Civilian Casualties

1–6

الحويجة, Hawijah, Kirkuk, Iraq

LOCATION

An alleged Coalition strike targeted the house of an ISIL commander named as Abu Hajar, said to be from Diyala province, also reportedly killed his whole family according to a single source.

Summary

قرية بندرخان, Bandar Khan village, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

At least one civilian, a 16 year old, was killed and others were injured, including an elderly man, were injured in alleged Turkish strikes on Bandar Khan village on April 24, 2022. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that a civilian was killed by Turkish artillery shelling of a regime military checkpoint in Bandar

Summary

(1 child)

1–2

Turkish Military

زنجبار‎ , Zinjibar, Abyan, Yemen

LOCATION

Local sources reported that “at least one top insurgent was killed in the US military-led strikes by unmanned aircraft”, which began in Zinjibar, on June 10, 2021. There were no reports of civilian harm. While Reuters reported that airstrikes on Zinjibar stemmed from “state forces”, according to the editor of the Yemen Post, a strike

Summary

Airstrike, Airstrike and/or Artillery, Drone Strike

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)

US Forces

Suspected target

Belligerents reported killed

عكاشات, Akashat or Saada, Al Anbar, Iraq

LOCATION

An alleged Coalition airstrike in the al Qaim area resulted in the deaths of five civilians including two named children, according to reports. Yaqein placed the incident on the evening of Saturday 17th. Picture of two unnamed boys emerged the same day, whose deaths were blamed on the Coalition. Two other civilians named as were among

Summary

(2 children2–3 men)

LOCATION

برخ, Parakh, Duhok, Iraq

At least two civilians were injured in alleged Turkish shelling of Parak in Duhok’s Zakho district on June 15, 2022. According to Nalia Media Corporation, two people were wounded when Turkish forces bombarded Parakh in Duhok’s Zakho district. The reporter Wahid Sindi said that the two victims are a father and son who were working

Summary

2 named, 1 familiy identified

Turkish Military

Named victims

لقوسيات والعربي, Mosul, Al-Qaysiyat and Al-Arabi, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Up to nine civilians, including a woman and one or more children, were killed in overnight bombing in Mosul according to local reports. Al Rafidain Network for Human Rights reported a bombing “killed or wounded innocent civilians, including women and children.” Al Hathalyoum placed the death toll at eight: “A security source and local residents

Summary

8 – 9

(2 children2 women)

السباتية, Al Sibatya, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

According to the Kurdish Red Crescent, three civilians were killed and one other injured in an alleged Turkish attack on Tal Tamr in Hasaka governorate in Syria on November 1st, 2019. The civilians killed were all males and identified as Abdulazeez Salih al Hesh, Mahmoud Ahmad Muhammad and Muhammad Ali Khuwam. Ali Ezizi, was also

Summary

1–2

كفرتخاريم, Kafr Takharim, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Two combatants were killed by an airstrike in Idlib, according to local sources. Baladi Network initially reported that a car carrying civilians was hit with three missiles, “leading to the burning of the car and the charring of the bodies of two people.” Images posted by the outlet showed a large fire and a burnt

Summary

0 – 2

شورك, Shurak, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

Several civilians were injured who were passersby to an alleged Turkish drone strike on a vehicle on Qamishli-Tirbespi Road, in Al-Hasakah, Rojava, north-east Syria on Friday July 22nd 2022. The vehicle was reported to have been a military vehicle belonging to the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). The attack was also said to have been targeting

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

Belligerents reported killed

Turkish Military

Suspected target

YPG/SDF

طريق حزيمة - تل أبيض, Hazima-al Tabyad road, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

A family of four was reported killed when their car was struck in an alleged Coalition airstrke on the Hazime-Tal Abiyad road. Sadaa al Sham cited local sources as saying that “Coalition aircraft targeted a car belonging to displaced people on the road between Hazima and Tal Abiyad north of the city of Raqqa, killing

Summary

(2 children1 woman)

سيكركا, Sikirka, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

Six civilians, including four children and women, were injured in alleged Turkish shelling of the village of Sikirka east of Qamishli city on August 9, 2022. Hawar News reported that Turkish bombings of multiple villages east of Qamishli city and in Amuda sub-district resulted in the injury of seven civilians, four of whom are children.

Summary

6 named, 1 familiy identified

قرطبة, Qortoba, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Four civilians were killed in a reported afternoon airstrike on Qortoba village, as a heavy Coalition/ SDF campaign against ISIL continued. Al A’Amaq Media reported two deaths initially. According to Syria News Desk, “Coalition aircraft bombed three houses in the centre of Qahtaniyah, killing four civilians including a child, and injuring more than 14 others,

Summary

(1 child)

7–14

العامريه, Al-Amrya , Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

Local sources reported that a young man, Abdullah Awaid, was “found dead a week after he was arrested by #PYD_PKK militia near the village of Ameriya south of Ras Al-Ain”. Sources said he was arrested by “gangs of PYD_YPG_PKK”. No further details are currently available.

