Civilian Casualties

Yemeni Air Force

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)

شرجان, Sharjan, Al Bayda, Yemen

LOCATION

A US drone strike reportedly killed alleged AQAP leadership figure Nayef Al-Damaji and his “companions” in the Sharjan area of Al Suma’a district, Bayda governorate, on March 30th 2017, according to two local-language news outlets. There were no known reports of civilian harm. According to both sources, Yemen Voice and Akhbarak, the strike targeted Al-Damaji

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US Forces

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)

جيليب, Jilib, Middle Juba, Somalia

LOCATION

The US military reported on the same day that it had conducted an airstrike against al Shabaab fighters in the town of Jilib. However it was locally claimed that the attack had killed three young children, whose bodies were shown on social media. In a press release published on the evening of the attack, AFRICOM

Summary

(3 children)

US Forces

Known target

Al Qaeda in East Africa

3 named

Belligerents reported injured

شيخ حسن, Sheikh Hassan, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

A civilian male was reportedly killed by Turkish forces as he was crossing the M4 highway near the village of Sheikh Hassan, Raqqa governorate, on August 26th, 2020, according to local sources. Rojava Network wrote that “a civilian named Qasim Al Khalil (48) was martyred as a result of Turkish shelling on the Sheikh Hassan

Summary

(1 man)

مورك, Mourek, Hama, Syria

LOCATION

Two women were wounded by alleged Russian or Syrian regime artillery shelling on Mourek, 27 kilometres north of Hama, on January 23rd, according to local media. Smart News Agency reported that two women had been injured by artillery shelling on the city of Mourek. Ahmad Makhad, from the media department with the Syrian Civil Defence,

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صيدا‎, Sayda, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

At least one civilian male was critically injured in alleged Turkish or Turkish mercenary artillery strikes on the M4 road near the village of Sayda, Raqqa governorate, on October 22nd, 2020, according to local sources. Correspondents for Hawar News reported that “[Turkish] mercenaries targeted civilians on M4 road by firing shells at the road and its

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1–2

رشاوه, Vicinity of Reshava, Duhok, Iraq

LOCATION

Three civilians were killed in alleged Turkish airstrikes on the town of Deraluk, Dohuk governorate, on December 7th, 2020, according to local sources. The bodies of the three men were found on December 12th. On December 12th, Roj News reported: “On December 7th, three civilians from the Derelok district of Amed were bombed by Turkish

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(3 men)

LOCATION

سرت, Sirte, Surt, Libya

Two videos refer to a strike by NATO that took place in Sirte. The videos are capturing civilians who were killed and injured, including children inside a hospital in Sirte in September 30th 2011. It is to be noted that the sources are affiliated with the Gaddafi regime. NATO did not report strikes around Sirte

Summary

2 – 3

2–3

NATO forces, Libyan rebel forces

Known target

Gaddafi forces

Kismayo, Lower Juba, Somalia

LOCATION

At least one al Shabaab militant was reportedly killed as Shabaab positions in Kismayo, Jubaland, were subject to aerial shelling, international and local media reported. There was disagreement about whether the US, France or Kenya were to blame A local resident told Reuters: “A jet bombarded an al Shabaab base near the port. It dropped

Summary

US Forces, French Military, Kenyan Military Forces

Al-Shabaab

معرة النعمان, Maarat al Numan, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

At least ten and as many as dozens of civilians were wounded in three alleged Russian airstrikes on the National Hospital in Maarat al Numan in rural Idlib, according to multiple local sources. Reports stated that the hospital, which served 500,000 people in Idlib and nearby areas of Hama, was rendered out of service and that

Summary

Civilian infrastructure

Healthcare facility

10–24

Russian Military

الزاوية, Zawiya, Al Zawiyah, Libya

LOCATION

On March the 5th 2011, Gaddafi forces launched an air and naval bombardment on the city of Zawiya, resulting in the death and the injury of civilians. The rebels fought back and killed some Gaddafi soldiers and also African mercenaries. According to Sayed Tawfik, Facebook post, said that “there was an air and sea bombardment

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery, Naval bombardment

16 – 30

Denial of access to/destruction of objects indispensable to survival, Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Causes of injury / death

Gaddafi Forces

Libyan rebel forces

South-central, Bay, Somalia

LOCATION

The US conducted “a self-defence strike against al Shabaab, killing three” in southern Somalia, describing the action as having “provided defensive fires to protect U.S. troops from imminent threats posed by the terrorist group al-Shabaab.” A statement from US Africa Command (Africom) issued at the time said “the operation was conducted after it was assessed

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طرابلس‎, Tripoli, Tarabulus, Libya

LOCATION

On May 31st 2011, sources told Al Jazeera of casualties in Tripoli due to NATO bombing in the area. No numbers were provided, and it was unclear if these casualties were civilians or belligerents. The source said: “NATO renewed its bombing of several locations, including the Libyan capital, Tripoli, at dawn today, which, according to

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0 – 2

0–2

NATO forces

Known targets

Gaddafi forces, Other

Buulo Fuulay, Bay, Somalia

LOCATION

AFRICOM reported on the same day it had “conducted an airstrike in Somalia against al-Shabaab on Thur., Nov. 9 at approximately 3 p.m. local Somalia time”. It added that the “operation occurred in the Bay Region of Somalia, about 100 miles west of the capital, Mogadishu”. AFRICOM made no mention of civilian harm. However, it stated that

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عين الحمرا, Ain Al Hamra, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Local sources said that that six civilians from one family in Ain Al Hamra were injured when a cluster bomb from previous Russian or Syrian regime bombing that was in their house yard exploded on February 24th, 2021. The injuries varied in terms of severity. Two children and two women are among those injured. The

