Civilian Casualties

Planted explosives and unexploded ordnance (UXO)

الهلبة, Al Halba, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

One civilian was killed and six others injured when Russian forces or Syrian regime forces attacked with explosive barrels Al Halba village in Idlib on September 8th, 2018 according to local sources. The Syrian Civil Defence said “A civilian martyred, and six others wounded, as a result of helicopter bombing that targeted the village of

Summary

جرابلس,, Jarablous, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Three volunteers from the Syrian Civil Defense were injured on April 18th 2022 by alleged artillery shelling from the Syrian Democratic Forces. The volunteers were targeted while they were searching for a missing person, subjected to previous shelling on the bank of the Euphrates River in the city of Jarabulus, east of Aleppo. The previous

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YPG

قرية ام القرى, Um Al Qura village, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between one and two civilians were injured in alleged Turkish shelling of the village of Um Al Qura on June 3, 2022. According to North Press Agency, a displaced person from the village of Afraz was injured when Turkish forces bombed the village of Um Al Qura. The injured man’s house was damaged and the

Summary

1–2

LOCATION

برخ, Parkh, Duhok, Iraq

Between eight and 10 civilians, including three children, were killed and up to 45 others, including four women and two children, were injured in alleged Turkish bombing of the village of Parkh on July 20, 2022. According to BasNews, five tourists were killed and 15 others were injured by Turkish shelling of a summer resort

Summary

8 – 10

(3 children4 men)

20–45

Turkish Military

16 named, 3 families identified

السلماسة, Al Salmsaa, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

One civilian was reported killed on August 9th 2022 in the village of Al-Salmsaa, southwest of Tal Tamr district in Syria, as a result of alleged Turkish military artillery. The incident was reported to have taken place at approximately 3:30am in the morning, which allegedly resulted in the death of Ibrahim Mohammad Hashi, aged 55.

Summary

Infrastructure

IDP or Refugee Camp

شنان, Shanan, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Between one to four civilians were reported wounded as a result of artillery shelling reported to be from either Syrian regime or Russian forces. The shelling targeted Shanan village in Jabal al Saweya, south of Idlib on September 6th 2022. Most sources reported that one civilian, a woman, was injured, but @HalabTodayTV was the only

Summary

1–4

Syrian Regime, Russian Military

Mubarak, Lower Shabelle, Somalia

LOCATION

Up to 10 civilians, including a child, were killed and up to 20 others were injured in alleged Somali and/or US airstrikes or drone strikes on the village of Mubarak on September 9, 2022. Sources are conflicted as to whether one of the people, Abdullahi Sheikh Abukar known locally as ‘Arab” was a member of

Summary

3 – 10

(1 child)

10–20

Belligerents reported injured

0–2

0–10

كويسنجق, زرغوز, التون كوبري, Koya, Zargwez, Altun Kupri, Erbil, Iraq

LOCATION

On September 28th, 2022, at around 10:30 am, dozens of Iranian missiles and drone strikes reportedly killed between 13 to 14 people, according to official fatality estimates, though some local media estimated that it could be up to 18. Between 58 to 62 others were injured. The strikes were conducted in a number of areas

Summary

Infrastructure

IDP or Refugee Camp

13 – 18

(2 children2 women1 man)

58–62

Causes of injury / death

7 named, 1 familiy identified

Town

حدبا العوشان, Hadba Al Awshan, Ma'rib, Yemen

LOCATION

Between one to three civilians, including a woman and two children, were reported killed and up to five others, including a woman, a child and two paramedics, were injured in alleged US drone strikes on a home in the Al-Hadba area of Al-Wadi, Marib on November 30, 2022. A member of Ansar al-Sharia (AQAP) who

Summary

Infrastructure

Residential

1 – 3

(2 children1 woman)

2–5

Impact

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)

