Civilian Casualties

Syrian Regime, Russian Military

6 named, 1 familiy identified

Saakow, Middle Juba, Somalia

LOCATION

A civilian was injured by alleged Kenyan or United Arab Emirates or US airstrike on Saakow in Middle Jubba on June 16/17, 2023. Horn Observer reported that a civilian was injured by airstrikes in Saakow, possibly carried out by Kenya, the United Arab Emirates, or the US. Hormuud, Somalia’s largest telecom provider, also announced that

Summary

Infrastructure

Power Station

Kenyan Military Forces, United Arab Emirates Military, US Forces

عنه, Anah, Al Anbar, Iraq

LOCATION

In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later denied a social media claim that it had caused civilian casualties at Anah. According to its June report “April 12, 2017, near Annah, Iraq, via social media: No Coalition strikes were conducted on that day in the geographic area of the reported civilian casualties.”

Summary

المحفد, Eastern part of Mahfad, Abyan, Yemen

LOCATION

Alleged US drone strikes killed up to 12 Al Qaeda militants in a compound used for communications and meetings in the eastern part of the al-Mahfad area located in Abyan Province the evening of the 1st of June 2012. There are currently no reports of civilian harm. Albashayer and CNN cited the lowest death toll

Summary

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)

US Forces

Suspected target

Belligerents reported killed

0–12

الثورة‎, Al Tabaqa, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

In a second reported incident for the day, a single source, Smart News Agency, reported “warplanes targeted the Mohammed Al-Faris school in Al Tabaqa, killing two prisoners, one prisoner from SDF and the other a civilian, and wounding five others.” Smart said it was unable to identify the victims. A local source reported prisoners were

Summary

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

Planted explosives and unexploded ordnance (UXO)

الرحيات, Al Rahiat, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

One woman died and several other civilians were wounded in an incident in Al Rahiyat, according to local media – though it was unclear whether the Coalition, the Syrian Democratic Forces or ISIL were responsible. Shaam News Network was the only source that named the Coalition as the culprit. Step News Agency instead blamed artillery

Summary

(1 woman)

US-led Coalition, Syrian Democratic Forces, ISIS

1 named

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

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)

US Forces

Suspected target

Belligerents reported killed

Neighbourhood/area

2–3

الدجة, Mosul, Dajah, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Two local sources reported on Facebook that twelve civilians – five children and seven women – died when airstrikes hit the Al-Waleed school in Dajah neighbourhood, in West Mosul. Reportedly, several houses in front of the school were destroyed, and residents reported that “people are still pulling the bodies from the rubble.”

Summary

(5 children7 women)

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

الرطبة, Ar Rutbah, Al Anbar, Iraq

LOCATION

In a previously unknown allegation, the Coalition denied involvement in an incident that they said was reported on social media. In their July 2017 civilian casualty report, the Coalition wrote: “May 4, 2017, near Ar Rutbah, Iraq, via social media report: No Coalition strikes were conducted on that day in the geographic area of the

Summary

0–1

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

الرفاعي, Mosul, Rifae, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

A father and son were caught in a bombing in western Mosul, according to local reports. Several sources, including Sawlf Ateka, reported that Dr. Nuri Saeed al-Rawaji was killed along with his son Omar in the Rifae neighborhood of western Mosul. Ajel Al Mosul blamed their deaths on Iraq security forces, as did Yaqein, which

Summary

2 – 3

(3 men)

US-led Coalition, Iraq Government Forces

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

(1 woman)

Small arms and light weapons

قرية قباسين, Al Qabasin, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

One named civilian male was reported by both Halab News Network and the Violations Documentation Centre as having been killed by ‘Coalition’ strikes or shelling at Al Qabasin, Syria. However Turkish forces and their FSA allies may also have been responsible, according to other local reports. TR Diplomacy tweeted a map on the 7th, reporting that

Summary

(1 man)

US-led Coalition, Turkish Military

1 named

نزلة شحادة, Nazlat Shahada, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently reported that three civilians died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on the area between the Two Bridges area in Raqqa. No further details are currently available. In September 2019 the Coalition announced that it had classed this allegation of civilian harm as non-credible. Their monthly civilian casualty report noted, “After

Summary

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

تادف, Tadef, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between one and 11 civilians were reported killed in alleged air and artillery shelling on Tedef. Sources are conflicted as to who was to blame. According to Syrianewsdesk however, “the shelling on Tadef killed eight people, including five civilians and others belonging to the organisation (Turkish armed forces)”. Between six and ten civilians were wounded in

Summary

1 – 11

(5 men)

6–10

Turkish Military, Syrian Regime, Russian Military

5 named

سهلة البنات, Sahlab al Banat, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

An August 2017 Amnesty International report documented the death of three civilians as a result of three strikes on their one-storey house in Sahlat al Banat on the evening of May 18th. Amnesty field researchers interviewed Hassan, a family member of the victims. “This strike killed the two boys as they were coming back into

Summary

(2 children)

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

الباب, Al Bab city, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between six and 15 civilians died including two children and two women and 16 more were wounded in air or artillery strikes on Al Bab, Syria, according to local media – though it was unclear whether Turkey or the US-led Coalition were responsible. Al Bab 24 said that “Al Bab city was exposed to a

Summary

6 – 15

(2 children2 women1 man)

US-led Coalition, Turkish Military

Ar Raqqah - Deir ez-Zor road, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

A single source, the Euphrates Post, reported that “international coalition planes targeted a civilian car on al Shuweit -al Duweir road yesterday killing the driver instantly. He was displaced from the city of Deir Ezzor.” No further details are currently available.

Summary

(2 women)

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)

بشرفة, Bisharfeh, Latakia, Syria

LOCATION

In a reported mass casualty incident, at least 15 and as many as 57 civilians were killed in a Russian airstrike on the town of Bisharfeh in the Jabal al-Akrad area. Many of the victims were reported to be women and children. Al Khaleej cited a local civil defence official: “The shelling came from a

Summary

15 – 57

الحسو, Hiso, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

Eight members of one family were killed by Coalition strikes in Hasaka province, according to local sources. SRG, Aleppo Media Center and several other outlets reported the death of 8 people following what was described as a Coalition bombardment. Step News said the fatalities were all from the same family, and the pro-regime site Alkhabarts

Summary

(3 children)

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

هورة الجريات, Horat al Jariyat, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

According to Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently, two civilians died in an alleged Russian airstrike on Horat al Jariya. The Shaam News Network also blamed Russia, but did not provide casualty numbers. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights put the death toll at three but didn’t identify the warplanes responsible.

Summary

2 – 3

Russian Military

مسبح الشراع, area behind al Shira' swimming pool, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Between 15 and 20 civilians died and dozens more were injured in alleged Coalition airstrikes on the area behind al Shira’ swimming pool in Raqqa, according to local media. Euphrates Post, Mohab Naser and Step News Agency said 15 non-combatants died in Coalition raids on residential homes. LCCSY – also blaming the Coalition – put

Summary

15 – 20

12–24

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