Civilian Casualties

قرية عرب سعيد, Arab Saeed: Idlib-Salqin road, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

An unknown number of civilians was injured in alleged Russian airstrikes on the village of Arab Saeed village on Idlib Salqeen road, Idlib governorate, on May 22nd, 2018, according to local sources. Aneen reported “civilian casualties as a result of the Russian airstrike targeting civilians in the village of Arab Saeed, near the road Idlib

Summary

شقرة, Shaqra, Abyan, Yemen

LOCATION

Three militants, reportedly members of Al Qaeda, were killed and six more wounded in a suspected US airstrike or drone strike on Shaqra, east of Zinjibar, on October 27th, 2011, sources said. There are currently no known reports of civilian harm. The strike reportedly hit alleged militants in Shaqra, east of Zinjibar, the provincial capital

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

Agriculture

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)

US Forces

Suspected target

Geolocation

Town

Belligerents reported killed

Belligerents reported injured

شنان, Shanan village, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

One child was injured as a result of artillery shelling by Russian or Syrian regime action targeting the village of Shanan, south of Idlib on Sunday 24th July 2022. The Syrian Civil Defense reported that they took the injured child to hospital for treatment and that he was injured “lightly”.

Summary

Russian Military, Syrian Regime

LOCATION

يت, Hit, Al Anbar, Iraq

Local media service Hit News claimed that Coalition airstrikes had struck a residential building in Hit. No further details are presently available. In their February 2020 civilian casualty report, the US-led Coalition assessed reports that they were responsible for civilian harm in this strike as “non-credible”, stating that no Coalition actions were conducted in the

Summary

US-led Coalition

الحميدية, Al Hamidiya, Quneitra, Syria

LOCATION

A reported Israeli forces attack targeted the town of Al-Hamidiya in the Quneitra countryside, in Al Qunaytirah, Syria, on August 12th 2022 which allegedly wounded at least two civilians. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, an Israeli tank fired three shells when two people appoached the area and Step Agency reported that the

Summary

قرية كلبيت ,ريف ادلب الشمالي,ادلب, Kalbid area, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

On September 27th 2022, between two and eight civilians were reportedly injured, including an elderly woman and a young man, when a Russian air strike hit a refugee camp in the Kalbid area, near the Bal al-Hawa border crossing in Syria. One Syrian Civil Defense volunteer, Hamza Al-Jassem, stated after being at the scene, “it

Summary

IDP or refugee camp

2–8

Russian Military

مخيم مرام, Maram Refugee Camp, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Between six and 11 civilians, including up to four children, an elderly woman and a pregnant woman, were killed and up to 77 others, including a woman and five children, were injured by alleged Russian, Syrian regime, or Iranian militia missile attacks with cluster bombs against Maram refugee camp and other refugee camps closeby on

Summary

IDP or refugee camp

(2–4 children1–2 women2 men)

6 – 11

40–77

Russian Military, Iranian Military, Syrian Regime

Named victims

20 named, 3 families identified

درنة, Dhar al-Hamr, Darnah, Libya

LOCATION

Airstrikes hit residential homes in Derna, according to a local report. Libya 24 reported that the LNA bombed in the vicinity of Kasarah in Derna, striking houses belonging to the Burebihah family. The report did not mention whether civilians were inside at the time of the strike, or whether there were any casualties.

Summary

Libyan National Army

الزلاقيات, Al Zalaqiyat, Hama, Syria

LOCATION

An unspecified number of civilians were reported to be wounded following air and artillery strikes on Al Zalaqiyat. Sources blamed both Russian and the Syrian regime. Shaam was the only source to report on wounded civilians, while the rest simply stated there was bombing in the vicinity. Sources do however mention that there was heavy

Summary

Russian Military, Syrian Regime

تديل, Tadel, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

A civilian was wounded by alleged Russian or Syrian regime shelling of the village of Tadel on November 22, 2022. The @SyriaCivilDefe reported that a civilian was wounded by artillery shelling carried out by the Syrian regime forces and Russian forces on residential neighborhoods in the village of Tadel. A tweet from @AsharqNewsSYR pointed out

Summary

Syrian Regime, Russian Military

بنغازي‎, Ganfouda, Benghazi, Libya

LOCATION

Alnabaa TV reported that a foreign aircraft conducted airstrikes in Ganfouda. Its source in the Benghazi Shura Council didn’t confirm any casualties. According to Alnabaa, Ganfouda has also been hit by artillery shelling in the early morning hours and civilian infrastructure was heavily targeted in the strike. Alnabaa suspected civilians in the buildings but couldn’t confirm

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LOCATION

نوى, Nawa, Daraa, Syria

Eight civilians were reported killed and up to 25 others injured as a result of Russian forces or Syrian regime forces airstrikes on Nawa in Dara’a, south of Syria on June 26th, 2018 according to local sources. Shaam Network said that “Activists confirmed that the Russian warplanes launched air strikes with rockets at the residential

Summary

(2 children2 women4 men)

10–25

вул. Мироносицька; вул. Академіка Павлова, Mironositskaya Street; Akademika Pavlova Street, Kharkiv, Ukraine

LOCATION

Three people were killed by alleged Russian shelling of street. Mironositskaya No. 32, 34, 36, Akademika Pavlova Street, 289, and Kyivskyi in Kharkiv on March 3, 2022. Pravda News reported that a Russian shell hit a garage cooperative on Akademika Pavlova, 289, killing three people. No other sources reported on casualties in this specific location.

