Civilian Casualties

YPG

SSE of Ratla, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition confirmed the injury of a civilian in an event near Raqqa. Their September 2017 civilian casualty report noted: “During a strike on an ISIS vehicle, after reviewing post-strike video, it was assessed that one civilian was unintentionally injured when he entered the target area after

Summary

Known belligerent

US-led Coalition

القاطرجي, Al Qaterji (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Up to 30 civilians died in multiple airstrikes on Al Qaterji, according to local sources – though reports were conflicted as to whether Russia or the Syrian regime were responisble. Multiple reports by LCCSY attributed the incident to Russia, while the Syrian Network for Human Rights also blamed Moscow for firing missiles on “residential homes near

Summary

3 – 30

15–30

Russian Military, Syrian Regime

Gaza Strip, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

A 25-day-old girl was reportedly killed by an alleged Israeli military bombing in Gaza on Thursday, likely on or shortly after October 19th 2023. The baby was identified as 25-day-old Misk Mahmoud Ibrahim Hijazi. A tweet by @Shehabagency reported the incident alongside a video of a man holding the baby wrapped in blue gauze and

Summary

(1 child)

Names matched with MoH IDs

1 named

حي الزنجيلي, Mosul, Zanjili, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Local sources said that six members of the same family were killed after airstrikes struck their home in Zanjili neighborhood, in West Mosul. Iraqyoon Agency reported that it was the family of As’ad Younis Majid al-Rawi. The news agency also said that the family was displaced – they had fled from al-Midan to Zanjili neighbourhood.

Summary

عندان, Anadan, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Two civilians died and eight more were injured airstrikes on Anadan, according to local sources – though reports were conflicted as to whether Russia or the Syrian regime were responsible. The Shaam News Network reported that “Russian warplanes carried out several air strikes with cluster bombs” on Anadan, killing two civilians and wounding another eight

Summary

Russian Military, Syrian Regime

2 named, 1 familiy identified

رفح, Rafah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On the morning of Sunday, October 22nd 2023, an alleged Israeli bombardment hit Salah Mohammed Kurdieh’s house located west of the city of Rafah in the Gaza Strip, killing at least 12 identified civilians, including five women and four children, and injuring at least two civilians. Although there was only scarce information about the circumstances

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

(4 children5 women3 men)

14 named, 1 familiy identified

Names matched with MoH IDs

Geolocation

City

تدمر, Palmyra, Homs, Syria

LOCATION

Two civilians – one woman and a child – died in an airstrike on Palmyra according to local sources – though reports are conflicted as to whether Russia or the Assad regime were to blame. Shaam News Network reported: “Russian planes supported Assad’s forces by bombing clash points. They targeted the city of Palmyra with

Summary

(1 child1 woman)

Russian Military, Syrian Regime

2 named

بلدة صرين, village of Qafsef, southwest of Sarin, Sarin, Syria

LOCATION

Three civilian men were killed and two others were injured in the village of Qafsef located southwest of Sarin at 10:45 AM on Friday, October 5, 2023, by an alleged drone strike by Turkish forces. Hawar News initially reported one civilian dead and two wounded, while other sources — including Kobane FM — reported three

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

(3 men)

حويجة السواقي, Hawija al Sawafi, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

At least two civilian men and as many as five people were killed in artillery shelling on the village of Hawija al Sawafi in Raqqa governorate. Syria Mirror, a pro-Syrian government source, alleged that the Coalition was responsible and reported the higher casualty rate whereas the two remaining sources – Abu Muaaz and Raqqa is

Summary

2 – 5

هنيدة, Hanida, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Three brothers were killed in an alleged Russian airstrike which targeted a car carrying them to work near the town of Haneeda, according to Raqqa is Being Silently Slaughtered and the Syrian Human Rights Campaign. The victims – all described as builders – have all been named.

Summary

(3 men)

3 named, 1 familiy identified

منزل لآل الحلقاوي في رفح جنوب القطاع, Al-Halqawi family in Rafah, Rafah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

At least one person was killed and dozens were injured on Tuesday, October 24, 2023, after an alleged Israeli military aircraft reportedly struck the Al-Halqawi family home next to Rabaa Shahida School and in the vicinity of the Ali Mosque in Rafah, south of the Gaza Strip. Shehab Agency initially reported the incident but did

Summary

1 – 2

12–24

شارع سيف الدولة, Saif al Dawla Street, Raqqa, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

One civilian male was killed as a result of reported artillery fire on the Saif al Dawla area of Raqqa, local sources reported. Three sources separately identified the victim as Ayham Rashid al Barazi, but no further details were available. All reports said that the US-backed SDF were responsible for the artillery fire. However, a

Summary

جبالا, Jbala, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

One child was reported killed and two or more non-combatants injured following an alleged Russian or Assad regime airstrike on Jbala. While the Syrian Observatory blamed Russia, both the Idlib Media Centre and Al Kul Radio said the attack was the work of the Assad regime.

Summary

(1 child)

Unknown, Syrian Regime

نبل و الزهراء, Nubl and Zahra, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

On Saturday, October 7th, 2023, between thirteen and more than thirty civilians, including seven children, were injured by an alleged artillery attack by groups linked to the Turkish army (Al-Fateh Al-Mubin, Faylaq al-Sham, Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham). The reported attack damaged civilian homes in the cities of Nubl and Al-Zahraa in the northern Aleppo countryside, reportedly

Summary

13–31

Turkish Military

نزلة شحادة, Nazlat Shahada, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Local sources reported that “several” civilians were killed and injured after morning airstrikes allegedly carried out by the Coalition in Raqqa, in the Two Bridges area. All five sources who reported the incident alleged that the Coalition was responsible. No further details were reported. In February 2019, the Coalition assessed this event to be non-credible.

