Civilian Casualties

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)

US Forces

Suspected target

Belligerents reported killed

0–12

عويجل, Oweijal, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between 13 and 16 civilians died and four were injured in an “unexplained” explosion in the village of Oweijal, local media said – though it was unclear whether the Coalition, the Syrian regime or Russia were to blame. Most sources blamed the Syrian regime for the strikes. An unspecific numbers of civilians were wounded, however

Summary

13 – 16

(4–9 children4–5 women)

2–4

US-led Coalition, Syrian Regime, Russian Military

عزان, Azzan, Shabwa, Yemen

LOCATION

On September 7th 2012, a child was injured following the explosion of a live projectile from a previous airstrike allegedly by US forces in the city of Azzan, Shabwa governorate. Eyewitnesses told Al-Masdar Online that “a shell exploded while a child was passing by one of the buildings that was bombed by drones to target

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

Planted explosives and unexploded ordnance (UXO)

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

LOCATION

One report on social media said that an ISIS member named Ali Ubaid ‘Issa Dagher (Abujrajis) was killed with his “entire family” including his mother in an airstrike. It is presently unclear in which West Mosul neighbourhood the strike occurred. No further details are presently known.

Summary

US-led Coalition, Unknown

وادي عبيدة, Wadi Abida, Ma'rib, Yemen

LOCATION

On January 19th 2013, before 11pm, the second of three alleged US drone strikes hit the Al Shabwan Wadi Abidah region of the Marib governorate, killing as many as three militants. Marib Press, Yemen Observer, and Enduring American World View corroborated that one of the reported militants killed was Ismaeel Bin Saeed Bin Jameel and

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)

US Forces

Suspected target

Belligerents reported killed

Neighbourhood/area

2–3

Al Sakuriyah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the injury of one civilian in an event near Raqqa. Their August 2017 civilian casualty report noted: “During a strike to crater roads used by ISIS VBIEDs, it was assessed that one civilian was injured when his vehicle entered the target area after

Summary

Known belligerent

الباب, Al Bab, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Two children were reported killed in alleged Turkish artillery shelling on Al Bab. The ISIS propaganda outlet Al A’amaq said that “two children were killed and nine others injured in Turkish artillery shelling on Al Bab northeast of Aleppo.” There is currently no more information available.

Summary

(2 children)

Turkish Military

مخيم كويت الرحمة, Kuwait Al Rahma camp, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

On the evening of Wednesday 9 August, 2023, one civilian was reportedly killed and five to seven others, including three children and a woman, were injured by a missile strike on the Kuwait Al Rahma camp for displaced persons in Jabal Teranda, Afrin. The strike reportedly came from areas controlled by the regime forces and

Summary

(1 man)

5–7

Syrian Democratic Forces, Syrian Regime

الرفاعي, Mosul, Rifae, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

A UN report on the protection of civilians in context of Nineveh operations and the retaking of Mosul stated: “On 15 May, an airstrike targeting passing ISIL vehicles damaged a civilian house in the ISIL-controlled al- Rifae neighbourhood of western Mosul, killing five civilians, including two women and a child, and wounding 11 others, including

Summary

(1 child2 women)

US-led Coalition, Unknown

Jelber village, [or Cilbir] Shirawa district, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Four civilians including an elderly woman were wounded in an alleged Turkish artillery attack on Jelber village, Afrin, according to local media. Aksalser cited Kurdish Activists and reported that “a woman from the village of Gelber in the countryside of Afrin was injured by the Turkish artillery” Azadiy Kurdistan said that “according to medical sources,

Summary

بلدة ذيبان, Dhiban, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

On 2 September 2023, a father and his son were reportedly injured by a drone strike affiliated with the Syrian Democratic Forces in the town of Dhiban, located in the eastern countryside of Deir Ezzor. A twitter post from Naher media identified Abdul Salam Muslat Al-Khater and one of his children as the civilians injured

Summary

Airstrike, Artillery, Drone Strike

YPG

2 named, 1 familiy identified

مزارع الروضة, Mazare al Rawda, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

One civilian man was reportedly killed and a number of others injured by alleged Coalition airstrikes in Raqqa city. Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently and Al Raqqa Truth named the victim who was from the Rumaila neighbourhood, and have provided a photo of him. Both sources, alongside the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, alleged that

Summary

الهلك, Huluk (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

The Violations Documentation Center said one 19-year-old male civilian, Safi Mahmoud Trab, was killed in an alleged Russian airstrike In Hulluk, Aleppo. According to SMP, “activists said that the air force of the Russian occupation launched air strikes on Hulluk neighborhood in Aleppo, in conjunction with clashes between the rebels and ‘democratic Syria’ militia after

Summary

(1 man)

الحوايج, Al Hawayj, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

A woman was killed by a bullet wound allegedly fired by the Syrian Democratic Forces on the 25th of September, 2023, in the town of Al Hawayj, in the eastern Dier Ezzor region. Shaam News, who reported the incident, stated she was the wife of Hamoud Al-Hussein Al-Mulhim. Naher Media, who corroborated this, reported that

Summary

Small arms and light weapons

أبو خنادق, Abu al Khanadak, Hama, Syria

LOCATION

Six people were killed – including four women – following an alleged Russian strike on civilian homes at Abu al Khanadak. The dead were later named by VDC. Images obtained by Shaam showed significant damage at the site.

