Civilian Casualties

المستشفى الميداني الأردني الخاص/2 في خان يونس, Jordanian Private Field Hospital 2, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Two people, including a Jordanian medic, were injured after alleged Israeli shelling of the Jordanian Private Field Hospital 2 on January 17th, 2024. The hospital employee, whose name is unknown, was wounded on the right side of his body, sustaining injuries to his thigh and arm; both injuries were described as “moderate.” The other civilian,

Summary

Artillery, Ground operation

Healthcare facility

Unknown

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons

Causes of injury / death

Impact

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

بالقرب من ذيبان, Euphrates River crossing in the outskirts of Dhiban, east of Deir Ezzor, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

A 12-year-old boy was killed and at least three other civilians were injured while trying to cross the Euphrates river near the town of Dhiban, east of Deir Ezzor, Syria, short before 5:55 PM on Saturday, September 9, 2023. They were allegedly struck by bullets from the SDF and/or PKK militia members stationed near the

Summary

(1 child)

Small arms and light weapons

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

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

جباليا, Jabalia, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On October 5, 2023, at least three members of the Al-Jabain family —the child Yazan Muhammad Abu Al-Jabin (12) and his parents Souad Ali Abu Al-Jabin (37) and Muhammad Abu Al-Jabin (44) — were killed and a number of others were injured by an alleged Israeli airstrike on their home in the Al-Fakhoura area in

Summary

IDP or refugee camp, Residential building

(1 child1 woman1 man)

3 named, 1 familiy identified

Geolocation

Town

خان طومان, Khan Tomam, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

According to the VDC, one adult male civilian was killed in an alleged strike by Russian warplanes. The victim name has been published by local media activist. A major battle appears to have taken place in the town, with the FSA reporting that one of its commanders was killed. And almost all sources blamed Russia

Summary

Unknown, Syrian Regime

دبلان, Dablan, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Up to 60 civilians died and dozens more were wounded in airstrikes on Dablan, according to local media – though sources were conflicted as to who was responsible for the event, with allegations against the Coalition, Russia and the Syrian regime. The pro-regime source, Damas Press, put the death toll at 40 and blamed the

Summary

(5 children2–5 women1 man)

21 – 60

12–60

US-led Coalition, Russian Military, Syrian Regime

22 named, 7 families identified

تربة سبيه, several oil wells and Kardahol oil station in the Tirbe Spiyeh district, northern side of Qamishlo canton, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

During the evening of Thursday, October 5, 2023, an alleged Turkish airstrike on several oil wells (stations), including Kardahol oil station, in the countryside of Tirbe Spiyeh in Qamishlo canton, Syria, reportedly killed a 55-year-old man, Muhammad Al-Aliwi (Abu Hussein), and injured his son Mutasim Al-Aliwi and another 35-year-old man. Facebook user Ela Hiso shared

Summary

Oil facility

2–3

Turkish Military

3 named, 1 familiy identified

سراقب, Saraqib, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Two civilians were killed and nine others wounded in airstrikes on Saraqib, according to local sources. While three alleged that Russia was responsible, two other sources blamed the Assad regime. Shaam News Network said Russia carried out raids on several areas in Idlib, adding: “Activists said that an aircraft targeted the eastern city of Saraqeb

Summary

(2 men)

Russian Military, Syrian Regime

2 named

حي الزنجيلي, Mosul, Zanjili, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Local medical sources reported that civil defense teams had pulled as many as 74 bodies from the rubble in Zanjili neighbourhood (West/Old Mosul). The civilians had died as a result of different kinds of shelling on their houses. Airwars researchers contacted local medical sources, who said a total number of 74 civilians were killed. This

Summary

US-led Coalition, Iraq Government Forces

الأتارب, Al Atareb, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Shortly before 3:37 AM on Saturday, October 7th, 2023, a civilian man was killed and a number of civilians were reportedly injured due to an artillery strike with the contested responsibility – allededly perpetrated by the Syrian regime and/or Russian or Iranian military in the city of Al Atareb in the western countryside of Aleppo,

Summary

1–2

Syrian Regime, Russian Military, Iranian Military

أورم الكبرى, Urma al Kubra, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between two and three civilians including two children died in an airstrike on Urma al Kubra, according to local media. The majority of sources including RadioAlKul and QasiounNewsAR blamed Russia. Other sources such as Alburak News have not identified the planes, though they said that “cluster bombs” had been used in the attack. The two

Summary

2 – 3

(2 children)

مكاوي, Makkawai, Mosul, Old City, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

A father and son died as a result of being buried under the rubble in Makkawi, Old Mosul, reported Nineveh Media Center, following likely Coalition airstrikes. Four families in total were trapped under the rubble, but Iraqyoon News Agency reported that most were still alive. The families were believed to be trapped in the basement

Summary

(1 child)

16–36

US-led Coalition

عائلة جود, Joudeh family homes, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

At least 52 identified civilians, including at least 15 women and 22 children, and up to 68 civilians were reportedly killed in alleged Israeli airstrikes on two four-story buildings, one belonging to Ibrahim R Joudeh and another to his brother Khalil Joudeh, in Deir Al Balah in the middle of the Gaza Strip at the

Summary

Residential building

(22–25 children15–18 women12 men)

52 – 68

53 named, 1 familiy identified

Geolocation

Town

كفر زيتة, Kafr Zita, Hama, Syria

LOCATION

One adult male civilian, Qasem Mohammad al-Hasoun, was named by the Violations Documentation Center as having been killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Kafr Zita. The Damascus Center for Human Rights Studies similarly reported the death of Mr al-Hasoun from Russian shelling.

