Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

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Country
start date
end date
Civilian Harm Status
Belligerent Assessment
Declassified Documents
Infrastructure

Incident date

March 20, 2022

Incident Code

RUK077

LOCATION

Харьковская исправительная колония (№43), Kharkiv Correctional Colony (No. 43), Kharkiv, Ukraine

On March 20th, 2022, an alleged Russian artillery shelling hit a penitentiary building and neighboring residential buildings, killing one civilian inside the prison, in the town of Kharkiv in eastern Ukraine. Sources unanimously account for one convict being hit by shrapnel in the lower back and died later in the hospital, with the Kharkiv Human

Summary

First published
March 20, 2022
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Artillery
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
1
Cause of injury / death
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Airwars civilian harm grading
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Suspected belligerent
Russian Military
Geolocation
Nearby landmark
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Incident date

March 14, 2017

Incident Code

CS575

LOCATION

Various locations, Raqqa, Syria

Seven non-combatants including three children died and five others were wounded in an alleged Coalition airstrike on various locations in Raqqa governorate, according to a single source. The Smart news network reported that “seven civilians were killed including of three children, and five others were injured, including women, following raids on the town of Al

Summary

First published
March 14, 2017
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
7
(3 children)
Civilians reported injured
5
Airwars civilian harm grading
Weak
Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
Suspected belligerent
US-led Coalition
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Incident date

November 1, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0798

LOCATION

حي الفالوجا , Al-Faluja neighbourhood, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

code: ISPT0798
incident_date: 2023-11-01
status: publish
civilian_harm_status: Fair

Summary

First published
June 8, 2025
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
IDP or Refugee Camp, Residential
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
86 – 90
(30–42 children25–30 women19–25 men)
Civilians reported injured
100–200
Cause of injury / death
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Airwars civilian harm grading
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Suspected belligerent
Israeli Military
Named victims
86 named, 2 families identified
Names matched with MoH IDs
59
Geolocation
Exact location (via Airwars)
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Incident date

February 27, 2023

Incident Code

USYEMBi009

LOCATION

قرب مدرسه الفتح بمنطقة الحصون بمديريه الوادي, near Al fateh School, Al-Hosen region, Wadi Abeda district, Ma'rib, Yemen

On February 27th 2023, a reported US drone strike hit a house near Al-Fateh School, in the Al-Hosen region of Wadi Abeda district in Marib, Yemen. According to local sources, two to three people were killed and up to one person was seriously injured.  It was widely reported that the men killed and injured were

Summary

First published
February 27, 2023
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike, Drone Strike
Civilian harm reported
No
Civilians reported killed
0
Cause of injury / death
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Suspected belligerent
US Forces
Suspected target
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)
Belligerents reported killed
2–3
Belligerents reported injured
0–1
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Incident date

March 19, 2017

Incident Code

CI560

LOCATION

حي التنك, Mosul, Tanak, Nineveh, Iraq

Amnesty International field researchers reported that 11 civilians died in a likely airstrike on al Tanak. The following account was published: “Amnesty International interviewed witnesses about an explosion in al-Tenak neighbourhood on 20 March which they attributed to an air strike. The explosion caused two houses to collapse just off Street 20, killing 11 civilians.

Summary

First published
March 19, 2017
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
11
(7 children)
Airwars civilian harm grading
Contested
Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
Suspected belligerents
US-led Coalition, Iraq Government Forces
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Incident date

November 4, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0869

LOCATION

بالقرب من مستشفى القدس، تل الهوى, Vicinity of Al-Quds Hospital, Tal al-Hawa, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

On Saturday, November 4th 2023, at least five people, reportedly waste collection employees and displaced people, were reported injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike outside Al-Quds Hospital in the Tal al-Hawa neighbourhood of Gaza City. According to Facebook users Hakim Djaramou and Nacer Nacer, a “number of displaced individuals in the hospital” sustained injuries from

