Civilian Casualties

(2 children5 women4 men)

2–50

Impact

11 named, 1 familiy identified

Town

0–1

الصاخور, Al Sakhour (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between one and three civilians including one woman and one child were killed, and several more wounded, by bombings carried out either by the Assad regime or Russian planes in the Al Sakhour neighborhood in Aleppo. According to Halab Today TV and SyrianPC, an unidentified child was also killed. Meanwhile, Shahba Press tweeted that a

Summary

1 – 3

(1 child1 woman)

3–12

1 named

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Seven named civilians died and up to 50 more were wounded in multiple alleged Russian airstrikes on Raqqa, according to local media. According to @lebanon4_com, 30 civilians died in the Russian strikes, though the Violations Documentation Center put the number at seven. @DoumaRevolution added that 50 more civilians were wounded in 12 raids.

Summary

7 – 30

(1 woman6 men)

Russian Military

7 named, 1 familiy identified

مدرسة حليمة السعدية، نزلة, Halima Al Sa’dia School, Jabalia Al Nazla, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Around midnight on September 7, 2024, a declared Israeli strike with two missiles on the tents for displaced people who were sheltering at the Hamlia Al Sa’dia school in Jabalia Al Nazla in the northern Gaza Strip resulted in at least four civilian deaths, including a woman, and injuries of 15 to 19 civilians. The

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

Infrastructure

Education

4 – 8

(1 woman3 men)

15–19

Exact location (other)

حي السكري, Sukkari (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

As many as 28 civilians died and up to 57 more were wounded in airstrikes on the Sukkari neighbourhood in Aleppo, according to local media – though sources were conflicted as to whether Russia or the Syrian regime were responsible. Sources reported three or four raids, with the lowest civilian death toll given as 12

Summary

10 – 28

(5 children3 men)

15–57

10 named

الجينة, Al Jeineh, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Up to nine civilians including children and a woman died and as many as dozens more were wounded in airstrikes on Al Jeineh, local media said – though it was unclear whether this was the work of Russia or the Assad regime. Many reports mentioned the use of cluster bombs in the attacks. Syria News

Summary

7 – 9

(1–2 children1 woman)

2–24

7 named, 1 familiy identified

جنوب دمشق, areas of Aqraba and Zainabiya in the vicinity of the city of Sayyida Zeinab, Damascus, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

On Monday, 29th January 2024, at approximately 1:00 pm, a number of civilians, including a civilian man, Ahmar Mahmoud Qaq, were killed and a number of others were injured as a result of an alleged airstrike by the Israeli military and/or the Syrian regime forces on a farm between the towns of Aqraba and Zainabiya

Summary

Agriculture, Livestock

1 – 2

(1 man)

Israeli Military, Syrian Regime

1 named

1–3

LOCATION

Al Ghinto, Homs, Syria

One civilian, named as Jihad Saadallah Assaf, died and several more were injured in an alleged Russian or Assad regime airstrike on al Ghinto village, according to local media. Smart News Agency reported that “four civilians, including three women, were killed today [Oct 15th] by an aerial and artillery bombardment on the town of Talbessa

Summary

1 named

ريف المهندسين, Rif al Muhandisin, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Up to eight civilians died and as many as 57 more were wounded in alleged Russian or Assad regime airstrikes on Rif Al Muhandisin in the Western countryside of Aleppo, according to local media. Qasioun News reported “Russian warplanes committed a massacre in Rif Al Muhandisin in the western countryside of Aleppo, killing six civilians

Summary

6 – 8

(5 men)

12–57

Unknown, Syrian Regime

5 named, 1 familiy identified

بلاط, Blat, Marjeyoun District, Lebanon

LOCATION

On Monday, September 23rd 2024, an elderly woman named Jamila Kamel Sakina was killed during the alleged Israeli bombing of the Town of Jabal Blat, in the south of Lebanon. Several social media posts reported that Hajja Jamila Kamel Sakina was killed by an Israeli bombing of the town of Jabal Blat, along with an

