Civilian Casualties

Anah and Rawah, Al Anbar, Iraq

LOCATION

A single source, Yaqin, alleged the US-led Coalition conducted airstrikes in the areas of Anah and Rawah, Anbar province resulting in civilian harm. According to the report, airstrikes and/ or artillery strikes resulted in civilians casualties and caused physical damage. The report noted that an unknown number of people were injured and civilian homes damaged.

Summary

Known belligerent

US-led Coalition

زونار, Zunnar, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

One civilian was reported injured in alleged Turkish or Turkish-backed shelling on Zunnar village of Ain Issa, Raqqa on December 24th, 2019 according to local sources. ANHA reported that the Turkish attack directly targeted civilian areas. Other sources blamed Turkish backed mercenaries. @Karl_hakon reported that “Turkish-backed mercenaries targeted civilian areas in the Ain Issa countryside

Summary

شارع الارنب خانيونس, Al Arnab Street, Khan Younis, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Shortly before 4:48 PM on Sunday, October 29, 2023, an alleged Israeli airstrike hit a residential house of the Abu Sido family on Al Arnab Street in the centre of Khan Younis, south of the Gaza Strip, killing at least three civilians – a mother and her sons – and injuring a number of other

Summary

(1 woman)

3 named, 1 familiy identified

Street

بن عاشور, Ben Ashour, Tarabulus, Libya

LOCATION

According to local sources, three random mortar shells landed on Ben Ashour area in Tripoli, Libya on January 2nd, 2020. One of the mortars fell on the house of Quraira Ammar family causing injuries among civilians, while the other two fell on Al Sikka road. According to Africa Gate, civilians were warned not to gather

Summary

2–3

Libyan National Army, Government of National Accord

Suspected target

LNA

بالقرب من مستشفى كمال عدوان، بيت لاهيا, Vicinity of Kamal Adwan Hospital, Beit Lahia, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

At least one civilian, a woman, and potentially a number of other civilians, were reportedly killed and several civilians were injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike that hit a residential apartment in al-Razan Tower, close to the Kamal Adwan Hospital in Northern Gaza, shortly after midnight on Thursday 26th October 2023. Several sources, including the

Summary

Apartment Building, Residential

1 – 2

(1 woman)

باشمرة, Bashmara, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

A woman was reportedly injured in Turkish artillery strikes on the village of Bashmara, Aleppo governorate, on January 11th, 2020, according to ANF News. Two soldiers of the Syrian regime were killed. North Press Agency Syria reported that “the Turkish forces and their affiliated armed opposition groups bombed with about 15 shells on Saturday morning

Summary

Turkish Military

Belligerents reported killed

1 named

مخيم النصيرات, Nuseirat camp, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

At least 19 people, including a journalist and eight children, were killed and dozens were injured, including two infants, by alleged Israeli military bombardment on the evening of December 22nd 2023 on the home of the Khalifa family on El-Eshreen Street in the Nuseirat refugee camp in the Gaza Strip. Muthana Najjar reported in a

Summary

Residential

(8 children6 women5 men)

12–24

Impact

21 named, 1 familiy identified

سرمين, Sarmin, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Several civilians were injured in alleged Russian airstrikes against the neighborhoods of Sarmin in Idlib governorate, according to a local source. Five raids were reportedly carried out. Step News Agency did not publish a specific estimate of how many civilians were injured, however they indicated it was more than one. Step News identified Russian forces

Summary

Russian Military

بلدات متعددة, several towns in Idlib, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

The Shaam News Network reported “Russian and Assad warships and helicopters launched violent air strikes targeting the cities, towns, and villages of Ma`rat al-Nu`man, Ma`sarān, Deir Sunbul, Marshmarin, Talmans, al-Barah, Babila, Khan al-Sabil”. It added that there were “many wounded”.No further details are currently available.

