Civilian Casualties

الموصل‎, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

In an incident which may relate to incident CI143 – or was unknown to Airwars – the Coalition announced in January 2017 that it was investigating a possible civilian casualty event near Manbij almost 14 months earlier. According to the statement “five reports of civilian casualties received in November are still being assessed… Sept. 20,

Summary

0 – 1

0–1

الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Local media named four civilians as killed in Raqqa by “aerial bombardment and artillery”. The culprit was not identified, though Airwars understands that only the Coalition has access to artillery at Raqqa, and was conducting airstrikes on the city at the time. The date of the incident is yet to be confirmed. Sources reported the

Summary

شارع العشرين، مخيم النصيرات, Al-Ishrin Street, Nuseirat Refugee Camp, Deir al-Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

At least two children were injured following an alleged Israeli airstrike on the Al-Sharif family home on Al-Ishrin Street of Nuseirat Refugee Camp on the evening of June 21st 2024. One child was reported to be in critical condition and receiving intensive care, according to a family source referenced by Media Jihad Taha on Facebook.

Summary

IDP or Refugee Camp, Residential

تلبيسة, Talbisah, Homs, Syria

LOCATION

Three to four civilians including two children were killed in airstrikes on Talbiseh, according to local sources – though reports were conflicted as to whether Russia or the Assad regime were responsible. Shaam News Network said that three civilians died and several were injured – “most of them children” – in Russian raids, while a

Summary

3 – 4

(2 children0–3 men)

12–20

3 named

Al Taybeh, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Up to seven women allegedly died in an airstrike on al Taybeh, according to a local media outlet. However the deaths had previously been reported on July 28th. Three women died in an airstrike on al Taybeh, according to Deir Ezzor 24. Though its source didn’t say who was responsible, they listed three victims. However,

Summary

3 – 7

(3–7 women)

3 named, 1 familiy identified

رفح, Rafah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Two civilians, a father and son, were reportedly killed by an alleged Israeli bombing of their home next to Rabaa al-Adawiya, west of Rafah in the Gaza Strip likely on or before 27th October 2023, when reports on the casualties began to emerge online. Abdul Rahman Essam Salah, posting on Facebook, named those killed as

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

Infrastructure

Residential

(2 men)

Impact

Israeli Military

2 named, 1 familiy identified

Names matched with MoH IDs

Geolocation

City

عنجارة, Anjara, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Up to seven civilians including three children and one woman died and 50 more were injured in alleged Russian airstrikes with cluster bombs on Anjara, according to local sources. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported: “Six citizens (including 2 citizen women and two children) were killed and injured when warplanes believed to be Russian

Summary

5 – 7

(3 children1 woman3 men)

2–50

‏العشارة‬, near Al Asharah, Syria, 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 Al Asharah, Syria. Their December 2017 civilian casualty report noted: “During a Coalition strike which destroyed ISIS vehicle and equipment it was assessed that one civilian was unintentionally injured.” In July 2019, the Coalition

Summary

Known belligerent

دوار أبو حميد، خان يونس, Abu Hamid roundabout, Khan Younis, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On July 24 2024, an alleged Israeli military shooting injured a number of people. The incident occurred at the centre of Khan Younis, close to the Abu Hamid roundabout in the city centre, and was reported by eight sources. Among these sources were the Safa News Agency and the social media agency, Echo of the

Summary

Small arms and light weapons

زملكا, Zamalka, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

Five civilians including two to three children died in airstrikes on Zamalka according to local sources – though reports are conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the Assad regime. In a news roundup, Shaam News Network reported that “Russian enemy planes carried out intense strikes on the clash areas and

Summary

(2–3 children)

5 named

الرميلة, Ar Raqqah: Rumaila neighbourhood, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

