Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

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Country
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Civilian Harm Status
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Infrastructure

Incident Code

RS4134

Incident date

November 5, 2019

Location

الدار الكبيرة, Dar al Kabira, Idlib, Syria

Geolocation

35.606682, 36.516139 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Three children (brothers), named as Israa (6 years old), Bara’a (1.5 years old), and Hakem Khaled Adnan al Saleh (4 years old), died and their mother and others were wounded in an alleged Russian or regime airstrike on their home in Dar al Kabira at dawn on November 5, 2019, according to local media.

The Syrian Network for Human Rights reported: “The sibling children Israa, Bara’a and Hakem Khaled Adnan al Saleh, displaced from al Latamena town in the northwestern suburbs of Hama governorate, were killed and their mother was injured as fixed- wing warplanes we believe were Russian fired missiles on their house in al Dar al Kabira village in the southern suburbs of Idlib governorate, on November 5, 2019.” A tweet from @asseraaalsham identified Israa and Baraa as “daughters.”

@abuhuzaifa_ also pointed to the regime, tweeting: “Bashar al-Assad and his regime writes its constitution with the blood of children and the massacres he makes daily with the Russian occupation. This criminal is protected by his constitution shedding the blood of innocent people”.

A tweet from @muhammad_salhab reported “three children were killed and a number of civilians were wounded, as a result of Russian high-explosive missiles targeting the town of al-Dar al-Kabira in the southern countryside of Idlib.” @0120541i also identified “several” people as being wounded.

@NEDAAPOST identified that the children and mother were trapped under the rubble following the airstrikes. @media_idlib reported that “civil defense teams recovered the bodies of the children and rescued the injured woman to the nearest medical point.”

Sources published exceptionally graphic images of the dead children.

The vast majority of the sources attributed the strikes to Russia. However, a tweet by @asseraaalsham blamed the regime for the strikes.

The incident occured around dawn.

The victims were named as:

Family members (4)

6 years old female killed
1.5 years old female killed
4 years old male killed
Adult female injured

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    3
  • (3 children)
  • Civilians reported injured
    1–2
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Contested
    Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
  • Suspected attackers
    Russian Military, Syrian Regime

Sources (41) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (5) [ collapse]

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    Warning: very graphic. Images of the dead children. Translation: "Bashar al-Assad and his regime writes its constitution with the blood of children and the massacres he makes daily with the Russian occupation. This criminal is protected by his constitution shedding the blood of innocent people"
  • The White Helmets attend the scene of an alleged Russian or regime airstrike on a family's home in Dar Al Kabira, Nov 5th 2019 (via SN4HR)
  • Caption translation: Today, Tuesday, Russian warplanes killed three children and seriously wounded their mother as a result of targeting their home by two air strikes in the village of Al-Dar Al-Kabira in the southern countryside of Idlib. Civil defense teams recovered the bodies of the children and rescued the injured woman to the nearest medical point. (Images posted by @media_idlib)
  • Caption translation: Today, Tuesday, Russian warplanes killed three children and seriously wounded their mother as a result of targeting their home by two air strikes in the village of Al-Dar Al-Kabira in the southern countryside of Idlib. Civil defense teams recovered the bodies of the children and rescued the injured woman to the nearest medical point. (Images posted by @media_idlib)
  • Caption translation: Today, Tuesday, Russian warplanes killed three children and seriously wounded their mother as a result of targeting their home by two air strikes in the village of Al-Dar Al-Kabira in the southern countryside of Idlib. Civil defense teams recovered the bodies of the children and rescued the injured woman to the nearest medical point. (Images posted by @media_idlib)

Russian Military Assessment:

  • Suspected belligerent
    Russian Military
  • Russian Military position on incident
    Not yet assessed

Syrian Regime Assessment:

  • Suspected belligerent
    Syrian Regime
  • Syrian Regime position on incident
    Not yet assessed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    3
  • (3 children)
  • Civilians reported injured
    1–2
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Contested
    Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
  • Suspected attackers
    Russian Military, Syrian Regime

