Civilian Casualties

Syrian Democratic Forces

منزل عائلة الجزار برفح جنوب قطاع غزة, Al-Jazzar family’s home in Rafah, south of the Gaza Strip, Gaza Strip, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On October 17th 2023, an alleged Israeli airstrike hit the al-Jazzar family house in the al-Tanour area, in east Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, killing up to 12 people, including 11 members of the al-Jazzar family, and injuring 12 others, including three children. 63 year old Zaki Mahmoud al-Jazzar was killed along with his

Summary

8 – 12

(3 children1 woman8 men)

12 named, 1 familiy identified

مارع, Mare, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Up to three civilians, including a woman and a child, were reportedly injured in an alleged YPG/PKK artillery strike on Mare, Aleppo governorate on October 10th, 2019, according to local sources. Anadolu Agency reported 3 wounded. @SyriaCivilDefe reported that a woman and a child were injured as the result of rocket shelling. A member of

Summary

2–3

YPG

عبسان الكبيرة, Abasan Al Kabira, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Around 12:00 in the afternoon on Friday, October 20th 2023, an alleged Israeli airstrike on a car carrying farmers in the Abasan Al-Kabira area in the town of Khan Yunis reportedly killed three civilians, all of them men. Shehab agency and other news agencies reported on the incident, and journalist Ahmad Qudeih provided the names

Summary

Agriculture

(3 men)

Impact

3 named

Town

طريق M4 جنوب تل أبيض, M4 Highway south of Tal Abyad, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported: “Members of the Turkey-loyal factions carried out a field execution of 6 new citizens by the fire of machine guns, after they took control of the highway to al-Hasakah city south of Tal Abyad for a short time, before they withdrew from it”. No further details are currently

Summary

Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)

Small arms and light weapons

Turkish Military

جوار مستشفى النجار, Vicinity of al Najjar Hospital, Rafah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Eleven members of the Khader family were reportedly killed and at least one other person, a woman, was injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike on their home behind Al-Najjar hospital in the Al-Geneina neighbourhood in Rafah, at dawn on October 21st 2023. Khader family members were killed across three generations. Surviving family member Khalil Khader

Summary

(6 children3 women2 men)

12 named, 1 familiy identified

Nearby landmark

الموصل‎, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

An unnamed doctor at a local medical centre near Mosul told Iraqi Spring Media Centre that his facility had received 200 civilians over the preceding 24 hours, as a result of bombing and mortar shelling. In related news, Kurdistan’s health minister told reporters that health facilities in the region had so far received 13,000 injured

Summary

200

US-led Coalition

Rakaya, Naqir and Kafr Sanja, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Alleged Russian warplanes carried out air raids on the towns of Rakaya, Naqir and Kafr Sanja, Idlib governorate on October 17th 2019, as reported by Shaam Network. Shaam Network mentioned ‘a number of civilian casualties’. According to Syriahr, there is currently no more information on civilian casualties available.

Summary

Russian Military

سرمين, Outskirts of Sarmin, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

On October 3rd, 2023, a man and a woman, Mohammed Sadek and Asoum Nahbhan were injured by alleged Syrian regime and/or Russian artillery shelling in the outskirts of Sarmin in the eastern countryside of Idlib. Asoum Nahbahn was reportedly moderately injured in the flank while Mohammed Sadek’s injury was described as slight. The belligerent’s identity is

Summary

Agriculture, School

Impact

Syrian Regime, Russian Military

2 named

الرافع, Al-rafe`a, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

One person was reported killed (Ahmed Issa Al-Ajeel) and 13 people are injured in an alleged YPG sniper attack on Al-Rafe`a village in Raqqa, Syria on October 16th, 2019 according to local sources. Al Rafe’ caln said “The young man was born in 1985 and has three children.” Raqqa Network said six children were wounded.

