Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

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Infrastructure

Incident date

July 24, 2024

Incident Code

ISPT240724h

LOCATION

قيزان النَجّار, Qizan al Najjar, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

On July 24th, 2024, 51-year-old Iyad Abdul Ghani al-Hamas (Abu Karam), was killed by Israeli forces in the Al-Fazb market area in Qizan Al-Najjar, south of Khan Younis city. At approximately 4.40PM Facebook user Mohamed Awad identified the victim killed near the bicycle market south of Khan Unis as Iyad. Shortly thereafter Rafah Now, @shaabradio

Summary

First published
December 15, 2024
Last updated
January 22, 2025
Strike status
Single source claim
Strike type
Unknown
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
1
(1 man)
Cause of injury / death
Unknown
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
1 named
Names matched with MoH IDs
1
Geolocation
Village
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Incident date

March 24, 2023

Incident Code

R4507

LOCATION

الأبزمو, Al Abzimo, Aleppo, Syria

One civilian, a young man identified by sources as Ayman Mamoun Hijazi, was reportedly killed in the town of Al Abzimo, in the western countryside of Aleppo on March 24th 2023 after a contested attack as a result of Russian forces and/or Syrian regime artillery shelling hit the marketplace after midnight, according to the Syrian

Summary

First published
March 24, 2023
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Strike status
Contested strike
Strike type
Artillery
Infrastructure
Market
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
Russian Military, Syrian Regime
Named victims
1 named
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Incident date

March 22, 2017

Incident Code

CS610

LOCATION

الثورة‎, Tabaqah, Raqqa, Syria

Four civilians died and five were injured in an Coalition alleged airstrike on the Al Awwal neighbourhood of Tabaqa, according to local sources. Raqqa_SL reported destruction of civilians’ homes as a result of Coalition strikes on the First neighbourhood. According to Step news agency, the Coalition struck a residential building, though the source said there

Summary

First published
March 22, 2017
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
5
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

September 23, 2024

Incident Code

ISLB230924zd

LOCATION

طاير فالساي, Tayr Falsay, Tyre District, Lebanon

Two civil defence paramedics were killed by an alleged Israeli airstrike on September 23, 2024, in Tyre Filseh, Lebanon. Muhammad Taha Fawzallah, from Al-Musaylih, born August 19, 2000, and Hassan Samih Haider Diab, from Tura, born June 10, 1996, were the two paramedics from the Islamic Health Authority who were killed while performing “national and

Summary

First published
November 20, 2024
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
2
(2 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.
Impact
Healthcare
Impact on services or infrastructure relating to education, health or food supply. See methodology note for details.
Suspected belligerent
Israeli Military
Named victims
2 named
Geolocation
Town
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Incident date

May 2, 2022

Incident Code

RUK169

LOCATION

Барвінкове, Barvinkove, Kharkiv, Ukraine

On May 2nd 2022, two male civilians were injured after a reported Russian forces artillery shelling hit Barvinkove in Kharkiv. The Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor’s Office reported that “residential buildings and two administrative buildings were damaged” in addition to wounding two men. There is no further information available at this stage. This assessment has reference to ACLED

Summary

First published
May 2, 2022
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Strike status
Single source claim
Strike type
Artillery
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
Weak
Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
Suspected belligerent
Russian Military
Geolocation
Town
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Incident date

March 27, 2017

Incident Code

CI583

LOCATION

البعاج, Mosul, Baaj, Nineveh, Iraq

It was claimed that airstrikes targeted two sites in Baaj District, in the west of Mosul and led to several dead and wounded among individuals. A number of sources – all using the same words – reported that the first strike took place near the gas station and the second behind the General Hospital of

Summary

First published
March 27, 2017
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
1
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, 2023

Incident Code

YS170

LOCATION

قرية عبده كوي الواقعة في ريف تل أبيض شمال الرقة, village of Abdo Koy located in the Tal Abyad countryside, north of Raqqa, Raqqa, Syria

Shortly before 16:00 on Friday, 1st December 2023, a number of civilians were reportedly killed and several civilians, including a male child, were injured in an artillery bombardment allegedly perpetrated by the Syrian Democratic Forces and/or PKK/PYD militia on the village of Abdo Koy located in the Tal Abyad countryside, north of Raqqa, Syria. Some

Summary

First published
December 31, 2024
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Artillery
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
YPG
Suspected target
Turkish Forces
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Incident date

April 28, 2022

Incident Code

RUK157

LOCATION

Хроли, Khroly, Kharkiv, Ukraine

Oleg Sinegubov, head of the Kharkiv Regional State Administration reported that one person was wounded by alleged Russian shelling in Khroly on April 28, 2022. No other details are available at this time. This assessment has reference to ACLED code UKR56709.

