Civilian Casualties

(1 child1 woman10 men)

Impact

12 named, 1 familiy identified

كفرنوران, Kafar Nuran, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

At least nine civilians, among which between three and six children, were reportedly killed in alleged Russian airstrikes on the town of Kafar Nuran, Aleppo governorate, on January 21st, 2020, according to local sources. Between 14 and 42 civilians, including women and children, were reported wounded. The Syrian Civil Defence initially put the death toll

Summary

(3–6 children2 women5 men)

9 – 11

14–42

Russian Military

19 named, 3 families identified

بجوار مسجد الحق، مخيم جباليا, Vicinity of Al Haqq Mosque, Jabalia camp, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Shortly before 11:54 PM on Sunday, 22 October 2023, at least 33 identified civilians, including seven women and at least 20 children, were killed and at least 10 others, including an infant, were injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike that struck the Al-Lidawi family home in the Al-Shuhada Al-Sittah area west of the Jabalia refugee

Summary

IDP or Refugee Camp, Residential

(20–21 children7 women5–6 men)

34 named, 3 families identified

Nearby landmark

شارع الشيباني, Al Shibani Street, Tarabulus, Libya

LOCATION

One civilian was reportedly injured by LNA shelling on the Abu Salim area of Tripoli. Libya Alahrar TV said: “A Libyan correspondent from Al Ahrar in Tripoli reported that one person was injured due to the fall of indiscriminate rockets fired by Haftar militias in the Abu Salim area on Monday morning. The reporter added

Summary

Libyan National Army

قضاء سيدكان, village of Sheikh Rashha, Sidkan District, Erbil, Iraq

LOCATION

On April 14th, 2024, at 6:30 Thursday evening a man, father of three kids, was killed by a drone strike on a vehicle reportedly perpetrated by Turkish forces in the Sidkan District in Erbil Governorate. It is contested whether the man killed was a civilian or a member of the Peshmerga. The victim was Sorour Qader,

Summary

0 – 1

(0–1 men)

Turkish Military

0–1

حيي النهضة, Nahdah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the injury of a civilian in an event in the Nahdah neighbourhood in Raqqa. Their September 2017 civilian casualty report noted: “During a strike on an ISIS vehicle, it was assessed that one civilian was unintentionally injured.” The Coalition provided Airwars with the

Summary

Known belligerent

US-led Coalition

بلدات متعددة, Several towns, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Shaam Network reported that “Russian and Assad warplanes launched dozens of airstrikes targeting the areas of Ariha, Jisr al-Shughur, Saraqib, Kafrbikh, Ahsim and Nayrab in Idlib, Syria, on January 30th, 2020, causing civilian casualties.” No further details are available at the moment.

Summary

2–3

Russian Military, Syrian Regime

Suspected belligerents

مخيم المغاز, Al-Maghazi Refugee Camp, Deir al-Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

In the early afternoon of November 2nd, 2023 an alleged Israeli airstrike hit the Afana family home in the Al Maghazi Refugee camp and killed 13 members of the Afana family, including five young children, and injured dozens of other civilians. The strike killed Dr. Azo Ismail Salim Afana, 69, alongside his wife Sameera Mahmoud

Summary

IDP or Refugee Camp, Residential

(5 children4 women4 men)

12–24

Impact

15 named, 1 familiy identified

السيال, Sayyala, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Two civilians were injured due to the bombing of Sayyala, Aleppo .Sources all blamed Russian warplanes for the raids. Baladi News reported that “several Russian planes were circling the villages of Sayala, Burj Sabna, Muraba’ Saloum and Muraba’ Bisha Square in the southern suburb of Aleppo, wounding a number of civilians, including critical cases.” Local

Summary

Russian Military

اللطامنة, Al-Latamnah, Hama, Syria

LOCATION

An alleged Russian airstrike on a field hospital at Al-Latamnah resulted in injuries to a number of medics and severe damage to the building, according to the Syrian Observatory. Although the Syrian Network for Human Rights described the attack as the work of the Syrian regime, the Russian MoD has confirmed a number of airstrikes

