Civilian Casualties

(1 man)

8–10

Russian Military, Syrian Regime

LOCATION

محيط مسجد علي, Vicinity of the Ali Mosque, Rafah, the Gaza Strip

On October 24th 2023, an alleged Israeli strike hit the house of the Natat family, near Rabaa Al-Adawiya School within the vicinity of Ali Mosque, west of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, injuring at least two people based on images provided by local sources. Multiple local sources reported that “injuries” resulted from the strike

Summary

2–3

كانى مازێ, Kani Mazi, Duhok, Iraq

LOCATION

One civilian, 19 or 20 years old, named as Yousef Jamal, died in an alleged Turkish airstrike on Kani Mazi village, Jammak, Amedi, sources said. According to ANF, “A 20-year-old teenager was seriously injured in the bombing and died in hospital despite doctors tried everything to save his life.” Ninanews added that five other civilians

Summary

(1 man)

Al-Shabaab bases in Galhareeri district, Galhareeri district, central Somalia, Somalia

LOCATION

On the 23rd of February, 2024 senior Al-Shabaab commanders were reportedly killed in an airstrike announced by the Somali military and “international allies”, and conducted against bases of the militant group in Galhareeri district, central Somalia. However, the number of Al-Shabaab members killed or injured in the strike remains unknown. An online report on the

Summary

International Forces (Unknown), Somali Military Forces

Suspected target

Al-Shabaab

Belligerents reported killed

أم الأرانب: الشركة الصينية, Umm Al Aranib: Chinese company, Murzuq, Libya

LOCATION

Up to eleven civilians were allegedly killed by an LNA or Emirati airstrike on Umm Al Aranib. The Libya Observer said: “The Congress of Libya’s Tebu tribespeople has condemned in a statement the airstrikes of Khalifa Haftar’s forces on Um Al-Aranib on Thursday, killing a whole family – mother and her six children.” Ummm Al

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

6 – 11

(6–9 children)

3–5

Libyan National Army, United Arab Emirates Military

ِبني سهيلا, Bani Suhaila, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Shortly before 1:15pm on Wednesday, October 18th, 2023, at least one woman was reportedly killed and two civilians were injured after an alleged Israeli airstrike on a house belonging to the Al-Raqab family in the Salah al-Din neighborhood in the town of Bani Suhaila, east of Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip. At 1:15pm Safa News reported

Summary

1 – 2

(1 woman)

1 named

Town

جيليب, Jilib, Middle Juba, Somalia

LOCATION

According to local sources, an airstrike by an unknown party targeted a ‘foreign al Shabaab commander’ close to midnight on May 8th 2019. According to Horn Globe, “United States military has carried out at least two air strikes targeting al-Shabaab militant group’s bases in Jilib and Jamame town on Wednesday night, locals sources said. The first

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

البريج, Bureij, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

At dawn on October 24th 2023, at least 22 members of the Al-Behbahani family, including 12 women and 6 children, were killed and a number of others were injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike on their home in the Bureij refugee camp, located in Central Gaza. Multiple sources reported that the entire family was killed

Summary

(6–7 children12–13 women3 men)

Impact

22 named, 3 families identified

Town

Jilib, Middle Juba, Somalia

LOCATION

Local media reported a pair of alleged international airstrikes targeting the al Shabaab held towns of Jilib and Jamaame. Unusually the culprit was alleged to be France according to vague ‘sources’. However reporting remains poor. According to Mareeg News, “A suspected French military fighter jet has carried out airstrikes against al Shabab, an al Qaeda

Summary

Belligerents reported killed

US Forces, US Forces

Suspected target

Al-Shabaab

40–50

الدرباسية, residential neighborhoods in the city of Al-Darbasiyah, Al-Hasakah, Al-Hasakah, Syria

LOCATION

At least four civilians were wounded, including a child, in Al-Hasakah near the Turkish border on Sunday evening, November 27th, 2023. Nisreen Muhammad Aziz (nine years old), Lauren Ramadan Kalo (29 years old), Muhammad Louay Tawfiq (18 years old), and Hussein Mustafa (30 years old) were injured by a spray of bullets aimed at the Al-Darbasiyah district, north of

