Civilian Casualties

LOCATION

حور, Hor, Aleppo, Syria

One girl died and many others were injured in an alleged Russian airstrike on Hor. The Shaam News Network blamed Russia, but provided no further details. According to Pressbshalmoon, a “little girl” died and “many others” were injured in a Russian raid. A number of other sources also said a child died, but didn’t identify the culprit.

Summary

(1 child)

Russian Military

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

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

Summary

Ambulance, Healthcare

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الرقة, Raqqa, Syria

An August 2017 Amnesty International report documented a civilian casualty incident in Raqqa, in which 9 members of the same family were killed on June 8th, 2017. The neighbour of the family had told the organization’s field researchers that in the early evening, Abdallah Allawi, his wife Muntaha, and their seven sons, aged between three

Summary

(1 woman1 man)

3 named, 1 familiy identified

خشام, Khusham, Deir Ezzor, Syria

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At least two civilians including a girl and a woman died in airstrikes on the town of Khusham. While the majority of the sources allege that this was a Coalition incident, other reports say Russia was responsible. According to Free Deir Ezzor, Russian raids targeting oil fields in Khusham killed two civilians displaced from Qaryatain,

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2 – 20

(1–8 children1 woman)

Unknown, Syrian Regime, US-led Coalition

2 named, 1 familiy identified

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

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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

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4–5

Exact location (other)

الطب الحديث, Al Toubb al Hadith, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

One civilian, Mohamamd al Ismail Al Abd al Dhaher, was killed in an alleged Coalition airstrike on the Al Toubb al Hadith area of Raqqa, according to local sources. Both Q_Alenzy and Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently blamed the Coalition. Other sources reported Coalition airstrikes in the area, with Alquds saying that Coalition jets “destroyed

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برقوم, Barkoum, Aleppo, Syria

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Six or more civilians were reported killed in an airstrike at Barkoum. The Violations Documentation Center (which in English said the attack was by unidentified warplanes, and in Arabic attributed it to the Assad regime) later named the dead. However other sources described the attack as the work of the Russian airforce.

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6 – 8

(3 children2 women1 man)

Unknown, Syrian Regime

6 named, 2 families identified

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

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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)

18 named, 1 familiy identified

Belligerents reported killed

Neighbourhood/area

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria

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A civilian male was reportedly killed as a result of artillery fire supported by Coalition airstrikes in Raqqa, local sources said. All three sources which reported the incident identified the victim as Samir Mohammed al Ali Al Ashayer, who is also known as Abu Mohammed. Both the Palmyra Media Center and Raqqa is Being Slaughtered

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جبل الزاوية, Jabal Al Zawiya, Idlib, Syria

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Media activist Wassim Al A’dil was one of two civilians reported killed in an airstrike at Jabal al Zawiya. The other has been named by Violations Documentation Center as Mohammad Abd al-Razzaq al-Harami. The pair were reportedly on their way to cover nearby Russian airstrikes when they were caught up in an attack. Shaam News

Summary

(2 men)

النصيرات, Nuseirat, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

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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

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1 – 3

(1–2 children1–2 women)

1–2

المدينة القديمة, Mosul, Old City, Nineveh, Iraq

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Fifteen people were reported killed and five more injured in heavy air and artillery strikes on Old Mosul, as Iraqi forces supported by the Coalition continued their push to capture the last ISIL-held neighbourhoods of Mosul. Yaqein – which also reported 10 ISIL carbombs – said that “an aerial and artillery bombardment coincided with the

Summary

US-led Coalition, Iraq Government Forces

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عقرب, Akrab, Hama, Syria

The Syrian Network reported that Russian warplanes attacked Akrab, a town under the control of the Free Syrian Army, in a joint attack with the Assad regime. All4Syria also reported that “regime forces tried to storm the town, in southern Hama, after several raids by Russian aviation, resulting in several casualties among civilians.“ Two rockets,

Summary

(1 child)

Unknown, Syrian Regime

الفَخّاري, Al Fokhari, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

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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.

