Civilian Casualties

(12 children9 women5 men)

12–24

26 named, 3 families identified

Exact location (via Airwars)

تل بطنان, Tal Btan, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Around five civilians were reportedly killed in alleged Turkish airstrikes near Tal Btan, according to sources on the ground. LCCSY wrote: “Eight dead in Aleppo, most of them killed by the Turkish jets during their escape from Alban to Tal Btan village.” There is currently no more information available.

Summary

Turkish Military

عكيرشي, `Ukayrishah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Between 12 and 30 civilians – mostly women – were killed when alleged Coalition airstrikes hit al A’Keirshi village in the countryside of Raqqa, according to local media. The victims were reportedly farm workers who were travelling in three cars to their place of work when they were struck by the air raid. Raqqa is

Summary

12 – 30

(11–22 women2 men)

9–12

11 named, 1 familiy identified

الجنينة, Al Geneina, Rafah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On 12 October 2023, an alleged Israeli strike hit the home of Magdy Abu Hilal, on Aed al-Bashiti street in the El Geneina neighbourhood of Rafah in the south of the Gaza Strip killing at least three civilians, including at least one child. Journalist Adel Alzaarab Official said the strike was conducted in the evening.

Summary

3 – 12

(1–3 children)

3 named, 1 familiy identified

Neighbourhood/area

بزاعة , Beza’a city, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Up to nine civilians including two children from the same family died in an airstrike on Beza’a city, according to local media – though sources were conflicted as to whether this was the work of Turkey or the US-led Coalition. Aleppo Media Center reported that “the child Hamdo al Bakir and an entire family made up

Summary

7 – 9

(2 children3 men)

2–6

US-led Coalition, Turkish Military

5 named

مخيم البريج, Bureij camp, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

At least three people were injured in the Bureij camp in the central Gaza Strip when a house was reportedly hit by an alleged Israeli military aircraft/artillery shelling on October 15th, 2023. The Ministry of the Interior in Gaza also reported the incident. The journalist Hassan Aslih reported that three people were injured when the

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

Infrastructure

Residential

بزينة, Bazeena, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

A seven year old girl and two civilian adults were killed and a dozen injured in an airstrike on the town of Bazeena – though reports were conflicted as to whether the attack was the work of Russia or the Assad regime. The dead child was named as Ghazal Al Tokhi [pictured below], with one

Summary

(1 child)

Unknown, Syrian Regime

1 named

رقة السمرة, Raqqa al Samra, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

One woman died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Al Raqqa al Samra on the eastern outskirts of Raqqa city, according to local sources.

Summary

(1 woman)

جياليا, Jabalia, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

At least eight people were killed and over 20 were injured by an alleged Israeli airstrike which hit the Dardouna residence in the Jabalia region of northern Gaza on October 15th, 2023. @ShehabAgency reported that the number of those killed had risen to nine, and that more than 20 had been wounded. A post from

Summary

8 – 10

(1 child2 women2 men)

8 named, 1 familiy identified

Town

الرهجان, Al Rahjan, Hama, Syria

LOCATION

The VDC lists four unidentified civilian males as having been killed by “Russian air force shelling” at Al Rahjan in Hama. Other sourcing is weak, with the Syrian state news agency Sana attributing the attack to Assad regime aircraft, while Al Watan mentions only ‘aircraft.’

Summary

Unknown, Syrian Regime, Syrian Regime

حي الزنجيلي, Mosul, Zanjili, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, on September 1st 2017 the Coalition said it had concluded an assessment on social media claims of civilian harm “near Mosul, Iraq”. According to the Coalition report, “11. May 30, 2017, near Mosul, Iraq, via social media report: The report contains insufficient information of the time, location

Summary

مدرسة الأونروا, UNRWA school, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

One woman was killed by alleged Israeli strikes on a United Nations Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) school in Tal al-Hawa on October 14, 2023. Al Ayyam News reported that a displaced person named Kholoud Mahmoud Jundia was killed when Israeli forces struck a United Nations Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) school in Tal al-Hawa.

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

Infrastructure

Education

(1 woman)

كفر حمرة, Kafr Hamra, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Four civilians died in an airstrike on Kafr Hamra, according to local sources – though reports were conflicted as to whether Russia or the Syrian regime were to blame. The Shaam News Network, reported that 21 civilians died in Aleppo “in the first day of Ramadan in regime and Russian bombing“. It put the death

Summary

3 – 4

(2 men)

8–10

3 named

الجسر القديم, Old Bridge, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Up to 30 civilians died and many more were wounded in an alleged Coalition airstrike on a gathering of civilians near boats which they were going to use to ferry them across the Euphrates River as they attempted to escape Raqqa, multiple local sources reported. The Syrian Network for Human Rights said that at least

Summary

11 – 30

(1 child5 men)

7 named, 1 familiy identified

كنصفرة, Kansafra, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

At least one civilian was seriously injured in the village of Kansafra as a result of artillery shelling allegedly by the Russian Military and/or Syrian regime forces on September 24, 2023. According to Syrian Civil Defense, a farmer was seriously injured by the strikes while he was working in the fig harvest. Additionally, the Civil

Summary

Impact

LOCATION

إدلب, Idlib, Syria

Five or six civilians died and dozens more were injured in an airstrike on idlib, according to local sources – though reports were conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the regime – or possibly both parties. An initial report by The Shaam News Network said that Russian warplanes targeted the “medical

