Civilian Casualties

(1 child)

مخيم جباليا, Jabalia Refugee Camp, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On Monday, November 6, 2023, an alleged Israeli airstrike on the home of the al-Ajrami family in the Jabalia Refugee Camp in the northern Gaza Strip killed at least 12 civilians, including least six children and four women, and injured at least six others. The matriarch of the family, Umm Raed al-Ajrami, was killed alongside

Summary

IDP or Refugee Camp, Residential

(6–8 children4 women2 men)

12 – 14

18 named, 1 familiy identified

Names matched with MoH IDs

Neighbourhood/area

LOCATION

Ein Tarma, Idlib, Syria

Two civilians died in an airstrike on Ein Tarma, according to sources on the ground – though reports were conflicted as to whether Russia or the Syrian regime were responsible. SCDrifdimashq also listed this man and said that a second ‘unknown martyr’ died. According to Smart, “a child was injured by regime artillery”.

Summary

1 named

LOCATION

داعل, Dael, Daraa, Syria

One named civilian died in an airstrike on Da’el, according to local sources – though it was unclear whether the death was caused by a Russia or Syrian regime airstrike or by regime artillery. Sources reported that both Russian and regime aircraft were operating in the area. Akhbar Alan blamed a regime airstrike while SyrianMubasher

Summary

1 – 5

1 named

بنت جبيل, Bint Jbail, Nabatieh, Lebanon

LOCATION

code: ISLB250924c
incident_date: 2024-09-25
status: publish
civilian_harm_status: Fair

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

(2 children2 women1 man)

5 named, 1 familiy identified

الأتارب, Al Atarib, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between five and seven civilians died and up to 40 were wounded in airstrikes in the Al Karab neighbourhood of Al Atareb outside Aleppo, according to local media. While most sources blamed Russia, there was also an allegation against the Syrian regime. LCCSY wrote that “the correspondent counted five civilians were killed when Russian warplanes

Summary

5 – 7

(1 woman2 men)

22–40

5 named

أورم الكبرى, Urma al Kubra, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

At least five civilians – from the same family, according to some reports – died and up to eight more were wounded in airstrikes on Orme Al-Kubra, local media reported. The majority of sources attributed the event to Russia – though one, the Syrian Network for Human Rights, blamed the Syrian regime. According to LCCSY,

Summary

5 – 6

(1 child)

8–10

شمال قطاع غزة مدرسة أبو حسين بمخيم جباليا, Abu Hussein school, Jabalia camp, North Gaza, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On Sunday afternoon (at around 16:12), October 20, 2024, at least two civilians were killed and others wounded in an alleged Israeli artillery shelling at the Abu Hussein school affiliated to the UN, in Jabalia camp, North Gaza Strip that destroyed the school building. Many local and regional networks, including Sawt Beirut News, Al-Jazeera and

Summary

(2 men)

2 named, 1 familiy identified

Names matched with MoH IDs

Town

البويهج, Al Bohij, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Two or three members of the White Helmets were reported killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Al Bohij near Manbij, Aleppo. According to LCCSY, two civilians died in the attack.Qasioun, the Shaam News Network and Halab News said that three members of the Civil Defense were killed. Halab News identified the names of all

Summary

2 – 3

(3 men)

كفر ناها, Shamico, near Kafr Naha, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Up to two civilians died and several more were wounded in an alleged Russian airstrike on a mosque in Shamico near Kafr Naha, according to local media. Sources reported that cluster bombs were used in the attack and that civilian homes were destroyed. The majority of sources referred only to “warplanes”, though Smart and Syria

Summary

1 – 2

2–24

رفح, Rafah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Three children were injured after an alleged Israeli ordnance exploded in Rafah on 20 January, 2025; this occurred a day into the Israeli-Hamas ceasefire in early 2025. One of the wounded was identified as Waseem Abu al-Hussin. Early sources reported two injuries, a figure that subsequent reports later increased to three. Waseem’s father, Sadi Abu

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

Planted explosives and unexploded ordnance (UXO)

الأتارب, Al Atarib, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between three and eight civilians died a several more were wounded in an airstrike on Atarbib, according to local media. While at least two sources blamed Russia, one pointed towards the regime, and many others didn’t identify the culprit. The Syrian Network for Human Rights, Radio Al Kul and Halab Today blamed Russia. According to

Summary

3 – 8

(1–2 children1–2 women)

2–4

3 named, 1 familiy identified

النزهة, Karam al Nuzha, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Two civilians died and several more were wounded in an airstrike on Aleppo’s Karam al Nuzha neighbourhood, local media reported. While most sources blamed Russia, several others noted that the regime was also conducting strikes in Aleppo during this period of time, meaning that it’s involvement can’t be ruled out. According to @dodoo559, “two raids

Summary

1 named

قطاع غزة, Gaza City, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On November 5, 2023, two brothers, 20-year-old Osama Alaa Hothot and 19-year-old Islam Alaa Hothot, were killed in an alleged Israeli airstrike as they were on their way to secure flour and food for their family. According to the page Gaza Martyrs, Osama and Islam’s family had sought refuge in Sabra in Gaza City to

Summary

(2 men)

2 named, 1 familiy identified

Names matched with MoH IDs

City

كفر ناها, Kafr Naha, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Up to nine civilians including six children and two women died in what was described as a “massacre” at Shamico Farms in Kafr Naha near Aleppo. Sources blamed Russian warplanes for the deaths. The twitter account AleppoAMC reported that the incident led to “eight martyrs including six children”. Violations Documentation Center Syria (VDC), Halab News Network

