Civilian Casualties

(2 men)

Planted explosives and unexploded ordnance (UXO)

Russian Military

Exact location (via Airwars)

Xaradheere, Mudug, Somalia

LOCATION

Four al-Shabaab militants were killed by declared AFRICOM strikes near Xaradheere on January 25, 2023. AFRICOM released a statement on January 30th that “At the request of the Federal Government of Somalia and in support of Somali National Army engagements against al-Shabaab, U.S. Africa Command conducted a collective self-defense strike on Jan. 25, 2023. The strike

Summary

المزرعة, Al Mazra, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

A woman was killed and others were wounded by alleged Israeli airstrikes or Syrian regime anti-aircraft missiles which struck Al Mazra neighborhood in Damascus on February 19, 2023. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a woman was killed at the Al Mazra roundabout in Damascus by Israeli missiles. A tweet from @alhaidar990 reported that

Summary

(1 woman)

Israeli Military, Syrian Regime

LOCATION

Ocновянський, Osnovianskyi, Kharkiv, Ukraine

One civilian was killed and two others were injured by alleged Russian shelling of Kharkiv the evening of April 16, 2022. Reports of the incident mention that the incident took place in the district of Osnovianskyi. A tweet from BBC News Ukraine (@BBC_ua) reported that Russian troops shelled Kharkiv for the second time in a

Summary

معربة, Ma'arba, Daraa, Syria

LOCATION

Up to 17 civilians, 9 of which are from the same family, were reported killed as a result of alleged Russian raids on their houses in Ma’raba in Dara’a, Syria on June 30th, 2018 according to local sources. Step Agency said “The killing of 14 civilians, including two women and wounding others as a result

Summary

14 – 17

(1 woman13 men)

2–5

Russian Military, Syrian Regime

Suspected target

14 named, 2 families identified

Барвінкове, Barvinkove, Kharkiv, Ukraine

LOCATION

On May 2nd 2022, two male civilians were injured after a reported Russian forces artillery shelling hit Barvinkove in Kharkiv. The Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor’s Office reported that “residential buildings and two administrative buildings were damaged” in addition to wounding two men. There is no further information available at this stage. This assessment has reference to ACLED

Summary

Покотилівка, Pokotylivka, Kharkiv, Ukraine

LOCATION

Local sources reported that thirty houses, a school and a school administration building were destroyed in Pokotylivka by alleged Russian shelling on April 28, 2022, killing up to two civilians and wounding up to seven others. Twitter user @HromadskeUA provided information that two men were killed in the shelling. Hromadske News also quoted Nataliya Popova,

Summary

1 – 2

(1–2 men)

2–7

Russian Military

Exact location (via Airwars)

الجماهير, Al Jamahir, Al Anbar, Iraq

LOCATION

In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the injury of one civilian in an event near Al Jamahir, Iraq. Their December 2017 civilian casualty report noted: “During a Coalition strike which destroyed an ISIS headquarters, it was assessed that one civilian was unintentionally injured.” In July 2019, the Coalition provided

Summary

Known belligerent

US-led Coalition

near Nungare, Lower Shabelle, Somalia

LOCATION

More than 40 al-Shabaab militants were killed during operations carried out by Somalia government forces and ‘international partners’ near Nungare/ Barire town in Lower Shabelle on May 2, 2023. The National Intelligence & Security Agency (NISA) @HSNQ_NISA tweeted that more than 40 al-Shabaab militants, including leaders and foreigners, were killed during an army operation in

Summary

Airstrike, Ground operation

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons

Causes of injury / death

Somali Military Forces, International Forces (Unknown)

الاصيلم, Al Asilem, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Two civilians, including a woman, were injured by an alleged Turkish drone attack on farmland in Al Asilem village, near the M4 road and north of Raqqa on June 3, 2023. Hawar News reported that a 35 year old woman named Houriya Ayed Al-Daher and her 45 year old husband named Hussein Hammoud Al-Muhammad were

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

Infrastructure

Agriculture

Turkish Military

2 named, 1 familiy identified

Village

Airstrike, Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)