US Forces

Suspected target

Village

Belligerents reported injured

0–1

0–1

вул. Краснодарська 177, Чугуїв, Krasnodars’ka St. 177, Chuguiv, Kharkiv, Ukraine

LOCATION

Three civilians, including a child, were injured by alleged Russian shelling of a building at Krasnodarska 177 on March 8, 2022. Donpatriot News added that shells hit a building at Krasnodarskaya 177 which destroyed 27 apartments from the 2nd to the 9th floor, and the 3rd and 4th floors collapsed, resulting in the injury of

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Новосалтівський будівельний ринок, Novosaltivsʹkyy Budivelʹnyy market, Kharkiv, Ukraine

LOCATION

Between two to three civilians were reportedly killed and at least five others, including three rescuers, were injured by alleged Russian shelling of a market on Heroiv Pratsi St in Kharkiv on March 16, 2022. Suspilne News reported that three people were killed and five people were injured when a fire caused by Russian shelling

Summary

2 – 3

5–8

Russian Military

Exact location (via Airwars)

حزرما, Hazrama, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

In this event, Step News Agency and al-Arabiya reported that Hazrama, eastern Ghouta, Damascus, was subject to aerial and artillery shelling, possibly leading to civilian harm. While the reports made no specific mentioning of civilian harm, it is assessed that at least two civilians were wounded as it was noted by Step News Agency how

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Between Fidow and Qura’ley, Middle Shabelle, Somalia

LOCATION

At least seven civilians, including three children, were killed by alleged US drone strikes between Fidow and Qura’ley villages on January 30, 2023. Shabelle Media Network spoke with the deputy Mahas district commissioner who said that seven villagers, including children, were killed by a strike believed to have been carried out by the US. Residents

Summary

(3 children)

7 named, 1 familiy identified

Village

Iji and Afad, Middle Shabelle, Somalia

LOCATION

More than 272 al-Shabaab militants were reportedly killed and others were injured by Somali forces and “international partner” airstrikes or ground operations in Iji and Afad villages near Jalalaqsi district on February 15-16, 2023. Hiraan Online News reported that “unidentified drones” bombed villages in the Hiraan region on as part of clashes between Somali government forces

Summary

Airstrike, Ground operation

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons

Causes of injury / death

International Forces (Unknown), Somali Military Forces

Belligerents reported injured

72–272

حي بستان القصر, Bustan al Qasr (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported Russian warplanes allegedly “carried out raids on several areas in the neighbourhoods of Sheikh Saeed and Bostan al-Qasr in Aleppo.” They said that casualties had been reported in the Bustan al Qasr neighbourhood, but did not provide further details. Aleppo Media Center published a video depicting the aftermath of alleged

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Russian Military

Бабаї, Babai, Kharkiv, Ukraine

LOCATION

A collection of local news outlets reported that suspected Russian shells struck the village of Babai, killing one male civilian and wounding two other civilians on April 12, 2022. Initial reports from Suspline Media and Helsinki Report detailed the strike, saying that the bombing occurred at 2pm, killing a thirty-seven year old man. The shelling

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LOCATION

Харків, Kharkiv, Ukraine

One source, Oleg Sinegubov, head of the Kharkiv Regional State Administration, reported on Telegram that two people were injured in Kharkiv on May 2nd 2022 as a result of Russian forces’ shelling. There is no additional information available at this time. This assessment has reference to ACLED code UKR57006.

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Салтiвка, Saltivka, Kharkiv, Ukraine

LOCATION

Multiple sources alleged that a 16 story residential building in Saltivka was hit by reported Russian shelling during the day on 11 April 2022, killing at least one civilian, a 2 year old child, and injuring up to 13 others, including a child. Sources including Aktyvna Gromada, Korrespondent and Glavcom account for a two year

Summary

1 – 2

(1 child)

