Civilian Casualties

US-led Coalition

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

Belligerents reported killed

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

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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.”

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الهاني ، الرقة, Raqqah, Al Hani, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, on September 29th 2017 the Coalition said it had concluded an assessment on claims of civilian harm. According to the Coalition report, “111. June 15, 2017, near Raqqah, Syria, via NGO report: The report contains insufficient information of the time, location and details to assess its credibility..”

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US-led Coalition

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

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Airstrike and/or Artillery

3–4

3 named, 1 familiy identified

Belligerents reported killed

Belligerents reported injured

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

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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

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4–5

بين حيي السلاطين والعطاطره, Street between Al Atatra and Al Salatin, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Up to six civilians were killed, including a mother and her three young children, in an alleged Israeli airstrike in Beit Lahia on May 14th, 2021. Dozens of injuries were also reported by Wafa news. The family of four killed were identified as 28-year-old Lamya Hassan Mohammed Al-Atar, and her three children; Islam, aged seven,

Summary

4 – 6

(3 children1 woman)

12–24

Israeli Military

6 named, 1 familiy identified

تديل, Tadel, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Up to two children were killed in regime and/or Russian shelling in the village of Tadel in the countryside of Aleppo on August 10th, 2021, according to multiple sources. The majority of sources reported the death of one child and the injury of two of her siblings. The child who died was named by four

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1 – 2

(1–2 children)

1–2

Russian Military, Syrian Regime, Iranian Military

3 named, 1 familiy identified

الصناعية, Sina'iya , Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Two to seven civilians were injured in airstrikes which hit an industrial area in Sina’iya, according to local media. Sources all attributed the blame to Moscow. Rockets ad missiles allegedly “targeted” the vicinity, however there were no civilian deaths. Three women and three children were included in the number of wounded. There are no other

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2–7

Russian Military

تل أبيب, Tel Aviv, Israel

LOCATION

A man in his 80’s collapsed during a rocket attack allegedly fired from Gaza in Tel Aviv on May 12th 2021, according to local reports. Reports are conflicted as to whether or not the man died as a result of the attack. The Times of Israel reported that the man collapsed due to an apparent heart

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Accidents related to conflict

Palestinian Militants

LOCATION

حيش, Heesh, Idlib, Syria

Two children and a woman were reported wounded in airstrikes on Heesh, Idlib, on June 16th. While four sources referred to “a number wounded”, or “many wounded”, in the attack – – cited as “mainly children” – both Local Coordination Committee for Syria and Edlib Media Center, quantified those injured as two children and a

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Syrian Regime, Russian Military

Suspected target

الكرامه, غزة, Al Karama, Gaza, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

One civilian was seriously injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike on a house in the Al-Karama neighborhood in northern Gaza, on May 18 th 2021, according to local reports. Ihab Dawahidi, 35, Director of Medical Laboratories at the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), was struck in the head by shrapnel that fractured his

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عربين, Arbeen, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

Three civilians died in an alleged regime or Russian shelling of Arbeen, according to sources on the ground. The Smart News Agency reported: “Destruction in the city of Arbeen (9 km east of the secret capital Damascus), Thursday, March 15, 2018, as a result of aerial and artillery shelling by Syrian regime forces and Russia,

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بنكي, Banke village, Duhok, Iraq

LOCATION

Two Iraqi tourists were killed in an alleged Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) IED or Turkish air or artillery strike near the village of Banke, Batifa sub-district on August 20th, 2021, according to local sources. Their bodies were missing until Kurdish and Iraqi security forces found them on August 22nd. The security source told Shafaq News

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

(2 men)

حزة, Hazza, Damascus, Syria

Turkish Military, YPG

LOCATION

At least two civilians were reportedly killed and two others injured in an alleged Russian airstrike on Hazza town in Eastern Ghouta, March 19th, 2018, according to local media sources. Local Coordination Committees of Syria blamed Russian Forces for the airstrike stating that “Civilians were killed and injured as a result of Russian forces airstrikes

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Russian Military

الكفير, Al Kafir, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Between one and four civilians, including one to two women and one child, were injured in alleged Russian or regime artillery strikes on al-Kafir on September 7, 2021. According to the Syrian Civil Defense (SCD), a woman was seriously injured in artillery shelling in al-Kafir @baladinetwork put the injury toll at three injuries from the

