Civilian Casualties

Libyan National Army

منطقة بئر النعجة, Bir Al Naja area, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On February 5th, 2024, two brothers, one of them a child, were reportedly injured by an alleged Israeli shooting while inspecting their house in the Bir Al Naja area in the northern Gaza Strip. According to an Instagram post by @Tariq_al_deqes on February 5th, Obaida Abu Safiya, a 16-year-old boy, and his older brother were

Summary

Small arms and light weapons

2 named, 1 familiy identified

Neighbourhood/area

جعار, Ja'ar, Al Bayda, Yemen

LOCATION

Multiple sources reported that several US airstrikes targeted alleged AQAP militants in the Sama’a district of Bayda governorate at dawn on March 2nd 2017. There were no reports on any casualties. Several sources suggested that more than thirty airstrikes took place. According to al-Ain, the strikes were conducted by American F-16 jets and helicopters, while

Summary

حارة الجعفرواي, Al Jaafrawi area, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On or shortly before June 7th, at least four civilians were likely killed by Israeli artillery in Deir Al-Bala. The location of the incident was not specified by sources, who only referred to the deceased as having been taken Al-Asqa hospital from from the Al Jaafrawi area. Facebook account Kalefalqtiea reported that four deceased men

Summary

(4 men)

4 named, 2 families identified

Names matched with MoH IDs

Neighbourhood/area

موجان, Mojan, Abyan, Yemen

LOCATION

Multiple sources reported that a US drone strike targeted two alleged AQAP militants riding a motorbike in Mojan, in the al-Maraqisha area of Abyan governorate, late on March 3rd 2017. There were no known reports of civilian harm. Several local language social media sources reported the strike, as well as “local sources” allegedly spoken with

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مدرسة صلاح الدين، حي الرمال، مدينة غزة, Salah al-Din School, Al Rimal neighbourhood, Gaza City, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Shortly before 3:50 AM on Wednesday, August 21st 2024, at least four civilians were killed including two children, and at least 13 others, including ten children, were injured after a declared Israeli airstrike hit the UNRWA-affiliated Salah Al Din School which housed displaced people in the Al Rimal neighbourhood, west of Gaza City. Israeli forces

Summary

4 – 7

(2–3 children2 men)

13–18

8 named, 1 familiy identified

Names matched with MoH IDs

طرنبة, Trunba, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

In the village of Trunba, a civilian was killed on February 27, 2020 by alleged Russian warplanes, according to the Syrian Network for Human Rights. The SNHR identified the victim as Hussein Ahmad Al-Hassan and posts from ibn Baladi and Nihad Al Assad referenced the “martyrdom” of Al-Hassan as a victim of increased airstrikes in

Summary

Russian Military, Syrian Regime

1 named

بالقرب من مدرسة الفاخورة في مخيم جباليا, Vicinity of Al Fakhoura School, Jabalia refugee camp, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Shortly before 5.20am on September 2nd 2024, at least eight civilians – including a child – were killed and 17 others were injured when an alleged Israeli airstrike hit a popular market and pastry stand in front of Al Fakhoura School in Jabalia Refugee Camp in North Gaza, where a number of people were sheltering

Summary

IDP or Refugee Camp, Market

(1 child1 woman6 men)

Impact

8 named, 1 familiy identified

العريمة‎, Al Arimah , Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Up to two civilians were reported killed and several others injured in alleged Turkey artillery attack on Al Arimah town, west of Manbij city in northeastern Aleppo, Syria on February 28th, 2020, according to local sources. The attack is also believed to have caused four deaths and five injuries among regime forces and ‘loyalists’ as

Summary

Turkish Military

شوكين, قضاء النبطية, Choukine, Nabatieh District, Lebanon

LOCATION

On Monday, September 23, 2024, an alleged Israeli bombardment on the town of Shokin in Southern Lebanon killed five civilians and injured a number of others when the buildings they were in collapsed due to the strike. While nine sources reported that the strike resulted in the killing of five individuals or “nine martyrs,” the

Summary

3 – 5

(1 woman2 men)