Summary

8 – 9

(6 children2 women)

9 named, 2 families identified

جسر الشغور, Jisr al-Shughur, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Seven civilians including up to five children – reportedly mostly from the same family – died and up to dozens more were wounded in airstrikes on Jisr al Shoughour, according to sources on the ground – though it was unclear whether Russia or the Syrian regime were to blame. Among sources attributing the event to

Summary

(4–5 children2–3 women)

2–24

فليون, Falyoun, Idlib, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Shortly before 3:43 PM on Thursday, November 28th, 2024, missile strikes carrying cluster bombs with contested responsibility allegedly perpetrated by the Syrian regime and/or Russian military and/or Iranian-backed militant groups in the town of Falyoun, in the southern Idlib countryside, Syria, injured at least one civilian, a child. Al Moherer in a post via Facebook

Summary

1–2

Russian Military, Iranian Military, Syrian Regime

المريعية, Mrey'iya, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

According to the Damascus Centre for Human Rights two civilian males – both members of the same family – died in an airstrike on the village of Al Maya’iya. Syrian Martyrs also named the two victims, while the DinSyr twitter feed reported “Hamza Ahmad al-Abd Al Jalil Mahmoud Ahmad Al-Jalil. Their bodies were identified among

Summary

(0–2 men)

2 named, 1 familiy identified

حي الدرعية, Dir'iya neighbourhood, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

An August 2017 Amnesty International report documented the death of a 60-year-man, who was killed in the Dir’iya neighbourhood in Raqqa city on June 8th. The report stated that several strikes, both air and artillery, hit the area on June 8th and 9th. Amnesty’s field researchers interviewed Intissar, who told them that her 60-year father,

Summary

مدرسة حليمة السعدية في جبالي, Halima Al Sa’dia school, Jabalia refugee camp, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

code: ISPT061124e
incident_date: 2024-11-06
status: publish
civilian_harm_status: Fair

Summary

Education, IDP or Refugee Camp, Secondary School

12 – 24

12–24

Impact

الفلوجة‎, Fallujah, Al Anbar, Iraq

LOCATION

In an event previously not tracked by Airwars, two civilians were reported as having been possibly killed by a Dutch airstrike on December 26th, after motorbikes strayed into the kill zone during an attack on Fallujah. According to an internal CENTCOM document, it was self-reported the following day that “while conducting dynamic coalition airstrikes on

Summary

near Al-Jisr Al Jadeed, Syria, 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 “near Raqqah, Syria”. According to the Coalition report, “45. June 3, 2017, near Al-Jisr Al Jadeed, Syria, via regional humanitarian organisation. After a review of available information it was assessed

Summary

الشيخ مصطفى, Sheikh Mustafa, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Russian forces launched a destructive bombing campaign on the village of Sheik Mustafa, according to local sources, however no civilians were reported killed, though the Shaam News Network said there were a “number of wounded”. The Syrian Civil Defense said more than seven airstrikes fell on the town of Sheikh Mustaf and Naqir. This included

Summary

Exact location (via Airwars)

الموصل‎, Mosul, Cultural area, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

According to NINA, citing a security source, nine members of a family – including women and children – died after coalition warplanes “bombed a house at dawn in the Althaqafiyah residential complex area in the north of Mosul, suspected of being taking a den or a hideout by Daash terrorists.”

Summary

(3 children2 women)

LOCATION

near Idlib, Idlib, Syria

In an incident previously not tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the injuries of three civilians near Idlib, Syria. In its May 2019 civilian casualty report, the Coalition noted “Coalition aircraft conducted a strike against a Daesh vehicle. Regrettably, three civilians were unintentionally wounded due to their proximity to the strike.” The report also

Summary

Known belligerent

جسر الشغور, Jisr al Shoughour, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

“Several injuries” resulted from alleged Russian airstrikes against the town of Jisr al Shoughour in the western countryside of Idlib on March 31, 2017. While @AleppoAMC reported airstrikes on Jisr al Shoughour without identifying casualties or attributing responsibility, Step News Agency reported that Russian aircraft carried out airstrikes across Idlib, including in Jisr al Shoughour,

Summary

Leego, Lower Shabelle, Somalia

LOCATION

Local reporters alleged that US and Somali forces had killed four civilians including a mother and child, during an operation in Leego. Caasimada alleged that the civilians were killed around midnight, by Somali troops accompanied by ‘white US officers’, and claimed that the attacking forces had flown there from a military base to the north.

Summary

Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)

(1 child1 woman)

Small arms and light weapons

Known belligerent

US Forces

Belligerents reported killed

Somali Military Forces

Known target

Al-Shabaab

3–4

بيت صليبي - شمسطار, Beit Salibi - Shamshtar, Baalbek-Hermel, Lebanon

LOCATION

code: ISLB301024b
incident_date: 2024-10-30
status: publish
civilian_harm_status: Fair

Summary

12 – 13

(3 children6 women3 men)

2–7

12 named, 1 familiy identified

Village

الموصل‎, Mosul, Rifai and Hermat, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Iraqi news agency NINA claimed that multiple Coalition airstrikes on the city of Mosul killed 23 people and injured a further 21. Citing an ‘anonymous security source’ the news agency reported that “Around 23 civilians were killed, including ten women and eight children, and 21 injured in the coalition bombing” which included the neighbourhoods of

Summary

(8 children10 women)