Israeli Military in Syria & the Gaza Strip

A report on August 5th 2016 by local blogger Hathifa al Yaman Abu al Majd claimed that approximately 15 civilians had died in a Coalition strike two weeks earlier, with their bodies still buried under rubble. “American Alliance planes – around 15 days ago – committed a massacre against three families opposite al Fatah mosque near

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2 named, 1 familiy identified

LOCATION

In an incident which may relate to the previous report – or was unknown to Airwars – the Coalition announced in January 2017 that it was investigating a possible civilian casualty event near Manbij almost six months earlier. According to the initial statement “five reports of civilian casualties received in November are still being assessed…

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إدلب, Idlib, Syria

In what has been described as a massacre, committed by both Russian and Assad regime and coalition warplanes, between 10 and 23 civilians were killed and as many as 35 more wounded on July 19th in Idlib city. Other sources claimed that the Coalition was involved in the incident. According to Shaam News Network the

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10 – 23

(1 child1 woman)

30–35

Unknown, Syrian Regime, US-led Coalition

LOCATION

إدلب, Idlib, Syria

Raids continued overnight from the 19th to the 20th of July in Idlib, and Idlib City, killing up to 23 civilians, according to sources on the ground. Alamawi reported that missiles were continually fired throughout the night and into the next morning. Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported sighting helicopters dropping explosive barrels after midnight on

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Civilian infrastructure

School

9 – 23

التوخار كبير, Tokhar Kabir, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

In what may have been the single greatest loss of life from a Coalition action in the first two years of its war against Daesh, between 78 and 203 civilians were reported killed in a catastrophic event at the village of Tokhar – the scene of a number of other recent civilian fatalities from alleged

In a major civilian casualty event, 23 named civilians died and up to 50 more were wounded in alleged Russian airstrikes on an industrial area in Al Atareb, Aleppo. There were no allegations against the Assad regime. Death counts rose as reports emerged. Jisrtv reported seven killed, while Enab Baladi put the figure at “more

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Civilian infrastructure

Healthcare facility

(5 children2 women16 men)

20–50

Unknown

23 named, 3 families identified

حي باب النيرب, Bab al Nayrab (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

What has been described as a ‘bombardment’ on Bab al Nairab reportedly killed six civilians, including an unborn child. – though sources were conflicted as to whether Russia or the Assad regime were to blame. Qasioun filmed as an explosive barrel was thrown on the neighbourhood, which is also located very close to an airport.

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(3 children2 men)

6 named, 2 families identified

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

LOCATION

Four civilians died in an airstrike on Deir Ezzor, according to local reports. There was, however, only one source (LCCSY) that pointed to possible Russian involvement. The Syrian Human Rights Committee published the names of four victims killed by “warplanes” in Deir Ezzor on July 19th, these are listed below.

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(4 men)

4 named, 1 familiy identified

حيمر لابدة, Haymar Labda, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Four or more civilians were reported killed and others injured in what were described as heavy Coalition airstrikes on the village of Haymar Labda, as the battle to capture nearby Manbij intensified. ISIL’s media wing also issued a statement claiming “dead and injured and great destruction as a result of Coalition raids on the village

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4 – 12

(3 children1–2 women)

14–40

4 named, 1 familiy identified

LOCATION

A single source reported the deaths of three named young children and the injuring of five more family members, in a fresh alleged Coalition casualty event at Manbij. In the second of their March 2020 civilian casualty reports, the US-led Coalition assessed reports that they were responsible for civilian harm in this strike as “non-credible”,

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(3 children)

3 named, 1 familiy identified

LOCATION

The Manbij Documentation Agency initially claimed that “Sabr the son of Abdallah al Saidi and his family [7 people] were killed in coalition raids on his house near the education department behind his father’s building.” That claim was robustly denied by Manbij Mother of All Worlds: “We totally deny what some pages published yesterday about

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0 – 7

1 named, 1 familiy identified

القاطرجي, Al Qaterji (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Up to 11 civilians including three children died and 15 more were wounded in an alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrike which destroyed a four-story residential building in Aleppo’s Al Qaterji neighbourhood, local media reported. According to BNN, earth missiles and cluster bombs were both used in the airstrike. Smart News blamed Russian warplanes for

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6 – 11

(3 children2 men)

6 named, 1 familiy identified

كفر حمرة, Kafr Hamra, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Various sources reported that airstrikes on a residential area in Kafr Hama, Aleppo, killed up to three civilians, including one boy. BBC Arabic filed a report which read, “according to opposition source, Russian warplanes launched extensive shelling in Kafr Hamra”. Meanwhile, al Jazeera reported that both Russian and Assad regime warplanes were launching missiles in the

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(1 child2 men)

3 named

LOCATION

Al Maysar, Aleppo, Syria

In multiple alleged Russian or Assad regime airstrikes which struck residential buildings, in Aleppo’s Al Maysar neighbourhood, a family of five and an elderly man were reportedly killed. BBC reported that “according to opposition source, Russian warplanes launched extensive shelling in Kafr hamra and Al-Maysar.” AMC News blamed the Assad regime for the strike, while

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(3 children1 woman1 man)

5 named, 1 familiy identified

التوخار كبير, Tokhar Kabir, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Up to sixteen civilians including two or more children were reported killed in an alleged noon Coalition airstrike on Al Tokhar, a village near Manbij in northern Aleppo governorate. In its own report on the event the Syrian Network noted: “Fixed-wing international coalition forces warplanes fired a missile that targeted a residential house that is

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8 – 16

(2–4 children2 men)

14 named, 3 families identified

الخالدية, Khalidiya, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

According to a single source, LCCSY, two civilians died in three alleged Russian strikes in Aleppo’s Al Khalidiya neighbourhood. No further details are currently available.

