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October 14, 2023
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مخيم البريج, Bureij camp, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza StripAround 23:00 on Saturday, October 14th 2023, an Israeli airstrike on the Eid family house located in the Block 9 of Al Bureij camp in the central Gaza Strip killed the alleged Hamas leader Moataz (Muetaz) Eid and reportedly injured three civilian members of his family. Israel Defense Forces declared the killing of Muetaz Eid
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May 13, 2017
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راوة, Rawah, Al Anbar, IraqIn its July 2017 civilian casualty report, the Coalition denied responsibility for an incident it said was reported by an NGO, but which Airwars was unaware of. The Coalition reported: “May 13, 2017, near Rawa, Iraq, via NGO report: After a review of available information it was assessed that no Coalition strikes were conducted in
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February 1, 2019
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IVO Janay Abdalle, Lower Juba, SomaliaAn unspecified number was allegedly killed by a US strike on Janay Abdalle, which AFRICOM later discounted. In first quarterly civilian casualty assessment it says: “February 3, 2019, AFRICOM received one allegation from an online media source claiming an unspecified number of civilians were killed from an airstrike in the vicinity of Janay Abdalle, Somalia,
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February 15, 2018
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جنديرس,عفرين , Jindires, Afrin, Aleppo, SyriaAccording to the Kurdish Red Crescent, two civilians were wounded with various shrapnel injuries in an alleged Turkish shelling of Jindires, Syria. The victims were identified by names and age. No additional details are presently known.
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October 16, 2023
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محيط مقر الدفاع المدني, Vicinity of the Civil Defense Headquarters, Gaza, the Gaza StripAt dawn on Monday, October 16th, 2023, between four to seven civilians, including between four to six paramedics, were reportedly killed and several more injured when two alleged Israeli airstrikes hit an ambulance and the Civil Defense headquarters in the Tal al-Hawa neighbourhood southwest of in Gaza City. Initially a Facebook user Ahmed Saleha reported
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September 7, 2020
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IVO Janay Abdalle, Lower Juba, SomaliaSeveral militants were allegedly killed or injured by an Al Shabaab VBIED and subsequent exchange of gunfire near Janay Cabdalle. The New York Times reported: “Three Somali military officers were killed and two others injured along with an American service member in a bombing in southern Somalia on Monday, the authorities said, the latest example
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February 28, 2018
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بطينة, Batina town, Mobata district, Afrin, Aleppo, SyriaHawar news reported “A civilian was seriously wounded by the Turkish occupation army and its mercenaries on Badina town related to Mobata district.” The man was named as “35-year-old Abdo Rasheed from the village of Qatma”. Other sources reported that Turkish warplanes carried out strikes on the Syrian area but made no mention of civilian
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October 18, 2023
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محيط بنك الإنتاج, Vicinity of the Production Bank, Gaza, the Gaza StripAround 2:29 AM on Wednesday, October 18th 2023, at least 21 civilians, members of the Sakeek family, including at least ten children and six women, were reportedly killed and a number of others were wounded in an alleged Israeli airstrike on their home on Omar al-Mukhtar Street, opposite the production bank in Gaza City, Gaza
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November 7, 2020
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العليا, Al Alia, Al Hassakah, SyriaA woman was reportedly killed by Turkish soldiers stationed in a military point near Al Alia, Hasaka governorate, on November 7th, 2020, according to Step News Agency. Step News Agency reported that on “Saturday morning, a woman was killed by the Turkish army stationed in a point located in the vicinity of Al Alia silos
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March 12, 2018
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باسوطة, village of Basuta, Shirwa district, Afrin, Aleppo, SyriaAccording to local media, a 25-year-old civilian was wounded followed an alleged Turkish air and or artillery strike on the village of Basuta. Afrin Now and ANHA said the victim sustained shrapnel wound to the face. Sources reported that Turkish warplanes bombed the centre of Shirawa and the villages of Basutah, Karzayleh and Zerba. Additionally
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May 23, 2019
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معرة حرمة , Maarat Harma, Idlib, SyriaIdlib Plus tweeted: “A video showing the moment the shelling of houses of civilians on the outskirts of the town of Maara Harema in a Russian air raid.” Also @MasarPressNet tweeted “Civilian casualties as a result of airstrikes on the towns of Ma’arat Harma and Kafr Sujnah in the southern countryside.” More details to follow.
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October 11, 2023
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خزاعة, Khuza’a, Khan Younis, the Gaza StripOn Wednesday, October 11th 2023, an elderly civilian male, Haji Muslim Mahmoud Ahmad Qadeeh (Abu Ayesh) (78) was injured in his home in Khuza’a, Khan Yunis in the Gaza Strip, and later died from his injuries on October 13th. Sources did not specify how Muslim Qudayh Abu Ayesh received his injuries. Many family members and
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January 1, 2021
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Kunya Barrow, Middle Juba, SomaliaTwo civilians were allegedly wounded in two US airstrikes on Kunya Barrow. Radio Al Furqaan, the Al Shabaab-affiliated radio station bombed in the incident, said: “On Friday afternoon, January 1, 2021, US warplanes bombed the headquarters of Al-Furqan Islamic Radio in Kunya Barrow, Lower Shabelle region, destroying the station’s building and equipment. There were no
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October 18, 2023
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محيط الكلية الجامعية للعلوم التطبيقية, Vicinity of University College of Applied Sciences, Gaza, the Gaza StripOn Wednesday, October 18th 2023, an alleged Israeli strike hit the al-Baba family home located near the University College of Applied Sciences in Gaza City, reportedly killing 15 civilians spanning three generations, including seven children and six women, among them a mother with one-month-old quadruplets. Among those killed were three generations of the al-Baba family.
