Civilian Casualties

معرة النعمان, Maarat Numan, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Three civilians, including two children, were reported killed and a number of others were wounded by a mortar or a cluster bomb from the remnants of previous strikes by Russian Forces or the Syrian regime forces on Ma’arat Al Numan in Idlib, on November 21st, 2019, according to local sources. A tweet from @oulaalassaad named three

Summary

(2 children1 man)

Planted explosives and unexploded ordnance (UXO)

3 named, 1 familiy identified

كنيسة القديس برفيريوس, الزيتون, Vicinity of Saint Porphyrius church, Al Zaytoun neighbourhood, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On either late October 19th or the early hours of October 20th, between 14 and 28 people were killed and others were injured when the house of the Eliwa family, in the Al Zaytoun neighbourhood, south of Gaza City was bombed in an alleged Israeli airstrike. Palinfo reported that people were killed and injured and

Summary

(3 children3 women4–5 men)

14 – 28

14 named, 4 families identified

كفرنبل, Kafr Nabl, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

At least woman was reportedly injured by an alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrike or artillery attack on Kafr Nabl in Idlib, Syria, on November 30th 2019. The media source Kefranbell.com identified the victim as the wife of the “martyr” Waheb al-Obeidu. A number of sources claimed that several civilians had been injured without specifying the

Summary

1 named

الجنينة, Al Geneina, Rafah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

At approximately 1am on October 22nd 2023, 13 people, including at least 12 members of the Mansour family, were reportedly killed when an alleged Israeli bombardment hit their home on Aed Al Bashiti Street, in the Al Geneina neighbourhood of Rafah. An unspecified number of others were wounded. 53-year-old Nimat Muhammad Mansour (Bawadi, wife of

Summary

Infrastructure

Residential

(6 children4 women3 men)

13 named, 1 familiy identified

Neighbourhood/area

كفرشلايا, Kafr Shlaya, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

As many as two civilians were injured in an alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrike on the village of Kafr Shlaya, Idlib governorate, on December 7th, 2019, according to local sources. The Syrian White Helmets said: “A young civilian was injured and destroyed in civilian homes in the village of Kafr Shalaya, west of Jericho,

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بالقرب من المحكمة الشرعية، مخيم النصيرات, Vicinity of Sharia Court, Nuseirat Camp, Deir al-Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

In the early morning hours of Sunday, October 22nd, 2023, an alleged Israeli airstrike hit the Zaqout family home near the Court in the Nuseirat Camp, located in the central Gaza Strip, reportedly injuring an unknown number of civilians including children, according to multiple sources. On Facebook, users Ahmed Nofal and Basam Aba Hamda shared

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IDP or Refugee Camp, Residential

2–4

near Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, on July 7th 2017 the Coalition said it had concluded an assessment on social media claims of civilian harm “near Raqqah, Iraq”. According to the Coalition report, “92. April 28, 2017, near Raqqah, Syria, via social media report: No Coalition strikes were conducted on that day in

Summary

US-led Coalition

معرشمارين, Ma’ar Shmareen, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

As many as five civilians, including two women and a child, were killed and dozens of civilians, mostly women and children, were injured following alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on the town of Ma’ar Shmareen, Idlib Governorate on December 16th, 2019, according to multiple sources. The names of those killed and injured indicate several

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3 – 5

(1 child2 women)

4–12

7 named, 2 families identified

مسجد سعد بن أبي وقاص تل السلطان, Vicinity of Saad bin Abi Waqas Mosque, Tal Al Sultan area, Rafah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Shortly before 1:48 AM on October 24th 2023, 21 members of the Mukhaimer family, including at least eight women and one child, were killed and at least several family members, including an infant, were injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike on their home located in the Tal Al-Sultan area, west of Rafah, in the southern

Summary

(1–2 children8–9 women11 men)

Impact

22 named, 3 families identified

راحو, Rajo, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

The Kurdish Red Crescent reported that six adult male civilians were injured in the Rajo area of Afrin Canton. In a report shared with Airwars, six adults were named as injured. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that it also “monitored the continued Turkish forces shelling in areas of Afrin countryside. The bombing focused

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خان السبل, Khan As Subul, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

A child was killed and at least four other civilians injured in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrike on Khan As Subul in Idlib on December 19th, 2019 according to local sources. The child who lost his life was identified as Abdul Ghani Khaled al Ramadan. While the majority of sources reported the death of

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1 – 3

(1 child)

4–11

1 named

بالقرب من مسجد الإيمان، الصبرة، مدينة غزة, Vicinity of Al Iman Mosque, Al Sabra neighborhood, Gaza City, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On the morning of Monday, October 23, 2023, at least seven people were killed and dozens of others were wounded in an alleged Israeli airstrike on the al-Dairi family home located adjacent to the Al Iman Mosque in the Al Sabra neighbourhood of Gaza City in the Gaza Strip. Family members Mahmoud Saleh al-Dairi, Muhammad

Summary

(2 children1 woman)

12–24

7 named, 1 familiy identified

Nearby landmark

بلبلة, Bulbul, Afrin, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

In a private report, the Kurdish Red Crescent named the following one civilian was wounded in an alleged Turkish shelling of Bulbul. The type of weapon used is unknown. No further details are currently available.

