Civilian Casualties

(4 children1 woman)

5 named, 1 familiy identified

المستشفى الاهلي العربي, al Ahli Arab Hospital, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

In perhaps the most well-known, and hotly debated, incident from the war in Gaza, civilians were killed while sheltering at the Al Ahli hospital on October 17th 2023. The incident was widely-reported, with a fierce dispute as to whether the civilian casualties were caused by a Palestinian militant rocket fired at Israel that fell short

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

Infrastructure

Healthcare

(12–27 children11–16 women16–19 men)

63 – 471

14–314

Impact

Israeli Military, Palestinian Militants

56 named, 8 families identified

Exact location (via Airwars)

LOCATION

ديري, Dere, Erbil, Iraq

One to two civilians, including an 18-year-old girl, were killed and up to four others injured in alleged Turkish or Iranian artillery strikes in the Bradost region of Iraqi Kurdistan on July 10th, 2019 according to local media reports. Al-Monitor reported that Iranian artillery shelled the Sidakan border area in Erbil province on July 10th

Summary

1 – 2

(1 woman)

2–4

Iranian Military, Turkish Military

3 named, 1 familiy identified

Village

مخيم البريج, Bureij camp, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Shortly after midnight on Thursday, 12th of October, 2023, at least 25 identified civilians belonging to three different families, including a University professor, at least seven women and ten children, were killed and a large number of civilians were reportedly wounded in an alleged airstrike by the Israeli military on a four-story residential building belonging

Summary

(10–12 children7 women7 men)

25 – 26

12–24

Impact

27 named, 3 families identified

0–1

حرمك, Kunya Barrow, Middle Juba, Somalia

LOCATION

The US military conducted an airstrike in self defence following a complex al-Shabaab attack on Baledogle Military Airfield (BMA) complex in Baledogle, US Africa Command reported. The strike and accompanying small arms fire killed 10 alleged terrorists, AFRICOM initially reported – thought this toll was later raised to 15. One US soldier was also injured,

Summary

Airstrike, Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons

Causes of injury / death

بيت لاهيا, Beit Lahia, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On Friday, October 13, 2023, between 17 and 25 civilian members of the Ziyadah family were killed and dozens were injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike on the house of the Ziyadah family in Beit Lahiya, Gaza Strip. The Palestinian Information Center and Nabd news initially reported on the death of 17 civilians, with Al

Summary

17 – 25

(2 men)

12–24

2 named, 1 familiy identified

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

LOCATION

At least one US drone strike reportedly killed at least two alleged AQAP militants in Sama’a district, in Bayda governorate, late on February 7th 2018. A US Central Command spokesperson later told the Long War Journal that a strike took place in Bayda on February 7th. Since there were no other known reported strike in

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)

Known belligerent

US Forces

Known target

2–5

التوام, al Tawam, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On October 15th 2023, alleged Israeli airstrikes hit several homes situated in the 17th District of the Al-Tawam area, in the Northern Gaza Strip, reportedly killing one person referred to as a “martyr” by multiple sources and injuring five other civilians that were later taken to the Indonesian Hospital, located in Bait Lahia, North Gaza

Summary

عين ديوار, Ayn Diwar, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

At least two civilians were wounded in an alleged Turkish shelling of Ayn Diwar village, east of Derik, local sources said. @dersi4m tweeted: “The Turkish army is shelling the village Ayn Diwar, 12 km eastern of Derik. Two civilians have been wounded.” ANF reported: “The village of Ayn Diwar, 12 km east of Derik city

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

محيط المستشفى الأوروبي, Vicinity of the European Hospital, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Around 5pm on Friday October 20th 2023, an alleged Israeli airstrike on the Al-Aqad family house located near the European Hospital in the Al-Manara neighborhood south to the town of Khan Yunis killed a Palestinian poet and novelist Heba (Hiba) Kamal Saleh Abu Nada alongside her son and ten identified members of the Al-Aqad family,

Summary

(5 children6 women1 man)

12 named, 2 families identified

Nearby landmark

عفرين, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Two civilians were injured in an alleged Turkish artillery raid on Afrin. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that an alleged Turkish shelling on Afrin “injured two citizens. One of them is a child. Additionally, a fighter of YPG was killed in the shelling.” There are no reports of civilian casualties. RT and Bas

Summary

رأس العين‎, Ras Al Ain , Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

Local media reported that one civilian died and two were wounded in alleged Turkish shelling of Ras Al Ain.

Summary

Vicinity of ATMIS forward operating base, Bulo Marer, 75 miles south-west of Mogadishu, South-eastern Somalia, Somalia

LOCATION

On the 26th of May, 2023, U.S. forces conducted an airstrike against Al-Shabaab fighters in the vicinity of an ATMIS (African Union Transition Mission in Somalia) forward operating base in Bulo Marer, 75 miles southwest of Mogadishu, Somalia. To date, there have been no reports of civilian harm with regard to the airstrike, while a

Summary

5–10

راحو, Rajo, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

The Kurdish Red Crescent reported that six civilian males were injured – some seriously – in the Rajo area of Afrin Canton. In a report seen by Airwars six civilians were named as injured – see list below. Ta3oob_11 reported that “Turkish aircraft heavily bombarded civilian homes in the areas of Raju and Jenders, resulting

Summary

مشروع الهضبة, Hadaba project, Tarabulus, Libya

LOCATION

One civilian was reportedly injured by indiscriminate shelling on the Hadaba project in Tripoli. The Ambulance Services Libya said: “The driver Abdul Basset al-Muqtaf, who was just injured by shrapnel in the head after rescuing some families who were hit by indiscriminate shells on their homes in the area of the project.” Al Wasat published

Summary

Government of National Accord, Libyan National Army

كفرنوران, Kafr Nouran, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

A missile strike killed at least five members of the same family, including three women, and wounded at least one more — all civilians — in Kafr Nouran, Aleppo after midnight on October 5, 2023. The strike was allegedly carried out by the Syrian regime and/or Russian military. Zahraa Ali Karhou, an elderly crippled mother,

Summary

5 – 6

(3 women2 men)

1–3

Russian Military, Syrian Regime

5 named, 1 familiy identified

رمضانة, Ramadana, Jindires, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

A single source, SotKurdistan, reported that, “on Thursday, the two men, Farhad Ibash (50) and Adel Abdul Hanan (50), were injured by the Turkish bombardment of Rumdana village, Syria. There are no other details at this time.

