Civilian Casualties

الزيتون، مدينة غزة, Zeitoun neighbourhood, Gaza City, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

At around 7 pm on November 6, 2023, three female civilians, including an elderly woman and a girl, were killed, and “dozens” were wounded following an alleged Israeli bombardment on the Aliwa family residence in the Zaytoun neighbourhood of Gaza City. Airwars has identified the likely names of the women killed among those listed in

Summary

(1 child2 women)

12–24

Israeli Military

Names matched with MoH IDs

3 named

Geolocation

Neighbourhood/area

الرميلة, Rumeila, north of Ja’ar, Abyan, Yemen

LOCATION

The militant stronghold of Rumeila was targeted by “five US drone strikes,” according to an unnamed Yemeni official based in Jaar. There are currently no known reports of civilian harm. According to AFP: “Meanwhile, Rumeila, north of Jaar, which itself is an Al-Qaeda stronghold, was also targeted Tuesday by ‘five US drone strikes,’ the same

Summary

US Forces

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)

Beerta Xassan Huutaan, Lower Shabelle, Somalia

LOCATION

Between one and two civilians were allegedly killed in a US and Somali forces raid or airstrike on Beerta Xassan Huutaan near Afgoye. The pro Al Shabaab outlet Halgan Media said: “Sources reveal US and Somali special forces raided a rural farming village outside the town of Afgoye in the Lower Shabelle province of Somalia.

Summary

Airstrike, Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)

1 – 2

(1 man)

US Forces, Somali Military Forces

1 named

جنوب لبنان, South Lebanon, Lebanon, South Lebanon, Lebanon

LOCATION

On Tuesday, September 24, 2024, 10 civilians originally from the town of Qantara, including six women, were killed in an alleged Israeli attack in the south of Lebanon. The details of the incident remain unclear, but reports from multiple sources have identified the victims as members of two interconnected families. A post by Qantara Municipality

Summary

(6 women3 men)

Israeli Military

10 named, 2 families identified

الصومعة, Al Suma'a, Al Bayda, Yemen

LOCATION

One usually-reliable Twitter source, @demolinari, indicated that a US drone strike had killed two “suspected” AQAP militants in Al-Sawma’ah district, Bayda governorate, on the afternoon of April 8th 2017. There were no known associated reports of civilian harm. Several sources – for example Yemen Live News – reported that two alleged militants were killed around

Summary

US Forces

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)

النصر, Al-Nasr, Rafah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Shortly before 2 AM on Saturday, 4 November 2023, a 59-year-old woman named Mona Ghanem Abu al-Hussain al-Maani (Umm Tamer) was reportedly killed and three others were injured when Israel forces allegedly carried out an airstrike on the home of the Abu al-Hussein family in the al-Nasr neighbourhood of Rafah. Twitter/X user @20_allmz reported the

Summary

(1 woman)

الفقيع, Al Faqi', Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

One civilian was reportedly killed and an unknown number of others was injured in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on the town of Al Faqi’, Idlib governorate, on June 4th, 2019, according to local sources. @MasarPressNet tweeted: “A civilian was martyred in air strikes by Assad’s forces on the town of Al Faqi’ in

Summary

(1 man)

بخان يونس, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On November 4, 2023, one female victim named as Lamis Redad Abu Ramadan died from wounds sustained during an artillery strike on a house in Khan Younis in Gaza on or before October 27, 2023. A notice of Lamis’ death was posted on Facebook by her father, Redad Abu Ramadan, stating that “[his] daughter Lamis

Summary

المجيد أو المجبل, Al Majid or Al Majbal, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

A possible civilian male was killed in an alleged US-led Coalition airdrop operation in the village of Al Majbal or Al Majid, Deir Ezzor governorate, on October 16th, 2020. While some local sources reported that the man was a civilian, others wrote the man was suspected of being affiliated with ISIS or a previous member

Summary

Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)

0 – 1

(1 man)

1–2

Small arms and light weapons

0–1

سرجة, village of Sarja, southern Idlib countryside, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

