Israeli Military in Syria & the Gaza Strip

المركز الثقافي القديم, Old Cultural disctrict, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

A single source, Smart, reported that one civilian male was killed and his six-year-old child injured in an airstrike that was later confirmed by the Coalition. Contrary to the reporting, in October 2017 the Coalition admitted to having killed three civilians. In its monthly civilian casualty report, the following was noted: “During a Coalition strike that

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0–1

Known belligerent

قحطانية, Qahtani, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Three civilians died and four were injured in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Qahtani village, according to a single source. Smart News reported that “a local source in the village of Qahtaniya [about 10 km west of raqqa], said that three civilians from one family, including a child, were killed and four others injured”, following

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المنصورة, Al Mansoura, Raqqa, Syria

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The Smart News Agency reported the death of three civilians in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Al Mansoura. The Violations Documentation Center named a civilian victim of a Coalition airstrike in Mansoura, Raqqa, from and reported he is from the Damascus countryside.

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مزرعة ميسلون, Maysaloun Farms, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Three civilians including one child died and two others were injured in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Maysalon, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. No further details are currently available.

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(1 child)

كسرة عفنان, Kasrat Afnan, Raqqa, Syria

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Three civilians were allegedly killed in Coalition airstrikes in the village of Kasrat Afnan, local sources reported. Sharqiya Voice and Al Hasaka Arabea reported that three males were killed as they returned from inspecting their property in Al Dahmoush village after they believed they may have been damaged in airstrikes there. Both sources also reported

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(3 men)

3 named, 1 familiy identified

near Raqqah, Syria, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the deaths of three civilians and the injury of another. Their October 2017 civilian casualty report noted: “During a Coalition strike that engaged an ISIS tactical unit and destroyed a logistics node, it was assessed that three civilians were unintentionally killed and one

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Known belligerent

الحويجة, Al Hwaija, Hama, Syria

LOCATION

As many as three civilians were killed – including a pregnant woman – and three others were wounded, in airstrikes on Al Hwaija, according to local media. Sources blamed both the Syrian regime and Russia for the strikes. A man and a pregnant woman were included in the death toll. However, the man named by

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(1 woman0–1 men)

الصور, Al Soor, Safia neighbourhood, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Local sources reported “a number of civilians were killed” following airstrikes they believed were likely conducted by US-led Coalition aircraft. According to sources, the bombs contained white phosphorous – a chemical weapon sometimes proscribed under international law. Al Mayadeen, a pro-regime news organisation, reported “the attack [allegedly by the Coalition] led to the deaths of

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2–5

Abu Kamal, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Three civilians including one woman died in an airstrike on Abu Kamal, according to local media. Sources mostly attributed the blame to the Coalition, however most reports published during from this period reported Russian and Syrian regime raids. The Centcom Daily Summary reported there were no Coalition strikes in Syrian or Iraq on November 8th

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(2 children1 woman)

US-led Coalition, Russian Military, Syrian Regime

3 named

الباب, Al Bab city, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, “a woman and her daughter and another civilian woman were killed in shelling by the Turkish forces and airstrikes on areas in al-Bab city”. Al Bab 24 reported that “continuous artillery shelling targeted the city [of Al Bab] intermittently the whole day [Jan 24th]. One of the

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(1 child1–2 women)

Turkish Military, US-led Coalition, Russian Military

1 named

النقير, Nakir, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

In confused reporting, a number of civilians were reported killed at Nakir village near Maarat al Numan, in a Russian or Syrian regime attack. However the use of cluster munitions at night strongly indicates Russian aircraft carried out the strike. Reporting from the scene, Shaam News said the camp for IDPs had been targeted with

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(2 children1 man)

Unknown, Syrian Regime

3 named

قبطان الجبل, Qubtan al Jabal, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Three civilians including one child and one woman died and several more civilians were wounded in an alleged Russian airstrike on Qubtan Al-Jabal, according to sources on the ground. Reports cited the use of cluster bombs in the attack. There are no other details at this time.

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(1 child1 woman)

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.

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(3 men)

Russian Military

3 named, 1 familiy identified

الهلّك, al Halak, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between one and three civilians died and several more were wounded in an alleged Russian or Assad regime airstrike on Aleppo’s Al Halak neighbourhood, according to local media. Baladi put the death toll at three, but like most sources didn’t identify the culprit. The Shaam News Network noted that both Russia and the regime shelled

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1 named

قرية الموزرة, Al Mozra, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

At least two civilians were killed and several more were wounded from airstrikes launched against the village of Al Mozra – however local sources are conflicted as to who was responsible for the raids. The Local Coordination Committee Syria and @ShahbaPress identifying Russian planes as conducting airstrikes while Syrian Network for Human Rights and @abokantar

