Civilian Casualties

US Forces

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)

الحامدية, Al Hamdiya, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Russian warplanes allegedly launched several air raids on the village of Al Hamdiya in Idlib province, according to local sources. Step News said civilians were injured in the attack.

Summary

Russian Military

أرادن‎, Araden, Duhok, Iraq

LOCATION

Up to three people were killed and another person was injured in alleged Turkish airstrikes on a vehicle in the village of Ardana, Dohuk governorate, on August 14th, 2020. It remains unclear whether the victims were civilians. Rudaw reported: “The director of Bamerni district, Hamid Zubeir, told Rudaw Media Network that Turkish planes targeted a

Summary

0 – 3

0–1

Turkish Military

Belligerents reported injured

0–3

0–1

اريحا, Ariha, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

A civilian male was injured in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on Ariha, Idlib governorate, on July 10th, 2019, according to local sources. The strikes reportedly targeted a school. Zaitonmag wrote: “The warplanes bombed the city of Ariha, south of Idlib, and the bombing targeted civilian homes and a school, resulting in an injured

Summary

غندرشي, Gandarshe, Lower Shabelle, Somalia

LOCATION

A CIA paramilitary officer was killed in Somalia as a result of a joint ground raid with Somali special forces, it was later reported. Four elite Somali Danab troops also died during the event. Sources close to Al Shabaab first reported on the incident. Somali Memo said: “Reports from Gandarshe area say that a suicide

Summary

Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)

Planted explosives and unexploded ordnance (UXO), Small arms and light weapons

Causes of injury / death

قصر أبو هادي, Qasr Abu Hadi, Surt, Libya

LOCATION

One child was reportedly killed by a NATO airstrike on Qasr Abu Hadi. The condolence page Sirte Martyrs published a picture of her mother commemorating her death four years later saying: “This is what NATO did with our children. Today marks the fourth anniversary of the martyrdom of the child Rayla Faraj Al-Bast Al-Gaddafi on

Summary

(1 child)

Known belligerent

NATO forces

Known targets

Gaddafi forces, Other

بكسريا, Baksriya, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

An unspecified number of civilians were wounded in alleged Russian airstrikes on Baksriya, according to local media. Both sources blamed Russia for the raid. One source reported that no civilian casualties were found in the wreckage, however the other said there was wounded among the rubble. According to the Syrian Civil Defence twitter page “The

Summary

Russian Military

Al Dasheisha, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

Three civilians were reported “seriously wounded” following an “aerial bombardment” by the US-led Coalition, local sources alleged. The raid reportedly took place at Al Dashisha village 35km southeast of al Shaddadi. According to Baladi, “shelling that targeted the village, caused the destruction of shops” and “other rockets targets the warehouses of grain causing an outbreak

Summary

US-led Coalition

الدولار, Dollar , Surt, Libya

LOCATION

Three civilians were allegedly killed and a mother injured by a NATO airstrike on the Al Wafa neighbourhood of Sirte, which is alternatively referred to as Al Dollar neighbourhood.. ANVWL said on one of the victim’s circumstances of death on October 6th: “The child was killed in Al-Wafa neighbourhood, Al-Dollar neighbourhood, as a result of

Summary

(2 children)

3 named, 1 familiy identified

Sablaale, Lower Shabelle, Somalia

LOCATION

In this strike in Barawe, Lower Shabelle, up to six al Shabaab militants were killed, including the the group’s leader, Ahmed Abdi Godane (aka Mukhtar Abu Zubeyr or Ahmed Abdi Aw Mohamed), international and local media reported. There were no reports of civilian harm. The strike was the first known US attack in Somalia for some

Summary

1–6

Airstrike and/or Artillery

LOCATION

مصراتة‎, Misrata, Libya

On March March 19th 2011, forces loyal to Gaddafi bombed the town of Misurata with either airstrikes or artillery shelling, which resulted to up to 50 civilians killed and 84 wounded. Al Bayan reported that 25 people were killed and 70 wounded during the bombing by the Libyan leader’s forces in the city of Misurata, which

Summary

25 – 50

70–84

Bohol Jawarey, Middle Juba, Somalia

LOCATION

A US strike on an al Shabaab “command and logistics node” killed eight members of the group, according to a US Africa Command press release. There were claims that Abdirahman Mohamed Warsame, a commander of the terror group’s intelligence wing was killed in the strike, though this was not confirmed by AFRICOM. No civilians were

Summary

مستشفى الاطفال, Children's Hospital, Misrata, Libya

LOCATION

On July 9th, 2011, shelling from Gaddafi forces killed two civilians and injured 12 in Misurata, including killing one female infant in the Children’s Hospital. @Bozakook tweeted that “indiscriminate shelling hit 12 civilians in Misrata, and 2 were killed” (translated from Arabic), and was the only source reporting injuries and two civilian deaths. Voodito tweeted:

Summary

(1 child)

مبارك, Mubaraak, Lower Shabelle, Somalia

LOCATION

US Forces carried out a strike against an “al-Shabaab vehicle-borne improvised explosive device” in the early hours of December 12th, US Africa Command announced, which it said had removed an “imminent threat to the people of Mogadishu”. The early morning strike hit 65 kilometers southwest of the capital, AFRICOM said (later noting that the strike

Summary

منطقة سوق الثلاثاء, Suq Al Thulatha, Misrata, Libya

LOCATION

On July 31st, 2011, eight people were reported killed in Misurata by artillery strikes from Gaddafi forces. In addition, 20 were reported injured by AlMukhtar news. The attacks occurred within the market area of western Misrata. No additional information on the victims were report was unclear how many casualties were civilians or rebel forces. AlMukhtar