Sources (41) [ collapse]

Incident Code

ISPT0437

Incident date

October 21, 2023

Location

منزل عائلة جرغون شرقي خان يونس, the Jarghoun (Jargun, Hargun) Family Home, in the Sheikh Nasser/Ma’an area, in eastern  Khan Yunis, Khan Yunis Governorate, the Gaza Strip

Airwars assessment

During the night of Saturday, 21st of October 2023, an airstrike allegedly conducted by the Israeli military killed a 91-year old Palestinian woman, Alia Mohammad Ibrahim Jarghoun, alongside her three-year old grandchild Noor Al-Din Hamadeh Ahmad Jarghoun, and injured at least six civilians, including a woman and at least two children, and up to dozens of civilians, in the Jarghoun family home, situated in the Sheikh Nasser/Ma’an area in eastern Khan Yunis, the Gaza Strip.

The Ministry of the Interior in Gaza and multiple local news sources reported on the event, corroborating the death of Alia Jarghoun and Nour Hamada Jarghoun and referencing the further six civilians injured by the airstrike. A family member Muhammad Refaat Jarghoun wrote on Facebook that “at the beginning of the night, a heinous crime was committed against my family, the Jargun family, which resulted in the martyrdom of a woman and an unarmed child, and many injuries.” Safa news reported that a woman and a girl were recovered from under the rubble of the Hargun family’s house, but there is no further information whether they were alive or dead.

There are multiple video evidence of this violence: a Twitter/X user @mohammed_jbour posted a harrowing video showing the father identifying the body of his deceased child, Nour Jarghoun, and collapsing at the sight of his child in the makeshift mortuary, covering his eyes and having to be supported and pulled out by another individual.

MsdrNews posted a video on Facebook showing the moments an ambulance arrived with hospital staff waiting to treat the wounded. An infant is taken out of the ambulance in the arms of a paramedic – it is unclear if the child is alive, and an adult man with a torn vest makes his way inside the hospital. Two young children are ushered into the hospital with visible, bloody wounds to their bodies and are followed by a large number of men, presumably reporters and/or family members.

A day later, on Sunday, October 22st, 2023, Jarghon posted on Facebook calling for prayers at the Indonesian Mosque in Central Gaza to mourn the loss of their family members Alia Jarghoun and Nour Hamada Jarghoun.

Alia Jarghoun’s funeral took place on the Sunday October 22st, 2023. She was remembered by relatives in a facebook post by Omammar2020 as the “Mother of the martyr Hassan Jarghoun, the first martyr in the Stone Intifada 1987, and grandmother of the martyr Zaher Jarghoun 2011”.

Where possible, Airwars has matched names with the Palestinian Ministry of Health list of nearly 7000 victims’ names and ID numbers released on October 26th.

Where sources identified the belligerent, all sources attributed the strikes to Israeli forces.

Due to the scale and urgency of Airwars’ assessment process, all images have been automatically uploaded to each assessment with the graphic filter applied to protect users. We have also included all images identified from the sources, which may also include any imagery of combatants.

The incident occured during the night.

The victims were named as:

Family members (2)

Alia Mohammad Ibrahim Jarghoun عالية جرغون
91 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 914317623
Noor Al-Din Hamadeh Ahmad Jarghoun نور حمادة جرغون
3 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 442999215

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian infrastructure
    Residential building
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2
  • (1 child1 woman)
  • Civilians reported injured
    6
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Israeli Military

Sources (22) [ collapse]

Media
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    Source: @palestineultra
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Israeli Military Assessment:

  • Suspected belligerent
    Israeli Military
  • Israeli Military position on incident
    Not yet assessed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian infrastructure
    Residential building
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2
  • (1 child1 woman)
  • Civilians reported injured
    6
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Israeli Military

Sources (22) [ collapse]

Incident Code

TS391

Incident date

November 10, 2019

Location

صوامع شركراك, Sharakrak Silos, Raqqa , Syria

Geolocation

36.417648, 38.956206 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Exact location (via Airwars) level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Two civilians were reported injured as a result of alleged Turkish forces shelling on  the villages of Sharqê and Sawama close to the M4 highway and the town of Shelgirat in Eyn Isa, Raqqa governorate in Syria on November 11th, 2019 according to local sources.

