Civilian Casualties

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons

Somali Military Forces, International Forces (Unknown)

حلب, al-Nayrab, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

On May 1st 2023, at around 11:35 pm, Israel allegedly conducted airstrikes southeast of Aleppo near al-Nayrab, reportedly injuring up to seven people, and killing between one to seven others. Two civilians were among those injured. There were discrepancies amongst the casualty reports on how many of the affected were civilians as opposed to people

Summary

1–2

Assad regime, Iranian military

Israeli Military

Suspected targets

1–7

LOCATION

حمص, Homs, Syria

On April 29th 2023 the Israeli military reportedly launched missiles which Syrian air defence systems reportedly shot down around 12:55 am in the city of Homs, Syria. There were discrepancies in the accounts of the incident, with some sources reported that three civilians were injured while other reported that four Syrian soldiers were injured. Local

Summary

Infrastructure

Gas Facility

0–3

0–4

معربليت, Ma’arablit, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

A young woman was killed and four other civilians, including two children and a woman, were injured by alleged Syrian regime and/or Russian artillery shelling of Ma’arablit on April 25, 2023. Afrin Post reported that Noura Abdul Hamid Al-Ahmad, twenty years old, was killed by artillery strikes in Ma’arablit, and her family members, the infant Lyan

Summary

(1 woman)

5 named, 1 familiy identified

Named victims

عين العبد, Ain Al Abd, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

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

(3 children)

5 named, 1 familiy identified

Turkish Military

Named victims

Village

between Ugunji and Mubarak villages, Lower Shabelle, Somalia

LOCATION

At least 20 al-Shabaab militants were killed and “dozens” of others were injured by an operation carried out by the Somali government and ‘international security partners’ between the Ugunji and Mubarak areas of Lower Shabelle region on April 20, 2023. The National Intelligence & Security Agency (NISA) announced that 20 al-Shabaab militants, including a ring

Summary

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons

Somali Military Forces, International Forces (Unknown)

LOCATION

الأبزمو, Al Abzimo, Aleppo, Syria

Around midnight on April 16-17th artillery fire wounded five civilians in Al-Abizmo, a town west of Aleppo. The victims consisted of a woman and her four children. Local news agencies were conflicted as to whether the strike confirmed the strike was conducted by the Syrian regime, Russian forces or Iranian militias. A few of the

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بنجوين, Kani Miran, Saliawah and Waryawh, Sulaymaniyah, Iraq

LOCATION

Two civilians were killed and two others were injured by alleged Turkish drone strikes on the villages of Kani Miran, Saliawah and Waryawh in Sulaymaniyah on April 15, 2023. The head of the local government in the province of Sulaymaniyah, Haval Abu Bakr, was quoted by a Facebook post from Adil Hamood as announcing that

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Turkish Military

سرمين, Sarmin, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

On April 9th, 2023, in the town off Sarmin, east of Idlib, multiple sources allege artillery fire from Syrian and/or Russian forces killed 15 year old boy Ibrahim Musab Al Haj Musa and injured between three to four others, including a six year old child named Malak Khalaf, a three year old named Abdul Salam

Summary

(1 child)

3–4

الكسوة, Al Kisswa, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

On April 4th, 2023 at 12:15am, an airstrike either launched by Israeli forces or an air defense missile launched by the Syrian regime hit a glass factory in Al-Kisswa, south of Damascus, in Rif Dimashq, resulting in the death of up to two civilians. Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA), a Syrian regime-controlled news source, reported

Summary

1 – 2

(1 man)

Israeli Military, Syrian Regime

ترمانين, Termanin, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

On the evening of March 30th, 2023, several sources reported alleged Russian and/or Syrian regime artillery shelling near Termanin, north of Idlib resulting in the injury of between one and two civilians. The Syrian Network for Human Rights and other sources report that one civilian was wounded while the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and

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1–2

Russian Military

الأبزمو, Al Abzimo, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

One civilian, a young man identified by sources as Ayman Mamoun Hijazi, was reportedly killed in the town of Al Abzimo, in the western countryside of Aleppo on March 24th 2023 after a contested attack as a result of Russian forces and/or Syrian regime artillery shelling hit the marketplace after midnight, according to the Syrian

Summary

(1 man)

Named victims

1 named

ذيبان, Dhiban, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

On Friday March 24th, at 8:05 am, an Iranian militia allegedly launched rockets at Coalition forces at “Green Village,” an American base near al-Omar oil field east of Deir Ezzor. According to CENTCOM, the rockets missed the Coalition facility by approximately 5 km. Instead, they reportedly hit a house in Dhiban and injured two women

Summary

الأتارب, Atareb, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Up to one civilian was killed, plus one woman and a man were reportedly injured as a result of contested action by Russian forces or the Syrian regime when a marketplace and a residential neighbourhood was hit by artillery and missile shelling in the city of Atareb, west of Aleppo, Syria. This attack took place

Summary

Russian Military, Syrian Regime, Syrian Regime

LOCATION

افس, Afes, Idlib, Syria

One child, a girl, and a woman were reportedly injured on March 17th 2023 after an alleged Russian forces or Syrian regime machine gun fire or shelling hit the village of Afes, east of Idlib in Syria. Two sources, the White Helmets and Baladi reported that a child was injured by Russian forces, and the

Summary

Village

الاتارب, Al Atareb, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

One person, a man, was killed and between one to five other civilians, were injured after mortar shelling attributed to both the Syrian regime and Russian forces hit the outskirts of the city of Atarib, in the western countryside of Aleppo on Saturday March 11th 2023. It’s unclear as to whether the man reported killed,

