Civilian Casualties

200

US-led Coalition, Iraq Government Forces

شرق مستشفى الأمل, East of Al Amal Hospital, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On Thursday morning, December 28th 2023, between 10 and 20 civilians, including at least three children, were killed, and at least 12 others, including at least five children, were injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike/and or artillery strikes on a residential area near the al-Amal Hospital in Khan Yunis, south of the Gaza Strip. At

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

Infrastructure

Residential

(3–5 children1 woman2 men)

10 – 20

Impact

منبج, Manbij, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between 13 and 33 civilians, including three women and nine children, were killed and between 30 and 60 injured in airstrikes on Daesh-occupied Mabij, according to multiple sources – though reports were conflicted as to whether the attack was the work of Russia or the Assad regime. The IS news agency Al A’maq reported that

Summary

13 – 33

(9 children3 women5 men)

30–60

11 named, 2 families identified

الساعة, Mosul, Al Saaha, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

A local Facebook page reported that Professor Ghanem Ismail Ahmed (Abu Nashwan) was killed by unspecified bombing in a house in which he had taken refuge, in Saaha neighbourhood in Old Mosul. He was a former head of the al-Thawra school, and of the Imam al-Satt Nafisa Mosque. In December 2018, the Coalition announced that

Summary

US-led Coalition, Unknown

1 named

دير البلح, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Around 03:00 on Tuesday, October 10th, 2023, a rocket or missile allegedly fired by Israeli military hit a residential apartment in the Al Saad building in the town of Deir Al Balah, Gaza Strip, killing a family of six people – including a woman and four children – and injuring a number of civilians. Safa

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

Infrastructure

Residential

(4 children1 woman1 man)

6 named, 1 familiy identified

Town

الأنصاري, Al Ansari (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

A vacuum missile, allegedly fired by Russian warplanes killed eleven non-combatants and injured about 20 in the Ansari neighbourhood of Aleppo, according to reports. Several homes have destroyed. Four of those killed were brothers and sisters from one family, who died alongside their father. The raid was one of several in neighbourhoods of Aleppo, including an

Summary

(5 children)

دير البلح, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

At 12pm on Sunday, October 22nd 2023, between 22 and 31 civilians, including at least 11 children and eight women, were killed and others were injured after an alleged Israeli airstrike on the homes of the Abu Muailiq family in Deir Al-Balah, which is located in the middle of the Gaza Strip. Amnesty International reported

Summary

(11–12 children8 women3 men)

22 – 31

24 named, 1 familiy identified

Exact location (other)

تدمر, Palmyra, Homs, Syria

LOCATION

According to The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, at least one civilian was killed and 10 injured, in dozens of alleged airstrikes by Russian warplanes. The Observatory said it expected the death toll to rise, as some people were left in a critical condition. A victim was later named by the VDC. The Syrian Network

Summary

كسرة عفنان, Kasrat Afnan, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Two civilians, including a man and a woman, were reportedly killed by mortar fire in the village of Kasrat Afnan, south of Raqqa, however it was not clear who was responsible. Jisr TV, Shahba Press and the Syrian Network for Human Rights reported that ISIL were responsible for the deaths whereas Al Hasaka Arabea stated

Summary

(1 woman1 man)

US-led Coalition, ISIS, Syrian Democratic Forces

2 named, 1 familiy identified

the town of Gal Hareri, Galguduud, Somalia

LOCATION

On the 25th of January, 2024, an alleged Somali or US drone or air strike was conducted against the Al-Shabaab militant group in the town of Gal Hereri, in the Galgaduud region of Central Somalia, killing at least 20 militants, according to Somali regional and military officials. One woman, Maido Yusuf Abdulle, was reported to

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

1 – 10

(1 woman)

0–10

Somali Military Forces, US Forces

Belligerents reported killed

20–30

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

LOCATION

Three civilians died in an alleged Russian airstrike in Deir ez-Zor, according to local sources. Deir Ezzor is Being Slaughtered Silently reported that three civilians died when “Russian planes targeted al Sina’a, Huwaija Sakr and the area around the military airport with more than 15 raids since the morning after an attack was carried out

