Israeli Military in Syria & the Gaza Strip

2 – 10

ابو الهناية/خفسة, Abu Hanaya/Khafsa, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between eight and ten civilians were reported killed – and others were reported wounded – following alleged Russian shelling on Abu Hanaya/Khafsa, Aleppo. All sources attributed blame to Russian warplanes. Aranews claimed that a large number of civilians was wounded, no other sources gave specific details on the wounded. There are no other details at this

Summary

8 – 10

(2 children2 women)

هداج, Hadaj, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

Local sources reported that up to ten civilians were killed, including five women and four children, in an alleged Coalition airstrike on the village of Hadaj. A tweet by @NDhoms1 was the only source stating that “10 civilians, including 8 women and children” died. All other sources specifically mentioned the death of “five women and

Summary

9 – 10

(4 children5 women2 men)

حي بستان القصر, Bustan al Qasr (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Up to ten civilians died and as many as 20 more were wounded in air and artillery strikes on Bustan al Qasr, according to local media – though sources were conflicted as to whether Russia or the Syrian regime were responsible. According to Shahed-ayan, “warplanes and artillery shelling in Bustan Al-Qaser killed 10 people and

Summary

1 – 10

10–20

حي السكري, Sukkari (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between four and 10 non-combatants including one woman and two to three children were killed, and more than 20 injured, in an airstrike on the Al Sukkari neighbourhood in Aleppo, according to local sources. The White Helmets reported that seven civilians (including one woman and two children) died when the raid targeted a children’s clinic. They did

Summary

4 – 10

(2–3 children1 woman)

2 named, 1 familiy identified

الهزاعة, Al-Hazaa, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Between seven and ten civilians were killed, including women and children, and “dozens” more were wounded, following alleged Russian airstrikes on Al-Hazaa, according to sources on the ground. The incident allegedly occurred in the afternoon following Friday prayers, according to local media, and struck civilian homes and water wells. Multiple sources reported that this was

Summary

7 – 10

(2 women4 men)

12–24

مزرعة تشرين, Tishreen farm, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Local media reported the death of two families in an alleged Coalition airstrike on the Tishreen Farms area. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, four non-combatants including a woman and her child died at the hands of the Coalition. Other sources put the number of dead at six, again pointing to Coalition warplanes

Summary

4 – 10

(1 child1 woman)

12–24

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

An August 2017 Amnesty International report initially stated that a civilian casualty incident occurred in Raqqa on June 8th, killing 6 to 9 civilians – including 1 or 2 women and 3 to 5 children. This was later corrected to June 28th – with the Coalition accepting responsibility for eight deaths 13 months later. Amnesty

Summary

(5 children1–2 women)

Known belligerent

8 named, 2 families identified

بابيلا, Babilla, Hama, Syria

LOCATION

A father and his three children were among those reported killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Babilla, along with four other children, three of whom were named by the Syrian Network for Human Rights. Eyewitness Moustafa Ghareeb told the Syrian Network: “The Russian shelling occurred 7 kilometres away from Marat Al Nu’man, at Babilla

Summary

4 – 9

(4–7 children1 man)

الراموسة, Ramousa, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between three and nine non-combatants died and dozens more were injured in an airstrike on a bus or cars carrying civilians on the road between Khan Tuman town and the Al Ramoseh neighbourhood of Aleppo city, local media reported. All but one source attributed the event to Russia. The Syrian Network for Human Rights said

Summary

3 – 9

(1 woman)

12–24

عندان, Anadan, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Nine civilians including five children were killed in airstrikes on Anadan according to local sources – though reports are conflicted as to whether Russia or the Assad regime were responsible, and there is some question as to exactly when certain victims died. The Shaam News Network reported that three children from one family were killed

Summary

(5 children4 men)

9 named

بنش, Binnish, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Seven non-combatants from the same family died in an airstrike on Banis, according to local sources – though reports are conflicted as to whether Russia or the Assad regime were responsible. LCCSY said that a family of seven died in a strike by Russian warplanes using cluster bombs. Iraq gate also put the death toll

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7 – 9

2–24

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Four children from one family were killed in an alleged Coalition strike on Raqqa. According to Shaam News, the dawn strike totally destroyed the home of Ahmed Salem al Amin, killing his four young children. Nine other civilians were also reported wounded. Raqqa is Being Slaughtered named the children as Salem, Fatima, Rimas and Mais.

Summary

4 – 9

(4 children)

5 named, 1 familiy identified

الرقة‎, Al Makaf area, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Nine civilians reportedly died and as many as 25 were injured in an alleged Coalition strike near the sheep market of the al Makaf area of Raqqa city. Step news, RFS, the Shaam News Network and Syrinapc were among sources blaming the Coalition and each put the death toll at nine non-combatants. Al Jazeera reported

Summary

2–25

كفرنبل, Kafr Nabil, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Alleged Russian airstrikes killed up to nine civilians, including at least one child and one woman, and wounded up to ten more in the city of Kafr Nabil, local sources reported. The Syria Civil Defense, who were present on the scene following the incident, reported that the strike killed six and wounded more than ten.

