Civilian Casualties

(2 children4 women)

8–20

3 named, 1 familiy identified

الزيتون, Al Zeitoun, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On October 16th 2023 at least three people – 37 year old journalist Abdulhadi Habib, his mother-in-law, 54 year old Buthina Al Tatar, and her grandchild, three year old Amer Bilal Al-Tatar, were killed by an alleged Israeli airstrike on a residential apartment in the Zaytoun neighborhood in eastern Gaza. Multiple sources agree that family

Summary

3 – 4

(1 child1–2 women1 man)

3 named, 1 familiy identified

Names matched with MoH IDs

Neighbourhood/area

تلبيسة, Talbisah, Homs, Syria

LOCATION

Up to 18 non-combatants were reported killed at Talbiseh by Russian aircraft in their first day of bombing in Syria. Paramedic Omar Al Daqa, based at one of Talbiseh’s field hospitals, told VDC: “Around 10am, Russian warplanes launched several fierce airstrikes, targeting a number of neighbourhoods with vacuum missiles, including: Karameh, Bareed and Mashjer streets,

Summary

(4–5 children2 women12 men)

17 – 18

65–72

صبيخان, Sbeikhan, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

According to Euphrates Post, “Coalition planes targeted a motorbike driven by a member of Daesh with his wife and child, killing them immediately. The child survived. They were Uzbek nationals.” Shaam News Network also said the Coalition struck the motorcycle, killing two members of IS, but made no mention of civilian casualties.

Summary

(1 woman)

المدخل الشرقي لإدلب ومحطة الكهرباء, the eastern entrance of Idlib and the power station, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

On the afternoon of Thursday October 5th 2023, an artillery shelling allegedly perpetrated by Syrian regime forces and/or the Russian military struck Eastern Idlib, including a large electric power station, killing between one and two civilians and injuring three civilians, one of whom was a child. The majority of sources, such as Syria Civil Defence

Summary

Power Station

1 – 2

Syrian Regime, Russian Military

1 named

حي الصالحين, Salheen (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Three civilians including one woman died and six others were injured in an airstrike on Salheen, according to local sources – though reports were conflicted as to whether this was an attack by Russia or the Syrian regime. According to an initial report by LCCSY, three civilians including a woman were killed and several others injured in Russian

Summary

(1 woman)

Russian Military, Syrian Regime

حيي النهضة, Nahdah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the injury of a civilian in an event in the Nahdah neighbourhood in Raqqa. Their September 2017 civilian casualty report noted: “During a strike on an ISIS vehicle, it was assessed that one civilian was unintentionally injured.” The Coalition provided Airwars with the

Summary

Known belligerent

دير سنبل, Deir Sinbol, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

At least one woman was injured after alleged Syrian regime and/or Russian artillery hit the town of Deir Sinbol on October 5th, 2023. Neither the woman’s name, nor other identifying characteristics, have been made available. @MohamadDaba9966 reported that the strike hit an armed vehicle, “killing and wounding” those inside the car “on the #Hantoutin-#Dersanbel road”

Summary

Unknown

Syrian Regime, Russian Military

‏السموقة‬, Jisr Samouqa, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Three civilians died in an airstrike on the village of Samouqa, according to local sources – though reports were conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the US-led Coalition. Aleppo24, @ALAMAWI, Al Mukhtassar and Nabd Syria blamed Russia. Aleppo 24 reported: “A family made up of 7 people killed and 3 other civilians killed

Summary

Unknown, US-led Coalition

الميادين, Al Mayadin, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

A member of ISIL was killed along with his wife and two children in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Al Mayadin, Deir Ezzor according to local media. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that the victims died “when the rubble of a building fell on them while they were trying to get away in

Summary

(2 children1 woman)

جباليا, Jabalia, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Around 8:49 PM on Wednesday, October 18th 2023, an alleged Israeli airstrike on the home of the Abu Amira family located on al-Alami street “next to the pump” in the Jabalia camp in the northern Gaza Strip reportedly killed and injured a number of civilians, including women and children. Shehab Agency and Quds News reported

Summary

IDP or refugee camp, Residential building

تدمر, Palmyra, Homs, Syria

LOCATION

The Violations Documentation Center listed one unidentified woman as a victim of an alleged Russian airstrikes on Palmyra. No further details are currently available.

Summary

(1 woman)

Russian Military

كراج البولمان, Pullman garage, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

An unspecified number of civilians died in artillery shelling on the Pullman garage area of Raqqa, according to local sources. According to RFS, “As a result of the heavy shelling of the city of Raqqa and the fall of dozens of shells from Qudd, a number of civilians were killed in Al-Ajili neighborhood, Al-Mansour Street,

Summary

مدينة حمد, Hamad Town, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

At dawn on Wednesday, October 18th, 2023, at least two people were reportedly killed and between seven and 13 people were injured, with four of them likely to have ended up in a coma, when a residential apartment in Hamad City in western Khan Yunis, in the south of the Gaza Strip, was reportedly bombed

Summary

7–13

Exact location (via Airwars)

كفر زيتة, Kafr Zita, Hama, Syria

LOCATION

The Union of Hama Rebels reported that five people were killed in Hama but did not state whether they were civilians. It added that one of those killed was “documented in secret” and named him as Ahmad Mohammad Al Abboud, who died “as a result of Russian bombing on Kafr Zita in Hama countryside.” No

Summary

0 – 1

Unknown, Syrian Regime

1 named

القورية, Al Qouriya, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

One little girl was reportedly killed, according to the Syrian Press Center, and several other civilians were wounded in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Al Quoriya in Deir Ezzor. While that source was the only one to report a civilian fatality, all others reported that a number of civilians were wounded in the airstrikes. Syrian

