Civilian Casualties

101

199

US-led Coalition, Iraq Government Forces

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

LOCATION

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

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

IDP or refugee camp, School, UN facility

12 – 20

(6–10 children2 women)

Exact location (via Airwars)

الرستن‬, Ar Rastan, Homs, Syria

LOCATION

A number of civilians were reported injured, after a midnight Russian air raid on the headquarters of a local rebel faction based in Ar Rastan. Two fighters were confirmed killed. one of whom was originally reported to have been a non-combatant. According to Sin News, the air raid “resulted in the collapse of the entire

Summary

0 – 1

(2 men)

الرقة‎, Shukri Buzan gas station, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Six civilians died and an unspecified number were injured by alleged Coalition airstrikes and artillery shelling by either the US or the SDF, local media said. Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently blamed Coalition raids and “artillery of Kurdish militias”, as did @Raqqa_SL , @salal_mftah_ , Radioalkul and other sources. According to Shaam and Sdusyria, “The

Summary

النصيرات, Nuseirat, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

During the afternoon of October 15th 2023, the Al-Jamal family home in Al-Nuseirat refugee camp was struck by an alleged Israeli aerial bombardment, killing 10 members across three generations and injuring an unknown number of others. Grandfather 64 year old Dr. Azmi Al Jamal and his wife 60 year old Hanan Al Jamal were killed alongside

Summary

IDP or refugee camp, Residential building

(4 children4 women2 men)

10 named, 1 familiy identified

Geolocation

Town

الشحيل, Al Shuhail, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Between three and six civilians including at least two children and one woman died in a airstrike on Al Shuhail, according to local sources – though reports were conflicted as to whether Russia or the Syrian regime were responsible. Deir Ezzor is Being Slaughtered Silently put the death toll at six. Some of their reports

Summary

3 – 6

(2 children1 woman)

Russian Military, Syrian Regime

3 named

near Raqqah, Syria, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, on September 29th 2017 the Coalition said it had concluded an assessment on claims of civilian harm “near Raqqah, Syria” by . According to the Coalition report, “45. June 3, 2017, near Al-Jisr Al Jadeed, Syria, via regional humanitarian organization. After a review of available information it

Summary

سرمين, Sarmin, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

On Thursday October 5th 2023, artillery strikes allegedly perpetrated by the Syrian regime and/or Russian military on the city of Sarmin injured between 10 and 15 civilians, including 3 children and 2 women. Most sources, including Syrian Civil Defence (SCD), reported that 10 civilians, including three children and two women, were injured and shared photos

Summary

School

10–15

Syrian Regime, Russian Military

حي الكلاسة, Al Kalassa (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Two civilians including one child were killed and other civilians were injured in an alleged Russian airstrike on Al Kalassa, according to local sources. LCCSY and Qasioun were among sources blaming Russia for the death of a child. According to Baladi, two civilians died and four were wounded – it also attributed the incident to Moscow. Other

Summary

(1 child)

1 named, 1 familiy identified

near Al Quriyah (Dayr Az Zawr), Syria, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, on September 29th 2017 the Coalition said it had concluded an assessment on social media claims of civilian harm “near Al Quriyah (Dayr Az Zawr)”. According to the Coalition report, “101. June 8, 2017, near Al Quriyah (Dayr Az Zawr), Syria, via social media report: After a

Summary

الأمل, al Amal, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Around 5 AM on Friday, October 20, 2023, an alleged Israeli airstrike hit a home belonging to the journalist Rami Khreis located in the al-Amal neighborhood, west of the town of Khan Yunis in the Gaza Strip, reportedly killing his seven-year old son Abdul Rahman Rami Mahmoud Khreis, and injuring 12 family members, including his

Summary

Residential building

1 – 2

(1 child1 woman)

2 named

Geolocation

Neighbourhood/area

LOCATION

مهين, Mahin, Homs, Syria

Three civilians, including two women and one child, were reported killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Maheen according to the Violations Documentation Center.

Summary

(1 child2 women)

3 named, 1 familiy identified

البرك, Raqqa, Burak area (location unknown), Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

One civilian, named as Mohammad Qassem al Kibba, was killed in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Raqqa, according to local sources. Ahmad al Shibli, Q_Alenzy, 24Raqqa and Hammadi Al Hammadi all blamed the Coalition. Hammadi Al Hammadi said that the victim died in the Burak area.

Summary

عائلة المطوق, جباليا, Al-Moutawaq family, Jabalia, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Alleged airstrikes from Israeli military aircraft killed between 23 and 35 civilians, including members of three generations of the Al-Moutawaq family, on Saturday, October 21, 2023, in the middle of the night on Masoud Street and Old Gaza Street in the Tal Al-Zaatar area in the east of Jabalia in Gaza. The number of injured

Summary

(8–13 children5–8 women5–6 men)

23 – 35

23 named, 1 familiy identified

الزربة, Az Zarbah, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

One civilian named as Hamad Ahmad Al Rajab was reported killed and others injured in an alleged Russian airstrike on Zerbeih, in southern rural Aleppo. However local rebels also said that the town came under attack from “fierce artillery and rocket shelling” by Assad regime ground forces.

