Israeli Military in Syria & the Gaza Strip

School

9 – 23

Unknown, Syrian Regime

كفرسوسة, Kafar Sousa, Hama, Syria

LOCATION

At least two civilians were killed and 15 others were injured in alleged Israeli airstrikes or Syrian regime defensive missiles on the neighborhood of Kafar Sousa in Damascus on February 19, 2023. Up to 13 militants were also killed and others were wounded. Syrian Arab News Agency, a Syrian regime run news source, reported that

Summary

School

Israeli Military, Syrian Regime

Suspected targets

Assad regime, Hezbollah, Iranian military

Belligerents reported killed

2 named

2–13

Belligerents reported injured

المعادي, Al Ma'adi, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Two or three civilians were killed in the al Ma’adi neighbourhood of Aleppo on September 23rd by a bombing raid, local sources reported. Reports were conflicted as to whether Russia or the Assad regime was to blame. Halab News Network said three civilians died and named two of them. Extremely graphic photographs from @AleppoAMC showed

Summary

2 – 3

(2 children)

2 named

عفرين ، رأس العين ، اعزاز ، تل أبيض ، الباب ، جرابلس, Afrin, Ras Al Ain, Azaz, Tell Abyad, Al Bab, Jarablus, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

A child was killed and between 20 to 25 civilians, including two women and four children, were injured by alleged Turkish-back faction heavy gunfire around Afrin on May 28, 2023. Hawar News initially reported that a child was killed and “a number of people, including women” were injured by gunfire from Turkish militia members while

Summary

(1 child)

20–25

Small arms and light weapons

الباب, Al-Bab, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between six and 12 civilians died and dozens more were wounded in airstrikes on Al Bab city, according to local media – though sources were conflicted as to who was responsible. There were allegations against Russia, the Syrian regime and one against the US-led Coalition. A number of sources noted that they had been unable

Summary

6 – 12

(1 man)

12–24

Russian Military, Syrian Regime, US-led Coalition

1 named, 1 familiy identified

بزاعة, Bza’a, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

A civilian was injured by declared US drone strikes which killed an ISIS member on July 7, 2023 on the road between Al Bab and Bza’a, Syria. The @SyriaCivilDefe reported that a person was killed while driving a motorcycle on the road between Al Bab and Bza’a and a civilian was slightly injured while passing

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

Belligerents reported killed

حطلة, Hatla, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Up to ten civilians were killed, including “a woman and her four daughters“, and 20 more injured in airstrikes on the town of Halta, according to sources on the ground – though reports were conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the Assad regime. Both The Shaam News Network (SNN) and

Summary

0 – 10

(0–1 women)

ديرسنبل, , Deir Sinbul, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

At least one woman suffered a psychological injury following alleged Russian and/or Syrian regime shelling of the village of Deir Sinbul on August 18, 2023. The Syrian Civil Defense (@SyriaCivilDefe) reported that a woman suffered a nervous breakdown after artillery shelling reportedly carried out by the Syrian regime and Russian forces struck the village of

Summary

حي المشهد, Al Mashad (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Three civilians were killed in the Al Mashhad neighbourhood in Aleppo, according to local media. Reporting was conflicted as to whether Russia or the Syrian Regime was responsible. LCCSY reported: “Aleppo: Three martyrs and some wounded as Russian warplanes bombarded Mashhad neighborhood.” Thiqanewsagency reported that a bus was hit with cluster bombs in the strikes.

Summary

(2 men)

3 named

مخيم برشايا قرب بلدة قباسين, Barshaya camp near the town of Qabasin, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

On 7 September 2023, a male civilian was reportedly killed and at least one civilian, a child, was injured by artillery shelling from areas controlled by the Syrian Democratic Forces and the Syrian regime in the Barshaya camp for displaced people located near the town of Qabasin. According to the Syrian Network for Human Rights,

Summary

IDP or refugee camp

(1 man)

1–2

YPG, Syrian Regime

2 named, 1 familiy identified

الصاخور, Al Sakhour (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Up to two people including a child died and several more were wounded in an alleged Russian or regime airstrike on Aleppo’s al Sakhour neighbourhood, according to sources on the ground. Reports said that the strike hit a hospital. According to IranArabSpring, “an unidentified six-year-old child’s body was delivered to the mortuary in Aleppo. He

Summary

Healthcare facility

1 – 2

(1 child)

0–2

سرمين, Sarmin, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

On Thursday October 5th 2023, artillery strikes allegedly perpetrated by the Syrian regime and/or Russian military on the city of Sarmin injured between 10 and 15 civilians, including 3 children and 2 women. Most sources, including Syrian Civil Defence (SCD), reported that 10 civilians, including three children and two women, were injured and shared photos

Summary

School

10–15

Impact

Syrian Regime, Russian Military

كرم البيك, Karam al Beik, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between five and seven civilians died and 15 were wounded in airstrikes on Karam al beik, according to local media – though sources were conflicted as to whether Russia or the Syrian regime were to blame. Alaraby, Radio Alkul, Syrianevent1 and LCCSY said that Russia was responsible. However, AMC and Al Jazeera pointed towards the

Summary

5 – 7

بداما, Badama, Idlib, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

On October 6th, 2023 a missile strike, allegedly launched by Russian warplanes and/or Syrian regime artillery shelling, hit the rural town of Badama near the city Jisr al-Shughur, west of Idlib (during the day, according to photographic evidence shared on social media), resulting in the injury of 14 civilians, including four children and four women.

