Israeli Military in Syria & the Gaza Strip

(1 woman)

ادلب المدينة, Idlib city, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

On December 5, 2016, at least 16 civilians were killed and between 15 and 24 were wounded in an aerial bombardment which struck Idlib city. It is unclear who was to blame, with most sources attributing blame to Russia, and some sources blaming the Syrian regime. Smart News reported that according to two activists, the

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(9–12 children1–3 women1–2 men)

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

15–24

Cause of injury / death

Russian Military, Syrian Regime

14 named

ميادين, Road between Shadadi and Deir Ezzor (Road 7), Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

A civilian non-combatant was reported killed in a Coalition bombing on the road linking Shadadi with Deir az Zawr. The victim came from the town of Mayadeen.

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أم الرمان, A water well “Al-Mukaramah” located in “Bir Al-Kharib”, or “Al-Kharib”, near the village of Umm Al-Rumman, Al Suwayda, Syria

LOCATION

In the evening/night of Thursday, January 4th, 2024, at least one civilians, a 50-year-old father of two children, was killed by an alleged Jordanian airstrike on Bir Al-Kharib south of the village of Umm al-Rumman in the southern countryside of Al-Suwayda, Syria. Reportedly, Hammoud Iyas Al-Aqel (Abu Laith) from Jabal al-Arab was killed during his night

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Civilian infrastructure

Water station

1 – 3

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Cause of injury / death

Impact

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

A reported Coalition airstrike on a municipal stadium in Raqaa being used as a facility by Daesh may also have injured some civilian prisoners being held there. According to reports at least 8 alleged fighters died while the group’s local ’emir’ was injured. Claims were confused as to whether prisoners at the facility had escaped

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Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Unknown

Cause of injury / death

Belligerents reported killed

Suspected target

ISIS

Belligerents reported injured

الثورة‎, Al-Thawrah (Tabaqah), Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Two named civilians were reported killed and others injured after an alleged Coalition strike at Al Tabaqah. One of those killed has been named as Abd al Mahayman Abd al Tawwab al Radwan, from Deir Ezzor. In the first of their March 2020 civilian casualty reports, the US-led Coalition assessed reports that they were responsible

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منبج, Manbij, Aleppo, Syria

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One male civilian was killed in an alleged Coalition airstrike, according to two local sources. Halab News Network reported that he died when a Daesh vehicle carrying him was targeted, as he was being moved to the terrorist organisation’s prison. In the second of their March 2020 civilian casualty reports, the US-led Coalition assessed reports that

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منبج, Manbij, Aleppo, Syria

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The Manbij Documentation Agency initially claimed that “Sabr the son of Abdallah al Saidi and his family [7 people] were killed in coalition raids on his house near the education department behind his father’s building.” That claim was robustly denied by Manbij Mother of All Worlds: “We totally deny what some pages published yesterday about

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0 – 7

1 named, 1 familiy identified

المزيونة, Mazyoneh, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

The VDC listed a 33 year old civilian male as a victim of alleged coalition warplane shelling. His name was given as Taha al Afara. According to Manbij Mother of all the World, Tahal al Afara was killed and “his two brothers Khalaf and Hassan wounded in a coalition strike on his brother’s home in

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3 named, 1 familiy identified

الطويحينة, Al Tweihina, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Airstrikes, possibly carried out by Turkish forces, killed one civilian according to one local report. Others referred only to violent clashes between non state actors. Smart News Agency reported that “international Coalition aircraft” targeting ISIS in Al Tweihina which it said killed one civilian and two members of the terror group. However, the report identified

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US-led Coalition, Turkish Military

تل السمن, Tall al Samin, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

ISIL’s media wing was among those reporting the deaths of five civilians in an alleged Coalition air raid on Tal al Samin. According to Al A’Amaq, “five people were killed after their home was targeted with an air raid in the village of Tal al Samin Janoubi, north of Raqqa.” However, heavy artlllery strikes were

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US-led Coalition, Unknown

8 named

الرقة‎, al Dalla roundabout, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

A heavy air raid on Ar Raqqah left up to 36 civilians dead according to multiple reports. While most blamed Russia, there were some claims that the US-led Coalition was responsible. It has since denied involvement. According to Raqqa is Being Slaughtered, the afternoon raids were concentrated mainly near the city’s al Dalla roundabout. Euphrates

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(3–14 children2 women16 men)

18 – 36

12–60

US-led Coalition, Russian Military

31 named, 2 families identified

سويدية كبيرة, Sowaiydiya Kabira, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Between one and five civilians died in an airstrike on Al Sweidiya Kabira according to local sources – though reports were conflicted as to whether the Coalition or “PKK militants” were responsible. Raqqa is Being Slaughtered reported: “The international coalition launched three air raids on the village of al Sweidiya kabira in the northern Tabaqa

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1 – 5

LOCATION

ﺣﻠﺐ, Aleppo, Syria

A man named as Mohammad Fayez Bakour from Dabaa, Qusair in Homs was reported killed in a Coalition or US strike – though his status remains unclear. The VDC described Bakour as a civilian, and said he died in a Coalition strike. We Are Qusair Martyrs also noted “we announce the martyrdom of Mohammad Fayyez