Summary

Civilian infrastructure

Healthcare facility, School

3 – 9

(1 child1 woman1 man)

2–10

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Local media reported that nine civilians were killed and “many” others were wounded in airstrikes and artillery fire on Raqqa city. Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently identified two of the victims (see below) and mentioned that they reportedly were displaced from the town of Samouma in Maskana, as two of the fatalities. Ahmad Shibli said

Summary

2 named, 1 familiy identified

دير العصافير, Dayr al Asafeer, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

Eight to nine civilians including one to two women and two children were killed in alleged Russian airstrikes on Dayr al Asafeer, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and the White Helmets. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that eight non-combatants including one woman and two children were killed and others injured when “warplanes believed

Summary

(2 children1–2 women5 men)

8 named, 2 families identified

جبل الزاوية (ابلين), Jabal al Zawiya, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Between five and nine civilians including one child died and at least 15 more were injured in an airstrike on Jabal al Zawiya, according to local sources. While most alleged this was the work of Russia, one said the regime was responsible. Al Souria said that Russia was responsible, putting the death toll at six

Summary

(1 child1 woman0–7 men)

8 named

جاسم, Jassem, Daraa, Syria

LOCATION

Local sources reported about a major incident in the city of Jassem, Dara’a, that reportedly killed up to nine civilians, including children and women, and wounded between two and 20. Several sources described the incident as a “massacre”. Local reports varied, spanning between five to nine reported civilian casualties, while most said that five were

Summary

(2 children2 women1 man)

2–20

7 named

جاسم, Jassem, Daraa, Syria

LOCATION

An airstrike, that struck the city of Jassem in Dara’a, reportedly killed up to nine civilians and wounded dozens more, including women and children, local media said. The incident was described by several media as a “massacre”. Sources were conflicted as to whether Russia or the Assad regime were to blame. Sources reported between five

Summary

(1 man)

2–24

8 named

كفرزيتا , Kafr Zita, Hama, Syria

LOCATION

Up to nine civilians including eight members of the civil defense died in alleged Russian and Syrian regime airstrikes in an “unprecedented bombing campaign” on Kafr Zita, according to local media. Eight of the victims were killed in a strike on a civil defense shelter, including Hassan Hammoud Arfat, a paramedic and Ahmad Nayef al

Summary

Civilian infrastructure

Healthcare facility

7 – 9

7 named

دوما, Douma, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

As many as nine civilians, including two children and one woman, were killed and at least one civilian was wounded as the Syrian regime and/or Russia carried out air and artillery shelling of Douma, eastern Ghouta, Damascus, local media reported. As several sources reported, large parts of eastern Ghouta, including Douma, were subject to heavy

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

3 – 9

(2 children1 woman)

معبطلي, Ma'abatli village, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between seven and nine civilians from one family died in an alleged Turkish airstrike on Ma’abatli village, according to sources on the ground. The family were reportedly from the city of Idlib. Local media said that three of them remained under the rubble. The story of the family’s death formed the basis of an article

Summary

(4 children3 women)

سلوك, Suluk, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Up to nine civilians were killed by US aircraft at Slouk in Raqaa’s suburbs. Al Hal quoted Abu Ibrahim Al Raquaou of the group Raqaa is Being Slaughtered Silently as saying that as part of an operation to clear Slouk of Daesh militants, Coalition planes had “targeted IS machinery near the Slouk Front and its

Summary

(3–5 children2 women2 men)

Known belligerent

9 named, 1 familiy identified

البوثة, Bootha, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

Up to nine civilians from two families were killed in an alleged Coalition dawn strike at the small village of al Bootha – near to the Tishreen oilfield, and close to the scene of fierce clashes between Kurdish ground forces and Daesh. The Union of Hassakah Youth initially attributed the attack to the Forces for

Summary

(3–2 children2–3 women4 men)

7 – 9

7 named, 1 familiy identified

Ar Raqqah: Museum square, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Investigations for the April 2019 joint Airwars and Amnesty report War in Raqqa: Rethoric versus Reality (www.raqqa.amnesty.org) reported that on July 22 nine members of the Al-Zanna family were killed in a coalition air strike while sheltering in a basement under a parade of empty shops in Museum Square. Hours later another Coalition air strike

Summary

(3 children1 woman5 men)

9 named, 1 familiy identified

Abu Kamal, Al Masriya roundabout, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Between eight and nine civilians died in an airstrike on the al Masriya roundabout in Abu Kamal, according to local media – though sources at the time were conflicted as to whether the US-led Coalition or Russia was responsible. In September 2019 the Coalition accepted responsibility for this incident. Its monthly civilian casualty report noted:

Summary

(1 man)

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

12–36

Cause of injury / death

Known belligerent

حي طريق الباب, Tareeq al-Bab (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Local media reported between two and nine civilians were killed and several others injured by a bombing on residential buildings in the Tareeq al Bab neighbourhood in Aleppo – though reports were conflicted as to whether Russia or the Assad regime was responsible. Some outlets reported napalm was used in the bombings, which were attributed

Summary

2 – 9

(1 child1 man)

2 named

كفر ناها, Kafr Naha, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Up to nine civilians including six children and two women died in what was described as a “massacre” at Shamico Farms in Kafr Naha near Aleppo. Sources blamed Russian warplanes for the deaths. The twitter account AleppoAMC reported that the incident led to “eight martyrs including six children”. Violations Documentation Center Syria (VDC), Halab News Network

Summary

(6 children2 women)

9 named, 2 families identified