Civilian Casualties

Al Meshrab, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Four to six civilians were killed in alleged airstrikes in the town of Al-Mesrab in the Western suburb of Deir Ezzor, according to local media. Sources initially reported only the death of Saleh al-Hamad al-Saud. However the number of fatalities later rose to at least four. The event was described by the Euphrates Post as

Summary

4 – 6

(1 woman)

12–24

LOCATION

نوى, Nawa, Daraa, Syria

Three civilians were killed when helicopters dropped barrel bombs on Nawa, according to the Syrian Network for Human Rights and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. While the Network blamed the regime, the Observatory did not say who was responsible. According to the Revolutionary Forces of Syria, the town experienced a joint ground and air

Summary

(1 child)

3 named

ٱلْقَحْطَانِيَّة, “Awda” oil station, in the countryside of the town of Al-Qahtaniyah/Tirbespiyeh, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

Around 10:15 PM on Saturday, December 23rd, 2023, an alleged Turkish airstrike hit the Awda (Odeh) oil station in the countryside of the town of Al-Qahtaniyah (Tirbespiyeh), Syria, injuring a citizen named Hussein Hamza Saadoun and reportedly a number of other oil station employees. Multiple reports came out to indicate that the oil wells were

Summary

1–3

حي السكري, Sukkari (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between four and 10 non-combatants including one woman and two to three children were killed, and more than 20 injured, in an airstrike on the Al Sukkari neighbourhood in Aleppo, according to local sources. The White Helmets reported that seven civilians (including one woman and two children) died when the raid targeted a children’s clinic. They did

Summary

4 – 10

(2–3 children1 woman)

Russian Military

2 named, 1 familiy identified

شارع الجية في بلدة القرارة, Al Jiyeh Street, Al Qarara, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On Wednesday, October 25th 2023, at least three people were killed and at least nine were injured in an alleged Israeli strike on a home on Al Jihyeh Street in the Al Qarara area of Khan Yunis in the Gaza Strip. The home reportedly belonged to Maher Abdul Rahman Awad (Abu Haitham). Maha Awad’s wife,

Summary

Exact location (via Airwars)

Ar Raqqah: Various neighbourhoods, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Initially this incident was reported on by several sources as an alleged airstrike or artillery shelling in various neighbourhoods in the city of Raqqa, in which eight cilivilians died, including one woman. There was a discrepancy regarding civilians identified in the list. Amjad Ahmed Taha Al-Suwairi, Mohammed Ayman Sweiri and Ahmad Taha Al-Omar Al Suweiri,

Summary

(1 woman1 man)

5 named, 2 families identified

الباب, Al-Bab, Surgical Hospital, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Local sources reported that two airstrikes hit the hospital in al-Bab city, causing the death of up to eight civilians, including two children and wounding up to 20 more. Included in the death count were up to five medics and two bodyguards. Sources were conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or

Summary

1 – 8

(1–2 children)

4–20

Unknown, Syrian Regime

الشيخ سنديان, Al Shekh Sindian village, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Shortly before midnight on Saturday, October 21, 2023, a civilian man was injured after a wall of his house collapsed due to an airstrike allegedly perpetrated by the Russian military in the Al Shekh Sindian village in the western countryside of Idlib, Syria. The Syrian Civil Defense reported on the incident at 12:16 AM on

Summary

Russian Military

LOCATION

Al Nahdah, Raqqa, Syria

On August 30th 2018, the Coalition said it had concluded an assessment of possible civilian harm. In the report, the Coalition wrote: “September 8, 2017, near al-Nahdah, Syria, via media report. After a review of available information and strike video it was assessed that there is insufficient evidence to find civilians were harmed in this

Summary

تل رفعت, Tall Rif`at, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Up to five civilians died in airstrikes on Tel Rifa’at, according to local sources – though reports were conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the Assad regime. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that multiple Russian warplanes targeted Aleppo on February 13th, adding that there were 20 strikes on

Summary

4 – 5

(4–5 men)

