Civilian Casualties

(2 children1 man)

3–4

8 named, 1 familiy identified

السجن الاحتياطي، صعدة, Remand Detention Center, Sadaa, Sadaa, Yemen

LOCATION

code: USYEM250428a
incident_date: 2025-04-28
status: publish
civilian_harm_status: Fair

Summary

47–65

Exact location (via Airwars)

US Forces

Geolocation

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

Known belligerent

NATO forces

in the vicinity of Bulo Burti (Buloburde), Hiran, Somalia

LOCATION

code: USSOM458
incident_date: 2025-02-20
status: publish
civilian_harm_status:

Summary

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

Known belligerent

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

Airstrike, Drone Strike

30 miles southwest of Mogadishu, Lower Shabelle, Somalia

LOCATION

AFRICOM reported on the same day that it had “conducted an airstrike targeting al-Shabaab militants approximately 30 miles southwest of Mogadishu, Somalia, on May 31”. It added: “We currently assess no civilians were injured or killed in this airstrike.” However, AFRICOM claimed that the airstrike killed “twelve (12) terrorists”. In a subsequent FOIA response obtained by

Summary

طرابلس‎, Tripoli, Tarabulus, Libya

LOCATION

One man was killed in Tripoli by rebel forces after the rebels tried to confiscate his car and he refused. According to UN Report Source Page 82, the rebels had approached a member of the Tripoli brigade to try to confiscate their car, claiming it was government property, but left after negotiations without the car.

Summary

(1 man)

Small arms and light weapons

Suspected target

Libyan rebel forces

Beled Amin South, Lower Shabelle, Somalia

LOCATION

A total of 11 al Shabaab militants were killed as US forces conducted two airstrikes in the vicinity of Beled Amin South on December 19th, a US Africa Command press release claimed. According to AFRICOM, no civilians were harmed. The first strike referenced here killed eight militants and the second strike killed three militants, the

Summary

ابوكماش, Abu Kammash, An Nuqat al Khams, Libya

LOCATION

At least one man was killed by Zowara rebels after he was apprehended on August 28, 2011 in Abu Kammash according to the UN Report Source Page 80. An unarmed man was apprehended from Riqdalin and was then forced to face a wall and was then shot.

Summary

(1 man)

Small arms and light weapons

Suspected target

Libyan rebel forces

3 km away from Xiriiro, on the way to Hol Anod, Bari, Somalia

LOCATION

The US military carried out an airstrike against ISIS-Somalia in the vicinity of Xiriiro, Bari Region, killing one high value militant and at least one other alleged fighter. According to AFRICOM – which took the unusual step of publicly naming the target within 24 hours of the operation – the strike killed Abdulhakim Dhuqub, second

Summary

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Unknown

Causes of injury / death

مشفى المغارة, Al Maghara Hospital, Al Atareb, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between three and eight civilians, including two children and a woman, were killed and between 11 and 22 others were injured in alleged regime or Russian strikes at Al Maghara Hospital in Al Atareb, Aleppo in the morning on March 21, 2021. Syrian Civil Defense and other sources, including @HalabTodayTV, identified artillery shelling as the

Summary

3 – 8

(1 child1 woman4 men)

11–22

Named victims

9 named

الزربة, Al-Zerba, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

One to two civilians were wounded in airstrikes which struck Al-Zerba, Aleppo, according to local media. Sources all blamed Russian warplanes for the strikes. Thiqa News Agency reported that two raids “targeted” civilian homes in the early hours of the morning. Members of the Syrian Civi Defence were quick to rescue casualties and take them

Summary

Russian Military

تل الحارة, Tal Al Hara, Daraa, Syria

LOCATION

Alleged Israeli airstrikes were launched against Tal Al Hara in Daraa on June 12, 2019. Mohammed Hourani, correspondent of the news agency “Step News” in Daraa: “The Israeli raids targeting, before dawn today, the area of Jabajeb and Hill strategic Tal Hl Hara north of Daraa and witnessed the outbreak of fire there after being

Summary

Assad regime, Iranian military

Israeli Military

Suspected targets

القائم, Al Qa’em, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

One child was reportedly killed and three other civilians, including women and children, were wounded in US airstrikes on the Al Qa’em area near the Syrian-Iraqi borders on June 28, 2021. Local sources also reported that between four and 11 militants, with at least four members of the Iraqi Popular Mobilization, were also killed. The

Summary

Known belligerent

US Forces

Belligerents reported injured

4–11

بناية غازي الشوا, Ghazi Al Shawa building, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Two civilians, including a ten-year old girl, were killed and seven other civilians were injured by shrapnel from an Israeli airstrike on a building in the Rimal neighbourhood of Gaza City during the early evening of 17th May, 2021. Ziyad Kamal Abdullah Abu Dayer, aged 45 or 55, was killed in the strike, along with

