Civilian Casualties

(3 men)

3 named, 1 familiy identified

Names matched with MoH IDs

Geolocation

Nearby landmark

عين عيسى, Ain Issa, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Up to three civilians including a three-year-old child were reported injured as a result of alleged Turkish forces shelling or drone attack on Ain Issa town on November, 22nd, 2020. The injured civilians were named as Mehmud Zêd Zêdan aged 3, Mihêdin Hacî aged 35 and Minhel Ehmed El Ebîd aged 22. According to Hawar,

Summary

قدموس، العباسية, Qadmus, Abbasiya, South Governorate, Lebanon

LOCATION

code: ISLB260924n
incident_date: 2024-09-26
status: publish
civilian_harm_status: Fair

Summary

Car, House, Residential, Vehicle

1 – 3

(1 man)

Al Dasheisha, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

Three civilians were reported “seriously wounded” following an “aerial bombardment” by the US-led Coalition, local sources alleged. The raid reportedly took place at Al Dashisha village 35km southeast of al Shaddadi. According to Baladi, “shelling that targeted the village, caused the destruction of shops” and “other rockets targets the warehouses of grain causing an outbreak

Summary

US-led Coalition

مصراتة, Misurata, Misrata, Libya

LOCATION

Between one and 14 civilians were allegedly killed by Gaddafi forces shelling on Misurata. An Amnesty International investigation found the following: “Ahmed Ahmed al-Majdoub, a 64-year-old father of 10, was killed on 25 April at his daughter’s house in the Qasr Ahmad neighbourhood of Misratah, to the west of the port.” The investigation quotes al-Majdoub’s

Summary

8 – 14

(1 child1 man)

1–25

Libyan rebel forces, Other

Suspected targets

1 named

شبكة اتصالات في جبل نامة, Telecommunication network, Jabal Namah, Ibb, Yemen

LOCATION

A man working as a guard of a communications tower on Jabal Namah in Ibb, Yemen was killed by alleged US airstrikes on April 3, 2025. According to @TvAlmasirah’s correspondent in Ibb, an American attack on Jabal (Mount) Namah killed a communications network guard. Abduldaiem Al-Hadrami reported that the strike hit a “civilian facility used

Summary

Communications, Mobile, Mosque, Religious, Residential

(1 man)

Exact location (via Airwars)

الجيزة, Al Giza , Surt, Libya

LOCATION

A pregnant woman was allegedly killed by a NATO airstrike on Sirte. Noura Al Din Al Nasser Al Zinki said: “Zohor Fawzi Fadel, 28, was killed while pregnant, 9/23/2011 as a result of the bombing of the family’s home in the Giza Al Askariya District.” NATO on that day reported hitting: “1 Ammunition Storage Facility,

Summary

(1 woman)

شارع وادي العرايس، الشجاعي، مدينة غزة, Wadi Al-Arais Street, Shujaya neighbourhood, Gaza City, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

At least 30 members of the Qreiqeh family were killed and others, including a young girl, were wounded by alleged Israeli airstrikes on their family homes on Wadi Al-Arayes Street in Shujaiyya neighborhood, Gaza on March 18, 2025. Tweets from @PalinfoAr initially reported “martyrs and injuries” from the bombing of homes belonging to the Qreiqeh

Summary

(13–15 children6–7 women6–7 men)

30 – 41

28 named, 1 familiy identified

Names matched with MoH IDs

Geolocation

Exact location (via Airwars)

Dhaytubako, Middle Juba, Somalia

LOCATION

At least two people, both reportedly al-Shabaab affiliated, were killed in a US drone strike on a vehicle in Jilib, Middle Juba region, international media reported. As of now, there are no reports about civilian harm. Senior al Shabaab commander Ibrahim Ali Abdi (aka Anta Anta) was killed in the attack, according to Abu Mohamed,

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

LOCATION

Memitê, Aleppo, Syria

A number of civilians were injured as a result of alleged Turkish drone attack on a house in Memitê neighborhood in Kobanê on January 22nd, 2021, according to local sources. One of the wounded is a 37 year old man who was injured with shrapnel and moved to hospital. His situation later was described as

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

1–2

Wargaduud and El Adde, Gedo, Somalia

LOCATION

Chinese news agency Xinhua reported Somali security officials and residents as claiming that over 100 al Shabaab fighters, including 20 commanders, were killed in US air strikes on the morning of April 15th. The attack was denied by US Africa Command, which said the US military had not conducted the action. In an explicit statement

Summary

US Forces, US Forces

Al-Shabaab

100–105

الدفنية, Al Dafiniyah, Misrata, Libya

LOCATION

On July 6th, 2011, Gaddafi forces shelled the Al-Dafniya area, west of Misurata, killing three civilians and between 14 and 16 rebel fighters. An additional 42 to 50 rebel fighters were reported injured. No additional information on civilians were reported. The head of the media committee in Misurata, quoted in CNN, stated that three civilians

Summary

Gaddafi Forces

Belligerents reported injured

14–16

Hills around Dasaan, Bari, Somalia

LOCATION

On the same day, AFRICOM reported that it had “conducted an airstrike against ISIS, in northeastern Somalia on Nov. 27”. It added that “the strike occurred at approximately 3 p.m. local Somalia time” and made no mention of civilian harm. However, it did claim that the strike had “killed one terrorist”. Reuters placed the attack near Qandala:

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LOCATION

مصراتة, Misrata, Libya

On July 19th, 2011, Gaddafi forces fired five Grad missiles on Misurata, reported to have killed one and wounded 20 others. It was unclear whether the casualties were belligerents or civilians. A Facebook post from Malek Algasier stated “The outcome of today’s clashes in Misurata, one martyr [Muhammad Sa`id Ihmida] and twenty wounded.” Multiple sources