The strikes reportedly hit grain silos.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    2
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Turkish Military

Sources (7) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (4) [ collapse]

  • The aftermath of an alleged Turkish strike on a grain silo in Shelgirat, Ain Issa, Raqqa Governorate, Syria , Nov 11th (via SO4HR)
  • The aftermath of an alleged Turkish strike on a grain silo in Shelgirat, Ain Issa, Raqqa Governorate, Syria , Nov 11th (via SO4HR)
  • The aftermath of an alleged Turkish strike on a grain silo in Shelgirat, Ain Issa, Raqqa Governorate, Syria , Nov 11th (via SO4HR)

Geolocation notes (1) [ collapse]

Reports of the incident mention the silos of Sharakrak (صوامع شركراك) being struck, west of the village of Sharakrak (شركراك), for which the exact coordinates are: 36.417648, 38.956206.

  • Exact location of the strike on the silos of Sharakrak (صوامع شركراك), west of the village of Sharakrak (شركراك).

    Imagery:
    Google Earth

Turkish Military Assessment:

  • Suspected belligerent
    Turkish Military
  • Turkish Military position on incident
    Not yet assessed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    2
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Turkish Military

Sources (7) [ collapse]

Incident Code

ISPT0107c

Incident date

October 10, 2023

Location

Gaza Strip, the Gaza Strip

Airwars assessment

On Tuesday, October 10th, 2023, an alleged Israeli strike killed two civilians, a 32-year old man named Ahmed Nahid Hasan Masoud and his 4-year old daughter, Suzan Ahmed Nahid Masoud, at their home in the Gaza Strip.

Social media posts shared by relatives expressed a deep sense of loss and grief for both Ahmad and Suzan. They were highlighted as individuals cherished by their community.

Ahmed Nahid Masoud, affectionately referred to as “Abu Anas,” was remembered as a man of integrity, sincerity, and dedication to his faith and work. His friend and relatives shared images of the smiling bearded man, alone and with his daughter.

Suzan, born on March 3, 2019, was described as exceptional in every way by the “Martyrs of Gaza” Twitter/X account, and as a child full of innocence whose life was tragically cut short. According to Twitter/X user Nour Naim, the girl was killed in an Israeli airstrike on their house. Martyrs of Gaza shared images of the smiling young girl in a school uniform and wearing a pink dress and green jacket. Facebook user Banan Salah wrote about her “A bird in heaven… the sweetest and most intelligent girl in the world, you are the rose of the house.”

The posts also expressed support and prayers for the surviving family members, particularly Suzan’s mother, who now faced the heartbreaking task of rebuilding her life without her husband and daughter. They called for patience, serenity, and healing for those left behind.

Both names have been matched with the Palestinian Ministry of Health list of fatalities in Gaza released on October 26th, 2023.

Where sources identified the belligerent, all sources attributed the strike to Israeli forces.

Due to the scale and urgency of Airwars’ assessment process, all images have been automatically uploaded to each assessment with the graphic filter applied to protect users. We have also included all images identified from the sources, which may also include any imagery of combatants.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Family members (2)

Ahmed Nahed Masoud احمد ناهض مسعود
32 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 803209535
Suzan Ahmed Nahed Masoud سوزان احمد ناهض مسعود
4 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 441323805

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian infrastructure
    Residential building
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2
  • (1 child1 man)
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Israeli Military

Sources (10) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (9) [ collapse]

