Civilian Casualties

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)

Belligerents reported injured

Vicinity of Hantiwadaag, Lower Shabelle, Somalia

LOCATION

The Somali government and US Africa Command declared the first US action in 53 days, reporting an airstrike on an al Shabaab checkpoint in the vicinity of Hantiwadaag, in Lower Shabelle. One alleged militant was reported killed. Declaring the attack, Somalia’s Ministry of Information said the strike had taken place in the afternoon. “The FGS,

Summary

مدرسة حليمة السعدية في جباليا النزلة, Halima al-Sadia School school in Jabalia Al Nazla, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On December 2, 2024, a girl was killed and another person was injured by tank fire allegedly from the Israeli military which hit Halima al-Sadia School, in Jabalia Al-Nazla in the north of the Gaza strip. Multiple local sources, including @qudsn, reported that a girl was killed when Israeli tanks fired on Halima al-Sadia School.

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike, Ground operation

Infrastructure

Education

(1 child)

LOCATION

مورك, Morek, Hama, Syria

A young man was killed in alleged Russian or Syrian regime artillery strikes on agricultural land near Morek, in the northern Hama countryside, on May 26th, 2019, according to local sources. Halfaya Media Center reported the death of the young man Taher Suleiman Al Ahmad, who died “as a result of being targeted by artillery shells

Summary

(1 man)

Russian Military, Syrian Regime

Suspected belligerents

LOCATION

خان يونس, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

Injuries were reported after an alleged Israeli shelling of humanitarian aid security personnel east of Khan Younis in the Gaza Strip on 5 July, 2024. While none of the sources provided a specific injury toll, some of the injured were reported as being in critical condition. According to Al Arabiya TV correspondent Abdullah Muqdad, the

Summary

Amreereey, Middle Juba, Somalia

LOCATION

An alleged US drone strike killed 17 Al Shabaab fighters near Amreereey. SNA, the Somali forces’ radio, said that the strike “was carried out in collaboration with the Somali National Army and its international allies, took place in Amrerey area of Jilib district in Middle Juba region.” It added: “The militants killed in the shelling

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

Al-Shabaab

حي عطان في صنعاء, Attan neighborhood, Sana'a, Sana'a, Yemen

LOCATION

At least five civilians, including women and children, were reported injured by alleged US airstrikes on the Attan neighborhood of Sana’a, Yemen on March 16, 2025. The US military released a statement that “On March 15, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) initiated an operation consisting of precision strikes against Iran-backed Houthi targets across Yemen in order

Summary

Apartment Building, Commerce, Healthcare, Hospital, Residential

Impact

LOCATION

Weelshit, Gedo, Somalia

An unidentified airstrike allegedly killed ten or eleven Al Shabaab members in Weelshit. Strategic Intelligence wrote: “Unidentified aerial strike at 1145pm on 06.10.2020 killed 10 Terrorist who are members of the Al-Qaeda branch in Somalia, Harakat Shabaab al Mujahideen alongside their operations commander.” It added: “The blitz in Weelshit, Gedo targeted Shabaab al Mujahideen terrorists

Summary

10–11

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

LOCATION

code: ISPT0913a
incident_date: 2023-11-04
status: publish
civilian_harm_status: Fair

Summary

(2 children2 women2 men)

6 named, 1 familiy identified

Israeli Military

Named victims

Names matched with MoH IDs

الزاوية‎, Zawiya, Al Zawiyah, Libya

LOCATION

A family of 15 was reportedly killed by Gaddafi forces bombing of Zawiya. Jeanie Abdullah tweeted: “The killing of an entire Palestinian family from the Al-Derwai family – the number of family members is 15 – in the bombing of their homes in the Libyan city of Zawiya.” Other users on Twitter published similar reports.

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

2 named, 1 familiy identified

Named victims

منطقة برج أبي حيدر, Burj Abi Haidar area, Beirut, Lebanon

LOCATION

code: ISLB271124c
incident_date: 2024-11-27
status: publish
civilian_harm_status: Weak

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery, Ground operation

Israeli Military

مسكن مصطفى ناجي المرابط, Gidwar family residence, Surt, Libya

LOCATION

Three civilians were allegedly killed and up to four more injured by a NATO airstrike on the Ghardabiya area of Sirte. A Human Rights Watch investigation found: “On September 23, 2011, around 4 p.m., NATO struck a new house on a farm belonging to the Gidwar family in Gurdabiya, about 20 kilometers east of Sirte.

Summary

(2 children1 man)

3–4

8 named, 1 familiy identified

السجن الاحتياطي، صعدة, Remand Detention Center, Sadaa, Sadaa, Yemen

LOCATION

code: USYEM250428a
incident_date: 2025-04-28
status: publish
civilian_harm_status: Fair

Summary

47–65

Exact location (via Airwars)

Geolocation

LOCATION

سرت‎, Sirte, Surt, Libya

One child was killed due to an attack that took place by NATO or rebels. Various condolence pages reported the death of Hassan Rajab Jadallah Al-Qahsi Gaddafi. NATO on that day reported hitting “1 ammunition storage area, 1 multi rocket launcher area” in the vicinity of Sirte. There is no further information currently available.

Summary

(1 child)

NATO forces

in the vicinity of Bulo Burti (Buloburde), Hiran, Somalia

LOCATION

code: USSOM458
incident_date: 2025-02-20
status: publish
civilian_harm_status:

Summary

جيليب, Jilib, Middle Juba, Somalia

LOCATION

A statement from the Pentagon said an airstrike in south-central Somalia had targeted Abdullahi Haji Daud – but initially did not confirm whether Daud had been killed. However on June 8th, Africom announced a “final assessment” which concluded “Daud was struck and killed in the airstrike”. There are currently no reports of civilian harm. It

Summary

Anah and Rawah, Al Anbar, Iraq

LOCATION

A single source, Yaqin, alleged the US-led Coalition conducted airstrikes in the areas of Anah and Rawah, Anbar province resulting in civilian harm. According to the report, airstrikes and/ or artillery strikes resulted in civilians casualties and caused physical damage. The report noted that an unknown number of people were injured and civilian homes damaged.

