Civilian Casualties

1 named

‏التمانعه‬, al Tamana, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

One woman died and three other civilians including two children were wounded in an alleged Russian or regime air or artillery strike on Al Tamana’a town, according to local media. The Step News Agency reported that “Russian planes launched several raids using bunker-busting missiles after mid night targeting al Taman’a town in southern Idlib, killing

Summary

(1 woman)

4 named, 1 familiy identified

Geolocation

Town

Fiiqaay forest, Middle Shabelle, Somalia

LOCATION

According to the Somali government, more than 35 militants were killed by operations carried out by the Somali military and “international partners” in Fiiqaay forest, Middle Shabelle on March 24, 2024. The Somali Ministry of Defence (@MoDSomaliya) announced on X/Twitter that “Somali National Army neutralised 80+ Khawarij (al-Shabaab) militants, including leaders, were eliminated in planned

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery, Ground operation

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons

Unknown

Causes of injury / death

International Forces (Unknown)

Suspected target

Al-Shabaab

حي السكري, Sukkari (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between one and six civilians were killed and between three and four more were injured from an alleged barrel and missile bombing of a market in the neighborhood of Sukkari. Reports were conflicted as to whether Russia or Syrian regime were responsible. While the majority of sources reported deaths and injuries as a result of

Summary

1 – 6

(1 man)

3–4

1 named

أورم الكبرى, Urma al Kubra, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between 10 and 16 civilians including women and children died and dozens more were wounded in airstrikes on Orme Al-Kubra, local media reported – though sources were conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the regime. The majority of reports, however, pointed to Russia. The lowest death count was given as

Summary

10 – 16

(2–3 children1–4 women)

12–36

4 named, 1 familiy identified

منزل عائلة أبو طاقة في منطقة الشهداء غرب مخيم جبالي, Rafidah School, Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip, Deir al Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

At approximately 11:30 AM, on Thursday, October 10, 2024, a declared Israeli airstrike hit the Rafidah School in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip. The attack killed at least 30 civilians, including seven women and four children, and injured at least 54 others. At the time of the strike, the school was sheltering hundreds of displaced

Summary

Education, Healthcare, Temporary Healthcare Facility

(4 children7 women19–20 men)

30 – 31

54–91

Known belligerent

Israeli Military

31 named, 6 families identified

Geolocation

Exact location (via Airwars)

0–1

عنه, Anah al Jadidah, Al Anbar, Iraq

LOCATION

The Iraqi Revolution site reported that “NATO planes” [sic] carried out two overnight raids on the town of Ana, which allegedly injured women and children. According to the claims, one of the two strikes targeted a residential neighbourhood. NINA also reported civilian fatalities from a strike in the area, describing the fatalities as occurring when

Summary

(2 children)

4–15

معرة مصرين, Maarat Masreen, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Between four and 10 civilians died and up to 35 more were wounded in airstrikes on a popular vegetable market in Maaret Masreen, local media reported – though sources were conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the Assad regime. However, most sources agreed that cluster bombs had been used in

Summary

4 – 10

20–35

Exact location (via Airwars)

Geolocation

بالقرب من مسجد الخلفاء الراشدين، مخيم جباليا, Vicinity of Al-Khalafa Al-Rashidun Mosque, Jabalia Refugee Camp, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On November 5, 2023, Israeli aircraft allegedly bombed the Abu Shaqfa family’s house opposite the Rashidun Caliphs Mosque in the middle of Jabalia camp, north of Gaza. Two people were reportedly killed with several others injured in the incident. Photographs on social media show an elderly man covered in dust being escorted by two medics

Summary

IDP or Refugee Camp, Mosque, Religious

2–5

كفر زيتا, Kafr Zita, Hama, Syria

LOCATION

Two civilians were reported killed in an airstrike on Kafr Zita in Hama – though sources were conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the Syrian regime. Syria News Desk reported: “Two civilians were killed yesterday evening [Sept 30th] due to the Russian warplanes targeting the city of Kafr Zita which

Summary

2 named

القاطرجي, Al Qaterji (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Two civilians died in an alleged Russian or regime airstrike on Aleppo’s Al Qaterji neighbourhood, according to sources on the ground. More than one source suggested the use of “phosphorus missiles” which is intentionally banned. Halab News listed two unidentified civilians as killed “following Russian enemy raids with bunker busting missiles”. According to the Shaam

Summary

جسر الشغور, Jisr al-Shughour, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Around 10 pm on the evening of Tuesday, September 3, 2024, four civilians – two men, a woman, and a child – were injured by artillery and rocket shelling allegedly by Syrian regime forces and/or Iranian militias and/or Russian forces on the residential buildings in the city of Jisr al-Shughour in the Idlib region of

Summary

Unknown

Russian Military, Iranian Military, Syrian Regime

4 named

بستان الباشا, Bustan al Basha, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

According to local media, alleged Russia or Assad regime airstrikes killed six civilians from one family in Aleppo’s Bustan al Basha neighbourhood. Only one child from the family was said to have survived the attack. Al-Jazeera published a video, showing how the surviving child, named Shihab, was rescued from the rubble while the rest of his

Summary

(1–4 children)

Unknown, Syrian Regime

2 named, 1 familiy identified

البزاعة, Bazaa, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between one and three civilians including two children died and up to 20 more were wounded in airstrikes on Bazaa village, according to local media. The majority of sources attributed the event to Russia – though there was also one allegation against the Syrian regime. LCCSY, Syrian Network for Human Rights and Syrian Press Center

Summary

1 – 3

(2 children)

18–20

حي الجراف في مديرية الشعوب، صنعاء, Al-Jaraf neighborhood, Al-Shu’ub district, Sana'a, Sana'a, Yemen

