Civilian Casualties

الموصل‎, Mosul, East, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, CENTCOM later confirmed the death of a civilian in an event near Mosul. Their November 2016 civilian casualty report noted: “during a strike against ISIL fighters, it is assessed that one civilian was killed after entering the target area after the aircraft released its weapon.” In July

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البوكمال, Abu Kamal, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

At least one civilian was killed with perhaps four or more additional casualties after a Coalition airstike near Al Hana hospital in Abu Kamal, according to local media. While a number of sources didn’t identify the culprit, at least two attributed the incident to the US-led Coalition. In July 2018 the alliance accepted responsibility for

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3 – 4

Al Qanus Island, Qayarrah, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

In an event not tracked by Airwars at the time, in July 2018 the Coalition self-reported that it had accidentally killed one civilian and injured a second in an action near Qayarrah. According to the report, “April 2, 2018, near al-Qanus Island, Qayyarah, Iraq, via self-report. During a strike one civilian was unintentionally injured and

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الفردوس, near Raqqa, Syria, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

In an incident previously not tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the death of one civilian near Raqqa. In its February 2019 report, the Coalition noted the following: “the Coalition conducted one artillery strike on ISIS defensive fighting positions. Regrettably, one civilian was unintentionally killed as a result of this strike” It was later

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17 تموز, Mosul, July 17th, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

A single source reported that seven civilians were killed and ten injured by a Coalition drone allegedly targeting a market in 17 July neighborhood, in West Mosul. The Coalition later conceded responsibility for the attack, noting: “March 21, 2017, near Mosul, Iraq, via self-report: During a strike on ISIS fighters, it was assessed that one

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3–10

غرانيج / درنج, Daranj (possibly غرانيج Granij), Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

One child died in a Coalition airstrike according to local media. The Syrian Network for Human Rights reported “a child died on December 3rd, due to wounds sustained from International Coalition warplanes which fired missiles on Darnaj village in Deir Ez-Zour governorate eastern suburbs on December 1, 2017″. In June 2019 the Coalition accepted responsibility

Summary

(1 child)

القائم‎, Al Qaim, Al Anbar, Iraq

LOCATION

In an incident not previously reported, the Coalition later confirmed the death of one civilian in an event near Al Qaim. Their December 2017 civilian casualty report noted: “During a Coalition strike against an ISIS weapon’s facility it was assessed that one civilian was unintentionally killed.” On the same day in Al Qaim, Airwars monitored a

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Khatuniya, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

In an incident previously untracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the death of one civilian in an event near Khatuniya. The Pentagon later reported this to have been a US action. According to CJTFOIR’s June 2019 civilian casualty report: “Coalition forces engaged in a small arms fire event. Regrettably, one civilian was unintentionally killed

Summary

Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)

Small arms and light weapons

LOCATION

إدلب, Idlib, Syria

During an airstrike on a vehicle in Idlib the Coalition killed one man and reportedly injured four more civilians. The Coalition later admitted responsibility for the one death. According to Step News, “One person was dead and 4 civilians wounded in a car explosion in the city of Idlib after it was targeted by an

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هجين, Hajin, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Local media reported that between 11 and 26 civilians died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Hajin, in what some sources described as “a massacre”. In June 2019 the Coalition accepted responsibility for just one death in this event, with their monthly civilian casualty report noting: “Near Hajin, Syria, via media report. Coalition aircraft conducted

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11 – 26

(2–3 children2 women)

12–24

5 named, 1 familiy identified

Near Janaale, Lower Shabelle, Somalia

LOCATION

Between four and six civilians were allegedly killed by a US airstrike near Janaale. Morad News, reportedly close to Al Shabaab, tweeted: “US drone strike kills 4 civilians after bombing a minibus near Janaale town. 2 of the victims r members of a well known family in Mogadishu. An elderly man & driver are among

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

2 – 6

(1 child4 men)

Belligerents reported killed

0–5

جامع خالد بن الوليد, Fallujah, near Khalid Bin Al Waleed mosque, Al Anbar, Iraq

LOCATION

Local sources in Fallujah alleged that Coalition aircraft bombed a house with three families inside near Khalid Bin Al Waleed mosque, killing at least 12 and wounding six more – mostly children and women. The reported 11.30pm airstrike caused multiple casualties, with many victims buried under a collapsed building. The Baghdad Centre for Human Rights

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12 – 17

(8 children2 women2 men)

الزيتون, Al Zeitoun, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On 11 October 2023 at around dawn, two members of the Tafish family were reportedly killed in an alleged Israeli airstrike in the Al-Zaytoun neighbourhood, located in the Gaza Strip. Nadiya Mahmoud Tafish and her son, Ali Tayseer Al-Rantisi, were both killed in the strike, according to several Facebook posts from relatives, Hazem Tafish and

Summary

(1 woman1 man)

الزر, Al Zir, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

A civilian was killed by a sniper on the rooftop of his house in Al Zer as he was watching Coalition forces entering the village of Al Shouhaibl, Deir Ezzor governorate, on May 17th 2020, according to local sources. Euphrates Eye wrote that “Muhammad Khleif Al Hamra was killed when he was watching the Coalition

Summary

Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)

(1 man)

Small arms and light weapons

US-led Coalition, Syrian Democratic Forces

LOCATION

الرمادي, Hit and Thaiyala, Al Anbar, Iraq

Local sources said that airstrikes – possibly by the Coalition – had struck civilians in Hit and Thaiyala in Anbar province, resulting in deaths and injuries of multiple civilians including women and children. Face Iraq reported that 12 bodies of civilians were later evacuated from Thaiyala, “killed in bombings which had resulted in the deaths

Summary

(2 children2 women8 men)