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0 – 1

الثورة‎, Tabaqah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

The Smart news agency reported: “A local source from al Tabaqa city said earlier in the day, that warplanes likely to be the international coalition launched raids on the Al Manghiya neighborhood in the third district in the city, killing one IS member and seriously wounding three civilians in the neighborhood of Almanghiya.” No further

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سلحبية, Salhabiya, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

According to outlets, airstrikes most likely by the US-led Coalition killed five civilians and injured 12 more at al Salhabiya. Smart News reported that “according to a local source in Al Salhabiya village (25 km west of Raqqa), air strikes on the village on Tuesday evening, killed five civilians and wounded 12 others, including women

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10–12

مزرعة الأندلس, Al Andalus Farm, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Nine civilians from one family were killed in an alleged Coalition strike at al Andalus Farms. According to Qasioun, the strike hit a residential neighbourhoods inhabited by displaced people from Maskana. Nation Defense, which also blamed the Coalition, put the death toll as high as 18. According to Shaam News “unidentified” warplanes targeted a farmhouse

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9 – 18

(4 children1 woman4 men)

2–24

9 named, 1 familiy identified

الثورة‎, Tabaqah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

A single source, the Smart news agency, reported the death of eight civilians including two children and three women in an alleged artillery and/ or airstrike on the Second neighbourhood in Tabaqa. According to Smart, “On Friday evening [March 24th], an artillery bombardment by the Syrian Democratic Forces took place in the town of Al-Tabaqa.

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(2 children3 women)

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

One or two civilians died and up to five others others were injured in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Raqqa, according to local sources. Smart News Agency reported that “likely” Coalition strikes killed two civilians and injured another five, in addition to killing one member of IS and wounding two more. Smart reported “a local

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1 – 2

الخاتونية, Khatouniya, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Local sources reported the death of three civilians following an alleged Coalition drone or air strike on a fire engine which was passing along the road between Al Jazara and Khatouniya. The local news agency reported: “A local source told the Smart correspondent on Thursday that three civilian workers were killed in an air strike

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الثورة‎, Tabaqah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

According to the Smart News Agency, likely Coalition “air raids raged in the southern neighborhoods of the city and were concentrated at Al Rahma Mosque and Al Ajili Pharmacy, as well as Al Mughniyeh neighborhood and the Old Garage, killing four civilians and injuring seven others, according to another local source.” Syrian Mirror also put

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الثورة‎, Tabaqah, Ar Raqqah, Syria

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The Smart News Agency reported the death of three civilians including two women and injury of six to 18 more – in addition to the death of one member of IS – in an alleged Coalition airstrike in Tabaqa. Orient News reported that “three girls” died in a Coalition strike, while Syria-mirror said that “three

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(1–3 children2–3 women)

6–18

شنينة, Shanina, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Between five and nine civilians, including two women and up to seven children, were killed – and up to 45 others were wounded – in alleged Coalition airstrikes in the Shaneina refugee camp to the north of Raqqa city. Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently (RBSS) reported that 14-year-old Abdullah Mohammed al Fayad, Abu Zuhri, his

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(3–7 children1–2 women3 men)

5 – 9

6–45

4 named, 1 familiy identified

حي الدرعية, Al Dar'iya, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

At least 4 civilians including 3 children and their father were killed and up to eight others were wounded in alleged Coalition airstrikes in Al Dir’iya, west of Raqqa city, local sources reported. Ahmad al Shibli, Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights all alleged that the Coalition was responsible.

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4 – 6

(3 children)

3–10

4 named, 1 familiy identified

الغراوي, Gharawi, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Four civilians including a mother and her child were reportedly killed by Coalition strikes, according to local reports. Several outlets, including Raqqa is Being Silently Slaughtered reported that four civilians were killed in Gharawi amid Coalition airstrikes and artillery fire from Kurdish forces. RBSS named the victims. Tabaqa Media Center reported that a mother and

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(2 children1 woman2 men)

4 named, 1 familiy identified

فوج الأطفائية, Fire Brigade roundaout, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Three civilians died in an alleged Coalition airstrike at the fire station roundabout in Raqqa, according to Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently. Sources reported that the three men were firefighters. According to Syrian Mirror, “The Coalition also targeted the fire brigade roundabout in the city, which resulted in the fall of three firefighters working in

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سوق الهال القديم في شارع ٢٣ شباط, Next to Salam Hospital on February 23 Street (at the corner Mansour Street), Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

A civilian male was reportedly killed following artillery strikes on February 23 Street, Raqqa, likely carried out by US forces. A number of local sources named the victim as Ahmad Tarad al Khalifa al Haj. Abdulsalam Farij, a relative of the deceased, said via Facebook that the man died as a result of being wounded

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الفردوس, Fardous, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Two children were killed and seven people were wounded following alleged Coalition airstrikes near the al Nawawi mosque in Raqqa. All four sources who reported the incident alleged that the Coalition was responsible. No further details are presently known. In June 2019 the Coalition announced that it had assessed this allegation of civilian harm as

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(2 children)

المربع الامني (امن الدولة), Ar Raqqah: Amn Al Dawla (Security Box), Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

According to Sharqiya Voice, “10 martyrs displaced from the province of Deir al-Azur died in the Amn Al-Dawla area in Raqqa, as a result of bombing by the international coalition aircraft.” Raqqa Post placed the death toll at seven. It is possible that this event is the same as a previous on June 21st, namely

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