Civilian Casualties

3 named, 1 familiy identified

Geolocation

Village

Vicinity of ATMIS forward operating base, Bulo Marer, 75 miles south-west of Mogadishu, South-eastern Somalia, Somalia

LOCATION

On the 26th of May, 2023, U.S. forces conducted an airstrike against Al-Shabaab fighters in the vicinity of an ATMIS (African Union Transition Mission in Somalia) forward operating base in Bulo Marer, 75 miles southwest of Mogadishu, Somalia. To date, there have been no reports of civilian harm with regard to the airstrike, while a

Summary

5–10

المصينعة, Al Musinaa, Shabwa, Yemen

LOCATION

An Al Qaeda leader was killed and four soldiers in the Shabwa Defense Forces were injured by alleged US drone strikes in Al Musinaa in Shabwa governorate on June 15, 2023. A tweet from @aboalfatl2019 reported that “leader” Abu Muhammad al-Shalwani al-Awlaki was killed by American drones in Shaab Madhab in the Musinaa area. @egl3000

Summary

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)

US Forces

Suspected target

Belligerents reported injured

كفرنوران, Kafr Nouran, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

A missile strike killed at least five members of the same family, including three women, and wounded at least one more — all civilians — in Kafr Nouran, Aleppo after midnight on October 5, 2023. The strike was allegedly carried out by the Syrian regime and/or Russian military. Zahraa Ali Karhou, an elderly crippled mother,

Summary

IDP or refugee camp

5 – 6

(3 women2 men)

1–3

5 named, 1 familiy identified

سوق الجمعة , Souq Al Jumaa, Tarabulus, Libya

LOCATION

Three people were reportedly injured by LNA artillery shelling on the Souq Al Jumaa neighbourhood of Tripoli. Libya Alahrar TV wrote: “3 civilians were injured due to shells falling on a residential neighbourhood in Souq Al Jumaa area in Tripoli” February TV also said three civilians were injured and blamed the LNA for the shelling.

Summary

3–4

Libyan National Army

3 named, 1 familiy identified

كفرنوران, Kafarnouran, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

A middle-aged male, reported by most sources to be a civilian, was killed by alleged Russian, or Syrian regime shelling of the town of Kafr Nouran, in the western countryside of Aleppo on July 4, 2023. Baladi News reported that Anas Barakat was killed instantly in the village of Kafr Nouran as a result of

Summary

0 – 1

(0–1 men)

0–1

منزل عائلة بارود, the home of Baroud family, Gaza strip, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On Tuesday, October 10th 2023, an Israeli airstrike allegedly destroyed a house belonging to the Baroud family in the Austrian neighborhood of Khan Yunis in the Gaza Strip, leading to the deaths of at least seven civilians, including at least two women and four children. Mohammed Baroud, a relative of the family, stated that the

Summary

(4 children2 women1 man)

7 named, 1 familiy identified

تفتناز, Taftanaz, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Civilians were reported injured in airstrikes on Taftanaz, Idlib, on August 14th. Edlib Media Center stated that “civilians are injured when warplanes target Taftanaz town north of Idlib with rockets.” Shaam News also reported injuries as a result of airstrikes in Taftanaz, among reports of casualties in a number of other locations. One source did

Summary

Syrian Regime, Russian Military

Suspected target

سرمين, Sarmin, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

At least one woman was injured in a residential area on the western outskirts of the city of Sarmin, east of Idlib, because of alleged shelling by Syrian Regime and/or Russian forces in the evening of Wednesday August 16th 2023. The Syrian Civil Defence and Baladi News reported that civilian property was damaged, a number

Summary

1–2

جباليا, Jabalia, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On Wednesday, October 18th 2023, 24 civilians were reported injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike on the home of the Abu Amira family next to a pump on al-Alami street, Jabalia Camp, Gaza strip. Safa news reported that the home was bombed “on the heads of its residents” and that there were “a number of

