Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

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Civilian Harm Status
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Infrastructure

Incident date

June 3, 2024

Incident Code

ISSY047

LOCATION

حيان, Hayyan, Aleppo, Syria

On Monday, June 3rd, 2024, a number of civilians were reportedly killed in addition to between 12 to 17 militants that were killed and 15 others militants who were injured, following an alleged airstrike by the Israeli military on a copper factory located in the town of Hayyan, to the northeast of Aleppo, Syria. The

Summary

First published
December 31, 2024
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Raw Material, Warehouse
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
2
Cause of injury / death
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Airwars civilian harm grading
Weak
Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
Suspected belligerent
Israeli Military
Suspected targets
Hezbollah, Iranian military
Belligerents reported killed
12–17
Belligerents reported injured
15
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Incident date

April 6, 2022

Incident Code

RUK099

LOCATION

Золочів, Zolochiv, Kharkiv, Ukraine

On April 6th, 2022, a 33-year-old civilian was reported killed and three civilians, a woman over 50-years-old and two 65-66-year-olds (a man and a woman), were reported injured after an alleged Russian shelling of Zolochiv, Kharkiv. Viktor Kovalenko, the head of the community, reported that the 33-year-old civilian was running “from his house to the

Summary

First published
April 6, 2022
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Artillery
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
1
(1 man)
Civilians reported injured
3
Cause of injury / death
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Airwars civilian harm grading
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Suspected belligerent
Russian Military
Geolocation
Town
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Incident date

March 20, 2017

Incident Code

CS597

LOCATION

كسرة شيخ (جمعة), Kasrat Sheikh (Juma'a), Raqqa, Syria

Smart News, Syria Mirror and Rasd all reported that “A man and his son who are displaced from Aleppo were killed in Kasrat Sheikh village in the countryside of Raqqa when their car was targeted yesterday.” Syrian Observatory for Human Rights blamed the Coalition for the airstrike.

Summary

First published
March 20, 2017
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
2
(1 child)
Airwars civilian harm grading
Weak
Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
Suspected belligerent
US-led Coalition
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Incident date

September 23, 2024

Incident Code

ISLB230924zzi

LOCATION

المعيصرة, Al-Maaysra in Jbeil, Southern Lebanon, Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate, Lebanon

On Monday 23rd of September, 2024, an alleged Israeli airstrike hit a house in the town of Al-Maaysra in Jbeil, Southern Lebanon, killing at least five civilians, and one potential militant – all members of the same family. Those killed were named online as: Hajja Saadi Ayoub Umm Wahid, Mohammed Hassan Hussein, his wife Maha

Summary

First published
September 23, 2024
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
5 – 7
(1–2 children4 women0–1 men)
Cause of injury / death
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Airwars civilian harm grading
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Suspected belligerent
Israeli Military
Named victims
6 named, 1 familiy identified
Geolocation
Village
Belligerents reported killed
0–1
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Incident date

April 23, 2022

Incident Code

RUK139

LOCATION

Слатине, Slatyne, Kharkiv, Ukraine

Two male civilians were killed in the village of Slatyno, Kharkiv Region by shelling in an attack suspected to have been carried out by Russian service personnel on a residential building in the early afternoon. Images shared online by the Ukrainian Independent Information Agency show a single story house to have been collapsed and destroyed

Summary

First published
April 23, 2022
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Artillery
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
2
(2 men)
Cause of injury / death
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Airwars civilian harm grading
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Suspected belligerent
Russian Military
Geolocation
Village
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Incident date

March 24, 2017

Incident Code

CI576

LOCATION

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

Local sources said that eleven civilians were killed and 14 others were injured due to airstrikes and artillery shelling in several neighborhoods in the west of Mosul. While Sputnik News blamed the Coalition, other sources did not say who carried out the strikes.

