Civilian Casualties

Unknown, Syrian Regime

1 named

بجوار مخبز عجور, Vicinity of Ajour Bakery, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On Monday, October 16th 2023, at least 10 civilians were killed and more than 20 were injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike at the al-Ghazali Junction near the Ajjour Bakery in the Sheikh Radwan neighbourhood in Gaza City. According to some sources, the strike hit a three-storey residential building while others reported that it hit

Summary

10 – 21

20–24

Impact

3 named, 1 familiy identified

Exact location (via Airwars)

ابو حمام, Abu Hammam, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Three civilians were killed in alleged Coalition airstrikes on Abu Hammam in Deir Ezzor, local sources reported. All five sources which reported the incident alleged that the Coalition was responsible.

Summary

تحتايا, Tahtaya, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Two young sisters named were reported by the Violations Documentation Center as having been killed in a Russian attack on Tahtaya in Idlib. A third fatality, an adult man, was later added to the list.

Summary

(2 children1 man)

Unknown, Syrian Regime

3 named, 1 familiy identified

سَرْمِين, Sarmin, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

On the evening of September 2nd, 2023, in Sarmin, Idlib, an incident with contested responsibility— reportedly either a Syrian regime artillery attack or a Russian airstrike—killed six-month-old Yaman Munther Baydoun and injured at least three other civilians, including a child, with casualties confirmed by multiple sources including the White Helmets organization. The majority of reports on

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

(1 child)

3–4

Syrian Regime, Russian Military

1 named

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

A civilian male identified as killed in alleged Coalition airstrikes on Raqqa, Ahmed al Shibli reported. It is possible that Mr al Zaher may have been killed or injured in an earlier incident on June 28th where brothers with the same surname were killed, but that his name was not identified until now. No further

Summary

مَعَرَّة النُّعْمَان, Maarat al Numan, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Five civilians including one child were killed in airstrike on Maarat Al Numan, according to multiple sources – though reports were conflicted as to whether the attack was the work of Russia or the Assad regime. Both Shaam News Network and Almarra Today reported that the Russians were responsible for firing cluster bombs on the city, while

Summary

(1 child4 men)

Russian Military, Syrian Regime

5 named, 1 familiy identified

الزوايدة, Az Zawayda, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On the evening of Saturday, October 14th 2023, at least 16 civilians, almost all women and children, were killed and others were injured by an alleged Israeli airstrike on the al-Houssana family house in al-Zuwaiyda, in the central Gaza Strip. According to several posts on Facebook by family members, the following names of the victims

Summary

(7–8 children7–8 women1 man)

16 – 18

16 named, 2 families identified

Town

الموحسن, Muhassan, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Five civilians including four children from the same family died in airstrikes on Mohsen village, according to local media. There were no allegations directly against the Coalition, though some sources didn’t identify the warplanes responsible. Other reports attributed the incident to the Assad regime, while a further source said that it was unclear whether the

Summary

(4 children)

US-led Coalition, Russian Military

حريتان, Hraytan, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Four to five civilians were killed in alleged Russian airstrikes on Hraytan, north of Aleppo, according to the Syrian Network for Human Rights and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. No further details are available at the present time.

Summary

4 – 5

Unknown

الشيخ عجلين, Sheikh Ajleen, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Between 30 and 42 people, from a three month old to a 77 year old, were killed and a large number were injured when the home of the Saqa Allah family was reportedly bombed in what was reported to be a “double tap” Israeli airstrike during the night of Wednesday, October 18th 2023. The home

Summary

(4 children9–11 women10 men)

30 – 42

12–24

Impact

16 named, 1 familiy identified

Neighbourhood/area

الدرعية, Al Dariya near Tariq Ibn Zaid school, Raqqa, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

A civilian male was killed following alleged SDF mortar fire or Coalition artillery strikes into the Al Dariya neighbourhood of Raqqa, local sources reported. Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently and @Q_Alenezy reported that he was killed after shells hit his home behind the Tariq Ibn Ziyad school. Four of the five sources alleged that the

Summary

كفر حلب, Kafr Halab, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

According to local media, airstrikes hit the town of Kafr Halab leading to the death of one named girl and the injury of three other children. None of the sources held the Syrian regime responsible, but five known sources attributed the strike to Russia. The girl was identified by three sources: LCCSY, Halab News Network and

Summary

(1 child)

محيط مسجد الأمان, Vicinity of Aman Mosque, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On Friday, October 20th, 2023 one person was reportedly killed and at least one person was injured when a residential apartment opposite Aman Mosque in Gaza City was allegedly bombed by an Israeli military aircraft. All sources reported that the bombing resulted in one death, and many sources including @ShehabAgency, @ArabsEvent and @Alsharawmo tweeted that

Summary

1–2

البوليل, Al Bouliyal, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Euphrates Post reported that a civilian male was killed in airstrikes on the town of Al Bouliyal in Deir Ezzor, however it did not make any claims with regards to who was responsible. Alaraby said that people “were killed by artillery and air raids on the town of al-Bolil and Deir al-Zour” but gave no

Summary

1 – 2

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

The IS-linked agency Al A’maq posted a video showing destruction in the city following reported airstrikes Local monitoring group Raqaa is Being Slaughtered suggested the attack may have been the work of the US-led Coalition: “Warplanes targeted with seven missiles on Friday night the area of February 23rd Street in Raqqa city center. This resulted in

