Civilian Casualties

0 – 1

(1 man)

الدانا, Al Dana, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Between five and forty civilians, including at least one woman, one child and one adult male, were killed and up to forty were wounded in airstrikes launched against Al Dana town in Idlib. Most sources only reported preliminary counts of casualties and many expected that the number was higher due to many civilians still stuck

Summary

5 – 40

(1 child1 woman1 man)

24–40

Russian Military, Syrian Regime

LOCATION

AL-SAHAMIYAH AND AL - FATATISH, Raqqa, Syria

In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, on April 1st 2017 the Coalition said it had concluded an assessment on media claims of civilian harm “near al Raqqah, Syria”. According to the Coalition report, “7. Feb. 20, 2017, near Raqqah, Syria, via media report: After a review of available information it was assessed that

Summary

вул. Краснодарська 177, Чугуїв, Krasnodars’ka St. 177, Chuguiv, Kharkiv, Ukraine

LOCATION

Three civilians, including a child, were injured by alleged Russian shelling of a building at Krasnodarska 177 on March 8, 2022. Donpatriot News added that shells hit a building at Krasnodarskaya 177 which destroyed 27 apartments from the 2nd to the 9th floor, and the 3rd and 4th floors collapsed, resulting in the injury of

Summary

الثورة‎, Tabaqah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Five civilians died and ten others were wounded in an alleged Coalition airstrike near the maternity hospital in al Tabaqa, according to a single source. The Smart news agency reported: “A local source said that warplanes likely to be the Coalition launched a raid with three missiles targeting a street and a building near the

Summary

Мерефа, Merefa, Kharkiv, Ukraine

LOCATION

On March 17th, alleged Russian bombardment struck the village of Merefa, wounding up to 26 people and killing up to 23 others. Sources were conflicted as to whether those killed were members of the Ukrainian military or civilians. Susplilne Media described a Russian “artillery” attack upon Merefa. Twitter user @tincazzi posted pictures of the remains

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

Infrastructure

Education

0 – 26

0–23

Russian Military

Geolocation

Village

Belligerents reported injured

0–26

0–23

Mosul, Mashahda, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, on June 2nd 2017 the Coalition said it had concluded an assessment on social media claims of civilian harm “near Mosul, Iraq”. According to the Coalition report, “13. March 3, 2017, near Mosul, Iraq, via social media report: After a review of available information it was assessed

Summary

ХТЗ, KhTZ, Kharkiv, Ukraine

LOCATION

At least one civilian, a man, reportedly died as a result of the shelling of residential areas of KhTZ in Kharkiv on March 20th, 2022. According to the Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group, the civilian lived on the fifth floor of a five-story building and was allegedly killed when a projectile hit the building’s roof.

Summary

(1 man)

حمرة بلاسم, Hamra Blassem, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Four civilians died and seven were injured in an alleged Coalition airstrike on the village of Hamra Blassem, according to local sources. Halab Today, Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, Raqqa is Being Slaughtered and the Syrian Network all blamed the Coalition, putting the death toll at four. According to Syria News Desk – which also

Summary

(2 men)

4 named, 1 familiy identified

Named victims

на автодорозі між с. Шевелівка та с. Гусарівка, Highway between Shevelivka and Husarivka, Kharkiv, Ukraine

LOCATION

A family of three civilians, a woman, a man, and a 3-year-old child, were reported killed on March 27th, 2022 in the Izyum district of Kharkiv as the result of an alleged Russian shelling. The press service of the Kharkiv regional prosecutor’s office reported via Telegram that the family was found dead in a Honda

Summary

Artillery, Ground operation

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons

(1 child1 woman1 man)

Causes of injury / death

المنصورة, Al Mansoura, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

The Smart news agency reported that likely Coalition airstrikes targeted the oil refinery area of Al Mansoura, “killing one worker and injuring others, in addition to destroying three burners and a car used to transport oil.” Madar News used identical language in its own report. No additional details are presently known.

Summary

صكيرو, Skiro, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Children were injured, number unknown, by alleged Syrian Democratic Forces missile strikes on Skiro school on February 25, 2023. Various local sources, including @alkhabour21, tweeted that “most of the wounded were children” without providing specific information on how many children were injured. Local sources added that the attack took place at the Skiro school north

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

Infrastructure

Education

2–4

YPG

الموصل: الزنجيلي, Mosul, Al-Zinjili, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Local residents and press sources said that 43 civilians were killed in airstrikes and missile shelling by the International Coalition and Iraqi forces in Zanjili neighbourhood, in the west of Mosul. Mosul Eye reported: “Mosul witnessed 20/3/2017 wave of casualties in a large number, and the initial outcome that we were able to collect was

Summary

US-led Coalition, Iraq Government Forces

Named victims

1 named

Барвінкове, Barvinkove, Kharkiv, Ukraine

LOCATION

At approximately 4:00pm on April 12 2022, in Baryinkove, Izyum district, confirmed shelling by Russian Federation armed forces reportedly killed 3 civilians including a 16-year-old girl and injured a 20-year-old man. Residential buildings were also reportedly damaged and destroyed. A statement from the press service of the Kharkiv Prosecutor’s Office established these details which were

Summary

(1 child)

منطقة الادخار, Al-ldikhar, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Up to five civilians died including a child and two women in a reported airstrike on Al-ldikhar, according to local media. Reports were conflicted as to whether this was the work of the Coalition or Russia. Smart news agency said that three civilians died in a strike “likely” carried out by the Coalition However RFS

Summary

3 – 5

(1 child2 women)