Summary

First published
March 24, 2017
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
11
Civilians reported injured
14
Airwars civilian harm grading
Contested
Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
Suspected belligerents
US-led Coalition, Unknown
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Incident date

September 18, 2024

Incident Code

ISPT180924f

LOCATION

مدرسة ابن الهيثم، الشجاعي، مدينة غزة, Ibn Al Haytham School, Al Shuja’iyya neighborhood, Gaza City, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

Around midday on Wednesday, September 18th 2024, at least seven civilians, including two women and four children, were reportedly killed, and dozens of others, including a child along with his father, were injured, in a declared Israeli airstrike which hit the Ibn Al Haytham School located at the end of Omar Al Mukhtar Street in

Summary

First published
December 15, 2024
Last updated
January 27, 2025
Strike status
Declared strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
7 – 10
(4–6 children2 women1 man)
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Cause of injury / death
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Airwars civilian harm grading
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Impact
Education
Impact on services or infrastructure relating to education, health or food supply. See methodology note for details.
Known belligerent
Israeli Military
Named victims
9 named, 2 families identified
Geolocation
Exact location (other)
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Incident date

May 8, 2022

Incident Code

RUK183

LOCATION

Богодухів, Bohodukhiv, Kharkiv, Ukraine

On May 8th 2022 one civilian, a 48 year old woman, was killed and three other civilians were injured when alleged Russian forces shells hit Bohodukhiv in Kharkiv. Objectiv.tv reported that the prosecutor’s office said “on May 8th, 2022, Russian serviceman simultaneously opened fire on the city of Bogudukhov and the village of Lozovaya in

Summary

First published
May 8, 2022
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Artillery
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
1
(1 woman)
Civilians reported injured
3
Cause of injury / death
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Airwars civilian harm grading
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Suspected belligerent
Russian Military
Geolocation
City
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Incident date

March 29, 2017

Incident Code

CS638

LOCATION

الرحيات, Al Rahiat, Raqqa, Syria

Three civilians including a child died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Al Rahiat village, according to local media. Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently said that Coalition raids on the village hit a green car and then a second car in a car wash.The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights also put the death toll at

Summary

First published
March 29, 2017
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
3
(1 child)
Airwars civilian harm grading
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Suspected belligerent
US-led Coalition
Named victims
3 named
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Incident date

December 10, 2023

Incident Code

R4637

LOCATION

دارة عزة, Darat Azza, west of Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria

Two siblings, a boy and a girl, were injured by an artillery attack reportedly perpetrated by the Syrian regime forces and/or Russian military before midnight on Saturday, December 10, 2023, on the residential neighborhoods of city of Darat Azza, west of Aleppo, Syria. Iman Abu Talib and Muhammad Abu Talib, a girl and boy, were

Summary

First published
December 10, 2023
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Strike status
Contested strike
Strike type
Artillery
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
Unknown
Civilians reported injured
2
Cause of injury / death
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Airwars civilian harm grading
Contested
Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
Suspected belligerents
Russian Military, Syrian Regime
Named victims
2 named, 1 familiy identified
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Incident date

May 13, 2022

Incident Code

RUK199

LOCATION

Лозівська громада, Lozova Community, Kharkiv, Ukraine

On May 13rd 2022, a civilian described as a woman, was reportedly injured by a Russian rocket attack in Lozivska (Loziv) community, Kharkiv. Sources quoted Loziv City Mayor Serhii Zelenskyi who said that “a dozen private houses were damaged, windows in multi-storey buildings were broken. A cultural center and a critical infrastructure object were damaged.”

Summary

First published
May 13, 2022
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Strike status
Single source claim
Strike type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
Unknown
Civilians reported injured
1
Cause of injury / death
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Airwars civilian harm grading
Weak
Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
Suspected belligerent
Russian Military
Geolocation
Subdistrict
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Incident date

April 2, 2017

Incident Code

CI600

LOCATION

حي الفاروق, Mosul, Farouk, Nineveh, Iraq

Local sources reported that warplanes hit civilians while they were on their way to bury a non-combatant who was killed by an earlier airstrike on Al Farouk neighborhood in West Mosul. Yaqein quoted press sources saying that “the warplanes bombarded the neighborhood of Al-Faruq and Mkawi on the right side of Mosul, killing and wounding

Summary

First published
April 2, 2017
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Airwars civilian harm grading
Contested
Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
Suspected belligerents
US-led Coalition, Iraq Government Forces
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Incident date

