Civilian Casualties

مدرسة النصيرات المشتركة ج، مخيم النصيرات, Al Nuseirat Mixed School C, Nuseirat camp, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

At least four civilians, all women and children, were killed and more than 15 others were injured in a declared Israeli airstrike that hit the Nuseirat Girls’ School, an UNRWA school sheltering displaced people in the new camp north of Nuseirat Refugee Camp on October 2, 2024. Israeli forces declared the strike, stating that “numerous

Summary

4 – 8

(3 children1 woman)

16–24

Exact location (via Airwars)

شُقرة‎, Shaqra, Abyan, Yemen

LOCATION

A series of three alleged US bombing raids killed at least two militants and destroyed numerous vehicles in the in the Shakra area on May 10, 2022. There were no reports of civilian harm. According to almotamar.net, the Al Qaeda site in the Shakra area that was struck in the air strikes was used to

Summary

2–4

مديريه القريشيه, Al Quraishyah District, Al Bayda, Yemen

LOCATION

At least five AQAP militants were reportedly killed in the course of at least four alleged US drone strikes in Qayfa, Bayda governorate, on the evening of January 12th 2018. According to local language news sources, strikes reportedly targeted the area of Al-Jassima. There were no known associated reports of civilian harm. A source told

Summary

تميم الحنوة وسلماسة, Tamim al-Hanwa and Salamasa villages in Tal Hamis countryside, village of Haram Sheikho near in the countryside of the city of Qamishlo in the Al-Jazeera District of Hasaka, Al Hasakah, Syria

LOCATION

Fourteen identified civilians, including two women and six children, were injured as a result of the multiple air and/or drone strikes, including a double-tap strike, allegedly perpetrated by the Turkish military on the evening of Friday, May 31st, 2024, in the villages of Tamim al-Hanwa and Salamasa in the Tel Hamis countryside of Qamishlo in

Summary

Infrastructure

Healthcare

Impact

14 named, 2 families identified

3–4

قطن, Qatn, Hadramaut, Yemen

LOCATION

On August 7th 2012, up to four Al Qaeda militants were killed and two others injured in a suspected US airstrike in Al Qotn, Hadhramaut province. There are currently no known reports of civilian harm. A security official said that “a small pick-up truck was completely destroyed at the scene”, Xinhua reported. A picture posted

Summary

2–4

طريق السور, Al Sour road, Tarabulus, Libya

LOCATION

A number of civilians were reported injured in alleged LNA shelling on Az Zawiya street in Tripoli in the midnight on May 14th, 2020 according to local sources. The Libya Observer said: “Militia groups of warlord Khalifa Haftar showered Tripoli Central Hospital and the surrounding residential areas with rockets early on Thursday leaving 14 people

Summary

بالقرب من مفرق الشجاعية، الشجاعية، مدينة غزة, Al-Shujaiya Junction, Al-Shujaiya neighbourhood, Gaza City, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

During the night of August 1st 2024, at least two civilians, including a young man named Muhammad Shaker al-Jaabari, were reportedly killed and others injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike at the Al-Shujaiya junction to the east of Gaza City. Multiple news and social media sources reported the attack. Sources suggested that the attack was

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

2 – 3

(1 man)

نصاب, Nisab District, Shabwa Governorate, Yemen

LOCATION

code: USYEM205
incident_date: 2014-12-06
status: publish
civilian_harm_status: Fair

Summary

Airstrike, Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground), Drone Strike

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons

(1 man)

Causes of injury / death

Known belligerent

Known target

7 named, 1 familiy identified

District

2–10

1–3

Qeşqa, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

At least one civilian was killed and an unknown number of others was wounded when Turkish forces and Turkey-backed militants opened fire at a car in northwest Ras Al Ayn city on May 16th, 2020. A reporter for the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA), which is affiliated with the Syrian regime, in Hasaka stated that

Summary

1 – 2

(1–2 men)

1–5

in a remote area in the vicinity approximately 45 km northeast of Kismayo, Somalia

LOCATION

Two al-Shabaab militants were reportedly killed by declared US airstrikes approximately 45 km northeast of Kismayo in Somalia on March 2, 2024. US Africa Command (USAFRICOM) released a statement on March 4th declaring their involvement: “At the request of the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command conducted a collective self-defense against the al Shabaab

Summary

بليون, Balyon, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

On June 9, 2020, alleged Russian air strikes on Baylon resulted in the deaths of two civilians, including a woman, with multiple sources stating that between four and eight civilians were injured, including several children between the ages of 4-14. Abdullah Ahmad al-Dani was reportedly killed by a strike on his home on June 9,

Summary

(1 woman1 man)

2 named, 1 familiy identified

برج الأندلس، مدينة غزة, Al-Andalus Tower, Gaza City, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On November 6, 2023, five members of the Al-Safadi family, including two women and two children, were killed and at least one woman was injured by an alleged Israeli attack on Al-Andalus Tower, Meena, opposite the Fish Market north of Gaza City in the Gaza strip. In a post to Facebook, the Meena Mosque issued

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

Infrastructure

Apartment Building, Residential

(2 children2 women1 man)

6 named, 1 familiy identified

Nearby landmark

لحج‎, أبين‎, Lahj and Abyan governorates, Abyan, Yemen

LOCATION

As many as 43 ‘suspected Al Qaeda militants’ were killed and dozens of others were wounded in alleged US drone strikes and/or Yemeni air and artillery strikes in the Al Harur area of Lahj and Abyan governorates between 1-3 April 2012. The strikes were part of continuous raids by joint Yemeni land, sea, and air