Summary

2–5

حي الأمل، خانيونس, Al Amal neighborhood, Khan Younis, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On the evening of Wednesday, October 25th 2023, the Al-Akhras family home in the Al-Amal neighborhood of central Khan Younis was allegedly bombed by Israeli forces, killing at least 32 people, including twelve children, and injuring at least 12 others. The wider Al-Akhras family members killed and injured in this incident were from a number

Summary

(13–18 children15–16 women2–3 men)

43 named, 5 families identified

Neighbourhood/area

اريحا, Ariha, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Eight people, including six children, were injured in an alleged Russian or Syrian regime double raid on the city of Ariha, Idlib governorate, on January 23rd, 2020, according to local sources. In addition, a Syrian Civil Defence ambulance was burned. Step News reported five wounded. @Ahmad_1alshble tweeted that the injured were identified as: Falak Talal

Summary

5–8

8 named, 1 familiy identified

شارع الحجة، مخيم جباليا, Al-Houja Street, Jabalia Refugee Camp, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On Wednesday, November 1, 2023, at least 19 civilians were killed and at least 11 were injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike on a five-story house belonging to the Anbar family located near Al-Shaarawi’s barber shop, on al-Hoja Street, in Jabalia Camp, in North Gaza. Reportedly around 150 people were in the house at the

Summary

Apartment Building, IDP or Refugee Camp, Residential

19 – 24

(1–3 children)

11–24

8 named, 2 families identified

الاتارب, Al Atarib, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

A 60-year-old woman was reportedly killed and an unspecified number of other civilians wounded in Al Atarib, Aleppo, following alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on her home in morning of February 2nd, 2020. A number of sources identified the victim as Fatimah Akoush. According to Zaman Al Wasl, she was 60 years old. @Razak0000 reported

Summary

(1 woman)

1–3

2 named

خان يونس, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Five children from the al-Qudra family, two boys, two girls and one infant, were reportedly killed and both of their parents seriously injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike on their family home near the Al Albani mosque, west of Khan Younis, on the afternoon of Sunday 29th October 2023. Whilst several sources, including the Palestinian

Summary

(5 children)

7 named, 1 familiy identified

City

أطراف مدينة إدلب قرب قرية قميناس, outskirts of Idlib near Qminas village, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Three civilians were reported to be killed by an air raid upon the village of Quminas on the outskirts of Idlib on February 5th. Ahmed Sheikho, media director for the Syrian Civil Defense, told Smart News that “a Russian plane targeted two cow farms near the village of Quminas, killing three people”. A tweet from

Summary

(1 child2 men)

Russian Military

منازل في شارع النصر، مدينة غزة, Al-Nasr Street, Gaza City, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

In the morning on November 2nd, 2023, an alleged Israeli bombing hit civilian homes on al-Nasr Street, west of Gaza City. At least one civilian was killed and at least four civilians, two women and two children, were injured. According to a Facebook post shared by Flora Naaman Ibrahim al-Masri, ambulance crews were unable to

Summary

Residential

1 – 2

كفر عروق, Kafr Arouq, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

A child was reported killed and up to seven other civilians injured when allegedly Russian forces and Syrian regime forces targeted with airstrikes Kafr Arouq in Idlib, Syria on February 10th, 2020 according to local sources. Initial reports from local sources said at least one person was dead and three wounded from the air strike.

Summary

(1 child)

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons

3–7

Causes of injury / death

منزل ال المناعمة في مخيم المغازي, Al al Man’ima family house, Al Maghazi camp, Gaza strip, Deir al Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On Monday, July 15th 2024, at least four civilians were reportedly killed and three others were wounded in an alleged Israeli airstrike on the al-Maghazi refugee camp in Deir al-Balah. The strike reportedly hit the home of the al-Manama family, killing at least four family members. The reported number of casualties varied across sources. While

Summary

Residential

4 – 5

(3 children)

4 named, 1 familiy identified

جيليب, Jilib, Middle Juba, Somalia

LOCATION

An Al Shabaab facility was hit by a US airstrike near Jilib, according to AFRICOM. The press statement, released two days later, asserted: “In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command conducted two (2) airstrikes targeting al-Shabaab terrorists and a compound in the vicinity of Jilib, Somalia, Feb. 6… Initial assessments conclude

