Civilian Casualties

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Unknown, Syrian Regime

تير معلة, Teir Ma'ala, Homs, Syria

LOCATION

At least one civilian was killed and between seven and 15 others were wounded from airstrikes on the village of Teir Ma’ala, specifically a makeshift hospital in the village. The majority of sources attributed the attacks to Russian warplanes, but @Talbisah2011 blamed regime jets. A local media activist named Kenan Abu Osama described the incident: “I

Summary

1 – 2

(1 man)

7–15

1 named

قرية القنيطرة, Al Qunitra, west of Idlib, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Shortly before 11 AM on Saturday, October 21st, 2023, a female child was injured in an airstrike reportedly perpetrated by the Russian military forces in the Al Qunitra village west of Idlib, Syria. According to Orient News, the Russian military used vacuum bombs during the strike. The Syrian Civil Defense reported that a girl was

Summary

الأنصاري, Al Ansari (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Local media reported that between two and six civilians died in an alleged Russian airstrike on the Al Ansari neighbourhood of Aleppo. The lowest death count was given by the Syrian Network for Human Rights – at two non-combatants. However, all other sources said that six civilians died. The majority of the reports blamed Russia,

Summary

2 – 6

منطقة المتحف وسوق الهال, Souq al Hal, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Between four and six civilians died and as many as dozens more were wounded in airstrikes on Souq al-Hal near the town of Orme al-Kubra, according to local media – though it was unclear whether Russia or the regime were responsible for the casualties. The Smart News Agency and All4syria for among sources blaming Russia.

Summary

4 – 6

(2 men)

10–24

2 named

خان يونس, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Shortly before 6.50am on Thursday, October 19th 2023, five people, including two women, were killed and one other was injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike on the al-Astal family home in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip. 55-year-old Yusra Hamdan and her 17-year-old son, Abdel Rahman Muhammad Ahmad al-Astal were killed, along with 58-year-old Suleiman Muhammad Suleiman al-Astal and his

Summary

(1 child2 women2 men)

Impact

5 named, 1 familiy identified

Names matched with MoH IDs

City

خان شيخون, Khan Shaykhun, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Between seven and nine civilians, including two female children and two or three members of the civil defence died in airstrikes on Khan Sheikhoun in Idlib, according to sources on the ground. While the majority of reports blamed Russia, several attributed the attack to the Syrian regime or did not identify the culprit. According to

Summary

7 – 9

(2 children3 men)

3–20

7 named

الصاخور, Al Sakhour (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

According to local media, alleged Russian or Assad regime airstrikes hit and destroyed a major hospital in al-Sakhour in Aleppo, killing up to four civilians and wounding 15 more. Al Jazeera reported: “Russian and Syrian warplanes shelled the biggest hospital still working in Eastern Aleppo, destroying it and forcing it out of service, as well

Summary

0 – 4

2–15

مسجد دار السلام، دير البلح, Dar Al Salam Mosque, Deir Al Balah, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

At least one civilian was killed by an alleged Israeli attack on Dar Al Salam Mosque in Deir Al Balah on October 19, 2023. @ShehabAgency reported images of a destroyed building and civilians sorting through the rubble which were described as “Scenes from the [Israeli] massacre at the Dar Al Salam Mosque in Deir Al

Summary

Exact location (via Airwars)

LOCATION

Umm Jeene, Aleppo, Syria

According to Qasioun, “three civilians were killed and others wounded due to Russian warplanes shelling in both Um Jeene and Al-Hootah villages in the western countryside of Aleppo.” The Step News Agency also put the death toll at three and blamed Russia.

Summary

بداما, Bdama, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Step News Agency, Jisrtv and Syriapost1 reported that one person died and five were wounded after a rocket was fired from a Russian warship toward Bdama, Idlib. According to the Shaam News Network, “Russian warships targeted at night the town of Bdama in the countryside Western Jisr al shoughour in the Idlib countryside with a

Summary

5–8

منطقة معن، خان يونس, Ma’an area, Khan Younis, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Around dawn on Friday, October 27, 2023, the Abu Shahma family home in the Ma’an area, east of Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, was hit by an alleged Israeli airstrike, resulting in at least five deaths, including three women, and several injuries. 28-year-old Magdy Tayseer Abu Shahma was killed alongside four-year-old Dahoud Tayseer Abu Shahma and

Summary

5 – 6

(1 child2–4 women1 man)

7 named, 1 familiy identified

Names matched with MoH IDs

Neighbourhood/area

‏التمانعه‬, al Tama, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Two children died when a cluster bomb exploded in Al Tama village, Idlib, local sources reported – though it was unclear which belligerent had dropped the bomb. According to LCCSY, two children, both aged 13, “were martyred and three other civilians wounded were reported when remnants of a cluster bomb dropped by Russian warplanes exploded

Summary

(2 children)

2 named

الموصل‎, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

According to an unidentified international news agency cited in Foreign Policy, there were unconfirmed reports of possible civilian casualties at Mosul after coalition aircraft heavily targeted the city – though the agency was unable to verify further given the security situation: “We were never able to confirm it.” Perhaps linked to the above, CENTCOM noted

Summary

مدارس الوكالة، مخيم جباليا, Vicinity of UNWRA School, Jabalia Refugee Camp, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On October 27th 2023, a home for the Abu al-Fahm family, opposite an UNRWA school in Jabalia Refugee Camp, was allegedly hit by an Israeli airstrike, causing several injuries. Anas Alsareef posted to Facebook images depicting a heavily damaged building with mass crowds surrounding it, with one showing the crowds parting for ambulances to make

Summary

Exact location (via Airwars)

