Civilian Casualties

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(3 men)

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

One civilian male died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Raqqa, according to local media. On July 9th, Palmyra Media Centre reported “The death of a young man, Mohammed Ibrahim Ali al-Qashim, displaced from the city of Palmyra, as a result of his wounds as a result of the raids of the international Coalition on

Summary

الشجاعي, Al Shujaiya, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On the morning of 3rd December 2023, at least two civilians were killed when an alleged Israeli airstrike hit the al-Hajjaj family home in the al-Shuja’iya neighborhood, east of Gaza City. The victims were identified as 27 year old writer and novelist Nour al-Din Hajjaj, and Hamza Haider Hajjaj. In a Facebook post, user Ahmed Ayyad

Summary

Residential building

2 – 24

(1–2 men)

Israeli Military

Geolocation

Neighbourhood/area

الناجية, Najieh, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Seventeen non-combatants including eight women and nine children were killed in airstrikes on Najieh near Jisr al Shughour according to multiple sources – though reports were conflicted as to whether the attack was the work of Russia or the Assad regime. Thirteen of those killed as well as an unborn child came from one family, the

Summary

(9 children8 women)

18 named, 2 families identified

منزل عائلة اسليم في الشجاعية, Aslim family house in al-Suja’iya neighborhood, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

During the afternoon of October 10th 2023, six civilians, most of whom were children, were killed in an alleged Israeli airstrike on the Aslim family home, located in the al-Suja’iya neighborhood in the Gaza Strip. Alaa Ahmed Zaino (30) and her children, Yahya Muhannad Sami Aslim (12), Hala Muhannad Sami Aslim (10), Majda Muhannad Sami Aslim (5), and Anas

Summary

Residential building

(4 children1 woman1 man)

Israeli Military

6 named, 1 familiy identified

Names matched with MoH IDs

حي العمال, Al Oummal (Deir ez-Zor), Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Seven civilians including one child and five people from the same family were killed in alleged Russian airstrikes on Al Oummal, according to Deir Ezzor is Being Slaughtered Silently and the Violations Documentation Center. Deir Ezzor is Being Slaughtered Silently reported that Russian raids killed five members of the Wais al-Saleh family.

Summary

(1 child6 men)

Russian Military

7 named, 1 familiy identified

قرية الجبلي, Al Jabli, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

A civilian male and a female were killed following airstrikes in the Al Jabli village in Raqqa governorate. However, it was contested as to who was responsible, with some sources blaming Russia, while others blamed the US-led Coalition. Al Sabkha reported on the “martyrdom of the sister Khadija Yousef Al-Hamoud Al-Akla was resident in her

Summary

(1 woman1 man)

US-led Coalition, Russian Military

منزل ابو علوان في خان يونس, Abo Alwan house in Khan Yunis refugee camp, Gaza Strip, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On the morning of October 26th, 2023, an alleged Israeli airstrike hit the house of the Abu Alwan family on Ebad Al-Rahman Street within the Khan Yunis refugee camp in the Gaza Strip, resulting in the death of at least one person and the wounding of 15 others. On the day of the alleged incident,

Summary

IDP or refugee camp, Residential building

1 – 2

Israeli Military

كفر تخاريم, Kafr Takharim, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

In a news roundup, the Shaam News Network reported deaths in Kafr Takharim, which they attributed to Russian warplanes: “Since early morning, the Russian enemy planes circled the skies of the province and launched air raids on civilian homes in the towns of Maaret al-Numan and Khan Sheikhun and Kafrtkharim and the outskirts of Sarakeb

Summary

(1 child)

ميادين, Al Mayadin, near Al-Arbaeen Street, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

At least five civilians and possibly dozens more were killed and more than 17 wounded in alleged Coalition airstrikes on Mayadin, according to local sources. 7al.net reported: “Saad al-Hamad, a resident of the city of Al-Mayadeen, told Al-Hilal’s website that the international coalition aircraft carried out more than four raids in the center of the

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5 – 24

دوما, Douma, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

The Violations Documentation Center listed one adult male civilian, a Palestinian national, as killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Douma. However, the VDC listed seven further civilians killed that day in Douma “due to regime`s army forces shelling.” And the Syrian Observatory cites the Assad regime as being responsible for the event.

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قرية شعالة, Sha’ale ( Shaala) village, Al-Shahba District, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

In the afternoon of Wednesday, January 17th, 2024, an alleged Turkish artillery strike on the Shaala (Sha’ale) village in Al-Shahba District in Aleppo’s northern countryside, Syria, injured three civilians, among them a woman and a child. Multiple sources, including Afrin News, Fox Press, SOHR, and others, reported that the artillery bombardment attributed to the Turkish

Summary

Residential building

Unknown

Turkish Military

3 named, 1 familiy identified

حزرما, Hazarma, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

Three civilians including one child were killed in airstrikes on Hazarma, according to multiple sources – though reports were conflicted as to whether the attacks were the work of the Russians or the Assad regime. The White Helmets reported on two raids by “warplanes before sunset” which targeted a civilian home, leading to the death of three non-combatants

Summary

(1 child)