Summary

(1 child1 woman)

Unknown, US-led Coalition

2 named, 1 familiy identified

خزاعة, Khuza’a, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On October 21, 2023, at least two people were killed by an alleged Israeli airstrike as they were riding a motorcycle in Khuza’a, east of Khan Yunis in the Gaza Strip. The victims were named as Nidal Atwa Qudeih and Nael Raja Qudeih, both of whom were adult males. Some sources reported that a third person

Summary

2 – 3

(2 men)

Impact

2 named, 1 familiy identified

Town

ساحة شماس, Shammas Square, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Three civilians died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Shammas Square in Raqqa. All sources blamed the Coalition for the victims’ deaths. There are no other details at this time.

Summary

تلبيسة, Talbisah, Homs, Syria

LOCATION

Five civilians were killed in a heavy airstrike on Talbiseh, according to reports. Most attributed the attack to Russia, though at least one local report said the strike was the work of Syrian regime aircraft.

Summary

(2 women4 men)

Unknown, Syrian Regime

5 named

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

LOCATION

Shortly before 10:36 PM on Sunday, October 22nd 2023, the Al-Ghandour family’s house in Beit Lahia, near the Abu Ubaida Center, in the north of the Gaza Strip, was allegedly hit by Israeli aircraft bombing, resulting in at least 18 and potentially more than 25 deaths, including at least four women and at least five

Summary

(5–7 children4 women8–10 men)

18 – 26

12–24

18 named, 1 familiy identified

Town

راوة, Rawah, Al Anbar, Iraq

LOCATION

According to residents and press, four civilians from the same family were killed in Rawa following an airstrike targeted their house. The sources identified the victim family by name as Jamal Saeed Ali Abu Khalid None of the sources identified who was responsible for the airstrike.

Summary

US-led Coalition, Unknown

4 named, 1 familiy identified

غرناطة, Garnata, Homs, Syria

LOCATION

One male child, Reda Waleed Othman, was named by the Violations Documentation Center as having been killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Garnata. The Damascus Center for Human Rights Studies also reported the death of Othman, stating that he was killed by “indiscriminate” Russian shelling.

Summary

(1 child)

الأمل, Al Amal, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On the evening of Sunday, October 22nd 2023, at least four civilians were killed and 18 others, including more than 15 children, were reportedly injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike that bombed Al-Zinati’s house in the Al-Amal neighbourhood, in the west of Khan Yunis, in the central Gaza Strip. This incident resulted in the deaths

Summary

(3 children1 man)

18–19

8 named, 1 familiy identified

Neighbourhood/area

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Up to 17 civilians including women and children died and 10 more were wounded in alleged Coalition airstrikes on Raqqa, according to local media. Most sources put the death toll at six with 10 more injured and blamed a “US bombing” of Raqqa neighbourhoods. However, on August 5th the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights “documented

Summary

6 – 17

(2–7 children1–5 women)

الغارية, Al Gariya, Daraa, Syria

LOCATION

One woman and one child were killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Al Gariya, according to the Violations Documentation Center. All4Syria and Shams Houran reported that Russia had used cluster bombs on the town. A local video also reports that “el Gharbiyah was targeted by Russian warplanes for secind week running with vacuum and

Summary

(1 child1 woman)

35 km northeast of Kismayo, Lower Juba, Somalia

LOCATION

On January 21st, 2024, US Africa Command (AFRICOM) conducted a drone strike against the Al-Shabaab militant group 35 kilometers northeast of the city of Kismayo in the Lower Juba region of Somalia, reportedly killing three militants. To date, there have been no reports of civilian casualties in connection to the strike. Two days later, on

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

Unknown

Belligerents reported killed

الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Eleven civilians were reported killed and “dozens” injured following alleged US-led Coalition attacks on the city of Raqqa – though these were general numbers for civilian casualties and there was the possibility that the figure could include other casualty events. Local sources described the event as an “aerial bombardment” in which the Coalition “launched raids

Summary

7 – 11

12–24

منبج, Manbij, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between seven and 25 civilians including three children and one woman were killed and 40-41 injured in airstrikes on Manbij, according to multiple sources. While four of the sources say that Russian forces carried out the attacks, a fifth blames the Assad regime. The Shaam News Network reported that 25 non-combatants were killed and “about 40

Summary

7 – 25

(3 children1 woman)

40–41

Russian Military, Syrian Regime

3 named, 1 familiy identified

جرابلس, Jarablus, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Up to three people were killed and up to three others were injured in alleged Coalition drone strikes in the city of Jarablus on November 7, 2021. Among the victims killed by the strikes, two of them were identified as being militants. Shaam News reported that according to the “Media Office in the city of

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

2–3

Belligerents reported killed

1–2

Belligerents reported injured

0–1

LOCATION

Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria

Abdul Rahman Samer Akl (b.1997), a second year medical student from Deir ez-Zour, was killed whilst trying to aid the wounded in the city of Raqqa, local media reported. According to Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently, this was a result of “aerial bombardment by Coalition aircraft”, with the majority of other sources also blaming the

Summary