Summary

حي الرمال، مدينة غزة, Al-Rimal neighbourhood, Gaza City, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

At 4:20 AM on Wednesday, October 25, 2023, 29 civilians, including eight women and thirteen children, were killed and others were wounded in an alleged Israeli airstrike on residential buildings in the al-Rimal neighborhood of Gaza City in the Gaza Strip. On November 4, Mahmoud al-Kahlot, the surviving son of “Haj” Abdul Karim Mahmoud al-Kahlot

Summary

(13 children8 women8 men)

29 named, 1 familiy identified

Neighbourhood/area

دارة عزة, Daret Izza, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Alleged Russian warplanes struck the village of Daret Izza on February 19th, resulting in the death of one civilian, the wounding of two others, and material damage. Tweets from @Tania_Tania_C and @NagiNajjar both noted only material damage resulted from the bombing and did not report any deaths. Enabbaldi.net and Smart News later noted that one

Summary

Russian Military

Al-Quds Hospital in Tal Al-Hawa, west of Gaza City, Gaza Strip, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Two displaced people were wounded in the chest and abdomen when Israeli forces allegedly fired bullets in front of the Al-Quds Hospital in the Tal Al-Hawa neighbourhood, located west of Gaza City. The Palestinian Red Crescent Society reported that the two people injured by the gunshots were a child and a young man. It said

Summary

Small arms and light weapons

Impact

مدرسة البراعم، مدينة ادلب, Al Bara’em School, Idlib city, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Up to seven civilians, including children, were reported killed, and 26 others, including six children, were injured in alleged Russian forces or Syrian regime forces airstrikes and/or artillery shelling on Idlib city on February 25th, 2020, according to local sources. Air and artillery strikes targeted Al Qusoor neighbourhood, several schools and the industrial area of

Summary

Education

2 – 7

(1–2 children1–3 women)

12–26

5 named

باريش, Barish, Tyre District, Lebanon

LOCATION

At least seven civilians, mostly members of the Mahfouzi family, were killed by an alleged Israeli airstrike on their home in Barish in South Lebanon on September 23, 2024. One militant was also likely killed in the strike, who also appears to be part of the extended Mahfouzi family. A Facebook post from Ali Osseily

Summary

(3 children2 women2 men)

7 named, 1 familiy identified

Belligerents reported killed

Village

وادي النسيل, Wadi Al Naseel, Abyan, Yemen

LOCATION

Several sources reported that three US airstrikes targeted alleged AQAP sites in Wadi al-Naseel, in the Wadea area of Abyan governorate, overnight from March 28th to March 29th. There are no known associated reports of civilian or militant harm. According to Reuters, local residents said that they had heard missile strikes on a “suspected al

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)

US Forces

Suspected target

بالقرب من تقاطع مصبح أو ميراج، رفح, Vicinity of Musbah or Miraj junction, Rafah, Rafah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Three civilians, including a child and two men, were killed and seven to eight civilians were injured in an alleged airstrike carried out by the Israeli military on the house of the Abu Hamid family in the Musbah/Miraj junction north of Rafah, Gaza Strip. The strike reportedly took place during the afternoon of Wednesday, the

Summary

(1 child2 men)

7–8

3 named, 1 familiy identified

معرة مصرين, Ma’aret Misrin, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Up to 16 civilians, including between two and five children and 5 to seven women, were killed and up to 35 civilians, including two women and four children were wounded in alleged Russian airstrikes on a farm housing displaced people near Ma’aret Misrin, Idlib governorate, on March 5th, 2020, according to local sources. @seerij80 tweeted

Summary

(2–5 children5–7 women2 men)

9 – 16

12–35

14 named, 3 families identified

طيرفلسيه, Tyre Filsay, South Lebanon, Lebanon

LOCATION

On September 23rd 2024, at least one civilian was reportedly killed following an alleged Israeli raid on the town of Tyre Filsay in south Lebanon. Among the victims was Ali Hussein Al-Sagheer, known as Abu Ali, from the city of Bint Jbeil. Neighbours and relatives shared their grief on social media. On Facebook, his neighbour

Summary

1 – 11

(1 man)