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

(1 woman)

معرشمارين, Ma'ar Shmareen, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Up to seven people from the same family including between two and five children and up to two died and more were wounded in an airstrike on Ma’ar Shmareen village, according to local media – though sources were conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the Syrian regime. The lowest death

Summary

2 – 7

(2–5 children1–2 women)

2–4

Village

كۆبانی, Kobanî, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

A Kobanî official reported that a civilian – an 87 year old woman – and six Kurdish fighters from the Peoples’ Protection Units (YPG) died in a ‘friendly fire’ incident in the besieged city.It was also reported that two hospitals in the town had been destroyed. According to Sky News Arabia, Kurdish sources said that

Summary

(1 woman)

الهرمل, Hermel, Hermel District, Lebanon

LOCATION

On Monday, September 23, 2024, an alleged Israeli airstrike on the town of Hermel in the Beqaa Valley of Lebanon killed four civilians. Those killed were named online as: Hussein Nasser al-Din, his wife, Zainab Nasser al-Din, and their two daughters, Retaj Nasser al-Din and Zahraa Nasser al-Din. A number of different online sources posted news updates

Summary

(2 children1 woman1 man)

4 named, 1 familiy identified

Town

كرم حومد, Karam Homad, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between one and eight civilians were killed and as many as 22 more injured in airstrikes in Karam Homad in Aleppo, according to local media – though reports were conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the Syrian regime. The lowest death count was given by Almustaqbal and Zamanmasdar at one

Summary

1 – 8

20–22

كشيش, Kashish, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

Two unnamed civilian males were reported by a single source to have been killed in a coalition airstrike on the village of Kashish,

Summary

(2 men)

مجمع الشفاء الطبي، مدينة غزة, Al-Shifa Medical Hospital, Gaza City, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On the afternoon of November 6, 2023, at least one civilian, a child, was killed and at least four other people, including a woman, were injured in an alleged Israeli strike on the fifth floor of al-Quds building of the al-Shifa Medical Complex in Gaza City, Gaza Strip that hosted hundreds of displaced people At

Summary

1 – 4

(1 child)

4–5

Impact

near Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

In an event previously unknown to Airwars, the Coalition said that no civilians were harmed near Raqqa on March 9th. In its July 2017 casualty report the Coalition stated: “After a review of available information it was assessed that no Coalition strikes were conducted in the geographic area that correspond to the report of civilian

Summary

Unknown

حميدات, Humaidat, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Two children were reportedly killed in an alleged Coalition strike on the town of Hemidiat to the west of Mosul. According to Shafaqna and others, the strike hit the commercial district of the town: “The death of two children has beeen reported from an aerial bombardment by international Coalition aircraft west of Mosul. Early detection of

Summary

(2 children)

مدرسة الفوقا، مخيم جباليا, Hafsa Al Fawqa School, Jabalia camp, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Shortly before 3:41 PM on Sunday, October 20, 2024, at least two people were killed and four people injured as a result of an alleged Israeli artillery strike on the Hafsa School, affiliated with UNRWA. The school was serving as a shelter for displaced people and is located near Abu Rashid Pool in Jabalia Refugee

Summary

Education, IDP or Refugee Camp

(1 child1 man)

Impact

2 named, 1 familiy identified

Nearby landmark

هجين, Hajin, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

In an incident previously not tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the injuries of four civilians in an airstrike near Hajin. There are indications that this was either a French or Dutch action. In its April 2019 civilian casualty report, the Coalition noted: “Coalition aircraft conducted one strike on a Daesh improvised explosive device

Summary

مدرسة الزيتون حي الزيتون، مدينة غزة, Al Falah School, Al Zeitoun neighbourhood, Gaza City, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Shortly before 10:45 AM on Saturday, September 21st 2024, the Israeli military conducted an airstrike on the Al Falah (Al-Zaitoun C) school located in Al Zaitoun neighbourhood “C”, southeast of Gaza City. The school was reportedly sheltering displaced people, mainly women and children. Israeli forces declared the strike, claiming they were targeting a “command and

