Civilian Casualties

12–24

محافظة دير البلح, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On Saturday, October 21, 2023, the Al-Masry family home in Deir Al Balah, central Gaza Strip, was allegedly bombed by Israeli forces, resulting in at least seven deaths and at least eight injuries. 63-year old Ramadan al-Masry (also known as Abu Munther) and his wife, 63-year old Intisar al-Masry (also known as Umm Munther) were killed alongside

Summary

Infrastructure

Residential

(2 children3 women2 men)

7 named, 1 familiy identified

Names matched with MoH IDs

Geolocation

Exact location (via Airwars)

معصران, Ma’saran, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

One civilian was reported injured in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on the town of Ma’saran, Idlib governate, on December 7th, 2019 according to local sources. The Syrian White Helmets said that a man in Maasran was injured following Russian airstrikes and barrel bombs that targeted the town. The report was published by several

Summary

Unknown, Syrian Regime

مخيم النصيرات, Nuseirat camp, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On October 19th 2023, an infant and a 14-year old boy were reportedly killed in an alleged Israeli airstrike on an apartment in the al-Namnam building located on Faraj Allah Street in the Nuseirat refugee camp, in the central Gaza Strip. According to some sources, other civilians were injured in the strike. The names of

Summary

(2 children)

جرجناز, Jarjanaz, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

At least one civilian was reportedly injured in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on the town of Jarjanaz, Idlib Governorate on December 16th, 2019, according to local reports. The Syrian Civil Defence reported on Facebook that “civilians were wounded by rockets targeting the Russian occupation air force, in the town of Jarjanaz, south of

Summary

1–2

منطقة الصفطاوي, Al Saftawi area, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On October 29th 2023, at least 34 members of the Juma’a family were killed, including at least seven children and five women, and more than 27 others were injured by an alleged Israeli airstrike on their home near the Al Saftawi roundabout in the northern Gaza Strip. On October 29th, Shehab News reported “a number

Summary

(7–10 children5–9 women12–13 men)

38 named, 1 familiy identified

Names matched with MoH IDs

تل مرديخ, Tal Mardikh, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Four civilians were reportedly killed, among them a mother and her two children, and up to seventeen civilians, including seven children and seven women, were injured in alleged Russian and Syrian regime airstrikes on the down of Tal Mardikh, Idlib governorate, on December 19th, 2019. Many injured remained in critical condition. The LCCSY reported five

Summary

(2 children1–2 women1 man)

2 – 4

12–17

6 named, 1 familiy identified

مخيم جباليا, Jabalia refugee camp, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Around midnight on October 30th, 2023, at least nine civilians, including children, were injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike that destroyed the Nofal family house in the Jabalia refugee camp, northern Gaza Strip. Among the injured were photographers Riyad Nofal and his son, Ibrahim Nofal. An ambulance was damaged as a consequence of the alleged

Summary

Impact

2 named, 1 familiy identified

Geolocation

Exact location (via Airwars)

البوكمال, Abu Kamal, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

A number of civilians were reported injured alongside ISIS fighters, after Coalition aircraft disrupted a public execution by ISIS in Abu Kamal’s Fayhaa Square. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, “the Coalition carried out airstrikes and targeted an Islamic State headquarters in al-Bokamal city on the border with Iraq. The bombing killed at

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

11–20

Vicinity of Caliyoow Barrow, Lower Shabelle, Somalia

LOCATION

In apparent retaliatory strikes against al Al Shabaab for a mass casualty bombing in Mogadishu a day earlier, the United States said that it had conducted three strikes against al Shbaab commanders, killing four people in total. This entry relates to one strike in the vicinity of Caliyoow Barrow in Lower Shabelle. it later emerged

