Civilian Casualties

Known belligerent

Palestinian Militants

معرة حرمة, Ma’aret Harma, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Three children and two women were injured in alleged Russian or Syrian regime air or artillery strikes on the village of Ma’aret Harma on May 3rd, 2019, according to local sources. On May 3rd, the White Helmets tweeted: “Three children and two women were injured a short while ago following shelling by rockets carrying cluster

Summary

الكفير, Al Kafir, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

A least one civilian, a child, was killed and up to five others, including a woman, were injured in alleged regime or Russian strikes on the town of Al Kafir on September 19, 2021. Firas Al-Khalifa, the media official of the Syrian Civil Defense in Idlib, told Al-Araby News that a 15-year-old boy was killed,

Summary

(1 child)

1–5

Named victims

1 named

النقير, Al Naqir, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

A number of civilians were reported injured in alleged Russian airstrikes on Al Naqir in Idlib, Syria on March 26th, 2018 according to local sources. According to @IdlibPlus: “Russian warplanes, using vacuum missiles, targeted the outskirts of Al-Naqir village in southern Idlib countryside.” However, only one of the two sources – the Shaam News Network

Summary

Russian Military

العدوانية, Al Adwania, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

Up to four men were killed in Coalition airstrikes or shootings with the alleged assistance of Turkish forces in the village of Al Adwania on October 25, 2021. One of the men, Abu Hamza Al-Shuhail, was identified as an arms dealer while sources were conflicted as to whether the other men were civilians or militants.

Summary

Airstrike, Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground), Drone Strike

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons

1 – 3

(1–3 men)

Causes of injury / death

Turkish Military, US-led Coalition

1–3

سرجة, Sarja, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

At least two children were injured in the explosion of a leftover cluster bomb in the town of Sarja on December 2, 2021. According to @Almohrar1, “two children, Muhammad and Ahmad Hajj Musa, were seriously injured by the explosion of a cluster bomb left over from the bombing of the Russian occupation while they were

Summary

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Planted explosives and unexploded ordnance (UXO)

Causes of injury / death

2 named, 1 familiy identified

Named victims

جيليب, Jilib, Middle Juba, Somalia

LOCATION

The US military declared carrying out an airstrike targeting al Shabaab militants in Jilib, according to a press release issued on the same day by US Africa Command. According to the statement, “At this time, it is assessed the airstrike killed one (1) militant. Currently, we assess no civilians were injured or killed as a result

Summary

تقل بقل, Takil Bakil, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

According to local sources, four people were killed and four to five civilians were injured in Turkish airstrikes in Takil Bakil village in the Derik countryside, in northeastern Syria on February 1st 2022 at 9pm in the evening by two missiles. The Syrian Democratic Forces identified the four people killed as being fighters. According to

Summary

4–5

حرمك, Kunya Barrow, Middle Juba, Somalia

LOCATION

A named man, Abow Ali Wardi (or Wardiyow), was widely reported killed in a US targeted strike near Kunyo Barrow. While there were some local claims that the victim was a non combatant, AFRICOM later insisted the target was “an al-Shabaab facilitator” and that “It is assessed with a high degree of confidence that civilian

Summary

0 – 1

(1 man)

القحطانية, “M4” international highway, Al-Qahtaniyah town, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

One person was killed and two others were injured in alleged Turkish drone strikes on a car traveling on the “M4” international highway near Al-Qahtaniyah town on April 1, 2022. The combatant status of one of the people injured is contested due to his role in the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), while the others killed

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

Turkish Military

الزعينية, Al Zayniyeh, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Civilians were possibly killed or injured in alleged Russian airstrikes on the town of Al Zayniyeh on December 31st, 2018, according to local sources. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights wrote that there were possible casualties in alleged airstrikes after midnight on the former headquarters of factions near the towns of Mar’and and Al Zayniyeh.

Summary

عين عيسى, Abu Naytulah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

At least three men were injured in alleged Turkish shelling of the village of Abu Naytulah in Ain Issa on June 5, 2022. Hawar News reported that three civilians were injured in Turkish shelling of the village of Abu Naytulah in Ain Issa. The source added that the injured were transferred to the Chalabiye district

Summary

بليون, Balion, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

At least one civilian, a young man, was injured in alleged Russian or regime artillery shelling of the village of Balion on July 8, 2022. According to @SyriaCivilDefe, a young man was wounded in artillery shelling of the village of Balion by the regime and Russian forces. Civil Defense volunteers took the injured man to

Summary

مشفى عمر بن عبد العزيز في حي المعادي, Omar Abd Al Aziz Hospital, Al Maadi, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

According to local sources, there were injuries to medical staff and material damage to the Omar Bin Abdul Aziz Hospital in the Maadi neighbourhood in Aleppo on July 16th 2016 after an alleged Russian or Syrian regime missile targeted the healthcare facility. Other local sources, such as Radio Al Kul and @salqin also described that

Summary

Infrastructure

Healthcare

0 – 2

0–2

الفطيرة, Al Fatira, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

At least one elderly woman was injured when alleged Russian or regime artillery shelling struck the town of Al Fatira on September 3, 2022. According to @SyriaCivilDefe, an elderly woman was injured by artillery shelling carried out by the regime and Russian forces on civilian homes in the town of Al Fatira. The Civil Defense

Summary

1–2

مخيم كويت الرحمة, Kuwait Al Rahma camp, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between one and two people were killed and up to 14 others, including women and children, were injured in alleged Syrian Democratic Forces shelling of Kuwait Al-Rahma camp in the countryside of Afrin on October 13, 2022. The @SyriaCivilDefe reported that two civilians were injured by shelling on Kuwait Al-Rahma camp in the countryside of

