Civilian Casualties

تقاد, Taqad, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

One to two children were reported killed and up to four other civilians, including one to two children and one or two women, were reported injured in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on Taqad in Aleppo, Syria on January 21st, 2020, according to local sources. Syrian Civil Defense said the two women believed to

Summary

1 – 2

(1–2 children)

2–4

Named victims

2 named

منزل لعائلة نصر في جباليا النزلة, A house for the Nasr family in Jabalia al-Nazla, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Shortly before 8:16 AM on Friday, October 27, 2023, a house for the Nasr family in Jabalia al-Nazla neighbourhood was struck in an alleged Israeli airstrike, killing at least 18 identified civilians and injuring over 20. A correspondent of Gazan Shehab news agency was the first to report the incident at 8:16 AM, citing four

Summary

(4–12 children4–7 women2–7 men)

19 named, 1 familiy identified

Israeli Military

Named victims

Names matched with MoH IDs

اعزاز, Azaz, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Up to ten civilians were injured in alleged SDF or Syrian regime artillery strikes on the city of Azaz, Aleppo governorate, on January 16th, 2020, according to local sources. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored “a missile strike carried out by the ‘Kurdish forces’ stationed in Maranaz within the northern sector of Aleppo countryside,

Summary

8–10

YPG, Syrian Regime

منزل لعائلة المغاري بحي الجنينة وسط رفح, a house for Al-Maghari family next to Al-Shaer Mall in the Al-Jeneina, Rafah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On the morning of Sunday, October 29th, 2023, a young Palestinian woman along with her two small children was reportedly killed, and at least two children and an elderly man were injured, as a result of an alleged Israeli airstrike on a the Al-Maghari family home located next to Al-Shaer Mall in the Al-Jeneina neighborhood

Summary

(2 children1 woman)

3 named, 1 familiy identified

Israeli Military

Named victims

Names matched with MoH IDs

Raqqah, Andalus, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, on September 29th 2017 the Coalition said it had concluded an assessment on claims of civilian harm “near Raqqa, Syria” via an “NGO report”. According to the Coalition report, “96. June 1, 2017, near Raqqah, Syria, via NGO report: The casualty reported in this allegation was a

Summary

US-led Coalition

الخبر, Al Khabr, Abyan, Yemen

LOCATION

Several sources alleged that US battleships bombarded the area of Al Khabr in al-Maraqisha, Abyan governorate, on February 2nd 2017, where AQAP militants were allegedly based. There were no reported civilian or combatant casualties. One anonymous Yemeni government official, speaking to Reuters, said that “ships fired several missiles towards the al-Maraqisha mountains, where al Qaeda

Summary

منطقة الشاكوش, al-Shakoush area, Rafah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

In the early hours of June 21st 2024, a projectile allegedly fired by an Israeli tank or a gunshot killed Muhammad Adel Ghaboun in the al-Shakoush area in Mawasi, northwest of Rafah. Two sources noted that Muhammad was living in Rafah as a displaced person when he was killed, with al-Ayyam news reporting that Muhammad “was

Summary

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons

(1 man)

Causes of injury / death

عندان, Andan, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Up to one civilian was reported injured after alleged Russian and/or Syrian airstrikes or artillery shelling on the city of Andan in the northern countryside of Aleppo on February 6, 2020. Regarding civilian harm, Smart News reported that according to Civil Defence journalist Hamzah al-Youssef “(…) a civilian was injured as a result of an

Summary

School

0–1

مدرسة للأونروا تؤوي نازحين بمخيم الشاطئ غرب مدينة غزة, UNRWA school sheltering displaced people in the Beach Camp, west of Gaza City, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

In the early hours of June 7th 2024, at least four people were killed and at least seven others were injured in a declared Israeli airstrike on an UNRWA school, west of the Al Wahda Tower, in the Al Shati (Beach) refugee camp, west of Gaza City. A Facebook post made by Mohamed Awad, a

