The Civilian Harm Watchdog
Casualty Recording
Research
Investigations
Policy
About
Civilian Casualty Archive
Start Date
End Date
Site of the incident
Country
Country
Iraq (288)
Israel (9)
Lebanon (58)
Libya (172)
Palestinian territories (825)
Qatar (1)
Somalia (41)
Syria (3186)
Türkiye (7)
Ukraine (41)
Yemen (58)
Caribbean Sea (0)
Iran (0)
Pacific Ocean (0)
Reported perpetrator (military, militant group, coalition, etc.)
Military Actor
Military Actor
7th Brigade (3)
Gaddafi Forces (16)
General National Congress (GNC) (1)
GNA/Turkish Military (5)
Government of National Accord (29)
Hezbollah Forces (1)
Iranian Military (36)
Israeli Military (903)
Jordanian Military (3)
Kenyan Defense Forces (1)
Kurdish Forces (1)
Libyan National Army (87)
Libyan rebel forces (4)
LNA/UAE Military/Egyptian Military (7)
NATO forces (42)
Palestinian Militants (19)
Russian Military (2257)
Syrian Democratic Forces (3)
Syrian Regime (1)
Turkish Military (293)
U.S. Forces (97)
U.S.-led Coalition (977)
UK Military (1)
Ukrainian Military (2)
Unknown (4)
Yemeni Air Force (1)
YPG (100)
Chadian Military (0)
Egyptian Military (0)
EU Military (0)
French Military (0)
International Forces (Unknown) (0)
U.S. Security Contractors (0)
United Arab Emirates Military (0)
The method of military action or operation type
Strike Type
Strike Type
Airstrike (1628)
Drone Strike (149)
Airstrike and/or Artillery (507)
Artillery (429)
Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground) (31)
Ground operation (72)
Naval bombardment (10)
Unknown (3)
Reported source(s) of harm
Causes of Death / Injury
Causes of Death / Injury
Accidents related to conflict (13)
Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear (CBRN) (15)
Denial of access to/destruction of objects indispensable to survival (3)
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions (2175)
Incendiary (4)
Planted explosives and unexploded ordnance (UXO) (40)
Run over by vehicle (2)
Small arms and light weapons (85)
Unknown (7)
Use of objects and other means (1)
Electromagnetic weapons (0)
Grade indicating the degree to which sources reported the same belligerent(s)
Strike Status
Strike Status
Contested strike (735)
Declared strike (208)
Likely strike (1391)
Single source claim (81)
Grade indicating the strength of available reporting on civilian harm
Civilian Harm Status
Civilian Harm Status
Confirmed (126)
Fair (2435)
Weak (238)
Contested (1853)
Discounted (33)
Unknown (0)
Statements released by the perpetrator on their military action(s) and the resulting civilian harm if acknowledged
Belligerent Assessment
Belligerent Assessment
Credible / Substantiated (120)
Duplicate (5)
Non credible / Unsubstantiated (749)
Not yet assessed (2737)
Open incident (21)
Under investigation (3)
People killed or injured, by demographic
Casualty
Casualty
Children (4685)
Men (4777)
Women (3833)
Children
✕
Type of affected facility or location
Infrastructure
Infrastructure
Agriculture (81)
Agricultural Land (9)
Livestock (16)
Silo (0)
Storage (1)
Equipment / Machinery (2)
Factory (4)
Commerce (50)
Market (38)
Bakery (5)
Grocery Store (0)
Shop (6)
Communications (1)
Internet (1)
Mobile (0)
Cultural Site (2)
Education (241)
Nursery (1)
Primary School (6)
Secondary School (7)
University / College (0)
Vocational School (0)
Religious School (1)
Emergency Services (2)
Police Station (1)
Civil Defense Station (1)
Healthcare (106)
Hospital (13)
Ambulance (5)
Clinic (1)
Temporary Healthcare Facility (2)
Humanitarian (24)
Evacuation Route (6)
Food/Water Distribution (13)
Aid Convoy (1)
IDP or Refugee Camp (189)
Legal (2)
Courthouse (1)
Prison (0)
Ministry (1)
Religious (28)
Mosque (11)
Prayer Space (1)
Residential (733)
House (18)
Apartment Building (53)
Resources (16)
Power Station (5)
Gas Facility (8)
Oil Facility (3)
Solar Panels (1)
Dam (2)
Transportation (5)
Road (2)
Bridge (0)
Airport (0)
Border crossing (2)
Port (1)
Vehicle (73)
Car (36)
Truck (9)
Motorcycle (9)
Bicycle (0)
Bus (2)
Boat (1)
Warehouse (7)
Construction Material (0)
Raw Material (0)
Consumer Goods (2)
Military (1)
Water (14)
Well (1)
Water tank (3)
Desalination Plant (1)
Financial (0)
Bank (0)
Media (0)
Radio Station (0)
Search
Order results by:
Incident Date
Publication Date
↓
4685 incidents
Incident Date
25 July 2022
Incident Code
RS4705
Location
شنان, Shanan village, Idlib, Syria
One child was injured as a result of artillery shelling by Russian or Syrian regime action targeting the village of Shanan, south of Idlib on Sunday 24th July 2022. The Syrian Civil Defense reported that they took the injured child to hospital for treatment and that he was injured "lightly".