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0 – 8

0–20

Gaddafi Forces

Libyan rebel forces

Belligerents reported injured

0–8

0–20

بين صبراتة وسرمان, Between Sabratha and Sarman, Al Zawiyah, Libya

LOCATION

On February 21st, 2011, between 12 and 24 civilians were reported injured by Gaddafi forces between Sarman and Sibrata. Al Jazeera reported Reuters quoting the Libyan newspaper Quirna. Al Jazeera reports “Reuters quoted a correspondent for the Libyan newspaper Qurina as saying that Gaddafi’s al-Khuwailidi al-Hamidi Brigade fired randomly in the area without specifying the

Summary

12–24

Bariire, Lower Shabelle, Somalia

LOCATION

US Africa Command reported that it had carried out an airstrike on the previous day “in the vicinity of Bariire, Lower Shebelle Region, Somalia, on February 7, 2019.” According to the official statement, “This precision airstrike was executed after our Somali partners were engaged by al-Shabaab militants as they conducted an operation to disrupt al-Shabaab

Summary

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Unknown

Causes of injury / death

LOCATION

Al Qaim, Al Anbar, Iraq

In December 2017, the Coalition reported having unintentionally killed a civilian in an event previously unreported by Airwars. It stated: “Oct. 10, 2017 near Al Qaim, Iraq via self-report. During a Coalition strike which destroyed a building being used as an ISIS headquarters it was assessed that one civilian was unintentionally injured when they inadvertently

Summary

Known belligerent

US-led Coalition

البيضان, Al Bayda, Al Wahat, Libya

LOCATION

On February 18th, 2011, at least 14 people were killed and dozens were wounded in, as reported by the French Press Agency. Two members of the security forces were also reported hanged. Wiki news reports “At least 14 people were killed and dozens wounded in the demonstrations. The French Press Agency also reported that the

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العاصي‎, Orontes or Asi River, Hama, Syria

LOCATION

At least one civilian was killed and another was injured in an alleged drone strike on the village of Khirbat al-Naqus in the Al-Ghab Plain on April 19, 2021. Syria.liveuamap geolocated the incident. According to Resala Post, “a civilian was killed and another was injured due to being targeted by a drone in the village of

Summary

Iranian Military, Russian Military, Syrian Regime

الرافا, Rafa, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

A child was injured in airstrikes on Rafa, according to local media. One source reported that “sockets” raided the village, not attributing blame, while the second blamed Russian warplanes for the injury of one child. There are no other details at this time.

Summary

Russian Military, Unknown

كفرلاتا, Kafrlata, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

At least one civilian was killed and 10 others were wounded in alleged Russian or regime airstrikes and artillery strikes on Kafrlata on June 12, 2021. According to Syrian Network for Human Rights, “on June 12, a shell fired by Syrian regime artillery forces exploded near a house in Kafr Lata village in the south

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

4–11

شارع العيون, Al Ayoun Street, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

One civilian was reportedly killed and three others injured during alleged Israeli forces airstrikes in Sheikh Radwan, Gaza in the evening of May 15th 2021. The civilian killed in the attack was reported to be Saeed Khaled Abu Ghalioun. Most sources said he was 30 years old – although several placed his age younger, at

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تديل, Tadel, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

At least one civilian was killed in alleged Russian or regime shelling of the village of Tadel in the western countryside of Aleppo on July 15, 2021. @HalabTodayTV reported that according to the Syrian Civil Defense, “a civilian was killed by artillery shelling by the regime forces and Russia targeting the village of Tadel in the western

Summary

Beled Amin, Lower Shabelle, Somalia

LOCATION

The US military carried out an airstrike near Baled Amin in the Lower Shabelle region, according to a press release issued 48 hours later by US Africa Command. The strike killed two al Shabaab fighters according to AFRICOM, which also asserted that it currently determined that no civilians had been harmed in the attack. “Al-Shabaab

Summary

عفرين, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between six and eight civilians, including four children and two women, were injured in alleged SDF or regime strikes on Afrin on July 25, 2021. According to the Syrian Network for Human Rights, “Civilians injured and SCD center damaged in SDF shelling of Afrin city in Aleppo suburbs on July 25. Syrian Democratic Forces used a

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

6–8

Syrian Democratic Forces, Syrian Regime

7 named, 1 familiy identified

بلدة عبسان الكبرى شرق خان يونس, Abasan Al Kabira, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

A man was killed and one to two civilians were injured in an Israeli airstrike which targeted a group of people in a town east of Khan Younis, multiple sources reported. The man killed was identified as a member of the Islamic Jihad Movement. The man killed was identified as 23-year-old Walid Zuhair Mohammed Abu

Summary

1–2

Israeli Military

الصرمان, al-Sarman, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

In this single-source event, Sham News Network reported about wounded civilians following a joint Russian-Assad aerial shelling of al-Sarman, Idlib. The source reported that incident was a part of a larger operation in multiple Idlib towns as “Russian and Asiad military aircraft launched dozens of air raids on the cities and towns of Jarjanaz, Rayyan, Ma’saran,

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مخيم الشاطئ, ِAl Shati camp, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Eight children and two women were killed in the early hours of Saturday 15 May when Israeli airstrikes struck a three-storey house in the Al Shati ‘Beach’ refugee camp, to the west of Gaza City in the Gaza Strip. Various sources have reported that two mothers, who were sisters-in-law, died in the strike, with each

Summary

(8 children2 women)

11 named, 1 familiy identified