Civilian Casualties

مدرسة أسامة بن زيد في بيت لاهيا, Osama Bin Zaid School, Beit Lahia, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On October 22nd 2024, Civil Defense crews reportedly recovered “two martyrs and 10 injured, some of them seriously injured” as a result of an alleged Israeli attack on the Osama Bin Zaid school, located in the town of Beit Lahia, in North Gaza, the Gaza Strip. Many sources, such as the Jordan TV, the Al

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Airstrike and/or Artillery

يكلا‎, Yakla, Al Bayda, Yemen

LOCATION

More than fifty ISIS militants were reported killed in the course of US airstrikes on two ISIS training camps in Wald Rabi area, Bayda governorate, on October 16th 2017, according to a US Central Command statement released on December 20th 2017. At the time, the US had reported killing “dozens” of ISIS fighters. According to

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Belligerents reported injured

LOCATION

البيضاء, Al Bayda, Yemen

A US airstrike took place in Bayda governorate on March 29th 2019, one of two on that day, a US Central Command spokesperson later told New America. In a separate press release, US Central Command stated that all six declared US military strikes in March 2019 strikes had targeted AQAP in Bayda. There were no

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Known belligerent

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)

Known target

قرب مقبرة الفلوجة القصبي مخيم جباليا, Vicinity of Al-Fallujah cemetery, Al-Qassabi neighbourhood, Jabalia Refugee Camp, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

At least 53 civilians, including 17 women and 20 children, were killed and at least six others, including at least one child, were injured by alleged Israeli airstrikes on the family home of the Al-Sharafi family in the Al-Qassabi neighbourhood of Jabalia Refugee Camp the morning of December 4, 2023. Ahmed Alshrafi (Al-Sharafi) posted an

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Airstrike and/or Artillery

Infrastructure

IDP or Refugee Camp, Residential

(20–25 children17–18 women12–15 men)

53 – 56

Israeli Military

59 named, 3 families identified

Names matched with MoH IDs

Nearby landmark

وادي المرون, Wadi Al Maroun, Abyan, Yemen

LOCATION

Four alleged AQAP militants, including a leadership figure, were reportedly killed by a US drone strike against a car in Wadi Al Maroun, in the Khabr, Al Maraqisha area of Abyan governorate, on the morning of September 9th 2018. A US strike against AQAP in Abyan on that date was confirmed in a later US

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Known belligerent

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)

Known target

LOCATION

Arqoub, Abyan, Yemen

A few local-language Twitter sources suggested, on December 7th 2019, that US drone strikes had targeted “Muslim Brotherhood” militias, also described as “terrorists”, in the mountains of Al Arqoub in Abyan governorate. No other known sources reported US strikes, and there was no known information on alleged casualties. The first known report of the strikes,

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طريق الرشيد الساحلي, Al-Rashid Road, Deir al-Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Around midday on Friday, November 3rd, 2023, an alleged shelling from Israeli tanks and/or naval boats hit displaced families on the Al-Rashid Al-Bahri coastal road in the Gaza Strip. This shelling, occurring amid attempts by civilians to flee to the southern regions of Gaza from the north, resulted in the deaths of at least 14

Summary

Ground operation, Naval bombardment

(7 children2 women1 man)

12–24

Israeli Military

10 named, 3 families identified

Names matched with MoH IDs

Exact location (other)

كفر عويد, Kara Awaid, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Up to four civilians were reported injured during alleged Regime or Russian artillery shelling on residential neighborhoods of the town of Kara Awaid in the southern countryside of Idlib on July 7, 2020. Multiple sources such as @TVIdlib, @ShahbaPress and @Syria TV reported that four civilians were injured in the artillery shelling. However, other sources

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2–4

Russian Military, Syrian Regime

شارع صلاح الدين في منطقة معن, Salah al-Din Street in the Maan area, Khan Yunis, Gaza strip, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

In the afternoon of October 9, 2024, alleged Israeli drones or a reconnaissance aircraft reportedly bombed aid security personnel on Salah al-Din Street, east of Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip, reportedly killing three people and injuring several others. Reports indicated that the security guards had been stationed at the Murtaja junction to facilitate

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الهبيط, Al Habit, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

A civilian male was killed in alleged Russian airstrikes on the town of Al Habit, Hama governorate, on May 18th, 2019, according to local sources. The Syrian Human Rights Committee wrote that: “Hasan Abdul Qadir Shishakli, from the town of Halfaya, in the northern countryside of Hama Governorate, died as a result of aerial bombardments

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(1 man)

جسر الشغور, Jisr al-Shughour, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Around 10 pm on the evening of Tuesday, September 3, 2024, four civilians – two men, a woman, and a child – were injured by artillery and rocket shelling allegedly by Syrian regime forces and/or Iranian militias and/or Russian forces on the residential buildings in the city of Jisr al-Shughour in the Idlib region of

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Russian Military, Iranian Military, Syrian Regime

4 named

زاب, Zab area, Duhok, Iraq

LOCATION

A woman was killed in an alleged Turkish airstrike on Zab area, on August 30th, 2020. While some sources reported that the victim, Hiam Noah Haji, was a political leader of the Kurdish Labour Party, other sources wrote she was the leader of a PKK militia. Khabour reported that “Kurdistan Labour Party leader Hiam Noah

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0 – 1

(0–1 women)

0–1

منطقة قحزة، صعدة, Qahza area, Sadaa, Sadaa, Yemen

LOCATION

At least ten civilians, including a woman and nine children, were reported killed and at least 10 others, including women and five children, were injured by alleged US airstrikes on the home of the al-Ruqa’a [Roga’ah] family in the Qahza area of Saada, Yemen during the night on March 15/16, 2025. The US military released