Summary

(15 children5–7 women4 men)

24 – 26

29–30

28 named, 9 families identified

Exact location (other)

Bangeeni, Lower Juba, Somalia

LOCATION

Up to five people, including two reported civilians, were killed in a US military airstrike that hit in the vicinity of Jamaame, in Somalia’s Lower Juba region, international media reported. According to a US Africa Command press release, a US strike on al Shabaab killed four members of the group. VOA reporter Khadar Hared tweeted that

Summary

3–5

تل أبيض, Tall Abyad, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Two women were reported by a single source, the Syrian Observatory, as having been killed in a “Coalition airstrike” in the countryside around Tal Abiyad. In July 2017 the Coalition classed the event as non credible on grounds of available evidence of civilian harm: “Jun. 18, 2015, near Tal Abyad, Syria, via Airwars report: After

Summary

(2 women)

قطاع غزة, the Gaza strip, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On August 1, 2024, the bodies of Muhammad Shafiq Omar Issa, 42 or 43 years old, and Sharaf Yasser Abdel Hamid Abu al-Eish, 29 years old, were identified at the Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, both of whom were allegedly killed by the Israeli military. Facebook posts by Umm Sami al-Masri and Mohammad Mahmoud included photos of

Summary

(2 men)

Names matched with MoH IDs

2 named

دار السلام, Darusalaam, Lower Shabelle, Somalia

LOCATION

The US conducted a confirmed airstrike on March 11th 2019 in the vicinity of Dara Salaam near Awdegle, Lower Shabelle Region, in “self-defense”. AFRICOM stated at the time that the airstrike – which it said killed eight al Shabaab militants – “was conducted in support of Somali-led ground forces that came under attack from militants”

Summary

Airstrike, Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)

1 – 7

(1 woman1–6 men)

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons, Unknown

Causes of injury / death

5 named, 1 familiy identified

Belligerents reported injured

0–2

الموصل‎, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Waiter Muhannad Hisham Alnemah was killed in a US airstrike near the Al Afandi Restaurant in the main street of Hadbah neighborhood. An unspecified additional number of restaurant staff and customers were also reported killed and injured in the attack. In January 2016, CENTCOM admitted the civilian casualty incident, noting that “during strikes against ISIL

Summary

1 – 3

(1 man)

1–3

the village of Bari and Digor (Dokri) residential complex, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Between around 11:00-11:30 PM on Wednesday, October 23, 2024, an alleged Turkish drone strike on the village of Bari and the residential complex Digor (Dokri) in the Shingal District of Iraqi Kurdistan injured a woman named Enstar Khodada Ali Murad in Digor and another civilian in Bari. Roj News reported that the strike on Digor

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

Infrastructure

Residential

Unknown

Kamsuuma, Lower Juba, Somalia

LOCATION

One elderly civilian, claimed by al Shabaab to be a tribal elder, was allegedly killed by a US airstrike in Kamsuuma. The US later pushed back heavily against the claim, insisting the victim was a terrorist. AFRICOM initially described the action – which it said killed one al Shabaab fighter – as a response to

Summary

Airstrike, Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground), Drone Strike

0 – 1

(1 man)

بين جزيرة الخالدية, حصيبة والبوعبيد, Between Khalidiya Island, Husaybah and Albu Obaid, Al Anbar, Iraq

LOCATION

The United Nations Assistance Mission in Iraq noted in January 2016 that two possible civilian casualty incidents had taken place in Ramadi. The Coalition has confirmed carrying out strikes in the vicinity that day. According to UNAMI, “On 3 September an airstrike hit a bridge in Jazeera al-Khaldiya, around 20 kilometres east of Ramadi, Anbar,

Summary

20–24