Civilian Casualties

(1 child1 man)

2 named, 1 familiy identified

Nearby landmark

كفرسجنة, Kafar Sijna, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Civilians were reportedly injured in alleged Russian airstrikes on the outskirts of the town of Kafar Sijna, Idlib governorate, on November 7th, 2019, according to local media. The Step News Agency said that three civilians were wounded. Multiple other sources referred to civilians being injured but did not give a number. All of the sources

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تل عفر, Tall Afar, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

In an event previously not tracked by Airwars, the Coalition denied social media claims of having caused civilian casualties at Tal Afar. According to the June report, “22. April 3, 2017, near Tal Afar, Iraq, via social media: No Coalition strikes were conducted on that day in the geographic area of the reported civilian casualties.”

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0–1

US-led Coalition

الركايا, al Rakaya village, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Four civilians – ‘mostly children’ – were reportedly wounded in an airstrike on Al-Rakaya in Idlib Governorate on the 27th of April 2017. It is unclear which belligerent was responsible for the strike, as some sources blamed Russia while one other blamed the Syrian regime.

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قرية المشيرفة, village Al Mushairfa in the Ain Issa district, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

On the afternoon or evening of Wednesday, October 25th, 2023, alleged Turkish artillery shelling struck the village of Al Mushairfa located 8 km east of the town of Ain Issa, Syria, injuring one civilian and striking grain silos. The injured civilian has been named by most of the sources as a 26-year old Bashar Ahmed

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Impact

معرة حرمة, Maarat Harma, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

According to local sources, three civilians including a woman and a volunteer with the Syrian Civil Defense (White Helmets) called Ahmad Ali al-Ali were reported killed, and between four and seven others injured including a woman and five volunteers from White Helmets when Russian forces or the Syrian regime allegedly targeted Ma’aret Harma and the

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Airstrike and/or Artillery

(1 woman1 man)

4–7

Suspected target

Assad regime

10 named, 1 familiy identified

شمال غزة, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On October 12, 2023, Safaa Jamil Mahmoud Musa (aged 28), from the North Gaza Governorate, was reportedly killed in an alleged Israeli airstrike in the north of the Gaza. There was little detail on the circumstances of the incident. On X/Twitter, the account Martyrs of Gaza posted a heartfelt tribute to Safaa remembering Safaa for

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(1 woman)

1 named

Province/governorate

بلدات متعددة, Several towns in Idlib, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

An unidentified number of civilians have reportedly been injured by alleged Russian airstrikes in the towns Kafrnabal, Tarmala, Naqir, Khan al-Sibel, Fatira, Jabala, Arinba, Biskla and Ma’rzita on November 17th, 2019. Shaam news reported that Russian “planes and helicopter gunships” carried out the attack. The villages of Tahtaya, Mardabsa, Umm Jalal and Abu Habba “came

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Airstrike and/or Artillery

محيط مستشفى شهداء الأقصى, Vicinity of Al Aqsa Martyrs Hospital, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On Wednesday afternoon, January 10th, 2024, Palestinian journalist Ahmad (Ahmed) Bedir (Bdeir), also called Abu Naeem, was among at least ten civilians killed in an alleged Israeli airstrike on a house. Some reports put the death toll as high as 40. Another 30 civilians were reported injured, in the home near the western hospital gate

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10 – 41

(2 men)

Impact

Exact location (via Airwars)

Baqdaad, Lower Juba, Somalia

LOCATION

US Africa Command reported that the day previously, it had “conducted two airstrikes targeting al-Shabaab militants in the vicinity of Baqdaad, Somalia, on January 7, 2019.” AFRICOM stated that “At this time we assess no civilians were injured or killed in these airstrikes.” According to AFRICOM “four militants” were killed in the strikes. AFRICOM added

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البشيري, , al Bsheiriya, Jisr al Shoughour, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Local media reported that an unspecified number of civilians were wounded in an alleged Russian airstrike on al Bsheiriya, Jisr al Shoughour.

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محيط مفرق ناصر, Vicinity of Nasser Junction, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On Monday, 23 October 2023, at least two civilian members of the Arooq family were killed and a number of civilians were injured by an alleged Israeli airstrike that struck the Arooq family home near the Nasser junction in the Jabalia Refugee Camp in the northern governorate of the Gaza Strip. Shehab Agency’s initial reportage

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(2 men)

2 named, 1 familiy identified

Exact location (via Airwars)

الغدفة , Ghadafa, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

A woman and a man were reportedly injured by alleged Russian or Syrian regime forces airstrikes on Ghadafa in Idlib, Syria on November 30th, 2019, at noon. According to Eldor News quoting an Al-Durar Al-Shamiya Network correspondent, the two civilians had only been lightly injured. A Baladi correspondent claimed that the civilians had been seriously wounded

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مستشفى الشفاء, مدينة غزة, Vicinity of Al Shifa Medical Complex, Gaza city, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On October 22nd 2023, at least three people were killed and others were wounded by an alleged Israeli airstrike which hit the Abdel Latif family home on Aidiya Street, behind Al Shifa Medical Complex in the Al Nasr area of the Northern Gaza Strip. The three casualties were all identified as members of the Akila

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(1 child2 women)

