Civilian Casualties

School

Exact location (via Airwars)

طلال السلطان, Tal al Sultan, Rafah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On Monday, October 16 2023, between 10 to 11 civilians, including at least four women and at least three children, were killed and between 24 and 30 were wounded in an alleged Israeli airstrike on the homes of the Okal, Hijazi and al-Shaer families, in northwest Rafah. Safah news reported on “dozens of martyrs and

Summary

Residential building

10 – 11

(3 children4 women2 men)

24–30

10 named, 2 families identified

Names matched with MoH IDs

Neighbourhood/area

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

A single source, Smart News, reported that “IS members were killed and civilians injured on Thursday, in aerial bombardment likely to be by the international coalition which targeted an IS vehicle east of the city of Raqqa, according to witnesses and medical sources.” No further details are currently available.

Summary

US-led Coalition

Лозова, Lozova, Kharkiv, Ukraine

LOCATION

Between four and five civilians were injured by confirmed Russian shelling of the city of Lozova on April 2, 2022. On April 2nd, numerous reports described that alleged Russian shelling damaged numerous homes and left four individuals “moderately wounded” in the Lozova section of Kharkiv. This was initially reported by Kharkiv human rights group. Novynarnia

Summary

4–5

بلدات متعددة في أدلب, several towns in Idlib, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Step News reported that “the Syrian and Russian warplanes targeted several air strikes in the area of Basleya, south of the city of Khan Sheikhun, Khan Sheikhun, Ksafra, Billion, Ma’arata, Jabal al-Arbaeen, Tari’i, Hibayt and Hayesh al-Rikaya in Idlib with high-impact rockets.” No other information is known at this time.

Summary

Suspected target

ديرالبلح, Deir al Balah, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Up to six civilians were killed in an alleged Israeli bombardment on residential tower blocks in Deir al Balah during the afternoon of 20th October 2023. It appears most, if not all, of those killed were children. At least four other injured civilians were identified by looking at images of the incident. Both the deceased

Summary

Residential building, UN facility

1 – 6

(1–6 children)

LOCATION

إدلب, Idlib, Syria

A reported Coalition, or possibly Russian, airstrike which hit a Syrian Red Crescent hospital in Idlib injured up to a dozen civilians. The Coalition later denied involvement, though a unilateral US action remained possible. The intended target of the dawn strike appeared to be the militant gropup Fatah al Sham at a base at the

Summary

Healthcare facility

5–12

US-led Coalition, Russian Military

1 named

Парк культури і відпочинку «Максим Горький», Maxim Gorky Central Park for Culture and Recreation, Kharkiv, Ukraine

LOCATION

On Saturday morning, April 2nd 2022, one civilian was injured by alleged Russian missile strikes hitting M. Gorky Park in the residential district of Kharkiv in eastern Ukraine. Sources almost unanimously account that one civilian was injured, with Huyovy_kharkiv telegram channel and Hromadske specifying that the man was a 57-year-old landscaper that was working in

Summary

البلعوم, Al Bal’oum in Al Mayadeen, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

On February 3rd, 2024, one woman was reported injured while she was at home following a series of US strikes conducted on Al-Baloum neighborhood, in al-Mayadeen city, east of Deir Ezzor, in areas reportedly controlled by Iranian militias. The attacks were carried out at around midnight/at dawn, according to local reporting. Sources also reported a

Summary

Agriculture

Hezbollah, Iranian military

Known belligerent

US Forces

Known targets

Belligerents reported killed

2–19

Belligerents reported injured

8–19

Салтівка, Saltivka, Kharkiv, Ukraine

LOCATION

One civilian was killed and up to three others were injured in alleged Russian shelling of Saltivka district of the city of Kharkiv the evening of April 27, 2022. Oleksandr Skoryk, deputy of the Kharkiv Regional Council, told Espresso.tv that in Kharkiv there was one death and three wounded from shelling. The deputy also added

Summary

2–3

Exact location (via Airwars)

السوسة السوسة, al Soussa, Abu Kamal, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