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1–4

Syrian Regime, Russian Military

مجدليا, Majdliya, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Between one and two civilians, including a child, were injured in alleged Russian and regime artillery shelling of the town of Majdlaya on September 27, 2021. Syrian Civil Defense reported that at least one civilian, a child, was injured in shelling of the town of Majdlaya and the child was taken to the hospital for

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1–2

كفر نبل, Kafr Nabil, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

One civilian was reportedly killed and an unknown number of civilians was injured in alleged Russian airstrikes on a camp for displaced people near the city of Kafr Nabal, Idlib countryside, on March 26th, 2018, according to local sources. Idlib Media Center reported “a martyr and several wounded as a result of the targeting of the

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Russian Military

فنيجين, Fenijin, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

At least one man was killed, another person was injured, and four people were arrested in an alleged Coalition airstrike and Syrian Democratic Forces ground operation in Fenijin on November 8, 2021. The status of the man killed and the person injured as a civilian is contested by local sources. Zaman Al Wasl quoted local

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Airstrike, Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)

0 – 1

(0–1 men)

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons

0–1

Causes of injury / death

Belligerents reported killed

US-led Coalition

0–1

Belligerents reported injured

0–1

موقة, Mouka, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

A single source, the Shaam News Network, reported: “Russian and Regime warplanes launched dozens of very violent air raids on the cities and towns of Idlib, causing dozens of martyrs and wounded civilians…There were a number of wounded in Khan Shekhun, Mhambel, Al Naqir, Al Habit, Muka, Al Taman’a, Al Khwain and Sefwhen in the

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دبلان, Dablan, Ta'as, area behind the mosque, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

More than five civilians were wounded in an airstrike on a water tank behind the mosque in the Ta’as area of Dablan, according to local media – though only once source said that the Coalition was responsible, with others not apportioning blame. According to Euphrates Post, “The military aircraft launched several simultaneous air strikes with

Summary

US-led Coalition, Unknown

5 named, 1 familiy identified

زركان, Zarkan, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

At least three civilians, including two women, were killed and up to nine others, including three children, were injured in alleged Turkish artillery or airstrikes on the town of Zarkan and surrounding areas on December 21, 2021. According to Hawar News, three civilians were killed and four other civilians were injured when Turkish forces bombed

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

(2 women)

4–9

Turkish Military

7 named, 1 familiy identified

Belligerents reported injured

مشفى إدلب المركزي, Idlib Central Hospital, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

At least four civilians, healthcare workers, were injured in alleged Russian or regime airstrikes on Idlib Central Hospital on February 25, 2020. According to Shaam News, regime warplanes struck Idlib Central Hospital with missiles, causing damage to the facilities and injuries among its staff. A tweet from @azrak_moahmad added that the bombing of the hospital

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الجانودية, al Janoudiya, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Two civilians were reported killed and two others injured in alleged Russian forces or Syrian regime airstrikes on Al-Janoudiya in Idlib, on September 4th, 2018. @almo3tasem91 tweeted “Two martyrs and a number of wounded civilians in the village of Al-Janoudiya as a result of being targeted by several air strikes by Russian warplanes.” Local sources

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1 – 2

اعزاز, A'zaaz, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

At least one male civilian was killed and up to nine others were injured, including a child and a woman, in alleged Syrian Democratic Forces’ shelling of the city of A’zaaz on March 23, 2022. Euphrates Post reported that Syrian Defense Forces shelled the city of A’zaaz with more than 15 rockets, which resulted in

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(1 man)

4–9

Syrian Democratic Forces

6 named

عندان, Anadan, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

A child was killed in the explosion of the remnants of a cluster bomb from earlier alleged Russian airstrikes on the city of Adanan, Aleppo governorate, on October 12th, 2018, according to local sources. It is unclear when the raid took place. @MasarPressNet tweeted that “a child was martyred when a cluster bomb exploded from the

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(1 child)

Planted explosives and unexploded ordnance (UXO)

أبو سليم, Abo Salim, Tarabulus, Libya

LOCATION

A mortar shell injured at least two civilians when it hit Omdurman, the Abu Salim area of Tripoli, Libya on May 25th 2022, according to local sources. According to @KhaledDernah3, the injuries were of the “city team player”, Anwar Makhlouf, and his friend, Fathi Baira, who had minor injuries. Both were transferred to Al-Khadra Hospital

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