Summary

(3 men)

3 named

جامع الصفا, near the Al-Safa Mosque, Al Dar'ia, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Sources reported that up to 18 civilians, including several women and children, were killed in alleged Coalition air and artillery strikes on the Al Dar’yra neighbourhood of Raqqa, near the Al Safa Mosque. All 18 sources reporting the incident alleged that the Coalition was responsible. A number of the dead were buried under the rubble

Summary

8 – 14

(3 children1 woman1 man)

US-led Coalition

8 named, 1 familiy identified

الصبحة, Al Sabha, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

A male civilian, co-chair of the Deir Ezzor Civil Council, was shot and killed by alleged Coalition forces and/or Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in on October 27, 2021. According to a tweet from @Sada_AlSharqieh, a media organization covering Eastern Syria, Samer Al-Abdullah, the co-chair of the Deir Ezzor Civil Council, in charge of running the

Summary

Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)

Small arms and light weapons

US-led Coalition, Syrian Democratic Forces

LOCATION

الفردوس, Al Fardous (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria

Multiple sources reported that up to 16 people died in airstrikes in Aleppo city. While some blamed Russia, others said the regime or armed rebel groups were responsible. LCCSY said one man was killed and five injured after Russian planes targeted the neighborhood with two dawn raids. Q0wyy also blamed Russia and reported that “Russian

Summary

8 – 16

(7 children1 woman)

5–12

8 named, 2 families identified

قريب من مسجد الديراوي, Vicinity of Al Derawi Mosque, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On October 21, 2023, a 49 year-old man named Basil Hassan Kamel Abu Shamala, also known as Abu Hassan, was killed by an alleged Israeli bombing near Al Derawi Mosque in Deir Al Balah, Gaza Strip. That day, his daughter, Bushra, confirmed his death on Facebook. Many of Abu Shamala’s relatives mourned his death in

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

Infrastructure

Religious

1 named

Nearby landmark

الفردوس, Al Fardous (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Four civilians including two children were killed in airstrikes on the Fardous neighbourhood, Aleppo, according to multiple sources – though it is unclear whether regime or Russian warplanes were responsible for the attacks. The Shaam News Network reported that three non-combatants were killed in Russian airstrikes. But the White Helmets suggested that the Assad regime may have

Summary

(2 children)

1 named

شارع 23 شباط, Sanabel Bakery at Feb 23 Street, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

According to the Smart News Agency, “a child was killed and his mother was wounded by an artillery bombardment by the Syrian Democratic Forces on the city of Raqqa, northeast of Syria. City. Sources reported that the artillery bombardment occurred on the 23rd of February Street in the center of the city near the Sanabel

Summary

(1 child)

US-led Coalition

مدرسة الفاخورة، مخيم جباليا, Al Fakhoura School, Jabalia Refugee Camp, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

During the morning of Saturday, November 4th 2023, between 12 and 15 people, including at least six children, were killed and between 54 and 70, including at least four children and one woman, were wounded in an alleged Israeli airstrike on the UNRWA-administered Al Fakhoura School in the Jabalia Refugee Camp in northern Gaza. Sources

Summary

12 – 15

(6 children)

54–70

Impact

البوليل, Al Buliyal, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Seven civilians including two women and one child were reported killed in an airstrike on Al Buliyal. While most sources blamed Russia, the Damascus Centre said that both regime attacks and Russian aircraft were responsible. VDC later named five victims. An additional male civilian fatality, the husband of Amira Muheisen al-Elkeh, has been died. Moreover,

Summary

(1 child2 women4 men)

Unknown, Syrian Regime

7 named, 1 familiy identified

أبوحمام, Abu Hamam, school and residential buildings, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Local sources reported that three civilians died in an alleged Coaltion airstrike which hit al Amin School in Abu Haman. According to the Syrian Network for Human Rights, the death toll included three women. All sources pointed towards the Coalition. RFS said that “a warplane that likely belonging to the International Alliance targeted a school