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    Source: M Mohammad Abu Jarad
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    Source: Hazem Masoud
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    Source: Mohammad Masoud Abu Anas
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    Source: Salah Al-Thalathiny
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    Source: @GazaMartyrs
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    Source: @GazaMartyrs
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    Source: @GazaMartyrs
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    Source: @NourNaim88
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    Source: @NourNaim88

Israeli Military Assessment:

  • Suspected belligerent
    Israeli Military
  • Israeli Military position on incident
    Not yet assessed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian infrastructure
    Residential building
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2
  • (1 child1 man)
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Israeli Military

Sources (10) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS2213

Incident date

May 3, 2017

Location

زرزور, Zarzour, Idlib, Syria

Geolocation

35.95475, 36.340756 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Up to three civilians were left wounded following an alleged Russian airstrike in al-Wafa’a Camp, near Zarzur, Idlib, local media reported.

RFS Media Office reported that “three civilians were seriously wounded today [May 3rd], following an air strike carried out by a Russian UAV, targeting “Al-Wafa’a Camp” near the village of Zarzur in the countryside of Idlib, northern Syria.”

An eye witness in the camp told the Syria News Agency that “a drone dropped bombs on the camp near the Turkish border, “causing two injuries.”

Most sources reported that an unmanned aircraft carried out the strike, just as sources did after the event in Darkous (RS2072) on the same day, where an unmanned aircraft reportedly struck the ‘Aleppo 1 Camp’, in the same area.

Only two sources, RFS Media and MasarPressNet, identified the responsible party – and both pointed to Russia.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    2–3
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Russian Military

Sources (9) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (2) [ collapse]

  • Aftermath of the alleged Russian strike in al-Wafaa Camp in Zarzour, May 3rd, 2017 (via Baladi News)
  • Images associated with the alleged Russian airstrikes in al-Wafaa Camp in Idlib, May 3rd, 2017. However, the source is not clear as to whether the image depicts the aftermath in al-Wafa'a or Aleppo 1 Camp (via @tarikabdaluhak)

Russian Military Assessment:

  • Suspected belligerent
    Russian Military
  • Russian Military position on incident
    Not yet assessed

Original strike reports

Russian Military

Russia has not reported any strikes between May 1st - 31st 2017.

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    2–3
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Russian Military

Sources (9) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS4178

Incident date

November 17, 2019

Location

كفرنبل, Kafr Nabl, Idlib, Syria

Airwars assessment

Local sources reported that Syrian Regime or Russian helicopters dropped barrel bombs on the outskirts of the town Kafr Nabl south of Idlib injuring at least two civilians on November 17th.

Two civilians were injured according to most sources, while one source claimed that civilians had been killed during the strike. @Idlibplus identified the victims as two men. @Orientnews claimed as the only source that the attacks caused several casualties among civilians.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported that two helicopters “took turns dropping barrel bombs”, dropping a total of 16 barrel bombs in total on Kafr Nabl and the village Baskala. @NagiNajjar reports instead that the airplanes attacked with vacuum missiles.

@Orientnews and @MasarNetPress attributed the attack to the Russian Armed Forces. Other reports, among them @Aljazeera, blamed the Syrian Regime Armed Forces for the raid.

 

 

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2
  • Civilians reported injured
    2
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Contested
    Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
  • Suspected attackers
    Syrian Regime, Russian Military
  • Suspected target
    Unknown

Sources (11) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (1) [ collapse]

Syrian Regime Assessment:

  • Suspected belligerent
    Syrian Regime
  • Syrian Regime position on incident
    Not yet assessed

Russian Military Assessment:

  • Suspected belligerent
    Russian Military
  • Russian Military position on incident
    Not yet assessed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2
  • Civilians reported injured
    2
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Contested
    Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
  • Suspected attackers
    Syrian Regime, Russian Military
  • Suspected target
    Unknown

Sources (11) [ collapse]

