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Incident Code

ISSY021

Incident date

March 7, 2022

Location

محيط دمشق, The vicinity of Damascus, Damascus, Syria

Airwars assessment

At least two civilians were killed in alleged Israeli strikes in the vicinity of Damascus on March 7, 2022. In addition, up to four militants were also killed and up to six others were injured.

Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA), a Syrian regime-controlled news agency, reported that two civilians were killed by Israeli strikes in the vicinity of Damascus at around 5am, in addition to material losses. SANA added that the regime’s air defenses intercepted most of the missiles and that the source of the missiles was southern Lebanon south of Beirut.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights originally reported that there were no casualties resulting from the Israeli strikes but later revised their reporting to “two members of Iranian-backed militiamen were killed in the Israeli attack, one of whom is from the southern Syrian province of Daraa and was operating under the banner of a local Iranian-backed militia, and the other was not identified whether he is a Syrian or non-Syrian fighter. The Israeli attack also injured six Iranian-backed militiamen.”

A tweet from @HalabTodayTV differentiated between the civilians and militants killed, reporting that “two civilians and 4 members of the regime forces were killed in an Israeli bombing”.

A tweet from SAM Syria identified two of the people killed: Honorable Lieutenant Khaled Ghazi Ghazieh and Honorable Lieutenant Ali Muhammad Al-Nassar, both from Daraa Governorate – the city of al-Sanamayn. @HoranFreeMedia added that Al-Nasser “[worked] within a local militia backed by Iran.”

Euphrares Post quoted the official Iranian agency, Tasnim, which announced the killing of two leaders of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards militia – Colonel Ihsan Karbalapour and Colonel Mortada Saeed. Syrian Observatory for Human Rights added that both Colonels died after being transferred to hospitals in Damascus.

Shaam News quoted informed sources that indicated that the day before the strikes, “an Iranian Boeing 747 cargo plane belonging to Fars Qeshm Airlines (the Iranian Revolutionary Guards) made a flight between Tehran and Damascus and stayed at Damascus International Airport for about three hours.” Sout Al Asima added that Iran uses this plane to transport arms and ammunition shipments to Syria.

Military sources told Sout Al Asima that the strikes occurred at a site belonging to the Iranian militias in the vicinity of Damascus International Airport, another Iranian militia site south of the capital which they suspected was a warehouse for storing weapons, and an Iranian outpost near the city of “Al-Qutayfah”. @SAMSyria0 also identified a marble factory in the Al-Salima Industrial Area at the entrance to Dahiyat Al-Assad as a site of the strikes.

The incident occured at approximately 5:00 am local time.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    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
    Israeli Military
  • Suspected targets
    Assad regime, Iranian military
  • Belligerents reported killed
    2–4
  • Belligerents reported injured
    6

Sources (33) [ collapse]

