Civilian Casualties

(2 women2 men)

Impact

4 named, 1 familiy identified

Names matched with MoH IDs

Exact location (via Airwars)

المعجلة, Al Majala, Abyan, Yemen

LOCATION

At least forty-seven civilians, including at least twenty-two children and twelve women, were reportedly killed after a US cruise-missile strike targeted an alleged AQAP training camp on the edge of Al-Majala village, Mahfad district of Abyan governorate, at around 6 AM on December 17th 2009. This was the first known strike in Yemen approved by

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

(22–23 children12–17 women11–19 men)

47 – 64

23–88

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)

Known belligerent

US Forces

Known target

62 named, 11 families identified

Village

6–24

تل عفر, Tall Afar, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Between two and seven civilians including women and children died – and five were injured – in an alleged Coalition airstrike on the Tel Al Shaeer and Aski Mosul areas in Tal Afar, west of Mosul, according to local sources. Yaqein reported that the Coalition carried out a strike that “targeted the villages of Tel

Summary

2 – 7

(2 children1 woman)

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

Causes of injury / death

International Forces (Unknown)

Al-Shabaab

قرية ام القرى, Um Al Qura village, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between one and two civilians were injured in alleged Turkish shelling of the village of Um Al Qura on June 3, 2022. According to North Press Agency, a displaced person from the village of Afraz was injured when Turkish forces bombed the village of Um Al Qura. The injured man’s house was damaged and the

Summary

1–2

الشعفة, Al Sha'afa, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Alleged Coalition airstrikes on a house and vehicles killed at least four and as many as nine civilians, according to local sources – though reports give conflicting accounts on the combat status of some of those killed. Deir Ezzor 24 reported that Coalition planes targeted a house in al Sha’afa village, leading to the “death

Summary

4 – 9

(1 child)

5 named, 2 families identified

بوابة مدرسة العودة في عبسان شرقي خان يونس, gate of Al-Awda School in Abasan Al-Kabira, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On July 9, 2024, at least 25 civilians were killed and at least 53 others injured in a declared Israeli airstrike on a camp of displaced persons near the gate of Al-Awda School in Abasan Al-Kabira, Khan Younis, in the Gaza Strip. On the evening of July 9, Al Jazeera published a video of “the

Summary

(6–9 children1–2 women14–16 men)

25 – 30

53–71

Known belligerent

24 named, 2 families identified

Names matched with MoH IDs

Nearby landmark

زنجبار‎, Zinjibar, Abyan, Yemen

LOCATION

Up to five people, allegedly members of Al Qaeda, were killed in an alleged US drone strike or naval shelling on an extremist site in Bagdar neighborhood in the city of Zinjibar, the capital of Abyan province in southern Yemen on the evening of December 22nd, 2011 according to local sources and news outlets. One

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike, Naval bombardment

US Forces

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)

بعشيقة‎, Bashiqa, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

An Iraq-based journalist told Airwars he had been informed by a peshmerga contact of four civilian deaths near Bashiqa. According to the reporter, A peshmerga called me and said he saw three wounded and four were crushed to death when their house was hit by either a missile or a bomb. Anadolu reported a military

Summary

حارة حريك، بيروت, Haret Hreik, Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon

LOCATION

On September 27th, 2024, at around 6 PM local time, the Israeli military conducted a strike targeting and killing Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in southern Beirut, allegedly also killing at least five civilians. Official estimates put the injury toll at 108, though this figure did not distinguish between militants and combatants. Seven other individuals, six

Summary

5 – 7

(2 women3–5 men)

2–108

Known belligerent

6 named, 2 families identified

Exact location (via Airwars)

6–7

0–108

جعار, Ja'ar, Abyan, Yemen

LOCATION

In a third incident occurring on the 14th of May 2012, two children were wounded by alleged Yemeni warplane strike in Ja’ar in Abyan Province. A military official told AP that a warplane missed its target and accidentally struck civilians, leaving two children wounded. AP was the only source to report on this incident, and

Summary

Yemeni Air Force

خنيز السلمان, Khaniz al Salman, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

The Step News Agency, reported “international coalition planes targeted at noon today, Wednesday 9th of November, the village of Khaniz in the northern Raqqa countryside. There’s news about civilian casualties and a new massacre.” Step went on to add that “coalition aircraft also launched an air raid targeting the IS security perimeter in the city

Summary

Jir Jir Farey and Burka Fiiqey areas, north of Ruunirgood, Middle Shabelle, Somalia

LOCATION

Hiiraan Online News reported that on April 5, 2024, the Somali Federal Government forces, supported by local militias and international allies, “targeted” Al-Shabaab hideouts in the Jir Jir Farey and Burka Fiiqey areas, north of Ruunirgood in Middle Shabelle. According to the government, the strike resulted in “multiple Al-Shabaab casualties” and the destruction of one

Summary

International Forces (Unknown), Somali Military Forces

Al-Shabaab

كفرتعال, Kafr Taal, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Two children were killed and up to two others were injured in artillery shelling allegedly carried out by Russian forces, the Syrian regime, or the Syrian Democratic Forces. The Syrian Civil Defense tweeted (@SyriaCivilDefe) that two children, Youssef and Abdul Baset Jadoua, were killed and the father of Youssef, named Mustafa Jamil Jadoua, and Ahmed

Summary

(2 children)

1–2

Russian Military, YPG, Syrian Regime

4 named, 1 familiy identified

تل عفر, Tall Afar, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

At least 15 civilians were killed and 33 injured by either Coalition or Iraqi airstrikes, according to local sources. The Coalition later denied any role in the incident. Al Jazeera cited local medical sources and reported that 15 civilians were killed and 33 others injured by Iraqi Air Force and Coalition airstrikes in Tal Afar.

