Civilian Casualties

12 – 20

5–10

Government of National Accord, Turkish Military

12 named, 1 familiy identified

المركز الثقافي، ِبني سهيلا, Vicinity of Cultural Centre in Bani Suhaila, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Shortly before 17:00 on Friday, November 3rd, 2023, six members of the Abu Omar family, including at least three women, were killed, and a number of others injured, by an alleged Israeli airstrike on their family home, located near the cultural centre in the town Bani Suhalia, east of Khan Younis in the Gaza Strip.

Summary

(0–1 children3–4 women2 men)

6 named, 1 familiy identified

Names matched with MoH IDs

Nearby landmark

الموصل‎, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

According to an unidentified international news agency cited in Foreign Policy, there were unconfirmed reports of possible civilian casualties at Mosul after coalition aircraft heavily targeted the city – though the agency was unable to verify further given the security situation: “We were never able to confirm it.” Perhaps linked to the above, CENTCOM noted

Summary

US-led Coalition

LOCATION

Bradost, Erbil, Iraq

One civilian was allegedly killed and others injured by a Turkish airstrike in the Bradost mountains. Kurdistan24 said: “A shepherd who grazed his animals in the Bradost region died in the bombardment of the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) warplanes against PKK camps yesterday afternoon. Speaking to K24, Sidekan District Manager İhsan Çelebi, of Erbil, said

Summary

0 – 1

(0–1 men)

1–3

Turkish Military

1 named

0–1

مخيم الشاطئ, Al-Shati Refugee Camp west of Gaza City, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

In the late afternoon of June 24, 2024, at around 3pm, at least three members of a committee securing aid were killed by an alleged Israeli airstrike in Al-Shati refugee camp, west of Gaza City. The strike occurred near a humanitarian aid provisions center in Al-Shati Refugee Camp. Of the committee members who were killed,

Summary

Food/Water Distribution, Humanitarian, IDP or Refugee Camp

3 – 4

تل واسط, Tal Waset, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

One man was killed and at least one civilian, a woman, was injured by alleged Russian or regime airstrikes or artillery strikes on the village of Tal Wasit, Hama on July 19th 2020. Syrian Civil Defense reported: “A civilian was killed and a woman was seriously wounded today, Sunday, July 19, by artillery and missile

Summary

1–2

Russian Military, Syrian Regime

منطقة معالي، الهرمل, Maali area, Hermel, Baalbek-Hermel Governorate, Lebanon

LOCATION

code: ISLB121124p
incident_date: 2024-11-12
status: publish
civilian_harm_status: Fair

Summary

(1 child)

2–8

3 named, 1 familiy identified

Exact location (via Airwars)

جبل شاكيو, Mount Shekif, Erbil, Iraq

LOCATION

Five civilians were injured in alleged Turkish artillery strikes on Mount Shekif, Lolan area in Erbil governorate, on July 29th, 2020, according to local sources. One woman was reportedly severely wounded. ANF English wrote that “on Wednesday, morning the Turkish army fired shells at a group of people who went to Mount Shekif to collect

Summary

رفح, Rafah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

At least 23 civilians were killed and “a number” injured after an alleged Israeli airstrike on the Al-Riyati family residence near the Qeshta factory in Rafah, after midnight on 7 November, 2023. 68-year-old Musa Youssef Award al-Riyati was killed with his wife, Abla Hussein Mohammed al-Riyati, and his four daughters: his eldest, 44-year-old Mai; 29-year-old

Summary

23 named, 2 families identified

Names matched with MoH IDs

Exact location (other)

جديد عكيدات , Jadid Akidat, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Local sources reported that a civilian was killed and two others were wounded when the US-led Coalition forces and SDF undertook a landing in Jadid Uqaydat in Deir Ezzor on September 29th, 2020. Two other people, described as oil merchants, were reported arrested as a result of the operation. The killed person was named by

