Civilian Casualties

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مَعَرَّة النُّعْمَان, Maarat al Numan, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Five adult male civilians were killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on the main street of Maarat Al Nu’man. Orient News interviewed three witnesses to the attack (featured below). “The Russians carried out five raids killing around six people and injuring many. They were all civilian passers-by,” states a civil defence worker, while a resident

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(5 men)

12–20

تل عفر, Tal Afar, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

According to local sources said that civilians were killed or injured in alleged Coalition and Iraqi force airstrikes on Tal Afar city, west of Mosul. Tal Afar news agency reported that the aerial bombardment has continued in Tal Afar for the third day in a row. Civilians were confirmed dead, and the source said that

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US-led Coalition, Iraq Government Forces

منطقة بـئر الأسطى ميـلاد, Vicinity of Bi’r Al Austa Milad road, Tarabulus, Libya

LOCATION

On Tuesday, December 24, 2019, drone or artillery strikes, reportedly conducted by the Libyan National Army or the United Arab Emirates in the vicinity of Bi’r Al Austa Milad road, Tajoura, Libya, killed up to four civilians including two women and injured 12 other non-combatants according to local reports. A vegetable market and civilian cars

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Airstrike, Airstrike and/or Artillery, Drone Strike

Infrastructure

Market

(0–1 children2 women0–1 men)

3 – 4

Libyan National Army, United Arab Emirates Military

15 named, 2 families identified

البوعمر, Al Buomar, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

One adult male civilian, Naji al Izbeh, was killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Al Buomar, according to the Violations Documentation Center and other local sources – though there is some confusion among sources as to whether Russia or the regime were responsible. In an initial tweet, LCCSY said this was a strike by the

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دوار البكرة, Al Mayadin, al Bakra roundabout, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

One civilian girl was reported killed after air strikes during the night, near Ali Bin Abi Taleb mosque in Deir Ezzor. At present there is a single allegation in a Smart report against the US-led Coalition, though this is contested in a Facebook post by Free Deir Ezzor which attributed the strikes to “Russian criminal

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(1 child)

US-led Coalition, Russian Military

منزل المواطن شوقي الرقب في بني سهيلا شرق خانيونس, Home of citizen Shawqi Al-Raqab in Bani Suhaila, east of Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On the night of Monday, October 30th, 2023, an alleged Israeli airstrike destroyed the house of Shawqi al-Raqab in the Bani Suhaila municipality of Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, marking the second reported attack on the house that night. The incident was reported by numerous sources, all of which mentioned civilian “injuries” without specifying the number

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Unknown

خان شيخون, Khan Shaykhun, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Two sisters and their mother were among four civilians killed in an alleged Russian or Assad regime airstrike on Khan Sheikhoun, according to reports. Local journalist Bassel al Darwish said “Assad’s criminal planes and Russia” were responsible for the deaths. The FSA and the Damascus Centre blamed the regime. And Syria 2011 and the local

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(2 children1 woman1 man)

Unknown, Syrian Regime

4 named, 1 familiy identified

Badu neighbourhood, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Numerous local sources reported the death of civilian Mahmud Abdul Latif Al-Humaidi. A Hasaka Rasd report said that “the death of Haj Mahmud Abdul Latif Al-Humadi was caused by “artillery shelling originating from Kurdish units”. The same description of events was supplied by Sharqiya Voice. Other sources such as Ahmad Shbli blamed the US-led Coalition

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النصيرات, Nuseirat, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

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On Sunday, October 29th 2023, eight members of the al-Nuwairi family, including a pregnant woman and children, were reportedly killed and two family members were injured when an alleged Israeli airstrike hit their home to the west of Nuseirat camp in the central Gaza Strip. Alaa H. Al-Nuwairi, a family member of those killed, wrote

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(3 children3 women2 men)

10 named, 1 familiy identified

Town

مَعَرَّة النُّعْمَان, Maarat al Numan, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Between 31 and 34 civilians including two to three children were killed – and up to 40 other people injured – in airstrikes on Maarat al Numan in Idlib, according to multiple sources. While all sources allege that Russia was responsible for the attack, initial reports by the Syrian Network for Human Rights blamed the Assad regime –

