Civilian Casualties

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)

Known belligerent

US Forces

Known target

Belligerents reported injured

3–15

2–15

دابق‎, Dabiq, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between 5 and 8 civilians were reported killed in a Coalition or unilateral Turkish airstrike at Dabiq. According to LCCSY, “eight civilians from one family, mostly women and children, were martyred due to International Coalition warplanes shelling #Dabiq village in the northern countryside.” Shaam News also said eight died – which it claimed included 5 children

Summary

5 – 8

(5 children3 women)

US-led Coalition, Turkish Military

3 named, 1 familiy identified

عبلة, Abla, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

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

Airstrike and/or Artillery

1 – 2

5–6

YPG

بخديدا (Bakhdida), Qaraqosh, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

The Coalition announced it was conducting an assessment of a possible civilian casualty event: Currently, three reports received in October are still being assessed… 3. Oct. 23, 2016, near Qaraqosh and Hasana, Iraq. A Coalition report issued the following month noted: Oct. 23, 2016, near Qaraqosh and Hasana, Iraq: Insufficient information provided or available to

Summary

0–1

المصري ,دير البلح, Al Mashaaleh, Dier Al Balah, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Artillery caused extensive destruction to the Al-Masry family home, according to local sources, on May 19th 2021 in the neighbourhood of Al Mashaaleh, within the town of Deir Al Balah, in Gaza. Up to two people were reportedly seriously injured. According to Safa, the Palestinian Press Agency, the attack happened at 5.10pm. Local sources, such

Summary

1–2

Israeli Military

Kolya, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

At least one civilian, a 30 year old woman, was injured in alleged Turkish shelling of the village of Kolya on February 2, 2022. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a 30 year old woman and a civilian were seriously injured as a result of Turkish artillery shelling on the village of Kolya

Summary

1–2

Turkish Military

الهزيمة, Al Hazimah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Between three and seven civilians were reported killed along with a number of ISIL fighters following alleged Coalition airstrikes. Raqqa Post reported that “civilians were killed along with IS members after raids on the village of Hazima. The operation of pulling out victims from under the rubble has been delayed due to continuing Coalition flights

Summary

3 – 5

حزوان, Hazwan, western Al Bab, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

At least one civilian was injured in an alleged Kurdish counterstrike during an exchange between the SDF and a Turkish base in the village of Hazwan, west of the city of Al Bab on March 18th, 2021. A tweet from @HalabTodayTV reported that there was an “exchange of artillery shelling between the SDF and a

Summary

Syrian Democratic Forces

عفرين, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

At least one civilian, a child, was killed and two others, including a woman, were injured in alleged Kurdish or regime strikes on Afrin in the northern countryside of Aleppo on May 2, 2021. The Syrian Civil Defense reported “the killing of the child “Alia Rahim, 5 years old, and the wounding of a woman

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

(1 child)

2 named, 1 familiy identified

Street

الشدادي, Shadadi, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

Sixteen child soldiers were killed in Coalition airstrikes at al Shadadi, according to a local source.

Summary

0 – 16

(16 children)

سروج , Suruç, Sanliurfa, Turkey

LOCATION

At least two civilians – reportedly children – were reported killed, and up to three others injured in an alleged YPG artillery attack on Suruç in Turkey on October 11th, 2019, according to media sources. According to CNN Turk, a mortar hit a house in Suruç and as a result, three people lost their lives

Summary

2 – 3

(2–3 children)

1–3

YPG

القائم, Al Qa'im, Al Anbar, Iraq

LOCATION

Up to eighteen people were killed and 24 injured – mostly women and children – in government and Coalition airstrikes, in Al Qaim, Anbar province. Yaqein reported the incident and added – quoting local sources – that “the raids focused on the areas of Karabila and Saada east of the city, and resulted in the

Summary

(2 children2 women)

US-led Coalition, Iraq Government Forces

Kızıltepe, Mardin, Turkey

LOCATION

Two or three civilians from the same famiy were reported killed and 11 or 12 others injured in an alleged YPG mortar attack on the village of Taşlıca in the Kızıltepe district in Mardin, Turkey, on October 15th 2019, according to local media sources. According to Nusaybinden.com, the attack was launched from the Syrian side

Summary

2 – 3

10–12

YPG

3 named, 1 familiy identified

Exact location (via Airwars)

الموصل الجديدة, Mosul, Mosul al Jadida / New Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Local sources reported that the international Coalition and/or US aircraft had carried out airstrikes in New Mosul neighborhood, West Mosul, leaving up to 30 civilians dead and 14 others wounded. The Coalition later confirmed killing eight civilians in Mosul that day. Iraq News Center said that bombing by “international Coalition aircraft” had led to the

Summary

21 – 40

(3 children2 women)

3–21

ابريهة, Abirha near Al Busaira, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Professor Khalaf Al Wahhab, a school teacher, and his two sons, Hamza Al Wahhab and Muhammad Al Wahhab, from the village of Abreha, were killed during a US-led Coalition airdrop or landing operation, with the Syrian Democratic Forces, in the village of Abirha, near Al Busaira in Deir Ezzor on December 12th 2021. In total,

