Civilian Casualties

Known belligerent

US-led Coalition

محافظة دير البلح, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

In the morning of Thursday, October 19th 2023, seven members of the family of the journalist Hazem bin Saeed, including two women and three children, were reportedly killed in an alleged Israeli airstrike on their home located in the Deir Al Balah area of the Gaza Strip. 70-year-old Hassan Ali Hassan bin Saeed was killed alongside

Summary

(3 children2 women2 men)

7 named, 1 familiy identified

Names matched with MoH IDs

Province/governorate

زملكا, Zamalka, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

Five civilians including two to three children died in airstrikes on Zamalka according to local sources – though reports are conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the Assad regime. In a news roundup, Shaam News Network reported that “Russian enemy planes carried out intense strikes on the clash areas and

Summary

(2–3 children)

5 named

الرميلة, Ar Raqqah: Rumaila neighbourhood, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

At least six civilians from one family reportedly died in alleged US-led Coalition airstrikes on Al Rumaila neighbourhood, Raqqah city. Marsad Al Hasaka named six of the victims and listed the mother of the victims listed belowand another unknown child. Quoting Al-Shibli, Al Fayha reported that “the shelling focused on the “expansionist and Bedouin neighborhoods”

Summary

6 – 11

(1–5 children1 woman)

US-led Coalition

4 named, 1 familiy identified

بالقرب من جمعية الوئام، مدينة الشيخ زايد, Vicinity of Al Weam Association, Sheikh Zayed City, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

At least one civilian was killed and at least two others were injured in an alleged artillery attack near the Al Weam charitable association building behind Sheikh Zayed City on October 29th 2023. A “number of artillery attacks in the Sheikh Zayed area” were reported by the Shehab Agency at 1.53pm local time. The names

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

Israeli Military, Palestinian Militants

Nearby landmark

كفر لاها, Al Houla, Homs, Syria

LOCATION

Six civilians including one woman and two children (a boy and a girl) were killed in alleged Russian airstrikes on Kafr Laha, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. The Observatory initially reported that five non-combatants died when “warplanes believed to be Russian which targeted places in Kafr Laha village at al-Houla.” They then reported that

Summary

(2 children1 woman)

41–40

LOCATION

Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria

Three civilians died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Raqqah, according to Raqqah is Being Slaughtered Silently. The source reported the deaths on October 25th but didn’t say when the victims were reportedly killed. The Syrian Human Rights Committee also reported that the victims had been killed in a Coalition strike, but again didn’t say

Summary

(1 woman)

US-led Coalition

3 named, 1 familiy identified

محطة مياه عين شيب, Ain Shayb water station, west of Idlib, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Shortly before 11:47 AM on October 24, 2023, a number of civilians, including a female child, were injured in an alleged Russian airstrike on the Ain Shayb water station in the Arri area, west of Idlib, Syria. Though no longer operational, the water station served as a refuge for displaced families – predominantly livestock farmers.

Summary

Unknown

1–2

Russian Military

الفردوس, Al Fardous (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between six and 12 civilians died in airstrikes on Fardous according to local sources. While most reports said this was the work of the regime, others also alleged possible Russian involvement. Baladi News published a video showing the first scenes of what they said was a strike by the regime. At 1:55 into the video,

Summary

6 – 12

الصالحية, Al Salhiya, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Up to 23 civilians, reportedly including two families, died and “a large number” more were injured in airstrikes on al Salhiya in Deir Ezzor, according to local media – though sources were conflicted as to whether this was the work of the US-led Coalition, Russia or the Syrian regime. Euphrates Post reported “21 martyrs and

Summary

10 – 23

(3 children1 man)

US-led Coalition, Russian Military, Syrian Regime

8 named, 1 familiy identified

حي الزيتون بغزة, Al Zaytoun neighbourhood, Gaza City, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On the night of Monday, October 30, 2023, at least 15 people were killed and a number of others injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike on the Habib family home, a four-storey building, at the Habib Junction, in the Al Zaytoun neighbourhood of Gaza City, Gaza Strip. Many of the civilians killed were women and

Summary

دير الزور, Deir ez-Zor, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

One woman was killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Kahtan hospital, according to local sources. Euphrates Post reported: “A woman was killed due to Russian warplane raid in Kahtan hospital near Hasan Al-Taha street.” Three other sources also blamed Russia for carrying out a strike near the hospital, which they said killed one female.

