Israeli Military in Syria & the Gaza Strip

ظهرة العلواني, Zahret Al Alwni, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Local sources reported that 10 to 25 civilians had been killed and dozens wounded as a result of an alleged Coalition airstrike on Zahret Al Alwni – an IDP camp located between Al Sousse and Al Sha’afa. Most sources reported that 16 non combatants had died. According to most reports, the victims of the airstrike

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10 – 25

(7 children6 women)

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

12–24

Cause of injury / death

4 named, 3 families identified

جسرين, Jisreen, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

Two civilians died in an airstrike on Hasreen, eastern Ghouta, according to local sources – though reports are conflicted as to whether Russia or the Assad regime were responsible. According to the Shaam News Network, the raids were “launched by a Russian Sikhoi 24“. The network reported: “Activists said the shelling today focused on the

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الباغوز الفوقاني, Al Baghouz al Foqani, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

According to local sources, four civilians were allegedly killed by a Coalition airstrike targeting the center of the town of al Baghouz Foqani. Both Euphrates Post and Deir Ezzor 24 identified two of the people killed as Nader Jassim al-Mardoukh and Hussein Ali al-Mardoukh. In a separate report, Euphrates Post identified the third civilian as

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(4 men)

2–5

5 named, 2 families identified

كفر زيتة, Kafr Zita, Hama, Syria

LOCATION

Three adult males were reported killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Kafr Zita. The victims were named by the VDC. While most described the trio as civilians, one tweet said they were rebel fighters with the group Ajnad al Sham. Reporting remains confused, with multiple alleged Russian airstrikes on Kafr Zita between December 9th

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(3 men)

Unknown, Syrian Regime

3 named, 1 familiy identified

الباغوزالباغوز, Al Bagouz Fawqani, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Local sources reported that one or more civilians were killed and injured in a bombardment on Al Bagouz. One victim was specifically named. Deir Ezzor 24 and the Syrian Network for Human Rights stated that a named adult civilian male Najem Hassan al-Saleem was killed by ‘SDF artillery shelling’ on the village. It is important to

Summary

1 – 2

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

1–2

Cause of injury / death

الموحسن, Muhassan, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Six or more non-combatants, including three children, were reported killed in an alleged Russian or regime airstrike on Mohassan. There were claims the death toll may have been as high as 10. While most sources blamed Russia, the Syrian Network later reported that “government warplanes shelled Al Mouhassan city in eastern Deir Al Zour suburbs

Summary

6 – 10

(3 children1 man)

Unknown, Syrian Regime

4 named

الأتارب, Al Atarib, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Two or three civilians including several children died and up to ten more were wounded in alleged Russian airstrikes on Al Atarib, according to local media. Syrian News Desk was among sources putting the death toll at two – with “ten others injured”. However, LCCSY – who blamed Russia – reported that three died including

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2 – 3

(1–2 children)

3–10

سقبا, Sakba, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

Between four and five non-combatants were killed in airstrikes on Sakba, according to multiple sources. The Shaam News Network reported that two civilians died in two alleged Russian strikes on the town. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported unspecified losses also due to alleged Russian attacks. However, footage of the attack from two separate

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4 – 5

20–50

4 named

بستان الباشا, Bustan al Basha, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

One civilian died in an alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrike on Aleppo’s Bustan al Basha neighbourhood, according to local media. Halab News listed on unidentified civilian as killed in a Russian raid. The Shaam News Network also put the death toll at one, but reported that both Russia and the regime carried out strikes

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الفردوس, Al Fardous (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Up to 15 civilians were reported killed in an airstrike on the Aleppo district of Fardous. According to Shaam News, “A further 15 civilians were killed in Al Ferdous neighborhood after a Russian plane targeted it with several vacuum missiles – in addition to about five martyrs in Salah al-Din neighborhood.”

Summary

13 – 15

(6 children4 men)

Russian Military

13 named, 2 families identified

الغنطو, Al Ghantu, Homs, Syria

LOCATION

One named civilian died and several more were wounded in shelling of Ghantou, according to local media. Most sources blamed the regime, specifying a mortar or rocket attack. @MasarPressNet blamed the regime for firing mortars on the town, while @RadioAlKul said that regime artillery strikes were conducted. Other sources blaming the regime included LCCSY and

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تل عاس, Telaas, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

A possible civilian was reported killed in an alleged Russian strike at Telaas near Khan Shaykhoun. VDC named one adult male as a non-combatant victim. However, Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported only that “A fighter from a combat force was killed from wounds sustained after Russian planes targeted Brigade 13 in Telaas in southern Idlib

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0 – 1

خان شيخون, Khan Shaykhun, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

One child, named as 15-year-old child died and up to nine others were wounded in an airstrike on Khan Sheikhoun, local media reported. However, it was unclear who was responsible: most sources didn’t apportion blame – though others pointed to Russia and the Assad regime. According to @SyrianArwad, “Russian and Syrian warplanes launched air raids

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(1 child)

2–9

الكركات, Al Karkat, Hama, Syria

LOCATION

The Union of Hamas Rebels reported that one child who was killed – and two or more people injured – in alleged Russian airstrikes on the village of Al Karat. The VDC also named the boy, who it said had died “Due to the Russian air forces shelling of Karakat village.” The Syrian News Desk

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(1 child)

‏الكبر‬, Al Kiber, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

A civilian male named as Sahir Attallah al Ayyad died from injuries sustained in a reported Russian airstrike on al Kiber “two months earlier.” No additional details are presently known, including the precise date of death.