Media
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  • One of the victims of Israeli strikes on Syria on March 7, 2022. (Image posted by SAM Syria via Twitter)
  • One of the victims of Israeli strikes on Syria on March 7, 2022. (Image posted by SAM Syria via Twitter)
  • One of the victims of Israeli strikes on Syria on March 7, 2022. (Image posted by SAM Syria via Twitter)
  • The victims of Israeli strikes on Syria on March 7, 2022. (Image posted by SAM Syria via Twitter)
  • Destruction to a marble factory in the industrial area in Al-Salimah, at the entrance to Dahiyat Al-Assad from the side of Tishreen Hospital Road. (Image posted by @SAMSyria0)
  • Destruction to a marble factory in the industrial area in Al-Salimah, at the entrance to Dahiyat Al-Assad from the side of Tishreen Hospital Road. (Image posted by @SAMSyria0)
  • Destruction to a marble factory in the industrial area in Al-Salimah, at the entrance to Dahiyat Al-Assad from the side of Tishreen Hospital Road. (Image posted by @SAMSyria0)
  • Destruction to a marble factory in the industrial area in Al-Salimah, at the entrance to Dahiyat Al-Assad from the side of Tishreen Hospital Road. (Image posted by @SAMSyria0)
  • Damage to a number of civilians’ homes and cars in Dahyat Harasta, Damascus Countryside caused by Israeli strikes. (Image posted by Syrian Arab News Agency)
  • Damage to a number of civilians’ homes and cars in Dahyat Harasta, Damascus Countryside caused by Israeli strikes. (Image posted by Syrian Arab News Agency)
  • Damage to a number of civilians’ homes and cars in Dahyat Harasta, Damascus Countryside caused by Israeli strikes. (Image posted by Syrian Arab News Agency)
  • Damage to a number of civilians’ homes and cars in Dahyat Harasta, Damascus Countryside caused by Israeli strikes. (Image posted by Syrian Arab News Agency)
  • Damage to a number of civilians’ homes and cars in Dahyat Harasta, Damascus Countryside caused by Israeli strikes. (Image posted by Syrian Arab News Agency)
  • Damage caused by alleged Israeli strikes across Syria on March 7, 2022. (Image posted by Syrian Arab News Agency)
  • Damage caused by alleged Israeli strikes across Syria on March 7, 2022. (Image posted by Syrian Arab News Agency)
  • Damage caused by alleged Israeli strikes across Syria on March 7, 2022. (Image posted by Syrian Arab News Agency)
  • Damage caused by alleged Israeli strikes across Syria on March 7, 2022. (Image posted by Syrian Arab News Agency)
  • Damage caused by alleged Israeli strikes across Syria on March 7, 2022. (Image posted by Syrian Arab News Agency)
  • Damage caused by alleged Israeli strikes across Syria on March 7, 2022. (Image posted by Syrian Arab News Agency)
  • Damage caused by alleged Israeli strikes across Syria on March 7, 2022. (Image posted by Syrian Arab News Agency)
  • Damage caused by alleged Israeli strikes across Syria on March 7, 2022. (Image posted by Syrian Arab News Agency)
  • Damage caused by alleged Israeli strikes across Syria on March 7, 2022. (Image posted by Syrian Arab News Agency)
  • Damage caused by alleged Israeli strikes across Syria on March 7, 2022. (Image posted by Syrian Arab News Agency)
  • Damage caused by alleged Israeli strikes across Syria on March 7, 2022. (Image posted by Syrian Arab News Agency)
  • Damage caused by alleged Israeli strikes across Syria on March 7, 2022. (Image posted by Syrian Arab News Agency)
  • Damage caused by alleged Israeli strikes across Syria on March 7, 2022. (Image posted by Syrian Arab News Agency)
  • Damage caused by alleged Israeli strikes across Syria on March 7, 2022. (Image posted by Syrian Arab News Agency)
  • Damage caused by alleged Israeli strikes across Syria on March 7, 2022. (Image posted by Syrian Arab News Agency)
  • Damage caused by alleged Israeli strikes across Syria on March 7, 2022. (Image posted by Syrian Arab News Agency)
  • Damage caused by alleged Israeli strikes across Syria on March 7, 2022. (Image posted by Syrian Arab News Agency)
  • Damage caused by alleged Israeli strikes across Syria on March 7, 2022. (Image posted by Syrian Arab News Agency)
  • Damage caused by alleged Israeli strikes across Syria on March 7, 2022. (Image posted by Syrian Arab News Agency)
  • Damage caused by alleged Israeli strikes across Syria on March 7, 2022. (Image posted by Syrian Arab News Agency)
  • Damage caused by alleged Israeli strikes across Syria on March 7, 2022. (Image posted by Syrian Arab News Agency)
  • Damage caused by alleged Israeli strikes across Syria on March 7, 2022. (Image posted by Syrian Arab News Agency)
  • Damage caused by alleged Israeli strikes across Syria on March 7, 2022. (Image posted by Syrian Arab News Agency)
  • Damage caused by alleged Israeli strikes across Syria on March 7, 2022. (Image posted by Syrian Arab News Agency)
  • Damage caused by alleged Israeli strikes across Syria on March 7, 2022. (Image posted by Syrian Arab News Agency)
  • Damage caused by alleged Israeli strikes across Syria on March 7, 2022. (Image posted by Syrian Arab News Agency)
  • Damage caused by alleged Israeli strikes across Syria on March 7, 2022. (Image posted by Syrian Arab News Agency)
  • Damage caused by alleged Israeli strikes across Syria on March 7, 2022. (Image posted by Syrian Arab News Agency)
  • Damage caused by alleged Israeli strikes across Syria on March 7, 2022. (Image posted by Syrian Arab News Agency)
  • Damage caused by alleged Israeli strikes across Syria on March 7, 2022. (Image posted by Syrian Arab News Agency)
  • Damage caused by alleged Israeli strikes across Syria on March 7, 2022. (Image posted by @radioshamfm)
  • Damage caused by alleged Israeli strikes across Syria on March 7, 2022. (Image posted by @radioshamfm)
  • Damage caused by alleged Israeli strikes across Syria on March 7, 2022. (Image posted by @radioshamfm)
  • One of the victims of Israeli strikes on Syria on March 7, 2022. (Image posted by @YusufAd76532779)
  • Colonel Ihsan Karbalapour and Colonel Mortada Saeed, killed in alleged Israeli strikes on Damascus on March 7, 2022. (Image posed by Euphrates Post)

