Civilian Casualties

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons

Causes of injury / death

أعزاز‎, A`zaz, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between nine and 14 civilians including two children and one women were killed and 30 others injured in airstrikes on a children’s and women’s hospital in Azaz, according to local sources – though reports were conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the Assad regime. Activists told Shaam News Network that

Summary

9 – 14

(2 children1 woman7 men)

9 named

القائم, Al Qaim, Al Anbar, Iraq

LOCATION

Civilian casualties were reported following air raids and/or artillery strikes on the district of Qaim, in the west of Anbar province. Yaqin first reported US occupation heavy artillery shelling on areas of the Anbar, coinciding with the continued displacement of families in the absence of food and medicine. A second Yaqin report alleged civilian casualties

Summary

0 – 1

US-led Coalition

الشارع الأول في حي الشيخ رضوان بمدينة غزة, Vicinity of First Street or Omar Bin al-Khattab Street, Sheikh Radwan neighbourhood, Gaza City, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Late on Friday, June 7th 2024, an alleged Israeli airstrike hit the home of the Muhanna family located near First Street in the Sheikh Radwan neighbourhood of Gaza City north of Gaza Strip, killing at least seven members of the same family, including a woman and three children, and injuring several other civilians. One militant

Summary

(3–6 children1–3 women0–1 men)

7 named, 1 familiy identified

Belligerents reported killed

Street

حريتان, Hraytan, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Two civilians died and between eight and ten were injured in airstrikes on Hraytan, according to local sources – though reports are conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the Assad regime. Activists told Shaam News Network that Russian warplanes targeted the city centre with vacuum missiles, killing two civilians and

Summary

(2 men)

8–15

2 named

السمرة, Al Raqqah Samra, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Local sources reported that civilians died following alleged US-led Coalition strikes on sites near al Raqqa al Samra district. Subsequent reports documented the death of Hajj Abdullah Ali al-Khalaf al-Mqtash (pictured), with all sources considered the US-led Coalition to be the culprit. Qasioun asserted that a “number of civilians died and more were wounded” after

Summary

(1 man)

مدرسة الزهراء، حي الدرج، مدينة غزة, Al Zahraa School, Al Daraj District, Gaza City, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On August 8th, 2024, at around 3pm, at least 12 members of the Mahani family were killed and dozens of others were wounded in an alleged Israeli strike on the Al Zahraa School, located in the Al Daraj neighbourhood, east of Gaza City. The victims included Muhammad Muslim Mahani (Abu Ali), Muhammad Muslim Mahani’s daughter*

Summary

(6–8 children1–2 women1–2 men)

12 – 13

12–24

12 named, 1 familiy identified

Nearby landmark

الباب, Al-Bab, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between 13 and 19 civilians including 10 children and three women died in alleged Russian airstrikes on Al Bab, according to local sources. Syrian News Desk reported that at least 19 civilians died and more than 30 were wounded when Russian warplanes fired “cluster rockets” on the city “to coincide with helicopter dumping barrel bombs“.

Summary

13 – 19

(10 children3 women)

20–30

Russian Military

7 named, 1 familiy identified

طابية جزيرة, Tabiyyah Jazeera, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Local leader Thalj Ragheb Al-Humaidi Al-Salman was killed in airstrikes on Tabiyyah Jazeera village, according to multiple local sources. He was Mukhtar of the village and Sheikh of the Burmah clan. It is not presently clear who was responsible as no source apportioned blame – all but one referred to “shelling”. Airwars will amend the

Summary

حارة الجعفرواي, Al Jaafrawi area, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On or shortly before June 7th, at least four civilians were likely killed by Israeli artillery in Deir Al-Bala. The location of the incident was not specified by sources, who only referred to the deceased as having been taken Al-Asqa hospital from from the Al Jaafrawi area. Facebook account Kalefalqtiea reported that four deceased men

Summary

(4 men)

4 named, 2 families identified

Neighbourhood/area

حتلا, Hatla, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Between two and six civilians including one or two children and one woman died in an alleged Russian airstrike on Hatla, according to multiple local sources – with some reporting that all six victims were from the same family. According to Deir Ezzor is Being Slaughtered Silently, Russian warplanes carried out two raids. LCCSY put

Summary

2 – 6

(1–2 children1 woman)

LOCATION

Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria

The entire family of Nour Mahmoud Al I’llo (pictured), reportedly died following aerial bombardment on the city of Raqqah, according to Raqqa is being Slaughtered Silently. The report added that Nour was transferred from Raqqah to Tal Abiyad National Hospital, and was under the care of Dr Abdul Muttalib Suleiman. Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently

Summary

3 – 4

جوار مدرسة المنفلوطي دير البلح, Vicinity of Al Manfalouti School, Deir Al Balah, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On August 28, 2024, an alleged Israeli drone strike hit a group of civilians sheltering in front of Al Manfalouti School in Deir Al Balah, Gaza Strip, killing at least ten civilians and injuring “dozens.” The school was being used as a shelter for displaced persons. Initial reports claimed seven people had been killed, with

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

Infrastructure

Education

10 – 13

7–24

Impact

12 named, 3 families identified

Exact location (via Airwars)

حريتان, Assiya (Hraytan), Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Four members of the Civil Defence Service were killed while traveling from Anadan to rescue civilians in Assiya, according to sources on the ground. The Step News Agency said that the Civil Defence team were specifically targeted with a missile. Al Jazeera claimed that it was the Syrian regime who were shelling various areas of

Summary

(4 men)

5–8

4 named

LOCATION

Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria

Local media named two civilians as killed in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Raqqah. The date of the incident is currently unclear: reporting on October 14th, Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently said that the victims died “during the past few days”. Raqqa Media Office and SHRC reported their deaths on October 15th, also saying that

