Civilian Casualties

(1 child3 women)

Kenyan Defense Forces

الحسينية, Husseineya, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

Dozens of civilians were wounded – some critically – in an alleged airstrike on Husseineya. Sources are conflicted as to who was responsible for the raid, with some blaming the Syrian regime for the raid, and others attributing blame to Russia. One report stated that helicopters with carrying explosive barrel bombs were launched in the villages

Summary

12–24

Russian Military, Syrian Regime

بيت لاهيا, Beit Lahia, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On Monday, October 9th 2023, between 13 and 15 members of the al-Qatnani family, including up to six children and four women, were killed in an alleged Israeli airstrike on their home in front of the Um al-Fahem school, in the town of Beit Lahia, northern Gaza Strip. The Palestine Center for Human Rights (PCHR)

Summary

13 – 15

(5–6 children4 women)

14 named, 1 familiy identified

قرية المحيسن شمال شرقي عين عيسى القريبة ع طريق, the village of Al-Muhaisen, northeast of Ain Issa, near the M4 road, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

A young man, Abdulaziz al-Mashouj, was killed on the night of September 4th, 2023, near the M4 road in the village of Al-Muhaisen in the Deir Ezzor eastern countryside; at least two others were reported injured. Several reports have alleged that the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) were responsible. Local sources (@saad_alsabr; @fouratalwfaa) named the young

Summary

(1 man)

YPG

2 named, 1 familiy identified

النصيرات, Nuseirat, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

At least five people were killed, a woman and four children, and others injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike on the Rahma home in Block 2 of the Nuseirat camp of the central Gaza Strip on October 15th, 2023. 29 year old Sana Tariq Nimr Al-Khalidi, married to an Abdul Karim, was killed along with

Summary

(4 children1 woman)

5 named, 1 familiy identified

المستشفى الاهلي العربي, al Ahli Arab Hospital, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

In perhaps the most well-known, and hotly debated, incident from the war in Gaza, civilians were killed while sheltering at the Al Ahli hospital on October 17th 2023. The incident was widely-reported, with a fierce dispute as to whether the civilian casualties were caused by a Palestinian militant rocket fired at Israel that fell short

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

Infrastructure

Healthcare

(12–27 children11–16 women16–19 men)

63 – 471

14–314

Israeli Military, Palestinian Militants

56 named, 8 families identified

Exact location (via Airwars)

LOCATION

Azzaz, Aleppo, Syria

At least 8 and as many as two dozen civilians were reported wounded in an alleged YPG attack on Azzaz, according to local media. RFS published a video showing the aftermath of a bombing on the market, while other sources said that shops were hit. According to Smart News Agency, “nine civilians were wounded by

Summary

8–24

YPG

LOCATION

ديري, Dere, Erbil, Iraq

One to two civilians, including an 18-year-old girl, were killed and up to four others injured in alleged Turkish or Iranian artillery strikes in the Bradost region of Iraqi Kurdistan on July 10th, 2019 according to local media reports. Al-Monitor reported that Iranian artillery shelled the Sidakan border area in Erbil province on July 10th

Summary

1 – 2

(1 woman)

2–4

Iranian Military, Turkish Military

3 named, 1 familiy identified

Village

مخيم البريج, Bureij camp, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Shortly after midnight on Thursday, 12th of October, 2023, at least 25 identified civilians belonging to three different families, including a University professor, at least seven women and ten children, were killed and a large number of civilians were reportedly wounded in an alleged airstrike by the Israeli military on a four-story residential building belonging

Summary

(10–12 children7 women7 men)

25 – 26

12–24

27 named, 3 families identified

Belligerents reported killed

0–1

حرمك, Kunya Barrow, Middle Juba, Somalia

LOCATION

The US military conducted an airstrike in self defence following a complex al-Shabaab attack on Baledogle Military Airfield (BMA) complex in Baledogle, US Africa Command reported. The strike and accompanying small arms fire killed 10 alleged terrorists, AFRICOM initially reported – thought this toll was later raised to 15. One US soldier was also injured,

