Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Belligerent
Country
start date
end date
Civilian Harm Status
Belligerent Assessment
Declassified Documents
Infrastructure

Incident date

July 8, 2024

Incident Code

TI108

LOCATION

قرية الصباحية على الطريق الرابط بين قضاء سنجار وقضاء القيروان غرب مدينة الموصل, Sabahiya village on the road linking Sinjar district and Qayrawan district west of Mosul city, Nineveh, Iraq

On Monday, July 8th, 2024, a declared Turkish drone struck a vehicle belonging to ÇIRA TV and ÇIRA Radio, resulting in the injury of six people, including three media personnel, in Sabahiya village, located on the road linking Sinjar district and Qayrawan district in the western part of Mosul city located in the Nineveh Governorate,

Summary

First published
July 8, 2024
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Strike status
Declared strike
Strike type
Airstrike, Drone Strike
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
1
(1 man)
Civilians reported injured
5
Cause of injury / death
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Airwars civilian harm grading
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Known belligerent
Turkish Military
Known target
YPG/SDF
Named victims
3 named
Belligerents reported injured
0–2
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Incident date

May 10, 2018

Incident Code

CS1748

LOCATION

الباغوز, Baghouz, Deir Ezzor, Syria

According to local sources, 12 civilians including 3 women were killed and either ‘several’ or ‘dozens’ wounded by an airstrike on the town of Baghouz. All reports identified the Coalition as the culprit. A local source told Smart News that jets had targeted the village under the control of so-called Islamic State – but did

Summary

First published
May 10, 2018
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
12
(3 women)
Civilians reported injured
2–24
Airwars civilian harm grading
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Suspected belligerent
US-led Coalition
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Incident date

July 19, 2016

Incident Code

RS1019

LOCATION

الأتارب, Al Atarib, Aleppo, Syria

In a major civilian casualty event, 23 named civilians died and up to 50 more were wounded in alleged Russian airstrikes on an industrial area in Al Atareb, Aleppo. There were no allegations against the Assad regime. Death counts rose as reports emerged. Jisrtv reported seven killed, while Enab Baladi put the figure at “more

Summary

First published
July 19, 2016
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
23
(5 children2 women16 men)
Civilians reported injured
20–50
Airwars civilian harm grading
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Suspected belligerent
Unknown
Named victims
23 named, 3 families identified
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Incident date

November 1, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0813

LOCATION

منطقة الشيخ عجلين، مدينة غزة, Sheikh Ajilin area, Gaza City, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

On Wednesday November 1st 2023, at least three civilians were reportedly injured as a result of an alleged Israeli artillery and/or airstrike attack on an UNRWA vehicle near the coastal road in the Sheikh Ajilin area, southwest of Gaza City. Three civilians were reported injured by several sources. While Abu Omar Zourob states that three

Summary

First published
September 28, 2024
Last updated
April 14, 2025
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike and/or Artillery, Naval bombardment
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
Unknown
Civilians reported injured
3
Cause of injury / death
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Airwars civilian harm grading
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Suspected belligerent
Israeli Military
Geolocation
Neighbourhood/area
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Incident date

July 12, 2018

Incident Code

CS1779

LOCATION

السوسة و الباغوز, Ice factory, between Al Soussa and al Baghouz, Deir Ezzor, Syria

Local sources reported that between 28 and 58 civilians were killed and up to 45 injured as a result of alleged Coalition or associated Iraqi strikes on an “ice factory” in the Deir Ezzor countryside. According to a correspondent for Step News, Coalition aircraft “launched five successive air strikes”, hitting an ice processing plant called

Summary

First published
July 12, 2018
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
28 – 58
(6–12 children6–12 women2 men)
Civilians reported injured
25–45
Airwars civilian harm grading
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Suspected belligerent
US-led Coalition
Named victims
3 named, 1 familiy identified
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Incident date

