Civilian Casualties

Russian Military

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

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

2 – 3

(1 child1–2 women)

2 named, 1 familiy identified

Nearby landmark

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

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

Impact

3 named, 1 familiy identified

Street

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

Two civilians were reported injured in an alleged Turkish forces attack on Menacîr, Ras Al Ain in Hassakah Governorate on October 25th, 2019, according to local sources.

Summary

Turkish Military

محيط مسجد الصالحين, Vicinity of al Salehin Mosque, Rafah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Around 10:26 PM on Thursday, October 19th 2023, at least 35 identified civilians belonging to Al-Sharafi and Hassouna families were killed, among them at least 14 women and 14 children, including two elderly women, a mother with her three children, five siblings and a pregnant mother of two, and others were wounded in an alleged

Summary

(14 children14 women6 men)

34 named, 3 families identified

Nearby landmark

Southern Somalia, Bay, Somalia

LOCATION

In June 2016, the US reported that six weeks earlier it had struck a group of al Shabaab fighters, killing three. According to the AFRICOM statement released on June 27th 2016, “U.S. forces supporting the Federal Government of Somalia, the Somali National Army and troop contributing nations to the African Union Mission in Somalia, provided

Summary

Belligerents reported killed

Belligerents reported injured

0–6

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

LOCATION

Israeli airstrikes killed as many as 106 civilians in a series of attacks on the Al Maghazi camp on December 24th, 2023. The Israeli military which acknowledged the attack, claiming that it was targeting Hamas operatives. Israeli forces admitted to the “unintended” harm to civilians, due to “mistakenly” having hit adjacent structures. Military officials also

Summary

(9–25 children7–14 women10–20 men)

67 – 106

12–24

50 named, 2 families identified

Exact location (via Airwars)

جسر الشغور,, Jisr al-Shughour, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Three civilians, reportedly from the same family, died and up to seven more including three named members of the civil defence were wounded in a series of alleged Russian and regime strikes on multiple locations – including a school, health centre, and vegetable market – in Jisr al-Shughour. According to Local Coordination Committees Syria, there

Summary

Infrastructure

Education

(2 children)

3–7

3 named

جباليا, Jabalia, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

At least 10 people were reportedly killed on Friday, November 10, 2023, when a home near the al-Nadi and al-Nazla areas of the Jabalia camp and the Al-Halabi roundabout area in Jabalia were allegedly hit by an Israeli Military airstrike. Shehab News Agency reported that more than 10 people were killed by an Israeli bombing

Summary

10 – 11

كفرومة, Kafrouma, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Between five and seven civilians, including three children, a nurse and a journalist, were killed in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on the town of Kfarouma in Idlib governorate on November 10th, 2019. Between eight and 11 civilians, including children, were injured, as reported by local sources. Step News Agency reported that Russian air

Summary

5 – 7

(3 children1 woman)

8–11

8 named, 2 families identified

جفتلك حج حمود, village Jaftlik Haj Hammoud in the Jisr al-Shughur countryside, west of Idlib, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

On the morning of Friday, 6th October 2023, three children belonging to one family were injured by the bombardement allegedly carried out by the Russian military and/or Syrian regime forces in the village Jaftlik Haj Hammoud in the Jisr al-Shughur countryside, west of Idlib. A two-year old child named Amer Mustafa al-Abdo later died from

Summary

(1 child)

1 named

مقر كتيبة النواصي, Nawasi headquarters, Tarabulus, Libya

LOCATION

Two civilians were reportedly killed in an airstrike by the LNA or a foreign fighter plane on Tripoli. However, the combatant status of the victims is contested. Al Mashhad said: “A spokesman for the Ministry of Health of the GNA in Tripoli said that two civilians, one of them an employee of the Ministry of

Summary

0 – 2

Libyan National Army, Unknown

Belligerents reported killed

2 named

0–2

عائلة جود, Joudeh family homes, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