LOCATION

Arbin, Damascus, Syria

A number of civilians were wounded in alleged Russian airstrikes or regime artillery shelling on Arbin, according to sources on the ground – though specific casualty figures were not given. LCCSY reported that Russia conducted “two airstrikes with thermobaric missiles on the neighborhoods in #Arbin city” alongside regime artillery shelling, resulting in an unspecified number

Summary

الفلوجة‎, Fallujah, Al Anbar, Iraq

LOCATION

Up to 9 civilians were reported killed and 32 injured in what NINA described as a “coalition airstrike” on people queuing for fuel in the city. On the following day Al Jazeera, Rudaw, NINA and Mobtaba all described attacks on the districts of “Al Jolan north of the city, Nizal in the centre of the

Summary

8 – 9

(2–3 children)

قجبال برادوست, Mount Bradost, Erbil, Iraq

LOCATION

On Sunday, April 28th, 2024, two civilian men, Ahmed Haidari and Rasoul Yunus, were killed and one civilian was reportedly injured in an airstrike allegedly perpetrated by Turkish aircraft in the Bradost mountains located in the east of the Erbil Governorate, Iraq. According to the American CPT organization quoted by the Kurdistan Revolution in Arabic Facebook

Summary

(2 men)

Impact

near Al Qa’im, Al Anbar, Iraq

LOCATION

In an incident previously unknown to Airwars the Coalition assessed that it didn’t harm civilians: “72. Feb. 27, 2017, near Al Qa’im, Iraq, via social media report: After review of available information and strike video it was assessed that there is insufficient evidence to find that civilians were harmed in this strike.”

Summary

الشدادي, Shadadi, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

In a second alleged incident in the area for this night, it was reported that civilian oil workers died in a Coalition attack. According to Thiqa, “preliminary reports refer to the fall of the martyrs among civilians working in the oil, as well as a number of wounded civilians arrived at the field hospital located

Summary

مربع صالة "طل القمر, مخيم النصيرات, Vicinity of Tal al-Qamar wedding hall, Nuseirat Camp, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On the afternoon of Monday, October 30, 2023, at least 21 identified civilians, including seven women and eight named children, were killed and dozens, among them many children, were injured in three alleged Israeli airstrikes on the homes of the Tamraz and Jouda families and on the Tal al-Qamar wedding hall housing displaced persons and

Summary

21 – 27

(9 children7 women6 men)

12–24

Impact

22 named, 3 families identified

Names matched with MoH IDs

Exact location (via Airwars)

Ar Raqqah: near Omar Bin Al Khattab mosque, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Five civilians were killed in Coalition artillery strikes. The Coalition conceded a total of eight deaths and 24 injuries clustered across CS965, CS965a and CS965b. To avoid triple counting, the official OIR tally is only counted in CS965. These civilians were initially listed as being victims of an airstrike which killed eight civilians from three

Summary

7 – 9

(3 children3 men)

12–24

Known belligerent

13 named, 4 families identified

فايده, Fadhiliya, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Five Kurdish non-combatants, all from the same family, died in a reported Coalition strike on the village of Fadhiliyah, near Mosul. A major field investigation by the Guardian later identified the dead. Three family members survived the attack though were injured. Rahim, an eyewitness and relative, told the Guardian: “We wrapped the dead in blankets

Summary

(1 child2 women2 men)

5 named, 1 familiy identified

الزوايدة, Al-Zawayda, Deir al-Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On November 2, 2023, a number of people were injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike, using a kamikaze drone, that hit a group of people near Terence al-Baba in the Al-Zawayda area of Gaza. The exact number and names of those harmed are currently unavailable. On the morning of November 2, the Palestinian Press Agency

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

LOCATION

Raqqa, Syria

In the Amnesty and Airwars’s joint April 2019 report “War in Raqqa: Rhetoric versus Reality”, two civilians were reportedly killed in alleged Coalition airstrikes in Raqqa. Although Airwars assesses single sourced incidents as “weak”, researchers have assessed this incident “fair” due to the depth of material provided by Amnesty. The report stated that “Hassan Hammadi

Summary

(1 child1 man)

2 named, 1 familiy identified

سلوك, Slouk, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Two or three alleged Coalition incidents were clustered together in most news reports: the killing of a family of five at Slouk; the death of a child near Ma’adan; and up to 15 further civilian deaths in other airstrikes in the vicinity. According to SOHR, “international coalition aircraft last night carried out several strikes in

Summary

6 – 20

(1 child2 women)

شارع العشرين، مخيم النصيرات, Al-Ishrin Street, Nuseirat Refugee Camp, Deir al-Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

At least two children were injured following an alleged Israeli airstrike on the Al-Sharif family home on Al-Ishrin Street of Nuseirat Refugee Camp on the evening of June 21st 2024. One child was reported to be in critical condition and receiving intensive care, according to a family source referenced by Media Jihad Taha on Facebook.

Summary

IDP or Refugee Camp, Residential

الرطبة, Rutba, Al Anbar, Iraq

LOCATION

A girl was reported killed and a man injured when an airstrike was carried on a house in Al-Oudan district, north of Rutba, Anbar province, Iraq. The airstrikes were believed to be carried out by American forces. The other members of the family were reportedly arrested but the reason remains unknown. In July 2019 the

Summary

(1 child)

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

The Damascus Centre for Human Rights Studies website named Ala’a Abou Abdallah from Deir Ba’alba, Homs as having been killed by Coalition bombing in Raqqa on July 13th. The Syrian Human Rights Committee also named Ala’a as having been killed. No additional public details could be found relating to this event. In its civilian casualty

Summary

(1 man)