Civilian Casualties

Libyan National Army

ХТЗ, KhTZ, Kharkiv, Ukraine

LOCATION

On the evening of Saturday March 19th 2022, shelling by alleged Russian forces hit the Industrial District of Kharkiv in eastern Ukraine, killing two civilians including a 9-year-old child. Almost every source accounts for two civilians being killed, except for H_saltovka Telegram channel reporting five. However, every other source reported the victims as a 9-year-child

Summary

(1 child1 man)

جبل الأربعين, Jabal Al Arba’een, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Alleged Syrian and Russian forces carried out airstrikes on several locations in Idlib with high-impact rockets. According to Syrian Civil Defense who were at the scene reported that “eight civilians, including a child and a woman, were injured by the targeting of the towns of Kansafra, Balyoun and Jabal al-Arba’een in the countryside of Idlib”.

Summary

0–2

Syrian Regime, Russian Military

Suspected target

Барвінкове, Barvinkove, Kharkiv, Ukraine

LOCATION

At approximately 11am on March 26th 2022, Russian forces reportedly shelled the town of Barvinkove in the Izyum district of Kharkiv, resulting in the deaths of at least four Ukrainian soldiers and one civilian, as well as causing a fire in a secondary school. Multiple Ukrainian news sources, and a number of posts on Telegram

Summary

Belligerents reported killed

4–5

تل حميس, Tal Hamees, South of al Qamishli, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

Multiple sources reported that Turkey carried out airstrikes on SDF positions in Tal Hamees, South of al Qamishli. However, other outlets also stated that this was not the case and that the US-led Coalition conducted strikes on homes which reportedly held family members of ISIS. However, no casualty estimates were given. The Shaam News Network,

Summary

US-led Coalition, Turkish Military

سهوة القمح, Sawha Al Qameh, Daraa, Syria

LOCATION

Four civilians from the same family, including two women, were reportedly killed in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on the village of Al Sawha al Qamah, Dara’a governorate, on June 28th, 2018, according to the Syrian Network for Human Rights. The SNHR wrote that “four civilians from the same family, including two women, were

Summary

(2 women)

Suspected target

دارة عزة, Darat Izza, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

One civilian was injured, and one later died, from alleged Russian and/or Syrian regime shelling of a poultry farm on the outskirts of the city of Darat Izza on January 21, 2023. The @SyriaCivilDefe reported that a civilian was injured by Syrian regime and Russian artillery shelling of a poultry farm on the outskirts of

Summary

1 named

بلدات متعددة في أدلب, several towns in Idlib, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Shaam News Network reported that Russian forces conducted heavy air raids accompanied with heavy shelling and artillery shelling on the cities and towns of Ma’arat Al Nu’man, Khan Sheikhoun, Tallakan, Kanda, Hamediyah, Deir Snabal, Jabala, Bassamis, Sahihan, Hayish, Najeej and Ma’ar Zeita. The source claimed that one civilian was killed in “all of Ma’arat Al

Summary

LOCATION

Харків, Kharkiv, Ukraine

Up to three people were killed and a woman was injured by alleged Russian shelling of Kyivskyi, Saltivskyi, Shevchenkivskyi, Nemyshlyanskyi, Industrialnyi and Kholodnohirskyi districts of Kharkiv on April 4, 2022. The State Emergency Service reported on Telegram that units were involved in putting out fires 15 times in the Kyivskyi (5), Saltivskyi (2), Shevchenkivskyi (2),

Summary

Коробочкине, Korobochkyne, Kharkiv, Ukraine

LOCATION

On May 7th 2022, a civilian, a 28-year-old woman, was reportedly killed following alleged Russian shelling in Korobochkyne village, Chuguyiv district, Kharkiv oblast. All local sources quoted Kharkiv Regional Military Administration/Kharkiv’s prosecutor office’s report, which also added that a private house was hit. ACLED’s reference code for this incident is UKR57382.

Summary

(1 woman)

خان شيخون, Khan Sheikhoun, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

At least one civilian was wounded as alleged Russian warplanes carried out airstrikes in Khan Sheikhoun, Idlib, local media reported. According to Smart News Agency and Fresh News, both citing sources on the ground, the warplanes launched four airstrikes, striking the headquarters of “Al Ezza Army” which belongs to the Free Syrian Army. While both reported that

Summary

1–2

Russian Military

Василенкове, Vasylenkove, Kharkiv, Ukraine

LOCATION

On May 6, 2022, five civilians, including a woman and a child, were reportedly killed by an alleged Russian-planted exploding mine when attempting to evacuate to Kharkiv by car from Kupyansk. According to a post shared by the Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor’s Office’s Telegram channel, Ukrainian authorities first became aware of this incident when approached by

Summary

(1 child1 woman3 men)

Planted explosives and unexploded ordnance (UXO)

عين العبد, Ain Al Abd, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

Two young girls and a boy were killed and two other children were injured, all of which were from the same family, by alleged Turkish shelling of the village of Ain al-Abd on April 24, 2023. Hawar News reported that two young sisters were killed and two young brothers and a sister were injured by

Summary

(3 children)

Turkish Military

5 named, 1 familiy identified

Village

A road linking the villages of Herbel with Um Hawsh, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

One Russian soldier was killed and between three and four other Russian soldiers were injured in an attack on an armoured military personnel carrier allegedly carried out by Turkish forces. The vehicle was moving along a road that connects Herbel and Um Hawsh. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that the injured Russians were