Summary

First published
December 24, 2024
Last updated
April 14, 2025
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Healthcare, Hospital, Residential
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
Unknown
Civilians reported injured
5–7
Cause of injury / death
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Airwars civilian harm grading
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Suspected belligerent
Israeli Military
Geolocation
Exact location (via Airwars)
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Incident date

April 17, 2022

Incident Code

RUK127

LOCATION

Довжик, Dovzhyk, Kharkiv, Ukraine

A woman was killed by alleged Russian shelling of the village of Dovzhyk April 17, 2022. Suspilne News reported that according to the head of the community Viktor Kovalenko, a woman was killed when a Russian shell struck the village of Dovzhyk in the Zolochiv community. Kovalenko stated that the woman is over 50 years old and

Summary

First published
April 17, 2022
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Artillery
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
1
(1 woman)
Cause of injury / death
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Airwars civilian harm grading
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Suspected belligerent
Russian Military
Geolocation
Village
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Incident date

March 22, 2017

Incident Code

CI572

LOCATION

اليرموك, Mosul, Yarmouk, Nineveh, Iraq

Two named eyewitnesses told The Guardian that fifteen of their family members were buried under the rubble and died in front of them and that dozens were injured. This happened after several airstrikes reportedly struck three houses and other places in the Yarmouk neighborhood, in the west of Mosul. Ali Assad (32) told the British

Summary

First published
March 22, 2017
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
15
(2 women)
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Airwars civilian harm grading
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Suspected belligerent
US-led Coalition
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Incident date

October 3, 2024

Incident Code

ISPT031024a

LOCATION

بالقرب من مدرسة ذكور دير البلح الابتدائية أ، دير البلح, Vicinity of Deir Al Balah Primary School for Boys, Deir Al Balah, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

At least one man was reportedly killed and a number of others were injured in a strike declared by the Israeli military on a tent for IDPs in a UNRWA school next to a government clinic in the city of Deir Al Balah in the Gaza Strip shortly before 1:36 AM on Thursday, 3 October

Summary

First published
May 1, 2025
Strike status
Declared strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Education
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
1 – 2
Civilians reported injured
2
Cause of injury / death
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Airwars civilian harm grading
Confirmed
A specific belligerent has accepted responsibility for civilian harm.
Impact
Education
Impact on services or infrastructure relating to education, health or food supply. See methodology note for details.
Known belligerents
Geolocation
Nearby landmark
Belligerents reported killed
0–1
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Incident date

April 25, 2022

Incident Code

RUK147

LOCATION

Безруки, Bezruky, Kharkiv, Ukraine

Three civilians, a woman and two men, local to the village of Bezruky were reported to have been killed and a further individual injured as a result of shelling allegedly by Russian service personnel on April 25, 2022. Villagers in conversation with Suspline News confirmed these casualties occurred around noon in light of shelling that

Summary

First published
April 25, 2022
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Artillery
Infrastructure
Gas Facility
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
3
(1 woman2 men)
Civilians reported injured
1
Cause of injury / death
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Airwars civilian harm grading
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Suspected belligerent
Russian Military
Geolocation
Village
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Incident date

March 28, 2017

Incident Code

CI585

LOCATION

الرفاعي, Mosul, Rifai, Nineveh, Iraq

Local sources said that 19 civilians were killed and 22 injured when airstrikes hit the neighborhood of the Agrarian Reform (Islah Al Zeraei) and the neighborhood of Rifai, in West Mosul. It is unclear who carried out the raids. Yaqein spoke of both “military operations by the combined forces”, “military aircraft and the International Alliance.”

