Civilian Casualties

(6 children1 woman3 men)

10 named, 1 familiy identified

Names matched with MoH IDs

المحفد, Eastern part of Mahfad, Abyan, Yemen

LOCATION

Alleged US drone strikes killed up to 12 Al Qaeda militants in a compound used for communications and meetings in the eastern part of the al-Mahfad area located in Abyan Province the evening of the 1st of June 2012. There are currently no reports of civilian harm. Albashayer and CNN cited the lowest death toll

Summary

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)

0–12

الطريق السريع الساحلي, Coastal Highway, Tarabulus, Libya

LOCATION

Three civilians were reported killed and 19 others including children injured in alleged LNA artillery attack on the coastal road of Tajoura, Libya on May 6th, 2020, according to local sources. Libya Observer reported that “Khalifa Haftar’s forces have carried out indiscriminate rocket attacks on the coastal road in Tajoura, eastern Tripoli, killing three civilians

Summary

(3 men)

12–19

13 named, 1 familiy identified

قرية بينه, village of Bineh in the countryside of the town of Shirawa in the Afrin and Shahba cantons, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

At noon on Monday, August 19, 2024, four civilian men, identified as Abdo (Abu) Zakour, Haider Muhammad (40-54 years old), Youssef Al-Araj (27 years old), and Mustafa Rifaat Sheikho (28 years old) were injured in a double tap drone strike in the village of Bineh in Shirawa, in the Afrin and Shahba cantons in the northern countryside

Summary

سائلة الجرّاح, Saila valley/Sa'ilat al Jarrah, Al Bayda, Yemen

LOCATION

Alleged US missiles hit a 2006 saloon Land Cruiser traveling on the outskirts of al-Manaseh village on December 29, 2012, near Radda, in the fourth strike in a week. At least three alleged al Qaeda members died and two others were injured. There are currently no known reports of civilian harm. The three victims reportedly

Summary

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)

Belligerents reported injured

3–4

طرابلس‎: الفرناج, Al Fornaj: University Dormitory, Tarabulus, Libya

LOCATION

Six civilians, including a child, were killed and 17 civilians were injured in alleged Libyan National Army (LNA) artillery strikes on Al Fornaj neighbourhood in Tripoli on May 16th, 2020. According to local sources, the strikes targeted housing units for displaced people at a university campus. The Libya Observer reported that “five people were killed

Summary

5 – 7

(1 child4 men)

22 named, 1 familiy identified

بوابة مدرسة تؤوي نازحين شمالي مخيم النصيرات, The gate of a school sheltering displaced people north of Al-Nuseirat camp, Deir al Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

At approximately 12:00 pm on Friday, 1st November 2024, at least 11 civilians, including at least one woman and two children, were killed, and four others were reportedly injured when an alleged Israeli artillery strike hit the gate of Nuseirat Preparatory School, which was sheltering displaced people. This took place north of the Al-Nuseirat camp

Summary

(2 children1 woman8–9 men)

15 named, 3 families identified

صرار الجشم, Sirar Jusham, Al Bayda, Yemen

LOCATION

In an email to the Bureau of Investigative Journalism, a US spokesperson stated that a CENTCOM strike had targeted ISIS militants in Al Bayda governorate on November 10th 2017, killing two. This confirmed earlier local reports that a US drone strike had killed two alleged militants in or near Sirar Jusham, in the Qayfa area,

Summary

Known belligerent

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), ISIS - Yemen

Known targets

2–24

غرب سرت, Western Sirte, Surt, Libya

LOCATION

Five people, including paramedics, were killed in alleged LNA airstrikes with a Russian warplane on western Sirte on June 8th, 2020. Reportedly, GNA vehicles were targeted, including an ambulance. Libya Observer reported that, according to a source within the GNA that “a MiG 29 warplane, which Russia gave to Haftar recently, had raided Libyan Army

Summary

2 – 3

Libyan National Army

GNA

2–3

بلدة المعيصرة في كسروان, Al-Maaysra, Kasrawan, Kasrawan-Jbeil Governorate, Lebanon

