Civilian Casualties

(1 woman)

Small arms and light weapons

برج المصرى, Al Masry Tower , Rafah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On Thursday, October 12, 2023, a residential apartment building in Al-Masry Tower in the centre of the city of Rafah was reportedly hit by an alleged Israeli strike killing the four young children of Yasser Al-Bardawil – two sons and two daughters – and injuring a further 28 civilians, according to a Shehab Agency correspondent.

Summary

(4 children)

4 named, 1 familiy identified

مرزق القلعة, Murzuq Castle, Murzuq, Libya

LOCATION

Between three and four civilians were reportedly killed in an LNA or Emirati airstrike on Murzuq. Ali642Souki said: “One of the drone’s missiles targeted one of the Tebu houses and hit a family consisting of a father and 2 of his children and his wife was visiting their neighbours and the father and his sons

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

(2–3 children0–1 women0–1 men)

3 – 4

Libyan National Army, United Arab Emirates Military

المواسي, Al Mawasi, Rafah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On October 10th 2023, an alleged Israeli airstrike on the homes of the Al-Majaydeh and Ahmed families situated in the Al-Mawasi area west of Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip reportedly killed five civilians belonging to one family, including one woman and two children, and wounded from six to 14 other civilians. One of

Summary

(2 children1 woman2 men)

6–14

4 named, 1 familiy identified

Neighbourhood/area

Mabrouka IDP camp, Ras al-Ain, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

@NPA_SY tweeted: that the SDF Press Office said “a child lost his life in Mabrouka IDP camp, Ras al-Ain, due to the difficulty of moving him to hospital following Turkish indiscriminate shelling”. Hawar news agency also reported the death of a child.

Summary

(1 child)

Turkish Military

مخيم النصيرات 5, Al Nuseirat Camp 5, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On Sunday, October 15th 2023, at least 22 civilian members of the Al-Taweel family, including nine women and seven children, were reportedly killed and an unknown number were wounded in an alleged Israeli airstrike on the house of the al-Taweel family in Camp 5, Nuseirat, central Gaza strip. Khalil al Ghafari stated that the house

Summary

(7 children9 women6 men)

22 named, 1 familiy identified

Birecik, Sanliurfa, Turkey

LOCATION

Two civilians, including a child, were injured after alleged YPG or PKK mortar strikes on the district of Birecik, according to local sources. Anadolu Agency reported: “According to information collected by the Anadolu Agency, shells fired by YPK / PKKA from the areas of their control on the Syrian side resulted in the injury of

Summary

YPG

مستشفى يافا الطبي, دير البلح, Vicinity of Yafa Medical Hospital, Deir Al Balah, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On October 17th 2023, six members of the Al-Muqayd family, four children and two women, were killed when their house in Deir Al Balah in the middle of the Gaza Strip was destroyed due to an alleged Israeli bombing. Journalist Ziad Al-Muqayd was working when he received the news of the death of his family

Summary

(4 children2 women)

6 named, 1 familiy identified

الديك, Al Deek, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

One man and his grandmother were killed in alleged SDF/YPG or PYD artillery strikes on the village of Al Deek, west of Tal Abyad/Girê Spî‎, in Raqqa governorate on October 14th 2019, according to local media. Sources added that a child who was wounded in the attack later died. Suriye.u.a.d has identified the victims of

Summary

2 – 3

(1 child1 woman1 man)

YPG

2 named, 1 familiy identified

محيط مقر الدفاع المدني, Vicinity of the Civil Defense Headquarters, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

At dawn on Monday, October 16th, 2023, between four to seven civilians, including four to six paramedics, were reportedly killed and several more injured when two alleged Israeli airstrikes hit an ambulance and the Civil Defense headquarters in the Tal al-Hawa neighbourhood southwest of in Gaza City. Initially a Facebook user Ahmed Saleha reported that

Summary

4 – 7

Impact

الرافع, Al Rafi, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

One civilian died and four others were wounded in alleged Turkish shelling of al Rafi, Ayn Issa, according to local media. Hawarnews reported: “A civilian who lost his life during the attacks in Al-Rafi and wounded reached Reqa Hospital. It was learned that the civilian martyr was 35-year-old Ahmad al-Abdo. Abdo is married and has

Summary

محيط بنك الإنتاج, Vicinity of the Production Bank, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Around 2:29 AM on Wednesday, October 18th 2023, at least 21 civilians, members of the Sakeek family, including at least ten children and six women, were reportedly killed and a number of others were wounded in an alleged Israeli airstrike on their home on Omar al-Mukhtar Street, opposite the Production Bank in Gaza City, Gaza

Summary

(10 children6 women5 men)

21 – 26

21 named, 1 familiy identified

Nearby landmark

دارة عزة, Daarat Izza, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Up to nine civilians were injured following an alleged Russian cluster bomb attack on the residential neighbourhood of Daarat Izza, Aleppo, local media reported. All sources have either blamed Russia for the raids or not attributed any blame for the strikes. According to sources, 2 of the injured civilians were children and only one had a

Summary

رأس العين, Ras Al Ain, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

Five civilians reportedly died in an alleged Turkish airstrike on a convoy in Ras Al Ain. ameddicleT said: “The Turkish state bombed the convoy of civilians from Serêkaniyê from the Cizre region. [We’re] Unable to obtain clear information on bombing results”. But laraseligman tweeted: “A Kurdish source tells me ‘there is no ceasefire at all.’ There

