Civilian Casualties

Known belligerent

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)

Known target

3–6

الباب, Al-Bab, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

A single source, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, reported that “warplanes believed to be Russian” bombed areas in Al Bab city in the northern countryside of Aleppo. The Observatory said the alleged attack resulted in injuries and casualties, including women and children, but did not provide numbers. However, Halab Today TV and North Media Institute said

Summary

Russian Military, Syrian Regime

Suspected belligerents

المشيريف, Mashreif valley, Al Bayda, Yemen

LOCATION

One source, Yemen Shabab, reported that a US drone strike had killed three alleged AQAP militants driving in the Mashreif area of Bayda governorate, on August 22nd 2019. There were no known associated reports of civilian harm. One other Twitter source, @tlaal661, suggested on August 22nd that a “second” US strike had targeted AQAP in

Summary

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)

بنت جبيل, Bint Jbail, Nabatieh, Lebanon

LOCATION

code: ISLB250924c
incident_date: 2024-09-25
status: publish
civilian_harm_status: Fair

Summary

(2 children2 women1 man)

Israeli Military

5 named, 1 familiy identified

جسر الشغور , Jisir Al Shughour, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Two civilians were reportedly injured in alleged Russian airstrikes in the vicinity of the city of Jisr Al Shughour, Idlib governorate, on July 5th, 2018, according to Edlib Media Center. EMC reported “two civilian casualties as a result of the targeting of the Russian occupation aircraft around the city of Jisr Al Shughour in the

Summary

الحصن المشرف, Al Hosson Al Mashrif, Al Bayda, Yemen

LOCATION

A US drone strike reportedly killed AQAP leaders Qasim Al-Raymi and Abu Al-Baraa Al-Ibbi as they travelled in a car through Yakla, Bayda governorate, on January 29th 2020. This was one of three alleged January strikes in which Qasim al-Raymi was reportedly killed – with his death in one of those actions later confirmed by

Summary

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)

عمارة الهليس قرب مستشفى القدس جنوب مدينة غزة, Al-Halees building near Al-Quds Hospital, south of Gaza City, Gaza Strip, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

At dawn on Wednesday, October 25, 2023, a young woman, Samira Samir Mahmoud al-Halis and her younger brother, Amr (Amaro) Samir Mahmoud al-Halis were killed along with seven other civilians, and fifteen civilians were reportedly injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike on the Al-Halees Building located near the Al-Quds Hospital, south of Gaza City. According

Summary

Apartment Building, Residential

2 – 9

(1 child1 woman)

Impact

3 named, 1 familiy identified

Names matched with MoH IDs

Geolocation

Nearby landmark

بلدات متعددة, Several towns, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

A number of civilians were reported injured when Russian warplanes targeted several towns in Idlib on July 14th, 2020, according to Shaam News which reported: “Russian aircraft launched air strikes targeting the villages of Sarjila, Benin, Kafaraweed, and Sufouhn, accompanied by very heavy artillery and missile shelling on the city of Ariha , villages, and

Summary

بلدة أيطو قضاء زغرتا شمال لبنان, Town of Ayto, Zgharta District, North Lebanon, Lebanon

LOCATION

On October 14th, 2024, around 2:00 PM, at least 22 civilians were killed and at least eight others were injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike on the town of Ayto, located in the Zgharta District of Northern Lebanon. According to the Lebnany Facebook page (The Grassroots Lebanese Nationalist Party led by the Lebanese diaspora), the

Summary

(2–5 children9–12 women8 men)

8–9

22 named, 5 families identified

Geolocation

Exact location (other)

قرطوان, Qurtwiran, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Five or six civilians from the same family including children were reported killed and more up to ten others injured in alleged Turkish forces or Turkey-backed forces mortars and artillery attack on the villages of Qurtwiran and Willanli in Manbej, Aleppo on July 27th, 2020, according to local sources. Some sources said that the six

Summary

5 – 6

(3 children2 women)

6–10

7 named, 1 familiy identified

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

عرب سعيد, Arab Saeed, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

One civilian was reportedly injured as a result of alleged Russian airstrikes on the vicinity of Arab Sa’id village, west of Idlib on September 20th, 2020 at noon according to local sources and news agencies. Edlib Media center said that according to the civil defense one civilian was injured after “eight Russian su34 and su35

Summary

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

LOCATION

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

Suspected belligerents

Jilib, Middle Juba, Somalia

LOCATION

A US airstrike targeted an Al Shabaab member in Jilib, AFRICOM confirmed via email to Airwars. The response reads: “In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command conducted one airstrike in Jilib, Somalia on Oct. 18 targeting one al-Shabaab terrorist. The command’s initial assessment concluded this airstrike yielded no death or injuries

Summary

لبايا, town of "Labaya", Western Bekaa, eastern Lebanon, Lebanon

LOCATION

code: ISLB261124za
incident_date: 2024-11-26
status: publish
civilian_harm_status: Weak

Summary

1–2

Israeli Military

كرزاز, Kerzaz, Misrata, Libya

LOCATION

Two civilians from the same family were reportedly killed by Gaddafi forces tank shelling in the Kerzaz neighbourhood of Misurata. An Amnesty International investigation found: “Two other families were shot at in similar circumstances as they were fleeing Kerzaz in their vehicles on 17 March. In both cases, family members were killed and injured. Tahar

