Civilian Casualties

2 named, 1 familiy identified

مدرسة المغازي الاعدادية للبنين, Al Maghazi Preparatory School for Boys, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

During the afternoon of Tuesday, 17th of October, 2023, at least ten civilians were killed and dozens were injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike on an UNRWA school located in the al-Maghazi refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip where 4,000 people were taking refuge. However, the death toll may be significantly higher as Twitter/X

Summary

School, UN facility

10 – 24

12–24

Impact

Exact location (via Airwars)

ضاحية الكهرباء, Dahiat al Kharaba, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

The Syrian Network for Human Rights reported that one male civilian was killed in an alleged strike by Russian warplanes on the Dahiat al Kharaba region, between the towns of Kafr Naha and Khan al Assal. Al Jazeera, the Step Agency and Zaitonmag also said attacks in the vicinity were the work of Russia. However, VDC

Summary

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Seven civilians died in air or artillery or mortar shelling of Raqqa, according to local media – though it was unclear who was responsible for their deaths. However, Hasaka Rasd also reported that mortars fell on Raqqa neighbourhoods on this day, meaning that these deaths may have been caused by SDF actions, for although Airwars

Summary

(1 child1 woman)

US-led Coalition, Syrian Democratic Forces

6 named

Elbur, Galguduud, Somalia

LOCATION

An unknown number of Al-Shabaab members, including top leaders, were reportedly killed by airstrikes allegedly carried out by the US and/or Somali military on Elbur in Galgaduud province on September 23, 2023. There have been no reports of civilian casualties connected to the strikes. On the 23rd of September, 2023, the Somali Ministry of Defense

Summary

Somali Military Forces, US Forces

Suspected target

Al-Shabaab

Belligerents reported killed

خان شيخون, Khan Shaykhun, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

According to reports two civilians – a man and a woman – died in a Russian airstrike at Khan Shaykhun, with other victims left in critical condition. SNN News described the attack as “a terrible massacre of civilians,” with footage showing a devastated civilian neighbourhood. And Al Jazeera aired frantic scenes as White Helmets tried

Summary

(1 woman1 man)

2 named

المجاوده, Majawdeh, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

At least one civilian was killed and a number of others were injured following airstrikes on Majawdeh, roughly 85km southeast of Deir Ezzor. However responsibility was contested. The victim was identified by a number of sources, which also reported that his wife and daughter were injured. The Syrian Human Rights Committee reported that the wife

Summary

1 – 2

US-led Coalition, Syrian Regime, Russian Military

ادلب, a main road and a camp in Idlib outskirts, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Two men were reportedly killed, one man injured and up to more than 30 civilians were wounded after alleged Syrian regime and/or Russian and/or Iranian artillery struck the outskirts of Idlib town in Syria on Thursday, October 5th, 2023. Idlib Media Center and Revolution Radio Facebook accounts posted images of the clouds of smoke arising

Summary

IDP or refugee camp

(2 men)

1–31

Syrian Regime, Russian Military, Iranian Military

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

LOCATION

Between nine and 17 civilians including one woman and two children died in airstrikes on neighborhoods of Deir Ezzor, according to local sources. While some reports allege that this was the work of Russia, one other blames the Assad regime with yet others not attributing responsibility. Deir Ezzor is Being Slaughtered Silently reported that Russian

Summary

9 – 17

(2 children1 woman9 men)

8 named

دلحة وكسرة محمد الآغا, Dahla and Kasrat Muhammed al Agha, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Sharqiya Voice reported that a “number” of civilians were injured following ‘SDF artillery fire’ – which would most likely have been a Coalition action – on the villages of Dahla and Kasrat Muhammed al Agha in Raqqa. Other sources – Newsjorf and Baladi – reported that the victims had been wounded as a result of

Summary

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

Impact

‏الشيخ احمد‬, Sheikh Ahmad, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Three to four civilians including one woman and two children died and an unknown number of others were wounded – reportedly mostly women and children – in airstrikes on Al Sheikh Ahmad village, Aleppo, according to local sources. All sources but one blamed Russia. A later report by Step News Agency said the death toll

Summary

3 – 4

(2 children1 woman)

3 named

المدينة القديمة, Mosul, Raqqa, Iraq

LOCATION

In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the injuries of three civilians in an event near Mosul, Iraq. Their October 2017 civilian casualty report noted: “During a Coalition strike that engaged an ISIS tactical unit, it was assessed that three civilians were unintentionally injured.” Coalition officials indicated that this is

Summary

Known belligerent

كُوبَانِي, Kobani, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

On the morning of Monday, December 25, 2023, two civilians working for a construction company were injured following alleged Turkish strikes on the city of Kobani (Ain Al-Arab) in northern Syria. According to ANF news, the strikes not only wounded two civilians, but also caused material damage to the citizens’ property. The Facebook users Kobani

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

حريتان, Hraytan, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

The Syrian Network for Human Rights, reported that three civilians including one woman died when “suspected Russian warplanes” fired missiles on Hraytan. Shahed A’ayan Halab reported the deaths of 5 people and the wounding of 3 others as a result of Russian bombing in Hraytan.