Summary

IDP or refugee camp, School, UN facility

4 – 6

(4 men)

الاتارب , Al Atarib, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

At least two civilians, a man and a child, were killed and an elderly man was reportedly injured in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on the town of Al Atarib, Aleppo governorate, on February 11th, 2020, according to local sources. According to @HalabTodayTV, “a man and a child were killed when warplanes targeted their car

Summary

(1 child1 man)

مدرسة الزهراء في حي الدرج, Al Zahraa school, Al Daraj neighborhood, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On August 8th, 2024, at around 3pm, at least 12 members of the Mahani family were killed and dozens of others were wounded in an alleged Israeli strike on the Al-Zahraa School, located in the Al-Daraj neighbourhood, east of Gaza City. The victims included Muhammad Muslim Mahani (Abu Ali), Muhammad Muslim Mahani’s daughter* (name unknown),

Some sources suggested that US naval artillery and possibly airstrikes targeted the Mojan and Mudiyah areas of Abyan governorate early on the morning of March 3rd. There were no known reports of civilian harm. According to Xinhua, an anonymous Yemeni military official reported that a “heavy navy bombardment” had taken place in the morning, alongside

Summary

Airstrike, Naval bombardment

منزلاً عائلة عيسى في محيط مركز بيسان الطبي بمخيم البريج وسط قطاع غزة, a house for the Issa family in the vicinity of Bisan Medical Center in the Bureij camp in the central Gaza Strip, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

In the early afternoon on June 7th 2024 an alleged Israeli bombing hit a house belonging to the Issa family in the vicinity of Bisan Medical Center in the Bureij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip. A number of injuries were reported, and calls were made for ambulances to go to the scene. The

Summary

Israeli Military

ترملا, Tarmala, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

One civilian was reported killed and at least one civilian, a young man, sustained injuries after alleged Syrian, Russian and/or Iranian airstrikes or artillery shelling on the village of Tarmala in Jabal Shahshabo in the southern Idlib countryside on February 23, 2020. Regarding civilian harm, the Syrian Civil Defence – Southern Director reported that they

Summary

(1 man)

مدرسة حليمة السعدية في جباليا, Halima Al Sa’dia school, Jabalia Al-Nazla, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Around midnight on September 7, 2024, a declared Israeli strike with two missiles on the tents for displaced people who were sheltering at the Hamlia Al Sa’dia school in Jabalia Al-Nazla in the northern Gaza Strip resulted in at least four civilian deaths, including a woman, and injuries of 15 to 19 civilians. The incident

Summary

School

4 – 8

(1 woman3 men)

15–19

بلدات متعددة, Several towns, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

An unknown number of civilians were reportedly injured in alleged Russian and Syrian regime airstrikes on several cities, towns and villages in Idlib governorate on February 26th, 2020, according to Shaam News Network. Shaam reported that “Russian and Assad’s air forces launched dozens of airstrikes amid artillery and missile shelling” which led to “a number of

Summary

البرج الشمالي في لبنان, a residential building in the Northern Burj Al-Shamali refugee camp (Al-Maashouk area), South Lebanon, Lebanon

LOCATION

On the morning of Monday, September 23, 2024, an alleged Israeli missile attack hit a residential building in the Northern Burj Al-Shamali refugee camp east of Tyre in the Al-Maashouk area in southern Lebanon, killing three civilian men, one of them a Palestinian refugee living in the camp, and injured a number of civilians. A

Summary

(3 men)

Exact location (via Airwars)

موجان, Mojan, Abyan, Yemen

LOCATION

US Navy warships reportedly bombarded alleged AQAP targets in the vicinity of Mojan, al-Maraqisha area of Abyan, overnight from March 29th to March 30th. There were no known reports of civilian casualties. Multiple sources indicated that continuous fire from warships off the Abyan coast targeted various AQAP sites in the mountainous al-Maraqisha area, including Mojan