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ابطع, Ibta'a, Daraa, Syria

LOCATION

An unknown number of civilians was reportedly killed and injured in alleged Russian airstrikes on the village of Ibta’a, Dara’a governorate, on June 27th, 2018, according to local sources. The Local Coordination Committees of Syria reported that there were “civilian casualties caused by a Russian air raid on the town of #Ibta’a in the central

Summary

1 – 2

вул. Свободи та Парк Горького, Svobody Street and Gorky Park, Kharkiv, Ukraine

LOCATION

Up to eight people were killed and two others were wounded by alleged Russian or Ukrainian airstrikes/shelling of Svobody Street and Gorky Park in Kharkiv on March 14, 2022. The head of the Kharkiv regional state administration, Oleg Sinegubov, reported on a car of Help Army volunteers: “A 26-year-old boy died from serious wounds and

Summary

Gas facility

2 – 8

(1 man)

1–2

2 named, 1 familiy identified

Russian Military

Named victims

Geolocation

Exact location (via Airwars)

الظهير, Al Dahir, Surt, Libya

LOCATION

Unidentified warplanes reportedly carried out multiple airstrikes in the east, south and west of Sirte at midnight, local media reported. According to Akhbar Alaan, “unidentified warplanes launched air strikes on the Libyan city of Sirte targeting areas occupied by an ISIS in the south and west of the city, eyewitnesses said.” There were no known

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Золочів, Zolochiv, Kharkiv, Ukraine

LOCATION

On March 12th 2022 three people were reportedly wounded when alleged Russian shells hit Zolochiv. Local reports also indicated that 15 houses were damaged and a military enlistment office was destroyed. @black_cerber reported that the civilians injured were over 50 years old, one who was in a serious condition from the shelling after being hit

Summary

Gas facility, Power Station, Water station

LOCATION

سرت‎, Sirte, Surt, Libya

A single source, Libya in Heart, reported that “nearly 20 people” died in alleged LNA airstrike in Sirte but did not specify if they were civilians. According to the source, Nearly 20 people were killed in the bombing of the Sirte air force in Libya. Eyewitnesses confirmed that ambulances were being heard heavily. After further

Summary

Libyan National Army

Підлиман, Pidlyman, Kharkiv, Ukraine

LOCATION

On March 5th 2022, at least four civilians were wounded when alleged Russian forces shelled Pidlyman, a village in the Boriv district of Kharkiv. Helsinki.org.ua reported that they are being treated in the hospital. This assessment has reference to ACLED Code: UKR52772

Summary

LOCATION

طفس, Tafas, Daraa, Syria

Alleged Russian, Syrian regime and/or Iranian air and/or artillery strikes targeted the town of Tafas, Dara’a countryside, on June 29th, 2018, according to local sources. Possibly, civilians were injured and killed. Shaam News Network reported that “the Russian military and Assad aircraft and helicopter gunships launched airstrikes with rockets and explosive barrels on the neighbourhoods

Summary

Russian Military, Syrian Regime, Iranian Military

Suspected target

Лісне, Lisne, Kharkiv, Ukraine

LOCATION

On April 11th 2022, Suspline Media reported that a resident of Lisne in Kharkiv was killed when the village was shelled by Russian forces, according to Oleksandr Hololobov, head of the “Malodanyliv village”. There is no further information available at this time. This incident has reference to ACLED Code UKR55600.

Summary

Чугуїв, Chuhuiv, Kharkiv, Ukraine

LOCATION

A 59 year old civilian was killed and three other civilians, including a child and a woman, were injured by alleged Russian shelling of Chuhuiv on April 24, 2022. Volodymyr Tymoshko, head of the Main Department of the National Police of the Kharkiv region, announced on Facebook that Russian shelling of Chuhuiv resulted in the

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River crossing between al Duweir and Graneej, Deir Ezzor, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Euphrates post reported: “Military aircraft launched several air raids today [Nov 17th] targeting the crossing of the town of Al-Dweir River – the town of Graneej – which led to the destruction of all cars and river vessels and the wounding of a number of civilians”. Other sources said the regime carried out strikes, while

Summary

Russian Military, Syrian Regime

المشهد, al-Marshad, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

In this single-source event, Step News Agency reported that an alleged Russian warplane had carried out an airstrike in al-Mashhad, the southern eastern Idlib countryside, resulting in the injury of “a number of civilians.” As of now, no further information is available.

Summary

Russian Military

تل عفر, Tall Afar, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

In an incident previously unknown to Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the injury of one civilian near Tal Afar, Iraq. Their March 2017 civilian casualty report noted: “Nov. 14, 2016, near Tal Afar, Iraq, via self-report: During a strike on an ISIS checkpoint it was assessed that one civilian was unintentionally injured when the vehicle

Summary

Known belligerent

US-led Coalition

Одноробівка, Odnorobivka, Kharkiv, Ukraine

LOCATION

On the morning of 1 May 2022, at approximately 11am, alleged Russian artillery fire hit the village of Odnorobivka in the Bohodukhiv region of Kharkiv, injuring one man. The incident was reported widely across Ukrainian news outlets, with the information coming from the prosecutor’s office suggesting that the injured man was 27 years old and

Summary

Agriculture

الخاروفية, Al Kharofiya, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

An elderly man was killed by alleged Turkish drone strikes on Al-Kharofiya village on May 18, 2023. A local source told a North Press Agency correspondent that a civilian was killed when a vehicle close to him on the road was struck by a drone. The source also provided the name of the civilian killed:

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

(1 man)

Belligerents reported injured

عرب حسن, Arab Hasan, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

A civilian was killed by alleged Turkish drone strikes on Arab Hasan village on June 14, 2023. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that a person was killed by a Turkish drone strike on a house in Arab Hasan village. Both @RojAvaTv1 and @NES_RIC_Arabic refer to the person killed as being a civilian. Orient

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

(1 man)