Civilian Casualties

3 – 4

(1 child2 men)

Small arms and light weapons

YPG

4 named, 1 familiy identified

حمرة بلاسم, Hamra Blassem, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

According to a single source, the Smart News Network, four civilians including one girl died and seven others were injured in an alleged Coalition airstrike on the villages of Hamra Blassem and and Hamra Nasser. No further details are currently available.

Summary

(1 child)

الحوايج, Al Hawayj, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

A woman, Shahnaz Ayed al-Hussein al-Sayyid Haiba, was killed allegedly by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) on September 25th, 2023 in Al Hawayj, in eastern Deir Ezzor. Local reporter Abdulmuain Aldandal claimed she was killed by shell fragments while trying to escape with her children. Another local source (@DeirEzzor24) also stated the casualty was caused by

Summary

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons

(1 woman)

Causes of injury / death

الثورة‎, Tabaqah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Five civilians died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on a field hospital in Tabaqa, according to the Smart News Agency. Smart reported that “the city was subjected to more than 13 air strikes, which led to the destruction of a field hospital, killing seven people who were wounded inside the hospital, including five civilians, two

Summary

5 – 8

0–1

تل الزعتر, Tal al Zaatar, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On 9 October at approximately 3:30 am, at least four civilians, including two women and two children, were killed and at least one further civilian injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike on a house in Tal Al-Zaatar, located in the north of the Gaza Strip. A report from the Defense of Children International identified 8-month-old

Summary

(2 children2 women)

1–4

الزيتون, Al Zaytoun neighborhood, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On October 9 2023, up to four civilians, including two young sisters, were killed when an alleged Israeli airstrike hit Al-Samuni Street, Gaza City. The incident took place at around 6.am in the Al-Zaytoun neighborhood in Gaza City. The sisters were identified as: six or seven year old Mira Abu Ghanima and five or six year

Summary

2 – 4

(2 children)

Impact

2 named, 1 familiy identified

بالقرب ملعب اليرموك, Vicinity of Yarmouk Stadium, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

At least one civilian was killed and another injured when an alleged Israeli bomb hit a three-storey residential house belonging to Rajab al-Radhi’a al-Masri on October 12th 2023. The building was reportedly near the Yarmouk Stadium, in the Beit Lahiya neighborhood, in the center of Gaza City. Multiple sources describe there being a number of

Summary

1 – 2

(1 woman)

1–2

2 named, 1 familiy identified

Nearby landmark

البزاعة, Al Baza'a, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Five civilians from one family were reported killed as a result of Turkish artillery shelling in Al Baza’a, according to a single source. The ISIS propaganda outlet Al A’amaq wrote: “a family of five killed following Turkish shelling on Baza’a near al Bab northeast of Aleppo.” There are no other known details available at this

Summary

Turkish Military

17 تموز, Mosul, July 17th, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Two local sources reported that heavy shelling with mortars, artillery and missiles hit the 17 July neighbourhood in West Mosul. The violence reportedly led to the death of Alaa Abdel Moneim Hussein al-Nuaimi – also called Abu ‘Ala – who was married and had three children. He died after a mortar landed on his house

Summary

(1 man)

US-led Coalition, Unknown

1 named

طلال السلطان, Tal al Sultan, Rafah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

During the morning of Thursday, October 12th 2023, between 12 and 14 civilians, including at least five women and four children, were killed, and at least 40 civilians, including a number of children, were injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike on two homes in the Tal al-Sultan area of Rafah that belonged to the Baroud

Summary

(4–5 children5–6 women2 men)

12 – 14

12 named, 1 familiy identified

تادف, Tadef, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between two and 12 civilians were killed, and as many as 22 were wounded, in an air and artillery strike which hit the Daesh controlled area of Tadef, Aleppo. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame, with two sources blaming the International US led Coalition, two blaming Syrian regime helicopters, and many more

Summary

2 – 12

(0–2 children1–2 women)

17–22

Turkish Military, Syrian Regime, Russian Military, US-led Coalition

6 named

السلحبية الشرقية, Al Sallhabiya, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

One civilian male was reported killed in alleged Coalition airstrikes in Al Salhabiya Al Sharqiya village in western Raqqa. Although all three said the victim was killed as a result of air raids, only Sharqiya Voice alleged the Coalition was responsible. It reported that Coalition airplanes provided aerial cover to the YPG Kurdish militia units

Summary

رفح, Rafah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On October 13, 2023, an alleged Israeli airstrike on the Abu Jazar family house located in Badri camp west of the city of Rafah in the Gaza Strip killed at least 13 civilians belonging to Abu Jazar family, including at least three women and at least four and up to six children. According to the

Summary

(4–6 children3 women5 men)

13 – 14

14 named, 1 familiy identified

Belligerents reported killed

City

0–1

دير العصافير, Dayr Al Asafeer, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

One possible non-combatant was reported killed at Dayr al Asafeer, according to a single source. Shaam News Network reported that a joint air-ground assault by Russian and Assad forces “led to the fall of one martyr” in the town, though no further details were given of their status.