Incident Code

ISPT0073

Incident date

October 9, 2023

Location

لمنزل  لعائلة أبو هلال مخيم يبنا ,مدينة رفح, Abu Hilal family house, Bashit Camp or Yabna camp, city of Rafah, Rafah, the Gaza Strip

Airwars assessment

In the early hours of Monday, October 9, 2023, Israeli forces allegedly bombed a family home belonging to Raafat Abu Harb Hussein Hilal – a claimed member and a leader of the militant group the Nasser Salah al-Din Brigades – in Yabna camp (or Bashit Camp, according to some sources), in the city of Rafah in southern Gaza. According to publicly available information, a combatant Hilal was killed alongside at least 24 identified civilians, including at least 13 women (among them a pregnant woman) and four children. At least 40 civilians were reportedly wounded.

Following this event, AFP news agency made available a photograph that purportedly showed the destruction caused by the alleged bombing, captioned “Members of the Palestinian Abu Hilal family inspect the damage inside their home following overnight Israeli air strikes on Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, on October 9, 2023.”

Members of five families, including Abu Hilal, Barhoum, Zanoun and Labad families, were among the victims of the strike. Their family members wrote Facebook testimonies shedding some light on the identities of the victims of the deadly attack.

According to a report by the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights, the strike occurred at approximately 01:20 and led to the complete destruction of the Abu Hilal house and damaged several houses adjacent to it. It led to the death of 19 civilians, including nine women and four children, and the injury of 40 others. A post from Adel Zarab reported that “more than 80 injuries” resulted from attacks in Rafah but it is unclear if they all occurred during this incident. News agencies Associated Press and Anadolu Agency also reported that 19 civilians were killed, citing a doctor Talat Barhoum at the nearby Al-Najjar Hospital. However, Twitter account @khalil3 reported about 25 killed civilians in the Abu Hilal family house. Airwars identified the names of 24 civilians killed and the identity of up to 36 total victims killed.

The Abu Hilal family posted pictures of the funerals of the family members and the prayer in mosques on Facebook. One body, presumably of Raafat though it was covered, was draped in a flag of a militant organisation with a gun and the word resistance (مقاومة) on it – a word used often by militant groups in Gaza. The Nasser Salah al-Din Brigades are the militant wing of the Popular Resistance Committees – a loose grouping of armed factions in Gaza.

The Abu Hilal family posted about the late 31-year old Yahya Khalid Harb Abu Hilal, his wife, their son and their daughter (whose names were not published) as well as Abu Saqr Abu Hilal, his wife Sabreen Hussein Abu Hilal (30), and their children (whose names were not published), and Rana Khaled Abu Hilal, a wife of Abd Raafat who was not killed in the attack. A Facebook post by NööÑöö Àĺì mentions some other victims of this attack from the Abu Hilal family, namely, Muhammad Raafat Abu Hilal, Suha Abu Hilal (Abu Arab) and her two daughters (whose names were not published), a 28-year old pregnant Nada Khaled Abu Hilal, Abdul Karim Abu Hilal (70) and his wife Rasmiya Abu Hilal (70), and Nisreen Yahya Abu Hilal (6, possibly a child of Yahya).

In a Facebook post Ahmad Sami Barhom wrote that Ayman Sabri Barhoum who was not killed in the strike lost his 61-year old mother Sabah Muhammad Ahmad Barhoum, his 20-year old sister Nibal (Nepal) Sabri Barhoum, his 24-year old wife Asmaa Bassam Mohammad Barhoum and their 2-year old son Abdul Rahman Ayman Sabri Barhoum in the “brutal bombing of Rafah.” A nephew of Asmaa Bassam Mohammad Barhoum, Talat Barhoum, also mourned the death of the Barhoum family members in a Facebook testimony. A list provided by Najia Mahmoud included “Alaa Barhoum’s mother” but it is unclear if she is one of the people mentioned above.

