Civilian Casualties

(1 woman1 man)

2 named

ٱلْبَيْضَاء‎, Al-Bayda Governorate, Yemen

LOCATION

code: USYEM177-C
incident_date: 2013-12-12
status: publish
civilian_harm_status: Fair

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

Infrastructure

Car, Truck, Vehicle

11 – 15

(11–12 men)

7–110

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)

US Forces

Suspected target

24 named, 2 families identified

Belligerents reported killed

Province/governorate

2–4

Belligerents reported injured

0–2

المجاوده, Majawdeh, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

At least one civilian was killed and a number of others were injured following airstrikes on Majawdeh, roughly 85km southeast of Deir Ezzor. However responsibility was contested. The victim was identified by a number of sources, which also reported that his wife and daughter were injured. The Syrian Human Rights Committee reported that the wife

Summary

1 – 2

(1 man)

US-led Coalition, Syrian Regime, Russian Military

1 named

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

LOCATION

Between nine and 17 civilians including one woman and two children died in airstrikes on neighborhoods of Deir Ezzor, according to local sources. While some reports allege that this was the work of Russia, one other blames the Assad regime with yet others not attributing responsibility. Deir Ezzor is Being Slaughtered Silently reported that Russian

Summary

9 – 17

(2 children1 woman9 men)

8 named

الصنور, Al Sanour, Abo Hama, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

On August 30th, 2023, during clashes in Abo Hama between SDF forces and tribal fighters, Youssef Al-Ibrahim Al-Abdullah, 15 years old, and young man Bashar Al-Abd Al-Ali, were killed and 10 other civilians were injured, according to reports from multiple news agencies and the boy’s family. Sada Al Sharqieh was the sole report found within

Summary

1 – 2

(1 child)

Small arms and light weapons

دلحة وكسرة محمد الآغا, Dahla and Kasrat Muhammed al Agha, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Sharqiya Voice reported that a “number” of civilians were injured following ‘SDF artillery fire’ – which would most likely have been a Coalition action – on the villages of Dahla and Kasrat Muhammed al Agha in Raqqa. Other sources – Newsjorf and Baladi – reported that the victims had been wounded as a result of

Summary

‏الشيخ احمد‬, Sheikh Ahmad, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Three to four civilians including one woman and two children died and an unknown number of others were wounded – reportedly mostly women and children – in airstrikes on Al Sheikh Ahmad village, Aleppo, according to local sources. All sources but one blamed Russia. A later report by Step News Agency said the death toll

Summary

3 – 4

(2 children1 woman)

3 named

الجنينة, Al Geneina, Rafah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

A civilian home was reportedly hit by an Israeli airstrike in Al-Geneina, Rafah, in the Gaza Strip, at dawn on 15 October 2023, killing between seven to eight civilians from the same family and injuring others. Sources said the home belonged to Dr. Salah al-Din Zanoun. Rum Online News cited official Palestinian news agency WAFA

Summary

7 – 8

(1–2 women4 men)

Impact

7 named, 1 familiy identified

Neighbourhood/area

المدينة القديمة, Mosul, Raqqa, Iraq

LOCATION

In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the injuries of three civilians in an event near Mosul, Iraq. Their October 2017 civilian casualty report noted: “During a Coalition strike that engaged an ISIS tactical unit, it was assessed that three civilians were unintentionally injured.” Coalition officials indicated that this is

Summary

Known belligerent

حريتان, Hraytan, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

The Syrian Network for Human Rights, reported that three civilians including one woman died when “suspected Russian warplanes” fired missiles on Hraytan. Shahed A’ayan Halab reported the deaths of 5 people and the wounding of 3 others as a result of Russian bombing in Hraytan.

Summary

3 – 5

(1 woman)

بجوار محطة بنزين عصفور, Vicinity of Asfour petrol station, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On October 9th 2023, Israeli Defence Forces allegedly conducted an airstrike on a residential building located in Bani Suhalia in Khan Yunis. The strike reportedly killed members of the Al-Najjar family: Ramadan Ibrahim Al-Najjar (45 years old), his wife Nadiya, his brother Mazen Fawzi Al-Najjar (34 years old) and his niece Salma Hamouda Al-Najjar (6 years old). WAFA News

Summary

4 – 8

(1 child1 woman2 men)

4 named, 1 familiy identified

جديد عقيدات, Road near Jadid 'Uqaydat village, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the injury of a civilian in an event near the Jadid ‘Uqaydat village, Deir Ezzor. Their September 2017 civilian casualty report noted: “During a strike on an ISIS vehicle, it was assessed that one civilian was unintentionally injured.” Coordinates supplied by officials to

Summary

Known belligerent

حمورية, Hamouriya, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

20 civilians were reported killed and 50 injured in an alleged Russian airstrike on Hamouriya, according to the White Helmets and the Shaam News Network. Activists told SNN that four Russian missiles caused severe explosions in residential neighbourhoods in the the town, causing widespread destruction. They put the initial death toll at more than 20 with

Summary

Unknown

محيط كنيسة القديس برفيريوس, Vicinity of Saint Porphyrius Church, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On October 19th 2023, at around 8:30 pm, a declared Israeli strike hit a building adjacent to the centuries-old Greek Orthodox St. Porphyrius Church on Omar Al-Mukhtar Street, in Gaza city. The blast destroyed parts of the church complex where hundreds of displaced civilians were reportedly taking shelter. Airwars identified the names of at least

Summary

(10 children8–10 women5–7 men)

23 – 27

18–24

26 named, 3 families identified

ميادين, Abu Khasab checkpoint, 70 km northwest of Deir al-Zour, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Local media reported that one man was killed and his son was injured by a landmine as they attempted to move from Deir Ezzor to Hasakah.