Summary

(1 woman1 man)

2 named, 1 familiy identified

قرية حزوان, Hazwan village, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

On the morning of Saturday, November 30th, 2024, three members of a family, a child and two women, were injured in an alleged Russian airstrike on Hazwan village, east of Aleppo, Syria. The Twitter/X’s account of Syrian Civil Defense (@SyriaCivilDefe) reported that the civilian casualties were “from the same family” and “were injured in a

Summary

Russian Military

LOCATION

سرت, Sirte, Surt, Libya

A father and his daughter were killed by a NATO strike in Sirte in September 29th 2011. NATO on that day reported hitting “1 ammunition storage area, 1 multi rocket launcher area.” There is currently no further information available

Summary

(1 child1 man)

2 named, 1 familiy identified

حي عصر، صَنْعَاء‎, Asr neighbourhood, Sanaa, Sanaa, Yemen

LOCATION

Three people were reported injured by an alleged US airstrike on the Asr area of Sanaa during the evening of 2 May, 2025. All of the sources quoted the Ministry of Health, which reported that three citizens were injured by US “aggression” in the Asr area in Al-Wahda district. Facebook user Earok explained that the

Summary

0–1

0–1

Elasha Biyaha, Lower Shabelle, Somalia

LOCATION

A British al Shabaab fighter, Bilal al-Berjawi, was killed by a US drone strike in or near the town of Elasha Biyaha, 15km south of Mogadishu, local and international media reported. There were no reports of civilian harm. Three missiles fired from a drone operated by JSOC killed British-Lebanese militant Bilal al-Berjawi, also known as

Summary

راشا, جبل شحشبو, Rasha village, Jabal Shashbou, Hama, Syria

LOCATION

Five men were reported killed in alleged Russian or Syrian regime air and/or artillery strikes on the headquarters of the monitoring unit team of the Al Naser Army in the village of Rasha in Jabal Shashabou, Hama governorate, on August 7th, 2019, according to local sources. It is unclear if the men were directly participating

Summary

0 – 5

(0–5 men)

0–2

Russian Military, Syrian Regime

Suspected belligerents

0–5

0–2

Northeast Somalia, Calmiskaad (Al-miskat) Mountains, Puntland, Somalia

LOCATION

code: USSOM457
incident_date: 2025-02-16
status: publish
civilian_harm_status:

Summary

2–16

Tortoroow, Lower Shabelle, Somalia

LOCATION

The US reported two days after the event that it had conducted two “self-defence strikes” on September 5th against al Shabaab, killing four militants. According to an AFRICOM press release, the strikes hit near Tortoroow and were conducted in coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia after a Somali-led counter-terrorism operation came under attack. Garowe

Summary

Airstrike, Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons

Causes of injury / death

الدفنية, Al Dafniyah, Misrata, Libya

LOCATION

On May 27th, 2011, rocket strikes from Gaddafi forces in the Dafiniyah area of Misurata were said to have killed one reporter and six rebels, as well as injuring 25 other rebels. Multiple sources described the reporter as Mohammad Al Ma’dani, a journalist who had documented the rebel groups. Tawasul MC said: “25 wounded and

Summary

(1 man)

Libyan rebel forces, Other

Gaddafi Forces

Suspected targets

1 named

Osman Gaduud, Lower Shabelle, Somalia

LOCATION

US forces carried out a strike against al Shabaab at approximately 1630 local time on November 11, US Africa Command said. It made no mention of civilian harm. However, AFRICOM stated that the strike killed a single fighter, and that it took place near Gaduud, located 250 miles southwest of the capital, Mogadishu. This and

Summary

أم عدسة, Um Adasa, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Local sources reported that one civilian was killed and others injured in alleged YPG shelling on Um Adasa village in Al-Bab countryside in Aleppo, Syria. The Syrian Network for Human Rights named the victim as Amer Mustafa aged 63. Baladi News said that “one civilian was killed and four others were wounded by artillery shelling

Summary

(1 man)

2–4

Baar, Lower Juba, Somalia

Syrian Democratic Forces

LOCATION

An American Special Forces soldier was killed – later named as Staff Sergeant Alexander Conrad – and four others were wounded in an attack by al Shabaab fighters in Jubaland. A member of a partner force was also killed or injured. The US soldiers were among a large force of 800 Somali and Kenyan soldiers

Summary

Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)

Small arms and light weapons

Known belligerent

Known target

Al-Shabaab

1–3

باب عكاره, Bab Akkara, Tarabulus, Libya

LOCATION

Between 15 and 19 men, including three medical personnel, were killed and at least six others were injured between Gargur and the Gaddafi compound at Bab al-Aziziyah in Tripoli on August 23, 2011. A member of the rebel forces witnessed 15 bodies, all in civilian clothes and all of them handcuffed behind the back with electric

Summary

15 – 19

(15–19 men)

Small arms and light weapons

Gaddafi forces

Yaaq Braawe, Bay, Somalia

LOCATION

US Africa Command reported that the previous day, it had conducted “one (1) airstrike targeting an al-Shabaab encampment in the vicinity of Yaaq Braawe, Bay Region, Somalia, on January 8, 2019.” It added: “At this time we assess no civilians were injured or killed in this airstrike.” AFRICOM also stated that the airstrike “killed six

Summary

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Unknown

Causes of injury / death