Civilian Casualties

عبسان الكبيرة, Abasan Al Kabira, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

At dawn on Thursday, October 19th 2023, an alleged Israeli airstrike on the Abu Daqqa family house located in the town of Abasan al-Kabira in the Khan Yunis governorate in the Gaza Strip killed an eight-year old boy named Hamza Bashar Jamil (Abu Daqqa). Shehab Agency initially reported about the serious injury of Hamza Jamil,

Summary

(1 child)

1 named

Town

كفر حلب, Kafr Halab, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

A family of five died in an airstrike on the village of Kafr Halab, according to local sources – though reports were conflicted as to whether Russia or the Syrian regime were responsible. The White Helmets reported that a family of five died and several other civilians were injured alleged Russian strikes on Kafr Halab. It

Summary

(2 children1 woman1 man)

Unknown, Syrian Regime

4 named, 1 familiy identified

Raqqah, Andalus, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, on September 29th 2017 the Coalition said it had concluded an assessment on claims of civilian harm “near Raqqa, Syria” via an “NGO report”. According to the Coalition report, “96. June 1, 2017, near Raqqah, Syria, via NGO report: The casualty reported in this allegation was a

Summary

US-led Coalition

مخيم النصيرات, Nuseirat camp, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On the afternoon of October 16th, a number of people, including a child, were reportedly killed and injured as a result of an alleged Israeli airstrike, which hit the house of the Abu Hassanein family in the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip. Local sources have only specified the death of the child,

Summary

(1 child)

Known belligerent

Exact location (via Airwars)

حي ‏المرجة‬, Marjah (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Up to six civilians including two women and two children died and dozens more were injured in raids on the Marja neighborhood of Aleppo, according to local sources – though it is unclear whether Russia or the Syrian regime were responsible. The Syrian Network for Human Rights reported that four civilians including two women died

Summary

4 – 6

(2 children2 women)

6–24

Russian Military, Syrian Regime

طريق السده ا, Al Sadda road, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Between 9 and 10 civilians died in an airstrike on a van or small bus near the Al Sadda road, Al Quriya, Deir Ezzor, according to local media. While most sources blamed the Coalition (which confirmed targeting a vehicle in the province on the day), one outlet alleged that Russia was responsible. Sound and Picture,

Summary

9 – 10

(4 men)

4–10

US-led Coalition, Russian Military

9 named

قيزان النجار, Qaizan al Najjar, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Between 19 and 22 people were killed and a number were injured, including serious injuries, on the morning of Monday, October 16, 2023, when the home of the Zaqmat family, in the Qaizan Al-Najjar neighbourhood, in southern Khan Younis, in the Gaza Strip, was reportedly bombed by an Israeli military aircraft. The Palestinian Civil Defence

Summary

(5 children10 women4 men)

19 – 22

2–6

20 named, 1 familiy identified

Exact location (via Airwars)

Castello Road, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between three and twelve civilians died in alleged aerial bombardment on the Al Castillo road, “the only entry point into the city” of Aleppo, as reported by HalabToday TV. Fifteen civilians were suspected wounded during the attack, news of which came amdist reports of various neighbourhoods affected, namely: al Maysar, Bani Zeid, Altarab, Bab al-Nairab,

Summary

3 – 12

(2 women)

Russian Military, Syrian Regime

الميادين, Al Mayadin, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

A six-year-old girl, Raghad Badi’ al Suleiman, died of a heart attack after she heard the sound of warplanes circling the sky in Al Mayadeen, Deir Ezzor, multiple local sources reported. While reports didn’t identify who the planes belonged to, the Coalition was said to have conducted heavy raids on the city that day. According to

Summary

(1 child)

Shabeelow village, Mudug, Somalia

LOCATION

More than 30 Al-Shabaab militants were killed in an airstrike declared by Somali forces on Shabeelow village, located in the Mudug region of central eastern Somalia on the 23rd of September 2023, according to the Somali Ministry of Defense. Whilst an exact number of casualties was not given, the Ministry of Defense statement reported that

Summary

Somali Military Forces, US Forces

Belligerents reported killed

ماضي, Maadi, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Two civilians including one woman died in an alleged Russian airstrike on Maadi, Aleppo, according to local sources. Ana Press reported that a Russian strike “resulted in casualties and injuries among civilians and massive destruction of the residential buildings”. The victims were also named by Syrian Human Rights Committee and other sources.

Summary

(1 woman)

Russian Military

2 named, 1 familiy identified

كازية الشرطة, Ar Raqqah: Police Station, near the Cultural Centre, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

An unspecified number of civilians died in artillery shelling near the police station in Raqqa, according to local media. According to RFS, “Aas a result of the heavy shelling of the city of Raqqa and the fall of dozens of shells from Qudd, a number of civilians were killed in Al-Ajili neighborhood, Al-Mansour Street, the

Summary

US-led Coalition

عرب ويران, the village of Arab Wiran, east of Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

On Friday, September 8, 2023, a civilian was injured as a result of artillery shelling of the village of Arab Wiran, east of Aleppo, allegedly perpetrated by Syrian regime forces and/or SDF militia. The Syrian Civil Defense reported that the shelling came from areas under the joint control of the regime forces and the Syrian Democratic

Summary

YPG

كفر حمرة, Kafr Hamra, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Up to 12 civilians including three children and one woman were reported killed and nine to 24 wounded in airstrikes on Kafr Hamra, according to multiple sources. According to Shahed Ayan there were two strikes, with both killing civilians. It remains unclear who was responsible for the raid, with conflicting reports. Some claimed the regime

Summary

10 – 12

(3 children1 woman7 men)

