Civilian Casualties

(1 child1 woman2 men)

تادف, the old diesel market area north of Taduf, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Shortly before 7:14 PM on Monday, September 9, 2024, three children were injured, one of whom sustained critical injuries, in an mortar shelling allegedly carried out by Syrian regime forces and/or the Iranian military and/or the Russian military, hitting residential neighborhoods in the old diesel market area north of Taduf (Tadef), Aleppo, Syria. Reports from

Summary

Russian Military, Syrian Regime, Iranian Military

العلوة , Alawa, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

A single source reported that three civilians were injured in alleged YPG strikes on Alawa village, Raqqa governorate, on September 4th, 2020. Khabour wrote that “three civilians were injured by the bombing of the #PYD_PKK militia on Alawa village west of Tel Abid city, north of Raqqa.” Currently, further information is unavailable to Airwars.

Summary

YPG

دارة عزة, Daret Izza, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Shortly before 10:19 AM on Wednesday, 27 November 2024, a girl and a man were injured in Daret Izza, west of Aleppo, Syria, by an artillery shelling with contested responsibility allegedly launched by the Syrian regime along with Russian airstrikes during violent clashes between Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham members and the Syrian regime forces. Though the

Summary

1–2

Belligerents reported injured

12–24

12–24

أريحا, Ariha, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Up to four civilians, including one child, and up toaround 12 others, including one child and four women were injured as a result of alleged artillery shelling by Syrian Regime and/or Russian forces on the city of Ariha, south of Idlib on the morning of November 4th 2020 according to local sources and news agencies.

Summary

4 – 5

(1 child1 woman3 men)

5–12

Suspected target

4 named, 1 familiy identified

مسجد الفاروق بحي الزيتون بمدينة غزة, Vicinity of Al-Farouk Mosque, Al-Zeitoun neighbourhood, Gaza City, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

code: ISPT0894
incident_date: 2023-11-05
status: publish
civilian_harm_status: Fair

Summary

(6 children4 women2 men)

Israeli Military

12 named, 1 familiy identified

Names matched with MoH IDs

Geolocation

Nearby landmark

اللطامنة, Al-Lataminah, Hama, Syria

LOCATION

As many as two civilians, including a child and a member of the Syrian Civil Defence, were wounded following a double airstrike on Al-Lataminah. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame, some attributing blame to the Syrian regime while others blamed Russia. According to local media, a child was injured in the first

Summary

حرمك, Kunya Barrow, Middle Juba, Somalia

LOCATION

Two civilians were initially reported wounded in two US airstrikes on Kunya Barrow, local reports claimed. AFRICOM later confirmed that three civilians were in fact injured in the attack. Radio Al Furqaan, the Al Shabaab-affiliated radio station bombed in the incident, said at the time: “On Friday afternoon, January 1, 2021, US warplanes bombed the

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

Belligerents reported injured

The vicinity of Bida Isse and Geriile, Galmudug, Galdaduud, Somalia

LOCATION

code: USSOM440
incident_date: 2024-10-05
status: publish
civilian_harm_status:

Summary

International Forces (Unknown)

Suspected target

Al-Shabaab

47–101

مستشفي ابن سينا, Ibn Sina Hospital, Surt, Libya

LOCATION

Three civilians, including one doctor, were allegedly injured by a NATO airstrike on Sirte. Surt Son posted a video on Youtube saying that two civilians and one Ukranian doctor were injured by an airstrike on the main hospital in Sirte. Libya Realmadrid posted a similar report. NATO on that day reported hitting one “Ammunition Storage

Summary

حي ١٤ اوكتوبر بمديرية السبعين، صَنْعَاء‎, 14th of October neighbourhood, Al Sab’een district, Sanaa, Sanaa, Yemen

LOCATION

A woman, identified only as Batoul, was killed by an alleged US airstrike on the “October 14 neighbourhood” on 26 April, 2025. Missing under the rubble, her body was found more than 16 hours after the strike. A video shared by @TvAlmasirah showed Batoul’s husband, “search[ing] for his wife under the rubble of his destroyed

Summary

(1 woman)

Exact location (via Airwars)

LOCATION

سرت, Sirte, Surt, Libya

Various sources reported that a woman was killed and a child lost his eyesight due to injures by NATO attack in Sirte, in September 27th 2011. Sadikat al Qa’ed comment on Nour Al-Din Nasser Al Zanki Facebook post stated that a child with the woman suffered injures; however, it is unclear if he was the

Summary

(1 woman)

1–2

محطة بغداد في حلب, vicinity of the Baghdad train station, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

code: R4748
incident_date: 2024-12-02
status: publish
civilian_harm_status: Contested

Summary

0 – 2

0–2

جيليب, Al Shabaab police station and vicinity in Jillib, Middle Juba, Somalia

LOCATION

The US carried airstrikes in self-defence in Jillib, Middle Juba, as reported by local media. According to one local tweet, the attack took place at night in Jilib. Mogadishu News claimed that eight militants were killed when an al Shabaab police station was struck – noting “civilian houses razed by the strikes.” UPDATE: Drone strikes

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

مصراتة, MIsrata, Misrata, Libya

LOCATION

On April 30th, 2011, Gaddafi forces shelling of Misrata led to the reported killing of two people and left 17 others injured. According to Al Jazeera, “A number of Libyan civilians and rebels were killed and wounded as a result of the continued bombardment by Gaddafi Brigades of the city of Misurata with rockets and

Summary

4–6

Libyan rebel forces, Other

Gaddafi Forces

Suspected targets

Belligerents reported injured

0–2

0–17

حرمك, Kunya Barrow, Middle Juba, Somalia

LOCATION

The US carried out an air strike on September 13th, killing six al Shabaab members, according to a press release from US Africa Command. The strike took place at approximately 0215 local time (1115 GMT), hitting an area in southern Somalia about 260km south of the capital, AFRICOM said. The original press release said three