Summary

(1 child1 man)

3 named, 1 familiy identified

انخل, Ankhil, Daraa, Syria

LOCATION

One civilian, a child, was killed and two other civilians, children, were injured in alleged Russian or regime strikes on Inkhil on July 29, 2021. Ikhwan Online reported that the bombing of Inkhil “resulted in the injury of two children”. Horrya specified that the injuries of the children were to varying degrees and Dara`a 24 added

Summary

الصحن, Al Sahen, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

At least one civilian, a child, was injured in alleged Russian or regime strikes on villages of Al Sahen on August 6, 2021. @HalabTodayTV reported that “Regime forces and Russia target with laser-guided missiles the villages of Al-Sahn in Al-Ghab Plain and Joseph in Jabal Al-Zawiya, causing the injury of a child”. Syrian Civil Defense

Summary

شارع الأرنب, Al Arnab street, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Between three and four civilians sustained minor wounds in alleged Israeli airstrikes and drone strikes on Al Arnab Street in Khan Younis on May 12, 2021. @AlWatenGaza reported that four civilians were injured in strikes on Al Arnab Street in Khan Younis. A tweet from @hudaa23914 added that the injuries were minor and that they

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

3–4

اللطامنة, Al Latamina, Hama, Syria

LOCATION

Two civilians were wounded when Russian and Syrian regime forces carried out airstrikes that struck a patch of agricultural land near the town of Al Latamina, north of Hama, on June 14th, 2019, according to local sources. @BassamJaara tweeted: “Several airstrikes by Russian warplanes targeted the cities of Kafr Zita and Al Latamina in the

Summary

Suspected target

المغازي, غزه, Al Maghazi, Gaza, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Between five and six people were reported wounded, including two women, in an alleged Israeli airstrike on the Al-Maghazi refugee camp in central Gaza on May 16th 2021, according to local reports. The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights said the strike, which took place at approximately 02:10, targeted agricultural land belonging to the Al-Masdar family.

Summary

5–6

Israeli Military

LOCATION

بنش, Bnesh, Idlib, Syria

Three or four civilians were injured including women and children, in airstrikes which included as many as four vacuum missiles on Bnesh, local media reported. Sources attributed the blame to both Russian and Syrian regime planes. Among the injured were women and children who were taken to a nearby hospital for treatment. The director of

Summary

3–4

مسجد الفرقان, Al Furqan Mosque Vicinity, Bit Lahia, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

“Several” people were reported injured after an alleged Israeli forces’ airstrike or drone strike targeting the vicinity of Al-Furqan Mosque, west of Beit Lahiya, Gaza, on May 19th 2021. This attack was alleged to have taken place at approximately 6.40pm. @qudsn reported “several” injuries and other sources just reported on “injuries” but none of the

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

Israeli Military

عين ترما, Ein Tarma, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

Up to 16 civilians were reported killed including children in alleged Russian forces or Syrian regime airstrikes on Ein Tarma on March 17th, 2018, according to local media sources. 12 were children and four women are believed to be among those killed. Victims also included multiple members of three families. Sources said the attacks encompassed

Summary

(4–12 children1–4 women1 man)

6 – 17

2–5

17 named, 3 families identified

Named victims

الفريكة, Al Farika, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

A least one civilian, a 17 year old girl, was killed and one to two others were injured in alleged Russian or regime strikes on Farika village on September 2, 2021. According to the Syrian Network for Human Rights, a woman named Fatimah Adnan Hussein was killed while other civilians were injured in Syrian regime forces’

Summary

Named victims

1 named

LOCATION

هرور, Hiror, Duhok, Iraq

At least one civilian man was injured in alleged Turkish artillery strikes on Hirur on September 24, 2021. According to @kamaran_Mulla, a civilian named Thabt Hussen was severely injured when alleged Turkish shelling landed on his land while we was harvesting pomegranates. At the time of reporting, Thabt was in critical condition and being treated at

Summary

التمانعة, Al Taman'a, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Civilians were possibly injured in alleged Russian airstrikes or Syrian regime artillery strikes on the town of Al Taman’a, Idlib governorate, on March 26th, 2018, according to Shaam News Network. @Wateen_media reported that “Russian occupation aviation targets the vicinity of the town of Al Taman’a with several airstrikes with vacuum missiles.” @RFS_mediaoffice, however, reported Syrian

Summary

كنصفرة, Kansafra, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Between one and three civilians were injured in alleged Russian or regime artillery shelling outside of Kansafra on November 1, 2021. According to the Syrian Civil Defense, a young man was seriously injured in artillery shelling that targeted workers while they were harvesting the olive crop outside of Kansafra. The injured man was taken to

Summary

1–3