanes for the raids, except the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, who blamed Russian and Syrian regime shelling. There were no reports of any injured civilians. According to the Syrian

Summary

(3 children3 women)

2 named

مصراتة, Misurata, Misrata, Libya

LOCATION

Seven civilians were reported killed as a result of indiscriminate shelling on Misurata by Gaddafi forces. Among them were two internationally known photojournalists, Tim Hetherington and Chris Hondros. The BBC reported: “Briton Tim Hetherington, 40, is said to have been killed in a rocket-propelled grenade attack. US photographer Chris Hondros, 41, was also killed, and two others,

Summary

(2 men)

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

2–3

Cause of injury / death

Libyan rebel forces, Other

Suspected targets

4 named

حدية, Hadya, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

As many as seven civilians, including one child, were killed an up to “dozens” more were wounded, local media reported, following alleged Russia or Assad-waged airstrikes on a road near Hadya, Aleppo. Smart News Agency quoted activists who said that “warplanes likely to be Russian bombed vehicles on a road in the vicinity of Tal

Summary

2 – 7

(1 child)

2–24

حي الصالحين, Salheen (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Up to seven civilians died in an air or artillery strike on Salheen, according to local reports – though sources were conflicted as to whether Russia or the Syrian regime were to blame. The Shaam News Network reported on alleged Russian raids with warplanes and helicopters across Aleppo and its surrounding countryside. It said that this

Summary

1 – 7

LOCATION

إدلب, Idlib, Syria

Between one and seven civilians were reported killed and as many as 90 more wounded in alleged Russian or Assad regime airstrikes on Idlib. According to Step News there were “one dead and several injured following three raids by Russian warplanes that targeted the neighbourhoods of the city.” Step News also reported that the Sheikh

Summary

1 – 7

5–90

الموصل‎, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Seven civilians from the same family were reported killed in the second day of alleged Coalition strikes to the south of Mosul. In their January 2020 civilian casualty report, the US-led Coalition assessed reports that they were responsible for civilian harm in this strike as “non-credible”, stating that no Coalition actions were conducted in the

Summary

شارع خالد بن الوليد, Mosul, Khalid Bin Al Waleed street / Al Masrif, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Seven civilians were killed in alleged Coalition strikes, according to local sources. ISIL-controlled Al A’amaq reported that seven people died in a US bombing at Khalid Bin Waleed Street on the eastern side of Mosul. At least three other outlets, including Al Kawaser reported identical reports, using the same language. A local source later named

Summary

(1 child)

خان السبل, Khan Al-Subul, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Local media reported a “massacre” whereby as many and seven civilians died and dozens more were wounded in Khan Al-Subul. Most sources blamed Russia, however some blamed the Syrian regime. A number of sources reported sighting warplanes but did not identify them. The warplanes struck residential homes, according to local media, with seven consecutive raids,

Summary

(4–5 children1–3 women1 man)

10–24

Russian Military, Russian Military

دوما, Douma, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

At least six civilians including one woman and two children from the same family were killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on the food stores of A’dala, a relief organisation in Al Ghouta, according to reports. Significant food stores were targeted and destroyed and around 70 sheep slain.

Summary

6 – 7

(2 children1 woman1 man)

الحسينية, Hussainiya, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Between four and seven civilians including one to two children were killed and dozens more injured in alleged Russian strikes on the village of Hussainiya, according to multiple sources. Deir Ezzor is Being Slaughtered Silently reported that four non-combatants died when Russian aviation struck the village with cluster bombs. They said that the warplanes targeted “the house of Talal

Summary

(1–2 children3 men)

10–24

Russian Military

4 named, 1 familiy identified

الأتارب, Al Atarib, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

As many as seven civilians including a child died in an airstrike on Al Atarib, local media reported. The majority of sources said that Russia was responsible, however, one report by Akhbaralaan also made mention of the Syrian regime. According to All4Syria on August 16th, the sky over Aleppo was full of “swarms of Russian

Summary

2 – 7

(1 child1 man)

2–3

2 named

LOCATION

Mahmoudiya, Kirkuk, Iraq

Although reporting was confused, there were claims of a fresh coalition airstrike in the vicinity of Hawija which killed a number of civilians. A Facebook page calling itself Hawija Now said that five women and 2 children died in the nearby village of Mahmoudiya. One extremely graphic image appears to show a woman survivor of

Summary

(2 children5 women)

6–13

الدواسة والحدباء والنبي شيت والجوسق وكراج الشمال, Mosul, Hadba and other neighbourhoods, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Up to seven civilians were reported killed and 47 injured after the Coalition allegedly carried out dawn airstrikes on Mosul. According to Yaqein, areas targeted included Ghazlani and Nabi Sheet. Citing a local source it said locals were quick to evacuate the injured to nearby hospitals and the dead bodies to the morgue. Mosul Eye

Summary

3 – 7

(2 children2 women)

Al Bayan IDP camp, Atama, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Up to seven civilians including at least one child and one woman died and up to 14 others were wounded in an alleged YPG shelling of the al Bayan IDP camp on the Turkish-Syrian border, according to local media. Most sources blamed the YPG, though one source – a Kurdish media agency – alleged that

Summary

1 – 7

(1–2 children1 woman)

7–15

عنه, Ana Al Jadida, Al Anbar, Iraq

LOCATION

Local residents and press sources said that seven civilians were killed and seven injured after alleged Coalition airstrikes targeted Cairo neighbourhood in Ana, in the west of Anbar province. While Iraqi Spring blamed the Coalition, the other two sources also mentioned the Iraqi forces. Yaqein reported that “Seven civilians were killed and seven others were

Summary

US-led Coalition, Iraq Government Forces

قسطل الغزالي, Al Qastal Al Ghazi, Hama, Syria

LOCATION

A local source told the Smart News Agency that “seven detainees and three elements of IS were killed by the bombing of warplanes likely belonging to the international coalition, on a school in the village of Qastal al Ghazi east of the city of Hama.” No other details are presently known.

Summary

نهر الفرات, Euphrates river, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

At least five civilian males and as many as seven were reportedly killed in alleged Coalition airstrikes near the Euphrates River in Raqqa. Local sources reported that the men were killed in airstrikes targeting their cars as they tried to retrieve water from the river. Raqqa has been suffering from intermittent and recurring water outages.

Summary

3 named, 1 familiy identified

الفردوس, Al Fardous (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

According to Syria News Desk, “seven civilians were killed and dozens wounded in an initial toll following Russian warplane shelling on a vegetable market in al Ferdos neighbourhood in the centre of Aleppo city.” LCCSY also reported that Russia shelled al Ferdos, but made no mention of civilian harm.

Summary

12–24

Russian Military

البوكمال, Abu Kamal, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Multiple sources reported that Coalition aircraft were responsible for the deaths of up to seven members of two families following a dawn airstrike near the post office building in Al Bukamal. The target appears to have been a key Islamic State figure, whose family members died in the attack. According to Shaam News, “Activists said

Summary

(3 children1 woman)

4 named, 1 familiy identified

باب قنسرين, Bab Qansrin, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Seven civilians were reportedly killed in airstrikes on Bab Qansrin neighbourhood, Aleppo, local media reported – though sources were conflicted as to whether Russia or the Assad regime were responsible. The incident was reportedly part of a larger aerial shelling of Aleppo that day, that in total killed and wounded “dozens” on December 8th 2016,

Summary

Syrian Regime, Russian Military