On Friday, 29 November 2024, an airstrike hit the village of Sarja in the Idlib governorate of Syria. The attack, attributed to Russian military and/or Syrian regime forces, reportedly injured four civilians, including a child. Initial information about the strike was published on X/Twitter by @SyriaCivilDefe, with an initial toll of four civilians injured, including

Summary

العادلية, Al Adliya, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

A woman was killed in alleged Israeli airstrikes on the town of Al Adliya, Damascus countryside, on April 27th, 2020, according to local sources. Other sources stated that civilians died due to remnants of anti-aircraft missiles fired by the Syrian regime. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that “three civilians were martyred and others were

Summary

(1 woman)

Israeli Military, Syrian Regime

Suspected targets

Assad regime, Iranian military

10 km southwest of Quyno Barrow, Lower Shabelle, Somalia

LOCATION

The United States announced an airstrike against Al-Shabaab militants in the Lower Shabelle region on 24 December, 2024. The strike, which took place approximately 10 km southwest of Quyno Barrow, reportedly killed two Al-Shabaab members, including a lead commander, Mohamed Mire. AFRICOM released a statement on December 26th announcing that “In coordination with the Federal

Summary

LOCATION

سرت‎, Sirte, Surt, Libya

Five or more civilians were allegedly killed by a NATO airstrike on Sirte. Sirte martyrs posted the victims’ names and said: “These heroes were martyred by the NATO bombing in Sirte on 20 Ramadan of the Nakba year corresponding to 08-20-2011.” Al Gharib Al Ajli wrote: “Meanwhile, 5 NATO missiles collapsed on our house, 5

Summary

5 – 24

(5 men)

Known belligerent

NATO forces

5 named, 2 families identified

بجوار مصنع الصواري للسيراميك، متنة، منطقة بني مطر, Al-Sawari Ceramics Factory, Matnah, Bani Matar District, Sanaa, Yemen

LOCATION

At least three civilians were killed and between 10 and 29 others were injured by alleged US airstrikes on a factory in the Matna area in Bani Matar, Sanaa, Yemen on April 13th, 2025. Initial reporting from the Yemeni Ministry of Health, quoted by @TvAlmasirah and Al Moaeed Abd al Bari, stated that two people

Summary

Ambulance, Healthcare, Warehouse

3 – 7

(2–3 men)

10–29

استراحة النخيل ـ محطة بن معيلي, Al-Nakhil Resthouse - Bin Maeili Station, Ma'rib, Yemen

LOCATION

Local sources reported the injury of up to three members of Al-Qaeda after a drone attack that targeted them near a farm close to Bin Maeili Station in Wadi Abeeda, Ma’reb on November 14th, 2020. @abdalrzeg8713 tweeted that one of the three members was injured by a US drone attack. However, 7adramout.net said that three

Summary

US Forces

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)

Belligerents reported injured

1–3

كنصفرة, Kansafra, Jabal al-Zawiya, south of Idlib, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

During the early afternoon of Saturday, 30th November 2024, two civilian men named Mohammad al-Mustafa and Mohammad Fares al-Sa’id (Abu Ahmad) were killed and a number of civilians were injured as a result of artillery shelling and/or airstrikes launched on the village of Kansafra in Jabal al-Zawiya, south of Idlib, Syria, by the Syrian regime forces

Summary

(2 men)

Syrian Regime, Russian Military

2 named

ككلة, Kikla, Tarabulus, Libya

LOCATION

Pro Gaddafi forces bombed the town of Kikla for two consecutive days, on both April 1st and 2nd 2011 by airstrikes or artillery shelling, which resulted in 30 civilians being killed and dozens being injured according to local and international reports. France 24 wrote: “One of the residents, who asked not to be named, said,

Summary

12–24

مصراتة, Misurata port, Misrata, Libya

LOCATION

Two civilians, including a child, were allegedly killed by Gaddafi forces shelling of Misurata. Shahab Al Nahda said: “Mortar shelling from the western side of the port resulted in the death of 2 civilians, including a child.” There is currently no further known public information regarding this event.