Summary

First published
March 28, 2017
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
19 – 53
Civilians reported injured
22–56
Airwars civilian harm grading
Contested
Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
Suspected belligerents
US-led Coalition, Iraq Government Forces
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Incident date

September 24, 2024

Incident Code

ISLB240924e

LOCATION

بوداي, Boudai, Baalbek-Hermel Governorate, Lebanon

On September 24, 2024, 27 civilians were killed – including women, children and one infant – after an alleged Israeli bombardment into the town of Boudai, in Lebanon’s Bekaa region. The exact details of the operation that led to the civilian casualties is unknown. Saeed Muhammad Shams was killed, as were other members of the

Summary

First published
February 28, 2025
Last updated
April 15, 2025
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
27
(8 children12 women7 men)
Cause of injury / death
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Airwars civilian harm grading
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Suspected belligerent
Israeli Military
Named victims
27 named, 4 families identified
Geolocation
Town
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Incident date

May 3, 2022

Incident Code

RUK173

LOCATION

Динамо, Dynamo Stadium, Kharkiv, Ukraine

A civilian died as a result of a factory fire in the same series of shelling attacks allegedly by Russian military personnel that injured a 43 year old woman and 46 year old man in Kharkiv. The Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group reported that several buildings had been damaged in the shelling, including part of

Summary

First published
May 3, 2022
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Artillery
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Cause of injury / death
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Airwars civilian harm grading
Weak
Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
Suspected belligerent
Russian Military
Geolocation
Nearby landmark
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Incident date

April 1, 2017

Incident Code

CS652

LOCATION

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria

One civilian male died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on the corn dryer area in Raqqa, according to local sources. Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently reported that “Mohamad al Salem was martyred following international coalition raids this afternoon on the area of the corn dryer north of the city of Raqqa.” The Syrian Network for

Summary

First published
April 1, 2017
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
1
(1 man)
Airwars civilian harm grading
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Suspected belligerent
US-led Coalition
Named victims
1 named
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Incident date

November 10, 2024

Incident Code

ISLB101124a

LOCATION

علمات-قضاء جبيل, Al-Alamat - Jbeil District, Lebanon, Mount Lebanon Governorate, Lebanon

On Sunday, November 10th 2024, at least 25 civilians, including 10 women and 11 children, were killed and at least six others were wounded in an alleged Israeli airstrike on a home sheltering displaced people in the town of Alamat, northern Lebanon. Additionally, an individual who appears to have been an active member of Hezbollah’s

Summary

First published
March 29, 2025
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
House, Residential
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
26 – 27
(11–12 children10 women6 men)
Civilians reported injured
6–8
Cause of injury / death
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Airwars civilian harm grading
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Suspected belligerent
Israeli Military
Suspected target
Hezbollah
Named victims
28 named, 1 familiy identified
Geolocation
Exact location (via Airwars)
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Incident date

March 6, 2022

Incident Code

RUK035

LOCATION

вул. Циліноградська, St. Tsilinogradska, Kharkiv, Ukraine

Two civilians were killed and two others were injured by alleged Russian airstrikes on Tsilinogradska street in Kharkiv on May 6, 2022. The Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor’s Office posted on Telegram that the Shevchenkiv District Prosecutor’s Office of Kharkiv had launched a pre-trial investigation into a Russian airstrike on a residential building on Tsilinogradska street in Kharkiv

Summary

First published
May 6, 2022
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Cause of injury / death
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Airwars civilian harm grading
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Suspected belligerent
Russian Military
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Incident date

April 7, 2017

Incident Code

CI617

LOCATION

الموصل: غرب/الجانب الأيمن, Mosul, Farouk, Zinjili, Islah Zerae, Nineveh, Iraq

Local sources, in what was possibly based on an Al Amaq [ISIL press agency] statement, reported that 22 civilians were killed and 42 injured in Coalition and Iraqi government airstrikes on Farouk, Zinjili and Isilah Zeraei (Agricultural Reforrm) neighbourhoods in West Mosul.

