Civilian Casualties

Impact

بلدات متعددة, Several towns in Idlib, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

An unidentified number of civilians have reportedly been injured by alleged Russian airstrikes in the towns Kafrnabal, Tarmala, Naqir, Khan al-Sibel, Fatira, Jabala, Arinba, Biskla and Ma’rzita on November 17th, 2019. Shaam news reported that Russian “planes and helicopter gunships” carried out the attack. The villages of Tahtaya, Mardabsa, Umm Jalal and Abu Habba “came

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

شمال غزة, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On October 12, 2023, Safaa Jamil Mahmoud Musa (aged 28), from the North Gaza Governorate, was reportedly killed in an alleged Israeli airstrike in the north of the Gaza. There was little detail on the circumstances of the incident. On X/Twitter, the account Martyrs of Gaza posted a heartfelt tribute to Safaa remembering Safaa for

Summary

(1 woman)

1 named

Province/governorate

Baqdaad, Lower Juba, Somalia

LOCATION

US Africa Command reported that the day previously, it had “conducted two airstrikes targeting al-Shabaab militants in the vicinity of Baqdaad, Somalia, on January 7, 2019.” AFRICOM stated that “At this time we assess no civilians were injured or killed in these airstrikes.” According to AFRICOM “four militants” were killed in the strikes. AFRICOM added

Summary

محيط مستشفى شهداء الأقصى, Vicinity of Al Aqsa Martyrs Hospital, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On Wednesday afternoon, January 10th, 2024, Palestinian journalist Ahmad (Ahmed) Bedir (Bdeir), also called Abu Naeem, was among at least ten civilians killed in an alleged Israeli airstrike on a house. Some reports put the death toll as high as 40. Another 30 civilians were reported injured, in the home near the western hospital gate

Summary

10 – 41

(2 men)

Impact

البشيري, , al Bsheiriya, Jisr al Shoughour, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Local media reported that an unspecified number of civilians were wounded in an alleged Russian airstrike on al Bsheiriya, Jisr al Shoughour.

Summary

الغدفة , Ghadafa, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

A woman and a man were reportedly injured by alleged Russian or Syrian regime forces airstrikes on Ghadafa in Idlib, Syria on November 30th, 2019, at noon. According to Eldor News quoting an Al-Durar Al-Shamiya Network correspondent, the two civilians had only been lightly injured. A Baladi correspondent claimed that the civilians had been seriously wounded

Summary

محيط مفرق ناصر, Vicinity of Nasser Junction, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On Monday, 23 October 2023, at least two civilian members of the Arooq family were killed and a number of civilians were injured by an alleged Israeli airstrike that struck the Arooq family home near the Nasser junction in the Jabalia Refugee Camp in the northern governorate of the Gaza Strip. Shehab Agency’s initial reportage

Summary

(2 men)

2 named, 1 familiy identified

بلدة بليون, Balyoun, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Between four and 11 civilians, including women and children, were killed in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on a popular market place in Balyoun village, Idlib governorate, on December 7th, 2019, according to local sources. Around fourteen more non-combatants were injured. There are many conflicting reports about the number of civilian casualties. The Syrian

Summary

4 – 11

(2–4 children1–2 women)

13–14

8 named

مستشفى الشفاء, مدينة غزة, Vicinity of Al Shifa Medical Complex, Gaza city, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On October 22nd 2023, at least three people were killed and others were wounded by an alleged Israeli airstrike which hit the Abdel Latif family home on Aidiya Street, behind Al Shifa Medical Complex in the Al Nasr area of the Northern Gaza Strip. The three casualties were all identified as members of the Akila

Summary

(1 child2 women)

3 named, 1 familiy identified

Nearby landmark

سااكوو, Saakow, Middle Juba, Somalia

LOCATION

The US military reported on the same day that it had carried out an airstrike against al Shabaab in the vicinity of Saakow that killed one terrorist. “In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command conducted an airstrike targeting al-Shabaab terrorists in the vicinity of Saakow, Somalia, on Dec. 9,” AFRICOM reported.

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

Belligerents reported killed

Belligerents reported injured

جباليا النزلة, Jabalia al-Nazla, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Shortly before 12:10 PM on Thursday, October 19th 2023, at least 14 civilians, including five women and four children, were killed in an alleged Israeli airstrike on the Al-Hassi (Al-Hussi) family home belonging to the pharmacist Samir Al-Hassi in Jabalia Al-Nazla in the northern Gaza Strip. A large number of injuries were also reported across

According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), one civilian was killed in Russian bombardment of Deir Sharqi village in Idlib, Syria on December 18th, 2019. No further details are available at the moment.

Summary

قرب مسجد القسام، بيت لاهيا, Vicinity of Al-Qassam Mosque, Beit Lahia, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

A number of people were injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike on the Hindi family home on Al-Qassam Street in the Beit Lahia in northern Gaza on the 30th of October 2023. A report from a Safa correspondent at 16:26 stated that the Hindi family house on Al-Qassam Street in the Beit Lahia project in the

Summary

العدوانية, Al-'Adwaniyah, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

In a previously unreported incident, CENTCOM reported on January 2016 that the US had injured a non-combatant during an airstrike. The release stated: “On June 19, 2015, near Tall al Adwaniyah, Syria, during a strike against two ISIL vehicles, it is assessed that one civilian was injured when appearing in the target area after the

Summary

Known belligerent

US-led Coalition

صيدا, Saida, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Three civilians were reported injured in an alleged Turkish forces drone or artillery attack on Saida village in Ain Issa, Raqqa on December 20th, 2019 according to local sources. The three civilians are said to be in serious conditions.