A Labad family member Umm Ibrahim Labad and her grandson, the child Saad Mahmoud Labad (2) were also killed in the strike and remembered by Umm Ibrahim Labad’s nephew, Mohammed Atalla, in a Facebook post. Nabila Suleiman Labad  (60) was also mentioned as a victim in a Facebook post by Diwan Al-Areesh – this may be Umm Ibrahim Labad but it is unclear from the sources.

According to the post by Abu Kamal Zanoun, six members of the Zanoun family lost their lives in the attack, namely, Hajj Zaki Nassar Zanoun Abu Khaled (70), his wife Badriya Zanoun Barhoum (71), his nephew Nassar Salim Zanoun Abu Salim (35), his relatives Ahmed Azmi Zanoun (16), and Soha Azmi Zanoun (18). The late Hajj Zaki Nassar Zanoun Abu Khaled and his wife were mentioned as neigbours of Abu Hilal in the post by Saqie Hilal. A post from Jehad Zanoon included an image of Nassar “honouring his cousin” Soha, and both can be seen holding an award. According to Raed Hasan Zanoon, the funeral for the members of the Zanoun family took place at Ebad Al-Rahman Mosque and they were buried at the Eastern Cemetery.

The tweet from @vivapalestineee included additional names killed in “the bombing of the Abu Hilal family home”: Shadia Saleh Marjouna (46), Marzouqa Freih Abu Jazar (92), and Bilal Saeed Abu Jazar (30), in addition to an unknown woman and the unknown remains of two people from the Dhair family. A Facebook post from Adel Zarab includes the additional name Abdullah Hisham Dahil but it is unclear if they were killed in this attack, as the post only refers to “Rafah” as the location.

Where possible, names have been matched with the Palestinian Ministry of Health list of fatalities in Gaza released on October 26th, 2023.

Where sources identified the belligerent, all sources attributed the strikes to Israeli forces.

Due to the scale and urgency of Airwars’ assessment process, all images have been automatically uploaded to each assessment with the graphic filter applied to protect users. We have also included all images identified from the sources, which may also include any imagery of combatants.

The incident occured at approximately 1:20 am local time.

The victims were named as:

Family members (17)

Yahya Khalid Harb Abu Hilal يحيى خالد ابوهلال
31 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 803701150
Wife of Yahya Khaled Abu Hilal زوجة يحيى خالد ابوهلال
Adult female killed
Son of Yahya Khaled Abu Hilal ابن يحيى خالد ابوهلال
Child male killed
Daughter of Yahya Khaled Abu Hilal ابنة يحيى خالد ابوهلال
Child female killed
Abu Saqr Abu Hilal أبو صقر أبو هلال
Adult male killed
Sabreen Hussein Abu Hilal صابرين حسين ابوهلال
30 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 803701150
Child of Abu Saqr Abu Hilal طفل أبو صقر أبو هلال
Child killed
Child of Abu Saqr Abu Hilal طفل أبو صقر أبو هلال
Child killed
Rana Khaled Abu Hilal رنا خالد ابو هلال
Adult female killed
Muhammad Raafat Abu Hilal محمد رافت ابوهلال
male killed
Suha Abu Hilal (Abu Arab) سها ابو هلال (ابو عرب)
Adult female killed
Daughter of Suha Abu Hilal (Abu Arab) ابنة سها ابو هلال (ابو عرب)
female killed
Daughter of Suha Abu Hilal (Abu Arab) ابنة سها ابو هلال (ابو عرب)
female killed
Nada Khaled Abu Hilal ندى خالد ابو هلال
28 years old female pregnant killed Matched to MoH ID 401085592
Abdul Karim Abu Hilal عبد الكريم أبو هلال
70 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 903676146
Rasmiya Abu Hilal رسمية ابو هلال
70 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 908676349
Nisreen Yahya Abu Hilal نسرين يحيى ابو هلال
6 years old female killed

Family members (5)

