Civilian Casualties

(5 children1 woman1 man)

2–5

Turkish Military, Russian Military

مزرعة العدنانية, Adnaniya, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

One civilian male was reportedly killed in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Adnaniya farm in Raqqa. Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently (RBSS) named the victim as 30-year-old Abdullah al Khalawai. Both RBSS and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights alleged that the Coalition was responsible. No further details are currently available.

Summary

الباب, Al Bab city, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between 12 and 29 civilians including up to five children and five women died in airstrikes on Al Bab, according to local media – though sources were conflicted as to whether this was the work of Turkey or the US-led Coalition. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, “The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights

Summary

(4–5 children5 women4 men)

12 – 29

US-led Coalition, Turkish Military

12 named, 3 families identified

الشفاء, Mosul, Al-Shafaa, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Local sources reported that twenty civilians, including one woman, were killed and dozens were injured in heavy airstrikes on Shifa neighbourhood in West Mosul. A journalist had informed Yaqein that: “the bombing caused the deaths of more than twenty civilians [who were] burned in their homes, mostly women and children” and that “the shelling caused

Summary

(1 woman1 man)

12–24

US-led Coalition, Iraq Government Forces, Iraq Government Forces

تدمر, Palmyra, Homs, Syria

LOCATION

Three civilians including one child and one woman died in airstrikes on Palmyra – though reports are conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the Assad regime. Shaam News reported that Moscow was responsible: “Russian enemy planes carried out more than 15 air raids on the city of Palmyra targeting civilian

Summary

Healthcare facility, School

2 – 3

(1 child1 woman)

3 named, 1 familiy identified

جورة السوس, Jourat al Sous, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

The Syrian Network for Human Rights reported that “two civilians from the same family were killed in when the international Coalition warplanes fired on Jourat al Sous in the northern outskirts of Raqqa city.” No further details are currently available.

Summary

US-led Coalition

جورين, Jurin, Hama, Syria

LOCATION

On 9th July 2023, up to three civilians were reportedly injured and a member of the regime forces were killed by an artillery strike allegedly carried out by the factions of the ‘Al-Fateh Al-Mubin’ operations room, a Turkish-based militia, in the town of Jurin, located in Sahl Al-Ghab in the western countryside of Hama. The

Summary

1–3

Turkish Military

Geolocation

Town

Belligerents reported injured

0–3

حي ‏المرجة‬, Marjah (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Four or five civilians died in an air or artillery on Marja, according to local sources – though reports were conflicted as to whether Russia was responsible or the Syrian regime. The Shaam News Network, reported on alleged Russian raids with warplanes and helicopters across Aleppo and its surrounding countryside. It said that this coincided

Summary

4 – 5

حي الزنجيلي, Mosul, Zanjili, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Local sources reported that up to 200 civilians were killed and dozens wounded after airstrikes hit their houses in Zanjili neighbourhood (West Mosul) at dawn. Omar Al Halbusi said on Facebook that the victims were mostly women and children, and that their bodies were still under the rubble. @NinevehIraq reported on Twitter that Mohammed Bassil

Summary

12 – 200

(1 woman1 man)

12–24

US-led Coalition, Iraq Government Forces

1 named

جسر الشغور, Jisr Al Shughour, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Around midnight between Sunday July 9th and Monday July 10th 2023, the residential neighborhood of Jisr al-Shughour in west Idlib was reportedly shelled by Syrian regime and/or Russian forces, resulting in the injury of two civilians, father and his daughter. It is unclear if the female victim is a child or an adult woman. Adel

Summary

2 named

كفر حلب, Kafr Halab, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Five civilians died in an airstrike on Kafr Halab, according to local sources – though it was unclear from reports whether this was the work of Russia or the Syrian regime. The Shaam News Network, reported that 21 civilians died in Aleppo “in the first day of Ramadan in regime and Russian bombing“. It put

Summary

باب لكش, Mosul, Bab Lakash, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

A local source told Airwars’ Iraq-based field researcher that two of his family members died in the Bab Lakash neighbourhood of Mosul, after Coalition airstrikes allegedly targeted their house at 3pm in the afternoon while they were praying. The family member provided Airwars with the names of the casualties.

Summary

US-led Coalition

2 named, 1 familiy identified

وادي آل أبو جبارة, Wadi Al Abu Jabarah, Sa'dah, Yemen

LOCATION

On the 28th October 2012 at 10am in the Wadi al Abu Jabara area in Saada Governorate, northern Yemen, a suspected US drone conducted three airstrikes against two houses in the area, injuring two civilians, a woman and her son, and killing between three and four alleged Al Qaeda militants and injuring one, according to

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)

US Forces

Suspected target

Belligerents reported injured

3–4

مَعَرَّة النُّعْمَان, Maarat al Numan, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

A mother and four or more of her children were among those killed in an airstrike on Maarat al Numan, local media reported – the majority of sources blamed the Syrian regime for the attack, though some sources attributed the event to Russia. The Shaam News Network blamed Moscow, reporting: “The city of Maarat al

Summary

6 – 8

(4–6 children1 woman)

Western neighbourhoods, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Twenty-one civilians reportedly died and 19 more were wounded in Coalition airstrikes and/or artillery shelling by unidentified parties in Raqqa, local media said. The IS media agency, A’maq, published videos reportedly showing the shelling and aftermath of US strikes using white phosphorous on “neighbourhoods and markets” in the city. The videos are however no longer

Summary

US-led Coalition

near Hareeri Kalle, Galguduud, Somalia

LOCATION

Between five and 100 militants were killed and several others were injured by declared US airstrikes and Somali ground operations near Hareeri Kalle in July 19, 2023. AFRICOM released a statement that “At the request of the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command conducted a collective self-defense airstrike in a remote area near Hareeri

