Civilian Casualties

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons

(1 woman)

Causes of injury / death

جسر الشغور, city of Jisr Al Shughour, western Idlib, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

On Monday evening, 25 September 2023, between seven and 10 civilians, including two children and up to four women (one of whom was pregnant), were injured in missile strikes and artillery shelling allegedly by Syrian regime forces and/or Russian forces and/or Iranian forces on residential neighborhoods, the popular market and near the mosque in the

Summary

Water

7–10

Russian Military, Syrian Regime, Iranian Military

7 named

كنصفرة, Kansafra, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

At least one civilian was seriously injured in the village of Kansafra as a result of artillery shelling allegedly by the Russian Military and/or Syrian regime forces on September 24, 2023. According to Syrian Civil Defense, a farmer was seriously injured by the strikes while he was working in the fig harvest. Additionally, the Civil

Summary

Russian Military, Syrian Regime

Villages of Balal-Dheer, El-Gambar, and Mililiqo, Galguduud, Somalia

LOCATION

Local and official sources alleged that 27 al-Shabaab militants were killed by operations and airstrikes declared by the Somali military in the villages of Balal-Dheer, El-Gambar, and Mililiqo on September 22, 2023. On Friday the 22nd of September, 2023, the Somali Ministry of Defense posted a statement on X / Twitter that “over 27 Khawarij

Summary

Elbur, Galguduud, Somalia

LOCATION

An unknown number of Al-Shabaab members, including top leaders, were reportedly killed by airstrikes allegedly carried out by the US and/or Somali military on Elbur in Galgaduud province on September 23, 2023. There have been no reports of civilian casualties connected to the strikes. On the 23rd of September, 2023, the Somali Ministry of Defense

Summary

Shabeelow village, Mudug, Somalia

LOCATION

More than 30 Al-Shabaab militants were killed in an airstrike declared by Somali forces on Shabeelow village, located in the Mudug region of central eastern Somalia on the 23rd of September 2023, according to the Somali Ministry of Defense. Whilst an exact number of casualties was not given, the Ministry of Defense statement reported that

Summary

سرمين, Outskirts of Sarmin, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

During the evening of September 23, 2023, a missile strike killed two civilians (one elderly man and one woman) and injured two others (a child in critical condition and a man) in a displacement camp in the outskirts of Sarmin, east of the city of Idlib in northwest Syria. In a Facebook post by the

Summary

IDP or Refugee Camp

(1 woman1 man)

Syrian Regime, Russian Military

4 named, 1 familiy identified

سرمين, Sarmin, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

On the night of September 23, 2023, in Sarmin, Idlib, an incident with contested responsibility—reportedly either by Syrian regime forces or the Russian military—struck an agricultural area, injuring a civilian man, which was confirmed by multiple sources including the White Helmets organization. The civilian injured was reportedly a farmer who was picking figs in a

Summary

Agriculture

Russian Military, Syrian Regime

Wajid District, Bakool, Somalia

LOCATION

The militant organization Al-Shabaab claimed that U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) had conducted an airstrike against the terrorist network on 22nd of September, 2023. The group alleged that the airstrike, carried out in the Wajid district of Bakool in southwestern Somalia, had reportedly killed eight civilians, including six children. However, the Somalia government declared their responsibility

Summary

(6 children2 women)

8 named, 1 familiy identified

1–8

قرية صفاوية, Safawiyah village, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

A civilian was injured by alleged Turkish drone strikes on the village of Safawiyah on September 21, 2023. Hawar News reported that a citizen named Qaban Aziz Al-Khalil (29 years old) was injured and transferred to Al-Raqqa Hospital to receive treatment when a Turkish drone bombed the village of Safawiyah. BasNews reported that a Turkish drone

Summary

قرية أبو نيتونا, Abu Nitouna, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

At least one civilian was seriously injured by an alleged Turkish bombardment of the village of Abu Nitouna on September 20, 2023 According to ANF’s correspondent, a citizen named Majed Ibrahim Ali was seriously injured by a Turkish bombardment of the village of Abu Nitouna. Alyaum TV added that in addition to the civilian injury,

Summary

الفطيرة, Al Fatira, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

At least two farmers were injured during the afternoon of September 19, 2023, by an artillery strike allegedly from the Syrian regime and/or Russian forces in the town of Al-Fatira, in the south of Idlib. The @SyriaCivilDefe reported the farmers were injured while picking figs and received treatment in a hospital in the city of

Summary

Syrian Regime, Russian Military

عامودا, Qamishlo-Amuda road, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

Between two and eight civilians were injured by alleged Turkish drone strikes on Ali Faro Road between Qamishlo and Amuda on September 17, 2023. Up to four militants were killed and three others were injured in the original strike, while the civilians were injured in a double tap strike as they tried to help the

Summary

2–8

Turkish Military

YPG/SDF

Belligerents reported injured

2–4

LOCATION

آفس, Afes, Idlib, Syria

A woman was left injured in Afes, Idlib by artillery shelling allegedly fired by the Syrian regime and/or Russian military on September 13, 2023. The woman had fainted after being struck by shrapnel, according to Shaam News — who labeled the Syrian regime as the perpetrator. Some other sources, including Al Mohrar, said the shelling

Summary

Syrian Regime, Russian Military

أبو حمام, Abo Hamam, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

In the evening of Tuesday September 12th 2023, it is reported that elderly civilian Aliwi Al-Waran was killed and civilians Hamidi al-Aboud al-Karkaz, Hussein al-Muhya, Mahdi al-Dhiab and three other children were injured by an alleged Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) drone near the Al-Hawasha area, on the banks of the Euphrates river, by the town

Summary

Agriculture

(1 man)

