Civilian Casualties

Agriculture

Impact

40 km southwest of Mogadishu, Lower Shabelle, Somalia

LOCATION

US forces carried out a strike on August 27th killing three alleged members of al Shabaab, US Africa Command declared two days later, The strike hit approximately 40 kilometers southwest of Mogadishu. The official statement read: “In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. forces conducted an airstrike targeting al-Shabaab militants approximately 40 kilometers

Summary

القريات, Qaryat, Al Jabal al Gharbi, Libya

LOCATION

On February 24th, 2011, four civilians were reported killed and one injured in the Jabal al Gharbi district of Al Qaryat, after being shot by Gaddafi forces. Multiple tweets reported the casualties. @tousniahorra states “Four people were killed in Qurayyat, which lies about 400 km south of the Libyan capital, Tripoli. Shot by the security

Summary

شمال غزة, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On October 12, 2023, Safaa Jamil Mahmoud Musa (aged 28), from the North Gaza Governorate, was reportedly killed in an alleged Israeli airstrike in the north of the Gaza. There was little detail on the circumstances of the incident. On X/Twitter, the account Martyrs of Gaza posted a heartfelt tribute to Safaa remembering Safaa for

Summary

(1 woman)

1 named

ليغو, Leego, Bay, Somalia

LOCATION

US Africa Command reported on the same day that it had “conducted an airstrike in the vicinity of Leego, Bay Region, Somalia, on February 5, 2019.” According to AFRICOM this was the second airstrike it undertook over a 48 hour period, the first occurring on February 3rd in Gandarshe, Lower Shebelle Region. AFRICOM added that

Summary

طرابلس‎, Tripoli, Tarabulus, Libya

LOCATION

On February 25th, 2011, five civilians were reported killed and between 12 and 24 injured as a result of Gaddafi forces in Tripoli. @Globe_info reported the casualties on Twitter. @Globe_info states “The Zawia Street Hospital in Tripoli is now receiving five martyrs and dozens of wounded, some of them in danger.”

Summary

12–24

عائلة عليوة في حي الزيتون, Eliwa Family House in the Al-Zaytoun neighbourhood, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On either late October 19th or the early hours of October 20th, between 14 and 28 people were killed and others were injured when the house of the Eliwa family, in the Al-Zaytoun neighbourhood, south of Gaza City was bombed in an alleged Israeli airstrike. Palinfo reported that people were killed and injured and that

Summary

Religious Institution, Residential building

(3 children3 women4–5 men)

14 – 28

14 named, 4 families identified

بانياس, Off the coast of Baniyas, Tartus, Syria

LOCATION

At least three young men on an oil tanker were killed in alleged Israeli drone strikes off the coastal city of Baniyas on April 24, 2021 according to local sources. A tweet from @SAMSyria0 reported that “the body of the young man, Ahmed Amin, from Arwad Island – Tartous, who is a crew member of

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

3 – 4

(3 men)

محافظة دير البلح, Deir al Balah Governorate, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

During the early morning of October 23rd, 2023, at least 10 people were reportedly killed and a number of others wounded, as a result of an alleged Israeli airstrike on the Abu Dan family home in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip. While most sources, including Al Jazeera, and the Gazan Ministry of the

Summary

Residential building

10 – 15

(5 children3 women3 men)

10 named, 1 familiy identified

Geolocation

Province/governorate

سرجة, Sarja, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

At least one man was injured in alleged Russian airstrikes on the village of Sarja on June 12, 2021. According to Syrian Civil Defense, “the village of Sarja was subjected to similar raids, which resulted in the injury of a man.” @syr_television referred to “civilians” being injured but did not provide a specific number. None

Summary

1–2

Russian Military

عمارة النمنم بمخيم النصيرات وسط قطاع غزة, Al-Namnam building in the Nuseirat camp in the central Gaza Strip, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On October 19th 2023, an infant and a 14-year old boy were reportedly killed in an alleged Israeli airstrike on an apartment in the al-Namnam building located on Faraj Allah Street in the Nuseirat refugee camp, in the central Gaza Strip. According to some sources, other civilians were injured in the strike. The names of