Summary

IDP or refugee camp, Residential building

ضمان, Daman, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Up to four civilians, including a child, were killed during a raid by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in the village of Daman on August 30, 2023. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that four people were killed during a pre-dawn raid of their homes when the civilians refused to follow the SDF’s orders

Summary

3 – 4

(1 child2 men)

Small arms and light weapons

YPG

4 named, 1 familiy identified

جباليا, Jabalia, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

At least 10 people were reportedly killed on Friday, November 10, 2023, when a home near the al-Nadi and al-Nazla areas of the Jabalia camp and the Al-Halabi roundabout area in Jabalia were allegedly hit by an Israeli Military airstrike. Shehab News Agency reported that more than 10 people were killed by an Israeli bombing

Summary

10 – 11

Tortoroow, Lower Shabelle, Somalia

LOCATION

A US airstrike targeted an al Shabaab training camp in Tortoorow, Lower Shabelle according to local media. While not declared by AFRICOM at the time, the US later admitted the event in a May 2019 FOIA response. According to Garowe Online, “The attack took place in Toratorow, a main al Shabaab stronghold town in the

Summary

الخالدية, Khalidiya village, Ain Essa countryside, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

On Saturday, October 7th, 2023, an alleged Turkish artillery shelling in Khalidiya village, located in the Ain Essa countryside, Syria, reportedly killed an elderly woman and injured at least one other person, her husband. Numerous sources, such as Facebook page Ehlê Qamişlo, have named the deceased woman as Amsha Muhammad Hilal Al-Baqer, aged 65, and her

Summary

(1 woman)

1–3

2 named, 1 familiy identified

قرية الشخيب بالقرب من بلدة الزعينية, a poultry farm in the village of Al-Shukhayb near the town of Al-Zeiniyah, west of Idlib, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Two females, a 13-year-old and 25-year-old, were wounded and bruised near a poultry farm in the village of Al-Shukhayb near the town of Al-Zeiniyah, west of Idlib, Syria, in an airstrike allegedly carried out by the Russian military and/or Syrian regime forces on Friday, October 6, 2023, around 9:21 in the morning. The airstrike reportedly

Summary

صلاح الدين, Salaheddin, Tarabulus, Libya

LOCATION

A Hungarian photojournalist was reportedly injured in an LNA or Emirati airstrike on the Salaheddin neighbourhood of Tripoli. However, pro-LNA sources claim he was in fact abducted by the GNA. The Libya Observer said: “A Hungarian journalist working for RTL TV was wounded in a drone strike by warlord Khalifa Haftar’s UAE-backed air force in

Summary

Libyan National Army, United Arab Emirates Military

1 named

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

LOCATION

On Sunday, October 8th 2023, at least 15 members of the al-Nabahin family, including 10 children, four women and one young man were killed when alleged Israeli airstrikes struck their family home, destroying all four floors and a neighboring house east of Al-Bureij camp. On Twitter, one source commented on the attack: “The family of

Summary

(10 children4–5 women1 man)

16 named, 1 familiy identified

Geolocation

Town

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

LOCATION

Shortly before 7:06 AM on Monday, October 23rd 2023, six members of the Abu Daqqa family were killed and a number of civilians were injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike on their home in Abasan al-Kabira, in the Gaza Strip. The names of the family members were 63-year-old Faisal Hassan Abu Daqqa, 43-year-old Shehada Faisal

Summary

(6 men)

7 named, 1 familiy identified

Geolocation

Town

بانص, Banes, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

At least one civilian was injured on September 13, 2019 after the explosion of a cluster bomb that was allegedly dropped by Russian or regime warplanes on the village of Banes, Aleppo governorate, according to local sources. A tweet from @SyriaCivilDefe reported “A civilian was injured due to the detonation of a cluster bomb remnants

Summary

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Planted explosives and unexploded ordnance (UXO)

