Israeli Military in Syria & the Gaza Strip

الباب, Al-Bab, Aleppo, Syria

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In one of the the worst known incidents of mass civilian casualties reportedly caused by coalition bombings, at least 51 non-combatants were killed when aircraft struck an Islamic State local headquarters, which was also being used as a temporary prison. Somewhere between 150 and 400 people were being held by ISIL on petty charges at

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51 – 65

(2–4 women30 men)

جرابلس, Jarabulus, Cultural center, Aleppo, Syria

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An 8.30pm coalition bombing raid on Jarablos – a major Islamic State hub – destroyed a cultural centre being used as an ISIL headquarters in the town. According to Aleppo News, “According to activists, the strikes caused great devastation in the building in addition to the destruction of two civilian houses in the vicinity. Witnesses

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(2 women1 man)

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الباب, Aleppo, Syria

An internal CENTCOM review reported unnamed open sources as claiming civilian casualties had occurred as a result of Coalition airstrikes. A provisional review found that there had been no international airstrikes in the vicinity of the city on that date. Airwars researchers later identified coverage from the time of Assad regime attacks on Aleppo on

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4 – 45

دير الزور‎, Deir ez-Zor: Ziban street, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Syrian Martyrs and other monitoring sites listed three civilian males as being the victims of a coalition strike. They were named by the VDC and Syrian Martyrs. All three men were listed as residents of Dayr az Zawr, and as having been killed in Ziban Street (شارع زيبان) in the city

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(3 men)

الباب, Al-Bab, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Three civilian men were reported killed in an event near the town of Al Bab, after a US aircraft dropped a 500lb bomb on a fleeing ISIL suspect. They were later named by the VDC and Syrian Martyrs. Social media also reported civilian deaths, with one tweet noting: “At least two civilians martyred in the

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(2 children3 men)

كشيش, Kashish, Al Hassakah, Syria

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Two unnamed civilian males were reported by a single source to have been killed in a coalition airstrike on the village of Kashish,

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مسكنة, Jirah Military Airbase, al Maskana, Aleppo, Syria

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A shepherd boy aged 10, 14 or 15, and named as Muhammad Qasim (or sometimes Mohammed Abd al Kareem), was reportedly killed in a coalition airstrike on a nearby Islamic State military base. An investigation by the Syrian Network for Human Rights later concluded: “Around 2:45 in the afternoon an international alliance warplane raided over

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(1 child)

المريعية, Marbaʼīyah, Deir Ezzor, Syria

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Two civilian males, both residents of the village of Al-Mrey’iya, were reported by SOHR to have been killed in a coalition airstrike. They were named as Hassan Al Ali Al Zahiya and Moyyed Mohammad Al Assaf. The Committee for the Defence of Democracy, Freedoms and Human Rights also named the two men as civilians –

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بنش, Binnish, Idlib, Syria

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There were claims that a ‘civilian male’, named as Dergham Karah Ali, was killed in a Coalition airstrike on the village of Binnish in Idlib governorate. However, two videos later emerged challenging Ali’s non-combatant status. One showed him singing a moderate resistance song. The second video, posted by Islamic State, indicated that Ali had later

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Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

0 – 1

(0–1 men)

Cause of injury / death

Belligerents reported killed

الحسكة, Al-Hasakah, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

Three civilian males were reportedly killed in an alleged coalition airstrike on the city of Al Hassakah, according to a single source.

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(3 men)

US-led Coalition, Unknown

Suspected belligerents

1 named

Deir Ez Zor Oil Collection Point, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

An internal Coalition report noted that civilians may have been killed near an oil collection point in Deir Ez Zor. The Coalition assessed the incident as non-credible: “Open source video indicated that three civilians were killed in a deliberate strike on an oil collection point in DeZ. 13 Nov 2014: Review could not determine that

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الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

According to some sources, a civilian man was killed alongside two militants in an alleged coalition airstrike on Islamic State’s headquarters town of Ar Raqqah. The slain civilian was identified as a resident of Ma’ar Shoureen in Idlib. Two ‘Daesh militants’ were reportedly killed with him, one named as Mohammad Said Al Kaddour Nasser. In contrast,

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1 – 3

(1–3 men)

US-led Coalition, Syrian Regime

Suspected belligerents

1 named

منبج, Manbij, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

A number of sources cited SN4HR (in a report now lost) as claiming that two unnamed civilian males and one ISIL militant were killed in a coalition airstrike at Manbij, near Aleppo.