Summary

US-led Coalition

باب العزيزية, Bab Al Azizia, Tarabulus, Libya

LOCATION

On May 16th, 2011, NATO forced bombed Tripoli, including a hotel near the Bab al-Azizyah neighbourhood. Multiple sources reported the airstrikes, although it was unclear if there were civilian casualties. Al Jazeera for example noted: “On Monday evening, NATO forces bombed civilian and military targets in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, and the nearby Qasr Bin

Summary

0 – 2

1–2

NATO forces

Known targets

Gaddafi forces, Other

Hantiwadaag, Lower Shabelle, Somalia

LOCATION

A single source alleged a US drone strike on Hantidawaag which AFRICOM later denied. Halgan Media wrote: “US drones just bombed the village of Hantiwadaag in Somalia’s Lower Shabelle province and struck a vehicle carrying a group of Al Shabaab fighters – Sources.” AFRICOM responded to a request from Airwars: “U.S. Africa Command’s last strikes

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

30 miles southwest of Mogadishu, Lower Shabelle, Somalia

LOCATION

AFRICOM reported on the same day that it had “conducted an airstrike targeting al-Shabaab militants approximately 30 miles southwest of Mogadishu, Somalia, on May 31”. It added: “We currently assess no civilians were injured or killed in this airstrike.” However, AFRICOM claimed that the airstrike killed “twelve (12) terrorists”. In a subsequent FOIA response obtained by

Summary

طرابلس‎, Tripoli, Tarabulus, Libya

LOCATION

One man was killed in Tripoli by rebel forces after the rebels tried to confiscate his car and he refused. According to UN Report Source Page 82, the rebels had approached a member of the Tripoli brigade to try to confiscate their car, claiming it was government property, but left after negotiations without the car.

Summary

(1 man)

Small arms and light weapons

Libyan rebel forces

Beled Amin South, Lower Shabelle, Somalia

LOCATION

A total of 11 al Shabaab militants were killed as US forces conducted two airstrikes in the vicinity of Beled Amin South on December 19th, a US Africa Command press release claimed. According to AFRICOM, no civilians were harmed. The first strike referenced here killed eight militants and the second strike killed three militants, the

Summary

ابوكماش, Abu Kammash, An Nuqat al Khams, Libya

LOCATION

At least one man was killed by Zowara rebels after he was apprehended on August 28, 2011 in Abu Kammash according to the UN Report Source Page 80. An unarmed man was apprehended from Riqdalin and was then forced to face a wall and was then shot.

Summary

(1 man)

Small arms and light weapons

Libyan rebel forces

3 km away from Xiriiro, on the way to Hol Anod, Bari, Somalia

LOCATION

The US military carried out an airstrike against ISIS-Somalia in the vicinity of Xiriiro, Bari Region, killing one high value militant and at least one other alleged fighter. According to AFRICOM – which took the unusual step of publicly naming the target within 24 hours of the operation – the strike killed Abdulhakim Dhuqub, second

Summary

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Unknown

Causes of injury / death

مشفى المغارة, Al Maghara Hospital, Al Atareb, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between three and eight civilians, including two children and a woman, were killed and between 11 and 22 others were injured in alleged regime or Russian strikes at Al Maghara Hospital in Al Atareb, Aleppo in the morning on March 21, 2021. Syrian Civil Defense and other sources, including @HalabTodayTV, identified artillery shelling as the

Summary

3 – 8

(1 child1 woman4 men)

11–22

Russian Military, Syrian Regime

Suspected belligerents

Named victims

9 named

الزربة, Al-Zerba, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

One to two civilians were wounded in airstrikes which struck Al-Zerba, Aleppo, according to local media. Sources all blamed Russian warplanes for the strikes. Thiqa News Agency reported that two raids “targeted” civilian homes in the early hours of the morning. Members of the Syrian Civi Defence were quick to rescue casualties and take them

Summary

1–2

Russian Military

تل الحارة, Tal Al Hara, Daraa, Syria

LOCATION

Alleged Israeli airstrikes were launched against Tal Al Hara in Daraa on June 12, 2019. Mohammed Hourani, correspondent of the news agency “Step News” in Daraa: “The Israeli raids targeting, before dawn today, the area of Jabajeb and Hill strategic Tal Hl Hara north of Daraa and witnessed the outbreak of fire there after being

Summary

Assad regime, Iranian military

Israeli Military

Suspected targets

القائم, Al Qa’em, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

One child was reportedly killed and three other civilians, including women and children, were wounded in US airstrikes on the Al Qa’em area near the Syrian-Iraqi borders on June 28, 2021. Local sources also reported that between four and 11 militants, with at least four members of the Iraqi Popular Mobilization, were also killed. The

Summary

(1 child)

Belligerents reported injured

4–11

بناية غازي الشوا, Ghazi Al Shawa building, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Two civilians, including a ten-year old girl, were killed and seven other civilians were injured by shrapnel from an Israeli airstrike on a building in the Rimal neighbourhood of Gaza City during the early evening of 17th May, 2021. Ziyad Kamal Abdullah Abu Dayer, aged 45 or 55, was killed in the strike, along with

Summary

(1 child1 man)

3 named, 1 familiy identified