Israeli Military in Syria & the Gaza Strip

ضاحية الكهرباء, Dahiat al Kharaba, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Shaam News Network reported two children killed in alleged Russian airstrikes: “Russian planes continued their raids on the town of Khan Al A’ssal and Dahiat al Kahraba neighbourhood which led to the dead of two children [girls] in the latter.” Damascus Center for Human Rights Studies also said that two unidentified civilians died in a

Summary

(2 children)

Russian Military

الطريق الواصل بين سلقين و بلدة اسقاط, The road between Salqin and Isqat, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Two local sources reported that a civilian was wounded in an alleged US-led Coalition drone strike on a vehicle on the road between the city of Salqin and the town of Isqat in Idlib countryside on December 30th. Two other sources stated that there had been no reports of casualties. The Syrian Civil Defence reported:

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

0–1

الحامدية, Al Hamidiya hospital, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

In a separate incident from the attacks on the National Hospital and the hospital for women and children (listed above for February 15th), between 13 and 26 civilians including up to seven women and at least two children died in airstrikes on the Médecins Sans Frontière (MSF) hospital at Al Hamidiya, according to multiple sources

Summary

Healthcare facility

(2 children1–7 women22 men)

16 – 26

40 named

الطويلة, Tawila, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

At least three civilians, farmers, were injured in alleged Turkish shelling of the town of Tel Tamr on May 22, 2022. North Press Agency reported that three civilians were wounded in Turkish shelling in the vicinity of the town of Tel Tamr. “A military source of Tel Tamr Military Council of the Syrian Democratic Forces

Summary

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

محطة العرشاني لضخ المياه, Al Arshabi water station, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

At least one civilian, an employee of a water station, was injured when Al-Arshani water station was bombed by alleged Russian forces on January 2, 2022. A tweet from @AlhasanMahar reported that Russian forces bombed Al-Arshani water station, which is “responsible for delivering water to about a quarter of a million civilians” in Idlib. @thiqanewsagency

Summary

Russian Military

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

تل رفعت, Tel Rifaat, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Seven to nine people, including up to seven children, were “seriously” injured by an alleged Turrkish drone strike in Tel Rifaat city centre, in the Aleppo countryside on August 4th 2022. Hawar News also reported that this attack “resulted in injuries” but did not state how many. ANHA reported that the names of the nine

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

7–9

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

المعلك, Al Ma’lek , Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

According to local sources, three civilians were injured in an YPG artillery attack on Al Ma’lek village, near Ain Issa in Raqqa, Syria on November 23rd, 2019.

Summary

YPG

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

العزيزية, Al Aziziya, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

One civilian was reported executed by YPG in Hai Al Aziziya in Hasakah on December 1st 2019, according to local sources. It was reported that Abdulwahed Khalil Al Kalash was shot dead when he tried to prevent YPG from demolishing his house that they deemed illegal and without a license. Minbar Al Hasakah said that

Summary

Small arms and light weapons

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

عفرين, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Five civilians, including two children and a woman, were killed and up to 17 were injured in alleged YPG artillery strikes on a market in Afrin, north of Aleppo, on March 18th, 2020, according to local sources. Ibrahim Abu Al-Laith from the media office of the Syrian Civil Defence told Bawaba Aleppo that “five shells

Summary

(2 children3 men)

7–17

YPG

12 named, 2 families identified

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

Healthcare facility

(1 woman)

Russian Military

LOCATION

حمص, Homs, Syria

Up to two civilians were killed and another was injured in alleged Israeli airstrikes on Homs on November 24, 2021. Conflicting reports were given as to whether two of the people killed were civilians, with up to three others being identified as members of the regime forces. The Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA), a regime-controlled

Summary

0 – 2

Belligerents reported killed

Israeli Military

Suspected targets

Assad regime, Hezbollah

Geolocation

City

3–5

Belligerents reported injured

6–10

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

رويشد, Ruwaished, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

A young man was killed during an airdrop operation allegedly carried out by the Coalition and Syrian Democratic Forces in the village of Al Ruwaished on November 3, 2022. Euphrates Post reported that a young man named Muhannad Ibrahim al-Khalaf was killed during a raid carried out by the SDF at dawn in the village of

Summary

Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)

Small arms and light weapons

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

قرية الموزرة, Al Mozra, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

At least two civilians were killed and several more were wounded from airstrikes launched against the village of Al Mozra – however local sources are conflicted as to who was responsible for the raids. The Local Coordination Committee Syria and @ShahbaPress identifying Russian planes as conducting airstrikes while Syrian Network for Human Rights and @abokantar

Summary

School

2 – 3

Geolocation

Nearby landmark

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

مخيم الفروسية, the Equestrian (Al Forosiyah) camp, Al Foua, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

On January 5th 2023 local sources including the White Helmets reported that five civilians, including four children and one woman were injured when missile strikes contested from Russian or Syrian regime forces actions hit them in a resident house near the Al Fourousia camp on the outskirts of Al-Foua town, in the Idlib countryside. The

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

IDP or refugee camp

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)

الأبزمو, Al Abzimo, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Around midnight on April 16-17th artillery fire wounded five civilians in Al-Abizmo, a town west of Aleppo. The victims consisted of a woman and her four children. Local news agencies were conflicted as to whether the strike confirmed the strike was conducted by the Syrian regime, Russian forces or Iranian militias. A few of the

Summary

‏كفر بسين‬, Kafr Bssein, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Two civilians including one child died in Kafr Bssein, local media reported – though it was unclear who was responsible for the deaths. According to Halab News, Halab Today and Syrian Press Center, an unidentified “man and a child” died in an attack using cluster bombs. The sources didn’t identify the culprit. Some other sources

Summary

(1 child)

رأس العين, Ras al Ain, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

At around noon on the 5th July, 2023, two children were killed and up to seven others, including a woman and a child were injured in an alleged armed clash between two of the Turkish-backed armed opposition factions at the al-Qaws checkpoint at the entrance of the Turkish-occupied city of Ras al Ain in Hasakah.

Summary

(2 children)

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons

5–7

Causes of injury / death

Belligerents reported killed

1–3

Belligerents reported injured

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

LOCATION

Between one and four civilians died in an airstrike on the al Zabadiya and Bustan al Qasr neighbourhoods in Aleppo, according to local media – though sources were conflicted as to whether Russia or the Assad regime were to blame. LCCSY was among several sources blaming Russia. It put the death toll at four civilians.

Summary

1 – 4

تديل, Tadel, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

On August 9th 2023, a civilian was killed and at least one other civilian, a child, was slightly injured, as a result of artillery shelling by Syrian regime and/or Russia forces on the village of Tadel, west of Aleppo. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that an elderly civilian was killed and a child

Summary

1–2

Syrian Regime, Russian Military

1 named