At least six civilians from one family reportedly died in alleged US-led Coalition airstrikes on Al Rumaila neighbourhood, Raqqah city. Marsad Al Hasaka named six of the victims and listed the mother of the victims listed belowand another unknown child. Quoting Al-Shibli, Al Fayha reported that “the shelling focused on the “expansionist and Bedouin neighborhoods”

Summary

6 – 11

(1–5 children1 woman)

4 named, 1 familiy identified

موقة, Mouka, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

A single source, the Shaam News Network, reported: “Russian and Regime warplanes launched dozens of very violent air raids on the cities and towns of Idlib, causing dozens of martyrs and wounded civilians…There were a number of wounded in Khan Shekhun, Mhambel, Al Naqir, Al Habit, Muka, Al Taman’a, Al Khwain and Sefwhen in the

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كفر لاها, Al Houla, Homs, Syria

LOCATION

Six civilians including one woman and two children (a boy and a girl) were killed in alleged Russian airstrikes on Kafr Laha, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. The Observatory initially reported that five non-combatants died when “warplanes believed to be Russian which targeted places in Kafr Laha village at al-Houla.” They then reported that

Summary

(2 children1 woman)

41–40

LOCATION

Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria

Three civilians died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Raqqah, according to Raqqah is Being Slaughtered Silently. The source reported the deaths on October 25th but didn’t say when the victims were reportedly killed. The Syrian Human Rights Committee also reported that the victims had been killed in a Coalition strike, but again didn’t say

Summary

(1 woman)

3 named, 1 familiy identified

بالقرب من دوار أبو حبيب، حي الزيتون، مدينة غزة, Vicinity of Abu Habib roundabout, Al-Zeitoun neighbourhood, Gaza, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Shortly before 4:30 PM on November 6th, 2023, an alleged Israeli aircraft bombed the Siam family house near the Abu Habib roundabout in the Al-Zeitoun neighbourhood in Gaza City, reportedly causing civilian injuries. Palestinian Information Center was the first to report the incident on its Twitter/X account at 4:30 PM, writing about injuries. Multiple other

Summary

الفردوس, Al Fardous (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between six and 12 civilians died in airstrikes on Fardous according to local sources. While most reports said this was the work of the regime, others also alleged possible Russian involvement. Baladi News published a video showing the first scenes of what they said was a strike by the regime. At 1:55 into the video,

Summary

6 – 12

الصالحية, Al Salhiya, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Up to 23 civilians, reportedly including two families, died and “a large number” more were injured in airstrikes on al Salhiya in Deir Ezzor, according to local media – though sources were conflicted as to whether this was the work of the US-led Coalition, Russia or the Syrian regime. Euphrates Post reported “21 martyrs and

Summary

10 – 23

(3 children1 man)

US-led Coalition, Russian Military, Syrian Regime

8 named, 1 familiy identified

كفرملكي, Kafrmelki, Sidon District, Lebanon

LOCATION

Two civilians, a father and daughter, were killed and others were injured when an alleged Israeli airstrike reportedly hit the town of Kafrmelki in the Sidon district of Lebanon’s South Governorate on September 23, 2024 Ibrahim Sharif Qasserm and his young daughter Fatima Sharif Qassem were reportedly killed. Fatima was widely referred to as an “angel

Summary

(1 child1 man)

Israeli Military

2 named, 1 familiy identified

Geolocation

Town

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

LOCATION

One woman was killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Kahtan hospital, according to local sources. Euphrates Post reported: “A woman was killed due to Russian warplane raid in Kahtan hospital near Hasan Al-Taha street.” Three other sources also blamed Russia for carrying out a strike near the hospital, which they said killed one female.