3 named, 1 familiy identified

صحن الجن, Sahn Al Jin, Ma'rib, Yemen

LOCATION

Multiple local language sources reported that US airstrikes targeted alleged AQAP militants with “phosphorous bombs” near Sahn Al Jin, in Marib governorate, on May 8th 2017. Though most sources assigned responsibility to the US, two social media sources instead asserted that Saudi Arabian forces were responsible, leading Airwars to assess this event as Contested. There

Summary

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Incendiary

Causes of injury / death

US Forces, Saudi-led Coalition

Belligerents reported injured

12–24

12–24

تول, Toul, South Lebanon, Lebanon

LOCATION

On Monday, 23 September 2024, at around 11:15 am local time, an alleged Israeli airstrike struck the Farhat industrial facility in the Toul area of South Lebanon, injuring a number of civilians. While the exact number of civilian casualties is unclear, the incident was covered by social media users and news agencies online, some of

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الجانودية, Al Ganoudia, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Alleged Russian or regime strikes struck the outskirts of the town of Ganoudia in the western countryside of Idlib. An unknown number of civilians including children were reported wounded on May 4th, 2019. Pro regime sources said that the attacks targeted Al-Nusra Front in the area, killing and injuring a number of its members.

Summary

Russian Military, Syrian Regime

Al Qaeda/HTS

المدينة القديمة, Old Town, Tarabulus, Libya

LOCATION

Two civilians, including one child, were reportedly injured by LNA shelling on the Old Town of Tripoli. The Libya Observer said: “A woman and a little girl were wounded and seven houses were damaged in three rocket attacks by warlord Haftar’s militia groups on the Old Town of Tripoli, an ancient walled city dating back

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Libyan National Army

حي الفالوجا، مخيم جباليا, Al-Faluja area, Jabalia Refugee Camp, Noth Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On Tuesday, October 28th, 2023, the Israeli military allegedly conducted an airstrike on the Al-Daqs family home in Al-Faluja, Jabalia Refugee Camp, resulting in “a number” of deaths. Initial reports of the incident emerged around 8:29 PM local time, with @factjotv posting on Twitter/X, “Media: Targeting the Al-Daqs family home in the Al-Faluja area in

Summary

IDP or Refugee Camp, Residential

مبارك, Mubarak, Lower Shabelle, Somalia

LOCATION

Eight Al Shabaab militants were allegedly killed by three US strikes near Mubaraak. The AFRICOM press release said: “In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command conducted three (3) airstrikes targeting al-Shabaab terrorists in the vicinity of Mubaraak, Somalia, Apr. 5. The command’s initial assessment concluded these airstrikes killed eight (8) terrorists.

Summary

Known target

Al-Shabaab

مدرسة أبو حسين الابتدائية للذكورجباليا, Abu Hussein Elementary School for Boys, Jabalia, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

In the early afternoon of Thursday, October 17, 2024, alleged Israeli forces (either through artillery strikes or tank fire) hit the Abu Hussein Elementary School for Boys affiliated with the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) located in the Jabalia Refugee Camp, North Gaza, reportedly killing at least 18 civilians, including

Summary

Artillery, Ground operation

Infrastructure

Education, Food/Water Distribution, Humanitarian, IDP or Refugee Camp, Primary School

(2–10 children1–5 women12–15 men)

18 – 35

150

Impact

19 named, 4 families identified

الجوف, Jawf, Al Jawf, Yemen

LOCATION

Four AQAP militants were killed in a confirmed CIA drone strike on Jawf, reports said. There are currently no reports of civilian harm from this strike. Anwar al Awlaki, the US-born cleric, apparently became the first US citizen to be deliberately killed by the CIA in a drone strike, part of Operation Troy. The attack

Summary

Known belligerent

Known target

Province/governorate

طرابلس‎: طريق الشوك, Tripoli: Al Shok, Tarabulus, Libya

LOCATION

One child was allegedly killed and three more injured by alleged LNA shelling on the Al Shok area of Tripoli. Hona Souq Al-Khmies reported: “The child, Abd al-Ghaffar bin Ayyad, 16 years old, moved to the mercy of God. Tareeq Al Shok, behind the Carnaval wedding hall.” In a different post it added that 13

Summary

(1 child)

بالقرب من مدرسة أحمد الكرد دير البلح, Vicinity of Ahmed Al Kurd School, Deir Al Balah, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

