Civilian Casualties

12 – 24

(2–6 children2–6 women)

LOCATION

A single source, NINA, alleged that the Coalition had killed 13 civilians during airstrikes on ISIS targets in the south of Mosul city. According to the National Iraqi News Agency, “33 civilians were martyred and wounded, including women and children, following aerial bombardment by the international Coalition which targeted residential areas in the south of Mosul,

Summary

(7 children5 women)

عرقوب, Arqoub, Abyan, Yemen

LOCATION

code: USYEMTr209
incident_date: 2019-08-31
status: publish
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Summary

Airstrike, Naval bombardment

US Forces, United Arab Emirates Military

Suspected target

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)

12–24

Near Ameyra and Timirshe, Noogal, Somalia

LOCATION

A US drone strike intended to target an Islamic State hideout near the remote Ameyra and Timirshe villages in the Golis Mountain region, killed two civilians and injured another, according to multiple local and international media sources. However in April 2020, AFRICOM insisted the targets “were ISIS-Somalia leadership and media operatives.”” At the time of

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

(2 men)

الفلوجة‎, Fallujah, Al Anbar, Iraq

LOCATION

Local sources reported that either government shelling or a warplane from the international Coalition struck civilians betwen noon and 1pm as they were using the Albu Shajal crossing point north of Fallujah, allegedly killing up to 14 non-combatants and injuring 12 more. According to Al Fallujah News there were two strikes at the crossing point,

Summary

11 – 14

(6 children4 women)

ملعب نادي وحدة شحير, Wahid Shoheer Club stadium, Hadramaut, Yemen

LOCATION

Three missiles hit motorbikes killing three to five Al Qaeda militants and injuring between one and 15 people including 14 civilians. The alleged US drone strike occurred in Shehr in Hadramout province in the evening on December 24th, 2012. The number of people injured in the strike varies greatly from one to two militants reported

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

Infrastructure

Motorcycle, Vehicle

(0–1 men)

1–14

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)

US Forces

Suspected target

Belligerents reported injured

3–5

1–2

near Buulo Fuulay, Bay, Somalia

LOCATION

Two civilians were killed in a US strike near Buulo Fuulay, according to a pro Al Shabaab outlet. Somali Memo wrote: “More details about the bombings of US warplanes hit the Bay region in southern Somalia on Wednesday night. Drones bombed a scooter with two civilians Saturday night, the killed were forced out of Buhodle

Summary

(2 men)

LOCATION

At least ten civilians were reported killed and 13 or more injured, after a Coalition strike at 8.30am which targeted a Daesh IED facility also reportedly hit a next-door dairy factory in Mosul. According to the local Nineveh Reporters’ Network, the attack “killed all elements of the organization [Daesh] who were inside the booby-trapping plant,

Summary

5 – 13

(1 man)

13–28

معربليت, Ma’arbelet, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

On August 1st 2023, Syrian regime and/or Russian forces reportedly shelled the village of Ma’arbelet, south of Idlib, resulting in the injury of at least one civilian, a child. @SyriaCivilDefe stated that the child was in critical condition. Local sources including @RadioAlKul reported that a number of civilians were wounded by artillery shelling, but did

Summary

1–2

Russian Military, Syrian Regime

البوكمال, Al Bukamal, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Around ten people were killed and an unknown number wounded in alleged Coalition artillery strikes that reportedly targeted Iranian and Lebanese militias in the city of Al Bukamal, Deir Ezzor governorate, on December 25th, 2019, according to local sources. It is unclear if those killed were civilians or belligerents. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights

Summary

0 – 3

0–2

Belligerents reported injured

7–10

حي المثنى, Mosul, al-Muthanna, al-Masaref, al-Tahrir, and al-Qadisiyah, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

According to single source the National Iraqi News Agency, 12 civilians died and 11 were “severely wounded” in Coalition airstrikes on the neighbourhoods of al-Muthanna, al-Masaref, al-Tahrir, and al-Qadisiyah, north of Mosul. MNN cited Kurdish official Ghyath Surja as saying the Coalition had carried out a targeted strike on a vehicle at al-Muthanna, though did

Summary

(3 children1 woman)

دير سنبل, Deir Sinbol, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

On the morning of August 26th 2023, an elderly male civilian was “slightly injured” according to Syrian Civil Defence (@SyriaCivilDefe), during shelling allegedly carried out by the Syrian regime and/or Russian forces on a residential neighborhood in the village of Deir Sunbul, south Idlib, Syria. The Syrian Civil Defence (@SyriaCivilDefe) reported that their volunteers gave

Summary

Russian Military, Syrian Regime

منطقة ‎‎ال عتيق, Al Ateeq area, Shabwa, Yemen

LOCATION

Several sources reported that US airstrikes targeted AQAP militants in Wadi Yashbum, Shabwa province, at dawn on March 2nd 2017. Some local language Twitter sources reported that three areas of the Yashbum Valley had been targeted by US strikes simultaneously. There were some allegations of civilian harm from the wider US campaign in the area,

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

Infrastructure

Prayer Space, Religious, Residential

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)

US Forces

Suspected target

4–8

LOCATION

حماة, Hama, Idlib, Syria

In an incident previously unknown to Airwars, on December 1st 2016 the Coalition said it had concluded an assessment on a possible incident “near Hama, Iraq”. Officials later informed Airwars that the alleged incident in fact took place near Hama, Syria. The incident was reported in the December 2016 Coalition report as: “Feb. 15, 2016,

Summary

0–1

تل الهوى بالقرب من الراعي شرقي حلب, Tal al-Hawa near al-Rai, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

