Civilian Casualties

القاطرجي, Al Qaterji (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Four to six civilians from one family, including women and children, died following air strikes on the Qaterji neighbourhood of Aleppo, local media reported – though it was unclear whether Russia or the Assad regime were to blame. A number of sources alleged the regime responsible, including the Syrian Network for Human Rights. Halab Today

Summary

4 – 6

(2 children2 women)

7–8

الرمادي, Ramadi, Al Anbar, Iraq

LOCATION

An internal CENTCOM report cited a Tweet on January 23rd as claiming that 6 members of one family had been killed in a Coalition strike in Anbar province. The identity of the tweeter was redacted in a publicly-released version of the file, though they were described as “Pro-ISIL… reported coalition airstrikes killed 6 family members

Summary

اطمه, Atimah, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Sources reported that five unnamed civilian were killed – along with fighters with the al-Nusra Front – in an airstrike on the Syria-Turkey border town of Atama. The building targeted was described as the local headquarters of the al-Nusra Front, an al Qaeda linked faction occasionally targeted by US forces. Photographs and videos depicted heavy

Summary

ترملا, Tarmala, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Up to six civilians, including two Civil Defence members, were killed, and as many as five were wounded as alleged Russian warplanes struck Tarmala, Idlib, local media reported. Smart News Agency, who cited local activists, said that a Russian missile targeted the Civil Defense team as they were approaching a military headquarters in the village

Summary

1 – 6

(2 men)

1–5

LOCATION

كبش, Kabsh, Raqqa, Syria

At least six civilians were killed and four injured in what was reported as a Coalition drone strike at Kabsh in northern Al Raqqah. The attack targeted what was described as “a small convoy of vehicles transporting passengers”. A minibus carrying the civilians was said to have been destroyed. The Syrian Press Centre was the

Summary

US-led Coalition, Unknown

الموصل‎, Mosul, Northeast, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, CENTCOM later confirmed the deaths of six civilians in a US attack on Mosul. Their November 2016 civilian casualty report noted: “during a strike against an ISIL weapons system, it is assessed that six civilians were killed” In July 2019, the Coalition provided Airwars with the location

Summary

Known belligerent

معرة مصرين, Maarat Misrin, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

As many as six civilians were killed – and dozens more were wounded – in an alleged Russian airstrike on Maarat Misrin, local media reported. Most sources blamed Russia for the raids, however some others did not attribute blame while others pointed to the Syrian regime. According to reports, three rockets – allegedly vacuum missiles –

Summary

(2 women)

4–24

9 named, 1 familiy identified

الباب, Al Bab, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between three and six people were reportedly killed in Turkish bombardment of Al Bab, Syria. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported: “While three people were killed, including a woman, by bombing and shelling by the Turkish forces and warplanes on areas in Tedef town and Al Bab city in the northeastern countryside of Aleppo

Summary

(1 woman)

Turkish Military

البوليل, Al Buliyal, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Three to six civilians including two women and three to four children were killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Al Buliyal, according to the Violations Documentation Center and the Syrian Network for Human Rights. The Syrian Network for Human Rights reported that three non-combatants – including two women and a child – died when Russian warplanes

Summary

(3–4 children2 women)

Unknown

3 named, 1 familiy identified

البدو, Baidou, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Local media reported that between 25 and 35 or more civilians died in US-led Coalition airstrikes carried out at midday which struck two residential buildings in Al Badou neighbourhood, Raqqa. Despite this, Amnesty field research has since been conducted which only reported the deaths of 16 civilians, spread over two strikes. The Coalition initially confirmed

Summary

(3 women3 men)

12–24

Known belligerent

6 named, 1 familiy identified

الرمادي, Ramadi, Al Anbar, Iraq

LOCATION

A family of six was reportedly killed after an alleged Coalition airstrike was said to have destroyed a car in the centre of Ramadi. The source of the claim appeared to be the Russian Sputnik news service, which said those killed “are from poor families, unable to flee and under the control of Daesh in

Summary

(4 children)

حنتوتبين, Hantoutin, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

@Step_Agency claimed that Russian forces carried out airstrikes on Jisr al-Shughour, Ma’rshurin, Hantoutin, Deir Sennbel, Heesh, Sahiyan and Tabish in rural Idlib, killing six civilians and injuring dozens across these locations. Other sources claimed the Syrian regime warplanes struck these areas with 60 raids without indicating number of casualties. No other details are known at

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Airstrike and/or Artillery

1 – 6

1–24

الهرمات, Mosul, Haramat, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Four women and two or more children were killed and eight other civilians injured by Coalition strikes, according to local reports. Iraqi Spring Media Center reported that the women were killed and injured by Coalition strikes that hit a home in Haramat in eastern Mosul. ISIL-controlled Al A’amaq Media posted a video of the aftermath,

Summary

(2 children4 women)

الموصل الجديدة, Mosul, Mosul al-Jadid / New Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Local sources said that six civilians from the same family were killed in an assault on the New Mosul district in the western half of the city. Sayed Al Bajari reported on Facebook: “Six civilians of a single family were killed in Mosul, west of Mosul, after being bombed 40 minutes ago”