Summary

بالقرب من البنك الاسلامي جباليا, Vicinity of Palestine Islamic Bank, Jabalia, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On October 29th 2023, around 6:00pm, an alleged Israeli airstrike hit the Al-Batsh family home located in the vicinity of the Palestine Islamic Bank in the city of Jabalia, Northern Gaza Strip, destroying the house and causing a number of civilians to be injured. In addition to the Al-Batsh house, neighbouring houses in Jabalia Al

Summary

الثورة‎, Tabaqah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

In its July 2017 civilian casualty report, the Coalition denied involvement in an alleged incident that was previously unknown to Airwars. In the report, the Coalition wrote: “May 13, 2017, near Tabqah, Syria, via social media report: No Coalition strikes were conducted on that day in the geographic area of the reported civilian casualties. The

Summary

US-led Coalition

خوتانة, Khoutana village, Bilbileh district, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

The Kurdish Red Crescent named one child was wounded in an alleged Turkish shelling of Khoutana. The victim was named as 10-year-old Mohemmed Noury Ibrahim, who reportedly sustained bruising to his head. There are no other details at this time.

Summary

Between Bacaw and Bariire, Lower Shabelle, Somalia

LOCATION

In its first declared action in Somalia of 2020, AFRICOM announced on the same day that “in coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command conducted an airstrike against al-Shabaab terrorists who engaged Somali National Army partner forces on patrol near Bacaw.” AFRICOM added that “At this time, it is assessed this precision

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

شارع النزهة، جباليا, Al Nuzha Street, Jabalia, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On Sunday May 12th 2024 at approximately 1pm, two men – Abdul Rahman Musa Shehab and Muhammad Obaid – were reportedly killed in an alleged Israeli drone strike and artillery strikes on homes in the centre of Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza. Reports also claimed that others were wounded in the alleged attack. Multiple

Summary

Infrastructure

Residential

(2 men)

Lafta Anole neighborhood, Lower Juba, Somalia

LOCATION

A Somali special forces military action backed by “international partners” killed 35 al Shabaab fighters in the vicinity of Lafta Anole neighborhood in Lower Juba, according to local and international media reports. Xinhua carried the most detailed report: “Hassan Mohamad Aden, commander of the Danab Forces in Jubbaland State, said a joint operation was conducted

Summary

Airstrike, Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons

Causes of injury / death

Known belligerent

Somali Military Forces

US Forces

Suspected target

Al-Shabaab

طريق نبش - تفتناز, Binnish -Taftanaz road, east countryside of Idlib, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Shortly before 9:51 AM on Monday, October 30, 2023, at least one civilian man was killed and two others were injured in a double strike with two guided missiles reportedly perpetrated by the Syrian regime forces and/or the Russian and/or Iranian military that hit a civilian car with medical personnel on the Binnish-Taftanaz road in

Summary

(1 man)

Impact

Russian Military, Iranian Military, Syrian Regime

1 named

Raqqah, Tashih, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, on April 1st 2017 the Coalition said it had concluded an assessment of a self-reported civilian harm claim “near Raqqa, Syria”. According to the Coalition report, “ 110. May 24, 2017, near Raqqah, Syria, via self-report: After a review of available information and strike video it was

Summary

US-led Coalition

إبين, عفرين, village of Abyan, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

According to a single source, an unidentified number of civilians wounded followed an alleged Turkish shelling on the village of Abyan, Afrin, Syria. Rumaf, indicates that Turkish army targeted the village of Abyan with artillery and the fall of dozens of missiles near the regime HQ in Abyan, which led to several civilians being wounded. No further details

Summary

Turkish Military

Jilib, Middle Juba, Somalia

LOCATION

The chief spokesman of the Somali government, Ismael Mukhtar Omar, reported in a tweet that an al Shabaab compound in Jilib had been destroyed by a US airstrike. AFRICOM did not declare the strike at the time, though did later confirm the action on February 3rd/4th. According to Omar’s initial tweet, “In the early morning

