Civilian Casualties

Government of National Accord

Руська Лозова, Ruska Lozova, Kharkiv, Ukraine

LOCATION

On May 2 2022, a convoy of vehicles engaged in the evacuation of Ruska Lozova was reportedly hit by mortar fire allegedly directed by Russian forces. According to local media, two cars were damaged and one civilian was injured. In a post published on Facebook, Vyacheslav Zadorenko, mayor of the neighboring town Derhachi, described the

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Надеждівському Старостинському окрузі, Nadezhdi Starostyn district, Kharkiv, Ukraine

LOCATION

On May 5, 2022, a village within the Nadezhdi Starostyn District was reportedly hit with Russian rocket fire. According to local media and the mayor of the nearby city of Loziv, one civilian, identified as an elderly woman, was killed during this event. Posting on Facebook on May 6, the Mayor of Loziv, Sergiy Selenskyy,

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(1 woman)

الأبزمو, Al Abzimo, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Around midnight on April 16-17th artillery fire wounded five civilians in Al-Abizmo, a town west of Aleppo. The victims consisted of a woman and her four children. Local news agencies were conflicted as to whether the strike confirmed the strike was conducted by the Syrian regime, Russian forces or Iranian militias. A few of the

Summary

Russian Military, Syrian Regime

Salagle, Middle Juba, Somalia

LOCATION

Two civilian women were killed and two children were injured by alleged Kenyan or United Arab Emirates or US airstrikes on Salagle in Middle Jubba on June 16, 2023. The Horn Observer reported that two civilians, a mother and her child, were killed and two other children sustained injuries from airstrikes on Salagle. A tweet

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

(2 women)

US Forces, United Arab Emirates Military, Kenyan Military Forces

حضرموت, Hadramawt, Hadramaut, Yemen

LOCATION

Two local sources reported that “Abu al-Baraa al-Sharouri, amir of the Sharia courses” was killed by a US drone strike in Hadramawt on October 29, 2012. @FlashpointIntel added that another “jihadist” called “brother Abu Hussein” was also killed in the strike. No other information was available about this incident.

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)

US Forces

Suspected target

Belligerents reported killed

Province/governorate

1–2

الجنينة, Al Geneina, Rafah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

A civilian home was reportedly hit by an Israeli airstrike in Al-Geneina, Rafah, in the Gaza Strip, at dawn on 15 October 2023, killing between seven to eight civilians from the same family and injuring others. Sources said the home belonged to Dr. Salah al-Din Zanoun. Rum Online News cited official Palestinian news agency WAFA

Summary

7 – 8

(1–2 women4 men)

7 named, 1 familiy identified

Neighbourhood/area

الغزاوية, Al Ghazawiya, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

At least one civilian, a civilian male, was injured on August 22nd after artillery shells – allegedly launched from regions jointly controlled by the regime and Syrian Democratic Forces – struck the village of Al Ghazawiya, in the Afrin countryside north of Aleppo. According to a report from Zamal al Wasl, five shells were launched

Summary

1–2

YPG, Syrian Regime

الشابورة, Al Shaboura, Rafah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On October 7, 2023, an alleged Israeli airstrike which struck the home of the Abu Qouta family reportedly killed up to 27 civilians, including up to 19 members of the Abu Qouta family and at least five neighbors, and up to eight children and at least one woman, in addition to injuring 25 others. The

Summary

(5–8 children1–2 women7 men)

19 – 27

27 named, 1 familiy identified

Neighbourhood/area

زغير جزيرة, Zaghir Jazira, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

One civilian was injured as part of a violent clash between the Syrian Democratic Forces and the Deir Ezzor Military Council in Zaghir Jazira on August 29, 2023. Both gender and name are unknown, while no other identifying information about the civilian casualty has been reported in the sources. The clash took place on 29

Summary

Small arms and light weapons

YPG, Tribal Forces

الغدفة, Al Ghadafa, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Several civilians were wounded in an alleged Russia or regime airstrike on a hospital in Al Ghadafa, according to sources on the ground. Smart reported: “two guards are still trapped under the rubble of the hospital targeted by Russia vacuum missiles, noting that civil defense teams are trying to reach the scene of the bombing to

Summary

Russian Military, Syrian Regime

مسجد التقوى, Al Taqwa Mosque, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

At least one man, 43-year-old Hisham Abu Khattab, was killed when Al-Taqwa mosque, in the Gaza Strip, was reportedly bombed by Israeli aircraft on Saturday, October 14th 2023. Hisham lived in Nuseirat Camp, in the center of the Gaza strip. His death was reported by over ten sources. A post by Samaae on Facebook showed

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(1 man)

1 named

مستشفى كورونا, Corona Hospital, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

On 5th October 2023, it was reported by Hawar News and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) Press Center that two hospital workers were injured when Turkish airstrikes hit the Corona Hospital in the village of Tel Fara (“Kri Fara” village in Kurdish), within the Derik District. According to Roz Press and RIC Arabic, the hospital

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مسجد الشافعي, Al Shafi’i Mosque, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On October 12, 2023, 15 civilians were reported injured by an alleged Israeli airstrike on the Abu Rizqa/Abu Zarqa home in Khan Younis. No other details were available about the victims and their condition. @ShehabAgency tweeted that 15 people were injured in the Abu Rizqa family home near al-Shafi’i mosque in Khan Yunis in the

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بوهديمة, Bouhdima, Benghazi, Libya

LOCATION

One civilian was allegedly killed and twelve more injured by possible artillery shelling in Benghazi. The Libya Observer reported: “One person was killed and at least 12 others, including women and children, were injured when indiscriminate rocket shells fell on a condolences tent in Bouhdima district of Benghazi. Local sources said the shells were fired

