Israeli Military in Syria & the Gaza Strip

Russian Military

قرية الجات, Al Jat village, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Two civilians were injured in alleged Turkish drone strikes on Al-Jat village on March 15, 2022. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a drone struck Al-Jat village in the northeast of Manbij city with several bombs, injuring two civilians. A Facebook post from Hawar News quoted the media center of the Manbij Military

Summary

Turkish Military

المهدوم, Mahdum, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Seven civilians including up to four children died in an alleged Russian airstrike on the city of Mahdoum, according to local media. The majority of sources reported the deaths of children and women. According to Aleppo24, “4 children and 3 women were killed and others injured in an air raid thought to be Russian that

Summary

Civilian infrastructure

School

(4 children3 women)

Russian Military

محيط دمشق, vicinity of Damascus, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

At least one civilian was injured in alleged Israeli strikes on Damascus International Airport on June 10, 2022. According to the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA), a Syrian regime-run source, one civilian was injured and material damage occurred from Israeli missile strikes. SANA added that the Syrian army air defenses downed most of the missiles

Summary

حي طريق الباب, Tareeq al-Bab (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Up to five civilians including two children died and 15 more were wounded in strikes by warplanes and helicopters on Tareek al Bab, according to local sources – though it was unclear whether Russian jets or Syrian regime helicopters were to blame. Orient News reported that the Regime helicopters used explosive barrels. There were multiple

Summary

3 – 5

(2 children1 woman)

Unknown, Syrian Regime

قرية صيدا, Seyda village, Ain Issa, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

One civilian was killed and one civilian was injured as a result of an attack on July 26th 2022 by an alleged Turkish drone strike struck Seyda village, in the Ain Isa district, Raqqa, Syria. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that the drone hit a car with a missile. Hawar News reported that

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أبو الظهور, Abu al Duhur, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Fourteen named civilians were killed as missiles were reportedly fired at residential buildings in Abu al Duhur town in Idlib. There is dispute over whether the attack was carried out by Russia or the Syrian regime, with Al Jazeera blaming both. According to All4Syria News, it was Russian warplanes that struck the area, and eight

Summary

(4–5 children3 women3 men)

Unknown, Syrian Regime

12 named, 2 families identified

بالقرب من بلدة النيرب بريف إدلب الجنوبي الشرقي, Near the town of Neirab in the southeastern countryside of Idlib, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

One civilian, Amer Hussein al Asmar, from the town Halfaya was killed by a landmine explosion of the remnants of the battles near Jubas while he was collecting figs near the town of Neirab in the southeastern countryside of Idlib on August 13th 2022. Local media sources state that the victim was married and left

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

Syrian Regime, Russian Military

1 named

الهلّك, Halak, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Local media reported that Russia shelled Hayak with cluster bombs, however, only once source (LCCSY) alleged that there had been a civilian casualty. It said that one civilian had died. There are no other details at this time.

Summary

Russian Military

شيراوا, Sherawa district, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Up to three women, including a pregnant woman, were killed and children were injured in clashes between Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham and Turkish forces-associated Levant Front in the Sherawa district of Afrin on October 12, 2022. Hawar News reported that three women, including a pregnant woman, were killed and children were injured in the clashes, specifically

Summary

Artillery, Ground operation

1 – 3

(1–3 women)

2–3

Turkish Military, Rebel Forces

LOCATION

الأتارب, Al Atarib, Aleppo, Syria

According to a single source, HNN, one civilian died in an alleged Russian airstrike on Al Atarib. No further details are currently available.

Summary

الاتارب, Al Atareb, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between five and six civilians, including up to five children, were injured by alleged Russian or Syrian regime artillery shelling of the outskirts of Al Atareb on November 17, 2022. The @SyriaCivilDefe reported that six people, including two children, were injured by Syrian regime and Russian artillery shelling of the outskirts of Al Atareb. The

Summary

5–6

منبج, Manbij, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

A number of sources cited SN4HR (in a report now lost) as claiming that two unnamed civilian males and one ISIL militant were killed in a coalition airstrike at Manbij, near Aleppo.

Summary

(2 men)

دارة عزة, Darat Izza, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

One civilian was injured, and one later died, from alleged Russian and/or Syrian regime shelling of a poultry farm on the outskirts of the city of Darat Izza on January 21, 2023. The @SyriaCivilDefe reported that a civilian was injured by Syrian regime and Russian artillery shelling of a poultry farm on the outskirts of

Summary

Civilian infrastructure

Agriculture

1 named

تل تمر, Tal Tamr, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

A woman from the town of al-Hussainiyah- said to be the mother of four children – was reported killed in a coalition airstrike on the nearby town of al-Tamr in al Hasakah, according to sources.

