Civilian Casualties

1–2

Tirbe Sipiye, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

Three civilians including a child were reported injured in alleged Turkish forces attack on Tirbe Sipiye in Hassaka Governorate on October 18th, 2019 according to local sources.

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

قرية بوگریسکان, Bugriskan village, Sinjar district, Bashdar district , Sulaymaniyah, Iraq

LOCATION

A woman was killed and a man injured by two drone strikes, allegedly conducted by the Turkish military, on the village of Bugriskan, in the Sinjar district on September 27th, 2023. The strikes were also reported to have killed six Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) militants. Bas News reported that the casualties occurred in “two separate

Summary

(1 woman)

Impact

Belligerents reported killed

الرباط, Rabiat, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

One child aged 10 was reported injured in an alleged Turkish forces and/or Turkey- backed militants attack on Rabiat village, Zirgan in Hassakah governorate, on October 29th, 2019 according to local sources. The child was identified as Khidir Mihemed Tahir.

Summary

Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)

Turkish Military, Free Syrian Army

1 named

مدينة نبل, Nubul, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

On 5 October 2023, a civilian was killed and “dozens” of others were injured by alleged Turkish shelling of the city of Nubul. Fox Press reported that a civilian was killed and several others were injured when Turkish forces and their factions allegedly shelled the city of Nubul at dawn. According to Nubul City News,

Summary

(1 man)

12–24

تل تمر, Tal Tamr, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

According to the Kurdish Red Crescent, one civilian aged 58 was injured in an alleged Turkish forces attack on Tal Tamr in Hasaka governorate – Syria on October 24th, 2019. No more details currently available. @DrMWilk reported that “four seriously injured people” were brought to the hospital in Tal Tamr.

Summary

1–4

Turkish Military

بالقرب من مسجد الرضوان، الشيخ رضوان، مدينة غزة, Vicinity of Ar Ridwan Mosque, Sheikh Radwan neighbourhood, Gaza City, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On Sunday, October 22nd 2023, the home of the Abu Al-Omrain family in Sheikh Radwan neighbourhood, northern Gaza Strip, was allegedly bombed by an Israeli military aircraft, resulting in eleven civilian deaths and other injuries. Rabab Abu Hatab, in a post on Facebook, reported that the bombing destroyed not only the Abu Al-Omrain family home

Summary

(5 children2 women4 men)

11 named, 1 familiy identified

Names matched with MoH IDs

Exact location (via Airwars)

كفرومة, Kafarouma, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

One civilian was killed and another one injured in an airstrike on the outskirts of Kfarouma town, Idlib governorate, on November 7th, 2019, according to local sources. @IdlibPlus tweeted that “a civilian was martyred as a result of Russian warplanes targeting the outskirts of Kfarouma town in the southern countryside of Idlib with airstrikes”. MMC

Summary

1–2

خربة العدس, Khirbet Al Adas, Rafah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Three members of the Dhahir family were killed and six others were injured by an alleged Israeli strike on their home in the Khirbet al-Adas area in the north of Rafah city, on Sunday, October 22, 2023: father Sami Abdel Khalil Dhahir, his son 18-year-old Khalil Sami Dhahir, as well as 33-year-old Mutair Abdel Salam

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

Infrastructure

Residential

(3 men)

3 named, 1 familiy identified

Names matched with MoH IDs

Neighbourhood/area

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

زرزور, Zarzour, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Up to three civilians were left wounded following an alleged Russian airstrike in al-Wafa’a Camp, near Zarzur, Idlib, local media reported. RFS Media Office reported that “three civilians were seriously wounded today [May 3rd], following an air strike carried out by a Russian UAV, targeting “Al-Wafa’a Camp” near the village of Zarzur in the countryside

Summary

2–3

قريه الجدار, Al Jidar village, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Two men were reported injured in an alleged Russian airstrike on al-Jidar village in Idlib on November 12th, 2019 according to local sources. No more details available at the moment.

Summary

حربل, village of Harbel in the Al-Shahba area, northern countryside of Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

On Tuesday, December 5, 2023, a Kurdish civilian man was seriously wounded while driving his car by an alleged drone strike by the Turkish military on the village of Harbel in the Al-Shahba area, in the northern countryside of Aleppo, Syria. According to the local sources, the attack was perpetrated with a “suicide drone”. According

Summary

بلدات متعددة, Several towns in Idlib, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

An unspecified number of civilian casualties were recorded by a single source, as a result of airstrikes on multiple villages in Idlib province on November 19th 2019. Airwars is presently unable to provide more specific detail. Airstrikes by “Russian warplanes and helicopter gunships” were reported by local news source Shaam News to have hit eight

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Incendiary

Causes of injury / death

الزيتون, al Zaytoun, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On Friday, October 13, 2023, an alleged Israeli strike hit the al-Saafin family home and reportedly killed at least one person, 31-year-old engineer Ahmed Arif Amer al-Saafin, in the Al-Zaytoun neighborhood of Gaza City. The home was in a residential area and near the Al-Dahshan bakery, east of Gaza City. Many of Ahmed’s family members

Summary

(1 man)

