Civilian Casualties

YPG, Free Syrian Army

2 named

أبو حمام, Abo Hamam, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

In the evening of Tuesday September 12th 2023, it is reported that elderly civilian Aliwi Al-Waran was killed and civilians Hamidi al-Aboud al-Karkaz, Hussein al-Muhya, Mahdi al-Dhiab and three other children were injured by an alleged Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) drone near the Al-Hawasha area, on the banks of the Euphrates river, by the town

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

Agriculture

(1 man)

ركايا سجنة, Rakaya Sajna, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

A single source reported that Russian warplanes struck Khan Sheikhoun and Rakaya Sajna in southern Idlib causing injuries amongst civilians. There are no other details at this time.

Summary

Russian Military

كوباني, Kobane, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

According to the Kurdish Red Crescent, Fayad Haj Osman (Male), aged 38 from Kobane was wounded by gunshot.

Summary

خان يونس, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Four members of the al-Masry family were reportedly killed and three others were injured by an alleged Israeli bombardment in Khan Yunis during the dawn hours of the 17th of October, 2023. The killed and injured civilians came from three generations of the al-Masry family. 5-year-old Amir Hammam Salem Samara al-Masry, his mother, 30-year-old Asmaa

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

(1 child2 women1 man)

7 named, 1 familiy identified

Geolocation

City

كفركرمين , Kafr Karmin, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Several civilians were reported wounded following two airstrikes on the village of Kafar Karmin in western Aleppo countryside. Only one source, the Step News Agency, blamed Russia; the others didn’t apportion blame, referring only to “warplanes”.

Summary

Russian Military, Unknown

عرب حسن, Arab Hassan, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

One civilian was reported killed in an alleged Turkish forces or Turkey-backed militants’ artillery attack on Arab Hassan village, northwest of Manbej in Syria, on November 3rd, 2019, according to local sources. @NPA_English reported that the attack led to the killing of a young man. No other information is available at the moment. ANF named

Summary

(1 man)

Turkish Military, Free Syrian Army

1 named

المنارة, Al Manara, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On October 22nd 2023 at dawn, at least four people were reportedly killed by an alleged Israeli airstrike on their family home in the Al-Manara neighbourhood located southeast of Khan Yunis. All of the sources reported that four people had been killed in the strike. Reporting on the incident identified Salama Issa Muhammad Abu Taha

Summary

4 – 6

(4–6 men)

4 named, 1 familiy identified

Geolocation

Neighbourhood/area

تل ابيض, Tal Abyad , Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently reported that “a drone belonging to the SDF” struck Tal Abyad, injuring three civilians”. Yacoub Aljazrawi said on his Facebook page that the attack resulted in injury of three civilians including two women. He said Abdallah Al Fannash and his was Fatim Al Hanoush were injured, in additionIssa Mustafa Al

Summary

Syrian Democratic Forces

3 named, 1 familiy identified

الزهراء, نبل‎, the towns of Nubl and Al-Zahraa, the Western countryside of Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

On the evening of Saturday, December 9, 2023, four identified civilians, including two women and an infant, were killed and up to 26 civilians, including four women and eleven children, were injured in a bombardment of the towns of Nubl and Al-Zahraa in the western countryside of Aleppo allegedly perpetrated by Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (formerly

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

(1 child2 women1 man)

19–26

Turkish Military

22 named, 3 families identified

مصنع السنبلة للبسكويت, Sunbulah biscuit factory, Tarabulus, Libya

LOCATION

Between seven and ten civilians were reportedly killed in an LNA or Emirati airstrike on a biscuit factory in Wadi al Rabie. Reuters said: “At least seven workers were killed and another 35 wounded in an air strike that hit a biscuit factory on Monday in a southern suburb of the Libyan capital, Tripoli, emergency