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Neighbourhood/area

طيبة, Al Taybeh, Homs, Syria

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One male baby was named as a victim of an airstrike on Raqqa by some local sources. However, this appears to have been a reporting error – with the child in fact likely to have been killed in a Russian, regime or Coalition airstrike on al Taybeh, east of Palmyra. MC Palmyra added that members

Summary

(1 child)

US-led Coalition, Syrian Regime, Russian Military

عندان, Anadan, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

At least three named civilians, including a child, were killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Anadan and nearby Kafr Hamra. There was some confusion about the incident, with Zaitonmag reporting that seven anti-government fighters were killed along with three civilians: “A Brigade commander working for Ahrar Syria in Aleppo said that seven of his

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3 – 9

(1 child8 men)

10–24

9 named, 3 families identified

مخيم النصيرات 5, Al Nuseirat Camp 5, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

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On Sunday, October 15th 2023, at least 22 civilian members of the Al-Taweel family, including nine women and seven children, were reportedly killed and an unknown number were wounded in an alleged Israeli airstrike on the house of the al-Taweel family in Camp 5, Nuseirat, central Gaza strip. Khalil al Ghafari stated that the house

Summary

(7 children9 women6 men)

22 named, 1 familiy identified

Exact location (via Airwars)

رطلة, Ratlah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Two adult civilians died and three children were wounded in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Ratlah village, according to local media. Al Hassaka Rasd reported that the Coalition struck “the house of Abdul Aziz al-Khamri in Ratlah”. It reported that two civilians died and “three children were slightly injured by the attack”. The victims were

Summary

2 named, 1 familiy identified

ضاحية الكهرباء, Dahiat al Kharaba, Aleppo, Syria

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The Syrian Network for Human Rights reported that one male civilian was killed in an alleged strike by Russian warplanes on the Dahiat al Kharaba region, between the towns of Kafr Naha and Khan al Assal. Al Jazeera, the Step Agency and Zaitonmag also said attacks in the vicinity were the work of Russia. However, VDC

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منزل لعائلة حواس, Hawass family house, Gaza Strip, the Gaza Strip

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On 17th October 2023, an alleged airstrike hit the house of the Hawass family, in the Gaza Strip, resulting in an unknown number of injuries. All sources attributed the strike to Israeli forces. Numerous Twitter/X accounts posted images showing Civil Defense and medical services rescuing and attending to those injured in the strike on the Hawass

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الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria

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Seven civilians died in air or artillery or mortar shelling of Raqqa, according to local media – though it was unclear who was responsible for their deaths. However, Hasaka Rasd also reported that mortars fell on Raqqa neighbourhoods on this day, meaning that these deaths may have been caused by SDF actions, for although Airwars

Summary

(1 child1 woman)

US-led Coalition, Syrian Democratic Forces

6 named

خان شيخون, Khan Shaykhun, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

According to reports two civilians – a man and a woman – died in a Russian airstrike at Khan Shaykhun, with other victims left in critical condition. SNN News described the attack as “a terrible massacre of civilians,” with footage showing a devastated civilian neighbourhood. And Al Jazeera aired frantic scenes as White Helmets tried

Summary

(1 woman1 man)

2 named

محيط مقر الدفاع المدني, Vicinity of the Civil Defense Headquarters, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

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At dawn on Monday, October 16th, 2023, between four to seven civilians, including four to six paramedics, were reportedly killed and several more injured when two alleged Israeli airstrikes hit an ambulance and the Civil Defense headquarters in the Tal al-Hawa neighbourhood southwest of in Gaza City. Initially a Facebook user Ahmed Saleha reported that

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4 – 7

المجاوده, Majawdeh, Deir Ezzor, Syria

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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

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1 – 2

US-led Coalition, Syrian Regime, Russian Military

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

جباليا, Jabalia, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

In the early morning hours of Wednesday, October 18th 2023, at least 39 identified civilians, including 11 members of al-Ashqar family and eight members of al-Wardeh family, were killed in an alleged Israeli airstrike on the two houses in Jabalia al-Badad in the Northern Gaza Strip. Among the victims killed in the airstrike were at

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(14–15 children7 women8–9 men)

38 named, 7 families identified

Town

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

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‏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