Summary

Airstrike, Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons

Causes of injury / death

Belligerents reported killed

بيت لاهيا, Beit Lahia, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On Friday, October 13, 2023, between 17 and 25 civilian members of the Ziyadah family were killed and dozens were injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike on the house of the Ziyadah family in Beit Lahiya, Gaza Strip. The Palestinian Information Center and Nabd news initially reported on the death of 17 civilians, with Al

Summary

17 – 25

(2 men)

12–24

2 named, 1 familiy identified

مديرية الصومعة, Al Suma'a District, Al Bayda, Yemen

LOCATION

At least one US drone strike reportedly killed at least two alleged AQAP militants in Sama’a district, in Bayda governorate, late on February 7th 2018. A US Central Command spokesperson later told the Long War Journal that a strike took place in Bayda on February 7th. Since there were no other known reported strike in

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)

Known belligerent

US Forces

Known target

Belligerents reported killed

2–5

التوام, al Tawam, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On October 15th 2023, alleged Israeli airstrikes hit several homes situated in the 17th District of the Al-Tawam area, in the Northern Gaza Strip, reportedly killing one person referred to as a “martyr” by multiple sources and injuring five other civilians that were later taken to the Indonesian Hospital, located in Bait Lahia, North Gaza

Summary

المنصورة, Al Mansoura, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

A reported Coalition strike on an ISIL HQ which killed and injured up to a dozen militants also led to the injuring of three civilians, according to a single source. According to Smart News Coalition planes launched an attack at al Mansoura “on an ISIL headquarters, killing five elements and wounding six others, including a

Summary

US-led Coalition

درعا البلد, Dara'a Al-Balad, Daraa, Syria

LOCATION

One civilian, Mohammed Nour – a reporter for Al Jazeera – was injured in an alleged Russian or regime airstrike on Dara’a Al- Balad, according to multiple sources. Smart News reported that “aircraft likely to be Russian renewed raids on the neighbourhood of Daraa Al-Balad”. Whilst most sources also pointed towards Russia as being responsible for

Summary

Russian Military, Syrian Regime

1 named

عين ديوار, Ayn Diwar, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

At least two civilians were wounded in an alleged Turkish shelling of Ayn Diwar village, east of Derik, local sources said. @dersi4m tweeted: “The Turkish army is shelling the village Ayn Diwar, 12 km eastern of Derik. Two civilians have been wounded.” ANF reported: “The village of Ayn Diwar, 12 km east of Derik city

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

Turkish Military

محيط المستشفى الأوروبي, Vicinity of the European Hospital, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Around 5pm on Friday October 20th 2023, an alleged Israeli airstrike on the Al-Aqad family house located near the European Hospital in the Al-Manara neighborhood south to the town of Khan Yunis killed a Palestinian poet and novelist Heba (Hiba) Kamal Saleh Abu Nada alongside her son and ten identified members of the Al-Aqad family,

Summary

(5 children6 women1 man)

12 named, 2 families identified

Nearby landmark

إعزاز, Izzaz, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

At least one civilian was reported injured in an alleged YPG or Syrian regime forces mortar attack on I’zaz in Aleppo, October 15th 2019, according to local media sources.

Summary

1–3

YPG, Syrian Regime

بنش, Binnish, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

At least one man was injured after alleged Syrian regime and/or Russian artillery shelling in the southern periphery of the town of Binnish, east of Idlib on October 5th, 2023. On Facebook, Bunch Now alleged that there were “light injuries” amongst the civilian population, but multiple injuries were not reported elsewhere. Syrian Civil Defense reported

Summary

1–2

Russian Military, Syrian Regime

القامشلي, Qamishli, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

Two civilians were reported injured in an alleged Turkish forces airstrike or artillery strike on Qamishli’s Western Neighborhoud, on October 9th, 2019 according to local sources. Dalil Mousa (Delil Mousa), male, 32 years old and Yousef Mohammad Alih Anz, male, 28 years old were named by the Kurdish Red Crescent as the injured civilians. No further