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31 – 34

(2–3 children32 men)

Russian Military

31 named, 3 families identified

دوار النعيم, Naim roundabout, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

In a major civilian casualty event, between 23 and 50 civilians were reported killed and dozens injured in the Bedo neighborhood of Raqqa, local media reported. However, in May 2019 the Coalition announced that it had classed the civilian harm allegations as non-credible, noting “after a review of all available strike records it was determined

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23 – 50

12–24

بالقرب من عسقولة، الزيتون، مدينة غزة, Vicinity of Askola Junction, Al-Zeitoun neighbourhood, Gaza City, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

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During the morning of October 26th 2023, at least 27 civilians were reportedly killed and a number of others wounded in an alleged Israeli airstrike on the al-Nadim family home near Askola Junction in Gaza City’s southern al-Zaitoun neighbourhood. According to multiple news sources, the home of journalist Nazmi Saadi al-Nadim was destroyed by the alleged

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(8 children7 women12 men)

27 named, 2 families identified

Exact location (via Airwars)

معرسة الخان, Ma’arasta al Khan, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Four civilians were killed in alleged Russian airstrikes on Ma’arasta al Khan, according to the Shaam News Network. SNN said that 10 civilians were killed in airstrikes on the cities and towns of the northern countryside of Aleppo since Saturday morning: four in Ma’arsta al-Khan, two in Hayyan, two in Tal Rifaat and two in Tamoura, in addition to dozens wounded. The Syrian Observatory for

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LOCATION

Centre, Raqqa, Syria

Local sources reported that ten civilians – including up to six children and four women and two men from one family – were killed following alleged US-led Coalition airstrikes in central Raqqa City. The strike reportedly struck or targeted a building in which the the Al-Shakran family were sheltering. The family were displaced persons from

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(3–6 children2–4 women)

US-led Coalition

10 named, 1 familiy identified

القصاصيب, جباليا, Al Qasaib area, Jabalia, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On the morning of Tuesday, October 10th, 2023 at least six members of the Sha’laq family were killed in an alleged Israeli bombing of their family home in a residential tower, in the Al Qasaib area of Jabalia refugee camp, North Gaza. In a Facebook post written by Shaher Shalaq, a family member of the

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Airstrike and/or Artillery

Infrastructure

Apartment Building

(4–5 children1 woman1 man)

6 – 7

6 named, 1 familiy identified

Neighbourhood/area

معردبسة, Ma’ardabssa, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

One woman was killed and several other civilians injured following an alleged Russian raid on the town of Ma’ardabssa, according to the Shaam News Network. Fresh Syria reported that “a woman was killed in the village of Ma’ardebsah Idlib, a result of the Russian aviation targeting the village on Sunday afternoon with three air raids. The raids

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(1 woman)

عنه, Anah, near Rafidain Bank, Al Anbar, Iraq

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Yaqein reported on the aerial bombardment of International Alliance aircraft on the districts of Anah, injuring 7 civilians. However, in two later reports, the news agency stated that the Iraqi army launched air raids targeting residential areas. The US-led Coalition later accepted responsibility for the event, saying it had unintentionally injured seven civilians. The Iraqi

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Known belligerent

US-led Coalition

أبراج الصالحي, al Salhi Towers, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On the afternoon of October 23, 2023, the al-Salhi Towers were allegedly bombed in an Israeli airstrike, killing at least five people, all women and children, and injuring at least 36 others. The residential apartments in Nuseirat Refugee Camp in the Central Gaza Strip were occupied when the bombing occurred. Airwars researchers have identified the

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(3 children2 women)

13 named, 4 families identified

Exact location (via Airwars)

كرم البيك, Karam al Bayk (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

One woman was killed and six to eight other civilians injured in airstrikes on the Karam al Bayk neighbourhood of Aleppo, according to local sources. While most reports allege that Russia was responsible, another blames the Assad regime. Al Buraq named the victim and also reported that the Russian raids wounded eight other civilians. Smart said