Summary

Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)

(1 man)

منطقة الصناعة, Al Sina'a neighbourhood, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between 1 and 3 civilians were reportedly injured by alleged YPG/SDF/PKK artillery strikes on Al Sina’a neighbourhood in Afrin city, on October 10th 2019, according to local media sources. According to AA News, the attack was launched from Tal Refa’at, which the YPG controls. Whereas AA News reported 1 wounded civilian, Qasioun News reported 3

Summary

1–3

YPG

قرية الجلبة, Al Jalba village , Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

At least one woman was killed and another woman injured in an alleged YPG/SDF/PKK artillery attack on the village of Al Jalaba, west of Tal Abyad, on October 22nd, 2019, according to local sources. The Syrian Network for Human Rights reported that “Mrs. Zalkha Hamad al Abbou, from Ein al Arous village which is administratively

Summary

1 – 3

(0–2 children1 woman)

1–4

كبش, Kabish, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Up to three civilians died during a battle for control of Kabish. While most sources blamed SDF artillery, one claimed that the US-led Coalition was responsible for the deaths. A single source, Eldorar, reported that three civilians died in an alleged Coalition strike on Kabish. However according to Raqqa Post, one victim, Sadeq Qassem, was

Summary

1 – 3

US-led Coalition, Syrian Democratic Forces

Named victims

1 named

تديل, Tadel village, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Five civilians were reported wounded from the same family, including two children – one critically, two women and a man, as a result of Russian or Syrian regime forces’ thermal guided missile which hit their car, as they returned from olive picking in Tadel Village in the western countryside of Aleppo on September 23rd 2022.

Summary

Infrastructure

Agriculture

Syrian Regime, Russian Military

الزاب, Al Zab, Kirkuk, Iraq

LOCATION

Multiple sources said that dozens of civilians were killed or injured when a Coalition airstrike hit a health center, a power station and a market in Zab town, southwest of Kirkuk. Raedlay posted a video showing the aftermath of the strikes and the destruction of the health center. Correspondences Team said that four strikes had

Summary

2 – 12

2–12

منطف, Mantaf, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

One civilian was slightly injured by alleged Russian and/or Syrian regime shelling of the village of Mantaf on October 28, 2022. @SyriaCivilDefe tweeted that a civilian was slightly wounded by Russian and Syrian regime artillery shelling of the village of Mantaf in the evening. Multiple other local sources, including @baladinetwork, reported on heavy artillery shelling

Summary

Russian Military, Syrian Regime

LOCATION

إدلب, Idlib, Syria

A reported Coalition, or possibly Russian, airstrike which hit a Syrian Red Crescent hospital in Idlib injured up to a dozen civilians. The Coalition later denied involvement, though a unilateral US action remained possible. The intended target of the dawn strike appeared to be the militant gropup Fatah al Sham at a base at the

Summary

5–12

US-led Coalition, Russian Military

Named victims

1 named

علي اغا, Ali Agha, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

Three civilians were injured by alleged Turkish airstrikes on the village of Ali Agha on November 23, 2022. ANF reported that three people were wounded by Turkish bombardment of the village of Ali Agha in Tal Koçer. Two of the wounded were taken to Derik Hospital, while the other, who suffered a serious injury, was transferred

Summary

الباب, Al-Bab, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

There were confused reports of the death of Abdel-Fattah al-Haj Hussein. While one source claimed he died in an airstrike while being held prisoner by ISIL, a second source said he died in a Turkish strike – with a third source claiming Mr Hussein died of natural causes. Raqqa is Being Slaughtered initially reported the

Summary

0 – 1

(1 man)

الدانا, Al Dana, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Between five and forty civilians, including at least one woman, one child and one adult male, were killed and up to forty were wounded in airstrikes launched against Al Dana town in Idlib. Most sources only reported preliminary counts of casualties and many expected that the number was higher due to many civilians still stuck

Summary

5 – 40

(1 child1 woman1 man)

24–40

Russian Military, Syrian Regime

LOCATION

AL-SAHAMIYAH AND AL - FATATISH, Raqqa, Syria

In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, on April 1st 2017 the Coalition said it had concluded an assessment on media claims of civilian harm “near al Raqqah, Syria”. According to the Coalition report, “7. Feb. 20, 2017, near Raqqah, Syria, via media report: After a review of available information it was assessed that

Summary

вул. Краснодарська 177, Чугуїв, Krasnodars’ka St. 177, Chuguiv, Kharkiv, Ukraine

LOCATION

Three civilians, including a child, were injured by alleged Russian shelling of a building at Krasnodarska 177 on March 8, 2022. Donpatriot News added that shells hit a building at Krasnodarskaya 177 which destroyed 27 apartments from the 2nd to the 9th floor, and the 3rd and 4th floors collapsed, resulting in the injury of

Summary

الثورة‎, Tabaqah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Five civilians died and ten others were wounded in an alleged Coalition airstrike near the maternity hospital in al Tabaqa, according to a single source. The Smart news agency reported: “A local source said that warplanes likely to be the Coalition launched a raid with three missiles targeting a street and a building near the

Summary

Мерефа, Merefa, Kharkiv, Ukraine

LOCATION

On March 17th, alleged Russian bombardment struck the village of Merefa, wounding up to 26 people and killing up to 23 others. Sources were conflicted as to whether those killed were members of the Ukrainian military or civilians. Susplilne Media described a Russian “artillery” attack upon Merefa. Twitter user @tincazzi posted pictures of the remains

Summary

Infrastructure

Education

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0–23

Belligerents reported killed

Russian Military

Geolocation

Village

0–26

Belligerents reported injured

0–23

Mosul, Mashahda, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, on June 2nd 2017 the Coalition said it had concluded an assessment on social media claims of civilian harm “near Mosul, Iraq”. According to the Coalition report, “13. March 3, 2017, near Mosul, Iraq, via social media report: After a review of available information it was assessed

Summary