Civilian Casualties

IDP or Refugee Camp, Residential

Infrastructure

2–3

Turkish Military

3 named

Belligerents reported injured

0–1

0–2

الصحراء بين محافظتي شبوة ومأرب, Desert road between Shabwa and Ma’rib governorates, Ma'rib, Yemen

LOCATION

Up to eight members of Al Qaeda were reported killed in an alleged US drone strike on a moving vehicle in Shabwa province, on the desert road between Shabwa and Ma’rib governorates, on April 7/8, 2012. There are currently no known reports of civilian harm. The Wall Street Journal reported that the target was AQAP

Summary

5–8

الدعوة الأسلامية, Al Daoua Al Islamiya, Tarabulus, Libya

LOCATION

A man was reportedly killed in shelling by an unknown belligerent on Al Daoua Al Islamiya on April 22nd, 2020, according to Hona Souq Al-Khmies. Al Daoua Al Islamiya presumably refers to the Al Daoua Al Islamiya institute or university in Tripoli. Currently, further information is unavailable to Airwars.

Summary

عين يعقوب, Ain Yaacoub, Akkar, Lebanon

LOCATION

During the evening of Monday, November 11, 2024, a minimum of 22 identified civilians and potentially more than 30 civilians were killed and at least five were injured following an alleged Israeli airstrike on a two-storey residential building, hosting a number of displaced families – including a displaced Syrian family from Arida – in the

Summary

Residential, Resources, Solar Panels, Water, Water tank

(4–5 children8–9 women8–9 men)

22 – 31

5–28

Israeli Military

21 named, 4 families identified

Geolocation

Exact location (via Airwars)

المحفد, Eastern part of Mahfad, Abyan, Yemen

LOCATION

Alleged US drone strikes killed up to 12 Al Qaeda militants in a compound used for communications and meetings in the eastern part of the al-Mahfad area located in Abyan Province the evening of the 1st of June 2012. There are currently no reports of civilian harm. Albashayer and CNN cited the lowest death toll

Summary

0–12

الطريق السريع الساحلي, Coastal Highway, Tarabulus, Libya

LOCATION

Three civilians were reported killed and 19 others including children injured in alleged LNA artillery attack on the coastal road of Tajoura, Libya on May 6th, 2020, according to local sources. Libya Observer reported that “Khalifa Haftar’s forces have carried out indiscriminate rocket attacks on the coastal road in Tajoura, eastern Tripoli, killing three civilians

Summary

(3 men)

12–19

13 named, 1 familiy identified

محافظة دير البلح, Deir al-Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On November 6, 2023, injuries were reported as a result of shelling near the al-Louh family home in the central Gaza Strip. At 8:52 pm on November 6, the Palestinian Press Agency (Safa.ps) reported that “injuries from the al-Louh family arrived after the walls of their house fell on them as a result of a

Summary

Israeli Military, Palestinian Militants

Geolocation

Province/governorate

سائلة الجرّاح, Saila valley/Sa'ilat al Jarrah, Al Bayda, Yemen

LOCATION

Alleged US missiles hit a 2006 saloon Land Cruiser traveling on the outskirts of al-Manaseh village on December 29, 2012, near Radda, in the fourth strike in a week. At least three alleged al Qaeda members died and two others were injured. There are currently no known reports of civilian harm. The three victims reportedly

Summary

Belligerents reported injured

3–4

طرابلس‎: الفرناج, Al Fornaj: University Dormitory, Tarabulus, Libya

LOCATION

Six civilians, including a child, were killed and 17 civilians were injured in alleged Libyan National Army (LNA) artillery strikes on Al Fornaj neighbourhood in Tripoli on May 16th, 2020. According to local sources, the strikes targeted housing units for displaced people at a university campus. The Libya Observer reported that “five people were killed

Summary

5 – 7

(1 child4 men)

22 named, 1 familiy identified

شيراوا, Shirawa in the Afrin and Shahba cantons, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

During the afternoon of Saturday, 7th September 2024, a man was severely wounded – and later died of his injuries – by an artillery shelling allegedly perpetrated by the Turkish army on the village of Shirawa in Afrin and Shahba cantons, Aleppo, Syria. Khaled Mohammed Mohammed was killed as a result of the shelling. ANF

Summary

(1 man)

صرار الجشم, Sirar Jusham, Al Bayda, Yemen

LOCATION

In an email to the Bureau of Investigative Journalism, a US spokesperson stated that a CENTCOM strike had targeted ISIS militants in Al Bayda governorate on November 10th 2017, killing two. This confirmed earlier local reports that a US drone strike had killed two alleged militants in or near Sirar Jusham, in the Qayfa area,

