Civilian Casualties

13 – 19

(5 children4 women3 men)

3–6

13 named, 2 families identified

حي الجري, Hit, Jerri and Amina, Al Anbar, Iraq

LOCATION

Locals reported that eight civilians died after the Coalition or Iraq government aircraft struck the Jerri and Amina neighbourhoods of Hit. The Coalition has denied responsibility. Among those killed was a family of six: a Facebook tribute page noted: “This is a picture of the martyr Riad Ahmed Rzeyk, who was forced out of his

Summary

(4 children1 woman2–3 men)

US-led Coalition, Iraq Government Forces

8 named, 1 familiy identified

المغني, Al Mughni, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

During the evening of Wednesday, October 11th, 2023, thirteen civilians across three generations of the extended Baraka family were killed and others were wounded in an alleged Israeli airstrike that destroyed the multi-storey family home in the Al-Mughni area, east of Deir al-Balah. The victims of the attack included at least six children, five women

Summary

(6 children5 women2 men)

13 named, 1 familiy identified

Town

المانعية, Al Man’iya, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

“Two unidentified men” were reported killed in a Coalition ground operation in Al-Mananiya, east of Raqqa, on August 16th. Suriye.u.a.d stated that “two unidentified men [were] killed after being shot by Coalition forces that carried out an airstrike on the village of Al-Mananiya east of Raqqa.” Meanwhile, Shaam News stated that “Coalition Forces conducted an

Summary

Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)

0 – 2

0–2

LOCATION

ﺣﻠﺐ, Aleppo, Syria

In an incident previously unknown to Airwars, the Coalition announced on December 1st 2016 that it had assessed a claimed incident ‘near Aleppo’ on May 5th – but that no strikes had been conducted in the vicinity. According to the Coalition release, “May 5, 2016, near Aleppo, Syria: No Coalition strikes were conducted on that

Summary

0–1

بيت لاهيا, Beit Lahia, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Nineteen members of the Dawas family were killed and an unknown number of others were injured when their two-story family home on Al-Shaima Street, west of Abbas Kilani roundabout in Beit Lahia, in the north of the Gaza Strip, was reportedly bombed by an Israeli aircraft on Saturday, October 14, 2023. The Ministry of the

Summary

(4–7 children4–6 women3–4 men)

15 – 18

13 named, 1 familiy identified

Town

أريحا, Ariha, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Up to four civilians, including one child, and up toaround 12 others, including one child and four women were injured as a result of alleged artillery shelling by Syrian Regime and/or Russian forces on the city of Ariha, south of Idlib on the morning of November 4th 2020 according to local sources and news agencies.

Summary

4 – 5

(1 child1 woman3 men)

5–12

Russian Military, Syrian Regime

4 named, 1 familiy identified

‏الهدهد‬, Al Hadhad, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Ten civilians from the same family were reported killed in an alleged Coalition strike on the village of Al Hadhad, as fierce fighting continued to evict so-called Islamic State forces from areas around Manbij. The Syrian Human Rights Committee also named some of the dead. “Based on the available information, Amnesty International is concerned that

Summary

10 – 11

(2 children4 women)

15 named, 3 families identified

مصبح, Musabah, Rafah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

At least 16 people were killed, including two children and six women, and nine others were injured, when the al-Masry family home, in the Musabah area of Rafah, was allegedly bombed by Israeli forces at dawn on Sunday, October 15th 2023. The victims came from multiple generations of multiple families. According to Safa Palestinian Press

Summary

Residential

(2–3 children6 women7–8 men)

16 – 17

16 named, 3 families identified

Neighbourhood/area

Between Qaycad town and Xarardheere , Mudug, Somalia

LOCATION

In its latest actions in support of Somali ground forces, AFRICOM confirmed that it had conducted airstrikes on al Shabaab positions “in the vicinity of Qeycad” on August 1st. Statements published by both the Somali Ministry of Information and Galmudug State referred to two separate strikes, which Airwars is therefore treating as separate events. Galmudug

