Civilian Casualties

2 – 10

Russian Military, Syrian Regime

كفرا, Kafra, Nabatieh, Lebanon

LOCATION

Four people were reported injured after an alleged Israeli airstrike on 29 September, 2024 in Kafra, Lebanon. The strike was reported to have hit the home of the late Mahmoud Sabiti Abu Mustafa, and “surrounding homes and shops”. Those injured were transported to the Tebnine Governmental Hospital; their identities remain unknown. Photographs shared by Civil

Summary

Commerce, Residential, Shop, Vehicle

Israeli Military

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Report of one civilian death as a result of coalition strike. Currently one source only. In July 2017 the Coalition said it had classed the event as non credible based on no evidence of civilian harm: “After a review of available information and strike video it was assessed that there is insufficient evidence to find

Summary

الصاخور, Al Sakhour (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between three and 15 civilians were reported killed and ten more injured in airstrikes on the Al Sakhour neighbourhood of Aleppo. The majority of sources blamed Russia, though several reports said that barrel bombs had been dropped on the neighbourhood – a weapon known to be used by the Syrian regime. HNN named two victims.

Summary

3 – 15

(1 child1 woman)

2–10

Russian Military, Syrian Regime

2 named

حديث بعلبك, village of Hadath Baalbek, Baalbek-Hermel Governorate, Lebanon

LOCATION

code: ISLB271124h
incident_date: 2024-11-26
status: publish
civilian_harm_status: Fair

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

11 – 15

Israeli Military

الحسكة, Al-Hasakah, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

Three civilian males were reportedly killed in an alleged coalition airstrike on the city of Al Hassakah, according to a single source.

Summary

(3 men)

US-led Coalition, Unknown

الشعفة, Al Sha'afa, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

At least one and as many as 20 civilians including an unspecified number of women and children died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on the town of Al Shaafa, which was under the control of ISIS, according to local media. Several local sources including Euphrates Post reported that “a number of civilian died” in the

Summary

1 – 20

(2–5 children2–5 women)

12–24

معرة النعمان, Ma'aret al-Nu'man, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Local media reported that four civilians including a woman were wounded when a cluster bomb that was dropped in a previous strike (the date unknown) exploded in Ma’aret al-Nu’man on March 28th. Sources were conflicted on whether the cluster bomb had originally been dropped by regime or Russian forces.

Summary

Russian Military, Syrian Regime

Geolocation

City

الرمادي, Ramadi, Al Anbar, Iraq

LOCATION

An internal CENTCOM report cited a Tweet on January 23rd as claiming that 6 members of one family had been killed in a Coalition strike in Anbar province. The identity of the tweeter was redacted in a publicly-released version of the file, though they were described as “Pro-ISIL… reported coalition airstrikes killed 6 family members

Summary

الأتارب, Al-Atareb, west of Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Shortly before 9:30 PM on the evening of Thursday, November 28th, 2024, a civilian was killed and at least one male child and up to two children were injured as a result of an airstrike which was allegedly carried out by Russian military and/or Syrian regime forces with the reported use of vacuum missiles. The

Summary

(1 man)

1–2

اطمه, Atimah, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Sources reported that five unnamed civilian were killed – along with fighters with the al-Nusra Front – in an airstrike on the Syria-Turkey border town of Atama. The building targeted was described as the local headquarters of the al-Nusra Front, an al Qaeda linked faction occasionally targeted by US forces. Photographs and videos depicted heavy

Summary

5 – 6

Ash Shajilah, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

In an incident previously not tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the injuries of two civilians near Ash Shajilah, Syria. This was later confirmed to be a US-only civilian harm event. In its July 2019 civilian casualty report the Coalition noted the following: “Coalition aircraft conducted an airstrike against Daesh terrorists. Regrettably, two civilians

Summary

قيزان أبو رشوان, Qizan Abu Rashwan, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Between one and seven civilians were injured in alleged Israeli airstrikes on the Qizan Rashwan area on May 15th, 2021. Multiple sources report a strike on a naval facility in the vicinity of Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on Saturday 15 May 2021, amongst a series of strikes on the area. Multiple sources

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

1–7

Suspected target

Palestinian Forces

عنه, Anah al Jadidah, Al Anbar, Iraq

LOCATION

A young man, Mustafa Tarif Habib al-Ani (pictured below) was reportedly killed along with three or four of his relatives in an alleged coalition airstrike. According to the Iraqi Spring site, the family home was struck “near Rabe’e Sooq in the Rasil Gharbi area of Anah district, in western Anbar.”

