Civilian Casualties

Unknown

Belligerents reported killed

al Wadi street, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

One civilian, Mr. Abed Mahal al-Attiyah, was named as killed by a mortar shell which reportedly fell on his as he left evening prayers at al Hamza mosque, according to local media. Airwars understands that the SDF are using mortars in Raqqa, therefore they can’t be ruled out as the culprit. Additionally, a report by

Summary

(1 man)

US-led Coalition, Syrian Democratic Forces

1 named

الباب, Al-Bab, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

One civilian was reported killed and several others injured in an alleged Russian airstrike on Al Bab, according to the Shaam News Network.

Summary

Russian Military

المعابر النهرية في بلدتي ذي والحوايج, River crossings in the towns of Dhiban and Hawaij, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

A number of civilians were reportedly killed and injured while escaping from bombings in the towns of Dhiban and Hawaij, in the eastern countryside near Deir Ezzor, when nearby river crossings, that are used as humanitarian corridors, were allegedly struck by mortar shells on Tuesday, September 5th 2023. All available sources claimed that the Syrian

Summary

1 – 2

1–2

Al Meshrab, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Four to six civilians were killed in alleged airstrikes in the town of Al-Mesrab in the Western suburb of Deir Ezzor, according to local media. Sources initially reported only the death of Saleh al-Hamad al-Saud. However the number of fatalities later rose to at least four. The event was described by the Euphrates Post as

Summary

4 – 6

(1 woman)

12–24

LOCATION

نوى, Nawa, Daraa, Syria

Three civilians were killed when helicopters dropped barrel bombs on Nawa, according to the Syrian Network for Human Rights and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. While the Network blamed the regime, the Observatory did not say who was responsible. According to the Revolutionary Forces of Syria, the town experienced a joint ground and air

Summary

(1 child)

3 named

قرب دوار الكويت, Vicinity of Kuwait roundabout, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On October 13th 2023, a male paramedic was injured by alleged Israeli airstrikes while rescuing other injured civilians near the Kuwait roundabout located in the Gaza Strip. Local sources reported that he died of his wounds either on October 14 or October 15. He was identified by his relatives on social media as volunteer paramedic

Summary

(1 man)

Impact

حي السكري, Sukkari (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between four and 10 non-combatants including one woman and two to three children were killed, and more than 20 injured, in an airstrike on the Al Sukkari neighbourhood in Aleppo, according to local sources. The White Helmets reported that seven civilians (including one woman and two children) died when the raid targeted a children’s clinic. They did

Summary

4 – 10

(2–3 children1 woman)

Russian Military

2 named, 1 familiy identified

المواسي, Al Mawasi, Rafah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On October 9th 2023 the home of the Al-Lahham family was allegedly hit by Israeli airstrikes, reportedly killing up to 20 civilians, including at least 14 members of the Al-Laham family, and one child was reportedly injured. The bombardment took place in Al-Mawasi, west of Khan Yunis Governorate, south of the Gaza Strip. Initial sources

Summary

14 – 20

(7 children4 women3 men)

1–2

15 named, 1 familiy identified

Neighbourhood/area

Ar Raqqah: Various neighbourhoods, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Initially this incident was reported on by several sources as an alleged airstrike or artillery shelling in various neighbourhoods in the city of Raqqa, in which eight cilivilians died, including one woman. There was a discrepancy regarding civilians identified in the list. Amjad Ahmed Taha Al-Suwairi, Mohammed Ayman Sweiri and Ahmad Taha Al-Omar Al Suweiri,

Summary

(1 woman1 man)

US-led Coalition

5 named, 2 families identified

الباب, Al-Bab, Surgical Hospital, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Local sources reported that two airstrikes hit the hospital in al-Bab city, causing the death of up to eight civilians, including two children and wounding up to 20 more. Included in the death count were up to five medics and two bodyguards. Sources were conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or

Summary

1 – 8

(1–2 children)

4–20

Unknown, Syrian Regime

منزل الأسيرالمحرر المُبعد إلى قطاع غزة شعيب أبو اسنينة, the house of former prisoner Shuaib Abu Sneina, Gaza Strip, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On October 12th 2023, Shuaib Abu Sneina, his wife and his children were reportedly injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike on their family home in the Gaza Strip. Shuaib Abu Sneina, a freed prisoner from Jerusalem deported to the Gaza Strip, was reportedly taken to hospital alongside his wife and children. It has been widely

Summary

Unknown

LOCATION

Al Nahdah, Raqqa, Syria

On August 30th 2018, the Coalition said it had concluded an assessment of possible civilian harm. In the report, the Coalition wrote: “September 8, 2017, near al-Nahdah, Syria, via media report. After a review of available information and strike video it was assessed that there is insufficient evidence to find civilians were harmed in this

Summary

Unknown

US-led Coalition

تل رفعت, Tall Rif`at, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Up to five civilians died in airstrikes on Tel Rifa’at, according to local sources – though reports were conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the Assad regime. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that multiple Russian warplanes targeted Aleppo on February 13th, adding that there were 20 strikes on

Summary

4 – 5

(4–5 men)

5 named

جوار مسجد صلاح الدين, Vicinity of Salah al Din Mosque, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On Wednesday, October 11, 2023, an alleged Israeli airstrike on the residential home of the al-Sarhi family located opposite the Salah Al-Din Mosque in the Al-Zaytoun neighborhood of the Gaza City killed at least 10 identified civilians, among them at least two children and one woman, and injured at least one person. According to the

Summary

(2 children1 woman7 men)

1–2

11 named, 1 familiy identified

Exact location (via Airwars)

