Civilian Casualties

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حمورية, Hamouriya, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

Twenty-three civilians including eight children and one woman were reported killed and 20 injured in an airstrike on a residential area of Hamouriya, according to multiple sources. Reports were conflicted as to whether the attack was the work of Russia or the Assad regime. The Shaam News Network initially said 14 non-combatants died in a “massacre” by Russian warplanes.

Summary

(8 children1 woman)

Russian Military, Syrian Regime

22 named, 1 familiy identified

القائم, Al Qa'im, Al Anbar, Iraq

LOCATION

Local media reported that an unknown airstrike killed eight civilians and injured a further 20 at Al Qaim. Iraqi Spring Media Centre reported the death of 8 people and 20 additional injuries resulting from an airstrike near a mosque in Al Qaim. Iraqi News Center reported the same figures.

Summary

US-led Coalition, Unknown

جوار مسجد الكنز, Vicinity of al Kanz Mosque, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On October 16th 2023, 11 civilians were reportedly killed and between 10 and 17 others were injured by an alleged Israeli airstrike on a residential apartment for the Ammar family near Al-Kanz Mosque in the Al-Rimal neighborhood in central Gaza City. Airwars identified the names of 11 members of the Ammar family who were killed.

Summary

(2–4 children1 woman6–8 men)

10–17

Impact

13 named, 3 families identified

Nearby landmark

سبع و اربعين, Saba’a wa Arba’een, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

Two civilians were reported killed and several others injured in an alleged Russian attack by helicopters on southern rural villages of Hassaka, according to Siraj Al Hasskawi, an activist from the region. Hasskawi noted that if the helicopters proved to be Russian then this would be the first raid in the area since the announcement

Summary

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Local media reported that nine civilians were killed and “many” others were wounded in airstrikes and artillery fire on Raqqa city. Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently identified two of the victims (see below) and mentioned that they reportedly were displaced from the town of Samouma in Maskana, as two of the fatalities. Ahmad Shibli said

Summary

2 named, 1 familiy identified

النصيرات, Nuseirat, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On Friday, October 13th, 2023, an alleged Israeli airstrike hit the Aqel family home in Al Nuseirat, a refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip, killing one girl from the Aqel family. According to Safa News, at 12:28 the body of one killed civilian was recovered from the home. Khaber Press along with multiple Facebook

Summary

(1 child)

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

LOCATION

Alleged Russian airstrikes reportedly killed at least three non-combatants and injured at least ten in the neighbourhood of Al Mashhad, according to the White Helmets. The group said they recovered three bodies from the rubble and rescued ten people, transferring them to nearby field hospitals. Local media activist Mansour Hussain told Al Araby al Jadeed

Summary

3 – 6

موحسن, Muhassan, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Two women and four children, including a newborn baby, were reportedly killed and dozens of others injured in airstrikes in Muhassan, in the east of Deir Ezzor, but it was not immediately clear who was responsible. Euphrates Post and Sharqiya Voice reported that warplanes committed the “massacre” but did not say who they believed was

Summary

(4 children1 woman)

12–24

US-led Coalition, Russian Military, Syrian Regime

6 named, 1 familiy identified

الزيتون, Zeitoun, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On Saturday, October 14th 2023, at least 27 members of the Malika family including 11 women, two of whom were pregnant, were killed in an alleged Israeli airstrike on a house belonging to the Malika family in the Al Zeitoun neighborhood southeast of Gaza. Malek Malika, a relative of the family, mourned the death of

Summary

(7–8 children11–12 women7 men)

27 named, 1 familiy identified

Neighbourhood/area

البوابية, Bawabiyah, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

According to multiple sources, one man was killed and at least five non-combatants were injured by alleged Russian warplanes targeted the village of Buwaybiyah in southern Aleppo countryside.

Summary

2–5

Unknown

الصالحية, Al Salhiya, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Up to four people were reportedly killed and several others (believed to be four) were injured in the rural areas of Al Soussa, Al Salhiya and Ghranij in Deir Ezzor following alleged Coalition airstrikes over several days, local sources reported. Airstrikes on Al Soussa are believed to have taken place on June 25 and airstrikes

Summary

2 – 4

مخيم الشاطئ, Al Shati Camp, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

At least 18 people were killed and 100 others were wounded in an alleged Israeli airstrike on Hamid Street, in the al-Shati camp of the Gaza Strip on October 14th, 2023. Many of the victims were members of the al-Ghoul family. The al-Ghoul family lost 11 relatives in the bombing. Hatem Jumaa al-Ghoul (51) was

Summary

18 – 28

(4 children5 women8 men)

100

18 named, 3 families identified

Exact location (via Airwars)

خان شيخون, Khan Shaykhun, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Five non-combatants – including a woman and child – were reported killed and more than five people injured in an alleged Russian airstrike targeting the town of Khan Shaikhoun. The Shaam News Network said three civilians were killed in the raid, while the Union of Hamas rebels reported that four people died. The VDC put

Summary

(1 child1 woman3 men)

5 named, 1 familiy identified

النبي جرجيس, Mosul, Nabi Jarjis, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Multiple local sources quoted witnesses as saying that an entire family – consisting of nine people – died after airstrikes hit their houses in the Nabi Jarjis area of Old Mosul. Iraq News and others said that there were women and children among the dead. The sources did not say who had carried out the

Summary

9 – 20

(2 children2 women)

