Civilian Casualties

(1 child)

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Up to 17 civilians including women and children died and 10 more were wounded in alleged Coalition airstrikes on Raqqa, according to local media. Most sources put the death toll at six with 10 more injured and blamed a “US bombing” of Raqqa neighbourhoods. However, on August 5th the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights “documented

Summary

6 – 17

(2–7 children1–5 women)

منزل لعائلة الشاعر برفح, A house for the Al-Shaer family behind Al-Isra Mosque on Aed Al-Bashiti Street in Rafah, Rafah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

In the afternoon of October 25th 2023, seven identified members of the al-Shaer family, including one woman and at least one child, were killed, and up to 10 others were injured when an alleged Israeli airstrike hit a house for the al-Shaer family on Aed Al-Bashiti Street behind Al-Isra Mosque in the Al-Geneina neighbourhood in

Summary

Religious Institution, Residential building

(1–2 children1 woman4–5 men)

7–10

7 named, 1 familiy identified

Names matched with MoH IDs

الغارية, Al Gariya, Daraa, Syria

LOCATION

One woman and one child were killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Al Gariya, according to the Violations Documentation Center. All4Syria and Shams Houran reported that Russia had used cluster bombs on the town. A local video also reports that “el Gharbiyah was targeted by Russian warplanes for secind week running with vacuum and

Summary

(1 child1 woman)

الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Eleven civilians were reported killed and “dozens” injured following alleged US-led Coalition attacks on the city of Raqqa – though these were general numbers for civilian casualties and there was the possibility that the figure could include other casualty events. Local sources described the event as an “aerial bombardment” in which the Coalition “launched raids

Summary

7 – 11

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

LOCATION

At least 10 or 11 members of the al-Dariwi family, including two women and two children, were reportedly killed while a number of family members were also injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike on the evening of Monday, 23 October 2023, which struck their home in the town of Beit Lahia, northern Gaza Strip. Initial

Summary

IDP or refugee camp, Residential building

(2–3 children2–3 women5 men)

11 named, 1 familiy identified

Names matched with MoH IDs

Geolocation

Town

منبج, Manbij, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between seven and 25 civilians including three children and one woman were killed and 40-41 injured in airstrikes on Manbij, according to multiple sources. While four of the sources say that Russian forces carried out the attacks, a fifth blames the Assad regime. The Shaam News Network reported that 25 non-combatants were killed and “about 40

Summary

7 – 25

(3 children1 woman)

40–41

Russian Military, Syrian Regime

3 named, 1 familiy identified

LOCATION

Abdul Rahman Samer Akl (b.1997), a second year medical student from Deir ez-Zour, was killed whilst trying to aid the wounded in the city of Raqqa, local media reported. According to Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently, this was a result of “aerial bombardment by Coalition aircraft”, with the majority of other sources also blaming the

Summary

ميناء الصليف, Al Sulayf seaport, Al Hudaydah, Yemen

LOCATION

Around midnight on May 30th-May 31st, 2024, 14 civilians, including a sailor named Ayoub Abdullah Hassan Zaidan, were killed and 25 other civilians were injured, including one heavily injured sailor, as a result of the declared US-UK airstrike on the Coast Guard building located in the Salif (Al Sulayf) seaport in the Al Hudayhah Governorate,

Summary

دير سنبل, Deir Sunbul, Hama, Syria

Known belligerents

UK Military, US Forces

LOCATION

Four civilians including a father and his two sons were killed in an airstrike on Deir Sunbul, in what the VDC said was a Russian action. According to Syria News, “a source said it was the first time that Russian planes targeted the village, which led to a state of fear and terror among the

Summary

(2 children2 men)

4–6

Russian Military

LOCATION

Up to 16 civilians died and up to 64 were wounded in alleged Coalition air and artillery strikes in Raqqa between August 23rd and 24th, local media reported. It should be noted that these are general numbers and may encompass other casualty events; moreover, locations of these deaths in Raqqa are currently unclear. Euphrates Post

Summary

15 – 16

60–64

منزل عائلة شنيورة في حي الزيتون, Shaniora family house in Al Zaiton neighborhood, Gaza City, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On May 12, 2024, a Palestinian civilian male Fathi Shanioura (Abu Rushidi) was allegedly killed when Israeli forces reportedly invaded the al-Zaitoun neighbourhood of Gaza City in the Gaza Strip. The precise circumstances surrounding the incident remain unclear. Friends and family members took to social media to mourn the loss and commemorate Fathi Shanioura as a

Summary

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

LOCATION

Up to 20 civilians including four children died in airstrikes on Bustam al Qasr, according to local sources – though reports were conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the Assad regime. The White Helmets initially reported that “more than 20 martyrs and dozens wounded as well as an entire residential

Summary

9 – 20

(4 children1 man)

10–30

Russian Military, Syrian Regime

LOCATION

Three men were documented as victims of suspected US-led Coalition airstrikes on Raqqa City. The specific location of the incident was not reported, though all sources blamed the US-led Coalition. Further information will be added to the entry when it arises.

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

LOCATION

قطاع غزة, the Gaza Strip

At dawn on Monday, the 23rd of October, 2023, 18-year-old Adnan Jihad Muhammed Abu Baraka was reportedly killed by an alleged Israeli shelling. The X/Twitter account ‘Martyrs of Gaza’ stated that Adnan Jihad Baraka was killed “in the Israeli shelling on Gaza”. Several online messages of condolence were shared via Facebook by his friends and

Summary

Names matched with MoH IDs

1 named

شقرة, Shaqra, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Between six and eight civilians were killed when Russian warplanes allegedly targeted a funeral following a previous airstrike on Shaqra on January 20th. Deir Ezzor is Being Slaughtered Silently reported that on the first incident in Shaqra on this day (listed above) in which “Fayez Al Shokan, five members of the Al Hayess family, Khaled

Summary

6 – 8

LOCATION

An entire family of up to six people died in alleged airstrikes on Raqqa city. The family were originally displaced from Deir Ezzor, and died as a result of “aerial and artillery bombardment”, according to local sources.