Summary

Calmadow/Almadow Mountains, Puntland, Somalia

LOCATION

Over 20 Al-Shabaab militants, including three high-level members, were allegedly killed and dozens injured by airstrikes conducted by the Somali government and “international partners” on 26 May, 2024 in the Calmadow mountains of Puntland. The strikes were reported to have targeted a “terrorist camp” and “disrupted a terrorist plot targeting civilians”. Multiple parties denied involvement;

Summary

International Forces (Unknown), United Arab Emirates Military

Al-Shabaab

12–24

زركان, Zarkan, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

A child was injured in alleged Turkish shelling of the Zarkan sub-district on August 16, 2022. Hawar News Agency reported that in the Zarkan sub-district, 11 year old Tamim Faisal Hamad was wounded by Turkish shelling on the district’s center. There was no other information available about victims of the shelling. North Press Agency cited a

Summary

البزاعة, Al Baza'a, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Multiple sources blamed the US-led Coalition for the deaths of a woman and her seven children at al Baza’a, north east of al Bab. However the Coalition later assessed the claims as ‘Not credible.’ Given Turkey’sd own campaign at the time at Al-Bab, its aircraft may therefore have been responsible. According to Step News “Coalition

Summary

(3–7 children1 woman)

US-led Coalition, Turkish Military

7 named, 1 familiy identified

المغراقة, Al-Maghraqa, Rafah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

code: ISPT040225a
incident_date: 2025-02-04
status: publish
civilian_harm_status: Contested

Summary

Planted explosives and unexploded ordnance (UXO)

منطقة الصناعة, Al Sina'a neighbourhood, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between 1 and 3 civilians were reportedly injured by alleged YPG/SDF/PKK artillery strikes on Al Sina’a neighbourhood in Afrin city, on October 10th 2019, according to local media sources. According to AA News, the attack was launched from Tal Refa’at, which the YPG controls. Whereas AA News reported 1 wounded civilian, Qasioun News reported 3

Summary

1–3

YPG

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

LOCATION

A Turkish military convoy crewed by civilian personnel came under air attack from regime forces (or possibly Russian) – leading to the reported deaths of up to three civilians and the injuring of a further 12. According to some sources, the convoy appeared to be attempting to deliver heavy armour including tanks and armoured personnel

Summary

2 – 3

(2–3 men)

Syrian Regime, Russian Military

2 named, 1 familiy identified

City

قرية الجلبة, Al Jalba village , Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

At least one woman was killed and another woman injured in an alleged YPG/SDF/PKK artillery attack on the village of Al Jalaba, west of Tal Abyad, on October 22nd, 2019, according to local sources. The Syrian Network for Human Rights reported that “Mrs. Zalkha Hamad al Abbou, from Ein al Arous village which is administratively

Summary

1 – 3

(0–2 children1 woman)

1–4

كبش, Kabish, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Up to three civilians died during a battle for control of Kabish. While most sources blamed SDF artillery, one claimed that the US-led Coalition was responsible for the deaths. A single source, Eldorar, reported that three civilians died in an alleged Coalition strike on Kabish. However according to Raqqa Post, one victim, Sadeq Qassem, was

Summary

1 – 3

US-led Coalition, Syrian Democratic Forces

1 named

قرية حزوان, Hazwan village, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

On the morning of Saturday, November 30th, 2024, three members of a family, a child and two women, were injured in an alleged Russian airstrike on Hazwan village, east of Aleppo, Syria. The Twitter/X’s account of Syrian Civil Defense (@SyriaCivilDefe) reported that the civilian casualties were “from the same family” and “were injured in a

Summary

Russian Military

تديل, Tadel village, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Five civilians were reported wounded from the same family, including two children – one critically, two women and a man, as a result of Russian or Syrian regime forces’ thermal guided missile which hit their car, as they returned from olive picking in Tadel Village in the western countryside of Aleppo on September 23rd 2022.

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

Infrastructure

Agriculture

Syrian Regime, Russian Military

الزاب, Al Zab, Kirkuk, Iraq

LOCATION

Multiple sources said that dozens of civilians were killed or injured when a Coalition airstrike hit a health center, a power station and a market in Zab town, southwest of Kirkuk. Raedlay posted a video showing the aftermath of the strikes and the destruction of the health center. Correspondences Team said that four strikes had

Summary

2 – 12

2–12

منطقة الحشاشين في حي تل السلطان في رفح, Al-Hashashin area in the Tal al-Sultan neighborhood of Rafah, Rafah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

code: ISPT230325z
incident_date: 2025-03-23
status: publish
civilian_harm_status: Confirmed

Summary

Ambulance, Healthcare

(9 men)

Small arms and light weapons

0–6

منطف, Mantaf, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

One civilian was slightly injured by alleged Russian and/or Syrian regime shelling of the village of Mantaf on October 28, 2022. @SyriaCivilDefe tweeted that a civilian was slightly wounded by Russian and Syrian regime artillery shelling of the village of Mantaf in the evening. Multiple other local sources, including @baladinetwork, reported on heavy artillery shelling

Summary

Russian Military, Syrian Regime

LOCATION

إدلب, Idlib, Syria

A reported Coalition, or possibly Russian, airstrike which hit a Syrian Red Crescent hospital in Idlib injured up to a dozen civilians. The Coalition later denied involvement, though a unilateral US action remained possible. The intended target of the dawn strike appeared to be the militant gropup Fatah al Sham at a base at the

Summary

5–12

US-led Coalition, Russian Military

1 named