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June 3, 2017
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near Raqqah, Syria, Raqqa, SyriaIn an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, on September 29th 2017 the Coalition said it had concluded an assessment on claims of civilian harm “near Raqqah, Syria” by . According to the Coalition report, “45. June 3, 2017, near Al-Jisr Al Jadeed, Syria, via regional humanitarian organization. After a review of available information it
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September 22, 2011
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الحي رقم 2, Neighbourhood No. 2, Surt, LibyaTwo women were allegedly killed by a NATO airstrike on neigbourhood No 2 of Sirte. TV Arrai posted a video on Youtube where a nurse says that two women were killed in the attack. NATO on that day reported striking one “Ammunition Storage and Military Barracks Facility” near Sirte. There is currently no further information
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October 21, 2023
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الجنينة, Al Geneina, Rafah, the Gaza StripA father and his four sons were killed in an alleged Israeli airstrike on their home in the al-Geneina neighbourhood in Rafah at dawn on 21 October 2023: father 60-year-old Samir al-Kurd, and his sons 40-year old Tamer Samir al-Kurd, 33-year-old Sami Samir al-Kurd, 32-year-old Hisham Samir Rajab al-Kurd, and a fourth son whose name
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September 26, 2011
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الحي رقم 2 في مدينة سرت, neighborhood number 2, Surt, LibyaOne source reported that two children were killed by a NATO strike in neighbourhood two in Sirte, in September 26th 2011. NATO on that day reported hitting “1 ammunition/vehicle storage facility” in the vicinity of Sirte. There is currently no further information available.
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March 31, 2016
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Between Jilib and Kamsuuma, Middle Juba, SomaliaA US drone strike targeted a vehicle carrying three al Shabaab figures in southern Somalia. The attack hit in the early evening and killed a senior al Shabaab leader, Hassan Ali Dhoore, according to the Pentagon. There were additional reports that two other militants were killed alongside Hassan Ali Dhoore. There are currently no reports
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October 17, 2023
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قِطَاعُ غَزَّةَ, Gaza Strip, the Gaza StripOn Tuesday, October 17th 2023, at least one young male civilian was reportedly killed, but the precise details of the incident, including location and time, are not yet known. The victim was identified by friends and family on social media as a 22-year old man named Youssef Naji Fares al-Hayek. Family member Haya Bashar wrote
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April 25, 2011
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الزنتان, Al Zintan, Al Jabal al Gharbi, LibyaOn April 25th, 2011, three people were reported killed while fleeing Zintan, due to artillery shelling from Gaddafi forces . It was unclear how many of those harmed were civilians or rebels, from this single source claim via Al Jazeera.
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August 31, 2017
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حرمك, Kunya Barrow near Barawe, Middle Juba, SomaliaThe US said it carried out a strike near Barawe in southern Somalia on August 31st, killing one al Shabaab fighter and wounding one other. AP reported that “At least one missile struck a location outside Barawe that the extremists often use to launch attacks on the government-held town, a Somali intelligence official said. He
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October 15, 2023
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المستشفى الاهلي, al Ahli Hospital, Gaza, the Gaza StripAt about 7:30 pm on Saturday, October 14, 2023, the Cancer Diagnostic Center Treatment at Al-Ahli Hospital in Gaza City was allegedly struck by Israeli airstrikes, resulting in injuries to four hospital staff workers. The injured staff members were receiving medical treatment for their wounds at the time of reporting. Don Binder, Canon of St.
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June 14, 2017
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near Raqqah, Syria, Raqqa, SyriaSummary
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February 17, 2021
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عفرين, Afrin, Aleppo, SyriaUp to 13 civilians including women and children were injured in an alleged Grad rocket attack by YPG on residential areas in Afrin on February 17th, 2021.Local sources said that between four and six rockets fell on Villat street in Afrin in the evening. However, some sources like the Syrian Civil Defence said that the
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October 23, 2023
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الشيخ رضوان, Sheikh Radwan, Gaza, the Gaza StripAround 1:00 AM on Monday, October 23, 2023, at least one civilian was killed and a number of others were injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike on the Muhanna family home located on Al-Oyoun Street near the Al-Jisr area in the Sheikh Radwan neighbourhood, west of Gaza City. The names of the casualties are currently
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June 17, 2017
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Mosul, Old city, Nineveh, IraqIn an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, on September 29th 2017 the Coalition said it had concluded an assessment on social media claims of civilian harm “near Mosul, Iraq”. According to the Coalition report, “113. June 17, 2017, near Mosul, Iraq,via social media report: The report contains insufficient information of the time, location and
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September 10, 2011
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بنغازي, Benghazi, LibyaDozens of people (between 24 to 36) people were killed in Benghazi on September 10, 2011 when they were demonstrating their support of Bani Walid according to a Facebook posts from Ahmed Azzawi Mahmoud and Fedayeen Muammar Gaddafi in southern Tunisia
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November 27, 2018
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Debatscile, Mudug, SomaliaAFRICOM reported that the previous day it had “conducted an airstrike targeting al-Shabaab militants in the vicinity of Quy Cad near Debatscile, Somalia on November 27, 2018”. It added: “We currently assess this airstrike did not injure or kill any civilians.” However, AFRICOM claimed that the airstrike had “killed three (3) militants”. It added “This follows
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February 23, 2024
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Al-Shabaab bases in Galhareeri district, Galhareeri district, central Somalia, SomaliaOn the 23rd of February, 2024 senior Al-Shabaab commanders were reportedly killed in an airstrike announced by the Somali military and conducted against bases of the militant group in Galhareeri district, central Somalia. However, the number of Al-Shabaab members killed or injured in the strike remains unknown. An online report on the airstrike was made