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

مقهى ريو, شارع جلال, خان يونس, Rio Café on Jalal Street, Khan Yunis, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

An alleged Israeli airstrike shortly before 10:55 PM on Saturday October 21st 2023, killed at least 13 civilians and injured 17 others sheltering in a café in Khan Younis. Shehab Agency was the first to report the incident at 10:55 PM, sharing images of the injured men being transported on stretchers. At 11:32 PM Safa

Summary

Airstrike, Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)

13 – 18

(1 child9–12 men)

13 named, 2 families identified

Exact location (via Airwars)

قرية الجلبة, Al Jalba village , Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

At least one woman was killed and another woman injured in an alleged YPG/SDF/PKK artillery attack on the village of Al Jalaba, west of Tal Abyad, on October 22nd, 2019, according to local sources. The Syrian Network for Human Rights reported that “Mrs. Zalkha Hamad al Abbou, from Ein al Arous village which is administratively

Summary

1 – 3

(0–2 children1 woman)

1–4

جسر الغشور, city market in Jisr Al Shughour, west of Idlib, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

On the morning of Thursday, October 5, 2023, in a town of Jisr Al Shughour located west of Idlib, Syria, artillery bombardement with contested responsibility — reportedly by the Syrian regime forces and/or the Russian military — struck the city’s popular market and residential neighborhoods, killing at least one child and injuring at least 12

Summary

1 – 3

(1–2 children1 woman)

Syrian Regime, Russian Military

13 named

معرة النعمان, Maarat al Numan, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

At least ten and as many as dozens of civilians were wounded in three alleged Russian airstrikes on the National Hospital in Maarat al Numan in rural Idlib, according to multiple local sources. Reports stated that the hospital, which served 500,000 people in Idlib and nearby areas of Hama, was rendered out of service and that

Summary

10–24

Russian Military

Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)

LOCATION

Dibiş, Kilis, Turkey

Three Kurdish civilians were reported killed after being executed allegedly by Turkish forces opposite to Dibis village in vicinity to Zirgan, in Ras Al Ain on the Turkish side of the border, on October 28th, 2019 according to local sources.

Summary

Small arms and light weapons

Turkish Military

درنج, Daranj, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

On Monday September the 11th 2023, it is reported that two children were injured by gunfire bullets during a raid carried out by SDF (Syrian Democratic Forces) in the town of Daranj, in Deir Ezzor, eastern syria. This version of events is reported by multiple independent Twitter users (@Mohab_Nasser2, @K_Almostafa, @GydyNwaf38285) as well as national

Summary

Small arms and light weapons

YPG

2 named, 1 familiy identified

راس العين, Ras Al Ain, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

Two civilians were reported killed (their details unknown), and three injured in an alleged Turkish forces attack on Ras Al Ain in Hasaka governorate in Syria on October 19th, 2019 according to the Kurdish Red Crescent. KRC identified the three injured civilians including a child aged 13.

Summary

منزل الأسطل وسط خان يونس,, Astal house in central Khan Yunis, Gaza strip, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On October 22, 2023, at least 20 civilians – including women and children – were killed after an alleged Israeli airstrike on the al-Astal family home in central Khan Younis, Gaza Strip. Numerous others were reported injured, though exact figures are unknown. The patriarch of the family, 61-year old Muhammad Sukeiman Turki al-Astal was killed

Summary

(6–7 children7 women7 men)

20 – 21

27 named, 1 familiy identified

عين الهوى, Aniq Al Hawa, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

Four civilians were reportedly executed, allegedly by Turkey-backed militants in Aniq Al Hawa village in Ras Al Ayn, Syria, on November 2nd, 2019 according to local sources. The sources reported that Turkey-backed militants disguised in Syrian regime forces clothing executed the four civilians.

Summary

Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)

Small arms and light weapons

Turkish Military, Free Syrian Army