Civilian Casualties

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الشريعة, Al Shari’a, Hama, Syria

LOCATION

According to a single source, the Shaam News network, “Russian warplanes carried out heavy air raids accompanied by heavy shelling and shelling on the towns and villages” including Al Shari’a. The strikes reportedly led to an unspecified number of injuries among civilians. @JENdKRNgtkxLE7i reported that “Russian warplanes targeted a number of bridges in Sahel Al-Ghab.

Summary

أورم الكبرى, Urma Al Kubra, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

At least one civilian was killed in alleged Russian or regime shelling of Urma Al Kubra on January 22, 2020. According to @mhnalshikh, Syrian regime and Russian planes bombed Urma Al Kubra, among other cities in the western countryside of Aleppo that were affected by the bombing campaign. Shaam News identified one man as being

Summary

1 named

قرية الخالدية, Al Khaldiya village, Hama, Syria

LOCATION

Russian warplanes attacked the village of Khalidiya in the Hama countryside, according to local sources, injuring a number of civilians. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported violent explosions caused by strikes in the area. According to Step, “Seven people were injured as a result of the air and ground bombardment of the villages of

Summary

2–7

عدوان, Adwan, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

On February 22nd 2022, two children were seriously injured, according to local reports, as a result of the explosion of previously unexploded ordnance left from previous Syrian regime or Russian airstrikes in the village of Adwan, west of Idlib, Syria. One of those children was reported to have died from his injuries the next day,

Summary

(1 child)

Planted explosives and unexploded ordnance (UXO)

2 named, 1 familiy identified

LOCATION

حاس, Hass, Idlib, Syria

Between one and three medical staff members of the Nabd Al Hayat Hospital or Sham Hospital in the town of Hass were injured in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on September 8th, 2018, according to local sources. @BonnieKipperman reported that the Sham hospital had completely run out of service due to barrel strikes by Syrian

Summary

1–3

Suspected target

مارع, Marea, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Three to six civilians were wounded as a result of artillery shelling which was contested as to be from the Syrian Democratic Forces or the Syrian regime. According to local sources such as Shaam, the shelling targeted residential neighbourhoods on the outskirts of Marea city in the northern countryside of Aleppo on April 26th 2022. MMC

Summary

3–6

6 named

العطالة, Al Atta, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

At least one man was killed during an airdrop operation carried out by the Syrian Democratic Forces and alleged US-led Coalition in the village of Al-Atta in the countryside of Al-Shaddadi city at dawn on June 9, 2022. Sources were conflicted as to whether the man killed was a civilian or a member of ISIS. Al

Summary

Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)

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(0–1 men)

Small arms and light weapons

Known belligerent

Syrian Democratic Forces

0–1

شورك, Shurak, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

Several civilians were injured who were passersby to an alleged Turkish drone strike on a vehicle on Qamishli-Tirbespi Road, in Al-Hasakah, Rojava, north-east Syria on Friday July 22nd 2022. The vehicle was reported to have been a military vehicle belonging to the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). The attack was also said to have been targeting

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

Turkish Military

Suspected target

YPG/SDF

خان شيخون, Khan Sheikhoun, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Two to eight civilians were reported wounded in an airstrike on Khan Sheikoun, Idlib, on July 7th. Khansheikoun Lens reported that “four men, three women and one girl were injured in four air strikes by Russian warplanes targeting the residential neighborhoods of Khan Sheikhoun.” Smart News initially reported that two were wounded in the strike,

Summary

2–8

near Beledweyne, Hiiraan, Somalia

LOCATION

Four Al-Shabaab members were killed by three declared US airstrikes near Beledweyne on August 9, 2022. Somalia state media was the first to report on August 9th that “at the request of Somali Government, #US launched a strike in support of Somali National Army forces conducting counterterrorism operations in #Hiran region. There were no civilians

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

الغفر, Al Ghafir, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

An alleged Russian air raid injured five civilians using surface-to-surface missiles loaded with cluster bombs in Al Ghafar in Idlib province on September 8th, 2022. The Syrian Civil Defense (SCD) reported that 5 civilians were injured and that the strikes killed dozens of goats and sheep owned by a local shepherd and farmer. The strikes

Summary

Infrastructure

Agriculture

طرابلس: فندق الودان, Tripoli: Al Wadan hotel, Tarabulus, Libya

LOCATION

On Friday, August 31, 2018, three civilians were reportedly injured from artillery shelling on the Al Wadan hotel in Tripoli, Libya. Sky News reported the hotel in the centre of Tripoli was bombed “indiscriminately”, injuring at least three people amid fighting between rival militias aspiring to take power in the Libyan capital. The rocket hit

Summary

Government of National Accord, 7th Brigade

قرية الصحن, Al Sahen village, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

One child was injured by alleged Syrian regime or Russian artillery shelling of the village of Al Sahen on October 20, 2022. According to the @SyriaCivilDefe, a child was injured by artillery shelling of the village of Al Sahen carried out by Russian and Syrian regime forces. The Civil Defense forces assisted the injured child

Summary

Syrian Regime, Russian Military

بنغازي‎, Sabri, Benghazi, Libya

LOCATION

Local sources reported almost 30 new air raids on Benghazi by LNA forces, mostly centred near the Sabri and fish market areas. There were no known public reports of civilian harm at the time.

