Civilian Casualties

منطقة صعدة القريبة, Vicinity of Sadaa, Sadaa, Yemen

LOCATION

One civilian was killed and between three and four others were injured by alleged US airstrikes on a “citizen’s farm” within or on the outskirts of Sadaa city, Yemen on March 28, 2025. A Facebook post from “Majd Al-Madani Saada” reported that one person had been killed and three others were wounded by a US

Summary

(1 man)

3–4

Дергачі, Dergachi, Kharkiv, Ukraine

LOCATION

On March 11th 2022, reported Russian shelling continued in the city of Dergachi. According to local sources, at least three civilians were killed and one civilian was injured. Local sources were reporting that amongst the dead is the former chief of the Dergachi district police department/former vice-rector of the Kharkiv National University of Internal Affairs

Summary

(1 woman1 man)

2 named, 1 familiy identified

Russian Military

Named victims

Geolocation

City

المنصور, Mosul, Al Mansour, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Four civilians were reported killed at al Mansour during heavy fighting, according to a single source. Their bodies were buried at Amel school. According to Shafaaq, “Four civilians were killed in the Mansour district, southwest of Mosul during the battles between Iraqi forces and organize Daesh in the neighborhood, which is still under the control

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أورم الجوز, Urma Al Jouz, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

One woman was killed and several others were injured during alleged Russian and/or Syrian regime airstrikes on the town of Urma Al Jouz on April 1, 2018, local sources reported. The death of Fattoum Haj Hammoud was widely attributed to Russian forces, however, the Syrian Network for Human Rights reported the involvement of Syrian planes.

Summary

(1 woman)

Russian Military, Syrian Regime

Named victims

1 named

ХТЗ, KhTZ, Kharkiv, Ukraine

LOCATION

On the evening of Saturday March 19th 2022, shelling by alleged Russian forces hit the Industrial District of Kharkiv in eastern Ukraine, killing two civilians including a 9-year-old child. Almost every source accounts for two civilians being killed, except for H_saltovka Telegram channel reporting five. However, every other source reported the victims as a 9-year-child

Summary

(1 child1 man)

Mosul, Amil/ al Mua'lmen, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the injury of one civilian in a strike between Amil and al Mua’lmen neighbourhoods. Their June 2017 civilian casualty report noted “During a strike to crater roads used by ISIS VBIEDs against Iraqi Security Forces, it was assessed that one civilian was unintentionally

Summary

Known belligerent

عناصر تأمين المساعدات شرق رفح, East Rafah, Gaza Strip, Rafah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

In the early afternoon of Friday, July 5, 2024, at least one civilian was reportedly shot dead by the alleged Israeli military vehicles in East Rafah in the Gaza Strip. Social media users helped Airwars to identify the name of the victim as 33-year-old Sufyan Alian Baraka (Al-Siou), adding that he was shot while getting

Summary

(1 man)

Small arms and light weapons

الشحيل, Al Shahil, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

A civilian was injured during a declared raid carried out by CENTCOM and partner forces in Al Shahil on January 21, 2023. Up to three alleged ISIS members were also arrested during the raid. CENTCOM released a statement that “US Central Command forces conducted a partnered helicopter and ground assault raid in eastern Syria, Jan. 21,

Summary

Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons

Causes of injury / death

المحطة, Mosul, Al Mahatta, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Local residents told journalists of the French newspaper Mediapart that 26 people were killed after an airstrike reportedly carried out by an “American-built F-16” targeted an ISIL combatant who was sitting on the roof of their house. A young girl was also severely injured. The report by Mediapart.fr [in translation] reads: “In the neighbourhood of

Summary

(2 children2 women)

شارع المطار مديرية بني الحارث، صنعاء, Airport Street, Bani Al-Harith District, Sanaa, Sanaa, Yemen

LOCATION

The Ministry of Health and Environment provided a statement to the Yemeni News Agency (Saba) that announced that a citizen was injured by US raids on Airport (Al-Matar) Street in the Bani Al-Harith District of Sanaa. Multiple sources, including @AlMayadeenLive and the Facebook page of the Public Health and Population Office, Al Hudaydah Governorate, quoted

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LOCATION

Hiiraan, Somalia

20 alleged al-Shabaab militants were killed by a Somali forces and “international partner” airstrike in Hiraan region on February 22, 2023. Asharq Al-Awsat quoted Somali state television which announced that 20 al-Shabaab militants traveling in a vehicle were killed in airstrikes carried out by Somali intelligence forces in cooperation with international allied forces. There were no

Summary

International Forces (Unknown)

Geolocation

District

Belligerents reported killed

بوابة مدرسة حليمة السعدية في جباليا النزلة, Gate of Halima al-Sadia School in Jabalia al-Nazla, Jabalia camp, Gaza Strip, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

code: ISPT071124e
incident_date: 2024-11-07
status: publish
civilian_harm_status: Weak

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

Infrastructure

Education

Impact

Барвінкове, Barvinkove, Kharkiv, Ukraine

LOCATION

An elderly woman was killed by confirmed Russian airstrikes on the town of Barvinkove in Izium district around 1:15am on April 22, 2022. The Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor’s Office posted on Telegram that at around 1:15am, Russian forces fired aviation weapon launchers at the town of Barvinkove in Izium district, destroying more than 10 residential buildings.