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(1 child)

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مظلوم, Mazloum village, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Up to seven civilians including two women and a girl died in an airstrike on a school sheltering displaced people in Mazloum village, eastern Deir Ezzor, according to local media. Though local sources were conflicted as to whether the Coalition, Russia or the Syrian regime were to blame, the village did appear to have been

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5 – 7

(1 child3 women1 man)

2–24

US-led Coalition, Russian Military, Syrian Regime

7 named, 1 familiy identified

شارع النديم بحي الزيتون، مدينة غزة, Al-Nadim Street, Al-Zaytoun neighbourhood, Gaza City, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

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Before dawn on October 31, 2023, nine people – including four children – were killed and dozens of others injured in an alleged Israeli bombing of the Abu Suriya family home on al-Nadim Street in the al-Zaytoun neighbourhood of Gaza City in the Gaza Strip. Dr. Munther Muhammad Youssef Abu Suriya (51) was killed along with

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Airstrike and/or Artillery

Infrastructure

Residential

(4 children2 women3 men)

12–24

9 named, 2 families identified

Street

حر بنفسه, Harbnafsa, Hama, Syria

LOCATION

Two or three civilians were killed in airstrikes on Harbnafsa according to local sources – though reports are conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the regime. Shaam News Network said that Russian warplanes launched “intensive air raids on the town” in the morning. Activists documented eight strikes, leading to two

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2 – 3

(0–1 men)

Jamaa al Shamati, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Local media reported on the death of a civilian male following alleged US-led Coalition strikes in the Jamaa al Shamati area of Raqqah. Reports of his death came amidst reports of the destruction of Al Shamati mosque in Raqqa city, though only one source connected the death of Ahmed Taher al-Khatib with the destruction of the

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مدرسة حمامة بحي الشيخ رضوا، مدينة غزة, Hamama school, Sheikh Radwan neighbourhood, Gaza City, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

During the evening of August 3, 2024, the Hamama School in the Sheikh Radwan neighbourhood of Gaza City was allegedly hit for a second time by Israeli planes while rescue efforts were underway after at least 16 civilians were killed in an initial bombardment on what Israeli forces claimed was a Hamas ‘command and control

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Exact location (via Airwars)

الباب, Al-Bab, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between four and ten civilians died in alleged multiple Russian airstrikes on Al Bab, according to local sources. Asharq Al-awsat reported that ten civilians were killed, though didn’t say who was responsible for the strikes. Dummar media office said Russian warplanes had carried out six raids but didn’t provide casualty numbers. However, a tweet by

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4 – 10

(0–1 men)

Mutaybayjah, Salah Al Din, Iraq

LOCATION

Local media outlet Yagein claimed that hundreds were killed and wounded following alleged US-Coalition strikes on Metebija, in the east of Salahadin province. The Iraq Spring Media Center also alleged the Coalition conducted raids in the area, though it did not refer to civilian casualties. A source who spoke to Yagein claimed: the Coalition aircraft bombed

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0 – 100

0–100

US-led Coalition

حي الرمال، مدينة غزة, Al-Rimal neighbourhood, Gaza City, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

At 4:20 AM on Wednesday, October 25, 2023, 29 civilians, including eight women and thirteen children, were killed and others were wounded in an alleged Israeli airstrike on residential buildings in the al-Rimal neighborhood of Gaza City in the Gaza Strip. On November 4, Mahmoud al-Kahlot, the surviving son of “Haj” Abdul Karim Mahmoud al-Kahlot

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(13 children8 women8 men)

29 named, 1 familiy identified

Neighbourhood/area

LOCATION

علما, Alma, Daraa, Syria

One male civilian, Naser Mohammad Barakat al Hariri, died in an alleged Russian airstrike on Alma, according to the Violations Documentation Center. Syria2011 also named the 55-year-old victim and blamed Russia. But Martyrs of Dara and Dara Martyrs didn’t identify the warplanes responsible for his death. Mr al Hariri was also named by some sources

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