Civilian Casualties

US-led Coalition, Syrian Democratic Forces

بالقرب من المستشفى الإندونيسي، بيت لاهيا, Vicinity of Indonesian Hospital, Beit Lahia, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Shortly before 2:44 AM on Sunday, 29 October 2023, a Palestinian photojournalist, New Press correspondent in the northern Gaza Strip, Fadi Al-Wahidi, was slightly injured in his hand by shrapnel from an alleged Israeli bombardment near the Indonesian Hospital located in Beit Lahia in North Gaza. The Palestinian press agency, Safa, reported the incident saying

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

Unknown

LOCATION

طلف, Talaf, Hama, Syria

Up to ten non-combatants were reported killed and a number wounded in alleged Russian airstrikes on Talaf in the Hama countryside, according to local sources. Fatality claims ranged widely, from one to ten civilians killed. The local Hama Media Centre later issued a video report in which it interviewed local activist Abu Rayan: “Rayan: The

Summary

1 – 10

3–5

Al Jazza'a, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

In a major civilian casualty incident, between 15 and 41 people reportedly died following an alleged US-led Coalition strike on Al Jazza’a [or al-Helo] village. The civilians were leaving Asr prayer at the village mosque when they were hit, local media sources reported. According to Hasaka Rasd and multiple other sources, “the village was not

Summary

21 – 41

(3 children2 men)

12–24

11 named, 3 families identified

قباسين, village of Al-Kandarliya, north of Al-Massa camp, city of Qabaseen area, eastern countryside of Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Shortly before 4:37 PM on Saturday, November 18, 2023, one child was killed and three children were injured, two of them seriously, from a Shoabo 0.5 cluster bomb explosion that had been left over from a previous bombing allegedly perpetrated by the Russian military and/or Syrian regime forces to the north of Al-Massa camp in

Summary

(1 child)

Planted explosives and unexploded ordnance (UXO)

Russian Military, Syrian Regime

الغنطو, Al Ghantu, Homs, Syria

LOCATION

Between 14 and 16 civilians died including one woman and up to four children in alleged Russian airstrikes on Al Ghantu, according to local sources. The Shaam News Network reported “an appalling massacre” in Al Ghantu, which killed 16 non-combatants including members of the civil defence who rushed to the location of the first raid

Summary

(4 children1 woman13 men)

14 – 16

LOCATION

Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria

A civilian male was killed in alleged US-led Coalition strikes on Raqqa. At present there is no further information on this incident: the entry will be updated when new details arise.

Summary

مخيم الشاطئ, Al Shati Camp, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Late at night on Monday, October 23rd 2023, at least 51 civilians spanning over three generations of the Al-Bahloul and al-Fasih families, including 13 women and 24 children, were killed and dozens of others were injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike on a set of civilian homes in the Block 4 area of the Al

Summary

(24 children13–14 women13–14 men)

12–24

52 named, 1 familiy identified

Neighbourhood/area

دوما, Douma, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

Seven civilians were killed and 25 others injured when cluster bombs were allegedly fired on Douma, according to the White Helmets and the Shaam News Network. The White Helmets did not say who was responsible for the attack, but reported that “the number of martyrs today in Douma has risen to 4 following the bombing with

Summary

(1 child4 men)

National hospital, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Eighteen civilians were reported killed and many others wounded following airstrikes on the National Hospital in the besieged city of Raqqa. According to Syrianpc the civilians were subject to both “aerial bombardment” and “artillery” whilst inside the hospital. Al Hassaka Marsad said “hundreds” were injured; due to “monitoring of the armed Kurdish units” people were

Summary

18 – 20

US-led Coalition

منزل تركي الحلبي, house of Turki Al Halabi, Arman town, Al Suwayda city area, Al Suwayda, Syria

