Civilian Casualties

Government of National Accord, Libyan National Army

معدان, Ma'adan, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Up to 15 Islamic State fighters, including two aged under 16, were reported killed by a Coalition airstrike 10km west of Ma’dan. The teenage boys were said to be members of the ISIL youth movement ‘Cubs of the Caliphate.’ One report said that a checkpoint was targeted. In their May 2020 civilian casualty report, the

Summary

0 – 2

(0–2 children)

جيليب, Jilib, Middle Juba, Somalia

LOCATION

Al Shabaab members or civilians were allegedly killed in US strikes near Jilib and Basra. AFRICOM later denied conducting strikes in the area. Harun Maruf reported: “Overnight airstrikes killed dozens of Al-Shabaab militants in Jilib, Cmdr of AS’s Hisba police station in the town, Hassan Dhere, his deputy and a 3rd official among the dead,

Summary

12–24

عنه, Anah al Jadidah, Al Anbar, Iraq

LOCATION

One woman was reported killed and up to ten other civlians injured in an alleged Coalition airstrike at Anah, a town close to Hit. According to Iraqi Revolution, houses and shops were damaged in the event. A video obtained by A3Maq showed burning buildings in the appparent aftermath of a night-time attack. In their January

Summary

(1 woman)

عرب حسن, Arab Hasan, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

A civilian was killed by alleged Turkish drone strikes on Arab Hasan village on June 14, 2023. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that a person was killed by a Turkish drone strike on a house in Arab Hasan village. Both @RojAvaTv1 and @NES_RIC_Arabic refer to the person killed as being a civilian. Orient

Summary

Jilib, Middle Juba, Somalia

LOCATION

Two civilians, including a child, were reportedly injured in a US airstrike on Jilib. AFRICOM later admitted that the strike led to civilian harm. Somali Memo, a news site close to Al Shabaab, wrote: “Reports from Jilib district say that a drone crashed into a civilian residence yesterday, killing no one but injuring two civilians,

Summary

راوة, Rawa, Al Anbar, Iraq

LOCATION

At least one civilian was alleged killed in a claimed Coalition airstrike at Rawa. According to Heet News a market and civilian homes were among the structures hit. Most media placed the death toll at one, though some reports claimed fatalities were as high as seven. In their January 2020 civilian casualty report, the US-led

Summary

1 – 7

شقرة, Shaqra, Abyan, Yemen

LOCATION

Three Al Qaeda members were killed and six others were wounded by alleged US or Yemeni airstrikes on the town of Shaqra on May 17, 2012. There were no reports of civilian harm. Yemen News Network tweeted from @YemenNews that warplanes struck two tanks captured by Al Qaeda in Arquob, west of Shaqra. The warplanes

Summary

US Forces, Yemeni Air Force

الطريق بين بنش ادلب, Road between Idlib and Binnish, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

A civilian was reportedly killed in alleged US-led Coalition or Turkish drone strikes on the road between Idlib city and Binnish, Idlib governorate, on June 24th, 2020, according to local sources. The Syrian Civil Defence in Idlib told Smart New Agency that “an ammunition drone had targeted a Santa Fe car with missiles and destroyed

Summary

US-led Coalition, Turkish Military

Other

LOCATION

يت, Hit, Al Anbar, Iraq

Local media service Hit News claimed that Coalition airstrikes had struck a residential building in Hit. No further details are presently available. In their February 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 were conducted in the

Summary

قطن, Qatn, Hadramaut, Yemen

LOCATION

On 4th August 2012, in the late evening, between three to five militants were killed in an alleged U.S. drone strike on a vehicle travelling on the Ghisas road, north of the village of Al-Qatan in Hadramout province. Local news sources such as Mareb Press and Saba News also reported that up to two additional

Summary

3–5

خبران, Khabran, Al Bayda, Yemen

LOCATION

Multiple sources reported that a US drone strike in Qayfa, in Bayda governorate, killed one civilian and seriously injured another on the morning of November 11th 2017. Some other sources suggested that at least one alleged ISIS militant was killed in the strike. US Central Command later confirmed that a strike took place in Bayda

Summary

Infrastructure

Car, Vehicle

2 named, 1 familiy identified

1–3

الرطبة, Ar Rutbah, Al Anbar, Iraq

LOCATION

As many as 26 civilians were reported killed in an alleged Coalition airstrike in the vicinity of Ar Rutbah, in Anbar province. A video released by Daesh-linked Al A’amaq showed an apparent ‘double-tap’ strike when the location was again bombed shortly afterwards. The Yagen agency reported that “aggressive Coalition strikes killed ten civilians and wounded

Summary

12 – 26

(9 children6 women4 men)

كفرعمة, Kafer Amme, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

On Monday, July 10th 2023, an alleged artillery shelling by Syrian regime forces and Russian armed forces hit the village of Kafarama (or Kafr Amma), west of Aleppo, northwest Syria, injuring one civilian. Sources including @SyriaCivilDefe, @HalabTodayTV twitter accounts, and Orient News reported one civilian, a woman, being injured by the airstrike on the village.