Summary

First published
April 28, 2022
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Strike status
Single source claim
Strike type
Artillery
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
Unknown
Civilians reported injured
1
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
Village
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Incident date

March 31, 2017

Incident Code

CS650

LOCATION

الرقة‎, governor's building and other locations, Raqqa, Syria

According to the Smart News Agency, two civilians were wounded in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Raqqa. Smart reported: “A local source told the Smart correspondent on Friday that 10 members of the Islamic State were killed and wounded, in addition to the wounding of two civilians by the bombing of warplanes likely to be

Summary

First published
March 31, 2017
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
0
Civilians reported injured
2
Airwars civilian harm grading
Discounted
Those killed were combatants, or other parties most likely responsible.
Suspected belligerent
US-led Coalition
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Incident date

September 23, 2024

Incident Code

ISLB230924Zm

LOCATION

بلدة الخريبة البقاعية, town of Khreibeh in the Beqaa Valley, Beqaa, Lebanon

On September 23rd, 2024, brothers Ali Hussein Saleh and Rami Hussein Saleh were killed in an alleged Israeli airstrike in the town of Khreibeh, located in the Bekaa Valley, eastern Lebanon. Ali Hussein was reported by Phoenicia News to be a corporal with the Lebanese Army’s 2nd Artillery Regiment, and served in the military alongside

Summary

First published
November 20, 2024
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
2
(2 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
2 named, 1 familiy identified
Geolocation
Village
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Incident date

May 2, 2023

Incident Code

USSOM383

LOCATION

near Nungare, Lower Shabelle, Somalia

More than 40 al-Shabaab militants were killed during operations carried out by Somalia government forces and ‘international partners’ near Nungare/ Barire town in Lower Shabelle on May 2, 2023. The National Intelligence & Security Agency (NISA) @HSNQ_NISA tweeted that more than 40 al-Shabaab militants, including leaders and foreigners, were killed during an army operation in

Summary

First published
May 2, 2023
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Strike status
Contested strike
Strike type
Airstrike, Ground operation
Civilian harm reported
No
Civilians reported killed
Unknown
Causes of injury / death
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons
Suspected belligerents
Somali Military Forces, International Forces (Unknown)
Suspected target
Al-Shabaab
Geolocation
Town
Belligerents reported killed
40
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Incident date

April 6, 2017

Incident Code

CI615

LOCATION

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

Local sources said that a mother and her two children were killed in an airstrike on her house in Zanjili neighbourhood, in West Mosul. Mosul Eye blamed the Coalition for the strike. Other sources did not report who was responsible. See News (Facebook) put the death toll at 13, possibly also referring to other incidents

Summary

First published
April 6, 2017
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
3 – 18
(2 children1 woman)
Civilians reported injured
0–60
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, Unknown
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Incident date

November 4, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0866

LOCATION

المستشفي الاروبي، منطقة الفخاري بخان يونس, Vicinity of European Hospital, Al-Fokhari area, Khan Younis, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

On the afternoon of November 4, 2023, a 28-year-old man named Bilal Jamil al-Tabash was killed and another person was injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike near the European Hospital in the Al-Fokhari area in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip. On the day of the alleged Israeli strike, @Sa7atPlBreaking and @ShehabAgency shared photos from “the farewell of

Summary

First published
December 15, 2024
Last updated
April 10, 2025
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
1
(1 man)
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
Israeli Military
Named victims
1 named
Names matched with MoH IDs
1
Geolocation
Nearby landmark
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Incident date

June 11, 2023

Incident Code

USSOM388

LOCATION

Bulo-Mohamed-Abdalla under Awdhigle district, Lower Shabelle, Somalia

At least 19 al-Shabaab militants were killed by operations carried out by Somalia government forces and ‘international partners’ in Bula-Mohamed-Abdalla village on June 11, 2023 Somali National News Agency (@SONNALIVE) announced that at least 19 al-Shabaab militants were killed by joint operations between the National Intelligence Service Agency and international allies in Bula-Mohamed-Abdalla village. In addition,

Summary

First published
June 11, 2023
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Strike status
Contested strike
Strike type
Airstrike, Ground operation
Civilian harm reported
No
Civilians reported killed
Unknown
Causes of injury / death
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons
Suspected belligerents
International Forces (Unknown), Somali Military Forces
Suspected target
Al-Shabaab
Belligerents reported killed
19
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Incident date

April 11, 2017

Incident Code

CS683

LOCATION

هنيدة, Hunayda, Raqqa, Syria

One man was killed when an alleged Coalition strike hit the motorcycle he was on in Hunayda, according to multiple local sources. However, it is unclear whether the victim was a civilian or militant. Raqqa Post reported that an unmanned drone targeted the victim, while Mohab Nasser, a media activist from Tabaqa, said reported he

Summary

First published
April 11, 2017
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
0 – 1
(1 man)
Airwars civilian harm grading
Contested
Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
Suspected belligerent
US-led Coalition
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Incident date