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Russian Military

حطلة, Hatla, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Three civilians died in an alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrike on the villages of Hatla and al Salhiya in Deir Ezzor, according to sources on the ground. Euphrates Post reported three were killed and five wounded – they blamed Russia, as did the Smart News Agency. Ara News, however, said that the regime carried

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(1 man)

1 named, 1 familiy identified

LOCATION

In a new reported Coalition civilian casualty event in Manbij on July 17th, five civilians reportedly died when airstrikes hit the city. All sources were agreed that the wife and two adult children of Al Haj Bahri al Darwish died. On March 10, 2022 in the CJTF-OIR Civilian Casualty Report, the Coalition reported this incident

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Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

(2 children2 women2 men)

Cause of injury / death

6 named, 1 familiy identified

LOCATION

Fifteen or more civilians reportedly died in an alleged Coalition night time strike on the Al Hazwana neighbourhood of Manbij, according to multiple reports. Manbij Mother of all the World said the ‘terrible massacre’ took place near the al Karama school. The Syrian Observatory issued an urgent call to the Coalition and its allies: “We

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15 – 16

(3 men)

أعزاز‎, Izaz, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

A Civil Service Defence Quarter was put out of service when two warplanes fired missiles on Izaz, Aleppo, a town close to the Turkish border in northern Aleppo. Up to five civilians including a child reportedly died in the attack, which caused extensive destruction to the building and injured several Civil Defence workers. Ara News

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2 – 5

(1 child)

1 named

الفردوس, Al Fardous (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

An entire family was killed in a missile attack which took place in the afternoon of July 16th on Aleppo’s Ferdous neighbourhood, according to local media. Sources said that explosive barrels and missiles struck the area, though reports were conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the Assad regime. Orient news

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(2 children1–3 women3 men)

8 – 13

6 named

الأتارب, Al Atarib, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

“People were torn apart”, reported Aletihad Press, in an airstrike which hit Al Atarib on 16th July 2016, the Western side of Aleppo. Local media put the death toll at between two and 20 civilians – though reports were conflicted as to whether Russia or the Assad regime were responsible for the civilian harm. SMO

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2 – 20

(2 men)

2 named

مشفى عمر بن عبد العزيز في حي المعادي, Omar Abd Al Aziz Hospital, Al Maadi, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

According to local sources, there were injuries to medical staff and material damage to the Omar Bin Abdul Aziz Hospital in the Maadi neighbourhood in Aleppo on July 16th 2016 after an alleged Russian or Syrian regime missile targeted the healthcare facility. Other local sources, such as Radio Al Kul and @salqin also described that

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Airstrike and/or Artillery

Civilian infrastructure

Healthcare facility

0 – 2

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

0–2

Cause of injury / death

LOCATION

An 80-year old man was reported by a number of sources as having been killed in one of multiple Coalition strikes on Manbij between dawn and noon. The strikes reportedly targeted both the Aleppo road and the al Hazwana neighbourhood in the city. According to Manbij Mother of the World, “planes carried out several raids

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(1 man)

الألمجي, Al Alamji, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Warplanes struck Al Almaji, a residential neighborhood in Old Aleppo and killed between 10 and 11 civilians, including women and children. According to Horrya News and the Syrian Network for Human Rights, Assad warplanes launched the raids. However, Shahba News Agency and other local news sources reported the raids to be Russian. The Syrian Civil

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7 – 11

(4–5 children3 women)

عندان, Anadan, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

According to LCCSY, “two martyrs, including a child, and several wounded were reported due to Russian airstrikes on Anadan city”. The Shaam News Network reported that Russia carried out raids on ” Anadan, Hraytan, Kafr Hamra, Mallah, Hayyan and Baleirmoon” but made no mention of civilian casualties.

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(1 child)

Russian Military

حريتان, Hraytan, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Artillery and warplane shelling bombarded Hryatan leaving between three to four civilians dead, local media reported. According to Halab News, Step and Al Jazeera, this was the work of the Assad regime. However, TurkArab Now blamed Russian warplanes for the airstrike. Al-Marsad News put the death toll at four. However the Syrian Observatory for Human

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3 – 4

(1 child2 women)

LOCATION

According to a single source, four civilians from one family were killed and 13 additional civilians injured following a Coalition airstrike. The Syria News Desk reported that “Coalition aircraft launched more than a dozen raids on Manbej, affected some national hospital west of the city perimeter, four of which targeted residential sites in the middle

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Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Cause of injury / death

LOCATION

A young adult civilian male named as Ahmad Ibrahim al Faress was reported killed in a Coalition strike on Manbij. It is either the second reported event of the day in Manbij, or is linked to the previous incident. The Syrian Network reported Coalition strikes on the city that day but made no mention of

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