Civilian Casualties

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Heavy airstrikes on Raqqa – reportedly by the Coalition – may have caused civilian casualties according to confused reports. According to Step News “international coalition raids target the grain silos, the finance building, the arts school and al Nai’m roundabout in the city of Raqqa a short while ago causing material and human losses as

Summary

0 – 1

0–1

جبل اسوس شارباجار, Mount Assos, Sulaymaniyah, Iraq

LOCATION

At least one civilian was killed and up to five others were injured in alleged Turkish airstrikes/drone strikes on Mount Assos on December 2, 2022. The mayor of Charbajar, Shaho Othman, told Kurdistan 24 that three people were wounded and three civilians were missing following Turkish airstrikes on Mount Assos. Kurdistan 24 later revised their casualty

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1 – 2

1–5

вул. Героїв Праці, Heroiv Pratsi Street, Kharkiv, Ukraine

LOCATION

Between two and five civilians were killed by alleged Russian shelling of Heroiv Pratsa street in Kharkiv at 17:00 on March 3, 2022. According to DSNS Kharkiv, on Heroiv Pratsa street, rescuers extinguished fires in buildings No. 37, 37b, 37d, 33d and 33b, rescued 10 residents, and evacuated another 25. The DSNS added that the

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2 – 5

Exact location (via Airwars)

Russian Military

Geolocation

المأمون, Mosul, Mamoon, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Local and press sources said that eleven civilians were killed, including three kids, and dozens others were injured in Coalition airstrikes targeting their houses in Mamoon neighborhood, at the west side of Mosul.

Summary

(3 children)

12–24

الدانا, al-Dana, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Up to seven civilians, including children and women, were killed and “dozens” more were wounded as al-Dana, Idlib, in three airstrikes, carried out by Russia or the Syrian regime, local media reported. Three men from the same family were reportedly among the victims. Multiple sources added that one or two children and several women were

Summary

(1–2 children2 women3 men)

3 – 7

3–24

Russian Military, Syrian Regime

Named victims

3 named, 1 familiy identified

Geolocation

Exact location (via Airwars)

الثورة‎, Tabaqah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Between two and 12 civilians including four children were killed and up to 14 others injured in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Al Tabaqa, according to sources. Smart News initially reported that “A medical source said that two civilians died and three were wounded, including a child in critical condition.” Raqqa is Being Slaughtered said

Summary

(4 children)

3–14

كفر حوت, Kafr Hout , Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Russian warplanes wounded two civilians in a raid on the village of Kafr Hout in southern Aleppo Governorate, western Syria, according to sources on the ground. Sources were unclear of the identity of those injured in this attack. Smart News Today reported that two women were wounded, while Aleppo Civil Defence said that one woman

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Mosul, al Amil, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, on September 1st 2017 the Coalition said it had concluded an assessment of civilian harm “near Mosul, Iraq” via an NGO report. According to the Coalition report, “March 8, 2017, near Mosul, Iraq, via NGO report: After a review of available information it was assessed that no

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Xaradheere, Mudug, Somalia

LOCATION

Four al-Shabaab militants were killed by declared AFRICOM strikes near Xaradheere on January 25, 2023. AFRICOM released a statement on January 30th that “At the request of the Federal Government of Somalia and in support of Somali National Army engagements against al-Shabaab, U.S. Africa Command conducted a collective self-defense strike on Jan. 25, 2023. The strike

Summary

Iji and Afad, Middle Shabelle, Somalia

LOCATION

More than 272 al-Shabaab militants were reportedly killed and others were injured by Somali forces and “international partner” airstrikes or ground operations in Iji and Afad villages near Jalalaqsi district on February 15-16, 2023. Hiraan Online News reported that “unidentified drones” bombed villages in the Hiraan region on as part of clashes between Somali government forces

Summary

Airstrike, Ground operation

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons

Causes of injury / death

International Forces (Unknown), Somali Military Forces

Belligerents reported injured

72–272

Mosul, Nahrawan, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, on September 1st 2017 the Coalition said it had concluded an assessment on claims of civilian harm “near Mosul, Iraq” via an NGO report. According to the Coalition report, “March 18, 2017, near Mosul, Iraq, via NGO report:After a review of available information it was assessed that

Summary

الأتارب, Atareb, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Up to one civilian was killed, plus one woman and a man were reportedly injured as a result of contested action by Russian forces or the Syrian regime when a marketplace and a residential neighbourhood was hit by artillery and missile shelling in the city of Atareb, west of Aleppo, Syria. This attack took place

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

Russian Military, Syrian Regime, Syrian Regime

Уди, Udy, Kharkiv, Ukraine

LOCATION

A 32 year old civilian male was injured by alleged Russian shelling of the village of Udy in Kharkiv Oblast on April 29, 2022. The Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor’s Office reported that they had opened a pre-trial investigation into Russian shelling of the village of Udy around 11am on April 29th which resulted in an injury

Summary

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Five civilians were killed and nine injured in Coalition strikes on Raqqa, according to a single source. According to Smart News, “Several sources told Smart Monday night that a number of civilians and elements of the Islamic State were killed and wounded by an aerial bombardment and by artillery of the International Coalition on the

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الزاهر, Zahir district, Al Bayda, Yemen

LOCATION

Yemen defense officials announced that an alleged American unmanned drone allegedly struck a car that included a number of Ansar al Sharia and Al Qaeda members in the al Zahir district of Bayda province on April 14, 2012, killing between three and eight militants. The nighttime raid turned the car into a “collection of charred

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

US Forces

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)

