Civilian Casualties

5 – 20

12–24

Elbur, Galguduud, Somalia

LOCATION

An unknown number of Al-Shabaab members, including top leaders, were reportedly killed by airstrikes allegedly carried out by the US and/or Somali military on Elbur in Galgaduud province on September 23, 2023. There have been no reports of civilian casualties connected to the strikes. On the 23rd of September, 2023, the Somali Ministry of Defense

Summary

Unknown

Somali Military Forces, US Forces

Suspected target

Al-Shabaab

Belligerents reported killed

دير الزور, Deir ez-Zor, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

The Violations Documentation Centre named one child killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Deir Ezzor. Euphrates Post also named the child and blamed Russia for his death. A number of other sources didn’t identify the “warplanes” responsible.

Summary

(1 child)

LOCATION

Ein Tarma, Idlib, Syria

Two civilians died in an airstrike on Ein Tarma, according to sources on the ground – though reports were conflicted as to whether Russia or the Syrian regime were responsible. SCDrifdimashq also listed this man and said that a second ‘unknown martyr’ died. According to Smart, “a child was injured by regime artillery”.

Summary

ادلب, a main road and a camp in Idlib outskirts, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Two men were reportedly killed, one man injured and up to more than 30 civilians were wounded after alleged Syrian regime and/or Russian and/or Iranian artillery struck the outskirts of Idlib town in Syria on Thursday, October 5th, 2023. Idlib Media Center and Revolution Radio Facebook accounts posted images of the clouds of smoke arising

Summary

(2 men)

1–31

Syrian Regime, Russian Military, Iranian Military

LOCATION

داعل, Dael, Daraa, Syria

One named civilian died in an airstrike on Da’el, according to local sources – though it was unclear whether the death was caused by a Russia or Syrian regime airstrike or by regime artillery. Sources reported that both Russian and regime aircraft were operating in the area. Akhbar Alan blamed a regime airstrike while SyrianMubasher

Summary

1 – 5

الأتارب, Al Atarib, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between five and seven civilians died and up to 40 were wounded in airstrikes in the Al Karab neighbourhood of Al Atareb outside Aleppo, according to local media. While most sources blamed Russia, there was also an allegation against the Syrian regime. LCCSY wrote that “the correspondent counted five civilians were killed when Russian warplanes

Summary

5 – 7

(1 woman2 men)

22–40

5 named

أبو حمام, Abo Hamam, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

In the evening of Tuesday September 12th 2023, it is reported that elderly civilian Aliwi Al-Waran was killed and civilians Hamidi al-Aboud al-Karkaz, Hussein al-Muhya, Mahdi al-Dhiab and three other children were injured by an alleged Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) drone near the Al-Hawasha area, on the banks of the Euphrates river, by the town

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

Infrastructure

Agriculture

Impact

أورم الكبرى, Urma al Kubra, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

At least five civilians – from the same family, according to some reports – died and up to eight more were wounded in airstrikes on Orme Al-Kubra, local media reported. The majority of sources attributed the event to Russia – though one, the Syrian Network for Human Rights, blamed the Syrian regime. According to LCCSY,

Summary

5 – 6

(1 child)

8–10

البويهج, Al Bohij, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Two or three members of the White Helmets were reported killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Al Bohij near Manbij, Aleppo. According to LCCSY, two civilians died in the attack.Qasioun, the Shaam News Network and Halab News said that three members of the Civil Defense were killed. Halab News identified the names of all

Summary

2 – 3

(3 men)

كُوبَانِي, Kobani, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

On the morning of Monday, December 25, 2023, two civilians working for a construction company were injured following alleged Turkish strikes on the city of Kobani (Ain Al-Arab) in northern Syria. According to ANF news, the strikes not only wounded two civilians, but also caused material damage to the citizens’ property. The Facebook users Kobani

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

Unknown

كفر ناها, Shamico, near Kafr Naha, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Up to two civilians died and several more were wounded in an alleged Russian airstrike on a mosque in Shamico near Kafr Naha, according to local media. Sources reported that cluster bombs were used in the attack and that civilian homes were destroyed. The majority of sources referred only to “warplanes”, though Smart and Syria

Summary

1 – 2

2–24

Russian Military

الأتارب, Al Atarib, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between three and eight civilians died a several more were wounded in an airstrike on Atarbib, according to local media. While at least two sources blamed Russia, one pointed towards the regime, and many others didn’t identify the culprit. The Syrian Network for Human Rights, Radio Al Kul and Halab Today blamed Russia. According to

Summary

3 – 8

(1–2 children1–2 women)

2–4

3 named, 1 familiy identified

قريب من مقبرة القسام, Vicinity of Al Qassam cemetery, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Around 7:40 on Sunday morning, October 22nd 2023, a 68-year old Palestinian civilian Hajj Abdul Mohsen Abu al-Rous and his 6-year old grandson Majd Muhammad Abdul Mohsen Abu al-Rous were reportedly killed by an alleged Israeli airstrike on their home, located next to the Al-Qassam cemetery in the Nuseirat refugee camp, west of Rafah, in the

Summary

(1 child1 man)

Israeli Military

Names matched with MoH IDs

Geolocation

Nearby landmark

النزهة, Karam al Nuzha, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Two civilians died and several more were wounded in an airstrike on Aleppo’s Karam al Nuzha neighbourhood, local media reported. While most sources blamed Russia, several others noted that the regime was also conducting strikes in Aleppo during this period of time, meaning that it’s involvement can’t be ruled out. According to @dodoo559, “two raids