Summary

5 – 6

1–24

مفرق الجزرة, Al Jazra junction, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Three civilians including two children died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Al Jazra junction, according to local media. Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently reported the death of a young girl named Rama Mohammed al-Hammad and the wife of Ahmed Yahya al-Hammad in air raids on Jazra junction. It didn’t say who was responsible, however, the

Summary

(2 children1 woman)

مخبز البنا, Al Banna Bakery, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

At 1:34 AM on Wednesday October 18th 2023, at least three young civilian men, including the owner of a bakery, were reported killed and at least 10 others were injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike on the al Nuseirat automated bakery “Al-Banna” located in the center of Suf al-Nuseirat in the central Gaza strip. Orient

Summary

(3 men)

Impact

3 named

Exact location (via Airwars)

اللطامنة, Al-Latamnah, Hama, Syria

LOCATION

An alleged Russian airstrike on a field hospital at Al-Latamnah resulted in injuries to a number of medics and severe damage to the building, according to the Syrian Observatory. Although the Syrian Network for Human Rights described the attack as the work of the Syrian regime, the Russian MoD has confirmed a number of airstrikes

Summary

Unknown, Syrian Regime

شارع القوتلي, Al Kuwati street, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

According to the Smart News Agency, “the SDF shelled several neighbourhoods in the city with artillery shells, mortars and rockets killing eight civilians, including three children and their mother, in Al-Quwatli Street and east of the Post Center.” Sharqiya Voice reported that “YPG militia” used “mortars” on Al Quwatli street, but made no mention of

Summary

1 – 4

(0–3 children0–1 women)

ساحة الشوا, Shawa Square, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Four members of the Al-Sawaf family were killed by alleged Israeli airstrikes on the Al-Sawaf family home in Shawa Square in the Al-Tiffah neighborhood east of Gaza City on December 1, 2023. On January 14, 2024, Airwars’ researchers spoke with Shimaa Musfafa Al-Sawaf, daughter of the owner of the house, who provided the names and

Summary

(4 men)

4 named, 1 familiy identified

Nearby landmark

دير الزور, Deir ez-Zor, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Ten civilians including four children died in airstrikes on Deir ez-Zor, according to local sources. Most reports blame the Assad regime. Shaam News said the strikes had been carried out by “Syrian and Russian planes”. It reported 20 injured non-combatants in addition to the ten killed. However, both Step News Agency and Baladi said that

Summary

(4 children1 man)

3 named

مسجد المحطة, Al Mahatta Mosque, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Shortly before 6am on Wednesday, October 18th 2023, the Al Mahatta Mosque, on Jaffa Street, in the Al-Tuffah neighborhood in the east of Gaza City was reportedly bombed by an Israeli Military drone strike. The Palestinian press agency Safa reported at 6:20 am local time that there were casualties as a result of the alleged

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

Infrastructure

Religious

1 – 2

1–2

كفرنبل‎, Kafr Nabil, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

A suspected Russian airstrike on the town of Kafr Nabil killed a father and his daughter while injuring the mother and son, according to reports. The dead were later named by Violations Documentation Center as Hatem Khaled al-Khatieb and his 12-year old daughter Diaa Hatem al Khatieb. However Mr al-Khatieb was later named by All4Syria

Summary

1 – 2

(1 child1 man)

2–3

Russian Military

2 named, 1 familiy identified

LOCATION

الرقة‎, Raqqa, Syria

One civilian male was killed following alleged ‘SDF’ shelling into Raqqa city. The victim was named as Mohammed al Kasbah by a number of sources and a photo of him was provided. Four of five of the sources who reported the incident alleged that the US-backed SDF was responsible. However, only the Coalition reports using

Summary

(1 man)

بيت لاهيا, Beit Lahia, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On October 21st 2023, it was reported that an unknown number of children were injured after an alleged Israeli airstrike on the Sobh family home near the market area of Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip. Although sources illustrated that children were injured, sources do not refer to any civilians killed in this incident.

Summary

7–11

Impact

أم شرشوح, Umm Sharshuh, Homs, Syria

LOCATION

An alleged Russian raid killed up to three civilians at Umm Sharshuh, a town near Al Rastan. The Syrian Network cited local activist Abu Baraa Al Homsi: “Russian warplanes launched a number of air-strikes on Garnata and Umm Sharshuh. The strikes targeted civilian targets as usual. A number of individuals were killed and injured.” The

Summary

1 – 3

2–24

منطقة العبارات النهرية, Euphrates river, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Three or four civilians died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on boats/ferries on the Euphrates River, according to local media. Both Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently (RBSS) and Hasaka Rasd blamed the US-led Coalition. Besides the three named victims, there was reportedly another unidentified civilian victim who was working on the river ferry. According to RFS,

Summary

3 – 4

(1 child2 men)

5 named, 1 familiy identified

وسط مدينة ادلب, city center of Idlib, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

During the evening of Friday, October 6, 2023, four civilians (including a boy and a woman) were killed, and 12 were injured (including six children and a woman) by an artillery bombardments allegedly perpetrated either by Syrian regime forces and/or Russian and/or Iranian military on a residential area of the city center of Idlib. According

Summary

(1 child1 woman1 man)

Syrian Regime, Russian Military, Iranian Military