LOCATION

On Wednesday, September 25, 2024, at approximately 11:00 a.m, an alleged Israeli airstrike in the town of Maaysra, located in Kasrawan, northeastern Lebanon, killed at least 16 civilians from three families, including children, and left several others injured. Members of the Amr family who were killed were reported to be relatives of a Hezbollah militant

Summary

Apartment Building, Residential

16 – 22

17–18

15 named, 2 families identified

0–1

LOCATION

Barwari, Duhok, Iraq

One civilian was allegedly killed by a Turkish airstrike in Barwari. Barzan Sadiq tweeted: “Another civillian killed in Barwari area, western Duhok by Turkish attacks. So far five civillians killed since Turkey began their military operation against PKK in Kurdistan Region.” There is currently no further information available.

Summary

Turkish Military

منزل لعائلة "أبو السعود" قي #مخيم_الشابورة برفح, Abu al-Saud family home in Al-Shaboura Camp in Rafah, Rafah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

code: ISPT0604
incident_date: 2023-10-24
status: publish
civilian_harm_status: Fair

Summary

2 – 8

(2 men)

12–24

2 named, 1 familiy identified

Names matched with MoH IDs

Neighbourhood/area

وادي عبيدة, Wadi Obaida, Ma'rib, Yemen

LOCATION

A US drone strike reportedly targeted alleged AQAP militants in the Wadi Obaida area of Marib city, in Marib governorate, on the evening of June 24th 2020, according to some sources. There were no known reports of civilian harm. One source, @ksa2030_n, claimed that a senior AQAP leader was killed in the strike. The Yemen

Summary

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)

الشعيتية, Al-Shaitiya, South Governorate, Lebanon

LOCATION

On 26 November 2024, one person was reportedly killed in Al-Shaitiya in the south of Lebanon. Lebanon’s Civil Defense posted on Facebook that they were “retrieving the body” of someone killed from “under the rubble.” No further information was provided, and the source did not name a belligerent. As such, this incident has been graded

Summary

Bradost region, Erbil, Iraq

LOCATION

At least five civilians were killed in alleged Turkish drone strikes in the Bradost region, Erbil governorate, on August 11th, 2020, according to local sources. The civilians died alongside five Iraqi border guards and five Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) members. Armen Press reported that 15 people were killed in a Turkish drone strike in northern Iraq Iraqi,

Summary

1 – 5

Turkish Military

Other

5–10

قطاع غزة, Gaza City, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On November 5, 2023, two brothers, 20-year-old Osama Alaa Hothot and 19-year-old Islam Alaa Hothot, were killed in an alleged Israeli airstrike as they were on their way to secure flour and food for their family. According to the page Gaza Martyrs, Osama and Islam’s family had sought refuge in Sabra in Gaza City to

Summary

(2 men)

2 named, 1 familiy identified

Names matched with MoH IDs

City

سراقب, Saraqib, Hama, Syria

LOCATION

Local sources reported that two or three civilians were injured in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on the city of Saraqib, Hama governorate, on July 10th, 2019. According to Zaitonmag, “the city of Saraqib was subjected to an airstrike targeting the eastern neighbourhoods of the city with two missiles, wounding three civilians.” @mahmoudalbakor1 tweeted:

Summary

2–3

Russian Military, Syrian Regime

Suspected belligerents

مخيم جباليا, Jabalia Refugee Camp, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On the 4th of November of 2023, an alleged Israeli airstrike hit Market Street, located in the center of the Jabalia Refugee Camp, in North Gaza, the Gaza strip, where according to the sources reporting the incident, “dozens of displaced people were present”; at least six civilians, including three children, were injured. Multiple local sources

Summary

المعيصرونة, Al-Ma'essrouna, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

As many as eight civilians were injured due to airstrikes which struck Al-Ma’essrouna, near Ma’arat al Numan, local media said. All sources blamed Russian warplanes, except Qasioun News, who pointed to the Assad regime. Step News Agency reported that there were “civilian casualties” in Al-Ma’essrouna, however did not specify whether these were dead or wounded.