3 named, 1 familiy identified

Nearby landmark

بلدة بليون, Balyoun, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Between four and 11 civilians, including women and children, were killed in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on a popular market place in Balyoun village, Idlib governorate, on December 7th, 2019, according to local sources. Around fourteen more non-combatants were injured. There are many conflicting reports about the number of civilian casualties. The Syrian

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4 – 11

(2–4 children1–2 women)

13–14

8 named

جباليا النزلة, Jabalia al-Nazla, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Shortly before 12:10 PM on Thursday, October 19th 2023, at least 14 civilians, including five women and four children, were killed in an alleged Israeli airstrike on the Al-Hassi (Al-Hussi) family home belonging to the pharmacist Samir Al-Hassi in Jabalia Al-Nazla in the northern Gaza Strip. A large number of injuries were also reported across

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IDP or Refugee Camp, Residential

(4–5 children5 women4–5 men)

12–24

Impact

15 named, 1 familiy identified

Neighbourhood/area

سااكوو, Saakow, Middle Juba, Somalia

LOCATION

The US military reported on the same day that it had carried out an airstrike against al Shabaab in the vicinity of Saakow that killed one terrorist. “In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command conducted an airstrike targeting al-Shabaab terrorists in the vicinity of Saakow, Somalia, on Dec. 9,” AFRICOM reported.

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Airstrike, Drone Strike

Belligerents reported killed

Belligerents reported injured

الرطبة, Ar Rutbah, Al Anbar, Iraq

LOCATION

In a previously unknown allegation, the Coalition denied involvement in an incident that they said was reported on social media. In their July 2017 civilian casualty report, the Coalition wrote: “May 4, 2017, near Ar Rutbah, Iraq, via social media report: No Coalition strikes were conducted on that day in the geographic area of the

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0–1

US-led Coalition

قرب مسجد القسام، بيت لاهيا, Vicinity of Al-Qassam Mosque, Beit Lahia, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

A number of people were injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike on the Hindi family home on Al-Qassam Street in the Beit Lahia in northern Gaza on the 30th of October 2023. A report from a Safa correspondent at 16:26 stated that the Hindi family house on Al-Qassam Street in the Beit Lahia project in the

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دير الشرقي, Deir Al Sharqi, Idlib, Syria

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According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), one civilian was killed in Russian bombardment of Deir Sharqi village in Idlib, Syria on December 18th, 2019. No further details are available at the moment.

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شيا عفرين, Shya, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

In a private report, the Kurdish Red Crescent named the following one civilian as wounded in an alleged Turkish shelling of Shya, Syria: ‘Hassan Suleiman Omar, 60, a shrapnel in the eye’ No further details are currently available.

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مخيم جباليا, Jabalia Refugee Camp, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Shortly before 5:09 PM on Thursday, October 19th, 2023, two 10-year-old girls were killed and a number of civilians were injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike on the residential house of the Al-Houm family, located in Jabalia camp, Block 2, in the northern Gaza Strip. According to the Palestinian news agency, Safa, several people were

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(2 children)

2 named, 1 familiy identified

Neighbourhood/area

صيدا, Saida, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Three civilians were reported injured in an alleged Turkish forces drone or artillery attack on Saida village in Ain Issa, Raqqa on December 20th, 2019 according to local sources. The three civilians are said to be in serious conditions.

Summary

Airstrike, Airstrike and/or Artillery, Drone Strike

Turkish Military

مسجد دار السلام، دير البلح, Dar Al Salam Mosque, Deir Al Balah, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

At least one civilian was killed by an alleged Israeli attack on Dar Al Salam Mosque in Deir Al Balah on October 19, 2023. @ShehabAgency reported images of a destroyed building and civilians sorting through the rubble which were described as “Scenes from the [Israeli] massacre at the Dar Al Salam Mosque in Deir Al

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Exact location (via Airwars)

الفرناج, Al Fornaj, Tarabulus, Libya

LOCATION

Local sources reported that a woman died as a result of alleged Haftar forces’ indiscriminate shelling on Al Fournaj area in Tripoli, Libya, on January 2nd, 2020. The woman who was killed after a random mortar hit her house is believed to belong to Al Aswad Family, but no other details are available at this

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(1 woman)

قسطل جاندو, Qastal Jando, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Local media named two boys as wounded in an alleged Turkish shelling of Qastal Jando, Syria. However, these two boys were also named as wounded in event 107 at Kotana. There is, therefore, currently confusion over the location in which the boys were wounded.

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

LOCATION

Shortly before 6:10 am on Sunday, 29th October, 2023, an alleged Israeli airstrike hit the Zuwaidi (Zweidi) family home in Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip, injuring at least four civilians, including two children. Several media and news outlets reported the incident, citing several casualties. Shehab Agency and other news outlets shared photos depicting

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البارة, Al Bara, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

A Syrian Civil Defence volunteer was wounded and an unknown number of people were injured in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on the town of Al Bara, Idlib governorate, in the evening of January 15th, 2020, according to local sources. Ismail al-Hamada, a civil defense volunteer, was injured, during inspection of a bombing site of

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1–5

1 named

ميدانكي,عفرين, Medankii district, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

According to several local reports, at least five civilians were wounded followed an alleged Turkish airstrike on the Medankii district in Afrin, Syria. Many media outlet posted picture and videos that reveal the civilians injured being treated at the medical centre following the incident. Multiple sources have published the name and age of the victims.

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