Summary

US-led Coalition, Iraq Government Forces

حي المشهد, Al Mashad (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Alleged Russian airstrikes reportedly killed at least three non-combatants and injured at least ten in the neighbourhood of Al Mashhad, according to the White Helmets. The group said they recovered three bodies from the rubble and rescued ten people, transferring them to nearby field hospitals. Local media activist Mansour Hussain told Al Araby al Jadeed

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العشارة‎, Ashara, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

One civilian girl died “as a result of Russian bombing” at Ashara, according to Deir Ezzor Is Being Slaughtered and others. The Violations Documentation Center named one woman or child as a victim of alleged shelling by Russian warplanes. It lists her as killed in Ashara, Deir Ezzor. Maha had previously been injured in an

Summary

(0–1 children2–3 women2–3 men)

6 named, 1 familiy identified

كفر حمرة, Kafr Hamra, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Five to six non-combatants including one child were reported killed – and several others injured – in airstrikes on Kafr Hamra, according to multiple sources – though reports were conflicted as to whether the attack was the work of Russia or the Assad regime. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that “warplanes believed to be Russian”

Summary

(1 child)

Unknown, Syrian Regime

العمقية, al Amqeya in Sahl Al Ghab, Hama, Syria

LOCATION

At least five civilians were killed and as many as dozens more were wounded in alleged Russian airstrikes on the village of Al Amqeya in Sahl Al Ghab in Hama on the night of April 26th, local media reported. The lowest death count was given by Step New Agency at two civilians – though two

Summary

(1 child4 men)

3–24

حارم, Harim, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Six months after US air raids had targeted the Khorasan Group (part of the al-Nusra Front) and the militant group Ahrar al-Sham, the Coalition conceded that two children had “likely” died in the attack – the first public concession of any civilian deaths after 4,000 airstrikes against ISIS over nine months. The November 5th US-only

Summary

2 – 6

(2–6 children)

الموصل‎, Mosul, South, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

According to a local source, six civilians from the same family were killed after two missiles by allegedly Coalition jets struck their home in the Shura district south of Mosul. According to Yaqen News, the local Mosul source who reported the deaths also added that “indiscriminate bombardment by Coalition aircraft operations has increased dramatically recently,

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سراقب, Saraqeb, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Between three and six civilians, including one family, was killed and several were wounded as Russian or Assad-waged warplanes carried out airstrikes in the city of Saraqeb, Idlib, local media reported. In this incident, described as “a massacre in the heart of the city” by al-Modon, civilian harm reports varied slightly, spanning from three to

Summary

(1 child)

2–4

قرية مراط , Mrat village, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

At least five civilians, including one woman, were killed in alleged Russian airstrikes on the village of Mrat, according to local sources. An unspecified number of other civilians were reported wounded. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, “six citizens including two brothers and a man and his wife died as a result of

Summary

(1 woman2 men)

6 named, 2 families identified

جرجناز, Jarjanaz, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

A mother and four children were killed in their home as alleged Russian or Syrian regime forces struck the town of Jarjanaz. The death of a sixth civilian was also reported. Those killed included the woman’s grandson, according to local sources. At least five others were injured. Three “space rockets” hit the town through the

Summary

4 – 6

(1–4 children1 woman)

5–7

كفرزيتا, Kafar Zeita, Hama, Syria

LOCATION

A civilian and his pregnant wife were killed in alleged Russian airstrikes on Kafar Zeita, Hama governorate, on May 7th, 2019, according to local media. Several sources reported the death of two civilians, named as Zaid Mahmoud Al Rajou and his wife Laila Al Rajou. According to the Syrian Press Centre, Laila was five months

Summary

(1 woman1 man)

2 named, 1 familiy identified

السوا, Al Sa'awa, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Two to six civilians died in airstrikes on an IDP camp in the village of Al Sa’wa in the western suburb of Deir Al Ghazur, according to local sources. The location is disputed, as Sharqiya24 and Deirezzor24 cited “the water crossing” as the location and not the camp. Marsad Al Hasaka named victims. The source added

Summary

2 – 6

(3 men)

US-led Coalition, Russian Military, Syrian Regime

3 named

صيدا , Sayda, Daraa, Syria

LOCATION

Six civilians, including four children, of the same family, were reportedly killed in suspected Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on Sayda, Dara’a governorate, on July 5th, 2018, according to local sources. Step News reported that “more than 25 Russian airstrikes targeted the town on Thursday morning [July 5th]”, killing the family who was “displaced from

Summary

(4 children2 women)

Suspected target

Unknown

6 named, 1 familiy identified

حي باب النيرب, Bab al Nayrab (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Local sources reported that up to six civilians were killed and eight were injured followed by airstrikes targeting Bab Nairab, Aleppo. The Syrian News Network (SNN) reported that four civilians were killed while Thiqa News Agency said the strikes had killed six. None of the sources identified the names of the victims. The SNN and

Summary

7–8

الرستن‬, Ar-Rastan, Homs, Syria

LOCATION

At least three civilians including one child died in airstrikes on Ar-Rastan according to local sources – though reports were conflicted as to whether Russia or the Assad regime were responsible. According to LCCSY, “several” Russian raids killed five civilians and wounded more. Syria7ra also blamed Russia on Twitter. However, many other sources said the Syrian

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(1 child)

2–15

3 named