Civilian Casualties

1 – 5

Turkish Military

Other

5–10

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)

Israeli Military

2 named, 1 familiy identified

Names matched with MoH IDs

Geolocation

City

سراقب, Saraqib, Hama, Syria

LOCATION

Local sources reported that two or three civilians were injured in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on the city of Saraqib, Hama governorate, on July 10th, 2019. According to Zaitonmag, “the city of Saraqib was subjected to an airstrike targeting the eastern neighbourhoods of the city with two missiles, wounding three civilians.” @mahmoudalbakor1 tweeted:

Summary

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

LOCATION

On the 4th of November of 2023, an alleged Israeli airstrike hit Market Street, located in the center of the Jabalia Refugee Camp, in North Gaza, the Gaza strip, where according to the sources reporting the incident, “dozens of displaced people were present”; at least six civilians, including three children, were injured. Multiple local sources

Summary

المعيصرونة, Al-Ma'essrouna, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

As many as eight civilians were injured due to airstrikes which struck Al-Ma’essrouna, near Ma’arat al Numan, local media said. All sources blamed Russian warplanes, except Qasioun News, who pointed to the Assad regime. Step News Agency reported that there were “civilian casualties” in Al-Ma’essrouna, however did not specify whether these were dead or wounded.

Summary

عين عيسى, Ain Issa, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Eight civilians were injured as a result of alleged Turkish mortar shelling on Ain Issa countryside in Raqqa on November 23rd, 2020. According to Ronahi, populated areas in the villages of Saida, Maalak, Ain Issa camp, and the vicinity of the district center in Ain Issa were targeted with hundreds of mortar shells and heavy

Summary

Baraag Gurgurte, approximately 20 kilometers from Harardhere district in Mudug region, Mudug, Somalia

LOCATION

code: USSOM428
incident_date: 2024-04-08
status: publish
civilian_harm_status:

Summary

International Forces (Unknown)

الرويسات, Roiussat, Misrata, Libya

LOCATION

Eight to ten civilians, including two children, were allegedly killed and several others injured by Gaddafi forces shelling the Rouissat neighbourhood of Misurata. Ahrar Libya said: “An hour ago: Gaddafi forces bombed the Ruwaisat and Nisour al-Jaw villages in Misurata, destroying 5 homes and killing 8 people, including two children.” According to Only4Libya, “the bombing

Summary

3 – 10

(2 children1 man)

Libyan rebel forces, Other

Gaddafi Forces

Suspected targets

7 named, 2 families identified

حفصين, Hafsin, Sadaa, Yemen

LOCATION

At least one civilian was killed and four others were wounded by alleged US airstrikes which struck a solar energy store in the Hafsin area, west of Saada city, Yemen on April 5, 2025. According to @TvAlmasirah, a “citizen” was killed and four others were injured when a US attack in the Hafsin area hit

Summary

1 – 2

Exact location (via Airwars)

LOCATION

سرت‎, Sirte, Surt, Libya

One civilian was allegedly injured by NATO bombing on Sirte. TV Arrai reported bombing of residential areas by NATO. Surt Son posted a video on Youtube of a civilian with face injuries. The narrator says he was injured while sitting near his car. NATO on that day reported hitting “2 command and control nodes, 1

Summary

LOCATION

مَأْرِب, Ma'rib, Yemen

code: USYEM239c
incident_date: 2015-10-03
status: publish
civilian_harm_status: Weak

Summary

تل رفعت, Tal Rifa'at, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Up to five civilians including a mother and her two children were reported killed, and eleven others injured as a result of a alleged Turkish shelling, or pro-Turkey militants on Tal Rifat town in Aleppo’s northern countryside, Syria on January 23rd, 2021. The shelling also reportedly caused material damage to the locals houses, the private

Summary

(2 children1 woman1 man)

7–11

12 named, 1 familiy identified

دار السلام, Andalus Radio, Darusalaam, Lower Shabelle, Somalia

LOCATION

In the first confirmed US kinetic operation since President Trump designated Somalia an active war zone in March 2017, one US Navy serviceman was killed and two or three others injured during an operation against al Shabaab in Somalia on May 5th (local time), the first declared American service member death in combat in the

Summary

Airstrike, Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons

Causes of injury / death

Belligerents reported injured

4–9

Tortoroow, Lower Shabelle, Somalia

LOCATION

US Africa Command (AFRICOM) confirmed a US strike killed Ali Muhammad Hussein, believed to be a high-level al Shabaab commander. No civilians were reported to have been killed or injured in the strike. The strike took place in Tortoroow in southern Somalia at around 1500 local time on July 30th, reportedly killing Jabal alone. Africom

Summary

Airstrike, Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)

باب العزيزية‎ , Bab Al Aziziya, Tarabulus, Libya

LOCATION

At least 29 civilians were killed by NATO airstrikes on Tripoli, according to the Gaddafi regime. Al Jazeera noted at the time: “Libyan government spokesman Moussa Ibrahim said that at least 29 people were killed in 60 air strikes targeting the Libyan capital, Tripoli, on Tuesday evening, while Libyan Colonel Muammar Gaddafi pledged in an

Summary

1 – 29

(1 man)