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

7 – 10

15–35

Libyan National Army, United Arab Emirates Military

القرب من مدرسة تونس وآخر بالقرب من مسجد العائدون، في حي الزيتون شرق غزة, A house near the Tunis School and another house near the Al-Aidoun Mosque, Al-Zaytoun neighborhood, south of Gaza City, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On Thursday, 19 October, 2023, a number of civilians were reportedly injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike on a civilian house near the Tunis School and a house near the Al-Aidoun Mosque, in the Al-Zaytoun neighborhood south to the Gaza City. The strike was initially reported at 10:34am. The Shehab Agency, numerous Facebook posts and

Summary

الجنينة, Al-Ginena, Al Hussan and Al Baghiliya villages, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

A single source, the Smart News Agency, reported that an unspecified number of civilians were wounded by alleged Russian warplanes on an airstrike in Al-Ginena, Al Hussan and Al Baghiliya villages. The source reported that “the aircraft bombed civilian houses in the villages of Al-Geneina, Hussan and Baghiliya (6 km west of Deir Al-Zour city),

Summary

Russian Military

المعلك, Al Ma’lek , Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

According to local sources, three civilians were injured in an YPG artillery attack on Al Ma’lek village, near Ain Issa in Raqqa, Syria on November 23rd, 2019.

Summary

YPG

ممنزل لعائلة "أبو مخدة" في دير البلح بالمحافظة الوسطى, the “Abu Makhda” family in Deir al-Balah neighbourhood, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On Wednesday October 18th 2023, at least eight civilians were killed, 22 injured and 18 reported to be missing under the rubble, when an alleged Israeli airstrike hit the Abu Makhda family home in Deir al-Balah neighbourhood in the Central Governorate, in the Gaza Strip. Deir Al Balah Now posted on Facebook the names of

Summary

8 – 12

(1 child2 women1–3 men)

4 named, 1 familiy identified

Belligerents reported killed

0–2

معرة النعمان, Maarat Numan, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Up to 14 civilians including two women were reported killed and between 11 and 20 others including two children were injured in an alleged Russian forces or Syrian regime airstrike on a vegetables market, Souk Al-Hal, in Maarat Al Numan in Idlib, Syria on December 2nd, 2019 according to local sources. Multiple sources indicated that

Summary

10 – 14

(2 women)

11–20

Russian Military, Unknown, Syrian Regime

10 named, 1 familiy identified

منزل د.كمال خطاب مدير مستشفى الدرة للأطفال, Home of Dr. Kamal Khattab, Director of Al-Durrah Children’s Hospital, Gaza strip, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Shortly before 7:34pm on Tuesday, October 24th 2023, an alleged Israeli airstrike hit the home of Dr. Kamal Khattab, the director of Al-Durrah Children’s Hospital in the Gaza Strip and a former director of Al-Aqsa Hospital, located in Deir al-Balah, reportedly killing at least eight members of his family, including at least four children and

Summary

(4 children3 women1 man)

12–24

9 named, 1 familiy identified

Geolocation

City

بلدات متعددة, Several towns, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Dozens of civilians, including children and women, were wounded in alleged Russian and Syrian regime airstrikes on several towns in Idlib governorate on December 4th, 2019, according to Shaam News Network. The Shaam News Network reported that the “very violent air raids” targeted locations south of the international M4-line in the southern countryside of Idlib,

Summary

منزل لعائلة عيد غرب مخيم 2 في النصيرات، وسط القطاع, A house of the Eid family, west of Camp 2 in Nuseirat, central Gaza Strip, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

At around 9:40pm on Wednesday, October 25th 2023, the Eid family’s house, located west of Camp 2 opposite the Maghazi entrance in the Al-Zuwaida area of the Nuseirat Camp, Central Gaza, was bombed in an alleged Israeli military airstrike. According to initial accounts, Israeli military aircraft bombed the house shortly after the end of evening

Summary

IDP or refugee camp, Residential building

(8 children6 women6 men)

12–24

22 named, 7 families identified

Jilib or between Jilib and Xaramka, Middle Juba, Somalia

LOCATION

A senior al Shabaab communications official was reported killed, either in an air or ground operation. The official was named by all sources as Ibrahim Abu Hamza, reportedly a head of communications for the terror group. However there was conflicted reporting about both how he died – and at whose hands. According to Mareeg News,