Summary

Small arms and light weapons

YPG, Turkish Military

4 named

Mosul, Tanak, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, on July 7th 2017 the Coalition said it had concluded an assessment of civilian harm claims “near Mosul, Iraq” via an NGO report. According to the Coalition report, “8. April 27, 2017, near Mosul, Iraq, via NGO report: After review of the available information it was assessed

Summary

US-led Coalition

تل أبيض, Tal Abyad, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Three civilians were reported killed allegedly by Turkish forces snipers in Tal Abyad, Raqqa in Syria on October 11th, 2019 according to local sources. No other details are available at the moment.

Summary

Small arms and light weapons

Turkish Military

كفرلاته, Kafar Lata, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Before 7:11 AM on the morning of Saturday, October 7th, 2023, the village of Kafar Lata in the southern countryside of Idlib, Syria, was hit by a missile bombardment attributed either to the Syrian regime forces and/or the Russian military and/or Iranian forces, resulting in the death of two children, and the injury of another

Summary

(2 children)

Russian Military, Syrian Regime, Iranian Military

3 named, 1 familiy identified

جوباس, Joubas, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Between eight and 12 civilians including five children and two women were reported killed and seven others injured in Joubas, Idlib in Syria on December 24th, 2019 when Russian warplanes attacked a school building that is used as a shelter for displaced people in the village. A Syrian Civil Defence statement said that “Russian warplanes

Summary

(5–6 children2–3 women1 man)

8 – 10

Russian Military

10 named, 2 families identified

ترمانين, Termanin, north of Idlib, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Around 9 PM on Wednesday, October 18th, 2023, three civilians, including a child, were reportedly injured as a result of an alleged artillery attack in Termanin, north of Idlib, Syria. The attack was reportedly perpetrated by the Syrian regime and/or the Russian military and/or by the Iranian military. Allegedly, the attack hit a residential neighborhood

Summary

Causes of injury / death

Russian Military, Iranian Military, Syrian Regime

عون الدادات , Aoun Al Dadat, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Local sources reported that a sniper on a checkpoint belonging to SDF/YPG shot dead a civilian in Aoun al Dadat village in Manbej, Aleppo on December 28th, 2019. Shaam Netowk reported that “Mohamed Sheikho Al-Hamloush, known as ‘Abu Al-Miz’, from Aoun Al-Dadat village, was transporting a passenger by his motorcycle to the village separating between

Summary

خان يونس, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Safa News reported that one civilian died and seven others were injured after the Abu Amer family home was hit by a likely explosive weapon on October 25th 2023. No further details were given about the condition of those who were injured, and no identifying factors–including names–were shared. Although other sources also mention the incident,

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

Infrastructure

Residential

Palestinian Militants, Israeli Military

City

شيرا, Shyra, Afrin, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

In a report shared with Airwars, the Kurdish Red Crescent named one civilian as wounded in Shyra, Syria. The victim was listed as “Dalil Youssef Ali, 26, spine injury”. The weapons used has not been reported. No further details are currently available.

Summary

طرابلس‎: مصحة أويا, Tripoli: Oia Clinic, Tarabulus, Libya

LOCATION

A woman was allegedly injured by indiscriminate artillery shelling in the Hadaba project area of Tripoli. Tk Yahroug Kl shy posted: “The Haj Al-Na’aji house was hit near the Oia clinic in the Hadaba area and a woman was injured by shrapnel.” Local reports of fighting point at the GNA or LNA as the culprit.

