Israeli Military in Syria & the Gaza Strip

قرية عرفة, Arafeih, Hama, Syria

LOCATION

At least one child was killed and another child was injured from the explosion of a cluster bomb that was left behind by alleged Russian airstrikes a few months prior in the village of Arafeih in eastern Hama, according to local media. The child killed from the cluster bomb was a 12-year-old boy; his brother

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اللطامنة, Al Lataminah, Hama, Syria

LOCATION

A 14-year-old girl was reported killed in an alleged Russian or regime airstrike on Al Lataminah in northern Hama, according to sources on the ground. Local sources reported that a woman and her two daughters were wounded and that the girl died from her injuries hours later. There are varying reports about the exact number of

Summary

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

1–5

Cause of injury / death

Suspected target

Unknown

2 named, 1 familiy identified

السوسة, Al-Sousse, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

One male civilian was killed in airstrikes on Al-Sousse, according to local media. Sources all blamed Russian warplanes. An image published shows the victim to be wearing military style dress and carrying a gun suggesting he may be a militant. Despite this, all sources reported he was a civilian. There were no reported injuries.

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0 – 1

(0–1 men)

الجانودية, Al Janoudiya, Jisir Al Shughur countryside, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

One civilian died and up to four others were wounded in an alleged Russian airstrike which reportedly destroyed a bakery in al Janoudiya, local media reported. According to the Syrian Network for Human Rights, “warplanes we believe were Russian bombed al Taqwa automatic bakery in the north of al Janoudiya village in Idlib governorate, destroying its

Summary

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

2–4

Cause of injury / death

الشنان, Shanan, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

The Syrian Martyrs website claimed that a civilian male died in a coalition airstrike on the village of al Shanan near Dayr az Zawr. He was later named as Rashed Hamdan Al Abd Al Jassem. According to the Facebook page of local activist Abu Mohammad Al Dairi, al Jassem was one of 12 casualties from

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LOCATION

Idlib city, Idlib, Syria

At least one woman died – and was possibly killed, according to one report – in multiple airstrikes on different neighbourhoods in Idlib, local media said. While most reports blamed Russia, there were also allegations against the regime. Syria News Desk reported the only fatality, one woman: “A woman was killed and other civilians were

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(1 woman)

1–5

دادات, Dadat, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

A young child was killed in either a Coalition or a Russian airstrike near Al Dadat, on the road to Jarablus. Ara News blamed the attack on Russia, while Shaam News and Halab Today among others said the US-led Coalition was responsible. In their February 2020 civilian casualty report, the US-led Coalition assessed reports that

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US-led Coalition, Unknown

معدانقرية النعمات, al Na’amat village, Maadan, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Local sources reported that one named adult male civilian was killed and his son was wounded in an alleged Russian airstrike on al Na’amat village. Both Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently and Ahmad Al Shibli blamed Russia for the civilian harm.

Summary

Russian Military

2 named, 1 familiy identified

الشميطية, Al-Shmetiya, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Alleged Russian-waged airstrikes killed one child and wounded two of his family members in al-Shmetiya village in Deir Ezzor, local media reported. Deir Ezzor 24’s correspondent reported that “a child was killed as a result of the night bombardment of the town of al-Shmetiya, west of Deir Ezzor, yesterday evening [July 8th], in addition to

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Russian Military, Unknown

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Heavy airstrikes on Raqqa – reportedly by the Coalition – may have caused civilian casualties according to confused reports. According to Step News “international coalition raids target the grain silos, the finance building, the arts school and al Nai’m roundabout in the city of Raqqa a short while ago causing material and human losses as

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0 – 1

0–1

المنصورة, Al Mansoura, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

The Smart news agency reported that likely Coalition airstrikes targeted the oil refinery area of Al Mansoura, “killing one worker and injuring others, in addition to destroying three burners and a car used to transport oil.” Madar News used identical language in its own report. No additional details are presently known.

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المنصورة, Al Mansoura, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

According to the Smart News Agency, Coalition aircraft “targeted a pick-up vehicle belonging to IS with a missile inside the town, killing two people [militants], while a civilian was killed on a motorcycle by another missile from the same aircraft.” In December 2018, the Coalition announced that it had classed the event as non credible

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الثورة‎, Al Tabaqa, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

In a second reported incident for the day, a single source, Smart News Agency, reported “warplanes targeted the Mohammed Al-Faris school in Al Tabaqa, killing two prisoners, one prisoner from SDF and the other a civilian, and wounding five others.” Smart said it was unable to identify the victims. A local source reported prisoners were

Summary

Civilian infrastructure

School

العشارة شارع الحكمة , al Hikma street, Al-A'shara, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

An airstrike hit the town of Al-A’shara in Deir Ezzor on September 14th 2017. It is unclear if any civilians were killed; some sources including the Syrian Human Rights Committee reported the death of one girl, Rahef Hussein Al-Ali Ma’and, but others stated that she was only injured and that no civilians were killed. One

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0 – 1

(0–1 children)

Unknown, Russian Military

2 named

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Hussein al-Ali was named by three sources as a victim of artillery shelling or raids by three local sources – though reports didn’t identify the culprit.

