Civilian Casualties

Turkish Military

محيط مستشفى القدس في تل الهوا, Al-Quds Hospital, Tal Al-Hawa, Gaza strip, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On the morning of November 5, 2023, at approximately 10am, one patient in the intensive care unit of al-Quds Hospital was injured by heavy artillery shelling, airstrikes, and explosions allegedly deployed by the Israeli military. The Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) first reported the news at 10:30 AM, reporting that al-Qud Hospital, the refuge of

Summary

Infrastructure

Healthcare, Hospital

1–3

الدقماق, Al Dakmak, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

At least two civilians were reported injured during alleged Syrian and/or Russian artillery shelling and/or airstrikes on the towns of Al Dakmak in the Al-Ghab Plain, west of Hama on July 14th 2020. The Syrian Civil Defence Forces of the Southern Directorate reported that two young men with injuries of varying degrees were rushed to

Summary

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

LOCATION

At least four civilians, including two children, 13-year-old Mahmoud Ibrahim Mahmoud Dababsh and nine or 11-year-old Anas Ahmed Abdul Rahman al-Mashharawi, were reportedly killed by an alleged Israeli airstrike on the Salah al-Din School on 14 November, 2024. In addition, “many others” were injured, though the details about these casualties were not found among local

Summary

4 – 5

(2–4 children1 man)

5–10

Exact location (other)

عين عيسى, Ain Issa, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Local sources reported that three children were injured in alleged Turkish forces and/or Turkey-backed forces artillery strikes on Ain Issa on August 1st, 2020. One of them is in a critical condition. “The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored, this evening, artillery shelling carried out by the Turkish forces and the factions loyal to them,

Summary

Turkish Military

Suspected targets

Assad regime, YPG/SDF

3 named, 1 familiy identified

كفريا, Kafriya and its outskirts, Idlib, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Shortly before 7:28 PM on Monday, September 23, 2024, Professor Mohamad Hamdo Al-Attouk (Abu Hamid), an elderly man, was among the five civilians killed, among them between one and two women. Up to thirteen civilians, including three women and eight children, were also injured in an artillery strike on the town of Kafriya, in particular,

Summary

Education, Primary School, Truck, Vehicle

(1–2 women1–2 men)

11–13

Impact

Syrian Regime, Russian Military, Iranian Military, Hezbollah Forces

16 named

شيراوا - برج القاس, Burj al-Qass -Shirawa, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported injuries in Burj Al Qass in Shirawa, Aleppo on September 12th, 2020 when “Turkish forces shelled with heavy artillery from their military bases stationed in the northern Aleppo countryside positions in the villages of Aqiba, Soghanka and Burj al-Qass in the Shirawa area within areas held by Kurdish

Summary

دارة عزة, main market, Sheikh Mohammad mosque and residential houses in Daret Izza, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Shortly before 8:56 AM on Thursday, 28 November 2024, four civilian men were killed and 21 civilians, among them children, were injured as a result of the series of airstrikes with the reported use of cluster and vacuum munitions allegedly launched by the Russian military and/or Syrian regime forces on the main market, a mosque

Summary

Commerce, Market, Mosque, Religious, Residential

(4 men)

4 named

قسطون, Qastoun, Hama, Syria

LOCATION

A civilian died when his house in Qastoun village, Hama governorate, collapsed on November 17th, 2020. According to local sources, the man’s home had been previously severely damaged by alleged Russian or Syrian regime strikes. The Syrian Civil Defence reported: “A civilian died, today, Tuesday, November 17, in the town of Qastoun in the western

Summary

(1 man)

Accidents related to conflict

الهرمل, Hermel,Lebanon, Baalbek-Hermel, Lebanon

LOCATION

code: ISLB260924h
incident_date: 2024-09-26
status: publish
civilian_harm_status: Weak

Summary

Israeli Military

العرقوب, Al Argoub, Al Wahat, Libya

LOCATION

Between seven and ten civilians were allegedly killed and 25 more injured by a NATO airstrike on Al Argoub. The BBC said: “Seven civilians died and 25 were hurt in a coalition air strike on a pro-Gaddafi convoy in eastern Libya, a doctor there has told the BBC. Dr Suleiman Refardi said Wednesday’s raid happened

Summary

7 – 10

(6 children2 women2 men)

NATO forces

Suspected targets

Gaddafi forces, Other

10 named

مخيمات النازحين في مدينة ادلب, Hay al-Jami'a UDP camp in the Al-Jami’a neighborhood of Idlib City, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

code: R4739
incident_date: 2024-12-01
status: publish
civilian_harm_status: Contested

A US airstrike alelgedly killed Al Shabaab fighter near Deb Scinnele, according to AFRICOM. The press release said: “In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command forces conducted two airstrikes in the vicinities of Jamaame and Deb Scinnele, Somalia, Jan. 19. Initial assessments indicate the strikes killed three al-Shabaab operatives. The command’s

Summary

1–2

مدرسة التابعين في حي الدرج بمدينة غزة, Al-Tabi'in School, Al-Daraj neighbourhood, Gaza City, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

At least 25 civilians, including at least two women and three children, were killed and a number of civilians were injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike on Al-Tabi’in School, which hosted hundreds of displaced people at the time of the strike in the Al-Daraj neighborhood of Gaza City around 2 am on Tuesday, March 18,