Summary

Russian Military, Syrian Regime

Suspected belligerents

عين عيسى, Ain Issa, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Eight civilians were injured as a result of alleged Turkish mortar shelling on Ain Issa countryside in Raqqa on November 23rd, 2020. According to Ronahi, populated areas in the villages of Saida, Maalak, Ain Issa camp, and the vicinity of the district center in Ain Issa were targeted with hundreds of mortar shells and heavy

Summary

Baraag Gurgurte, approximately 20 kilometers from Harardhere district in Mudug region, Mudug, Somalia

LOCATION

code: USSOM428
incident_date: 2024-04-08
status: publish
civilian_harm_status:

Summary

International Forces (Unknown)

الرويسات, Roiussat, Misrata, Libya

LOCATION

Eight to ten civilians, including two children, were allegedly killed and several others injured by Gaddafi forces shelling the Rouissat neighbourhood of Misurata. Ahrar Libya said: “An hour ago: Gaddafi forces bombed the Ruwaisat and Nisour al-Jaw villages in Misurata, destroying 5 homes and killing 8 people, including two children.” According to Only4Libya, “the bombing

Summary

3 – 10

(2 children1 man)

Libyan rebel forces, Other

Gaddafi Forces

Suspected targets

7 named, 2 families identified

حفصين, Hafsin, Sadaa, Yemen

LOCATION

At least one civilian was killed and four others were wounded by alleged US airstrikes which struck a solar energy store in the Hafsin area, west of Saada city, Yemen on April 5, 2025. According to @TvAlmasirah, a “citizen” was killed and four others were injured when a US attack in the Hafsin area hit

Summary

1 – 2

LOCATION

يت, Hit, Al Anbar, Iraq

Local media service Hit News claimed that Coalition airstrikes had struck a residential building in Hit. No further details are presently available. In their February 2020 civilian casualty report, the US-led Coalition assessed reports that they were responsible for civilian harm in this strike as “non-credible”, stating that no Coalition actions were conducted in the

Summary

US-led Coalition

LOCATION

سرت‎, Sirte, Surt, Libya

One civilian was allegedly injured by NATO bombing on Sirte. TV Arrai reported bombing of residential areas by NATO. Surt Son posted a video on Youtube of a civilian with face injuries. The narrator says he was injured while sitting near his car. NATO on that day reported hitting “2 command and control nodes, 1

Summary

LOCATION

مَأْرِب, Ma'rib, Yemen

code: USYEM239c
incident_date: 2015-10-03
status: publish
civilian_harm_status: Weak

Summary

تل رفعت, Tal Rifa'at, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Up to five civilians including a mother and her two children were reported killed, and eleven others injured as a result of a alleged Turkish shelling, or pro-Turkey militants on Tal Rifat town in Aleppo’s northern countryside, Syria on January 23rd, 2021. The shelling also reportedly caused material damage to the locals houses, the private

Summary

(2 children1 woman1 man)

7–11

12 named, 1 familiy identified

دار السلام, Andalus Radio, Darusalaam, Lower Shabelle, Somalia

LOCATION

In the first confirmed US kinetic operation since President Trump designated Somalia an active war zone in March 2017, one US Navy serviceman was killed and two or three others injured during an operation against al Shabaab in Somalia on May 5th (local time), the first declared American service member death in combat in the

Summary

Airstrike, Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons

Causes of injury / death

Belligerents reported injured

4–9

2–3

درنة, Dhar al-Hamr, Darnah, Libya

LOCATION

Airstrikes hit residential homes in Derna, according to a local report. Libya 24 reported that the LNA bombed in the vicinity of Kasarah in Derna, striking houses belonging to the Burebihah family. The report did not mention whether civilians were inside at the time of the strike, or whether there were any casualties.

Summary

Libyan National Army