Civilian Casualties

تل الزعتر, Tal al Zaatar, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Around 11:25 in the morning on Friday, October 13th, 2023, at least 14 identified civilians from the Safi and Kaloub families, including at least four women and nine children, were killed in an alleged Israeli airstrike on the Safi family home in the Tal al-Zaatar area in the northern Gaza Strip. A 37-year old Inshirah

Summary

(8–9 children4–5 women3 men)

18 named, 2 families identified

Neighbourhood/area

طرابلس‎: مدرسة ابي الاشهر, Tajoura: Abu Al Ashur School, Tarabulus, Libya

LOCATION

One civilian was reportedly injured by indiscrimante artillery shelling on Tajoura. An Amnesty International field investigation said: “A 22-year-old man, Abdelrahman Adel Abi al-Ashhar, was injured when a rocket struck a school located near the eastern perimeters of Mitiga airport, on the evening of 29 July 2019. He told Amnesty International: “I was standing in

Summary

Government of National Accord, Libyan National Army

1 named

قرب مسجد اليرموك, Vicinity of the Yarmouk Mosque, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On October 18th 2023, at around 5.15am, an alleged Israeli airstrike hit the Labad family home near the Yarmouk Mosque, east of Jabalia Camp in Gaza. A number of deaths and injuries were reported, including several women and children. However, the precise number remains unknown as many victims were reported as still missing beneath the

Summary

2–4

تل ابيض, Tal Abyad , Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Two civilians were killed in the Tal Abyad countryside due to shelling by alleged YPG/SDF forces on October 29th, 2019, according to local sources. The Raqqa Observatory for Human Rights reported mortars killed civilians Mahmoud Al Sayyad and Ibrahim Al Hassan. The Syrian Human Rights Committee published the same names, and blamed ‘shelling of the

Summary

(2 men)

تل الزعتر, Tal al Zaatar, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On October 20th 2023, up to 15 civilians were killed and between eight and 15 other people were injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike on the al-Ajrami house in Tal al-Zaatar in Jabalia Camp in the northern Gaza Strip. According to posts on social media, the names of those who were killed are: Shehba Jabr

Summary

(4–8 children2–4 women1 man)

7 – 15

8–15

7 named, 1 familiy identified

Neighbourhood/area

عويجل, Ouweijal, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

According to sources, multiple airstrikes struck the towns of Ouweijal and Kafr Naha in western Aleppo wounding an unspecified number of civilians. All sources attributed the blame to Russian warplanes. Most sources alleged that phosphorus and cluster munitions were used. Multiple civilians were reported wounded and fires were caused. There are no other details at

Summary

Russian Military

حزارين, Hizareen town, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

At least one civilian was killed and others were wounded in alleged Russian airstrikes on Hizareen the morning of November 2, 2019. The White Helmets reported: “One man was killed and another injured as a result of a Russian military air raid, targeting civilian homes in the town of Hizareen”. A tweet from @ramiswidfree added

Summary

(1 man)

1–2

جوار مسجد التوبة, Vicinity of Al Tawbeh mosque, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

At least six people were reportedly killed and a number of others were wounded, on Friday November 10, 2023, when the Mari family home, near the Al Tawbeh mosque and the al-Yemen al-Saeed hospital in the west of the Jabalia camp, in the northern Gaza strip, was allegedly hit by an Israeli military airstrike. A

Summary

(1–3 children2–4 women1–2 men)

6 named, 1 familiy identified

Exact location (via Airwars)

البوابية, Al Bawabiya, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Two women and a child were injured in alleged Russian airstrikes on the village of Al Bawabiya between midnight and dawn on November 9th, 2019, according to local sources. @ShahbaPress reported that “a child and two women were injured in airstrikes in Al Bawabiya town in southern Rif countryside at midnight” and Baladi News added that

Summary

Russian Military

دارة عزة, Darat Izza, west of Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

From the evening of Thursday, October 5th, 2023, and during the morning of Friday, October 6th, 2023, the repeated artillery bombardment with contested responsibility allegedly perpetrated by the Syrian regime forces and/or regime-associated militias or Russian and/or Iranian militias struck a residential neighborhood in Darat Izza, west of Aleppo, Syria, reportedly killing up to four

Summary

3 – 4

(2–3 children1 man)

7–15

Impact

Russian Military, Syrian Regime, Iranian Military

1 named

كفروما, Kafrouma, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

A likely Russian airstrike killed a child and reportedly injured four other family members when missiles targeted a residential neighbourhood in the town of Kafrouma, south of Idlib, on November 15th 2019. While various local sources report that those injured were four sisters, others such as Zamal Al Wasl News report that amongst those injured

Summary

(1 child)

4–5

Suspected target

6 named, 1 familiy identified

دير البلح, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On 21st October 2023, the home of the Abu Assad family, adjacent to al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital and on Abu Assad Street in Deir Al Balah, was reportedly damaged by an alleged Israeli airstrike, killing seven civilians and injuring “dozens” others. Reporting of the incident identified the killing of mother Hilala Ibrahim Abu Assad and her

Summary

(2–3 children1 woman)

3–24

Known belligerent

3 named, 1 familiy identified

Exact location (via Airwars)

تل تمر, Tal Tamr, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

Two civilians (a child aged 10 and a woman aged 21) were reported injured in an alleged Turkish attack on Tal Tamr in Hasaka governorate in Syria on October 29th, 2019 according to the Kurdish Red Crescent who identified the child as Khedir Muhammad al Zahir, and the woman as Wadha Salih Abdo.

