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Country
Caribbean Sea (11)
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Israel (21)
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Libya (235)
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Somalia (44)
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Unknown (12)
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YPG (86)
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International Forces (Unknown) (0)
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The method of military action or operation type
Strike Type
Strike Type
Airstrike (1811)
Drone Strike (269)
Airstrike and/or Artillery (580)
Artillery (487)
Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground) (65)
Ground operation (114)
Naval bombardment (16)
Unknown (3)
Reported source(s) of harm
Causes of Death / Injury
Causes of Death / Injury
Accidents related to conflict (19)
Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear (CBRN) (15)
Denial of access to/destruction of objects indispensable to survival (4)
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions (2538)
Incendiary (4)
Planted explosives and unexploded ordnance (UXO) (31)
Run over by vehicle (2)
Small arms and light weapons (173)
Unknown (11)
Use of objects and other means (2)
Electromagnetic weapons (0)
Grade indicating the degree to which sources reported the same belligerent(s)
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Strike Status
Contested strike (776)
Declared strike (270)
Likely strike (1699)
Single source claim (112)
Grade indicating the strength of available reporting on civilian harm
Civilian Harm Status
Civilian Harm Status
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Fair (2775)
Weak (234)
Contested (1608)
Discounted (41)
Unknown (0)
Statements released by the perpetrator on their military action(s) and the resulting civilian harm if acknowledged
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Belligerent Assessment
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People killed or injured, by demographic
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Casualty
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Men (4774)
Women (3831)
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Water (17)
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Incident Date
17 December 2009
Incident Code
USYEM002-C
Location
المعجلة, Al Majala, Abyan, Yemen
At least forty-seven civilians, including at least twenty-two children and twelve women, were reportedly killed after a US cruise-missile strike targeted an alleged AQAP training camp on the edge of Al-Majala village, Mahfad district of Abyan governorate, at around 6 AM on December 17th 2009. This was the first known strike in Yemen approved by…
Summary
Published
17 December 2009
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
47–64
Civilians reported injured
23–88
Military actors reported killed
6–24
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
8–9 January, 2007
Incident Code
USSOM002-C
Location
Hayo, Lower Juba, Somalia
According to international and local reports, up to 31 civilians, including at least one child, were killed as the town of Hayi or Xayo was subjected to either US or Ethiopian-waged airstrikes. Heavy civilian casualties were reported in airstrikes on Hayi near Afmadow, 250km northwest of Ras Kamboni, and other parts of southern Somalia, in…
Summary
Published
9 January 2007
Strike Type
Airstrike
,
Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)
Civilians reported killed
4–31
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
18 March 0025
Incident Code
ISPT180325zzzg
Location
محافظة رفح, Rafah Governorate, Palestinian territories
On March 18, 2025 - the day hostilities resumed following a ceasefire - 36-year-old Walaa Ali Rabie al-Hamas was killed in an alleged Israeli airstrike in Rafah. Her husband, Nael al-Hamas, was injured in the attack along with their children. Where possible, the names of the victims have been matched with the Palestinian Ministry of…
Summary
Published
19 December 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date
Incident Code
TS644
Location
الخالدية, Khalidiya village, Ain Essa countryside, Raqqa, Syria
On Saturday, October 7th, 2023, an alleged Turkish artillery shelling in Khalidiya village, located in the Ain Essa countryside, Syria, reportedly killed an elderly woman and injured at least one other person, her husband. Numerous sources, such as Facebook page Ehlê Qamişlo, have named the deceased woman as Amsha Muhammad Hilal Al-Baqer, aged 65, and her…
Summary
Published
7 October 2023
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
1–3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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