Summary

Agriculture

Impact

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

A number of sources including the Syrian Martyrs website reported that a woman was killed in a Coalition airstrike on Ar Raqqah. She was reported as being a resident of the city. The3 Damascus Center for Human Rights Studies also reported her death fropm Coalition actions – though said this occured on September 24th: ” Fawzia

Summary

(1 woman)

الزر, Al Zir, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

At least one young man was killed in an alleged Coalition and Syrian Democratic Forces operation in the village of Al Zir on October 16, 2021. According to Euphrates Post, five people were arrested in a security operation carried out by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) with the support of the Coalition: Muhammad Khader Al-Rathi, Ayman Khader

Summary

Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons

1 – 2

(1–2 men)

Causes of injury / death

Syrian Democratic Forces, US-led Coalition

LOCATION

near al-Bo Omar, Syria, Deir Ezzor, Syria

In the January 25th 2018 civilian casualty report, the Coalition reported that a civilian casualties allegation near al-Bo Omar had been assessed as non credible: “#1 Jan. 12, 2015, near al-Bo Omar, Syria via regional human rights group report. After a review of available information it was assessed that no Coalition strikes were conducted in

Summary

سرمين, Sermin (Sarmin), Idlib, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

On Wednesday, October 18th, 2023, two women and a man were reportedly injured as a result of the bombardment allegedly perpetrated by Russian military and/or Syrian regime forces on a residential neighborhood in the city of Sermin (Sarmin), east of Idlib, Syria. No further details on the identity of the injured civilians have been reported

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

Causes of injury / death

عربيد, A'rbeed, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

A reported Coalition strike near the ISIL-occupied village of A’rbeed was said by the Syrian Network for Human Rights to have killed three civilians in a farmhouse – a 43 year old man and his two wives. Two other sites described Coalition strikes in the vicinity, though did not refer to civilian deaths. In February

Summary

(2 women1 man)

3 named, 1 familiy identified

أفس, residential neighbourhoods in Afes, Idlib, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

On the evening of Tuesday, November 14, 2023, an artillery strike with contested responsibility allegedly perpetrated by Syrian regime forces or the Russian military on residential neighbourhoods in the village of Afes in Idlib, Syria, injured a woman and a girl. The names and further details about the civilians injured in the strike and the

Summary

Syrian Regime, Russian Military

البوكمال, Abu Kamal, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Five members of one family including three children were killed in a reported 1.30am Coalition strike on the Syria-Iraq border, according to two sources. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights noted the following: “Suspected US-led coalition warplanes carried out several raids after midnight on places around Aysha hospital and other places around the city of

Summary

(3 children1 woman1 man)

5 named, 1 familiy identified

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

In a second day of airstrikes on Raqqa, 43 civilians were reported killed and 60 injured – though sources are conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the Assad regime – with one report suggesting this may be a Coalition incident. The Daesh agency Al A’maq said there had been nine

Summary

Healthcare facility

39 – 43

(5 children7 women)

US-led Coalition, Russian Military

12 named, 3 families identified

‏الهدهد‬, Al Hadhad, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Ten civilians from the same family were reported killed in an alleged Coalition strike on the village of Al Hadhad, as fierce fighting continued to evict so-called Islamic State forces from areas around Manbij. The Syrian Human Rights Committee also named some of the dead. “Based on the available information, Amnesty International is concerned that

Summary

10 – 11

(2 children4 women)

15 named, 3 families identified

منبج, Manbij, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

In a second alleged Coalition event in Manbij on July 13th, between 6 and 12 civilians were reported killed Manbij Direct reported “the death of the entire family of al Haj Hassan Abd al Rahman [Khalilo] the blacksmith in al Salaleen market as a result of the [air] raids and he himself is missing.” According

Summary

6 – 12

(2 children2 women)

تل بطال, Tall Btal, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between 3 and 4 displaced people were reported killed in camps near Tal Btal, a village south of Ra’i in the Aleppo countryside. It was unclear whether Turkey or the Coalition was responsible. Ramaf reported that an attack hit a camp, claiming “the lives of three martyrs and [left] more than fifteen wounded as a

Summary

3 – 4

(0–1 children)

US-led Coalition, Turkish Military

4 named

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

One civilian was killed and several injured due to a Coalition attack, according to a local source. Step News Agency reported that a Coalition raid at dawn “targeting the IS security perimeter in the city of Raqqa” killed one civilian and wounded others “including women and children.”

Summary

العبارة, `Abbarah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Four civilians including three brothers – along with two ISIL fighters – were reported killed in an alleged Coalition air raid on al Abbara. Syria News Desk said that “Four civilians and two members of Islamic state were killed and others were injured this afternoon, due to international coalition raids targeting with four raids the

Summary

(1 child)

3 named, 1 familiy identified

كبش, Kabish, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Up to three civilians died during a battle for control of Kabish. While most sources blamed SDF artillery, one claimed that the US-led Coalition was responsible for the deaths. A single source, Eldorar, reported that three civilians died in an alleged Coalition strike on Kabish. However according to Raqqa Post, one victim, Sadeq Qassem, was

Summary

1 – 3

US-led Coalition, Syrian Democratic Forces

1 named

جبل منحار, Minhar Mountain, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

A number of people were reported killed – combatant status unknown – as a result of alleged Coalition airstrikes at Minhar mountain. Smart News reported “dead and wounded in international coalition raids on Minhar mountain in eastern Raqqa countryside.” However, like other sources it did not offer any additional details.

Summary

0 – 1

0–1