Summary

4 – 5

(3 women1 man)

US-led Coalition, Unknown

LOCATION

Raqqa, Syria

In the Amnesty and Airwars’s joint April 2019 report “War in Raqqa: Rhetoric versus Reality”, 15 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. Only five of the victims were

Summary

(3 children2 men)

5 named, 1 familiy identified

منزل الشيخ علي بن حسن بن غريب, House of Sheik Ali bin Hassan bin Gharib, Ma'rib, Yemen

LOCATION

According to some sources, a US drone strike targeted alleged AQAP militants in the house of Ali Bin Hassan Bin Gharib, an Islah leader, in Shabwana, in Marib governorate in the early morning of April 11th 2020. However others suggested that a Houthi ballistic missile was responsible. While Bin Gharib was reportedly unharmed, some indicated

Summary

Airstrike, Artillery, Drone Strike

Infrastructure

Residential

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)

US Forces, Houthi Forces

Suspected target

الموصل‎, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Up to 15 civilians including women and children were allegedly killed in a reported coalition airstrike at Mosul, which was also said to have injured seven people. The National Iraq News Agency (NINA), citing what it described as a local source, reported that “the international coalition aircraft bombed houses belonging to unarmed civilians believed to

Summary

جسر الشغور, Jisr al-Shughour and Frayka, Idlib, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

code: R4726
incident_date: 2024-11-30
status: publish
civilian_harm_status: Contested

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

Infrastructure

Bicycle, Car, Residential, Vehicle

(1 man)

Syrian Regime, Russian Military

Gamboole, Middle Shabelle, Somalia

LOCATION

According to local reports a US airstrike, carried out as part of a land and air operation, was conducted in the Gambole area killing up to eight alleged Al-Shabaab fighters on March 8th. Two civilians were also reportedly killed in the strike and four more injured, Voice of America said. According to Mareeg: “U.S. forces

Summary

Airstrike, Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons, Unknown

Causes of injury / death

US Forces

Suspected target

Al-Shabaab

3–8

Northeast Somalia, Calmiskaad (Al-miskat) Mountains, Puntland, Somalia

LOCATION

code: USSOM457
incident_date: 2025-02-16
status: publish
civilian_harm_status:

Summary

2–16

الموصل‎, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Local and medical sources said that 13 civilians were killed and up to six more injured after Coaliton planes struck their homes in the centre of Mosul, while three more civilians died after a shop was reportedly struck by the Coalition in the west of the city. This report references the event in central Mosul.

Summary

13 – 16

3–6

مفقه ,الحزم, Mafqa, Al Hazma, Shabwa, Yemen

LOCATION

Two young men, who pro-AQAP feeds indicated may have been civilians, were reportedly killed by a US drone strike in Al Hazm, in the Beihan area on the borders of Shabwa and Bayda governorates, overnight from April 22nd-23rd 2018. It was later suggested that they were instead killed by a Houthi landmine. Local language news

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

Infrastructure

Motorcycle, Vehicle

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Planted explosives and unexploded ordnance (UXO)

(2 men)

Causes of injury / death

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)

Known belligerent

US Forces

Known target

2 named

الرفاعي, Rifai (Mosul), Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

There were claims that 12 primary school children were injured following an alleged Coalition airstrike at Rifai, west of Mosul. No other details are presently available. In their January 2020 civilian casualty report, the US-led Coalition assessed reports that they were responsible for civilian harm in this strike as “non-credible”, stating that no Coalition actions

Summary

LOCATION

Raqqa, Syria

In the Amnesty and Airwars’s joint April 2019 report “War in Raqqa: Rhetoric versus Reality”, between 11 and 23 civilians were reportedly killed in alleged Coalition airstrike 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 summarised

Summary

11 – 23

(6 children3 women2 men)

11 named, 1 familiy identified

17 تموز, Mosul, Talmuz / July 17th (Medical centre), Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Reuters reported that “About 20 people, including at least 12 civilians, were killed on Monday in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, in two air strikes that destroyed houses believed to be used by Islamic State militants, six eyewitnesses and a medical source said.” According to the international news agency, “The two strikes happened within

Summary

(4 children2 women1–3 men)

12 – 20

17–50

4 named, 1 familiy identified

السوسة, Al Soussa, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

A girl was killed in an alleged airstrike on Al Soussa, Deir Ezzor, according to local reports. Smart News reported that dozens were wounded including the relatives of the victim, specifying that “her uncle was seriously injured”. Three sources including Euphrates Post and Deir Ezzor 24, reported that the Coalition was responsible. Further to this,

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

(1 child)

12–24

US-led Coalition, Syrian Regime

LOCATION

الشعفة, Al Shaafa, Deir Ezzor, Syria

According to local sources, an alleged Coalition airstrike targeted Al Sha’afa and killed one civilian man. The Youth of al Soussa reported that Ali Jassim Mohammed Al Furaiji died in “treacherous raids” on the town, though did not specify a culprit. Hajin News and the Syrian Observatory blamed the US-led Coalition. According to the Syrian Network,

Summary

(1 man)

باب لكش, Mosul, Bab Laksh, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Local sources said at least four and as many as 13 civilians were killed and 25 injured including children and women after alliance jets struck residential apartments used by displaced people in the Alaymen district of eastern Mosul. The National Iraqi News Agency reported: “residents said that international coalition aircraft bombed a residential compound belonging

Summary

4 – 18

(3 children5 women)

5–30

Jamaame, Lower Juba, Somalia

LOCATION

One civilian was allegedly killed in a US airstrike on Jamaame. Halgan Media said: “US drones just bombed the town of Jamaame in the Lower Jubba province of Somalia and killed a prominent Clan elder named Mohamed Abbas, who died instantly when a missile from a US drone hit his home – Sources.” Somali Memo,

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

0 – 1

(0–1 men)

1–3