At least 52 identified civilians, including at least 15 women and 22 children, and up to 68 civilians were reportedly killed in alleged Israeli airstrikes on two four-story buildings, one belonging to Ibrahim R Joudeh and another to his brother Khalil Joudeh, in Deir Al Balah in the middle of the Gaza Strip at the

Summary

(22–25 children15–18 women12 men)

52 – 68

53 named, 1 familiy identified

Town

تل تمر, Tal Tamr, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

According to the Kurdish Red Crescent, four civilians including a woman were reported injured in an alleged Turkish attack on Tal Tamr in Hassakah governorate in Syria on October 31st, 2019. No additional information about this event is presently known.

Summary

الترنس، مخيم جباليا, Al Ternis area, Jabalia Refugee Camp, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On the 22nd of October, 2023, at least 24 civilians, including a number of women and children, were killed, and at least 27 others, including at least four children, were injured when an alleged Israeli bombardment hit two houses: that of the Qadous family and that of the Abu Saada family in the Al Ternis

Summary

Infrastructure

Residential

(7–12 children6–9 women5–7 men)

24 – 30

24 named, 2 families identified

Neighbourhood/area

حي التنك, Mosul, Tanak, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

One civilian was injured following an airstrike that destroyed his family home, according to the eyewitness. Amnesty International shared the following field report with Airwars, citing an eyewitness: “I’m a simple ‘free worker’ from the same area in Hai Tenak. My friends and I make a living buying and selling car parts. I left on

Summary

US-led Coalition, Iraq Government Forces

الفطيرة,, Al Fatira, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Two or three civilians were wounded in an alleged regime or Russian airstrike on al-Fatira town, local media reported. @ShahbaPress tweeted: “A child and a woman were injured in shelling by Assad helicopters with explosive barrels on al-Fatira town of southern Idlib countryside.” Other sources put the wounded toll at three. According to the White

Summary

2–3

النصيرات, Nuseirat, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On the morning of Saturday, October 7th, 2023, a renowned Palestinian poet, novelist, journalist, and community activist, 36-year-old Omar (Umar) Fares Abu Shawish (Shaweesh) was killed in the Nuseirat refugee camp in the Gaza Strip by alleged Israeli shelling. According to the tribute by the Twitter/X account @GazaMartyrs, Omar was injured and bled to death

Summary

Infrastructure

IDP or Refugee Camp

(1 man)

1 named

Town

كفرشلايا, Kafar Shlaya, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

A child was injured in alleged Russian and/or Syrian air- and artillery strikes on a mosque in the village of Kafar Shlaya, Idlib governorate, on December 3rd, according to local sources. Shaam News Network reported that “Russian and Assad warplanes and helicopters launched dozens of airstrikes amid artillery and rocket shelling” on dozens of cities

Summary

النصيرات, Nuseirat, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On October 25th 2023, an alleged Israeli airstrike reportedly hit a house where the Al-Dahdouh family were taking refuge, in the Nuseirat Refugee Camp in Central Gaza, killing at least 13 named family members of Wael Al-Dahdouh, bureau chief for Al-Jazeera in Gaza, including nine children. At least five other family members sustained injuries in

Summary

13 – 21

(7 children2 women1 man)

18 named, 1 familiy identified

Town

Al Hamidiya, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Two civilians were wounded by alleged Russian airstrikes on the neighborhood of downtown Hamidiya, local sources reported. No further details are currently available.

Summary

Russian Military

Outside Kunya Barrow, Middle Juba, Somalia

LOCATION

A reported US drone strike killed al Shabaab’s head of domestic intelligence in a night time action near Kunyo Barrow. While the action was apparently confirmed by Somali military radio, AFRICOM did not declare a strike on this date – indicating a possible CIA action. Voice of America reporter Harun Maruf first mentioned the strike

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

Belligerents reported killed

US Forces

Suspected target

Al-Shabaab

3–4