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Airstrike and/or Artillery

Galgala mountains, 26 miles southwest of Bosaso, Bari, Somalia

LOCATION

On June 4th 2018, AFRICOM reported that it had “conducted an airstrike targeting al-Shabaab militants approximately 26 miles southwest of Bosasso, Somalia, on June 2”. It added: “We currently assess no civilians were injured or killed in this airstrike.” However, AFRICOM claimed that the airstrike killed “twenty-seven (27) terrorists.” As Voice of America noted, “Saturday’s airstrike

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غرغور, Gharghour, Tarabulus, Libya

LOCATION

At least 21 people, including at least three men, were killed and two men were injured in a detention facility run by the Revolutionary Guard in Gargur, south of Bab Al-Aziziyah, on August 23, 2011 according to UN Report Source Page 72. According to witnesses and family members, most of those being held in the

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(3 men)

Small arms and light weapons

Vicinity of Deerow Sanle, Bay, Somalia

LOCATION

AFRICOM reported on the same day that it had carried out an airstrike targeting al Shabaab in the vicinity of Dheerow Sanle in the Lower Shabelle region of Somalia. According to AFRICOM “no civilians were injured or killed in this airstrike.” The strike “killed six (6) militants and destroyed one vehicle.” In a subsequent FOIA response

Summary

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Unknown

Causes of injury / death

الزنتان, Zintan, Al Jabal al Gharbi, Libya

LOCATION

On February 17th, 2011, Wiki news reported the death of a single demonstrator due to a confrontation with the Gaddafi security forces in Zintan. No other casualties were reported.

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LOCATION

Timirshe, Bari, Somalia

The US military carried out an airstrike targeting ISIS-Somalia and possibly also al Shabaab in the vicinity of Timirshe, in the Golis Mountains. According to a press release from US Africa Command issued the following day, three fighters from the terrorist group were killed, with AFRICOM currently assessing that no civilians had been harmed in

Summary

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Unknown

Causes of injury / death

Al-Shabaab, ISIS - Somalia

US Forces

Known targets

2–3

سيدان, Sidan, Duhok, Iraq

LOCATION

Three civilians were reported killed in an alleged Turkish airstrike on Sidan village, Amedi district on June 19 th 2020, according to local media reports. Darkamazi.net named the three victims as Aazad Mahdi Shji, Damhat Omar Ormari and Mukhlis Adam Kukri. The source said that “on Friday, June 19th, 2020, the warplanes of the occupying Turkish state

Summary

(3 men)

Turkish Military

3 named

معردبسي, Ma'ar Debsi, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Up to six civilians were wounded, including between two and four children, in airstrikes which hit the vicinity of Ma’ar Debsi, according to local media. All sources reported that Russian warplanes was to blame. Jorf News reported that farms were “targeted”. In addition, Syrian Network for Human Rights reported that “Russian forces shelled henhouse sheltering

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4–6

Russian Military

كفرعويد, Kafar Awaid, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

At least one civilian was killed in a cluster bomb explosion on May 23, 2021 left over from previous bombing by the regime or Russia on the village of Kafar Awaid. According to the Syrian Civil Defense, “a civilian was killed, this morning, Sunday, May 23, after a cluster bomb exploded in the village of Kafr Awaid,

Summary

(1 man)

Planted explosives and unexploded ordnance (UXO)

1 named

أريحا, Ariha, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

At least five civilians, including between two and four children and two women, were injured in alleged Russian or regime strikes on the city of Ariha on July 3, 2021. According to Syrian Civil Defense, “5 civilians, including two children and two women, were injured, among the wounded, in critical cases, in artillery shelling by

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

Civilian infrastructure

School

4 named, 1 familiy identified

عفرين, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Two civilians were injured in an alleged Turkish artillery raid on Afrin. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that an alleged Turkish shelling on Afrin “injured two citizens. One of them is a child. Additionally, a fighter of YPG was killed in the shelling.” There are no reports of civilian casualties. RT and Bas

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Turkish Military

Mosul, Al Hermat, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

One civilian was injured in a mortar strike by an unknown party on al Hermat in West Mosul, according to an eyewitness. Amnesty International provided the following field report to Airwars citing an eyewitness: “At the time of the explosions and the bombings, the windows would shatter, and shrapnel would fly everywhere. Because of this,

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US-led Coalition, Unknown

بئر السبع, Beersheba, Southern, Israel

LOCATION

A rocket struck a factory in an industrial area of Beersheba, Israel on May 20th, 2021 resulting in injuries, according to local reports. In a video posted by Al Jazeera Arabic several vehicles parked outside the factory were also seen to be damage. Images uploaded by Quds10 show damage to an exterior wall of the

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1–2

Palestinian Militants

كفرنبل, Kafar Nabil, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Local sources reported that in a night-time rocket attack on the town of Kafar Nabil near Idlib, more than 15 surface-to-surface missiles and rocket launchers were fired from the positions of Russia and the regime forces north of Hama province, causing fires in the city. Smart News initially claimed that five civilians were wounded, while

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

5–6

5 named, 2 families identified

عين عيسى, Ain Issa, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

At least four civilians, including three children, were killed and two other civilians, including a woman and a child, were injured in alleged Turkish strikes on the town of Ain Issa on August 4, 2021. According to a statement from the Syrian Democratic Forces, “the occupation army bombed with tank shells at exactly three o’clock

Summary

(3 children1 man)

4 named, 1 familiy identified