Summary

(1 man)

خان السبل, Khan Subul, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

At least five civilians, including two women and two children, were killed in alleged Russian evening airstrikes that targeted Khan Subul. Step TV later interviewed an eyewitness, an unnamed boy who notes: “A plane hit here and hit our neighbour’s home, so they were martyred. This is where it happened; it was Russian planes.” The

Summary

5 – 8

(2 children2 women1 man)

5 named, 1 familiy identified

الأمل, Al Amal, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

At least seven people from three generations of the Awad family were killed and seven others were injured when the Awad family’s five-storey home, in the Al-Amal neighborhood of western Khan Yunis, in the south of the Gaza Strip, was reportedly bombed by an Israeli military aircraft on Tuesday, October 10th 2023. Al-Ahram News reported

Summary

(3 children3 women1 man)

8 named, 1 familiy identified

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

One girl died in a airstrike or artillery or mortar shelling of Raqqa, according to local sources. The majority of sources blamed US-led Coalition airstrikes for the girl’s death. Hasaka Rasd, however, said that mortar shells also fell on neighbourhoods in Raqqa, While Airwars understands that only the Coalition has access to artillery in Raqqa,

Summary

(1 child)

الدار الكبيره, Dar Al Kabira, Homs, Syria

LOCATION

Between three and eight civilians were reported killed in an an alleged Russian airstrike on the small town of Dar Al Kabira in Homs. According to Smart News the event was instead a ‘friendly fire’ incident, with Russian missiles hitting a military academy.

Summary

3 – 8

Unknown

قطعة 4 في مخيم البريج, Block 4 in Bureij camp, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On Thursday, November 2nd 2023, at least 29 identified civilians, including at least seven women and eleven children, were reportedly killed, dozens of civilians (among them a woman and child) were injured and eight residential houses were completely destroyed as a result of an alleged Israeli airstrike and/or artillery shelling on the residential neighborhood in

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

Infrastructure

Residential

(11–14 children7–9 women6–7 men)

12–24

31 named, 2 families identified

دبلان, Dablan, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

One woman, the wife of Saleh al-Awaid, died in an airstrike on Dablan, according to local sources. None of the sources apportioned blame. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights referred only to “warplanes,” while @DeirEzzor24 said the victim died from an injury after a bombing by “military aircraft”. According to Dblan net, cluster bombs were

Summary

(1 woman)

10–16

الزربة, Az Zarbah, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Local media reported that an airstrike on the town of al-Zirba killed one civilian, and wounded several others, though it is currently unclear whether this was the work of Russia or the Syrian regime. Both Halab News Network (HNN), Thiqa News Agency and Halab news identified the victim by name, and many media, such as

Summary

1–2

1 named

خان يونس, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On Friday, 13 October 2023, five children from the Al-Astal family were killed and at least two others were injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike on the Astal family home opposite the Production Bank in Central Khan Younis. Sawaed Gaza reported that there was an “aerial bombardment near the homes of the Astal and Shaat

Summary

(5 children)

7 named, 1 familiy identified

City

الكرابلة, Al Karabila, Al Anbar, Iraq

LOCATION

In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the injury of one civilian in an event near Karabilah, Iraq. Their December 2017 civilian casualty report noted: “During a Coalition strike which destroyed an ISIS vehicle, it was assessed that one civilian was unintentionally injured.” In July 2019, the Coalition provided Airwars

Summary

Known belligerent

كفر خاشر, Kafr Kasher, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between two and ten civilians died in alleged Russian airstrikes on Kafr Kasher, according to local sources – though some didn’t identify the warplanes responsible. Shaam News Network reported that there had been dozens of Russia raids launched on February 9th on Aleppo, leaving more than three dead “in a number of areas Kfar Kheshr

Summary

2 – 10

جوار مدرسة أحمد عبد العزيز, Vicinity of Ahmed Abdul Aziz School, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

In the evening of Wednesday, October 18th 2023, an alleged Israeli airstrike on a yard outside the Ahmed Abdul Aziz School funded by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) and located in the al-Hawoz area of the Khan Younis Camp, near the Nasser Hospital, killed at least five civilians, including

Summary

5 – 24

(2 children3 men)

40–60

Impact

5 named, 1 familiy identified

Nearby landmark

near Imam al-Nawawi mosque, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Multiple local sources reported the death of a female civilian after alleged US-led Coalition artillery strikes that hit the street of the family home near the Imam Al Nawawi Mosque, Raqqa City. The woman killed has been identified as Khansaa Mohammed Qantar. However, this victim is also named in incident CS1361, reportedly killed by artillery

Summary

(1 woman)

النعيمة‎, Naemah, Daraa, Syria

LOCATION

The Violations Documentation Center named one civilian man, Morad Hasan al Aboud, as killed in an alleged Russian raid on Naemah. However, it linked to a video in which the voiceover says the victim is a ‘hero from the Free Army.’ Daraa Martyrs also published a video in which the voiceover says that “the martyr

Summary

0 – 1

(0–1 men)

تادف, Tadif, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Six to ten civilians were killed – and several others injured – in alleged Russian airstrikes on Tadif, according to the Syrian Network for Human Rights and others. The Network initially reported that five non-combatants died, but a second report put the figure at six. Syria Newsdesk said the event featured a so-called ‘double tap’ strike:

Summary

6 – 10

(6 men)

6 named, 1 familiy identified