Civilian Casualties

اسدود, Ashdod, Southern, Israel

LOCATION

A heavy barrage of rockets launched by Al Qassam towards the city of Ashdod injured at least three civilians, directly hitting and significantly damaging a four story residential building, according to several sources. Al Qassam claimed responsibility for the attack. Whilst most residents of the building were located in the protected stairwell and were therefore

Summary

3–7

Known belligerent

Palestinian Militants

دوما, Douma, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

At least seven civilians, including a child and two women, were killed in air and/or artillery strikes on the city of Douma, Eastern Ghouta, March 19th 2018, as reported by local sources. Reports blamed both the Syrian regime and Russia for the incident. The Violations Documentation Center (VDC) of Syria documented the names of seven

Summary

7 – 9

(1 child2 women4 men)

Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear (CBRN), Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Causes of injury / death

7 named, 1 familiy identified

LOCATION

هرور, Hiror, Duhok, Iraq

Up to three civilians, including two women, were reported injured in alleged Turkish artillery shelling on Hirrur on September 4th 2021. There were claims that chemical weapons or white phosphorus were used in the attack. A resident of the village of Hirrur told IQ News, “Turkish artillery bombed our village this evening, as a result

Summary

Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear (CBRN), Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

2–3

Causes of injury / death

3 named, 1 familiy identified

الشحيل, Al Shahil, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

At least three men were killed and civilians were injured in a Coalition and Syrian Democratic Forces operation in the city of Al Shahil on September 26, 2021. Sources were conflicted as to whether those killed were civilians or members or ISIS, with one source reporting on civilian injuries. According to Euphrates Post, Syrian Democratic

Summary

Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)

0 – 3

(0–3 men)

1–2

Small arms and light weapons

Syrian Democratic Forces, US-led Coalition

ISIS

0–3

تفتناز, Taftanaz, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

At least ten civilians, including five to seven children and one woman, were killed in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on Al Nour Children’s Hospital and civilian homes in the town of Taftanaz, Idlib governorate, on June 10th, 2018, according to local sources. Edlib Media Center initially reported “four martyrs: three children and a

Summary

(5–7 children1 woman3 men)

10 – 12

25–30

11 named, 1 familiy identified

شادرني, Shaderni, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

A least one civilian was injured in alleged Russian strikes on the Shaderni area on November 6, 2021. According to the Syrian Civil Defense, a civilian was seriously injured and a number of cows were killed when Russian planes bombed a farm in the Shaderni area. The White Helmets rescued the injured and made sure

Summary

محمبل, Mhambel, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

@wateen_media reported that Russian aircraft carried out strikes on “the city of Ariha and the outskirts of the town of Mhambel”, but made ne mention of civilian harm. According to the Shaam News Agency, “Russian and Regime warplanes launched dozens of very violent air raids on the cities and towns of Idlib, causing dozens of

Summary

الجديدة أو اليعقوبية, Al Jadida or Al Yaqoubia, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Between one and three civilians, including a child, were killed and 12 to 15 others, including up to nine children and four women, were injured in alleged Russian airstrikes on the town of Al Jadida or Al Yaqoubia on December 11, 2021. According to Syrian Civil Defense, three people, including a child, were killed and

Summary

1 – 3

(1 child1 man)

12–15

2 named, 1 familiy identified

LOCATION

مورك, Mourk, Hama, Syria

Several civilians were left wounded as aerial and/or artillery shelling struck Mourk, Hama, local sources reported. It was unclear whether Russia or the Syrian regime was to blame. Sources reported both air and artillery strikes, adding that “a number” of civilians were left wounded. According to the sources, no civilians were killed by the shelling.

Summary

تل تمر, Tel Tamr, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

At least one child was injured in alleged Turkish shelling of the village of Tel Tamar on February 2, 2022. A tweet from @me_delal, a Kurdish human right activist, reported that a child was wounded when Turkish forces shelled Tel Tamar. Both @NPA_English and Athr Press also reported that Turkish forces shelled the village of

Summary

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

A reported Coalition airstrike on a municipal stadium in Raqaa being used as a facility by Daesh may also have injured some civilian prisoners being held there. According to reports at least 8 alleged fighters died while the group’s local ’emir’ was injured. Claims were confused as to whether prisoners at the facility had escaped

Summary

US-led Coalition

ISIS

Belligerents reported injured

Garbahaarey, Gedo, Somalia

LOCATION

An unknown number of casualties among militants resulted from alleged Somalia forces with the assistance of US airstrikes/drone strikes on October 7, 2021. Harun Maruf a journalist with Voice of America reported that the Somali military in collaboration with international security partners carried out airstrikes on four militant camps, destroying them. At the time there

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

US Forces, Somali Military Forces

Al-Shabaab

Belligerents reported injured

بلدات متعددة في حماة, Several towns in Hama, Hama, Syria

LOCATION

Local sources reported that a number of civilians were killed and injured in a group of towns in Hama on September 9th, 2018 as a result of Russian forces and Syrian regime operations there. Shaam Network reported “The Russian planes, the warlords and the helicopter continued to launch heavy air raids on the cities and

Summary

LOCATION

زيوا, Ziwa , Duhok, Iraq

At least two children were killed and up to two others, including a child, were injured in alleged Turkish or Kurdish strikes on Ziwa village on May 26, 2022. Birqi Omar, mukhtar (chieftain) of Ziwa village in Amedi town, told Rudaw’s Hunar Rashid that people from nearby areas were picnicking when bombs struck. “As far

Summary

2 – 3

(2 children)

البلدق, Al Baldak, Jarablus, Aleppo, Syria

Turkish Military, YPG

LOCATION

Two civilians, one girl and her mother were injured at dawn on June 27th 2022 by a reported missile shelling attributed to the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) / PKK/PYD or the Syrian regime in the town of Baldaq in the countryside of Al-Dhahirah area in Jarablus, in the eastern countryside of Aleppo, Syria. The Syrian