Summary

النعاعجة, Al Na'aija, Marqab, Libya

LOCATION

Two civilian women were reportedly injured in a GNA airstrike on Tarhuna. An Amnesty International investigation found: “On 27 April 2019, a GNA aircraft dropped a bomb on Tarhouna, in the courtyard of the al-Hbashi family, injuring two women and damaging the house. Umm Seif told Amnesty International: ‘I was at home alone with my

Summary

Government of National Accord

2 named

الحي النمساوي، خان يونس, Austrian neighbourhood, Khan Younis, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On Tuesday, October 10th 2023, an Israeli airstrike allegedly destroyed a house belonging to the Baroud family in the Austrian neighborhood of Khan Younis in the Gaza Strip, leading to the deaths of at least seven civilians, including at least two women and four children. Mohammed Baroud, a relative of the family, stated that the

Summary

(4 children2 women1 man)

7 named, 1 familiy identified

Neighbourhood/area

شيا عفرين, Shya, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

The Kurdish Red Crescent named one civilian was wounded followed an alleged Turkish shelling of Shya, Syria. The male victim was named at 21, who reportedly was wounded by shrapnel in the foot. No additional details are presently known.

Summary

الفطيرة, Al Fatira, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

One to two civilians died and two to three were wounded in an alleged Russian airstrike on Fatira in Idlib, according to sources on the ground. @mohmad_rasheed reported “a martyr and three civilians were wounded as a result of the Russian warplanes bombing the town of Al-Fatira.” @NEDAAPOST also tweeted that one civilian was killed and

Summary

1 – 2

2–3

Russian Military

شارع الثلاثيني, al Thalatheni Street, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On Wednesday, October 18th 2023, an unknown number of civilians were killed and wounded in an alleged Israeli airstrike on a house near al-Hayek on al-Thalatheni street in central Gaza City. Shehab Agency and Amad news reported on the strike, stating that there were a “number of martyrs and wounded” as a result of the

Summary

محطة وقود القرقني , Al Garqni Petrol Station, Tarabulus, Libya

LOCATION

Up to three non-combatants were allegedly killed in an LNA airstrike on Ain Zara. Al Wasat said: “The Interior Ministry of the GNA announced on Tuesday that two of its members were killed in the shelling of the headquarters of the Rapid Intervention Force at the General Directorate of Central Support in Ain Zara. The

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

(2 men)

قرب معبر رفح, Vicinity of the Rafah crossing, Rafah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On 10th October 2023, it was reported that two civilians were injured as a result of an alleged Israeli airstrike on the Rafah Crossing in the Gaza Strip. Three sources corroborated that two government employees were injured, although no detail on the extent of their injuries or their role within the government was provided. Airwars

Summary

ماراتا , villages of Marate and Tirinde, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

According to a single source, an unidentified number of civilians were wounded followed an alleged Turkish shelling on villages of Marate and Tirinde, Afrin. IC Afrin Resistance indicates that Turkish warplanes bombed Afrin city, Afrin district and the villages of Maratê and Tirinde. There were a high number of injuries reported. No further details are currently available.

Summary

0–10

صلاح الدين, Salaheddin, Tarabulus, Libya

LOCATION

Two civilians were allegedly killed by LNA artillery shelling on the Salaheddin neighbourhood of Tripoli. The Libya Observer wrote: “Khalifa Haftar’s artillery weapons attacked southern Tripoli neighborhoods, including Salah Al-Deen where two civilians were killed and others were wounded, media office of Volcano of Rage Operation said. The spokesman for Ministry of Health Fawzi Awnis

Summary

(2 men)

دير البلح, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Around 03:00 on Tuesday, October 10th, 2023, a rocket or missile allegedly fired by Israeli military hit a residential apartment in the Al Saad building in the town of Deir Al Balah, Gaza Strip, killing a family of six people – including a woman and four children – and injuring a number of civilians. Safa

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

Infrastructure

Residential

(4 children1 woman1 man)

6 named, 1 familiy identified

الزهور, Al Zohour, Tarabulus, Libya

LOCATION

One civilian was allegedly killed by LNA artillery shelling on the Al Zohour neighbourhood of Tripoli. The Libya Observer reported: “Meanwhile, one person was killed in Al-Zohoor neighborhood in Tripoli after 10 Grad rockets fired by Haftar’s forces fell on the residential area Thursday. Al-Zohoor neighborhood in Salah Al-Deen in southern Tripoli has been seeing

Summary

(1 man)

Gaza Strip, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On Tuesday, October 10th, 2023, an alleged Israeli strike killed two civilians, a 32-year old man named Ahmed Nahid Hasan Masoud and his 4-year old daughter, Suzan Ahmed Nahid Masoud, at their home in the Gaza Strip. Social media posts shared by relatives expressed a deep sense of loss and grief for both Ahmad and

Summary

(1 child1 man)

2 named, 1 familiy identified