Civilian Casualties

(8 children10 women)

الهدي, Al Hudhi, Hadramaut, Yemen

LOCATION

One civilian was reportedly killed by a US drone strike in Al Hudhi, Hadhramout, at around 5pm on March 7th 2018, “a member of his family and independent observers” told The Intercept. Saleh al-Wuhair was reportedly killed as he stood on a hill in the area, looking for a mobile phone signal. No other known

Summary

(1 man)

مديرية بير زيد الشمالية، الجراف، صنعاء, Bir Zaid neighbourhood, Al-Jarf area, Sanaa, Sanaa, Yemen

LOCATION

code: USYEM250424a
incident_date: 2025-04-24
status: publish
civilian_harm_status: Fair

Summary

Car, Residential, Truck, Vehicle

1–3

Exact location (via Airwars)

Geolocation

الشرقاط, Shirqat, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

A US airstrike on a convoy of Islamic State vehicles also injured at least one civilian, CENTCOM conceded some months later. According to a press statement issued on January 29th 2016, “On July 27, 2015, near Ash Sharqat, Iraq, during strikes against ISIL vehicles, it was assessed one civilian was injured.” Local media said that

Summary

Known belligerent

السواني, Al Swani, Tarabulus, Libya

LOCATION

One child was allegedly injured, likely because of indiscriminate artillery shelling on Al Swani. 218 TV reported: “The field medicine and support center announced that its medical team had treated a child injured as a result of armed clashes in the suburbs of Tripoli on Monday. The center also announced in its Facebook page that

Summary

Government of National Accord, Libyan National Army

خيمة لعائلة عسلية في شارع الداخلية - جباليا شمال قطاع غزة, Tent (Asaliyeh family), interior street, Jabaliya displacement camp, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

code: ISPT170425zc
incident_date: 2025-04-16
status: publish
civilian_harm_status: Fair

Summary

IDP or Refugee Camp, Residential

Infrastructure

(5 children1 woman1 man)

7–13

7 named, 1 familiy identified

Israeli Military

Named victims

معدان, Ma'adan, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Up to 15 Islamic State fighters, including two aged under 16, were reported killed by a Coalition airstrike 10km west of Ma’dan. The teenage boys were said to be members of the ISIL youth movement ‘Cubs of the Caliphate.’ One report said that a checkpoint was targeted. In their May 2020 civilian casualty report, the

Summary

0 – 2

(0–2 children)

جيليب, Jilib, Middle Juba, Somalia

LOCATION

Al Shabaab members or civilians were allegedly killed in US strikes near Jilib and Basra. AFRICOM later denied conducting strikes in the area. Harun Maruf reported: “Overnight airstrikes killed dozens of Al-Shabaab militants in Jilib, Cmdr of AS’s Hisba police station in the town, Hassan Dhere, his deputy and a 3rd official among the dead,

Summary

12–24

عنه, Anah al Jadidah, Al Anbar, Iraq

LOCATION

One woman was reported killed and up to ten other civlians injured in an alleged Coalition airstrike at Anah, a town close to Hit. According to Iraqi Revolution, houses and shops were damaged in the event. A video obtained by A3Maq showed burning buildings in the appparent aftermath of a night-time attack. In their January

Summary

(1 woman)

Jilib, Middle Juba, Somalia

LOCATION

Two civilians, including a child, were reportedly injured in a US airstrike on Jilib. AFRICOM later admitted that the strike led to civilian harm. Somali Memo, a news site close to Al Shabaab, wrote: “Reports from Jilib district say that a drone crashed into a civilian residence yesterday, killing no one but injuring two civilians,

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راوة, Rawa, Al Anbar, Iraq

LOCATION

At least one civilian was alleged killed in a claimed Coalition airstrike at Rawa. According to Heet News a market and civilian homes were among the structures hit. Most media placed the death toll at one, though some reports claimed fatalities were as high as seven. In their January 2020 civilian casualty report, the US-led

Summary

1 – 7

الطريق بين بنش ادلب, Road between Idlib and Binnish, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

A civilian was reportedly killed in alleged US-led Coalition or Turkish drone strikes on the road between Idlib city and Binnish, Idlib governorate, on June 24th, 2020, according to local sources. The Syrian Civil Defence in Idlib told Smart New Agency that “an ammunition drone had targeted a Santa Fe car with missiles and destroyed

Summary

US-led Coalition, Turkish Military

Suspected target

Other

LOCATION

يت, Hit, Al Anbar, Iraq

Local media service Hit News claimed that Coalition airstrikes had struck a residential building in Hit. No further details are presently available. In their February 2020 civilian casualty report, the US-led Coalition assessed reports that they were responsible for civilian harm in this strike as “non-credible”, stating that no Coalition actions were conducted in the

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خبران, Khabran, Al Bayda, Yemen

LOCATION

Multiple sources reported that a US drone strike in Qayfa, in Bayda governorate, killed one civilian and seriously injured another on the morning of November 11th 2017. Some other sources suggested that at least one alleged ISIS militant was killed in the strike. US Central Command later confirmed that a strike took place in Bayda

Summary

Infrastructure

Car, Vehicle

(1 man)

2 named, 1 familiy identified

1–3

الرطبة, Ar Rutbah, Al Anbar, Iraq

LOCATION

As many as 26 civilians were reported killed in an alleged Coalition airstrike in the vicinity of Ar Rutbah, in Anbar province. A video released by Daesh-linked Al A’amaq showed an apparent ‘double-tap’ strike when the location was again bombed shortly afterwards. The Yagen agency reported that “aggressive Coalition strikes killed ten civilians and wounded

Summary

12 – 26

(9 children6 women4 men)

