Civilian Casualties

(2 children2 women)

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

LOCATION

Four civilians died in an airstrike on Deir Ezzor, according to local reports. There was, however, only one source (LCCSY) that pointed to possible Russian involvement. The Syrian Human Rights Committee published the names of four victims killed by “warplanes” in Deir Ezzor on July 19th, these are listed below.

Summary

(4 men)

4 named, 1 familiy identified

الحسكة, Al-Hasakah, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

The Syrian Martyrs website claimed that three named men were killed in a Coalition airstrike. On its summary page Syrian Martyrs listed the trio as civilians. However, their individual pages describe them as fighters. According to a video tribute, Akta’a was an opponent of the Assad regime who had also fought the Kurds in Syria’s

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(0–3 men)

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

LOCATION

LCCSY reported four dead civilians as a result of alleged Russian airstrikes on the Al Mashhad neighbourhood of Aleppo. It added that “some people were wounded.” Currently there is no more information available.

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Russian Military

الشيخ فارس, al Sheikh Faress, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Up to four civilians including two children died in an alleged Russian or regime airstrike on Aleppo’s al Sheikh Faress neighbourhood, according to local media. Information was sparse but al-Hayat reported that “according to the Syrian Observatory, two children were killed in Sheikh Fares due to warplanes shelling” while Halab News Network reported that the

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(2 children)

العشارة, Al-A'shara, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

As many as four civilians were killed, including between two and three men, and several others were wounded, following airstrikes on Al-A’shara. Almost all sources blamed Russian warplanes, though some did not attribute any blame. The raids allegedly occurred during a bombardement of water crossings “in the towns and cities of Al-A’shara, the Hajin, and

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(2–3 men)

الموصل‎, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq

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A US airstrike on an ‘ISIS headquarters’ in Mosul in fact killed four members of one family – named as university professor Mohannad Al Rezzo (pictured below); his 18-year old son Najib Mohannad Al Rezzo (pictured below); his brother Bassim’s wife Miyada Rezzo and their 21-year old daughter Tuka Rezzo. The Coalition admitted the deaths

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(2 children1 woman1 man)

Known belligerent

5 named, 1 familiy identified

البريقة, Brega, Al Wahat, Libya

LOCATION

Four civilians were reported killed and ten more wounded in an airstrike by the Gaddafi regime in Brega. Only one source, Naji Alive, reported civilians casualties, via Twitter: “Four killed and 10 injured in airstrikes targeting Brega city west of Benghazi.” Other sources, such as NPR, only reported airstrikes by the regime: “‘Huge plumes of

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Laantabuur or Abdow Dibile, Lower Shabelle, Somalia

LOCATION

Up to four civilians were killed in a US strike in the Lower Shabelle region, international media and investigating NGOs reported from the ground, though US Africa Command claimed that the strike had only killed three “terrorists.” It later again officially denied causing any civilian casualties. Initially, allegations of civilian harm came from a Reuters

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(3–4 men)

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Unknown

0–1

Causes of injury / death

3 named, 1 familiy identified

Belligerents reported killed

1–4

مسرابا, Mesraba, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

A single source, the Syrian Network for Human Rights, reported that four civilians, three children and a woman, were killed due to alleged Russian and Syrian regime raids on Mesraba. There are no other details at this time.

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(3 children1 woman)

حريتان, Hraytan, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between three and four civilians were killed in alleged Russian airstrikes on Hraytan, according to local sources. According to the Syrian Network for Human Rights, three victims including a child died when “suspected Russian warplanes” fired missiles on Hraytan. Shaam News Network published a distressing video showing “the reaction of a mother who finds her son’s

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(0–1 children3 men)

معرة النعمان, Ma’aret Al Nu’man, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Four civilians were reported killed and others wounded in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on Ma’aret Al Nu’man, Idlib, on August 14th. Step Agency tweeted that “three civilians, including a woman, have been killed and others injured due to raids targeting the city of Ma’ret Al Nu’man, south of Idlib.” Meanwhile Shaam News and

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

(1 woman2 men)

Syrian Regime, Russian Military

4 named

LOCATION

Maysar, Aleppo, Syria

Three or four civilians died in an airstrike or artillery shelling of Maysar, according to sources on the ground. All but one source blamed regime artillery for the event. LCCSY reported one civilian died and others were wounded in Russian airstrikes.