Summary

حي الدرعية, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Sharqiya Voice reported that “shelling targeted several neighborhoods of Raqqa in Tal Al Obeid Street, Saif Al Dawla Street, Al Dar’iya neighborhood, Al Khader Pharmacy, Basil Street, Al Quwatli Street and the edges of al Wadi street and al Fouroussiya” resulting in several civilian casualties and a number of others wounded, however further details were

Summary

US-led Coalition

منزلين لعائلة أبو وردة في جباليا النزلة شمالي القطاع, Two homes of the Abu Warda family in Jabalia al-Nazla, north of the Gaza Strip, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On Tuesday, October 24th 2023, at least 21 civilians were reportedly killed and a number of others were injured during an alleged Israeli airstrike on the two homes of the Abu Warda family, near the al-Nazla roundabout, in Jabalia al-Nazla, in the northern Gaza Strip. Shehab news agency initially reported that there was one person

Summary

IDP or refugee camp

(12–14 children5–6 women3 men)

21 – 22

1–3

22 named, 3 families identified

كفر ناها, Kafr Naha, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Up to fifteen civilians were reported killed and dozens injured in alleged Russian airstrikes on Kafr Naha, according to the Shaam News Network. It said the raids were carried out by tens of Russian warplanes, adding that about 40 raids additional raids also targeted nearby towns and villages relating to battles between rebels and the

Summary

13 – 15

24–25

هشام عبد الملك, Ar Raqqah: Hisham Bin Abd Al Malek neighbourhood, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

At least 9 and up to 15 members of the Salamah family died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Raqqa’s Hisham Bin Abd al Malek neghbourhood. Local media reported this incident in July of 2017: According to Ahmad al Shibli, Marwan Al Salama and his entire family of nine people were killed when a Coalition

Summary

9 – 15

(4 children3 women)

US-led Coalition

12 named, 1 familiy identified

منزل عائلة الضيف في قيزان النجار بخانيونس, Al-Deif family’s home in Qaizan Al-Najjar in Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

In the early hours of Wednesday, October 11th 2023, at least six civilians, including at least two children and one woman, were reportedly killed and a number of civilians were injured as a result of an Israeli bombing of a three-story family home in Qaizan Al-Najjar in Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip, likely belonging to the

Summary

Residential building

(2–3 children1 woman2–3 men)

5 named, 1 familiy identified

العشارة‎, Ashara, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

One civilian girl died “as a result of Russian bombing” at Ashara, according to Deir Ezzor Is Being Slaughtered and others. The Violations Documentation Center named one woman or child as a victim of alleged shelling by Russian warplanes. It lists her as killed in Ashara, Deir Ezzor. Maha had previously been injured in an

Summary

(0–1 children2–3 women2–3 men)

6 named, 1 familiy identified

الشميطية, Shumeteya, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Three civilians from one family died (a father, his son and his daughter) and up to 20 more people were wounded in airstrikes in Shumeteya, according to local sources. No reports pointed directly at the Coalition – though several referred to unidentified “warplanes”. Other sources were conflicted as to whether this was the work of

Summary

(2 children1 man)

US-led Coalition, Syrian Regime, Russian Military

3 named, 1 familiy identified

مرعيان, Marayan, Jabal al-Zawiya in the southern countryside of Idlib, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

On Wednesday, October 11, 2023, a civilian was injured by an artillery shelling allegedly perpetrated by Syrian regime forces and/or the Russian military in the town of Marayan in Jabal al-Zawiya in the southern countryside of Idlib. According to @baladi Twitter/X user, the injured man was taken to a hospital nearby for treatment. Syria TV,

Summary

Residential building

Unknown

Russian Military, Syrian Regime

خان السبل, Khan Subul, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

One adult male, Bahaa Mohammad al-Sabouh (pictured) was reported killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Khan Subul. Step News said that “Russian planes launched several air raids on the town of Khan Subul and Mount Shahshabo from the southern countryside of Idlib, resulting in one civilian death in Khan Subul and several injuries among civilians.” However

Summary

0 – 1

حي الثكنة, Al Thakana, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

One civilian male died in Raqqa’s Al Thaakan neigbourhood – though it was unclear whether Coalition artillery or an SDF mortar were to blame. Ahmad Al Rfaai posted in the on Documentary of victims of Ar Raqqa Facebook group, saying that Haj Ahmad Lyla Salim al-Ali was his grandfather and died in his home after

Summary

US-led Coalition, Syrian Democratic Forces

قرية قرفل, Village of Qarfal, near Ain Essa, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

On the 23rd of November, 2023, a number of civilians, reportedly cotton workers, were injured and a car was severely damaged by an alleged Turkish artillery strike on the village of Qarfal, near the town of Ain Issa in Tell Abyad District, to the north of Raqqa, Syria. Several reports on the strike stated that

Summary

Unknown

1–2

Turkish Military

حزة, Hazzah, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

Six civilians were reported killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Hazzah village near Kafr Batna. Two victims were named by the VDC as having died at Kafr Batna itself, though all other sources placed their deaths at Hazzah. The VDC also listed two unnamed members of the al Sadiq family as having died in

Summary

(4 men)