LOCATION

At least nine civilians were reported killed and up to 18 others were injured by alleged US airstrikes on a home in Bir Zaid neighborhood of Al-Jiraf area, Shu’ub District, Sana’a, Yemen on March 15, 2025. At least two women and two children were among those injured. Most sources referred to strikes on the Al-Jaraf

Summary

9 – 18

2–18

الوحدة, Mosul, Al Wahda, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

A reported aerial bombardment (at 2200hrs local time) near an ISIL HQ east of Mosul, allegedly left up to seven members of the same family dead and injured in the al-Wadha Street area. At least three women were reported killed and a man and child injured. While Baghdad TV attributed the strike to US aircraft,

Summary

3 – 7

(3 women)

دوما, Douma, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

Between four and 10 civilians including one child and one woman died and as any as 30 more were wounded in air and/or artillery strikes on Douma, according to local media – though it was unclear whether Russia or the Syrian regime were to blame for the deaths, with sources reporting that both parties carried

Summary

4 – 10

(1 child1 woman)

12–30

4 named

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)

موقة, Muqah, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

The Syrian Martyrs website claimed that up to four unnamed children under the age of 10 died in a coalition airstrike on Mouka – described as one girl and two or three boys. In contrast, the VDC lists three unidentified bodies (two adult males and one female child) noting that they were “Martyred due to

Summary

3 – 4

(3–4 children2 men)

US-led Coalition, Syrian Regime

الشفعة, Al Sha’fah, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

In an incident previously untracked by Airwars monitors, in May 2018 the Coalition said that it had assessed a self-report of potential civilian harm at al Shafaa – though had concluded there were no non combatant casualties. As the official report noted, “February 26, 2018, near al Sha’fah, Syria, via self-report. After a review of

Summary

Known belligerent

محطة العنداني للمحروقات ومدرسة صلاح الدين, Al-Andani Fuel Station and Salah al-Din School, Idlib City, Idlib, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Shortly before 6 PM on Friday, November 29, 2024, alleged Russian and/or Syrian regime airstrikes on the residential neighborhoods, Al-Andani fuel station, and Salah al-Din school in Idlib city resulted in the deaths of four civilians and the injury of 25 others, including eight children and six women. Rescue workers from the Syrian Civil Defense

Summary

Education, Gas Facility, Residential, Resources, Secondary School, Truck, Vehicle

Impact

Syrian Regime, Russian Military

دير الزور‎, Deir ez-Zor, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Extensive coalition air raids on Islamic State-controlled oil fields reportedly killed four civilian oil workers, according to a number of sources. Local website Step Agency listed what it said were the targets struck: “The alliance planes at dawn today launched more than five raids targeting Islamic State near the town of Abu Kamal in the

Summary

4 – 5

(4–5 men)

حي النهضة السكني، صَنْعَاء, Al-Nahda neighbourhood, Sanaa, Sanaa, Yemen

LOCATION

A civilian was killed, in addition to between four and six Houthi leaders and members, by alleged US airstrikes on Al-Nahda neighborhood in the Al-Thawra district of Sanaa, Yemen on April 13, 2025. A tweet from @AlHudhudmag reported that one person was killed by a US attack on the Al-Nahda residential neighborhood in the Al-Thawra

Summary

4–6

الكرمة, Garma, near Fallujah, Al Anbar, Iraq

LOCATION

Seven civilians from one family – including young children – were killed and 8 injured when a house was allegedly struck by a coalition aircraft. However other sources attributed the attack to an artillery assault by the Iraq Army. The dead were later named by the Iraqi Spring Centre. Seven additional people were named as

Summary

7 – 20

(2 children4 women1 man)

14 named, 1 familiy identified

LOCATION

Shibam, Hadramaut, Yemen

At 10 in the evening on the 14th/15th of January 2014, an alleged US drone strike reportedly killed a farmer and/or an al-Qaeda member, and injured two other al-Qaeda members, close to the city of Shibam in Hadramout Province, Yemen. The identity of those harmed by the airstrike is disputed. Al Hayat reported that Abdul

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

0 – 1

US Forces

Belligerents reported injured

0–1

تل مجدل, Tal Majdal, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

An alleged 10am Coalition targeted strike on a vehicle carrying ISIL militants (including prominent Egyptian Abu Abdul Rahman) also killed three nearby civilians, according to SN4HR. However another source described the attack as being carried out by a booby-trapped motorbike. One victim was identified as the owner of a generator repair shop in the marketplace where

Summary

(2–3 men)

US-led Coalition, Unknown

2 named

Basra, Lower Shabelle, Somalia

LOCATION

An investigation by journalist Amanda Sperber identified a possible US airstrike near Basra around the time of Eid in August 2018, which allegedly killed between 10 and 12 members of the same family. Airwars has provided a relatively wide date range for this event, based on limited reporting. The investigation, published by The Nation in

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

10 – 12

(1 man)

0–2

12 named, 1 familiy identified

الحويجة, Safra, Kirkuk, Iraq

LOCATION

An alleged strike by Coalition aircraft reportedly killed 18 civilians and injured a further 10, according to a single source. Al Gharbiya claimed that a number of villages south west of Hawija were hit. “About 30 civilians were killed and wounded on Wednesday in a bombardment by an international warplane in several areas of the

Summary

مجارين, Majareen, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

According to local MP Abdulrahman al Louzi, a dozen male agricultural workers died when the Coalition struck the village of Majareen. Among the dead were said to be five brothers from one family. The men were reported to have been converting hay to animal feed at the time of the attack. According to al-Louzi, “I

Summary

(5–12 men)