Civilian Casualties

US Forces, Kenyan Military Forces

Known belligerents

Known target

Al-Shabaab

2–30

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

A reported Coalition airstrike on a municipal stadium in Raqaa being used as a facility by Daesh may also have injured some civilian prisoners being held there. According to reports at least 8 alleged fighters died while the group’s local ’emir’ was injured. Claims were confused as to whether prisoners at the facility had escaped

Summary

US-led Coalition

ISIS

Ma'moodow, Bakool, Somalia

LOCATION

According to Somali official and media sources, an airstrike targeted a group of al Shabaab fighters in the vicinity of Ma’moodow town in Bakool province on January 29th. According to an official statement from the Security Ministry of South West State, the attack was conducted by “friends of Somalia.” Following requests for clarification, AFRICOM publicly

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

Amisom Military Forces, US Forces

Al-Shabaab

2–4

Gaduud, Lower Juba, Somalia

LOCATION

On November 17th 2017, US Africa Command sent the Bureau of Investigative Journalism a list of previously unreported strikes, which included this one. An AFRICOM spokesperson explained that their goal “is to be as transparent as possible while taking into account operational security, force protection and diplomatic sensitivities.” It therefore did not proactively release information

Summary

جبل غارا, Mount Gara, Duhok, Iraq

LOCATION

Thirteen Turkish nationals being held captive by the PKK in a location close to village Siyane in the Gare/Gara region in northern Iraq were killed – either during an alleged Turkish airstrike, or executed by the PKK, according to conflicting Kurdish and Turkish sources. There was however broad agreement that some of those killed were

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery, Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons

7 – 13

(7–13 men)

Causes of injury / death

Turkish Military, YPG

Jameeco Jilyaale near Beled ul Amin, Lower Shabelle, Somalia

LOCATION

The US confirmed it had accompanied Somali troops in a mission that rescued 30 to 32 boys from an al Shabaab indoctrination centre in the Lower Shabelle region. However, during the rescue attempt, fire reportedly from Somali forces reportedly killed four or five children, and a teacher. A later US government FOIA response indicated that

Summary

4 – 6

(4–5 children1 man)

Small arms and light weapons

US Forces, Somali Military Forces

Known belligerents

Al-Shabaab

4–5

زاوية المحجوب, Zawiyat Al Mahjoub, Misrata, Libya

LOCATION

Missiles from Gaddafi forces allegedly struck Misrata in Zawiyat Al-Mahjoub and near the coastal road at 10 in the evening and killed one young man named Muhammad Al-Kabayli and injured two others. According to a Facebook post by Free Misrata 4 ever, Muhammad died because there was a shortage of medical supplies due to a

Summary

Araara, Lower Juba, Somalia

LOCATION

Four al Shabaab fighters were killed as the US carried out a strike in Somalia in the vicinity of Araara, Lower Juba region, after partner forces came under attack from small arms fire, a US Africa Command press release stated. The press release called it a “collective self-defense airstrike.” No US service members were apparently

Summary

كفروما, Kafrouma, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Two civilians were reported injured in Russian and/or Syrian regime’s airstrikes or artillery strikes on Kafrouma in Idlib on August 14th. @Ahmad_1alshble tweeted “Two civilians were wounded after helicopters targeted with barrel bombs the outskirts of the town of Kafroma in the southern countryside of Idlib.” @amaraldeek and @Ahmad_1alshble blamed the Syrian regime, while Shaam

Summary

23 miles east of Belet Weyne, Hiiraan, Somalia

LOCATION

A confirmed US action, striking approximately 23 miles east of Beledweyne in the Hiran Region, killed 35 militants while no civilians were harmed, an AFRICOM statement asserted the next day. The airstrike targeted armed al Shabaab militants “as they were transitioning between locations in a rural area”, the US command said. Marine Corps Maj. Gen.

Summary

طرابلس‎, Tripoli, Tarabulus, Libya

LOCATION

At least one man was killed in Tripoli by rebels on September 13, 2011 according to the UN Report Source Page 83.

Summary

Small arms and light weapons

LOCATION

دمشق, Damascus, Syria

Between four and nine belligerents, specifically members of the Syrian regime military, were killed and six others were injured in alleged Israeli airstrikes on Damascus after midnight between January 20, 2019 to January 21, 2019. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that strikes were carried out in the “vicinity of Damascus International Airport” and

Summary

Assad regime, Hezbollah, Iranian military

Israeli Military

Suspected targets

4–9

بنغازي‎, Municipal hotel, Benghazi, Libya

LOCATION

Civilian infrastructure in Benghazi was targeted by LNA strikes, according to local sources Libya Today TV reported that an LNA strike in central Benghazi – in the Akhribesh area – resulted in the destruction of “infrastructure and public and private property of citizens.” Ayon Benghazi reported strikes in the vicinity of a hotel, and several other

Summary

Libyan National Army

معرزاف, Mu’arzaf, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

At least one person was killed and others were wounded in alleged Russian or regime airstrikes and/or artillery shelling on Mu’arzaf on June 15, 2021. According to @HalabTodayTV, “one person was killed and others were injured as a result of shelling by the regime forces with heavy artillery targeting the village of Maarzaf”. @anasanas84 added

Summary

Named victims

1 named

شارع الشعف, Al Shafa Street, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

At least one civilian was killed and three others, including a child, were injured in alleged Israeli strikes on Al-Sha’af Street in the east of the Al-Tuffah neighborhood on May 12, 2021. Al Qassam Brigades identified that a combatant was also killed in the strike, a “Mujahid Qassami”. A tweet from @Reemjihad1 identified that “a civilian