Summary

Belligerents reported injured

5–100

عندان, Anadan, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

One eight-year-old child named as Omar Ahmad al-Shagal was killed – and at least six people injured – in an alleged Russian airstrike on Anadan, according to the Violations Documentation Center and Shaam News Network. SNN posted a video depicting the aftermath of the alleged attack, showing one injured child being removed from an ambulance into a

Summary

(1 child)

in the vicinity of Basra, between Afgoye and Bal’ad towns, Lower Shabelle, Somalia

LOCATION

Five al-Shabaab militants were reportedly killed by operations carried out by Somalia government forces and international partners in the vicinity of Basra, between Afgoye and Bal’ad towns on August 25, 2023. @HarunMaruf quoted state media who reported that government forces in collaboration with international partners carried out a second operation that resulted in the killing

Summary

Airstrike, Ground operation

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons

Causes of injury / death

US Forces

Suspected target

Al-Shabaab

مسكنة, Maskanah, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Three civilians were reported killed in an alleged Russian airstrike with more than 15 missiles on the road between Maskan and Kafrnasseh, Aleppo, according to the Shaam News Network. Shaam also asserted that once ambulance rescue services arrived the planes struck again, injuring members of the White Helmets who attended the scene. All4Syria said 20

Summary

المخالفات, Al Mukhalafat, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Three civilians including one child and one woman died in a Coalition air or artillery strike or SDF ground action on a home in the Mukhalafat area, south of al Nour mosque, in Raqqa, local media reported. According to ALRaggaTruth, Mousa Mohammed Shaikhani‘s house was destroyed by “rocket-propelled grenades”. He died in the strike along

Summary

(1 child1 woman2 men)

US-led Coalition, Syrian Democratic Forces

3 named

قرية المحسنلي بريف منبج, village of Al-Mohsenli, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

On 7th September 2023, one civilian was killed and up to five others were injured by a reported missile strike by the Syrian Democratic Forces in the village of Al-Mohsenli in the Manbij countryside. An initial Twitter post of the event, from user @Step_agency, identified four civilian injuries from the strike. Simultaneously, a tweet from

Summary

1–5

YPG

الباب, Al Bab, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

According to the White Helmets in Aleppo, “Russian warplanes bomb the towns of Al Bab and Tadef yesterday evening with several raids using vacuum missiles – leaving several dead and dozens wounded and homes destroyed.” Other reports described two raids on Tadef and one on Al Bab. Radio Al Kul attributed the attacks to the

Summary

Unknown, Syrian Regime

الطب الحديث, Al Toubb al Hadith, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Two civilian males were reportedly killed in the Al Toub al Hadith area of Raqqa, allegedly by ‘SDF’ artillery fire into the city, though US forces were likely responsible. A number of local sources identified the victims, and The Syrian Network for Human Rights reported that the second victim was killed in Nour Street. Eight

Summary

قرب أبراج الندى, Vicinity of Al Nada towers, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On October 11, 2023, three male paramedics belonging to the Palestinian Red Crescent were killed while carrying out humanitarian work in the Al-Nada Towers vicinity area after the ambulance vehicle was directly hit by an alleged Israeli airstrike. The victims – Khalil Al-Sharif (28 years old), Ahmad Dahman (33 years old), and Yisri Al-Masri (58

Summary

Healthcare facility

(3 men)

Impact

Israeli Military

Names matched with MoH IDs

3 named

Geolocation

Exact location (via Airwars)

غرناطة, Gharnata, Homs, Syria

LOCATION

Two civilians were reported killed following an airstrike on Gharnata near Talbiseh city, in Homs governorate. While some sources attributed the attack to Russian aircraft, the Assad regime also reported carrying out strikes in the vicinity, with state news agency SANA reporting that “the Air Force destroyed nests and mechanisms for terrorist organizations… in the

Summary

Unknown, Syrian Regime

1 named

شارع الحجة, Al Hoja Street, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On October 12th 2023, at least 15 and up to 25 civilians were killed and at least 25 others were wounded in an alleged Israeli airstrike on the Halawa family home in Al-Hoja Street in the centre of Jabalia camp, located in the Gaza Strip. The incident was reported on by local Twitter/X and Facebook

Summary

Residential building

14 – 25

القريتين, Al Qaryatayn, Homs, Syria

LOCATION

The Syrian Observatory reported an unspecified number of casualties from an alleged Russian strike at Qarayatain, a town to the south west of Palmyra. Qasioun also reported that “a raid by fighters of the Russian Air Force on Tuesday afternoon led to deaths and injuries among civilians, some serious, as well as widespread destruction of

Summary

Russian Military

فندق الحمزاوي بالقرب من الجسر الجديد, near the new bridge, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Up to 14 civilians were reportedly killed in or near the Al Hamwazi hotel near Raqqa’s new bridge, however it was not clear who was responsible. Two sources, Tal Abyad and Eye on Raqqa, alleged that the deaths were caused by mines that were detonated in the hotel by SDF militias and their reporting was

Summary

4 – 14

US-led Coalition, Syrian Democratic Forces

4 named

ابراج النسماوي, Al Nasmawi towers, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

An alleged Israeli airstrike that hit the residential apartment of the Abu Shamala family in the Al-Nasmawi neighbourhood of Khan Yunis during the evening of October 9th 2023 killed between four and five members of the family, including at least three children, and injured up to seven others. Several local sources reported that multiple members

Summary

Residential building

4 – 5

(3–4 children1 woman)

Israeli Military

5 named, 1 familiy identified

Names matched with MoH IDs

Geolocation

Exact location (via Airwars)