Summary

(1 woman)

Russian Military

سويدان جزيرة, Suwaydan Jazeera, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Euphrates Post reported the death of “Haj Hamad Taha al-Salem from the town of Suwaydan Jazira, who was killed as a result of air strikes targeting the perimeter of Al-Huda mosque (also known as al-Sayyid mosque)”. The victim was also named by Asharq al Arabi. According to Al Araby al Jadid, “a civilian was killed

Summary

(1 man)

على طريق برجكة, a civilian car on the road to Barjaka village, Aleppo, Syria, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Shortly after midnight on Sunday, 28 April 2024, a 20-year-old man named Ahmad Hussein Taha Al-Haboun was killed and his 43-year-old father Hussein Taha Al-Haboun was injured when a guided anti-armor missile which was launched from the area under the joint control of the regime forces and the Kurdish-affiliated militia Syrian Democratic Forces struck the car they

Summary

(1 man)

YPG, Syrian Democratic Forces

2 named, 1 familiy identified

رسم عبود, Rasm Aabed, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

One adult male civilian was killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on the village of Rasm Aabed, according to the Violations Documentation Centre. No further details are currently available.

Summary

(1 man)

مدرسة النصيرات الاعدادية للبنات، مخيم النصيرات, Vicinity of Nuseirat Girls School, Al Nuseirat camp, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

At around midnight, on Thursday, September 26, 2024, an Israeli artillery shell allegedly hit the Nuseirat Girls School in the New Camp area northwest of Nuseirat Refugee Camp, injuring two people. New Press first reported the incident via its X (formerly Twitter) account @NewpressPs, highlighting that an artillery shell had struck the school, which was

Summary

Impact

مسكنة, Maskanah, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Up to five civilians reportedly died in an air raid on Maskanah which most sources said involved cluster munitions. Egypt Today put the death toll at five, “including a woman and her two daughters and her child”. Reportedly, the strikes injured up to 12 civilians, including six children. While most reports blamed Russia, Baladi News claimed

Summary

(1–2 children1–2 women1 man)

4 – 5

12–15

Russian Military, Syrian Regime, US-led Coalition

15 named, 2 families identified

خليكان, Dokan-Khalkan road near Khalkan village in Dokan District, Sulaymaniyah Governorate, Iraq, Sulaymaniyah, Iraq

LOCATION

During the afternoon of Wednesday, September 4th, 2024, three members of one family, including a child, were killed as a result of an alleged Turkish drone strike on a civilian Toyota Land Cruiser vehicle on the Dokan-Khalkan road near the village of Khalkan in the Dokan district of the Sulaymaniyah Governorate of Iraq. Muzaffar Hussein

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

Infrastructure

Vehicle

(1 child2 men)

Turkish Military

3 named, 1 familiy identified

حي بستان القصر, Bustan al Qasr (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Major strikes in Bustan al Qasr, Aleppo, on September 22nd which killed between five and 13 civilians, and wounded dozens more, were attributed to both regime forces and Russia aircraft by local media. Local sources identified five civilian victims, including two children. Many reports stated that barrel bombs and phosphorus were used in the attack,

Summary

(2–3 children2–3 women1 man)

5 – 13

10–24

5 named, 1 familiy identified

السوسة, Al Soussa, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

One child was killed and her mother was wounded in an airstrike on Al Sousse, local media said. Most sources blamed the US-led Coalition, though there was one allegation against the regime. According to the Syrian National Movement, “a female child was killed and her mother was injured by the International Alliance shelling the town

Summary

(1 child)

1–3

Syrian Regime, US-led Coalition

قرية بينة, village of Beina in the countryside of Sherawa, district of Afrin, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

On Sunday, April 28, 2024, two male civilians, Ibrahim Berro and Arif Saeed Sheikh, were injured by alleged Turkish artillery shelling on the residential neighborhoods in the village of Beina, Sherawa district, in the northern countryside of Aleppo, Syria. According to Hawar News reporters, the two men were working in agricultural lands when the incident occurred and

Summary

LOCATION

سوحا, Souha, Hama, Syria

Six civilians from one family, including a woman and four children, died in an airstrike on Souha in Hama, according to local media. Only one of the two sources (LCCSY), alleged that Russia was to blame. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights referred only to “warplanes”.

Summary

(4 children1 woman)