Summary

(4 women2 men)

6 named, 3 families identified

عبسان الكبيرة, Abasan al-Kabira, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

code: ISPT0008
incident_date: 2023-10-07
status: publish
civilian_harm_status: Fair

Summary

Apartment Building, Residential

(7–8 children4–5 women6 men)

25–150

19 named, 1 familiy identified

Town

ميادين, Al Mayadin, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Multiple local sources reported that one of the founders of the IS media agency A’maq was killed in an alleged Coalition airstrike targeting his home in Al Mayadin. Sources said that his daughter was also killed in the strike and his wife injured. Euphrates Post reported: “The death of Bara Kadak, known as Rayan Mishal,

Summary

(1 child)

4 named, 1 familiy identified

ياقد العدس, Yaqid al Adas, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

One civilian was killed and several others injured when Russian warplanes struck Yaqid al Adas with cluster bombs, according to local sources. LCCSY, Syrianpc and Baladi were among sources blaming Russia. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that warplanes carried out raids on Yaqid al Adas, but did not provide any further details.

Summary

2–3

تل الزعتر, Tal al-Zaatar , North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

In the evening of October 10th, 2023, up to nine members of the Shaheen family, including two women, a 17-year old child and 10-year old child, were killed in an alleged Israeli airstrike on their family home in the Tal al-Zaatar area of the Jabalia camp in the north of the Gaza strip. The three-storey

Summary

8 – 9

(2 children2 women5 men)

9 named, 1 familiy identified

Neighbourhood/area

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

On August 30th 2018, the Coalition said it had concluded an assessment of possible civilian harm. In the report, the Coalition wrote: “June 5, 2017, near Raqqah, Syria, via media report. After a review of available information and strike video it was assessed that there is insufficient evidence to find civilians were harmed in this

Summary

أورم الكبرى, Urma al Kubra, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between two and four civilians including one woman died and several others were injured in an alleged Russian airstrike on Urma al Kubra, according to local sources. Most sources blamed Russia for the strike, putting the death toll at four. According to @ShahbaPress, “two Palestinians were killed and wounded, including a woman in a Russian bombardment

Summary

2 – 4

Russian Military

دير البلح, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

At least 26 civilians were killed across three generations of an extended family, including 12 children, in an alleged Israeli strike on the al-Azayza family home on October 12th. A “large number” of others were also injured in the attack in the Deir al-Balah neighbourhood of the Gaza Strip. The deceased were members of three

Summary

(12 children9 women5 men)

12–24

26 named, 3 families identified

Exact location (via Airwars)

البورصة, Mosul, Borsa, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Local sources reported that 18 civilians from four named families – mostly children and women – died under the rubble. An airstrike reportedly hit their homes in the Borsa area in the centre of Mosul. It is presently unclear who was responsible for the airstrikes. Sawlf Ateka, a local Facebook page, launched an appeal to

Summary

21 – 23

(5 children5 women2 men)

US-led Coalition, Unknown

الجنينة, Al Jneina, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Between two and six civilians including one woman and one girl died when the remains of a bombed exploded in the village of Al Jneina. The Violations Documentation Center listed two unidentified adult male victims, and said that they died from an explosion of remnants of a cluster bombed that had been dropped by Russia.

Summary

2 – 6

(1 child1 woman2 men)

Russian Military

الجنينة, Al Geneina, Rafah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On 12 October 2023, an alleged Israeli strike hit the home of Magdy Abu Hilal, on Aed al-Bashiti street in the El Geneina neighbourhood of Rafah in the south of the Gaza Strip killing at least three civilians, including at least one child. Journalist Adel Alzaarab Official said the strike was conducted in the evening.

Summary

3 – 12

(1–3 children)

Neighbourhood/area

العجيلي/السبع دربات, Ar Raqqah: A'jili/Sabi Darbat neighbourhood, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

A family of three civilians, including one woman, were killed and several more were injured in artillery fire allegedly carried out by the US-backed, Kurdish-led SDF militia in the Al A’jili neighbourhood of Raqqa, according to local sources. However, only the Coalition was using artillery in the city in this period. The Revolutionary Forces of

Summary

الأربعين‎, Al Arbain, Hama, Syria

LOCATION

The Union of Hama Rebels, the SHRC and the VDC have all named five civilians including two women, whom they say died in a Russian airstrike on the village of Al Arbain.

Summary

(2 women3 men)

5 named, 1 familiy identified

مخيم البريج, Bureij camp, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

At least three people were injured in the Bureij camp in the central Gaza Strip when a house was reportedly hit by an alleged Israeli military aircraft/artillery shelling on October 15th, 2023. The Ministry of the Interior in Gaza also reported the incident. The journalist Hassan Aslih reported that three people were injured when the

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

Infrastructure

Residential

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah , Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Multiple local sources reported the deaths of two named civilians in Coalition airstrikes or artillery shelling. No additional details are presently known. In their June 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 the allegation provided insufficient information on the

Summary