Civilian Casualties

Russian Military, Syrian Regime

1 named

المواصي، رفح, Al-Mawasi, northwest of Rafah, Rafah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On the afternoon of June 21st, 2024, an alleged Israeli strike on the tents hosting internally displaced persons in the Al-Mawasi refugee camp located west of Rafah in the Gaza Strip killed at least 16 civilians, including one woman and two children. Other sources put the death toll as high as 30. At least 34

Summary

IDP or Refugee Camp, Residential

(1–2 children1–2 women12 men)

16 – 30

34–51

16 named, 4 families identified

Names matched with MoH IDs

Neighbourhood/area

سويدية, Sweiyda, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

One woman and her child died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Swaydya village, according to local sources. Reports said that the Coalition struck Hussein al-Harfi’s house, killing his wife and his child, the girl. Hasaka Rasd reported that “The International Alliance aircraft targeted the house of “Hussein Al-Harfi” in the village of Suweida Rural

Summary

2 – 3

(1 child1 woman)

2 named, 1 familiy identified

حريتان, Hraytan, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Two or three civilians including one child were killed in an airstrike on Hraytan, according to local sources – though reports were conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the Syrian regime. The Syrian Network for Human Rights said that “suspected Russian warplanes” had fired missiles on the city, leading to

Summary

2 – 3

(1 child)

Russian Military, Syrian Regime

1 named, 1 familiy identified

الفَخّاري, Al Fukhari, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On November 2, 2023, two civilians were killed in alleged Israeli shelling of Al Fukhari, a town southeast of Khan Younis. The individuals, identified as Amjad Musleh Khalil Abu Thabet (Abu Jad) and a woman from the Al Jurmi family were taken to the Gaza European Hospital. According to the “Abu Thabet family gathering” Facebook account,

Summary

(1 woman1 man)

LOCATION

عنه, Al Anbar, Iraq

Local sources reported that an unspecified number of civilians were killed or wounded in the morning of June 7th as a result of airstrikes on houses in residential areas in the city of Anah, in the west of Anbar province. Presently no further details are known. Yaqein suggested that it might be the work of

Summary

US-led Coalition, Unknown

خربة كيار, Khirbet Kyar village, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

One woman died in an alleged Russian airstrike on Khirbet Kyar, according to local sources. HNN named Afaf Kareem Al-kharaf, a 42-year-old female, as killed in a Russian strike. The victim was also named by DAD Human and Ho_maf, though these sources didn’t say who was responsible for her death. Syria News Desk reported that

Summary

(1 woman)

حي الشيخ رضوان، مدينة غزة, Sheikh Radwan neighbourhood, Gaza City, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On November 3rd, 2023, an alleged Israeli airstrike targeted the residence of the Al-Jojo family at the Bahloul intersection in the Sheikh Radwan neighbourhood, in central Gaza City. The alleged strike resulted in the death of between three and six members of the Al-Jojo family. Multiple local sources reported that the al-Jojo family home had

Summary

(0–2 children2 women1–2 men)

3 – 6

3 named, 1 familiy identified

Names matched with MoH IDs

Neighbourhood/area

near Sina’a neighborhood, Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, on December 28th 2017 the Coalition said it had concluded an assessment on claims of civilian harm. According to the Coalition report, “87. June 10, 2017 near Sina’a neighbourhood, Raqqah, Syria via a regional humanitarian report. After a review of available information and strike video, it was

Summary

الناجية, Najieh, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Five civilians including one child were reported killed – and five others injured – in an alleged Russian airstrike on the village of Najieh. The Shaam News Network posted images on Facebook showing the remains of what it stated were missiles dropped by Russian warplanes, while Jisr TV described the weapons as “cluster rockets originating

Summary

(1 child4 men)

مدرسة أبو جعفر بيت لاهيا, Abu Jaafer School, Beit Lahia, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On Monday morning, September 30, 2024, at approximately 1:19 am, a declared Israeli airstrike struck the Abu Jaafer School in Beit Lahia, North Gaza. Local reports indicated that 15 civilians were injured and between two and four others were killed at the facility, which was being used as a shelter by displaced civilians. Israel Defense

Summary

2 – 4

دكة بركة, Dakat Barak, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Two civilians from the same family were reported killed by an unknown rocket and “random bombing”, according to local sources. Sawlf Ateka reported the dead civilians as Mishan Mohammad Qasim al-Hiyawi and his grandson Hashim Firas. Other sources identified the two as victims but did not clarify who was responsible. In February 2019, the Coalition

Summary

(1 child)

US-led Coalition, Unknown

2 named, 1 familiy identified

المغيرية, Mughayriyah, Latakia, Syria

LOCATION

Four civilians were reported killed and several others injured, including women and children, when Russian warplanes allegedly “launched scores of strikes on residential areas”, according to the Shaam News Network. No further details are available at the present time.

Summary

تول, Toul, South Lebanon, Lebanon

LOCATION

On Monday, 23 September 2024, at around 11:15 am local time, an alleged Israeli airstrike struck the Farhat industrial facility in the Toul area of South Lebanon, injuring a number of civilians. While the exact number of civilian casualties is unclear, the incident was covered by social media users and news agencies online, some of

Summary

حي الرميلة, Al Rumaila, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Three civilian males were reportedly killed in the Al Rumeila neighbourhood of Raqqa following Coalition artillery shelling, or a rocket attack allegedly carried out by the US-backed SDF militia. The three victims were identified by Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently and Raqqa RWB. Four of the five sources who reported the incident alleged that the SDF

Summary

(2 men)

US-led Coalition, Syrian Democratic Forces

3 named

الصالحين, Salheen (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

One 30-year-old male civilian, Mohammad Muffed Razzouq, was killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Salheen, according to the Violations Documentation Centre. No further details are available at the present time.

