Civilian Casualties

1–5

Russian Military, Syrian Regime

شارع السكة, al-Sikka street, al-Zaytoun neighborhood, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On the afternoon of June 21st 2024, at least one person was killed and one person was injured in an alleged Israeli quadcopter attack on al-Sikka Street in the al-Zaytoun neighborhood of southern Gaza City in the Gaza Strip. At 16:10 on June 21, the Palestinian Press Agency (Safa) reported that one person was killed

Summary

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons

Causes of injury / death

رملة, Ramla, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Several civilians were wounded in airstrikes at various locations in Aleppo including the villages of Al-Sayyala, Maizliya and Ramla and other areas in the southern countryside of Aleppo. Sources blamed both the Syrian regime and Russia. Smart News Agency – who reported Russia as culpable for the raids – was the only source to report

Summary

Russian Military, Syrian Regime

منطقة ‎‎ال عتيق, Al Ateeq area, Shabwa, Yemen

LOCATION

Several sources reported that US airstrikes targeted AQAP militants in Wadi Yashbum, Shabwa province, at dawn on March 2nd 2017. Some local language Twitter sources reported that three areas of the Yashbum Valley had been targeted by US strikes simultaneously. There were some allegations of civilian harm from the wider US campaign in the area,

Summary

4–8

بني سهيلا, Bani Suhaila, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On November 1, 2023, the house of a Palestinian man, Abu Hamid, and his family was bombed by alleged Israeli airstrikes, resulting in several reported injuries. The incident took place in Bani Suheila, east of Khan Younis, and has been reported on by over a dozen sources. Among these sources, the Palestinian or Safa Press

Summary

Residential building

LOCATION

Qayarrah, Nineveh, Iraq

According to a field investigation conducted by reporters Azmat Khan and Anand Gopal for the New York Times Magazine, one civilian was killed and one injured by a Coalition airstrike on Qayyarah – both of them young children. The Coalition admitted the casualties in early 2020. Khan and Ghopal report the following: “Tibea Alla, a

Summary

(1 child)

2 named, 1 familiy identified

منزل عائلة الكرد في حي الجنينه برفح, al-Kurd Family Home, al-Jeneina Neighbourhood, Rafah, Gaza Strip, Rafah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Shortly before 20:04 on Sunday, 29 October 2023, at least eight identified members of the al-Kurd family, including four women and two children, were killed and at least five others, including a young girl, were injured when their home near to the Awad Tower in the al-Jeneina neighbourhood of Rafah was reportedly hit by an

Summary

Residential building

(3 children4 women1 man)

12 named, 1 familiy identified

Named victims

Names matched with MoH IDs

كفرومة, Kafrouma, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

As alleged Russian warplanes carried out airstrikes against a rebel-held headquarters in Kafrouma, Idlib, several civilians were left wounded, local media reported. Aawsat news cited Syrian activists who said that a Russian aircraft hit the headquarters of the “Faylaq Al Sham” of the Free Syrian Army, killing and wounding dozens in their ranks. This reporting

Summary

Russian Military

الغيل‎, Al Ghayil, Al Bayda, Yemen

LOCATION

Multiple sources reported that a US drone strike targeted the home of alleged AQAP leader and tribal sheikh Abdul Ilah al-Dhahab in Yakla, in the al-Qaifa area of Bayda governorate, at dawn on March 2nd 2017. There were no known reported casualties. Multiple sources suggested that al-Dhahab survived this strike, having been fighting with the

Summary

بوداي بالبقاع, Boudai Al-Bekaa, Bekaa, Lebanon

LOCATION

At least one civilian was reportedly killed and six others injured, some of them seriously, by an alleged Israeli bombardment on the town of Boudai Al-Bekaa in the northern Bekaa Valley, Lebanon. A tweet from the @LebCitizensNews reported that Israeli raids resulted in “A civilian martyr and a number of wounded in Boudai Al-Bekaa”. Al-Ahed

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

دوجووما, Dujuuma, Middle Juba, Somalia

LOCATION

Three Al Shaabab fighters were injured in a US airstrike near Dujuuma, according to both the Somali government and AFRICOM. A US military press release issued the same day stated: “In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command conducted an airstrike targeting an al-Shabaab compound in the vicinity of Dujuuma, Somalia, Feb.

Summary

Belligerents reported injured

Known target

Al-Shabaab

بلدة الفخاري جنوبي شرقي خان يونس, town of Al-Fukhari, southeast of Khan Younis, Gaza strip, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On November 2, 2023, two civilians were killed in alleged Israeli shelling of Al-Fukhari, a town southeast of Khan Younis. The individuals, identified as Amjad Musleh Khalil Abu Thabet (Abu Jad) and a woman from the Al Jurmi family were taken to the Gaza European Hospital. According to the “Abu Thabet family gathering” Facebook account, “children”

In this single-source event, Smart News Agency reported that an alleged Russian airstrike caused “a number of wounded” as Tal Al Nabariz, Aleppo, was struck from the air. The report added that the Civil Defense members had been on the scene to help the wounded. There is currently no further information available.

