Civilian Casualties

Belligerents reported killed

1–3

جوار مدرسة خولة, Vicinity of Khawla School, Rafah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Between 14 and 17 people were killed, including seven children and three women, and at least four people, including two children, were injured when the Barhoum family home, behind Khawla School, in Al-Shawut camp in the west of Rafah, the Gaza Strip, was reportedly bombed by Israeli military aircraft on Sunday, October 15, 2023. The

Summary

14 – 17

(7 children3 women4 men)

4–8

16 named, 1 familiy identified

Nearby landmark

LOCATION

Diinsoor, Bay, Somalia

According to a Freedom of Information response obtained by journalist Joshua Eaton in May 2019, this previously unknown US strike took place in Dinsoor, Somalia against an “al-Shabaab Named Objective”. It should be noted however that the last known declared US strike in Dinsoor prior to February 2nd 2015 was on January 31st 2015. There

Summary

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)

3 named, 1 familiy identified

Neighbourhood/area

جنزور, Janzur: Equestrian Club, Tarabulus, Libya

LOCATION

Six civilians were allegedly injured in an LNA airstrike on the Equestrian Club in Janzur. The Libya Observer said: “Airstrikes by Khalifa Haftar’s backup warplanes hit the Equestrian School in Janzour – west of Tripoli – injuring three to five children and one old man and killing a number of horses, both Fursan Janzour Brigade’s

Summary

عمارة الننام, Al Namnam building, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

An apartment belonging to Abu Rukba family located on the fifth floor of the five-storey Al-Namnam building on Faraj Allah Street in Al-Nuseirat Camp, Gaza Strip, was hit by an alleged strike around 10 PM on Wednesday, 18 October 2023, reportedly killing up to two civilians, including a 14-year-old child, and injuring two civilians. Photos

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

Infrastructure

Apartment Building

1 – 2

(1 child)

Israeli Military, Palestinian Militants

Nearby landmark

الدرباسية, Between Qeremi and Dirbêsiyê, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

One child was reported injured in an alleged Turkish forces airstrike on the area between the village of Qeremi and the town center on the Serêkaniyê road, on October 10th 2019 according to local media sources.

Summary

Turkish Military

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

Town

LOCATION

Nusaybin, Mardin, Turkey

Up to eight civilians were killed and 35 were wounded in alleged SDF/YPG or PKK artillery strikes on the city of Nusaybin, Mardin, as reported by several local sources. @op_shield initially reported five killed, but all other sources noted the death of eight civilians. According to CNN Turkey, the governor of Nusaybin, a Kurdish majority city,

Summary

5 – 8

محيط مفرق الغافري, Vicinity of al Ghafri Junction, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

One woman and three young children were reportedly killed and at least two people were injured on Sunday, October 15th, 2023, when an alleged Israeli airstrike hit the home of the Ramlawi family in the vicinity of al-Ghafri junction on al-Jalaa street in Gaza City, in the northern Gaza Strip. Multiple sources describe the house

Summary

(3 children1 woman)

Known belligerent

4 named, 1 familiy identified

Exact location (via Airwars)

Mosul, al Amil, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, on September 1st 2017 the Coalition said it had concluded an assessment of civilian harm “near Mosul, Iraq” via an NGO report. According to the Coalition report, “March 8, 2017, near Mosul, Iraq, via NGO report: After a review of available information it was assessed that no

Summary

US-led Coalition

رأس العين‎, Ras Al Ain , Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

Local media reported that one civilian died and two were wounded in alleged Turkish shelling of Ras Al Ain.

Summary

Turkish Military

Vicinity of ATMIS forward operating base, Bulo Marer, 75 miles south-west of Mogadishu, South-eastern Somalia, Somalia

LOCATION

On the 26th of May, 2023, U.S. forces conducted an airstrike against Al-Shabaab fighters in the vicinity of an ATMIS (African Union Transition Mission in Somalia) forward operating base in Bulo Marer, 75 miles southwest of Mogadishu, Somalia. To date, there have been no reports of civilian harm with regard to the airstrike, while a

Summary

Belligerents reported killed

5–10

مشروع الهضبة, Hadaba project, Tarabulus, Libya

LOCATION

One civilian was reportedly injured by indiscriminate shelling on the Hadaba project in Tripoli. The Ambulance Services Libya said: “The driver Abdul Basset al-Muqtaf, who was just injured by shrapnel in the head after rescuing some families who were hit by indiscriminate shells on their homes in the area of the project.” Al Wasat published

Summary

Government of National Accord, Libyan National Army

كفرنوران, Kafr Nouran, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

A missile strike killed at least five members of the same family, including three women, and wounded at least one more — all civilians — in Kafr Nouran, Aleppo after midnight on October 5, 2023. The strike was allegedly carried out by the Syrian regime and/or Russian military. Zahraa Ali Karhou, an elderly crippled mother,

Summary

5 – 6

(3 women2 men)

1–3

Russian Military, Syrian Regime

5 named, 1 familiy identified

النعاعجة, Al Na'aija, Marqab, Libya

LOCATION

Two civilian women were reportedly injured in a GNA airstrike on Tarhuna. An Amnesty International investigation found: “On 27 April 2019, a GNA aircraft dropped a bomb on Tarhouna, in the courtyard of the al-Hbashi family, injuring two women and damaging the house. Umm Seif told Amnesty International: ‘I was at home alone with my

