Civilian Casualties

الموصل‎, Mosul, Houses neighboring the Turkish Consulate, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Sources in the city claimed that an airstrike carried out at approximately 10pm in the vicinity of the Turkish consulate in Mosul had killed Ridwan Akram, his wife and their child. According to a commemorative Facebook page, the family had only recently returned after three months in Turkey when they died. While a number of

Summary

(1 child1 man)

كفرتخاريم, Kafr Takharim, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Local media reported that up to seven civilians – six of whom were named – including children and women died and dozens more were wounded in night-time airstrikes on Kafr Tkharim. The strikes reportedly hit a council building and a sports center. The majority of sources attributed this casualty event to Russia, though one report

Summary

6 – 7

(3 children4 women)

20–24

Russian Military, Syrian Regime

6 named, 2 families identified

عين يعقوب, Ain Yaacoub, Akkar, Lebanon

LOCATION

During the evening of Monday, November 11, 2024, a minimum of 22 identified civilians and potentially more than 30 civilians were killed and at least five were injured following an alleged Israeli airstrike on a two-storey residential building, hosting a number of displaced families – including a displaced Syrian family from Arida – in the

Summary

Residential, Resources, Solar Panels, Water, Water tank

(4–5 children8–9 women8–9 men)

22 – 31

5–28

Israeli Military

21 named, 4 families identified

Geolocation

Exact location (via Airwars)

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

LOCATION

Five civilian men were reported by a single source to have been killed in a coalition strike on the city of Dayr az Zawr. They were named by the VDC.

Summary

(5 men)

Mundbaith Refinery, Tal Abyad, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Up to 30 people, including civilian oilworkers and alleged ISIL militants, died in a night time strike on Mundbaith Refinery according to multiple reports. Ara noted that “The bombing also caused the breaking of glass in houses near the border including shops on the Turkish side, causing panic among the population, and the evacuation of

Summary

2 – 15

عيتا الشعب, Aita al-Shaab, Lebanon, Southern Lebanon, Lebanon

LOCATION

code: ISLB260924i
incident_date: 2024-09-26
status: publish
civilian_harm_status: Fair

Summary

(2 women)

Israeli Military

2 named

near al-Bo Omar, Syria, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

In the January 25th 2018 civilian casualty report, the Coalition reported that a civilian casualties allegation near al-Bo Omar had been assessed as non credible: “#1 Jan. 12, 2015, near al-Bo Omar, Syria via regional human rights group report. After a review of available information it was assessed that no Coalition strikes were conducted in

Summary

البوكمال, near Abu Kamal, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

In a previously unreported incident, in the US-led Coalition’s August 2018 report, it conceded it had injured one civilian during a raid on an ISIS “supply route” near Abu Kamal. The coordinates provided by the Coalition locate the incident East of the Euphrates river, in an area labelled Ash Shājilah (ناحية سوسة) on open source

Summary

Beerhani and Qudus areas, Lower Juba, Somalia

LOCATION

31 al-Shabaab militants were killed by alleged US airstrikes in support of the Somali National Army in the Beerhani and Qudus areas of Lower Juba, Somalia on January 1, 2025. The official Somali National Army Radio posted on Facebook announcing that “On January 1, an airstrike in the Beerhani and Qudus areas of Lower Juba

Summary

US Forces

Al-Shabaab

الرطبة, Ar Rutbah, Al Anbar, Iraq

LOCATION

According to Reuters, a Coalition airstrike caused significant casualties in Ar Rutbah: “Coalition planes bombed al-Rutba district, 385 km west of Baghdad, killing six Islamic State militants and 11 civilians, according to a source in the local hospital.” ARA News placed the civilian death toll from coalition strikes at Rutba at 10. In July 2017,

Summary

10 – 11

تسيل, Taseel, Daraa, Syria

LOCATION

Up to four civilians were reported killed and a number of others were wounded in alleged Russian forces or Syrian regime airstrikes on Taseel in Dara’a on July 17th, 2018 according to local sources. @Step_Agency tweeted “Warplanes launched several airstrikes targeting the town of Taseel, which is under the control of the Islamic State, in

Summary

2 – 4

(1 child1 man)

Russian Military, Syrian Regime

2 named, 1 familiy identified

التوامة, Tawama, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

According to Al Jazeera and others, a Coalition strike on the al Nusra Front at al Tawama destroyed a number of civilian buildings, killing as many as seven inhabitants. Fifteen alleged militants – most described as ‘Turks’ – also died in the attack which reportedly struck two separate locations in the village. According to Sana

Summary

1 – 11

(1 child)

Southeast of Darusalaam, Lower Shabelle, Somalia

LOCATION

A US strike on al Shabaab fighters in the Lower Shabelle region also killed three civilians, Amnesty International later reported. Two US strikes took place in Somalia on November 12th, with one targeting al Shabaab and the other hitting Islamic State fighters, according to US Africa Command. The strikes killed “several fighters”, it said. The

Summary

(3 men)

0–3

سوق مخيم الشاطئ، غرب غزة, Al-Shati camp market, Gaza City, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

code: ISPT0896
incident_date: 2023-11-05
status: publish
civilian_harm_status: Fair