Israeli Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    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
    Israeli Military
  • Suspected targets
    Assad regime, Iranian military
  • Belligerents reported killed
    2–4
  • Belligerents reported injured
    6

Sources (33) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS3555

Incident date

September 9, 2018

Location

الزكاة, Al Zakat, Hama, Syria

Geolocation

35.3406492, 36.5770697 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Town level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Civilians were reportedly wounded by alleged Russian or Syrian regime air or artillery strikes on the headquarters of militants in the town of Al Zakat, Hama governorate, on September 9th, 2018, according to local sources.

Shaam News Network reported “a number of wounded in the city of Latamina and the villages of Hassraya, Al Sayyad and Al Zakat”, as the result of Russian air and artillery shelling. SNN did not specify how many civilians were injured in Al Zakat.

@now_damascus reported that the Syrian army had targeted the headquarters of an armed group in the town of Al Zakat with a surface-to-surface missile.

The Local Coordination Committees of Syria, @spc_fr and @MasarPressNet reported Russian air raids on the village.

Only Shaam News Network reported civilian casualties. Hence, the civilian harm status for this incident is weak, whereas the strike status graded as contested.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike and/or Artillery
  • 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 attackers
    Russian Military, Syrian Regime

Sources (9) [ collapse]

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 and/or Artillery
  • 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 attackers
    Russian Military, Syrian Regime

Sources (9) [ collapse]

Incident Code

CS992

Incident date

June 14, 2017

Location

near Kashrat Sheiykh al Juma’a (Raqqah), Syria, Ar Raqqah, Syria

Geolocation

35.905462, 38.963889

Airwars assessment

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Discounted
    Those killed were combatants, or other parties most likely responsible.
CJTF–OIR Declassified Assessment and Press Release

Attached to this civilian harm incident is a provisional reconciliation of the Pentagon's declassified assessment of this civilian harm allegation, based on matching date and locational information.

The declassified documents were obtained by Azmat Khan and the New York Times through Freedom of Information requests and lawsuits filed since March 2017, and are included alongside the corresponding press release published by the Pentagon. Airwars is currently analysing the contents of each file, and will update our own assessments accordingly.

Declassified Assessment Press Release

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Discounted
    Those killed were combatants, or other parties most likely responsible.

Incident Code

ISPT0179

Incident date

October 13, 2023

Location

السوارحة, Al Sawarha, Deir al Balah, the Gaza Strip

Geolocation

31.442370, 34.374092 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Neighbourhood/area level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

In the early morning hours of Friday, October 13, 2023, an alleged Israeli airstrike on the four-storey house of the Nofal family situated in Al-Sawarha area of the Gaza Strip’s Nuseirat refugee camp killed at least 27 and up to 30 civilian family members, including at least six women, among them one woman pregnant with a baby girl, at least 16 children, one of whom was a 7-day old infant, in addition to dozens of others injured. The family relative Yamen Nofal wrote in a Facebook tribute that around 30 family members of Dr. Amin Mohamed Abdullah Nofal were killed after the dawn prayer.

The news outlet Russia Today reported that numerous injuries resulted from the strike, citing a correspondent in Gaza Mustafa Al-Bayed who described “dozens dead and injured at the site”. Photos of the aftermath of the strike show widespread destruction, the home totally collapsed and surrounded by piles of rubble.

The State of Palestine’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs commented on the bombing in a Facebook post, calling it a “massacre against the Nofal family in Gaza”. It also shared the pictures of the destroyed family house and of the list of victims in Arabic.