Summary

بير مغار, Beer Maghat, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

At least two civilian males were killed and one injured when their van was allegedly targeted in a Coalition strike at Beer Maghar in northern Aleppo. According to Manbij Mother of the World, “Coalition planes target a civilian van north of the village of Maghar [Dadat] which led to the martyrdom of two young men

Summary

2 – 4

مسجد صلاح الدين الأيوبي, Vicinity of Salah al Din al Ayyubi Mosque, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

A large number of people were killed and wounded when three houses collapsed, including the Arhim family home, north of the Salah al-Din al-Ayyubi Mosque in the Al-Zaytoun neighborhood, east of Gaza City, after reportedly being hit by a bomb from an Israeli military aircraft on Tuesday, October 17, 2023. Many of the victims who

Summary

12 – 24

12–24

زركان, Zarkan, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

At least three civilians, including two women, were killed and up to nine others, including three children, were injured in alleged Turkish artillery or airstrikes on the town of Zarkan and surrounding areas on December 21, 2021. According to Hawar News, three civilians were killed and four other civilians were injured when Turkish forces bombed

Summary

(2 women)

4–9

Turkish Military

7 named, 1 familiy identified

Belligerents reported injured

الحمر الشرقية, Hamr ar Shaqiya, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

A number of sources reported the deaths of three civilians in an alleged Coalition event, with two alleged victims named as Abu Shaman and his father. However a local Facebook site insisted the claims were “totally untrue… Everything is normal and nothing is happening.” According to Shaam News, “In the eastern countryside, battles are at

Summary

(2 men)

2 named, 1 familiy identified

كلية العلوم الاسلامية, Mosul, Faculty of Islamic Sciences at the University of Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

According to multiple reports, alleged night time or dawn Coalition strikes on homes in the vicinity of the Technical Institute and the Faculty of Islamic Sciences at the University of Mosul resulted in nearly 20 civilian fatalities. NRN said many civilian casualties from the brutal strikes came when fragments of the destroyed buildings struck nearby bystanders

Summary

10 – 19

10–20

الصفطاوي, Al Saftawi, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On Tuesday, October 17, 2023, an Israeli airstrike reportedly hit the Baalousha family home in the Al-Saftawi neighborhood of Gaza City. According to available information, between 15 and 16 civilians from two families were killed, including Muhammad Baalousha, a journalist employed by Palestine Today. Media reports, including Anadolu Agency, cited an unspecified number of civilians

Summary

(4–5 children3 women8 men)

15 – 16

5–10

16 named, 2 families identified

Neighbourhood/area

Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)

LOCATION

Across Yemen, Yemen

Over a six week period, US Special Forces carried out more than 24 ground raids in Yemen, according to a single credible source, The Nation. The Nation reported: “By late January 2010, JSOC had been involved with more than two dozen ground raids in Yemen, which kicked off with the December 17 strikes. Scores of

Summary

US Forces, Yemeni Air Force

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)

المزيونة, Mazyoneh, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

The VDC listed a 33 year old civilian male as a victim of alleged coalition warplane shelling. His name was given as Taha al Afara. According to Manbij Mother of all the World, Tahal al Afara was killed and “his two brothers Khalaf and Hassan wounded in a coalition strike on his brother’s home in

Summary

(1 man)

3 named, 1 familiy identified

منزل عائلة الهندي في شارع القوس قرب مسجد فاطمة الزهراء قرب مفترق الشعبية بغزة, al-Hindi family home on Al-Qaws Street, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On Tuesday, October 24th, 2023, the al-Hindi family home was allegedly struck, leading to reports of “people under the rubble.” No identifying details of potential victims have been released, and neither did any source specify a belligerent. The Palestinian Information Center, posting on Twitter/X, located the residence on Al-Qaws street, near both the Fatima al-Zahraa

Summary

Residential

(7 children1 woman1 man)

5 named, 1 familiy identified

Exact location (via Airwars)

ميسلون, Maysaloun neighborhood, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

Between one and five civilians were injured in alleged Turkish drone strikes on Maysaloun neighborhood in Qamishli on June 9, 2022. A local source told North Press that “at about 10 a.m, a ‘Turkish’ drone attacked a location near a local market in Maysaloon neighborhood in the city of Qamishli,” resulting in an injury to