Summary

Airstrike, Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons

3 – 4

(3–4 men)

Causes of injury / death

US-led Coalition, Syrian Democratic Forces

ISIS

3 named, 1 familiy identified

Town

0–1

النيرب, Al Nayrab, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Between three and five civilians including two children and one woman died and up to 20 others were injured in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Nayrab, according to local sources. The Coalition later denied involvement. The Syrian Network said “At least 3 civilians (two children and a woman) died in international Coalition warplanes missiles fired

Summary

3 – 5

(2 children1 woman)

4–20

2 named, 1 familiy identified

كويسنجق, Koya, Erbil, Iraq

LOCATION

At least one civilian was killed and up to 10 others were injured by alleged Iranian drone and rocket strikes in the city of Koya on November 14, 2022. Rudaw News reported that according to Koya’s mayor Tariq Haydari at 8:49am, four missiles struck the Koysanjaq district. Saman Barzinji, the Kurdistan Region’s health minister, told Rudaw

Summary

Airstrike, Airstrike and/or Artillery, Drone Strike

1 – 2

8–10

قصر المطران, Mosul, Qasr al-Mataraan, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Local sources said that four children, all from the same family, were killed and their parents seriously injured after unspecified airstrikes allegedly targeted their house in the Qasr al-Mataraan or “Bishop Palace” area at the right side of Mosul. Iraqi Spring Media Center spoke of three children killed, while Ajel Al Mosul put the death

Summary

3 – 4

(3–4 children)

Bulo Madina, Lower Shabelle, Somalia

LOCATION

More than 60 al-Shabaab militants were reportedly killed by Somali forces and “international partner” airstrikes or ground operations in the village of Bulo Madina on November 26, 2022. Horn Diplomat Media quoted Somalia’s deputy information minister, Abdirahman Yusuf Omar Adala, who said that in addition to a similar operation carried out in El-Dhere, a military operation

Summary

Airstrike, Ground operation

Somali Military Forces, US Forces

Al Tabqah, Qaryah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, on April 1st 2017 the Coalition said it had concluded an assessment on social media claims of civilian harm “near al Tabqah, Syria”. According to the Coalition report, “6. Feb. 17, 2017, near Al Tabqah, Syria, via social media report: After a review of available information it

Summary

زردنا, Zardana, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Between one and three civilians were killed during an airstrike on Zardana, Idlib, according to local media reports – though it was unclear whether Russia or the Assad regime were responsible. Idlib Media Centre, who stated that one woman died in the attack, reported that it was because of a “missile launched by Russian occupation

Summary

1 – 3

(1 woman)

Russian Military, Syrian Regime

Village

Kabish Sharqi and Tishreen farm villages, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Four civilians including one child and one woman died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Kabish Sharqi and Tishreen farm villages, according to a single source, the Smart news agency. No further details are currently available.

Summary

(1 child1 woman)

супермаркет «Хазар», вул. Академіка Вальтера, Supermarket "Khazar", Akademika Valtera Street, Kharkiv, Ukraine

LOCATION

Four civilians were allegedly killed and at least 15 other civilians were injured when a Russian missile shelled a supermarket on March 6th 2022, in Pyatykhatky, Kharkiv. Local source @aliev_aliev reported that the civilians were killed whilst they stood outside the supermarket. A statement from the Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor’s office said, “it was established that

Summary

Civilian infrastructure

Marketplace

Russian Military

Exact location (via Airwars)

المنصورة, Al Mansoura, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

A reported Coalition strike on an ISIL HQ which killed and injured up to a dozen militants also led to the injuring of three civilians, according to a single source. According to Smart News Coalition planes launched an attack at al Mansoura “on an ISIL headquarters, killing five elements and wounding six others, including a

Summary

школа №35, School №35, Kharkiv, Ukraine

LOCATION

One civilian was wounded by alleged Russian shelling of school no. 35 on Lymanskyi Lane in Kharkiv on March 16, 2022. Helsinki.org.ua reported that at 3am Russian shelling hit a three-story part of a school, destroying an area of 800 square meters and injuring one civilian. The same source reported that later the same day,

Summary

Civilian infrastructure

School

Russian Military

Exact location (via Airwars)

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

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)

Nearby landmark

0–4

النبي شيث, Mosul, Nabi Sheet, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Local sources reported that 16 civilians were killed and dozens of others injured in violent clashes and airstrikes on Nabi Sheet neighbourhood. Mosul Ateka posted a photo (see below) of the aftermath, stating “This is the area of Nabi Sheet, the centre of Mosul city, and the main market for handicraft and construction…” A UN

Summary

13 – 16

(4 children2 women)

7–24

US-led Coalition, Iraq Government Forces

село Високий, село Ржавець, Vysoky and Rzhavets villages, Kharkiv, Ukraine

LOCATION

On March 11th 2022, at approximately 3:30 p.m., five civilians were reportedly injured by Russian artillery shelling on Vysoky and Rzhavets villages, Kharkiv district. Sources also added that 10 residential buildings were damaged during the attack. Sources quoted the press service of the Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor’s Office.

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

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)

City

6–9