Civilian Casualties

سوق الجمعة , Souq Al Jumaa, Tarabulus, Libya

LOCATION

Two civilians were allegedly killed and five more injured by LNA shelling on the Souq Al Jumaa neighbourhood of Tripoli. The rival Burkan Al Ghadab initially reported two deaths and one injury but later said in a different post: “The death of two citizens and the wounding of five others, including two serious cases.” The

Summary

(2 men)

قرية الدرج, village of Al-Daraj, countryside of Manbij canton, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

According to Hawar News, late in the night of Thursday, 27th June 2024, the village of Al-Daraj in the northern countryside of Manbij canton, northeast of Aleppo, Syria, was reportedly hit by an intense alleged Turkish bombardment using heavy artillery, resulting in the death of a 45-year-old local civilian Ibrahim Daraj (Derc) Samo and the injury

Summary

Artillery, Ground operation

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons

Causes of injury / death

جبل يسوف, Jabal (Mount) Yasuf, Abyan, Yemen

LOCATION

On the afternoon of May 16th 2012 in Jabal (Mount) Yasuf in the Abyan province, Yemen, 16 militants, allegedly members of Al Qaeda, were killed and between five and 14 others were injured in two airstrikes allegedly orchestrated by the Yemeni air force and carried out by Yemeni fighter jets with possible assistance from the

Summary

Airstrike, Naval bombardment

US Forces, Yemeni Air Force

5–14

جوار جامع نتيفه, Vicinity of Natifa Mosque, Tarabulus, Libya

LOCATION

Two civilians were killed and up to four more injured by LNA shelling on the Zanata neighbourhood of Tripoli. Tk Yahroug Kl shy said: “Sincere condolences to Professor Zahra Bizan on the death of the late God Almighty, her nephew, Youssef Abdel Hamid Bizan, who passed away, and his neighbor, Aqila Borkhis, with a missile

Summary

(2 men)

3–4

مدرسة ذكور الشاطئ الإبتدائية (ج), Al-Shati Elementary Boys School, Al Shati refugee camp, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

At least 17 civilians and at least one Hamas militant were killed after a declared Israeli airstrike on the Al-Shati Boys Elementary School (Shuhaybar School) in the Al-Shati Refugee Camp west of Gaza City on 7 November, 2024. The school was reportedly housing thousands of displaced people at the time of the strike. The Israel

Summary

Education, IDP or Refugee Camp, Primary School

(10–12 children3 women2–5 men)

17 – 18

12–24

18 named, 2 families identified

Geolocation

Exact location (other)

1–2

السدية, Sadiya, Shabwa, Yemen

LOCATION

On the 4th of October 2012, a suspected US drone strike hit and killed up to six Ansar al-Sharia militants and injured up to four others in the desert region of al-Saeed in the southern Yemeni province of Shabwa. According to security sources reporting to Akhbar al-Youm, the strike took place at roughly eleven o’clock

Summary

3–6

2–4

بالقرب من مسجد أبو بكر الصديق ,البصيره, Vicinity of Abu Bakr Al Siddiq mosuqe, Al Basira , Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

The homes of civilians were reportedly raided and bombed by alleged Coalition forces in a possible joint action with the Syrian Democratic Forces in the city of Al Basira, Deir Ezzor governorate, on May 16th, 2020, leading to the death of five possible civilians. Sources additionally reported that two to three men likely linked to

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery, Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)

Small arms and light weapons

US-led Coalition, Syrian Democratic Forces

ISIS

2–7

ورشة لصناعة المفروشات, wood furniture manufacturing facility, west of Idlib, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

In a wood furniture manufacturing facility located in the western outskirts of the Idlib area, Syria, at least one civilian was killed and five others, including a child and an elderly man, were injured in one of the four airstrikes reportedly perpetrated by Russian warplanes shortly before 9:03 AM on Thursday, February 29th, 2024. The

Summary

Consumer Goods, Motorcycle, Truck, Vehicle, Warehouse

2–5

Russian Military

المرون , بالقرب من الخبر, Al Maroun, in the vicinity of Al Khabr, Abyan, Yemen

LOCATION

code: USYEMTr096-C
incident_date: 2017-08-13
status: publish
civilian_harm_status: Contested

Summary

Infrastructure

Vehicle

0 – 2

(0–2 men)

Known belligerent

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), Other

Known targets

Named victims

2 named

2–3

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

Known belligerent

Known target

2–4

وادي العرايس, Wadi Al A’rayess, Homs, Syria

LOCATION

The Shaam News Network published two videos depicting destruction in the Al Kalassi neighbourhood of Aleppo. The first showed a woman after she became homeless when “the aggressors destroyed her home“; the second depicted wounded civilians “following the strike on the area of Wadi Al A’rayess.” There are currently no further details on the alleged strike or who was responsible for it.

Summary

Russian Military

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

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

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

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

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