Civilian Casualties

10 – 12

(2 children3 women3 men)

10 named, 1 familiy identified

Neighbourhood/area

رفح, Rafah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

code: ISPT0001
incident_date: 2023-10-07
status: publish
civilian_harm_status: Fair

Summary

Infrastructure

Ambulance, Healthcare

(1 man)

Impact

3 named

Town

عين زارة, Ain Zara, Tarabulus, Libya

LOCATION

One civilian was reportedly injured by indiscriminate shelling on Ain Zara. Tk Yahrouq Kl shy reported: “A shell landed just before Mohammed bin Hamed’s farm in Ain Zara al-Kuhaili, and the farm worker was injured.” Local reports of fighting point at the GNA or LNA as the culprit. There is currently no other information available.

Summary

Government of National Accord, Libyan National Army

1 named

جياليا, Jabalia, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

At least eight people were killed and over 20 were injured by an alleged Israeli airstrike which hit the Dardouna residence in the Jabalia region of northern Gaza on October 15th, 2023. @ShehabAgency reported that the number of those killed had risen to nine, and that more than 20 had been wounded. A post from

Summary

8 – 10

(1 child2 women2 men)

8 named, 1 familiy identified

Town

NW of Kismayo, Lower Juba, Somalia

LOCATION

The US military carried out an airstrike on al Shabaab fighters – possibly high value – after they attacked a Somali patrol in the northwest of Kismayo, Lower Juba Province, according to a press release from US Africa Command. No civilian harm was reported in this incident. According to the official statement: “In coordination with

Summary

Belligerents reported killed

النصيرات, Nuseirat, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On Friday, October 13th, 2023, an alleged Israeli airstrike hit the Aqel family home in Al Nuseirat, a refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip, killing one girl from the Aqel family. According to Safa News, at 12:28 the body of one killed civilian was recovered from the home. Khaber Press along with multiple Facebook

Summary

(1 child)

al-Basheriyah, Qamishli, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

Up to three civilians including a woman were reported killed and many more wounded in alleged Turkish shelling of a Christian neighbourhood in al-Basheriyah, Qamishli, sources said. Reports claimed that the shells landed on civilian homes and fires broke out. Multiple reports published graphic images of casualties. @NPA_SY said that a Kurdish civilian died and

Summary

1 – 3

(1 woman)

9–20

بني سهيلا, Bani Suheila, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On October 13th 2023, 16 year old Amani Musab Youssef Muhammad al-Raqab, 33 year old Nizam Saad Abdul Qadir al-Qara, and his one month old nephew Ibrahim Ammar Saad al-Qara were killed and eight others were injured by an alleged Israeli airstrike that hit the Qara family home in Bani Suhaila, east of Khan Yunis. According

Summary

(2 children1 man)

3 named, 1 familiy identified

Town

تل رفعت و شيخ عيسى, Tal Rifat and Sheikh Issa, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

At least four children were wounded in an alleged Turkish shelling of Tal Rifat and Sheikh Issa in Aleppo governorate, according to local media. Sources didn’t give the number of children wounded, though pictures showed four children with injuries. There was also a graphic image of a wounded adult.

Summary

Turkish Military

حي الجزائر, Algeria region, Hilla, Babylon Province, Babil, Iraq

LOCATION

On the 25th of December, 2023, a declared U.S. airstrike was conducted against the headquarters of the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) in Hilla, central Iraq, killing one civilian and injuring two female civilians: Shadhadan Karim Mirza, and Wasnah Maher Kahem. One member of the PMF was also killed and up to 19 other members of

Summary

Known belligerent

US Forces

Known target

Iraqi militias (PMUs)

Belligerents reported killed

2 named

Belligerents reported injured

18–19

رأس العين ,الجامع الكبير , Next to Al Jamia Al Kabir in Ras Al Ayn, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

In a major civilian harm incident, between 6 and 19 civilians – including at least four journalists from multiple countries – died and as many as 74 others were wounded in an alleged Turkish airstrike on a convoy, made up from around 400 civilian vehicles, heading from Al Jazira to Ras Al Ain, local media

Summary

7 – 19

(1–2 women6–17 men)

56–75

دير سنبل, Deir Sinbol, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

At least one woman was injured after alleged Syrian regime and/or Russian artillery hit the town of Deir Sinbol on October 5th, 2023. Neither the woman’s name, nor other identifying characteristics, have been made available. @MohamadDaba9966 reported that the strike hit an armed vehicle, “killing and wounding” those inside the car “on the #Hantoutin-#Dersanbel road”

Summary

Syrian Regime, Russian Military

جل آغا, Jal Agha/Çil Axa, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

Two civilians were reported injured in an alleged Turkish forces airstrike and/or artillery strike on Jal Agha Village – Hassakah Governorate, on October 9th 2019, according to local sources. The injured civilians, both reported injured with shrapnel in the arm, were named as Ahmad Othman, 24 years old and Alih ALhassafi Saeed, 32 years old.

