Civilian Casualties

المجاوده, Majawdeh, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

At least one civilian was killed and a number of others were injured following airstrikes on Majawdeh, roughly 85km southeast of Deir Ezzor. However responsibility was contested. The victim was identified by a number of sources, which also reported that his wife and daughter were injured. The Syrian Human Rights Committee reported that the wife

Summary

1 – 2

(1 man)

US-led Coalition, Syrian Regime, Russian Military

1 named

دير الزور, Deir ez-Zor, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Between nine and 17 civilians including one woman and two children died in airstrikes on neighborhoods of Deir Ezzor, according to local sources. While some reports allege that this was the work of Russia, one other blames the Assad regime with yet others not attributing responsibility. Deir Ezzor is Being Slaughtered Silently reported that Russian

Summary

9 – 17

(2 children1 woman9 men)

8 named

الرميلة, Rumaila, Abyan, Yemen

LOCATION

In a dawn attack, a series of missiles from an alleged unmanned airstrike were fired at targets on the outskirts of Jaar, apparently striking Al Qaeda militants on the verge of launching a suicide attack on military targets. The alleged US drone or Yemeni airstrike attack hit a farmhouse in the Wadi Anna bridge area,

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

US Forces, Yemeni Air Force

Suspected target

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)

Belligerents reported killed

7–9

Belligerents reported injured

3–6

دلحة وكسرة محمد الآغا, Dahla and Kasrat Muhammed al Agha, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Sharqiya Voice reported that a “number” of civilians were injured following ‘SDF artillery fire’ – which would most likely have been a Coalition action – on the villages of Dahla and Kasrat Muhammed al Agha in Raqqa. Other sources – Newsjorf and Baladi – reported that the victims had been wounded as a result of

Summary

‏الشيخ احمد‬, Sheikh Ahmad, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Three to four civilians including one woman and two children died and an unknown number of others were wounded – reportedly mostly women and children – in airstrikes on Al Sheikh Ahmad village, Aleppo, according to local sources. All sources but one blamed Russia. A later report by Step News Agency said the death toll

Summary

3 – 4

(2 children1 woman)

3 named

قرية تل اللبن, Tal Al-Laban village, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

Three civilians were injured and civilian property was damaged by heavy artillery shelling in Tal Al-Laban Village in the Tal Tamr countryside of Northwestern Syria on July 30, 2023. The attack is alleged to have been carried out by Turkish military personnel. The three civilians injured were named by Hawar News as Omar Sadiq Sheikh

Summary

Turkish Military

المدينة القديمة, Mosul, Raqqa, Iraq

LOCATION

In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the injuries of three civilians in an event near Mosul, Iraq. Their October 2017 civilian casualty report noted: “During a Coalition strike that engaged an ISIS tactical unit, it was assessed that three civilians were unintentionally injured.” Coalition officials indicated that this is

Summary

Known belligerent

حريتان, Hraytan, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

The Syrian Network for Human Rights, reported that three civilians including one woman died when “suspected Russian warplanes” fired missiles on Hraytan. Shahed A’ayan Halab reported the deaths of 5 people and the wounding of 3 others as a result of Russian bombing in Hraytan.

Summary

3 – 5

Russian Military

قرية ميرغمير, village of Mergmir, Erbil, Iraq

LOCATION

On the 24th of August 2023, a drone strike is believed to have killed either four civilians or four PKK fighters, two of them in medical roles, in the village of Merg Mir in the Bradost region in Erbil Governorate. According to several news sources, including Roj News, Hawar News Agency and Kurdistan 24, the

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

Infrastructure

Agriculture

0 – 4

Belligerents reported killed

Turkish Military

Suspected target

YPG/SDF

0–4

جديد عقيدات, Road near Jadid 'Uqaydat village, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the injury of a civilian in an event near the Jadid ‘Uqaydat village, Deir Ezzor. Their September 2017 civilian casualty report noted: “During a strike on an ISIS vehicle, it was assessed that one civilian was unintentionally injured.” Coordinates supplied by officials to

Summary

Known belligerent

حمورية, Hamouriya, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

20 civilians were reported killed and 50 injured in an alleged Russian airstrike on Hamouriya, according to the White Helmets and the Shaam News Network. Activists told SNN that four Russian missiles caused severe explosions in residential neighbourhoods in the the town, causing widespread destruction. They put the initial death toll at more than 20 with

Summary

عرب حسن, Arab Hassan, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

One woman was killed and another injured due to shelling and attacks in the village of Arab Hassan in the Jarabulus countryside, east of Aleppo on 2 of September, 2023. This attack was attributed to the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), the Russian forces and the Syrian regime as the area is said to be under

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

1–2

YPG, Russian Military, Syrian Regime

ميادين, Abu Khasab checkpoint, 70 km northwest of Deir al-Zour, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Local media reported that one man was killed and his son was injured by a landmine as they attempted to move from Deir Ezzor to Hasakah.

