Civilian Casualties

17–97

LOCATION

إدلب, Idlib, Syria

A major airstrike on Idlib city killed up to 30 civilians and injured up to 300 more. Reports blamed both Russia and the US-led Coalition for the attack. The Coalition has expressly denied any involvement – though a unilateral US action remains possible. The attack – which reportedly involved both airstrikes and missiles – caused

Summary

(12–15 children10–11 women)

5 – 30

12–300

US-led Coalition, Unknown, Russian Military

24 named, 4 families identified

El-Dhere, Middle Shabelle, Somalia

LOCATION

Over 100 al-Shabaab militants were reportedly killed by Somali forces and “international partner” airstrikes or ground operations on the outskirts of the village of El-Dhere on November 26, 2022. Voice of America quoted Somalia’s deputy information minister, Abdirahman Yusuf Omar Adala, who said that an operation conducted by the Somali army, backed by locals and international

Summary

Airstrike, Ground operation

Somali Military Forces, International Forces (Unknown)

100

خان شيخون, Khan Shaykhun, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Between nine and 11 civilians were killed, including between six to eight children and two pregnant women, and seven other civilians were injured, including three children and a woman, in airstrikes launched against the residential neighbourhood Khan Sheikhoun. Three of the named children were brothers from one family that, according to sources, had come to

Summary

9 – 11

(6–9 children2–3 women)

Russian Military, Syrian Regime

11 named, 2 families identified

Town

الخاتونية, Khatouniyah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

According to the Smart news agency, five non-combatants were injured in an alleged Coalition airstrike on the villages of Kahtaniya and al Khatuniyah in the Raqqa countryside. The source also said thayt some livestock was killed. No further details are currently available.

Summary

مدينة ادلب, Idlib city, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

On December 6, 2016, eight civilians – including six children – were reportedly killed in alleged Russian or Syrian regime raids on on Al-Arbaeen Street and Maarat Al Nisrin roundabout in the city of Idlib, in northwestern Syria, according to sources on the ground. Misrennabd reported that there had been “four martyrs and 20 wounded

Summary

(6 children1 woman1 man)

1–20

Russian Military, Syrian Regime

8 named, 2 families identified

Nearby landmark

حطلة, Hatla, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Five non-combatants died in an airstrike on Makta’a Hajar in Manbij, according to local sources – though reports were conflicted as to whether the US-led Coalition or the Assad regime was responsible. According to LCCSY, “five civilians from Hatla village in the eastern countryside were killed when the international coalition targeted members of Daesh who

Summary

US-led Coalition, Syrian Regime

Золочів, Zolochiv, Kharkiv, Ukraine

LOCATION

Five civilians, including two women and a 19 year old boy, were killed and three others were injured in alleged Russian shelling of the village of Zolochiv on March 15, 2022. Zolochiv village head Viktor Kovalenko told Suspilne News “Unfortunately, we have five dead – a 70-year-old grandmother, a 34-year-old woman, a 19-year-old boy and

Summary

Civilian infrastructure

Agriculture

(2 women3 men)

الدواسة, Mosul, Dawassa area, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Local residents sources said that between 41 and 52 civilians were killed, including 23 children and one woman, and more than 70 injured after Coalition airstrikes and shelling by Iraqi government forces struck civilian homes at dawn, at the right side of Mosul. Witnesses told Iraq News that there were “dozens of women and children

Summary

41 – 52

(23 children1 woman)

US-led Coalition, Iraq Government Forces

Дергачівська міська рада, Dergachi City Council, Kharkiv, Ukraine

LOCATION

One civilian was killed and at least three others were wounded by alleged Russian shelling of the town of Dergachi on March 30, 2022. Helsinki.org.ua reported that an airstrike on the town of Dergachi around 4pm/5pm in the evening destroyed the city council and private homes, as well as injured at least three people. Lb.ua