Summary

3 – 5

(1 woman)

Russian Military

جديد عقيدات, Road near Jadid 'Uqaydat village, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the injury of a civilian in an event near the Jadid ‘Uqaydat village, Deir Ezzor. Their September 2017 civilian casualty report noted: “During a strike on an ISIS vehicle, it was assessed that one civilian was unintentionally injured.” Coordinates supplied by officials to

Summary

Known belligerent

خربة العدس, Khirbet Al Adas, Rafah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Three members of the Dhahir family were killed and six others were injured by an alleged Israeli strike on their home in the Khirbet al-Adas area in the north of Rafah city, on Sunday, October 22, 2023: father Sami Abdel Khalil Dhahir, his son 18-year-old Khalil Sami Dhahir, as well as 33-year-old Mutair Abdel Salam

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

Residential building

(3 men)

3 named, 1 familiy identified

Names matched with MoH IDs

Neighbourhood/area

حمورية, Hamouriya, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

20 civilians were reported killed and 50 injured in an alleged Russian airstrike on Hamouriya, according to the White Helmets and the Shaam News Network. Activists told SNN that four Russian missiles caused severe explosions in residential neighbourhoods in the the town, causing widespread destruction. They put the initial death toll at more than 20 with

Summary

ميادين, Abu Khasab checkpoint, 70 km northwest of Deir al-Zour, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Local media reported that one man was killed and his son was injured by a landmine as they attempted to move from Deir Ezzor to Hasakah.

Summary

البشرية, the village of Al-Bashiriya, al-Hasakah, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

In the morning hours of Monday, October 9th, 2023, at least five civilians, including four women and a child, were injured by an alleged Turkish bombardment while working in cotton fields in the village of Al-Bashiriya located in the Al-Darbasiyah district of Al-Hasakah in northeastern Syria. According to the Hawar news agency and Aso news,

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

Agriculture

5–8

خان السبل, Khan Subul, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

At least five civilians, including two women and two children, were killed in alleged Russian evening airstrikes that targeted Khan Subul. Step TV later interviewed an eyewitness, an unnamed boy who notes: “A plane hit here and hit our neighbour’s home, so they were martyred. This is where it happened; it was Russian planes.” The

Summary

5 – 8

(2 children2 women1 man)

Russian Military

5 named, 1 familiy identified

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

One girl died in a airstrike or artillery or mortar shelling of Raqqa, according to local sources. The majority of sources blamed US-led Coalition airstrikes for the girl’s death. Hasaka Rasd, however, said that mortar shells also fell on neighbourhoods in Raqqa, While Airwars understands that only the Coalition has access to artillery in Raqqa,

Summary

(1 child)

القرارة, Al Qarara, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Around 19:00 in the evening of Sunday, October 22, 2023, the home of the Abu Habis family in Al-Qarara located northeast of Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip, was allegedly bombed by the Israeli military, resulting in five civilians killed, including at least three women, and a number of injuries. A man in his 40s named Rabie

Summary

Residential building

(0–1 children3–4 women1 man)

5 named, 1 familiy identified

Names matched with MoH IDs

Town

الدار الكبيره, Dar Al Kabira, Homs, Syria

LOCATION

Between three and eight civilians were reported killed in an an alleged Russian airstrike on the small town of Dar Al Kabira in Homs. According to Smart News the event was instead a ‘friendly fire’ incident, with Russian missiles hitting a military academy.

Summary

3 – 8

دبلان, Dablan, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

One woman, the wife of Saleh al-Awaid, died in an airstrike on Dablan, according to local sources. None of the sources apportioned blame. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights referred only to “warplanes,” while @DeirEzzor24 said the victim died from an injury after a bombing by “military aircraft”. According to Dblan net, cluster bombs were

Summary

(1 woman)

10–16

بستان القصر, Bustan Al-Qasr, Aleppo City, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

On Saturday, November 4th, 2023, between three and four male children were injured by an alleged Hay’at Tahria al-Sham drone, a group linked to the Turkish military. The children were playing in a small garden near traffic signals in Bustan Al-Qasr neighborhood, in Aleppo city, Syria at the time of the strike. Multiple sources reported

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

3–4

Turkish Military

الزربة, Az Zarbah, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Local media reported that an airstrike on the town of al-Zirba killed one civilian, and wounded several others, though it is currently unclear whether this was the work of Russia or the Syrian regime. Both Halab News Network (HNN), Thiqa News Agency and Halab news identified the victim by name, and many media, such as

Summary

1–2

الكرابلة, Al Karabila, Al Anbar, Iraq

LOCATION

In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the injury of one civilian in an event near Karabilah, Iraq. Their December 2017 civilian casualty report noted: “During a Coalition strike which destroyed an ISIS vehicle, it was assessed that one civilian was unintentionally injured.” In July 2019, the Coalition provided Airwars

Summary

Known belligerent

بيت لاهيا, Beit Lahia, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On October 14, 2023, 16 people, including nine children, were killed by an alleged Israeli airstrike on their home in Beit Lahia, located in the northern Gaza Strip. At least three medics and civil defense members were reportedly wounded in a double tap strike while rescuing the wounded. Munawar Hassan Ahmed Laban (identified as either

Summary

Residential building

(9 children5 women2 men)

16 named, 1 familiy identified

Names matched with MoH IDs

Town

كفر خاشر, Kafr Kasher, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between two and ten civilians died in alleged Russian airstrikes on Kafr Kasher, according to local sources – though some didn’t identify the warplanes responsible. Shaam News Network reported that there had been dozens of Russia raids launched on February 9th on Aleppo, leaving more than three dead “in a number of areas Kfar Kheshr

Summary

2 – 10

Russian Military