9–24

Russian Military, Syrian Regime

10 named, 3 families identified

ميادين, Al Mayadin, al Takiya Street, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

One or two civilians died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Al Takkiya street in Al Mayadin, according to local sources. RFS reported that two civilians died when a warplane “targeted at dawn today a gathering of residential buildings and shops in the street of Takkiya”. It added that there was “massive destruction in the

Summary

1 – 2

(1 woman)

بربخ, Barbakh, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On Wednesday, October 18th 2023, a young man was reportedly killed during an alleged Israeli bombing in the Barbakh neighborhood in Khan Yunis, in the central Gaza Strip. It was reported that Mahmoud Jamal Abu Zarifa, also known as Abu Jamal, was killed as a result of the strike. Journalist Mouthanna Al-Najjae posted that he

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

(1 man)

1 named

Neighbourhood/area

كفر نايا, Kafr Naya, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Three children and a civilian man were killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Kafr Naya, Aleppo, according to the Violations Documentation Centre. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights also reported that three civilians were killed by Russian warplanes but listed all the victims as children. The VDC named two victims and also included one Unidentified –

Summary

(3 children1 man)

خشام, Khasham, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Up to 16 civilians, including several women and children, were killed and dozens more injured in airstrikes on Khasham village in Deir Ezzor governorate. However, it was not clear who was responsible with allegations lodged against the Coalition, the Russian air force and the Syrian government. In total, five sources alleged that the Coalition was

Summary

13 – 16

(4 children2 women1 man)

12–50

US-led Coalition, Syrian Regime, Russian Military

10 named, 1 familiy identified

النصيرات, Nuseirat Camp, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On Saturday, October 21st, 2023, an alleged Israeli bombardment hit the Abu Jabr family home in Nuseirat camp, Gaza Strip, killing the wife of a commander of “the Central Brigade”, Nabil Abu Jabr, alongside their four children, including a son and a daughter under the age of 18. The 45-year old wife of Nabil Abu

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

Infrastructure

Residential

(2 children1 woman2 men)

5 named, 1 familiy identified

Town

تل هادية, Tal Hadya, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

According to the Union of Hamas Rebels, one adult civilian male was killed and two or more people injured in an alleged Russian airstrike on Tal Hadya. The Violations Documentation Center also named the victim, It also identifies him as a civilian but has published an image of him wearing a militant bandana. His combatant

Summary

0 – 1

(0–1 men)

Unknown, Syrian Regime

1 named

حي الدرعية, Dari'ya, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

One named civilian female was killed in the Al Dari’ya neighbourhood of Raqqa after a mortar shell struck her home, local sources reported. The Syrian Network for Human Rights blamed the SDF for her death. According to Baladi, “two women were killed by artillery shelling of the Qusd militia on the area of the White

Summary

1 – 12

(1 woman)

أريحا, Ariha, Idlib, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

On Saturday, October 7th 2023, one civilian was killed and ten civilians, including two children (one boy) with serious injuries, were wounded by an alleged artillery attack by the Russian military and/or Syrian regime and/or Iranian forces. Reportedly, Mustafa Wadah Ghandoura was killed; Anwar Eido Al Deek, Abdulqader, Samer Ahmed and Mohammed Imad Qar’iya were among the

Summary

(1 man)

Syrian Regime, Russian Military

5 named

دوما, Douma, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

News media and casualty recorders reported that between 25 and 26 civilians were killed including eight children and seven women – and more than a dozen injured – in airstrikes targeting a market where people were queuing to buy heating fuel. It remains unclear whether the Assad regime or Russian forces were responsible for the

Summary

(8 children7 women10 men)

25 – 26

12–24

Unknown, Syrian Regime

25 named, 5 families identified

السخاني, Ar Raqqah: Sukhani neighbourhood, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Two named men identified to be from Al Sukhani, were killed in alleged Coalition airstrikes on Raqqa, local sources reported. All four sources who reported the incident alleged that the Coalition was responsible. No further details were available.

Summary

(2 men)

محيط مسجد علي, Vicinity of the Ali Mosque, Rafah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On October 24th 2023, an alleged Israeli strike hit the house of the Natat family, near Rabaa Al-Adawiya School within the vicinity of Ali Mosque, west of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, injuring at least two people based on images provided by local sources. Multiple local sources reported that “injuries” resulted from the strike

Summary

2–3

بينين, Benin, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Up to four non-combatants, including two children, were killed and 10 injured in alleged Russian nighttime airstrikes on Benin. The Syrian Network for Human Rights stated that phosphorous weapons may have been used in two strikes, which burned 500m of agricultural land. Additional strikes then targeted an olive pressing facility and a bakery in Bayneen.

Summary

(2 children2 men)

الموصل القديمة, Mosul, Old City neighbourhoods, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Local press and resident sources said that dozens to hundreds of civilians, including the bodies of ‘hundreds of children and women’, were under the rubble in various areas in Old Mosul. Heavy shelling and air strikes had allegedly hit their homes. Local media provided striking accounts of streets filled with dead bodies, and called for

Summary

12 – 100

24–100

US-led Coalition, Unknown

Farah-Adan and Jawle in Harardhere district, Mudug, Somalia

LOCATION

On the 23rd of February, 2024, the Somali National Army (SNA), supported by international partners, reportedly conducted a night-time military operation against Al-Shabaab in the Farah-Adan and Jawle areas of Harardhere district in Mudug region, central Somalia. It was reported that several Al-Shabaab leaders were killed in the attack, however the exact number of Al-Shabaab

Summary

International Forces (Unknown), Somali Military Forces

Suspected target

Al-Shabaab

Belligerents reported killed

2–4