Civilian Casualties

الميادين, Al Mayadin, Al Samsam, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the injuries of two civilians in an event near Al Mayadin, Syria. Their September 2017 civilian casualty report noted: “During a strike on an ISIS IED factory, it was assessed that two civilians were unintentionally injured.” The Coalition provided Airwars with the location

Summary

Known belligerent

US-led Coalition

Jilib, Middle Juba, Somalia

LOCATION

US Africa Command declared on the same day that it had conducted an airstrike “in the vicinity of Jilib” which it said had killed “one (1) terrorist.” However local reports said that one young woman was killed and two or three other women injured in the event in Jilib town, which AFRICOM later acknowledged. According

Summary

(1 child)

4 named, 1 familiy identified

Belligerents reported killed

بالقرب من مدرسة رابعة العدوية الثانوية بنات، رفح, Vicinity of Rabia Al-Adawiyyah Girls' Secondary School, Rafah City, Rafah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On Monday, October 23, 2023, an alleged Israeli bombardment on the Al-Zatma family home in the al-Shawt camp of Rafah, south of the Gaza Strip, resulted in at least three people killed, and dozens of injuries. Mahmoud Ahmed Shaat (also referred to as Mahmoud Muhammad Shaat by local sources) was killed alongside his wife, 39-year-old

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

Infrastructure

Education, IDP or Refugee Camp, Residential

3 – 4

(1 child1 woman1 man)

12–24

Impact

6 named, 1 familiy identified

Exact location (via Airwars)

رملة, Ramla, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Several civilians were wounded in airstrikes at various locations in Aleppo including the villages of Al-Sayyala, Maizliya and Ramla and other areas in the southern countryside of Aleppo. Sources blamed both the Syrian regime and Russia. Smart News Agency – who reported Russia as culpable for the raids – was the only source to report

Summary

Russian Military, Syrian Regime

الباب, Al Bab , Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

One man was reportedly killed and at least six civilians had been reportedly injured in an alleged Syrian regime artillery attack on Al Bab, Aleppo, on February 1st, 2020. While most sources only reported that six civilians had been injured, EMC reported that the attack also killed one man. According to Baladi News, the civilians were

Summary

2–6

Syrian Regime

جبل لولان وسفح جبل شيكويان في منطقة برادوست في أربيل, Mount Loulan and the foot of Mount Shekoyan in the Bradost area of Erbil, Erbil, Iraq

LOCATION

At noon on Friday, July 12th, 2024, the area at the foot of Mount Shekoyan and around Mount Loulan in the Bradost area in Erbil of Iraq’s Kurdistan Region was hit by an alleged Turkish airstrike, injuring two civilians. Multiple news sources reported the time and the location of the incident and that two people

Summary

Turkish Military

الاتارب, Al Atareb, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

From multiple incidents in the same day, three civilians including a child were reported killed and more than 25 others, including a woman and a child, were injured in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on Al Atarib in Aleppo, Syria on February 10th 2020, via local sources. A Facebook post from Anastracey identified two

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

(1 child2 men)

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons

Causes of injury / death

بالقرب من مسجد عبدالله عزام، حي الصبرة، مدينة غزة, Vicinity of Abdullah Azzam Mosque, Al-Sabra neighbourhood, Gaza City, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On Sunday, 29 October 2023, between 30 and 33 civilians, including at least eight children and three women, were killed as a result of an alleged Israeli attack on their home located near to Abdullah Azzam Mosque in the Al-Sabra neighbourhood, near to Gaza City, in the Gaza Strip. 61-year-old Sheikh Juma al-Khor was killed in the

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

Infrastructure

Residential

(8–14 children3 women5 men)

30 – 33

12 named, 1 familiy identified

Nearby landmark

كفرومة, Kafrouma, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

As alleged Russian warplanes carried out airstrikes against a rebel-held headquarters in Kafrouma, Idlib, several civilians were left wounded, local media reported. Aawsat news cited Syrian activists who said that a Russian aircraft hit the headquarters of the “Faylaq Al Sham” of the Free Syrian Army, killing and wounding dozens in their ranks. This reporting

