Civilian Casualties

درنج, Daranj, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

On Monday September the 11th 2023, it is reported that two children were injured by gunfire bullets during a raid carried out by SDF (Syrian Democratic Forces) in the town of Daranj, in Deir Ezzor, eastern syria. This version of events is reported by multiple independent Twitter users (@Mohab_Nasser2, @K_Almostafa, @GydyNwaf38285) as well as national

Summary

Small arms and light weapons

YPG

2 named, 1 familiy identified

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Local sources reported the death of one male civilian. Reports said he was killed by artillery shelling. It is Airwars understanding that only the Coalition is using artillery in Raqqa. Other sources – all blaming artillery shelling for the man’s death – said that he had been captured by IS and detained for the past

Summary

حي القصيلة, Qosaileh, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between four and six non-combatants, including two or more children, were reported killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Qosaileh, according to The White Helmets and the Violations Documentation Center. The Halab News Network posted a video showing the destruction of houses and other buildings, as a team of White Helmets searched for survivors. VDC has

Summary

4 – 6

(2–3 children2 men)

4 named, 1 familiy identified

مركز غسيل الكلى, Dialysis Centre, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

On December 28th, 2023, a 65 year-old kidney patient identified as Ahmed Abd al-Rahman Khadr reportedly died as he could not access treatment, following the reported destruction three days earlier of a dialysis center hit by alleged Turkish air or drone strikes in Qamishlo city. Rojava TV and Ibrahim Sheikho described Ahmed Abd al-Rahman Khadr

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

Infrastructure

Healthcare

Denial of access to/destruction of objects indispensable to survival

Impact

كفر حمرة, Kafr Hamra, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

One child was killed and 16 other civilians injured in airstrikes on Kafr Hamra, according to local sources. The Shaam News Network reported that Russian warplanes carried out raids on “the towns of Tal Rafa’at, Mare’, Anadan, Kafr Hamra, Hayyan, Ratyan, Bayanoun, Al Mallah, Ma’arasta al Khan, Ihress, Deir al Zeitoun, Bashoui and Asiya.” They

Summary

رفح, Rafah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On the morning of Sunday, October 22nd 2023, an alleged Israeli bombardment hit Salah Mohammed Kurdieh’s house located west of the city of Rafah in the Gaza Strip, killing at least 12 identified civilians, including five women and four children, and injuring at least two civilians. Although there was only scarce information about the circumstances

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

Infrastructure

Residential

(4 children5 women3 men)

14 named, 1 familiy identified

Names matched with MoH IDs

City

حارة البد, al Badou and al Thakana neighbourhoods, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Up to 20 civilians including seven children and their mother died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on the al Badou and al Takana neighbourhoods in Raqqa, according to local media. All sources blamed the US-led Coalition, and put the minimum death toll at eight. According to Sound and Picture and Raqqa18, 10 people from the

Summary

8 – 20

(7 children1 woman)

تلبيسة, Talbisah, Homs, Syria

LOCATION

One woman, Fatima al-Yousef, was reported killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Talbiseh according to local sources. The victim was also named by the Violations Documentation Center, Damascus Center for Human Rights and Talbisah Media Center. According to Talbisah Media Center, “many” civilians were also injured and there was “huge” destruction to private property. It

Summary

(1 woman)

بلدة صرين, village of Qafsef, southwest of Sarin, Sarin, Syria

LOCATION

Three civilian men were killed and two others were injured in the village of Qafsef located southwest of Sarin at 10:45 AM on Friday, October 5, 2023, by an alleged drone strike by Turkish forces. Hawar News initially reported one civilian dead and two wounded, while other sources — including Kobane FM — reported three

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

(3 men)

Hisham ibn Abdul Malik, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Twenty two civilians including 15 women reportedly died and dozens wounded in alleged Coalition airstrikes behind al-Andalus bakery in the city of Al-Raqqa. There is – according to research done by Amnesty and Airwars – no precise location for the building. According to a tweet from @PalmyraRev1 it was mostly “women, children and the elderly”

Summary

(2–5 children15 women)

12–24

12 named, 2 families identified

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

One female child named as Aamne Hsain al Waw (pictured) was killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Ar Raqqah, according to the Violations Documentation Center. No further details are currently available.

Summary

مسجد علي بن أبي طالب، رفح, Vicinity of Ali Mosque, Rafah, Rafah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

At least one person was killed and dozens were injured on Tuesday, October 24, 2023, after an alleged Israeli military aircraft reportedly struck the Al-Halqawi family home next to Rabaa Shahida School and in the vicinity of the Ali Mosque in Rafah, south of the Gaza Strip. Shehab Agency initially reported the incident but did

Summary

1 – 2

12–24

الشجرة, Al Shajra, Daraa, Syria

LOCATION

Up to 27 civilians were reported killed in airstrikes on the town of Al Shajra in western Daraa. According to Daraa Martyrs Documentation Center, 32 “mostly civilians” were killed when positions of Jaish Khalid bin Walid, a Salafi jihadist group, were targeted. The report claimed that the Coalition launched a long-range missile, which “targeted the

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

17 – 27

US-led Coalition, Israeli Military

Suspected target

Other

Belligerents reported killed

الباب, Al-Bab, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

An early morning airstrike killed four civilians including two women, with most sources blaming Russia. However the Damascus Centre said the regime was responsible.