Summary

0 – 1

Unknown, Syrian Regime

الطريق بين الرقة و دير الزور, Ar Raqqah - Al Mansoura road, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

At least two civilians were killed in a Coalition strike along the road between Raqqa and Deir Ezzor, according to local reports. Raqqa is Being Silently Slaughtered reported the death of a man along with two others “following a Coalition raid on the main road between Raqqa and al Mansoura.” Radiokull reported a higher figure

Summary

2 – 5

الشيخ رضوان, Sheikh Radwan, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On Tuesday, October 17th, 2023, an alleged Israeli airstrike on the Haniyeh family house located in the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood in Gaza City resulted in the death of at least 14 members of the Haniyeh family, while a large number of family members sustained moderate injuries, according to Gaza Now Facebook post. Many of those

Summary

(1–2 children1–3 men)

12–24

4 named, 1 familiy identified

كفر حمرة, Kafr Hamra, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between one and five civilians died in an air or artillery strike on Kafr Hamra, according to local sources – though reports are conflicted as to whether Russia or the Syrian regime were to blame. The Shaam News Network, reported on alleged Russian raids with warplanes and helicopters across Aleppo and its surrounding countryside. It

Summary

1 – 5

(1 man)

Russian Military, Syrian Regime

1 named

Mosul, Zanjili, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, on September 29th 2017 the Coalition said it had concluded an assessment on a self-reported claim of civilian harm “near Mosul, Iraq”. According to the Coalition report, “95. May 30, 2017, near Mosul, Iraq, via self-report: After a review of available information and strike video it was

Summary

Unknown

الشيخ ناصر, Sheikh Nasser, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

In the early hours of Friday, October 20th, 2023, alleged Israeli airstrikes hit the al-Farra and Hadayed’s family homes in the Sheikh Nasser neighbourhood of Khan Younis, south of the Gaza Strip, reportedly killing 11 civilians spanning three generations. The victims of the attack included three children, five women, and three men. Among those killed

Summary

(3 children5 women3 men)

11 named, 2 families identified

ذيبان‬, Ziban, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

On June 8th, a single source, Deir Ezzor is Being Slaughtered Silently, reported that a civilian died from wounds sustained in an alleged Russian strike a few days previously. No further details are currently available.

Summary

فوج الأطفائية, Fire Brigade roundaout, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Three civilians died in an alleged Coalition airstrike at the fire station roundabout in Raqqa, according to Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently. Sources reported that the three men were firefighters. According to Syrian Mirror, “The Coalition also targeted the fire brigade roundabout in the city, which resulted in the fall of three firefighters working in

Summary

سرمين, Sarmin, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

On the night of September 23, 2023, in Sarmin, Idlib, an incident with contested responsibility—reportedly either by Syrian regime forces or the Russian military—struck an agricultural area, injuring a civilian man, which was confirmed by multiple sources including the White Helmets organization. The civilian injured was reportedly a farmer who was picking figs in a

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

Infrastructure

Agriculture

Unknown

Impact

Russian Military, Syrian Regime

المعادي, Al Ma'adi (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between one and four civilians died in an airstrike on Al Ma’adi, according to local sources – though reports were conflicted as to whether Russia or the Assad regime was to blame. Among the sources blaming Russia were LCCSY and the Syrian Network for Human Rights. According to SN4HR, at least three civilians including two children

Summary

1 – 4

(1–2 children)

2–6

Russian Military, Syrian Regime

2 named

السباهية, Western neighbourhoods, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Up to 17 civilians died in various neighbourhoods across Raqqa in either Coalition airstrikes or artillery shelling, local media reported. According to Baladi, “Coalition aircraft launched several air raids on the city of Raqqa, including more than ten raids where the coalition used white phosphorus bombs, banned internationally, for the second day in a row.

Summary

15 – 17

الهلال الاحمر و مستشفى القدس, Vicinity of Al Quds Hospital, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On the evening of Wednesday, October 18th, 2023, a 14 year old child was killed and four other civilian members of the Abu Shaaban family were injured, including a 9 year old child and a young man who is a US citizen, in an alleged Israeli airstrike on the Tel Hawa residential neighbourhood in the

Summary

(1 child)

4 named, 1 familiy identified

Exact location (other)

مَعَرَّة النُّعْمَان, Maarat al Numan, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

According to the Syrian Observatory, “Russian warplanes carried out airstrikes on several places at the town of al-Ghadqa in the countryside of Maarat al Numan in the eastern countryside of Idlib, and we have information about injuries to several people, including paramedics from the civil defence.” While no other sources reported the attack, the Russian

Summary

Russian Military

مكتب البريد وشارع القوتلي, the post office, 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.” No further details are currently available, although it should be noted that only the Coalition and not

Summary

1 – 4

(0–3 children0–1 women)

النصيرات, Nuseirat camp, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

An infant was killed by alleged Israeli bombing on the Al-Zahar family home in Nuseirat Camp in Deir Al-Balah on December 1, 2023. The Palestinian Refugee Portal reported that a 5-month-old infant named Muhammad Hani Al-Zahar was killed by an Israeli bombing of his family’s house, and included names of the family members seen holding Muhammad’s

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

Infrastructure

Residential

(1 child)

احرص, Ahras, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

In what appears to be a separate incident from the Maskaneh event previously listed, five non- combatants were reported killed when Russian warplanes allegedly struck a convoy of trucks carrying aid to the areas controlled by rebels in the northern countryside of Aleppo. Shaam News Network cited the Anatolia News Agency as saying the trucks

Summary

Russian Military