Summary

0 – 1

(0–1 children)

منزل عائلة العرير على طريق الخلايل, al Khalayel Road, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On October 16, 2023, 20 civilians were killed, including at least five children and three women, and a large number were injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike that hit the al-Arair family home on Al Khalayel road, in the Al Shujaya neigborhood, Gaza City. Asma Mohammed, Beit Dajan Today, News Najah, Nabd and al-Haya reported

Summary

(5 children3 women5 men)

12–24

Known belligerent

14 named, 1 familiy identified

Names matched with MoH IDs

Exact location (via Airwars)

الأتارب, Al Atarib, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between 14 and 20 civilians, including three women and two children, were killed and between two and 12 injured in airstrikes on Al Atarib, according to multiple sources – though reports were conflicted as to whether the attack was the work of Russia or the Assad regime. The Shaam News Network initially reported that four non-combatants,

Summary

(2 children3 women13–14 men)

14 – 20

2–12

Russian Military, Syrian Regime

19 named, 2 families identified

شارع سيف الدولة, Saif al Dawla Street, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Three members of one family, including a four-year-old girl, were killed in Raqqa city, with sources reporting that either SDF shelling or Coalition airstrikes were allegedly responsible. A number of the sources identified the names of the victims and Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently shared images of all three individuals. Because Palmyra Media Center reported

Summary

(1 child)

3 named, 1 familiy identified

خان يونس, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On Tuesday, October 19th 2023, two civilians were reportedly killed and 21 others, including a baby, were injured by an alleged Israeli airstrike on the home of the Mukhaimer family, located to the west of Khan Yunis. Posts from members of the Mukhaimer family identified a 24-year-old man named Mahmoud Ahmed Shteiwi Abu Mukhaimer, a

Summary

(2 women)

2 named, 1 familiy identified

Names matched with MoH IDs

Belligerents reported killed

City

هجين, Hajeen, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

One child was reported killed and another civilian injured in an alleged Russian airstrike at Hajeen. No additional details are presently known.

Summary

(1 child)

Russian Military

الطواطحة, Tawatha, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

One man was reportedly wounded after a water tanker in Al Tawatha village near Abu Kamal in the east of Deir Ezzor was allegedly struck by a Coalition airstrike. The man was said to be injured in the leg due to shrapnel exploding off the tanker. According to Baladi News, “Coalition aircraft targeted a pipeline

Summary

قرية الشيخ عيسى, Sheikh Esa, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

In the morning of Sunday, October 22nd, 2023, an alleged Turkish artillery strike seriously injured a woman in the village of Sheikh Esai n the Al-Shahba countryside, north of Aleppo. According to Alyaum News, civilian property was also damaged by the strike. According to the Human Rights Organization Afrin – Syria, the 22-year-old woman, named

Summary

Unknown

الرستن‬, Ar Rastan, Homs, Syria

LOCATION

A woman and child (and possibly a third civilian) were killed in an alleged Russian morning airstrike at Ar Rastan. According to the Union of Hama rebels, those killed were “an orphan and his grandmother“. They were later named by VDC.

Summary

2 – 3

(1 child1 woman)

Unknown

2 named, 1 familiy identified

عياش, Ayyash, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

A civilian male was identified as killed and two others were injured in “cluster bombs” on the town of Ayyash, local sources reported, however it was not clear who was responsible. The Syrian Observatory of Human Rights and Free Deir Ezzor both reported that the strikes consisted of four raids. None of the four sources

Summary

(1 man)

محيط مسجد الصادقين, Vicinity of al Sadiqin Mosque, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On 18 October 2023, 11 people were killed and 13 people were injured when an alleged Israeli airstrike hit the home of the Al-Harazin family on Al-Sikka Street, near Al-Sadiqin Mosque in Al-Zaytoun neighbourhood, east of Gaza City. The attack was reported by Palinfo on Twitter/X, via a post stating that a warplane had bombed

Summary

(4 children4 women3 men)

11 named, 1 familiy identified

Nearby landmark

الحميدية, Hamidiya (Deir ez-Zor), Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Four named civilians were killed in a reported Russian or Assad regime airstrike on Hamidiya. The Violations Documentation Center named the victims, all adult males.

Summary

(4 men)

Russian Military, Syrian Regime

4 named, 1 familiy identified

الفاروق, Mosul, Farouk, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

A local Facebook page and a resident said that one young man named Ahmed Hikmat al-Tai was killed and many families were still under the rubble after air strikes hit the Farouk area (near the Jewish area) in Old Mosul. Local resident Noor Alniamy called for help for several families in the Farouk area, saying

Summary

4 – 5

محيط مستشفى شهداء الأقصى, Vicinity of Al Aqsa Martyrs Hospital, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On Wednesday afternoon, January 10th, 2024, Palestinian journalist Ahmad (Ahmed) Bedir (Bdeir), also called Abu Naeem, was among at least ten civilians killed in an alleged Israeli airstrike on a house. Some reports put the death toll as high as 40. Another 30 civilians were reported injured, in the home near the western hospital gate

Summary

Healthcare facility, Residential building

10 – 41

(2 men)

Impact

Exact location (via Airwars)

عطشان, Al Atshan, Hama, Syria

LOCATION

Reports said that five civilians including three children and two women died in a refugee camp for displaced persons near A’tshan in the northern Hama countryside. The majority of sources including numerous independent tweets have attributed this offensive with Russia. Aljazeera said that Moscow was responsible, reporting that victims were “killed in a Russian aerial bombardment

Summary

(3 children2 women)

Russian Military