Civilian Casualties

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons

Causes of injury / death

الحيرة, Al Hira, Al Jafarah, Libya

LOCATION

On May 4th, 2011, NATO airstrikes in the Al Hira area, west of Tripoli, led to reported civilian casualties. State television reported deaths and damage to infrastructure, and was quoted in multiple sources. No specific numbers or details about civilian and belligerent casualties were given. Al Sharq Al-Awsat said fore example: “Libyan TV announced yesterday

Summary

2 – 3

NATO forces

Suspected targets

Gaddafi forces, Other

مبارك, Mubaraak, Lower Shabelle, Somalia

LOCATION

On November 17th 2017, US Africa Command sent the Bureau of Investigative Journalism a list of previously unreported strikes, which included this one. An AFRICOM spokesperson explained that their goal “is to be as transparent as possible while taking into account operational security, force protection and diplomatic sensitivities.” It therefore did not proactively release information

Summary

التسعين, Al Tes'een, Surt, Libya

LOCATION

On September 7th, 2011 NATO forces bombed the Al Tes’seen near Sirte, killing a 60 year old woman and injuring two children, a four year old girl and nine year old boy. Another unnamed woman was shown on video in the hospital, but it was unclear if she had died as a result of the

Summary

1 – 2

(1–2 women)

2–3

Arbiska, Lower Shabelle, Somalia

LOCATION

A late night US strike on the village of Arbiska was reported by Radio Shabelle. According to the local news outlet, “Suspected American fighter jets were reported to have carried out an overnight airstrike in Lower Shabelle region, targeting Al-Shabaab bases, residents said. The strike happened on the outskirt of Arbiska village, located near the capital,

Summary

طرابلس‎, Tripoli, Tarabulus, Libya

LOCATION

One civilian was killed and three others were injured in Tripoli on December 16, 2011 when their car was ambushed and attacked by nine people armed with Kalashnikov rifles. According to the UN Report Source Page 82, a survivor of the attack said that he was in a car with four friends when their car

Summary

Small arms and light weapons

Suspected target

Libyan rebel forces

غندرشي, Gandarshe, Lower Shabelle, Somalia

LOCATION

AFRICOM publicly reported two strikes on the same area on the same day – asserting that it had killed 28 al Shabaab militants in total in the vicinity of Gandarshe. Another four strikes took place at the same location the previous day on December 15th, it said – killing another 34 militants. “All six airstrikes

Summary

وادي الأحمر, Wadi Al Ahmar, Surt, Libya

LOCATION

At least 45 people, including men and women, were found dead in September in a mass grave in the Red Valley near Sirte after being tortured and killed by Gaddafi’s forces. One person survived and was left with the dead in the grave.

Summary

(2 women2 men)

Small arms and light weapons

Suspected target

Gaddafi forces

Garowle, Lower Shabelle, Somalia

LOCATION

The US military carried out an airstrike in Garowle, Lower Shabelle region, according to a press release issued by US Africa Command the following day. The release asserted that two terrorists were killed in the strike, and that one motorcycle was also destroyed. It further noted that AFRICOM currently assessed that no civilians were harmed

Summary

حزوان, Hazwan, western Al Bab, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

At least one civilian was injured in an alleged Kurdish counterstrike during an exchange between the SDF and a Turkish base in the village of Hazwan, west of the city of Al Bab on March 18th, 2021. A tweet from @HalabTodayTV reported that there was an “exchange of artillery shelling between the SDF and a

Summary

Syrian Democratic Forces

Suspected target

مطار T4, T4 airport, Homs, Syria

LOCATION

At least one soldier was killed and two others were injured in alleged Israeli strikes on the T4 airport in Homs eastern countryside on June 2, 2019. Syrian Arab News Agency reported that the airstrikes “resulted in one martyr, two injured soldiers, damage to an ammo depot, and material damage to some structures and equipment.”

Summary

Belligerents reported injured

الفطيرة, Al Fatira, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

At least one civilian, a woman, was killed and others were wounded in alleged Russian or regime airstrikes and/or artillery strikes on June 27, 2021. A tweet from @SILSTY_10 alleges that there were “dead and wounded in the ranks of the militants in missile strikes carried out by the Syrian army on their positions in

Summary

0 – 1

(0–1 women)

0–2

Russian Military, Syrian Regime

Belligerents reported injured

0–1

0–2

شارع الوحدة, Al Wahda Street, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

As many as 49 civilians, including up to 18 children, were killed in the deadliest single event of the May 2021 Israeli – Palestinian conflict, which has become informally known as the ‘Wahda Street Massacre’. Dozens more were injured – as many as 50, according to Sana News – in a series of Israeli airstrikes

In its latest actions in support of Somali ground forces, AFRICOM confirmed that it had conducted airstrikes on al Shabaab positions “in the vicinity of Qeycad” on August 1st. Statements published by both the Somali Ministry of Information and Galmudug State referred to two separate strikes, which Airwars is therefore treating as separate events. Galmudug

