Civilian Casualties

6 – 7

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons

1–10

Causes of injury / death

US-led Coalition

Known belligerent

Syrian Democratic Forces

Belligerents reported killed

ISIS

24–374

Belligerents reported injured

2–200

بصر الحرير, Busr al Harir, Daraa, Syria

LOCATION

One civilians who worked as a Syrian civil defense volunteer was killed in alleged Russian or Syrian regime attacks on Busr Al Harir in Dara’a on June 25th, 2018. Local sources reported that he was rescuing injured people when the attack happened. @SCD_Daraa tweeted “The family of the Syrian Civil Defense in Daraa gives you

Summary

Named victims

1 named

أم الخير, Umm Al Khair, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

At least one civilian, a woman, was injured in alleged Turkish bombardment of the village of Umm Al 36.654235&lon=40.372868Khair in the countryside of Tal Tamr district on February 27, 2022. According to Hawar News, a woman was injured as a result of Turkish forces bombing of the countryside of Tal Tamr district. Turkish forces bombed

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الهبيط, Al Habit, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Two children were reported killed and up to six other civilians were injured in alleged Russian forces or Syrian regime airstrikes on Al Habit in Idlib on September 9th, 2018, according to local sources. @HadiAlabdallah tweeted “Umayya Ayman Al-Ruz, a displaced girl from the town of Khattab in the Hama countryside. This beautiful baby girl

Summary

(2 children)

3–6

Karkamış, Gaziantep, Turkey

LOCATION

According to local sources, at least one civilian was injured on May 12th 2022 when a rocket-propelled grenade launched by YPG/PKK, the military wing of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) targeted a Turkish army border post in the Qarqamish district of Gaziantep, in Turkey. Four soldiers were also reported to be injured, although Shaam news

Summary

Belligerents reported killed

YPG

Geolocation

Town

0–1

Belligerents reported injured

3–4

الرفاعي, Rifai (Mosul), Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

There were claims that 12 primary school children were injured following an alleged Coalition airstrike at Rifai, west of Mosul. No other details are presently available. In their January 2020 civilian casualty report, the US-led Coalition assessed reports that they were responsible for civilian harm in this strike as “non-credible”, stating that no Coalition actions

Summary

US-led Coalition

حزوان, Hazwan, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Civilians were injured in alleged Syrian Democratic Forces strikes on the village of Hazwan on June 18, 2022. According to Shaam News, Syrian Democratic Forces launched a guided missile that struck the home of a civilian in the village of Hazwan, resulting in “the fall of a number of wounded”. Both @ZaitunAgency and @hamza_hindawie tweeted

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YPG

قرية شيخ عيسى , Sheikh Issa village, Tal Rifaat, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

One civilian was killed and three to five civilians were injured as a result of an alleged Turkish attack on Sheikh Issa village, in Tal Rifaat, Aleppo, Syria on July 26th 2022. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that three women and a man were injured, whilst ANHA Arabic reported that six women were

Summary

(1 woman)

3–5

LOCATION

Jilib, Somalia

October 30 2011 ♦ 5-15 killed ♦ 5 civilians reported killed, including 3 children ♦ 45-47 reported wounded A refugee camp for those displaced by the severe drought was hit in a Kenyan air strike. Aid agency Medecin Sans Frontieres (MSF) reported the strike hit at around 1.30pm. The agency’s employees witnessed the strike on

Summary

Al-Shabaab

غرناطه, Gharnata, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

A 13 year old girl was killed in alleged Turkish shelling of Gharnata village on August 19, 2022. Syrian Observatory for Human Rights specified that the young girl under the age of 18 was injured in Gharnata village and later reported that the girl had died the next day of her injuries. A Facebook post by

Summary

(1 child)

خان العسل, Khan Al-Assal, Aleppo , Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Local reported that an air raid struck the village of Khan Al Asal, resulting in injuries of a woman and a child. Smart News attributed the airstrike to Russian warplanes. However other sources said that the regime was also active in the area.

Summary

أولشلي, Oleshli, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

At least one civilian, a sheikh at a local mosque, was injured by shrapnel from either heavy machine guns or auto cannon fire in the village of Oleshli on September 15, 2022. According to the Syrian Civil Defense, a civilian was wounded by heavy machine guns from the areas controlled by the regime forces and

Summary

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons

Causes of injury / death

مدينة أريحا, Ariha, Idlib, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

On November 6th, 2022, between one and two civilians were reportedly injured as a result of a bombing by artillery and/or missile shelling on the outskirts of Ariha city, South of Idlib. The injured were either described by local sources as a child and/or as a woman. Syria TV noted that “two civilians were wounded

Summary

1–2

درنة الفتايح, Al Fatayah, Darnah, Libya

LOCATION

Social media sources reported two LNA airstrikes in Al-Fatayih East of Derna with a MiG-21 and a MiG-23BN. Press Solidarity reported that the Irsa School for Girls in Al-Fatayih had to shut down temporarily as it was constantly hit by shrapnel from the bombing but didn’t mention any civilian harm: “The school administration explained on

Summary

0–2

Libyan National Army

حصرايا, Hasraya, Hama, Syria

LOCATION

An unspecified number of civilians were reported to be wounded following air and artillery strikes on Hasraya. Sources blamed both Russian and the Syrian regime. Shaam was the only source to report on wounded civilians, while the rest simply stated there was bombing in the vicinity. Sources do however mention that there was heavy shelling,

