Civilian Casualties

Лісне, Lisne, Kharkiv, Ukraine

LOCATION

On April 11th 2022, Suspline Media reported that a resident of Lisne in Kharkiv was killed when the village was shelled by Russian forces, according to Oleksandr Hololobov, head of the “Malodanyliv village”. There is no further information available at this time. This incident has reference to ACLED Code UKR55600.

Summary

نابلس, Mosul, Nablus, Yarmouk, Old City, Haraj Market, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Local residents and press sources said that 49 civilians were killed and 100 injured in the clashes and shelling in the neighborhoods of Nablus, Yarmouk, the Old City and the Haraj market in the West of Mosul. Ninawa Media Center put the number at 38 for the neigbourhoods of Zangali, Rifai and Najjar. Al Arabi

Summary

49 – 50

24–100

US-led Coalition, Iraq Government Forces

Дергачі, Derhachi, Kharkiv, Ukraine

LOCATION

On April 15th, 2022 at least one civilian was reported killed and at least two were reported injured after a confirmed Russian shelling of the Dergachi district in Kharkiv. 24 Channel was the only source to report the death of one civilian and injury of two civilians due to the strike. However, Hromadske also reported

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LOCATION

مضر, Mudar, Raqqa, Syria

Seven or eight civilians including three children and two women died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Mudar village, according to local sources. Raqqa24, Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently and Newsjorf reported that eight civilians died in Coalition raids. The Syrian Network for Human Rights, also blamed the Coalition, and put the death toll at

Summary

7 – 8

(3 children2 women)

8 named, 1 familiy identified

دارة عزة, Darat Izza, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between four and five civilians, including four children, were injured by alleged Syrian regime or Russian shelling of Darat Izza on July 4, 2023. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that four children were injured to varying degrees by regime shelling, coinciding with the flight of Russian reconnaissance aircraft, on the outskirts of the

Summary

4–5

Syrian Regime, Russian Military

3 named, 1 familiy identified

Куп'янський район, Kupianskyi District, Kharkiv, Ukraine

LOCATION

One civilian was killed when reported Russian shells hit the Kupianskyi district of Kharkiv on May 10th 2022. There is no further information at this time. This assessment has reference to ACLED Code UKR57559.

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

الصبحة, Al Subha, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Dozens of civilians were reported killed and injured in an alleged Coalition airstrike on a ferry crossing near the village of Al Subha, according to local sources. However the alliance later said its nearest airstrike that day had been 17km distant. Al Hilal reported: “Ghazi Said, a resident of the eastern village of Deir Al-Zour,

Summary

4 – 50

2–24

جعار, Ja'ar, Abyan, Yemen

LOCATION

A factory reportedly used by Al Qaeda for weapon storage to the north of Jaar was targeted in an alleged Yemeni airstrike as fighting in the city continued, sources reported, adding that up to 14 Al Qaeda militants were killed in the battle, with between nine and 13 killed by the airstrike, on May 20,

Summary

Airstrike, Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons

Causes of injury / death

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)

Yemeni Air Force

Suspected target

9–13

Одноробівка, Odnorobivka, Kharkiv, Ukraine

LOCATION

On the morning of 1 May 2022, at approximately 11am, alleged Russian artillery fire hit the village of Odnorobivka in the Bohodukhiv region of Kharkiv, injuring one man. The incident was reported widely across Ukrainian news outlets, with the information coming from the prosecutor’s office suggesting that the injured man was 27 years old and

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تل عفر, Tall Afar, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

In an event previously not tracked by Airwars, the Coalition denied social media claims of having caused civilian casualties at Tal Afar. According to the June report, “22. April 3, 2017, near Tal Afar, Iraq, via social media: No Coalition strikes were conducted on that day in the geographic area of the reported civilian casualties.”

Summary

0–1

القطن, Al Qotn, Hadramaut, Yemen

LOCATION

On the 8th of August 2012, multiple drone or air strikes, allegedly by either Yemeni or US authorities, killed one person just before dawn in Al Qotn in the Hahdramaut Province. It remains unclear whether the person killed was a civilian or not. @YRMC_S and @AdenOnline reported one person killed while @BaFana3 reported that a

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

0 – 1

US Forces, Yemeni Air Force

Town

0–1

تل اللبن, Tel Al Laban, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

One civilian was killed and four other civilians were injured by alleged Turkish shelling of the village of Tal Al Laban around 10am on May 11, 2023. Hawar News reported that a civilian was killed and four others were wounded when Turkish forces bombarded the village of Tal Al Laban. Hawar also published the names

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عكيرشي, `Ukayrishah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

A local source told the Smart News Network that a likely Coalition airstrike had killed a father and his daughter and wounded four other civilians when their homes were hit in Okayrashi. No additional details are presently known.

Summary

(1 child)

قرية حسن اغا, Hasan Agha village, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

On 16th July 2023, a male civilian was reportedly injured by a Turkish drone strike on a car in the village of Hasan Agha, located to the south of the city of Manbij. 44 year-old Ahmed Al-Jassem was injured and taken to the nearest hospital for treatment and has subsequently been released. An initial Facebook

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

Belligerents reported injured

مشفى تل رفعت, Tal Rifaat Hospital, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

On 16 June 2023, Tal Rifaat Hospital in the northern countryside of Aleppo was allegedly struck by a Turkish artillery strike. The Health Authority in the area reported that four civilians were injured in the strike, including one of the medical staff who works in the hospital, while other sources referred to “members” of the