حيان, Hayyan, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Eight civilians were reported killed in a confirmed Russian airstrike at Hayyan. Images showed heavy destruction in civilian neighbourhoods, with a number of badly injured people rescued. The nearby Hraytan Hospital was also damaged according to Syria Relief and Development: “At 6:45 a.m. this morning in Syria, three Russian missiles targeted Hraytan Hospital, one of

Summary

(5 children1 woman1 man)

Russian Military, Syrian Regime

7 named, 1 familiy identified

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

An elderly civilian male was reportedly killed in artillery fire on Raqqa, multiple local sources reported. Sources alleged that the SDF was responsible. However Airwars understands that only the Coalition has access to artillery, therefore must be responsible if reporting is correct. According to the Smart News Agency, “activists said that the SDF, which surrounds

Summary

1 – 2

(1 man)

منطف, Mantef, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

On Thursday, October 5, 2023, an artillery shelling was allegedly carried out by the Syrian regime forces and/or Russian military on the village of Mantaf in the southern countryside of Idlib, reportedly killing at least one civilian, a woman later identified as Sulaf Abido. The alleged attack was reported by the Syrian Civil Defense (SCD) as well as

Summary

(1 woman)

Syrian Regime, Russian Military

1 named

معدان, Ma'adan, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Ten civilians including one child and two women were killed in alleged Russian airstrikes on Ma’adan, according to local sources. Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently reported that Russian airstrikes targeted the following areas of the town: “near Ma’adan garage; near Tah Kreiban school; near Al Farouq school [previously al Bourtoukala]“. According to the Syrian Observatory

Summary

(1 child2 women7 men)

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Two women died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on their home in Raqqa, according to local sources. No additional details are presently known.

Summary

(2 women)

2 named, 1 familiy identified

الحي النمساوي، خان يونس, Austrian neighbourhood, Khan Younis, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On Tuesday, October 10th 2023, an Israeli airstrike allegedly destroyed a house belonging to the Baroud family in the Austrian neighborhood of Khan Younis in the Gaza Strip, leading to the deaths of at least seven civilians, including at least two women and four children. Mohammed Baroud, a relative of the family, stated that the

Summary

(4 children2 women1 man)

7 named, 1 familiy identified

Neighbourhood/area

حريتان, Hraytan, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between three and four civilians were killed in alleged Russian airstrikes on Hraytan, according to local sources. According to the Syrian Network for Human Rights, three victims including a child died when “suspected Russian warplanes” fired missiles on Hraytan. Shaam News Network published a distressing video showing “the reaction of a mother who finds her son’s

Summary

3 – 4

(0–1 children3 men)

جديد عكيدات, Jadid akeidat, near water plant, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Local media reported the death of two civilians and the injuring of several more in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Jadid Akeidat village. According to RFS, two male civilians died in the Coalition strike and two other civilians were wounded. The source said that the strike hit a civilian house on the outskirts of the

Summary

حي الصبرة, Al Sabra neighbourhood, Gaza city, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On Friday, October 20th 2023, 15 civilians from three generations of the same family were killed and others were reportedly injured when an alleged Israeli airstrike hit the Abu Sharia family house in the Al Sabra neighbourhood of Gaza City. The incident also caused “massive destruction” to the area according to a report by Wattan

Summary

(5 children5 women5 men)

15 named, 1 familiy identified

Neighbourhood/area

Al Shi'aar, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

According to the Shaam News Network, six non-combatants died in alleged Russian airstrikes on Al Shi’aar. SNN reported: “More than 36 martyrs fell and dozens wounded Thursday in the bombing of the Russian aggression on different areas in Aleppo. “Martyrs fell in several areas: 11 people were killed at the Al Mashhad neighbourhood and 8

Summary

لصبخاوي, Sabkhawi, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

At least two civilians including one child died during a night time airstrike on Sabkhawi, according to local media – though sources were conflicted as to whether the US-led Coalition or Russia were responsible. Smart, the Shaam News Network and R.Tahrir.Alsham blamed the Coalition for the strike. However, Baladi, Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently and

Summary

(1–2 children)

US-led Coalition, Russian Military

2 named

شارع الحجة, al Hoja Street, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On Wednesday, October 18th 2023, between five and 13 civilians were killed, including at least two children, and between 12 and 20 were wounded, including one infant and at least one woman, in an alleged Israeli airstrike on several residential buildings on Al-Houja Street in Jabalia Camp, north of the Gaza Strip. Hoda Muhammad al-Bas

Summary

5 – 13

(2 children)

12–20

3 named, 1 familiy identified

Street

الصاخور, Al Sakhour (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between six and ten civilians including four children and two women were killed – and up to 18 others injured – in alleged Russian airstrikes on Sakhour according to local sources. Shaam News Network said eight civilians were killed “as a result of Russian aggression targeting the mosque in the neighborhood after Alsakhur as worshipers

Summary

(2–4 children2 women3–4 men)

6 – 10

2–18

شارع تل ابيض, Tal Abyad street, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Sharqiya Voice reported a “massacre due to an aerial bombardment by the international coalition onTal Abyad Street, killing eight civilians and wounding dozens”. Alraqqa_ahlna and AlhasakaArabia blamed a Coalition airstrike for the deaths. However, Freedom_raqqa1 reported that “mortar shells” landed in Tal Abyad street, while P_center_sy1 blamed SDF mortar shells for the death and injury

Summary

12–24

US-led Coalition, Syrian Democratic Forces