Civilian Casualties

US-led Coalition

تفتناز, Taftanaz, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

An undisclosed number of civilians were reported killed or injured in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on the town of Taftanaz, Idlib governorate, on February 3rd, 2020, according to SMART News. SMART reported that there were “victims of the airstrikes from Russian warplanes on the town of Taftanaz”, but did not specify the number

Summary

Russian Military

الجامع الأبيض في مخيم الشاطئ، مدينة غزة, White Mosque, Al-Shati Camp, Gaza City, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Around noon on Saturday, July 13th, 2024, a minimum of nineteen identified civilians, at least two of whom were children, as well as an individual whose civilian status is currently contested, and two militants, including the commander of the al-Aqsa Brigades Ezz El Din Zaki Akila, were killed by an alleged Israeli airstrike. More than

Summary

IDP or Refugee Camp, Religious

19 – 20

(2–3 children14–15 men)

Impact

19 named, 2 families identified

Exact location (via Airwars)

2–3

الشيخ علي, Al Sheikh Ali, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Three civilians were reportedly killed and an unknown number of civilians were wounded in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes near the village of Sheikh Ali, Aleppo governorate, on February 9th, 2020, according to local sources. A Facebook post identified the two casualties as Atta Qadour and Khaled Qadour from Arada. The third was unidentified.

Summary

قرية صوغانكه, Village of Sogankeh, Sherawa district, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

During the afternoon of Thursday 29th February 2024, an artillery bombardment allegedly perpetrated by the Turkish military on the village of Sogankeh, Sherawa district, Syria, injured a female civilian. Local sources reported that a 19-year-old girl named Amina Hikmat Muhammad from Sogankeh village was seriously injured in the abdomen as a result of the shrapnel from

Summary

Turkish Military

1 named

Belligerents reported injured

محيط مدينة ادلب, Vicinity of Idlib , Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

At least seven civilians, including five to seven children and two to five women, were reported injured as a result of alleged Russian forces airstrikes on the western side of the vicinity of Idlib, on February 13th, 2020 according to local sources. @IdlibPlus reported that “seven civilians, five children and two women were injured as a

Summary

7–12

الأبزمو, Al Abzimo, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

On the evening of Saturday, May 5th, 2024, artillery shelling allegedly conducted by Syrian regime forces and/or Russian forces and/or Iranian forces hit a residential neighborhood in the town of Abzimo, in the western countryside of Aleppo, killing a child and injuring his mother. Twelve-year-old Qais Haj Shaban and his mother were transported to a

Summary

(1 child)

Russian Military, Iranian Military, Syrian Regime

2 named, 1 familiy identified

معرة النعسان, Ma`arat Al Na`asan, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

One civilian was reported killed and several others were wounded in alleged Russian forces or Syrian regime forces airstrikes on Ma’aret Al Na’san in Idlib on February 18th, 2020, according to local sources. The Syrian Network for Human Rights reported that “Syrian- Russian alliance killed a pharmacist in Ma’aret al Na’san village in Idlib, on

Summary

(1 man)

1 named

مدرسة خديجة غرب دير البلح, Khadija School, Deir Al Balah, Gaza strip, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Around midday on the 27th of July 2024, between 30 and 53 civilians, including at least 15 children and eight women, were killed and at least 100 others were injured by a declared Israeli airstrike on the Khadija school, Deir Al Balah, Gaza Strip. Sources detailed that the school was housing a large number of

Summary

Education, Healthcare, IDP or Refugee Camp

(15–16 children8–9 women9–13 men)

30 – 53

100–111

27 named, 5 families identified

Names matched with MoH IDs

Exact location (via Airwars)

البارة, Al Bara, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

One civilian, a young man, was reported killed and five civilians reportedly sustained injuries during alleged Russian or Regime airstrikes or artillery shelling on the vicinity of the town of Al Bara in the southern countryside of Idlib on February 24, 2020. According to Syria Violence Monitoring and KMC, Russian warplanes bombed the road between

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

(1 man)

