Civilian Casualties

(2–3 children1–2 women3–4 men)

6 – 22

20–36

Impact

Russian Military, Iranian Military, Syrian Regime

9 named, 1 familiy identified

غوطة دمشق, Eastern Ghouta, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

Eastern Ghouta was bombarded with raids on July 23rd damaging many small residential towns within the district and killing between two and nine civilians, according to sources on the ground. Both Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and Smart News reported that the Assad regime struck the area with jets and warplanes. Shaam News Network, however,

Summary

2 – 9

Unknown, Syrian Regime

Rasim al Eis, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Up to two civilians were killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Rasum al Eis village in Aleppo, according local media. The strikes also reportedly wounded a number of people, including children. Most sources put the death toll at one. For example Halab Today said that “one person was martyred and three children were wounded

Summary

1 – 2

بالقرب من منشأة خدمية وحديقة في مدينة إدلب، إدلب, near a service facility and a park in the Idlib city, Idlib, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Shortly before 12:56 PM on Saturday, January 6th, 2024, a young girl was reportedly killed and up to four civilians, including one woman, were injured as a result of a missile strike with contested responsibility allegedly perpetrated by the Syrian regime forces and/or the Russian military and/or Iranian military on the residential neighborhood of Idlib

Summary

(1 child)

1–4

Russian Military, Iranian Military, Syrian Regime

2 named, 1 familiy identified

حي باب النيرب, Bab al Nayrab (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Three civilians were reported killed in an airstrike on Bab al Nairab on August 1st, 2016, according to multiple sources – though reports were conflicted as to whether Russia or the Assad regime were to blame. LCCSY reported that three civilians were killed and several others wounded “due to the targeting of Bab Nairab neighbourhood

Summary

(1 child2 men)

2–10

3 named

حي خان العسل, Khan Al Assal (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Two civilians were reported killed and “many” more wounded in alleged Russian airstrikes on Khan Al Assal near Aleppo. Shahba wrote that “two were killed and many civilians wounded due to Russian warplanes shelling in Khan Al-Assal in the western countryside of Aleppo.” The Syrian Network for Human Rights and Halab News also reported two

Summary

2–10

مدرسة الزهراء، مدينة غزة, Al Zahraa school, Gaza City, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Shortly before 1 PM on Wednesday, 23rd October 2024, at least three civilians, including a child, were killed and dozens of others, including an elderly man, were reportedly injured when a declared Israeli airstrike hit the Al Zahraa School located near Al-Shuja’iyya Junction east of Gaza City. Displaced people were reportedly sheltering in the school

Summary

(1 child1 man)

12–24

Exact location (via Airwars)

شغور, Shaghuor, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

The Violations Documentation Center named one adult male civilian, as killed by a Russian cluster bomb. While the source reports that the victim was from Shahour village, it’s unclear whether he was killed there. No further details are currently available.

Summary

(1 man)

خان السبل, Khan al Subbul, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Up to five civilians died and as many as 20 were wounded in airstrike on Khan Al-Subbul in Idlib governorate, according to sources on the ground – though reports were conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the Syrian regime. In one report, LCCSY blamed the regime but then appeared to

Summary

1 – 5

12–20

Unknown, Syrian Regime

الدوير, Douair, Nabatieh District, Lebanon

LOCATION

Shortly before 2:33 AM on Tuesday, September 24, 2024, several social media posts and media outlets reported on the alleged Israeli airstrikes in Douair, in the Nabatieh district, Lebanon, resulting in the death of at least five civilians, among them a husband and his wife and a Syrian refugee. The incident was first reported by

Summary

(2 women3 men)

5 named, 2 families identified

Town

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

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

شعث, Shaath, Baalbek District, Baalbek-Hermel Governorate, Lebanon

LOCATION

On the night of September 25th, 2024, four family members were reportedly killed due to an alleged Israeli raid on the town of Shaat in the Bekaa, Lebanon. The family members were identified as grandparents Zainab Zaiter, Afif Zaiter and their two grandchildren, Karar Turki Zaiter and Muhammad Turki Zaiter. Numerous social media sources confirmed the strike

Summary

(0–1 children3–4 men)

4 named, 1 familiy identified

Town

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 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

شارع المنصورة، حيّ الشّجاعية, Al-Mansoura Street, Shujaiya Neighborhood, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Shortly after 8pm on November 5th, 2023, a number of Palestinian civilians were reportedly killed and injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike on a home in Al-Mansoura Street in Shujaiya neighbourhood, east of Gaza City. Sources such as Najah FM and Al-Watan Voice reported that the home belonged to the Obaid family. The sources did

Summary

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

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

كفريا, Kafriya and its outskirts, Idlib, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Shortly before 7:28 PM on Monday, September 23, 2024, Professor Mohamad Hamdo Al-Attouk (Abu Hamid), an elderly man, was among the five civilians killed, among them between one and two women. Up to thirteen civilians, including three women and eight children, were also injured in an artillery strike on the town of Kafriya, in particular,

Summary

Education, Primary School, Truck, Vehicle

(1–2 women1–2 men)

11–13

Impact

Syrian Regime, Russian Military, Iranian Military, Hezbollah Forces

16 named

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

‏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

منطقة قحزة، صعدة, Qahza area, Sadaa, Sadaa, Yemen

LOCATION

At least ten civilians, including a woman and nine children, were reported killed and at least 10 others, including women and five children, were injured by alleged US airstrikes on the home of the al-Ruqa’a [Roga’ah] family in the Qahza area of Saada, Yemen during the night on March 15/16, 2025. The US military released

Summary

10 – 28

(7–12 children2–6 women)

10–13

US Forces

10 named, 1 familiy identified

Exact location (other)

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

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

منازل قرب دوار دربيه بحي النصر في مدينة غزة, homes near Darbih roundabout in the Al-Nasr neighborhood in Gaza City, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

code: ISPT0907
incident_date: 2023-11-05
status: publish
civilian_harm_status: Weak

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)

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

معرة النعمان, Ma'aret al-Nu'man, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

One to two civilians were reported killed in airstrikes on Ma’aret al-Nu’man, Idlib, on August 19th. Smart News documented “two civilians killed by regime warplanes on the outskirts of Ma’aret al-Nu’man city, south of Idlib”, while @abuhuzaifa_ tweeted, “civilians wounded due to warplanes shelling residential neighborhoods of Ma’aret al-Nu’man city with vacuum missiles.” Meanwhile @IdlibPlus

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

1 – 2

Syrian Regime, Russian Military

City

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