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LOCATION

Raqqa, Syria

In the Amnesty and Airwars’s joint April 2019 report “War in Raqqa: Rhetoric versus Reality”, one civilian was reportedly killed in alleged Coalition airstrikes in Raqqa. Although Airwars assesses single sourced incidents as “weak”, researchers have assessed this incident “fair” due to the depth of material provided by Amnesty. According to the report “Fadi Qahir

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ابو حبة, Abu Hibba, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

A civilian was killed and others were wounded in airstrikes which struck Abu Hibba, according to sources on the ground. Local media was conflicted as to who was to blame, some attributing blame to Russia while others blamed the Syrian regime. According to the Step News Agency, explosive barrels were used, a bomb normally used

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كسرة الفرج, Kasrat Faraj, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

A civilian male died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Kasrat Faraj, according to Raqqa Truth. Other sources reported Coalition strikes within the vicinity but made no mention of civilian casualties, apart from Nesjorj which noted: “Coalition air raids last night on the villages of Kusra Afnan and Kasrat Faraj, resulting in the deaths and injuries

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رسم الطويل, Rasim al Taweel, Hama, Syria

LOCATION

According to the Smart News Agency, there were “dead and wounded as a result of a Russian air bombardment on the village of Rasim al Taweel, east of Hama”. No other sources civilian harm, but they said that the regime had taken control of the village.

Summary

Russian Military

الميادين, Al Mayadin, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

In a third event reported in Al Mayadin on June 26th, one female civilian was killed in an alleged Coalition airstrike, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. The Observatory reported: “The SOHR also observed airstrikes, most likely carried out by the International Coalition warplanes, that targeted one of the headquarters of Suqur Al-Sahara

Summary

(1 woman)

الشيخ مصطفى, Al Sheikh Mustafa, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Step Agency and Smart News reported that one civilian was killed in air raids on the village of Al Sheikh Mustafa, Idlib, on May 26th. Step News agency attributed the attack to Russia, initially reporting that “several people were injured” in the “Russian raids” that “coincided with a rocket attack”. In a later post, Step

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Airstrike and/or Artillery

Suspected target

Unknown

شارع تل ابيض, Tal Abyad Street, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

One civilian male was killed in Tal Abyad Street, according to local media. Baladi said that one person died in artillery shelling on Tal Abyad Street in the center of the city. It is understood by Airwars that only the Coalition has artillery in Raqqa. However, other sources referred to a rocket attack, with Sharqia

Summary

US-led Coalition, Syrian Democratic Forces

فليفل , Falifal, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

A woman was killed and an unknown number of others were injured in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on the village of Falifal, Idlib governorate, on June 1st, 2019, according to local sources. @MasarPressNet tweeted that “a woman was martyred and several civilians were wounded due to airstrikes on the village of Falifal in

Summary

(1 woman)

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Cause of injury / death

Unknown, Syrian Regime

Suspected target

Unknown

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

The child, Yousef Haj Abdullah, was named as a victim of an alleged Coalition airstrike on Raqqa, by multiple local sources. There are no other details at this time.

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شارع النور, Al Noor street, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

One female civilian was named as killed in a “bombardment” on Al Noor street, according to Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently. In December 2018, the Coalition announced that it had classed the event as non credible due to a lack of available evidence of civilian harm: “Aug. 4, 2017, near Raqqah, Syria, via Airwars report.

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حطلة, Hatla, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

An adult male, identified as Kassir Fawzi Al-Abeed Al-Nasser was reported killed in alleged airstrikes on Hatla town, Deir Ezzor. It was not entirely clear who was to blame for this civilian casualty event. However multiple sources cited Russia or the Syrian Regime, whilst two did not specify a culprit. According to a Facebook post

Summary

US-led Coalition, Russian Military

LOCATION

Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria

One young male civilian was killed in an alleged US-led Coalition airstrike on Raqqa, according to local media. The date of the event and his death was unclear, though reporting on August 31st, Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently said he died “a few days ago”.

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الباب, Al Bab, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Various sources reported intense attacks by Turkish and FSA forces on Al Bab in a push to oust ISIS from the city. The only source which reported civilian casualties was the ISIS-affiliated propaganda outlet Al A’amaq: “One dead and three civilians injured, one of them in a critical condition. following Turkish artillery bombardment of the

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Turkish Military