Summary

Turkish Military

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

LOCATION

On Wednesday, October 11th 2023, an elderly civilian male, Haji Muslim Mahmoud Ahmad Qadeeh (Abu Ayesh) (78) was injured in his home in Khuza’a, Khan Yunis in the Gaza Strip, and later died from his injuries on October 13th. Sources did not specify how Muslim Qudayh Abu Ayesh received his injuries. Many family members and

Summary

Residential

(1 man)

Town

Mosul, Nahrawan, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, on September 1st 2017 the Coalition said it had concluded an assessment on claims of civilian harm “near Mosul, Iraq” via an NGO report. According to the Coalition report, “March 18, 2017, near Mosul, Iraq, via NGO report:After a review of available information it was assessed that

Summary

US-led Coalition

سرجة, Sarja, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

At least two civilians were injured in alleged Russian airstrikes on the outskirts of Sarja in the southern Idlib countryside. Conflicting reports were given as to who was responsible for the airstrikes, with Idlib Media Centre and @eyadne61 identifying Russian planes as responsible while @RevoZamalka published that the airstrikes were believed to be carried out

Summary

أبو هيا, Abu Haya, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

A civilian aged 80 was reported injured after being shot allegedly by Turkey-back militants in Abu Haya, Tal Abyad in Raqqa Governorate on October 26th, 2019 according to local sources. The civilian was identified as Jesus Khelil who according to ANF News, was shot in front of his house. Other sources said the civilian was

Summary

Small arms and light weapons

Turkish Military, Free Syrian Army, Free Syrian Army

دير البلح, Deir al Balah, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

During the night or early morning of Tuesday, October 22nd 2023, an alleged Israeli airstrike hit the al-Naouq family home located in the center of the town of Deir Al-Balah, Gaza Strip, killing 21 identified members of the al-Naouq family, including 14 children and three women, and up to 30 civilians, and wounding at least

Summary

Residential

(14 children3 women4 men)

21 – 30

2–3

Impact

23 named, 1 familiy identified

Town

حلفايا, Halfaya, Hama, Syria

LOCATION

Airstrikes, carried out by either the Syrian regime or Russia, wounded three civilians in the town of Halfaya, local media reported Syrian Mirror said that the strikes led to “casualties”, without further specification. The remaining two sources reported that the airstrikes wounded several people. According to Smart News’ correspondent, “warplanes launched raids on the town of

Summary

طرابلس: وزارة الداخلية, Tripoli: Ministry of Interior, Tarabulus, Libya

LOCATION

Up to ten civilians were allegedly injured by an LNA airstrike near the Ministry of Interior in Tripoli. Al Wasat said: “A mother and her husband and four of their children were injured as a result of an aerial bombardment that hit their house on the airport road in the capital Tripoli.” The Libya Observer

Summary

8–10

جوار مسجد المتقين, Vicinity of al Muttaqin Mosque, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On Saturday morning, 21st October 2023, an alleged Israeli strike hit the al-Jakhlab family home behind al-Muttaqin Mosque in central Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip, resulting in several deaths and injuries. Initial reportage from Shehab Agency stated that there were “martyrs and wounded” as a result of the alleged strike. A number of

Summary

2–3

جسر الشغور, Jisr Al Shughour, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Up to two civilians were killed and seven to eight were wounded by alleged Russian and/or Syrian regime airstrikes on Jisr al Shughour, Idlib governorate, on November 6th, 2019, according to local sources. A geolocation of the incident was provided by @john_marquee. The Syrian Network for Human Rights (SN4HR) reported that Al Tharaya Mosque was

Summary

1 – 2

(1–2 men)

7–9

9 named

منزل عائلة عبد النبي في شمال القطاع, Abdel Nabi family’s house in the northern Gaza Strip, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On October 24th, 2023 it was reported that two civilians were killed and a number of others were injured by a bombing of the Abdel Nabi family home in the Northern Gaza strip, Gaza. No names were included within the reporting. The only detail on the identity of some of the casualties was Shadi abd

Summary

Residential

الدردارة, Al Dardara, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

One medical worker and one journalist were reported injured in an alleged Turkish forces drone attack on a vehicle belonging to the Syrian regime forces in Dildarê village, Tal Tamr, Hasaka in Syria on November 9th, 2019 according to local sources. The medical worker working with the Kurdish Red Crescent and the German NGO CADUS

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

Turkish Military

Belligerents reported killed

3–6

Belligerents reported injured

4–35

مجدليا, village of Majdalya, southern countryside of Idlib, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

On Friday, October 6, 2023, the Syrian Civil Defense, also known as the White Helmets, reported that a missile strike allegedly perpetrated by the Syrian regime forces and/or Russian military hit residential neighbourhoods in the village of Majdalya, southern countryside of Idlib, Syria. It resulted in the injury of three civilians, who were hospitalised, and

Summary

(2 men)

2 named

LOCATION

حاس, Has, Idlib, Syria

On November 15th 2019, an alleged Russian airstrike hit the town of Has in the southern Idlib countryside, allegedly injuring at least one woman and an unspecified number of other civilians. Shahba Press reported, ‘A woman and other civilians were injured after Russian warplanes raided residential neighbourhoods in the south town of Has’. One source

Summary

1–2

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

Religious

(1 man)

Nearby landmark

أعزاز, Azaz, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

One civilian was reported killed and between seven and 15 others including two children injured in an alleged YPG artillery attack on Azaz in Aleppo governorate, Syria on November 19th, 2019, according to local sources. The civilian killed was identified as Muhammad Mustafa Amouri, aged 30 and he died shortly after he was moved to

Summary

(1 man)

7–15

Planted explosives and unexploded ordnance (UXO)