Facebook account Nusayrat camp reported about 27 killed members of the Nofal family, having attached a picture of some of the victims. A tribute by Intisar Nofal on Facebook shared the images of the destroyed Nofal family house, pictures of the young children killed in the attack, including a smiling girl in a pink dress, and the list of the victims in Arabic language.

A Facebook testimony by the niece of Dr. Amin Nofal, Yamen Nofal, helped to identify at least 27 names of the family members, but it is evident that the death toll was higher as the identities of some children were not provided. Taking into account the children who were mentioned among the victims without their names, the death toll may reach up to 34 civilians. Alongside the images of some family members, Yamen Nofal also shared the graphic images of the dead bodies of the small children having been killed in the attack as well as an image showing a row of bodies in white bags lined up with at least four appearing to contain small children.

A 62-year old head of the family Dr. Amin Mohamed Abdullah Nofal was killed alongside his 60-year old wife Dr. Tammam Yousef Khalil Nofal, their sons Moatasem Amin Nofal, Maysara Amin Nofal, and Moamen Amin Nofal, daughters-in-law and grandchildren. Yamen Nofal called the late Dr. Amin Nofal “the dean” of the family and showed a photo of a mid-aged man sitting at a desk with a button-up shirt and black tie.

The eldest son 35-year old Moatasem Amin Nofal lost his life alongside the lives of his wife, a 34-year old Maryam Muhammad Nofal and their four children: a 14-year old son Ahmed Moatasem Nofal, an 11-year old son Ali Moatasem Nofal, a 1-year old daughter Fatima Moatasem Nofal and a 6-year old daughter Amna Moatasem Nofal. Yamen Nofal shared an image of Moatasem Nofal where he appears as a young man in a palestinian scarf.

A 32-year old Moamen Amin Nofal was killed alongside his wife Enas Nofal and their four children, including his 6-year old son Islam Moamen Nofa and his 4-year old son Mahmoud Moamen Nofal.

A youngest son of Dr. Ameen Nofal, a 29-year old Maysara Amin Muhammad Nofal was killed alongside his wife Shaima Nofal and their children.

Ameen and Tammam’s other son Mustafa Amin Nofal survived the attack, but lost his 33-year old wife Nabila Nasr Nofal and their four children: a 4-year old daughter Tamam Mustafa Amin Nofal, a 14-year old son Muhammad Mustafa Amin Nofal, a 12-year old son Amr Mustafa Amin Nofal and a 11-year old son Ali Mustafa Amin Nofal.

Ameen and Tammam’s other son Muhammad Amin Nofal lost his three sons in the deadly attack: a 16-year old Amin Muhammad Nofal, an 11-year old Hamza Muhammad Nofal, and an infant Ahmed Muhammad Nofal. One post by Yamen commemorating Amin Muhammad Nofal shows a young man posing for a photo with what appears to be a gun, raising the question of whether he was connected to militant activity. However, this is the only photo showing him with a gun, and does not necessarily mean he was a member of an armed group.

Among the victims killed in the strike mentioned in the post by Yamen Nofal were also her cousin, a 41-year old Mahmoud Nasr Nofal and his four sons, of which only the name of an 11-year old Ayoub Mahmoud Nofal was provided. Nofal also mentioned a 1-year old Mayas Moaz Nofal, a daughter of Moaz Amin Nofal, as having been killed.

In another Facebook post Yamen Nofal mourns the death of one more Nofal family member, a young man Nasser who is seen in the attached image in a black leather jacket.

The deadly attack also killed a seven-day-old child Nabilah Nofal, dubbed “the youngest martyr in Gaza” by Donya news. She was reportedly born the day the war began on October 7th. The Palestine’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs shared a video showing the shrouded body of Nabilah alongside her mother also killed in the strike. The MFA commented on the video: “The Nofal family massacre: The mother is always safety in life, and in Gaza she is also safety, even in death! The video is of an infant, one of the youngest martyrs in the Gaza Strip, being placed next to her martyr mother as they rose with the rest of the family as the Israeli war machine bombed their home over their heads.” It is uncle

According to social media reports, the strike also took the life of a pregnant woman. A Facebook user Abu Hazin wrote a heartbreaking tribute from the perspective of the infant Nabila and a fetus of the pregnant woman, attaching the graphic images of the fetus and of the body of Nabila wrapped in a green cloth: “They promised me there [would be] air after the fluids of the womb, but I found nothing but dust…I knew that we were born in the place where no one cares.”

