Civilian Casualties

Russian Military

Exact location (via Airwars)

between Tawakal and Garasjered, Lower Shabelle, Somalia

LOCATION

136 al-Shabaab fighters were killed and up to 98 others were injured in an operation carried out by the Somali government and ‘international partners’ between Tawakal and Garasjered in Lower Shabelle region on January 29, 2023. BBC News quoted the Somali government who said that 136 al-Shabaab fighters, including top commanders, were killed in a

Summary

Airstrike, Ground operation

International Forces (Unknown)

Belligerents reported injured

136

90–98

قلعة دمشق, Damascus castle, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

A guard at a historical site in Damascus was injured by allegedIsraeli airstrikes or Syrian regime anti-aircraft missiles on February 19, 2023. The Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA), Syrian regime-run news source, reported that Israeli airstrikes hit Damascus ancient castle, causing the injury of one of its guards on duty. SANA added that in addition

Summary

Israeli Military, Syrian Regime

مراط , Merat, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

An unspecified number of civilians were wounded by an alleged Russian airstrike “by napalm bombs” on Merat, according to local media. No further details are currently available.

Summary

Russian Military

بلدات متعددة في أدلب, several town in Idlib, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Russian and Syrian forces carried out a series of airstrikes on several locations in Idlib, according to local sources. According to Shaam News, many people were injured in the cities, towns and villages of Khan Sheikhoun, Kefarsgana, Sheikh Mustafa, Rakaya Sjana, Tara`i Hazareen Madaya and Hibeet And Maarazita and Kfroma and Kansfra and Al Fatyra

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

الأبزمو, Al Abzimo, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

One civilian, a young man identified by sources as Ayman Mamoun Hijazi, was reportedly killed in the town of Al Abzimo, in the western countryside of Aleppo on March 24th 2023 after a contested attack as a result of Russian forces and/or Syrian regime artillery shelling hit the marketplace after midnight, according to the Syrian

Summary

(1 man)

1 named

السهوة, al Sahwa, Daraa, Syria

LOCATION

Up to 19 civilians including three women and at least two Lebanese nationals were reported killed in alleged Russian forces, Iranian forces or Syrian regime airstrikes on Al Sahwa in Dara’a on June 30th, 2018. Dara’a Martyrs reported that “the warplanes of the regime forces targeted Al-Sahwah town in the eastern countryside of Daraa with

Summary

15 – 17

(3 women12 men)

Russian Military, Iranian Military, Syrian Regime

Suspected target

15 named, 4 families identified

Kyyivsʹkyy, Nemyshlyansʹkyy, Moskovsʹkyy districts, Київський, Немишлянський, Московський райони, Kharkiv, Ukraine

LOCATION

At least one civilian, a woman, was killed and up to four others were injured in alleged Russian shelling of the Kyivskyi, Saltivskyi, and Nemyshlyanskyi districts of Kharkiv on April 28, 2022. Oleg Sinegubov, head of the Kharkiv Regional State Administration, originally reported that one person was killed and two others were injured in one

Summary

1 – 2

(1 woman)

2–4

معرة مصرين, M'ret Misrin, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

An unspecified number of civilians were wounded in airstrikes on M’ret Misrin, according to the Shaam News Network, who blamed both Russian and the regime. However, @IdlibPlus and @HalabTodayTV reported “several raids”, but neither named the belligerent or mentioned civilian harm.

Summary

Хроли, Khroly, Kharkiv, Ukraine

LOCATION

Oleg Sinegubov, head of the Kharkiv Regional State Administration reported that one person was wounded by alleged Russian shelling in Khroly on April 28, 2022. No other details are available at this time. This assessment has reference to ACLED code UKR56709.

Summary

كفر بطنا, Kafar Batna, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

“Many civilians” civilians were injured in airstrikes on Kafar Batna, local media reported. Sources attributed the blame to both Russia and the Syrian regime. Cluster bombs and phosphorus rockets were reportedly used in the raids. According ZamanAlwasl, “many civilians, including women and children, were injured in a bombing neighborhoods by cluster bombs”. Syria Noor reported: “The

Summary

5–10

ترمانين, Termanin, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

On the evening of March 30th, 2023, several sources reported alleged Russian and/or Syrian regime artillery shelling near Termanin, north of Idlib resulting in the injury of between one and two civilians. The Syrian Network for Human Rights and other sources report that one civilian was wounded while the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and

Summary

1–2

Russian Military

كوباني, Kobani, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

At least 3 civilians were injured in an alleged Turkish drone strike killed two Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) fighters by a petrol station near the southern entrance of Kobani at 11:55am on June 12, 2023. The North Press quoted a medical source at the al-Amal Hospital in Kobani city who reported that 22 year old

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

3–5

Golis Mountains, Noogal, Somalia

LOCATION

The US military conducted a fresh airstrike on so-called Islamic State in Somaliland, reporting the next day that they had killed one senior member of the terrorist group in the Golis Mountains region. “At this time, it is assessed the airstrike killed one (1) terrorist who played a key role in facilitation for the group,

Summary

عزمارين, Azmarin, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

On 22nd July 2023, two civilians were reportedly injured by gunfire from Turkish border forces on the Syrian-Turkish border near the village of Azmarin, Harem in Western Idlib. The North Press reported that both Manaf Azaddin and Yamen al-Sufarani were injured when attempting to cross the border, one in the morning and the other in

Summary

Small arms and light weapons

منبج, Manbij, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

In an incident previously not tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the injuries of two civilians near Manbij, Syria. Their June 2019 civilian casualty report noted: “Coalition aircraft conducted an airstrike against Daesh terrorists. Regrettably, two civilians were unintentionally wounded due to their proximity to the strike.” The Coalition provided Airwars with the location