Summary

(1 woman1 man)

1 named, 1 familiy identified

منطقة الدوار الغربي في بيت لاهيا شمال القطاع, Western Circle neighbourhood, Beit Lahia, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On the afternoon of October 27, 2023, an alleged Israeli airstrike/drone strike killed two people on a motorcycle in the Western Circle neighbourhood of Beit Lahia in North Gaza. Twitter user @PSLK1154 reported that the bodies of the two people were transferred to the Indonesian Hospital in Beit Lahia, and a Facebook post by Ahmad

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

حريتان, Hraytan, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Heavy airstrikes on Hraytan – which local sources blamed on either Russian planes or Syrian regime helicopters – killed two named children. According to the Syrian Observatory the town was also attacked with artillery. One local source, Syrian Press Center, said that “Russia and the regime carried out 40 raids, and threw 30 explosive barrels,

Summary

(2 children)

Russian Military, Syrian Regime

2 named, 1 familiy identified

شميطية, Shumaytiyah, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

One woman, died after unidentified warplanes conducted a raid on the town of Shumaytiyah (شمیطیة) in rural west Deir Ezzor, local sources said. There is limited information on the incident, Airwars will update the entry when new information arises. Additionally, Deir Ezzor 24 and Asharq Asouri named two adult males as killed at a refugee camp

Summary

1 – 3

(1 woman2 men)

US-led Coalition, Russian Military, Syrian Regime

منزل ال المناعمة في مخيم المغازي, Al al Man’ima family house, Al Maghazi camp, Gaza strip, Deir al Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On Monday, July 15th 2024, at least four civilians were reportedly killed and three others were wounded in an alleged Israeli airstrike on the al-Maghazi refugee camp in Deir al-Balah. The strike reportedly hit the home of the al-Manama family, killing at least four family members. The reported number of casualties varied across sources. While

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

IDP or refugee camp, Residential building

4 – 5

(3 children)

جاسم, Jassem, Daraa, Syria

LOCATION

Three civilians (one man and his two children) died in an airstrike on Jassem, according to local sources – though reports are conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the Assad regime. Shaam News Network reported three deaths – “a father and his two children” – and blamed Russia. It also

Summary

(2 children1 man)

Russian Military

3 named, 1 familiy identified

الميادين, Al Mayadeen, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Seven or ten civilians, mostly women and children, were reportedly killed by an airstrike on Al Mayadin. According to Al Haddath, Coalition aircraft “launched air raids on residential areas in the eastern city of Mayadeen”, killing seven civilians, mostly women and children from the same family. This was reiterated by pro-regime outlet Tishreen. The Syrian

Summary

7 – 10

(2 children2 women)

مدرسة حسن سلامة بحي النصر, Hassan Salama School and Al-Nasr School, Al-Nasr neighbourhood, Gaza strip, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

At least 26 civilians were killed and many others were wounded by a declared Israeli airstrike on two UN-run schools, the Hassan Salama School and Al-Nasr school on August 4th 2024. The two schools appear to have been targeted at the same time, and geographically are very close to each other. The Palestinian Chronicle, quoting

Summary

School, UN facility

(5–18 children3–6 women5–15 men)

26 – 27

26 named, 5 families identified

Belligerents reported killed

0–1

تل الضمان‬, Tal al Daman, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between six and ten civilians including one child and two women died – and 20 more people were injured – in an alleged Russian airstrike on a popular market in Tal al Daman according to local sources. Activists told the Shaam News Network that Russian warplanes used cluster bombs to strike the market. It put

Summary

6 – 10

(1 child2 women)

17–20

Russian Military

الاربعين, Al Mayadin, Al Ara'ain street, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Up to five civilians died in a strike on a taxi or militant vehicle in Al Arba’ain street, Al Mayadin, local media reported – though it was unclear who was to blame. Most sources didn’t identify who was responsible, though one attributed the event to Russian aircraft. Euphrates Post reported “a military air strike targeted

Summary

3 – 5

US-led Coalition, Russian Military

مدرسة مصطفى حافظ في حي الرمال بمدينة غزة, Mustafa Hafez School in Al-Rimal neighbourhood in Gaza City, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On the morning of Tuesday, August 20th, 2024, a 32-year-old journalist from Record Media named Hamza Abdulrahman Murtaja was killed alongside at least 15 to 18 other civilians, including at least eight children, while dozens of civilians were also wounded in a declared Israeli airstrike on the Hustafa Hafez elementary school located in the Al-Rimal

Summary

School

(8–11 children1 woman6 men)

16 – 19

الحصان, Al Hissan, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Akhbar.net reported that one non-combatant died in a Russian strike on the town of al Hissan. The VDC named one adult male, as killed in a Russian strike. However, Gulf Eye News and Akbaralan News reported deaths in nearby Hatlah from Russian strikes, but none in Al Hissan.

Summary

التوسعية, Al Tawosoui'ya neighbourhood, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Fifteen to 16 civilians or more died in an aerial attack reportedly conducted by the US-led Coalition on Al Tawaswiya neighbourhood, Raqqah city, according to local sources. Saeed Ahmed Al Jum’a, his family and another family of relatives were documented killed by the source Marsad Al Hassaka, amongst other reports. According to Smart activists, “the

Summary

15 – 16