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10 – 28

(7–12 children2–6 women)

10–13

10 named, 1 familiy identified

Exact location (other)

Îska, Iska, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

At least 13 civilians were reportedly injured in an attack by alleged Turkish mercenaries on the village of Iska, Aleppo governorate, on October 29th, 2020, according to Hawar News. Hawar News wrote that “the village of Iska which in Janders district in Afrin canton was subjected to a raid campaign and attempts to kidnap and

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بيت حانون, Beit Hanoun, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

code: ISPT0893
incident_date: 2023-11-05
status: publish
civilian_harm_status: Fair

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2 – 3

(2 men)

دارة عزة, Daarat Izza, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Up to nine civilians were injured following an alleged Russian cluster bomb attack on the residential neighbourhood of Daarat Izza, Aleppo, local media reported. All sources have either blamed Russia for the raids or not attributed any blame for the strikes. According to sources, 2 of the injured civilians were children and only one had a

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Mosul, Nahrawan, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, on September 1st 2017 the Coalition said it had concluded an assessment on claims of civilian harm “near Mosul, Iraq” via an NGO report. According to the Coalition report, “March 18, 2017, near Mosul, Iraq, via NGO report:After a review of available information it was assessed that

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US-led Coalition

سااكوو, Saakow, Middle Juba, Somalia

LOCATION

A US airstrike targeted Al Shabaab fighters near Saakow. The AFRICOM press release said: “In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command conducted one (1) airstrike targeting an al-Shabaab compound in the vicinity of Saakow, Somalia, Dec. 24. The initial assessment concluded the strike damaged the compound and several al-Shabaab fighters fled,

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Known belligerent

Run-Nirgod, Masagaway, and El-Dher, Somalia

LOCATION

code: USSOM439
incident_date: 2024-09-04
status: publish
civilian_harm_status:

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International Forces (Unknown)

Al-Shabaab

LOCATION

سرت‎, Sirte, Surt, Libya

One child was allegedly injured by a NATO airstrike on Sirte. Surt son posted a video of a child in hospital bed on Youtube who is missing a leg and arm. Additionally he seems to have sustained severe face injuries as his upper body is almost entirely bandaged. NATO reported hitting “1 Command and Controle

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سوق في حي فروة، مديرية شعوب، صنعاء, Market in Furwa neighbourhood, Shu'ub District, Sanaa, Sanaa, Yemen

LOCATION

At least thirteen civilians were killed and between 30 and 34 others injured when an airstrike or air defense missile hit the Furwa neighbourhood market during the evening of 20 April, 2025. Sources diverged on whether the US or Houthis were responsible. Ibrahim Khalil Muhammad was killed, as was Ramzi Zakaria Fahim al-Badawi, Essam al-Arabi,

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

Infrastructure

Car, Commerce, Market, Motorcycle, Truck, Vehicle

13 – 14

(3 children1 woman)

30–34

US Forces, Houthi Forces

16 named, 1 familiy identified

Exact location (via Airwars)

حلفايا, Halfaya, Hama, Syria

LOCATION

Airstrikes, carried out by either the Syrian regime or Russia, wounded three civilians in the town of Halfaya, local media reported Syrian Mirror said that the strikes led to “casualties”, without further specification. The remaining two sources reported that the airstrikes wounded several people. According to Smart News’ correspondent, “warplanes launched raids on the town of

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Russian Military, Syrian Regime

الحي رقم 3, Neighbourhood No. 3, Surt, Libya

LOCATION

On September 18th, 2011, three children were reported to have died from NATO bombardment in the third residential area of Sirte. Nour al-Din Nasser al-Zanki reported the deaths of two children, while a Facebook page from a father reported the death of another child on the same day. NATO confirmed airstrikes on “1 Military Facility,

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2 – 3

(2–3 children)

3 named, 1 familiy identified

السفيرة, al-Safira, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

code: R4747
incident_date: 2024-12-01
status: publish
civilian_harm_status: Contested

Summary

7 – 19

(9 children2 women)

Russian Military, Syrian Regime

Al Qaeda/HTS

Belligerents reported injured

12–24

12–24

LOCATION

Lower Juba, Somalia

This was the second of two strikes confirmed by the Pentagon on April 4th 2016. The attack was a “self-defence air strikes against al Shabaab fighters who posed imminent threats to US and partner nation forces in Somalia,” Department of Defense spokesperson Lieutenant-Colonel Michelle Baldanza told the Bureau of Investigative Journalism. Earlier on April 4th,

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Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons

Causes of injury / death

جالو, Jallo Oasis, Al Wahat, Libya

LOCATION

On April 30th, 2011, Gaddafi forces entered the Jallo Oasis, reportedly killing six civilians and four rebels. According to Agence France-Presse, 66 cars arrived from the south of the Oasis, killing one civilian at a bakery and five more civilian workers during the attack. Al Jazeera quoted a rebel spokesman, also describing the six civilian

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Airstrike and/or Artillery, Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons

Causes of injury / death

Gaddafi Forces

Other

حرمك, Kunya Barrow, Lower Shabelle, Somalia

LOCATION

AFRICOM reported that the previous day it had conducted “a precision airstrike in Somalia against al-Shabaab on Thurs., Sept. 7 at approximately 2:45 p.m. local Somalia time”. The release made no mention of civilian harm. However, AFRICOM asserted that the strike had killed “one (1) terrorist”. The strike was carried out under authorities passed in

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