The Step News Agency reported that “many civilians were wounded to varying degrees” by alleged Russian strikes on al Soussa. According to Euphrates Post on November 20th, there was “Intense displacement of people in the towns of al-Baghouz, al-Safafna, al-Marashda and al-Soussa in the Albukamal countryside due to the continuous aerial and artillery shelling around

Summary

5–10

سرمين, Sarmin, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

At least one civilian, a young girl, was killed and between six and eight others, including three children and two women, were injured by alleged Syrian regime and/or Russian and/or Iranian artillery strikes on the al-Shamali neighborhood in the city of Sarmin on October 4th, 2023. The @SyriaCivilDefe reported that a girl was killed and

Summary

Religious Institution, School

(1 child)

6–8

Impact

Russian Military, Syrian Regime, Iranian Military

7 named, 1 familiy identified

Циркуни, Tsyrkuny, Kharkiv, Ukraine

LOCATION

Three civilians were allegedly shot by Russian forces and their bodies were discovered on May 10, 2022 in the village of Tsyrkuny. According to Suspilne News, Serhii Bolvinov, head of the Kharkiv Oblast Police Investigative Department reported that after the liberation of the village of Tsyrkuny, the bodies of three civilians were found on the

Summary

Artillery, Ground operation

Small arms and light weapons

Exact location (via Airwars)

منزل لعائلة "اسماعيل" بالمخيم الجديد في النصيرات, A house for the “Ismail” family was bombed in the new camp in Nuseirat, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

At least five people, including a woman and a child, were killed and dozens injured after an alleged Israeli airstrike hit the Ismail family residence located in the new refugee camp in Nuseirat, Gaza Strip. Ayman Ismail Abu Bakr, a shopkeeper, was killed, along with his sons 22-year-old Ahmad Ayman Ismail and 25-year-old Mohammed Ayman

Summary

IDP or refugee camp, Residential building

(1 child1 woman3 men)

12–24

Impact

5 named, 1 familiy identified

Names matched with MoH IDs

Балаклія, Balakliya, Kharkiv, Ukraine

LOCATION

Two civilians were injured by alleged Russian shelling of Balakliia on May 12, 2022. The Head of the Kharkiv Regional State Administration Oleg Synegubov posted on Telegram that “2 people were also injured in Balaklia.” This incident has reference to ACLED code UKR57686. No other information is available for this incident.

Summary

تدمر‎, Palmyra , Homs, Syria

LOCATION

An unspecific number of civilians were wounded – according to on the ground sources – following an alleged Russian raid on Palmyra . All sources blamed Russian warplanes for the raid. There are no reports of any civilians killed in the fire. There are no other details at this time.

Summary

بلدات متعددة في أدلب, several town in Idlib, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

An unknown number of civilians was wounded in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on several towns and cities in Idlib governorate on July 29th, 2019, according to a single source. Shaam News Network reported that warplanes and helicopters believed to belong to Russian and Syrian regime forces allegedly conducted airstrikes on a number of

Summary

Suspected target

شارع الثلاثيني, al Thalatheni Street, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On Wednesday, October 18th 2023, an unknown number of civilians were killed and wounded in an alleged Israeli airstrike on a house near al-Hayek on al-Thalatheni street in central Gaza City. Shehab Agency and Amad news reported on the strike, stating that there were a “number of martyrs and wounded” as a result of the

Summary

Residential building

Mosul, Mosque of Imam Al-Baher, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, on June 2nd 2017 the Coalition said it had concluded an assessment of civilian harm “near Mosul, Iraq”. According to the Coalition report, “12. March 1, 2017, near Mosul, Iraq, via social media report: After a review of available information it was assessed that no Coalition strikes

Summary

US-led Coalition

كفرعويد, Kafr Aweed, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

One man, identified by sources as Suleiman Muhammad al-Saleem, was killed on May 15th 2023 after artillery shelling attributed to both the Syrian regime and Russian forces hit the village of Kafr Aweed in the southern countryside of Idlib according to local media outlets and the Syrian Civil Defence. Initial reports from the Syrian Civil