Summary

YPG, Syrian Regime

شارع المطبات طريق المشتل, Al Matabat street in Al Mashtal road, Tarabulus, Libya

LOCATION

One civilian, a young man, was killed and four to five other men were injured in shelling carried out by “presidential agencies” on Al Matabat street in Tripoli on July 22, 2022. According to @tkyroogklshytk, a shell fell on Al-Matabat Street behind the Qadour Clinic near a group of young men sitting on the street,

Summary

(1 man)

4–5

GNA/Turkish Military

5 named, 1 familiy identified

Geolocation

Street

الباره, Al Bara, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

A woman was injured in an alleged missile strike by Russian or Syrian regime forces in the Al Bara district in Jabal Al Zawiya in southern Idlib on August 6th, 2022. The woman’s injuries were not specified though @RadioAlKul tweeted that she was “slightly injured” whereas all other sources reported that she was injured without

Summary

Syrian Regime, Russian Military

LOCATION

مورك, Morek, Hama, Syria

A civilian was wounded by alleged Russian or Syrian regime artillery shelling on the city of Mourek in northern Hama, according to local sources. @liongeneral19, a pro regime source tweeted, “Artillery men are raining terrorist positions now in Morek, Tal Malah, Ar-Arbaeen, al-Jibbe, Al-Jaysat, and Tal Al-Sakhar in the northern and northwestern Hama countryside.” However,

Summary

قرية مطمورة, Matmoura village, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

Up to two civilians, including a woman, were injured in alleged Turkish shelling of the village of Matmoura on October 4, 2022. According to Hawar News, a civilian named Yashar Hussein al-Kamouri was wounded in the village of Matmoura by Turkish shelling. North Press Agency also identified another civilian, a woman named Ishar al-Hussein, was

Summary

بنغازي‎, Municipal hotel, Benghazi, Libya

LOCATION

Civilian infrastructure in Benghazi was targeted by LNA strikes, according to local sources Libya Today TV reported that an LNA strike in central Benghazi – in the Akhribesh area – resulted in the destruction of “infrastructure and public and private property of citizens.” Ayon Benghazi reported strikes in the vicinity of a hotel, and several other

Summary

Libyan National Army

قامشلو, Qamishlo, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

Three civilians, including an unknown number of children, were reported injured as a result an alleged Turkish drone strike on a vehicle on Al-Hizam Al-Ghaby Road, near Al-Saada School in Al-Qamishly city in Al-Hasakah countryside, Syria, on November 6th 2022. Two to three SDF fighters, including a commander and a driver, were also reportedly killed

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

2–3

Tortoroow, Lower Shabelle, Somalia

LOCATION

Kenyan and Somali forces, and their US advisors, carried out a raid on an al Shabaab checkpoint in Toratorow. The US carried out an airstrike during the operation – though initially denied doing so. Media reports said helicopters were involved, indicating that both US air and ground forces were participating. However a US spokesperson denied

Summary

Airstrike, Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)

US Forces, Kenyan Military Forces, Somali Military Forces

Known belligerents

Known target

Al-Shabaab

الزيدية, Al Zaydiyah, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

Two civilians were injured by alleged Turkish drone strikes on the village of Al Zaydiyah on November 23, 2022. ANF reported that two people were injured by an explosive-laden drone strike on the village of Al Zaydiyah in Darbasiyah district. ANF added that at the time there was no information on the condition of those

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

بنغازي‎, Benghazi: Ganfouda, Benghazi, Libya

LOCATION

A UAE reportedly targeted a residential area in Benghazi. Libya Alahrar TV reported: “Al-Saraya Media Center: a foreign aircraft without a pilot targeted a house inhabited by a family in Ganfouda in Benghazi.” Nosa posted on Twitter that “so far four air raids have been launched by the UAE UAV on Ganfouda and the Chinese

Summary

United Arab Emirates Military

إبطع, Ibta'a, Daraa, Syria

LOCATION

A young man was killed and up to six others were injured in alleged Russian or Syrian regime artillery strikes on the city of Ibta’a, Dara’a governorate, on June 26th, 2019, according to local sources. Amin Abu Halwa wrote on Facebook that the young Ali Ahmad Al Mahmoud Al Hariri had been killed as the

Summary

(1 man)

Russian Military, Syrian Regime, Iranian Military

LOCATION

вул. Клочківська, Klochkivska St., Kharkiv, Ukraine

Between three and four policemen, and up to one civilian (in total four civilians), were reportedly killed and between nine up to “dozens” were reported injured when an alleged Russian missile hit a police headquarters in Klochkivskyi, Kharkiv, on March 2nd 2022. RBC.ua and @HromadskeUA reported that one civilian and three policeman died as a

Summary

9–24

Russian Military

Geolocation

درنة‎, Derna, Darnah, Libya

LOCATION

A Libyan Air Force MIG-23 was shot down in the Sidi Khalid area, 35 km West of Derna, after conducting airstrikes in Derna according to various sources. Apparently, the plane had shelled the 400 neighbourhoods in retaliation for the killing of civilians on February 7th. The Libya Observer reported that the Derna Shura Council, which

Summary

Libyan National Army

الطيبة, al Tayba, Daraa, Syria

LOCATION

Local sources reported that up to 13 civilians including at least three children were killed and others also including children injured in Russian forces or Syrian regime forces airstrikes on Al Taybah in Dara’a on June 27th, 2018. Daraa Martyrs Documentation Office said that ten of the victims are from the same family. SMART News

Summary

(3–6 children3 women3 men)

7 – 13

2–4

10 named, 1 familiy identified