October 3, 2024

Incident Code

ISPT031024q

LOCATION

مخيم المغاز, Al Maghazi, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

On October 3, 2024, at least three civilians were reported injured by alleged Israeli artillery shelling of a school sheltering displaced people in the Maghazi Refugee Camp, Deir Al Balah, Gaza Strip. At 9:23 local time, @Sa7atPlBreaking reported “three injuries in artillery shelling targeting a school sheltering displaced people east of Al Maghazi in the

Summary

First published
December 15, 2024
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Artillery
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
Unknown
Civilians reported injured
3
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
Education
Impact on services or infrastructure relating to education, health or food supply. See methodology note for details.
Suspected belligerent
Israeli Military
Geolocation
Town
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Incident date

April 17, 2017

Incident Code

CI647

LOCATION

near Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq

In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, on July 7th 2017 the Coalition said it had concluded an assessment on social media claims of civilian harm “near Mosul, Iraq”. According to the Coalition report, “82. April 17, 2017, near Mosul, Iraq, via social media report: The report contained insufficient information on the time, location

Summary

First published
April 17, 2017
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
Unknown
Airwars civilian harm grading
Discounted
Those killed were combatants, or other parties most likely responsible.
Suspected belligerent
US-led Coalition
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Incident date

January 1, 2024

Incident Code

R4651a

LOCATION

دارة عزة, Darat Azza and the villages of Kabashin and Burj Haidar, Aleppo, Syria

Shortly before 2:14 PM on Monday, January 1st, 2024, artillery and missile shelling allegedly launched by the Syrian regime and/or Russian forces and/or Iranian forces killed at least six identified civilians and injured at least 11 civilians, including an infant and three other children, in the city of Darat Azza and the villages of Kabashin

Summary

First published
December 30, 2024
Last updated
March 4, 2025
Strike status
Contested strike
Strike type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
Bakery, Commerce, Market, Mosque, Religious, Residential, Road, Transportation
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
6
(1 child1 woman4 men)
Civilians reported injured
11
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
Russian Military, Iranian Military, Syrian Regime
Named victims
16 named, 2 families identified
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Incident date

April 23, 2017

Incident Code

CS721

LOCATION

الهزيمة, Al Hazimah, Raqqa, Syria

Four civilians died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Al Hazimah, according to local sources. Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently said that “a number of martyrs fell following Coalition raids on Hazima town north of Raqqa city.” Step News reported “more than nine raids north of Raqqa” including strikes on the outskirts of Hazimah but

Summary

First published
April 23, 2017
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
4
(3 men)
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
Named victims
4 named, 1 familiy identified
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Incident date

November 4, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0870

LOCATION

حي الصبرة، مدينة غزة, Al-Sabra neighbourhood, Gaza City, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

On Saturday, November 4th 2023, an alleged Israeli airstrike reportedly struck the Al Nimr family house in the Sabra neighbourhood in Gaza City, killing six civilians and injuring six others. While some sources did not specify the number of casualties, the majority, including Snd News Agency and @ShehabAgency, consistently reported that six people had been

Summary

First published
December 24, 2024
Last updated
April 7, 2025
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
6
Civilians reported injured
6
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
Neighbourhood/area
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Incident date

April 28, 2017

Incident Code

CS741

LOCATION

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria

According to Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently a 13- years-old female civilian died from fright following the sounds of air raids on the city of Raqqa at dawn today.” RFS reported that “in Al Raqqa, the 13-year-old girl…died of heart attack as a result of fear of the bombing of Al Raqqa city by Coalition

Summary

First published
April 28, 2017
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
1
(1 child)
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

July 14, 2024

Incident Code

ISPT140724i

LOCATION

مدرسة أبو عريبان مخيم النصيرات, Abu Oreiban School, Al Nuseirat refugee camp, Deir al Balah, the Gaza Strip

At least twelve identified civilians, two of whom were women, were killed, alongside at least one identified militant in airstrikes conducted by the Israeli military that hit the United Nations-run Abu Oreiban School in the Nuseirat Refugee Camp in Deir al-Balah governorate in central Gaza on Sunday 14 July 2024 at around 15:02 local time.