July 23, 2016

Incident Code

RS1033

LOCATION

جسر الشغور, Jisr al-Shughur, Idlib, Syria

Cluster bombs dropped by alleged Russian or Assad regime warplanes bombarded and destroyed residential housing killing 12 civilians and wounding up to 40 more in Jisr al-Shughur, local media reported. Baladi News and Jisrtv blamed Russian warplanes for the airstrikes. LCCSY, however, blamed the Assad regime for the raids. Zaman al-Wasl News reported sighting both

Summary

First published
July 23, 2016
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
12
(1 child7 women)
Civilians reported injured
14–40
Airwars civilian harm grading
Contested
Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
Suspected belligerents
Russian Military, Syrian Regime
Named victims
11 named, 1 familiy identified
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Incident date

July 15, 2024

Incident Code

ISPT150724h

LOCATION

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

Shortly before 20:34 on the evening of the 15th of July 2024, an alleged Israeli artillery attack reportedly killed two civilians, Dr. Anwar Shahada Nassar, a lecturer at the Al-Quds Open University and former director of the House of the Holy Quran and Sunnah, and his son, Ahmed Anwar Nassar, an engineer, on Al-Mufti street, north of

Summary

First published
September 28, 2024
Last updated
January 30, 2025
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Artillery
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
2
(2 men)
Cause of injury / death
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Airwars civilian harm grading
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Impact
Education
Impact on services or infrastructure relating to education, health or food supply. See methodology note for details.
Suspected belligerent
Israeli Military
Named victims
2 named, 1 familiy identified
Geolocation
Town
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Incident date

October 8, 2016

Incident Code

RS1417

LOCATION

Al Masra'a al Thania, Aleppo, Syria

Five civilians including two children and up to three women died in an alleged Russian airstrike on the town Al-Mazra’a Al-Thania near Maskana in Aleppo, according to sources on the ground. According to the Syrian Press Center, “two children were killed and others wounded due to warplanes shelling in Al-Mazra’a Al-Thania and the sugar factory

Summary

First published
October 8, 2016
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
5
(2 children2–3 women1 man)
Civilians reported injured
3
Airwars civilian harm grading
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Suspected belligerent
Russian Military
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Incident date

August 2, 2016

Incident Code

RS1082

LOCATION

ﺣﻠﺐ, Aleppo, Syria

According to Syria News Desk, “three media opposition activists were killed yesterday while covering the fighting south of Aleppo, one of them a reporter for Step News agency. They were killed as a result of Russian warplanes targeting the building they were inside.” No further details are currently available.  

Summary

First published
August 2, 2016
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
3
Airwars civilian harm grading
Weak
Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
Suspected belligerent
Russian Military
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Incident date

November 6, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0923

LOCATION

بالقرب من مسجد الإمام حسن البنا، حي الزيتون، مدينة غزة, Vicinity of Hassan al-Banna Mosque, Zeitoun neighbourhood, Gaza City, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

Four civilians, including two women, were killed and several civilians were injured in an alleged Israeli strike near the Hassan al-Banna Mosque within the Zeitoun neighbourhood, east of Gaza City. This incident occurred shortly before 11:56 AM on November 6, 2023. The victims of the airstrike on the Aql family home, a residential building, were

Summary

First published
December 8, 2024
Last updated
April 22, 2025
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
4
(2–3 women2 men)
Civilians reported injured
2
Cause of injury / death
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Airwars civilian harm grading
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Suspected belligerent
Israeli Military
Named victims
5 named, 1 familiy identified
Names matched with MoH IDs
4
Geolocation
Nearby landmark
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Incident date

October 12, 2016

Incident Code

RS1434

LOCATION

دوما, Douma, Damascus, Syria

Three civilians including a woman and her baby or foetus were reportedly killed in alleged Russian or Syrian regime air and/or artillery strikes on Douma. RadioAlKul wrote: “More than 25 warplane raids in Douma in addition to extensive artillery shelling which killed two and wounded more than 30.” Bof-sy reported the lowest death count saying

Summary

First published
October 12, 2016
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
3
(1–2 children1 woman)
Civilians reported injured
10–30
Airwars civilian harm grading
Contested
Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
Suspected belligerents
Russian Military, Syrian Regime
Named victims
3 named
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