Civilian Casualties

منزل مصباح حمد وسط شارع الزهور في مخيم ١ النصيرات, House of Misbah Hamad in Al-Zohour Street, Camp 1, Nuseirat Refugee Camp, Deir al Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

At least 11 members of the Hamad family were killed and others were injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike on their home on Al-Zohour Street, in Camp one of Nuseirat Refugee Camp in Deir al-Balah on July 15, 2024. The deceased family members were identified as: grandfather Misbah Hussein Hamad “Abu Muhammad”, 61-62; grandmother Zuhur

Summary

IDP or Refugee Camp, Residential

(4 children)

11 named, 1 familiy identified

‏كفر بسين‬, Kafr Bssein, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Two civilians including one child died in Kafr Bssein, local media reported – though it was unclear who was responsible for the deaths. According to Halab News, Halab Today and Syrian Press Center, an unidentified “man and a child” died in an attack using cluster bombs. The sources didn’t identify the culprit. Some other sources

Summary

(1 child)

حي الكلاسة, Al Kalassa (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Six civilians died in an alleged Russian airstrike on Aleppo’s Al Kalassa neighbourhood, local media reported. According to LCCSY, there were “six martyrs and some wounded, most of them still stuck under the rubble, after Russian warplanes carried out bunker buster missile attacks on Kalasah neighborhood.” The Syrian Network for Human Rights reported that “suspected

Summary

Russian Military

حي المساكن, Al-Masakin neighbourhood in the eastern part of the city of Amuda, the countryside of Al Hassakah, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

On Thursday, August 29th, 2024, one civilian was killed and two civilians, including a woman, were injured in an alleged drone attack by the Turkish military. The strike reportedly hit the Al-Makasin neighbourhood in the eastern part of Amuda city in the countryside of Al-Hasakah, Syria, inflicting damage to the electricity network and local grocery

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

Infrastructure

Commerce, Grocery Store, Power Station, Resources

(1 man)

حي بستان القصر, Bustan al Qasr (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between one and four civilians died in an airstrike on the al Zabadiya and Bustan al Qasr neighbourhoods in Aleppo, according to local media – though sources were conflicted as to whether Russia or the Assad regime were to blame. LCCSY was among several sources blaming Russia. It put the death toll at four civilians.

Summary

1 – 4

حي السكري, Sukkari (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

A family of six died in an air or artillery strike on Aleppo’s al Sukkari neighbourhood, according to local media – though sources were conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the Syrian regime. ZamanAlwasel, Kalimahora and LCCSY blamed Russia, with LCCSY pointing to a vacuum missile attack on a residential

Summary

2 – 6

(1 child)

3 named, 1 familiy identified

بلدة تبنين, Tibnin, Lebanon, Nabatieh Governorate, Lebanon

LOCATION

At least two men were killed and others were reported injured after an alleged Israeli airstrike on the town of Trafsliyya, in southern Lebanon on 25 September, 2024. Facebook user Al Hadath alleged that three had been killed, while Najah Yazbeck reported 10. Only two names, however, have been publicly reported. These were Ali Hassan

Summary

(2 men)

حيان, Hayyan, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Another hospital was reportedly struck on 12th August 2016. At least 12 civilians including four women and between eight and ten children died, and up to 15 more were injured, in five air raids launched against the town of Hayyan, according to sources on the ground. The children’s hospital was reportedly destroyed by the airstrikes,

Summary

12 – 14

(8–10 children4 women)

7–15

9 named, 1 familiy identified

صلخ, Salakh, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Two civilians including a child died and as many as dozens more were wounded in an airstrike on Taftanaz, according to local media. The majority of sources blamed Russia, though the Syrian Network for Human Rights’ attributed the event to “government warplanes and its allies”. Alsharq also blamed the regime. @SyrianArwad , @SyrianFnn, @ShahbaPress, @EdlibEMC

Summary

(1 child1 man)