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 around dawn.

The victims were named as:

Family members (30)

Khali Al-Hajj / Amin Nofal الجاج خليل امين نوفل
62 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 970031159
Tammam Nofal زوجته تمام نوفل
60 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 965022676
Moatasem Amin Nofal معتصم امين نوفل
35 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 802153320
Maryam Muhammad Nofal زوجته مريم محمد نوفل
34 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 802211201
Ahmed Moatasem Nofal احمد معتصم نوفل
14 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 429047418
Ali Moatasem Nofal علي معتصم نوفل
11 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 432173243
Fatima Moatasem Nofal فاطمة معتصم نوفل
1 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 444209654
Amna Moatasem Nofal امنة معتصم نوفل
6 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 438472797
Maysara Amin Nofal ميسرة امين نوفل
29 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 804310191
Shaima Nofal زوجته شيماء نوفل
Adult female killed
Moamen Amin Nofal مؤمن امين نوفل
32 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 803261569
Enas Nofal زوجته ايناس نوفل
Adult female killed
Islam Moamen Nofal اسلام مؤمن نوفل
6 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 438213126
Mahmoud Moamen Nofal محمود مؤمن نوفل
4 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 441230844
Nabila Nasr Nofal نبيلة نصر نوفل
33 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 802505636
Tamam Mustafa Amin Nofal تمام مصطفى امين نوفل
4 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 442387916
Muhammad Mustafa Amin Nofal محمد مصطفى امين نوفل
14 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 429048580
Amr Mustafa Amin Nofal عمرو مصطفى امين نوفل
12 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 430614180
Ali Mustafa Amin Nofal علي مصطفى امين نوفل
11 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 432173243
Amin Muhammad Nofal امين محمد نوفل
16 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 424576783
Hamza Muhammad Nofal حمزة محمد نوفل
11 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 432373132
Ahmed Muhammad Nofal احمد محمد نوفل
0.6 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 444708390
Mahmoud Nasr Nofal محمود نصر نوفل
41 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 906612502
Ayoub Mahmoud Nofal ايوب محمود نوفل
11 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 432186948
Son of Mahmoud Nasr Nofal ابن محمود نصر نوفل
male killed
Son of Mahmoud Nasr Nofal ابن محمود نصر نوفل
male killed
Son of Mahmoud Nasr Nofal ابن محمود نصر نوفل
male killed
Mayas Moaz Nofal مياس معاذ نوفل
1 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 444466833
Nabila Nofal نبيلة نوفل
0.6 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 804655016
Nasser ناصر
Adult male killed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian infrastructure
    IDP or refugee camp, Residential building
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    27 – 30
  • (16–19 children5 women6 men)
  • Civilians reported injured
    12–24
  • 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

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Media
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    Source: Osama Saher facebook

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    Source: Abu Hazin facebook

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    Source: Abu Hazin facebook

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    Source: Intisar Nofal facebook

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    Source: Intisar Nofal facebook

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    Source: Intisar Nofal facebook

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    Source: Intisar Nofal facebook

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    Source: Intisar Nofal facebook

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    Source: Yamen Nofal facebook

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    Source: Yamen Nofal facebook

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    Source: Yamen Nofal facebook

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    Source: Yamen Nofal facebook

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    Source: Yamen Nofal facebook

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    Source: Yamen Nofal facebook

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    Source: Yamen Nofal facebook

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    Source: Yamen Nofal facebook

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    Source: Yamen Nofal facebook

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    Source: Nusayrat camp facebook

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    Source: MFA facebook

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    Source: MFA facebook

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    Source: MFA facebook

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    Source: MFA facebook

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    Source: MFA facebook

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    Source: Yamen Nofal facebook

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    Source: Yamen Nofal facebook

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    Source: Yamen Nofal facebook

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    Source: Yamen Nofal facebook

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    Source: Yamen Nofal facebook

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    Source: PMOFA facebook

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Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the neighbourhood of Al Sawarha (السوارحة) in Nuseirat camp (مخيم النصيرات). Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to find boundaries for the neighbourhood and to verify the location further. The generic coordinates for Al Sawarha are: 31.442370, 34.374092.