Summary
Published
25 July 2022
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
View Incident
→
Incident Date
24 July 2022
Incident Code
YS141
Location
مخيم كويت الرحمة, Kuwait Al Rahma camp, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria
Up to three civilians have been killed and five injured, including a women and children, due to multiple alleged missile strike by the YPG forces on the Kuwait al- Rahma camp for internally displaced people, Afrin, Aleppo on July 24, 2022. Multiple sources named the civilian Hassan Shaban Madino, a young man who was displaced from…
Summary
Published
24 July 2022
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1–3
Civilians reported injured
2–5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
YPG
View Incident
→
Incident Date
24 July 2022
Incident Code
TS530
Location
الاسدية, Al Asadiya, Al Hassakah, Syria
Four civilians, including two children and their father, were injured in alleged Turkish shelling of al-Asadiya village in Zarkan district on July 24, 2022. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, the bombardment resulted in the injury of eight civilians, including a woman and two children, in the area from Abu Rasin (Zarkan) to…
Summary
Published
24 July 2022
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
4
Military actors reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
View Incident
→
Incident Date
22 July 2022
Incident Code
LC431
Location
مشروع الموز, Mashrou’ Al Muz, Tarabulus, Libya
Local sources reported that a woman and her two children were killed and the father was injured in shelling during clashes in Mashrou’ Al Muz in Tripoli on July 22, 2022. One source asserted that this news was not true. @tkyroogklshytk tweeted that a family near Mashrou’ Al Muz was killed due to shelling of…
Summary
Published
22 July 2022
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
0–3
Civilians reported injured
0–1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
GNA/Turkish Military
,
Libyan rebel forces
View Incident
→
Incident Date
22 July 2022
Incident Code
RS4704
Location
الجديدة, Al Jadida, Idlib, Syria
Up to eight civilians, including four to five children, were killed and up to 17 civilians, including between eight and nine children and a woman, were injured in alleged Russian airstrikes on the outskirts of Al-Jadida village and the outskirts of Al-Janoudia village on July 22, 2022. The Syrian Civil Defense (@SyriaCivilDefe) tweeted that seven…
Summary
Published
22 July 2022
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
IDP or Refugee Camp
,
Residential
,
Agriculture
(
Livestock
),
Vehicle
(
Motorcycle
)
Civilians reported killed
7–8
Civilians reported injured
13–17
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
View Incident
→
Incident Date
20 July 2022
Incident Code
TI086
Location
برخ, Parkh, Duhok, Iraq
Between eight and 10 civilians, including three children, were killed and up to 45 others, including four women and two children, were injured in alleged Turkish bombing of the village of Parkh on July 20, 2022. According to BasNews, five tourists were killed and 15 others were injured by Turkish shelling of a summer resort…
Summary
Published
20 July 2022
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
8–10
Civilians reported injured
20–45
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
View Incident
→
Incident Date
4 July 2022
Incident Code
CS1982
Location
الزر, Al Zer, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Two children under the age of 18 were killed during a joint Coalition and Syrian Democratic Forces airdrop operation in the village of Al Zer on July 4th, 2022. Sources were conflicted as to whether the two killed were civilians or members of ISIS. Al Khabour posted on Facebook that a young man named "Muhammad Fateh Khalaf…
Summary
Published
4 July 2022
Strike Type
Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)
Civilians reported killed
0–2
Military actors reported killed
0–2
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
YPG
,
U.S.-led Coalition
View Incident
→
Incident Date
4 July 2022
Incident Code
RS4701
Location
معارة النعسان, Maret Al Nassan, Idlib, Syria
A pregnant woman and a child were killed and between one and three others, including up to two children, were injured in alleged Russian or regime artillery/heavy machine gun attack on the village of Maret Al Nassan on July 4, 2022. According to @SyriaCivilDefe, a woman was killed and two children were injured in alleged…