Summary

Russian Military

جبل نوفان, Jabal Novan, Al Bayda, Yemen

LOCATION

Multiple sources reported that US drone strikes targeted alleged AQAP militant positions in Novan, in the Qaifa area of Bayda governorate, on the evening of March 5th. There was one known report of possible civilian injury due to the strike. Local language Twitter sources reported that airstrikes targeted AQAP militants in the Novan mountains. The

Summary

سحمر, قضاء البقاع الغربي, Sahmar, Western Beqaa, Lebanon

LOCATION

On the morning of Monday, September 23rd 2024, a number of civilians were reportedly killed and injured as a result of an alleged Israeli airstrike on the house of Hassan Ibrahim in the town of Labaya in Western Bekaa, Lebanon. Numerous news agencies and social media users reported on “martyrs and injured” after the alleged

Summary

Residential building

Geolocation

Town

جبل المراقشه, Jabal Al Maraqisha, Abyan, Yemen

LOCATION

US Navy warships reportedly bombarded alleged AQAP targets in the vicinity of al-Maroun, in the al-Maraqisha area of Abyan, overnight from March 29th to March 30th. There are no known associated 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

Summary

Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground), Naval bombardment

حولا, Southern Lebanon, Lebanon

LOCATION

Two civilians were killed on Monday, September 23rd, 2024 by an alleged Israeli airstrike on southern Lebanon. Musa Muhammad Mazraani and Ahmad Muhammad Atwi were named online, with testimonies posted on social media about their deaths. Ziad Ghanwi published photos on Facebook of both Musa Muhammad Mazraani and Ahmad Muhammad Atwi, referring to them as “two

Summary

(2 men)

LOCATION

Ma'rsteh, Aleppo, Syria

On March 9th, The Smart News Agency reported: “a woman and her child were wounded on Friday by an artillery bombardment of the Kurdish “People’s Protection Units” on the village of Ma’rsteh al-Khan (21 km north of Aleppo) in northern Syria. The correspondent of Smart quoted a military source that a 120mm mortar shell was

Summary

YPG

مديرية مودية, Mudiyah District, Abyan, Yemen

LOCATION

A US drone strike reportedly targeted alleged AQAP militants in Qarn Amarim village, Mudiyah district of Abyan governorate, on the evening of April 16th 2017. There were no known associated reports of civilian harm. Some social media sources reported (for example @Demolinari) that a strike had taken place against militants travelling in a car in

Summary

دركوش, Darkoush, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

One civilian was injured following an alleged Coalition drone strike on a vehicle on the road of Darkoush al jamiliya, according to local sources. Some sources suggested that this was a militant car. Idlib Media Center, reported that “a civilian was wounded after his car was targeted by a coalition drone”. Al amawi, Jisr media

Summary

US-led Coalition

جيليب, Jilib, Middle Juba, Somalia

LOCATION

In an event not publicly disclosed at the time, US Africa Command conducted a strike in the vicinity of Jilib on February 3rd, which it later said “did not result in any terrorist deaths, injuries or damage to equipment and infrastructure. Nor did we assess any civilians were killed or injured.” The strike came to

Summary

اليادودة, Al Yadouda town, Daraa, Syria

LOCATION

An unspecified number of civilians were wounded in up to six alleged Russian airstrikes on Al Yadouda town, according to local media. Sources showed widespread destruction in the town and reported that a hospital had been taken out of service as a result of the raids, Ara news reported: “Intensive air strikes resulted in the injury

Summary

Healthcare facility

Russian Military

طريق المنارة, Al Manara Road, Tarabulus, Libya

LOCATION

A woman was allegedly killed and her two sisters injured by a GNA artillery strike on Qasr Bin Gashir. Hona Souq Al-Khmies did not report civilian harm but secondary explosions in the area: “A video showing the rise of smoke from the ammunition store in the companies complex in Qasr Bin Gashir after it was

Summary

(1 woman)

Government of National Accord

طرابلس‎, Tripoli, Tarabulus, Libya

LOCATION

One child was possibly injured in a NATO airstrike on Tripoli. A video report uploaded by Adam Nafusa says that the government had claimed the child was injured by an airstrike, while a hospital worker insisted they had been injured in a car accident. Reuters also said it had learned from a hospital staff member

Summary

Known belligerent

NATO forces

Known targets

Gaddafi forces, Other

جيليب, Kobon, Lower Juba, Somalia

LOCATION

Ten Al Shabaab members were reportedly killed by a US airstrike near Kobon. AFRICOM stated in its press release: “In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command conducted a collective self-defense strike against al-Shabaab terrorists who engaged U.S. partner forces, Somali National Army Danab, and Jubaland Security Force, near Kobon, Somalia, Apr.

Summary

Known target

Al-Shabaab

مشروع الموز, Banana project, Tarabulus, Libya

LOCATION

One civilian was allegedly killed by indiscriminate shelling near the Banana project in Tripoli. The Field Medicine and Support Center initially said he was injured: “The University Hospital in Tripoli also received Mohammed Anwar Al-Bahri, who suffered a neck injury, as a result of the fall of a random shell in Al-Sabaa area, behind Al-Jadida

Summary

(1 man)

Government of National Accord, Libyan National Army

LOCATION

شُقرة‎, Shaqra, Abyan, Yemen

An alleged US or Yemeni airstrike, naval bombardment, or drone strike killed 10 militants in an Al Qaeda hideout 70 kilometers away from Zinjibar in Shaqra, a southern town in the province of Abyan. There are currently no reports of civilian harm. The Associated Press reported Yemeni warplanes bombed an Al Qaeda hideout 70km from

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike, Naval bombardment

US Forces, Yemeni Air Force

كفر داعل, Kafr Da'el, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

A number of civilians were wounded in an alleged cluster bomb attack on Kafr Da’el, Aleppo, local media reported. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame; some pointed to Russia while others accused the Syrian regime. There are no specific numbers reported killed. According to Smart, the wounded were transferred to a medical point.

Summary

Russian Military, Syrian Regime