Summary

ِبني سهيلا, Bani Suhaila, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On Wednesday, October 18 2023, between six and 12 civilians were reportedly killed, including at least one child, and between 35 and 45 others were injured, including at least one child, in an alleged Israeli airstrike on the Fasifis family home and Abu Ishaq family home in Bani Suhaila, east of Khan Yunis, the Gaza

Summary

6 – 12

(1 child)

35–45

LOCATION

كفرنبل, Kafr Nabl, Syria

Three civilians were reportedly injured in an alleged Russian or regime airstrike or artillery attack on the Joni neighborhood of Kafr Nabl in Idlib, Syria, on the morning of December 1st, 2019. The injured civilians were identified as “Ali Qamar al-Obeido,” “Omar Muhammad Khair al-Obeido” and “Aboudi Maher al-Obeido” by a number of sources. KMC

Summary

2–3

3 named, 1 familiy identified

رفح, the house of the Al-Hashash family in Hashashashin area in Rafah, Rafah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

During the morning of Tuesday, October 24th, 2023, an alleged Israeli airstrike hit the house of the Al-Hashash family located in Hashashashin area in Rafah, Gaza Strip, killing 11 members of the same family, including at least three women and three children, and reportedly injuring dozens of other civilians. Safa News initially reported that ten

Summary

(3 children3 women5 men)

2–24

Impact

11 named, 1 familiy identified

City

كفر زيتا , Kafr Zeita, Hama, Syria

LOCATION

One or twochildren were injured by when the remnants of an alleged Russian cluster bomb dropped in a previous strike exploded in Kafr Zeita on may 31st 2017. 2011 Madardaily said that one child was injured, while other sources put the number at two.

Summary

1–2

Russian Military, Unknown

تل الطوقان, Tal Al Touqan, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

An unspecified number of civilians were wounded in alleged Russian or Syrian regime strikes on the village of Tal Al Touqan, Idlib Governate on December 4th 2019, according to local media. On December 4th, Smart News Agency quoted activists as saying an unspecified number of people had been wounded following a strike by regime warplanes

Summary

البريج, Bureij, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Shortly before 6:11 PM on Tuesday, October 24, 2023, at least three civilians were killed as a result of bombing on the Maghari family home in the Bureij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip. Safa News Agency, along with Guevara Gaza Media and Quads_Feed, reported that “three martyrs were recovered from under the rubble

Summary

Israeli Military, Palestinian Militants

Town

Jamaame, Middle Juba, Somalia

LOCATION

Local media reported a pair of alleged international airstrikes targeting the al Shabaab held towns of Jilib and Jamaame. Unusually the culprit was alleged to be France according to vague ‘sources’. However reporting remains poor. According to Mareeg News, “A suspected French military fighter jet has carried out airstrikes against al Shabab, an al Qaeda

Summary

Belligerents reported killed

French Military, Unknown

Suspected target

Al-Shabaab

40–50

الشجاعي، مدينة غزة, Shujaiya neighbourhood, Gaza City, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On October 19th 2023, an unknown number of people were killed and injured by an alleged Israeli airstrike on the Hassouna family home in the Shujaiya neighbourhood. The Palestinian Ministry of Interior reported on “Martyrs and wounded” resulting from an Israeli airstrike on “a house for the “Hassouna” family in the “Shujaiya neighbourhood”. Other sources

Summary

معصران, Ma’saran, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Four to seven people, including a woman, were reportedly killed and between ten and seventeen civilians, including two children, injured after alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on a market in the village of Ma’saran in the afternoon of December 17th, 2019, according to local sources. The day was referred to as “Black Tuesday” by the

Summary

4 – 7

(1 woman2–6 men)

10–17

Causes of injury / death

7 named, 1 familiy identified

كفرعمة, Kafar Ammad [Kafr Amma/Kafr Amah/Kafar’ama], Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

On Thursday, October 12th, 2023, a 39 year-old-man was killed and a number of civilians were injured due to an alleged artillery attack conducted by the Russian military and/or the Syrian regime in the village of Kafar Ammad [Kafr Amma/Kafr Amah/Kafar’ama] in the western countryside of Aleppo, Syria. Reportedly, a 39-year old man named Izz

Summary

(1 man)

1 named

خان السبيل, Khan Al Sabil, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Between one and three civilians were injured after alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on vehicles of displaced civilians on the international highway near the town of Khan al Sabil, Idlib governorate, on December 22nd, 2019, as reported by local sources. Local tweets included video of the bombing raid that injured the three civilians and

Summary

1–3

تل مرديخ , Tal Mardikh, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Local media reported that an unspecified number of civilians was wounded in an alleged Russian airstrike on Tal Mardikh, Idlib governorate, on March 13th, 2019. Horrya wrote: “According to a reporter, Russian warplanes launched heavy air raids, on Tuesday night [March 12th], with rockets and vacuum and concussion missiles on the city of Sarakib and

Summary

قصر بن غشير, Qasr Bin Gashir, Tarabulus, Libya

LOCATION

A civilian died due to shrapnel from a shell fired by an unknown belligerent that fell near his home in Qasr Bin Gashir on December 7th, 2019, according to the Libyan Crime Monitoring Organization. Currently, further information is unavailable to Airwars.

Summary

شرق دير البلح, East of Deir Al Balah, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On October 29th 2023, artillery shelling allegedly carried out by the Israeli military forces led to civilian casualties, including the death of one woman and other “injuries”, east of Deir Al Balah in the central Gaza Strip. Posts on social media mourned Maryam Abu Mughaseeb, the only confirmed fatality. These posts honoured her memory and

Summary

(1 woman)