Civilian Casualties

الطوافة, Mosul, Tawafa, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Local sources said that that dozens of civilians were killed or injured, including 19 members from one family, in Tawafa area west of Mosul by airstrikes. Local sources told Iraqyoon that “the aircraft bombed sites in the neighborhood of the Tawafa on the right side, which led to the deaths of dozens of civilians, including

Summary

20 – 24

12–24

جعار, Ja'ar, Abyan, Yemen

LOCATION

Alleged US airstrikes or Yemeni airstrikes in Jaar and Zinjibar on May 10, 2012 reportedly killed up to 24 alleged militants and nine others were injured, with some sources reporting possible civilian casualties. Although initially reported as the work of the Yemen Air Force, a senior Yemen government official told CNN that the attacks were

Summary

US Forces, Yemeni Air Force

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)

Belligerents reported injured

20–24

Калинове, Kalynove, Kharkiv, Ukraine

LOCATION

On May 8th 2022, two civilians, two men, were reportedly killed following alleged Russian artillery shelling in Kalynove (Kalinove) village, Kharkiv oblast. Ukrainska Pravda said: “In Kalynove, two people were killed when a projectile hit a house. The shelling of the village took place from the side of Kozachya Lopana at approximately 4:00 p.m. [according

Summary

(2 men)

17 تموز, Mosul, July 17th, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Local residents reported that ‘indiscriminate’ ISF artillery shelling or possibly an airstrike hit the 17 July neighbourhood in West Mosul, causing civilian casualties. While Ninawa Media Center did not say who was responsible, Iraqi Spring Media Center blamed the Iraqi government forces. Urgent Mosul News blamed [Iraqi] security forces of shelling with “smart artillery, killing

Summary

2 – 12

2–12

US-led Coalition, Iraq Government Forces

جعار, Desert road between Ja'ar and Zinjibar, Abyan, Yemen

LOCATION

On June 7th 2012, there were reports that Yemeni or US warplanes conducted an airstrike against a vehicle carrying suspected Al Qaeda militants on the desert road between Ja’ar and Zinjibar in Abyan province. According to anonymous officials and an anonymous military source speaking to local and international media, three to five of the passengers

Summary

US Forces, Yemeni Air Force

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)

Belligerents reported injured

3–5

вулиця Первомайська, 2, Ізюм, Харківська область, , 2, Pershotravneya Street, Kharkiv, Ukraine

LOCATION

On March 9th, in the morning, at 9 am, the Russian military allegedly launched airstrikes and then shelled a five story building at 2 Pershotravneya Street in Izyum from a tank on the opposite side until it collapsed. The attack killed between 44 to 54 people, many families, who were trapped under the debris of

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

(3–6 children9 women3 men)

44 – 54

Russian Military

19 named, 2 families identified

Exact location (other)

القائم, Al Qa'im, Al Anbar, Iraq

LOCATION

It was reported that eleven people – including an unspecified number of civilians – were killed in Coalition airstrikes on Al Qa’im, in Anbar province. According to Yaqein “11 were killed including civilians in Al-Qaem due to coalition warplanes shellings.” It did not specify how many of the eleven victims were civilians. Local blogger Fareek

Summary

2 – 12

2–12

وادي العين, Wadi Al Ain, Hadramaut, Yemen

LOCATION

Between six and seven militants including AQAP’s second-in-command Said al Shehri (aka al Shihri) were reportedly killed in an alleged US or Yemeni strike on a car and house in Hadramout, eastern Yemen on September 12, 2012, according to US and Yemeni officials. However, it is unclear at what point Shehri was killed as his

Summary

US Forces, Yemeni Air Force

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)

6–7

عفرين ، رأس العين ، اعزاز ، تل أبيض ، الباب ، جرابلس, Afrin, Ras Al Ain, Azaz, Tell Abyad, Al Bab, Jarablus, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

A child was killed and between 20 to 25 civilians, including two women and four children, were injured by alleged Turkish-back faction heavy gunfire around Afrin on May 28, 2023. Hawar News initially reported that a child was killed and “a number of people, including women” were injured by gunfire from Turkish militia members while