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
    27 – 30
  • (16–19 children5 women6 men)
  • Civilians reported injured
    12–24
  • 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 (20) [ collapse]

Incident Code

ISPT0254

Incident date

October 16, 2023

Location

بجوار مخبز عجور, Vicinity of Ajour Bakery, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

Geolocation

31.537214, 34.468096 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Exact location (via Airwars) level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

On Monday, October 16th 2023, at least 10 civilians were killed and more than 20 were injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike at the al-Ghazali Junction near the Ajjour Bakery in the Sheikh Radwan neighbourhood in Gaza City. According to some sources, the strike hit a three-storey residential building while others reported that it hit a queue of unarmed people who were waiting at the door of the Ajjour Bakery. There were relatively few details on the identities of the victims.

A Twitter/X user Muath Humaid-Gaza (@MuathHumaid) reported “destruction and devastation in the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood” adding that alongside Ajjour bakery dozens of residential units were destroyed. He also added images of severely damaged buildings and rubble. The Palestinian Economic and Nabd News shared images of the heavily damaged 3- storey residential building near the Ajjour Bakery. A Twitter/X user 𝐌𝐚𝐡𝐦𝐨𝐮𝐝 𝐍𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐰𝐚𝐧(@MNashwan90) shared a video showing a devastating aftermath of the strike.

Safa news reported quoting the Ministry of the Interior that there were “injuries in an Israeli bombing at al-Ghazali Junction”.  Abdul Razzaq Al Khatib wrote that “at least 20 citizens have so far suffered from this bombing.” Voice of Palestine Radio stated that “there were more than 10 martyrs”, and a Facebook user Salahaddin updated the death toll to “more than 20.” Other sources added that there were a large number of injuries, with some saying “dozens” were injured, and Rami al-Ghazali alleging that “at least 20 citizens have so far been injured in the bombing.”

A Twitter/X user Waheidi Saad noted that queues of unarmed people were awaiting some of the last remaining stocks of bread and flour in the region when they were attacked. A Facebook user Ahmed not posted an image of a large queue of people in front of the bakery.

Raed Abdul Rahman posted a request for prayers for his friend Ahmed al-Sharif “and his brothers after they were injured” reportedly by the bombing. No further information was available regarding the identity of the victims.

Where sources identified the belligerents, all sources attributed the strikes to Israeli sources.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

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 (3)

Ahmed al-Sharif أحمد الشريف
male killed
Ahmed al-Sharif's brother
male killed
Ahmed al-Sharif's brother
male killed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    10 – 21
  • Civilians reported injured
    20–24
  • 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.
  • Impact
    Food
    Impact on services or infrastructure relating to education, health or food supply. See methodology note for details.
  • Suspected attacker
    Israeli Military

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Media
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    Source: Ahmed Fadl Al-Masry

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    Source: Ahmed Fadl Al-Masry

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    Source: Ahmed Fadl Al-Masry

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    Source: Ahmed Fadl Al-Masry

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    Source: Palestinian Economic

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    Source: Palestinian Economic

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    Source: Palestinian Economic

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    Source: Ahmed not

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    Source: Ahmed not

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    Source: @MuathHumaid

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    Source: @MuathHumaid

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    Source: @MuathHumaid

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    Source: @MuathHumaid

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    Source: Nabd.com news

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Geolocation notes (2) [ collapse]

Reports of the incident mention the vicinity of Ajour Bakery (مخبز عجور) in the neighbourhood of Sheikh Radwan (الشيخ رضوان). Analysing audio-visual material from sources, we have narrowed the location down to the following exact coordinates: 31.537214, 34.468096.

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    @MuathHumaid

  • Imagery:
    @MNashwan90

Israeli Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    10 – 21
  • Civilians reported injured
    20–24
  • 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.
  • Impact
    Food
    Impact on services or infrastructure relating to education, health or food supply. See methodology note for details.
  • Suspected attacker
    Israeli Military

Sources (18) [ collapse]

Incident Code

USSOM346

Incident date

March 13, 2022

Location

Hareri Gubadle, Galgaduud, Somalia

Geolocation

4.51364, 46.28265 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Subdistrict level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

At least 200 Al Shabab militants were killed by an alleged joint operation between US drone strikes and Somali forces carried out in Hareri Gubadle, near Wabho Township in Galgaduud region. The date of the operation is unknown but was reported on March 13, 2022.