Summary

Чугуїв, Chugeuv, Kharkiv, Ukraine

LOCATION

On February 24th 2022, one civilian, a municipal worker or employee of Kharkivgaz, was killed, and 23 civilians were reportedly wounded when alleged Russian rocket fire, machine gun fire, and grenade launchers hit the city of Chugeuv. Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group reported that three employees of Kharkivgaz were injured. Various sources reported that a

Summary

عدوان, Adwan, Daraa, Syria

LOCATION

One civilian was reported killed and others injured in alleged Russian airstrikes on Adwan in Dara’a on June 26th, 2018 according to local sources. @Horan_now1 tweeted “One man was killed and several wounded, by a Russian air strike, on the residential neighborhoods of Adwan, west of Daraa.” Adwan village posted on Facebook reporting “A raid

Summary

5 named, 1 familiy identified

Russian Military

Named victims

اعزاز, Azaz, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Reported artillery shelling on the city of Azaz, in the countryside of Aleppo, Syria, on November 22nd 2022 resulted in between three and five civilians killed, according to @DeirEzzore. The attack hit the market. Five to eight civilians were reported wounded. Whilst most sources reported that this was an SDF strike, some sources mentioned that

Summary

3 – 5

(2 children)

5–8

LOCATION

بنغازي‎, Benghazi, Libya

The LNA reported that it destroyed two sea vessels West of Benghazi near Al Jawhara resort. The statement says that the boats belonged to the Derna Shura Council and were carrying ‘fighters and ammunition’. In addition, the LNA launched strikes on reported positions of the terrorist militias in Qawarsheh and the perimeter of the cement factory

Summary

Libyan National Army

الغارية الشرقية, Al Ghariya Al Sharqiya, Daraa, Syria

LOCATION

Two children were killed in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on the town of Al Ghariya Al Sharqiya in the suburbs of Dara’a on June 27th 2020, according to local sources. @HalabTodayTV tweeted that there were “two martyrs and many wounded, by aerial bombardment, targeting the eastern town of Ghariya in Dara’a countryside.” @sayaf_kk wrote

Summary

(2 children)

5–10

Глазунівка, Hlazunivka, Kharkiv, Ukraine

LOCATION

Local sources alleged that Russian forces shelled near the village of Glazunivka, striking a gas treatment facility, resulting in one injured civilian the evening of March 13, 2022. @black_cerber tweeted that shelling at night hit ShebelynkaGasVydobuvannya, located near the village of Glazunivka in the Izyum district, resulting in fires in the building of the operator’s

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منبج, Manbij, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the injury of a civilian in an attack on Manbij. Their November 2016 civilian casualty report noted: “during a strike against ISIL fighters, it is assessed that one civilian was injured after entering the target area after the aircraft released its weapon.” In

Summary

Known belligerent

US-led Coalition

ХТЗ, KhTZ, Kharkiv, Ukraine

LOCATION

At least one civilian, a man, reportedly died as a result of the shelling of residential areas of KhTZ in Kharkiv on March 20th, 2022. According to the Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group, the civilian lived on the fifth floor of a five-story building and was allegedly killed when a projectile hit the building’s roof.

Summary

на автодорозі між с. Шевелівка та с. Гусарівка, Highway between Shevelivka and Husarivka, Kharkiv, Ukraine

LOCATION

A family of three civilians, a woman, a man, and a 3-year-old child, were reported killed on March 27th, 2022 in the Izyum district of Kharkiv as the result of an alleged Russian shelling. The press service of the Kharkiv regional prosecutor’s office reported via Telegram that the family was found dead in a Honda

Summary

Artillery, Ground operation

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons

(1 child1 woman1 man)

Causes of injury / death

كحيل, Kahil, Daraa, Syria

LOCATION

Alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes targeted the village of Kahil, east of Dara’a, on June 29th, 2018, according to local sources. Possibly, the strikes led to civilian casualties. Shaam News Network reported that “the Russian military and Assad aircraft and helicopter gunships launched airstrikes with rockets and explosive barrels on the neighbourhoods of Dara’a

Summary

صكيرو, Skiro, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Children were injured, number unknown, by alleged Syrian Democratic Forces missile strikes on Skiro school on February 25, 2023. Various local sources, including @alkhabour21, tweeted that “most of the wounded were children” without providing specific information on how many children were injured. Local sources added that the attack took place at the Skiro school north

Summary

Infrastructure

Education

2–4

YPG

جوبر, Joubar, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

A single source, the Shaam News Network, reported that an unspecified number of civilians were wounded in airstrikes on Joubar. The source blamed Russian warplanes and helicopters for the raids. There are no other details at this time.

Summary

Russian Military

Дергачі, Derhachi, Kharkiv, Ukraine

LOCATION

On April 15th, 2022 at least one civilian was reported killed and at least two were reported injured after a confirmed Russian shelling of the Dergachi district in Kharkiv. 24 Channel was the only source to report the death of one civilian and injury of two civilians due to the strike. However, Hromadske also reported

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Золочів, Zolochiv, Kharkiv, Ukraine

LOCATION

On May 1st, 2022 at 6 pm, the Russian Federation army allegedly shelled the village of Zolochiv in the Bohodukhiv district of the Kharkiv region, killing one male civilian and damaging buildings in the village. The head of the village, Viktor Kovalenko, was quoted in reports by Cezke Novy news, Suspilne, Varta and Ukrainska Prada,

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