Summary
Published
4 July 2022
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
1–3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
View Incident
→
Incident Date
4 July 2022
Incident Codes
TS524 ISSY025
Location
هوشان, Hoshan, Raqqa, Syria
One to two civilians were reported killed and three others were injured, including two children, on July 4th 2022, when Turkish or Israeli shelling targeted the village of Al-Hoshan in the countryside of Ain Issa, Syria. The majority of the sources blamed Turkey for the attack but Sout Al Hayat reported that it was as…
Summary
Published
4 July 2022
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
2–3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
,
Israeli Military
View Incident
→
Incident Date
29 June 2022
Incident Code
TS522
Location
حسن عرب, Arab Hassan, Aleppo, Syria
At least two civilians, children, were killed in alleged Turkish airstrikes/artillery strikes on Arab Hassan village in northern Manbij countryside on June 29, 2022. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, two civilians were killed when Turkish forces shelled the outskirts of Arab Hassan village in northern Manbij countryside. Manbij Media Center reported that…
Summary
Published
29 June 2022
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
View Incident
→
Incident Date
27 June 2022
Incident Code
YS138
Location
البلدق, Al Baldak, Jarablus, Aleppo, Syria
Two civilians, one girl and her mother were injured at dawn on June 27th 2022 by a reported missile shelling attributed to the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) / PKK/PYD or the Syrian regime in the town of Baldaq in the countryside of Al-Dhahirah area in Jarablus, in the eastern countryside of Aleppo, Syria. The Syrian…
Summary
Published
27 June 2022
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
YPG
View Incident
→
Incident Date
18 June 2022
Incident Code
YS137
Location
عبلة, Abla, Aleppo, Syria
Up to two civilians were killed and between five and six civilians, including up to four children and a woman, were injured in alleged Syrian Democratic Forces strikes on Abla village on June 18, 2022. According to @EuphratsPostNews, five people from one family, including three children, were injured when a guided missile struck Abla village.…
Summary
Published
18 June 2022
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
5–6
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
YPG
View Incident
→
Incident Date
15 June 2022
Incident Code
TI081
Location
سنونو, Sunin, Sinjar, Nineveh, Iraq
Between one to five civilians were reportedly killed, and three to ten were injured in Sunin, Sinjar, Iraq, as a result of an attack by a Turkish drone on June 15th 2022. Up to six militants were also reported killed in this attack. One child, Salah Shifan Khader Nassou, aged 11 or 12, was reported…
Summary
Published
15 June 2022
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1–5
Civilians reported injured
3–10
Military actors reported killed
6
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
View Incident
→
Incident Date
2 June 2022
Incident Code
TS513
Location
دادا عبدال, Dada Abdel, Al Hassakah, Syria
Between one and two civilians, including a child, were injured in alleged Turkish strikes on the village of Dada Abdel in Zarkan district on June 2, 2022. Hawar News reported that two people were injured when Turkish forces bombed the center of Zarghan district, its hospital, and villages, destroying a number of houses. Xeber24 added…
Summary
Published
2 June 2022
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
View Incident
→
Incident Date
2 June 2022
Incident Code
TS514
Location
طنب, Tanab, Aleppo, Syria
One civilian was injured in Tanab village, Shirawa district in the northern countryside of Afrin, Syria on June 2nd 2022 from "heavy gunfire" and "shelling" attributed to Turkish forces and the SNA by local sources. The civilian injured was reported to be Hassan Mustafa, aged between 12 and 13, according to different local sources. At…
Summary
Published
2 June 2022
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
View Incident
→
Incident Date
1 June 2022
Incident Code
TS512
Location
شيشة, Shisha, Raqqa, Syria