Summary

Russian Military

البوعيشي , Al Bueshi, Tarabulus, Libya

LOCATION

One civilian was allegedly killed and one injured by indiscriminate artillery shelling on the Albueshi area of Tripoli. The Field Medicine and Support Centre said: “A team from the center made a field tour to find out the size of the injuries left by the fall of a shell on Friday evening, 14/02/2020, on the

Summary

Government of National Accord, Libyan National Army

1 named

السطر الغربي, Al Satar Al Gharbi, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Six civilians, all members of the same family, including a woman and three children, were killed and at least two children were injured by an alleged Israeli airstrike on the Abdul Ghafour family home located in Al Satar Al Gharbi area in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, shortly before 5:55 AM on Monday, October 23, 2023.

Summary

(3 children1 woman2 men)

Impact

8 named, 1 familiy identified

Exact location (via Airwars)

بسامس, Bsames, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

At least one civilian was wounded through an alleged Russian bombing raid on the village of Bsames on February 19th, 2020. A tweet by @oulaalassaad mentioned both the wounding of a civilian and the specific targeting of displaced people by Russian warplanes. However, @mhmdfaisel mentioned that “civilians” were injured without providing a number for how

Summary

Russian Military, Syrian Regime

بيت لاهيا, Beit Lahia, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On Friday June 7th, 2024, 44-year-old Tayseer Hani Sweilem (Abu Hani) was reportedly killed as a result of alleged Israeli gunfire from a Quadcopter aircraft north of Beit Lahia, north of the Gaza Strip. Many local sources, including Kalefalgtiea, Khaled Mohammad and Rania Alkhodary reported on the incident and identified Tayseer Sweilem as the young

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

Small arms and light weapons

1 named

Town

تل النباريز, Tal Al Nabariz , Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

In this single-source event, Smart News Agency reported that an alleged Russian airstrike caused “a number of wounded” as Tal Al Nabariz, Aleppo, was struck from the air. The report added that the Civil Defense members had been on the scene to help the wounded. There is currently no further information available.

Summary

Russian Military

مسجد الزبير بن العوام, Zubair Mosque, Tarabulus, Libya

LOCATION

Between two and five civilians were allegedly injured by LNA shelling on the Abu Salim area of Tripoli. 218TV reported two “severe” injuries. Libya Observer said three people were injured. Al Wasat reported five injured and added: “The spokesperson for the Ministry of Health in the Al-Wefaq government [GNA], Amin Al-Hashemi, announced the names of

Summary

2–6

Libyan National Army

6 named, 1 familiy identified

جوار مدرسة عائشة للبنات، الجند، تعز, Vicinity of Aisha school, Al-Jund area, Taiz, Yemen

LOCATION

On Tuesday, 10th September 2024, at least two girls were killed and 17 others injured in alleged UK-US airstrikes at the Umm Al-Mu’minin Aisha School in Al-Jund area, Taiz District, Yemen. Local sources reported that two female students from the Umm Al-Mu’minin Aisha School for girls were killed during the incident: Hamas Abdullah Abedalsalam who was

Summary

(2 children)

5–17

Impact

القوز, Al Quoz, Abyan, Yemen

US Forces, UK Military

LOCATION

Multiple sources reported that a US drone strike took place in Al Quoz village, in the Mudiyah district of Abyan governorate, overnight from March 28th to March 29th, killing four alleged AQAP militants in a vehicle. There are no known associated reports of civilian harm. According to Reuters, local residents said that the strike took

Summary

Airstrike, Artillery, Drone Strike

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)

US Forces

Suspected target

Belligerents reported killed

الحي النمساوي، خان يونس, Austrian neighbourhood, Khan Younis, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On July 24th 2024, an elderly woman was reportedly killed by an alleged Israeli strike near a camp for displaced people west of Khan Younis. Even though the victim remains unidentified, Al Jazeera posted a video showing what appears to be her body being taken away from the rubble by a group of men. There

Summary

IDP or Refugee Camp, Residential

(1 woman)