Summary

بئر النعجة, Bir Al-Na'ja area, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Shortly before 11:30 AM on Monday, 23 October 2023, a number of people were reportedly injured by an alleged Israeli airstrike on the Abu Zeina family home in the Bir al-Na’ja area located west of Jabalia in the North Gaza governorate. Multiple local sources quoted the Ministry of Interior of Gaza, which reported that Israeli

Summary

سراقب,, Saraqib, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

One man was killed and three civilians, including a girl, were injured after alleged Russian or Syrian regime air or artillery strikes on the city of Saraqib, Idlib governorate on January 27th, 2020, according to local media. The Palestine News Network reported: “Russian warplanes raided residential neighborhoods in the city of Saraqib, using high-explosive missiles,

Summary

(1 man)

مزرعة فيصل السعدي قرب صلخ, A house of Hisham Jabour near Faisal Al Sadi’s farm in the city of Salkhad, Al Suwayda, Al Suwayda, Syria

LOCATION

At 10.45 pm on Monday, December 18, 2023, Hisham Fadlallah Jabour, a civilian man in his fifties, was reportedly killed in an alleged Jordanian airstrike on his house near Nasser Faisal Al-Saadi’s farm located behind and south of the supply depot in the city of Salkhad in the region of Suwayda, Syria. The sources reported

Summary

(1 man)

Jordanian Military

Suspected targets

Assad regime, Hezbollah

1 named

0–1

سرمين, Sarmin , Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Up to eight civilians all from one family were reportedly killed in an alleged Russian or regime strike on Sarmin, Idlib, on February 2nd 2020. A baby girl, only 40 days old, was killed according to many sources alongside up to seven members of her family, including her mother and brother. The family was reportedly

Summary

(1–5 children1–3 women1 man)

3 – 9

8 named, 1 familiy identified

بالقرب من مسجد صلاح الدين, Vicinity of the Salah Al Din Mosque, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On the night of October 30, 2023, at least 78, and up to 175, people from the same large extended family, including a journalist, 16 women, and 38 children, were killed and at least four others were injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike, reportedly using a “one tonne” munition, on the Kashko family home located

Summary

(44–48 children16–18 women18–19 men)

78 – 175

4–5

78 named, 1 familiy identified

Names matched with MoH IDs

Geolocation

Exact location (other)

تفتناز, Taftanaz, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Between one and two civilians, including a child, were reported killed and four civilians, including up to four children and a woman, were injured as a result of alleged Russian and/or Syrian airstrikes on the town of Taftanaz in the northeastern countryside of Idlib on February 5, 2020. The majority of sources reported that during

Summary

1 – 2

(1 child)

Syrian Regime, Russian Military

1 named

عمارة سكنية في حي الكورنيش الجنوبي بمدينة بانياس, a residential building in the southern Corniche neighborhood of the city of Banyas, Tartous, Syria

LOCATION

At approximately 7:30 pm on Wednesday, 29th May 2024, an airstrike and/or artillery strike with contested responsibility allegedly perpetrated by the Israeli military or the Syrian regime forces on a residential building in the southern Corniche neighborhood of the city of Banyas, Tartous governorate, Syria, killed one young girl and injured at least twelve identified

Summary

(1 child)

Israeli Military, Syrian Regime

12 named, 1 familiy identified

ابو الظهور, Abu Zuhur, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Two to three civilians were reportedly wounded following alleged Russian airstrikes which struck civilian homes, a bakery and a school in Abu Zuhur. According to sourced, a bakery, a school and various civilian houses were destroyed in the raids. Footage of the aftermath shows buildings burning down. Initial reporting by Zamanalwasl reported that the strikes

Summary

2–3

Russian Military

زردنا, Zardana, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

On February 11, 2020 the city of Zardana was struck by an air raid from Russian or regime forces that killed two men. Syrian Civil Defense as well as local witnesses reported that warplanes, using machine guns, struck a camp in Zardana with families and killing two men. Shaam News corroborated this story, but names

Summary

(2 men)