Civilian Casualties

Turkish Military

بداما, Bidama, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Six civilians including three young girls, their mother and two women, all belonging to the same family, have been reportedly killed in alleged Syrian regime and/or Russian air or artillery strikes on Bidama in the western countryside of Idlib during the day on December 17, 2019. Local sources also claimed that in addition, a “large number”

Summary

(3 children3 women)

5–12

6 named, 1 familiy identified

دوار الشهداء, مخيم جباليا, Vicinity of Martyrs' roundabout, Jabalia camp, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On October 25th 2023, between 11 and 14 civilians, including at least three children, were killed and between 25 and 36 others were injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike on the Al-Kahlot family home in Jabalia camp. The home was located in the center of Jabalia camp near the Martyrs’ Roundabout/Al-Qimma area in the northern

Summary

(3–5 children3–4 women3–4 men)

11 – 14

25–36

11 named, 1 familiy identified

Nearby landmark

شيقيلا, Sheqela (Çeqela Jêrîn), Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Cahida Dersim reported that the “Turkish army is bombing the village Çeqela of Shiye district: at least two civilians have been wounded”. The Kurdish Red Crescent later named an injured child as “Ahmed Mohemmed Kheljeko 7 years old got injury in his head in 322018 in Chakhalaw village. In the same incident, his mother Zerifa

Summary

2–5

Turkish Military

5 named, 2 families identified

جسر الشغور, Jisr Al Shughour, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

At least four civilians, including two children, were killed in an alleged Russian drone strike on the Jisr Al Shughur – Lattakia road near the city of Jisr Al Shughour, on December 20th, 2019, according to local sources. Local activists reported to SMART News Agency that “Russian drones had targeted a gathering of civilians on

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

4 – 8

(2 children2 men)

كنصفرة, outskirts of Kansafra, Idlib, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Shortly before 8:55 AM on Sunday, October 29, 2023, a 17-year-old-girl was injured by artillery shelling with contested responsibility allegedly perpetrated by Syrian regime forces and/or Russian military and/or Iranian military while she was harvesting olives with her family on the outskirts of Kansafra, in the southern countryside of Idlib, Syria. Twitter/X user @Ahmad_1alshble was

Local sources reported that a two-year-old boy was injured when an alleged Turkish artillery shell fell on his house in the village of Husay (Mirkan), in the area of Mubata, Syria. According to Nuce24, “a number of artillery shells landed on the village of Husay (Mirkan) in the area of Mubata, which resulted in the

Summary

1–2

طريق المطار, Tripoli: Airport road, Tarabulus, Libya

LOCATION

One child was injured by shrapnel in the neck after a shell by an unknown belligerent was fired on the Airport Road area in Tripoli on December 13th, 2019, as reported by Libyan Crime Monitoring Organization. Local reports of fighting point at the GNA or LNA as the culprit. Currently, further details are unavailable to

Summary

Government of National Accord, Libyan National Army

خان يونس, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On Sunday, October 23, 2023, at least six civilians were killed, including four women, in an alleged Israeli airstrike on the Al-Astal family home near Al-Majmaa Street close to the park in the centre of Khan Younis, Gaza Strip. The strike also reportedly injured “a number” of others. The exact number of injuries is unknown.

Summary

(4 women2 men)

Impact

6 named, 1 familiy identified

City

محيط دوار زايد, Vicinity of Zayed Roundabout, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Shortly before 2:15pm on Sunday, October 29th 2023, one civilian was reportedly killed and another injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike near the Zayed Roundabout in Northern Gaza, close to the Indonesian Hospital and Jabalya. Shehab News Agency reported the attack, claiming a reconnaissance aircraft had “targeted a group of civilians near to the roundabout,”

Summary

LOCATION

Kadiran, Raqqa, Syria

In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, on April 1st 2017 the Coalition said it had concluded an assessment on social media claims of civilian harm “near Raqqa, Iraq”. According to the Coalition report, “108. May 22, 2017, near Raqqah, Syria, via social media report: After a review of available information it was assessed

Summary

مركز ايواء النازحين قرب عنجارة, Shelter for displaced people near Anjara, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Four civilians from the same family including two children were killed in alleged Russian airstrikes on a shelter for IDPs near Anjara in Aleppo countryside, Syria, on January 18th, 2020 according to a local source. SMART Agency reported that “Two children and their parents were killed on Friday-Saturday night, by Russian airstrikes targeting a shelter

Summary

(2 children1 woman1 man)

بالقرب من مسجد اليرموك، مدينة غزة, Vicinity of Yarmouk Mosque, Gaza City, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On Tuesday, October 24th, 2023, at least 11 civilian members of the Hassouna family, including three women and six children, and up to 30 civilians were reportedly killed and dozens were injured as a result of an alleged Israeli airstrike on the Hassouna family’s home located on Al-Nafaq Street near the Yarmouk Mosque in downtown

Summary

11 – 30

(6 children3 women2 men)

12–24

11 named, 1 familiy identified

Nearby landmark

ارنبة, Arinba, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Three civilians, a mother and her two children were killed and another child was injured in alleged Russian airstrikes on the village of Arinba, Idlib governorate, in the night between January 22nd 2020 and January 23rd 2020, according to local sources. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that it had “documented the death of

Summary

(2 children1 woman)

1–2

حي الشيخ رضوان، مدينة غزة, Sheikh Radwan neighborhood, Gaza City, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