جبرين, Jibreen, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Two people were killed and an unknown number of civilians was reported wounded in alleged YPG artillery strikes on the town of Jibreen, Aleppo governorate, on March 2nd, 2020, according to local sources. There are conflicting reports on whether the fatalities were civilians or militants. Shaam Network reported that “violent clashes took place between the

Summary

0 – 2

Belligerents reported killed

YPG

0–2

القليعة, Qaliya, Western Beqaa District, Lebanon

LOCATION

On September 23rd 2024, between five and nine people, including at least two children, were killed in alleged Israeli airstrikes launched on civilian homes in the town of Qaliya in Western Bekka, Lebanon. Multiple reports claimed that a family of eight or nine were killed in the reported Israeli attack, and some claimed that the

Summary

5 – 9

(2 children2 men)

4 named, 2 families identified

Village

سااكوو, Saakow, Middle Juba, Somalia

LOCATION

A US airstrike targeted Al Shabaab in Saakow, according to local reporting. Radio Kulmiye said: “Suspected US airstrikes targeted to Al-shabaab compounds in southern Somalia. The attacks destroyed vehicles, camps and killed militants. According to Somali intelligence officials, the airstrikes carried by unidentified military planes targeted Jilib, Sakow and Bu’ale towns of Middle Jubba region,

Summary

US Forces, Somali Military Forces

Suspected target

Al-Shabaab

Belligerents reported injured

بلدة الخريبة البقاعية, town of Khreibeh in the Beqaa Valley, Beqaa, Lebanon

LOCATION

On September 23rd, 2024, brothers Ali Hussein Saleh and Rami Hussein Saleh were killed in an alleged Israeli airstrike in the town of Khreibeh, located in the Bekaa Valley, eastern Lebanon. Ali Hussein was reported by Phoenicia News to be a corporal with the Lebanese Army’s 2nd Artillery Regiment, and served in the military alongside

Summary

(2 men)

2 named, 1 familiy identified

Village

مسجد الكحيلي, Kahily Mosque, Tarabulus, Libya

LOCATION

A father was allegedly killed and his two sons allegedly injured by LNA shelling on Ain Zara. Libya Alahar TV said: “A father was killed and two of his sons were wounded by shells fired by Haftar militias at their house in the Al-Kahily area, Ain Zara.” Other sources reported the same casualty tool. Tk

Summary

بالقرب من دوار بني سهيلة، خان يونس, Vicinity of Bani Suhaila roundabout, Khan Younis, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Shortly before 7:58 AM on July 24, 2024, two civilians, including a child, were killed and a number of civilians were injured by alleged Israeli sniper fire near the Bani Suhaila roundabout in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip. According to the journalist Hani Al Shaer’s Facebook and Telegram accounts, one more civilian was also killed at

Summary

1 – 3

(1 child)

Small arms and light weapons

طرابلس‎, Tripoli, Tarabulus, Libya

LOCATION

One child was possibly injured in a NATO airstrike on Tripoli. A video report uploaded by Adam Nafusa says that the government had claimed the child was injured by an airstrike, while a hospital worker insisted they had been injured in a car accident. Reuters also said it had learned from a hospital staff member

Summary

Known belligerent

NATO forces

Known targets

Gaddafi forces, Other

المستشفى الجامعي طرابلس, Tripoli University Hospital, Tarabulus, Libya

LOCATION

Two civilians were allegedly injured by LNA shelling near the Tripoli Unversity Hospital. The Field Medicine and Support Center wrote: “Today, Saturday 4-4-2020, the Monitoring and Follow-up Team of the Field Medicine and Support Center monitored the injury of Mr. Aseel Al-Aswad, 35, who is a member of the Ministry of Interior and Citizenship, Hala

Summary

Libyan National Army

المستشفي الاروبي، منطقة الفخاري بخان يونس, Vicinity of European Hospital, Al-Fokhari area, Khan Younis, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On the afternoon of November 4, 2023, a 28-year-old man named Bilal Jamil al-Tabash was killed and another person was injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike near the European Hospital in the Al-Fokhari area in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip. On the day of the alleged Israeli strike, @Sa7atPlBreaking and @ShehabAgency shared photos from “the farewell of

Summary

1 named

Nearby landmark