Summary

Russian Military, Syrian Regime

مرسى البريقة, Brega, Al Wahat, Libya

LOCATION

Between 11 and 16 civilians were reported killed in a NATO airstrike on Brega. Both the BBC and the Washington Post said that eleven clerics were killed in the attack, while Reuters noted that “Nine imams were among 11 people killed in a strike on a guest house in the eastern city of Brega on Friday,

Summary

11 – 16

(9–11 men)

Known belligerent

NATO forces

Known targets

Gaddafi forces, Other

قرية جنارتوي, Gnartuy Village, Sulaymaniyah, Iraq

LOCATION

On August 6th, 2023, an alleged Turkish drone strike hit Gnartuy village in Suliemaniah province, Iraq; according to Shafaq News, the strike killed one civilian and injured another, while Alaraby and Roj News reported that the strike injured two civilians. Alaraby reported that one civilian was from Halabja and that another held Syrian Kurdish nationality, although

Summary

1–2

Turkish Military

مخيم الباغوز, Al Baghouz camp, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Local sources reported that US-Coalition air-and artillery strikes resumed after 24-hours of calm and struck Al-Baghouz camp in the evening of March 17th. According to Syrian regime affiliated news outlet SANA, the Coalition shelled the camp and its surroundings. Step News added that the shelling was conducted by “French artillery and SDF militia” which targeted

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

10 – 12

(5 children7 women)

المحفد، أبين‎, Al-Mahfad District, Abyan Governorate, Yemen

LOCATION

On May 18th, 2013 a drone reportedly launched three airstrikes in Abyan province overnight. The second of the three strikes hit the Al-Hada area in Al-Mahfad district and six people were reported injured without specifying if those injured were militants or civilians. A CNN report, also published by Mareb Press, was the only source found

Summary

0–6

District

0–6

قسطون, Qastoun, Hama, Syria

LOCATION

A civilian died when his house in Qastoun village, Hama governorate, collapsed on November 17th, 2020. According to local sources, the man’s home had been previously severely damaged by alleged Russian or Syrian regime strikes. The Syrian Civil Defence reported: “A civilian died, today, Tuesday, November 17, in the town of Qastoun in the western

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

Accidents related to conflict

Russian Military, Syrian Regime

LOCATION

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

Multiple civilians were reported killed and injured in alleged Coalition airstrikes on the July 17th district of Mosul. According to Mosul Eye, the strikes on a Wednesday night took place at prayer time near a mosque in the Almoghait area – particularly busy during Ramadan. The attack “left several civilians killed and wounded as well

Summary

2 – 24

12–24

قرية حدريات, Hudayrat village, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

On Wednesday, September 27, 2023, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported that an artillery shelling was allegedly carried out by the Turkish forces and their proxy factions on Hudayrat village in Al-Hishah district of the eastern countryside of Ain Issa. The attack reportedly killed at least one civilian, later identified as Omar Muhammad

Summary

Between Qaycad town and Xarardheere district, Mudug, Somalia

LOCATION

The US conducted its second airstrike within four days against Al Shabab fighters in the Qay’ad area between Qaycad town and Xarardheere district on July 23, 2021 at 10:21AM. According to Morad News, the US airstrike was in support of Somali forces involved in fighting with Al Shabab fighters as they were trying to capture

Summary

منبج, Manbij, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

The Islamic State-controlled media agency Al A’Amaq reported that a woman was killed and her young daughter injured in a Coalition drone strike on central Manbij. No other sources are presently known. In the second of their March 2020 civilian casualty reports, the US-led Coalition assessed reports that they were responsible for civilian harm in

Summary

(1 woman)

قرب دوار الترنس, Vicinity of Al Trans roundabout, Jabalia, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On October 9th 2023, ambulance driver Khaled Issa was allegedly injured, and one local source added that crew members were allegedly killed, after Israeli aircrafts reportedly hit three ambulances at Naser al Trans roundabout, Jabalya, in the Gaza strip. Multiple sources corroborated that there were three ambulances struck in the attack and that they were

Summary

1–2

Impact

مَأْرِب, Marib, Ma'rib, Yemen

LOCATION

Between three and six civilians died and two to three others were wounded in a botched US airstrike in Marib Province on May 24, 2010, according to local sources. In addition, between one and two militants were killed and another injured in the same incident. Civilian victims were named as: Jaber Ben Ali Ben Jaber

Summary

Infrastructure

Vehicle

3 – 6

(3–6 men)

2–3

Known belligerent

Known target

9 named, 1 familiy identified

Named victims

Province/governorate

1–2

0–1

LOCATION

ﺣﻠﺐ, Aleppo, Syria

A report on August 5th 2016 by local blogger Hathifa al Yaman Abu al Majd claimed that approximately 15 civilians had died in a Coalition strike two weeks earlier, with their bodies still buried under rubble. “American Alliance planes – around 15 days ago – committed a massacre against three families opposite al Fatah mosque

Summary

0–1

مخيّم النصيرات, Nuseirat camp, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On the October 8th, 2023, Hamid Kamal Abu Aoun (36 years old) was killed along with his three children in an alleged Israeli airstrike on his home in the Al Nuseirat camp. In the attack, carried out at dawn, Hamid Aoun’s two sons Kamal Hamid Abu Aoun (13 years old) and Omar Hamid Abu Aoun (five

Summary

(3 children1 man)

4 named, 1 familiy identified

Israeli Military

Named victims

Names matched with MoH IDs

Town

العرقوب), Al Arqoub, Abyan, Yemen

LOCATION

On Aug. 24, 2011, numerous outlets such as the Associated Press, AFP, and CNN reported that between four and six suspected Al Qaeda militants were killed and others were wounded in alleged Yemeni or US strikes in the area of Arkoub in Yemen’s Abyan province, which was overrun by Al Qaeda in May 2011. There

Summary

US Forces, Yemeni Air Force

4–6

معن, Ma’an, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On October 12th 2023 it was reported that at least three civilians were killed and two others were injured at the Aslih family home in Ma’an in Khan Yunis, south of the Gaza strip. The bombardment was allegedly a result of Israeli aircrafts according to multiple sources. Osama Fathi posted that his uncle Salah Khalil

Summary

3 – 4

(3 men)

Names matched with MoH IDs

Israeli Military

Named victims

3 named

Neighbourhood/area