Civilian Casualties

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)

Known belligerent

US Forces

Known target

دير البلح, Deir al Balah, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Around dawn (local time) on Saturday, October 21, 2023, nine civilians, including one woman and six children, were killed, and a number of civilians were injured by an alleged Israeli airstrike in the al-Hawajri family home in Deir Balah, Gaza Strip. Those killed include four brothers Hamza Ahmed Zidan al-Hawajri (aged 21 or 22), Harith

Summary

(6 children1 woman2 men)

1–2

10 named, 1 familiy identified

City

منطقة الصناعة, Al Sina'a neighbourhood, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between 1 and 3 civilians were reportedly injured by alleged YPG/SDF/PKK artillery strikes on Al Sina’a neighbourhood in Afrin city, on October 10th 2019, according to local media sources. According to AA News, the attack was launched from Tal Refa’at, which the YPG controls. Whereas AA News reported 1 wounded civilian, Qasioun News reported 3

Summary

1–3

YPG

Near Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, on July 7th 2017 the Coalition said it had concluded an assessment of civilian harm claims “near Mosul, Iraq”. According to the Coalition report, “91. April 27, 2017, near Mosul, Iraq, via media report: No Coalition strikes were conducted on that day in the geographic area of

Summary

US-led Coalition

البشرية, the village of Al-Bashiriya, al-Hasakah, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

In the morning hours of Monday, October 9th, 2023, at least five civilians, including four women and a child, were injured by an alleged Turkish bombardment while working in cotton fields in the village of Al-Bashiriya located in the Al-Darbasiyah district of Al-Hasakah in northeastern Syria. According to the Hawar news agency and Aso news,

Summary

Agriculture

5–8

جكة, Jakka, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

A single source, the Daesh-linked propaganda outlet Al A’amaq Media, reported an alleged ‘friendly fire’ event in the village of al Jakka: “An American plane carries out a raid by mistake on a position for the armed opposition on the outskirts of the village of Jakka in the northern Aleppo countryside, leading to deaths in

Summary

Turkish Military, US-led Coalition

رأس العين, Ras Al Ain, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said that it had “documented from Tal Tamr Hospital the civilian injuries including children as a result of the Turkish ground and aerial bombardment on Ras Al-Ayn area”. According to the Kurdish Red Crescent list of civilians injured and killed between 9 and 13 October 2019, one of the

Summary

القرارة, Al Qarara, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Around 19:00 in the evening of Sunday, October 22, 2023, the home of the Abu Habis family in Al-Qarara located northeast of Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip, was allegedly bombed by the Israeli military, resulting in five civilians killed, including at least three women, and a number of injuries. A man in his 40s named Rabie

Summary

(0–1 children3–4 women1 man)

5 named, 1 familiy identified

Town

مشرفة, Musharrafa, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

@NPA_English tweeted: “Two civilians were abducted, a third injured, by Turkish-backed armed militants, in village of Musharrafa, in the outskirts of Sere-Kaniye (Ras al-Ain), while they were returning to the city.” Other sources also noted that three civilians were kidnapped “by armed mercenaries supported by Turkey” and that one was wounded.

Summary

Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)

Turkish Military

قرية عون الدادات, Awn Al-Dadat Village, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

On the evening of Monday, November 20th, 2023, at least 13 identified civilians, including one woman, and up to 20 civilians were injured, and a number of civilians were reportedly killed in an artillery strike allegedly carried out by Turkish forces in the village of Aoun Al-Dadat, north of Manbij in Syria. Initial reports cited

Summary

13–20

بلبلة, Bulbul, Afrin, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

In a report shared with Airwars, the Kurdish Red Crescent named one civilian as wounded in Bulbul, Syria. The victim was listed as “Sharfan Subhi Ali, 27, ankle injury”. The weapon used has not been reported. No further details are currently available.

Summary

Al Rihanyia, Ras Al Ain, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

Three women were wounded in alleged YPG mortar fire in Al Rihanyia, Ras Al Ain, lcoal media reported. According to Suriye.u.a.d, “Three women injured by mortar shells fired by gangs #PYD_YPG_PKK on Rihaniya village south of # Ras_alain”. Shaam News Network reported: “SDF militias bombed civilians in the liberated village of Rihaniya, south of Ras

Summary

YPG

بئر النعجة, Bir Al Na’jah, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

An alleged bombing by the Israeli military on the house of the Nabhan family located in Bir al-Naja on Sunday, October 22nd 2023, led to injuries among civilians. Safa News reported this incident coupled with three social media posts containing similar information. Multiple reports describe injuries at the scene, but no other identifying factors have

Summary

Residential

بلبلة, Bulbu, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

In a private report to Airwars, the Kurdish Red Crescent named the following one civilian as wounded in an alleged Turkish shelling of Bulbul: ‘Tawfiq Mohammed Dado, 55, shrapnel in the left thigh’. There are no other details at this time.

Summary

LOCATION

Bulo Marer, Somalia

French commandos failed to a rescue a French spy held hostage by al Shabaab since 2009. Paris claimed the militants executed the captured secret service agent, known by his alias Denis Allex, during an assault by 50 Special Forces troops. However al Shabaab’s media wing said the hostage survived. Seventeen alleged militants were reportedly killed

Summary

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons

(2 children2 women3 men)

Causes of injury / death

7 named, 2 families identified

Belligerents reported killed

منزل عائلة أبو عامر غربي خان يونس, Abu Amer family home, west of Khan Yunis, Gaza strip, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Safa News reported that one civilian died and seven others were injured after a bombardment on the Abu Amer family home on the 25th of October 2023. No further details were given about the condition of those who were injured, and no identifying factors–including names–have been released. Although other sources also mention the incident, all

Summary

Residential

(1 child)

1 named

Neighbourhood/area

عين عيسى, Ain Issa, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

One civilian was reported injured as a result of an alleged Turkish military attack on Ain Issa in Raqqa governorate in Syria, on October 11th 2019, according to the Kurdish Red Crescent. The injured woman was identified as Gulistan al Muhammad, 42 years old. No further details available.