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

الكرامة, Al Karama and Al Ghassaniyah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Two civilians died and five were injured in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Al Karama and Al Ghassaniya, according to a single source. Activists told the Smart news agency that warplanes “likely” belonging to the Coalition carried out strikes on Al Karama and Al Ghassaniya. Smart reported that “the planes launched raids on al Karama

Summary

Кулиничі, Kulinichi, Kharkiv, Ukraine

LOCATION

In the early morning hours of April 4th, 2022, suspected Russian shells fell upon the village of Kulinichi in Kharkiv, injuring three civilians. XC_Kharkiv reported that “a kindergarten, a hospital and about five houses were destroyed.” Additionally, the three wounded were removed from the rubble left behind by the shells. Telegram accounts Huyovy_Kharkiv and XC_Kharkiv

Summary

Civilian infrastructure

Healthcare facility, School

مزرعة الصفصاف, Safsaf farms, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

According to reports one civilian male died and at least two others were injured following alleged Coalition strikes at Al Safsafa. Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently and SHRC were among some sources who didn’t identify the warplanes responsible – though other reports blamed the Coalition. In December 2018, the Coalition announced that it had classed

Summary

(1 man)

Балаклія, Balakliia, Kharkiv, Ukraine

LOCATION

A suspected Russian attack reportedly killed three civilians in Balakleya, Kharkiv the afternoon of April 6, 2022. The Ukrainian Helsinki Human Rights Group detailed how Russian troops shelled residential buildings, resulting in destroyed homes, and killing three civilians. NV News reported that a criminal case was opened for violation of laws and customs combined with

Summary

Russian Military, Ukrainian Military, Ukrainian Military

Town

حي الأكراد, Al Akrad, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

One to two civilian members of an Islamic State family were killed in an alleged Coalition airstrike on the Al Akrad neighbourhood of Raqqa city, local media reported. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, “A local source in the city of Al-Raqqa said raids likely carried out by the Coalition targeted the Al

Summary

1 – 2

(1 woman)

0–6

Основ’янский район, Osnovianskyi district, Kharkiv, Ukraine

LOCATION

Two civilians, a man and a woman, were killed by alleged Russian forces shelling on residential buildings and on a local playground in the Osnovianskyi district in Kharkiv, on April 18th, 2022. A statement from the Ministry of the Defense of Ukraine declared that Russian forces shelled residential buildings and playgrounds. Hromadske News reported that

Summary

(1 woman1 man)

Russian Military

Exact location (via Airwars)

LOCATION

Hamrat, Raqqa, Syria

In July 2017 the Coalition reported that it had unintentionally injured one civilian in a strike previously unreported by Airwars: “March 25, 2017, near Raqqah, Syria, via self-report: During a strike on an ISIS vehicle carrying mortar rounds, it was assessed that one civilian was unintentionally injured by a secondary explosion.” Coalition officials told Airwars

Summary

Known belligerent

Лозівський район, Lozivskyi District, Kharkiv, Ukraine

LOCATION

On May 10th 2022, the Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group quoted Oleh Syniehubov’s Telegram report on alleged Russian shelling in the Lozova district. The shelling left two people wounded. No other details are available at this time. This incident has reference to ACLED code UKR57560.

Summary

نصاب, Nisab (town or district), Shabwa, Yemen

LOCATION

On 23rd April 2012, a suspected US drone strike at 4:10pm hit vehicles in Shabwa province allegedly leaving up to three militants dead and up to three others injured, according to local sources. The vehicles were reportedly traveling from Nisab to Al-Salida Abadan. Yaspr and Almotamar identified two of the dead as Hussein al-Ahwal Lahoul

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

US Forces

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)

Belligerents reported injured

2–3

2–3

проспекті Гагаріна, Gagarin Avenue, Kharkiv, Ukraine

LOCATION

On April 21st 2022, Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group reported that a 79 year old man was killed by Russian artillery fire on Gagarin Avenue, with a link to a post on Telegram by @hueviykharkov. However, the Telegram post is no longer available. No other sources reported on this incident.