Summary

Education, Secondary School

25 – 31

(3 children2 women1 man)

Impact

Israeli Military

5 named, 2 families identified

Geolocation

Exact location (via Airwars)

راس لانوف, Ras Lanuf, Surt, Libya

LOCATION

On March the 3rd 2011, Gaddafi forces allegedly launched several airstrikes on Ras Lanuf (the oil crescent), in the vicinity of Brega that resulted, according to a single surviving source, in six civilians killed and 12 injured, who were said to be accompanying an Egyptian relief convey. Several sources referred to Gaddafi forces being behind

Summary

al-Kowthar village, Middle Shabelle, Somalia

LOCATION

code: USSOM459
incident_date: 2025-02-25
status: publish
civilian_harm_status:

Summary

0–19

Caba, Lower Juba, Somalia

LOCATION

The US reported in a press release published on September 27th that it had conducted a “self-defence strike” in Caba near Kismayo the previous day, killing four al Shabaab fighters . The press release said that a group of armed al Shabaab fighters attacked the Somali force and their US advisors. The Somali forces returned

Summary

Airstrike, Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons

Causes of injury / death

4–5

زليتن, Zliten, Misrata, Libya

LOCATION

On May 30th, 2011, multiple sources reported NATO airstrikes on Zliten, which were said to have killed 11 people – although their status was unclear. RT said: “Libyan television announced on Monday, May 30th, that NATO launched air strikes on the town of Zliten on the coastal road linking Tripoli and Misrata, killing 11 people.”

Summary

1 – 11

1–12

NATO forces

Suspected targets

Gaddafi forces, Other

Mosul, Mashahda, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, on June 2nd 2017 the Coalition said it had concluded an assessment on social media claims of civilian harm “near Mosul, Iraq”. According to the Coalition report, “13. March 3, 2017, near Mosul, Iraq, via social media report: After a review of available information it was assessed

Summary

US-led Coalition

كفر نبل, Kafr Nubul, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

A number of injuries among civilians were reported after an alleged Russian forces or Syrian regime forces rocket attack on Kafar Nubul in Idlib on January 28th, 2019 according to sources on the ground. abds02747 tweeted that “Hossam al-Hassani and Mohammed al-Khatib were injured by the rocket attack that targeted the city of kafr Nubul.”

Summary

حارم, Harem, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Some local sources which reported the sounds of an explosion from an alleged US-led coalition drone strike in Harem, Idlib said that three ‘people’ were injured as a result of that on February 25th, 2021. While most sources didn’t specify identities of those injured, @AlnahdaNews_24 said they were militants. “An unknown drone struck a point

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

US-led Coalition

Suspected target

Belligerents reported injured

Jawaari, Middle Juba, Somalia

LOCATION

An airstrike near the village of Jawaari was variously blamed on US and Kenyan forces. Mareeg, a Somali news outlet, reported a strike by unidentified jets which it said had potentially killed eight members of al Shabaab. The terror group itself reportedly denied that any of its fighters were killed. The source of Mareeg’s information

Summary

US Forces, Kenyan Military Forces

Suspected target

Al-Shabaab

8–13

باب العزيزية, Bab Al Aziziya, Tarabulus, Libya

LOCATION

Summary

Between Araare crossing and Muse Haji, near Baar Sanguni, Lower Juba, Somalia

LOCATION

Up to 73 al Shabaab fighters were killed in a confirmed retaliatory strike conducted by US Africa Command. On the same day as the attack, AFRICOM reported that it had “conducted an airstrike targeting militants near Jilib, Middle Juba Region, Somalia, on January 19, 2019.” The airstrike was apparently conducted after a large contingent of

Summary

Airstrike, Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Unknown

Causes of injury / death

52–73

الزنفل, Al Zanfil, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

A child was reported killed and others injured, also including children, in alleged Turkish or pro-Turkey militants shelling on Zankil village, east of Manbej, Aleppo on March 14th. The child victim was identified as Yamen Ali Ayntabi. It was reported that the shelling took place in the morning. North Press Agency said that the Turkish

Summary

(1 child)

3 named, 1 familiy identified

LOCATION

دمشق, Damascus, Syria

An alleged Israeli air strike hit Damascus airport the morning of January 10, 2019. According to Step News Agency, “Israeli warplanes launched several raids on the southern region on Sunday afternoon, following an explosion that rocked the capital Damascus this morning targeting a military checkpoint and a security detachment near the southern stronghold.” Free Deir

Summary

تل_الدهب , Tal Al Dahab, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Two members of the civil defence were reported wounded in an alleged Russia airstrike on Tal Al Dahab. The Smart News Agency reported: “The media official of the civil defence in the Jisr Al-Shughour district, Duraid Haj Hammoud, told the Smart’s correspondent that the raid targeted the village of Tal Dahab, wounding a civil defence member

Summary

Russian Military

عفرين, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

At least one civilian was killed and others were injured in alleged Syrian Democratic Forces or Russian airstrikes on agricultural lands in the outskirts of Afrin on June 12, 2021. According to Macro Media Center, “a civilian was killed and others were wounded as a result of the bombing of the PYD PKK gangs with missiles

Summary

Russian Military, Syrian Democratic Forces, Iranian Military

Exact location (via Airwars)

1 named

Geolocation

Belligerents reported injured