Summary

0 – 1

0–20

Belligerents reported injured

0–1

0–20

LOCATION

Al Qaim, Al Anbar, Iraq

In December 2017, the Coalition reported having unintentionally killed a civilian in an event previously unreported by Airwars. It stated: “Oct. 10, 2017 near Al Qaim, Iraq via self-report. During a Coalition strike which destroyed a building being used as an ISIS headquarters it was assessed that one civilian was unintentionally injured when they inadvertently

Summary

Known belligerent

US-led Coalition

40 km southwest of Mogadishu, Lower Shabelle, Somalia

LOCATION

US forces carried out a strike on August 27th killing three alleged members of al Shabaab, US Africa Command declared two days later, The strike hit approximately 40 kilometers southwest of Mogadishu. The official statement read: “In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. forces conducted an airstrike targeting al-Shabaab militants approximately 40 kilometers

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الخمس‎, Khoms, Tarabulus, Libya

LOCATION

On June 6th, 2011, 18 detainees were reported dead as a result of suffocation in poorly ventilated containers as they were being held by Gaddafi forces. A UN report from 2011 reported the casualties, stating “On 6 June 2011, 18 detainees died in Al Khums from suffocation due to being held by Qadhafi forces in

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ليغو, Leego, Bay, Somalia

LOCATION

US Africa Command reported on the same day that it had “conducted an airstrike in the vicinity of Leego, Bay Region, Somalia, on February 5, 2019.” According to AFRICOM this was the second airstrike it undertook over a 48 hour period, the first occurring on February 3rd in Gandarshe, Lower Shebelle Region. AFRICOM added that

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بني وليد, Bani Walid, Misrata, Libya

LOCATION

On May 28th, 2011, a demonstrated near the market in Bani Walid lead to the death of 13 civilians, who were shot by Gaddafi aligned forces. A UN report from 2011 reported the casualty, stating “Together with 12 other young men, an injured man sought refuge in a room on the second floor of a

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حيش, Haysh , Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

One civilian was allegedly injured as a result of Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes or shelling on Haysh in Idlib on October 20th, 2019. While @baladinetwork and @ZaitunAgency blamed the Syria regime, @Sentry_Syria reported that a reconnaissance plane was flying in a circular direction on Haysh on that day, which could be an accusation to Russia

Summary

Russian Military, Syrian Regime

قلعة دزة, Qalaat Diza, Sulaymaniyah, Iraq

LOCATION

At least four people were killed in alleged Turkish airstrikes in the Qalaat Diza region, on the road between the villages of Deka and Kani Lane, on June 13, 2021. While the majority of sources refer to those killed as civilians, Turkish sources allege they five members of the PKK were killed. According to North

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0 – 4

(0–1 men)

Turkish Military

0–5

LOCATION

near Idlib, Idlib, Syria

In an incident previously not tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the injuries of three civilians near Idlib, Syria. In its May 2019 civilian casualty report, the Coalition noted “Coalition aircraft conducted a strike against a Daesh vehicle. Regrettably, three civilians were unintentionally wounded due to their proximity to the strike.” The report also

Summary

Known belligerent

US-led Coalition

حميمات, Hmeimat, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

At least one civilian, a 10 year old girl, was killed and one or two of her siblings were injured in alleged Russian and/ or regime artillery or rocket strikes on the village of Hmeimat on July 12, 2021. @IdlibPlus reported on “the death of a girl and the injury of two other children as

Summary

(1 child1 woman)

1–2

Russian Military, Syrian Regime

Other

3 named, 1 familiy identified

مصرف الوحدة في منطقة الليثي, Vicinity of Al Wahda Bank, Al Laithi neighbourhood, Benghazi, Libya

LOCATION

The actor Haythem al-Debrash was killed in Benghazi and his brother Muftah was among five other civilians injured by an RPG round, fired by a militiaman said to have been celebrating the wedding nearby of a comrade. Footage published by local media and dated July 18th showed a militiaman firing an RPG into the air

Summary

(1 man)

Small arms and light weapons

2 named, 1 familiy identified

قرب دوار الدحدوح, Vicinity of Al Dahdouh roundabout, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Between one and two civilians were injured in alleged Israeli airstrikes or drone strikes on agricultural land near Al Dahdouh roundabout south of Gaza City on May 11, 2021. A tweet from @asefa2020 identified that “a young man was injured as a result of being targeted by a reconnaissance aircraft in the Dahdouh roundabout area, south

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

1–2

اسدود, Ashdod, Southern, Israel

LOCATION

An alleged Palestinian rocket struck a private home in the city of Ashdod, southern Israel on May 11th, 2021 injuring between two and nine civilians, including a child, according to local reports. Ashdod Net said rescue workers and staff at the Assuta Hospital attended to nine patients with minor injuries, including one child. @manniefabian reported

Summary

2–9

Palestinian Militants

البريج, Al Bureij, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

One person was reportedly injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike that hit open ground to the east of Al-Bureij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip. Only one source, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights, reported the event, describing the strike as taking place around 1.20 p.m. and noting that the injured person had been

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LOCATION

حيش, Heesh, Idlib, Syria

Deaths and injuries among civilians were reported in airstrikes on Heesh, Idlib, on June 15th. Smart News stated that “a civilian was wounded by an aerial bombardment of warplanes in the town of Heesh, south of Idlib.” Furthermore, Syrian Network for Human Rights claimed that “Syrian regime warplanes fired missiles near the building of local council

Summary

Russian Military, Syrian Regime