At dawn on Monday, 23 October 2023, at least 15 identified members of the Sukkar family, including two women and eight children, were killed and others injured in an alleged Israeli bombing on the home of the Al-Ustad family in the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood of Gaza City. The patriarch of the family, 72-year-old Riyad Sukkar

Summary

(8 children2 women5 men)

15 named, 1 familiy identified

Neighbourhood/area

بقرص, Bokros, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

The Coalition reportedly struck an ISIL weapons depot in the Al Ta’as area of Bokros town. Sources said that member of ISIL were killed – however only one report mentioned civilian casualties. Sharqiya Voice reported that there were aftershocks following an air raid (but didn’t say who carried it out), and an explosion which “shook

Summary

كفرلاتة, Kafarlata, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Up to 19 civilians, including at least four children and two women, were killed and more than 20 civilians reported injured after alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on the town of Kafar Lata on January 29th, 2020, according to local sources. The initial death toll was put at five killed civilians by the Syrian

Summary

10 – 21

(4 children2 women5 men)

17–20

20 named, 6 families identified

حي الشيخ رضوان، مدينة غزة, Sheikh Radwan neighbourhood, Gaza City, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On Tuesday, October 10, 2023, a Palestinian man named Ahmed Siam was killed during the bombing of the Sheikh Radwan neighbourhood in Gaza City. Airwars’ researchers identified two social media posts with information about the incident and shared an image of the killed man. As no explicit attribution to a belligerent has been made, the civilian

Summary

(1 man)

Mosul, Mishahda, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, on September 1st 2017 the Coalition said it had concluded an assessment on of civilian harm claims “near Mosul, Iraq” via a media report. According to the Coalition report, “13. June 5, 2017, near Mosul, Iraq, via media report: The report contains insufficient information of the time,

Summary

LOCATION

افس, Iffes, Idlib, Syria

Two Syrian Civil Defence volunteers were injured in alleged Russian or Syrian regime air or artillery strikes as they attended the site of an earlier airstrike in the village of Iffes, Idlib governorate, on February 3rd, 2020, according to local sources. The Syrian Civil Defense and several other sources named the injured men as Ahmed

Summary

2 named, 1 familiy identified

شارع النديم بحي الزيتون، مدينة غزة, Al-Nadim Street, Al-Zaytoun neighbourhood, Gaza City, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Before dawn on October 31, 2023, nine people – including four children – were killed and dozens of others injured in an alleged Israeli bombing of the Abu Suriya family home on al-Nadim Street in the al-Zaytoun neighbourhood of Gaza City in the Gaza Strip. Dr. Munther Muhammad Youssef Abu Suriya (51) was killed along with

Summary

Infrastructure

Residential

(4 children2 women3 men)

12–24

Impact

9 named, 2 families identified

Street

أورم الصغرى, Urma Al Sughra, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Two or three civilians were reportedly killed and others were wounded by alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on the village of Urm Al Sughra, western Aleppo countryside, on February 9th, 2020, according to local sources. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported it had documented the death of three civilians as the result of

Summary

2 – 3

مخيم جباليا, Jabalia Refugee Camp, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On November 2nd 2023, two members of the Civil Defense working as rescuers were injured after an alleged Israeli drone strike hit their excavator vehicle while they were attempting to rescue casualties from under a house in Jabalia refugee camp. The Shehab Agency reported that they were injured by a “reconnaissance plane” bombing their excavator.

Summary

Impact

قبتان الجبل, Qubtan Al Jabal, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

One woman was reported killed and eight others including five children injured, originally from Aleppo’s southern countryside residing in Qabtan Al Jabal in Aleppo’s western countryside when allegedly Russian forces or Syrian regime airstrikes targeted the town on the night between Feb 13th and 14th, 2020, according to local sources. The Syrian Civil Defence reported

Summary

(1 woman)

دوار النابلسي، شارع راشد، مدينة غزة, Al-Nabulsi Roundabout, Rashid Street, Gaza City, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

In the early hours of February 29th 2024, more than a hundred civilians were killed at a humanitarian distribution point when attempting to collect flour. The deaths were said by local sources, including eyewitnesses, and UN experts to have resulted from Israeli forces opening fire on a large crowd gathered at the collection point. Israeli

Summary

127 – 150

(2 children27 men)

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons

760–1000

Causes of injury / death

28 named, 1 familiy identified

Nearby landmark

قرب من أبو كمال, near Abu Kamal, Syria, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, on September 29th 2017, the Coalition said it had concluded an assessment on claims of civilian harm. According to the Coalition report, “109. June 15, 2017, near Abu Kamal, Syria, via social media report: The report contains insufficient information of the time, location and details to assess

Summary

الاصابعة, Asabi'ah, Al Jabal al Gharbi, Libya

LOCATION

A family was reported injured in GNA airstrike on Asabi’ah. Anis Abdalgawad said the Abbeish family was rushed to hospital after being wounded in the attack. Almontaser IA said the family was hit in their car and posted a picture of the damaged vehicle. Other sources published similar accounts.

Summary

2–5

Government of National Accord

ترمانين, Tarmaneen, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Up to four civilians were reported killed and up to nine others were injured in alleged Russian airstrikes on Termaneen in Idlib, Syria on February 18th, 2020, according to local sources. Step Agency reported that “Russian warplanes targeted the vicinity of the Turkish observation point in the town of Termaneen, north of Idlib, with vacuum

Summary

2 – 4

(2–3 men)

4–9

6 named