Summary

First published
January 9, 2025
Last updated
January 10, 2025
Strike status
Declared strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Education
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
12 – 15
(2 women10 men)
Civilians reported injured
71–87
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 belligerent
Israeli Military
Named victims
12 named
Names matched with MoH IDs
4
Geolocation
Exact location (via Airwars)
Belligerents reported killed
1
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Incident date

May 2, 2017

Incident Code

CI682

LOCATION

Mosul, Al Hermat, Nineveh, Iraq

Twenty five or more civilians were reported killed following a battle in the Hermat area of West Mosul. It was unclear whether Iraqi forces and/or the Coalition were responsible. Amnesty International provided the following field report to Airwars citing an eyewitness: “On 2 May, in the early morning, there was a big attack on my

Summary

First published
May 2, 2017
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
25
(1 woman)
Civilians reported injured
13
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

October 28, 2024

Incident Code

ISPT291024b

LOCATION

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

Between 10pm on October 28th and 4am on October 29th, 2024, between 129 and 254 civilians, including at least 42 children and 28 women, were killed and at least 45 others, including women and children, were injured by declared Israeli airstrikes on the homes of the Abu Nasr family and the Abu Ouda family in

Summary

First published
January 25, 2025
Last updated
January 31, 2025
Strike status
Declared strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Apartment Building, Residential
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
129 – 254
(42–60 children28–37 women29–38 men)
Civilians reported injured
45
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.
Known belligerent
Israeli Military
Named victims
129 named, 2 families identified
Geolocation
Exact location (other)
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Incident date

May 8, 2017

Incident Code

CS783 RS2219

LOCATION

دبسي فرج, Dibsi Faraj, Raqqa, Syria

One civilian died and four more were wounded in an airstrike on Dibsi Faraj village, local sources said – though reports were conflicted as to whether the Coalition, Russia or the Syrian regime were to blame. The journalist Ahmad al Shibl reported the Coalition had been “targeting the main road between Dibsi Faraj and Dibsi

Summary

First published
May 8, 2017
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
1
(1 man)
Civilians reported injured
4
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, Syrian Regime, Russian Military
Named victims
1 named
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Incident date

November 5, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0912

LOCATION

الهلال الاحمر و مستشفى القدس, Vicinity of Al-Quds Hospital and the Association headquarters, Tal al-Hawa, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

A number of civilians were reported killed and injured on November 5, 2023 in a series of alleged Israeli airstrikes and artillery shelling on a residential building located 50 meters away from Al-Quds Hospital and the Palestinian Red Crescent Society headquarters in Tal al-Hawa, southwest of Gaza City. Safa News Agency first reported the strikes

Summary

First published
February 24, 2025
Last updated
April 10, 2025
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
Residential
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
Israeli Military
Geolocation
Nearby landmark
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Incident date

May 12, 2017

Incident Code

CS806

LOCATION

القورية, Quriya, Deir Ezzor, Syria

According to the Euphrates Post, five named civilians died in an airstrike when the car they were in was struck in Quriya. According to one source, Zaman Alwasl, the victims died as they were returning from a picnic in nearby Badia. The US-led alliance later accepted responsibility for injuring one person in the event. All

Summary

First published
May 12, 2017
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
5
(2 children5 men)
Civilians reported injured
2
Airwars civilian harm grading
Confirmed
A specific belligerent has accepted responsibility for civilian harm.
Known belligerent
US-led Coalition
Suspected belligerent
Syrian Regime
Named victims
5 named
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Incident date

February 2, 2017

Incident Code

TS072

LOCATION

الباب, Al Bab, Aleppo, Syria

One civilian was reportedly killed in alleged Turkish airstrikes shelling on Al Bab, Syria. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported: “The Turkish forces and warplanes renewed their shelling on areas in Al Bab city and its vicinity, which killed a civilian and injured others during the past 24 hours.” Al Jazeera quoted the ISIS

Summary

First published
February 2, 2017
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Airwars civilian harm grading
Weak
Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
Suspected belligerent
Turkish Military
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Incident date

September 29, 2024

Incident Code

R4687

LOCATION

سرمين, Sarmin, Idlib, Idlib, Syria

On Sunday evening, September 29, 2024, two men of the same family, Abdulrahman Burhan Sheikh Deep and Marwan Sobhi Sheikh Deep, were killed in an artillery shelling allegedly carried out by Syrian regime forces and/or the Iranian military and/or the Russian military, which hit residential neighborhoods and a commercial store in the town of Sarmin, east of

Summary

First published
March 28, 2025
Strike status
Contested strike
Strike type
Artillery
Infrastructure
Commerce, Residential, Shop
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
2
(2 men)
Civilians reported injured
1–2
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
Russian Military, Syrian Regime, Iranian Military, Hezbollah Forces
Named victims
2 named, 1 familiy identified
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Incident date

August 21, 2017

Incident Code

TS090

LOCATION

تل رفعت, Tal Ref’at, Aleppo, Syria

One civilian died and four more were wounded in alleged Turkish shelling of the town of Tal Ref’at, according to local media – though one report also said that the Syrian Free Army also targeted Kurdish units in the town. Rumaf named Alia Omar Sheikh and Othman Zakaria Mustafa as killed. However, a later report by Rumaf

Summary

First published
August 21, 2017
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
7
Airwars civilian harm grading
Contested
Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
Suspected belligerents
Turkish Military, Free Syrian Army
Named victims
9 named
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