أبو حمام, Abo Hamam, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

On Monday, September 11th 2023, an alleged drone strike by SDF military patrols hit civilians in the town of Abu Hamam, east of Deir Ezzor, west Syria, injuring two civilians, a man and a child. Sources including Al Araby, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, and @alkhabour21 twitter account accounted for two civilians being injured

Summary

Forward Operating Base in Awdhegle district, Lower Shabelle, Somalia

LOCATION

Scores of militants were killed by alleged US drone strikes near Forward Operation Base in #Awdhegle district on September 10, 2023. A tweet from @HornSentinel reported that US drones carried out two strikes against al-Shabaab fighter who had stormed the Somali National Army (SNA) Forward Operation Base in #Awdhegle district, resulting in the death of

Summary

US Forces

0–7

عرب ويران, the village of Arab Wiran, east of Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

On Friday, September 8, 2023, a civilian was injured as a result of artillery shelling of the village of Arab Wiran, east of Aleppo, allegedly perpetrated by Syrian regime forces and/or SDF militia. The Syrian Civil Defense reported that the shelling came from areas under the joint control of the regime forces and the Syrian Democratic

Summary

قرية المحسنلي بريف منبج, village of Al-Mohsenli, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

On 7th September 2023, one civilian was killed and up to five others were injured by a reported missile strike by the Syrian Democratic Forces in the village of Al-Mohsenli in the Manbij countryside. An initial Twitter post of the event, from user @Step_agency, identified four civilian injuries from the strike. Simultaneously, a tweet from

Summary

1–5

مخيم برشايا قرب بلدة قباسين, Barshaya camp near the town of Qabasin, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

On 7 September 2023, a male civilian was reportedly killed and at least one civilian, a child, was injured by artillery shelling from areas controlled by the Syrian Democratic Forces and the Syrian regime in the Barshaya camp for displaced people located near the town of Qabasin. According to the Syrian Network for Human Rights,

Summary

(1 man)

YPG, Syrian Regime

2 named, 1 familiy identified

قرية طحمة, Tahna village, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Three children were injured by alleged Turkish shelling of Tahna village on September 6, 2023. At the time of reporting, all three children were in the intensive care unit in serious condition. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that three children from the same family were seriously injury by Turkish shelling of Tahna village

Summary

Turkish Military

3 named, 1 familiy identified

Airstrike, Drone Strike, Ground operation

LOCATION

Oodweyn, Mudug, Somalia

Up to seven civilians, including up to five children and a woman, were killed and up to five others, including children, were injured during an operation that has been declared by the Somali government. The US has denied directly participating in the operation despite accusations of US drone/air strikes, while the Somali government has denied

Summary

Agriculture

1 – 7

(3–5 children1 woman)

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Planted explosives and unexploded ordnance (UXO)

1–5

Causes of injury / death

US Forces, Somali Military Forces

6 named, 1 familiy identified

Geolocation

Village

2–3

الطيانة, residential neighborhoods in the town of Al Tayana, east of Deir Ezzor, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

On Wednesday, September 6, 2023, at least one man named Abu Adham was injured by the mortar shelling of residential neignorhoods in the town of Al Tayana, east of Deir Ezzor, allegedly perpetrated by SDF or PYD militia. As reported by Al-Khabour correspondent, the injured man was displaced from the city of Al-Mayadeen. Most local sources,

Summary

قرية الحويجة, Al-Hawija village, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

A male civilian was injured in a bombing suspected to have been carried out by the Turkish military during the night of September 5, 2023 in Al-Hawija village in Ain Issa district. A Hawar News correspondent named the injured civilian as 23 year old Khalil Ibrahim Al-Hamad who was taken to the National Hospital in

Summary

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons

Causes of injury / death

المعابر النهرية في بلدتي ذي والحوايج, River crossings in the towns of Dhiban and Hawaij, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

A number of civilians were reportedly killed and injured while escaping from bombings in the towns of Dhiban and Hawaij, in the eastern countryside near Deir Ezzor, when nearby river crossings, that are used as humanitarian corridors, were allegedly struck by mortar shells on Tuesday, September 5th 2023. All available sources claimed that the Syrian

Summary

1 – 2

ذيبان, Dhiban, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

A man, Ahmed Hamid al-Helu, was killed in the town of Dhiban on September 4th, 2023 as a result of an alleged SDF bomb dropped from a drone. Local source (@AlfratNda) stated that al-Helu was a resident of the town, and that the bomb had been dropped by an SDF-operated drone. This was corroborated by

Summary

Airstrike, Artillery, Drone Strike

قرية المحيسن شمال شرقي عين عيسى القريبة ع طريق, the village of Al-Muhaisen, northeast of Ain Issa, near the M4 road, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

A young man, Abdulaziz al-Mashouj, was killed on the night of September 4th, 2023, near the M4 road in the village of Al-Muhaisen in the Deir Ezzor eastern countryside; at least two others were reported injured. Several reports have alleged that the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) were responsible. Local sources (@saad_alsabr; @fouratalwfaa) named the young

Summary

(1 man)

2 named, 1 familiy identified

بلدة الحوايج, Al Hawaij, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Multiple civilians — including a family — were injured in Al Hawaij, Deir Ezor after an alleged strike by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) on September 4, 2023. Various local media outlets reported that civilian casualties resulted from the attack, but the number of wounded or dead was not specified. A family was injured after

Summary

مدينة قباسين, Qabasin, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

On 4 September 2023, at least two civilians were injured by a missile attack in the city of Qabasin. Sources attribute the incident to the Syrian regime forces and/or the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). The shelling bombardment in this area resulted in many displacements of families in the city of Qabasin. The Syrian Civil Defense

Summary

2–5

YPG, Syrian Regime