Civilian Casualties

(1 child2 women)

2–9

3 named, 1 familiy identified

al Sheikh Mustapha, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

One civilian died and several more were wounded in an airstrike on Al Sheikh Mustapha, local media reported – though it was unclear whether Russia or the Syrian regime were to blame. According to the Syrian Observatory of Human Rights on October 22nd, “the number of civilians who were killed by Russian airstrikes in the

Summary

دارة عزة, main market, Sheikh Mohammad mosque and residential houses in Daret Izza, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Shortly before 8:56 AM on Thursday, 28 November 2024, four civilian men were killed and 21 civilians, among them children, were injured as a result of the series of airstrikes with the reported use of cluster and vacuum munitions allegedly launched by the Russian military and/or Syrian regime forces on the main market, a mosque

Summary

Commerce, Market, Mosque, Religious, Residential

(4 men)

4 named

الشدادي, Shadadi, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

A single source, the Damascus Centre for Human Rights Studies, claims that one civilian, from Al Shadadi, Hasaka, in a coalition airstrike.

Summary

(1 man)

السوسة , al Soussa: Home of Mohammed al-Obeid al-Hattab in al Aaliyya neighbourhood, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

At least 9 and as many as 15 civilians were reported killed, described as women and children of Iraqi origin, following a reported Coalition airstrike on the home of Mohammed al-Obeid al-Hattab in al Soussa. The event may be confused in some media and social media reports with one or two nearby additional civilian harm

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

9 – 15

(4 children2 women)

مدرسة أبو عاصي، مخيم الشاطئ, Abu Asi school, Al Shati camp, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On Saturday, November 16, 2024, at least 10 people were reportedly killed and 20 injured, including women and children, following suspected Israeli airstrikes on Abu Asi School in the Al-Shati Refugee Camp, located near the beach, west of Gaza City. Multiple reports similar to Belafkih Chennaoui’s post describe “severed heads and charred bodies” at the

Summary

Education, IDP or Refugee Camp

10 – 11

(2 children1 woman)

Exact location (other)

دير الزور‎, Deir ez-Zor: Ziban street, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Syrian Martyrs and other monitoring sites listed three civilian males as being the victims of a coalition strike. They were named by the VDC and Syrian Martyrs. All three men were listed as residents of Dayr az Zawr, and as having been killed in Ziban Street (شارع زيبان) in the city

Summary

(3 men)

مسجد الامام النووي, Ar Raqqah: Near Imam Al Nawawi mosque, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Ten civilians were reported killed in an alleged Coalition airstrike in the Nahdah neighbourhood of Raqqa. Initially only reported on by one source, 3 of the victims were identified: Ahmad Al Tufi, also known as Lattoufi Lattoufi (adult, male), his wife and Layal Ramzi Ahmed Al Tufi (adult, female). During investigations of this event for

Summary

(7 children2 women1 man)

10 named, 1 familiy identified

Airstrike and/or Artillery

LOCATION

حيش, Hiysh, Idlib, Syria

At least one woman was killed and a woman and “others” were reported injured in airstrikes on Hiysh, Idlib, on August 16th. Syrian Network for Human Rights names Mrs. Eman Shahhoud al Azraq, from Khan Sheikhoun city, as the victim killed in airstrikes by the Syrian regime on Hiysh. Smart News reported, “Russian warplanes shelling

Summary

(1 woman)

2–3

كبيبة, Kbeibah, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

Two oil workers were killed and two others injured in a reported Coalition airstrike on a house used by workers at Kbeibah, according to a number of sources The two dead men were buried at Hadida Cemetery in Hassakah. The Syrian Network for Human Rights published a detailed report on the event: “On Wednesday February

Summary

(2 men)

شارع النور, Al Nour Mosque, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Five people were killed due to an airstrike that destroyed their home near the Al Nour mosque. Some of their names were initially reported on by several local sources (RBSS, RFS, Step News Agency) in connection to incident CS955a. During investigations of this event for the April 2019 joint Airwars and Amnesty report War in

Summary

(2 children2 women1 man)

