Civilian Casualties

(2 men)

Київський, Індустріальний, Салтівка, Московський район, Kyyivsʹkyy, Industrialʹnyy, Saltivka, Moskovsʹkyy district, Kharkiv, Ukraine

LOCATION

On April 19, 2022 alleged Russian missile strikes on the Moscow District of Kharkiv and other residential areas in Kharkiv are reported to have killed between three and 10 civilians and injured between 14 and 40 others. Most of the assessments of the strike are based on a report by the Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor’s Office,

A single source, the Step News Agency, reported that “a child was wounded by bullets fired by the Turkish army is in the camp of Zahra_Gulf in the area of Kafr Luseen on the border with Turkey and was transferred to a nearby hospital.” No further details are currently available.

Summary

بحيره, Bahira, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

A 49 year old man was allegedly shot and injured by Turkish border guards in the village of Bahira on May 3, 2023. Hawar News reported that a civilian was wounded by live bullets fired by the Turkish army. A relative of the injured civilian told a Hawar reporter that live bullets fired between 14:00

Summary

Small arms and light weapons

near Sina’a neighborhood, Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, on December 28th 2017 the Coalition said it had concluded an assessment on claims of civilian harm. According to the Coalition report, “87. June 10, 2017 near Sina’a neighbourhood, Raqqah, Syria via a regional humanitarian report. After a review of available information and strike video, it was

Summary

US-led Coalition

مشفى تل رفعت, Tal Rifaat Hospital, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

On 16 June 2023, Tal Rifaat Hospital in the northern countryside of Aleppo was allegedly struck by a Turkish artillery strike. The Health Authority in the area reported that four civilians were injured in the strike, including one of the medical staff who works in the hospital, while other sources referred to “members” of the

Summary

تل الذهب, Tal Al Thahb in Al Dashisha, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Two brothers were killed by an operation declared by the SDF and involving the US-led Coalition in Tal Al Thahb, Al Dashisha on July 19, 2023. Sources are conflicted as to whether the men killed were civilians or members of ISIS. Euphrates Post reported that two people, Muhammad Salem Al-Nazal (28 years old) and his

Summary

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

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons

0 – 2

Causes of injury / death

Belligerents reported killed

US-led Coalition

Suspected target

ISIS

0–2

الشيخ دامس, Al Sheikh Damas, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Syria Civil Defense reported the “martyrdom of a civilian and wounding three others, as a result of the targeting of Khan Sheikhoun, Sheikh Dams and the town of Kafr Sijana, Russian warplanes, helicopters and rocket launchers, our teams were there with civilians.” Step News reported Syrian regime and Russian military activity in the area among

Summary

1–2

Russian Military, Syrian Regime

Suspected belligerents

Village

الشجاعي, Al Shujaiya, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On October 15th an alleged Israeli airstrike killed four civilians identified as Sami Al Khudari (60 years old), his son Nour Al Khudari (19 years old), Hamad Al Khudari, and Mujahed al Khudari and injured many others while they were at their home on Al Nizar street, Al Shujaiya neighborhood in east Gaza. Reports referenced Nour

Summary

(4 men)

5–10

Impact

4 named, 1 familiy identified

Neighbourhood/area

بنجوين, Penjwin district, Sulaymaniyah, Iraq

LOCATION

On August 11, 2023, three civilians, including at least one woman (who may have been under 18), were reportedly killed after being struck by a Turkish drone in the Penjwin district of Sulaymaniyah governorate. According to media coverage of this event, the victims were killed while driving towards the Iranian border. In its coverage of this

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

(1 child1 woman1 man)

خان يونس, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

At least 11 people from Al-Agha family were killed, including four children and two women, and at least 15 others were wounded after an alleged Israeli airstrike hit two family homes, the al-Agha and Abu Shab residences, in the Khan Younis area of the Gaza Strip on October 11th, 2023. Though not all victims have

Summary

(4 children2 women5 men)

11 named, 1 familiy identified

Exact location (via Airwars)

الرقة, near Raqqah, Syria, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, on September 29th 2017 the Coalition said it had concluded an assessment on claims of civilian harm. According to the Coalition report, “91. June 19, 2017, near Raqqah, Syria, via media report. After a review of available information it was assessed that no Coalition strikes were conducted

Summary

US-led Coalition

قرية الصبحة, Al-Sabha Village, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

On 2 September 2023, a civilian was reportedly injured by a mortar shell from the Syrian Democratic Forces in the village of Al-Sabha in the Eastern Deir Ezzor countryside. The majority of the sources that reported on the incident stated that “A civilian from the village of Al-Sabha was injured as a result of the

Summary

1–4

YPG

غندرشي, Gandarshe, Lower Shabelle, Somalia

LOCATION

AFRICOM publicly reported four strikes on the same area on the same day – asserting that it had killed 34 al Shabaab militants in total in the vicinity of Gandarshe. Another two strikes took place on December 16th, it said – killing another 28 militants. “All six airstrikes were conducted in close coordination with the

Summary

Belligerents reported killed

منزل عبدالله ابو سيف, House of Abdullah Abu Saif, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On October 9th, 2023, at approximately 11:30 PM, Abdullah Ahmed Abu Saif was killed in an alleged Israeli strike on his house that happened without prior warning, according to the local sources. Twitter/X user @16_gouda shared video footage of a destroyed house on his account. Mahmoud Abu Youssef confirmed his brother’s passing on Facebook, writing that