Summary

جسر الشغور, Jsir Al Shoughour, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Local source Shaam News reported that Russian warplanes increased air raids on a number of towns and villages in Idlib in Hama, targeting several civilian areas. According to Jisr Media Center, 5 civilians were injured in 4 air raids with more than 12 missiles that struck the city of Jisr al-Shoughour and its surrounding. Syrian

Summary

Syrian Regime, Russian Military

5 named

Кунье, Kunye, Kharkiv, Ukraine

LOCATION

On February 27th, 2022, in Kunye village, in Izyumsky district, Kharkiv oblast, three civilians were reportedly killed and two injured by Russian shelling on a school. A fire was allegedly caused by the shelling that hit Zhovtneviy street. The head of Kunye rural territorial community, Nerses Nersisyan, reported that the shelling damaged the school and

Summary

(3 men)

اليونيسية, Obin (Al Younisiya), Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Three civilians, including a child, were killed and up to seven others, including a woman and a child, were injured by alleged Russian and/or Syrian regime guided missile strikes on the village of Obin (Al Younisiya) on December 2, 2022. The @SyriaCivilDefe reported that three civilians from the same family including a child were killed

Summary

Infrastructure

IDP or Refugee Camp

(1 child2 men)

5–7

3 named, 1 familiy identified

بنغازي‎, Al Qawarishah, Benghazi, Libya

LOCATION

An LNA MiG-21 carried out a series of airstrikes in Al-Shajar Street and hit one target near the Gwaresh buildings according to its social media. A single Twitter source added that LNA forces had hit a civilian house with barrel bombs, claiming that “Haftar Air targets more civilian houses with explosive barrels.” There were no

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Ізюм, Izium, Kharkiv, Ukraine

LOCATION

Civilians were wounded by alleged Russian shelling of Izium in Kharkiv on March 8, 2022. Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group reported that artillery shelling in Izyum resulted in damage to the reception department of the central city hospital, the social security office, and a two-story residential building. Suspilne Media added that as a result of

Summary

بنغازي‎, 319 camp, Benghazi, Libya

LOCATION

Six LNA airstrikes and artillery actions reportedly hit Bouatni, the fish market area and Sabri in Benghazi. One airstrike also hit a boat allegedly loaded with weapons trying to enter Marissa port. According to Akhbar Libya 24, Ansar al-Sharia responded with indiscriminate artillery shelling on residential areas to the strikes but only caused damage to

Summary

Козача Лопань, Kozacha Lopan, Kharkiv, Ukraine

LOCATION

Between four and six civilians, including an elderly woman, were killed and at least two others, including a child, were wounded by alleged Russian or Ukrainian shelling of Kozacha Lopan in Kharkiv on March 17, 2022. The head of the Dergachev community Vyacheslav Zadorenko announced on Facebook that Russian forces used cluster bombs and “as

Summary

4 – 6

(1 woman)

Russian Military, Ukrainian Military

Geolocation

Exact location (via Airwars)

بنغازي‎, الصابري, Sabri, Banghazi, Benghazi, Libya

LOCATION

According to several local sources, LNA air force conducted at least two airstrikes targeting the Shura Council in Sabri and Garyounis, Benghazi. Libya Channel Panorama LPC reported that the Jerusalem Mosque in Sabri area was damaged followed an alleged LNA strike, though no civilian casualties were publicly reported.

Summary

النشابية, Al Nashabiya, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

In this single-source event, Step News Agency reported that the Syrian regime in cooperation with Russia had waged aerial and artillery shelling in Al Nashabiya, eastern Ghouta, Damascus, possibly leading to civilian harm. While the report made no specific mentioning of civilian harm, it is assessed that at least two civilians were wounded as it was

Summary

القيارة, Qayyarah, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the injury of one civilian in an airstrike on the northern outskirts of al Qayyarah. Their July 2018 civilian casualty report noted: “During a strike on Daesh improvised weapons assembly area, one civilian was unintentionally injured.” The Coalition provided Airwars with the location

Summary

Known belligerent

Харьковская исправительная колония (№43), Kharkiv Correctional Colony (No. 43), Kharkiv, Ukraine

LOCATION

On March 20th, 2022, an alleged Russian artillery shelling hit a penitentiary building and neighboring residential buildings, killing one civilian inside the prison, in the town of Kharkiv in eastern Ukraine. Sources unanimously account for one convict being hit by shrapnel in the lower back and died later in the hospital, with the Kharkiv Human

Summary

العزيزية, Al Azizeya [exact location], Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Up to five civilians were reported injured in a Coalition strike, though it later denied any civilians casualties had occured in the event. According to ISIL’s media arm “three women and a child were wounded in American warplane shelling in Al-Azizeya, south west of Al-Rae’i.” A Coalition report issued December 1st 2016 insisted that “Oct.

Summary

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near Afcad, Hiiraan, Somalia

LOCATION

Over 50 al-Shabaab militants were killed by Somali forces and “international partner” airstrikes or ground operations in near Afcad location in Hiiraan region on February 17, 2023. Somali National Television quoted the Somali Ministry of Information, Culture, and Tourism which released a statement that the Somali Armed Forces with support in international security partners killed

Summary

Airstrike, Ground operation

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons

Causes of injury / death

International Forces (Unknown)

Geolocation

Village

بخديدا (Bakhdida), Qaraqosh, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

The Coalition announced it was conducting an assessment of a possible civilian casualty event: Currently, three reports received in October are still being assessed… 3. Oct. 23, 2016, near Qaraqosh and Hasana, Iraq. A Coalition report issued the following month noted: Oct. 23, 2016, near Qaraqosh and Hasana, Iraq: Insufficient information provided or available to

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