Summary

IDP or refugee camp, Residential building

(2 children)

LOCATION

near Idlib, Idlib, Syria

In an incident previously not tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the injuries of three civilians near Idlib, Syria. In its May 2019 civilian casualty report, the Coalition noted “Coalition aircraft conducted a strike against a Daesh vehicle. Regrettably, three civilians were unintentionally wounded due to their proximity to the strike.” The report also

Summary

Known belligerent

US-led Coalition

دوار حمودة, Hamoda Roundabout, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Between three and five civilians were killed and another was injured in alleged Israeli airstrikes on a car near the Hamouda roundabout in Beit Lahiya on May 12, 2021. Sources refer to most of the men killed as members of Fatah but there is no direct association between them and militant activities. Only one of

Summary

3 – 5

(3–4 men)

5–6

منزل عائلة جمعة بمنطقة الصفطاوي شمال القطاع, Juma’a family home near the Al-Saftawi roundabout, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On October 29th 2023, at least 34 members of the Juma’a family were killed, including at least seven children and five women, and more than 27 others were injured by an alleged Israeli airstrike on their home near the Al-Saftawi roundabout in the northern Gaza Strip. On October 29th, Shehab News reported “a number of

Summary

Residential building

(7–10 children5–9 women12–13 men)

38 named, 1 familiy identified

دارة عزة, Daret Ezza, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

At least one civilian, a child, was killed and three to five civilians, including three to four women and up to two children, were injured in artillery shelling on Daret Ezza on July 18, 2021. A tweet from @kwater4syr identified “A child was killed and 4 civilians were wounded by Russian laser artillery shelling”. @anasanas84

Summary

(1 child)

3–5

1 named, 1 familiy identified

مخيم أهل سراقب في قرية الحمامة, Ahel Saraqeb camp in Al-Hamamah village, Jisr-al-Shoughour, Idlib, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

During the morning of Tuesday, October 24, 2023, a declared Russian airstrike reportedly killed six civilians, including three women, one of whom was pregnant, and at least two children, and injured up to 10 civilians in the Ahel Saraqeb camp for displaced people located on the outskirts of the village of Al-Hamamah in the Jisr

Summary

IDP or refugee camp

(2 children3 women)

5–10

Known belligerent

Russian Military

10 named, 1 familiy identified

البريج, Al Bureij Camp, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

One man was killed in an Israeli drone strike on open land east of Al-Bureij refugee camp in Central Gaza around 12.10 p.m. on Saturday 15 May 2021. His status as a civilian or belligerent is contested among various sources. Various sources, including the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) and Al-Haq, both local human

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

0 – 1

(0–1 men)

0–1

منزل عائلة حمدان بمنطقة الدعوة بمخيم النصيرات, Hamdan family home in the Al-Dawa area of the Nuseirat camp, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On the evening of October 30, 2023, at least 14 people were killed and “a large number” of others, including children, were injured in an alleged Israeli bombardment on the Hamdan family home located on Street 18 in the al-Dawa area of the Nuseirat refugee camp in the Gaza Strip. Grandmother Hikmat Mahmoud al-Maqousi (72)

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

IDP or refugee camp, Residential building

(3 children5 women1 man)

5–10

10 named, 2 families identified

عين لاروز, Ain Larouz, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

At least one civilians was killed and three others, including a child, were injured in alleged Russian, Iranian or regime artillery shelling on the town of Ain Larouz on August 8, 2021. @syriapostnew1 reported that “a civilian was killed and 3 others were wounded as a result of artillery shelling by the Syrian regime forces targeting

Summary

(1 man)

Russian Military, Syrian Regime, Iranian Military

دهمش‎, Dahmash, Central, Israel

LOCATION

A father and teenage daughter were killed when an alleged Hamas rocket struck the village of Dahmash, south of Tel Aviv, in the early hours of May 12th, 2021, according to local and international media reports. Khalil Awad, 52, and Nadin Awad, 16, were killed on Wednesday morning when a rocket fired from Gaza landed