Summary

(1 man)

يافع, Yafa'a district, Lahij, Yemen

LOCATION

Three militants were killed when a vehicle was destroyed in Yafa’a district south of Bayda province by alleged Yemeni or US airstrikes on June 19, 2012, local and international media reported. There are currently no known reports of civilian harm. According to reporting from Reuters, Yemeni state news (Saba) reported that on June 19th, Yemeni

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

US Forces, Yemeni Air Force

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)

القطن, Al Qotn, Hadramaut, Yemen

LOCATION

On the 8th of August 2012, multiple drone or air strikes, allegedly by either Yemeni or US authorities, killed one person just before dawn in Al Qotn in the Hahdramaut Province. It remains unclear whether the person killed was a civilian or not. @YRMC_S and @AdenOnline reported one person killed while @BaFana3 reported that a

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

0 – 1

US Forces, Yemeni Air Force

Town

0–1

Bulo-Mohamed-Abdalla under Awdhigle district, Lower Shabelle, Somalia

LOCATION

At least 19 al-Shabaab militants were killed by operations carried out by Somalia government forces and ‘international partners’ in Bula-Mohamed-Abdalla village on June 11, 2023 Somali National News Agency (@SONNALIVE) announced that at least 19 al-Shabaab militants were killed by joint operations between the National Intelligence Service Agency and international allies in Bula-Mohamed-Abdalla village. In addition,

Summary

Airstrike, Ground operation

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons

Causes of injury / death

International Forces (Unknown), Somali Military Forces

Al-Shabaab

هنيدة, Hunayda, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

One man was killed when an alleged Coalition strike hit the motorcycle he was on in Hunayda, according to multiple local sources. However, it is unclear whether the victim was a civilian or militant. Raqqa Post reported that an unmanned drone targeted the victim, while Mohab Nasser, a media activist from Tabaqa, said reported he

Summary

0 – 1

(1 man)

سرمين, Sarmin, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

On the morning of Friday, July 14th 2023, at least one civilian, a woman, was injured and a fire broke out in a disused poultry farm when Russian and/or Syrian regime forces allegedly shelled the residential neighborhoods and outskirts of the town of Sarmin, south-east of Idlib, with heavy artillery fire. The injured woman was

Summary

Civilian infrastructure

Agriculture

1–2

Russian Military, Syrian Regime

near Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, on July 7th 2017 the Coalition said it had concluded an assessment on social media claims of civilian harm “near Mosul, Iraq”. According to the Coalition report, “82. April 17, 2017, near Mosul, Iraq, via social media report: The report contained insufficient information on the time, location

Summary

Buurhakaba town, Bay, Somalia

LOCATION

A tweet from @ArlaadiMnetwork quoted Buurhakaba town commissioner Ibrahim Mohamed Leysamow that “11 #AlShabab fighters were killed in a fresh airstrike conducted by international friends besides the city.’ No other information was available regarding the strike and who was responsible. While no sources directly implicated the US in the operation, the Somali government’s reference to

Summary

International Forces (Unknown)

Al-Shabaab

الهزيمة, Al Hazimah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Four civilians died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Al Hazimah, according to local sources. Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently said that “a number of martyrs fell following Coalition raids on Hazima town north of Raqqa city.” Step News reported “more than nine raids north of Raqqa” including strikes on the outskirts of Hazimah but

Summary

(3 men)

4 named, 1 familiy identified

ذيبان, Thiban, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

A young child was seriously wounded when alleged-SDF mortar shells struck the town of Thiban, in the countryside of Deir Ezzor on August 31st or September 1st, 2023. Euphrates Post, who described the child as an infant, claimed the injury occurred when shells hit the child’s home. Multiple sources corroborate the SDF as the perpetrators,

Summary

YPG