Summary

0 – 1

(0–1 men)

1–5

Suspected target

Al Qaeda/HTS

Exact location (via Airwars)

0–5

بغديك, Bagdik, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

At least two civilians were injured by alleged Turkish shelling of Bagdik village in eastern countryside of Kobani on March 4, 2023. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that two civilians were injured and taken to the hospital after sustaining injuries from mortar fire launched by Turkish forces on Bagdik village. Hawar News also

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Turdho village, Lower Juba, Somalia

LOCATION

13 al-Shabaab militants were killed during operations allegedly carried out by the Somali National Army Danab Special Forces with the aid of the US Africa Command and the Jubbaland State Forces in Turdho village of Lower Jubba on March 3, 2022. Garowe Online reported that an operation carried out by the Danab Special Forces with the

Summary

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons

Somali Military Forces, US Forces

مرخة, Markha, Shabwa, Yemen

LOCATION

On February 28th 2023, a drone strike reportedly hit the Al-Alia district of Aqaba Amqwah targeting the Shabwa Defense Forces, on the border between Shabwa and Al-Bayda governorates. Sources report that the drone strike was either a US drone or a Houthi attack. According to most sources, one member of the Fifth Brigade in the

Summary

US Forces, Houthi Forces

النيرب, Al Nerab, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

At least two civilians and up to three civilians, including one child, one woman, and one man, were reportedly injured in an artillery shelling attributed to either the Syrian regime or Russian forces which hit residential neighbourhoods and “the vicinity of a closed school” in Al Nerab, a town to the east of Idlib, on

Summary

Infrastructure

Education

(1 child1 woman0–1 men)

2–3

لطريق بين معرة مصرين وادلب, road between Maaret Misreen and Idlib, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

One civilian was reportedly injured in a shelling attributed to either Russian forces or the Syrian regime on February 27th 2023 when the road was hit by a shell between Maraat Misrin and Idlib, Syria. The Syrian Civil Defense reported that a fire broke out due to the shelling, which they extinguished.

Summary

Syrian Regime, Russian Military

قرب مدرسه الفتح بمنطقة الحصون بمديريه الوادي, near Al fateh School, Al-Hosen region, Wadi Abeda district, Ma'rib, Yemen

LOCATION

On February 27th 2023, a reported US drone strike hit a house near Al-Fateh School, in the Al-Hosen region of Wadi Abeda district in Marib, Yemen. According to local sources, two to three people were killed and up to one person was seriously injured. It was widely reported that the men killed and injured were

Summary

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)

US Forces

Suspected target

2–3

صكيرو, Skiro, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Children were injured, number unknown, by alleged Syrian Democratic Forces missile strikes on Skiro school on February 25, 2023. Various local sources, including @alkhabour21, tweeted that “most of the wounded were children” without providing specific information on how many children were injured. Local sources added that the attack took place at the Skiro school north

Summary

Infrastructure

Education

2–4

YPG

Buurweyn, Hiiraan, Somalia

LOCATION

More than 10 alleged al-Shabaab militants were killed by Somalia government forces and ‘international partners’ in the Burweyn area of Hiraan region on February 28, 2023. A tweet from @HSNQ_NISA, the National Intelligence & Security Agency (NISA) of Somalia, announced that “more than” 10 [al-Shabaab members] including leaders were killed in an army operation by NISA

Summary

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons

International Forces (Unknown)

LOCATION

Hiiraan, Somalia

20 alleged al-Shabaab militants were killed by a Somali forces and “international partner” airstrike in Hiraan region on February 22, 2023. Asharq Al-Awsat quoted Somali state television which announced that 20 al-Shabaab militants traveling in a vehicle were killed in airstrikes carried out by Somali intelligence forces in cooperation with international allied forces. There were no

Summary

International Forces (Unknown)

District

بويرة, Bouira, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

At least one civilian was reportedly killed on February 22nd 2023 as a result of reported Turkish drone action, hitting a car on the road between Qamishli and Al-Qahtaniya, north east of Al Hasakah, Syria. كوردستان پوست Kurdistan reported on Facebook that the civilian killed was Khalil Munji. Local sources also reported that a commander

Summary

1–2

جديد عكيدات, Jaded Akidat, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

One to two men were reportedly killed and up to two other men were reportedly injured on February 22nd 2023 in Jaded Akidat, Deir Ezzor, Syria, as a result of a US-led Coalition backed SDF / QSD militia air raid. The air drop happened “after midnight.” Euphrates Post reported that the two injured men were

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0 – 1

(0–1 men)

0–2

0–2

Cadaley, Middle Shabelle, Somalia

LOCATION

42 al-Shabaab militants were reportedly killed by Somali forces and “international partner” operations in Cadaley near Mahaday district in Middle Shabelle on February 21, 2022. Somali National News Agency @SONNALIVE announced that the Somali National Army supported by regional forces and International partners killed 42 al-Shabaab militants in Cadaley near Mahaday district. According to Islam Times

Summary

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons

International Forces (Unknown)

LOCATION

Galmudug, Mudug, Somalia

At least seven alleged al-Shabaab militants were killed by declared US airstrikes near Galmudug, Somalia on February 21, 2023. AFRICOM released a statement on February 22nd that “At the request of the Federal Government of Somalia and in support of Somali National Army engagements against al-Shabaab, U.S. Africa Command conducted a collective self-defense strike on

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