5 named

شارع الارنب خانيونس, Al Arnab Street, Khan Younis, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Shortly before 4:48 PM on Sunday, October 29, 2023, an alleged Israeli airstrike hit a residential house of the Abu Sido family on Al Arnab Street in the centre of Khan Younis, south of the Gaza Strip, killing at least three civilians – a mother and her sons – and injuring a number of other

Summary

(1 woman)

Street

خشام, Kisham, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Ten to 12 civilians, mostly children and women, were reported killed following alleged airstrikes on Khishham, 15 km southeast of Deir Ezzor. The majority of sources accused Russian warplanes of committing the offence. However both the Regime and the US-led Coalition were also mentioned in reporting. Syrian Press Center reported that Russian warplanes used “cluster

Summary

10 – 12

(9–10 children1–2 women)

US-led Coalition, Syrian Regime, Russian Military

10 named, 2 families identified

كفر ناها, Kafr Naha, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between five and seven civilians died and dozens more were injured in an airstrike on Kafr Naha, local media reported – though it was unclear whether Russia or the Syrian regime were responsible. The majority of sources “Qasioun, Sadaaltwhed, Halab News, Alamawi, Jisr tv, Syrian Press Center) pointed towards Russia, with death counts varying between

Summary

5 – 7

(2 children)

10–24

4 named, 1 familiy identified

بالقرب من مستشفى كمال عدوان، بيت لاهيا, Vicinity of Kamal Adwan Hospital, Beit Lahia, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

At least one civilian, a woman, and potentially a number of other civilians, were reportedly killed and several civilians were injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike that hit a residential apartment in al-Razan Tower, close to the Kamal Adwan Hospital in Northern Gaza, shortly after midnight on Thursday 26th October 2023. Several sources, including the

Summary

Apartment Building, Residential

1 – 2

(1 woman)

Huwaija, Sina'iya area, Kirkuk, Iraq

LOCATION

According to two local sources, some civilians killed following an alleged Coalition airstrike targeted the residential neighbourhoods in Huwaija. Al Rafdain said that a number of civilians were killed and others wounded in an aerial bombardment, with a press source reportedly adding that aircraft bombed three sites in the Sina’iya area in Hawija, resulting in deaths

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العرضي, Al A'ardi (Deir ez-Zor), Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Twelve civilians died, including seven from the same family, in alleged Russian airstrikes on the Al A’ardi neighbourhood according to local sources. Deir Ezzor is Being Slaughtered Silently reported 12 deaths in two Russian raids, while Shaam News Network said Russian warplanes “targeted civilians’ homes directly“. Both Al Jazeera and Alsory__Alhor also reported Russian strikes,

Summary

Russian Military

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

LOCATION

At least 19 people, including a journalist and eight children, were killed and dozens were injured, including two infants, by alleged Israeli military bombardment on the evening of December 22nd 2023 on the home of the Khalifa family on El-Eshreen Street in the Nuseirat refugee camp in the Gaza Strip. Muthana Najjar reported in a

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

Infrastructure

Residential

(8 children6 women5 men)

12–24

Impact

21 named, 1 familiy identified

Exact location (via Airwars)

Al Mayadin, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

At least seven civilians were reported killed and dozens more wounded in air and/or rocket/artillery strikes on Al Mayadin – though the death toll looked likely to rise with multiple reports saying that up to 21 other civilians were still trapped under the rubble. It is currently unclear who was responsible for this incident, with

Summary

(2 children2 women1 man)

12–24

US-led Coalition, Russian Military, Syrian Democratic Forces

6 named, 1 familiy identified

الكوم, Al Kom, Homs, Syria

LOCATION

According to multiple local sources, Russian or regime airstrikes took place in Al Kom near the ancient city of Palmyra – killing at least five non-combatants. . The Syrian Network for Human Rights blamed the regime, putting the death toll at seven non-combatants, including two women and two children. Al Jisr also blamed the regime.