Summary

ِبني سهيلا, Bani Suhaila, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Ten members of the Abu Nasira family – including three men, three women, three children, and an infant girl – were reportedly killed on Tuesday, October 24th 2023 in an alleged Israeli strike which hit their family home in Bani Suhaila, east of Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip. The Palestinian Press Agency Safa

Summary

Residential

(4 children3 women3 men)

10 named, 1 familiy identified

Exact location (via Airwars)

Near Ameyra and Timirshe, Noogal, Somalia

LOCATION

A US drone strike intended to target an Islamic State hideout near the remote Ameyra and Timirshe villages in the Golis Mountain region, killed two civilians and injured another, according to multiple local and international media sources. However in April 2020, AFRICOM insisted the targets “were ISIS-Somalia leadership and media operatives.”” At the time of

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

(2 men)

Belligerents reported killed

حرستا, Harasta, Eastern Ghouta, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

Shelling allegedly carried out by either the Syrian regime or Russia in Harasta, Eastern Ghouta, wounded several civilians, local media reported. Without identifying the responsible party, @mohamad_alshaar reported that the use of mortars injured civilians Al-Jazeera reported that joint Russian and regime-shelling had been carried out in several areas in Eastern Ghouta, killing several civilians,

Summary

Russian Military, Syrian Regime

شارع الجية في بلدة القرارة, Al Jiyeh Street, Al Qarara, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On Wednesday, October 25th 2023, at least three people were killed and at least nine were injured in an alleged Israeli strike on a home on Al Jihyeh Street in the Al Qarara area of Khan Yunis in the Gaza Strip. The home reportedly belonged to Maher Abdul Rahman Awad (Abu Haitham). Maha Awad’s wife,

Summary

3 named, 1 familiy identified

Exact location (via Airwars)

كعن كورك, Kani Gawrk, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

An elderly civilian was reported killed after allegedly being assaulted by Turkey-backed militants in Kanî Gewirkê village, on the road between the city of Afrin and Jindiris, on November 5th 2019, according to local sources. kurdistan24.net reported that Suleyman Hamko, aged 73 was killed by militants who are believed to belong to the Suleyman Shah

Summary

Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)

(1 man)

Turkish Military, Free Syrian Army

ميناء الصليف, Al-Sulayf seaport, Al-Hudaydah, Yemen

LOCATION

Around midnight on May 30th-May 31st, 2024, 14 civilians, including a sailor named Ayoub Abdullah Hassan Zaidan, were killed and 25 other civilians were injured, including one heavily injured sailor, as a result of the declared US-UK airstrike on the Coast Guard building located in the Salif (Al Sulayf) seaport in the Al Hudayhah Governorate,

Summary

(1 man)

Exact location (via Airwars)

Known belligerents

UK Military, US Forces

Baasra, Lower Shabelle, Somalia

LOCATION

According to a single source, an airstrike by an unknown party hit the strategic village of Basra in Middle Shebelle. Goobjoog News stated that “Reports indicate that Airstrikes hit last night at Basra village in the Middle Shabelle Somalia. Residents of Basra village told Goobjoog News there were heavy attacks in the village amid reports

Summary

ِبني سهيلا, Bani Suhaila, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On Tuesday, December 12th 2023, seven members of the Abu Libdeh family were reported missing. According to messages posted on social media, the family had been besieged in their home since December 4th, when the IDF entered the area of Bani Suhaila, east of Khan Younis. Three bodies – believed to be those of Duwaila

Summary

Denial of access to/destruction of objects indispensable to survival, Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons

3 – 7

(3–5 women0–2 men)

Causes of injury / death

Impact

3 named, 1 familiy identified

Town

Jelber village, [or Cilbir] Shirawa district, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Four civilians including an elderly woman were wounded in an alleged Turkish artillery attack on Jelber village, Afrin, according to local media. Aksalser cited Kurdish Activists and reported that “a woman from the village of Gelber in the countryside of Afrin was injured by the Turkish artillery” Azadiy Kurdistan said that “according to medical sources,

Summary

LOCATION

بملة, Bole, Erbil, Iraq

Three or four civilians were wounded in an alleged Turkish airstrike on Bole village, according to sources. ANF reported: “Two houses were greatly damaged by the bombardments in Bole village and four civilians were wounded. One of these, named Ehmed Ebdullah, is reported to be in a critical condition.” Kurdistan 24 said three civilians were

Summary

3–4

بئر النعجة, Bir Al-Na’ja area, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

In the northern Gaza Strip, an alleged Israeli airstrike reportedly killed nine civilians and injured others in the Bir Al-Na’ja area, west of Jabalia camp, on October 29th, 2024. There were few further details about the incident publicly available. The names of the victims have not been made public. Further, the specific number of injuries

Summary

2–24

شمال تل تمر, North of Tel Tamir, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

According to @DaveEubankFBR, two people were killed and three others injured in an alleged Turkish drone strike on north of Tal Tamr, Hasakah in Syria on November 11th, 2019. Several other sources said three members of the “SDF” or “YPG” were killed in “a drone attack”.

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

Turkish Military

Belligerents reported killed

1 named