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

Summary

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

Summary

2 – 5

Russian Military

Exact location (via Airwars)

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

3 named, 1 familiy identified

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

Summary

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

Summary

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

Ma'ari school, Bado neighbourhood, Raqqa, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Up to six civilians including two children and two women died, and as many as five civilians were wounded, in an airstrike on the Bado neighbourhood of Raqqa, according to local media, though reports were conflicted as to whether this was the work of the US led Coalition or Russian warplanes. Palmyra Media Center reported

Summary

3 – 6

(1–2 children1–2 women)

US-led Coalition, Russian Military

2 named

الكور, Al-Kour, Shabwa, Yemen

LOCATION

Three Al Qaeda members were killed by alleged US drone strikes on the Al-Kour area in Shabwa on June 22, 2023. 26sep News reported that American strikes on the Al-Kour area in Shabwa resulted in the death of three Al Qaeda members. There are no additional details about those who were killed available. All of

Summary

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)

US Forces

Suspected target

Коробочкине, Korobochkyne, Kharkiv, Ukraine

LOCATION

On May 7th 2022, a civilian, a 28-year-old woman, was reportedly killed following alleged Russian shelling in Korobochkyne village, Chuguyiv district, Kharkiv oblast. All local sources quoted Kharkiv Regional Military Administration/Kharkiv’s prosecutor office’s report, which also added that a private house was hit. ACLED’s reference code for this incident is UKR57382.

Summary

(1 woman)

شعيب الذكر, Shoa'ib Al-Zaker, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Local sources reported that Coalition warplanes carried out a strike on Shoa’ib Al-Zaker. According to Newsjorf, there were reports of deaths and injuries. Raqqa 24 reported “damage to residential houses.”

Summary

الجراف/حدة, Al Jarf/Hadda, Sana'a, Yemen

LOCATION

A US drone strike reportedly targeted Abdul Reza Shahlai, an Iranian Revolutionary Guard and Qods Force commander in Sana’a, overnight from January 2nd-3rd 2020. While initial reports suggested that Shahlai had been killed in the strike, official sources later indicated that he had survived. There was some indication that another Iranian soldier was killed, however.

Summary

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

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons

Causes of injury / death

Київський, Індустріальний, Салтівка, Московський район, Kyyivsʹkyy, Industrialʹnyy, Saltivka, Moskovsʹkyy district, Kharkiv, Ukraine

LOCATION

On April 19, 2022 alleged Russian missile strikes on the Moscow District of Kharkiv and other residential areas in Kharkiv are reported to have killed between three and 10 civilians and injured between 14 and 40 others. Most of the assessments of the strike are based on a report by the Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor’s Office,

Summary

3 – 10

14–40

Russian Military

اليرموك, Mosul, Yarmouk, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Local sources said that three named civilians from the same family were killed after a Coalition airstrike targeted a sniper on the roof of their house in Yarmouk neighborhood, West Mosul. MNN and Urgent Mosul News said that Sheikh Mohammed Fathi al-Hussein al-Rashdi and his wife and his son’s wife were among the victims. According

Summary

(2 women1 man)

LOCATION

عدن, Aden, Yemen

A single source, Press TV, reported that a US drone killed five “people” traveling in a vehicle in Aden on August 4, 2012. However, the same source referred to the strike as occurring in “eastern Yemen” while Aden is located in western Yemen. Another strike did occur in eastern Yemen on the same date (USYEM116-B),

Summary

Infrastructure

Vehicle

0 – 5

US Forces

Province/governorate

0–5

سرمين, Sarmin, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

On April 9th, 2023, in the town off Sarmin, east of Idlib, multiple sources allege artillery fire from Syrian and/or Russian forces killed 15 year old boy Ibrahim Musab Al Haj Musa and injured between three to four others, including a six year old child named Malak Khalaf, a three year old named Abdul Salam

Summary

(1 child)

3–4

17 تموز, Mosul, 17 July, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Local sources said that three named family members were killed and their daughter injured on the morning of April 8th, after an airstrike reportedly struck their house in West Mosul. They also reported a “number of wounded”. Yaqein said a “wrong” Coalition airstrike killed three and wounded two of the same family in West Mosul

Summary

(1 woman2 men)

US-led Coalition, Unknown

3 named, 1 familiy identified

البارة, Al Bara, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

On the morning of July 9, 2023, the town of Al Bara, Syria, was reportedly hit with shelling directed by Russian and/or Syrian government forces. As a result of this, three children were reported wounded, with one, a seven year old boy, subsequently dying due to his injuries. According to local sources, multiple civilian homes

Summary

(1 child)

Syrian Regime

3 named, 1 familiy identified

Salagle, Middle Juba, Somalia

LOCATION

Two civilian women were killed and two children were injured by alleged Kenyan or United Arab Emirates or US airstrikes on Salagle in Middle Jubba on June 16, 2023. The Horn Observer reported that two civilians, a mother and her child, were killed and two other children sustained injuries from airstrikes on Salagle. A tweet

Summary

(2 women)

US Forces, United Arab Emirates Military, Kenyan Military Forces

مطب البوراشد, , Matab Al Bourashed, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

On the 4th of August 2023, International Coalition forces and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) allegedly conducted an airdrop operation, which involved a ground action and helicopters, at dawn in the town of Matab Al Burashid, in Deir Ezzor, shooting and killing a civilian named Ali Abdel Hamid Al-Areed and injuring his brother. Multiple media

Summary

Airstrike, Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)

(1 man)

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons

Causes of injury / death

المدينة القديمة, Mosul, Old City, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Local sources reported that heavy airstrikes hit several neighbourhoods in Old Mosul on Tuesday, leading to ‘dozens of civilians killed and injured.’ One report suggested helicopters may have participated, though presently no further details are known. The Coalition later admitted it had killed one civilian in the area that day – see CI649.

Summary

12 – 24

12–24

US-led Coalition, Iraq Government Forces

بالقرب من قطن, Vicinity of Al-Qatn, Hadhramout, Yemen

LOCATION

Up to five people were killed and three others were injured following alleged US drone strikes on a moving vehicle in Qatan Valley, Hadhramout province at 3:15am on the 1st of August 2013. There was contention in reporting on the number and status of those killed. Some sources reported that all those killed were AQAP.

Summary

Infrastructure

Truck, Vehicle

2 – 5

(1 child1–4 men)

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)

US Forces

Suspected target

5 named, 1 familiy identified

Town

0–3

مزرعة ميسلون, Maysaloun Farms, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Three civilians including one child died and two others were injured in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Maysalon, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. No further details are currently available.

Summary

(1 child)