Summary

(1 child)

مبارك, Mubaraak, Lower Shabelle, Somalia

LOCATION

On December 28th 2017, AFRICOM reported that it had “conducted an airstrike against al-Shabaab militants in the early evening hours of Dec. 27, 2017, approximately 25 kilometres west of the capital”. It added that “we assess no civilians were killed in this strike”. However, AFRICOM claimed that the strike had “killed four terrorists”, adding that

Summary

LOCATION

سرت, Sirte, Surt, Libya

On October 12th, 2011, five dead and 44 injured were admitted to the Misurata hospital. A single source reported that the casualties were from the western Sirte front. No details were provided on the victims combatant status, It was also unclear which group had caused the injuries. Private Misurata Free reported that “the Misurata Hospital,

Summary

0 – 5

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons

0–44

Causes of injury / death

Gaddafi Forces

Libyan rebel forces

Belligerents reported injured

0–5

0–44

Ceel Gadde, El Adde, Gedo, Somalia

LOCATION

One woman and several children were wounded by an alleged US drone strike in El Adde town, Gedo, as up to ten al Shabaab members were targeted and killed, local media reported. Somali media site Mareeg reported that a US drone strike had injured women and children. Anonymous sources said the victims had been been

Summary

3–5

US Forces, Unknown

Al-Shabaab

ميدان الشهداء‎, Martyrs Square, Al Zawiyah, Libya

LOCATION

On February 24th, 2011, between seven and ten were reported killed by Gaddafi forces in Martyr’s Square in Zawiya, with between 40 and 50 injured. UN reports and various tweets corroborated the casualties, alongside the killings of four Gaddafi soldiers. The UN report states “The remainder of Qadhafi forces were overpowered by protesters and retreated

Summary

7 – 10

40–50

1 named

البوابة الرشقية ألجدابيا, Petrol station in the vicinity Eastern gate of Ajdabiya, Al Wahat, Libya

LOCATION

On February 22nd, 2011, unknown actors killed one civilian and injured another near Ajdabiya, both of the al-Sheikhi family. Ruqaya ‘Abdelghani al-Sheikhi, a 34 year old teacher, was shot and died after being taken to the hospital. Amnesty states “it has not always been possible to establish whether the people killed or injured were deliberately

Summary

1 named

صيدا, Sayda, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

At least three civilians were injured in alleged Turkish artillery shelling on the village of Saida in Ain Issa on April 29, 2021. According to Almasirah, “a number of civilians were injured as a result of the Turkish occupation forces and their mercenaries… with artillery shells on the perimeter of the town of Ain Issa.”

Summary

مرعيان, Mara’yan, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Between three and four civilians, including a woman and two to three children, were injured in alleged Russian or regime artillery shelling on Mara’yan village on June 13, 2021. According to Macro Media Center, “a woman and her three children were injured as a result of artillery shelling by Assad’s gangs and Russian militias targeting a

Summary

3–4

3 named, 1 familiy identified

Belligerents reported injured

Him Shanshar military installation, Homs, Syria

LOCATION

Three civilians were credibly reported injured as a result of British strikes on a military compound West of the city of Homs “in the early hours of Saturday”. The United States, France and the US declared that they had participated in the strikes in Damascus and Homs. In its own regular strike reports the Coalition

Summary

US-led Coalition

شارع المغربي, Al Maghribi Street, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Between three and six civilians, including a woman, were killed and between three and six others were injured in alleged Israeli airstrikes on a car traveling in al-Maghrabi on May 12, 2021. According to the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights, “at approximately 11:30, Israeli warplanes launched a missile at a civilian white Skoda car traveling

Summary

3 – 6

(1 woman2–5 men)

3–6

Israeli Military

9 named, 2 families identified

أورم الجوز, Urme Al Jouz, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Between four and five civilians, including two children and a woman, were wounded in alleged Russian or regime artillery shelling on Urme Al Jouz on July 19, 2021. @seerij80 tweeted that there were “five wounded in the town of Urm Al-Joz as a result of Russian bombing.” @EdlibNN added that among the five wounded were

Summary

4–5