Civilian Casualties

2 – 16

US-led Coalition, Unknown

جبل خنفر, Mount Khanfar, Abyan, Yemen

LOCATION

Up to four militants were killed in alleged Yemeni or US airstrikes in Mount Khanfar on April 18, 2012 according to local sources. However, Xinhua reported that there were no casualties. Dawn News reported that a second air raid hit another position held by militants, but did not provide any further details. Alhawyah quoted a

Summary

Yemeni Air Force, US Forces

Suspected target

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)

Nearby landmark

0–4

ХТЗ, KhTZ, Kharkiv, Ukraine

LOCATION

On Friday April 15th 2022, an alleged Russian missile strike hit the Sarhyn Yar neighborhood and the Shevchenkivskyi district in Kharkiv in eastern Ukraine, killing between 7 and 10 civilians, including a seven month old, and injuring between 34 and 50 civilians, including up to nine children. Sources are not consistent regarding the number of

Summary

Healthcare facility

7 – 10

(1 child)

34–50

البوعاصي, Al Bu A'ssi, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Three civilians died in alleged Coalition strikes on Al Bu A’ssi village, according to local strikes. Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently reported that the Coalition carried out strikes “on the outskirts of al Bu A’ssi village this morning and named one of the victims. The victim was also named by the Violations Documentation Center. RFS,

Summary

عزان, Azzan, Shabwa, Yemen

LOCATION

On June 17th 2012, an alleged airstrike or shelling by the US military or Yemen Air Force caused the death of up to nine civilians in the town of Azzan, Shabwa province. There are currently no known reports of injured. The US news channel Fox News claimed that six Al Qaeda militants were killed in

Summary

0 – 9

Yemeni Air Force, US Forces

Suspected target

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)

City

6–9

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

Summary

IDP or refugee camp

Russian Military

سحاب, Mosul, Saha, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Local sources reported that one civilian was killed and eight others were injured in airstrikes on Al Saha neighborhood in West Mosul. Shafaaq spoke of a ‘mistaken airstrike’ by ‘unidentified warplanes’. It also caused the destruction of three houses. Moreover, Urgent Mosul News and Yaqein reported mortar shelling by Iraqi forces on the neighbourhood the

Summary

US-led Coalition, Iraq Government Forces

سائلة الجرّاح, Saila valley/Sa'ilat al Jarrah, Al Bayda, Yemen

LOCATION

Alleged US missiles hit a 2006 saloon Land Cruiser traveling on the outskirts of al-Manaseh village on December 29, 2012, near Radda, in the fourth strike in a week. At least three alleged al Qaeda members died and two others were injured. There are currently no known reports of civilian harm. The three victims reportedly

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)

US Forces

Suspected target

Belligerents reported injured

3–4

الاصيلم, Al Asilem, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Two civilians, including a woman, were injured by an alleged Turkish drone attack on farmland in Al Asilem village, near the M4 road and north of Raqqa on June 3, 2023. Hawar News reported that a 35 year old woman named Houriya Ayed Al-Daher and her 45 year old husband named Hussein Hammoud Al-Muhammad were

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

Agriculture

Turkish Military

2 named, 1 familiy identified

Village

اليرموك, Mosul, Yarmouk, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Local sources reported that 13 civilians from two families were killed and 17 others injured in Coalition airstrikes on houses in Yarmouk neighbourhood, which had been liberated by Iraqi forces the previous day. Today Egypt News quoted Captain Yazen Abdul-Ilah al-Dubardani of the Iraqi Air Force, saying that “Coalition aircraft launched an air strike on

Summary

تديل, Tadel, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

On August 9th 2023, a civilian was killed and at least one other civilian, a child, was slightly injured, as a result of artillery shelling by Syrian regime and/or Russia forces on the village of Tadel, west of Aleppo. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that an elderly civilian was killed and a child

Summary

(1 man)

Syrian Regime, Russian Military

1 named

الحسينية, Al Hussayniya, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Between 7 and 13 civilians including two women and two children died and 12 more were wounded in an airstrike which hit near the Faculty of Agriculture building in Hussayniya. Between 6 and 9 ISIL fighters were also said to have died. While most sources attributed the incident to the Coalition – with some specifically

Summary

7 – 13

(2 children2 women2 men)

US-led Coalition, Syrian Regime

6 named, 1 familiy identified

جسر الشغور, Jisr al-Shughur, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

On the morning of August 26th, artillery shells allegedly fired by the regime forces and Russia hit the city of Jisr al-Shughur, west of Idlib, injuring at least one civilian and causing material damage to residential neighborhoods and the Abdul Rahman Al-Nasser School. The bombardment also fell in the vicinity of the Rabaa Al-Adawiya School

Summary

Religious Institution, School

Russian Military, Syrian Regime

17 تموز, Mosul, Talmuz / July 17th, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Local sources reported that airstrikes on Tammuz (17 July) neighbourhood in West Mosul killed and injured forty civilians, in a dawn attack. Iraqyoon said that two neighbourhoods were hit, noting that “an aerial bombardment targeted the neighborhoods of July 17 ( Tammuz ) and al-Rifa’i, West Mosul.” Mosul News Agency blamed the Coalition. Other sources

Summary

2 – 40

2–40

US-led Coalition, Unknown

بلدة صفيا , the neighborhood of Safia in the city of Hasakah, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

On October 4, 2023, four civilians – four men – were reportedly injured by Turkish drone strikes on a factory, in Safia neighborhood, Hasakah town, according to most local sources. Initial reporting by HawarNews indicated that ‘two factory workers were wounded, as the drone was hovering in the area’, making it difficult for ‘ambulances to