Summary

3 – 6

(2 women)

US-led Coalition

حي الصبرة بمدينة غزة, Al Sabra neighborhood, Gaza city, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On the morning of Monday, October 11th, 2023, a house for the al-Dahshan (Duhshan) family located in the Al Sabra neighborhood of Gaza City was bombed in an alleged Israeli airstrike that killed at least 11 and up to 15 members of the al-Dahshan family, including four women and four children, and wounded a number

Summary

(4–7 children4–5 women1–6 men)

11 – 15

12 named, 2 families identified

Belligerents reported killed

Neighbourhood/area

0–3

عربين, Arbeen, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

Eight civilians including three children were killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Arbeen, according to the Violations Documentation Center. The White Helmets published a number of videos showing them attending the scene, fighting a fire and rescuing an injured person from under the rubble. One unidentified victim was also accounted for: Unidentified – adult,

Summary

(3 children4 men)

Unknown

7 named, 2 families identified

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

One civilian male died 24 hours after sustaining a shrapnel injury in Raqqa, according to local media. @AbuMuaazalraqqa reported that the victim died “as a result of being hit by shrapnel from a mortar shell fired by a SDF militia that targeted his home”. However air and artillery strikes were also reported in the vicinity

Summary

البريج, Al-Bureij, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Shortly before 6:33 PM on Monday, 29th October 2023, at least nine identified civilians, including at least three women and four children, were reportedly killed and a number of civilians were injured when an alleged Israeli airstrike hit the home of the Ghanem family in Al-Bureij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip. Shehab News

Summary

(4 children2 women3 men)

11 named, 1 familiy identified

Town

تل رفعت, Tall Rif`at, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Up to 20 civilians, including two women and six children, were killed in alleged Russian airstrikes on the neighbourhoods of Tel Rifa’at in the northern countryside of Aleppo, according to multiple sources. The Shaam News Network initially reported that three non-combatants were killed and other injured but later put the death toll at more than

Summary

(6 children2 women10 men)

Russian Military

19 named, 1 familiy identified

سوق الهال القديم, Old Hal market, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Four civilians – a father and his three children – died in a “rocket attack” or artillery bombardment on Raqqa’s Old Hal Market, local media reported – though it was unclear whether the Coalition or the SDF were responsible. According to Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently, “Fahd Abdulaziz Al-Majbil died in addition to three of

Summary

(3 children1 man)

US-led Coalition, Syrian Democratic Forces

4 named, 1 familiy identified

مخيم المغاز, Al Maghazi, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

During the morning of Tuesday, October 25th 2023, a house for the Musa family in Al Maghazi camp, Gaza Strip, was allegedly bombed by the Israeli military, resulting in at least nine civilian deaths, including multiple children. 34-year-old Ahmed Jamal Hassan Musa was killed alongside his wife Asma Rizqa, his two sons, 6-year-old Muhammad Ahmed Jamal

Summary

(7 children1 woman1 man)

9 named, 1 familiy identified

Town

تل فضة, Tal Fedda, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

One teenage boy, Ali Mosa Shawakh, was killed in an alleged Russian airstrike at Tal Fedda village near Maskanah, according to the Violations Documentation Center. According to Al Buraq, the attack targeted “the Alamabagher sugar plant compound near Maskanah which led to the death of several people and the wounding of others, including a martyr,

Summary

1 – 2

(1 child)

القائم, Al Qa'im, market, Al Anbar, Iraq

LOCATION

Local press sources said that civilians were killed or injured by airstrikes on the market in Al Qaim district west of Anbar. According to Iraq Akhbar, A number of civilians were killed and wounded by a bombing by international coalition aircraft of the market district of Qaim, west of Anbar. Local sources said that the

Summary

US-led Coalition, Unknown