Summary

Suspected belligerents

Unknown, Syrian Regime

عقبة زعج, Aqaba Za'aj, Al Bayda, Yemen

LOCATION

Multiple local language sources indicated that US airstrikes took place in Aqaba Za’aj, in Qayfa Radaa, Bayda province, during the night from March 2nd to March 3rd. There were no known reports of civilian harm. Various sources reported that strikes took place in Aqaba Za’aj, seemingly in conjunction with strikes against the nearby locations of

Summary

مدرسة أسماء الثانية التابعة للأونروا، مخيم الشاطئ، مدينة غزة, UNRWA affiliated Asmaa school, Al-Shati Camp, Gaza City, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

In the early hours of June 7th 2024, at least four people were killed and at least seven others were injured in a declared Israeli airstrike on UNRWA Asmaa School, west of the Al Wahda Tower, in the Al Shati (Beach) refugee camp, west of Gaza City. A Facebook post made by Mohamed Awad, a

Summary

Education, IDP or Refugee Camp

4 – 6

(4 men)

Raqqah, Yarmuk, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, on September 29th 2017 the Coalition said it had concluded an assessment on claims of civilian harm. According to the Coalition report, ” 106. June 13, 2017, near Raqqah, Syria, via NGO report: After a review of available information it was assessed that no Coalition strikes were

Summary

US-led Coalition

خربة عمو, Road between Khirbet Amo and the Allaya neighborhood on the outskirts of Al Qamishli, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

One man was killed and three civilians were wounded in clashes between American troops and Syrian regime forces near the village of Khirbet Ammo, Al Hasaka governorate, on February 12th, 2020, according to local sources. It remains unclear if the killed man was a civilian or a member of an armed group. Sana reported that “American

Summary

0 – 1

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons

1–3

Causes of injury / death

Belligerents reported injured

0–1

شمال النصيرات, Nuseirat Camp, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On Friday morning, April 12th 2024, an alleged drone strike by the Israeli Military resulted in the death of a child and multiple injuries in an area north of the Nuseirat Refugee Camp in Gaza. Although the number of injuries is unspecified, several news outlets and social media users reported that the casualties were brought

Summary

Infrastructure

IDP or Refugee Camp

(1 child)

مشرفة, Mishrefa, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Three civilians were reported injured in alleged Turkish air or artillery strikes on the village of Mishrefa and Şergirat, Ain Issa, on February 18th, 2020, according to local sources. ANF reported that “at 19.30 local time, the villages of Mishrefa and Şergirat were targeted. In the attack with heavy weapons, the wheat warehouse was bombed

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

Turkish Military

قرية خاستو, the village of Khastu, south of Şiladzi, north of Dohuk Governorate, Dohuk, Iraq

LOCATION

Around 6:00 a.m. on Thursday, July 18th, 2024, Osman (Othman) Roshdi was killed and a civilian was seriously injured by a bombing attack reportedly carried out by the Turkish military in the Khastu village located in the south of Şiladziin in the north of Dohuk Governorate, southern Kurdistan, Iraq. Sources are conflicted as to whether

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

0 – 1

(0–1 men)

Turkish Military

YPG/SDF

0–1

LOCATION

مَأْرِب, Ma'rib, Yemen

Multiple sources reported that a US drone strike on the evening of March 3rd 2017 targeted Sheikh Abdulilah al-Dhahab and four of his guards, all of whom were alleged to be AQAP militants, while they were travelling in Marib governorate. Some sources suggested that the strike took place on the outskirts of Marib, the capital

Summary

Belligerents reported injured

دير البلح, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

While seeking shelter in a school located in Deir Al Balah, a woman was reportedly injured by an alleged Israeli sniper shortly before 3:15 PM on August 24th, 2024. Many sources such as the Palestinian Refugee Portal and the Palestine Post reported on the sniper shooting, however all the sources repeated the same information. Therefore,

Summary

Small arms and light weapons

مديرية العبر, Al Abr District, Hadramaut, Yemen

LOCATION

A reported US drone strike killed two alleged AQAP militants, including a Saudi national, while they were driving in the Al-Abr area of Hadramout governorate, on March 14th 2017. There are no known associated reports of civilian harm. According to FPA, the alleged militants were named as Abu Jandal al-Hadrami and Abu Hashim al-Sharuri by