US-led Coalition, Unknown

3 named, 1 familiy identified

المغني, Al Mughni, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

During the evening of Wednesday, October 11th, 2023, thirteen civilians across three generations of the extended Baraka family were killed and others were wounded in an alleged Israeli airstrike that destroyed the multi-storey family home in the Al-Mughni area, east of Deir al-Balah. The victims of the attack included at least six children, five women

Summary

(6 children5 women2 men)

Israeli Military

13 named, 1 familiy identified

Names matched with MoH IDs

Geolocation

Town

المرون , بالقرب من الخبر, Al Maroun, in the vicinity of Al Khabr, Abyan, Yemen

LOCATION

code: USYEMTr096-C
incident_date: 2017-08-13
status: publish
civilian_harm_status: Contested

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

Infrastructure

Vehicle

0 – 2

(0–2 men)

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), Other

US Forces

Known targets

Belligerents reported killed

2 named

2–3

مرقدا, Marqadah, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

The Hassakah Youth Movement was among a number of sources reporting civilians killed by the Coalition at Al Markada, saying Coalition aircraft had struck a medical facility: “News in regarding people martyred following international Coalition bombing of the hospital in Markada.” In their February 2020 civilian casualty report, the US-led Coalition assessed reports that they

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

LOCATION

Nineteen members of the Dawas family were killed and an unknown number of others were injured when their two-story family home on Al-Shaima Street, west of Abbas Kilani roundabout in Beit Lahia, in the north of the Gaza Strip, was reportedly bombed by an Israeli aircraft on Saturday, October 14, 2023. The Ministry of the

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(4–7 children4–6 women3–4 men)

15 – 18

Israeli Military

13 named, 1 familiy identified

Names matched with MoH IDs

Geolocation

Town

الساحة الخضراء, Green Square, Tarabulus, Libya

LOCATION

Several members of the Gaddafi family were reported to have been killed by a NATO airstrike on Tripoli. While Saif al-Arab Gaddafi, son of Muammar Gaddafi, was reportedly a member of the military, his children clearly had non-combatant status due to their young age. CNN reported: “The Libyan government said Sunday that Gadhafi’s son, Saif

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(3 children)

3 named, 1 familiy identified

الفلوجة‎, Fallujah, Al Anbar, Iraq

LOCATION

Local sources claimed Coalition aircraft struck the Haswa and Jumeila neighbourhoods in Fallujah at around 9.30pm, hitting civilian homes and causing the deaths of five civilians including two children, and the wounding of seven more civilians. Al Sharqiya published the most detailed report, saying that Coalition aircraft strikes “resulted in the deaths of five people,

Summary

(2 children2 women1 man)

US-led Coalition, Unknown

7 named, 2 families identified

مصبح, Musabah, Rafah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

At least 16 people were killed, including two children and six women, and nine others were injured, when the al-Masry family home, in the Musabah area of Rafah, was allegedly bombed by Israeli forces at dawn on Sunday, October 15th 2023. The victims came from multiple generations of multiple families. According to Safa Palestinian Press

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

Infrastructure

Residential

(2–3 children6 women7–8 men)

16 – 17

Israeli Military

16 named, 3 families identified

Names matched with MoH IDs

Geolocation

Neighbourhood/area

مخيم الباغوز, Al Baghouz camp, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Local sources reported that three ISIS family members were killed when air and artillery strikes allegedly struck an IDP camp on the outskirts of Al Baghouz. The incident occurred on the evening of March 2nd. A number of sources said the victims were Russian. Khawlan ibn Al Sinia named the family as that of ‘Mu’az

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

(2–3 children1 woman)

3 named, 1 familiy identified

كفرغان, Kafr Ghan, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

The Daesh-linked Al A’Amaq Agency reported the deaths of four civilians “in an American bombing on the village of Kafr Ghan in Souran in the northern Aleppo countryside.” Other news agencies also reported the deaths of civilians in an alleged Coalition event. Syria News, while making no mention of civilian casualties, reported that “International coalition

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مسجد صلاح الدين الأيوبي, Vicinity of Salah al Din al Ayyubi Mosque, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

A large number of people were killed and wounded when three houses collapsed, including the Arhim family home, north of the Salah al-Din al-Ayyubi Mosque in the Al-Zaytoun neighborhood, east of Gaza City, after reportedly being hit by a bomb from an Israeli military aircraft on Tuesday, October 17, 2023. Many of the victims who

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12 – 24

12–24

سرجة, Sarja, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

One civilian, a man, was reported killed and one civilian sustained injuries as the result of an alleged Russian and/or Regime strike on the village of Sarja in the southern countryside of Idlib on Tuesday, November 17, 2020. Regarding civilian harm, the Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR) reported that “A 30-year-old Syrian citizen, named

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

(1 man)

Accidents related to conflict

Russian Military, Syrian Regime

LOCATION

الفلوجة‎, Fallujah, Al Anbar, Iraq

A reported air raid by Iraqi or Coalition aircraft on the Julan neighbourhood of Fallujah resulted in the deaths of an entire family. Najah Jameel Mahmoud Al-Lihibi, his wife and their five children all died in the attack, according to local media. Amis noted that both Iraqi government and Coalition aircraft conducted strikes in the

Summary

(5 children1 woman1 man)

US-led Coalition, Iraq Government Forces

7 named, 1 familiy identified

مسجد أنس بن مالك, Anas bin Malik Mosque, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

At least four children were injured by an artillery strike on the Anas bin Malik Mosque in the afternoon of December 2nd, 2023. It appears the casualties occurred at the neighboring Deir al-Balah Martyrs School, though this reportedly was not the target of the strike. Abeer Al Banna Press specified that four children had been

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Unknown