جيليب, Jilib, Middle Juba, Somalia

LOCATION

AFRICOM reported that the previous day it had “conducted an airstrike against al-Shabaab militants on Feb. 26, in the vicinity of Jilib, Somalia”. It added: “We assess no civilians were killed in this strike.” However, AFRICOM claimed that the airstrike killed two terrorists and wounded two more. Shabelle Media Network had reported a strike carried out

Summary

Belligerents reported injured

الحمران, Al Hamran , Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Four civilians including a Syrian Civil Defence volunteer were killed, up to 42 others injured, and one civilian went missing as a result of alleged Russian and/or Syrian regime shelling with surface to surface missiles on oil refinery stations in Tarhin and Hamran villages in Jarablus, Aleppo on March 5th. The Syrian Civil Defence referred

Summary

4 – 5

(1–2 men)

10–42

LOCATION

Caad, Mudug, Somalia

AFRICOM reported the following day that it had “conducted an airstrike targeting al-Shabaab militants in the vicinity of Quy Cad, Somalia on November 20, 2018.” It added: “We currently assess this airstrike did not injure or kill any civilians.” However, AFRICOM claimed that the airstrike “killed seven (7) militants”. In a subsequent FOIA response obtained by

Summary

LOCATION

سرت‎, Sirte, Surt, Libya

Between three and five men were killed in Sirte on November 13, 2011 when they were executed by rebels. A video posted by Echorouk Online on YouTube shows the bodied of at least three dead men and many others with weapons surrounding them.

Summary

3 – 5

(3–5 men)

Small arms and light weapons

Libyan rebel forces

Bur Madow area, Bay, Somalia

LOCATION

A possible US or Kenyan airstrike was conducted in the Bur Madow area, Bay region according to Mareeg Media. The article, published a day after the alleged strike, did not state if anybody had been killed. According to Mareeg: “Unknown fighter jets carried out an airstrike targeting Al-Shabaab foreign fighters in south west of Somalia. The

Summary

US Forces, Kenyan Military Forces

Al-Shabaab

مصراتة, Misurata, Misrata, Libya

LOCATION

On April 8th, a 20 month old baby boy and his grandmother were injured during crossfire between Gaddafi forces and rebel forces in Misurata. Amnesty reported on the injuries. Amnesty reports “‘Abderrabbo Fezzani, a 20-month-old baby boy, and his grandmother were injured when they were caught in the crossfire between al-Gaddafi forces and opposition fighters

Summary

الشنان, Al Shanan, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

At least one man was killed in an alleged US-led Coalition drone strike in al-Shanan village in eastern Deir Ezzor on May 4, 2021. While the majority of sources that reported on the incident claimed that the man killed was no longer part of any armed groups, a spokesman for the Coalition identified him as

Summary

0 – 1

(0–1 men)

0–1

كالوتا, Kalota, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

At least one civilian, a child, was killed and three others were wounded in alleged Turkish strikes on Kalota village on June 5, 2021. A tweet from @RojavaIC reported that “a 13yo child, Zeynab Hussain Ibrahim Bento, died in Kalota village, Shehba, when her family house was hit by shells from Turkish-occupied Afrin.” In addition to

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

(1 child)

Turkish Military

4 named, 1 familiy identified

ايكاردا, International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) , Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Civilians were reportedly injured in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) near Aleppo on June 1st, 2019, according to local sources. Al Jazeera wrote that “opposition sources said that Russian and Syrian aircraft targeted the city of Atarib, the village of Barqoum and

Summary

Syrian Regime, Russian Military

Al Tabqah, Qaryah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, on April 1st 2017 the Coalition said it had concluded an assessment on social media claims of civilian harm “near al Tabqah, Syria”. According to the Coalition report, “6. Feb. 17, 2017, near Al Tabqah, Syria, via social media report: After a review of available information it

Summary

US-led Coalition

ابلين, Iblin, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Between one and three civilians, including a woman and up to two children, were killed and two to five other civilians, including up to four children and a woman, were injured in alleged Russian or regime shelling of the village of Iblin on July 15, 2021. Shaam News reported that shelling “of a residential house

Summary

1 – 3

(1–2 children1 woman)

2–5

3 named

زردنا, Zardana, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Up to 52 civilians were reported killed and 100 others, many of whom are in critical situation, were injured in alleged Russian forces airstrikes on Zardana village in Idlib, Syria, on June 7th, 2018, according to local sources. Among those killed are up to 11 women and 11 children and a health worker. Most victims

Summary

(6–11 children6–11 women)

12 – 52

50–100

Russian Military

65 named, 7 families identified

بداما, Bidama, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Between two and three civilians, including a woman and up to two children, were injured in alleged Russian or regime artillery strikes on the town of Bidama on July 24, 2021. According to Syrian Civil Defense, “a woman and her child were injured by artillery shelling by the regime and Russia forces targeting residential neighborhoods

Summary

مقبرة أبو الكاس, Vicinity of Abu Al Kas cemetery, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Al least one civilian, a child, was killed in alleged Israeli drone strikes on Shejaiya neighborhood on May 11th 2021. Hamza Mahmoud Yassin Ali, between 10 and 12 years old, was killed in the strikes on Shejaiya. @MahmOudEssaaM__ tweeted that he was killed when “he went out of the house to buy home supplies for

Summary

(1 child)