Summary

(1 woman)

Russian Military

سويدان جزيرة, Suwaydan Jazeera, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Euphrates Post reported the death of “Haj Hamad Taha al-Salem from the town of Suwaydan Jazira, who was killed as a result of air strikes targeting the perimeter of Al-Huda mosque (also known as al-Sayyid mosque)”. The victim was also named by Asharq al Arabi. According to Al Araby al Jadid, “a civilian was killed

Summary

(1 man)

الشعاب, Al Shi’ab (Al Shaab) village southeast of Al Suwayda city, Al Suwayda, Syria

LOCATION

Late at night on Monday, January 8th, 2024, a married couple belonging to the Al-Ramthan clan was killed in one of the two airstrikes reportedly perpetrated by Jordanian warplanes on Al Shi’ab (Al Shaab) village located in the south of Al Suwayda city area, Syria. According to the Facebook source called Tribes of Southern Syria,

Summary

(1 woman1 man)

Jordanian Military

2 named, 1 familiy identified

رسم عبود, Rasm Aabed, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

One adult male civilian was killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on the village of Rasm Aabed, according to the Violations Documentation Centre. No further details are currently available.

Summary

(1 man)

بالقرب من مسجد صلاح الدين, Vicinity of the Salah Al Din Mosque, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On the night of October 30, 2023, at least 78, and up to 175, people from the same large extended family, including a journalist, 16 women, and 38 children, were killed and at least four others were injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike, reportedly using a “one tonne” munition, on the Kashko family home located

Summary

(44–48 children16–18 women18–19 men)

78 – 175

4–5

78 named, 1 familiy identified

Names matched with MoH IDs

Exact location (other)

مسكنة, Maskanah, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Up to five civilians reportedly died in an air raid on Maskanah which most sources said involved cluster munitions. Egypt Today put the death toll at five, “including a woman and her two daughters and her child”. Reportedly, the strikes injured up to 12 civilians, including six children. While most reports blamed Russia, Baladi News claimed

Summary

(1–2 children1–2 women1 man)

4 – 5

12–15

Russian Military, Syrian Regime, US-led Coalition

15 named, 2 families identified

مسجد قتيبة بن مسلم، نزلة, Qutaiba Ben Muslim Mosque, Jabalia Al Nazla, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

At least four members of the al-Adham family were reportedly killed, and others injured when an alleged Israeli airstrike hit a vehicle on 2 November 2023 in Jabalia Al Nazla, northern Gaza. Mahmoud Eid Muhammad al-Adham, Mahmoud Ammar Muhammad al-Adham, Youssef Ammar Muhammad al-Adham and Hamza Hatem Muhammad al-Adham were all reportedly killed in the alleged

Summary

4 – 10

(1 child3 men)

4 named, 1 familiy identified

Nearby landmark

حي بستان القصر, Bustan al Qasr (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Major strikes in Bustan al Qasr, Aleppo, on September 22nd which killed between five and 13 civilians, and wounded dozens more, were attributed to both regime forces and Russia aircraft by local media. Local sources identified five civilian victims, including two children. Many reports stated that barrel bombs and phosphorus were used in the attack,

Summary

(2–3 children2–3 women1 man)

5 – 13

10–24

5 named, 1 familiy identified

السوسة, Al Soussa, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

One child was killed and her mother was wounded in an airstrike on Al Sousse, local media said. Most sources blamed the US-led Coalition, though there was one allegation against the regime. According to the Syrian National Movement, “a female child was killed and her mother was injured by the International Alliance shelling the town