Summary

(1 man)

1 named

كفرزيتا, Kafar Zeita, Hama, Syria

LOCATION

One civilian was reported injured in alleged Russian or Syrian regime artillery strikes on the area of Kafar Zeita, Hama governorate, on August 2nd, 2019, according to local sources. @IdlibPlus tweeted that “a civilian was injured as a result of the targeting of regime forces by the city of Kfar Zeita in the northern suburbs

Summary

Suspected target

جوار مسجد التوبة, Vicinity of al Tawbeh Mosque, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

At least six people were reportedly killed and a number of others were wounded, on Friday November 10, 2023, when the Mari family home, near the al-Tawbeh mosque and the al-Yemen al-Saeed hospital in the west of the Jabalia camp, in the northern Gaza strip, was allegedly hit by an Israeli military airstrike. A family

Summary

IDP or refugee camp, Residential building

(1–3 children2–4 women1–2 men)

6 named, 1 familiy identified

دارة عزة, Darat Izza, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between four and five civilians, including four children, were injured by alleged Syrian regime or Russian shelling of Darat Izza on July 4, 2023. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that four children were injured to varying degrees by regime shelling, coinciding with the flight of Russian reconnaissance aircraft, on the outskirts of the

Summary

4–5

3 named, 1 familiy identified

الحور, Al Hour, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Three medical staff were wounded in an airstrike which struck Al-Huda Surgical Hospital in Al Hour, Aleppo, local media report. According to sources, the hospital has been since rendered out of service. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame. Some blamed Russia, while others blamed the Syrian regime. The Syrian Network for Human Rights

Summary

Healthcare facility

Russian Military, Syrian Regime

حيش, Haiysh, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

A source reported that one child was injured in alleged Russian airstrikes on Haiysh, Idlib governorate, on August 11t, 2019. Edlib Media Center stated that “a child was injured when Russian warplanes targeted Haiysh town, south of Idlib, with rockets.” @baladinetwork also reported Russian airstrikes but did not mention civilian casualties. Hence, while the strike

Summary

جفتلك حج حمود, village Jaftlik Haj Hammoud in the Jisr al-Shughur countryside, west of Idlib, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

On the morning of Friday, 6th October 2023, three children belonging to one family were injured by the bombardement allegedly carried out by the Russian military and/or Syrian regime forces in the village Jaftlik Haj Hammoud in the Jisr al-Shughur countryside, west of Idlib. A two-year old child named Amer Mustafa al-Abdo later died from

Summary

(1 child)

Russian Military, Syrian Regime

1 named

قرية حسن اغا, Hasan Agha village, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

On 16th July 2023, a male civilian was reportedly injured by a Turkish drone strike on a car in the village of Hasan Agha, located to the south of the city of Manbij. 44 year-old Ahmed Al-Jassem was injured and taken to the nearest hospital for treatment and has subsequently been released. An initial Facebook

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

Belligerents reported killed

Belligerents reported injured

عائلة جود, Joudeh family homes, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

At least 52 identified civilians, including at least 15 women and 22 children, and up to 68 civilians were reportedly killed in alleged Israeli airstrikes on two four-story buildings, one belonging to Ibrahim R Joudeh and another to his brother Khalil Joudeh, in Deir Al Balah in the middle of the Gaza Strip at the

Summary

Residential building

(22–25 children15–18 women12 men)

52 – 68

53 named, 1 familiy identified

Names matched with MoH IDs

Town

قرية الكفير, Kefir Village, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

On Friday July 7th, 2023 [al-kafir] Kefir village, in the city of al-Bab in the Aleppo Governorate, Syria was reportedly shelled by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). The strike caused injuries to at least two civilians. News outlets such as Albadia24 and a journalist on the ground Muhannad corroborated these versions of events and further

Summary

تدمر, Palmyra, Homs, Syria

LOCATION

An unspecified number of civilians were injured in alleged Russian airstrikes against Palmyra in eastern Homs. Smart News Agency was the only source to report on this incident and identified Russian planes as responsible for carrying out the airstrikes.

Summary