Civilian Casualties

(2 women2 men)

US-led Coalition, Russian Military

4 named

كرم الطحان, Karam Tahan, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Up to five civilians including children died and more were wounded in an airstrike on Karam Tahan, local sources reported – though it was unclear whether Russia or the Syrian regime were responsible for the casualties. According to Arabstoday, “four people were killed and three were injured due to three Russian warplanes raids in Karm

Summary

(1–2 children)

كفر ناها, Kafr Naha, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Five civilians died in an alleged Russian airstrike on Kafr Naha, according to local media. SRG_Syria tweeted that there were “five martyrs and many wounded due to Russian warplanes raids in Kafr Naha in Aleppo.” Al Jazeera, Syria Press and Syria News Dersk also put the death toll at five, while Halab News listed five

Summary

Russian Military

الطاحونة, al Tahouna neighbourhood, al Tayba, Al Mayadeen, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Up to five civilians were killed and dozens more were wounded following airstrikes on Al-Tahoona. Sources all attributed blame to Russian warplanes. Two out of three sources reported that three women were killed in the airstrikes, however the third reported that two children and a woman were killed. Airwars has therefore assessed that the death

Summary

3 – 5

(2 children1–3 women)

12–24

حي الصالحين, Salheen, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Five civilians died, including children, and up to fifteen civilians were wounded in suspected Russian attacks on Al Salheen neighbourhood of Aleppo. Most sources blamed Russia however one suspected the Syrian regime responsible. Missiles and artillery bombardment were reported by sources who did not name a culrpit. HNN reported 9 – 12 “unidentified” victims following

Summary

(2 children)

8–15

سويدية كبيرة, Sowaiydiya Kabira, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Between one and five civilians died in an airstrike on Al Sweidiya Kabira according to local sources – though reports were conflicted as to whether the Coalition or “PKK militants” were responsible. Raqqa is Being Slaughtered reported: “The international coalition launched three air raids on the village of al Sweidiya kabira in the northern Tabaqa

Summary

الرصافة, Al Rasafa, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

According to Smart News, five civilians died and two were injured in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Al Rasafa. Smart reported that the warplanes – “likely” belonging to the Coalition – “bombed a bus as it passed through on the road from al Rasafa to al Mansoura (30 km west of Raqqa City), after civilians

Summary

(1–2 children1–2 women)

بالقرب من قطن, Vicinity of Al-Qatn, Hadhramout, Yemen

LOCATION

Up to five people were killed and three others were injured following alleged US drone strikes on a moving vehicle in Qatan Valley, Hadhramout province at 3:15am on the 1st of August 2013. There was contention in reporting on the number and status of those killed. Some sources reported that all those killed were AQAP.

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

Infrastructure

Truck, Vehicle

2 – 5

(1 child1–4 men)

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)

US Forces

Suspected target

Belligerents reported killed

Geolocation

Town

0–3

شاكتا, Shkata village, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between one and three civilians died in an alleged Turkish bombing of Shkata village, according to local media. The Military Council for Manbij and its Countryside reported that in the afternoon, at approximately 14:00, the Turkish Air Force launched several raids on the village of Shikata in the Shih area and targeted civilian houses. The

Summary

(1 man)

130 km southwest of Mogadishu, Lower Shabelle, Somalia

LOCATION

Between five and seven civilians, including two children, were killed when a vehicle carrying suspected al Shabaab fighters exploded in their village, after being hit by what is thought to have been a US airstrike – though US Africa Command deny any strikes in the area on this date. The explosion reportedly injured a further

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

5 – 7

(2 children3 men)

2–3

US Forces, Kenyan Military Forces

Suspected target

Al-Shabaab

7 named, 2 families identified

Belligerents reported killed

2–5

الكرابلة, Mahdi school area of Karabla, Al Anbar, Iraq

LOCATION

Five civilians, including three women, were reported killed following airstrikes on Karabla. In particular, the Mahdi School was said to have been hit. Sources described heavy shelling by warplanes. While the Yagein news agency referred to government aircraft as the perpetrators, it was not clear from other reports who was responsible for the strike, however.

Summary

(3 women)

Known belligerent

Iraq Government Forces

Known target

ISIS

حوش نصري, Hosh Nasri, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

Five civilians including one child were killed in airstrikes on the town of Hosh Nasri, according to local sources – though reports are conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the Assad regime. The Shaam News Network reported that “swarms of Russian planes” flew over Eastern Ghouta, targeting towns with several

Summary

(1 child0–3 men)

5 named

الفردوس, Al Fardous (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Four or five civilians died and others were wounded in alleged airstrikes on Fardous, according to local sources – though reports were conflicted or unclear as to whether this was the work of Russia or the Assad regime. On Twitter, Syriam_m_m as well as Wesal_tv reported that five people died and many were wounded “in Russian

Summary

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

LOCATION

Five civilians including one child died in an airstrike or artillery shelling at Al Kalassa, according to local sources – though it was unclear from reports whether this was the work of Russia or the Syrian regime. The Shaam News Network, reported that 21 civilians died in Aleppo” in the first day of Ramadan in regime and

Summary

(1 child)

قرية هداج, Hadaj village, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

Local sources reported the deaths of at least two civilians, a married couple, and several others injured as a result of a Coalition airstrike on the village of Hadaj West, which may also be known as Hasan al Ali village. Al Hasaka Arabea, among several other sources, identified the couple as Abdish al-Issa and his