At least two civilians, including a child and a woman from the same family, were injured in alleged Turkish shelling of the villages of Gorik and Sheshi in western Gire Spi on June 1, 2022. Hawar News also reported that a woman and a child were injured in Turkish shelling of Sheshi village in the western…
Summary
Published
1 June 2022
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
View Incident
→
Incident Date
1 June 2022
Incident Code
YS134
Location
تل أبيض, Tal Abyad, Raqqa, Syria
Between two and four civilians were killed and up to 12 others were injured in alleged Syrian Democratic Forces airstrikes/drone strikes/shelling of Tal Abyad on June 1, 2022. @DeirEzzorNow tweeted the names of the victims: two brothers "Wassim and Bashar Al-Barhou", Hajj "Abdi Al-Hamran", Khaled Al-Halisi 34 years old, adding that in addition "several" were…
Summary
Published
1 June 2022
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
),
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
2–4
Civilians reported injured
6–12
Military actors reported killed
0–1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
YPG
View Incident
→
Incident Date
1 June 2022
Incident Code
YS135
Location
الحلونجي, Al Huwlanji, Aleppo, Syria
Between one and three civilians, including a child, were injured in alleged Syrian Democratic Forces' shelling and heavy machine gun fire on the Al-Muhsinli-Halunji road on June 1, 2022. According to the Syrian Civil Defense, a child was injured when the Syrian Civil Defense struck a car "with heavy machine guns on the Al-Muhsinli-Halunji road".…
Summary
Published
1 June 2022
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
1–3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
,
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
YPG
View Incident
→
Incident Date
Incident Code
YS133
Location
الحولنجي جنوب جرابلس, Al Huwlanji south of Jarablus, Aleppo, Syria
One child, Abdul Razzaq Muhammad, aged 9, was injured on May 29th 2022 when the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) were reported to target a civilian car with a guided missile, in the Al-Halwanji area, south of the city of Jarabulus, Syria, according to local sources. Abdul Rassaq Muhammad was taken to hospital in Jarabulus.
Summary
Published
29 May 2022
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
YPG
View Incident
→
Incident Date
26 May 2022
Incident Codes
TI080 YI003
Location
زيوا, Ziwa , Duhok, Iraq
At least two children were killed and up to two others, including a child, were injured in alleged Turkish or Kurdish strikes on Ziwa village on May 26, 2022. Birqi Omar, mukhtar (chieftain) of Ziwa village in Amedi town, told Rudaw’s Hunar Rashid that people from nearby areas were picnicking when bombs struck. “As far…
Summary
Published
26 May 2022
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
2–3
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
,
YPG
View Incident
→
Incident Date
17 May 2022
Incident Code
TS508
Location
قرية قرطاج, Qartage village, Raqqa, Syria
Five civilians, four children and a woman, were injured in alleged Turkish artillery shelling of the village of Qartage in Ain Issa countryside on May 17, 2022. Hawar News documented the names of the woman and the four children that were injured in the Turkish artillery shelling on Qartage farm south of Ain Issa. The…
Summary
Published
17 May 2022
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
View Incident
→
Incident Date
13 May 2022
Incident Code
TS507
Location
نبل و الزهراء, Nubl & Zahra districts, Aleppo, Syria
At least one civilian, a child, was killed and another civilian, a child, was injured in alleged Turkish strikes on a funeral procession in the towns of of Nubl and Al-Zahra on May 13, 2022. According to Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), a child was killed and another child was injured in the shelling…
Summary
Published
13 May 2022
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
View Incident
→
Incident Date
13 May 2022
Incident Code
RUK200
Location
Леб’яже, Lebyazhe, Kharkiv, Ukraine
On 13 May 2022, 4 civilians were reportedly wounded, including which a 15 year-old boy, by Russian shelling in Lebyazhe village, Kharkiv. Sources, quoting the press service of the Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor's Office, reported that Russian forces shelled twice the area. The first attack was conducted in the morning at around 11 am, and "as…
Summary