1–2

Causes of injury / death

Russian Military

احسم, Ihsim, Idlib, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Shortly before 6:22 PM on Saturday, October 7th, 2023, two civilians – a woman and a child – were killed, and five civilians, including at least two children and a woman, were injured in an alleged artillery attack conducted by the Russian military and/or the Syrian regime forces on the residential neighborhoods of the town

Summary

(1 child1 woman)

7 named, 1 familiy identified

مديرية الصومعة, As Sawma'ah District, Al Bayda, Yemen

LOCATION

Three alleged AQAP militants were reportedly killed by a US drone strike in Sama’a directorate, Bayda governorate, on the evening of January 9th 2018. There were no known associated reports of civilian harm. Several Twitter and local-language news sources reported the strike, including Al-Masdar Online, @demolinari, and Al-Arabi. A tribal leader told Anatolia Agency that

Summary

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)

Known belligerent

US Forces

Known target

الأتارب, Al Atareb, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Shortly before 3:37 AM on Saturday, October 7th, 2023, a civilian man was killed and a number of civilians were reportedly injured due to an artillery strike with the contested responsibility – allededly perpetrated by the Syrian regime and/or Russian or Iranian military in the city of Al Atareb in the western countryside of Aleppo,

Summary

(1 man)

1–2

Syrian Regime, Russian Military, Iranian Military

1 named

تل حلف, Tal Halaf, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

One woman was reported seriously injured in an alleged Turkish forces airstrike or artillery attack on Tal Halaf on October 11th, 2019, according to local media sources. No more information available yet.

Summary

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

LOCATION

On October 21, 2023, an alleged Israeli airstrike killed 34-year-old Islam Omar Al Ashqar, a Dutch citizen and wife of Palestinian journalist Khaled Al Ashqar, and injured Haya Al Ashqar and Sham Al Ashqar, Islam and Khaled’s daughters, and Umm Hadi Al Ashqar, Islam’s mother, in the Nuseirat refugee camp in Deir al Balah, Gaza.

Summary

IDP or refugee camp, Marketplace

(1 woman)

4 named, 1 familiy identified

رام حمدان‎, Ram Hamdan, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said “a girl from Ram Hamdan town in Idlib countryside was killed after five failed attempts to cross to the Turkish border from the western side of Idlib”. The Observatory said the victim was killed by “Turkish border guards’ bullets”. No further details are currently available.

Summary

Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)

(1 child)

Small arms and light weapons

قرية بوغاز, the village of Al-Bugaz, west of Manbij city, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

At nine o’clock in the morning on Thursday, the 23rd of November, 2023, two civilians, including a woman, working as olive farmers, were reportedly injured in an alleged Turkish drone strike that targeted a car in the village of Al-Bugaz, near the city of Manbij in Aleppo Governorate in north-west Syria. On the day following

Summary

رأس العين, Ras Al Ain, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

“Many” civilians were killed and wounded in alleged Turkish air, artillery and phosphorus attacks on Ras al-Ain, according to local media. TEV-DEM Executive Board Member Aldar Xelîl said that banned weapons containing phosphorus and napalm were used by the Turkish state today in Serêkaniy. Hawarnews added: The attack killed a number of civilians remaining in

Summary

2 – 5

Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear (CBRN), Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

5–10

Causes of injury / death

كفرلاته, Kafar Lata, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Before 7:11 AM on the morning of Saturday, October 7th, 2023, the village of Kafar Lata in the southern countryside of Idlib, Syria, was hit by a missile bombardment attributed either to the Syrian regime forces and/or the Russian military and/or Iranian forces, resulting in the death of two children, and the injury of another

Summary

(2 children)

Russian Military, Syrian Regime, Iranian Military

3 named, 1 familiy identified

دادات, Dadat, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Multiple sources reported that Turkish forces committed a “massacre” in Dadat village. According to RonahiTV, “The Turkish occupation and its mercenaries committed a massacre against civilians in the village of Dadat”. Adarpress noted that “sources confirmed that Turkish occupation forces killed a number of civilians and buried them in the village, and established a prison

Summary

Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)

2 – 10