Civilian Casualties

Unknown, Syrian Regime

1 named

بلدة الطيبة, Al Tayba, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

A civilian female was indirectly killed following a heart attack said to be caused by hearing airstrikes on Al Tayba in Mayadeen, local sources reported. Sharqiya Voice reported that the airstrikes hit the houses of Hassan al Hanan, Bashar al Hanan, Sufian al Hanan and Ghassan al Hanan and reported that a number of people

Summary

(1 woman)

هبة زقوت, Gaza Strip, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On Friday, October 13, 2023, prominent Palestinian visual artist Heba Zaqout (39 years old) was killed, with two of her sons Adam and Mahmoud, in an alleged Israeli strike on the house she was staying in, in a residential area of the Gaza Strip. Her last message to her friend @danielmkovalik was “We are sitting with

Summary

3 – 6

(2–5 children1 woman)

Impact

3 named, 1 familiy identified

دوما, Douma, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

Shaam News Network reported that one civilian died and several others were wounded in a Russian strike in Douma: “Two civilians were martyred in Al Marj area in Russian raids and one was martyred and others wounded in Douma.” However, other sources report that this was a regime action. The Syrian Network for Human Rights

Summary

Russian Military, US-led Coalition, Syrian Regime

شارع مدرسة حميدة, near Hamida School, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

A civilian male who initially survived an alleged Coalition white phosphorus attack on 1 July in the neighbourhood of Hamida School in Raqqa reportedly died of his injuries on July 16th. Initial images of his injuries near the time of the attack showed he suffered from severe burns and images which appear to be taken

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كنيسة القديس برفيريوس, الزيتون, Vicinity of Saint Porphyrius church, Al Zaytoun neighbourhood, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On either late October 19th or the early hours of October 20th, between 14 and 28 people were killed and others were injured when the house of the Eliwa family, in the Al Zaytoun neighbourhood, south of Gaza City was bombed in an alleged Israeli airstrike. Palinfo reported that people were killed and injured and

Summary

(3 children3 women4–5 men)

14 – 28

14 named, 4 families identified

Exact location (via Airwars)

Belligerents reported killed

دارة عزة, Darat Izza, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

One adult male civilian, Mohammed Ibrahreem Ello, was killed in an airstrike on Darat Izza according to local sources – though only one report alleged that this was a Russian strike. Aleppo News named the victim and said that he was killed by a “warplane“. According to Al-Maghrib Today, the regime was to blame: “one man

Summary

Unknown, Syrian Regime

1 named

شارع المنصور, Al Mansour Street, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

An elderly civilian male was killed in an alleged Coalition bombardment, local sources reported. There are no other details at this time. In April 2019 the Coalition announced that it had classed this allegation of civilian harm as non-credible, noting: “After review of all available strike records it was determined that more likely than not

Summary

الحكر, دير البلح, Al Hakar area, Deir Al Balah, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On the morning of Wednesday, October 11th 2023, at least 14 civilian members of the Al-Kurd family, including five women and six children, were killed and at least 16 family members were injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike on the Al-Kurd family house located in the Al Hakar area in the city of Deir al-Balah

Summary

(6 children5 women3 men)

31 named, 1 familiy identified

Exact location (via Airwars)

القاطرجي, Al Qaterji (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Four to six civilians from one family, including women and children, died following air strikes on the Qaterji neighbourhood of Aleppo, local media reported – though it was unclear whether Russia or the Assad regime were to blame. A number of sources alleged the regime responsible, including the Syrian Network for Human Rights. Halab Today

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4 – 6

(2 children2 women)

7–8

البوكمال, Abu Kamal, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Twenty civilians, including women and children, were killed and 30 more were injured in a series of alleged Coalition airstrikes on Abu Kamal in eastern Deir Ezzor, local media reported. Multiple sources blamed the Coalition, putting death counts at either four or five non-combatants. Euphrates Post also reported that the first strikes at 11am hit

Summary

(1–2 children2–4 women3 men)

20 named, 1 familiy identified

النصيرات, Nuseirat, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On October 25th 2023, an alleged Israeli airstrike reportedly hit a house where the Al-Dahdouh family were taking refuge, in the Nuseirat Refugee Camp in Central Gaza, killing at least 13 named family members of Wael Al-Dahdouh, bureau chief for Al-Jazeera in Gaza, including nine children. At least five other family members sustained injuries in

Summary

13 – 21

(7 children2 women1 man)

18 named, 1 familiy identified

Town

الزباري, Zubari, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

The Violations Documentation Center reported that 25 non-combatants, including 13 women and one child, were killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Zubari. Deir Ezzor is Being Slaughtered Silently also posted a video showing the moment of the attack which it blamed on ‘Russian aviation.’ Also, Free Deir Ezzor Broadcast claimed the attack involved Russian ballistic

Summary

(1 child13 women11 men)

15–40

25 named, 3 families identified

الرقة‎, Al Hal market, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Between seven and 12 members of the Salah Al-Mana family were killed in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Raqqa, all of whom were reportedly civilians. Syrian Network for Human Rights added that the victims were IDP’s from Mehaimda village in Deir Ez-Zour and were killed by missiles fired on Raqqa city. Local sources identified seven

Summary

7 – 12

(2 women)

2–3

9 named, 1 familiy identified

قرية عامودا, Amuda, Hasakah countryside, Al Hasakah, Syria

LOCATION

On the 23rd of November, 2023, an alleged Turkish drone strike on a car reportedly killed one civilian and seriously wounded two others in the town of Amuda, Al-Hasakah Governorate in north-eastern Syria. Amouda News initially identified three wounded civilians as: Munir Abdel Fares, his wife Ronak Suleiman Muhammad, and Joan (Jwan) Suleiman Muhammad. The following

