Civilian Casualties

Russian Military

كفرنبل, Kafar Nabl, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Five civilians from the same family were reported injured in an alleged Russian or Syrian airstrike or artillery shelling on Kafar Nabl, Idlib, on August 11th which was the first day of Eid Al-Adha. While an initial report stated that one woman was injured in the airstrike, all later sources indicated that the figure had

Summary

1–5

Russian Military, Syrian Regime

Suspected target

near Afmadow, Lower Juba, Somalia

LOCATION

Between 10 and 40 militants were killed by declared US airstrikes near Afmadow in Lower Juba on July 8, 2023. AFRICOM announced on July 9, 2023 that “At the request of the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command conducted three collective self-defense airstrikes overnight in a remote area near Afmadow, approximately 105 kilometers north

Summary

Belligerents reported killed

10–40

مطار معيتيقة, Mitiga International Airport, Tarabulus, Libya

LOCATION

Two civilians were reportedly injured by LNA shelling on Mitiga Airport in Tripoli. The Facebook page of the Burkan Al Ghadab operation by the rival GNA said: “During the last few hours, the militia of the war criminal Hifter targeted the employees of the Libyan Company for Handling and Ground Services at Mitiga International Airport

Summary

Libyan National Army

مصنع سرايو العوديه, Sarayo Alwadiya factory, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On October 10th 2023, at least four firefighters were reportedly injured by an Israeli airstrike in an industrial zone located in the Gaza Strip whilst extinguishing fires in the area. The firefighters were reportedly extinguishing fires at a cleaning supplies factory. A Facebook post from the Palestinian Civil Defense reports that the crew experienced various

Summary

4–5

Impact

Exact location (other)

in the Bisig Adde settlement of Buurhakabe district, Bay, Somalia

LOCATION

Mepa News reported that US airstrikes on the Bisig Adde settlement of Buurhakabe district on July 24, 2023 bombarded civilian areas, resulting in the death of 5 civilians, including children, and the injury of 10 civilians. Images posted by the source show multiple injured civilians being treated. No other sources reported on this incident.

Summary

(2 children)

بالقرب ملعب اليرموك, Vicinity of Yarmouk Stadium, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

At least one civilian was killed and another injured when an alleged Israeli bomb hit a three-storey residential house belonging to Rajab al-Radhi’a al-Masri on October 12th 2023. The building was reportedly near the Yarmouk Stadium, in the Beit Lahiya neighborhood, in the center of Gaza City. Multiple sources describe there being a number of

Ongoing clashes between the SDF and the Arab clans led to between four and six civilians, including a woman, being injured on September 2, 2023. These civilian injuries have been attributed to snipers of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) operating in Al-Basira, by local sources. Nahr Media reported that six civilians were injured (one woman

Summary

4–6

Small arms and light weapons

YPG

معرة حرمة, Ma'arat Horma, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Edlib Media Centre and @abo_aljod84 reported: “A woman was injured when Russian warplanes raided the town of Ma’arat Horma, south of Idlib”. However, later @MOHAMADJAPAS said that civilians were wounded as a result of alleged Russian airstrikes on Ma’arat Horma. No further details are currently available.

Summary

Russian Military, Syrian Regime

شارع العودة, Al Awda Street, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On the afternoon of October 12th 2023, an alleged Israeli airstrike hit several houses in Jabalia in northern Gaza, killing between 55 and 63 civilians, including up to 24 children, and injuring at least six others, including a child. One Islamic Jihad leader was also reportedly killed, and many of the other individuals killed in

Summary

55 – 63

(24 children)

Suspected target

Palestinian Forces

50 named, 1 familiy identified

Names matched with MoH IDs

Exact location (via Airwars)

Belligerents reported killed

محيط إحدى مدارس الأونروا, Vicinity of an UNWRA-led school, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On October 9, 2023, an alleged Israeli airstrike on/near a market in Jabalia refugee camp resulted in between 65 and 73 civilians killed, including at least 15 children and six women, and “hundreds” of wounded. A tweet from Al Jazeera Mubasher News (@ajmubasher) reported that “at least 50 were killed in a new Israeli bombardment

Summary

Commerce, IDP or Refugee Camp, Market

(15–17 children6 women14 men)

65 – 73

100–200

Impact

65 named, 10 families identified

Names matched with MoH IDs

Exact location (via Airwars)

العربان, Al Urban, Marqab, Libya

LOCATION

Two civilians were allegedly killed in a GNA airstrike on Al Urban. Al Mashhad reported: “Two civilians were killed by indiscriminate shelling of the Al Wefaq government forces in Al Urban, 30 km southeast of Gheryan, local sources said. The sources said that the young Issa ibn al-Hadi al-Jaafari was seriously injured by indiscriminate shelling

Summary

(2 men)

Government of National Accord

LOCATION

مسجد صلاح الدين الأيوبي, Vicinity of Salah al Din al Ayyubi Mosque, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

A large number of people were killed and wounded when three houses collapsed, including the Arhim family home, north of the Salah al-Din al-Ayyubi Mosque in the Al-Zaytoun neighborhood, east of Gaza City, after reportedly being hit by a bomb from an Israeli military aircraft on Tuesday, October 17, 2023. Many of the victims who

Summary

12 – 24

12–24

وادي الربيع, Wadi al Rabie, Tarabulus, Libya

LOCATION

Two civilians were injured because of an air or artillery strike in Wadi al Rabie in Tajoura. The Ambulance Services Libya reported: “Miloud Rashed and Sifaoy Al Mzughi of the Tajoura rescue team were injured due to aerial bombardment in Al Habayebiyah area in Wadi al Rabie.” Tk Yahrouq Kl shy only reported indiscriminate shelling

Summary

خان يونس, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On the afternoon of Tuesday, October 10th, 2023, two Palestinian children were reportedly killed and several more civilians were injured as a result of an alleged strike carried out by the Israeli military on two homes located west of Khan Yunis in the Gaza Strip. A video by Arab World News Agency shows the damaged

Summary

(2 children)

الشندخيات, Shandkhiyat, Homs, Syria

LOCATION

Local sources reported that an alleged Russian aircraft struck the village of Shandkhiyat in the vicinity of Palmyra. Reportedly, the incident wounded several civilians. No further information is currently available.