Summary

US Forces, Yemeni Air Force

Suspected belligerents

38–43

شرجان, Sharjan, Al Bayda, Yemen

LOCATION

A US drone strike reportedly killed alleged AQAP leadership figure Nayef Al-Damaji and his “companions” in the Sharjan area of Al Suma’a district, Bayda governorate, on March 30th 2017, according to two local-language news outlets. There were no known reports of civilian harm. According to both sources, Yemen Voice and Akhbarak, the strike targeted Al-Damaji

Summary

مخيم المغازي, Al-Maghazi camp, Deir al-Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On November 3, 2023, alleged Israeli airstrikes on the Al-Maghazi refugee camp resulted in the deaths of at least 19 people, including at least nine children, from three families who were residing in the affected residential block. Many others were reported injured, with several still missing beneath the rubble. A total of 13 members from

Summary

IDP or Refugee Camp, Residential

(9–14 children5–7 women5–8 men)

19 – 21

Impact

21 named, 2 families identified

Exact location (via Airwars)

جيليب, Jilib, Middle Juba, Somalia

LOCATION

The US military reported on the same day that it had conducted an airstrike against al Shabaab fighters in the town of Jilib. However it was locally claimed that the attack had killed three young children, whose bodies were shown on social media. In a press release published on the evening of the attack, AFRICOM

Summary

(3 children)

Known belligerent

Known target

Al Qaeda in East Africa

3 named

كورين, Korin, Idlib, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Late in the evening on Sunday, August 18th, 2024, one unnamed civilian was reportedly injured as a result of airstrikes with contested responsibility allegedly perpetrated by Syrian regime forces and/or Russian military and/or Iranian militias. The incident reportedly occurred in Korin in the southern countryside of Idlib. The @SyriaCivilDefe (or ‘White Helmets’) reported that one

Summary

Car, Road, Transportation, Vehicle

Russian Military, Iranian Military, Syrian Regime

Suspected belligerents

شيخ حسن, Sheikh Hassan, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

A civilian male was reportedly killed by Turkish forces as he was crossing the M4 highway near the village of Sheikh Hassan, Raqqa governorate, on August 26th, 2020, according to local sources. Rojava Network wrote that “a civilian named Qasim Al Khalil (48) was martyred as a result of Turkish shelling on the Sheikh Hassan

Summary

(1 man)

حي الجراف في مديرية الشعوب، صنعاء, Al-Jaraf neighborhood, Al-Shu’ub district, Sana'a, Sana'a, Yemen

LOCATION

At least nine civilians were reported killed and up to 18 others were injured by alleged US airstrikes on a home in Bir Zaid neighborhood of Al-Jiraf area, Shu’ub District, Sana’a, Yemen on March 15, 2025. At least two women and two children were among those injured. Most sources referred to strikes on the Al-Jaraf

Summary

9 – 18

2–18

صيدا‎, Sayda, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

At least one civilian male was critically injured in alleged Turkish or Turkish mercenary artillery strikes on the M4 road near the village of Sayda, Raqqa governorate, on October 22nd, 2020, according to local sources. Correspondents for Hawar News reported that “[Turkish] mercenaries targeted civilians on M4 road by firing shells at the road and its

Summary

1–2

حي الصبرة، مدينة غزة, Al-Sabra neighbourhood, Gaza City, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

code: ISPT0796
incident_date: 2023-10-31
status: publish
civilian_harm_status: Fair

Summary

(3 children6 women3 men)

Impact

12 named, 1 familiy identified

Exact location (via Airwars)

رشاوه, Vicinity of Reshava, Duhok, Iraq

LOCATION

Three civilians were killed in alleged Turkish airstrikes on the town of Deraluk, Dohuk governorate, on December 7th, 2020, according to local sources. The bodies of the three men were found on December 12th. On December 12th, Roj News reported: “On December 7th, three civilians from the Derelok district of Amed were bombed by Turkish

Summary

(3 men)

الزهراء, Al-Zahraa, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

code: ISPT0888a
incident_date: 2023-11-04
status: publish
civilian_harm_status: Fair

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

(3 children1 woman1 man)

5 named, 1 familiy identified

Village

Tiyeeglow, Bakool, Somalia

LOCATION

A US airstrike targeted an Al Shabaab compound in Tiyeeglow, according to AFRICOM. The press release said: “In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command forces conducted one airstrike in the vicinity of Tiyeeglow, Somalia, Jan. 18, 2021. Initial assessments indicate the strike destroyed one al-Shabaab compound. The command’s initial assessment is

Summary

حي الصبرة بمدينة غزة, Al-Sabra neighbourhood, Gaza City, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

code: ISPT0970
incident_date: 2023-11-08
status: publish
civilian_harm_status: Fair

Summary

Taabta, Lower Juba, Somalia

LOCATION

In a news feature looking at drone strikes in Somalia, Somalia Report stated that on this day, “another [US] attack occurred in Taabta village in the Afmadow District of Lower Juba.” The report indicated that the target was al Shabaab. “AFRICOM does have terrorism in its list of applications and as of June JSOC’s hunter killers

Summary

القبيبة, Al Qubeiba, Surt, Libya

LOCATION

On September 17th, 2011, it was reported that there were two civilian casualties in a NATO airstrike near Al Qubeiba, west of Sirte. A Nour al-Din Nasser al-Zanki post reported one death and one injury, both women, from bombings. The Surt Son Youtube page reported the death of an unnamed Sudanese woman at the same

Summary

(2 women)

2 named, 1 familiy identified

لمنزل في دير البلح وسط قطاع غزة, the Sabah and al-Jarjawi family houses in the al-Masha'la neighborhood in Deir al Balah, Deir al Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

code: ISPT0908
incident_date: 2023-11-05
status: publish
civilian_harm_status: Fair

Summary

15 – 16