Civilian Casualties

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons

4 – 17

(4–5 children)

Causes of injury / death

الرطبة, Ar Rutbah, Al Anbar, Iraq

LOCATION

Local sources reported that four non-combatants were killed and six injured in an alleged Coalition airstrike at Ar Rutbah. According to Iraqi Revolution, “the alliance bombed Rutba in the morning, leading to the martyrdom and wounding of 10 civilians.” Iraq Body Count, citing Xinhua [source now lost], said that four civilian fatalities had been reported

Summary

الموصل‎, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

The attempted US targeted killing of the Australian Neil Prakash, ‘an ISIL external operations facilitator’ instead “struck three civilians on the road and one civilian located on an adjacent compound,” CENTCOM admitted three months later. Among the four civilians who were killed in the airstrike that day, one man was named by local sources, Ziad

Summary

(1 man)

حاجي كوسا, Haji Koussa, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

A woman and her three children were reported killed in an alleged Coalition or Russian strike at Haji Koussa, near Al Bab. Blame was divided. Local Syran Civil Defence and Qasioun said Russia carried out the strike. Syrian News Desk blamed the Assad regime. Syrian Rebels Gathering said unidentified aircraft were responsible. And Radio Al

Summary

(3 children1 woman)

US-led Coalition, Unknown

الهللك, Huluk, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Local sources reported that Syrian or Russian airstrikes and artillery killed up to four civilians and injured several more in the al-Huluk neighbourhood, Aleppo. Sources reported that al-Huluk was among the many neighbourhoods in Aleppo which was subject to air raids and artillery shelling that day. The shelling reportedly killed between three and four civilians. While

Summary

Syrian Regime, Russian Military

عربين, Arbeen, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

As many as four civilians were killed – including three children and one woman reportedly from the same family – and up to 19 were wounded in an airstrike on a primary school in Arbeen, local media said. Three belligerents were reportedly sighted, meaning there is confusion among sources as to who is responsible. Two

Summary

(2 children1 woman1 man)

2–19

البارودة, Al Barouda, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Four civilians died and nine were injured in an alleged Coalition airstrike on al Barouda village in the western Raqqa countryside, according to two local sources. Smart said that the wounded included women and children. Smart’s source added that the warplanes “targeted the village despite there being no military headquarters for the organization [ISIL] there”.

Summary

7–9

حزة , Hazza, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

Between one and four civilians were killed and several were left wounded as Russian or Assad-waged airstrikes hit Hazza in eastern Ghouta, Damascus, local media reported. In this poorly reported incident, some sources mentioned one fatality along with two wounded. As the only one, Local Coordination Committees of Syria (LCCSY) put the death toll at four.

Summary

1 – 4

السيال الغربي, Alsayyal Algharbi, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Between two and four civilian were killed, and an unspecified number of others were injured in airstrikes on Alsayyal Algharbi, according to local media. Sources blamed both the Syrian regime and Russia for the airstrikes. Only one source reported the death of four civilians, while most others reported that two adult male displaced brothers were

Summary

(2 men)

2 named, 1 familiy identified

كفرزيتا, Kafar Zeita, Hama, Syria

LOCATION

Up to seven civilians, including a woman and a Syrian Civil Defence volunteer, were reported killed in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes and/or artillery on Kafr Zeita on the morning of July 29th. Initial reports claimed two civilians were killed, including a woman and a volunteer for the Syrian Civil Defense. According to local

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

4 – 7

(1 woman3 men)

Russian Military

مزرعة كفرطاب خان شيخون, Kafar Tab farm, Khan Sheikhoun, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Up to eight civilians most if them from the same family were reported killed and further three to four others were injured in alleged Russian or Syrian airstrikes or artillery shelling on their farm in Khan Sheikoun, Idlib, in the afternoon of August 6th 2019. The victims were pistachio workers as local sources said. The

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

4 – 8

(3–4 men)

3–4

Suspected target

Unknown

7 named, 2 families identified

راوة, Rawah, Al Anbar, Iraq

LOCATION

According to residents and press, four civilians from the same family were killed in Rawa following an airstrike targeted their house. The sources identified the victim family by name as Jamal Saeed Ali Abu Khalid None of the sources identified who was responsible for the airstrike.

Summary

US-led Coalition, Unknown

البدو, Clinics in Badou neighbourhood, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Local media reported that four bodies were recovered from the Comprehensive Clinics area of Raqqa, though it was unclear at which point during the Raqqa campaign the deaths occurred. In their August 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

Summary

هجين, Hajeen, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Between two and four civilians died and several others were wounded in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Hajeen, according to local media. Sources said that the strike hit the car which the victims were in. The Syrian Network for Human Rights put the death toll at two, though most other sources said that three died.