LOCATION

At 1:00 AM on Tuesday, January 9th, 2024, at least seven identified civilians, including three women and two children, were killed in an airstrike reportedly perpetrated by Jordanian forces on the house of Turki Al Halabi in the center of the Arman town located in the southeast of Al Suwayda city area, Syria. The airstrike

Summary

(2 children3 women2 men)

Jordanian Military

7 named, 1 familiy identified

الكسيح‬, Al Kassih (Idlib), Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Up to three civilians, including one child, died and several more were wounded in alleged Russian airstrikes on Al Kassih, local media reported. According to Step News Agency, “warplanes launched air strikes on the Kasih neighborhood within the city of Idlib, killing at least two people and injuring many more.” LCCSY put the death toll

Summary

(1 child)

2–10

LOCATION

Al Ferdos, Raqqa, Syria

Several civilians died and were wounded in alleged Coaltion airstrikes on Raqqa’s Al Ferdous neighbourhood, according to local media. Sources reported that a mosque was also destroyed in a strike. According to the Syrian Press Center, there was “an aerial bombardment and artillery shelling of residential buildings in Al Ferdous, Al Jamili and Al Naeem

Summary

منطقة الزنة، خانيونس, Al Zana area, Khan Younis, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On Friday October 27th of 2023, four farmers – two of them identified as Muhammad Saber Mahmoud Al-Buraim (17-19 years old) and Ahmed Jamil Abu Lihia (35-39 years old), the two other unnamed – were reportedly killed and seven others (based on video evidence) were injured in an alleged Israeli aircraft strike in the Al

Summary

(0–1 children1–2 men)

2 named

Neighbourhood/area

الباب, Al-Bab, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between three and five civilians died and dozens more were injured in alleged Russian airstrikes on Al Bab, according to local sources. The Syrian Press Centre reported that three civilians died in four Russian raids on residential neighbourhoods, leaving dozens more wounded, including women and children. A later report put the death toll at five,

Summary

3 – 5

19–24

Mayadin, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Up to five civilians, including two women and two children, died following airstrikes on residential areas of Al Kornish, Al Mayadin, according to multiple local sources. At present it is unclear who was responsible as the majority of sources did not identify the aircraft. Russia was blamed by four reports, the US-led Coalition was accused

Summary

4 – 5

(2 children3 women)

US-led Coalition, Syrian Regime, Russian Military

6 named

بالقرب من مدرسة دير اللاتين، الشجاعي, Vicinity of Latin Monastery School, Shujaiya neighbourhood, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On the morning of Friday, May 12th 2024, at least eight civilians were killed, including women and children, and one child was wounded after an alleged Israeli airstrike on the two residential apartments belonging to the Mushtaha and Abu Al-Atta families behind the Latin Monastery School in the centre of Gaza City. Amongst those killed

Summary

(2 children3 women2 men)

Impact

8 named, 1 familiy identified

Nearby landmark

تدمر, Palmyra, Homs, Syria

LOCATION

Two civilians were killed and between 12 and 20 injured in alleged Russian airstrikes on Palmyra, according to local sources. VDC named the victims, as did Syria Martrys who blamed a Russian strike. According to M_alhameeed one non-combatant died and 20 more were injured in Russian raids on the city.

Summary

(2 men)

12–20

الجماهير, Al Jamahir, Al Anbar, Iraq

LOCATION

In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the injury of one civilian in an event near Al Jamahir, Iraq. Their December 2017 civilian casualty report noted: “During a Coalition strike which destroyed an ISIS headquarters, it was assessed that one civilian was unintentionally injured.” In July 2019, the Coalition provided

Summary

Known belligerent

US-led Coalition

قرب مجمع مدارس العودة ببلدة عبسان الكبيرة, Vicinity of Al Awda Schools Complex, Abasan Al Kabira, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On July 24th 2024, one child was killed and another seriously injured when an alleged Israeli sniper shot the children near the Al Awda Schools Complex in the town of Abasan Al Kabira. The two young siblings were reportedly returning to the school when they were hit. The victims were identified as 7 year old