Summary

(1 woman)

LOCATION

افس, Afes, Idlib, Syria

On Monday June 12th 2023, an alleged missile strike by Assad regime forces and Russia hit the village of Afes in the eastern countryside of Idlib, injuring between one and three civilians, including two children. Sources including @SyriaCivilDefe and @hadikhraat twitter accounts, and Zaman Al Wasl reported three civilians being hit by shrapnel, including a

Summary

1–3

3 named, 1 familiy identified

حطلة, Hatla, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

There were contradictory claims as to the status of Bassel Jassem Al Jirroh – reportedly killed in a Coalition or Assad regime strike at Hatla. While the Damascus Centre for Human Rights Studies and al-Natiq described him as a young male non-combatant killed at Al Aziziah Street, the pro-government Tishreen claimed that al-Jirroh was a

Summary

0 – 1

(0–1 men)

US-led Coalition, Syrian Regime

LOCATION

قرية حسن اغا, Hasan Agha village, Aleppo, Syria

On 16th July 2023, a male civilian was reportedly injured by a Turkish drone strike on a car in the village of Hasan Agha, located to the south of the city of Manbij. 44 year-old Ahmed Al-Jassem was injured and taken to the nearest hospital for treatment and has subsequently been released. An initial Facebook

Summary

Belligerents reported killed

Belligerents reported injured

معدان, Ma'adan, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Up to 15 Islamic State fighters, including two aged under 16, were reported killed by a Coalition airstrike 10km west of Ma’dan. The teenage boys were said to be members of the ISIL youth movement ‘Cubs of the Caliphate.’ One report said that a checkpoint was targeted. In their May 2020 civilian casualty report, the

Summary

0 – 2

(0–2 children)

قرية الحويجة, Al-Hawija village, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

A male civilian was injured in a bombing suspected to have been carried out by the Turkish military during the night of September 5, 2023 in Al-Hawija village in Ain Issa district. A Hawar News correspondent named the injured civilian as 23 year old Khalil Ibrahim Al-Hamad who was taken to the National Hospital in

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons

Causes of injury / death

الشدادي, Shadadi, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

Four civilian men – three from the same family – were named as killed by ‘Coalition air force shelling’ near Shadadi, after earlier reports of aircraft from the western alliance circling over the town. The death toll was later raised to 10 by some sources. According to Qasioun the deaths occured after Coalition aircraft struck

Summary

4 – 10

(4 men)

4 named, 1 familiy identified

العزبة, Al Azzba, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

At least one person, a young male civilian who had been riding a motorcycle, was injured in the area of Al Izbah, north-east of Deir Ezzor when he was allegedly struck by a Syrian Democratic Forces sniper on Tuesday, September 5th 2023. According to a number of sources, when local residents tried to help him,

Summary

Small arms and light weapons

YPG

دابق‎, Dabiq, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

A 6-year old girl was reported killed in an alleged Coalition raid on the town of Dabiq, though the alliance has denied responsibility. VDC has named the victim as Sara al Naser. In its July 2017 civilian casualty report, the Coalition denied responsibility for the event, saying that it conducted no strikes nearby that day:

Summary

(1 child)

منطف, Mantef, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

On Thursday, October 5, 2023, an artillery shelling was allegedly carried out by the Syrian regime forces and/or Russian military on the village of Mantaf in the southern countryside of Idlib, reportedly killing at least one civilian, a woman later identified as Sulaf Abido. The alleged attack was reported by the Syrian Civil Defense (SCD) as well as

Summary

(1 woman)

Syrian Regime, Russian Military

1 named

قرية عامودا, Amuda, Hasakah countryside, Al Hasakah, Syria

LOCATION

On the 23rd of November, 2023, an alleged Turkish drone strike on a car reportedly killed one civilian and seriously wounded two others in the town of Amuda, Al-Hasakah Governorate in north-eastern Syria. Amouda News initially identified three wounded civilians as: Munir Abdel Fares, his wife Ronak Suleiman Muhammad, and Joan (Jwan) Suleiman Muhammad. The following

Summary

Turkish Military

3 named, 1 familiy identified

الحمر الشرقية, Hamr ar Shaqiya, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

A number of sources reported the deaths of three civilians in an alleged Coalition event, with two alleged victims named as Abu Shaman and his father. However a local Facebook site insisted the claims were “totally untrue… Everything is normal and nothing is happening.” According to Shaam News, “In the eastern countryside, battles are at

Summary

(2 men)

2 named, 1 familiy identified

بداما, Badama, Idlib, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

On October 6th, 2023 a missile strike, allegedly launched by Russian warplanes and/or Syrian regime artillery shelling, hit the rural town of Badama near the city Jisr al-Shughur, west of Idlib (during the day, according to photographic evidence shared on social media), resulting in the injury of 14 civilians, including four children and four women.

Summary

Civilian infrastructure

Agriculture

Impact

الصالحية, Al Salhiya [exact location], Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Heavy airstrikes were reported, with Step News noting that “Coalition planes bombed al Salhiya near al Bukamal, targeting a bridge that links the area of al Duweir with other areas of Deir Ezzor. They also targeted al Ashayer village east of Deir Ezzor.” No mention was made of casualties. Beloved Al Salhiya also posted a

Summary

2 – 4

(2 children)

2 named, 1 familiy identified

تل أسود, Tall Aswad, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Manbij Mother of All the World initially reported what it said were Coalition strikes on Tal Aswad, targeting a reservoir. In a subsequent report, it said a “massacre” had been committed “against two familes as a result of wrong information from the Kurdish units in the village.” It named four victims. A report by the

Summary

(3–5 children1 woman3 men)

7 – 9

11 named, 2 families identified