3 named, 1 familiy identified

تدمر, Palmyra, Wadi al Ahmar, Homs, Syria

LOCATION

One adult male civilian was reported killed – VDC named the victim – following multiple alleged Russian airstrikes at Al Wadi Al Ahmar, east of Palmyra, according to local monitors. Activists said the historic city’s archaeological campus was badly damaged as a result of one of the raids, and that other strikes hit different parts

Summary

School

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

It was reported by local sources that a woman named Reham Abdul Aziz Al-Taha and all her children were killed in alleged US-led Coalition strikes on the city of Al-Raqqa. Sources did not state how many children have died. In a Facebook post by Sdc Palmyra it was asserted that the family comprised of displaced

Summary

(2 children1 woman)

1 named, 1 familiy identified

حيان, Hayyan, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Two to four civilians including one to two children were killed in an alleged Russian airstrikes on a school for boys in Hayyan, according to multiple sources. The Syrian Network for Human Rights reported that four civilians including two children died when “suspected Russian warplanes fired several missiles near Hayan High School for Boys in Hayan

Summary

School

2 – 4

(1–2 children1 man)

Russian Military

LOCATION

Akashat, Al Anbar, Iraq

Local press and other sources reported on the death of three civilians, all from the same family, in airstrikes on Al Rutba, 420 km west of Baghdad. According to Amad Al-Dulaimi, the mayor of Ar Rutba, the family was killed following a bomb dropped by an unknown aircraft. Sahafaty News also quoted the mayor who

Summary

(1 child1 woman)

تدمر, Palmyra, Homs, Syria

LOCATION

Between two and four civilians including up to two children were killed in airstrikes on Palmyra, according to local sources – though reports are conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the Assad regime. The Violations Documentation Center said that two adult male non-combatants died as a result of Russia shelling.

Summary

(0–2 children1 woman2 men)

3 – 5

3 named

حي ‏المرجة‬, Marjah (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Up to five civilians died and 16 were injured in a Russian or regime attack on Marja. The Syrian Network for Human Rights said three civilians died as a result of Russian strikes. LCCSY also blamed Russia, putting the death toll at four. But the Syrian Mirror said the regime was responsible, reporting that four

Summary

3 – 5

U'boor district of Anbar, Al Anbar, Iraq

LOCATION

A single report from Yaqein claimed the US-led Coalition had conducted an intensive aerial bombardment resulting in 200 civilians killed and injured within a 48 hour period. The specifics of the civilian casualties, including the toll and identity is currently unknown. Yaqein described indiscriminate bombing by the warplanes of the international coalition aircraft, asserting that

Summary

50 – 100

50–100

خان الشيح‬, Khan al Sheikh, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

Local sources reported airstrikes targeted the Palestinian refugee camp Khan al-Sheikh, leading to the death of at least six civilians including one child and one woman. Sources were conflicted as to whether Russia or the Syrian regime were to blame for the attacks. The highest death toll was given by Radar News, who reported eight

Summary

School

6 – 8

(1 child1 woman)

2–12

6 named

LOCATION

Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria

Two civilians, a wife and husband were reported killed following airstrikes on the city of Raqqa. The exact location within the city is currently unknown. Three out of five sources blamed the Coalition, the other two referred to an “aerial bombardment”, without identifying the culprit. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights commented that the incident

Summary

(1 woman1 man)

دير الزور, Deir ez-Zor, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Local media reported that up to four civilians died and several more were injured in an airstrike on Deir Ezzor – though it was unclear whether Russia or the Syrian regime were to blame. According to one source, Al Jisrtv, ISIS mortars also hit the governorate on this day. The Syrian News Network reported that

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1 – 4

(0–1 children)

0–2

سعلو, Deir Ez-Zor, Sa'alu, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

One female civilian, died in an alleged airstrike on the village of Sa’alu, according to local media. The US-led Coalition and Russia were both cited as culprit, amongst multiple references to unidentified aircraft. According to Qasioun, the Coalition bombed Sa’alu as part of an aerial offensive that targeted multiple villages in the east of Deir

Summary

(1 woman)

US-led Coalition, Russian Military

كفر تخاريم, Kafr Takharim, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Two civilians – both children – were reported killed in alleged Russian airstrikes on Kafr Takharim, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and others. Salqeen’s co-ordinating committee alleged that Russia used cluster munitions in the attack. A field investigation by Al Jazeera English interviewed a child eyewitness badly injured in the event: “I

Summary

(2 children)

4–10

Russian Military

بطمة, Al Butma near Huwaija, Kirkuk, Iraq

LOCATION

Local media reported airstrikes in Huwaija south of Kirkuk province, during an Iraqi assault to capture the city from ISIS. Yagein alleged the US-led Coalition was responsible and cited dead and wounded following the raids. Alzab made a plea to ISF: We hope the security forces ascertain the proper coordinates of their goals in order to

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البوليل, Al Buliyal, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Two civilians including one child were killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Al Buliyal, according to the Violations Documentation Centre. No reports on strikes on Al Buliyal have yet been found.

Summary

(1 child1 man)

الرقة‎ , Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Two civilians named as Abdul Fattah Abdul-Ali Al-Dali and Sufian al-Dali died reportedly due to airstrikes on Raqqah city. The sources did not name a culprit and referred only to “bombing” and “shelling”. There is limited information presently available. Airwars will amend the entry when new information arises.

Summary

(1–2 men)

US-led Coalition, Unknown