Summary

Airstrike, Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons

Causes of injury / death

US Forces, Kenyan Military Forces

Belligerents reported killed

Al-Shabaab

2–4

منزل عائلة جمعة بمنطقة الصفطاوي شمال القطاع, Juma’a family home in the Al-Saftawi area, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On October 29th 2023, at least one civil defense personnel was injured in an alleged “double-tap” Israeli airstrike during a rescue operation at the site of another alleged Israeli airstrike that had taken place earlier that day – the Juma’a family home near the Al-Saftawi roundabout in the northern Gaza Strip (assessed in ISPT0698). At

Summary

1–3

معرشمشة, Ma’ar Shamsha, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

One civilian reportedly died in an alleged regime or Russian airstrike on Ma’ar Shamsha, southern Idlib countryside, around noon on December 17, 2019. The Syrian Network for Human Rights reported that the victim’s name is Mohammad Abdul Razzaq Al Shahhoud. According to Al Jazeera, the attack had been “carried out by Syrian regime helicopters”. Facebook

Summary

(1 man)

1 named

مدرسة أبو زيتون, Abu Zeitoun school, Jabalia, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Injuries resulted from an alleged Israeli airstrike on a school near Abu Zatoun in Jabalia refugee camp on October 15, 2023. A Facebook post from Al Watan Voice quoted Al-Aqsa Radio which reported that “aircraft target a school near Abu Zatoun in the Jabalia camp, north of the Gaza Strip, and a number of injuries

Summary

IDP or refugee camp, School

ميادين, Al Mayadin, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

An unspecified number of civilians were wounded in an alleged Coalition strike on Al Mayadin, according to local sources. Euphrates Post reported that “international Coalition raids targeted the refineries in the desert of the city [Al Mayadeen] injuring several civilians.” Alamawi also blamed the Coalition, while Omran_mo reported that Coalition jets destroyed a number of

Summary

US-led Coalition

بداما, Badama, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

One civilian was reportedly injured following alleged Russian or Syrian regime strikes on the town of Badama, Idlib Governorate on December 16th 2019, according to local reports. @HalabTodayTV and @NagiNajjar reported that Syrian regime positions shelled the town and the area surrounding it. @HalabTodayTV said a civilian was injured as a result. An unnamed source

Summary

Assad regime

منزل محمد أبو حطب في خانيونس غزة, The house of Muhammad Abu Hatab in Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip., Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On the night of Thursday, November 2nd 2023, an alleged Israeli airstrike hit the house of Palestine TV correspondent Muhammad Abu Hatab in Khan Yunis, south of the Gaza Strip, killing twelve people, including him and a member of his family. Abu Hatab delivered daily messages in front of Nasser Medical Hospital in Khan Yunis.

Summary

(5 children3 women4 men)

12 named, 1 familiy identified

شارع الكنيسة, Al Kanisa Street, Tarabulus, Libya

LOCATION

In the first incident of 2020, three civilians were reported killed and five others injured after an alleged LNA or UAE airstrike on a blacksmith store in Al Kanisa street in Al Swani, Tripoli, Libya on January 1st, 2020, according to local sources. A child was also wounded after the missile hit her house near

Summary

(3 men)

Libyan National Army, United Arab Emirates Military

LNA

مديرية الصومعة, Al Sama'a, Al Bayda, Yemen

LOCATION

There were some unconfirmed reports of a January 21st US drone strike in Sama’a, al-Bayda province, killing up to three alleged AQAP militants. The strike was reported to have occurred in the same general area as a second, confirmed strike on the same day. All but one source said that three militants had died in

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

US Forces

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)

Belligerents reported killed

3–4

بلدة الجينة, Al Jeneh , Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Two or three civilians including a child were reported killed, and up to nine others also including two children and a woman were injured in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on Al Jeneh in Aleppo’s western countryside on January 20th, 2020 according to local sources. The Syrian Network for Human Rights said the victims

Summary

2 – 3

(1 child1 man)

3–9

2 named, 1 familiy identified