A young boy was injured in missile strikes coming from areas controlled by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and the Syrian regime in the village of Tal al-Hawa, east of Aleppo, on the morning of September 3rd, 2023. The Syrian Civil Defense alleged that the strikes came from the “joint control areas” of the regime

Summary

YPG, Syrian Regime

الشعفة, Al Shaafa, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Alleged Coalition airstrike and artillery shelling targeted a residential area in Al Shaafa town, reportedly killing a total of six civilians. Among the declared victims were a family of four civilians that were killed when artillery shelling targeted their house. In addition, Sputnik reported the death of a Chechen civilian woman. Citing Khida Saratov, a member

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

(3 children2 women1 man)

7 named, 1 familiy identified

Mosul, Tanak neighbourhood, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Local residents told Airwars researchers that two entire families – 21 people in total – died as a result of alleged Coalition air strikes on their house in Tanak neighbourhood in East Mosul, on March 25th 2016. This was reported in an interview with two witnesses, Jassim Khalaf and Mohammed Sabri, on June 11th 2017.

Summary

الأمل, Al Amal, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On October 15th 2023, five members of the Abu Musa family, including two children, a woman, and two men, were reportedly killed and at least two children from the same family and a man were reportedly injured by an alleged Israeli bombing in the Al Amal neighbourhood in Khan Yunis, located in the South of

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

Infrastructure

Residential

(2 children1 woman2 men)

Israeli Military

7 named, 1 familiy identified

Names matched with MoH IDs

Geolocation

Neighbourhood/area

البوبدران, Al Soussa: al Boubadran, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

One child from the town of Abu Kamal died of his injuries according to multiple sources, following shrapnel injuries to the head received at some point in an air or artillery strike between December 2nd and 4th. Abdul Aziz Maher Jamal Al-Khabour died in the village of al Boubadran near al Soussa. Smart News said that

Summary

(1 child)

LOCATION

An alleged Coalition airstrike on a neighbourhood in eastern Mosul also reportedly killed an entire family. According to NRN News, “Our correspondent said that the bombing was aimed at the home district council of Mosul by Zuhair al-Jubouri in a neighbourhood used by Daesh. But the rocket landed on the house next door, killing five

Summary

(4 children1 woman)

ابيت حانون, Beit Hanoun, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On October 8, 2023, Israeli forces reportedly bombed the Shabat family home in Beit Hanoun, killing at least 19 civilians, including 13 children and three women, and trapping an unknown number of others under rubble. Two sources, Khalid Abdel Rahman alongside Mezan, reported the bombing on October 7 without indicating the time of the attack,

Summary

(13 children3 women3 men)

Israeli Military

19 named, 1 familiy identified

Names matched with MoH IDs

Geolocation

Exact location (via Airwars)

بليون, Balyon, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

On June 9, 2020, alleged Russian air strikes on Baylon resulted in the deaths of two civilians, including a woman, with multiple sources stating that between four and eight civilians were injured, including several children between the ages of 4-14. Abdullah Ahmad al-Dani was reportedly killed by a strike on his home on June 9,

Summary

(1 woman1 man)

2 named, 1 familiy identified

LOCATION

10 to 40 civilians were reported killed, and 13 to 36 injured following alleged Coalition airstrikes in west Mosul. Mosul Eye offered a detailed description of affected neighbourhoods, claiming that airstrikes had hit: “– A home in the Muhammadiyah area near the kindergarten which also damaged neighbours’ houses around it and led to the fall

Summary

10 – 40

(2 children2 women)

13–36

رفح, Rafah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On October 9th, 2023 an alleged Israeli airstrike hit the Al-Hashash family home, northwest of Rafah, south of the Gaza strip reportedly killing two people. Quds news reported that others were wounded but did not provide a specific figure. No source named or identified the two killed but they were referred to as “martyrs”. Salma

Summary

قرية التوخار, Al Tafkhar village, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

At least one civilian was injured in alleged Turkish shelling of the village of Al Tafkhar on February 28, 2022. Hawar News reported that a civilian was injured by Turkish shelling on the village of Al Tafkhar. The media center of the Manbij Military Council said that the Turkish forces struck at exactly 8:00 this

Summary

Turkish Military

الموصل‎, Mosul, East [Cultural group], Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

According to local sources, a targeted Coalition strike on the local head of ISIL’s sharia courts killed both him and his wife. They reportedly held French passports. The strike targeted the Al-Majmoa’ Al-Thaqafiya area of western Mosul. In the second of their March 2020 civilian casualty reports, the US-led Coalition assessed reports that they were

Summary

(1 woman)

برج المصرى, Al Masry Tower , Rafah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On Thursday, October 12, 2023, a residential apartment building in Al-Masry Tower in the centre of the city of Rafah was reportedly hit by an alleged Israeli strike killing the four young children of Yasser Al-Bardawil – two sons and two daughters – and injuring a further 28 civilians, according to a Shehab Agency correspondent.

Summary

(4 children)

Israeli Military

4 named, 1 familiy identified

Names matched with MoH IDs

Geolocation

Exact location (via Airwars)

LOCATION

Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria

Euphrates Post, amongst other sources, reported that “the bodies of Ramadhan Sheikh’s family were found in the rubble after being lost for nearly two months in the city of Raqqa. They’re from Jabila neighbourhood in Deir Ezzor”. DCHRS listed eight victims, including Mr Ramadhan Sheikh, his wife and six of his children. It is currently

Summary

(6 children1 woman)

7 named, 1 familiy identified