Summary

Government of National Accord

2 named

الحي النمساوي، خان يونس, Austrian neighbourhood, Khan Younis, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On Tuesday, October 10th 2023, an Israeli airstrike allegedly destroyed a house belonging to the Baroud family in the Austrian neighborhood of Khan Younis in the Gaza Strip, leading to the deaths of at least seven civilians, including at least two women and four children. Mohammed Baroud, a relative of the family, stated that the

Summary

(4 children2 women1 man)

7 named, 1 familiy identified

Neighbourhood/area

كفرناها, Kafr Naha, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

An unspecified number of civilians were wounded in air and artillery strikes on Kafr Naha – though it was unclear whether Russia or the regime were to blame. Syria_ar noted that the “Al-Rahal Society” in the town was struck. According to the Step News Agency, “Russian air raids targeted Kafr Naha and its outskirts and

Summary

Russian Military, Syrian Regime

الفطيرة, Al Fatira, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

One to two civilians died and two to three were wounded in an alleged Russian airstrike on Fatira in Idlib, according to sources on the ground. @mohmad_rasheed reported “a martyr and three civilians were wounded as a result of the Russian warplanes bombing the town of Al-Fatira.” @NEDAAPOST also tweeted that one civilian was killed and

Summary

1 – 2

2–3

Russian Military

شارع الثلاثيني, al Thalatheni Street, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On Wednesday, October 18th 2023, an unknown number of civilians were killed and wounded in an alleged Israeli airstrike on a house near al-Hayek on al-Thalatheni street in central Gaza City. Shehab Agency and Amad news reported on the strike, stating that there were a “number of martyrs and wounded” as a result of the

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محطة وقود القرقني , Al Garqni Petrol Station, Tarabulus, Libya

LOCATION

Up to three non-combatants were allegedly killed in an LNA airstrike on Ain Zara. Al Wasat said: “The Interior Ministry of the GNA announced on Tuesday that two of its members were killed in the shelling of the headquarters of the Rapid Intervention Force at the General Directorate of Central Support in Ain Zara. The

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

(2 men)

قرب معبر رفح, Vicinity of the Rafah crossing, Rafah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On 10th October 2023, it was reported that two civilians were injured as a result of an alleged Israeli airstrike on the Rafah Crossing in the Gaza Strip. Three sources corroborated that two government employees were injured, although no detail on the extent of their injuries or their role within the government was provided. Airwars

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صلاح الدين, Salaheddin, Tarabulus, Libya

LOCATION

Two civilians were allegedly killed by LNA artillery shelling on the Salaheddin neighbourhood of Tripoli. The Libya Observer wrote: “Khalifa Haftar’s artillery weapons attacked southern Tripoli neighborhoods, including Salah Al-Deen where two civilians were killed and others were wounded, media office of Volcano of Rage Operation said. The spokesman for Ministry of Health Fawzi Awnis

Summary

(2 men)

دير البلح, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Around 03:00 on Tuesday, October 10th, 2023, a rocket or missile allegedly fired by Israeli military hit a residential apartment in the Al Saad building in the town of Deir Al Balah, Gaza Strip, killing a family of six people – including a woman and four children – and injuring a number of civilians. Safa

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

Infrastructure

Residential

(4 children1 woman1 man)

6 named, 1 familiy identified

Town

الزهور, Al Zohour, Tarabulus, Libya

LOCATION

One civilian was allegedly killed by LNA artillery shelling on the Al Zohour neighbourhood of Tripoli. The Libya Observer reported: “Meanwhile, one person was killed in Al-Zohoor neighborhood in Tripoli after 10 Grad rockets fired by Haftar’s forces fell on the residential area Thursday. Al-Zohoor neighborhood in Salah Al-Deen in southern Tripoli has been seeing

Summary

(1 man)

Gaza Strip, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On Tuesday, October 10th, 2023, an alleged Israeli strike killed two civilians, a 32-year old man named Ahmed Nahid Hasan Masoud and his 4-year old daughter, Suzan Ahmed Nahid Masoud, at their home in the Gaza Strip. Social media posts shared by relatives expressed a deep sense of loss and grief for both Ahmad and

Summary

(1 child1 man)

2 named, 1 familiy identified

قرنفل, Qaranfil, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Two civilians were reported killed and three others injured in an alleged Turkish drone attack on a vehicle including five civilians in Qaranfil village in Tal Abyad – Raqqa in Syria on November 20th, 2019, according to local sources. The victims are all from the same family and moved to a hospital in Kobane. The

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

(2 men)

3–5

Turkish Military

5 named, 1 familiy identified

حي الجنينة, Al Geneina neighbourhood, Rafah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

During the night of Tuesday, October 24th 2023, at least 36 identified civilians, including 20 children and eight women, were killed and dozens were injured during an alleged Israeli airstrike on the Abu Qeshta (Qashata/Qshta) and Al-Maghari family homes located on Al-Salat Street in the El Geneina neighbourhood of Rafah city in the Gaza Strip.

Summary

Agricultural Land, Agriculture, Car, Residential, Vehicle

(20 children8 women8 men)

12–24

36 named, 2 families identified

Neighbourhood/area

كفر سجنة, Kafr Sijna, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Local media reported that one or two civilians were wounded in an alleged Russian airstrike on Kafr Sijna. Edlib Media Centre said that a “civilian was wounded following the targeting by Russian occupation aircraft of the town of kfrsjna southern idlib with Rockets.” According to Shahba Press, Russian strikes on Kafr Sijna resulted in “civilian

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

1–2

Russian Military, Syrian Regime