The East African reported that the Somali government announced that more than 200 Al Shabab militants, including several top officials, were killed in their base in Hareri Gubadle, near Wabho Township in Galgaduud region, about 300km north of the capital Mogadishu by targeted US drone strikes. The Yemeni classified the strike as a joint collaboration between  Somali National Army and the US military and did not provide the exact date.

Shabelle Media quoted Al-Ahram who reported that the operation managed to thwart several terrorist explosions.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike, Drone Strike
  • Civilian harm reported
    No
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Suspected attacker
    US Forces
  • Suspected target
    Al-Shabaab
  • Belligerents reported killed
    200

Sources (3) [ collapse]

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the village of Hareri Gubadle, allegedly located in the vicinity of Wabho town. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further. The generic coordinates for Wabho are: 4.51364, 46.28265.

US Forces Assessment:

  • Suspected belligerent
    US Forces
  • US Forces position on incident
    Not yet assessed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike, Drone Strike
  • Civilian harm reported
    No
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Suspected attacker
    US Forces
  • Suspected target
    Al-Shabaab
  • Belligerents reported killed
    200

Sources (3) [ collapse]

Incident Code

ISPT1238

Incident date

November 20, 2023

Location

مدرسة البريج في مخيم البريج, Bureij Preparatory School for Boys, Deir al Balah, the Gaza Strip

Geolocation

31.439399, 34.408896 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Exact location (via Airwars) level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

At around midday on Monday, November 20th 2023, an alleged Israeli bombing of the Bureij Preparatory School for Boys located in the Block 12 of the Bureij refugee camp in the Gaza Strip reportedly killed at least 12 civilians, including children and women, and injured at least 35 civilians. The school, run by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Refugees (UNRWA), provided shelter for about two thousand displaced people fleeing from Central and Northern Gaza, according to the Hamas-affiliated Quds News Network report.

Al Jazeera’s correspondent Hani Mahmoud reported that although there was a UNRWA flag on the roof of the affected school building, the Israeli armed forces still allegedly bombed it. The Twitter/X accounts Palestine Now (@PalestineNW) and @AlarabyT shared videos showing the aftermath of the attack where broken furniture in the school’s yard and traces of blood on the ground were to be seen.

According to the video shared by the Twitter/X account of the Palestinian Refugee Portal, the attack happened at lunch time when people staying at the school’s premises were cooking. A young Palestinian girl in the video shared by the Twitter/X account @AlQastalps also said that “we were making food when a large bomb came upon us.” A young boy featured in the video by the Twitter/X account @M0SC0W0 said that during the bombardment he was staying at the school and was drinking water while @qudsn spoke with a man who “went to the market and came back and found his children had been bombed”.

Referring to the Hamas statement where Hamas had called for an immediate action “to stop the targeting of civilians in schools protected under international law”, Anadolu Agency reported that more than 10 civilians were killed in the bombing. RT Arabic and Middle East Eye reported about 12 victims while Arabi 21 and Quds News Network estimated the total number of deaths as 15. Al Jazeera wrote that there were at least 20 killed civilians. Twitter/X user @PalinfoAr shared a heartbreaking video of a mother searching for her children among the dead bodies wrapped in white cloth.

Airwars identified the names of two of the victims killed in the attack  – Sami Mohammed Kalab and Bashir Othamn. Both names were identified from videos and images showing the body bags of the victims.

As no clear information was yet available regarding the number of children killed, and as several sources reported that the majority of the victims were children, Airwars estimated between six and 10 children killed – half of the total numbers of victims reportedly killed.

Dozens of civilians, most of them children, were also reportedly wounded in the attack on the UNRWA school. The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported about 35 injured civilians. The Telegram channel of Quds News Network and a Twitter/X account @fouadkhreiss shared videos of the injured children being transported to a hospital. A Twitter/X account @EyeonPalestine shared an emotional video of a young Palestinian boy taking care of his sister injured in the school’s bombing. Al-Jazeera Gaza published a video showing the damage inside the school on Facebook where an eye-witness interviewed  said that women were also among the victims – without providing a number. As such, Airwars estimated that 17 children were injured and at least two women were killed, and two other women injured in the attack. These estimations will be updated once more information comes to light.