Summary

2 – 5

(2 children1 woman2 men)

2–3

الطيبة‎, Al Tiba (Al Taibah), Homs, Syria

LOCATION

Local media reported that five civilians died – a woman and her four children – in an alleged Russian or regime airstrike on Al Tiba village, Homs. Although there were only two sources reporting this incident on July 21st 2016, they are both credible. LCCSY reported “‪#‎Homs‬ a woman and her four children were martyred

Summary

(3 children1 woman)

الموحسن, Al Mohaissen, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Between three and five civilians including two children died up to seven more were wounded in an airstrike on Al Mohaissen town, according to local media – though sources were conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the Syrian regime. Among sources blaming Russia were the Shaam News Network, who put

Summary

3 – 5

(2 children)

2–7

2 named, 1 familiy identified

عابدين, Abidien, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

As many as five civilians were killed – including four doctors – and others were injured, following an airstrike on a makeshift hospital in Abidien, local media reported. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame. Some blamed Russia, whilst others blamed the Syrian regime. Alarabiya news reported that it was either Syrian or a Russian warplane. A

Summary

3 – 5

2–6

1 named

الرمادي, Ramadi, Al Anbar, Iraq

LOCATION

A family of five including three children was killed in a US airstrike on the Albothiab Island area of Ramadi. The deceased, the Kazem family, were later named by Al Fallujah News. CENTCOM confirmed the casualty event on April 22nd 2016, noting: “On Dec. 12, 2015, in Ramadi, Iraq, during a strike on ISIL personnel

Summary

(3 children1 woman1 man)

Known belligerent

فندق الواحات, Al Wahat Hotel, Al Jufrah, Libya

LOCATION

Local sources reported between four and 13 airstrikes on alleged Al Qaeda members in Hun. It remains unclear if civilians were among the dead. Libya Observer wrote that fighters rescued civilians from the rubble of the collapsed Al-Wahat hotel. It reported that five people died but didn’t specify if those were civilians or combatants. Other

Summary

0 – 5

Libyan National Army

الخفسة, Al Khafsa, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

In what appears to be a separate incident from the two Manbij events for July 9th outlined above, up to five civilians reportedly died in a Coalition strike on Al Khafsa town. As Syria News Desk noted, “A civilian source from inside Manbij told Syria news desk that 5 civilians were killed and 15 others

Summary

(1 child)

بلدات متعددة في ريف إدلب, Several towns in Idlib countryside, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Local media reported that Russian warplanes carried out strikes on a number of towns and villages in Idlib on March 20th and 21st, resulting in the death of up to five civilians. According to the Step News Agency, “Russia launched several air raids on the towns of Sheikh Mustafa and Basida and the outskirts of

Summary

2 – 5

(1 child)

Russian Military

حي الدرعية, Dar’iya neighbourhood, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Initially this incident was reported on by several sources as mass artillery shelling in the Dar’iya neighbourhood in the city of Raqqa, in which 6 to 12 cilivilians, including a maximum or 6 children and 2 women died and 9 were wounded. During investigations of this event for the April 2019 joint Airwars and Amnesty

Summary

(2 children4 women1 man)

أعزاز‎, A`zaz, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Up to five civilians, including one to two children, were reported killed and six injured in an alleged Russian airstrike on Azaz, according to multiple sources. The Syrian Network for Human Rights reported that three non-combatants, including one child, died when Russian warplanes launched several rockets targeting the road leading to the border crossing point with

Summary

(1–2 children2 men)

زملكا, Zamalka, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

Five civilians including two woman and a child were alleged killed in a Russian airstrike on Zamalka, according to the Violations Documentation Centre. However Step News and others said the town also came under attack from heavy artillery fire.

Summary

(1 child2 women2 men)

5 named

Farigow, 3 km west of Jilib, Middle Juba, Somalia

LOCATION

Between one and five civilians, including women and children, were killed as the Farigow leper colony near Jilib, Middle Jubba was struck by unknown warplanes, international media reported. A woman living near the settlement told the Kenyan group Journalists for Justice that the colony was struck by jets by “mid 2014”, killing one person and

Summary

(1–2 children1–2 women0–1 men)

US Forces, Kenyan Military Forces

Suspected target

Al-Shabaab

حوش الضواهرة, Hawsh Al Dawahra, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

Five civilians were killed and more than 15 were wounded in airstrikes on Hawsh Al Dawahra, according to local media. Sources blamed both Russia and the Syrian regime for the raids. Wesal reported that there was an “Aerial bombardment of a residential neighbourhood, leaving 5 martyrs and more than 15 wounded, mostly women and children

Summary

الموحسن, Muhassan, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Five civilians including two or three women and one child died in an alleged Russian airstrike on Muhassan, according to local sources. Deir Ezzor is Being Slaughtered Silently named two female victims and alleged “they were killed in Russian Raids”. Gulfeyes named two additional victims (though did not identify the warplanes responsible). Additionally, LCCSY reported on June 11th that

Summary

(1 child2–3 women1 man)

Russian Military

4 named, 1 familiy identified

كبيبة, Kabiba, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

In a major night time coalition air raid targeting oil facilities used by Islamic State, five civilians including a 7- or 10-year old boy were reported killed. The dead were later named by various sources. In a detailed report on the event, SN4HR later noted: “Those civilians are from Kabiba town and they work on

Summary

(1 child2–3 men)