Summary

(1 child)

20–25

Small arms and light weapons

الذوق الكبير, Al-Zouq Al-Kabeer, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

In the evening of July 28 2023, a boy was injured by shelling allegedly carried out by the Turkish-backed National Army factions in Al-Zouq Al-Kabeer village / Kondi Mazen Sherawa Afrin, Aleppo Governorate. According to a Syrian correspondent with Hawar News, the child’s name is Hamad (Muhammad) Khalil, 14 years old. He was brought to

Summary

Unknown

حي التنك, Mosul, Tanak, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

One civilian was injured following an airstrike that destroyed his family home, according to the eyewitness. Amnesty International shared the following field report with Airwars, citing an eyewitness: “I’m a simple ‘free worker’ from the same area in Hai Tenak. My friends and I make a living buying and selling car parts. I left on

Summary

US-led Coalition, Iraq Government Forces

قرية ميرغمير, village of Mergmir, Erbil, Iraq

LOCATION

On the 24th of August 2023, a drone strike is believed to have killed either four civilians or four PKK fighters, two of them in medical roles, in the village of Merg Mir in the Bradost region in Erbil Governorate. According to several news sources, including Roj News, Hawar News Agency and Kurdistan 24, the

Summary

Agriculture

0 – 4

Turkish Military

YPG/SDF

0–4

سوق الهال, Al Haal Market, Al Tabaqa, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Five civilians including three children died and three more were wounded in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Al Haal Market in Tabaqa, according to local media. Mohab Nasser, a journalist covering Al Tabaqa, named five victims of a Coalition raid. The victims were also named by Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently. According to the Syrian

Summary

School

(3 children1 woman1 man)

3–7

5 named, 1 familiy identified

قرية المحيسن شمال شرقي عين عيسى القريبة ع طريق, the village of Al-Muhaisen, northeast of Ain Issa, near the M4 road, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

A young man, Abdulaziz al-Mashouj, was killed on the night of September 4th, 2023, near the M4 road in the village of Al-Muhaisen in the Deir Ezzor eastern countryside; at least two others were reported injured. Several reports have alleged that the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) were responsible. Local sources (@saad_alsabr; @fouratalwfaa) named the young

Summary

(1 man)

YPG

2 named, 1 familiy identified

Northern Raqqa countryside, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Al Raqqa Truth and the Raqqa News Network reported the death of one man in an alleged Coalition airstrike in the northern Raqqa countryside. No further details are presently known.

Summary

(1 man)

مخيّم الشاطئ, Al-Shati refugee camp, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On October 9 or October 10, 2023, one woman identified as Haifa Al-Tatar (61 years old) and her son Abdelrahman Al-Tatar (35 years old), respectively the wife and son of the former director of Al-Shifa hospital Dr. Nasr Al-Tatar, were reportedly killed in their home following alleged Israeli strikes in the Gaza Strip. Initial reporting

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

(1 woman1 man)

2 named, 1 familiy identified

Exact location (via Airwars)

الموصل‎, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

In its July 2017 civilian casualty report, the Coalition reported that it could not assess the credibility of an NGO report indicating civilian casualties in the vicinity of Mosul. In the report, the Coalition wrote: “April 30, 2017, near Mosul, Iraq, via NGO report: The report contained insufficient information on the time, location and details

Summary

0–1

الشجاعي, Al Shujaiya, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Brothers Hammad Mahmoud Harara (Abu Mahmoud Harara), Taha Mahmoud Harara, Mohamed Mahmoud Harara, and their cousin Fourat Jamal Harara were killed and an unknown number of others were injured at approximately 17:30 on 08 October 2023. They were killed in their home on Al-Mantar Street in the east of the Al-Shujaiya neighbourhood in east Gaza

Summary

4 – 5

(4 men)

2–7

4 named, 1 familiy identified

Neighbourhood/area

الثورة‎, Tabaqah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

At least five civilians, including two women, were reportedly killed and 11 more were injured in Tabaqa in what appears to be shelling by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) supported by airstrikes carried out by the Coalition. One member of ISIL was also reportedly killed and several more were injured, according to Smart News Agency.

