Civilian Casualties

YPG

Shashweyne, Banaadir, Somalia

LOCATION

According to a Freedom of Information request obtained by journalist Joshua Eaton in May 2019, this previously unknown US strike took place in the vicinity of Shashweyne, Bandir region, Somalia against al-Shabaab fighters. In its FOIA response, AFRICOM again confirmed it had targeted what it says were “AS fighters”, in the vicinity of Shashweyne, Banadir

Summary

جوار مسجد البحبسة, Vicinity of Al Bahabsa Mosque, Rafah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On October 12th 2023, it was reported that at least nine civilians, including at least one young child, were killed and up to ten others injured after an alleged airstrike on the Al-Zimili family home, east of Rafah. Where sources identified the belligerent, all sources attributed the strikes to Israeli forces. Manal Al-Zamili was reportedly

Summary

(1 child3 women5 men)

2–10

9 named, 1 familiy identified

Exact location (via Airwars)

الدحلة, Al Dahla, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

At least one person, a young man named Hussein Nahar al-Gharut, was reportedly killed by gunfire allegedly from the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in the town of Al Dahla, in the eastern countryside of Deir ez-Zor on Monday, September 11th 2023. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported the victim as being a member of

Summary

0 – 1

(1 man)

Small arms and light weapons

Belligerents reported killed

YPG

Suspected target

Tribal Forces

0–1

Bulo Haji, Lower Juba, Somalia

LOCATION

In an alleged civilian harm event previously unrecorded by the Bureau of Investigative Journalism, a declassified AFRICOM report obtained in Spring 2019 identified a claimed event near Kismayo in October 2018. According to Casimada, “The strike against Al-Qaeda linked Al-Shabaab group was conducted in Bulo-Haji area near the town, killing at least 3 children, a

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

(3 children)

مسجد صلاح الدين الأيوبي, Vicinity of Salah al Din al Ayyubi Mosque, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

A large number of people were killed and wounded when three houses collapsed, including the Arhim family home, north of the Salah al-Din al-Ayyubi Mosque in the Al-Zaytoun neighborhood, east of Gaza City, after reportedly being hit by a bomb from an Israeli military aircraft on Tuesday, October 17, 2023. Many of the victims who

Summary

Religious Institution, Residential building

12 – 24

12–24

محافظة شمال غزة, North Gaza governorate, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On Sunday the 8th of October 2023, it was reported that civilians were injured when the Israeli military bombed the Abu al-Jubain family home, in the northern Gaza Strip. This event was mentioned by multiple sources such as BintAl Assifa, Abul Salam Qamoum, Mohammed al-Yusuf and local news source MSDR News. Individuals in Gaza @WaellodaOda

Summary

برج القاص , Burj al-Qas, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

A young woman was injured in alleged Turkish artillery fire on Burj al-Qas in Şêrawa. ANHA reported: “On the other hand, sources told our agency that the Turkish occupation army fired indiscriminately at the village of Birj al-Qas in the area of Sherawa, wounding the young woman Manar Ali Nassero. The source confirmed that her

Summary

خان يونس, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On the afternoon of Tuesday, October 10th, 2023, two Palestinian children were reportedly killed and several more civilians were injured as a result of an alleged strike carried out by the Israeli military on two homes located west of Khan Yunis in the Gaza Strip. A video by Arab World News Agency shows the damaged

Summary

(2 children)

كفر حلب , Kafr Halab, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Three civilians from the same family (a man, woman and their child) died and several more were wounded in an alleged Russian airstrike on Kafr Halab, according to local media. The White Helmets reported that “three people including a child and a woman martyred and others injured in an air raid using two vacuum missiles on

Summary

3 named, 1 familiy identified

جرابلس, Jarabulus, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

One person was killed and an unknown number of others were wounded after alleged SDF artillery and rocket shelling on the city of Jarablus, Aleppo governorate, on October 9th 2019. SyriaTV reported that one civilian was killed and others were injured after rocket shelling in the city center by SDF forces stationed in the village

Summary

Belligerents reported killed

Syrian Democratic Forces

محيط دوار درابيه, Vicinity of the Darabiyah roundabout, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Around 22:30 on Monday, October 16th, 2023, at least four people were reportedly killed, including a pregnant woman and her child, and at least one other injured as a result of an alleged Israeli airstrike on the house belonging to the Siam family near the Darabiyah roundabout in the Al-Nasr neighborhood, west of Gaza City.

Summary

(1 woman)

3 named, 1 familiy identified

Nearby landmark

القامشلي, Qamishli, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

Several civilians were reported killed, and three others injured in an alleged Turkish forces artillery strike on Qamishli city, October 11th, 2019 according to local media sources.

Summary

1 – 2

(1–2 men)

معان, Ma’an, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

In the early morning of Friday, October 20th, 2023, alleged Israeli airstrikes hit two civilian homes owned by the al-Ghalban family in the Ma’an area, east of Khan Younis, south of the Gaza Strip, reportedly killing Hussein Muhammad al-Ghalban Abu Riyad’s grandson, and inflicting injuries of various degrees on the other 12 members of his

Summary

Exact location (via Airwars)

LOCATION

Suruç, Sanliurfa, Turkey

One civilian was injured after alleged YPG or PKK shelling strikes on Suruç district on October 13th 2019, according to Anadolu Agency. AA reported that the shelling targeted residential areas of the district. The injured civilian was taken to Suruç State Hospital for treatment. Three houses were damaged by the strike. @MSHNLP tweeted that their

Summary

YPG

الشيخ ناصر, Sheikh Nasser, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

In the early hours of Friday, October 20th, 2023, alleged Israeli airstrikes hit the al-Farra and Hadayed’s family homes in the Sheikh Nasser neighbourhood of Khan Younis, south of the Gaza Strip, reportedly killing 11 civilians spanning three generations. The victims of the attack included three children, five women, and three men. Among those killed

Summary

(3 children5 women3 men)

11 named, 2 families identified

Neighbourhood/area

Xanike ، بين ‎الدرباسية و عامودا‎, Xanike, between Dirbêsiyê and Amûde, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

@c1wan tweeted: “A civilian martyr was killed in the village of Xanike between Dirbêsiyê and Amûde as a result of the cannon shootings of the Turkish army.” @dersm_arin also reported one civilian death.