Summary

Known belligerent

US-led Coalition

مديرية باجل، محافظة الحديدة, Bajel District, Al-Hudaydah, Yemen

Syrian Democratic Forces

LOCATION

At around 5:20 PM on November 28th, 2024, two alleged American airstrikes hit the Bajel District in Al-Hodeida Governorate in Western Yemen. The strikes reportedly injured at least one civilian, Tareq Sufiany, who was at one point trapped under the rubble of a building that was reportedly struck. A video shared to Facebook by Zahir

Summary

سراقب, Saraqeb, Idlib, Syria

UK Military, US Forces

LOCATION

In this single source event, Edlib Media Center reported: “a civilian is wounded as a result of the targeting of the Russian occupation aircraft in residential neighbourhoods in the city of Saraqeb in eastern Idlib.” Currently, there are no further details availble.

Summary

Russian Military

الجزيرة الثالثة, قدسيا‎, Block Three, Qudsaya, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

Up to two children and a woman were injured in alleged Israeli airstrikes on Qudsaya suburb in Damascus on November 20th, 2019, according to local sources. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, “a young woman was injured by shrapnel due to the Israeli shelling in Qudsaya suburb”. Reportedly, explosions were heard in the

Summary

2–3

Known belligerent

Assad regime, Iranian military

Known targets

3 named, 1 familiy identified

0–23

منطقة الصرف الصحي، مديرية بني حشيش, Sarf area, Bani Hashish district, Sanaa, Yemen

LOCATION

One civilian was injured by an alleged US bombing of the Sarf area in Bani Hashish District, north of Sanaa, Yemen on March 28, 2025. A post from @alkhabar_ye, along with other local sources, reported that one “citizen” was injured by a US “attack” on the Sarf area in Bani Hashish District. There were no

Summary

مصراتة, Misurata, Misrata, Libya

LOCATION

Gaddafi forces bombing of Misurata allegedly killed 40 civilians and injured many more, according to a major news channel. Al Jazeera reported at the time: “40 people were killed and dozens of others wounded in a bombing carried out by the Gaddafi Brigades on Saturday on the city of Misurata” There is currently no additional

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

24–36

Libyan rebel forces, Other

Suspected targets

ميناء رأس عيسى، الحديدة, Ras Isa Port, Al-Hodeida, Al Hudaydah, Yemen

LOCATION

code: USYEM250417a
incident_date: 2025-04-17
status: publish
civilian_harm_status: Fair

Summary

Oil Facility, Port, Resources, Transportation, Truck, Vehicle

84 – 90

(3–4 children81–82 men)

150–171

89 named, 4 families identified

Exact location (via Airwars)

الجيزة البحرية, Al Giza Al Bahriya, Surt, Libya

LOCATION

Two civilians, including one child were allegedly injured by a NATO airstrike on the Al Giza Al Bahriya area of Sirte. Ahmed Itbiga said the two were killed by a NATO strike on a condolence page on Facebook. A nurse in a video confirms their deaths. Other pages published similar posts. NATO reported striking “1

Summary

(1 child1 man)

منشرة الأخشاب وورشة تصنيع المفروشات على أطراف مدينة إدلب, wood saw mill, furniture manufacturing workshop on the outskirts of Idlib City, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Shortly before 5:30 PM on Wednesday, 16th October 2024, 11 identified civilians, including nine men and two children, were killed by an airstrike reportedly perpetrated by the Russian military on a wood saw mill and furniture manufacturing workshop located in the western outskirts of Idlib city, Syria, while workers were inside. 31 civilians were injured,

Summary

Consumer Goods, Warehouse

(2–9 children2–9 men)

LOCATION

Gumah, Bari, Somalia

“Unknown military jets fired several missiles” at a suspected Somali pirate base in the northern autonomous region of Puntland a coastguard official told AFP. The target was the village of Gumah, described as being between Hafun and Bargal towns and some 220 kilometres (140 miles) east of Bossaso, the main port of Somalia’s breakaway Puntland

Summary

US Forces, EU Military

Other

مصراتة, Misurata, Misrata, Libya

LOCATION

On March 18th, 2011, up to 25 civilians were killed and up to 70 more wounded in shelling in Misurata from Gaddafi forces according to multiple sources. Al-Jazeera reported that shelling from Gaddafi tanks and artillery, combined with Gaddafi snipers, had killed 25 and possibly more, according to a spokesman from the February 17 Youth.