Summary

Government of National Accord, Libyan National Army

حي الأمل، خان يونس, Al-Amal neighbourhood, Khan Younis, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On October 27, 2023, a house for the Mohsen family, located on Old Crescent Street in Al-Amal neighborhood, west of Khan Younis, was bombed in an alleged Israeli airstrike resulting in the deaths of at least four people, including a child not yet a day old, and numerous injuries. Initial reports by the Shehab Agency

Summary

(1 child3 women)

4 named, 1 familiy identified

Neighbourhood/area

حج جمال, Haj Jammal, Mosaka, Kurre, Shadia and Bleeka villages, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

The Military Council for Manbij reported that “in the past 24 hours, the villages of Haj Jamal, Musaka, Kurrê, Shadia and Blilka were the target of the indiscriminate invasion of Turkish warplanes targeting civilian houses. There are fears of civilians under the rubble of these villages. The traffic in the air prevents the arrival of

Summary

Turkish Military

Sakow district, Middle Juba, Somalia

LOCATION

Local reports claimed that US airstrikes had targeted al Shabaab bases near Sakow in Middle Juba, in support of ground operations by Somali forces. AFRICOM itself did not publicly report any strikes on this date. Goobjoog News reported what it said were US strikes in support of Somali ground operations “around Sakow district, the airstrike

Summary

Belligerents reported killed

US Forces

Suspected target

Al-Shabaab

1–2

بالقرب من مستشفى الشفاء، حي الرمال، مدينة غزة, Vicinity of Al-Shifa Hospital, Rimal neighbourhood, Gaza City, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On October 26th 2023, an alleged Israeli airstrike hit the residence of the Al-Shawa family near the Public Prosecution Office on Al-Nayabah Street, within the Al-Rimal neighbourhood in the Gaza Strip. Multiple civilian injuries and fatalities were reported on the day. While at least 23 civilians were reported killed, one source mentioned “29 [members] of

Summary

(11 children9 women3 men)

23 – 29

Impact

24 named, 1 familiy identified

Nearby landmark

كفرتعال, Kafar Ta’al, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Nine civilians including a whole family of six children and their parents, in addition to another man were reported killed, and nine others reported injured when Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes targeted Kafr Ta’al village in Western Aleppo countryside on January 21st, 2020 according to local sources. One of the victims identified is Mustafa Jdou’e,

Summary

(5–6 children1 woman2 men)

Syrian Regime, Russian Military

7 named, 1 familiy identified

بالقرب من مقبرة الصوارة، مخيم النصيرات, Vicinity of Al-Sawarha cemetery, Nuseirat camp, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On May 31st 2024, an alleged Israeli airstrike hit a civilian car on Al-Helu Street near the Sawarha Cemetery, south of the Nuseirat Refugee Camp. The attack resulted in the deaths of Tariq Zaki Darwish, Hamza Zaki Darwish, and Abdul Rahman Abdul Karim Darwish. A potential fourth civilian, Nihad Jamal Al Auf, was also seriously wounded

Summary

3 – 4

1–2

4 named, 1 familiy identified

Exact location (via Airwars)

حطين, Hitteen, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

More than a dozen outlets reported suspected Coalition strikes on Hitteen farm, near Raqqa City, with vague claims of civilians harmed. Sadaalsham said the farm was located to the north of the city. Syrians News reported “a number of civilian casualties.” Raqqa is Being Silently Slaughtered also reported “news of civilian casualties” but did not

Summary

US-led Coalition

LOCATION

حاس, Hass, Idlib, Syria

Between three and six civilians were killed in alleged Russian airstrikes on the town of Hass, Idlib governorate, on January 28th, 2020, according to local sources. According to a tweet from @JennRollins1002, three to six men were killed in the town of Hass by regime helicopters that dropped barrel bombs on the town. The Syrian

Summary

3 – 6

(3–6 men)

Russian Military, Syrian Regime

أبراج الصالحي, al Salhi Towers, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On the afternoon of October 23, 2023, the al-Salhi Towers were allegedly bombed in an Israeli airstrike, killing at least five people, all women and children, and injuring at least 36 others. The residential apartments in Nuseirat Refugee Camp in the Central Gaza Strip were occupied when the bombing occurred. Airwars researchers have identified the

Summary

(3 children2 women)

Impact

13 named, 4 families identified

Exact location (via Airwars)

Mosul, Al-Midan, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, on August 4th 2017 the Coalition said it had concluded an assessment on claims of civilian harm “near Mosul, Iraq” by a “civilian report”. According to the Coalition report, “112. May 31, 2017, near Mosul, Iraq, via civilian report: After a review of available information and strike

Summary

US-led Coalition