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(3 men)

3 named

مزرعة الرشيد, Al Rashid Farm, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

In a series of raids on the towns of Rashid and Aweij in the countryside of Raqqa, an alleged Coalition airstrike struck Al Rashid Farm. Four civilians were reported killed in strike, including a woman, and six others were wounded. In their June 2020 civilian casualty report, the US-led Coalition assessed reports that they were

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(1 woman)

الرقة‎, Warakat Samra near Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

In the second of three Raqaa incidents for July 11th in which Coalition aircraft allegedly caused non-combatant deaths, a woman and two or three of her children died in an airstrike at the village of Warakat Samra according to reports. Her husband was severely injured in the attack, losing his leg. Local activist Abu Ibrahim

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(2–3 children1 woman)

كرم حومد, Karam Houmad, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Up to four civilians including a child died and several more were wounded in air or artillery strikes on Aleppo’s Karam Houmad, according to local media – though sources were conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the regime. According to Zaman al-Wasl, “four civilians were killed and others wounded due to

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(1 child)

سرجة, Sarja in Jabal Al Zawiya, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Three to four civilians were reported killed and as many as ten civilians were injured in alleged Russian and Syrian regime raids on Sarja. A woman was included in the injured, an a child was included in the death toll. Sources blamed both the Syrian regime and Russia fo the strikes. One source blamed an

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(1 child)

1–10

Russian Military, Syrian Regime, Unknown

موقا, Mouqa, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Four civilians, including a woman, were reported killed in alleged Russian or Syrian regime air and/or artillery strikes on the village of Mouqa, Idlib countryside, on June 13th, 2019, according to local sources. At least one other civilian was injured. @HadiAlabdallah tweeted: “Four civilians, including a woman, were killed as a result of the missile strikes

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Airstrike and/or Artillery

(1 woman3 men)

1–2

المشلب, Al Mashlab, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Four civilians died and eight were wounded in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Raqqa’s Al Mashlab neighbourhood, according to two local sources. No further details are presently known. In its December 2017 civilian casualty report, the US-led Coalition acknowledged that on “May 27, 2017 near Raqqah, Syria via media report. During a Coalition strike which destroyed

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كفروما, Kafarouma, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Up to six civilians including five children were reported killed and up to ten others injured in alleged Russian forces or Syrian regime airstrikes on Kafrouma in Idlib, Syria on July 21st, 2019, according to local sources. The youngest of the victims, Nour Al-Najjar was 6 months old. Zaman Al Wasl said some of the

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Airstrike and/or Artillery

(5 children1 woman1 man)

4–10

Syrian Regime, Russian Military

Suspected target

Unknown

11 named, 3 families identified

دير سنبل, Deir Sunbul, Hama, Syria

LOCATION

Four civilians including a father and his two sons were killed in an airstrike on Deir Sunbul, in what the VDC said was a Russian action. According to Syria News, “a source said it was the first time that Russian planes targeted the village, which led to a state of fear and terror among the

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(2 children2 men)

4–6

Russian Military

4 named, 1 familiy identified

معدان, Ma'adan, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Four civilians were killed in an airstrike on Ma’adan, according to local sources – though it is currently unclear whether Russian forces or the Assad regime were responsible for the incident. Only the Shaam News Network blamed Russia for the raid, reporting in a news roundup that “Russian enemy planes launched air raids on civilian homes in

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البوكمال, Abu Kamal, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

At least one civilian was killed with perhaps four or more additional casualties after a Coalition airstike near Al Hana hospital in Abu Kamal, according to local media. While a number of sources didn’t identify the culprit, at least two attributed the incident to the US-led Coalition. In July 2018 the alliance accepted responsibility for

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Known belligerent

بزاعا, Bza'a village, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Up to four non-combatants died in alleged Russian airstrikes on the village of Bza’a, according to local sources. SY_Post said Russian warplanes conducted three raids on the village.

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(1 woman1–3 men)

الشحيل, Al Shaheel, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

On October 18, 2017, two to four civilians were killed in an airstrike on Al Shaheel, according to local media, though sources were conflicted as to who was to blame. Two men were killed identified by name by multiple sources. Al Sharqiya Observatory said that the victims died from wounds sustained in a Coalition strike.

Summary

(2–4 men)

US-led Coalition, Russian Military

2 named

سرمين, Sarmin, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

On August 2nd, the raids continued in Idlib, with alleged Russian and Syrian regime warplanes shelling a residential neighbourhood in Sermin, killing a further four civilians, sources on the ground reported. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, both warplanes and helicopters carried out the strikes. The Shaam News Network (SNN) reported that this

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(1 child)

4 named

حريتان, Assiya (Hraytan), Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Four members of the Civil Defence Service were killed while traveling from Anadan to rescue civilians in Assiya, according to sources on the ground. The Step News Agency said that the Civil Defence team were specifically targeted with a missile. Al Jazeera claimed that it was the Syrian regime who were shelling various areas of

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(4 men)

5–8

4 named

معرة مصرين, Maraat Misrin, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Three air strikes with cluster bombs stuck the residential neighbourhood of Maarat Misrin and killed four named civilians including two children. According to Elfgr News, up to nine civilians were wounded, “some of whom were ministered to the hospital Al-Bab-Hawa border crossing”. According to the Shaam News Network, “warplane strikes” carried out by “Assad’s and

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(2 children1 man)

جنات السلامة, Janat al Salama, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Russian warplanes struck the village of Janat al Salama in the eastern countryside of Aleppo, killing four civilians, including two women, from the same family, local sources reported. Most sources used similar language to Shahed-ayan, which stated “warplanes targeted the town of Janat al Salama near the Dayr Hafir, causing the martyrdom of four people,

Summary

(2 women2 men)

Russian Military

4 named, 1 familiy identified