Civilian Casualties

5 – 10

(1 child1 woman3 men)

Unknown, Syrian Regime

5 named, 1 familiy identified

محافظة خانيونس, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On October 20th 2023, a child was reportedly killed and at least three others were injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike on the Shaheen family home in Khan Yunis, located in the Gaza Strip. Reporting of the incident identified Shaheen Shaheen as the child who was killed. A series of Facebook posts by Amr Tabash

Summary

(1 child)

1 named

Province/governorate

جعيدين, Jaidin, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Between one and three civilians were killed in Coalition strikes at Jaidin, according to local reports. The Syrian Network reported the deaths of 3 civilians including a child in Coalition raids on the village of Jaidin. Raqqa is Being Silently Slaughtered reported 1 victim, who it identified as Sultan Hammad Al-Obeid Al-Alous. Orient News also

Summary

1 – 3

(1 man)

الجنينة, Al Geneina, Rafah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Around 3:46 PM on Friday, 20 October 2023, an alleged Israeli airstrike on the Al Arja family house located on George Khalaf Adnan Abu Za Street near the cemetery in Al Janina neighborhood in the town of Rafah, Gaza strip, reportedly killed five civilians and injured between three and seven civilians. The Palestinian Information Center

Summary

3–7

‏العشارة‬, Al Asharah, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Between 17 and 35 civilians including eight children and two women died and up to 40 others were injured in airstrikes on a popular market and a mosque in Al Asharah town and the Al Hannoush neighbourhood, according to multiple local sources – though reports were conflicted as to whether this was an attack by Russia

Summary

17 – 35

(8 children2 women2 men)

10–45

Unknown, Syrian Regime

2 named

الشفاء والزنجيلي, Mosul, Zanjili and Shifa, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Local sources said that more than 300 civilians were killed during two days of fighting in Zanjili and Shifa neighborhoods, in West Mosul. The loss of life was reportedly caused by ISIL shooting on fleeing civilians, as well as by airstrikes carried out by Iraqi Forces and the international Coalition. Sawlf Ateka Facebook page quoted

Summary

250 – 300

(1 man)

106

US-led Coalition, Iraq Government Forces, ISIS

1 named

بطن السمين, Batn al Sameen, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

At dawn on Tuesday, October 17th, 2023, an alleged Israeli airstrike hit a five-storey residential building, where at least nine families reportedly lived. At least seven members of the Zorob family along with at least 18 other civilians were killed, while at least four civilians were injured – including children. The house was said to

Summary

(5–6 children1 woman1 man)

24 – 31

8 named, 1 familiy identified

Neighbourhood/area

الحيدرية, Haydariya (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between one and six civilians died in either an airstrike on artillery bombardment on Haydariya, according to local sources – though it was unclear from reports whether Russia or the Syrian regime was responsible. Reporting on the deaths of civilians in Aleppo from “Russian aircraft and Assad’s helicopters“, the Shaam News Network said that “shelling

Summary

1 – 6

Russian Military, Syrian Regime

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah: Mr. Sufi's bakery, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

An August 2017 Amnesty International report stated that a civilian casualty incident occurred in Raqqa on June 8th–9th, killing 6 civilians including 1 or more children and 2 women. Mohammed, who also witnessed the airstrike mentioned in incident S823c, described to Amnesty’s field researchers that another bombardment struck a tent near a biscuits bakery. The

Summary

(1 child2 women)

US-led Coalition

3 named, 1 familiy identified

جوار مدرسة الفاخورة, Vicinity of al Fakhoura School, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

During the evening of Saturday, October 14th, 2023, an alleged Israeli airstrike on the Al-Herbawi family home and the homes adjacent to it in the Al-Fakhoura neighborhood west of Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip reportedly killed at least 34 civilians belonging to at least five different families, including at least 12 women

Summary

(11 children12 women6 men)

80–101

Known belligerent

38 named, 5 families identified

Exact location (via Airwars)

القريتين, Al Qaryatayn, Homs, Syria

LOCATION

Eight civilians were reported killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Qarayatain, according to reports.

Summary

(2 women6 men)

Russian Military

9 named, 2 families identified

البورصة, Mosul, Borsa, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Several local press sources said that twelve civilians – all from the same family – died as a result of an alleged Coalition airstrike on their house in Borsa neighbourhood in Central Mosul. The sources reported that most victims were women and children. The twelve victims were all members of the Abdul Aziz Alnomah family.

Summary

(3 children3 women1 man)

US-led Coalition, Unknown

1 named

رفح, Rafah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

At around 10 PM on Wednesday, 18th October, 2023, between 13 and 15 members of the Barika family were killed, including an elderly couple, five children and four women, among them a pregnant mother and her unborn baby, when an alleged Israeli airstrike hit their family home, west of the city of Rafah. At least

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

Infrastructure

Residential

13 – 15

(5 children4 women4 men)

14 named, 1 familiy identified

City

الناجية, Najieh, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

One adult male and one child died in an alleged Assad regime airstrike on Najeh, according to the Violations Documentation Center. Radio Al Kul said one person died and three were injured – but instead attributed responsibility to Russia.

Summary

(1 child1 man)

Unknown, Syrian Regime

2 named

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Two civilian males were reportedly killed in artillery fire reportedly targeting Raqqa. Several local sources identified the names the two victims. None of the sources mentioned a culprit but merely referred to “artillery bombardment”.

