Civilian Casualties

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

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

منزل لعائلة جحا في شارع البرهام جوار مسجد الامام الشافعي بحي الزيتون, A house of the Juha family on Al-Burham Street, next to the Imam Al-Shafi’i Mosque in the Al-Zaytoun neighbourhood, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

A house of the Juha family located on Al-Barham Street in the Al-Zaytoun neighbourhood of Gaza City was allegedly hit by an Israeli airstrike shortly before 11 AM on Tuesday, 31st of October, 2023, reportedly resulting in the death of at least seven civilians, including and six children, and injuring of a number of civilians.

Summary

Residential building

1 named

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

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)

منزل يعود لعائلة حجازي غرب رفح, Hijazi family home, west of Rafah, Rafah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Late at night, on the 30th October 2023, the home of Abdullah Hijazi in the Al-Geneina neighborhood, in Tal al-Sultan, west of Rafah was hit by an alleged Israeli airstrike, killing at least ten members of the Hijazi family, including seven children and two women, and injuring others. 33-year-old Hamza Mufid Abdullah Hijazi and his

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

IDP or refugee camp, Residential building

(6–7 children2 women1 man)

10 – 11

Impact

10 named, 1 familiy identified

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

منزل لآل أبو لوز محيط مسجد عباد الرحمن بدير البلح, a house belonging to the Abu Luz family, in the vicinity of the Ebad al-Rahman Mosque in Deir al-Balah, Gaza strip, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On October 27th, 2023, an alleged Israeli airstrike bombed a family home of Abu Luz, located in the vicinity of the Ebad al-Rahman Mosque in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip. Facebook posts by Dunya Alwatan and Ayam Gaza reported that a large number of civilians were injured and others were killed in the

Summary

Residential building

12–24

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

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

LOCATION

At the dawn of Monday, 23 October 2023, an alleged Israeli airstrike hit the lawyer Mohamed Sammour’s home located at the entrance to His Highness Sheikh Hamad City from the eastern side, opposite the O towers northwest of Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip, causing minor injuries to a number of civilians living in a neighboUring house.

Summary

IDP or refugee camp, Residential building

Unknown

Impact

Exact location (via Airwars)

Geolocation

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

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)

شارع السكة, al-Sikka street, al-Zaytoun neighborhood, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On the afternoon of June 21st 2024, at least one person was killed and one person was injured in an alleged Israeli quadcopter attack on al-Sikka Street in the al-Zaytoun neighborhood of southern Gaza City in the Gaza Strip. At 16:10 on June 21, the Palestinian Press Agency (Safa) reported that one person was killed

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons

Causes of injury / death

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

Summary

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

1 named

مسجد السوسي, Al Sousi mosque, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On Monday October 9th 2023, at approximately 11:10am, a deadly airstrike allegedly conducted by the Israeli military destroyed the Abdullah bin Omar (Al Sousi) mosque on the territory of the Al Shati refugee camp, located in the Gaza strip west to the Gaza city, killing up to 11 civilians, including at least two children and

Summary

IDP or refugee camp, Religious Institution

(2 children3–4 women3 men)

10 – 11

10 named, 2 families identified

Exact location (via Airwars)

Geolocation

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

Summary

عائلة الكردي خلف نادي خدمات جباليا شمال قطاع غز, Kurdi family home behind the Jabalia Services Club in the Northern Gaza Strip, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Shortly before 9:02 AM on Saturday, October 28th, 2023, an alleged Israeli airstrike hit the al-Kurdi family home located behind the Jabalia Services Club in the Northern Gaza Strip and killed nine identified civilians, making up three generations, and injured many civilians. Jameel Saad al-Kurdi was killed alongside his 44-year-old wife Manal al-Kurdi, and their

Summary

IDP or refugee camp, Residential building

(2–5 children2–4 women2–3 men)

5–10

10 named, 1 familiy identified

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

مدرسة مسقط قرب دوار التعليم, Muscat school near Al Ta’lem roundabout, Gaza strip, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

During the evening of August 6th 2024, alleged Israeli artillery shelling injured at least three displaced civilians at the Muscat School near Al Ta’lem (Education) Roundabout in the north of the Gaza Strip. According to the Palestinian Press Agency (SafaPs), three people were injured in the reported Israeli military shelling. This number is supported by

Summary

Unknown

Impact

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

LOCATION

One adult male civilian, died in an alleged Russian airstrike on Deir-ez Zor, according to the Violations Documentation Centre and the Syrian Network for Human Rights.

Summary

LOCATION

Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria

A civilian named as Hussein al-Ibrahim al Hassan died following alleged US-led Coalition strikes on Raqqah city, local media reported. Raqqa Media Center cited “artillery bombardment” as the cause of his death. Airwars understands only the US-led Coaliiton had access to artillery at Raqqah.

Summary

فريكة, Freika, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Two civilians were reported killed, and another injured in Freeka town in Idlib, as a result of alleged Russian airstrikes on September 4th, 2018, according to local sources. Syrian TV reported that “a civilian was killed and his son was seriously wounded in Russian air strikes on the village of Freeka in Idlib countryside.” Macro

Summary

1 – 2

حريتان, Hraytan, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Continuous heavy shelling by warplanes was reported to have killed seven civilians including an entire family of four in Hraytan. Other than Syrian News, who claimed there were both Russian and Syrian regime planes, all other sources have reported Russia the sole culprit. Syrian News reported that the neighbourhood Al-Haramis was shelled and Hraytan alleged

Summary

(3 children1 woman2 men)

3–5

8 named, 1 familiy identified

LOCATION

Al Qaim, Al Anbar, Iraq

According to many reported, two brothers were killed in Al Qaim or al Hari in Syria, near the Iraqi border. Reports were contested: one source implied that Iraqi aircraft may have been responsible, while a number of sources identified Russia as the culprit, one source attributed the attack to the Coalition and others did not

Summary

2 – 3

(2 children1 man)

US-led Coalition, Iraq Government Forces, Russian Military

3 named, 1 familiy identified