Summary

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), ISIS - Yemen

Known targets

2–24

قصر بن غشير, Qasr Bin Gashir, Tarabulus, Libya

LOCATION

One civilian was allegedly injured by indiscriminate artillery shelling on Qasr Bin Gashir. Tarhuna 24 said: “Citizen Hamza Al-Barghouth was wounded by shrapnel as a result of a missile landing in Qasr Bin Gashir area, which has been under heavy bombardment for more than a week.” Tk Yahroug Kl shy only reported heavy artillery shelling

Summary

Government of National Accord, Libyan National Army

1 named

مستشفى إندونيسي قريب, Vicinity of Indonesian Hospital, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

A number of Palestinian civilians were reportedly killed and injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike on the al-Nakheel Hall, surrounding homes and a nearby school in the vicinity of the Indonesian Hospital in the North Gaza Governorate shortly before 5:23 PM on Friday 3rd November 2023. According to sources, such as Nidal Qadour al-Hisab al-Ehtyati,

Summary

2 – 24

2–24

Impact

جو النسيم, Joe Al Naseem, Ma'rib, Yemen

LOCATION

A US drone strike reportedly targeted a house in Joe Al Naseem, in the Wadi Obeida area of Marib governorate, at 11am on January 25th 2020, killing at least one alleged AQAP leadership figure. Some sources later indicated that AQAP leader Qasim al-Raymi died in the strike, one of three alleged January US actions in

Summary

1–2

وطى الخيام, Wata al-Khiam, Nabatieh Governorate, Lebanon

LOCATION

On the night of Monday, October 28, 2024, an alleged Israeli airstrike and artillery shelling hit residential houses in Wata al-Khiam in Lebanon’s Nabatieh Governorate, killing at least 20 civilians – including women and children – the majority of whom were members of the Al-Muhammad family. Five deceased were uncovered days after the initial bombardment

Summary

(3–18 children2–6 women0–11 men)

20 – 21

Israeli Military

20 named, 1 familiy identified

Geolocation

Exact location (via Airwars)

الصبار, الوضيع, Al Sabbar, Al Wade'a District, Abyan, Yemen

LOCATION

US drone strikes targeted AQAP sites in the Sabar area of Wadea district in Abyan province, late on July 9th 2017, a Yemeni military official told Xinhua. There were no known associated reports of civilian harm. According to Xinhua, “Overnight airstrikes launched by a U.S. drone hit a number of al-Qaida-held sites in Yemen’s turbulent

Summary

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

Ali Hayle area of Middle Shabelle, Galmudug, Somalia

LOCATION

An airstrike reportedly carried out by the Somali government and “international partners” on 15 May, 2024 on the Ali Hayle area of the Middle Shabelle resulted in the deaths of several militants. Along with the al-Shabaab members killed, the strike destroyed a water tank, according to Halqabsi News. The Facebook page for Baraawe TV, reporting

Summary

Vehicle, Water, Water tank

International Forces (Unknown)

Al-Shabaab

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

LOCATION

سرمينمدرسة وسوق ومناطق سكنية في سرمين ، إدلب, school, market and residential areas in Sarmin, Idlib, Idlib, Syria

On Thursday, November 28, 2024, an airstrike and/or heavy artillery and missile bombardment of Sarmin, east of Idlib, Syria, left six civilians injured, including four men, one of them elderly, and a married couple. The attack, attributed to Syrian regime forces and/or Iranian military and/or the Russian military, struck densely populated residential neighborhoods and the

Summary

Commerce, Education, Market, Primary School, Residential

Infrastructure

Russian Military, Iranian Military, Syrian Regime

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

Al-Shabaab

محطة العنداني للمحروقات ومدرسة صلاح الدين, Al-Andani Fuel Station and Salah al-Din School, Idlib City, Idlib, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Shortly before 6 PM on Friday, November 29, 2024, alleged Russian and/or Syrian regime airstrikes on the residential neighborhoods, Al-Andani fuel station, and Salah al-Din school in Idlib city resulted in the deaths of four civilians and the injury of 25 others, including eight children and six women. Rescue workers from the Syrian Civil Defense

Summary

Education, Gas Facility, Residential, Resources, Secondary School, Truck, Vehicle

Impact

Syrian Regime, Russian Military

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

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

2 named, 1 familiy identified

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

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

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

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