Summary

Known belligerent

US-led Coalition

مسجد بلال بن رباح, Bilal bin Rabah Mosque, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Up to six civilians were killed and three civilians were injured, across three generations of the Daloul family, when an alleged Israeli bomb hit their home on October 9th 2023. The house was next to the Bilal bin Rabah Mosque, east of Gaza city. Surviving members of the family were reported to have had to

Summary

Religious, Residential

(1–3 children2 women2–4 men)

5 – 6

9 named, 1 familiy identified

Nearby landmark

Mosul, Al Shifa, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

One woman was badly injured in an airstrike on her home – and was then caught up in further airstrikes as she receieved treatment in an ISIS hospital, it was reported. Amnesty International provided the following field report to Airwars citing an eyewitness: “A hit from a ‘Khanzira’- she described this as being an ‘F52’

Summary

US-led Coalition, Iraq Government Forces

ديرجمال, Deir Jamal, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

RuMaf reported “shelling by the Turkish occupation aimed at the town of Deir Jamal, resulting in the damage to civilian property and the wounding of a civilian with shrapnel. He is in a critical condition. We are not publishing the photo as it’s too ugly.” Both Jin News and the Syrian Observatory reported on the

Summary

معربليت, Ma’arbelet, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

On August 1st 2023, Syrian regime and/or Russian forces reportedly shelled the village of Ma’arbelet, south of Idlib, resulting in the injury of at least one civilian, a child. @SyriaCivilDefe stated that the child was in critical condition. Local sources including @RadioAlKul reported that a number of civilians were wounded by artillery shelling, but did

Summary

1–2

مخيّم النصيرات, Nuseirat camp, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On the October 8th, 2023, Hamid Kamal Abu Aoun (36 years old) was killed along with his three children in an alleged Israeli airstrike on his home in the Al Nuseirat camp. In the attack, carried out at dawn, Hamid Aoun’s two sons Kamal Hamid Abu Aoun (13 years old) and Omar Hamid Abu Aoun (five

Summary

(3 children1 man)

Israeli Military

4 named, 1 familiy identified

Town

كفر صرف, Kafr Sarf, Afrin, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Afrin Now in Syria reported that “4-year-old Hamid Rashid was wounded by shrapnel from the bombing of the Turkish airliner in the village of Kafr Safra in the Jandrissah district of Afrin province.” Nuce24 also named the victim and blamed Turkey. According to the Kurdish Red Crescent, “Hameed Rashid Mehmoud 4 years old got shot

Summary

قرية الحويجة, Al-Hawija village, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

A male civilian was injured in a bombing suspected to have been carried out by the Turkish military during the night of September 5, 2023 in Al-Hawija village in Ain Issa district. A Hawar News correspondent named the injured civilian as 23 year old Khalil Ibrahim Al-Hamad who was taken to the National Hospital in

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons

Causes of injury / death

ابراج النسماوي, Al Nasmawi towers, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

An alleged Israeli airstrike that hit the residential apartment of the Abu Shamala family in the Al-Nasmawi neighbourhood of Khan Yunis during the evening of October 9th 2023 killed between four and five members of the family, including at least three children, and injured up to seven others. Several local sources reported that multiple members

Summary

4 – 5

(3–4 children1 woman)

Israeli Military

5 named, 1 familiy identified

Exact location (via Airwars)

عامودا, Qamishlo-Amuda road, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

Between two and eight civilians were injured by alleged Turkish drone strikes on Ali Faro Road between Qamishlo and Amuda on September 17, 2023. Up to four militants were killed and three others were injured in the original strike, while the civilians were injured in a double tap strike as they tried to help the

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

2–8

Suspected target

YPG/SDF

Belligerents reported injured

2–4

مصبح, Musabah, Rafah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

At least 16 people were killed, including two children and six women, and nine others were injured, when the al-Masry family home, in the Musabah area of Rafah, was allegedly bombed by Israeli forces at dawn on Sunday, October 15th 2023. The victims came from multiple generations of multiple families. According to Safa Palestinian Press

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

Infrastructure

Residential

(2–3 children6 women7–8 men)

16 – 17

Israeli Military

16 named, 3 families identified

Neighbourhood/area

شران , Sherane, Duhok, Iraq

LOCATION

One civilian was reportedly injured in a Turkish airstrike on Sherane. ANF said: “Turkish fighter jets shelled the village of Sherane in Duhok’s Amadiya district in South Kurdistan today noon. The bombardment has reportedly left a civilian wounded.” RojNews wrote: “On Thursday, Turkish warplanes bombed an area belonging to the Amedi (Amadiyah) district of Dohuk

Summary

بالقرب من مجمع مدينة حمد السكني, Vicinity of Hamad Town Residential Complex, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

At least one person was reported killed and a number of others injured after an alleged Israeli airstrike on an apartment in the Hamad Town residential complex in Khan Yunis on October 17th, 2023. Neither identification for the deceased, not the exact number of injuries sustained was publicly reported. Only one source attributed the airstrike

Summary

كلية الشرطة, Police College, Tarabulus, Libya

LOCATION

One civilian was reportedly killed by shelling in the south of Tripoli. Hona Souq Al-Khmies reported: “Shells falling in front of the Police College in Al Khalla, killing a Pakistani hired worker named Rehan and the outbreak of fire in the house.” Local reports of fighting point at GNA or LNA as perpetrators of the

Summary

(1 man)

Government of National Accord, Libyan National Army

1 named