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

Belligerents reported killed

Turkish Military

Suspected target

Russian Military

Belligerents reported injured

3–4

الأتارب, Al Atareb, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

On July 26, 2023, two civilians were reportedly killed in al-Atareb, Aleppo, in an artillery strike allegedly launched by Syrian regime and/or Russian forces. Aid workers indicated that two additional people were injured in the attack. Syria Civil Defence shared that a young man and his uncle—identified as Mahmoud Ahmad Rustam and Abd al-Razzaq Abdo

Summary

(2 men)

3 named, 1 familiy identified

مسجد اليرموك, Yarmouk Mosque, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On the evening of October 8th 2023, 12 people were reported injured, including a baby, when an alleged Israeli strike hit Yarmouk Mosque in the Gaza Strip. The mosque was reported to be completely destroyed. A tweet from @ShehabAgency stated that 12 injured people arrived at the Al-Shifa Medical complex, while other sources mentioned that

Summary

3 named, 1 familiy identified

Exact location (via Airwars)

قرية جنارتوي, Gnartuy Village, Sulaymaniyah, Iraq

LOCATION

On August 6th, 2023, an alleged Turkish drone strike hit Gnartuy village in Suliemaniah province, Iraq; according to Shafaq News, the strike killed one civilian and injured another, while Alaraby and Roj News reported that the strike injured two civilians. Alaraby reported that one civilian was from Halabja and that another held Syrian Kurdish nationality, although

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

1–2

Turkish Military

تل الزعتر, Tal al-Zaatar , North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

In the evening of October 10th, 2023, up to nine members of the Shaheen family, including two women, a 17-year old child and 10-year old child, were killed in an alleged Israeli airstrike on their family home in the Tal al-Zaatar area of the Jabalia camp in the north of the Gaza strip. The three-storey

Summary

8 – 9

(2 children2 women5 men)

Israeli Military

9 named, 1 familiy identified

Names matched with MoH IDs

Neighbourhood/area

الحصين, Al Haseen, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

A young girl was killed during clashes between the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and the Deir Ezzor Military Council in the village of Al Haseen on August 29, 2023. @DeirEzzore tweeted that a seven year old girl was killed by a stray bullet during clashes in the town of Al Haseen. @nahermedia identified the little

Summary

(1 child)

Small arms and light weapons

غندرشي, Gandarshe, Lower Shabelle, Somalia

LOCATION

AFRICOM publicly reported two strikes on the same area on the same day – asserting that it had killed 28 al Shabaab militants in total in the vicinity of Gandarshe. Another four strikes took place at the same location the previous day on December 15th, it said – killing another 34 militants. “All six airstrikes

Summary

مسجد السوسي, Al Sousi mosque, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On Monday October 9th 2023, at approximately 11:10am, a deadly airstrike allegedly conducted by the Israeli military destroyed the Abdullah bin Omar (Al-Sousi) mosque on the territory of the Al-Shati refugee camp, located in the Gaza strip west to the Gaza city, killing up to 11 civilians, including at least two children and a pregnant

Summary

(2 children3–4 women3 men)

10 – 11

10 named, 2 families identified

Names matched with MoH IDs

Exact location (via Airwars)

LOCATION

Al Abyad, Nineveh, Iraq

In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition reported in April that a self-assessment had concluded no civilian casualties had occured in a February 3rd action at Mosul. According to the report: “Feb. 3, 2017, near Al-Abyad, Iraq, via self-report: After a review of available information and strike video it was assessed that

Summary

US-led Coalition

قرية صفاوية, Safawiyah village, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

A civilian was injured by alleged Turkish drone strikes on the village of Safawiyah on September 21, 2023. Hawar News reported that a citizen named Qaban Aziz Al-Khalil (29 years old) was injured and transferred to Al-Raqqa Hospital to receive treatment when a Turkish drone bombed the village of Safawiyah. BasNews reported that a Turkish drone

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

كللس, Kilss, Hattai, Syria

LOCATION

One or more civilians were wounded in an alleged shelling by Kurdish forces on the town of Kilis on the Turkish border, according to local media. The caption for a video published by Afrin Free said that footage “shows the effects of the destruction left by our heroic forces on the city of Kalis in

Summary

1–2

YPG

عين زارة, Ain Zara, Tarabulus, Libya

LOCATION

Three people were allegedly injured in a possible LNA strike on an ambulance in Ain Zara. 218TV reported: “The Center for Field Medicine and Support in Tripoli announced the injury of 3 people (2 paramedics and the driver), due to the targeting of an ambulance belonging to the center in the area of Ain Zara,

Summary

Libyan National Army

الزيتون, Al Zeitoun, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Late in the evening on October 10th or the early October 11th 2023, alleged Israeli airstrikes hit the Ashour family home in the Al-Zaytoun neighbourhood, next to Shafut, of Gaza City and killed four civilians: brothers Said Ashour and Abdulrahman Nasser Ashour, and father and son Robin Ashour (also Rubin) and Ahmed Ashour. Hosam Azzam, a resident

Two to three civilians, one of which was a child, were killed and five or six other civilians, including two women and a child, were injured in airstrikes on the city of Ma’aret Al Nu’man, Idlib on September 13, 2019. A tweet by @anasanas84 named the child killed as Islam Muhammad Al-Sader. Justice organization named

Summary

2 – 3

(1 child1–2 men)

5–6

8 named

بالقرب مدرسة أحمد الشقيري, Vicinity of Ahmed Al Shuqairi School, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On October 12th, 2023, two people were reported killed and at least two others injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike on the area of the Ahmed Al-Shuqairi school in the northern Gaza strip. Several media outlets reported the airstrike including Shehab Agency, Alkofiyta.tv, Snd News Agency, Al-Nour Radio and Camera Press. Shehab Agency stated that the

Summary

Impact