Sabah Muhammad Ahmad Barhoum صباح محمد برهوم
61 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 917763096
Nibal (Nepal) Sabri Barhoum نبال صبري برهوم
20 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 409339918
Asmaa Bassam Mohammad Barhoum اسماء بسام برهوم
24 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 405178047
Abdul Rahman Ayman Barhoum عبدالرحمن ايمن برهوم
2 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 445538960
Alaa Barhoum’s mother أم علاء برهوم
Adult female killed

Family members (3)

Umm Ibrahim Labad أم إبراهيم لباد
Adult female killed
Saad Mahmoud Labad سعد محمود لباد
2 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 445477342
Nabila Suleiman Labad نبيلة سليمان لباد
60 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 919145847

Family members (5)

Zaki Nassar Zanoun زكي ناصر زنون
70 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 903675940
Soha Azmi Zanoun سهى غزمي زنون
18 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 409925971
Ahmed Azmi Zanoun أحمد عزمي زنون
16 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 424456564
Nassar Salim Zanoun نصار سليم زنون
35 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 802024034
Badriya Zanoun, Umm Khaled بدرية زنون أم خالد
71 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 918683251

The victims were named as:

Shadia Saleh Marjouna شادية صالح مرجونة
46 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 411265556
Marzouqa Freih Abu Jazar مرزوقة فريح ابو جزر
92 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 903675627
Bilal Saeed Abu Jazar بلال سعيد ابو جزر
30 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 804606176
Abdullah Hisham Dahil عبدالله هشام دهيلز
Age unknown killed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian infrastructure
    IDP or refugee camp, Residential building
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    24 – 36
  • (4–10 children13–16 women6 men)
  • Civilians reported injured
    40–81
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Israeli Military
  • Suspected target
    Palestinian Forces
  • Belligerents reported killed
    1

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    Members of the Palestinian Abu Hilal family inspect the damage inside their home following overnight Israeli air strikes on Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, on October 9, 2023. The Israeli army said it hit more than 500 targets in the Gaza Strip in overnight strikes, as the death toll from its war with Palestinian militants surged above 1,100. (Photo by SAID KHATIB / AFP) (Photo by SAID KHATIB/AFP via Getty Images)
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Israeli Military Assessment:

  • Suspected belligerent
    Israeli Military
  • Israeli Military position on incident
    Not yet assessed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian infrastructure
    IDP or refugee camp, Residential building
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    24 – 36
  • (4–10 children13–16 women6 men)
  • Civilians reported injured
    40–81
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Israeli Military
  • Suspected target
    Palestinian Forces
  • Belligerents reported killed
    1

Sources (35) [ collapse]

Incident Code

TI022b

Incident date

June 12, 2019

Location

Kany Motel, Dohuk, Iraq

Geolocation

37.086813, 43.527634 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Nearby landmark level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

The Christian Peacemaker Teams in Iraqi Kurdistan reported that two workers of a plant shop were injured in Turkish airstrikes on the town of Amadiya on June 12th, 2019.

CPTIK reported: “On June 12, 2019, The Turkish Military dropped a bomb within Amadiya, just a few blocks from The Kany Motel and Tahini Factory. The bomb landed just in front of a gas station and a plant shop on the main road. Two workers at the plant shop were injured, the large cement roof of the gas station collapsed, and a huge hole made by the impact still blocks half of the road.”

Barzan Sadiq tweeted that “Turkish warplanes destroyed PKK-owned vehicles just metres away from civilian facilities in Amadiya” but made no mention of civilian harm.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    2
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Weak
    Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
  • Suspected attacker
    Turkish Military

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Media
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  • The gas station in Amedi after being hit by an alleged Turkish airstrike on June 12th 2019. (via CPTIK)

Geolocation notes

Reports on the incident mention the Kany Motel, in the proximity of the village of Amadiya(العمدية), for which the generic coordinates are: 37.086813, 43.527634.  Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

Turkish Military Assessment:

  • Suspected belligerent
    Turkish Military
  • Turkish Military position on incident
    Not yet assessed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    2
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Weak
    Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
  • Suspected attacker
    Turkish Military

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