Civilian Casualties

رفح, Rafah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On October 9th, 2023 an alleged Israeli airstrike hit the Al-Hashash family home, northwest of Rafah, south of the Gaza strip reportedly killing two people. Quds news reported that others were wounded but did not provide a specific figure. No source named or identified the two killed but they were referred to as “martyrs”. Salma

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حمرة ناصر, Hamra Nasser, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

A single source reported the deaths of three civilians following an alleged Coalition airstrike. According to Smart News “sources said that three civilians were killed and four others wounded, including women, in International Coalition raids on the village of Hamra Nasser east of Raqqa city.” Microsyria also reported Coalition air raids on Hamra Nasser, though

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Провулок 23-го Серпня, 23-ho Serpnya Lane, Kharkiv, Ukraine

LOCATION

At least one and up to four civilians – including / or a whole family and one child – were reportedly killed when 23 August Lane, in Pavlv Pole in Kharkiv was hit on February 28th 2022 by an alleged Russian “Smerch” anti-aircraft missile system. At least 16 people were reported injured. According to Amnesty,

Summary

1 – 4

(1 child)

Russian Military

Exact location (via Airwars)

برج المصرى, Al Masry Tower , Rafah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On Thursday, October 12, 2023, a residential apartment building in Al-Masry Tower in the centre of the city of Rafah was reportedly hit by an alleged Israeli strike killing the four young children of Yasser Al-Bardawil – two sons and two daughters – and injuring a further 28 civilians, according to a Shehab Agency correspondent.

Summary

(4 children)

4 named, 1 familiy identified

Exact location (via Airwars)

الموصل: غرب/الجانب الأيمن, Mosul Airport, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition said in its July report that an allegation on social media of civilian casualties had been assessed as Not Credible. According to the report “Feb. 19, 2017, near Mosul, Iraq, via social media report: No Coalition strikes were conducted on that day in the geographic

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جاسم, Jassem, Daraa, Syria

LOCATION

Local sources reported about a major incident in the city of Jassem, Dara’a, that reportedly killed up to nine civilians, including children and women, and wounded between two and 20. Sources were conflicted as to whether the Russian military or the Syrian regime were responsible, and several sources described the incident as a “massacre”. Local

Summary

5 – 9

(2 children2 women1 man)

2–20

7 named

عبسان الكبيرة, Abasan Al Kabira, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

code: ISPT0019
incident_date: 2023-10-07
status: publish
civilian_harm_status: Fair

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

Infrastructure

Residential

(1 woman)

1 named

حي النجار, Mosul, Al Najar, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

In a previously unknown allegation, the Coalition reported in June 2017 that following a self-reported event in Mosul, it had been determined that no civilians had been harmed. According to the June report, “Feb. 23, 2017, near Mosul, Iraq, via self-report: After a review of available information and strike video it was assessed that no

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0–1

بنش, Binnish, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

As many as four civilians were killed – including a child – and 28 more were wounded, following an alleged airstrike on Binnish, which struck a market, local media reported. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame, some blaming the Syrian regime, and other blaming Russia. Due to the extent of damage in the

Summary

3 – 4

(1 child)

2–28

Exact location (via Airwars)

مخيم البريج, Bureij camp, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

At least 15 people, including six children, were killed and at least three other children were injured by an alleged Israeli airstrike which hit the Abu Jabara residence in the Bureij camp at dawn on October 13th, 2023. The Abu Jabara Facebook page initially reported that nine members of the Abu Jabara family were killed

Summary

(6 children3 women4 men)

15 named, 1 familiy identified

كسرة شيخ (جمعة), Kasrat Sheikh (Juma'a), Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Between one and five civilians died and nine others were injured in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Ksrat Sheikh al Juma’a, according to single source Smart News. There was some confusion in reporting. In the first paragraph, Smart said that one civilian died, but in the second paragraph put the death toll at five. A

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1 – 5

خان شيخون, Khan Sheikhoun, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Raids carried out by warplanes led to the deaths of four civilians including a woman and two children and wounded a further 12 people, sources said. It is unclear who was responsible for these attacks, with some reports blaming the Russians and others accusing the regime. Syrian Mirror reported: “Russian warplanes targeted the eastern neighborhood

Summary

5 – 7

(2 children1 woman)

10–12

13 named, 1 familiy identified

رطلة, Ratlah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Two or more civilians were reported killed and five injured in alleged Coalition strikes on Ratlah and al Aekershi. According to Smart News, likely Coalition aircraft “launched raids on the villages of Ratlah (about 15 km south of Raqqa city) and al Aekershi (about 20 km east of Raqqa), killing two civilians and wounding five