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

Infrastructure

Commerce, IDP or Refugee Camp, Residential, Shop

5 – 7

(2 men)

Israeli Military

2 named, 1 familiy identified

Geolocation

Nearby landmark

الرمادي, Ramadi city: eastern area, 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 the vicinity of Ramadi on September 3rd of the previous year. The Coalition has confirmed carrying out strikes in the area on that day. According to UNAMI, “[an] airstrike reportedly hit a residential area

Summary

جباليا البلد, Jabalia Al-Balad, Gaza Strip, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

code: ISPT180325m
incident_date: 2025-03-18
status: publish
civilian_harm_status: Fair

Summary

(1 child)

Names matched with MoH IDs

اطمه, Atimah, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

A US airstrike on a Jaish al-Sunna ammunition depot in the night also killed at least eight non-combatants in the village of Atmeh, it was widely reported. According to accounts, a number of civilian homes were damaged or destroyed in secondary explosions. Graphic images showed significant damage at the scene. Five young girls were among

Summary

(6–7 children1–2 women)

4–12

11 named, 1 familiy identified

قصر بن غشير, Qasr Bin Gashir, Tarabulus, Libya

LOCATION

Othman Mesbah Akak was reportedly killed by indiscriminate artillery shelling on Qasr Bin Gashir. Riyadh Burshan said that the died from a shell falling on his house. Local reporting points at the GNA or the LNA as the perpetrator of the shelling.

Summary

(1 man)

Government of National Accord, Libyan National Army

1 named

محطة بغداد في حلب, vicinity of the Baghdad train station, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

code: R4748
incident_date: 2024-12-02
status: publish
civilian_harm_status: Contested

Summary

0 – 2

0–2

Russian Military, Syrian Regime

الموصل‎, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

A reported coalition airstrike on an ISIL IED factory [see CI109] injured ‘dozens’ of civilians, it was claimed, after a chemical cloud spread across local areas. Waradana cited Ghias Surja of the Nineveh Union of Kurdistan National Center as saying: “The lab was used by the criminal organization for terrorist activities against the innocent and

Summary

الشجرة, Al Shajra, Daraa, Syria

LOCATION

Local sources reported that alleged airstrikes struck a building in Al Shajra town which several sources referred to as an “Islamic Court” while others described it as the headquarters of the “Islamic Army of Khalid Bin Al-Walid” – a faction that has been accused of being associated with the “Islamic State”. Sources were conflicted as

Summary

(3 women)

US-led Coalition, Israeli Military

ISIS

13–20

الهول, Al Hawl, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

Three civilian men were reported killed when their vehicle was struck in a Coalition airstrike, according to reports. This incident is presently single source only with VDC naming the three men. In its July 2017 monthly report, the Coalition classed the event as non credible on grounds of proximity: “Oct. 31, 2015, near Al Hawl,

Summary

(3 men)

كفرجالس, Kafr Jalis, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

In an airstrike confirmed by CENTCOM, US forces struck what it reported to be an Al-Qaeda command center in northern Idlib. Local sources reported that the US strike struck a military headquarters belonging to “Ansar Al-Tawhid” in the town of Kafr Nabil, but added that civilian houses were struck nearby as well, resulting in a

Summary

22 – 29

(6 children1 man)

Belligerents reported injured

14–51

و الكشمة, Al Kashma, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Local sources reported on “two new massacres” resulting from alleged Coalition airstrikes targeting the towns of Al Sha’fa and al-Kashma in Deir al-Zour. Several sources including Free Deir Ezzor Radio and Baladi News reported the killing of a total of 17 non-combatant civilians including four women and three children. Baladi added that the victims were

Summary

(0–3 children0–4 women)

US-led Coalition, Syrian Regime

ISIS

المعارض المنفيس, Mosul, Exhibitions area, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Multiple local sources claimed that 11 civilians were killed and 6 others wounded after Coalition aircraft allegedly targeted cars in the Exhibitions area east of Mosul. According to the National Iraqi News Agency, residents in the city’s Exhibitions area said the casualties occurred when aircraft fired on vehicles: “The bodies of civilians were handed over to

Summary

10 – 11

6–11

عين العروس, `Ayn al `Arus, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

According to reports up to 16 civilians including 10 members of a family died in Ain al A’rouss “following Coalition raids.” One adult male civilian victim – the head of the family – was named by VDC as Faeour al Abo. According to Shaam News, Daesh targets had been struck in the town: “International coalition

Summary

15 – 16

(3 children6 women7 men)

15 named, 1 familiy identified

الشعفة, Al Shaafa town, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

An alleged Coalition airstrike killed and injured a number of civilians on the morning of December 21st. Although some sources reported that the incident took place on December 20th (when another similar incident occurred) the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights distinguished the two as separate events. Local sources reported the killing of 27 people, mostly

Summary

14 – 27

(8 children)

12–24

حاج علي, Haj Ali, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Local sources claimed “dozens of civilians” including children and women were killed or injured after Coalition or Iraq government jets targeted Haj Ali village in Qayyarah south of Mosul. While most social media reports blamed the Iraqi military for the event, others blamed the Coalition or both. Yaqen, for example, said it was a joint

Summary

(2 children2 women)

10–40

US-led Coalition, Iraq Government Forces