Summary

(1 child)

1–3

Syrian Regime, US-led Coalition

مدرسة التابعين حي الدرج، مدينة غزة, Al Tabi’een school, Al Daraj neighbourhood, Gaza City, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Shortly after 5am on August 10th 2024, during dawn prayers, a series of Israeli airstrikes struck the Al Tabi’een school in the Al Sahaba area of the Al Daraj neighbourhood in Gaza City. The school was a temporary home to “around 2,400” displaced people; at least 77 civilians were found to have been killed, with

Summary

(7–11 children3–6 women35–60 men)

77 – 125

87 named, 10 families identified

Exact location (via Airwars)

Belligerents reported killed

0–31

LOCATION

سوحا, Souha, Hama, Syria

Six civilians from one family, including a woman and four children, died in an airstrike on Souha in Hama, according to local media. Only one of the two sources (LCCSY), alleged that Russia was to blame. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights referred only to “warplanes”.

Summary

(4 children1 woman)

حي كرم الجبل, Karam al Jabal, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

According to local sources, the city of Karam al-Jabal in Aleppo was struck by artillery strikes that led to the deaths of three civilians. All sources but one – Shaam News Network (who blamed both Russia and the regime) pointed to the regime as the culprit. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights “three

Summary

حي الشجاعية، مدينة غزة, Al-Shujaiya neighbourhood, Gaza City, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

The morning of Monday July 15th 2024, at least three civilians were killed and a number of others were injured by alleged Israeli bombings in the Al-Shujaiya neighborhood in Gaza. The names of the three confirmed killed are Fadi Iyad Abu Sharbi, Muhammad Aoun Al-Akshiya, and Muhammad Ashraf Al-Arqan. At 11:00, a Safa correspondent reported

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

(3 men)

‏كفر بسين‬, Kafr Bssein, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Two civilians including one child died in Kafr Bssein, local media reported – though it was unclear who was responsible for the deaths. According to Halab News, Halab Today and Syrian Press Center, an unidentified “man and a child” died in an attack using cluster bombs. The sources didn’t identify the culprit. Some other sources

Summary

(1 child)

حي الكلاسة, Al Kalassa (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Six civilians died in an alleged Russian airstrike on Aleppo’s Al Kalassa neighbourhood, local media reported. According to LCCSY, there were “six martyrs and some wounded, most of them still stuck under the rubble, after Russian warplanes carried out bunker buster missile attacks on Kalasah neighborhood.” The Syrian Network for Human Rights reported that “suspected

Summary

Russian Military

الزوايدة, Al-Zawaida, Deir al-Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

During the morning of Monday 30th October 2023, an alleged Israeli missile attack killed at least 30 civilians, including at least 13 children and six women, and injured eight people, including at least four children. The strike hit the Fatayer family home in Al-Zawaida in the Deir al-Balah governorate. Those killed were from the Sarsak

Summary

(13–16 children6–8 women9–10 men)

30 – 31

38 named, 1 familiy identified

Names matched with MoH IDs

Town

حي بستان القصر, Bustan al Qasr (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between one and four civilians died in an airstrike on the al Zabadiya and Bustan al Qasr neighbourhoods in Aleppo, according to local media – though sources were conflicted as to whether Russia or the Assad regime were to blame. LCCSY was among several sources blaming Russia. It put the death toll at four civilians.

Summary

1 – 4

حي السكري, Sukkari (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

A family of six died in an air or artillery strike on Aleppo’s al Sukkari neighbourhood, according to local media – though sources were conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the Syrian regime. ZamanAlwasel, Kalimahora and LCCSY blamed Russia, with LCCSY pointing to a vacuum missile attack on a residential

Summary

2 – 6

(1 child)

3 named, 1 familiy identified