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

Turkish Military

3 named, 1 familiy identified

حي المشهد, Al Mashad (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

As many as eleven civilians including two children and two women were killed in alleged Russian airstrikes on Al Mashad in Aleppo, according to local sources. Shaam News Network reported on “Russian aggression on different areas in Aleppo,” and said that 11 civilians had been killed in the Al Mashad neighbourhood. It published a graphic

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7 – 11

(2 children2 women)

قصر البنات, Ar Raqqah: Qasr Al Banat (palace), Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Baladi reported that eight civilians including three children and their parents were killed in artillery shelling by the “Quds militia” which reportedly targeted their homes in Qaser Al-Banat. Airwars understand that only the Coalition is using artillery in Raqqa.

Summary

(3 children)

دير البلح, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Around 5:08 in the evening of Tuesday, October 24th 2023, the home of the Shaldan family in Deir al-Balah located in the central Gaza Strip was allegedly bombed by the Israeli military, resulting in 12 civilian deaths, including three women and six children. Safa News was among the first to report the incident, posting about

Summary

(6 children3 women3 men)

12 named, 1 familiy identified

Town

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

LOCATION

Deir Ezzor is Being Slaughtered Silently reported that a woman and her child were killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Al Takaya street. In a second report, it added: “The fires are still raging since this morning until now [9:25pm] in Al Takaya street after Russian planes targeted Al Khair Mall and Takiyat al

Summary

(1 child1 woman)

Russian Military

حيّ الصعيدي، رفح, Saudi neighborhood, Rafah, Rafah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On October 23th 2023, the family home of the Abu Senima family, located in the Saudi neighborhood west of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, was hit by an alleged Israeli airstrike, killing a young boy named Mohamed Abu Sunima. Mohamed Abu Senima, according to various Facebook posts, was a football player for the Palestinian

Summary

(1 child)

الشيخ مسكين‎, Sheikh Miskeen, Daraa, Syria

LOCATION

A woman and man were killed in Sheikh Miskeen according to local sources – though it is not clear whether regime air or ground forces, strikes by Russian warplanes, or both were responsible for the deaths. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights produced two reports on the incident. The first report said that Russian warplanes

Summary

2 – 3

(1–2 women1 man)

2 named

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Fifteen civilians reportedly died in alleged Coalition and SDF actions at Raqqa, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. No further details are currently available. In their August 2020 civilian casualty report, the US-led Coalition assessed reports that they were responsible for civilian harm in this strike as “non-credible”, stating that the allegation provided

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خان العسل , Khan Assal, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

On Monday, November 14, 2015, a woman and her young daughters were reportedly killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on the Khan Assal neighborhood of Aleppo, in northwestern Syria. A Facebook user named Aboalhasan Shaar identified the victims in a post. Sawsar Awad al-Hamidi was killed alonside her three little girls, Nour Mohammed Al-Omar, Shahed

Summary

(3 children1 woman)

Russian Military

4 named, 1 familiy identified

القريتين, Al Qaryatayn, Homs, Syria

LOCATION

Three non-combatants including two women were reported killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on a farm 7km from the city of Qaryatain. The Syrian Network for Human Rights described the location as providing shelter to internally displaced civilians. The VDC named two victims, and SN4HR named the third victim who was named byrom Haraween in Homs

Summary

(2 women1 man)

LOCATION

Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria

An adult male civilian was reported killed by multiple local sources. The cause of death was somewhat conflicted. Seven of the eleven sources attribute the attack to a landmine, whilst others cited the use of artillery. Airwars understands that only the US-led Coalition have access to artillery in Raqqa. In a post from Ar Raqqa

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مطبعة سيماف في القامشلي, Simav (Simaf) printing press on the Western Belt Road, city of Qamishli (Qamishlo), Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

At 10:30 AM on Monday, December 25th, 2023, six employees, among them a young woman, of the Simav (Simaf) printing press located on the Western Belt Road in the city of Qamishli in the Al-Hassakah Governorate, Syria, were killed, and many civilians were injured in an airstrike allegedly perpetrated by the Turkish military. One of

Summary

(1 woman6 men)

12–24

Impact

تل رفعت, Tall Rif`at, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Two civilians died and dozens more were injured in alleged Russian airstrikes on Tel Rifa’at, according to local media. The Violations Documentation Center named one adult male civilian, 62-year-old Abdul Jabbar Mohammad Mraimini, as killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on tel Rifa’at. Shaam News Network also reported one death, however it did not specifically

Summary

(1–2 men)

12–24

بجوار مقبرة بيت لاهيا, Vicinity of Beit Lahia Cemetery, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On the night of Monday, 23 October 2023, a number of civilians were killed and at least four civilians, including two children and two young men, were injured, in an alleged Israeli airstrike on the Abu Safiya family home near the Beit Lahia Cemetery in Jabalia refugee camp in Northern Gaza. “Martyrs” were reported by

Summary

4–5

الشميطية, Shmaitieh, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

One child was killed and three other civilians injured in airstrikes on Shmaitieh, according to local sources – though they are conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the Assad regime. Both the Violations Documentation Center and the Syrian Network for Human Rights named a nine-year-old victim as Mohammad Abdul Kareem

Summary

(1 child)

1 named

البياطرة, al Bayatra, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

The death of a young man, named Ali Ismail al-Mu’idi, was reported by local media. His death followed an alleged US-led Coalition airstrike on the city of Raqqa. No other details are presently known.

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