Civilian Casualties

الزيتون, Al Zeitoun, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Three men were killed and one to four others were injured in an Israeli airstrike in the Al-Zaytoun neighbourhood in Beit Hanoun, in the northern Gaza Strip, around 19:15 on 16th May 2021. Multiple sources report the deaths of Moaz Nabil al-Zaanin, aged 23, Mohamed Awni Al-Zaanin, aged 25 and Muhammad Yusuf Al-Kafarneh, aged 31

Summary

1–4

Israeli Military

Suspected target

Palestinian Forces

موباتة, Mobata, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Up to six civilians were wounded in an alleged Turkish shelling of Mobata, Syria, according to local media. ROK reported: “A number of civilians were wounded on Saturday morning by Turkish artillery shelling on the centre of Maabatli in Afrin, northwest of Syria, amid heavy fighting on the outskirts of Raju town west of the

Summary

4–6

Turkish Military, Free Syrian Army

6 named

LOCATION

نوى, Nawa, Daraa, Syria

Local sources reported that more than 19 people including women and children were killed in alleged Russian or Syrian regime air and/or artillery strikes on Nawa in Dara’a governorate on July 17th, 2018. Local sources reported that the attacks on Nawa happened with dozens of raids with explosive barrels, cluster bombs and rocket attacks. For

Summary

Civilian infrastructure

Healthcare facility

(2 children3–7 women4 men)

12 – 20

5–10

8 named, 1 familiy identified

دير البلح, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Fida Fakhri Al-Qidra, aged between 32-35, was reportedly killed in either an Israeli missile or Palestinian rocket misfire on May 19th 2021 at approximately 4pm, when it hit her house located in the Mazraa area in the centre of Deir Al-Balah. According to Al Haya News, her husband, Iyad Amin Al-Qudra, and her daughter were

Summary

2–3

Israeli Military, Palestinian Militants

4 named, 2 families identified

سقبا, Saqba, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

Between nine and 12 civilians were killed in airstrikes and/or artillery strikes on the city of Saqba on March 16th 2018. Conflicting reports blame both the Russians and Syrian regime for the incident. One Syrian Civil Defence volunteer was reportedly killed by heavy machine gunfire of Syrian regime soldiers. Goota4 has named eight of the

Summary

9 – 12

(8–12 men)

9 named, 1 familiy identified

أبو شجرة, Abu Shajara, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

One woman was injured in a Coalition airstrike on Abu Shajara, according to Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently (RBSS). Qasioun reported that “Syrian forces took control of the villages of al-Sahl, al-Hawrah, Abu Shajra, al-Barouda, and al-Baraka” and that this “came in the wake of clashes between the two sides, in conjunction with the artillery

Summary

درعا البلد, Daraa Al Balad, Daraa, Syria

LOCATION

At least one civilian was killed and six other civilians were injured in alleged Russian or regime or Iranian strikes on Daraa Al Balad on August 23, 2021. A tweet from @Almohrar1 reported that the young man Yazn Al-Omari was killed in the strikes on Daraa Al Balad. @omar_alharir added that a number of civilians were

Summary

(1 man)

Iranian Military, Syrian Regime, Russian Military

LOCATION

مخيم عقربات, Aqrabat camp, Idlib, Syria

At least nine civilians, mainly children, were killed by alleged Russian airstrikes on Aqrabat camp for Internally Displaced People, north of the town of Hass in Idlib province, on March 20th, 2018, according to local sources. The Local Coordination Committees of Syria (LCCSy) reported that seven civilians had been killed and that there were dozens

Summary

9 – 10

(6–8 children2 women)

10–15

9 named, 1 familiy identified

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

LOCATION

At least two civilians, a woman and a child, were reportedly killed and three others, including two children, were reportedly injured in alleged Israeli airstrikes on the Issa family home in Al Bureij camp on May 13th, 2021. Palestinian Centre for Human Rights and Al Mezan provided similar summaries of this incident: at around 4:30pm

Summary

(1 child1 woman)

Israeli Military

3 named, 1 familiy identified

near Dariya, Raqqah, Syria, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, on January 25th the Coalition said it had concluded an assessment on claims of civilian harm “near Dar’iya, Raqqah” via an “international organization report”. According to the Coalition report, “69. June 8, 2017 near Dari’ya, Raqqah, Syria via international organization report. After a review of available information,

Summary

US-led Coalition

الدايس, Al Dabes, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between one and three civilians, including up to two women, were killed and between two and nine others, including two women and a child, were injured in alleged Syrian Democratic Forces shelling or missile strikes on the village of Al Dabes on October 11, 2021. The Aleppo correspondent for @HalabTodayTV reported that a civilian was

Summary

1 – 3

(1–2 women1 man)

2–9

Syrian Democratic Forces, Unknown

2 named, 1 familiy identified

التمانعة, Al Taman'a, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Civilians were reported injured and/or killed in alleged Russian forces or Syrian regime forces’ airstrikes on Al Taman’ah in Idlib, Syria on March 27th, 2018 according to local sources. According to SMART Agency, “Activists added that it is possible that Russian warplanes launched four raids on residential neighborhoods in the town of Al-Taman’ah, south of

Summary

ريف المهندسين الأول, Al Muhandiseen first countryside, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

A man was killed and civilians were injured in alleged Russian airstrikes on Al Muhandiseen first countryside on January 21, 2020. A tweet from @almohrarmedia2 reported that civilians were wounded in Russian airstrikes on Al Muhandiseen first countryside without specifying how many were injured. However, @fawaz_jwaid tweeted that there was material damage but “no injuries”. @baladinetwork

Summary

(1 man)