Summary

دوفان, Doufan, Misrata, Libya

LOCATION

On June 29th, 2011, rockets on Misurata from Gaddafi forces killed one thirteen year old and injured six others. The shelling was primarily aimed at the Doufan neighborhood. The deceased thirteen year old was identified as Moftah Muhammad Jalwal, while three out of the six injured were identified, but their ages were not provided. Multiple

Summary

(1 child)

ليغو, Leego, Lower Shabelle, Somalia

LOCATION

US forces carried out a strike against al Shabaab militants on April 16th near Leego, an Africa Command spokesperson told the Bureau of Investigative Journalism in early May. AFRICOM made no mention of civilian harm. An AFRICOM spokespersons noted that “No terrorists were killed and no equipment was destroyed in this strike.” Leego is described

Summary

القوارشة, Al Qawarsheh, Benghazi, Libya

LOCATION

On April 7th, 2011, the body of an unidentified man was found in the Al Qawarsheh neighborhood of Benghazi, suspected to have been killed by Libyan rebel forces. A UN report cites the death of the man. The UN report states “the General Prosecution in Benghazi indicating that a body of an unidentified black man

Summary

(1 man)

الرفاعي, Rifai (Mosul), Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

There were claims that 12 primary school children were injured following an alleged Coalition airstrike at Rifai, west of Mosul. No other details are presently available. In their January 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

Summary

US-led Coalition

LOCATION

سرت, Sirte, Surt, Libya

At lease one female civilian was injured in Sirte when she was struck by a stray bullet in her home on September 22, 2011 according to a tweet from @libyaalahrartv.

Summary

Small arms and light weapons

كفرنبل, Kafr Nabl, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Two civilians, a man and a woman, were killed and others were wounded in alleged Russian or regime cluster bombings of Kafr Nabl, south of Idlib, on September 13, 2019. @baladinetwork identified “Two martyrs were killed by a missile strike by the regime forces on the city of Kafr Nabl in the southern countryside of

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

(1 woman1 man)

Syrian Regime, Russian Military

2 named

ابلين, Ebleen, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

At least one civilian, a child, was killed and two other children were injured in alleged Russian or regime airstrikes on the town of Ebleen on June 8, 2021. The Syrian Network for Human Rights (SN4HR) reported that “the shelling resulting in the death of one child and the injury of two others in addition

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

(1 child)

Syrian Regime, Russian Military

3 named

وادي حجر, Wadi Hajar (Mosul), Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Four children were injured in an alleged Coalition airstrike at Wadi Hajar to the south of Mosul, as a major military offensive to clear Nineveh of Daesh continued. According to NRN News, jets from the US-led alliance targeted the Daesh-held village which also led to civilian casualties. Responding to a request for clarification about possible

Summary

US-led Coalition

مناطق متعددة في أدلب, Various locations Idlib: (Kafar Nubl and Sofhan and Al Bara and Mhambel and Dere Senbel and Al Fatyra in the southern countryside and villages of Ashtarbq and Haloz and Al Ghassania and Kafar Yadin and Mara’nd), Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Women and children were injured in numerous airstrikes across Idlib province, local media reported. A mosque and several school in the town of Al-Barah were hit by rockets, according to activists, in addition to similar raids on the nearby villages of Yasnulq, Safohan and Deir Snil. In Kernabal, a raid on a popular market injured

Summary

2–5

Unknown, Syrian Regime

الحدود الليبية المصرية, Libyan-Egyptian border, Al Butnan, Libya

LOCATION

Egyptian planes destroyed a convoy of eight cars before it crossed the border from Libya. Reportedly the cars were loaded with weapons and belonged to an unknown extremist militia. Al Hayat reported the following: “Army spokesman Colonel Tamer al-Rifai said that Egyptian forces are conducting sweeps and raiding to the mountains and mountainous areas to

Summary

Egyptian Military

البارة, Al Bara, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

At least one civilian, a man, was killed and between one and three others, including a child, were injured in alleged Russian or regime artillery strikes on the town of AL Bara on July 11, 2021. According to Syrian Civil Defense, “a civilian was killed, and another was injured, by artillery shelling by the regime forces

Summary

(1 man)

1–2

1 named

سرجة, Sarja, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Between four and eight civilians, including two to three children and a woman, were killed and three others were injured in alleged Russian or regime strikes on the town of Sarja on July 17, 2021. @abdalwhab761identified “eight martyrs” from the bombing of Sarja while @OrientNews reported that six civilians were killed. A correspondent from @jisrtv

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

4 – 8

(2–3 children1 woman)

Russian Military

6 named, 1 familiy identified

شارع الطواحين, Al Tawahin Street, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Between one and two civilians were killed and three others were injured in alleged Israeli strikes on Al Tawahin street in the eastern Shejaiya neighborhood on May 11th 2021. According to Al Mezan center for Human Rights, “at approximately 9pm, Israel’s air forces targeted a group of people in the Shejaiya neighborhood in eastern Gaza

Summary

(1–2 men)

Israeli Military

4 named, 1 familiy identified

بنغازي‎, Leithi, Benghazi, Libya

LOCATION

Twitter sources reported airstrikes in the Benghazi neighbourhoods of Leithi, Al-Halis, Al-Nahr, Tika and Bouatni. According to @LibyasChannel, “the Air Force continued to target the sites of terrorists in Al-Leithi and Alnahr road and Hawari and the western axis in the vicinity of the region of Alhalis”. There were no known public reports of civilian harm

Summary

Libyan National Army