Summary

الصفطاوي, al Saftawi, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Shortly before 4:50 AM on October 21, 2023, four civilians, including two children, were killed and a number of civilians were injured by an alleged Israeli airstrike on the al-Hanawi family home located in the Al-Saftawi area in the northern Gaza Strip. 61-year-old Hamdi Al-Hanawi, was killed along with his son, 35-year-old Hassan Al-Hanawi, and

Summary

(2 children2 men)

4 named, 1 familiy identified

Neighbourhood/area

السوسة, Al Sousa , Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Two male civilians were reportedly shot by YPG forces in the countryside of al-Sousa. Euphrates Post reported: “The bodies of the two young men were found n the village of al-Jarzi this morning: Meshaan al-Hamoud Al Ghadab was born in 1992 and his brother-in-law Musleh Khabur al-Saleh was born in 1983 The youths were civilians

Summary

Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)

(2 men)

Small arms and light weapons

YPG

2 named, 1 familiy identified

near to Jilib, Middle Juba, Somalia

LOCATION

On the 17th of December, 2023, a declared U.S. airstrike reportedly killed an Al-Shabaab leader, Maalim Ayman, near Jilib in southern Somalia. On the same day as the airstrike, United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) released a statement on its website, stating that the airstrike had been conducted “in coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia,

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

Belligerents reported killed

ريف ادلب الجنوبي, Southern Idlib, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Two sources reported that alleged Russian warplanes struck a camp for displaced people in the southern countryside of Idlib with a phosphorous missile on the night of March 25th, possibly causing civilian harm. Only one source, Smart News Agency, reported that the strike had caused civilian harm, saying that it had resulted in “several” wounded. @amrsyria1 said

Summary

Russian Military

LOCATION

Unknown, Libya

One child was reportedly killed by a possible airstrike in Libya. Sputnik said: “The day before [October 13th], there were reports that a 13-year-old boy was killed while he was at home.” The source did not provide further details.

Summary

(1 child)

أبو حمام, Abo Hamam, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

On Monday, September 11th 2023, an alleged drone strike by SDF military patrols hit civilians in the town of Abu Hamam, east of Deir Ezzor, west Syria, injuring two civilians, a man and a child. Sources including Al Araby, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, and @alkhabour21 twitter account accounted for two civilians being injured

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

YPG

طرابلس‎: مدرسة رجب النائب, Tripoli: Rajab Al-Naeb elementary school, Tarabulus, Libya

LOCATION

One child was allegedly injured by indiscriminate shelling the Salaheddin area of Tripoli. Al Wasat reported: “Witnesses told ‘Central Gate’, that indiscriminate shells hit in the Salaheddin area in the capital Tripoli, one fell on a house, and another was near a primary school, wounding a child and residents of the house. One of the

Summary

3–5

Libyan National Army

الشيخ ناصر, Sheikh Nasser, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On Friday 20th of October 2023, at least two civilian members of the Hadayed family, an infant and a woman, were killed, and a number of others were injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike on the Hadayed family home in the Sheikh Nasser neighbourhood in Khan Yunis, South of the Gaza Strip. The Hadayed Family

Summary

(1 child1 woman)

الشهداء, al Shuhada, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

The Step News Agency reported that the Coalition “launched several air raids targeting al Shuhadaa [the Martyrs] district near E’nezan bakery in the city of Raqqa, which resulted in a number of wounded“. Sour News also reported an “air raid” – but didn’t identify the culprit – in the area “between the Bakery of E’nezan

Summary

US-led Coalition

جامع الصديق , Al Seddiqe Mosque, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

One civilian was reported killed and “many” injured in an alleged Turkey-backed militants’ artillery attack on the Al-Cemîliye neighbourhood, in Aleppo, Syria, on November 6th, 2019 according to local sources. The Al Siddiqe Mosque was reportedly targeted. Some sources blamed the Jabhat al-Nusra group.

Summary

5–8

Turkish Military, Free Syrian Army, Unknown

2 named

دير البلح, Deir al Balah, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Around dawn (local time) on Saturday, October 21, 2023, nine civilians, including one woman and six children, were killed, and a number of civilians were injured by an alleged Israeli airstrike in the al-Hawajri family home in Deir Balah, Gaza Strip. Those killed include four brothers Hamza Ahmed Zidan al-Hawajri (aged 21 or 22), Harith

Summary

(6 children1 woman2 men)

1–2

10 named, 1 familiy identified

City

جنديرس, Rajo, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Three civilians were wounded in an alleged Turkish airstrike on Rajo, local media reported. It should be noted that some sources reported this incident as Jindires, but Airwars spoke with the Kurdish Red Crescent which confirmed that this was a mistake and the location was in fact Rajo. According to Manbij Military Council, “at 1400

Summary

سرمين, Sarmin, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

An unspecified number of civilians were reportedly wounded in alleged Russian airstrikes on Sarmin in Idlib Governorate on the 27th of April 2017, according to local media. The Syrian Network for Human Rights was among the majority of sources pointing to Russia. It reported that “ suspected Russian warplanes fired two missiles on al Daraj

Summary

Russian Military

معرتماتر, Ma’ar Tamater, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

One civilian was injured in alleged Russian airstrikes on the village of Ma’ar Tamater, Idlib governorate, on November 11th, 2019, according to local sources. Abad Zekra, director of the Civil Defence Force in Ma’arat Al Nouman, told Smart News Agency that alleged Russian air raids wounded a civilian, who was taken to a nearby medical

Summary

Russian Military

البشرية, the village of Al-Bashiriya, al-Hasakah, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

In the morning hours of Monday, October 9th, 2023, at least five civilians, including four women and a child, were injured by an alleged Turkish bombardment while working in cotton fields in the village of Al-Bashiriya located in the Al-Darbasiyah district of Al-Hasakah in northeastern Syria. According to the Hawar news agency and Aso news,

Summary

Infrastructure

Agriculture

5–8

طرابلس‎: مشروع الهضبة, Tripoli: Hadaba project, Tarabulus, Libya

LOCATION

One child was allegedly killed by indiscriminate shelling on the Hadaba project in Tripoli. Tk Yahrough Kl shy said: “The death of Khaled Mohammed Muftah Al-Mashay as a result of an indiscriminate shell landing last night on his house in line 6 in Hadaba project area.” Hona Souq Al-Khmies published a similar report. Local reports

Summary

(1 child)

Government of National Accord, Libyan National Army

1 named