US-led Coalition, Russian Military

النيرب, Al Nairab, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

An elderly civilian was injured by alleged Russian or Syrian regime artillery shelling of the town of Al Nairab on June 25, 2023. The @SyriaCivilDefe reported that an elderly civilian was slightly injured by Syrian regime and Russian forces shelling of the town of Al Nairab, adding that the White Helmets took him to the

Summary

Russian Military, Syrian Regime

Лозова, Lozova, Bohodukhiv district, Kharkiv, Ukraine

LOCATION

In Lozova village in the Bohodukhiv district of Kharkiv one civilian, a 41 year old woman, was reportedly killed by Russian forces’ shells on May 8th 2022. Kharkiv’s Regional Prosecuctor Office reported that “investigators from the Bohodukhiv District Police Department of the Kharkiv Region National Police inspected the scene.” Sources recorded another area shelled simultaneously

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

(1 woman)

وادي شعبة, Wadi Sha'aba, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Four civilians died and eight others were injured in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Wadi Sha’aba, according to local sources. Alalam, Addiyar and Almanar also produced the same report, saying that Coalition artillery killed four civilians including a woman and injured eight others. Smart News Agency also blamed Coalition artillery, reporting that “the artillery of

Summary

(1 woman)

جعار, Rabwa, western entrance to Ja’ar, Abyan, Yemen

LOCATION

Between three and five militants were killed as suspected Yemeni Air Force/US warplanes struck Jaar, Abyan on May 19, 2012, international and local media reported. There are currently no known reports of civilian harm. As fighting between government and insurgent forces continued in the south of Yemen, sources reported that “dozens” of Al Qaeda militants

Summary

US Forces, Yemeni Air Force

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)

3–5

Леб’яже, Lebyazhe, Kharkiv, Ukraine

LOCATION

On 13 May 2022, 4 civilians were reportedly wounded, including which a 15 year-old boy, by Russian shelling in Lebyazhe village, Kharkiv. Sources, quoting the press service of the Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor’s Office, reported that Russian forces shelled twice the area. The first attack was conducted in the morning at around 11 am, and “as

Summary

محلة الحمام, Mosul, Mahalet al Hammam / Bab Laksh, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Local sources reported that three civilians, including one woman, were killed and two children injured in Al-Hammam neighbourhood close to the al Nouri Mosque in the center of Mosul. Sources are conflicted as to whether this was due to mortar or rocket shelling, Coalition airstrikes or unidentified “military aircraft”.

Summary

(1 woman)

US-led Coalition, Unknown

القيفة, Qayfa, Dhamar, Yemen

LOCATION

On the night of August 6th 2012, between six to ten Al Qaeda militants were killed in a suspected US drone strike or Yemeni airstrike in Qayfah, Dhamar province. There are currently no known reports of civilian harm. The official state news agency SABA reported that among the dead was local Al Qaeda leader and

Summary

US Forces, Yemeni Air Force

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)

6–10

ذيبان, Dhiban, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

On Friday March 24th, at 8:05 am, an Iranian militia allegedly launched rockets at Coalition forces at “Green Village,” an American base near al-Omar oil field east of Deir Ezzor. According to CENTCOM, the rockets missed the Coalition facility by approximately 5 km. Instead, they reportedly hit a house in Dhiban and injured two women

Summary

near Afmadow, Lower Juba, Somalia

LOCATION

Between 10 and 40 militants were killed by declared US airstrikes near Afmadow in Lower Juba on July 8, 2023. AFRICOM announced on July 9, 2023 that “At the request of the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command conducted three collective self-defense airstrikes overnight in a remote area near Afmadow, approximately 105 kilometers north

Summary

10–40

A road linking the villages of Herbel with Um Hawsh, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

One Russian soldier was killed and between three and four other Russian soldiers were injured in an attack on an armoured military personnel carrier allegedly carried out by Turkish forces. The vehicle was moving along a road that connects Herbel and Um Hawsh. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that the injured Russians were

Summary

Turkish Military

Russian Military

Belligerents reported injured

3–4

الخاتونية, Khatouniya, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Local sources reported the death of three civilians following an alleged Coalition drone or air strike on a fire engine which was passing along the road between Al Jazara and Khatouniya. The local news agency reported: “A local source told the Smart correspondent on Thursday that three civilian workers were killed in an air strike

Summary

جمانكي, Jamanki area, Duhok, Iraq

LOCATION

On August 6th, 2023, an alleged Turkish airstrike or drone strike in Jamanki, Dohuk governorate struck a car and killed a civilian named Alain Ismail and seriously injured a civilian named Hashem Shaker. According to Altaakhi and Kurdistan 24 reports, Alain Ismail had been married five months before he tragically passed away. Further information about

Summary

(1 man)

المستشفى الجمهوري, Mosul, Republican hospital, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Local sources reported that ‘US airstrikes’ hit the entrance of the emergency department of the Republican Hospital at the Medical Complex of West Mosul killing seven people. Some sources referred to a statement made by the ISIL press agency. No additional details are presently known.

Summary

رداع, Rada'a, Al Bayda, Yemen

LOCATION

On May 20th 2013, two young men were killed on a motorcycle in an alleged US drone strike in Rada’a, Bayda’ province. Sources are conflicted as to whether the two men killed were members of Al Qaeda or civilians. Nashwan News reported that the two men were killed at dawn after leaving a farm in

Summary

Infrastructure

Motorcycle, Vehicle

0 – 2

(0–2 men)

US Forces

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)

0–2

حي الثكنة, al Thakanna, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

According to the Smart News Agency, “a local source said that aircraft of the International Coalition, launched a raid on an ISIL car in al Thakana neighborhood in the city of Raqqa, which led to the death of one of the latter [ISIL member], and a child and wounding five civilians who were next to

Summary

(1 child)