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Table 1 Direct deaths of civilians and combatants attributed to major chemical weapons attacks in the Syrian war (March 18th, 2011 to April 10th, 2017)

From: Epidemiological findings of major chemical attacks in the Syrian war are consistent with civilian targeting: a short report

Location

(city/village, province)

Date

Adult Males

n (%)

Adult Females

n (%)

Children

n (%)

Civilian deaths per attack

n (%)

Deaths per attack, % of total deathsa

n (%)

Khan Al Asal, Aleppo

19–03-13

12 (54.5)

7 (31.8)

3 (13.6)

22 (100.0)

22 (1.8)

Sheikh Maqsoud, Aleppo

13–04-13

9 (64.3)

3 (21.4)

2 (14.3)

14 (100.0)

14 (1.2)

Ghouta, Damascus Suburbs

21–08-13

524b (56.8)

282 (30.5)

117 (12.7)

897 (97.2)

923b (76.5)

Jrouh, Hama

12–12-16

21 (63.6)

5 (15.2)

7 (21.2)

33 (100.0)

33 (2.7)

Khan Sheikhoun, Idlib

04–04-17

39 (42.4)

21 (22.8)

32 (34.8)

92c (100.0)

92 (7.6)

Total

 

605b (55.8)

318 (29.3)

161 (14.9)

1058 (97.6)

1084b (89.9)

  1. aAll chemical weapons attacks caused a total of 1206 documented direct deaths. ‘Major’ chemical weapons attacks were defined as those causing ten or more direct deaths. bOf which 26 deaths were of adult male combatants from the Free Syrian Army (FSA). cDocumented as of 10 April 2017. Source: VDC