Summary

حي ‏المرجة‬, Marjah (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between two and four civilians died in an airstrike on the Marja neighborhood of Aleppo, according to local sources – though reports are conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the regime. According to the Syrian Network for Human Rights, “suspected Russian warplanes” killed four civilians when they fired missiles on the

Summary

الغوطة الشرقية, Easter Ghouta, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

Local media reported that areas in Eastern Ghouta, specifically Hazza and Ein Tarma, were subject to heavy aerial shelling, killing up to four civilians and wounding “dozens”, though it was unclear whether Russia or the Syrian regime was to blame. @AJA_Syria cited al-Jazeera correspondent who reported “dozens of civilians, including women and children, were wounded

Summary

(3 men)

2–24

3 named

عشاير, Ashayer, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

As many as four civilians were killed – including a man, his wife and daughter – in alleged Russian or Syrian regime raid strikes on Ashayer, according to local media. Some media reported that “warplanes” fired missiles – therefore not attributing blame to a belligerent. Syrian Network for Human Rights – who blamed the Syrian

Summary

(1–2 children1 woman1 man)

1 named

near al-Khashmah, Syria, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

In an incident previously not tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the deaths of four civilians in an event near al-Khashmah. In its April 2019 monthly civilian casualty report, the Coalition noted: “Coalition aircraft conducted multiple engagements against Daesh forces. Regrettably, four civilians were unintentionally killed due to their proximity to the targets.” The

Summary

Known belligerent

المصارف, Mosul, Al Masarif, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

According to a single local source, four civilians were killed in an alleged coalition strike on Al Masarif, Mosul. Yaqein reported that three children and a male civilian were killed in the northeast Al Masarif neighborhood of Mosul. The attacks severely damaged houses and shops in the neighbourhood.

Summary

(3 children1 man)

حي السكر, Mosul, Sukkar, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Four civilians were reportedly killed in an alleged Coalition strike on al Sukkar, survivors told the US news magazine Buzzfeed. The alliance later accepted responsibility for the incident. Buzzfeed met with survivors in mid-2017, with the outlet later sharing its incident notes with Airwars: Eyewitness told journalist Mike Giglio when he met him at his

Summary

(3 children1 woman)

دبسي عفنان, Debsi Afnan, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Between two and four civilians including a child were alleged killed in a Coalition airstrike on Debsi Afnan, according to some local sources. Al Natek reported that four non-combatants died in a Coalition strike. And the Syrian Network said “at least two civilians including a child died in International Coalition warplanes missiles fired on Debsi

Summary

(1 child)

1–4

كفربطنا, Kafr Batna, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

Three civilians, including a young girl, were killed and dozens were wounded in alleged Russian or regime airstrikes on the town of Kafr Batna, eastern Ghouta, Damascus, local media reported. @saqbani1972adam, who reported that the strikes hit residential areas, said that three were killed and “dozens” were left wounded. The three victims were identified by

Summary

(1 child2–3 men)

2–24

Syrian Regime, Russian Military

بنش, Binnish, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

As many as four civilians were killed – including a child – and 28 more were wounded, following an alleged airstrike on Binnish, which struck a market, local media reported. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame, some blaming the Syrian regime, and other blaming Russia. Due to the extent of damage in the

Summary

(1 child)

2–28

Exact location (via Airwars)

Geolocation

معرشورين, Ma'ar Shureen, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

One to five civilians were reported killed by airstrikes on Ma’ar Shureen, Idlib, on June 10th. Both Shahba Press and Idlib Plus stated that of those initially killed, two were children, and one was a woman, and Syrian Network for Human Rights reported the death of “at least three civilians (a child, an unborn baby

Summary

2 – 5

(1–3 children1–2 women)

30–47

مزرعة تشرين, Tishreen farm, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Three or four civilians died in an alleged Coalition strike on Tishren farm, according to local sources. Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently and the Syrian Network for Human Rights, blaming the Coalition, put the death toll at three. However, Baladi, said that four civilians died, while Qasioun added that dozens more were injured.

Summary

2–24

شارع القوتلي, Al Kuwati street, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

According to the Smart News Agency, “the SDF shelled several neighbourhoods in the city with artillery shells, mortars and rockets killing eight civilians, including three children and their mother, in Al-Quwatli Street and east of the Post Center.” Sharqiya Voice reported that “YPG militia” used “mortars” on Al Quwatli street, but made no mention of

Summary

1 – 4

(0–3 children0–1 women)

الحميدية, Hamidiya (Deir ez-Zor), Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Four named civilians were killed in a reported Russian or Assad regime airstrike on Hamidiya. The Violations Documentation Center named the victims, all adult males.

Summary

(4 men)

LOCATION

مهين, Mahin, Homs, Syria

The Violations Documentation Center reported the death of four non-combatants, including three children, following alleged shelling by Russian warplanes, while the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that three civilians including two children died in the strike. VDC has published the four victims by names.

Summary

(3 children1 man)

Russian Military

الاصابعة, Asabi'ah, Al Jabal al Gharbi, Libya

LOCATION

Up to four civilians were reportedly killed in a GNA airstrike on Asabi’ah. Al Mashhad said that the bombing left civilian casualties and that according to their source three people were killed. 218TV reported: “The media center of the LNA Operations Room confirmed that the rockets launched by terrorist groups on a residential neighborhood in

Summary

0 – 4

Government of National Accord

Belligerents reported killed

0–7

Belligerents reported injured