1 named

الزوايدة, Al Zawaida, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On November 2, 2023, a number of people were killed and injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike on a house in the town of Al Zawaida in the Deir Al Balah region of the Gaza Strip. The day of the alleged strike, Facebook user Eh S Mahmoud reported that “a house in al-Zawaida was […]

Summary

خان شيخون , Khan Sheikhoun, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Al Tamana’a the Free media office of the town on Facebook said: “A number of civilians were injured as a result of four air strikes by Russian warplanes carrying cluster bombs targeting the eastern neighborhood of Khan Shikhun in the southern Idlib countryside.” A woman was injured by bombs from warplanes, believed to be Russian,

Summary

1–2

Russian Military

سراقب, Saraqeb, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

On February 27th, 2020 radio reporter Muhammad Fawaz Hammoud was injured during an airstrike in Saraqib, outside of Idlib. Hammoud is an employee of Radio Al-Kul. In a post from Almodon, Hammoud was born in 1996 and is known as Asmar Aslan. According to a report from The Syrian Journalists Association and specifically media activist

Summary

منطقة بئر كندا، رفح, Bir Canada area, Rafah, Rafah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On Thursday, August 1st, 2024, at least four civilians were reportedly killed in an alleged Israeli bombardment in the Bir Canada area of Rafah. The deceased were named as 21-year-old Karam Kamal Nasr, 30-year-old Saleh Akram al-Mughair, 28-year-old Muhammad Khader Awad and Ali Abu Younis. While sources agreed on the deaths of these four men, one source,

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

4 – 5

(4–5 men)

Israeli Military

Names matched with MoH IDs

5 named

Neighbourhood/area

أبو سليم, Abu Salim, Tarabulus, Libya

LOCATION

Several civilians were reportedly injured by LNA airstrikes and shelling on the Abu Salim neighbourhood of Tripoli. Libya Alahrar reported: “A number of civilians were injured and some civilians were seriously injured on Thursday in the town of Abu Salim as anti-tank shells fell on residential neighborhoods in the Hadaba district.” Al Jazeera Mubasher said:

Summary

2–5

Libyan National Army

حرمك, Vicinity of Kunya Barrow, Lower Shabelle, Somalia

LOCATION

Both US Africa Command and the Somali government declared on the same day two airstrikes in the vicinity of Kunya Barrow. There were no known local claims of associated civilian harm. According to the AFRICOM press release, “In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command conducted two (2) airstrikes targeting al-Shabaab terrorists

Summary

Belligerents reported injured

العاقبية, قضاء صيدا, Aaqbieh, Sidon District, Lebanon

LOCATION

On September 24, 2024, at least five civilians were reported killed and between ten and 25 others injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike at night or dawn in Aaqbieh, a residential area in the Saida (Sidon) District of the South Governorate, Lebanon. One of the victims was identified as Mohammed bin Ali Mohammed al-Aloush al-Muajir.

Summary

5 – 10

(1 man)

10–25

Impact

Exact location (via Airwars)

مدرسة حليمة السعدية للتعليم الاساسي , Halima Saadia School, Tarabulus, Libya

LOCATION

One woman was killed and four other civilians injured by LNA shelling on the Souq Al Jumaa area of Tripoli. Hona Souq Al-Khmies said: “The outcome of the Grad shelling on the Friday market: The death of two civilians and the injury of Muhammad al-Farajani, his brother, and his cousin, and a child from the

Summary

(1 woman)

المعيصرة, Al-Maaysra in Jbeil, Southern Lebanon, Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate, Lebanon

LOCATION

On Monday 23rd of September, 2024, an alleged Israeli airstrike hit a house in the town of Al-Maaysra in Jbeil, Southern Lebanon, killing at least five civilians, and one potential militant – all members of the same family. Those killed were named online as: Hajja Saadi Ayoub Umm Wahid, Mohammed Hassan Hussein, his wife Maha

Summary

(1–2 children4 women0–1 men)

5 – 7

Israeli Military

6 named, 1 familiy identified

Village

0–1

Vicinity of Janaale, Lower Shabelle, Somalia

LOCATION

Several days after the events, US Africa Command press released that it had conducted five airstrikes in the vicinity of Janaale during March 16th-17th. Somali state media and government reported the same strikes but said they took place on March 15th-16th. AFRICOM said the actions were in support of ground operations by Somalia forces, while noting

