Civilian Casualties

Various locations in Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

A single source, the Shaam News Network, reported that “Russian planes launched raids on the villages of Zeitan, al Zirba, Al Karassi, Khan Tuman, Al I’ss, Jib Kass and Aleppo – Damascus road – leading the fall of civilian martyrs and wounded.” No further details are currently available.

Summary

شمال قطاع غزة مدرسة أبو حسين بمخيم جباليا, Abu Hussein school, Jabalia camp, North Gaza, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On Sunday afternoon (at around 16:12), October 20, 2024, at least two civilians were killed and others wounded in an alleged Israeli artillery shelling at the Abu Hussein school affiliated to the UN, in Jabalia camp, North Gaza Strip that destroyed the school building. Many local and regional networks, including Sawt Beirut News, Al-Jazeera and

Summary

(2 men)

2 named, 1 familiy identified

Names matched with MoH IDs

Town

شارع النور, Al Nour Mosque, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Initially this incident was reported on by several local sources as alleged Coalition airstrikes in the area behind Barazi pharmacy, near Al Nour mosque in the city of Raqqa. Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently blamed “international coalition raids and Kurdish militia artillery”, and put the death toll at more than 33, with dozens more wounded.

Summary

5 – 33

(1 child2 women)

12–24

5 named, 1 familiy identified

إحسم, Ihsem, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Russian aircraft reportedly bombed the town of Ihsem in Idlib, killing five members of one family – four of whom were young girls. The victims were later named. The White Helmets civil defence force tried to reach the dead and injured, but were subjected to a ‘double tap’ strike which killed one of their rescuers

Summary

6 – 11

(4 children1 woman2 men)

Russian Military, Syrian Regime

15 named, 1 familiy identified

رفح, Rafah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Three children were injured after an alleged Israeli ordnance exploded in Rafah on 20 January, 2025; this occurred a day into the Israeli-Hamas ceasefire in early 2025. One of the wounded was identified as Waseem Abu al-Hussin. Early sources reported two injuries, a figure that subsequent reports later increased to three. Waseem’s father, Sadi Abu

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

Planted explosives and unexploded ordnance (UXO)

مغسلة العبو, Al Ibbo carwash, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Local sources reported that an unspecified number of civilians were injured by missiles or artillery shells at the Al Ibbo carwash. Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently reported that the SDF was shelling the area, while other sources didn’t identify the culprit. However, only the US was using artillery at this time.

Summary

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

15 civilians including eight children and five women were reportedly killed and 25 injured when Russian warplanes allegedly bombed the city of Raqqa, according to multiple sources. Raqqa is Being Silently Slaughtered said non-combatants were killed in the agricultural fields west of the city in Al Kahtaniya farm and at the crossroads of Hitteen farm.

Summary

(8 children5 women)

قطاع غزة, Gaza City, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On November 5, 2023, two brothers, 20-year-old Osama Alaa Hothot and 19-year-old Islam Alaa Hothot, were killed in an alleged Israeli airstrike as they were on their way to secure flour and food for their family. According to the page Gaza Martyrs, Osama and Islam’s family had sought refuge in Sabra in Gaza City to

Summary

(2 men)

2 named, 1 familiy identified

Names matched with MoH IDs

City

منصور, Al Mansour, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

According to the Smart News Network, “activists said that International Coalition bombed the Mansour neighbourhood in the city of Raqqa, killing a civilian”. Other sources reported Coalition airstrikes on the Nadeer bakery on Al-Mansour Street and Abaret Al-Sadou, but made no mention of civilian casualties. The Syrian Network for Human Rights said that the strike

Summary

مَعَرَّة النُّعْمَان, Maarat al Numan, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

One woman, Mrs Zahra Hajj Khamees, was reported killed and more than 20 people injured after an alleged Russian airstrike on the traders’ market in the town of Maarat al Numan. Video footage showed extreme damage to shops and houses in the vicinity. Most sources blamed Russia. However, the Damascus Centre and the Syrian Network

Summary

(1 woman)

Russian Military, Syrian Regime

1 named

فليون, Falyoun, Idlib, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Shortly before 3:43 PM on Thursday, November 28th, 2024, missile strikes carrying cluster bombs with contested responsibility allegedly perpetrated by the Syrian regime and/or Russian military and/or Iranian-backed militant groups in the town of Falyoun, in the southern Idlib countryside, Syria, injured at least one civilian, a child. Al Moherer in a post via Facebook

Summary

1–2

Russian Military, Iranian Military, Syrian Regime

الرقة, near Raqqah, Syria, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, on September 29th 2017 the Coalition said it had concluded an assessment on claims of civilian harm. According to the Coalition report, “91. June 19, 2017, near Raqqah, Syria, via media report. After a review of available information it was assessed that no Coalition strikes were conducted

Summary

الرحيبة, Al Rahiba, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

The White Helmets reported the death of one man and the injuring of his wife, following several alleged Russian airstrikes during the evening on the town of Al Rahiba. However the VDC reported the death of an unnamed civilian male “due to regime`s army forces shelling.” And the Free Syrian Army noted only that an

Summary

(1 man)

Unknown, Syrian Regime

مدرسة حليمة السعدية في جبالي, Halima Al Sa’dia school, Jabalia refugee camp, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

code: ISPT061124e
incident_date: 2024-11-06
status: publish
civilian_harm_status: Fair

Summary

Education, IDP or Refugee Camp, Secondary School

12 – 24

12–24

Impact

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Ragga Truth named one civilian male, Saleh Hameed Al-Harith, as killed in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Raqqa. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights also reported one death and blamed the Coalition. Mohab Naser named another victim of shelling as Ala’a Al-Deen Mohammed Khair Dandal.