Summary

Unknown, Syrian Regime

1 named

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

A named civilian female was reportedly killed in artillery fire in Raqqa. No further details are presently known.

Summary

(1 woman)

منزل الصحفي هاني المدهون, home of journalist Hani Al-Madhoun, Gaza strip, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

At dawn on Saturday, October 21st 2023, the home of Hani Al-Madhoun, a Palestinian journalist who worked for Al-Aqsa TV, was allegedly hit by an Israeli airstrike, killing Hani Al-Madhoun alongside 11 members of his immediate family. Sources on social media posted the names of the relatives of 59-year old Hani Al-Madhoun, also known as

Summary

Residential building

(4 children3 women5 men)

12 named, 1 familiy identified

حمورية, Hamouriya, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

Twenty-three civilians including eight children and one woman were reported killed and 20 injured in an airstrike on a residential area of Hamouriya, according to multiple sources. Reports were conflicted as to whether the attack was the work of Russia or the Assad regime. The Shaam News Network initially said 14 non-combatants died in a “massacre” by Russian warplanes.

Summary

(8 children1 woman)

Russian Military, Syrian Regime

22 named, 1 familiy identified

القائم, Al Qa'im, Al Anbar, Iraq

LOCATION

Local media reported that an unknown airstrike killed eight civilians and injured a further 20 at Al Qaim. Iraqi Spring Media Centre reported the death of 8 people and 20 additional injuries resulting from an airstrike near a mosque in Al Qaim. Iraqi News Center reported the same figures.

Summary

US-led Coalition, Unknown

قِطَاعُ غَزَّةَ, Gaza Strip, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On Tuesday, October 17th 2023, at least one young male civilian was reportedly killed, but the precise details of the incident, including location and time, are not yet known. The victim was identified by friends and family on social media as a 22-year old man named Youssef Naji Fares al-Hayek. Family member Haya Bashar wrote

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

1 named

سبع و اربعين, Saba’a wa Arba’een, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

Two civilians were reported killed and several others injured in an alleged Russian attack by helicopters on southern rural villages of Hassaka, according to Siraj Al Hasskawi, an activist from the region. Hasskawi noted that if the helicopters proved to be Russian then this would be the first raid in the area since the announcement

Summary

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Local media reported that nine civilians were killed and “many” others were wounded in airstrikes and artillery fire on Raqqa city. Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently identified two of the victims (see below) and mentioned that they reportedly were displaced from the town of Samouma in Maskana, as two of the fatalities. Ahmad Shibli said

Summary

2 named, 1 familiy identified

أريحا, city of Ariha, south of Idlib, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

On the evening of Friday, October 6th, 2023, residential neighborhoods of the city of Ariha located south of Idlib, Syria, were subject to an artillery bombardment with contested responsibility— reportedly perpetrated by the Syrian regime forces and/or the Russian military— that injured two civilian men, one of whom later died of his wounds. One of

Summary

Russian Military, Syrian Regime

2 named

حي المشهد, Al Mashad (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Alleged Russian airstrikes reportedly killed at least three non-combatants and injured at least ten in the neighbourhood of Al Mashhad, according to the White Helmets. The group said they recovered three bodies from the rubble and rescued ten people, transferring them to nearby field hospitals. Local media activist Mansour Hussain told Al Araby al Jadeed

Summary

3 – 6

موحسن, Muhassan, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Two women and four children, including a newborn baby, were reportedly killed and dozens of others injured in airstrikes in Muhassan, in the east of Deir Ezzor, but it was not immediately clear who was responsible. Euphrates Post and Sharqiya Voice reported that warplanes committed the “massacre” but did not say who they believed was

Summary

(4 children1 woman)

12–24

US-led Coalition, Russian Military, Syrian Regime

6 named, 1 familiy identified

خان يونس, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Four members of the al-Masry family were reportedly killed and three others were injured by an alleged Israeli bombardment in Khan Yunis during the dawn hours of the 17th of October, 2023. The killed and injured civilians came from three generations of the al-Masry family. 5-year-old Amir Hammam Salem Samara al-Masry, his mother, 30-year-old Asmaa

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

(1 child2 women1 man)

7 named, 1 familiy identified

Geolocation

City

البوابية, Bawabiyah, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

According to multiple sources, one man was killed and at least five non-combatants were injured by alleged Russian warplanes targeted the village of Buwaybiyah in southern Aleppo countryside.

Summary

2–5

الصالحية, Al Salhiya, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Up to four people were reportedly killed and several others (believed to be four) were injured in the rural areas of Al Soussa, Al Salhiya and Ghranij in Deir Ezzor following alleged Coalition airstrikes over several days, local sources reported. Airstrikes on Al Soussa are believed to have taken place on June 25 and airstrikes

Summary

2 – 4

دارة عزة, Darat Izza, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

On the evening of Saturday, 7th October 2023, intense artillery shelling with the reported use of the internationally banned phosphorus shells allegedly carried out by the Russian military and/or Iranian military and/or Syrian regime forces resulted in the death of one or two civilians, including an elderly man, and the injury of two civilians in

Summary

Healthcare facility

1 – 2

Russian Military, Syrian Regime, Iranian Military