6 named, 1 familiy identified

وادي العذيب أو وادي العزيب, Wadi Al Azeeb, Hama, Syria

LOCATION

Up to nine civilians were killed and others were wounded in an explosion in Wadi Al Azeeb. Sources on the ground reported that “cluster bombs” exploded believed to be remnants of previous shelling conducted by the Russian- or regime forces. Other sources reported that the explosion was caused by a landmine. According to one local

Summary

Airstrike, Ground operation

7 – 9

1–2

Planted explosives and unexploded ordnance (UXO)

Russian Military, Syrian Regime, ISIS

الموصل‎, Mosul, East, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

A claimed coalition airstrike on the centre of Mosul killed up to 23 militants and five or more non-combatants according to reports, after four homes were destroyed. NINA cited a medical source as saying that 23 civilians died when aircraft struck the Mdaana neighbourhood – though this appears to be a mis-cite of other casualties

Summary

5 – 9

(1 child4 women)

LOCATION

Raqqa, Syria

In the Amnesty and Airwars’s joint April 2019 report “War in Raqqa: Rhetoric versus Reality”, three civilians were reportedly killed in alleged Coalition airstrikes in Raqqa. Although Airwars assesses single-sourced incidents as “weak”, researchers have assessed this incident “fair” due to the depth of material provided by Amnesty. The report stated that “Three members of

Summary

(1 woman2 men)

3 named, 1 familiy identified

مدينة أمين مقبل, Amin Muqbel, Al-Hawek district, Al-Hudaida, Yemen

LOCATION

At least thirteen people were killed, including at least four children, in two alleged US airstrikes on the city of Amin Muqbel on 8 April, 2025. The strikes reportedly occurred at around 9 PM and at least 10 people were reported injured. Teenager Mohammad Fareed was killed, as was mother Najlaa Abdulmalek Muhsen al-Jabri and

Summary

(4–5 children6–7 women1–3 men)

13 – 15

10–16

US Forces

6 named, 1 familiy identified

Geolocation

Exact location (via Airwars)

المسحك, Mishak, Salah Al Din, Iraq

LOCATION

In a report published in January 2016, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Iraq cited an incident in Bayji which an alleged airstrike killed six civilians including four children. The Coalition has confirmed carrying out an airstrike in the vicinity. According to UNAMI, “On 23 June, a house was allegedly targeted by an airstrike in

Summary

6 – 8

(4 children)

8–27

الرويك, 60km from Al Ruwayk IDP Camp, Hadramaut, Yemen

LOCATION

A child was reported killed, and his older cousin injured, by a likely US drone strike in Al Abr, in Hadramout governorate, at around 4pm on March 5th 2018. A US Central Command spokesperson later told the Long War Journal that a strike had taken place in Hadramout on that date. CENTCOM also told the

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

Infrastructure

Vehicle

(1 child)

Known belligerent

US Forces

2 named, 1 familiy identified

حي ١٤ اوكتوبر بمديرية السبعين، صَنْعَاء‎, 14th of October neighbourhood, Al Sab’een district, Sanaa, Sanaa, Yemen

LOCATION

A woman, identified only as Batoul, was killed by an alleged US airstrike on the “October 14 neighbourhood” on 26 April, 2025. Missing under the rubble, her body was found more than 16 hours after the strike. A video shared by @TvAlmasirah showed Batoul’s husband, “search[ing] for his wife under the rubble of his destroyed

Summary

(1 woman)

Exact location (via Airwars)

البوكمال, Abu Kamal, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

A single source, the Damascus Centre for Human Rights Studies, reported that Ahmad al Awad had died in what was described as a Coalition strike at Bukamal. While single source, a Coalition attack was confirmed in the vicinity in daily reports at the time. In its civilian casualty report for October 2019 – published on

Summary

(1 man)

الكريمية, Al Keramiya, Tarabulus, Libya

LOCATION

One child was allegedly injured by indiscriminate artillery shelling in Al Keramia area. FMSC reported: “A child was injured as a result of the armed clashes and treated by the medical team in a field clinic of the field medicine and support center.” Local reports of fighting point at the GNA or LNA as the