Summary

(1 man)

معصران, Ma'asaran, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

An alleged Russian airstrike killed seven civilians at Ma’asaran in Idlib governorate. Most of those who died were from one family. A neighbour told Smart News: “This is my house, I arrived and I found everyone OK. But our neighbours? May God have mercy on them. I went to pray and then went to the

Summary

(2 children2–3 women1 man)

6 – 7

الشيخ مصطفى, Sheikh Mustafa, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Russian forces launched a destructive bombing campaign on the village of Sheik Mustafa, according to local sources, however no civilians were reported killed, though the Shaam News Network said there were a “number of wounded”. The Syrian Civil Defense said more than seven airstrikes fell on the town of Sheikh Mustaf and Naqir. This included

Summary

Exact location (via Airwars)

الميادين, Al Mayadin, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Following an earlier bombing of an ISIL prison in Al Mayadin which allegedly killed upwards of 40 people, Coalition aircraft allegedly targeted a nearby site after bodies of the deceased were laid out for families to identify them. No further civilian casualties were reported, however sources said that the ultimate death toll from both incidents

Summary

مَعَرَّة النُّعْمَان, Maarat al Numan, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Between seven and eight civilians including three children were killed in what were reported by most as four Russian airstrikes on the town of Maarat al Numan. However a local activist group and the Homs Meda Network attributed the attack to the Assad regime. The dead were later named by Violations Documentation Center.

Summary

7 – 8

(3 children4 men)

Russian Military, Syrian Regime

8 named

جسر الشغور, Jisr al Shoughour, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

“Several injuries” resulted from alleged Russian airstrikes against the town of Jisr al Shoughour in the western countryside of Idlib on March 31, 2017. While @AleppoAMC reported airstrikes on Jisr al Shoughour without identifying casualties or attributing responsibility, Step News Agency reported that Russian aircraft carried out airstrikes across Idlib, including in Jisr al Shoughour,

Summary

الميسر, Myassar, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Two civilians were killed – an uncle and nephew – and two or more people injured in alleged Russian airstrikes on the Myassar neighbourhood of Aleppo. Local media activist Hassan al Ahmad posted an image of the dead boy with the comment: “This is how Syria’s children are being killed as if their blood is

Summary

(1 child1 man)

بيت صليبي - شمسطار, Beit Salibi - Shamshtar, Baalbek-Hermel, Lebanon

LOCATION

code: ISLB301024b
incident_date: 2024-10-30
status: publish
civilian_harm_status: Fair

Summary

12 – 13

(3 children6 women3 men)

2–7

12 named, 1 familiy identified

Village

الزيانات, Al Zaynat, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

Up to ten civilians belonging to two families, which included six children, were killed and several others were injured in alleged Coalition airstrikes on Al Ziyanat in the southern Hasaka countryside, local sources reported. Zaman al Wasl reported that the alleged Coalition airstrikes targeted ISIL vehicles near the shop and homes of the two families

Summary

8 – 10

(6 children1 woman2 men)

‏كفر بسين‬, Kafr Bisin, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

One woman died and several other civilians were injured in an alleged Russian airstrike on Kafr Basin in Aleppo, according to local media. A Tweet by thiqanewsagency said that “rocket chemistry and phosphorous bombs” were used in the attack. HalabTodayTV also tweeted that stereochemistry had been used – it specified that these missiles were realised from Russian warplanes.

Summary

(1 woman)

مديرية بير زيد الشمالية، الجراف، صنعاء, Bir Zaid neighbourhood, Al-Jarf area, Sanaa, Sanaa, Yemen

LOCATION

code: USYEM250424a
incident_date: 2025-04-24
status: publish
civilian_harm_status: Fair

Summary

Car, Residential, Truck, Vehicle

1–3

US Forces

Exact location (via Airwars)

شارع المنصور, Al Mansour Street, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

A young man was reported killed in artillery shelling on Al Mansour Street in Raqqa, according to local media. Sharqiya Voice blamed the SDF, though Airwars understands that only the Coalition has deployed artillery on Raqqa. In February 2019, the Coalition assessed this event to be non-credible. Their report noted: “After review of all available

Summary

(1 man)

حي المرجة, Al Murja, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Dozens were reported killed and injured in a friendly fire incident when Russian warplanes allegedly targeted Al Murja, killing dozens of regime fighters by mistake, according to the Shaam News Network. No further details are currently available.

Summary

خيمة لعائلة عسلية في شارع الداخلية - جباليا شمال قطاع غزة, Tent (Asaliyeh family), interior street, Jabaliya displacement camp, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

code: ISPT170425zc
incident_date: 2025-04-16
status: publish
civilian_harm_status: Fair

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

Infrastructure

IDP or Refugee Camp, Residential

(5 children1 woman1 man)

7–13

7 named, 1 familiy identified