Summary

الطريق الساحلي, Al-Rashid Road, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

At least three civilians were injured following an alleged Israeli airstrike on a car travelling down the Coastal Road in southwestern Gaza on November 2, 2023. An interview with a child who survived the strike was posted on Twitter/X and shared by eleven social media accounts, including al-Jazeera Palestine, the Palestine Information Center, and Yemen

Summary

3–4

الوضيع, Al Wade'a, Abyan, Yemen

LOCATION

Several sources reported that a US drone strike in Al Wade’a district, Abyan governorate, targeted the home of alleged AQAP leader Abu Ubaidah al-Damaji at around dawn on March 31st 2017. There were no known reports of civilian harm. Sources indicated that it was unclear whether al-Damaji or any others died in the strike on

Summary

جبال البطم,, Jabal Al Batm in Batm Mountains, Southern Lebanon, Batm Mountains, Lebanon

LOCATION

On Monday, 23rd September 2024, 14 civilians, including six women and seven children across two families were killed when an alleged Israeli bombardment hit the town of Jabal al-Batm in the Al-Batm mountains in Southern Lebanon. The families were sheltering together in one house when they were killed. Twitter user @mhanna611 reported the incident in

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

Infrastructure

Residential

(7 children6 women1 man)

14 named, 2 families identified

معرشورين, M’arshourin, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Local sources reported airstrikes in the towns of Tarmala, Ma’arshrouin and Al Mashrifa in the countryside of Idlib. According to Step News and EdlibEMC1, one civilian was wounded when an airstrike struck the outskirts of the village of Ma’arshrouin. EdlibEMC1 claimed that the victim was a young man who was wounded when the village was

Summary

Russian Military

تمورة ,شرق الغرير, Tamoura, east of Ghurair, Shabwa, Yemen

LOCATION

In an email to the Bureau of Investigative Journalism, US Central Command confirmed that a strike had targeted three “AQAP terrorists” in Shabwa on April 29th. This confirmed earlier reports that a US drone strike had killed at least two alleged AQAP militants travelling in a Vitara car in the Tamoura area, in the Al

Summary

Known belligerent

Known target

1–4

بلدة كوثرية السياد, The town of Kawthriya Al-Sayyad, Lebanon

LOCATION

On September 23, 2024, seven members of the same family, including two children and three women, were killed in an alleged Israeli strike on the town of Kawthriya al-Sayyad in Lebanon. A local headteacher, Suzy Ahmad Kajak was killed alongside her father, Ahmad Kajak, her mother, Haifa, her sister, Dr. Farah Ahmad Kajak, her brother-in-law (Farah’s

Summary

(2 children3 women2 men)

Impact

7 named, 1 familiy identified

Town

أربع شوارع زويته, Zuwaita Junction, Tarabulus, Libya

LOCATION

Four civilians, three of them children, were killed and five more injured by alleged LNA shelling on Ain Zara. UNSMIL tweeted: “Four young women and girls aged between 14-20 killed, and five others, including a 11-year-old child, were injured yesterday in a senseless indiscriminate shelling affecting a civilian neighborhood in Ain Zara, reportedly by LNA

Summary

(3 children1 woman)

Libyan National Army

9 named, 2 families identified

مدرسة الرازي أو النص, Al Razi (Al Nus) school, Camp 2 in Al Nuseirat camp, Gaza Strip, Deir al Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

At around 11 AM on Tuesday, 16th July 2024, at least 18 civilians, including three women, at least eight children, and a Palestinian journalist, were killed, and up to 72 civilians were injured in a declared Israeli airstrike on Al-Razi School, affiliated with the UNRWA relief agency and sheltering displaced people. The school was located

Summary

Education, Secondary School

(8–9 children3 women6–7 men)

18 – 23

50–72

18 named, 3 families identified

Bush Madina, Bay, Somalia

LOCATION

Three Al Shabaab fighters were allegedly killed in a US airstrike near Bush Madina. The AFRICOM press release said: “In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command conducted an airstrike targeting al-Shabaab terrorists in the vicinity of Bush Madina, Somalia, April 2. The command’s initial assessment concluded this airstrike killed three (3)

Summary