Summary

كفر ناها, Kafr Naha, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Up to nine civilians including six children and two women died in what was described as a “massacre” at Shamico Farms in Kafr Naha near Aleppo. Sources blamed Russian warplanes for the deaths. The twitter account AleppoAMC reported that the incident led to “eight martyrs including six children”. Violations Documentation Center Syria (VDC), Halab News Network

Summary

8 – 9

(6 children2 women)

Russian Military

9 named, 2 families identified

الرويمية, village Al-Ruwaymiya, Latakia, Latakia, Syria

LOCATION

On Saturday, October 7th, 2023, a Syrian man named Afif Mali (Mualla) Ibrahim, and his wife Fayrouz Ali Hassan were killed during the shelling of the village Al-Ruwaymiya in the countryside of Latakia allegedly by the military group Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham, while their two sons and another girl were wounded. According to the local radio

Summary

(1 woman1 man)

1–4

Turkish Military

جسر الشغور, Jisr al-Shughur, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Seven civilians including up to five children – reportedly mostly from the same family – died and up to dozens more were wounded in airstrikes on Jisr al Shoughour, according to sources on the ground – though it was unclear whether Russia or the Syrian regime were to blame. Among sources attributing the event to

Summary

(4–5 children2–3 women)

2–24

المريعية, Mrey'iya, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

According to the Damascus Centre for Human Rights two civilian males – both members of the same family – died in an airstrike on the village of Al Maya’iya. Syrian Martyrs also named the two victims, while the DinSyr twitter feed reported “Hamza Ahmad al-Abd Al Jalil Mahmoud Ahmad Al-Jalil. Their bodies were identified among

Summary

(0–2 men)

US-led Coalition

حيّ الصعيدي, Saudi neighbourhood, Rafah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On the 22nd of October 2023, an alleged Israeli projectile hit the house of the al-Saidi family in the Saudi district, west of Rafah, reportedly killing one civilian man and causing injuries to others. Moataz Abu Talekh was reported as the young man killed in several posts. Multiple Facebook posts include photos alongside tributes to

Summary

حي الدرعية, Dir'iya neighbourhood, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

An August 2017 Amnesty International report documented the death of a 60-year-man, who was killed in the Dir’iya neighbourhood in Raqqa city on June 8th. The report stated that several strikes, both air and artillery, hit the area on June 8th and 9th. Amnesty’s field researchers interviewed Intissar, who told them that her 60-year father,

Summary

الفلوجة‎, Fallujah, Al Anbar, Iraq

LOCATION

In an event previously not tracked by Airwars, two civilians were reported as having been possibly killed by a Dutch airstrike on December 26th, after motorbikes strayed into the kill zone during an attack on Fallujah. According to an internal CENTCOM document, it was self-reported the following day that “while conducting dynamic coalition airstrikes on

Summary

US-led Coalition

الحسكة, Al Hasakah, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

The website Syrian Martyrs identifies one man it says was killed in a Coalition airstrike near Dayr Ezzawr. He was reported as a resident of Tayana, the village where he was killed. However Damascus Centre for Human Rights Studies – which named him – said that although he was from Tayana, he was killed in Al

Summary

الزر, Al Zir, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

At least one young man was killed in an alleged Coalition and Syrian Democratic Forces operation in the village of Al Zir on October 16, 2021. According to Euphrates Post, five people were arrested in a security operation carried out by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) with the support of the Coalition: Muhammad Khader Al-Rathi, Ayman Khader

Summary

Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons

1 – 2

(1–2 men)

Causes of injury / death

Syrian Democratic Forces, US-led Coalition

LOCATION

تل تمر, Tal Tamr, Al Hassakah, Syria

A woman from the town of al-Hussainiyah- said to be the mother of four children – was reported killed in a coalition airstrike on the nearby town of al-Tamr in al Hasakah, according to sources.

Summary

(1 woman)

تل السلطان غرب رفح, Tal Al Sultan, Western Rafah, Rafah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On Saturday, October 21st, 2023, an alleged Israeli airstrike hit the Abu Shamala family home located in the Tal Al Sultan neighborhood, western Rafah, the Gaza Strip, reportedly killing fifteen civilians spanning two generations, and wounding others, according to multiple sources. Among those killed were 28-year old Naderen Bashir Abu Shamala, who was pregnant at

Summary

Israeli Military

15 named, 1 familiy identified

Names matched with MoH IDs

Geolocation

Neighbourhood/area

أبو شاخات, Abu Sheikhat, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

A Kurdish ground offensive backed by Coalition strikes reportedly killed six civilians in Abu Sheikhat and Tal Nass villages, to the west of Ras al-Ain. Among those reported killed at Abu Sheikhat were a young female child and three non combatant men. At nearby Tal Nass village, Adalah also alleged that two children were killed

Summary

(3 children3 men)

الشجاعي, Al Shujaiya, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On the morning of 3rd December 2023, at least two civilians were killed when an alleged Israeli airstrike hit the al-Hajjaj family home in the al-Shuja’iya neighborhood, east of Gaza City. The victims were identified as 27 year old writer and novelist Nour al-Din Hajjaj, and Hamza Haider Hajjaj. In a Facebook post, user Ahmed Ayyad

Summary

2 – 24

(1–2 men)

Israeli Military

Geolocation

Neighbourhood/area

Sheikh Ahmed Yare, 15 miles from Jilib, Middle Juba, Somalia

LOCATION

Seven civilians from the same family including a wife and husband died in US airstrikes which reportedly hit civilian homes near Jilib, according to two reports. The victims are named below. The US announced it carried out a series of attacks between August 16th and 17th, allegedly killing up to seven al Shabaab fighters. However

Summary

Airstrike, Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)

(2 children1 woman4–6 men)

7 named, 1 familiy identified

Belligerents reported killed