Civilian Casualties

11 – 42

(4–5 children1 woman)

12–24

11 named

كفرلاها, Kafr Laha, Homs, Syria

LOCATION

Five or six civilians were reported killed in air and artillery strikes on Kafr Laha, according to sources on the ground. All but one source blamed the regime for this incident, though the Shaam News Network said that “Russian and Assad warplanes” launched strikes on areas of Homs including Kafr Laha. Al Jazeera put the

Summary

5 – 6

(2 children3 women)

6–24

5 named

بالقرب من مستشفى القدس، تل الهوى, Vicinity of Al-Quds Hospital, Tal al-Hawa, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On Saturday, November 4th 2023, at least five people, reportedly waste collection employees and displaced people, were reported injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike outside Al-Quds Hospital in the Tal al-Hawa neighbourhood of Gaza City. According to Facebook users Hakim Djaramou and Nacer Nacer, a “number of displaced individuals in the hospital” sustained injuries from

Summary

Healthcare, Hospital, Residential

5–7

Exact location (via Airwars)

معرة الأتارب, Maarat al Atarib, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between four and six civilians including two children died and as many as 30 more were wounded in an alleged Russian or Syrian Regime airstrike on the two camps for displaced person near the town of Maarat al Atareb. Halab News Network reported there were no less than eight raids, with the use of cluster

Summary

4 – 6

(2 children)

10–30

الصالحية, Salhiya, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Up to nine civilians including children and a woman died and as many as dozens more were wounded in an airstrike on the village of Salihiya at the northern entrance to the city of Deir Ezzor, local media reported. Three sources – @ِALAMAWI, @ShahbaPress, LCCSY – said that six victims from one family had died.

Summary

6 – 9

(1–3 children)

15–24

بالقرب من مدرسة ذكور دير البلح الابتدائية أ، دير البلح, Vicinity of Deir Al Balah Primary School for Boys, Deir Al Balah, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

At least one man was reportedly killed and a number of others were injured in a strike declared by the Israeli military on a tent for IDPs in a UNRWA school next to a government clinic in the city of Deir Al Balah in the Gaza Strip shortly before 1:36 AM on Thursday, 3 October

Summary

1 – 2

Belligerents reported killed

0–1

كفر ناها, Kafr Naha, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between one and six civilians were killed and at least an additional six civilians were injured in alleged Russian airstrikes on August 12th, which reportedly struck a vegetable market in Kafr Naha town in the Western part of Aleppo governorate. Despite the numbers of civilian casualties reported, only one adult male was named by the

Summary

1 – 6

(1 man)

2–6

الصاخور, Al Sakhour (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between one and three civilians including one woman and one child were killed, and several more wounded, by bombings carried out either by the Assad regime or Russian planes in the Al Sakhour neighborhood in Aleppo. According to Halab Today TV and SyrianPC, an unidentified child was also killed. Meanwhile, Shahba Press tweeted that a

Summary

1 – 3

(1 child1 woman)

3–12

بوداي, Boudai, Baalbek-Hermel Governorate, Lebanon

LOCATION

On September 24, 2024, 27 civilians were killed – including women, children and one infant – after an alleged Israeli bombardment into the town of Boudai, in Lebanon’s Bekaa region. The exact details of the operation that led to the civilian casualties is unknown. Saeed Muhammad Shams was killed, as were other members of the

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

(8 children12 women7 men)

27 named, 4 families identified

Town

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Seven named civilians died and up to 50 more were wounded in multiple alleged Russian airstrikes on Raqqa, according to local media. According to @lebanon4_com, 30 civilians died in the Russian strikes, though the Violations Documentation Center put the number at seven. @DoumaRevolution added that 50 more civilians were wounded in 12 raids.

Summary

7 – 30

(1 woman6 men)

Russian Military

7 named, 1 familiy identified

حي السكري, Sukkari (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

As many as 28 civilians died and up to 57 more were wounded in airstrikes on the Sukkari neighbourhood in Aleppo, according to local media – though sources were conflicted as to whether Russia or the Syrian regime were responsible. Sources reported three or four raids, with the lowest civilian death toll given as 12

Summary

10 – 28

(5 children3 men)

15–57

10 named

علمات-قضاء جبيل, Al-Alamat - Jbeil District, Lebanon, Mount Lebanon Governorate, Lebanon

LOCATION

On Sunday, November 10th 2024, at least 25 civilians, including 10 women and 11 children, were killed and at least six others were wounded in an alleged Israeli airstrike on a home sheltering displaced people in the town of Alamat, northern Lebanon. Additionally, an individual who appears to have been an active member of Hezbollah’s

Summary

(11–12 children10 women6 men)

26 – 27

6–8

28 named, 1 familiy identified

Exact location (via Airwars)

الجينة, Al Jeineh, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Up to nine civilians including children and a woman died and as many as dozens more were wounded in airstrikes on Al Jeineh, local media said – though it was unclear whether this was the work of Russia or the Assad regime. Many reports mentioned the use of cluster bombs in the attacks. Syria News