Summary

3 named, 1 familiy identified

بنغازي‎, Benghazi: Ganfouda, Benghazi, Libya

LOCATION

A UAE reportedly targeted a residential area in Benghazi. Libya Alahrar TV reported: “Al-Saraya Media Center: a foreign aircraft without a pilot targeted a house inhabited by a family in Ganfouda in Benghazi.” Nosa posted on Twitter that “so far four air raids have been launched by the UAE UAV on Ganfouda and the Chinese

Summary

United Arab Emirates Military

LOCATION

نبل, Nubl, Aleppo, Syria

At least one civilian, a woman, was killed and one to three other civilians, including children, were injured in alleged Turkish artillery strikes on the town of Nubl on July 20, 2021. NPA Syria reported “A woman lost her life and a child was injured, on Tuesday, in the bombing of the Turkish-backed factions on

Summary

(1 woman)

1–3

درنة‎, Derna, Darnah, Libya

LOCATION

A Libyan Air Force MIG-23 was shot down in the Sidi Khalid area, 35 km West of Derna, after conducting airstrikes in Derna according to various sources. Apparently, the plane had shelled the 400 neighbourhoods in retaliation for the killing of civilians on February 7th. The Libya Observer reported that the Derna Shura Council, which

Summary

Libyan National Army

قرب الشيخ أحمد ياسين الموسكي, Vicinity of Sheikh Ahmed Yassin Mosque, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

At least one civilian, a woman, was injured in a drone strike on Beit Lahiya on May 15th 2021. @pl24online reported that “reconnaissance planes launch a missile at a house in Beit Lahia, next to Sheikh Ahmed Yassin Mosque in the Shaima area” and Mezan News added that the house sustained damage. According to Mezan

Summary

LOCATION

سرت‎, Sirte, Surt, Libya

Dawa Alhaq reported a GNC/Libya Dawn airstrike in Sirte likely resulting in civilian harm: “A military aircraft belonging to the ‘Dawn of Libya’ militia, backed by Libya’s brothers who control Tripoli, launched air strikes on Thursday night on sites in the city of Sirte. ‘A Libyan warplane launched several air strikes on the sites of

Summary

General National Congress (GNC)

البلعي, Al Bal’i, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Over 50 civilians were injured in a heavy aerial bombardment of Beit Hanoun by Israeli forces on May 14th, 2021, multiple sources reported. While all other sources only reported injuries, one source @QudsNen, reported four deaths but it seems that this is likely referring to the over deaths in North Gaza. No further information was

Summary

0 – 4

40–51

Israeli Military

ابو راسين, Abu Rasin, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

Between one and two civilians, including a woman and a child, were killed and between 10 and 20 others, including two women and two children, were injured in alleged Turkish airstrikes on Zirgan on August 17, 2021. According to North Press Agency (NPA), at least one civilian was killed and between 10 and 20 others

Summary

1 – 2

(1 child1 woman)

10–20

المسيفرة, al Massifra, Daraa, Syria

LOCATION

An elderly woman was reported killed in alleged Russian forces or Syrian regime forces airstrikes on Al Musayfrah in Dara’a on July 1st, 2018 according to local sources. Hajja Aisha Muhammad Taha Al-Zoubi was reported killed. Fatima Hamidi posted on Facebook “The martyrdom of hajja Aisha Al-Muhammad in the town of Al-Musayfrah, after her body was

Summary

(1 woman)

مخيم النصيرات, Al Nuseirat Camp, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

One civilian was seriously injured, and there was a report of additional injuries, following an alleged Israeli airstrike on a vehicle west of the Nuseirat refugee camp, in central Gaza, on May 18th 2021, according to local reports. The Palestinian Information Centre said that at 08:38 one person was seriously injured when an aircraft hit

Summary

1–2

Israeli Military

عين ترما, Ein Tarma, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

Multiple sources reported alleged Russian and regime air and artillery strikes on Ein Tarma on March 15, 2018. However, Airwars researchers have not found any claims of civilian harm.

Summary

قارة, Qarah, Rif Dimashq, Syria

LOCATION

At least four civilians, including a young man, were killed and three to four others were injured in alleged Israeli airstrikes or Syrian regime air defense strikes on Qarah on August 19/20, 2021. Sources reported that four additional members of Hezbollah were killed in the strikes. A tweet from @SARASALLOUM963 quoted the Head of Qara

Summary

3–4

Israeli Military, Syrian Regime

Suspected targets

Hezbollah, Iranian military

Named victims

1 named

LOCATION

Cammaara, Mudug, Somalia

The brief recapture by al Shabaab of the strategic town of Amara on the morning of August 24th was reversed by Somali ground forces, assisted by a US airstrike. Up to 90 militants and five government soldiers were killed in the strike, according to the Somali government and state media. Amara had been held by

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

67–95

المليحة, Al Maliha, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

The Local Coordination Committees of Syria (LCCSY) reported that one civilian was killed by alleged Russian or Syrian regime forces in the village of Al Maliha, Damascus governorate, on March 20th, 2018. Currently, further information is unavailable to Airwars.

Summary

تل عفر, Tall Afar, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

In an incident previously unknown to Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the injury of one civilian near Tal Afar, Iraq. Their March 2017 civilian casualty report noted: “Nov. 14, 2016, near Tal Afar, Iraq, via self-report: During a strike on an ISIS checkpoint it was assessed that one civilian was unintentionally injured when the vehicle

Summary

Known belligerent

US-led Coalition