Summary

Russian Military

عفرين, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Two civilians were wounded in the city of Afrin, Aleppo governorate, by alleged SDF shelling, according to local media. Al Araby said: “Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) militias bombed the city of Afrin in the northern countryside of Aleppo, resulting in two civilian casualties.” Further information is not available to Airwars at this moment.

Summary

Syrian Democratic Forces

محيط دوار درابيه, Vicinity of the Darabiyah roundabout, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Around 22:30 on Monday, October 16th, 2023, at least four people were reportedly killed, including a pregnant woman and her child, and at least one other injured as a result of an alleged Israeli airstrike on the house belonging to the Siam family near the Darabiyah roundabout in the Al-Nasr neighborhood, west of Gaza City.

Summary

(1 woman)

3 named, 1 familiy identified

Nearby landmark

مارع, Mare, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Up to three civilians, including a woman and a child, were reportedly injured in an alleged YPG/PKK artillery strike on Mare, Aleppo governorate on October 10th, 2019, according to local sources. Anadolu Agency reported 3 wounded. @SyriaCivilDefe reported that a woman and a child were injured as the result of rocket shelling. A member of

Summary

2–3

YPG

معان, Ma’an, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

In the early morning of Friday, October 20th, 2023, alleged Israeli airstrikes hit two civilian homes owned by the al-Ghalban family in the Ma’an area, east of Khan Younis, south of the Gaza Strip, reportedly killing Hussein Muhammad al-Ghalban Abu Riyad’s grandson, and inflicting injuries of various degrees on the other 12 members of his

Summary

Exact location (via Airwars)

طريق M4 جنوب تل أبيض, M4 Highway south of Tal Abyad, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported: “Members of the Turkey-loyal factions carried out a field execution of 6 new citizens by the fire of machine guns, after they took control of the highway to al-Hasakah city south of Tal Abyad for a short time, before they withdrew from it”. No further details are currently

Summary

Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)

Small arms and light weapons

Turkish Military

مدرسة الأونروا, UNRWA school, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

One woman was killed by alleged Israeli strikes on a United Nations Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) school in Tal al-Hawa on October 14, 2023. Al Ayyam News reported that a displaced person named Kholoud Mahmoud Jundia was killed when Israeli forces struck a United Nations Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) school in Tal al-Hawa.

Summary

Infrastructure

Education

(1 woman)

Rakaya, Naqir and Kafr Sanja, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Alleged Russian warplanes carried out air raids on the towns of Rakaya, Naqir and Kafr Sanja, Idlib governorate on October 17th 2019, as reported by Shaam Network. Shaam Network mentioned ‘a number of civilian casualties’. According to Syriahr, there is currently no more information on civilian casualties available.

Summary

Russian Military

سرمين, Outskirts of Sarmin, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

During the evening of September 23, 2023, a missile strike killed two civilians (one elderly man and one woman) and injured two others (a child in critical condition and a man) in a displacement camp in the outskirts of Sarmin, east of the city of Idlib in northwest Syria. In a Facebook post by the

Summary

Infrastructure

IDP or Refugee Camp

(1 woman1 man)

Syrian Regime, Russian Military

4 named, 1 familiy identified

الرافع, Al-rafe`a, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

One person was reported killed (Ahmed Issa Al-Ajeel) and 13 people are injured in an alleged YPG sniper attack on Al-Rafe`a village in Raqqa, Syria on October 16th, 2019 according to local sources. Al Rafe’ caln said “The young man was born in 1985 and has three children.” Raqqa Network said six children were wounded.

Summary

(1 man)

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Unknown

Causes of injury / death

الهلال الاحمر و مستشفى القدس, Vicinity of Al Quds Hospital, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On the evening of Wednesday, October 18th, 2023, a 14 year old child was killed and four other civilian members of the Abu Shaaban family were injured, including a 9 year old child and a young man who is a US citizen, in an alleged Israeli airstrike on the Tel Hawa residential neighbourhood in the

Summary

(1 child)

4 named, 1 familiy identified

Names matched with MoH IDs

Exact location (other)

عريضة عجيل, Arida Ejail, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

One civilian was reportedly killed in a shooting by SDF/YPG forces in the village of Arida Ejail, Raqqa governorate, according to the Syrian Network for Human Rights. Currently, further information is unavailable to Airwars.

Summary

Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)

(1 man)

Small arms and light weapons

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

LOCATION

An infant was killed by alleged Israeli bombing on the Al-Zahar family home in Nuseirat Camp in Deir Al-Balah on December 1, 2023. The Palestinian Refugee Portal reported that a 5-month-old infant named Muhammad Hani Al-Zahar was killed by an Israeli bombing of his family’s house, and included names of the family members seen holding Muhammad’s

Summary

Infrastructure

Residential

(1 child)