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الشنان, Shanan, Deir Ezzor, Syria

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The Syrian Martyrs website claimed that a civilian male died in a coalition airstrike on the village of al Shanan near Dayr az Zawr. He was later named as Rashed Hamdan Al Abd Al Jassem. According to the Facebook page of local activist Abu Mohammad Al Dairi, al Jassem was one of 12 casualties from

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الخريطة, Khareeta, Deir Ezzor, Syria

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Two civilian men were reported by a number of sources as having been killed in a coalition airstrike.

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

LOCATION

Five civilian men were reported by a single source to have been killed in a coalition strike on the city of Dayr az Zawr. They were named by the VDC.

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(5 men)

سعلو, Sillu, Deir Ezzor, Syria

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Two non-combatant males were reported killed in a coalition airstrike on the village of Sa’alo.

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near At-Tanak Oilfield, Syria, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

In its January 25th 2018 civilian casualty report, the Coalition reported that a civilian casualties allegation near At-Tanak is currently being assessed: “#1 Nov. 7, 2014 near At-Tanak Oilfield, Syria via regional human rights organization report.” Further research by our Syria team indicated that this incident was in fact previously known to Airwars, but had

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(3 men)

3 named, 3 families identified

حارم, Harim, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Six months after US air raids had targeted the Khorasan Group (part of the al-Nusra Front) and the militant group Ahrar al-Sham, the Coalition conceded that two children had “likely” died in the attack – the first public concession of any civilian deaths after 4,000 airstrikes against ISIS over nine months. The November 5th US-only

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2 – 6

(2–6 children)

موقة, Muqah, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

The Syrian Martyrs website claimed that up to four unnamed children under the age of 10 died in a coalition airstrike on Mouka – described as one girl and two or three boys. In contrast, the VDC lists three unidentified bodies (two adult males and one female child) noting that they were “Martyred due to

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3 – 4

(3–4 children2 men)

US-led Coalition, Syrian Regime

Suspected belligerents

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

LOCATION

An internal Coalition report noted that “Open source video indicated that three civilians were killed in a deliberate strike on an oil collection point in DeZ.” Airwars researchers have identified what they believe to be the [graphic] video in question, which was posted to YouTube on November 11th 2014. The Coalition was unable to verify

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سلوك, Suluk, Raqqa, Syria

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An internal Coalition report, citing web sources, noted claims that civilian casualties had been alleged at Slouk “on a strike on some grain silos.” The aircraft was likely to have been a US armed drone, due to the Hellfire missile used. An initial investigation concluded that there had been no civilians injured: “The only strike

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الشدادي, Shadadi, Al Hassakah, Syria

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A single source, the Damascus Centre for Human Rights Studies, claims that one civilian, from Al Shadadi, Hasaka, in a coalition airstrike.

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المريعية, Mrey'iya, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

According to the Damascus Centre for Human Rights two civilian males – both members of the same family – died in an airstrike on the village of Al Maya’iya. Syrian Martyrs also named the two victims, while the DinSyr twitter feed reported “Hamza Ahmad al-Abd Al Jalil Mahmoud Ahmad Al-Jalil. Their bodies were identified among

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(0–2 men)

2 named, 1 familiy identified

خشام, Khusham, Deir Ezzor, Syria

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An airstrike on a gas station near the Konoco gas refinery reportedly killed between three and four civilians. A subsequent investigation by the Syrian Network for Human Rights later noted: “Around 7:00pm the international alliance warplanes targeted a gas station and an oil well in Deir Ezzor countryside which is located near Khasham town. the

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3 – 4

(4 men)

كبيبة, Kabiba, Al Hassakah, Syria

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In a major night time coalition air raid targeting oil facilities used by Islamic State, five civilians including a 7- or 10-year old boy were reported killed. The dead were later named by various sources. In a detailed report on the event, SN4HR later noted: “Those civilians are from Kabiba town and they work on

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(1 child2–3 men)

كۆبانی, Kobanî, Aleppo, Syria

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A Kobanî official reported that a civilian – an 87 year old woman – and six Kurdish fighters from the Peoples’ Protection Units (YPG) died in a ‘friendly fire’ incident in the besieged city.It was also reported that two hospitals in the town had been destroyed. According to Sky News Arabia, Kurdish sources said that

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(1 woman)

حمام, Hamam, Raqqa, Syria

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A number of sources named Khalil Ibrahim Al Sheikho.as a victim of a coalition strike on a village near Raqqah. Some of the sources mention another male [listed by Airwars as CS011] but it’s not clear if the incidents are linked. One of the sources claimed that both males were in fact ISIS members –

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