Summary

(2 women)

US-led Coalition, Syrian Democratic Forces

قرب مجمع البدرساوي التجاري, Vicinity of Al Badrasawi commercial complex, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On the October 9th 2023, the Al-Badrasawi Tower, a prominent structure in the Al-Shifa region of Gaza City close to Al-Shifa hospital, was allegedly hit by an Israeli airstrike, resulting in an unknown number of injuries. Reports indicate that this incident occurred in the evening. Seba Jaafarawi stated on social media about the incident “Al-Badarsawi

Summary

Healthcare facility, Residential building

Unknown

Impact

ميادين, Al Mayadin, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Four civilians died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Al Mayadeen, according to a single source. The Shaam News Network was the only source pointing directly towards the Coalition, reporting that “international coalition planes launched an air strike targeting an arms factory belonging to IS in the city of Mayadeen, which led to the explosion

Summary

(2 women1 man)

3 named, 1 familiy identified

برج G6، أبراج مدينة حمد, Tower G6, Hamad Town Towers, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

During the evening of Thursday, October 12th 2023, up to four Palestinian civilians, including a four-month old girl, were killed and from eight to 25 civilians were injured as a result of an alleged Israeli airstrike on a residential apartment building in the Hamad Towers in the town of Hamad, in Khan Yunis in the

Summary

3 – 4

(1 child2 men)

8–25

Known belligerent

3 named, 1 familiy identified

Exact location (via Airwars)

الباب, Al Bab, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Several sources reported the targeting of civilian infrastructure by Turkish warplanes in Al Bab, Syria. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights wrote: “Turkish warplanes targeted the national hospital in the city of Bab in the north-eastern Aleppo countryside with several strikes, which is controlled by the Islamic State. No information about casualties so far.” Khaled

Summary

0 – 2

0–2

Turkish Military

البوكمال, Abu Kamal, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

In a major casualty incident, up to 73 civilians including 15 children and six women died and up to 120 others were wounded airstrikes on Abu Kamal, according to local media. The majority of the victims were reportedly displaced people. Conflicting sources blame the US-led Coalition and the Iraqi air force. Additionally, one source attributed

Summary

(12–15 children6 women3 men)

60 – 73

24–120

US-led Coalition, Iraq Government Forces

27 named, 3 families identified

منزل عائلة خلف في عمارة بابل شارع المؤسسات, Babel Building in Al Mouasasat Street (Institutions street) close to the port, Gaza city, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On Tuesday October 10th 2023, at least seven civilians, including three journalists, were killed, and at least two civilians were injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike on the Babel building in al Mouasasat Street (Institution Street) close to the port in Gaza City in the Gaza Strip. According to a Facebook post by Saeleem Hosny,

Summary

7 – 9

(7 men)

2–10

9 named, 2 families identified

الباب, Al Bab city, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Al Bab 24 named Hassan Mohammad al Hussein al Assfour as killed in “Turkish shelling” in Al Bab, Syria. On January 14th, both Amna Alali and Halab Today reported the “death of 12 civilians and wounding of 18 more as a result of a Turkish air and artillery yesterday [Jan 13th] on the town of

Summary

(1 man)

علي الغانم, Ali Al Ghanem, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Two civilians were killed and four were injured – in addition to two members of ISIL – in alleged Coalition airstrikes in Ali Al Ghanem village, 50km east of Raqqa, according to local reports. Two sources, Draas News Agency and Smart News Agency, reported that the Coalition was responsible. Meanwhile, the remainder of the sources

Summary

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

LOCATION

On Friday, October 13th 2023, at least 14 civilians were killed, all members of the Abu-Lashin family, including at least two women and at least five children and an infant, as a result of an alleged Israeli airstrike on the Abu Lashin family’s home in the Bureij camp. According to Safa news, the attack happened

Summary

IDP or refugee camp, Residential building

(5–6 children2 women6 men)

14 – 16

14 named, 1 familiy identified

Town