Summary

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Unknown

Causes of injury / death

برج الياسمين, Jasmine Tower, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

During the night of Monday, On October 16, 2023, at least one civilian, a woman, was killed and between two to four civilians were injured, including children, after an Israeli aircraft reportedly bombed an apartment building in the Jasmine Tower located west of Abu Mazen roundabout in the Rimal neighborhood of Gaza city. The Arabic-language

Summary

(1 woman)

2–4

5 named, 1 familiy identified

Exact location (via Airwars)

عريضة عجيل, Arida Ejail, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

One civilian was reportedly killed in a shooting by SDF/YPG forces in the village of Arida Ejail, Raqqa governorate, according to the Syrian Network for Human Rights. Currently, further information is unavailable to Airwars.

Summary

Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)

Small arms and light weapons

قرب الصرف الصحي الفاصل بين الطيانة وذيبان, near the sewer pipe between Al Thayana and Dhiban, east of Deir Ezzor, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

On Wednesday, September 6, 2023, a child was injured by the bullets allegedly coming from an SDF checkpoint near the sewer pipe separating the towns of Al-Tayana and Dhiban, east of Deir Ezzor. The incident was reported by multiple local sources indicating that the child was from the town of Al-Tayana. Where sources identified the

Summary

Small arms and light weapons

YPG

تل أبيض, Tal Abyad, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Two health workers were reported injured as a result of an alleged Turkish forces attack on Tal Abyad in Raqqa governorate in Syria, on October 13th, 2019, according to the Kurdish Red Crescent. No further details are currently available.

Summary

محيط المخا, Vicinity of Al Mukha, Taiz, Yemen

LOCATION

At least two fishermen, including a 16-year old child, were killed and two others were injured by alleged US airstrikes or Houthi drone strikes off the coast of Al Mukha on February 29, 2024. A tweet from @aalnaasi reported that US aircraft carried out two raids on a Yemeni fishing boat that was sailing near

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

2 – 4

(1 child1 man)

Impact

معرة حرمة, Ma’aret Harma, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Three civilians were reportedly injured in five Russian airstrikes on Ma’aret Harma village on November 6, 2019, according to IdlibPlus. A tweet from @NEDAAPOST also reported “three civilian casualties, as Russian warplanes targeted the town of Maarat Harmah in the southern countryside of Idlib” Resala also alleged that “artillery shelling of the pro-Assad forces” struck

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

Russian Military

المغازى, Al Maghazi Camp, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Around 6 PM on Saturday, October 21st, 2023, an alleged Israeli airstrike hit the al-Himidi family home in al-Maghazi Camp in the central Gaza Strip, reportedly injuring two civilians, according to multiple sources. According to a Twitter/X post by @quds_feed marked as urgent, the strike happened around 6:04 in the evening. No further details were

Summary

جامع يحيى الطالب, Mosul, Omar al Taleb mosque, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the injuries of two civilians in an event near Mosul. Their July 2017 civilian casualty report noted: “During a strike on an ISIS headquarters building, after reviewing post-strike video, it was assessed that two civilians were unintentionally injured.” The Coalition provided Airwars with

Summary

Known belligerent

US-led Coalition

معرة النعمانالحامدية, al Hamidiya, near Maarat al Numan, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Two civilians were wounded in air raids in Al-Hamidiya in the southern Idlib Governorate, local media reported. The Smart News Agency blamed Russia, reporting: “Two more civilians were injured following Russian raids on al Hamdidiya near maarat al numan [45 km south of idlib] according to the civil defence Facebook site.” The other sources didn’t

Summary

Russian Military, Unknown

الشيخ مصطفى, Sheikh Mustafa, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

One civilian was killed in alleged Russian airstrikes on the village of Sheikh Mustafa, Idlib governorate, on November 10th, 2019, according to local sources. The Syrian Network for Human Rights reported that Ahmad Asaad Al Sawadi was killed in the alleged Russian airstrikes. According to Edlib Media Center, the man was working on the olive

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

قرية المستور, Al-Mastoor village, near Ain Essa district, Hasakah, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