Summary

First published
April 7, 2017
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
22
Civilians reported injured
42
Airwars civilian harm grading
Contested
Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
Suspected belligerents
US-led Coalition, Iraq Government Forces
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Incident date

November 6, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0916

LOCATION

ناية سكنية بالقرب من مستشفى كمال عدوان شمال غزة, a residential building near Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

Shortly before 11:20 PM on Monday, November 6th 2023, the ground floor of a residential building near Kamal Adwan Hospital in the northern Gaza Strip was bombed in an alleged Israeli attack. Several people were injured in the incident with local sources reporting at least one civilian death. Shehab Agency was the first to report

Summary

First published
March 10, 2025
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
1 – 2
Civilians reported injured
2
Cause of injury / death
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Airwars civilian harm grading
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Suspected belligerent
Israeli Military
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Incident date

June 12, 2023

Incident Code

TS599

LOCATION

كوباني, Kobani, Aleppo, Syria

At least 3 civilians were injured in an alleged Turkish drone strike killed two Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) fighters by a petrol station near the southern entrance of Kobani at 11:55am on June 12, 2023. The North Press quoted a medical source at the al-Amal Hospital in Kobani city who reported that 22 year old

Summary

First published
June 12, 2023
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike, Drone Strike
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
Unknown
Civilians reported injured
3–5
Cause of injury / death
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Airwars civilian harm grading
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Suspected belligerent
Turkish Military
Named victims
3 named
Geolocation
City
Belligerents reported killed
2
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Incident date

April 11, 2017

Incident Code

CI631

LOCATION

حي الفاروق, Mosul, Farouk, Nineveh, Iraq

Local sources said that nine people from the same family died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on their house in Al-Farouk Street, in Farouk neighbourhood in West Mosul, at midnight. Local Facebook page Sawlf Ateka reported that Tarek al-Sanjari, his five sons and two daughters died. Reportedly, a large explosion blew off the roof of

Summary

First published
April 11, 2017
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
7 – 9
(0–2 children2–4 women1–5 men)
Civilians reported injured
11
Cause of injury / death
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Airwars civilian harm grading
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Suspected belligerent
US-led Coalition
Named victims
7 named, 1 familiy identified
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Incident date

March 16, 2025

Incident Code

USYEM250316b

LOCATION

حي عطان في صنعاء, Attan neighborhood, Sana'a, Sana'a, Yemen

At least five civilians, including women and children, were reported injured by alleged US airstrikes on the Attan neighborhood of Sana’a, Yemen on March 16, 2025. The US military released a statement that “On March 15, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) initiated an operation consisting of precision strikes against Iran-backed Houthi targets across Yemen in order

Summary

First published
March 18, 2025
Last updated
March 26, 2025
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Apartment Building, Commerce, Healthcare, Hospital, Residential
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
Unknown
Civilians reported injured
5
Cause of injury / death
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Airwars civilian harm grading
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Impact
Healthcare
Impact on services or infrastructure relating to education, health or food supply. See methodology note for details.
Suspected belligerent
US Forces
Geolocation
Neighbourhood/area
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Incident date

April 17, 2017

Incident Code

CS702

LOCATION

الموحسن, Al Muhsin, Deir Ezzor, Syria

Two children were wounded in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Al Muhsin, according to local sources. Step News Agency reported the injury of two children and blamed the Coalition. Other sources also pointed to the Coalition reporting casualties, but didn’t specify the number. The injuries were said to have occurred in the Al Labad area

Summary

First published
April 17, 2017
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
0
Civilians reported injured
2
Airwars civilian harm grading
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Suspected belligerent
US-led Coalition
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Incident date

October 25, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0607

LOCATION

منزلًا مأهولًا لعائلة "أبو غبن" في مخيم الشاطئ غرب مدينة غزة, The Abu Ghaben Family Home, West of Shuhada Square, Beach Camp (al-Shati Camp), West of Gaza City, Gaza, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

code: ISPT0607
incident_date: 2023-10-25
status: publish
civilian_harm_status: Fair

Summary

First published
June 8, 2025
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
IDP or Refugee Camp, Residential
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
4
(2 children1 woman1 man)
Civilians reported injured
2
Cause of injury / death
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Airwars civilian harm grading
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Suspected belligerent
Israeli Military
Named victims
4 named, 1 familiy identified
Names matched with MoH IDs
2
Geolocation
Neighbourhood/area
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Incident date