3–8

Покотилівка, Pokotylivka, Kharkiv, Ukraine

LOCATION

Local sources reported that thirty houses, a school and a school administration building were destroyed in Pokotylivka by alleged Russian shelling on April 28, 2022, killing up to two civilians and wounding up to seven others. Twitter user @HromadskeUA provided information that two men were killed in the shelling. Hromadske News also quoted Nataliya Popova,

Summary

1 – 2

(1–2 men)

2–7

Exact location (via Airwars)

Russian Military

Geolocation

الموصل: غرب/الجانب الأيمن, Mosul, West / Right side, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Two sources reported that dozens of civilians were killed and wounded due to airstrikes and artillery shelling in several neighborhoods in West Mosul. Al Jiser Channel referred to Al Amaq [ISIL press agency] and said 43 died and 35 were injured. Yaqein said dozens died in airstrikes on the neighbourhoods of 17 July, Zanjili and

Summary

US-led Coalition, Iraq Government Forces

شبوة‎, Mountainous area in the Shabwa province, Shabwa, Yemen

LOCATION

Between five and eight Al Qaeda members were killed and two others were injured in an alleged airstrike by Yemeni forces on June 15th 2012 in the governorate of Shabwa. There are currently no known reports of civilian harm. The attack was reportedly carried out in a “mountainous area” of the Shabwa region, though little

Summary

Yemeni Air Force

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)

Belligerents reported injured

5–8

between Ugunji and Mubarak villages, Lower Shabelle, Somalia

LOCATION

At least 20 al-Shabaab militants were killed and “dozens” of others were injured by an operation carried out by the Somali government and ‘international security partners’ between the Ugunji and Mubarak areas of Lower Shabelle region on April 20, 2023. The National Intelligence & Security Agency (NISA) announced that 20 al-Shabaab militants, including a ring

Summary

Airstrike, Ground operation

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons

Causes of injury / death

Somali Military Forces, International Forces (Unknown)

LOCATION

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria

Up to nine civilians died in an airstrike on Raqqa, local media said. According to the Smart News Agency, eight civilians died and 11 were wounded in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Raqqa. A local source told Smart that “the raids targeted the building of the Central Bank near the Bulman garage, south of the

Summary

8 – 9

10–11

المناسح, Manaseh, Al Bayda, Yemen

LOCATION

Two suspected Al Qaeda militants were killed and three were injured in an alleged US drone strike which hit a vehicle in Manaseh in al-Bayda province on December 24th, 2012 at 5pm. No civilian harm has been reported. According to Reuters, AFP, and AP, two Al Qaeda militants were killed when a drone strike hit

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

US Forces

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)

Belligerents reported injured

in the vicinity of Wayanta, Lower Juba, Somalia

LOCATION

Three al-Shabaab fighters were allegedly killed by declared US airstrikes in the vicinity of Wayanta, Somalia on June 1. There have been no reports of civilian harm at this time. AFRICOM released a statement that “at the request of the Federal Government of Somalia and in support of the Somali National Army engagements against al

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الرسالة, Mosul, Resala, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

A single source reported that two people were killed and nine others were injured due to unidentified shelling on Al-Resala neighborhood in West Mosul. Presently no further details are known.

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قرية عبوش, Aboush village, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

On the afternoon of Thursday August 3rd 2023, Aboush village in the countryside of Tal Tamr Hasaka, in Northeastern Syria was reportedly shelled with artillery by Turkish forces and their loyal factions, causing injuries of varying degrees to 5 civilians. ANHA Hawar News Agency reported that the Turkish forces struck civilians of Aboush village with 5

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الموصل: الثورة, Mosul, Al-Thawra (Revolution), Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Local sources reported violent airstrikes on Al-Thawra (Revolution) neighbourhood in the old town area of Mosul city, on Monday 17th of April. Two victims (see photos below) were named as “Engineer Zaid Hisham Daoud, one of the employees of the Ministry of Industry” who died when a missile hit his home, and Mahmoud Mohamed Mashhadani

Summary

US-led Coalition, Iraq Government Forces

Named victims

2 named

in the vicinity of Basra, between Afgoye and Bal’ad towns, Lower Shabelle, Somalia

LOCATION

Five al-Shabaab militants were reportedly killed by operations carried out by Somalia government forces and ‘international partners’ in the vicinity of Basra, between Afgoye and Bal’ad towns on August 25, 2023. @HarunMaruf quoted state media who reported that government forces in collaboration with international partners carried out a second operation that resulted in the killing

Summary

Airstrike, Ground operation

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons

Causes of injury / death

International Forces (Unknown), Somali Military Forces

Al-Shabaab

الحي الثاني, Tabaqa, Second Neighbourhood, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Between three and eight civilians died including up to five children in alleged Coalition airstrikes on Tabaqa’s Al Thani neighbourhood, according to local media. Smart News reported that a likely Coalition airstrike “targeted a house near the public park in the Second neighbourhood, killing a man, his wife and child. They also carried out raids

Summary

3 – 8

(1–5 children)

جديد_بكارة, Jadid Bakara, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

A 15 year old child named Raed Muhammad Al-Zaid was killed on the 1st of September 2023, after a rocket propelled grenade was dropped by a drone allegedly controlled by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) on the village of Jadid Bakara in the Deir Ezzor eastern countryside. Sources across local news and social media corroborated

Summary

Airstrike, Artillery, Drone Strike

(1 child)

Mosul, Tanak, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, on July 7th 2017 the Coalition said it had concluded an assessment of civilian harm claims “near Mosul, Iraq” via an NGO report. According to the Coalition report, “8. April 27, 2017, near Mosul, Iraq, via NGO report: After review of the available information it was assessed

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