Summary

(0–2 children2 women)

Russian Military, Syrian Regime

4 named, 1 familiy identified

نبل و الزهراء, Nubl and Zahra, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

On Saturday, October 7th, 2023, between thirteen and more than thirty civilians, including seven children, were injured by an alleged artillery attack by groups linked to the Turkish army (Al-Fateh Al-Mubin, Faylaq al-Sham, Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham). The reported attack damaged civilian homes in the cities of Nubl and Al-Zahraa in the northern Aleppo countryside, reportedly

Summary

13–31

Turkish Military

ميادين, Al Mayadin, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

On August 23, 2017, six members of the Lafi family were among up to 11 civilians reported killed in air raids on the city of Mayadin, according to local media – though reports were conflicted as to whether the Coalition, the Syrian regime or even Russia were responsible. Although Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported

Summary

(1–3 children1–3 women1 man)

5 – 11

US-led Coalition, Russian Military, Syrian Regime

5 named, 1 familiy identified

حي ‫‏بعيدين‬, Bei'deen (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Several sources reported alleged Russian airstrikes on the neighbourhood of Bei’deen, which led to the death of one or more civilians including a child. A Halab Today correspondent said “four civilians [were] wounded in my neighborhood as a result of the aerial bombardment of the Russian air force”. LCCSY reported that one child was killed and one

Summary

1–4

الحي الإماراتي, Emirati neighbourhood, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Six civilians, including at least one child, were reportedly injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike that hit the Abdul Hadi family home in the Emirati neighbourhood, west of Khan Yunis, at approximately 9:10 AM on Monday, 23rd October 2023. Quds News Network (@qudsn), along with several other sources on social media, reported that the six

Summary

Impact

الرقة‎ , Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

On January 11th 2018, Rami Assaf reported that “news of the martyrdom of the family of Mr. Ahmed Al-Hanan from Muhsin in rural Deir Al-Zour has now been confirmed. They were killed four months ago as a result of the bombing of the International Coalition against the city of Raqqa. Their bodies were found today

Summary

(2 children1 woman)

3 named, 1 familiy identified

منطقة كباني "الكبينة", Al Kabina area, Latakia, Syria

LOCATION

Airstrikes in the al-Kabina area outside of Lattakia led to the death and injury of several civilians, local media reported. According to Syria News Network “intense airstrikes by the Russian Aviation occurred alongside clashes which targeted areas controlled by the rebel regions. A number of civilians were killed and wounded, and civilian homes were targeted

Summary

قرب مسجد الفلاح ,المغازي, Vicinity of Al Falah mosque, Al Maghazi, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

In the early morning hours of Sunday, October 22nd, 2023, an alleged Israeli airstrike hit the al-Abadla’s family home, located near the al-Falah Mosque, in al-Maghazi Camp, central Gaza Strip, allegedly killing four civilians across three generations and injuring several others, according to multiple sources. Among those killed in the deadly strike were Umm Raafat

Summary

(1 child1 woman2 men)

4 named, 1 familiy identified

Names matched with MoH IDs

Nearby landmark

الجميلي, Ar Raqqah: Jumaili neighbourhood, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Two to four civilians were reportedly killed in Coalition air or artillery strikes on the al Jumaili neighbourhood of Raqqa City. There was some conflict of information regarding the culprit, though most sources blamed the US-led Coalition. Sources that did not mention the Coalition referred to “artillery shelling” and “airstrikes”. Airwars understands that only the

Summary

3 – 4

(3 men)

الحراك, Herak, Daraa, Syria

LOCATION

Six civilians including two children and one woman were killed and several others injured in airstrikes on Herak – though reports are conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the Assad regime. The Shaam News Network reported that five non-combatants – mostly children – died when Russian warplanes launched missiles on

Summary

(2 children1 woman3 men)

Russian Military, Syrian Regime

6 named

شارع أبو حسني, دير البلح, Abu Hosni Street, Deir Al Balah, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

At dawn on Tuesday, October 24th, 2023, an alleged Israeli airstrike hit the Abu Hassanein’s family residence on Abu Hosni Street in Deir Al Balah, central Gaza Strip, reportedly killing at least one civilian and causing a number of injuries. Social media accounts including Twitter/X user @shaabradio and Maher al hijazi on Facebook reported that

Summary

1 – 2

Exact location (via Airwars)

LOCATION

Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria

Three civilians from the same family were reported killed following alleged US-led Coaltion airstrikes on Raqqa. All sources blamed the Coalition for the strike which targeted “the remaining neighbourhoods” of “besieged Raqqa”. There is limited information available at present.

Summary

(1 child2 men)

3 named, 1 familiy identified

غرناطة, Garnata, Homs, Syria

LOCATION

Up to three civilians including one girl and two women were killed in an airstrike on Garnata according to two local sources – though reports are conflicted as to whether Russia or the regime carried out the attack. In a news roundup, the Shaam News Network reported that “Russian enemy planes carried out air raids

Summary

2 – 3

(1 child2 women)

Russian Military, Syrian Regime

الصفطاوي, al Saftawi, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On October 29th 2023, at least one civil defense personnel was injured in an alleged “double-tap” Israeli airstrike during a rescue operation at the site of another alleged Israeli airstrike that had taken place earlier that day – the Juma’a family home near the Al-Saftawi roundabout in the northern Gaza Strip (assessed in ISPT0698). At

Summary

1–3

Impact

Deir Ez-Zor, Al Husseiniya crossing, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Multiple local sources reported that one civilian, Mr. Khalil Ibrahim Al-Zaher, was killed as he tried “to get out of the city of Deir al-Zour near the Husseiniya crossing on the Euphrates River after an air raid.” Sources didn’t say who was responsible for the strike. The US-led Coalition informed Airwars that as a result

Summary

US-led Coalition, Unknown

1 named