خشام, Kisham, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Ten to 12 civilians, mostly children and women, were reported killed following alleged airstrikes on Khishham, 15 km southeast of Deir Ezzor. The majority of sources accused Russian warplanes of committing the offence. However both the Regime and the US-led Coalition were also mentioned in reporting. Syrian Press Center reported that Russian warplanes used “cluster

Summary

10 – 12

(9–10 children1–2 women)

US-led Coalition, Syrian Regime, Russian Military

10 named, 2 families identified

كفر ناها, Kafr Naha, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between five and seven civilians died and dozens more were injured in an airstrike on Kafr Naha, local media reported – though it was unclear whether Russia or the Syrian regime were responsible. The majority of sources “Qasioun, Sadaaltwhed, Halab News, Alamawi, Jisr tv, Syrian Press Center) pointed towards Russia, with death counts varying between

Summary

5 – 7

(2 children)

10–24

مخيم النصيرات, Nuseirat camp, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On Tuesday, October 10th, 2023, seven civilians belonging to the al-Araj family, including a mother with her five children and their elderly grandmother, were killed and a number of civilians were injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike that destroyed the multistorey al-Araj home in the Nuseirat camp, west of the Al-Dawa area. Sources said the

Summary

(5 children2 women)

7 named, 1 familiy identified

Town

Huwaija, Sina'iya area, Kirkuk, Iraq

LOCATION

According to two local sources, some civilians killed following an alleged Coalition airstrike targeted the residential neighbourhoods in Huwaija. Al Rafdain said that a number of civilians were killed and others wounded in an aerial bombardment, with a press source reportedly adding that aircraft bombed three sites in the Sina’iya area in Hawija, resulting in deaths

Summary

US-led Coalition

العرضي, Al A'ardi (Deir ez-Zor), Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Twelve civilians died, including seven from the same family, in alleged Russian airstrikes on the Al A’ardi neighbourhood according to local sources. Deir Ezzor is Being Slaughtered Silently reported 12 deaths in two Russian raids, while Shaam News Network said Russian warplanes “targeted civilians’ homes directly“. Both Al Jazeera and Alsory__Alhor also reported Russian strikes,

Summary

Russian Military

الشيخ رضوان, Sheikh Radwan, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

A woman was reportedly killed on Radwan street on October 11th 2023, her son, an Egyptian citizen from Cairo, Abdullah Mohammed Fares, was injured in the incident alongside his children. Fares had arrived in Gaza a week prior to visit his wife’s family. He has since been campaigning for the Egyptian government to secure his

Summary

(1 woman)

Israeli Military, Palestinian Militants

Neighbourhood/area

Al Mayadin, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

At least seven civilians were reported killed and dozens more wounded in air and/or rocket/artillery strikes on Al Mayadin – though the death toll looked likely to rise with multiple reports saying that up to 21 other civilians were still trapped under the rubble. It is currently unclear who was responsible for this incident, with

Summary

(2 children2 women1 man)

12–24

US-led Coalition, Russian Military, Syrian Democratic Forces

6 named, 1 familiy identified

الكوم, Al Kom, Homs, Syria

LOCATION

According to multiple local sources, Russian or regime airstrikes took place in Al Kom near the ancient city of Palmyra – killing at least five non-combatants. . The Syrian Network for Human Rights blamed the regime, putting the death toll at seven non-combatants, including two women and two children. Al Jisr also blamed the regime.

Summary

5 – 7

(2 children2 women)

3 named, 1 familiy identified

النصيرات, Nuseirat, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

At least four people from the Abu Butihan family were killed in an alleged Israeli airstrike on their home on October 17th, 2023. Major General Fouad Ali Abu Butihan, 55, was the head of the Crossing and Borders Authority and would oversee crossings out of the Gaza Strip. It was reported that he was killed

Summary

(2 men)

Town

مظلوم فوقاني, Mazloum Foqani, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

The civilian Abdullah al Jamma was reported to be “under the rubble” of buildings, following airstrikes by unidentified aircraft. Reportedly targeting the town of Mazloum Foqani according to the Euphrates Post. The town sits on the eastern bank of the Euphrates River, where the US-led Coalition was still conducting strikes. Mr al Jamma was suspected

Summary

(1 man)

US-led Coalition, Unknown

1 named

Ibn Khaldoun (Ar Raqqahh), Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Four or five civilians including three children and one women died in airstrikes on the Ibn Khaldoun neighborhood of Ar Raqqa, according to local sources which also said that a school was targeted – though reports are conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the Assad regime. The Shaam News Network

Summary

4 – 5

(3 children1 woman)

3 named

مدرسة المغازي الاعدادية للبنين, Al Maghazi Preparatory School for Boys, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

During the afternoon of Tuesday, 17th of October, 2023, at least ten civilians were killed and dozens were injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike on an UNRWA school located in the al-Maghazi refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip where 4,000 people were taking refuge. However, the death toll may be significantly higher as Twitter/X

Summary

10 – 24

12–24

Impact

Exact location (via Airwars)

LOCATION

Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria

A man named as Hussein al-Ali al-Hamam and “his family of six people” from the Hamam al Turkman area in Raqqah city (possibly where the incident occurred) died following airstrikes, local media reported. Hussein al-Ali al Hamam reportedly worked for the local power company. Raqqa 24 blamed the US-led Coalition, while all other sources referred

Summary

(1–2 children1–2 women1 man)

6 – 7

أبو حمام, Abu Hamam, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Four civilians including one women and two children were killed and several others injured in an alleged Russian airstrike on the al Shaitat area of Abu Hamam, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and Deir Ezzor is Being Slaughtered Silently. The Syrian Observatory reported the deaths of two children, one woman and one man in a Russian

Summary

(2 children1 woman1 man)