Summary

5 – 7

(2 children2 women)

حي الأمل، خانيونس, Al Amal neighborhood, Khan Younis, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On the evening of Wednesday, October 25th 2023, the Al-Akhras family home in the Al-Amal neighborhood of central Khan Younis was allegedly bombed by Israeli forces, killing at least 32 people, including twelve children, and injuring at least 12 others. The wider Al-Akhras family members killed and injured in this incident were from a number

Summary

(13–18 children15–16 women2–3 men)

43 named, 5 families identified

Neighbourhood/area

مظلوم فوقاني, Mazloum Foqani, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

The civilian Abdullah al Jamma was reported to be “under the rubble” of buildings, following airstrikes by unidentified aircraft. Reportedly targeting the town of Mazloum Foqani according to the Euphrates Post. The town sits on the eastern bank of the Euphrates River, where the US-led Coalition was still conducting strikes. Mr al Jamma was suspected

Summary

(1 man)

US-led Coalition, Unknown

1 named

LOCATION

Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria

A civilian named as Hussein al-Ibrahim al Hassan died following alleged US-led Coalition strikes on Raqqah city, local media reported. Raqqa Media Center cited “artillery bombardment” as the cause of his death. Airwars understands only the US-led Coaliiton had access to artillery at Raqqah.

Summary

حريتان, Hraytan, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Continuous heavy shelling by warplanes was reported to have killed seven civilians including an entire family of four in Hraytan. Other than Syrian News, who claimed there were both Russian and Syrian regime planes, all other sources have reported Russia the sole culprit. Syrian News reported that the neighbourhood Al-Haramis was shelled and Hraytan alleged

Summary

(3 children1 woman2 men)

3–5

8 named, 1 familiy identified

منطقة نتساريم، جنوب مدينة غزة, Netzarim area, south of Gaza City, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On Monday, 30th October, 2023, a young Palestinian civilian, a successful entrepreneur and a father of newborn twin daughters, Mahmoud Anwar Abu Shawish, was killed in in the Netzarim area about 5 kilometers southwest of Gaza City in an alleged Israeli strike or ground operation in Gaza. The exact circumstances and time of Mahmoud’s death

Summary

Airstrike, Ground operation

LOCATION

Al Qaim, Al Anbar, Iraq

According to many reported, two brothers were killed in Al Qaim, Iraq or al Hari in Syria, near the Iraqi border on October 8, 2017. Reports were contested: one source implied that Iraqi aircraft may have been responsible, while a number of sources identified Russia as the culprit, one source attributed the attack to the

Summary

(2 children1 man)

US-led Coalition, Iraq Government Forces, Russian Military

حي الكلاسة, Al Kalassa (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Up to 18 civilians including two children died in airstrikes on Al Kalassa, according to local sources. While most blamed the regime, others alleged that Russia was responsible. At least eight died when “suspected Russian warplanes missiles” fired on the neighborhood, according to the Syrian Network for Human Rights. In a later report it put

Summary

8 – 18

(2 children)

خربة العدس، رفح, Khirbet Al Adas, Rafah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Shortly before noon on 21 June 2024, an alleged Israeli bombardment struck the Al Shuhada Square and killed three civilians while injuring others. All three, 28-year-old Muhammad Awni al-Nahal, Mazyouna Salamah al-Nahal, and 23-year-old Alaa Talaat al-Nahal, belonged to the al-Nahal family. Alaa al-Nahal was the first to be identified. A news account on Facebook

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

(1 woman2 men)

Neighbourhood/area

الملعب الاسود, Ar Raqqah: Baladi stadium, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Raqqa RWB reported that three bodies were recovered near Al Mala’ab (the stadium) in Raqqa, though it was unclear at which point during the Raqqa campaign the deaths occurred. According to the report the “initial response team” was unable to identify the names due to “SDF prohibiting filming and getting close to the area“. In

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المعادي, Al Ma'adi (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Shaam News Network reported that “as usual warplanes and helicopters continue to fly over the city of Aleppo for the 8th consecutive day bringing people death and destruction. Russian and Assad’s planes launched dozens of raids with vacum missiles and barrel bombs“. They recorded one death in Al Ma’adi. In a tweet by TRTalarabeya both

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