Summary

(1 man)

خان السبل, Khan Subul, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

At least five civilians, including two women and two children, were killed in alleged Russian evening airstrikes that targeted Khan Subul. Step TV later interviewed an eyewitness, an unnamed boy who notes: “A plane hit here and hit our neighbour’s home, so they were martyred. This is where it happened; it was Russian planes.” The

Summary

5 – 8

(2 children2 women1 man)

Russian Military

5 named, 1 familiy identified

مجمع ناصر الطبي, Nasser medical complex, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

code: ISPT00013
incident_date: 2023-10-07
status: publish
civilian_harm_status: Fair

Summary

Ambulance, Healthcare

Impact

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

One girl died in a airstrike or artillery or mortar shelling of Raqqa, according to local sources. The majority of sources blamed US-led Coalition airstrikes for the girl’s death. Hasaka Rasd, however, said that mortar shells also fell on neighbourhoods in Raqqa, While Airwars understands that only the Coalition has access to artillery in Raqqa,

Summary

(1 child)

الدار الكبيره, Dar Al Kabira, Homs, Syria

LOCATION

Between three and eight civilians were reported killed in an an alleged Russian airstrike on the small town of Dar Al Kabira in Homs. According to Smart News the event was instead a ‘friendly fire’ incident, with Russian missiles hitting a military academy.

Summary

3 – 8

مصنع سرايو العوديه, Sarayo Alwadiya factory, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On October 10th 2023, at least four firefighters were reportedly injured by an Israeli airstrike in an industrial zone located in the Gaza Strip whilst extinguishing fires in the area. The firefighters were reportedly extinguishing fires at a cleaning supplies factory. A Facebook post from the Palestinian Civil Defense reports that the crew experienced various

Summary

4–5

Impact

Israeli Military

Geolocation

Exact location (other)

دبلان, Dablan, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

One woman, the wife of Saleh al-Awaid, died in an airstrike on Dablan, according to local sources. None of the sources apportioned blame. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights referred only to “warplanes,” while @DeirEzzor24 said the victim died from an injury after a bombing by “military aircraft”. According to Dblan net, cluster bombs were

Summary

10–16

الزربة, Az Zarbah, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Local media reported that an airstrike on the town of al-Zirba killed one civilian, and wounded several others, though it is currently unclear whether this was the work of Russia or the Syrian regime. Both Halab News Network (HNN), Thiqa News Agency and Halab news identified the victim by name, and many media, such as

Summary

1–2

1 named

بير النعجة, Bir Al Najah, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On Monday, October 9th 2023, 18 civilians, all members of the Abu Obaid family, including at least seven children and seven women, were reported killed by an alleged Israeli airstrike on their home in the Bir al-Naja area west of the Jabalia refugee camp, northern Gaza Strip. Two combatants were also reported killed, also members

Summary

(7–8 children7 women3 men)

Israeli Military

18 named, 1 familiy identified

Names matched with MoH IDs

Geolocation

Neighbourhood/area

Belligerents reported killed

الكرابلة, Al Karabila, 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 Karabilah, Iraq. Their December 2017 civilian casualty report noted: “During a Coalition strike which destroyed an ISIS vehicle, it was assessed that one civilian was unintentionally injured.” In July 2019, the Coalition provided Airwars

Summary

Known belligerent

كفر خاشر, Kafr Kasher, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between two and ten civilians died in alleged Russian airstrikes on Kafr Kasher, according to local sources – though some didn’t identify the warplanes responsible. Shaam News Network reported that there had been dozens of Russia raids launched on February 9th on Aleppo, leaving more than three dead “in a number of areas Kfar Kheshr

Summary

2 – 10

Russian Military

النصيرات, Nuseirat, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On October 14th 2023, between one and three civilians were reportedly killed and at least one was injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike on the Al Shaf’i family house in Al Nusayrat camp. There is mixed reporting on the number of civilians killed in the airstrike, with Wattan News providing the lowest death toll of

Summary

1 – 3

(1–2 children1–2 women)

1–2

Impact

near Imam al-Nawawi mosque, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Multiple local sources reported the death of a female civilian after alleged US-led Coalition artillery strikes that hit the street of the family home near the Imam Al Nawawi Mosque, Raqqa City. The woman killed has been identified as Khansaa Mohammed Qantar. However, this victim is also named in incident CS1361, reportedly killed by artillery

Summary

النعيمة‎, Naemah, Daraa, Syria

LOCATION

The Violations Documentation Center named one civilian man, Morad Hasan al Aboud, as killed in an alleged Russian raid on Naemah. However, it linked to a video in which the voiceover says the victim is a ‘hero from the Free Army.’ Daraa Martyrs also published a video in which the voiceover says that “the martyr

Summary

0 – 1

(0–1 men)

الفَخّاري, Al Fokhari, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On October 12th, 2023, an alleged Israeli bombing in Al-Fokhari, east of Khan Yunis, killed Muhammad Mustafa Al Hassi, a 45 year old civilian and resident of the Al Shoka area in Rafah, the southern Gaza strip. A correspondent from Shehab News reported Muhammad Mustafa Al Hassi died after he was hit by Israeli airstrikes.

Summary

(1 man)

Israeli Military

Names matched with MoH IDs

1 named

Geolocation

Neighbourhood/area

LOCATION

Al Sa'a, Raqqa, Syria

Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently (RBSS) reported that two civilians died following airstrikes on Raqqa. Ibrahim Ali al-Bakar (born 1954) and his son Khalil Ibrahim al-Bakar (born 1985) were named as the victims. RBSS blamed the US-led Coalition for the incident. According to a Facebook post by Amer Alywy the father and son were killed

Summary

(2 men)

2 named, 1 familiy identified