Summary

7 – 9

(1–2 children1 woman)

2–24

7 named, 1 familiy identified

LOCATION

Al Ghinto, Homs, Syria

One civilian, named as Jihad Saadallah Assaf, died and several more were injured in an alleged Russian or Assad regime airstrike on al Ghinto village, according to local media. Smart News Agency reported that “four civilians, including three women, were killed today [Oct 15th] by an aerial and artillery bombardment on the town of Talbessa

Summary

ناية سكنية بالقرب من مستشفى كمال عدوان شمال غزة, a residential building near Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Shortly before 11:20 PM on Monday, November 6th 2023, the ground floor of a residential building near Kamal Adwan Hospital in the northern Gaza Strip was bombed in an alleged Israeli attack. Several people were injured in the incident with local sources reporting at least one civilian death. Shehab Agency was the first to report

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

Infrastructure

Residential

1 – 2

ريف المهندسين, Rif al Muhandisin, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Up to eight civilians died and as many as 57 more were wounded in alleged Russian or Assad regime airstrikes on Rif Al Muhandisin in the Western countryside of Aleppo, according to local media. Qasioun News reported “Russian warplanes committed a massacre in Rif Al Muhandisin in the western countryside of Aleppo, killing six civilians

Summary

6 – 8

(5 men)

12–57

Unknown, Syrian Regime

5 named, 1 familiy identified

معرشمارين, Ma'ar Shmareen, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Up to seven people from the same family including between two and five children and up to two died and more were wounded in an airstrike on Ma’ar Shmareen village, according to local media – though sources were conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the Syrian regime. The lowest death

Summary

2 – 7

(2–5 children1–2 women)

2–4

Village

حي عطان في صنعاء, Attan neighborhood, Sana'a, Sana'a, Yemen

LOCATION

At least five civilians, including women and children, were reported injured by alleged US airstrikes on the Attan neighborhood of Sana’a, Yemen on March 16, 2025. The US military released a statement that “On March 15, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) initiated an operation consisting of precision strikes against Iran-backed Houthi targets across Yemen in order

Summary

Apartment Building, Commerce, Healthcare, Hospital, Residential

Impact

كۆبانی, Kobanî, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

A Kobanî official reported that a civilian – an 87 year old woman – and six Kurdish fighters from the Peoples’ Protection Units (YPG) died in a ‘friendly fire’ incident in the besieged city.It was also reported that two hospitals in the town had been destroyed. According to Sky News Arabia, Kurdish sources said that

Summary

(1 woman)

US-led Coalition

كرم حومد, Karam Homad, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between one and eight civilians were killed and as many as 22 more injured in airstrikes in Karam Homad in Aleppo, according to local media – though reports were conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the Syrian regime. The lowest death count was given by Almustaqbal and Zamanmasdar at one

Summary

1 – 8

20–22

منزلًا مأهولًا لعائلة "أبو غبن" في مخيم الشاطئ غرب مدينة غزة, The Abu Ghaben Family Home, West of Shuhada Square, Beach Camp (al-Shati Camp), West of Gaza City, Gaza, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

code: ISPT0607
incident_date: 2023-10-25
status: publish
civilian_harm_status: Fair

Summary

IDP or Refugee Camp, Residential

(2 children1 woman1 man)

4 named, 1 familiy identified

Names matched with MoH IDs

Neighbourhood/area

كشيش, Kashish, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

Two unnamed civilian males were reported by a single source to have been killed in a coalition airstrike on the village of Kashish,

Summary

(2 men)

US-led Coalition

near Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

In an event previously unknown to Airwars, the Coalition said that no civilians were harmed near Raqqa on March 9th. In its July 2017 casualty report the Coalition stated: “After a review of available information it was assessed that no Coalition strikes were conducted in the geographic area that correspond to the report of civilian

Summary

US-led Coalition

معرة النعمان, Ma'aret al-Nu'man, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

On November 24th, 2019, in Ma’aret al-Nu’man, Idlib, local and social media reported that civilians were wounded as a result an alleged Russian airstrike. Four missiles were alleged to have been fired, and at least one man was reported injured. According to the White Helmets, “a man was injured as a result of four airstrikes

Summary

حميدات, Humaidat, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Two children were reportedly killed in an alleged Coalition strike on the town of Hemidiat to the west of Mosul. According to Shafaqna and others, the strike hit the commercial district of the town: “The death of two children has beeen reported from an aerial bombardment by international Coalition aircraft west of Mosul. Early detection of

Summary

(2 children)

هجين, Hajin, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

In an incident previously not tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the injuries of four civilians in an airstrike near Hajin. There are indications that this was either a French or Dutch action. In its April 2019 civilian casualty report, the Coalition noted: “Coalition aircraft conducted one strike on a Daesh improvised explosive device

Summary

LOCATION

حلب, Aleppo, Syria

code: R4742
incident_date: 2024-12-01
status: publish
civilian_harm_status: Contested

Summary

(1 man)

Syrian Regime, Russian Military