LOCATION

Lower Shabelle, Somalia

US air support was potentially involved in an operation to retake areas of the Lower Shabelle region which killed 15 al Shabaab fighters, Radio Shabelle reported. Colonel Mohamed Abdullahi Arale confirmed to state media that the Somali National Army had retaken Yaaqbari Weyne, MadaxMarodi and Lego villages. Colonel Arale reportedly said that his troops had

Summary

US Forces, Kenyan Military Forces

Known belligerent

Somali Military Forces

Suspected target

Al-Shabaab

الأتارب, Al Atareb, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

On July 10th 2022, Syrian regime and/or Russian forces reportedly shelled the village of Al Atareb in western countryside of Aleppo, resulting in the injury of one elderly woman. Local sources including @SyriaCivilDefe and Baladi News stated that an elderly woman had been injured on the outskirts of Atarib, coinciding with an intense flight of

Summary

Russian Military, Syrian Regime

كصنفرة , Kansafra, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Civilians were reported injured in alleged Russian airstrikes on Kansafra, Idlib, on August 14th. Macro Media Center reported that “civilians [were] wounded as a result of the shelling by Russian warplanes with vacuum missiles on the residential neighborhoods of Kansafra town in the southern countryside of Idlib.” Edlib Media Center also reported that “civilians were

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

Russian Military, Syrian Regime

Suspected target

قرية عبوش, Aboush village, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

On the afternoon of Thursday August 3rd 2023, Aboush village in the countryside of Tal Tamr Hasaka, in Northeastern Syria was reportedly shelled with artillery by Turkish forces and their loyal factions, causing injuries of varying degrees to 5 civilians. ANHA Hawar News Agency reported that the Turkish forces struck civilians of Aboush village with 5

Summary

كنصفرة, Kansafra, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Two children were killed and at least four other civilians were injured, including up to three children and two women, in artillery shelling allegedly perpetrated by Syrian regime forces and/or Russian forces during the afternoon on August 26th, 2023 in Kansafra, Idlib. The two children were siblings and have been identified by the Syrian Civil

Summary

(2 children)

4–6

Syrian Regime, Russian Military

2 named, 1 familiy identified

الحصان, Al Hassan, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

A young man, Muhammad al-Olayan, sustained bullet wounds during an alleged-SDF raid on the town of Al Hassan, west of Deir Ezzor, on September 11th, 2023. Naher Media, who identified al-Olayan, stated he had subsequently been transferred to the Al-Furat Hospital, inside the town, for treatment. Shaam News corroborated these findings, and alleged that the

Summary

Small arms and light weapons

البحرة, Al Bahra, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

On August 30th 2018, the Coalition said it had concluded an assessment of possible civilian harm. In the report, the Coalition wrote: “December 30, 2017, near al-Bahrah, Syria, via social media report. After a review of available information and strike video it was assessed that there is insufficient evidence to find civilians were harmed in

Summary

US-led Coalition

جيليب, Jilib, Middle Juba, Somalia

LOCATION

AFRICOM reported that the previous day it had “conducted two (2) airstrikes targeting al-Shabaab militants near Jilib, Middle Juba Region, Somalia, on January 23, 2019.” It also asserted that “at this time we assess no civilians were injured or killed in these airstrikes.” AFRICOM gave no figures on the number of belligerents killed. Associated Press

Summary

الطيانة, Al Tayyana, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

One or two people were killed in airstrikes on the town of Al Tayyana, Deir Ezzor governorate, in the night of October 2nd 2019. Nedaa and Deirezzor24 reported that international coalition forces launched raids and searches in cooperation with the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). A reporter of Deir Ezzor 24 noted that an airdrop operation

Summary

1 – 2

US-led Coalition, Syrian Democratic Forces

مديرية العبر, Al Abr District, Hadramaut, Yemen

LOCATION

Up to four alleged AQAP militants, including a leadership figure, were reportedly killed by a US drone strike in Zamakh and Manakh, in the Al Abr district of Hadramout governorate, between the evening of March 4th-5th 2018. There were no known associated reports of civilian harm. Late on March 5th, local language sources including @SkyNewsArabia_B