Summary

منطقة سطر الغربي، خانيونس, Al-Satar Al-Gharbi area, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

In the late evening of August 1st, 2024, an Israeli airstrike/drone strike allegedly struck the al-Agha family home on al-Badaw street in the Al-Satar Al-Gharbi area killing at least one civilian and injuring another. 69-year-old Rajha Yahya Isaeed al-Agha was killed in the strike, while her husband Mazid Hamdi Mallahi al-Agha, was hit in the

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

(1 woman)

1–2

2 named, 1 familiy identified

Neighbourhood/area

باب الحديد, Bab al Hadeed (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Seven people were reported killed in alleged Russian or regime raids on Bab Al-Hadeed, Aleppo. Syria News blamed Russia for “warplane shelling in various areas in Aleppo including Bab Al-Hadeed.” Halab News equally blamed Russia in a YouTube video covering the first moments of shelling. However, Islam Memo said “the regime launched 8 warplane raids in

Summary

هجين, Hajeen, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

According to Sharqiya Voice, “military aircraft launched several air raids on the city of Hajeen in eastern rural Deir Ezzor. The bombing focused on a number of civilian homes and the vicinity of the public market; there was news of the death of a woman and the wounding of others”. The Syrian Observatory for Human

Summary

1 – 2

(1 child1 woman)

2–22

الصرفند, Sarafand, Sidon District, Lebanon

LOCATION

On September 23, 2024, several social media and news outlets reported on an Israeli airstrike on the coastal town of Sarafand, which resulted in the deaths of “a number” of civilians. At the time of writing, additional information regarding the number of deceased or identifying characteristics were not found online. This assessment will be updated

Summary

تلبيسة, Talbisah, Homs, Syria

LOCATION

One child was killed and up to 15 other civilians injured in an alleged Russian airstrike on a school in Talbiseh according to local sources – though reports are conflicted as to whether Russia or the regime were to blame. Activists told Shaam News Network that “Russian warplanes targeted the morning the city of Talbissa

Summary

(1 child)

2–15

1 named

الباغوز, Al Baghouz, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

One named civilian died in a casualty event in Al Baghouz, according to local media – though it was unclear who was responsible. There were allegations against Russia, the regime and Iraqi forces. No sources explicitly blamed the Coalition, though some didn’t identify the warplanes responsible. The official page for the al Soussa area reported:

Summary

1 – 3

(1 man)

2–5

US-led Coalition, Russian Military

1 named

السيدة زينب, Al-Sayyida Zaynab, Damascus, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

At approximately 11:40 PM on Wednesday, June 26th, 2024, an alleged Israeli airstrike struck a service center containing building materials for the reconstruction of public facilities, belonging to the Jihad Construction Foundation, near the towns of Hajira and al-Sayyida Zaynab area south of Damascus, Syria. Three civilians, including a woman, were reportedly killed and eight

Summary

(1 woman2 men)

Belligerents reported injured

3 named

السلوم, Al Saloom, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

The Syrian Network for Human Rights reported that eight civilians from a single family – including three children and two women – died when Russian warplanes allegedly shelled residential homes in Al Saloom. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said “six people were killed in warplane shelling in Al-Saloom village – five were from one

Summary

6 – 8

(3 children2–3 women)

10–15

Russian Military

5 named, 1 familiy identified

السوسة, al Soussa, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

One civilian died and several more were wounded in an airstrike on al Soussa, according to local media. One victim was named locallly as Saleh Ibrahim Mohsen Al-Faris. Deir Ezzor 24 blamed the Coalition for his death, though other sources didn’t identify the culprit. According to Al Sharq al Souri, shells landed on the victim’s

Summary

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

LOCATION

During the morning of June 7, 2024, an alleged Israeli bombardment hit the Tabsh family house in the town of Abasan Al Kabira, in the eastern part of the Khan Younis Governorate, south of the Gaza Strip. The strike killed between 9 and 13 civilians, including four women, four children, and one man, and injured

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

Infrastructure

Apartment Building, Residential

9 – 13

(4 children4 women1 man)

9 named, 3 families identified

Town

LOCATION

Maysar, Aleppo, Syria

Three or four civilians died in an airstrike or artillery shelling of Maysar, according to sources on the ground. All but one source blamed regime artillery for the event. LCCSY reported one civilian died and others were wounded in Russian airstrikes.

Summary

3 – 4

(3 men)

3 named

Al Sarajiya village near Abu Hamda, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

Local sources reported on the deaths of up to eleven civilians as a result of strikes carried out by Coalition helicopters in an area east of the city of Al Shadadi. According to Euphrates Post “a massacre” took place after a bombardment on a prison in the town of Abu Hamda. The report put the

Summary

3 – 11

US-led Coalition

بالقرب من دوار الحلبي، بلدة جباليا, Vicinity of Al-Halabi roundabout, Jabalia al-Balad, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Shortly before 11:18 AM on October 21st, 2024, alleged Israeli shelling hit a group of civilians while they were filling water near the Al-Halabi roundabout in Jabalia Al Balad, in the Jabalia Refugee Camp, north of the Gaza strip, resulting in many injuries and the death of at least six civilians, including at least two

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

Infrastructure

IDP or Refugee Camp, Water

(2–3 children2 men)

5–10

4 named, 1 familiy identified

Exact location (via Airwars)

خان طومان, Khan Touman, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between 14 and 18 civilians, mostly emergency doctors and nurses, were killed in an attack on a medical centre in Khan Tuman, Aleppo, local sources reported. Most reports alleged Russian warplanes were responsible for the attack, which specifically targeted the centre. However, the Syrian Network for Human Rights also pointed to the regime in some

Summary

14 – 18

(10 men)

12–24

10 named, 1 familiy identified