Summary

US-led Coalition

خان شيخون, Khan Shaykhun, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

The Syrian Observatory reported that four non-combatants were killed and ten people were injured (four seriously) in three alleged Russian airstrikes on Khan Sheikhoun. A video filmed in the immediate aftermath shows devastated civilian houses, with at least ten injured adults and children. A second video (below) shows the moment the airstrike hits Khan Sheikhoun.

Summary

3 – 4

(2 women1 man)

منزل عائلة أبو طاقة في منطقة الشهداء غرب مخيم جبالي, Al-Shuhada area, west of the Jabalia camp, Gaza Strip, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Shortly before 8:00 PM on Monday, October 23rd, 2023, an Israeli aircraft allegedly bombed the Abu Taqiyya family home located in the Al-Shuhada area, west of the Jabalia camp, killing at least one civilian, paramedic Jihad Abu Taqiyya, and injuring four of his children: Esraa, Mariam, Muhammed, and Abood. Shehab Agency was the first to report

Summary

1 – 2

5 named, 1 familiy identified

ميدان الغزال, Maydan al Ghazal, Hama, Syria

LOCATION

Up to four civilians were reported killed when missiles were allegedly fired from Russian warships, hitting the village of Maydan Al Ghazal. One eyewitness filmed in the aftermath insists “this was caused by Russian ballistic missiles hitting shepherds and farmers living here. They are not terrorists and they’re not armed.” The Syrian News Desk cited

Summary

2 – 4

منزلا لعائلة زقوت في مخيم النصيرات وسط قطاع غزة, Zaqout’s family home near the Court in the Nuseirat Camp, central Gaza Strip, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

In the early morning hours of Sunday, October 22nd, 2023, an alleged Israeli airstrike hit the Zaqout family home near the Court in the Nuseirat Camp, located in the central Gaza Strip, reportedly injuring an unknown number of civilians including children, according to multiple sources. On Facebook, users Ahmed Nofal and Basam Aba Hamda shared

Summary

IDP or refugee camp, Residential building

2–4

الباب, Al-Bab, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

At least 10 and as many as 13 civilians were reported killed and 40 injured following alleged Russian airstrikes on Al Bab. According to Shaam News, “More than 10 civilians were killed in the city of Al Bab controlled by IS in addition to many injured. The aircraft targeted Al Rihawi mosque, Martta Square, Beith

Summary

10 – 13

(1 child1 woman)

منزلاً لعائلة سليم بشارع الترانس داخل حي الأمل في خانيونس, Aslim Family Home, Trans Street, Al-Amal Neighbourhood, Khan Yunis, Gaza, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On October 24th 2023, between 22 and 25 civilians, including at least 11 children, were reportedly killed and 50 others were injured by an alleged Israeli airstrike on the Aslim family home on Trans Street in the Al-Amal neighbourhood of Khan Younis. The Aslim family lost at least five family members in the attack. Imad

Summary

(11–14 children1 woman5 men)

22 – 25

Impact

22 named, 4 families identified

Names matched with MoH IDs

جامع الحني, Al Hinni mosque, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

An 80-year-old man was killed in an alleged Coalition airstrike on or near the Al Hinni Mosque in Raqqa, local sources reported. The male was a resident of Al Mu’taaz Street where the mosque lies and where the strike took place. Four of five sources who reported the incident alleged that the Coalition was responsible.

Summary

باريشا, Barisha, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that alleged Russian warplanes targeted the village of Barisa and the Abo Al Dohor area and reported losses, but did not provide any details. No further information is available at the present time.

Summary

منزل لعائلة مقداد وسط رفح, Miqdad family home at the Al-Dukhani roundabout in the Shaboura camp, Central Rafah, Gaza Strip, Rafah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Shortly before 7:56 PM on Tuesday, October 24th 2023, one man was reportedly killed and up to four civilians, including a child, were injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike on the Miqdad family home at the Al-Dukhani roundabout in the Shaboura refugee camp of central Rafah, as reported by Safa News Agency and various other

Summary

IDP or refugee camp, Residential building

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Four civilian males from one family were killed in alleged Coalition airstrikes on Raqqa, local sources reported. Five of the seven sources which reported the deaths alleged that the Coalition was responsible.

Summary

(4 men)

US-led Coalition

4 named, 1 familiy identified

تيرمعلة, Teir Ma'ala, Homs, Syria

LOCATION

As many as 57 civilians were killed in a sequence of Russian airstrikes across Homs governorate. According to reports the attacks were in support of a Syrian regime ground offensive, backed by Iranian troops. In Teir Ma’ala, up to 23 non-combatants were said to have died alongside militants in a 6am attack. The Syrian Observatory

Summary

15 – 23

(2 children1 woman7 men)

قرية القنيطرة, Al Qunitra, west of Idlib, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Shortly before 11 AM on Saturday, October 21st, 2023, a female child was injured in an airstrike reportedly perpetrated by the Russian military forces in the Al Qunitra village west of Idlib, Syria. According to Orient News, the Russian military used vacuum bombs during the strike. The Syrian Civil Defense reported that a girl was

Summary

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

A civilian male was killed in alleged Coalition airstrikes on Raqqa, local sources reported. Both sources who reported the death alleged that the Coalition was responsible. No further details are presently known.

Summary