Israeli Military in Syria & the Gaza Strip

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Unknown, Syrian Regime

بتاني, Ar Raqqah: Bitani roundabout, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

A family of six, the mother Amal al Huwaidi and her five children died following alleged US-led Coalition airstrikes on the al Batani roundabout area in al Badou neighbourhood, Raqqah city. The source Mohammed Alabdullah did not apportion blame, however all others alleged the US-led Coalition responsible. The family were, according to Amnesty International fieldnotes,

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(5 children1 woman)

كفر حمرة, Kafr Hamra, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between one and five civilians died in an air or artillery strike on Kafr Hamra, according to local sources – though reports are conflicted as to whether Russia or the Syrian regime were to blame. The Shaam News Network, reported on alleged Russian raids with warplanes and helicopters across Aleppo and its surrounding countryside. It

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1 – 5

(1 man)

1 named

LOCATION

Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria

Three civilians died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Raqqah, according to Raqqah is Being Slaughtered Silently. The source reported the deaths on October 25th but didn’t say when the victims were reportedly killed. The Syrian Human Rights Committee also reported that the victims had been killed in a Coalition strike, but again didn’t say

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3 named, 1 familiy identified

ذيبان‬, Ziban, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

On June 8th, a single source, Deir Ezzor is Being Slaughtered Silently, reported that a civilian died from wounds sustained in an alleged Russian strike a few days previously. No further details are currently available.

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البصيرة, Al Busayra or Al Basira, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Six named civilians including one woman died in an airstrike on al Basira, local media said. Marsad al Hassaka reported the death of “Mohammad Manadi al Sha’aran known as Baj’eeb“. The source said that he died “in front of the Grand Mosque in Al-Basira, as a result of the air raids”. In a second report,

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المعادي, Al Ma'adi (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between one and four civilians died in an airstrike on Al Ma’adi, according to local sources – though reports were conflicted as to whether Russia or the Assad regime was to blame. Among the sources blaming Russia were LCCSY and the Syrian Network for Human Rights. According to SN4HR, at least three civilians including two children

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1 – 4

(1–2 children)

2–6

2 named

مَعَرَّة النُّعْمَان, Maarat al Numan, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

According to the Syrian Observatory, “Russian warplanes carried out airstrikes on several places at the town of al-Ghadqa in the countryside of Maarat al Numan in the eastern countryside of Idlib, and we have information about injuries to several people, including paramedics from the civil defence.” While no other sources reported the attack, the Russian

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الشفعة, Al Sha'afa, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

According to local reports by Euphrates Post, alleged Coalition air raids targeted “a residential complex in district 24” of the town of Al Sha’afa. The sources stated that there were civilian casualties as a result, but did not specify a specific number. These sources were apparent carbon copies of each other. However, according to two Sana

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2 – 29

12–24

احرص, Ahras, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

In what appears to be a separate incident from the Maskaneh event previously listed, five non- combatants were reported killed when Russian warplanes allegedly struck a convoy of trucks carrying aid to the areas controlled by rebels in the northern countryside of Aleppo. Shaam News Network cited the Anatolia News Agency as saying the trucks

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السايح, Al Sayeh village, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

Local sources reported that three civilians were killed by ‘indiscriminate’ artillery shelling on the village of al Sayeh in southern Hasaka. In a Facebook post, An Eye on al Hassaka identified “the Kurdish units” as the culprit, referring to SDF forces. This was reiterated by most sources. In addition to the three killed civilians, Al

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كفر زيتة, Kafr Zita, Hama, Syria

LOCATION

One adult male civilian, Mohammad Ahmad al-Alayan, was reported killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Kafr Zita, according to the Union of Hama Rebels and the Violations Documentation Centre. Reporting remains confused, with multiple alleged Russian airstrikes on Kafr Zita between December 9th and 12th which resulted in a likely total of six civilian deaths.

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(1 man)

بادية ذبيان, Badiya area of Theyban city, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Local sources reported that two boys aged 16 and 17, “were killed by an aircraft believed to belong to the International Coalition.” The Syrian Network for Human Rights noted that the airstrike took place at “Badiya [area] of Theyban city” in the suburbs of Deir Ezzor. Both Euphrates Post and Deir Ezzor 24 named the

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(2 children)

السوسة, Al Soussa, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Twelve civilians – most of which were women and children – were killed and several injured in an airstrike on Al Soussa – though reports were conflicted as to whether the attack was the work of Russia or the Assad regime. One source also blames the Coalition. The Shaam News Network initially reported that 10 non-combatants

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(5 children6 women1 man)

12–20

Russian Military, Syrian Regime, US-led Coalition

23 named, 1 familiy identified

الرحيبة, Al Rahiba, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

Four named civilians died and up to 20 more were wounded in strikes on the northern neighbourhood of Al Rahiba town, Damascus, local media reported – though it was unclear whether Russia or the regime were to blame for the casualties. According to Syria News Desk, “Russian warplanes launched five raids on al Rahiba town

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4 named

البوليل, Al Buliyal, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

The Violations Documentation Center reported that one named civilian male was killed, allegedly due to “Russian airforce shelling“. VDC named the victim as Soeoud al-Thamer. No additional information is presently known.