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Civilian infrastructure

School

Geolocation

Nearby landmark

سراقب, Saraqib, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

One to three civilians died in an alleged Russian airstrike on Saraqib in Idlib, according to local sources. Siryahora reported that “three warplanes fired thermobaric missiles resulting death of three people and several injuries, most serious“, though didn’t identify the warplanes. Step also said three died and that one was “burned” while many were injured

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(1 man)

كفر ناها, Kaf Naha, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

At least three civilians, including a woman and child, were killed and others were injured in airstrikes launched against the town of Kafr Naha, Aleppo. According to the majority of local sources, Russia was to blame. However, a single source, the Smart News Agency, attributed blame to Syrian regime planes. According to @HalabNewsN, the missiles launched

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(1 child1 woman)

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

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Three civilians died in an alleged Russian airstrike in Deir ez-Zor, according to local sources. Deir Ezzor is Being Slaughtered Silently reported that three civilians died when “Russian planes targeted al Sina’a, Huwaija Sakr and the area around the military airport with more than 15 raids since the morning after an attack was carried out

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(3 men)

3 named

اللطامنة, Ltamenah, Hama, Syria

LOCATION

According to LCCSY, “Russian warplanes launched two air rocket cluster bombs on agricultural land in Ltamenah in the northern countryside of Hama.” They said that some farmers had been injured, but provided no further details. Qasioun also blamed Russia. Syrian PC News and All4Syria News (which blamed ‘regime artillery shelling’) reported that there were two civilians

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(1 child1 woman)

Unknown, Syrian Regime

2 named, 1 familiy identified

حي الصالحين, Salheen (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Three civilians including one woman died and six others were injured in an airstrike on Salheen, according to local sources – though reports were conflicted as to whether this was an attack by Russia or the Syrian regime. According to an initial report by LCCSY, three civilians including a woman were killed and several others injured in Russian

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(1 woman)

Castello Road, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

The Syrian news desk reported that three civilians were killed in an overnight offensive on Castello Road. The people killed were travelling down this road in a car, according to this source and others. The Syrian news desk reported that victims had been unable to evacuate the area during the daytime ‘due to regime troops

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Syrian Regime, Russian Military

جسر الشغور, Jisr al-Shughur, Idlib, Syria

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Three children died and seven more civilians were wounded in airstrikes on Jisr al Shoughour, according to local media – though sources were conflicted as to whether Russia or the Syrian regime were to blame. Reports said ‘the national hospital in Jisr al Shoughour’ or ‘a field hospital’ was struck, along with the Sakan Al-Shababi

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Civilian infrastructure

Healthcare facility

(3 children)

دبسي عفنان, Debsi Afnan, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Between one and three civilians died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Debsi Afnan, according to local sources. The Smart News Agency reported the death of one non-combatant and injury of two more in a Coalition raid. However, according to Qasioun, three civilians died. It also pointed towards the Coalition.

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(2 men)

شنان, Shanan, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Three children were killed by the remnants of an alleged Russian cluster bomb in the town of Shanan, eastern Raqqa, local media reported. Among the sources, Raqqa Is Being Slaughtered Silently reported that the three children were killed due a “cluster bomb explosion left behind by the Russian shelling of the town of Shanan.” It

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(3 children)

Russian Military

حمرة بلاسم, Hamra Blassem, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Three named civilians died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Hamra Blassem, according to local media. Smart News reported that there were clashes at the village that day between ISIL and advancing SDF forces. Al Raqqa Truth named three victims. The Syrian Network for Human Rights also put the death toll at three – and

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ترملا, Tarmala, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Up to three civilians including a child and a woman died and as many as 10 more were injured in alleged Russian or regime shelling of Tarmala, local media reported. Several sources reported only one fatality, though it was widely reported that a man and his seven-year-old daughter were killed, and that the rest of

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Airstrike and/or Artillery

Civilian infrastructure

Healthcare facility, School

(1–2 children1 woman1 man)

2–10

جامع الصفا, Dar’iya neighbourhood, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Initially this incident was reported on by several sources as an alleged airstrike or artillery shelling in the Dar’iya neighbourhood in the city of Raqqa, in which 1 or 2 cilivilians died. During investigations of this event for the April 2019 joint Airwars and Amnesty report War in Raqqa: Rethoric versus Reality (www.raqqa.amnesty.org), Amnesty field

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(1 child3 men)

قلعة المضيق, Kala'at al Madeeq, Hama, Syria

LOCATION

Between two and three civilians, including a woman and a child, were killed and nine others, including children, were injured in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes against the town of Kala’at al Madeeq in northwestern Hama, according to local sources. The initial estimate of two civilians killed was reported by Smart News Agency while

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(1 child1 woman1 man)

2 named