Summary

Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground), Naval bombardment

لمالكية قضاء صور, Al-Malikiyah, Sour District, Lebanon, South Governorate, Lebanon

LOCATION

Around 6am on Monday, 23 September 2024, one civilian was likely killed and at least three others injured in alleged Israeli strikes on the town of al-Malikiyah, the Butam Mountains, and the surrounding areas in the Tyre district of Lebanon’s South Governorate. An adult man Adnan Reda was reportedly injured in the alleged Israeli attack

Summary

3–13

المشيرفة, Mushayrifah, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

One woman and between one and four children were reported wounded when a Russian aircraft struck the village of Al Mushayrifah in rural Idlib in the morning of May 1st. The Syrian Civil Defense forces reported that the children were struck by a “rocket-propelled grenade”. HalabTodayTV and Syria.liveuamap pointed to Russia as the culprit. Smarts

Summary

2–5

الشيخ عيسي, Shaykh Issa, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

According to ANF English, a child was reported injured in alleged Turkish shelling on Shaykh Issa in Tal Rifa’at, Aleppo, Syria on March 15th, 2020. “A 6-year-old boy named Ehmed Osman was injured in the attack.” The source said the child was seriously injured in his feet and moved to hospital for treatment.

Summary

بقرات, Baqarat, Al Bayda, Yemen

LOCATION

A US airstrike killed two ISIS militants “in a parked truck” in Bayda governorate on October 25th 2017, a US Central Command spokesperson told CNN News, one of two strikes against the group in the area that day. This confirmed local reports that a US drone strike had targeted ISIS militants in Baqarat, in the

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

Known belligerent

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), ISIS - Yemen

Known targets

2–7

طرابلس‎: عمارات الصمود, Tripoli: Al Samoud buildings, Tarabulus, Libya

LOCATION

One child was allegedly injured by LNA shelling on the Abu Salim area of Tripoli. The Libya Observer quoted the media adviser of the Health Ministry Ameen Al-Hashimi saying: “Three people have been injured in Haftar’s attack on Abu Salim, including one 15-year-old boy.” Tk Yahroug Kl shy only reported shelling: “A state of fear

Summary

Libyan National Army

المحفد, Al Mahfed, Abyan, Yemen

LOCATION

An alleged US Predator drone strike struck a makeshift Al Qaeda checkpoint in Mihfed, Abyan Province killing up to 10 members of Al Qaeda and wounding as many as dozens more. There are currently no known reports of civilian harm. AFP reported that a local security official said that the US drone strike had killed

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

School

Known belligerent

Geolocation

Belligerents reported injured

3–10

2–24

الدعوة الأسلامية, Al Daoua Al Islamiya, Tarabulus, Libya

LOCATION

A man was reportedly killed in shelling by an unknown belligerent on Al Daoua Al Islamiya on April 22nd, 2020, according to Hona Souq Al-Khmies. Al Daoua Al Islamiya presumably refers to the Al Daoua Al Islamiya institute or university in Tripoli. Currently, further information is unavailable to Airwars.

Summary

جعار, Ja'ar, Abyan, Yemen

LOCATION

An array of news organizations, military sources, and local witnesses have described an attack by a suspected American drone that killed between five and eight members of Al Qaeda in Jaar in the Abyan governate, located in southern Yemen, between May 9 and May 10, 2012. A local source described hearing three explosions around midnight,

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

5–8

الطريق السريع الساحلي, Coastal Highway, Tarabulus, Libya

LOCATION

Three civilians were reported killed and 19 others including children injured in alleged LNA artillery attack on the coastal road of Tajoura, Libya on May 6th, 2020, according to local sources. Libya Observer reported that “Khalifa Haftar’s forces have carried out indiscriminate rocket attacks on the coastal road in Tajoura, eastern Tripoli, killing three civilians

Summary

(3 men)

12–19

13 named, 1 familiy identified