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

العدوانية, Al-'Adwaniyah, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

In a previously unreported incident, CENTCOM reported on January 2016 that the US had injured a non-combatant during an airstrike. The release stated: “On June 19, 2015, near Tall al Adwaniyah, Syria, during a strike against two ISIL vehicles, it is assessed that one civilian was injured when appearing in the target area after the

Summary

US-led Coalition

الباب, Al Bab, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between 17 and 27 civilians, including four children and three women, were injured in alleged Syrian Democratic Forces or regime strikes on Al Bab on August 5/6, 2021. Macro Media Center reported that “civilians were wounded and civilian homes were destroyed as a result of the targeting of SDF forces with rocket launchers, the city

Summary

Syrian Regime, Syrian Democratic Forces

Named victims

17 named

الزيتون, Al Zeitoun, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Between two and three civilians, including two children, were killed and between four and 25 others were injured in alleged Israeli airstrikes on Al-Zaytoun neighborhood on May 12, 2021. According to the Anadolu Agency, “one person was killed and several injured in an Israeli raid targeting Al-Zaytoun neighborhood”. However, @GNNANOW and @batoolaloufi tweeted that three

Summary

2 – 3

(2 children)

4–25

الفخاري, Al Fukhari, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

An Israeli missile struck an area adjacent to civilian homes in Al-Fukhari, east of Khan Yunis, resulting in the injury of two civilians according to multiple sources. Several sources reported the type of attack as a shelling, whilst two sources reported that an Israeli drone had launched a missile targeting a group of civilians. The

Summary

Airstrike, Airstrike and/or Artillery, Drone Strike

مستشفى القلب تاجوراء, Tajoura Heart Hospital, Tarabulus, Libya

LOCATION

A single source reported that three civilians were injured in an LNA airstrike on Tajoura, Tripoli, on June 16th. According to this source, “the aerial bombardment of the residential neighbourhoods near the heart hospital caused serious damage to houses, as well as the hospital. Two women, including a pregnant woman, were injured, alongside a child.”

Summary

Libyan National Army

المصري ,دير البلح, Al Mashaaleh, Dier Al Balah, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Artillery caused extensive destruction to the Al-Masry family home, according to local sources, on May 19th 2021 in the neighbourhood of Al Mashaaleh, within the town of Deir Al Balah, in Gaza. Up to two people were reportedly seriously injured. According to Safa, the Palestinian Press Agency, the attack happened at 5.10pm. Local sources, such

Summary

1–2

كفر بطنا, Kafar Batna, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

Two adult male civilians from the same family died in an alleged Russian or regime air or artillery strike – or rocket fire – on Kafar Batna, according to local media. The Violations Documentation Centre named the two fatalities, and blamed warplanes belonging to the “Syrian government and affiliated militias”. Local Coordination Committees of Syria

Summary

(2 men)

2 named, 1 familiy identified

Russian Military

Named victims

سديروت, Sderot, Southern, Israel

LOCATION

Five rockets were fired by Al Qassam into the city of Sderot, injuring at least two civilians on May 19, 2021. Al Qassam confirmed that they had attacked the city of Sderot that day. The rockets reportedly caused damage to several buildings and cars, according to multiple sources. It was reported that either two or

Summary

Palestinian Militants

الميدان, Al Maydan, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

The Local Coordination Committees of Syria (LCCSY) reported that one civilian was killed by alleged Russian or Syrian regime forces in the village of Al Maydan, Eastern Ghouta, Damascus governorate, on March 20th, 2018. Currently, further information is unavailable to Airwars.

Summary

Russian Military, Syrian Regime

شارع قاع البير ,بيت حانون, Qaa Al Bir Street, Beit Hanoun, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Three alleged Israeli missiles hit the three story house of Musa Rida Hamas on Qaa al-Bir Street in Beit Hanoun at approximately 5.30pm. Three civilians were wounded in the strike and were taken to Beit Hanoun Hospital for treatment. Palestinian Center for Human Rights was the only source that reported on this incident and no

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الرحمانية, Ar Rayhaniyah, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

In an incident previously untracked by Airwars, CENTCOM issued a statement on July 28th 2016 saying that it had injured a civilian during an airstrike on Ar Rayhaniyah: The official release noted that “On February 16, 2016, in Ar Rayhaniyah, Iraq near Mosul, during a strike on an ISIL vehicle, it is assessed that one

Summary

US-led Coalition

زملكا, Zamalka, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

An unknown number of civilians was killed or injured in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on the city of Zamalka, Damascus governorate, on March 23rd, 2018, according to local sources. The Local Coordination Committees of Syria reported that civilians were killed and wounded as the result of Russian airstrikes on the city of Zamalka.

Summary

Russian Military, Syrian Regime

درنة, Derna, Darnah, Libya

LOCATION

Heavy artillery shelling from the LNA was reported in Derna between September 28th and October 1st. The Libya Observer wrote: “Derna in eastern Libya has been the scene for fierce clashes since Sunday between Derna Protection Force and the self-styled army forces led by Khalifa Haftar. Eyewitnesses said clashes renewed in Wasit Al-Blad neighborhood, where

Summary

Libyan National Army