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)

Known belligerent

US Forces

Known target

2–4

Ministerial Building, Tarabulus, Libya

LOCATION

Three young sisters were reportedly killed by an LNA airstrike on the Fornaj neighbourhood of Tripoli. Reuters reported: “Three children, all sisters, were killed, and their mother and a fourth sister wounded in an air strike that hit a house near a military intelligence camp in Libya’s capital on Monday, a Reuters reporter and health

Summary

3 – 4

(3–4 children)

2–9

Libyan National Army

5 named, 1 familiy identified

الجنينة, Al Geneina, Rafah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

A civilian home was reportedly hit by an Israeli airstrike in Al-Geneina, Rafah, in the Gaza Strip, at dawn on 15 October 2023, killing between seven to eight civilians from the same family and injuring others. Sources said the home belonged to Dr. Salah al-Din Zanoun. Rum Online News cited official Palestinian news agency WAFA

Summary

7 – 8

(1–2 women4 men)

Impact

Israeli Military

7 named, 1 familiy identified

Names matched with MoH IDs

Neighbourhood/area

علي باجلية, Baciliye/El-Elî Baciliye, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

Four civilians were reported killed and four others injured in an alleged Turkish forces airstrike on Baciliye village in Tal Abyad on October 10th 2019, according to local media sources. @PLisboaab said the attack occurred at 18:50 local time.

Summary

Turkish Military

الشابورة, Al Shaboura, Rafah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On October 7, 2023, an alleged Israeli airstrike which struck the home of the Abu Qouta family reportedly killed up to 27 civilians, including up to 19 members of the Abu Qouta family and at least five neighbors, and up to eight children and at least one woman, in addition to injuring 25 others. The

Summary

(5–8 children1–2 women7 men)

19 – 27

Israeli Military

27 named, 1 familiy identified

Names matched with MoH IDs

Neighbourhood/area

صلاح الدين, Salaheddin, Tarabulus, Libya

LOCATION

Between two and three children were killed in an LNA artillery strike on the Salaheddin neighbourhood of Tripoli. Al Wasat reported: “Amin al-Hashemi, media advisor to the Ministry of Health in the government of Al-Wefaq, announced the death of two children and the injury of a child from the Zlitni family in an artillery shelling

Summary

2 – 3

(2–3 children)

Libyan National Army

3 named, 1 familiy identified

مسجد التقوى, Al Taqwa Mosque, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

At least one man, 43-year-old Hisham Abu Khattab, was killed when Al-Taqwa mosque, in the Gaza Strip, was reportedly bombed by Israeli aircraft on Saturday, October 14th 2023. Hisham lived in Nuseirat Camp, in the center of the Gaza strip. His death was reported by over ten sources. A post by Samaae on Facebook showed

Summary

(1 man)

Israeli Military

Names matched with MoH IDs

1 named

Nearby landmark

مسجد المقداد بن عمرو, Miqdad bin Amr Mosque, Tarabulus, Libya

LOCATION

One paramedic was reportedly killed by an LNA airstrike on the Khallet Al Furjan neighbourhood of Tripoli. Hona Souq Al-Khmies initially reported an air raid in the area and later said that they “targeted a field hospital of Khallet Al Furjan and the killed of one of the paramedics.” The Libya Observer later said: “The

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مسجد الشافعي, Al Shafi’i Mosque, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On October 12, 2023, 15 civilians were reported injured by an alleged Israeli airstrike on the Abu Rizqa/Abu Zarqa home in Khan Younis. No other details were available about the victims and their condition. @ShehabAgency tweeted that 15 people were injured in the Abu Rizqa family home near al-Shafi’i mosque in Khan Yunis in the

Summary

Nearby landmark

دار الكبيرة, Dar Al Kabira, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Two civilians were wounded in alleged Russian airstrikes on the village of Dar Al Kabira, Idlib countryside, on October 28th, 2019, according to local sources. The Syrian Civil Defence reported on Facebook that civilian homes were targeted. All three sources attributed the strikes to Russia. No further details are currently available.

Summary

Russian Military