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

Agriculture

4 named, 1 familiy identified

Belligerents reported injured

0–5

0–5

رقة السمرة, Raqqa al Samra, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

The Smart News Agency reported that “warplanes likely belonging to the Coalition shelled the villages of Hamra Buwittiya and Al-Raqqa Al-Samra both near the town of Karama, 20 kilometers east of the city of Raqqa, killing four civilians in the first and one in the second, and wounding nine others in both.” Al Araby also

Summary

1–9

عبسان الكبيرة, Abasan Al Kabira, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On October 9th, five Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) paramedics sustained minor injuries after an alleged Israeli strike hit close to PRCS ambulances in Abasan, Khan Younis. PRCS reported that the paramedics were harmed by Israeli bombing while they were working to treat injured civilians following former strikes on two civilian homes, after PRCS received

Summary

Healthcare facility

Impact

الثورة‎, Tabaqah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

At least six civilians were reportedly killed and nine others wounded in alleged Coalition airstrikes on the Syrian city of Al Tabaqa, 55km west of Raqqa. Nearly every source alleged that the US-led Coalition was responsible, with the Syrian Popular Movement saying the Coalition was “likely” the culprit. A later report from the Syrian Press

Summary

6 – 12

9–15

مبنى البلدية القديم, Old municipality building, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On October 9th 2023, an alleged strike by the Israeli military resulted in the destruction of the old municipality building of Khan Yunis and the surrounding area. At least four civilians were killed in this attack. Through various social media posts, they were identified as Hani Ghassan Qudyah (19 years old), Ahmed Shehdeh Abu Teir

Summary

4 – 5

(1 child4 men)

5 named

Exact location (via Airwars)

كديران, Kdeiran, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that “warplanes believed to belong to the International Coalition bombed places in the Kdieran area which is located in the western countryside of al-Raqqa. There is information about casualties and damage to the property of the citizens.” Both Qasioun and Sohaib_heskayi reported the Coalition “destroyed the Al-Hamdawi mosque”

Summary

قوقفين, village of Qoqfin in Jabal al-Zawiya, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

During the morning of Saturday, November 25, 2023, an artillery shelling allegedly perpetrated by Syrian regime forces and/or Russian forces on the village of Qoqfin in Jabal al-Zawiya, south of the town of Idlib, killed at least 10 and up to 11 civilians who were working in the olive fields harvesting olive crop, including at

Summary

Agriculture

10 – 11

(7 children1 woman2 men)

Impact

Syrian Regime, Russian Military

10 named, 1 familiy identified

مسجد التقوى, Al Taqwa Mosque, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

At least one man, 43-year-old Hisham Abu Khattab, was killed when Al-Taqwa mosque, in the Gaza Strip, was reportedly bombed by Israeli aircraft on Saturday, October 14th 2023. Hisham lived in Nuseirat Camp, in the center of the Gaza strip. His death was reported by over ten sources. A post by Samaae on Facebook showed

Summary

Religious Institution

(1 man)

1 named

Nearby landmark

الباب, Al Bab, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between 23 and 94 civilians were killed in an alleged Turkish airstrike on Al Bab, Syria, according to local media. Al Jazeera reported the lowest death toll at 20 and refered to the ISIS media agency Al A’amaq as the source. Later Al A’amaq itself said the toll rose to 50. The Syrian Network for

Summary

23 – 94

(16 children9 women)

Turkish Military

94 named, 11 families identified

17 تموز, Mosul, July 17th, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Local sources reported that one civilian died and up to 30 civilians were still under the rubble in July 17 neighbourhood. Most sources do not say who was responsible – but one said it was the work of the Coalition. Omar Al Halbusi reported on Facebook that Al-Mutasim Abdelmohsen Al-Bagari is still under the rubble,

Summary

(1 man)

بيت لاهيا, Beit Lahia, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On Friday, October 13, 2023, between 17 and 25 civilian members of the Ziyadah family were killed and dozens were injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike on the house of the Ziyadah family in Beit Lahiya, Gaza Strip. The Palestinian Information Center and Nabd news initially reported on the death of 17 civilians, with Al

Summary

Residential building

17 – 25

(2 men)

12–24

2 named, 1 familiy identified

Town

عفرين, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between six and 10 civilians including one or more child were wounded in an alleged Turkish shelling on Afrin, according to local media. Rudaw said that “Rizan Haddu, a political writer, told them that the initial result of the shelling that targeted the neighborhoods of Afrin injured six civilians to varying degrees”. Yekiti reported the

Summary

6–10

Turkish Military

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

LOCATION

In its July 2017 civilian casualty report, the Coalition reported that it did not carry out strikes in the area of where civilian casualties were alleged in social media reports. This allegation was previously unknown to Airwars. The report stated as follows: “May 23, 2017, near Mosul, Iraq, via social media: The report contained insufficient

Summary

0–1

مخيم النصيرات, Nuseirat camp, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

The morning of Monday, October 16th 2023, at least four civilians were killed – all members from the same family, an elderly woman and three children. At least three others were injured in the alleged Israeli airstrike on the home of Asaad Faraj Allah in Nuseirat camp, Gaza Strip. Shehab Agency, FactjoTV, al Nour Radio

Summary

IDP or refugee camp, Residential building

(3 children1 woman)

4 named, 1 familiy identified

Town

الباب, Al-Bab, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

An airstrike in the vicinity of al Karnish Street in Al Bab – either Russian or Assad regime – killed up to ten people and caused a significant number of injuries, according to reports. Al Bab Free Syria reported that “Ten martys died as a result of [regime airstrikes], among whom were members of the

Summary

5 – 10

(1 child1 woman3 men)

Unknown, Syrian Regime

5 named, 1 familiy identified