Civilian Casualties

2 – 3

(3 men)

1–4

سرمين, market and civilian homes in Sarmin, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Shortly before 1:40 PM on Saturday, January 6, 2024, a number of civilians were reportedly killed and four others were injured when a missile strike with contested responsibility allegedly perpetrated by the Syrian regime forces and/or Russian military and/or Iranian military hit a popular market and civilian homes in the town of Sarmin in Idlib

Summary

Car, Commerce, Market, Residential, Truck, Vehicle

Russian Military, Iranian Military, Syrian Regime

Named victims

3 named

القره بوللي, Castelverde, Tarabulus, Libya

LOCATION

Up to four civilians were reported killed and others injured when mortars fell on Al Sab’a Buildings in Castelverde, Libya on May 18th, 2020. The Libya Observer tweeted “Three people were killed and others wounded in a rocket attack on the town of Castelverde, east of Tripoli, on Monday.” 218 News said that in a

Summary

3 – 4

بالقرب من مستشفى القدس، تل الهوى, Vicinity of Al-Quds Hospital, Tal al-Hawa, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On Saturday, November 4th 2023, at least five people, reportedly waste collection employees and displaced people, were reported injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike outside Al-Quds Hospital in the Tal al-Hawa neighbourhood of Gaza City. According to Facebook users Hakim Djaramou and Nacer Nacer, a “number of displaced individuals in the hospital” sustained injuries from

Summary

Healthcare, Hospital, Residential

5–7

Exact location (via Airwars)

Israeli Military

Geolocation

يكلا‎, Yakla, Al Bayda, Yemen

LOCATION

A US strike in Bayda governorate killed two AQAP militants on November 19th 2017, a US Central Command spokesperson told the Bureau of Investigative Journalism. This confirmed local reports that a US drone strike had killed at least three alleged AQAP militants in Yakla, in the Wald Rabi area of Bayda governorate, on that evening.

Summary

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)

Known belligerent

US Forces

Known target

2–4

قصر بن غشير, Qasr Bin Gashir, Tarabulus, Libya

LOCATION

An unknown number of civilians was killed and injured in alleged GNA and Turkish shelling on residential areas of Qasr Bin Ghashir on June 1st, 2020, according to local sources. At least one child was among the victims. According to Khamis Al Sheikhi, “the Capital randomly targeted residential neighbourhoods in the centre of Qasr Bin

Summary

(1 child)

Government of National Accord, Turkish Military

LOCATION

قنطرة, Al Qantara, Southern Lebanon, Lebanon

On September 25, 2024, Kamel Karaki, a cameraman for Al-Manar TV who had worked for the channel for over 25 years, was killed by an alleged Israeli airstrike on the town of Al Wantara in Southern Lebanon. The alleged airstrike reportedly hit Kamel’s home and caused widespread destruction in the area. Multiple sources confirmed Kamel’s death.

Summary

(1 man)

بن معيلي, Bin Ma'aili Station, Ma'rib, Yemen

LOCATION

A US drone strike reportedly targeted a car transporting six alleged AQAP militants near Bin Ma’ali Station, in Marib governorate, on the morning of January 27th 2020. The strike came alongside a second reported US action (USYEMTr219-C) on January 27th in Al Hazmia, also in Marib. There were no known associated reports of civilian harm.

Summary

US Forces

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)

مخيم النصيرات, Nuseirat camp, Deir al-Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On Saturday, November 4, 2023, an alleged Israeli airstrike reportedly struck a house in the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip, resulting in multiple fatalities and injuries. Names and other identifying details of the victims were not publicly disclosed, nor was the severity of the injuries reported. On Twitter/X, Shehab Agency claimed the

Summary

IDP or Refugee Camp, Residential

بيحان, Baihan, Shabwa, Yemen

LOCATION

Up to seven alleged AQAP militants were reportedly killed by a US drone strike in the Baihan district of Shabwa governorate, on July 6th 2018. There were no known associated reports of civilian harm. A security official told AFP that a US drone had targeted a car driving along a side road in the area,

Summary

US Forces

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)

5–7

كنصفرة, Kansafra, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Two civilians, a man and a woman, were reported injured in alleged Russian or Syrian airstrikes or artillery shelling in the town of Kansafra in the southern countryside of Idlib on July 14th 2020, according to local sources. All sources reporting on civilian harm from the incident in Kansafra consistently mention that two civilians, a

Summary

Airstrike, Artillery, Drone Strike

Russian Military, Syrian Regime

near NLZ, Syria, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

In an incident previously unknown to Airwars, one civilian was injured by declared US military live fire exercises near NLZ, Syria on September 4, 2023. In the Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve (CJTF-OIR) Civilian Harm and Mitigation Response Report released on May 31, 2024, the US military stated that “Regrettably, based on

Summary

Known belligerent

US-led Coalition

جرنك, Gerenke, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

Between two and three civilians were allegedly injured by Turkish shelling on Qamishli. Syriacpress wrote: “A Syriac Press correspondent in Zalin reported that Turkish forces targeted the city center with a missile in the morning. Our correspondent declared that the Turkish missile landed in Roj Garage, injuring two civilians who were transferred to a nearby

Summary

2–3

Furuqley village near Qoryoley District , Lower Shabele, Somalia

LOCATION

code: USSOM430
incident_date: 2024-05-07
status: publish
civilian_harm_status:

Summary

International Forces (Unknown)

Al-Shabaab

محيط ادلب, The vicinity of Idlib City, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

One civilian was injured by multiple alleged airstrikes from Russian warplanes on the outskirts of the city of Idlib on September 20th 2020. The identities of those injured were not reported. Images show the raids took place in the day time. @HalabTodayTV reported that “The Syrian Civil Defense announces the injury of two people as