At dawn on October 4, 2024, a declared Israeli airstrike struck a tent sheltering displaced people inside Ahmed Al Kurd School in the in Al Bassa area of Deir Al Balah, Gaza Strip, killing a 14-year-old boy and injuring several others, including children. Israeli forces claimed the strike was targeting a “command and control center”

Summary

1 – 2

(1 child)

2–3

حريب, Desert road in Harib district, Ma'rib, Yemen

LOCATION

Six to seven militants were killed in an alleged US drone strike which destroyed one vehicle as it travelled as part of a three vehicle convoy along a desert road from Shabwa to Marib on the 12th of May, 2012. Al-Masdar Online reported that local residents had claimed that “the airstrike took place in the

Summary

6–7

مستشفى رويال التخصصي, Tripoli Royal Clinic, Tarabulus, Libya

LOCATION

LNA militias allegedly shelled Al Shok road in Tripoli on April 28th, 2020, according to local sources. Patients of the intensive care unit at the Royal Clinic were reportedly minorly injured in the shelling. Tk Yahrouq Kl shy wrote that shells fell on Al Shok road and Karnifaal street, adding that the family farm of

Summary

Libyan National Army

Belligerents reported injured

City of Idlib, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

On Sunday evening, the 31st of December, 2023, one civilian man was killed and eight civilians, including three women and two children, were injured by two missile shellings of the neighbourhoods of the city of Idlib allegedly perpetrated by Syrian regime forces and/or the Russian military and/or the Iranian military. Abu Abdo Al-Malik wrote in

Summary

Car, Commerce, Market, Residential, Vehicle

(1 man)

Russian Military, Iranian Military, Syrian Regime

4 named

دير الزور, Hamidiya, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Local media reported multiple airstrikes across Deir Ezzor province, with Euphrates Post saying that an unspecified number of civilian casualties occurred. According to @ALSharqia24, “air raids targeted the Hamidiya, Knamat, Panorama, Baghiliya and the vicinity of the military airport.” Only one source, @TAHRIR_ALSHMA, said that the Coalition carried out the strikes. The others didn’t identify

Summary

1–2

US-led Coalition

الشويرف, Ash Shwayrif, Al Jabal al Gharbi, Libya

LOCATION

Two civilians were reported killed in alleged Turkish drone attack on their car in Ash Shwayrif in Jabal al Gharbi in Libya on May 14th, according to local sources. The two men belong to the Mashashiya tribe. Libya 24 said that “Activists on social media reported that two young men from the Mashashiya tribe from

Summary

(2 men)

Turkish Military, Government of National Accord

2 named, 1 familiy identified

مدينة ادلب, Idlib City, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

During the evening of Sunday, 7th January 2024, missile strikes with the use of phosphorus bombs with contested responsibility allegedly perpetrated by Russian forces and/or Syrian regime and/or Iranian military on residential neighbourhoods in Idlib City, Idlib, injured up to four civilians, including a girl. Adnan Al-Ashqar posted on Facebook that three civilians were injured

Summary

Car, Residential, Vehicle

Infrastructure

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Incendiary

3–4

Causes of injury / death

Russian Military, Iranian Military, Syrian Regime

3 named

مديرية الصومعة, Al Suma'a, Al Bayda, Yemen

LOCATION

On January 25th 2017, a US spokesperson confirmed that a strike took place in al-Bayda governorate on January 20th, killing one AQAP operative. This confirmed reports that a US drone strike in al-Suma’a district, Bayda governorate, killed at least one alleged AQAP militant on that afternoon. There were no known reports of civilian harm. January

Summary

Known belligerent

Known target

ال ديمان, Al Dayman, Ma'rib, Yemen

LOCATION

A single source, Voice of America News, stated that a US airstrike had targeted AQAP militants in Al Dayman on January 4th 2019, according to a US defense official. There were no other known reports of a strike at that time, and no information was given on alleged casualties. In a later press release, US

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Ugunji, Qoryooley, Lower Shabelle, Somalia

LOCATION

A source affiliated with al-Shabaab reported that five civilian farmers were killed by a “US and Somali special forces” operation in Lower Shabelle on March 10th while US Africa Command (AFRICOM) announced that they had killed three al-Shabaab militants in airstrikes “in the vicinity of Ugunji.” AFRICOM declared their involvement in the strike on March

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