Summary

1 – 2

2–14

جديد بكارة, Jedid Bakara, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

One young man was killed when he was run over by a vehicle allegedly belonging to the Coalition in the village of Jedid Bakara on November 14, 2022. Euphrates Post reported that a young man named Salam Hussein Al-Arif was killed when he was run over by a vehicle belonging to the Coalition. Multiple other

Summary

(1 man)

Accidents related to conflict

Bulo Madina, Lower Shabelle, Somalia

LOCATION

More than 60 al-Shabaab militants were reportedly killed by Somali forces and “international partner” airstrikes or ground operations in the village of Bulo Madina on November 26, 2022. Horn Diplomat Media quoted Somalia’s deputy information minister, Abdirahman Yusuf Omar Adala, who said that in addition to a similar operation carried out in El-Dhere, a military operation

Summary

Airstrike, Ground operation

Somali Military Forces, International Forces (Unknown)

الباب, Al Bab, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

At least two civilians, including a woman and a child, were reportedly injured in declared British drone strikes on the city of al-Bab on December 20, 2022. An alleged member of ISIS was also injured in the operation. Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported that a Yemeni person was severely injured by a drone

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

2–3

Exact location (other)

درعا البلد, Dara'a al Balad, Daraa, Syria

LOCATION

A number of civilians were injured in Dara’a Al Balad in Syria on June 27th, 2018 as a result of alleged Russian forces, Iranian forces or Syrian regime airstrikes. @alaraby_ar blamed the Syrian regime, @Horan_now1 accused “Iranian militias” and Shaam Networked blamed Russia for the incident and said “the raids also resulted in a number

Summary

Russian Military, Syrian Regime, Iranian Military

Suspected target

Рынок Барабашова, Barabashovo market complex, Kharkiv, Ukraine

LOCATION

On March 17 2022, shortly before 14:00, a missile allegedly fired by a Russia BM-21 Grad multiple rocket launcher system hit Barabashovo market on Akademika Pavlova Street in Kharkiv, killing one rescue worker and injuring another rescue worker and a woman. One Telegram channel with a clear pro-Russian stance source accused the Ukrainian military of intentionally

Summary

Infrastructure

Market

رميلان, Rumailan, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

A SDF fighter was killed and another person, either another SDF fighter or a civilian, was injured in alleged Turkish drone strikes in the city of Rumailan on January 19, 2023. A Facebook post by قامشلو الحدث Qamislo reported that a young man named Muhammad Diaa al-Din Hajji Muhammad was killed in the attack close

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

تل رفعت, Tal Rifaat, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

On February 16th 2023, one civilian, a man named Yusef Abed, aged 70, was reportedly killed and one civilian was injured as a result of alleged Turkish forces’ artillery shelling of Tal Rifaat in the northern countryside of Aleppo, Syria. Afrin Activists (شبكة نشطاء عفرين AAN) reported on Facebook that the other injured civilian was

Summary

(1 man)

الاتارب, Al Atareb, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

One person, a man, was killed and between one to five other civilians, were injured after mortar shelling attributed to both the Syrian regime and Russian forces hit the outskirts of the city of Atarib, in the western countryside of Aleppo on Saturday March 11th 2023. It’s unclear as to whether the man reported killed,

Summary

0 – 1

(0–1 men)

1–5

Exact location (via Airwars)

Suspected target

Al Qaeda/HTS

Geolocation

0–5

الغارية الغربية, al Ghariya al Gharbiya, Daraa, Syria

LOCATION

Local sources reported deaths and injuries among civilians in Al Ghariya Al Gharbiya in Dara’a on June 29th, 2018. Shaam Network said that “The Russian military and Assad aircraft and helicopter gunships launched air strikes with rockets and explosive barrels on the neighborhoods of Daraa and on the towns and villages of Nawa, Tafs, Kahil,

Summary

Suspected target

LOCATION

Kharkiv, Ukraine

Three civilians, including a woman, were injured in alleged Russian shellings of the city of Kharkiv on April 20, 2022. Oleg Sinegubov, head of the Kharkiv Regional State Administration, posted on Telegram that a total of five civilians were injured throughout the day of April 20th – three were injured in the city of Kharkiv

Summary

Балаклія, Balakliia, Kharkiv, Ukraine

LOCATION

Heavy shelling by Russian forces on the 30th April 2022 in Balakliia caused an injury to a civilian according to the head of Kharkiv Regional Military Administration, Oleg Sinegubov. However, no further information on the casualty can be confirmed. This assessment has reference to ACLED code UKR56859.

Summary

Балаклія, Balakliya, Kharkiv, Ukraine

LOCATION

On March 6th, 2022, the city centre in Balakliya was allegedly shelled, injuring three women. News sources like Suspilne published Mayor Ivan Stilbovoy’s account that “A projectile hit the residential building. This is the city center, 500 meters from the repair plant. As far as I understand, it was ‘Grady’ (Hradiv). Three women are injured.”

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معارة النعسان, Maaret Al Nassan, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

On 29th May 2023 three civilians, a man and his two children, were injured by machine gun fire and/or artillery shelling in the town of Maarat al-Nassan, east of Idlib. The victims were treated locally before being sent to hospital. Sources were conflicted as to whether the Syrian regime and/or Russian forces were responsible. Several

Summary

Artillery, Ground operation

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons

Causes of injury / death