Summary

1–5

Turkish Military

المصارف, Mosul, Masaref and Rifak, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Nine civilians were killed alongside 13 members of ISIS in Mosul, according to local sources. NRN reported that Coalition aircraft launched two raids on the Masaref and Rifak neighbourhoods of the city. A correspondent said the attack targeted banks and sites belonging to ISIL members. The attacks were heavy and [caused] extensive damage to public

Summary

قرية كاركي, Karki, Sinjar District, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Between 6 and 8 PM on Thursday, December 28th, 2023, at least five people were killed and two others injured after an alleged Turkish drone strike on the village of Karki in the Sinjar district of Mosul province. The civilian status of five of the men killed is contested within the sources. Those killed were

Summary

Water

3 – 8

(0–5 men)

Impact

Turkish Military

YPG/SDF

0–5

الحرقان عبيدة, Sanda desert, near Obeida valley, Ma'rib, Yemen

LOCATION

Three to four militants, including one of the most senior leaders of AQAP (Al Qaeda on the Arab Peninsula) were killed in a US drone strike on a road between the regions of Ma’rib and Jawf, near the Obeida valley on the afternoon of the 22nd of April, 2012. The majority of media sources, both

Summary

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)

Known belligerent

US Forces

Known target

3–4

حي القاهرة, Mosul, Cairo, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Five civilians were killed and seven others injured – Furthermore, 8 ISIL fighters killed – Followed an alleged Coalition on an ISIL web media office in the Cairo neighbourhood of eastern Mosul. According to LBC, Maj. Younis Khalil al-Taie, a Special Forces (Gold Division of the Ministry of Defense), quoting medical sources, that the forensic

Summary

الطيانة, residential neighborhoods in the town of Al Tayana, east of Deir Ezzor, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

On Wednesday, September 6, 2023, at least one man named Abu Adham was injured by the mortar shelling of residential neignorhoods in the town of Al Tayana, east of Deir Ezzor, allegedly perpetrated by SDF or PYD militia. As reported by Al-Khabour correspondent, the injured man was displaced from the city of Al-Mayadeen. Most local sources,

Summary

1–2

المحفد, al-Mahfad, Abyan, Yemen

LOCATION

Alleged Yemeni or US airstrikes on July 4th 2012 in al-Mahfad, Abyan province reportedly killed between three and 13 Al Qaeda militants and injured up to seven militants. There are currently no known reports of civilian harm. Yemen Post, Naharnet, and Mareb Press reported that the raid was carried out against the position of Al

Summary

US Forces, Yemeni Air Force

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)

Belligerents reported injured

3–13

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

One civilian was killed and several injured due to a Coalition attack, according to a local source. Step News Agency reported that a Coalition raid at dawn “targeting the IS security perimeter in the city of Raqqa” killed one civilian and wounded others “including women and children.”

Summary

محيط مقبرة بني سهيلا, Vicinity of Bani Suhaila cemetery, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Shortly before 11am on Wednesday, October 18th 2023, at least 26 Palestinian civilians, including at least seven women and seventeen children, one of them a 4-month-old infant, were reportedly killed and between 35 and 44 civilians were injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike on two homes, the Abu Ishaq family home and the Fafsis family

Summary

(17 children8 women1 man)

35–44

28 named, 1 familiy identified

Exact location (via Airwars)

مشفى عمر بن عبد العزيز في حي المعادي, Omar Abd Al Aziz Hospital, Al Maadi, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

According to local sources, there were injuries to medical staff and material damage to the Omar Bin Abdul Aziz Hospital in the Maadi neighbourhood in Aleppo on July 16th 2016 after an alleged Russian or Syrian regime missile targeted the healthcare facility. Other local sources, such as Radio Al Kul and @salqin also described that

Summary

Healthcare

0 – 2

0–2

Russian Military, Syrian Regime

العبارة, `Abbarah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

A 20-year old non-combatant male named as Mohammad al Juma’a al Gaddou was killed in a reported Coalition strike on al I’bara, according to two sources. No additional details are presently known.

Summary