10–24

مخيم البريج, Al-Bureij Camp, Deir al-Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Sixteen members of two generations of the Abd al-Nabi family, including a sixteen-year-old girl and nine adult women – among them a dentist, a doctor, and an 18-year-old medical student – were reportedly killed in an alleged Israeli airstrike on their family home in Block 4 of the al-Bureij Refugee Camp, Deir al-Balah, at dawn

Summary

IDP or Refugee Camp, Residential

(1 child9 women6 men)

16 named, 1 familiy identified

Geolocation

Town

جرجناز, Jarjanaz, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Between four and six civilians were reportedly killed and up to 20 more wounded in alleged Russian or regime airstrikes on Jarjanaz near Idlib. Step News, News from Damascus and Syria News Desk attributed the event to the Assad regime. Meanwhile, Qasioun, Smart News and Syriansnews claimed the strikes were conducted by Russia. Halab News

Summary

4 – 6

(3 children2–3 women)

10–20

LOCATION

إدلب, Idlib, Syria

In a major civilian casualty incident, up to 65 civilians (of which 52 were named) including at least 10 children and 11 women from multiple families died and as many as 100 more were injured in airstrikes on Idlib city, which reportedly centred on a popular vegetable market in the city. The majority of reports

Summary

(10–22 children11–14 women14–16 men)

52 – 65

24–100

60 named, 9 families identified

Geolocation

Nearby landmark

شارع صلاح الدين, Salah al-Din Street, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

At dawn on January 4, 2025, a declared Israeli drone strike hit a jeep on Salah al-Din Street in the eastern Satar area of Khan Yunis, killing six men – four of whom have been recorded as civilians and two as militants. It appears that at least five of these men were working as humanitarian

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

Infrastructure

Vehicle

(4 men)

Belligerents reported killed

Exact location (other)

مَعَرَّة النُّعْمَان, Maarat al Numan, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Local media reported that one civilian died and several others were wounded in a cluster bomb attack on Maarat al Numan, though it was unclear whether Russia or the Syrian regime were to blame. Multiple sources published images showing the remains of cluster bombs on the ground – though many sources didn’t identify who had

Summary

1 named

الحيدرية, al Haydariya, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

At least one civilian died and an unspecified number more were wounded in an alleged Russian airstrike on Aleppo’s Al Haydariya neighbourhood, local sources reported. According to Syrian Press Center, “the Russian air force on Sunday [Oct 16th] launched rock-based attacks on the neighborhoods of Haidariyah, Bab al-Nayrab, Sheikh Fares, Karam al-Tarab, al-Miser, Dahra Awwad,

Summary

Russian Military

العلمي، مخيم جباليا, Al-Alami area, Jabalia Refugee Camp, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On the 5th of November 2023, an alleged Israeli bombardment hit the Saad family house in the Al-Alami area, in Jabalia Refugee Camp, in North Gaza, the Gaza strip. The incident reportedly caused several injuries and at least two deaths within the Hawila family, who were renting the Saad family house, and 46-year-old Mohi El-Din

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

Infrastructure

IDP or Refugee Camp, Residential

2 – 3

(1 man)

1 named

Exact location (via Airwars)

Geolocation

سرمدا, Sarmada, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Four or five civilians died in an airstrike on Sarmada, according to local media – though sources were conflicted as to whether Russia or the Syrian regime were to blame. Qasioun, Almntsrbalaah and Halabtoday all said that Russia was responsible, while Syria News Desk added that Russian warplanes had dropped cluster bombs on Sarmada’s main

Summary

4 – 5

(2–3 women1 man)

4 named, 1 familiy identified

LOCATION

Al Nakir, Idlib, Syria

One or two children died and two other civilians were wounded in an airstrike on Al Nakir, according to local media – though sources were conflicted as to whether Russia or the Syrian regime were to blame. Step News Agency was among sources blaming Russia, reporting that one child died in the strike. But a

Summary

1 – 2

(1–2 children0–1 men)