Names matched with MoH IDs

1 named

Neighbourhood/area

Radio Andalus, Jilib, Middle Juba, Somalia

LOCATION

A reported airstrike or bomb blast by an unknown party on an al Shabaab radio station in Buale or Jilib town killed up to 25 al Shabaab supporters – five of them journalists. US Africa Command later denied responsibility. According to Sonna Somalia, “At least 10 people have been killed and more than 30 others

Summary

0 – 5

(0–5 men)

Belligerents reported killed

US Forces

Suspected target

Al-Shabaab

10–25

Belligerents reported injured

شارع صلاح الدين, دير البلح, Salah al-Din Street, vicinity of Deir Al-Balah , Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On Wednesday, January 10th 2024, volunteer journalist and photographer for the Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS), 26-year-old Fouad Abu Khammash, was killed alongside three members of PRCS crew and two patients in an ambulance on Salah al-Din Street in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip, after a Palestinian Red Crescent ambulance was hit by

Summary

Infrastructure

Healthcare

(4 men)

Impact

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

In an event previously unknown to Airwars, the Coalition said no civilians were harmed near Raqqa, In it’s April 2017 casualty report the Coalition said: “No Coalition strikes were conducted on that day in the geographic area of the reported civilian casualties”.

Summary

US-led Coalition

مرديخ,, Mardikh, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Between eight and 10 civilians were wounded in alleged Russian airstrikes with cluster bombs on Mardikh, according to sources on the ground. The Smart News Agency reported: “eight civilians were wounded on Wednesday [April 29th] after an air strike on the town of Mardikh (20 km southeast of Idlib) in the north of the country,

Summary

8–10

جسر السواني, Al Swani Bridge, Tarabulus, Libya

LOCATION

Between two and five civilians were reportedly killed in an LNA or Emirati airstrike on Al-Swani. Libya Observer put the death toll at two: “Foreign aircraft backing up Khalifa Haftar’s forces have carried out airstrikes on civilian houses in Al-Sawani, killing two people and injuring ten others, Volcano of Rage Operation’s media office said on

Summary

2 – 5

(3 children1 woman)

10–13

Libyan National Army, United Arab Emirates Military

4 named

مسجد "النور المحمدي" في حي الشيخ رضوان, Al-Nour Al-Mohammadi Mosque, Sheikh Radwan neighborhood, Gaza City, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On Monday, October 23rd 2023, at around 12pm, an Israeli airstrike allegedly injured and killed dozens of civilians including children, and destroyed the al-Nour al-Mohammadi Mosque and neighbouring homes in the Sheikh Radwan neighbourhood of Gaza City. The mosque was located in the centre of a civilian area in Gaza City. The exact number of

Summary

12 – 24

(5–10 children)

12–24

Exact location (via Airwars)

مشروع الهضبة, Al Hadaba project, Tarabulus, Libya

LOCATION

One civilian was allegedly killed by indiscriminate artillery shelling on the Hadaba project in Tripoli. Tk Yahroug Kl shy reported: “As a result of indiscriminate shelling yesterday morning on Al Farahit in Al Hadaba project livelihoods of people were destroyed and an African worker was killed.” The same source reported several other instances of shells

Summary

Government of National Accord, Libyan National Army

Suspected target

منطقة وادي غزة, Wadi Al Gaza Area, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Five civilians were reportedly killed after an alleged Israeli airstrike on a house in the Wadi Al Gaza Area, central Gaza Strip, on October 22, 2023. The incident was reported as breaking news on Twitter/X by @ShehabAgency but no details were provided, including the identity of the victims. Similar information was shared through several social

Summary

ام المياذن, Um Almayathen, Daraa, Syria

LOCATION

One civilian was injured in an alleged air raid on the residential neighbourhood, Um Almayathen. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame for the strike, with some blaming Russian warplanes, and others the Syrian regime. There was allegedly huge widespread damage to residential homes and buildings as a result of the strike. Missiles

Summary

Russian Military, Syrian Regime

Village

بنش,, Binnish town, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

As many as three civilians, two children (siblings) and a woman, were killed and five family members, including a child and a woman, were injured in as many as six alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on the outskirts of the town of Binnish, Idlib Governorate on December 16th 2019, according to local media reports.

Summary

2 – 3

(2 children1 woman)

4–5

Russian Military, Syrian Regime

2 named, 1 familiy identified

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

LOCATION

On Tuesday, October 24th, 2023, an Israeli aircraft allegedly bombed a house for the Al-Nawajah family in the Al-Amal neighbourhood in Khan Younis. According to reports, three civilians were killed, and between 10 and 16 others were injured in the attack. No further information regarding identification has been made public. The house, across the street

Summary

10–16

Exact location (via Airwars)

Welmarow, Lower Juba, Somalia

LOCATION

AFRICOM denied conducting any recent airstrikes in Somalia, a VOA journalist reported – following recent claims of US activities in the Lower Juba region. According to SomNews, US forces had conducted a helicopter assault on the village of Welmarow on the evening of June 3rd: “Helicopters thought to be from United States military have launched

Summary

الشيخ رضوان، مدينة غزة, Sheikh Radwan neighbourhood, Gaza City, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On Monday October 23rd, an alleged Israeli airstrike hit a house belonging to the Mohsen Family in the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood, a residential area in north-western Gaza. The strike was reported to have caused deaths and injuries, although the exact number of civilians killed and injured is unclear. The airstrike was initially reported at 11.34

Summary

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