Summary

Gaddafi Forces

Libyan rebel forces

Belligerents reported injured

0–25

0–70

Omar Beere/Ibrahim Ali Berre camp near Tortoroow, Lower Shabelle, Somalia

LOCATION

Two media organisations reported a possible US air operation targeting an al Shabaab base in the Lower Shabelle region. Dalsan Radio reported that Somali commandos backed by US Special Forces had attacked al Shabaab bases in Omar Berre in Lower Shabelle overnight using helicopters. It also quoted what it said was an eyewitness: “‘We heard several

Summary

US Forces, Somali Military Forces

Al-Shabaab

سااكوو, Sakow, Middle Juba, Somalia

LOCATION

Several Al Shabaab militants were reported killed at Sakow in a military strike which several local sources claimed was a US drone action. However AFRICOM explicitly denied this in an email to Airwars, insisting that “U.S. Africa Command’s last airstrike in Somalia was conducted Jan. 19, 2021.” Geesguud initially reported: “Residents in Middle Jubba reported

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

US Forces, Somali Military Forces

Al-Shabaab

6–12

Awhiigle, Gaduud, Lower Juba, Somalia

LOCATION

The sixth declared US strike in five days hit Somalia, targeting al Shabaab fighters, the US military told the Bureau of Investigative Journalism. An Africa Command spokesperson said the attack occurred at 0840 near Gaduud about 250 miles southwest of Mogadishu. As of November 15th, the US was still “assessing the results of the strike”.

Summary

Airstrike, Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)

LOCATION

مصراتة, Misrata, Libya

On July 5th, 2011, at least 11 were killed and 57 were wounded in bombings on Misurata by Gaddafi forces. It was unclear how many were Libyan rebel forces and how many were civilians, and no detailed information were provided on the casualties. BBC wrote that “Libyan opposition sources said that at least 11 people

Summary

0 – 11

0–57

Gaddafi Forces

Belligerents reported injured

5–11

0–57

Marka, Lower Shabelle, Somalia

LOCATION

A strike reportedly hit a village outside Marka, a city around 60 miles south of Mogadishu, according to a field investigation by a reporter for The Nation. There were no reports of immediate civilian harm, though a man reportedly died of a heart attack following the violence. Airwars has placed this event in a date

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

Causes of injury / death

باب العزيزية, Bab Al Aziziya Prison, Tarabulus, Libya

LOCATION

At least 25 prisoners were killed in Bab Al-Aziziyah prison on August 21, 2011 by Gaddafi forces according to Facebook posts from Al Mashashiya Youth and Shahd Omar. According to Al Mashashiya youth’s post, Ezz Al-Din Muhammad Hassan Al-Mashay, who was killed, and his father were arrested and detained for more than 20 days the

Summary

Shebeeley, Hiiraan, Somalia

LOCATION

US Africa Command reported that the previous day it had “conducted an airstrike near a terrorist encampment location in the vicinity of Shebeeley, Hiran Region, Somalia, on January 30, 2019.” It added: “no civilians were injured or killed in this airstrike.” However, AFRICOM claimed that the airstrike “killed twenty-four militants.” This contrasted with AFRICOM claims just

Summary

قرب قاعدة حسين الجويفل في الشحات, Near Hussein Al Jaweifi Military Base, Al Jabal al Akhdar, Libya

LOCATION

On February 18th, 2011, Amnesty International reported that two civilians were reported killed at the protests in the Hussein al-Jaweifi military base in Shahat, from soldiers who fired at the protestors. Ruqayya al-Mabrok al-Hassi, an 11 year old girl, was killed as a result of a stray bullet. Amnesty quotes “A bullet fired from the

Summary

(2 children)