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(1 man)

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

LOCATION

Between 10 and 51 civilians including an entire family died and up to 30 more were wounded in an airstrike on Aleppo’s Bustan al Qasr neighbourhood, according to source son the ground. The majority of reports blamed Russia for the incident, though the Shaam News Network said that regime warplanes also carried out strikes in

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10 – 51

(3–9 children1–8 women)

17–30

7 named, 1 familiy identified

حي الحلوانية, Tareeq al-Bab (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

The Syrian Network for Human Rights reported that one 13-year-old child was killed – and five other non-combatants injured – when Russian warplanes allegedly launched rockets on the Tareeq Al Bab neighbourhood in Aleppo. According to the Network, relief warehouses for the Muslim Youth Commission were destroyed in the raid. The Aleppo Media Centre reported

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(1 child1 man)

4–5

LOCATION

حور, Hor, Aleppo, Syria

Up to six civilians including two children and a woman died and up to 20 more civilians were wounded in alleged Russian airstrikes on Hor town, local media reported. According to LCCSY, “Russian warplanes launched airstrikes with vacuum missiles on Hor town in the western suburbs with led to the fall of four civilian martyrs

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4 – 6

(2 children1 woman)

4–20

التمانعة, At Tamani'ah, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

One woman was killed, and two men travelling with her badly injured when alleged Russian warplanes struck a car carrying displaced people on the road leading to Al Tamaanah in Idlib governorate. One of the men may later have died. Smart News has published an interview with an eyewitness: “At 09:30 this morning exactly an

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1 – 2

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إدلب, Idlib, Syria

Up to three civilians including a child and a woman died and as many as 19 others were injured in strikes on Idlib, local media reported – though sources were conflicted as to whether Russia or the Assad regime were to blame. One source reported the use of regime warships in the attacks, while several

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Civilian infrastructure

Healthcare facility

2 – 3

(1 child1 woman1 man)

10–19

1 named

كفر ناها, Kafr Naha, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

One civilian woman was reported dead after Russian warplanes allegedly attacked the Kafr Naha neighbourhood. A reporter writing for Smart news said that “the woman was killed and her child injured along with seven other civilians” when “Russian warplanes targeted a town in the western countryside Kafr Naha”, using “stereochemistry missiles and cluster bombs”. RadioAlKul tweeted that

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2–7

صلاح الدين, Salahuddin, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Up to 10 civilians including three named children from the same family died and as many as dozens more were wounded in an airstrike on Aleppo’s Salahudeen neighbourhood, according to local media. The majority of sources blamed Russia, though a report by Buraq media which cited the use of “explosive barrels” in the attack means

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3 – 10

(3 children)

2–24

3 named, 1 familiy identified

الباب, Al-Bab, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

One woman died and other civilians were wounded in alleged Russian airstrikes on Al Bab city, Aleppo governorate, local sources reported. According to LCCYS, “The Russian warplanes used internationally-banned phosphorous bombs and vacuum missiles on Bab city and Mahdoum in the eastern suburb, resulting in the death of one woman and injury of other people”.

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Al Sakhina, Homs, Syria

Six civilians including women and children died in an alleged Russia airstrike on a refugee camp in the al Sakhuna area, south of Palymyra, local media reported. According to the Step News Agency, “Russia’s military aircraft committed a new massacre against people in a camp for the displaced from the towns of Palmyra and al

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(2 children2 women)

الشيخ مقصود, Sheikh Maqsod (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Two or three civilians were reported killed and nine injured in alleged Russian airstrikes on Sheikh Maqsod, according to the Shaam News Network. SNN reported that Russian warplanes launched several raids which came after the signing of a ceasefire between rebels and the Kurdish People’s Protection Units. However all other sources blamed the Assad regime.

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9–10

2 named

كفرتخاريم, Kafr Takharim, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Local media reported that up to seven civilians – six of whom were named – including children and women died and dozens more were wounded in night-time airstrikes on Kafr Tkharim. The strikes reportedly hit a council building and a sports center. The majority of sources attributed this casualty event to Russia, though one report

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6 – 7

(3 children4 women)

20–24

6 named, 2 families identified

دوما, Douma, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

A woman and her unborn child died in an alleged Russian or Syrian regime air or artillery strike on Douma, according to sources on the ground. According to the Step News Agency, “a woman and her foetus were killed and a number of more people wounded when Russian planes targeted residential areas in Douma Eastern

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2 – 4

(1–2 children1 woman)

2 named

حي الحلوانية, Al-Bab Road (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Up to two non-combatants including two women and two female children were reported killed, and four civilians injured, in alleged Russian airstrikes with vacuum missiles on the Bab Road neighbourhood, according to The White Helmets and the Syrian Observatory. Reporting was confused, with the death toll ranging from one to seven. Mada also claimed the

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(2–4 children0–2 women)

1 named

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

In an event previously unknown to Airwars, the Coalition said no civilians were harmed near Raqqa, In it’s April 2017 casualty report the Coalition said: “No Coalition strikes were conducted on that day in the geographic area of the reported civilian casualties”.

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Unknown