Summary

قصر بن غشير, Qasr Bin Gashir, Tarabulus, Libya

LOCATION

According to local sources, a teenage boy named as Mahmoud Hussein Rabah Al-Jorni was killed after what was described as a ‘random shell’ hit the family farm at Qaser Bin Ghashir. His death was initially reported by a relative, Mohammed Hasan al-Jurni. Facebook site Tk Yahrouq Kl shy first noted that “Several shells landed in

Summary

(1 child)

Government of National Accord, Libyan National Army

1 named

نبل و الزهراء, Nubl and Al-Zahraa, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

On Monday, January 1st, 2024, three civilian members of one family, including a pregnant mother alongside her infant daughter and her father-in-law, were killed and up to 13 civilians were injured due to an artillery strike reportedly perpetrated by Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham, a militia faction part of the Al-Fath Al-Mubin grouping affiliated with the Turkish

Summary

(1 child1 woman1 man)

10–13

Turkish Military

3 named, 1 familiy identified

بعدينو٫شيخ بلو٫ راجو , Ba'adino, Sheikh Billo, Rajo district, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

At least two civilians were wounded in an alleged Turkish shelling of Sheikh Billo in Afrin’s Rajo district. The Kurdish Red Crescent reported two injured in an intensive shelling by allegedly the Turk on Sheikh Billo in Afrin’s Rajo district. A private report from KRC reported the names and type of injury of the two adult

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شرفة الملاحة, Shurfat Al Malaha, Tarabulus, Libya

LOCATION

One civilian was killed and a child was injured in alleged LNA forces shelling with BM-21 Grad missiles on Shurfat Al Malaha area near Maitika International Airport on January 3rd, 2020 according to local sources. The killed man was identified as Jumaa Al Qabaili and the injured child who was admitted to hospital was identified

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(1 man)

السطر الغربي, Al Satar Al Gharbi, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

At dawn on Thursday, October 26th 2023, at least 38 members of the al-Astal (al-Asatal) family across three generations, including seven women and twenty children, were killed and a number of civilians were injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike on their home in the Al Satar Al Gharbi area of Khan Younis in the Gaza

Summary

(20 children7 women11–12 men)

38 – 39

39 named, 4 families identified

0–1

عرب ويران, Arab Weyran, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

According to IC Afrin resistance, “Mihemed Sido Yusif, from Rejio/Bedina, Fayiq Cafer from Shera/Arab Werane [Syria] and Durshata Mihemed Ali, also from Shera/Arab Werane, were heavily injured by Turkish jets.” The victims were also named by Rojnews.

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دوكوري, Dugure, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Between four and eleven people were killed and up to five people, including one civilian, were reported injured in an alleged Turkish strike on a YBS base in the town of Dugure, Sinjar governorate, on January 15th, 2020, according to local sources. Ekurd reported that Turkish warplanes had “bombed targets in the Dugure community in

Summary

Turkish Military

Belligerents reported injured

4–11

بالقرب من مسجد بلال، خان يونس, Vicinity of Bilal Mosque, Khan Younis, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On the night of Thursday, November 2nd 2023, an alleged Israeli airstrike killed at least ten civilians, including Palestine TV correspondent Muhammad Abu Hatab and his family in Khan Younis, south of the Gaza Strip, when the strike hit their family home. Muhammad’s eldest son, Asim, was reported by Israeli news outlet Channel 7 to

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(5 children3 women3 men)

11 named, 1 familiy identified

سري كانية, عفرين, Siri Kanaida, Syrian-Turkish border, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Local media reported that three civilians were wounded in an alleged Turkish mortar attack in Siri Kanai on the Syrian-Turkish border. The victims were reportedly taken to hospital where they were in a stable condition. According to Hawar, three people were injured in Sri Kanaia as a result of the Turkish occupation army launched mortar

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الاتارب, Al Atareb, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Two women died and up to three other civilians including two children and a woman, were wounded in up to three alleged Russian airstrikes on an IDP camp in the outskirts of Al Atareb, local media reported. Jisr identified the women that died as Mrs. Nofa Al Mohammed, aged 60, and Mrs. Khawla Al Hassan.

Summary

(2 women)

2–3

Russian Military

4 named, 1 familiy identified

الزوايدة, Al-Zawaida, Deir al-Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On the night of October 30th 2023, at least 22 members of al-Badrasawi family that had been displaced from al-Bureji camp, including at least four women and between two and six children, were killed and a large number of civilians were wounded in an alleged Israeli airstrike on a home near the medical services headquarters

Summary

(2–6 children4 women9 men)

12–24

22 named, 1 familiy identified

Town

اجدابيا, Ajdabiya, Al Wahat, Libya

LOCATION

Up to 13 rebel fighters were reportedly killed either by a NATO airstrike in a friendly fire incident, or a Gaddafi regime strike, near Ajdabiya. CNN posted on Twitter that “an airstrike killed at least three people.” The Telegraph showed a picture of three injured fighters. Meanwhile VOA said four rebels had been killed and 14 more

Summary

NATO forces, Gaddafi Forces

Suspected target

Libyan rebel forces

Belligerents reported injured

4–13

بلدات متعددة, several towns, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

An unknown number of civilians were wounded in alleged Russian and Syrian regime air or artillery strikes on several cities and towns in Aleppo governorate on January 23rd, 2020, according to local sources. Shaam News Network reported that the Kafar Hamra, Khan Al Asal, Khalsa, Khan Toman, Al Zorba, Zaitan, Al Hamira, Shwayneh, Lirmoun, Kafar

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منطقة نتساريم القريبة, Vicinity of Netzarim area, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On Sunday, October 29, 2023, four civil defense workers from the “Al-Zahraa Center” were injured in an alleged “double-tap” strike perpetrated by Israeli forces while they were responding to an earlier strike on the al-Hilu family home located west of the former Netzarim settlement in the central governorate of the Gaza Strip. According to the

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Infrastructure

Residential

Impact

Vicinity of Beer Xani, Lower Juba, Somalia

LOCATION

US Africa Command reported an airstrike in the vicinity of Beer Xaani on February 4th which it said had killed one terrorist. The attack came a day after Somali troops in the town had come under attack from al Shabaab. According to AFRICOM’s release: “In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command

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