Summary

Turkish Military

كنصفرة, Kansafra, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

At least one civilian was seriously injured in the village of Kansafra as a result of artillery shelling allegedly by the Russian Military and/or Syrian regime forces on September 24, 2023. According to Syrian Civil Defense, a farmer was seriously injured by the strikes while he was working in the fig harvest. Additionally, the Civil

Summary

Agriculture

Russian Military, Syrian Regime

Impact

Suspected belligerents

الحسكة وعامودا, Al Hasaka & Amouda, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

Between six and 20 civilians were wounded in a shooting incident in Al Hasaka & Amouda. Sources did not identify who fired the bullets. According to Nors.studies, “six young people, one woman and two children were injured, as a result of reckless bullets, due to the celebrations of the Turkish-American agreement.” However, the Syrian Observatory

Summary

Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)

6–20

Small arms and light weapons

Suspected belligerents

YPG, Unknown

مخيم خانيونس, Khan Younis camp, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

During the night of Tuesday, October 17th 2023, at least 21 civilians were killed and a number of others were injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike on the home of the al-Jabri family in the Emirat neighborhood, Khan Yunis camp. CNN News and Safa quoted the Ministry of Interior in Gaza, which said that the

Summary

تقاد, Tiqad village, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

One to two civilians were injured by alleged Russian airstrikes on a farm in the village of Fiqad, Aleppo countryside, on October 26th, 2019, according to local sources. The Smart News agency reported: “A civilian was injured on Saturday by Russian air strikes on a village west of Aleppo in northern Syria . Local activists

Summary

1–2

النصيرات, Nuseirat Camp, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On Saturday, October 21st, 2023, an alleged Israeli bombardment hit the Abu Jabr family home in Nuseirat camp, Gaza Strip, killing the wife of a commander of “the Central Brigade”, Nabil Abu Jabr, alongside their four children, including a son and a daughter under the age of 18. The 45-year old wife of Nabil Abu

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

IDP or refugee camp, Residential building

(2 children1 woman2 men)

5 named, 1 familiy identified

Town

كفر حوت, Kafr Hout , Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Russian warplanes wounded two civilians in a raid on the village of Kafr Hout in southern Aleppo Governorate, western Syria, according to sources on the ground. Sources were unclear of the identity of those injured in this attack. Smart News Today reported that two women were wounded, while Aleppo Civil Defence said that one woman

Summary

الطريق بين رشيدية و القاسمية, Road between Al Rashidiya and Al Qasimiya village, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

One member of Doctors Without Borders was killed and three other civilians including two aged 17 wounded in an alleged Turkish mortar strike on a convoy about four kilometers north of Tal Temr, local sources reported. Hawar news said: “The invading Turkish state wounded two doctors by firing cannons at Til Temir’s convoy of Doctors

Summary

شامير, Shamir, Taiz, Yemen

LOCATION

One civilian was killed and between six and seven others, including at least one child, were injured by alleged US-UK airstrikes on a telecommunications site in the Shamir area in the Maqbanah District on February 24, 2024. Anadolu Agency quoted the Houthi Al-Masirah satellite channel which reported that “a citizen (civilian) was killed and 6

Summary

Power Station

6–7

Suspected belligerents

US Forces, UK Military

Suspected target

Houthi Forces

7 named, 1 familiy identified

Subdistrict

جسر الشغور , Jisr Al-Shoughour, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Sources reported the Syrian Civil Defence were struck in a suspected Russian airstrike during raids on the outskirts of Jisr Al-Shoughour in western Idlib. Three civilians were reportedly injured, including a Syrian Civil Defence volunteer. One source alleged the use of phosphorus bombs. There are no other details at this time.

Summary

LOCATION

Idlib, Syria

One named civilian was wounded in an alleged Russian airstrike on Idlib city, according to a single source. According to the Smart News Agency, “the destruction was caused by Russian air strikes on the perimeter of the Cariton building in the city of Idlib on 11 April 2017, which resulted in the injury of a

Summary

1–2

قرية شنان, Shannan village, Jabal Zawiya, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Between one and five hospital staff were wounded in two alleged Russian airstrikes on Ikhlas Hospital for women and children in Shannan village, Jabal Zawiya, at dawn on November 6, 2019, local media reported. The New York Times later geolocated the event. According to the Syrian Network for Human Rights, “fixed-wing warplanes we believe were

Summary

Healthcare facility

1–5

شارع الزاوية, Al Zawya Street , North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

In the morning of Wednesday, 11 October 2023, at least 19 identified civilians, including at least 9 and up to 15 children, among them two infants, four siblings, and a mother with her four children, were killed and dozens were injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike that hit the Ezbet Abd Rabbo area, including Al-Zawiya

Summary

IDP or refugee camp

(9–15 children4–5 women1–2 men)

12–24

19 named, 3 families identified

Street