Summary

(1 child1 man)

Palestinian Militants

2 named, 1 familiy identified

LOCATION

حيش, Heesh, Idlib, Syria

Deaths and injuries among civilians were reported in airstrikes on Heesh, Idlib, on June 15th. Smart News stated that “a civilian was wounded by an aerial bombardment of warplanes in the town of Heesh, south of Idlib.” Furthermore, Syrian Network for Human Rights claimed that “Syrian regime warplanes fired missiles near the building of local council

Summary

Suspected target

كفرزيتا, Kafr Zeita, Hama, Syria

LOCATION

Artillery shelling reportedly struck a residential neighborhood in Kafr Zeita on the evening of January 26th and wounded a 40-year-old man who was transferred to a nearby medical point. According to some sources, another unidentified civilian was wounded. All sources blamed the Russian forces, except one local source who blamed the Syrian regime.

Summary

1–2

1 named

خزاعه, خان يونس, غزة, Khuza'a, Khan Yunis, Gaza, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

One man, a civilian, was killed and as many as two other civilians were injured in an alleged Israeli strike on the town of Khuza’a, southern Gaza on May 18th 2021, according to local reports. At 17:00 on May 24th, a medical source in Khan Younis announced the death of Osama Ashraf Abu Reda, according

Summary

Airstrike, Airstrike and/or Artillery, Drone Strike

(1 man)

1–2

بشارع عوني ضهير, Awni Daheer Street, Rafah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Two civilians, one of whom was reportedly a freelance journalist, were severely injured in an alleged Israeli artillery strike on Rafah in the Southern Gaza Strip during the early hours of May 16th 2021. Ra’ed Mohammed Abdel Wahab Sabbah, aged 46, and Alam al-Deen Abdel Rahman Mohammed Sabbah, aged 23, were reportedly injured by shrapnel

Summary

الرامي, Al Rami, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

At least one child was injured in alleged Russian strikes on the outskirts of the town of Al Rami on September 4, 2021. The Al-Jisr Network correspondent reported that a child was injured by Russian warplanes bombing on the outskirts of the town of Al-Rami. Baladi News added that the child was injured to varying

Summary

كفرنوران, Kafar Noran, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between three and five civilians, including a woman, were injured in alleged Russian or regime or Iranian artillery shelling and machine gun fire on the village of Kafr Noran on September 27, 2021. According to the Syrian Civil Defense, five civilians, including a woman, were wounded in mortar shelling by the Russian and regime forces

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons

3–5

Causes of injury / death

Russian Military, Syrian Regime, Iranian Military

التمانعة, Al Taman'a, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Civilians were possibly injured in alleged Russian airstrikes or Syrian regime artillery strikes on the town of Al Taman’a, Idlib governorate, on March 26th, 2018, according to Shaam News Network. @Wateen_media reported that “Russian occupation aviation targets the vicinity of the town of Al Taman’a with several airstrikes with vacuum missiles.” @RFS_mediaoffice, however, reported Syrian

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

الصبحة, Al Sabha, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

At least one man was killed in an alleged Coalition and Syrian Defense Forces airdrop operation in the town of Al-Sabha on November 8th, 2021. Sources were conflicted as to whether the man killed was a civilians or a militant. According to Euphrates Post, the Coalition and the Syrian Defense Forces carried out an airdrop

Summary

Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)

0 – 1

Small arms and light weapons

US-led Coalition, Syrian Democratic Forces

Suspected target

ISIS

0–1

خان شيخون, Khan Sheikhoun, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

An unspecified number of civilians were wounded in alleged Russian and/or regime airstrikes on Khan Sheikhoun, according to the Shaam News Network. @GenevaUpdates reported that “warplanes bombarded the city of Khan Sheikhoun in Idlib countryside with two air strikes, causing damage to several residential houses, while no injuries were reported.” However, the Shaam News Network

Summary

0–2

مراط , Merat, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

An unspecified number of civilians were wounded by an alleged Russian airstrike “by napalm bombs” on Merat, according to local media. No further details are currently available.

Summary

Russian Military