Summary

2 – 3

5–6

between Tawakal and Garasjered, Lower Shabelle, Somalia

LOCATION

136 al-Shabaab fighters were killed and up to 98 others were injured in an operation carried out by the Somali government and ‘international partners’ between Tawakal and Garasjered in Lower Shabelle region on January 29, 2023. BBC News quoted the Somali government who said that 136 al-Shabaab fighters, including top commanders, were killed in a

Summary

Airstrike, Ground operation

International Forces (Unknown)

Belligerents reported killed

136

Belligerents reported injured

90–98

مخيم خان يونس, Khan Younis refugee camp, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

At 4:30 am on Tuesday, October 17, 2023, between 15 and 40 civilians were killed and dozens more were injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike that hit the al-Lamdani family house in the Khan Yunis refugee camp in the Gaza Strip. Facebook posts by family members reported the names of the civilians that were killed:

Summary

(4–12 children5 women5 men)

15 – 41

12–24

23 named, 1 familiy identified

Mosul, Rujm Hadid, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, on November 30th 2017 the Coalition said it had concluded an assessment of civilian harm claims “near Mosul, Iraq”. According to the Coalition report, “March 13, 2017, near Mosul, Iraq, via international organisation: After a review of available information and strike video it was assessed that there

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Hawda Qaycad, Mudug, Somalia

LOCATION

Local and official sources alleged that 10 al-Shabaab militants were killed and others were injured by Somalia National Army operations and airstrikes near Hawda Qaycad on February 15, 2023. Abdi Garad Omar Mohamed, one of the officials of Wisil district in Mudug region, told Mustaqbal Media News that around 60 members of al-Shabaab were killed in

Summary

Airstrike, Ground operation

US Forces

Belligerents reported killed

Village

Belligerents reported injured

جوار مستشفى الشفاء, Vicinity of the al Shifa Hospital, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Around 11:15 in the morning of Wednesday, 18th October 2023, Israeli forces allegedly conducted an airstrike on the Haboush family home located behind al-Shifa medical hospital near the Gaza port, in the north of the Gaza Strip, killing at least 32 identified members of the extended Haboush family, including at least nine women and at

Summary

(19 children9 women4 men)

32 – 40

12–24

33 named, 4 families identified

Nearby landmark

مزرعة الأندلس, Al Andalus Farm, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Nine civilians from one family were killed in an alleged Coalition strike at al Andalus Farms. According to Qasioun, the strike hit a residential neighbourhoods inhabited by displaced people from Maskana. Nation Defense, which also blamed the Coalition, put the death toll as high as 18. According to Shaam News “unidentified” warplanes targeted a farmhouse

Summary

9 – 18

(4 children1 woman4 men)

2–24

9 named, 1 familiy identified

الأبزمو, Al Abzimo, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

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

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(1 man)

1 named

near to Jilib, Middle Juba, Somalia

LOCATION

On the 17th of December, 2023, a declared U.S. airstrike reportedly killed an Al-Shabaab leader, Maalim Ayman, near Jilib in southern Somalia. On the same day as the airstrike, United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) released a statement on its website, stating that the airstrike had been conducted “in coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia,

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

Belligerents reported killed

الثورة‎, Tabaqah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

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

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Барвінкове, Barvinkove, Kharkiv, Ukraine

LOCATION

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

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أبو حمام, Abo Hamam, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

On Monday, September 11th 2023, an alleged drone strike by SDF military patrols hit civilians in the town of Abu Hamam, east of Deir Ezzor, west Syria, injuring two civilians, a man and a child. Sources including Al Araby, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, and @alkhabour21 twitter account accounted for two civilians being injured

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

YPG

البعاج, Mosul, Baaj, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

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

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Хроли, Khroly, Kharkiv, Ukraine

LOCATION

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.

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طلال السلطان, Tal al-Sultan, Rafah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

During the morning of Tuesday, October 24th 2023, seven civilians were killed and 10 others were seriously injured, including a father and two of his children, as a result of an alleged Israeli airstrike on the Abu Artema family home in Tal al-Sultan, west of Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip. Ahmed Abu Artema, a

Summary

(2 women1 man)

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Unknown

Causes of injury / death

Impact

11 named, 1 familiy identified

Neighbourhood/area

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

LOCATION

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

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