Summary

جنوب لبنان, Southern Lebanon, Lebanon

LOCATION

One child was killed in an alleged Israeli airstrike on southern Lebanon on Monday, September 23, 2024. The child was named Zainab Khaled Ali Al Hassan Ramadan, and was reportedly from Syria. Multiple sources reported that Zainab was originally from the village of Al-Qashla, on the outskirts of Manbij, Syria. The sources did not indicate the

Summary

(1 child)

كفرزيتا, Kafr Zita, Hama, Syria

LOCATION

One woman was reported killed and several other civilians injured, all believed to be medical staff, in alleged Russian airstrikes on Kafr Zita Specialized Hospital in Kafr Zita, Hama, Syria on May 2nd, 2018 according to local sources. Baladi News said the hospital was targeted with four raids. SMART News reported that “Russian warplanes bombed

Summary

(1 woman)

القرارة, Al-Qarara, Khan Younis , the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Before 3 PM on 6th November 2023, at least three identified men were killed after an alleged Israeli bombardment on a residential building next to Al-Rabat Mosque in the al-Qarara neighbourhood of Khan Younis in the Gaza Strip. Safa news reported about the incident at 3:34 PM and the death of Hamdi Zuwaid Al-Agha. While

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

Infrastructure

Residential

3 – 4

(3 men)

Israeli Military

Names matched with MoH IDs

3 named

Town

المدينة القديمة, Mosul, Raqqa, Iraq

LOCATION

In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the injuries of three civilians in an event near Mosul, Iraq. Their October 2017 civilian casualty report noted: “During a Coalition strike that engaged an ISIS tactical unit, it was assessed that three civilians were unintentionally injured.” Coalition officials indicated that this is

Summary

Known belligerent

US-led Coalition

وادي حسان, Wadi Hassan, Abyan, Yemen

LOCATION

An alleged US drone strike that took place on Wadi Hassan, south Zinjibar was reported to kill up to eight militants, with no civilian harm reported, on August 25th 2011. Eight suspected Al Qaeda-linked militants were killed in the airstrike. Multiple sources named a local Al Qaeda leader Abu Jaber al Sanaai as killed in

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)

US Forces

Suspected target

الدبلوماسي, Adduplomasi, Tarabulus, Libya

LOCATION

One civilian was allegedly killed by LNA shelling on the Al-Hay Adduplomasi neighbourhood of Ain Zara. The Libya Observer said: “Meanwhile, a woman was also killed after suffering injuries of Haftar’s rocket attacks on Al-Hay Al-Diplomasi in Abu Salim.” Hona Souq Al-Khmies reported that she underwent surgery in the hospital four five hours and then

Summary

(1 woman)

مدينة ادلب, Wadi Al-Naseem neighborhood close to a market on Al-Bazaar street, Idlib city, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

During the morning of Sunday, December 17, 2023, 15 civilians, including five children and one woman, were reportedly injured by the artillery shelling with contested responsibility allegedly perpetrated by Syrian regime forces and/or Russian military and/or Iranian military in the city of Idlib, in the region of Aleppo, Syria. The incident reportedly occurred in the

Summary

Impact

Russian Military, Syrian Regime, Iranian Military

جديد عقيدات, Road near Jadid 'Uqaydat village, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the injury of a civilian in an event near the Jadid ‘Uqaydat village, Deir Ezzor. Their September 2017 civilian casualty report noted: “During a strike on an ISIS vehicle, it was assessed that one civilian was unintentionally injured.” Coordinates supplied by officials to

Summary

Known belligerent

US-led Coalition

الجوف‎, Jawf, Al Jawf, Yemen

LOCATION

Three Al Qaeda militants were killed by airstrikes allegedly carried out by US and/or Yemeni forces in the Al Jawf governorate on April 29, 2012. On April 29th, 2012, tweets began appearing from @alshadadi1986, Nabeel Alodainai (@imc_r) and Suhail News concerning the killing of three Al Qaeda operatives in a car moving through the AlJawf

Summary

US Forces, Yemeni Air Force

Suspected target

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)