Summary

(1 woman)

الشفاء, Mosul, Al-Shafaa, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Local medical sources reportedly claimed that three employees at a Mosul hospital in Shifa neighbourhood were killed when a missile hit the hospital. Shafaaq reported that “A medical source told Ashqaf News that a mortar landed near the first aid hall in the hospital, killing three medical personnel and damaging the hospital.” Another local blog

Summary

US-led Coalition, Iraq Government Forces

Золочів, Zolochiv, Kharkiv, Ukraine

LOCATION

On April 26th 2022, Russia allegedly fired artillery on the city of Zolochiv injuring three civilians. The Head of the Kharkiv Oblast Oleg Sinegubov reported on Telegram the event as part of multiple Russian attacks in the region: “Today, as a result of shelling in Kharkiv, 3 people died, 7 were injured. 3 people were

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الخاتونية, Khatouniya, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

A single source, the Smart News Agency, reported that six civilians died and 10 were injured in an alleged Coalition airstrike on the villages of Al Khatuniya and Al Qahtaniya. According to the Smart News Agency, “A medical source from the hospital of the city of Raqqa said that six people were killed, including three

Summary

(1 child3 women)

Лозівський район, Lozivsʹkyy district, Kharkiv, Ukraine

LOCATION

On May 4th 2022, an 11 year-old boy was injured as a result of alleged Russian shelling in the Lozova district of Kharkiv. The Head of Kharkiv Oblast Oleg Sinegubov commented on Facebook: “Today, as a result of enemy shelling, an 11-year-old child was injured in the Loziv district”. According to Suspilne News, the boy

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رطلة, Ratlah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

According to the Smart News Agency, “a local source said that warplanes likely belonging to the Coalition targeted an oil transport vehicle belonging to the Islamic State organization in the village of Ratla (12 km south of Raqqa), which resulted in the burning of the driver and his assistant.” Alaraby also produced a similar report,

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الكسوة, Al Kisswa, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

On April 4th, 2023 at 12:15am, an airstrike either launched by Israeli forces or an air defense missile launched by the Syrian regime hit a glass factory in Al-Kisswa, south of Damascus, in Rif Dimashq, resulting in the death of up to two civilians. Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA), a Syrian regime-controlled news source, reported

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

1 – 2

(1 man)

Israeli Military, Syrian Regime

Belligerents reported killed

0–1

رطلة, Ratlah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Smart News Agency reported the death of three civilians inlcuding two children and the injury of four more in an alleged Coalition strike on Rata. Other sources put the death toll at four including two children, though they did not identify who was responsible for the “raids”.

Summary

3 – 4

(2 children)

village of Shourik, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

Four civilians were injured by alleged Turkish drone strikes on the village of Shourik on June 14, 2023. North Press Agency reported that a Turkish drone carried out a strike near a cement factory in the village of Shourik resulting in casualties. A medical source told North Press that an injured man named Ahmad Saleh

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

Infrastructure

IDP or Refugee Camp

هنيدة, Hunayda, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

According to Smart News Agency and Microsyriua four civilians were wounded in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Hunayda. There is no further information presently available.

Summary

حي الاسكندرية, Al Iskanderia, Al Tabaqa, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Between two and five civilians died and up to seven more were wounded in alleged Coalition airstrike on Tabaqa, local media reported. According to Syria Mirror, “field activists said that the Coalition aircraft launched several air raids on the residential communities in the city of Al Tabaqa, killing seven people, including two members of IS

Summary

2 – 5

الموصل: غرب/الجانب الأيمن, Mosul, West / Right side, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

In two tweets, which appeared to be based on a single statement by the ISIL press agency, it was reported that about 24 civilians died and 26 were injured as a result of alleged Coalition and Iraqi airforce raids on several districts in West Mosul.

Summary

US-led Coalition, Iraq Government Forces

الرفاعي, Mosul, Rifai, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Local residents reported on Facebook that four civilians were killed in alleged Coalition airstrikes on Rifae neighborhood in West Mosul. Bab Al Toob (local Facebook group) said that the two brothers Rami Adel Said and Ahmed Adel Said were among the victims in Rifae. Iraqyoon Agency and Ninawa Media Center put the total death toll

Summary

(3 men)

3 named, 1 familiy identified

Named victims

هنيدة, Hunaida, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

The Smart News Agency reported that “aircraft likely belonging to the coalition launched three raids on the town of Huneida (36 km west of the city of Raqqa), killing three civilians, and four members of IS, in addition to wounding 11 others.” The Step News Agency reported that there had been a Coalition strike on

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الموصل: غرب/الجانب الأيمن, Mosul, West, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

At least 35 civilians were allegedly killed and over 100 wounded in attacks on eight west Mosul neighbourhoods blamed on both the Coalition and Iraqi government forces. Yaqein reported that 170 civilians were killed or wounded in several neighborhoods in western Mosul. Among those named were Rifai, Agrarian Reform, Industry and Oreibi. Other sources, including

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133

US-led Coalition, Iraq Government Forces

تادف, Tadef, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Two named children died in either Turkish or Coalition airstrikes on Tadef. According to the Syrian Network “The children So’ad and Jonaid Fares Al Ali died after International Coalition warplanes missiles fired on Tadef town in Aleppo governorate eastern suburbs.” However according to al Bab News, “Turkish planes launched three raids at dawn today killing two from the family

Summary

2 – 3

(2 children1 woman)

near Dayr Az Zawr, Syria, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, on August 8th 2017 the Coalition said it had concluded an assessment on social media claims of civilian harm “near Dayr az Zawr, Syria”. According to the Coalition report, ”105. May 13, 2017, near Dayr Az Zawr, Syria, via social media report: After a review of available

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