Summary

قريب كلية تطبيقية، المواصي, Vicinity of University College of Applied Sciences, Al Mawasi, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Between four and eight people, including up to three children, a woman, and an elderly man, were injured in an alleged Israeli attack that struck the guard room of the University College of Applied Sciences, which was sheltering displaced people in the Al Mawasi area, west of Khan Younis in the Gaza Strip on September

Summary

Airstrike, Artillery, Drone Strike

4–8

Impact

الموصل القديمة, Mosul, Old City, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

A local woman reported that eleven members of her family – mostly children – died in an airstrike on June 20th. Civil defence units sought to retrieve the bodies on June 29th with Mrs Mohammed in attendance. Reporter Sam Kimball, who accompanied the recovery, incuded the following report: “Nadia Aziz Mohammed, 47, at left, watches

Summary

(4 children)

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Reports indicated that Coalition aircraft had killed up to ten civilians in Raqqa in an evening strike. According to local monitors Raqaa is Being Slaughtered Silently, seven were killed and eight injured after a civilian fuel facility was bombed in the Brigade 17 area of the city. A graphic video by Daesh propagandists Al A’maq

Summary

7 – 10

US-led Coalition, Russian Military

عيناثا, Ainatha, Bint Jbeil District, Nabatieh Governorate, Lebanon

LOCATION

On September 24, 2024, an alleged Israeli strike hit the town of Ainatha in southern Lebanon, killing three civilians: a couple, Douaa Mousa Khanafer and Hussein Ali Muhsen, and their son, Ali Hussein Mohsen. Four militants were also reported killed: Fouad Shafiq Khazaal Khanafer, Abbas Ibrahim Sharaf al-Din, Ali Ahmed Bassam, and Hussein Muhammad Baydoun. Those

Summary

(1 child1 woman1 man)

3 named, 1 familiy identified

Belligerents reported killed

Town

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

A named civilian male was killed following an alleged Coalition airstrike in Raqqa, Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently reported. Mohab Naser also named the vicitm as killed by “warplanes”, but didn’t identify the culprit. No further details were available.

Summary

تلبيسة, Talbisah, Homs, Syria

LOCATION

One civilian male was killed and several non-combatants injured “including women and children” following an alleged Russian strike on Talbiseh. The man – named by Violations Documentation Center as Iyad Hsain Jomaa Al Latouf – was also shown in a graphic video depicting his body.

Summary

1 named, 1 familiy identified

عين لاروز, elementary school and residential buildings in the village of Ain Laroz, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Shortly before 3 PM on Sunday, December 24, 2023, during school hours, Russian forces and/or the Syrian regime and/or Iranian forces allegedly struck an elementary school in the village of Ain Larouz in southern Idlib with artillery and missiles. One child was “lightly” injured. At 2:52 PM, Twitter/X user @anasanas84 shared a video showing the

Summary

Impact

Russian Military, Iranian Military, Syrian Regime

Near Old bridge, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the injuries of two civilians in an event near Raqqa. Their September 2017 civilian casualty report noted: “During a strike on an ISIS headquarters structure, it was assessed that two civilians were unintentionally injured.” The Coalition provided Airwars with the location of this

Summary

Known belligerent

كفر زيتة, Kafr Zita, Hama, Syria

LOCATION

The Violations Documentation Centre reported that one adult male was killed as a result of alleged shelling by Russian warplanes. Mr al Rajab’s status is contested, with some reports claiming he was an opposition fighter. The pro-regime site Hama News Network said he was a field commander with the FSA, for example.

Summary

0 – 1

(0–1 men)

Unknown, Syrian Regime

1 named

مستشفى الرنتيسي للأطفال، مدينة غزة, Al-Rantisi Hospital, Gaza City, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

At dawn on Monday, November 6th, 2023, at least four civilians, including children with cancer, were reportedly killed and at least 70 others were injured, including displaced people and children, when an alleged Israeli strike hit the third floor of Al-Rantisi Children’s Hospital in Gaza City, where reports indicate the cancer analysis and diagnosis department

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

Infrastructure

Ambulance, Healthcare, Hospital

4 – 7

(2 children)

Impact

Exact location (via Airwars)

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

A civilian male killed in alleged Coalition airstrikes on Raqqa, local sources reported. All three sources reporting the incident alleged that the Coalition was responsible. No further details are presently known. In their June 2020 civilian casualty report, the US-led Coalition assessed reports that they were responsible for civilian harm in this strike as “non-credible”, stating

Summary

التمانعة, Al Tamani'ah, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Up to six civilians from one family, including a child and two women, were reported killed after an alleged Russian airstrike on Al Tamaanah. Two people were injured. The dead were later listed by the Syrian Network for Human Rights. Local media activist Abdul Kader Al Bakri told the Network: “This time we traced a

Summary

(1–2 children2 women2 men)

5 – 6

Unknown, Syrian Regime

6 named, 1 familiy identified

آفس, Afes, east of Idlib, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

During the evening of Tuesday, February 20, 2024, an artillery strike with contested responsibility allegedly carried out by the Syrian regime and/or Russian military and/or Iranian-backed militant groups in the town of Afes in eastern Idlib countryside, Syria, killed two adult sisters and injured their elderly mother. According to journalist Ahmed Shibli (@Ahmad_1alshble), the area

Summary

(2 women)

Russian Military, Iranian Military, Syrian Regime

3 named, 1 familiy identified

ابوحامضة, Abu Hamda, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

Seven civilians were killed as a result of alleged Coalition airstrikes on the village of Abu Hamda in Al Hasaka, local sources reported. Al Hasaka Center Media reported that the airstrikes targeted the house of Ahmad al Alawi and that those killed were internally displaced refugees from the villages of Al Dhib and al Thaweebah.

Summary