April 23, 2017

Incident Code

CI661

LOCATION

تل عفر, Tall Afar, Nineveh, Iraq

A single local source reported that dozens of civilians were killed and injured after Coalition airstrikes allegedly hit Tal Afar city, West of Mosul. According to Yaqein, “dozens of civilians were killed and wounded on Monday in a raid by coalition warplanes in the district of Tal Afar west of the city of Mosul, the

Summary

First published
April 23, 2017
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
2 – 24
Civilians reported injured
2–24
Airwars civilian harm grading
Weak
Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
Suspected belligerent
US-led Coalition
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Incident date

November 24, 2019

Incident Code

RS4195

LOCATION

معرة النعمان, Ma'aret al-Nu'man, Idlib, Syria

On November 24th, 2019, in Ma’aret al-Nu’man, Idlib, local and social media reported that civilians were wounded as a result an alleged Russian airstrike. Four missiles were alleged to have been fired, and at least one man was reported injured. According to the White Helmets, “a man was injured as a result of four airstrikes

Summary

First published
November 24, 2019
Last updated
April 8, 2025
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
Unknown
Civilians reported injured
2
Cause of injury / death
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Airwars civilian harm grading
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Suspected belligerent
Russian Military
Geolocation
City
View Incident

Incident date

April 28, 2017

Incident Code

CS744

LOCATION

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria

According to the Smart News Agency, a “likely” Coalition airstrike on the municipal stadium in Raqqa killed two members of ISIL who were in a car which was destroyed, and wounded five civilians who were in buildings overlooking the stadium. No further details are currently available.

Summary

First published
April 28, 2017
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
0
Civilians reported injured
5
Airwars civilian harm grading
Weak
Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
Suspected belligerent
US-led Coalition
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Incident date

December 1, 2024

Incident Code

R4742

LOCATION

حلب, Aleppo, Syria

code: R4742
incident_date: 2024-12-01
status: publish
civilian_harm_status: Contested

Summary

First published
June 4, 2025
Strike status
Contested strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
1
(1 man)
Cause of injury / death
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Airwars civilian harm grading
Contested
Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
Suspected belligerents
Syrian Regime, Russian Military
Named victims
1 named
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Incident date

May 3, 2017

Incident Code

CS764

LOCATION

الرقة‎, al Thakanna, Raqqa, Syria

One civilian was killed alongside three ISIL fighters and five others were wounded in an airstrike on the city of Raqqa, according to a local source. Smart News Agency reported that the civilian was arrested by ISIL’s religious police, known as the Hesba, on charges of “smoking” and was in a car driven by the

Summary

First published
May 3, 2017
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
5
Airwars civilian harm grading
Weak
Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
Suspected belligerent
US-led Coalition
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Incident date

November 4, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0863

LOCATION

شارع الحجة، مخيم جباليا, Al-Houja Street, Jabalia Refugee Camp, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

code: ISPT0863
incident_date: 2023-11-04
status: publish
civilian_harm_status: Fair

Summary

First published
June 8, 2025
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
IDP or Refugee Camp, Mosque, Religious, Residential
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
7
(3 children3–4 women)
Civilians reported injured
40
Cause of injury / death
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Airwars civilian harm grading
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Suspected belligerent
Israeli Military
Named victims
7 named, 1 familiy identified
Names matched with MoH IDs
6
Geolocation
Exact location (via Airwars)
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Incident date

May 8, 2017

Incident Code

CS786

LOCATION

حي الوهب, Tabaqah, Al Wahab (First Neighbourhood), Raqqa, Syria

A family – comprising of a husband, wife and a two-year-old child – were reportedly killed in an alleged Coalition airstrike in the Al Awwal neighbourhood of Tabaqa. The first source, Mohab Nasser, reported the casualties and blamed the Coalition. All subsequent reporting was based on this report, however Euphrates Post also published an image

Summary

First published
May 8, 2017
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
3
(1 child1 woman1 man)
Airwars civilian harm grading
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Suspected belligerent
US-led Coalition
Named victims
3 named, 1 familiy identified
View Incident