Summary

(2 men)

الحي الياباني, Japanese quarter, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On Tuesday, October 17th 2023, at least 10 civilians were reported killed, including children, and another 35 were reported injured, including at least three children, in an alleged Israeli airstrike on a house in the Japanese Quarter, west of Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip. Shehab Agency reported that “more than 10 civilians” were killed in the

Summary

10 – 16

(2 children)

Impact

أريحا, Ariha, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

A single source, the Syrian Observatory, reported the death of a man in an alleged Russian strike, noting: “A man from the city of al-Mayadin was killed in the bombing by warplanes believed to be Russian yesterday on areas at the outskirts of Ariha city in Idlib province.“

Summary

(1 man)

Unknown

المشاهدة, Mosul, Meshada, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

A field report by PBS Newshour found that 12 civilians – all members of one family – had died in a likely Coalition airstrike on Meshada. In August 2019 the Coalition announced that they had assessed this allegation of civilian to be non-credible. Their monthly civilian casualty report noted: “After a review of all available

Summary

(7 children)

US-led Coalition

مربع سكني في حي الشجاعية بغزة, A residential square in the Shujaiya neighborhood, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On December 2nd 2023, hundreds of civilians are reported to have been killed and injured by a declared Israeli airstrike on a residential square in the Shujaiya neighbourhood of the Gaza Strip. The exact number and names of victims is not known at this time; however, 50 homes were destroyed in the strike, resulting in

Summary

300 – 501

12–200

Exact location (via Airwars)

Belligerents reported killed

كفر حلب, Kafr Halab, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

A seven-year-old boy was reported killed and five of his family members injured, following an alleged Russian airstrike at Kafr Halab or nearby. A second child may also have died. Location reporting for this event remains confused. Chicken sheds were reported destroyed and civilian deaths alleged at Kafr Halab; near Kafr Daryan; and in the

Summary

1 – 2

(1–2 children)

4–5

Russian Military

الشواخ, Shawakj, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Five civilians including two children and one woman died in “shelling” on Shawakj, Deir ez-Zor, according to local sources – though it was unclear who was responsible, with only one source attributing the event to Russia. Free Deir Radio referred to “shelling” but didn’t identify the culprit However, Hasaka Rasd blamed Russia for targeting “Harwil

Summary

(2 children1 woman1 man)

US-led Coalition, Russian Military

5 named, 1 familiy identified

قرب معبر رفح, Vicinity of the Rafah crossing, Rafah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On Tuesday, 10th October, 2023, an Israeli warning missile allegedly exploded in the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Palestinian territories, preceding two further strikes at the site. Sources from Alghad News noted that an Egyptian worker was injured in this explosion. No further details on the victim or their condition were publicly available.

Summary

Unknown

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

LOCATION

Local sources that claimed the death of between six and eight civilians including three children and injury of 12 more in an alleged Russian airstrike on Bustan al Qasr. Several houses were also reportedly destroyed. VDC released the names of 8 people that killed, including three children as result of the strike. Additionally, the Violations Documentation

Summary

(3–4 children1 woman6 men)

ﺍﻡ ﺣﻔﻮﺭ, Umm Hfour, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

According to multiple local sources, “a whole family” died in the village of Umm Hfour in an alleged Coalition airstrike. Hasaka Voice and other sources the victims died “because they were targeted by an air strike by the International Coalition”. The US-led alliance eventually reported strikes in the vicinity that day, suggesting that the cause

Summary

US-led Coalition

ساحة ازادي, Azadi Square, city of Al-Malikiyah (Dayrik), Qamishlo canton, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

On Friday, October 27, 2023, an 11-year-old child Ahmed Shaheen was injured alongside a 39-year-old woman Avin Khalil, and later died of his injuries inflicted by an drone strike declared by the Turkish military on the Azadi Square in Al-Malikiyah city, also known as Dayrik, in the Hasakah countryside, Syria, an area under the influence of

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

(1 child)

Belligerents reported killed

مَعَرَّة النُّعْمَان, Maarat al Numan, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

According to multiple sources, at least ten non-combatants died, and 30 were injured by alleged Russian warplanes struck the popular market in the centre of Ma’arat Al Numan. The Syrian Network for Human Rights blamed the regime for the alleged raids, but a member of The White Helmets, who came to the scene, told SN4HR Russian

Summary

10 – 12

(10–12 men)

جوار مدرسة تونس, Vicinity of Tunis School, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On Thursday, 19 October, 2023, a number of civilians were reportedly injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike on a civilian house near the Tunis School and a house near the Al-Aidoun Mosque, in the Al-Zaytoun neighborhood south to the Gaza City. The strike was initially reported at 10:34am. The Shehab Agency, numerous Facebook posts and

Summary

Unknown

بليون, Belyon, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Six people were reported killed at Belyon due to warplane shelling. VDC named one woman as a victim of the strike. Smart News later posted a video showing a civilian clear-up operation in the village. One witness noted: “Here there were six martyrs, two from the village of Balian and four displaced from Sahil Al

Summary

(2 children2 women2 men)

البوليل, Buleil, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

A 12-year-old girl was killed following an airstrike on Al Buleil to the east of Deir Ezzor. However it was not clear who was responsible. The eight sources reporting the incident did not make any allegations as to who was responsible. Euphrates Post reported that the airstrike took place near the Abu Dilu petrol station,

Summary

(1 child)