Russian Military

مورك, Mourek, Hama, Syria

LOCATION

According to a single source, the Shaam News network, “Russian warplanes carried out heavy air raids accompanied by heavy shelling and shelling on the towns and villages” including Mourek. The strikes reportedly led to an unspecified number of injuries among civilians. Two other sources mentioned strikes by the regime and Russia, but made no mention

Summary

Russian Military

كنصفرة, Kansafra, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

At least two civilians, a woman and her child, were injured in alleged Russian or regime strikes on the town of Kansafra on January 8, 2022. A tweet from @ShahbaPress reported that a child was injured in artillery shelling by the regime forces on the town on Kansafra. However, Macro Media Center identified “civilians, most

Summary

2–3

2 named, 1 familiy identified

جسر الشغور, Jisr Al Shughur, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Three children were injured by an unexploded ordinance belonging to Russian or regime forces on February 21, 2022. According to Baladi News, three children were seriously injured when an unexploded ordnance from a previous bombing by regime and Russian forces exploded in the city of Jisr Al Shughur. All other sources reported similar details about

Summary

Planted explosives and unexploded ordnance (UXO)

الهبيط, Al Habit, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Up to four civilians were killed in alleged Russian or Syrian regime air and/or artillery strikes on the town of Al Habit, Idlib governorate, on September 7th, 2018, according to local sources. @SyriaCivilDefe reported that “four civilians were killed, and seven others were wounded, most of them in serious condition, as a result of heavy

Summary

1 – 4

Belligerents reported injured

جرابلس,, Jarablous, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Three volunteers from the Syrian Civil Defense were injured on April 18th 2022 by alleged artillery shelling from the Syrian Democratic Forces. The volunteers were targeted while they were searching for a missing person, subjected to previous shelling on the bank of the Euphrates River in the city of Jarabulus, east of Aleppo. The previous

Summary

YPG

قرية ام القرى, Um Al Qura village, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between one and two civilians were injured in alleged Turkish shelling of the village of Um Al Qura on June 3, 2022. According to North Press Agency, a displaced person from the village of Afraz was injured when Turkish forces bombed the village of Um Al Qura. The injured man’s house was damaged and the

Summary

1–2

الأتارب, Al Atarib, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Russian vacuum missiles allegedly targeted a key bakery in Al Atarib, taking it completely out of service. Reports said the bakery served more than 100,000 people (apparently confirmed by activists). There were no reports of casualties, but the Syrian Network for Human Rights said the bakery was the “greatest in the western region of Aleppo suburbs“,

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LOCATION

برخ, Parkh, Duhok, Iraq

Between eight and 10 civilians, including three children, were killed and up to 45 others, including four women and two children, were injured in alleged Turkish bombing of the village of Parkh on July 20, 2022. According to BasNews, five tourists were killed and 15 others were injured by Turkish shelling of a summer resort

Summary

8 – 10

(3 children4 men)

20–45

Turkish Military

16 named, 3 families identified

السلماسة, Al Salmsaa, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

One civilian was reported killed on August 9th 2022 in the village of Al-Salmsaa, southwest of Tal Tamr district in Syria, as a result of alleged Turkish military artillery. The incident was reported to have taken place at approximately 3:30am in the morning, which allegedly resulted in the death of Ibrahim Mohammad Hashi, aged 55.

Summary

Civilian infrastructure

IDP or refugee camp

(1 man)

اللطامنة, Al Latamina, Hama, Syria

LOCATION

Two civilians were wounded in air and artillery strikes on Al Latamina, according to local media. Sources blamed both Russian warplanes and the Syrian regime for the raids. Some sources reported that there were no casualties. There were several strikes with shells, artillery and RPG’s. One source reported that there was some material damage.

Summary

شنان, Shanan, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Between one to four civilians were reported wounded as a result of artillery shelling reported to be from either Syrian regime or Russian forces. The shelling targeted Shanan village in Jabal al Saweya, south of Idlib on September 6th 2022. Most sources reported that one civilian, a woman, was injured, but @HalabTodayTV was the only

Summary

1–4

Syrian Regime, Russian Military

المدينة القديمة, Mosul, Old City, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Local sources reported that 200 homes in Old Mosul to the west of the city were completely destroyed with many of their residents presumed dead following the intense fighting of the previous weeks. Hossam al Din al Abbar, a member of the Ninveh Provincial Council, was quoted by several sources as saying: The civil defence

Summary

US-led Coalition, Unknown

Mubarak, Lower Shabelle, Somalia

LOCATION

Up to 10 civilians, including a child, were killed and up to 20 others were injured in alleged Somali and/or US airstrikes or drone strikes on the village of Mubarak on September 9, 2022. Sources are conflicted as to whether one of the people, Abdullahi Sheikh Abukar known locally as ‘Arab” was a member of

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

3 – 10

(1 child)

10–20

Belligerents reported injured

0–2

0–10

كويسنجق, زرغوز, التون كوبري, Koya, Zargwez, Altun Kupri, Erbil, Iraq

LOCATION

On September 28th, 2022, at around 10:30 am, dozens of Iranian missiles and drone strikes reportedly killed between 13 to 14 people, according to official fatality estimates, though some local media estimated that it could be up to 18. Between 58 to 62 others were injured. The strikes were conducted in a number of areas

Summary

IDP or refugee camp, School

Civilian infrastructure

13 – 18

(2 children2 women1 man)

58–62

Causes of injury / death

7 named, 1 familiy identified

Geolocation

Town

ميادين, Al Mayadin, Al Baadoum, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Local sources reported that the Coalition carried out multiple strikes in Mayadin, though the number of civilian casualties was unclear. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, “the international Coalition carried out strikes at 6:30 am on Friday July 21st targeting a house seized by Islamic State in Mayadin”. Syrian PC said that the

Summary

US-led Coalition