Civilian Casualties

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Cause of injury / death

US Forces, Yemeni Air Force

Suspected target

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)

Belligerents reported killed

LOCATION

Arbeen, Aleppo, Syria

Up to five civilians died and as many as 15 were wounded in airstrikes on Arbeen, local sources said – though it was unclear whether Russia or the Syrian regime carried out the attacks. Alsharq and Qary blamed Russia and put the death toll at four. Alitihad Press and Shahba also attributed the event to Russia,

Summary

4 – 5

10–15

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

LOCATION

Between three and five civilians died and dozens more were wounded in airstrikes on Aleppo’s Mashhad neighbourhood, according to local media – though reports were conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the regime. Local media outlets said that a popular bakery had been struck. LCCSY initially reported that Russia carried

Summary

(5 men)

7–24

البوكمال, Abu Kamal, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Five members of one family including three children were killed in a reported 1.30am Coalition strike on the Syria-Iraq border, according to two sources. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights noted the following: “Suspected US-led coalition warplanes carried out several raids after midnight on places around Aysha hospital and other places around the city of

Summary

(3 children1 woman1 man)

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Cause of injury / death

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

A targeted airstrike on Daesh officials in vehicles outside the Al Nour mosque in Al Daraiyeh also killed up to five civilians and injured as many as 30 more. The US later admitted responsibility for the attack, noting: “near Raqqah, Syria, against ISIL tactical unit, it is assessed that three civilians were killed after entering

Summary

الموصل, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the CENTCOM later confirmed the deaths of five civilians in a US strike in Mosul. Their November 2016 report noted: “during a strike against ISIL military leadership, it is assessed that five civilians were killed after entering the target area after the aircraft released its weapon.” In

Summary

Known belligerent

اليثى, Al Leithi, Benghazi, Libya

LOCATION

Five people, including children, were killed by a shell in Leithi in eastern Benghazi, according to Russia Today. Russia Today reported: “‘The initial result of the shell that fell on Al-Leithi area is 4 dead and four wounded, mostly children under the age of 10, and there are critical cases,’ said the hospital of Al-Jalaa

Summary

Unknown

حي الفردوس, Al Fardous (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Two to five civilians died in airstrikes on Al Fardous, Aleppo. The strikes on the neighbourhood took place among many more strikes across Aleppo on November 16th. The majority of sources reported that Russia responsible – however some sources pointed towards the Syrian regime. Sdusyria claimed two people died, as did Syria News Desk. However @mhmdfaisel

Summary

2 – 5

(2 children1 woman)

عندان , Anadan, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Local media reported that five civilians from the Hishoum family – a woman and her four children – died and as many as dozens more civilians were wounded in alleged Russian or regime airstrikes on Anadan. SMO-SY reported: “According to activists, the Russian aircraft committed a massacre in the city of Anadan in the northern countryside,

Summary

(4 children1 woman)

2–24

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

LOCATION

Local and press sources said that four civilians were killed and twelve to sixteen others were injured, mostly children and women, when Coalition airstrikes targeted a residential building in the west of Mosul. While Iraqi Spring spoke of “Coalition” airstrikes, the other sources blamed the US more specifically. In two later posts, Iraqi Spring shared

Summary

12–16

Known belligerent

زور شمر, Zor Shmar, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Five civilians were reported killed and eight or more injured following reported Coalition strikes at Zor Shamr and Kasrat Sheikh Juma’a. According to the Smart news agency, which also pointed towards the Coalition, “sources explained that the planes bombed the villages of Zor Shamr (45 km east of Raqqa city) and Kasrat Sheikh Juma’a (8

Summary

8–10

السخنة المحطة الثالثة , the third station near al Sukhna, Homs, Syria

LOCATION

Up to five civilians died and several more were injured in an alleged Russian or Assad regime airstrike on the third station near al Sukhna, local sources reported. According to the Step News Agency, “Russian warplanes launched several air raids targeting the third station near al Sukhna in eastern Homs which led to a number of

Summary

مشيرفة, Mushirfa, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Five civilians died and eight more were injured in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Mushirfa, according to local media. All sources blamed the Coalition.

Summary

ككلة‎, Kikla, Al Jabal al Gharbi, Libya

LOCATION

A single source reported that civilians were killed in a NATO airstrike on Kikla. According to Rassd News: “Monitoring Libyan TV: NATO air raid on the town of ‘Kikla’ south of Tripoli, killing civilians and policemen.” NATO did not report any airstrikes near Kikla on that day. There is currently no further known information for

Summary

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

2 – 5

Cause of injury / death

NATO forces

Suspected targets

Gaddafi forces, Other

شعيب الذكر, Shai'eeb al Zakar, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Five civilians including three children died in an airstrike on airstrike on Shai’eeb al Zakar, according to local sources though reports were conflicted as to whether Russia or the Syrian regime were responsible, with one report saying that the warplanes were thought to have belonged to the US-led Coalition. Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently blamed a

Summary

(3 children4 men)