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

LOCATION

Multiple local sources reported that Coalition airstrikes as well as raids carried out by Iraqi government forces led to the deaths of dozens of civilians, and left up to 181 people injured. The airstrikes hit several neighbourhoods in West Mosul on April 13th and 14th. Entably Mumen (Facebook page) reported that Abu Yusuf was among

Summary

22 – 37

(0–1 men)

79–181

راس العين , Ras Al Ayn, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

On the 16th of August, 2023, at least four civilians, including a child and a woman, were injured in an outbreak of violence between two reportedly Turkish backed armed factions in the Al Mahatta neighborhood of the city of Ras Al Ayn, in Syria’s Al Hasakah Governorate. The clashes allegedly began after raids carried out

Summary

Artillery, Ground operation

4–5

Belligerents reported injured

Turkish Military

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

LOCATION

Local sources reported that 51 civilians were killed and 55 injured in airstrikes of the international Coalition and Iraqi government forces on several neighbourhoods in West Mosul. Sunnat Alliraq News spoke of the death and displacement of 106 residents of Mosul and called the government and Coalition raids an “unjust injustice”. Presently no further details

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US-led Coalition, Iraq Government Forces

ٱلْبَيْضَاء‎, Al-Bayda Governorate, Yemen

LOCATION

code: USYEM177-C
incident_date: 2013-12-12
status: publish
civilian_harm_status: Fair

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

Infrastructure

Car, Truck, Vehicle

11 – 15

(11–12 men)

7–110

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)

US Forces

Suspected target

24 named, 2 families identified

Province/governorate

Belligerents reported injured

2–4

0–2

زور شمر, Zor Shmar, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

A single source, the Smart News Agency, reported that five civilians were wounded in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Zor Shmar. No further details are currently known.

Summary

الصنور, Al Sanour, Abo Hama, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

On August 30th, 2023, during clashes in Abo Hama between SDF forces and tribal fighters, Youssef Al-Ibrahim Al-Abdullah, 15 years old, and young man Bashar Al-Abd Al-Ali, were killed and 10 other civilians were injured, according to reports from multiple news agencies and the boy’s family. Sada Al Sharqieh was the sole report found within

Summary

1 – 2

(1 child)

Small arms and light weapons

العالية, Al A'lia, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

The Smart News Agency reported the death of four civilians in an alleged Coalition airstrike on the village of Al A’lia. It also said that a shop selling animal feed was burned down. Lebanonnownews also put the death toll at four and blamed the Coalition.

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الجنينة, Al Geneina, Rafah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

A civilian home was reportedly hit by an Israeli airstrike in Al-Geneina, Rafah, in the Gaza Strip, at dawn on 15 October 2023, killing between seven to eight civilians from the same family and injuring others. Sources said the home belonged to Dr. Salah al-Din Zanoun. Rum Online News cited official Palestinian news agency WAFA

Summary

7 – 8

(1–2 women4 men)

Impact

Israeli Military

7 named, 1 familiy identified

Names matched with MoH IDs

Neighbourhood/area

الاقتصاديين, Mosul, Itkisadeen/ Economist, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Residents and local media sources said that one civilian was killed and three others were injured after Coalition airstrikes targeted ISIL positions in Iktisadeen (Economists) neighborhood in West Mosul. Sawlf Ateka (local Facebook page) reported that Mahmud Yassin Mahmood al-Mawla was killed after the raids hit houses next to his.

Summary

(0–1 men)

بجوار محطة بنزين عصفور, Vicinity of Asfour petrol station, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On October 9th 2023, Israeli Defence Forces allegedly conducted an airstrike on a residential building located in Bani Suhalia in Khan Yunis. The strike reportedly killed members of the Al-Najjar family: Ramadan Ibrahim Al-Najjar (45 years old), his wife Nadiya, his brother Mazen Fawzi Al-Najjar (34 years old) and his niece Salma Hamouda Al-Najjar (6 years old). WAFA News

Summary

4 – 8

(1 child1 woman2 men)

Israeli Military

4 named, 1 familiy identified

Names matched with MoH IDs

Exact location (via Airwars)

الحي الثاني, Tabaqah, al Thani, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

The Smart News Agency reported that a likely Coalition airstrike killed “a family of five people and wounded three others on Tuesday evening following raids on the consumer association in the Second [al Thani] district.” The VDC later named one adult civilian male “as a victim of international coalition raids on Tabaqa.”

Summary

(1 man)

محيط كنيسة القديس برفيريوس, Vicinity of Saint Porphyrius Church, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On October 19th 2023, at around 8:30 pm, a declared Israeli strike hit a building adjacent to the centuries-old Greek Orthodox St. Porphyrius Church on Omar Al-Mukhtar Street, in Gaza city. The blast destroyed parts of the church complex where hundreds of displaced civilians were reportedly taking shelter. Airwars identified the names of at least

Summary

(10 children8–10 women5–7 men)

23 – 27

18–24

26 named, 3 families identified

Names matched with MoH IDs

Exact location (via Airwars)

الباب, Al Bab, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Two civilians were reported killed and 17 more wounded in Turkish artillery shelling or takn fire on Al Bab. The ISIS-affiliated media outlet Al A’amaq reported: “Two killed and 17 injured, including women and children following continuous Turkish artillery shelling on the neighbourhoods of al Bab north of Aleppo.“ Ajel_1 posted a carbon copy of

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Turkish Military

الثورة‎, Tabaqah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

In its July 2017 civilian casualty report, the Coalition denied involvement in an alleged incident that was previously unknown to Airwars. In the report, the Coalition wrote: “May 13, 2017, near Tabqah, Syria, via social media report: No Coalition strikes were conducted on that day in the geographic area of the reported civilian casualties. The

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