تفتناز, Taftanaz, Idlib, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

On the evening of Friday, September 20, 2024, an artillery strike with contested responsibility allegedly carried out by the Russian military and/or Iranian military and/or Syrian regime forces injured at least nine civilians, including three women and six children, and killed a nurse/paramedic and a child. The attack occurred in Taftanaz, in the eastern countryside

Summary

(1 child1 man)

Impact

Russian Military, Iranian Military, Syrian Regime

9 named, 1 familiy identified

عوينات, Uwaynat, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

There were claims that coalition air raids resulted in the deaths of between 10 and 20 civilians in a village 110km northwest of Mosul called Aouinat. Al Rafidain reported: “Press sources in Mosul confirmed that the bombing, which targeted the village of Aouinat killed ten civilians and destroyed at least two houses. The forensic medicine

Summary

10 – 20

بنش, Binnish, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

A female child was killed in an alleged Russian airstrike which struck Fatima Al-Zahra’a Mosque in Binnish, Idlib, 9th September 2016, according to sources on the ground. Most sources blamed Russian warplanes fort he alleged raid, but others do not name a belligerent at all. According to sources such as SN4HR, 6-7 civilians were injured

Summary

(1 child)

6–7

حي الصبرة بمدينة غزة, Al Sabra neighbourhood of Gaza City, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

code: ISPT0913a
incident_date: 2023-11-04
status: publish
civilian_harm_status: Fair

Summary

(2 children2 women2 men)

6 named, 1 familiy identified

LOCATION

الباب, Aleppo, Syria

An internal CENTCOM review reported unnamed open sources as claiming civilian casualties had occurred as a result of Coalition airstrikes. A provisional review found that there had been no international airstrikes in the vicinity of the city on that date. Airwars researchers later identified coverage from the time of Assad regime attacks on Aleppo on

Summary

4 – 45

Haway area, near the town of Sablale, Lower Shabelle, Somalia

LOCATION

Senior al-Shabaab leaders were reportedly killed by an airstrike near the town of Sablale in the Lower Shabelle Region of Somalia on 22 November, 2024; at least 12 deaths were recorded—three commanders and “several senior leaders” were included in the count. The strike was allegedly perpetrated in part by the Somali National Army; sources also

Summary

Unknown

US Forces, Somali Military Forces

Suspected target

Al-Shabaab

Belligerents reported killed

حديثة, Haditha, Al Anbar, Iraq

LOCATION

Local sources in Haditha reported that up to 15 civilians were killed and an unknown number were injured after an alleged coalition airstrike hit Albu Haiyat mosque at midday prayers. Al Iraq News stated that among those killed were captured “members of the Iraqi security forces who are were being guarded at the mosque.” However

Summary

12 – 15

(1–10 men)

2–4

10 named, 1 familiy identified

محيمدة, Muheimeda, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Sources on the ground reported that as many as 17 civilians were killed, and dozens more were wounded, following airstrikes on Muheimeda in the early hours of the morning. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame. The majority of sources attributed blame to the Syrian regime, others pointed to Russian warplanes, however there

Summary

10 – 17

(4 children2 women)

12–24

8 named, 1 familiy identified

حي الجغيفي, Fallujah, Jughaifi, Al Anbar, Iraq

LOCATION

According to local reports, coalition airstrikes killed nine civilian non-combatants and injured three more in Al Sharika Street, Aljughaifi neighborhood. The dead were named by the Iraqi Revolution website as “belonging to the family of Khamis Sufook al-Jumaili, killing him and his wife and her sister, their sons and daughters, as well as his brother

Summary

(5 children3 women1 man)

9 named, 1 familiy identified

Farah Waeys, Lower Shabelle, Somalia

LOCATION

A US drone strike near Bariire on October 16th was confirmed by the US military. However, numerous allegations of civilian harm by international media have been denied. Whilst US Africa Command did not initially publish a press release regarding this strike, they confirmed to the Bureau of Investigative Journalism at the time that they carried

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

(2 men)

5–8

Belligerents reported killed

2–5

Belligerents reported injured