Published
13 May 2022
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
View Incident
→
Incident Date
13 May 2022
Incident Code
ISSY022
Location
محيط دمشق, Al-Suqaidi village, Maysaf city, Damascus, Syria
On May 13th 2022, five to six people were reported killed, one was reported to be a civilian, and seven to nine were injured, including one child, a young girl, when Israeli missiles hit the Central region of Syria in the vicinity of Al-Suqaidi village, Maysaf city, in the Hama countryside. Al Araby news reported…
Summary
Published
13 May 2022
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
1–9
Military actors reported killed
4–5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
View Incident
→
Incident Date
12 May 2022
Incident Code
TS506
Location
Manbij, Aleppo, Syria
At least two civilians, a woman and a child, were injured in alleged Turkish shelling of Manbij on May 12, 2022. According to Hawar News, a woman and a child were injured by Turkish shelling of Manbij. Xeber24 reported a similar civilian casualty toll that a woman and a child were injured. Al Etihad Media…
Summary
Published
12 May 2022
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
View Incident
→
Incident Date
6 May 2022
Incident Code
RUK179
Location
Василенкове, Vasylenkove, Kharkiv, Ukraine
On May 6, 2022, five civilians, including a woman and a child, were reportedly killed by an alleged Russian-planted exploding mine when attempting to evacuate to Kharkiv by car from Kupyansk. According to a post shared by the Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor's Office’s Telegram channel, Ukrainian authorities first became aware of this incident when approached by…
Summary
Published
6 May 2022
Strike Type
Ground operation
Infrastructure
Humanitarian
(
Evacuation Route
)
Civilians reported killed
5
Causes of Death / Injury
Planted explosives and unexploded ordnance (UXO)
Military Actor
Russian Military
View Incident
→
Incident Date
5 May 2022
Incident Code
RUK178
Location
«Фельдман Екопарк» смт. Лісне Харківський район, territory of "Feldman Ecopark" Lisne Kharkiv district, Kharkiv, Ukraine
On May 5, 2022, Feldman Ecopark, a site located to the north of the city of Kharkiv, was reportedly hit with Russian shelling. According to officials, local media, and the park’s owner, this resulted in the death of a fifteen-year-old boy and up to three civilians sustaining injuries, two of them serious. According to the…
Summary
Published
5 May 2022
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2–3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
View Incident
→
Incident Date
4 May 2022
Incident Code
RUK174
Location
Старий Салтів, Staryi Saltiv, Kharkiv, Ukraine
Four civilians, including a child, were killed and two injured, a woman and her six month old daughter, in an alleged Russian military personnel attack near Staryi Saltiv on a 15 vehicle convoy which had been evacuating the then Russian occupied city of Vovchansk on May 4, 2022. Investigators arrived at the scene two days…
Summary
Published
4 May 2022
Strike Type
Artillery
Infrastructure
Humanitarian
(
Evacuation Route
)
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
2
Military actors reported killed
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
View Incident
→
Incident Date
4 May 2022
Incident Code
RUK176
Location
Лозівський район, Lozivsʹkyy district, Kharkiv, Ukraine
On May 4th 2022, an 11 year-old boy was injured as a result of alleged Russian shelling in the Lozova district of Kharkiv. The Head of Kharkiv Oblast Oleg Sinegubov commented on Facebook: “Today, as a result of enemy shelling, an 11-year-old child was injured in the Loziv district”. According to Suspilne News, the boy…
Summary
Published
4 May 2022
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
View Incident
→
Incident Date
24 April 2022
Incident Code
TS503
Location
قرية بندرخان, Bandar Khan village, Raqqa, Syria
At least one civilian, a 16 year old, was killed and others were injured, including an elderly man, were injured in alleged Turkish strikes on Bandar Khan village on April 24, 2022. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that a civilian was killed by Turkish artillery shelling of a regime military checkpoint in Bandar…
Summary
Published
24 April 2022
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
View Incident
→
←
1
…
38
39
40
41
42
…
157
→