Summary

Unknown

Government of National Accord, Libyan National Army

ميناء رأس عيسى، الحديدة, Ras Isa Port, Al-Hodeida, Al Hudaydah, Yemen

LOCATION

code: USYEM250417a
incident_date: 2025-04-17
status: publish
civilian_harm_status: Fair

Summary

Oil Facility, Port, Resources, Transportation, Truck, Vehicle

84 – 90

(3–4 children81–82 men)

150–171

89 named, 4 families identified

Geolocation

Exact location (via Airwars)

الطوب, Al Toub, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

A single source, the Damascus Centre for Human Rights Studies, reported that three non-combatant males, sharing the same surname of al Khoudar, died in an alleged Coalition strike at Al Toub. No further details were given. Syrian Martyrs also listed the dead while quoting the same source. In its monthly civilian harm assessment report for

Summary

(3 men)

3 named, 1 familiy identified

Abaloni, in the vicinity of Hosingow, Lower Juba, Somalia

LOCATION

Two civilians were allegedly killed by a US or Kenyan airstrike on Abaloni. AFRICOM later denied conducting a strike in the area. Hussein Eliyow tweeted: “SOMALIA: Reports of US /Kenya airstrike in Abaloni village, outside Hosingow town last night. Residents say the airstrike killed at least two nomads. More details to follow.” AFRICOM discounted the

Summary

US Forces, Kenyan Military Forces

منبج, Manbij, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Four named civilians were reported killed in an airstrike at Manbij, although opinions were split as to whether the victims had been killed by the Assad regime or by the Coalition. As Ara News noted, “the identity of the planes remains unknown, because of the number of different actors that are bombing the Aleppo countryside

Summary

3 – 4

(3–4 men)

US-led Coalition, Syrian Regime

4 named

حرمك, Kunya Barrow, Lower Shabelle, Somalia

LOCATION

Two airstrikes were declared the same day by US Africa Command, in partnership with the Somali government, which were said to have targeted al Shabaab in the vicinity of Kunya Barrow. According to two pro Shabaab sources, at least one of the strikes targeted Kunya Barrow itself – alleging that a 70 year old woman

Summary

Unknown

Belligerents reported killed

0–4

Belligerents reported injured

2–3

القيارة, Qayyarah, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Multiple civilian casualties were claimed in Qayyarah after the Coalition was accused of bombing civilian houses in the town. Face Iraq reported that seven children and an elderly woman died in the event, which it said destroyed six houses in the vicinity of the Khader mosque (which some sources said had also been destroyed). Three

Summary

0 – 8

(0–7 children0–1 women)

الشبكة, الشحيل, Al Shabaka, Al Shuhail, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

One civilian was reported killed in alleged joint SDF and US led coalition operation in Al Shuhail in Deir Ezzor on May 22nd, 2020 according to local sources. Euphrates Post reported that “Muhammad Al-Ouda Al-Khaled Al-Addad from the city of Al-Shuhail, was killed during a security operation carried out by SDF supported by the international

Summary

(1 man)

US-led Coalition, Syrian Democratic Forces

LOCATION

السرو ، بالقرب من قريضة, Al Saru, in the vicinity of Quraidah, Al Bayda, Yemen

Two US drone strikes in the Al Saru area of the Sama’a district in Bayda governorate, on the afternoon of September 9th 2017, reportedly killed at least one alleged AQAP militant and as many as four civilians, according to some sources. In a later email to the Bureau of Investigative Journalism, a US Central Command

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

Infrastructure

Motorcycle, Vehicle

2 – 4

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)

Belligerents reported killed

1–5

Belligerents reported injured

2–3

الدشيشة, Dashisha, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

Two civilian brothers named as Farhan and Adnan Ali Khodar were reported killed after their motorbike was struck in an alleged Coalition airstrike. According to the Damascus Center, the two brothers were buried together. In their February 2020 civilian casualty report, the US-led Coalition assessed reports that they were responsible for civilian harm in this

Summary

(2 men)

2 named, 1 familiy identified