مرسى البريقة, Brega, Al Wahat, Libya

LOCATION

Between 11 and 16 civilians were reported killed in a NATO airstrike on Brega. Both the BBC and the Washington Post said that eleven clerics were killed in the attack, while Reuters noted that “Nine imams were among 11 people killed in a strike on a guest house in the eastern city of Brega on Friday,

Summary

11 – 16

(9–11 men)

Known belligerent

NATO forces

Known targets

Gaddafi forces, Other

مخيم الباغوز, Al Baghouz camp, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Local sources reported that US-Coalition air-and artillery strikes resumed after 24-hours of calm and struck Al-Baghouz camp in the evening of March 17th. According to Syrian regime affiliated news outlet SANA, the Coalition shelled the camp and its surroundings. Step News added that the shelling was conducted by “French artillery and SDF militia” which targeted

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

10 – 12

(5 children7 women)

قسطون, Qastoun, Hama, Syria

LOCATION

A civilian died when his house in Qastoun village, Hama governorate, collapsed on November 17th, 2020. According to local sources, the man’s home had been previously severely damaged by alleged Russian or Syrian regime strikes. The Syrian Civil Defence reported: “A civilian died, today, Tuesday, November 17, in the town of Qastoun in the western

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

(1 man)

Accidents related to conflict

Russian Military, Syrian Regime

LOCATION

17 تموز, Mosul, Talmuz / July 17th, Nineveh, Iraq

Multiple civilians were reported killed and injured in alleged Coalition airstrikes on the July 17th district of Mosul. According to Mosul Eye, the strikes on a Wednesday night took place at prayer time near a mosque in the Almoghait area – particularly busy during Ramadan. The attack “left several civilians killed and wounded as well

Summary

2 – 24

12–24

Between Qaycad town and Xarardheere district, Mudug, Somalia

LOCATION

The US conducted its second airstrike within four days against Al Shabab fighters in the Qay’ad area between Qaycad town and Xarardheere district on July 23, 2021 at 10:21AM. According to Morad News, the US airstrike was in support of Somali forces involved in fighting with Al Shabab fighters as they were trying to capture

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منبج, Manbij, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

The Islamic State-controlled media agency Al A’Amaq reported that a woman was killed and her young daughter injured in a Coalition drone strike on central Manbij. No other sources are presently known. In the second of their March 2020 civilian casualty reports, the US-led Coalition assessed reports that they were responsible for civilian harm in

Summary

(1 woman)

مَأْرِب, Marib, Ma'rib, Yemen

LOCATION

Between three and six civilians died and two to three others were wounded in a botched US airstrike in Marib Province on May 24, 2010, according to local sources. In addition, between one and two militants were killed and another injured in the same incident. Civilian victims were named as: Jaber Ben Ali Ben Jaber

Summary

Infrastructure

Vehicle

3 – 6

(3–6 men)

2–3

Known belligerent

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)

Known target

Named victims

9 named, 1 familiy identified

Geolocation

Province/governorate

1–2

0–1

LOCATION

ﺣﻠﺐ, Aleppo, Syria

A report on August 5th 2016 by local blogger Hathifa al Yaman Abu al Majd claimed that approximately 15 civilians had died in a Coalition strike two weeks earlier, with their bodies still buried under rubble. “American Alliance planes – around 15 days ago – committed a massacre against three families opposite al Fatah mosque

Summary

0–1

العرقوب), Al Arqoub, Abyan, Yemen

LOCATION

On Aug. 24, 2011, numerous outlets such as the Associated Press, AFP, and CNN reported that between four and six suspected Al Qaeda militants were killed and others were wounded in alleged Yemeni or US strikes in the area of Arkoub in Yemen’s Abyan province, which was overrun by Al Qaeda in May 2011. There

Summary

US Forces, Yemeni Air Force

Suspected target

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)

4–6

ٱلْبَيْضَاء‎, Bayda (town), Al Bayda, Yemen

LOCATION

An alleged U.S. drone strike killed four to five alleged AQAP militants and injured five others traveling in a car along an outpost in the Al-Ghunaim area of Shuria district in Al-Bayda Province on 13 March 2012. There are currently no known reports of civilian harm. Yemeni security officials stated that the strike was conducted

Summary

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)

Suspected target

4–5

حزوان, Hazwan, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Civilians were injured in alleged Syrian Democratic Forces strikes on the village of Hazwan on June 18, 2022. According to Shaam News, Syrian Democratic Forces launched a guided missile that struck the home of a civilian in the village of Hazwan, resulting in “the fall of a number of wounded”. Both @ZaitunAgency and @hamza_hindawie tweeted

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

YPG

بخديدا (Bakhdida), Qaraqosh, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

The Coalition announced in December 2016 it was conducting an assessment of a possible civilian casualty event: Currently, three reports received in October are still being assessed… Oct. 22, 2016, near Qaraqosh and Hasana, Iraq. On January 2nd 2017 a new Coalition report noted: No Coalition strikes were conducted on structures in the geographic area

Summary

0–1

US-led Coalition, US-led Coalition

محطة العرشاني لضخ المياه, Al Arshabi water station, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

At least one civilian, an employee of a water station, was injured when Al-Arshani water station was bombed by alleged Russian forces on January 2, 2022. A tweet from @AlhasanMahar reported that Russian forces bombed Al-Arshani water station, which is “responsible for delivering water to about a quarter of a million civilians” in Idlib. @thiqanewsagency

Summary

Russian Military

الموصل‎, Mosul, Sehab, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

An Iraqi security source who spoke with Airwars reported the deaths of 16 civilians spread among several families. The source said they were all in a house in a neighbourhood of eastern Mosul when it was hit by an airstrike at 7 PM on November 6th. No additional details are presently known.

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