Unknown, Syrian Regime, US-led Coalition

5 named

حمام العليل, Hamam al Alil, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Five non-combatants were reportedly killed and four more injured after an alleged Coalition airstrike hit a home at Hammam al-Alil. According to NINA, “international Coalition aircraft bombed residential neighborhoods in the Hamam al-Alil area, and the shelling resulted in the deaths of five civilians, including a child, and the wounding of four others.” A Daesh

Summary

(1 child)

العوينة, Al'A'waina, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

As many as five children were killed in alleged Russian airstrikes on a gathering of IDP tents in Al’A’waina, local media reported. Syrian Network for Human Rights blamed Russia for the raids. Initially Syrian Network for Human Rights reported the death of only one child, however this rose to five later on. Tents were destroyed

Summary

(1–5 children)

Russian Military

قنفودة, Ganfouda, Benghazi, Libya

LOCATION

A man was killed and three of his daughters injured in an airstrike – with some reports suggested two were in fact killed. Ean Libya reported the death of a man and the wounding of two children when airstrikes hit the Ganfouda area of Benghazi. It reported that the voices of two girls could be

Summary

1–3

United Arab Emirates Military, Libyan National Army

منبج, Manbij, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

As intense Coalition airstrikes and ground actions against Manbij continued, reports of civilian casualties continued to grow. However reporting remained very confused. Five civilians were reported killed either by a sniper or by Coalition strikes. Manbij Agency for Documentation named the dead. In the second of their March 2020 civilian casualty reports, the US-led Coalition

Summary

(3 children2 women)

US-led Coalition, Unknown

معمل أسمنت بنغازي, Benghazi Cement Factory, Benghazi, Libya

LOCATION

Between one and five civilians were reported killed in an alleged LNA airstrike on the cement factory in Benghazi. Almasry Alyoum wrote: An Egyptian worker named, 35-years-old, from the village of Habalsa, a member of the Al Qusiya centre in Assiut, was killed on Monday afternoon in a bombing of a cement factory in Benghazi,

Summary

(1 man)

القاطرجي, Qaterji neighbourhood, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Five civilians died in an airstrike on Aleppo’s Qaterji neighbourhood, according to local media. Most sources said that the civilian harm was caused by a chlorine attack from helicopters, though some other reports pointed towards Russia and cited the use of cluster bombs and rockets. Nabd explictly said that “Assad helicopters threw explosive barrels of chlorine

Summary

1 named

النشابية, Al Nashabia, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

Between one and five children were killed and up to 20 were wounded – including 15 students and four teachers – following an artillery bombardment and airstrikes which struck Al Nashabiya School in Damascus, also named by another source as “Al Karma” Primary, according to local media. Most sources have either not attributed any blame

Summary

(1–5 children)

15–20

الهزيمة, Al Hazimah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

A single source, the Smart News Agency, reported that five civilians including two women died and three others were left in a critical condition in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Hazima. No further details are currently available.

Summary

(2 women)

محيميدة, Mheimediya, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Between three and five civilians, including one to two children and one woman, were killed and others were wounded in alleged Russian or Assad regime airstrikes against the village of Mheimidiya in the western suburb of Deir Ezzor, according to local sources. Three of the civilians killed were reportedly from the Mohammed al-Abar family and

Summary

(1–2 children1 woman)

Syrian Regime, Russian Military

2 named

الثورة‎, Tabaqah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

The Smart News Agency reported that a likely Coalition strike “targeted an ambulance while it was heading to the National Hospital in Al Tabaqa, resulting in the death of the patient who was being transported, two nurses and the driver.” According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, at least five civilians died in what

Summary

4 – 5

الانتفاضة, Ar Raqqah: Near Khaled Bin Waled school, Intifada neighbourhood, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Five civilians – including a father and his three children – died in a Coalition airstrike on Raqqa’s Al Intifada neighbourhood, local sources reported. The Coalition later conceded to have killed four civilians in the strike. Besides from the killing of a father and his three children, Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently (RBSS) additionally said

Summary

(3 children1 woman)

Known belligerent

جسر الشغور, Jisr al Shughour, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Up to five civilians – among them three children and an adult male – were reported killed in an alleged air and ground assault on Jisr al Shughour, according to a number of sources. The Syrian Network later named the dead. Shaam News reported that “Russian warplanes carried out two raids with rockets on the

Summary

4 – 5

(3 children1 man)

مَعَرَّة النُّعْمَان, Maarat al Numan, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Five adult male civilians were killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on the main street of Maarat Al Nu’man. Orient News interviewed three witnesses to the attack (featured below). “The Russians carried out five raids killing around six people and injuring many. They were all civilian passers-by,” states a civil defence worker, while a resident

Summary

(5 men)

12–20

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

LOCATION

Five civilians were killed and 22 others injured in an airstrike on Al Kalassa, according to local sources. The Shaam News Network alleged that Russian raids killed five in Al Kalassa, as part of “Russian aggression on different areas in Aleppo” on Thursday February 4th. The White Helmets reported that “a vacuum missile fell on

Summary

Russian Military