Summary

(1 man)

الحوايج, Al Hawayj, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

A woman, Shahnaz Ayed al-Hussein al-Sayyid Haiba, was killed allegedly by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) on September 25th, 2023 in Al Hawayj, in eastern Deir Ezzor. Local reporter Abdulmuain Aldandal claimed she was killed by shell fragments while trying to escape with her children. Another local source (@DeirEzzor24) also stated the casualty was caused by

Summary

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons

(1 woman)

Causes of injury / death

مشروع الهضبة, Hadaba project, Tarabulus, Libya

LOCATION

One civilian was reportedly killed by indiscriminate shelling near the Hadaba project in Tripoli. Tk Yahrouq Kl shy said: “A shell landed on the house of the Al Mishy family in the Al Hadaba project (Mashrou’ Al Hadaba), leading to the death of Abdulsalam Al Mishy.” Local reports of fighting between the GNA and LNA

Summary

Government of National Accord, Libyan National Army

Suspected belligerents

1 named

برج G6، أبراج مدينة حمد, Tower G6, Hamad Town Towers, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

During the evening of Thursday, October 12th 2023, up to four Palestinian civilians, including a four-month old girl, were killed and from eight to 25 civilians were injured as a result of an alleged Israeli airstrike on a residential apartment building in the Hamad Towers in the town of Hamad, in Khan Yunis in the

Summary

3 – 4

(1 child2 men)

8–25

Known belligerent

Exact location (via Airwars)

عيناتا, Aynata (Al Rouj plains), Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

One civilian died due to his injuries after an alleged Russian airstrike on the village of Aynata on the Al Rouj plains, Idlib, after midnight on September 12th/13th 2019, according to The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. Civil Defence volunteers on the ground stated that it was Russian aircraft that carried out the night raids.

Summary

(1 man)

Russian Military

النصيرات الشارع الرئيسي, Nuseirat main street, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Around 11:30 in the morning of Thursday, October 12th, 2023, an alleged Israeli strike hit commercial stores located on the main street in the Nuseirat camp in the Gaza Strip, killing four men and wounding others. As a result of the strike several shops caught on fire, while a car belonging to the old Al-Banna

Summary

(4 men)

Impact

4 named

Street

Mitkalta village, Tal Abyad, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Two or three civilians from the same family – a father, mother, and their child – died in an alleged Turkish strike on Matkalat village in the countryside of Tal Abyad area in the northern countryside of Al-Raqqah, according to local media. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said that “three people, a man, his

Summary

2 – 3

(1 child1 woman1 man)

قيزان النجار, Qaizan al Najjar, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Between 19 and 22 people were killed and a number were injured, including serious injuries, on the morning of Monday, October 16, 2023, when the home of the Zaqmat family, in the Qaizan Al-Najjar neighbourhood, in southern Khan Younis, in the Gaza Strip, was reportedly bombed by an Israeli military aircraft. The Palestinian Civil Defence

Summary

(5 children10 women4 men)

19 – 22

2–6

20 named, 1 familiy identified

Exact location (via Airwars)

تل أبيض, Tal Abyad, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Seven civilians were reported killed in an alleged Turkish forces airstrike and sniper attacks on Tal Abyad in Raqqa governorate on October 11th, 2019 according to local media sources. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SO4HR), the airstrike took place on Ali al-Bajelyeh village in Tal Abyad. AFP News reported that four civilians

Summary

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons

Causes of injury / death

الزيتون, Al Zeitoun, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On October 16th 2023 at least three people – 37 year old journalist Abdulhadi Habib, his mother-in-law, 54 year old Buthina Al Tatar, and her grandchild, three year old Amer Bilal Al-Tatar, were killed by an alleged Israeli airstrike on a residential apartment in the Zaytoun neighborhood in eastern Gaza. Multiple sources agree that family

Summary

3 – 4

(1 child1–2 women1 man)

Neighbourhood/area

رأس العين, Ras al Ain, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

@cmoc_sd tweeted: “An innocent child does not know what a bullet is, hit by the Turkish army with artillery shells and warplanes in the villages of #SariKanye/ Ras al-ayn. She is now in Tal Tamir hospital receive treatment, her condition is critical.” No further details are currently available.

Summary

تل الهوا, Tal al Hawa, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On October 14th, 2023, Counselor Muhammad Fahmi Al-Najjar, along with 15 family members, including three women and ten children, were killed by an alleged Israeli airstrike on his residential home in the Al-Hawa neighborhood in the southwest of Gaza City. Most sources agree that the home of the deceased was “directly” bombed by the Israeli

Summary

(10 children3 women3 men)

16 named, 1 familiy identified

Neighbourhood/area

بوشيوخ, Beshioukh, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

One civilian was reported injured in an alleged Turkish forces airstrike and/or artillery strike on Beshioukh village, Kobane in Aleppo Governorate on October 9th, 2019, according to the local sources. The injured civilian was named as Mohammad Ahmad Aljasm, age 22. No other information available to Airwars. No further details are currently available.

Summary

مخيّم النصيرات, Nuseirat camp, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On Friday, October 20, 2023, eight civilians were killed and up to 100 injured – including women and children – after an alleged airstrike by the Israeli military on the ‘Nawfal’ family residence on the 20th Street of ‘Block C’ in Al Nuseirat refugee camp near the centre of Gaza Strip. The Palestinian news agency

Summary

(4 children2 women2 men)

100

8 named, 1 familiy identified

Town