November 28, 2023

Incident Code

R4632

LOCATION

كتيان, Kitian, Idlib, Idlib, Syria

On Tuesday, November 28th, 2023, four members of the same family: a father, a mother and their two children, were injured as a result of an alleged artillery strike with guided missiles by the Syrian regime and/or the Russian military and/or the Iranian military on the Katyan-Zardana road, north of Idlib, Syria. Conflicting information was

Summary

First published
December 13, 2024
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Strike status
Contested strike
Strike type
Artillery
Infrastructure
Agriculture
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
0 – 6
Civilians reported injured
4
Cause of injury / death
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Airwars civilian harm grading
Contested
Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
Suspected belligerents
Russian Military, Iranian Military, Syrian Regime
Named victims
4 named, 1 familiy identified
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Incident date

April 24, 2023

Incident Code

TS591

LOCATION

عين العبد, Ain Al Abd, Al Hassakah, Syria

Two young girls and a boy were killed and two other children were injured, all of which were from the same family, by alleged Turkish shelling of the village of Ain al-Abd on April 24, 2023. Hawar News reported that two young sisters were killed and two young brothers and a sister were injured by

Summary

First published
April 24, 2023
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Artillery
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
3
(3 children)
Civilians reported injured
2
Cause of injury / death
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Airwars civilian harm grading
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Suspected belligerent
Turkish Military
Named victims
5 named, 1 familiy identified
Geolocation
Village
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Incident date

April 8, 2017

Incident Code

CI619

LOCATION

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

Local sources, possibly referring to a statement originating with Al Amaq [ISIL’s media wing], said that that 13 civilians were killed and 91 were injured – mostly children and women – in shelling and bombing by the Coalition and Iraqi forces on several neighborhoods in West Mosul.  

Summary

First published
April 8, 2017
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
13
Civilians reported injured
91
Airwars civilian harm grading
Contested
Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
Suspected belligerent
US-led Coalition
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Incident date

November 4, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0873

LOCATION

شارع المنصورة، حي الشجاعية، مدينة غزة, Mansoura Street, Shujaiya neighbourhood, Gaza City, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

Shortly before 9:29 AM on November 4th, 2023, an alleged Israeli airstrike reportedly struck the home of the Aslim family located at the beginning of Mansoura Street in the Shujaiya neighbourhood, east of Gaza City, reportedly resulting in the death and injury of a number of people. In a tweet, the Shehab Agency reported that

Summary

First published
December 24, 2024
Last updated
April 14, 2025
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Cause of injury / death
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Airwars civilian harm grading
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Suspected belligerent
Israeli Military
Geolocation
Street
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Incident date

June 25, 2023

Incident Code

R4522

LOCATION

جسر الشغور, Jisr Al Shoughar, Idlib, Syria

Between 6 and 11 civilians were killed and 30 to 61 others, including at least 2 children, were injured by alleged Russian airstrikes on Jisr Al Shoughar on June 25, 2023. @SyriaCivilDefe initially reported the casualty toll as five civilians killed and more than 20 injured but later tweeted that the death toll had risen

Summary

First published
June 25, 2023
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Market
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
6 – 11
Civilians reported injured
30–61
Cause of injury / death
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Airwars civilian harm grading
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Suspected belligerent
Russian Military
Named victims
32 named
Geolocation
Exact location (via Airwars)
Belligerents reported killed
0–3
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Incident date

April 13, 2017

Incident Code

CS688

LOCATION

حطلة, Hatla, Deir Ezzor, Syria

The state news agency Sana reported the death of ‘hundreds of people’ in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Hatla. The Coalition said they were not responsible. However in its own published reports for that day the Coalition did later confirm three strikes in the province. According to Sana: “The General Command of the Army and

Summary

First published
April 13, 2017
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
0 – 100
Airwars civilian harm grading
Contested
Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
Suspected belligerent
US-led Coalition
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Incident date

December 4, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT1460

LOCATION

قرب مقبرة الفلوجة القصبي مخيم جباليا, Vicinity of Al-Fallujah cemetery, Al-Qassabi neighbourhood, Jabalia Refugee Camp, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