Summary

1–2

Russian Military

الأتارب, residential buildings and market at Al Atareb city, west of Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

On the evening of Wednesday, November 27, 2024, 11 civilians, including five children and two women, most of whom were from one family, were injured when artillery and rocket shelling allegedly carried out by Syrian regime forces and/or Russian military struck Al Atareb city, west of Aleppo, Syria. The attack, which reportedly involved 300mm 9M55K

Summary

Commerce, Market, Residential

Russian Military, Syrian Regime

Jana Cabdalle, Lower Juba, Somalia

LOCATION

A US airstrike targeted a vehicle in Jana Cabdalle, AFRICOM confirmed to Airwars via email. The Africa Command stated: “In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command conducted one airstrike in Jana Cabdalle, Somalia on Sept. 21 to prevent a military vehicle from being commandeered by al-Shabaab terrorists. The command’s initial assessment

Summary

حي الساحة، جبشيت, Al-Saha neighbourhood, Jibshit, Nabatieh, Lebanon

LOCATION

code: ISLB261124y
incident_date: 2024-11-26
status: publish
civilian_harm_status: Fair

Summary

(2 women1 man)

3 named, 1 familiy identified

Israeli Military

Named victims

كرزاز, Kerzaz, Misrata, Libya

LOCATION

A father was killed and many members of his family injured by Gaddafi forces tank fire in Misurata, according to an Amnesty International investigation. The Amnesty report noted: “In a separate incident a few hours earlier [on March 17th] in the same area, another family came under fire as they were fleeing Kerzaz in three

Summary

(1 man)

5 named, 1 familiy identified

Other

Named victims

قرية فريكا, village of Frika, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

On Friday 29 November 2024, an airstrike reportedly hit the village of Frika in the Idlib governorate, injuring seven civilians, six of them children, all from the same family. The attack has been attributed to the Russian military and/or Syrian regime forces. The first information about the incident came from @SyriaCivilDefe on X/Twitter at 22:59

Summary

Russian Military, Syrian Regime

Jamaame, Lower Juba, Somalia

LOCATION

One civilian was allegedly killed in a US airstrike on Jamaame. Halgan Media said: “US drones just bombed the town of Jamaame in the Lower Jubba province of Somalia and killed a prominent Clan elder named Mohamed Abbas, who died instantly when a missile from a US drone hit his home – Sources.” Somali Memo,

Summary

0 – 1

(0–1 men)

1–3

شارع الأربعين، منطقة سعوان، منطقة شعوب، صنعاء, Al-Arbaeen Street, Saawan area, Shu'ub District, Sanaa, Sanaa, Yemen

LOCATION

At least 14 people were reported injured by an alleged bombardment on Al-Arbaeen Street in the Sha’oub District of Yemen’s capital, Sana’a on 5 May, 2025. While most sources alleged US involvement, one source claimed the damage was due to a failed Houthi missile launched in an attempt to “intercept a US reconnaissance plane”. While

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

Infrastructure

Car, Commerce, Vehicle

14–16

US Forces, Houthi Forces

Geolocation

Street

Afgooye, Lower Shabelle, Somalia

LOCATION

Two al Shabaab leaders were possibly killed in an alleged US or French-launched air or drone strike in Afgoye, Lower Shabelle, local and international media reported. No sources reported civilian harm. Missiles were fired at a training camp in Afgoye, Lower Shabelle, according to al Shabaab. An initial report from the Suna Times stated: “US

Summary

US Forces, US Forces

Al-Shabaab

0–2

2–4

الحي رقم 3, Neighbourhood No. 3, Surt, Libya

LOCATION

On 25 September 2011 at about 4 am, NATO struck a residential building in Sirte that ended up in killing a family that consists of four children and three women. Amnesty International said: “It is not clear whether another relative, Mosbah Ahmed Diyab, a Brigadier-General in al-Gaddafi’s forces who lived in another area of the

Summary

(4 children3 women)

8 named, 1 familiy identified

Sheebaab area of the Calmiskaad mountains, Puntland, Somalia

LOCATION

code: USSOM456
incident_date: 2025-02-12
status: publish
civilian_harm_status:

Summary

US Forces, United Arab Emirates Military

ISIS - Somalia

Gobanle, Lower Shabelle, Somalia

LOCATION

The US reported that it had conducted a “self-defense strike” against al Shabaab in coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia in a press release published on September 7th. It said the strike hit near Gobanale and had resulted in the deaths of two al Shabaab militants. The press release reported that during a Somali-led

Summary

Airstrike, Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)

Luglaaw, Lower Juba, Somalia

LOCATION

US forces were involved in a “self-defence strike operation” with Somali National Army (SNA) forces “against an al Shabaab troop concentration” in the country’s south, according to an Africa Command (AFRICOM) press release. The statement did not include a casualty count, saying it “will continue to assess the results of the operation, and will provide

Summary

Airstrike, Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)

10–13

الحامدية, Al Hamdiya, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

An unspecified number of civilians were injured in alleged Russian airstrikes on Al Hamdiya village, sources on the ground reported. According to Shahba, “Many civilians were wounded due to Russian warplanes shelling in Al-Hamediya village in southern Idlib”. Step News added that “Russian planes targeted the edges of al Hamdiya village south of Maarat al

Summary

5–10

Russian Military

الزنتان, Al Zintan, Al Jabal al Gharbi, Libya

LOCATION

Nine civilians were allegedly killed by Gaddafi forces artillery shelling of Zintan. Al Jazeera noted at the time: “On his part, a spokesman for the rebels said on Monday that nine people were killed and more than forty others were wounded on Sunday when forces loyal to Gaddafi bombed the town of Zintan, held by

Summary

Libyan rebel forces, Other, Unknown

Suspected targets