Summary

Airstrike, Airstrike and/or Artillery, Drone Strike

Turkish Military

مخيم جباليا, Jabalia Refugee Camp, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Shortly before 5:09 PM on Thursday, October 19th, 2023, two 10-year-old girls were killed and a number of civilians were injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike on the residential house of the Al-Houm family, located in Jabalia camp, Block 2, in the northern Gaza Strip. According to the Palestinian news agency, Safa, several people were

Summary

(2 children)

2 named, 1 familiy identified

Neighbourhood/area

الفرناج, Al Fornaj, Tarabulus, Libya

LOCATION

Local sources reported that a woman died as a result of alleged Haftar forces’ indiscriminate shelling on Al Fournaj area in Tripoli, Libya, on January 2nd, 2020. The woman who was killed after a random mortar hit her house is believed to belong to Al Aswad Family, but no other details are available at this

Summary

(1 woman)

مسجد دار السلام، دير البلح, Dar Al Salam Mosque, Deir Al Balah, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

At least one civilian was killed by an alleged Israeli attack on Dar Al Salam Mosque in Deir Al Balah on October 19, 2023. @ShehabAgency reported images of a destroyed building and civilians sorting through the rubble which were described as “Scenes from the [Israeli] massacre at the Dar Al Salam Mosque in Deir Al

Summary

البارة, Al Bara, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

A Syrian Civil Defence volunteer was wounded and an unknown number of people were injured in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on the town of Al Bara, Idlib governorate, in the evening of January 15th, 2020, according to local sources. Ismail al-Hamada, a civil defense volunteer, was injured, during inspection of a bombing site of

Summary

1–5

1 named

بيت لاهيا, Beit Lahia, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Shortly before 6:10 am on Sunday, 29th October, 2023, an alleged Israeli airstrike hit the Zuwaidi (Zweidi) family home in Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip, injuring at least four civilians, including two children. Several media and news outlets reported the incident, citing several casualties. Shehab Agency and other news outlets shared photos depicting

Summary

كفرنوران, Kafar Nuran, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between three to five civilians were reported injured in alleged Russian airstrikes on Kafr Nouran village in the western countryside of Aleppo, on January 20th, 2020, according to local sources. The Syrian Civil Defense in Aleppo said that “Five civilians were wounded today [Jan 20th] in the Kafar Nuran village, west of Aleppo, after an

Summary

3–5

مخيم الشاطئ, Al Shati Camp, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

At least 39 identified members of the al-Ghoul family, coming from at least three generations and including at least 12 women and 13 children, and up to more than 100 civilians were reportedly killed and dozens were wounded in an alleged Israeli airstrike on their multi-story family home in the al-Shati Refugee Camp in northern

Summary

Apartment Building, IDP or Refugee Camp, Residential

(13 children12 women13 men)

39 – 101

12–24

46 named, 1 familiy identified

مشفى الإيمان في قرية سرجة, Al Iman Hospital in Sarja village, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Civilians were injured, including one man, when Russian airstrikes targeted the Al-Iman Hospital in the village of Sarja, Idlib Governorate on January 26th, 2020, according to local media reports. The sources claim the bombing forced the closure of the hospital which served up to 50,000 civilians from the surrounding area. Sham News quoted the Free

Summary

0–2

ادلب المدينة, Al-Khamara Street, Idlib City, a camp for displaced persons in the outskirts of Idlib, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Shortly before 8:04 AM in the morning and once again in the afternoon of Sunday, October 8th, 2023, the center (in particular, an area around Al-Khamara Street) and outskirts of the city of Idlib, Syria, were hit by heavy artillery bombardment attributed to Syrian regime forces and/or Russian military. The strikes resulted in at least

Summary

5 – 6

(2 children2 women1 man)

12–31

Causes of injury / death

Impact

4 named

أورم الكبرى, Urma Al Kubra, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Up to three civilians were reported killed and up to ten injured in alleged Russian airstrikes on the town Urma Al Kubra, Aleppo, on February 2nd, 2020. Among other sources, the Syrian Network for Human Rights (SN4HR) identified the civilians who were killed by the attack as Hamzah Mustafa al Najib, Abdul Salam Al Ghdab and Essam Abdel-Latif.

Summary

2 – 3

5–10

بالقرب من مسجد الامام الشافعي بالزيتون, Vicinity of Al Shafi’i Mosque, Al Zeitoun neighbourhood, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On November 2nd 2023, the Shehab News Agency reported on the deaths of several people and “a number of missing persons” under the rubble of the Al-Dahshan family home; at least two people were reported injured. The family home, located in the Al Shafi’i Mosque Area in the Al Zeitoun neighbourhood was allegedly hit by

Summary

15 – 30

(2 women2 men)

4 named, 2 families identified

Nearby landmark

الرحمانية, Ar Rayhaniyah, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

In an incident previously untracked by Airwars, CENTCOM issued a statement on July 28th 2016 saying that it had injured a civilian during an airstrike on Ar Rayhaniyah: The official release noted that “On February 16, 2016, in Ar Rayhaniyah, Iraq near Mosul, during a strike on an ISIL vehicle, it is assessed that one

Summary

Known belligerent

US-led Coalition

درنة, Derna, Darnah, Libya

LOCATION

Heavy artillery shelling from the LNA was reported in Derna between September 28th and October 1st. The Libya Observer wrote: “Derna in eastern Libya has been the scene for fierce clashes since Sunday between Derna Protection Force and the self-styled army forces led by Khalifa Haftar. Eyewitnesses said clashes renewed in Wasit Al-Blad neighborhood, where

Summary

Libyan National Army