At least 53 civilians, including 17 women and 20 children, were killed and at least six others, including at least one child, were injured by alleged Israeli airstrikes on the family home of the Al-Sharafi family in the Al-Qassabi neighbourhood of Jabalia Refugee Camp the morning of December 4, 2023. Ahmed Alshrafi (Al-Sharafi) posted an

Summary

First published
January 10, 2025
Last updated
January 13, 2025
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
IDP or Refugee Camp, Residential
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
53 – 56
(20–25 children17–18 women12–15 men)
Civilians reported injured
6
Cause of injury / death
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Airwars civilian harm grading
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Suspected belligerent
Israeli Military
Named victims
59 named, 3 families identified
Names matched with MoH IDs
26
Geolocation
Nearby landmark
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Incident date

November 7, 2024

Incident Code

ISPT071124t

LOCATION

مدرسة ذكور الشاطئ الإبتدائية (ج), Al-Shati Elementary Boys School, Al Shati refugee camp, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

At least 17 civilians and at least one Hamas militant were killed after a declared Israeli airstrike on the Al-Shati Boys Elementary School (Shuhaybar School) in the Al-Shati Refugee Camp west of Gaza City on 7 November, 2024. The school was reportedly housing thousands of displaced people at the time of the strike. The Israel

Summary

First published
February 6, 2025
Last updated
February 27, 2025
Strike status
Declared strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Education, IDP or Refugee Camp, Primary School
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
17 – 18
(10–12 children3 women2–5 men)
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Cause of injury / death
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Airwars civilian harm grading
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Known belligerent
Israeli Military
Known target
Palestinian Forces
Named victims
18 named, 2 families identified
Geolocation
Exact location (other)
Belligerents reported killed
1–2
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Incident date

April 24, 2017

Incident Code

CS727

LOCATION

سوق الهال, Tabaqah, Vegetable market in south of city, Raqqa, Syria

Six civilians died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on the vegetable market in the south of Tabaqa, according to local media. The journalist Mohab Nasser and Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently named the victims. JisirTv also blamed the Coalition and put the death toll at six.

Summary

First published
April 24, 2017
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
6
Airwars civilian harm grading
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Suspected belligerent
US-led Coalition
Named victims
6 named
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Incident date

November 13, 2024

Incident Code

ISPT131124v

LOCATION

المواصي، خان يونس, Al-Mawasi area, Khan Younis, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

A declared Israeli airstrike struck tents for internally displaced persons in the al-Masawi area of Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip on November 13, 2024. At least two civilians were killed: Amir Hussam Fayez Abu Taha, 14 years old; and Ahmed Raafat Ahmed al-Jamal, 21 years old. While at least one local source reported that four others

Summary

First published
March 29, 2025
Strike status
Declared strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Healthcare, IDP or Refugee Camp, Residential, Temporary Healthcare Facility
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
2
(1 child1 man)
Civilians reported injured
4–21
Cause of injury / death
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Airwars civilian harm grading
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Known belligerent
Israeli Military
Named victims
2 named
Geolocation
Exact location (other)
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Incident date

April 28, 2017

Incident Code

CS749

LOCATION

شارع فلسطين, Tabaqah, Palestine Street, Raqqa, Syria

Eighteen civilians including 11 children and three women, died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Filastin Palestine Street, Al Tabaqa. There is, however, uncertainty about the date ofthe incident: Mohab Nasser puts it at April 28th and eyewitnesses told Human Rights Watch that the attack happened in late April. The Syrian Network for Human Rights

Summary

First published
April 28, 2017
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
18
(11 children3 women)
Cause of injury / death
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Airwars civilian harm grading
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Suspected belligerent
US-led Coalition
Named victims
18 named, 2 families identified
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Incident date

May 7, 2024

Incident Code

USSOM430

LOCATION

Furuqley village near Qoryoley District , Lower Shabele, Somalia

code: USSOM430
incident_date: 2024-05-07
status: publish
civilian_harm_status:

Summary

First published
May 7, 2024
Last updated
June 6, 2025
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Vehicle
Civilian harm reported
No
Civilians reported killed
Unknown
Cause of injury / death
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Suspected belligerent
International Forces (Unknown)
Suspected target
Al-Shabaab
Belligerents reported killed
2
Belligerents reported injured
2
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Incident date

November 27, 2024

Incident Code

R4709

LOCATION

سَرْمِين, Sarmin, Idlib, Syria

On Wednesday, 27 November 2024, a 54-year-old woman named Rose Ismail al-Ali was seriously injured when an artillery shell struck an olive press in the city of Sarmin, in the Idlib Governorate, and she died due to her wounds the day after, Thursday, 28 November 2024. In the same attack, another woman was also reportedly injured.