In the afternoon of Monday, October 9th, 2023, an alleged Turkish artillery strike reportedly killed two children – a girl named Nadia Mohsen Al-Ayyash (aged 8-10, according to different sources) and a boy named Ali Ahmed Al-Ayyash (aged 6-9) in the village of Al-Mastour located in the western outskirts of the city of Ain Issa,

Summary

(2 children)

Turkish Military

2 named, 1 familiy identified

معرزيتا‎, Maarzita, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Three civilians were reported to have been killed and at least eight injured by either Syrian regime forces or Russian forces in an airstrike on November 16th 2019 in Maarzita, in the de-escalation zone in Idlib, northern Syria. According to various sources such as Halab Today and Syria TV, one civilian was a doctor on

Summary

8–10

Russian Military, Syrian Regime

LOCATION

رفح, Rafah, the Gaza Strip

Shortly before 11:40 PM on Sunday October 22nd 2023, an alleged Israeli airstrike hit the Dahleez family home in the Hashashin area, west of Rafah in the Gaza strip, killing up to 15 members of the Dahleez family. Airwars was able to identify 13 family members by name, including at least three women and four

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

13 – 15

(4 children3 women5 men)

12–24

14 named, 1 familiy identified

City

جسر الشغور, Jisir Al-Shoghour, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Up to two civilians were reportedly wounded during an alleged Russian airstrike on Jisr Al-Shoghour, according to local media. There were limited known sources for this event and it should be noted that only one source attributed responsibility to Russia. Both AMC Aleppo and RFS North tweeted that one woman had been injured in an

Summary

1–2

Russian Military, Unknown

كانى مازێ, Kani Mazi, Duhok, Iraq

LOCATION

One civilian, 19 or 20 years old, named as Yousef Jamal, died in an alleged Turkish airstrike on Kani Mazi village, Jammak, Amedi, sources said. According to ANF, “A 20-year-old teenager was seriously injured in the bombing and died in hospital despite doctors tried everything to save his life.” Ninanews added that five other civilians

Summary

لمنزل لعائلة أبو هلال مخيم يبنا ,مدينة رفح, Abu Hilal family house, Bashit Camp or Yabna camp, city of Rafah, Rafah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

In the early hours of Monday, October 9, 2023, Israeli forces allegedly bombed a family home belonging to Raafat Abu Harb Hussein Hilal – a claimed member and a leader of the militant group the Nasser Salah al-Din Brigades – in Yabna camp (or Bashit Camp, according to some sources), in the city of Rafah

Summary

IDP or refugee camp, Residential building

(4–10 children13–16 women6 men)

24 – 36

40–81

34 named, 4 families identified

Belligerents reported killed

أم الأرانب: الشركة الصينية, Umm Al Aranib: Chinese company, Murzuq, Libya

LOCATION

Up to eleven civilians were allegedly killed by an LNA or Emirati airstrike on Umm Al Aranib. The Libya Observer said: “The Congress of Libya’s Tebu tribespeople has condemned in a statement the airstrikes of Khalifa Haftar’s forces on Um Al-Aranib on Thursday, killing a whole family – mother and her six children.” Ummm Al

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

6 – 11

(6–9 children)

3–5

Libyan National Army, United Arab Emirates Military

مسجد "النور المحمدي" في حي الشيخ رضوان, Al-Nour Al-Mohammadi Mosque, Sheikh Radwan neighborhood, Gaza City, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On Monday, October 23rd 2023, at around 12pm, an Israeli airstrike allegedly injured and killed dozens of civilians including children, and destroyed the al-Nour al-Mohammadi Mosque and neighbouring homes in the Sheikh Radwan neighbourhood of Gaza City. The mosque was located in the centre of a civilian area in Gaza City. The exact number of

Summary

Religious Institution, Residential building

12 – 24

(5–10 children)

12–24

Exact location (via Airwars)

Mosul, Rajm Hadid, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, on September 1st 2017 the Coalition said it had concluded an assessment of civilian harm “near Mosul, Iraq” via an NGO report. According to the Coalition report, “March 10, 2017, near Mosul, Iraq, via NGO report: After a review of available information and strike video it was

Summary

US-led Coalition