Summary

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons

Causes of injury / death

بالقرب من مدرسة الفلاح, Vicinity of Al Falah school, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On October 12th 2023, a house belonging to the Al-Balaawi family in the Al-Zaytoun neighbourhood in southern Gaza City was hit by an alleged Israeli airstrike reportedly killing at least nine civilians and injuring an unknown number of others. Facebook posts from family members of the deceased identify Souad Abdullah Abu Jahl, her daughter Fedaa Al-Balaawi,

Summary

(3–4 children4 women1 man)

9 – 13

6 named, 1 familiy identified

مزرعة المنطار, Al Mentar farm, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

At 5am on January the 4th, an alleged Russian airstrike struck a farm in al-Mentar (Mazra’et Al Mentar) west of Khan Sheikhoun in the southern Idlib countryside injuring seven people, including a child and two women from the village of Al-Jibin, according to local media. Civil Defense Forces reportedly rescued the family who was trapped

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Near Ugungi, Lower Shabelle, Somalia

LOCATION

In an incident not originally declared publicly, AFRICOM officials later confirmed to Airwars that they had conducted a strike against al Shabaab in the lower Shabelle – for which they did not report either any militant or any civilian harm. Public Affairs Current Operations Branch Chief, Desiree Frame, told Airwars by email dated October 4th

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بطن السمين, Batn al Sameen, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

At dawn on Tuesday, October 17th, 2023, an alleged Israeli airstrike hit a five-storey residential building, where at least nine families reportedly lived. At least seven members of the Zorob family along with at least 18 other civilians were killed, while at least four civilians were injured – including children. The house was said to

Summary

(5–6 children1 woman1 man)

24 – 31

8 named, 1 familiy identified

Neighbourhood/area

النقير والركايا , An IDP camp, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

According to the Shaam News Network, “Russian warplanes used rockets loaded with cluster bombs on the towns of al Nakir and al Rakaya, targeting a camp of IDPs in the area and leaving a number of wounded among the IDPs amidst continuous shelling of the are for the last two days.” Mozmjr0 and Alikrarkaralso blamed

Summary

Russian Military, Syrian Regime

مصحة العافية, Vicinity of Al Alfia clinic, Tarabulus, Libya

LOCATION

Civilian casualties were alleged after indiscriminate artillery shelling on Qasr Bin Gashir. Tk Yahrouq Kl shy wrote: “There are civilian casualties after several indiscriminate shells landed in Qasr Bin Gashir area of Al-Majal’a neighborhood, beside 108 buildings.” Hona Souq Al-Khmies only reported heavy damage to residential buildings but did not mention civilian harm.

Summary

2 – 3

2–3

خان يونس, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On Friday, 13 October 2023, five children from the Al-Astal family were killed and at least two others were injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike on the Astal family home opposite the Production Bank in Central Khan Younis. Sawaed Gaza reported that there was an “aerial bombardment near the homes of the Astal and Shaat

Summary

(5 children)

7 named, 1 familiy identified

City

تل أبيض, Tal Abyad, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

One child, Mukhtar Mahmoud Allawi (seven-years-old) was injured in alleged Turkish shelling of Tal Abyad, according to local media. @Raqqa_SL said the little boy was “burned”.

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

محيط مسجد الرحمن, Vicinity of Al Rahman Mosque, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On October 20th, 2023, at least two civilians were killed – one woman and one girl, both from the al-Silak family – by an alleged Israeli airstrike near Al-Rahman Mosque in the Al-Maskar area in Deir Al-Balah. The victims were taken to Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital. @ShehabAgency and @F24online reported three victims of the bombing, among

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

2 – 3

(1 child1–2 women)

2 named, 1 familiy identified

الفارات, Al Farat, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Multiple sources reported that 2 civilians were killed and 15 people were injured in an alleged Turkish shelling in the village of Al Farat, west of Manbij. In a Kurdish Red Crescent document shared with Airwars, 15 people have been identified as injured, among which 10 children (including a child whose name is mentioned twice

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

14–15

Turkish Military

16 named, 3 families identified

شارع ابو حسني, Abu Hosni Street, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On Tuesday, December 5th, 2023, an Israeli aircraft allegedly bombed the Abu Musabbeh family home containing a bakery located on Abu Hosni Street, in Deir Al Balah, central Gaza Strip, reportedly flattening it to the ground. According to publicly available accounts, this resulted in the deaths of at least 30 and up to more than

Summary

30 – 51

(1 child1 man)

12–24

3 named, 1 familiy identified

Street

Mosul, Rujm Hadid, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, on November 30th 2017 the Coalition said it had concluded an assessment of civilian harm claims “near Mosul, Iraq”. According to the Coalition report, “March 13, 2017, near Mosul, Iraq, via international organisation: After a review of available information and strike video it was assessed that there

Summary

US-led Coalition

رأس العين, Ras Al Ain, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

Two or three civilians were reportedly executed by Turkish-supported forces in Ras Al Ain. @RodiSad tweeted “Photos of killed civilians in RasAl-Ain, who were field-executed on the Hasakah road. The field execution was obvious and was carried out on October 17th by Turkish-backed Sultan Murat militias. One of the killed is a friend of mine.

Summary

Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)

2 – 3

(2–3 men)

Small arms and light weapons

بيت لاهيا, Beit Lahia, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On October 13th 2023, an alleged Israeli strike on the Dawas family’s house in Beit Lahia, Gaza Strip killed four civilians belonging to the Dawas family, including a woman and two children. The deceased family members were remembered in numerous social media tributes. A 37-year old Mounir Harb Rizq Dawas was killed together with his

Summary

(2 children1 woman1 man)

4 named, 1 familiy identified

Town