Summary

First published
March 28, 2025
Strike status
Contested strike
Strike type
Artillery
Infrastructure
Agriculture, Equipment / Machinery
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
1
(1 woman)
Civilians reported injured
1
Cause of injury / death
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Airwars civilian harm grading
Contested
Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
Suspected belligerents
Russian Military, Syrian Regime, Iranian Military
Named victims
1 named
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Incident date

May 9, 2017

Incident Code

CI702

LOCATION

مشيرفة, Mosul, Meshrfa, Nineveh, Iraq

A girl and a man were killed by mortar fire in western Mosul, according to local reports. Sawlf Ateka posted on Facebook that a girl named Rama was killed by a mortar which landed on their home in the Meshrfa neighborhood of western Mosul. The attack wounded “all members of her family” as well. Separately,

Summary

First published
May 9, 2017
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
2
(1 child1 man)
Civilians reported injured
2
Airwars civilian harm grading
Contested
Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
Suspected belligerents
US-led Coalition, Unknown
Named victims
2 named
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Incident date

October 25, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0603

LOCATION

منزل الاعلامي  سائد الحلبي في مخيم جباليا, Home of journalist Saed Al-Halabi,  Al-Hoja Street in the Al-Hawja area of Jabalia Camp, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

code: ISPT0603
incident_date: 2023-10-25
status: publish
civilian_harm_status: Fair

Summary

First published
June 8, 2025
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
IDP or Refugee Camp, Residential
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
20
(6 children5 women7 men)
Civilians reported injured
17–19
Cause of injury / death
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Airwars civilian harm grading
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Suspected belligerent
Israeli Military
Named victims
23 named, 1 familiy identified
Names matched with MoH IDs
1
Geolocation
Street
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Incident date

November 13, 2016

Incident Code

TS008

LOCATION

الباب, Al Bab, Aleppo, Syria

Various sources reported intense attacks by Turkish and FSA forces on Al Bab in a push to oust ISIS from the city. The only source which reported civilian casualties was the ISIS-affiliated propaganda outlet Al A’amaq: “One dead and three civilians injured, one of them in a critical condition. following Turkish artillery bombardment of the

Summary

First published
November 13, 2016
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
3
Airwars civilian harm grading
Weak
Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
Suspected belligerent
Turkish Military
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Incident date

May 13, 2017

Incident Code

CS816

LOCATION

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria

One civilian male was reportedly killed in alleged Coalition airstrikes in Raqqa. The victim was named Naseem Mohammed Saeed al Salama and was from Al Quaryatayn in Homs governorate in east Syria. Only one source, the Violations Documentation Center in Syria, alleged that the Coalition was responsible. No further details are currently available.

Summary

First published
May 13, 2017
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
1
(1 man)
Airwars civilian harm grading
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Suspected belligerent
US-led Coalition
Named victims
1 named
View Incident

Incident date

August 18, 2019

Incident Code

RS4046

LOCATION

معرة النعمان, Ma'aret al-Nu'man, Idlib, Syria

One civilian was reported killed and two members of Syrian Civil Defense injured in the second of two consecutive alleged Russian airstrikes on Ma’aret al-Nu’man, Idlib, on August 18th, 2019. Shaam News reported that, following a previous airstrike, “when civil defense teams arrived at the site to evacuate the wounded, Russian warplanes repeated its raids

Summary

First published
August 18, 2019
Last updated
April 8, 2025
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Cause of injury / death
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Airwars civilian harm grading
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Suspected belligerent
Russian Military
Suspected target
Unknown
Named victims
2 named
Geolocation
City
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