Summary

(1 child)

Small arms and light weapons

2 named, 1 familiy identified

Nearby landmark

خشام, Khusham, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Between 61 and 90 civilians including two women and 11 children were killed – and between 40 and 100 others injured – in airstrikes on Khusham, according to multiple sources. While three of the five sources say that Russia was responsible for the attack, there was some uncertainty from the Syrian Network for Human Rights

Summary

(11 children2 women22 men)

61 – 90

40–100

68 named, 10 families identified

المیادین, Al Mayadin, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Euphrates Post reported “the martyrdom of Fadia Eissa Al Hamada, former director of Al Hussein School, the wife of Eng. Abdul Turki ‘Abu Abdullah’ as a result of the barbaric bombardment of their house”. Marsad Al Hasaka also reported the woman’s death, though neither source said who was to blame.

Summary

(1 woman)

مخيم المغاز, Al-Maghazi refugee camp, Deir al-Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On July 15th, 2024, shortly before 5:05 PM, an alleged Israeli airstrike on Mohammed Salem Salama’s house in the al-Maghazi refugee camp killed him alongside his wife Iman Salama and their three daughters Maryam Salama, Banan Salama, and Afnan Salama. Jihad Rakha, a friend of the Salama family, and Sherifa Ismail Saidam, a neighbour of the Salama

Summary

7 named, 1 familiy identified

Town

الشحيل, Shaheil, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

One woman and her child were killed in alleged Russian airstrikes on the town of al Shaheil, according to reports. The Syrian Network for Human Rights reported that a child, died with his mother when “suspected Russian warplanes” fired missiles on the town. Deir Ezzor is Being Slaughtered Silently also blamed Russia.

Summary

(1 child1 woman)

2 named, 1 familiy identified

البوكمال الباغوز , Huweija al Khanafer, water crossing between البوكمال al Bukamal الباغوز al Baghouz, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

In what has been described as a “massacre” between seven and 55 civilians died, and “dozens” were left injured, following suspected airstrikes on the Al Bagouz water crossing, between Bagouz village and Abu Kamal city, on the northern bank of the Euphrates river. Local sources were conflicted as to who was to blame for the

Summary

7 – 55

(7 children1 man)

12–24

US-led Coalition, Russian Military, Syrian Regime

3 named

الزوايدة, Al Zawaida, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On November 2, 2023, a number of people were killed and injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike on a house in the town of Al Zawaida in the Deir Al Balah region of the Gaza Strip. The day of the alleged strike, Facebook user Eh S Mahmoud reported that “a house in al-Zawaida was […]

Summary

حيان, Hayan, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

One civilian died in an airstrike on Hayan, local media said – though it was unclear whether Russia or the Syrian regime were to blame. Naser Altamimi tweeted that “Russian and Syrian warplanes hit Hayan”, while the Shaam News Network said that “Russian warplanes and regime helicopters launched intense and violent raids on the towns

Summary

Russian Military, Syrian Regime

1 named

LOCATION

Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria

A civilian male died following alleged US-led Coalition airstrikes on Raqqah city, local media reported. There is limited information at present, Airwars will update the entry when new details arise.

Summary

جورة العقاد، خان يونس, Jouret al-Aqqad, Khan Younis, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

At least 13 civilians were killed in an alleged Israeli bombing of the Al-Yaqoub family home in the Jouret Al-Aqqad area of Khan Younis at dawn on October 26, 2023. Eleven of those killed in the incident were members of the Afana family, identified as the following: Afana Ahmed Afana, 56, his wife Sumaya Fakhri

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

Infrastructure

Residential

13 – 15

(3 children5 women4 men)

13 named, 1 familiy identified

Neighbourhood/area

نحليا, Nahlia, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

In a news roundup, the Shaam News Network reported that two civilians were killed and a number more wounded in alleged Russian airstrikes on Nahlia. Radio Al Kul placed the death toll at four.

Summary

2 – 4