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‏الشيخ احمد‬, Sheikh Ahmad, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between two and three civilians including up to two children and one woman died in an airstrike on Sheikh Ahmad, according to local reports – though sources were conflicted as to whether Russia or the Assad regime were responsible. The Syrian Network for Human Rights (SN4HR), Halab Today and Syria2011 attributed the event to Russia.

Summary

2 – 3

(1–2 children1 woman)

2–10

2 named

حي ‏المرجة‬, Marjah (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

As many as 25 people from one family – named as the Eid Kabis family – died including eight children and two or three women and dozens more were wounded in an airstrike on Aleppo’s Al Marja neighbourhood. All but one source alleged that Russia carried out the strike. According to Madar Daily, “14 members

Summary

13 – 25

(8–10 children1–3 women)

12–25

13 named, 1 familiy identified

كفر حمرة, Kafr Hamra, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

According to local media, one woman was killed and up to ten other civilians were injured from an airstrike on Kafr Hamra. The majority of sources reported that the strike was Russian, however, the Blog Amin News said that it was carried out by the Syrian regime. The source also said that ‘Syrian children were

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(1 woman)

2–10

خان شيخون, Khan Shaykhun, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Between six and eight civilians including a child and two women died and as many as dozens more were wounded in multiple airstrikes on Khan Sheikhoun, according to local media. Sources were conflicted as to whether Russia or the Syrian regime were to blame. The lowest death count was given as one by Halab Today

Summary

6 – 8

(1 child1 woman)

2–24

Exact location (via Airwars)

Geolocation

منبج, Manbij, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

One to two civilians were reported killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Manbij, according to the Violations Documentation Center. It named one adult male, Osama al-Halak, as killed due to “Russian airforce shelling in Manbij.” An additional male child, Mustafa Ghazal, is also listed as a victim of a Russian strike in Aleppo on December 25th,

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(1 child)

البوبدران, Al Boubadran, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

In what local media referred to as a “massacre”, five civilians including a woman and two or three children were reported killed in an alleged Coalition airstrike on the house of Rajab al-Hassan in the area of Al Boubadran, a village near al Soussa said to be under ISIS control. The victims were named by multiple

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(2–3 children1 woman2 men)

5 named, 1 familiy identified

مخيم عابدين للنازحين, A'bedeen camp for IDPs, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Five civilians were killed and 20 wounded in an alleged Russian airstrike on A’bedeen camp for displaced people, according to the Shaam News Network. The White Helmets told SNN that the shelling hit a large number of tents, scattering their contents across the site. They added that firefighters and ambulance teams attended the scene and

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حي الدرعية, Dar’iya neighbourhood, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Initially this incident was reported on by several sources as mass artillery shelling in the Dar’iya neighbourhood in the city of Raqqa, in which 6 to 12 cilivilians, including a maximum or 6 children and 2 women died and 9 were wounded. During investigations of this event for the April 2019 joint Airwars and Amnesty

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(2 children4 women1 man)

5 named, 1 familiy identified

القريتين, Al Qaryatayn, Homs, Syria

LOCATION

One adult male civilian was reported killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Qaryatain according to the Violations Documentation Center. Most other sources instead said both the Assad regime and Russian aircraft participated in the event. Indicating the chaos on the ground, QNN6 reported: “Assad’s gangs, supported by Russia… are bombing the town of al

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Unknown, Syrian Regime

LOCATION

Raqqa, Syria

In the Amnesty and Airwars’s joint April 2019 report “War in Raqqa: Rhetoric versus Reality”, one civilian was reportedly as killed in alleged Coalition artillery strikes 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. The report stated that

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الصالحين, Salheen (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between 10 and 20 civilians including four to five children and three women were killed – and between 20 and 30 others injured – in alleged Russian airstrikes on Salheen according to local sources. Shaam News Network initially reported that Russian warplanes “carried out a massacre” in the Salheen neighbourhood, killing 10 civilians and injuring

Summary

(4–5 children3 women2 men)

10 – 20

20–30

حي اللطوة, Latwa neighbourhood, Dhiban, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

One civilian male was killed and one woman and five children from the same family injured after an alleged Coalition airstrike targeted their home in Al Latwa neighbourhood of the town of Dhiban, Deir Ezzor governorate, on November 22nd, 2019, according to local sources. Two members of the SDF were also reported killed and another

Summary

Airstrike, Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

1–6

Cause of injury / death

7 named, 1 familiy identified

Belligerents reported killed

Belligerents reported injured

ابطع, Abtaa, Daraa, Syria

LOCATION

One civilian was killed in an airstrike on Abtaa, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights – though it is unclear whether Assad regime or Russian forces were responsible. The Observatory reported that regime forces bombed the town of Abtaa in the northern countryside of Dara’a, and that this was followed by raids by warplanes “believed to

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