10–13

вул. Циліноградська, St. Tsilinogradska, Kharkiv, Ukraine

LOCATION

Two civilians were killed and two others were injured by alleged Russian airstrikes on Tsilinogradska street in Kharkiv on May 6, 2022. The Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor’s Office posted on Telegram that the Shevchenkiv District Prosecutor’s Office of Kharkiv had launched a pre-trial investigation into a Russian airstrike on a residential building on Tsilinogradska street in Kharkiv

Summary

Russian Military

LOCATION

افس, Afes, Idlib, Syria

On Monday June 12th 2023, an alleged missile strike by Assad regime forces and Russia hit the village of Afes in the eastern countryside of Idlib, injuring between one and three civilians, including two children. Sources including @SyriaCivilDefe and @hadikhraat twitter accounts, and Zaman Al Wasl reported three civilians being hit by shrapnel, including a

Summary

1–3

3 named, 1 familiy identified

جسر الشغور, Jisr Al Shughour, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Around midnight between Sunday July 9th and Monday July 10th 2023, the residential neighborhood of Jisr al-Shughour in west Idlib was reportedly shelled by Syrian regime and/or Russian forces, resulting in the injury of two civilians, father and his daughter. It is unclear if the female victim is a child or an adult woman. Adel

Summary

2 named

تل الزعتر, Tal al Zaatar, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On 9 October at approximately 3:30 am, at least four civilians, including two women and two children, were killed and at least one further civilian injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike on a house in Tal Al-Zaatar, located in the north of the Gaza Strip. A report from the Defense of Children International identified 8-month-old

Summary

(2 children2 women)

1–4

طريق علي فرو, Ali Faro Road, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

On the afternoon of August 23, 2023, a man was killed and at least one person, a female journalist, was injured in an alleged Turkish drone strike on the Qamishli-Amuda road in Northeast Syria. The man, Najm al-Din Faisal, worked for woman-run channel JIN TV, and was driving fellow channel employees. Dalila Akid, a journalist,

Summary

1–2

قشطة, Qishta, Rafah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

In the morning of October 9th 2023, an Israeli airstrike allegedly hit the Qishta family home, south of Rafah in the Gaza Strip, reportedly killing two civilians, 45 year old Faisal Mohsen Muhammad Qishta and his 25 year old daughter Nour Al-Huda Qishta. Sources additionally reported a further 12 to 14 civilians were injured. Multiple

Summary

(1 woman1 man)

12–14

Israeli Military

2 named, 1 familiy identified

Names matched with MoH IDs

Neighbourhood/area

in the vicinity of Seiera, Lower Juba, Somalia

LOCATION

13 al-Shabaab militants were killed by declared US airstrikes in the vicinity of Seiera in Lower Jubba on August 26, 2023. AFRICOM announced that “At the request of the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command conducted a collective self-defense airstrike against al Shabaab terrorists in the vicinity of Seiera, Somalia, approximately 45 kilometers northwest

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احسم, Ahsem, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Five or six civilians including two children were reportedly wounded in an alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrike on Ahsem. Sources said that both a secondary school and a mosque were struck. According to the Syrian Network for Human Rights, “Fixed- wing warplanes we believe were Russian fired missiles on Ihsem Secondary School in Ihsem

Summary

5–6

Suspected target

6 named, 2 families identified

قرب المسجد الكبير, Vicinity of the Grand Mosque, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On October 9th, 2023, an alleged Israeli airstrike hit an area near the Grand Mosque in central Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza strip, and an old municipality building in its vicinity, injuring civilians and reportedly killing a number of others. Wafa news reports that the Grand Mosque, which is one of the most important

Summary

2–10

التوسعية, Al Tawassoy’ia neighbourhood, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

On January 30th several sources reported the exhumation of a whole family from under the ruins of their own house in Al Tawassoy’ia neighbourhood of Raqqah city. According to all reports, Mohammed Anwar al-Jabeen, his wife and four children, “Bashar, Abboud, Bushra, Ibrahim” died as a result of bombing by the US-led Coalition. The date

Summary

US-led Coalition