The sources differed in their reporting on the nature of the deadly strike. While OCHA, Arabi 21, Safa News and Quds News Network reported that the school was hit by artillery fire, Anadolu Agency referring to a Hamas statement as well as Middle East Eye wrote that it was an airstrike allegedly perpetrated by the Israeli military.

Where sources identified the belligerent, all sources attributed the strikes to Israeli forces. The Israeli military did not comment on the strike.

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 11:52 am local time.

The victims were named as:

Sami Mohammed Kalab سامي محمد كلاب
Age unknown male killed
Bashir Othamn بشير عثمان
Age unknown male killed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike and/or Artillery
  • Civilian infrastructure
    IDP or refugee camp, School, UN facility
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    12 – 20
  • (6–10 children2 women)
  • Civilians reported injured
    35
  • 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.
  • Impact
    Education
    Impact on services or infrastructure relating to education, health or food supply. See methodology note for details.
  • Suspected attacker
    Israeli Military

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Geolocation notes (3) [ collapse]

Reports of the incident mention the Bureij Preparatory School for Boys (مدرسة البريج في مخيم البريج) in Bureij (البريج). Analysing audio-visual material from sources, we have narrowed the location down to the following exact coordinates: 31.439399, 34.408896.  

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    @CensoredNws

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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 and/or Artillery
  • Civilian infrastructure
    IDP or refugee camp, School, UN facility
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    12 – 20
  • (6–10 children2 women)
  • Civilians reported injured
    35
  • 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.
  • Impact
    Education
    Impact on services or infrastructure relating to education, health or food supply. See methodology note for details.
  • Suspected attacker
    Israeli Military

Sources (35) [ collapse]

Incident Code

YS139

Incident date

July 5, 2022

Location

اعزاز, Azaz, Aleppo, Syria

Geolocation

36.573739, 37.0212 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Nearby landmark level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Up to three civilians were injured in alleged Syrian Democratic Forces or Syrian regime shelling of the city of Azaz on July 5, 2022.

According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, three civilians were injured when a missile struck the area near the Security Directorate at the outskirts of Azaz city. This missile strike coincided with clashes near Azaz between Kurdish forces and Turkish-backed factions. @ShahbaPress also identified “injuries” as resulting from the strike but did not report how many while @EuphratsPostNews referred to “two civilians” as being wounded. @HalabTodayTV stated that the two civilians affected were “slightly injured”.

Shaam News identified the location of the incident as occurring in the vicinity of the National Hospital in Azaz, attributing the missiles to the SDF. @OrientNews specified that the shelling affected residential neighborhoods while @idleb_online referred to “the hideouts of mercenaries” as being the targets.

The correspondent of the Syrian news agency, “SANA”, reported that the bombing occurred in the center of the city and came in two phases, with a short interval of time between them.

The @SyriaCivilDefe tweeted that the shelling came from “areas controlled by the regime forces and the Syrian Democratic Forces” without specifying which forces were responsible for the shelling. The majority of other sources attributed the strikes to the SDF, with  Syria TV identifying the shells as coming from “the Mara’anaz and Tal Rifaat areas, which are under their control”.

The incident occured in the evening.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    2–3
  • 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
    YPG, Syrian Regime

Sources (25) [ collapse]

Media
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  • A Syrian Civil Defense volunteer inspects the site of alleged SDF or regime shelling of the city of Azaz on July 5, 2022. (Image posted by @SyriaCivilDefe)
  • Shell from alleged SDF or regime shelling of the city of Azaz on July 5, 2022. (Image posted by @anasanas84)
  • Syrian Civil Defense volunteers respond to the site of alleged SDF or regime shelling of the city of Azaz on July 5, 2022. (Image posted by @khaleedalkhteb)
  • Syrian Civil Defense volunteers respond to the site of alleged SDF or regime shelling of the city of Azaz on July 5, 2022. (Image posted by @Almohrar1)
  • People gather around the site of alleged SDF or regime shelling of the city of Azaz on July 5, 2022. (Image posted by @Almohrar1)

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the National Hospital (المشفى الوطني في اعزاز) within the city of Azaz (أَعْزَاز), for which the generic coordinates are: 36.573739, 37.021200. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further. The generic coordinates for Azaz are: 36.5868, 37.0481.

YPG Assessment:

  • Suspected belligerent
    YPG
  • YPG 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
    Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    2–3
  • 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
    YPG, Syrian Regime

Sources (25) [ collapse]