Civilian Casualties

Agriculture

near Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, on December 28th 2017 the Coalition said it had concluded an assessment on social media claims of civilian harm “80. April 28, 2017 near Mosul, Iraq via social media report. The report contains insufficient information of the time, location and details to assess its credibility.” No additional

Summary

US-led Coalition

«Фельдман Екопарк» смт. Лісне Харківський район, territory of "Feldman Ecopark" Lisne Kharkiv district, Kharkiv, Ukraine

LOCATION

On May 5, 2022, Feldman Ecopark, a site located to the north of the city of Kharkiv, was reportedly hit with Russian shelling. According to officials, local media, and the park’s owner, this resulted in the death of a fifteen-year-old boy and up to three civilians sustaining injuries, two of them serious. According to the

Summary

(1 child)

2–3

سرمين, Sarmin, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

On April 9th, 2023, in the town off Sarmin, east of Idlib, multiple sources allege artillery fire from Syrian and/or Russian forces killed 15 year old boy Ibrahim Musab Al Haj Musa and injured between three to four others, including a six year old child named Malak Khalaf, a three year old named Abdul Salam

Summary

IDP or refugee camp

(1 child)

3–4

كفر شيلا, Kafr Shila, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

According to several local media report, one woman and her two children were wounded in an alleged Turkish bombing of Kafr Shila, Syria. Airwars researchers translated the video footage from Rumaf facebook post, which has now unfortunately been removed. “Voice off camera asking woman: what kind of shelling was it? Was it artillery or plane?

Summary

جسر الشغور, Jisr Al Shoughar, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Between 6 and 11 civilians were killed and 30 to 61 others, including at least 2 children, were injured by alleged Russian airstrikes on Jisr Al Shoughar on June 25, 2023. @SyriaCivilDefe initially reported the casualty toll as five civilians killed and more than 20 injured but later tweeted that the death toll had risen

Summary

Agriculture, Marketplace

6 – 11

30–61

Exact location (via Airwars)

Belligerents reported killed

0–3

سعرنجكة٫شران , Sa'arnajka, Sharan district, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Two civilians were wounded in an alleged Turkish shelling of Sa’arnajka, according to the Kurdish Red Crescent. The Smart News Agency also reported two wounded civilians but cited the Kurdish Red Crescent report. Please note, some of the images from TS193 and TS194 are also reported for this incident. We are unable to determine which

Summary

Turkish Military

الأتارب, Al Atareb, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

On July 11th 2023, Syrian Civil Defense volunteer Abdul Basset Ahmed Abdel-Khalek was killed when Syrian regime and/or Russian forces reportedly struck a rescue vehicle in the vicinity of the city of Atareb, west of Aleppo. Local sources including @SyriaCivilDefe and Rasd Syria News stated that Abdul was killed in a double tap attack by regime

Summary

Russian Military, Syrian Regime

Suspected belligerents

1 named

مطب البوراشد, , Matab Al Bourashed, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

On the 4th of August 2023, International Coalition forces and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) allegedly conducted an airdrop operation, which involved a ground action and helicopters, at dawn in the town of Matab Al Burashid, in Deir Ezzor, shooting and killing a civilian named Ali Abdel Hamid Al-Areed and injuring his brother. Multiple media

Summary

Airstrike, Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons

Causes of injury / death

الزيتون, Al Zeitoun, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On 11 October 2023 at around dawn, two members of the Tafish family were reportedly killed in an alleged Israeli airstrike in the Al-Zaytoun neighbourhood, located in the Gaza Strip. Nadiya Mahmoud Tafish and her son, Ali Tayseer Al-Rantisi, were both killed in the strike, according to several Facebook posts from relatives, Hazem Tafish and

Summary

(1 woman1 man)

جديد عكيدات, Jadid Akidat, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

On August 29th, 2023, up to three civilians were reportedly killed as a result of ongoing clashes between the Syrian Democratic Forces and the Deir Ezzor military council in the town of Jadid Akidat, east of Deir Ezzor. Sources @DeirEzzore, @nahermedia, @OrientNews and Mhmad Alseed only reported on the death of Basil Muhammed Al-Salem (Basil

Summary

1 – 3

(0–1 children0–1 men)

Small arms and light weapons

الغدفة, Al Ghadafa, Idlib, Syria

Suspected belligerents

LOCATION

Several civilians were wounded in an alleged Russia or regime airstrike on a hospital in Al Ghadafa, according to sources on the ground. Smart reported: “two guards are still trapped under the rubble of the hospital targeted by Russia vacuum missiles, noting that civil defense teams are trying to reach the scene of the bombing to

Summary

Russian Military, Syrian Regime

Suspected belligerents

بيت لاهيا, Beit Lahia, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Nineteen members of the Dawas family were killed and an unknown number of others were injured when their two-story family home on Al-Shaima Street, west of Abbas Kilani roundabout in Beit Lahia, in the north of the Gaza Strip, was reportedly bombed by an Israeli aircraft on Saturday, October 14, 2023. The Ministry of the

Summary

(4–7 children4–6 women3–4 men)

15 – 18

13 named, 1 familiy identified

Geolocation

Town

Forward Operating Base in Awdhegle district, Lower Shabelle, Somalia

LOCATION

Scores of militants were killed by alleged US drone strikes near Forward Operation Base in #Awdhegle district on September 10, 2023. A tweet from @HornSentinel reported that US drones carried out two strikes against al-Shabaab fighter who had stormed the Somali National Army (SNA) Forward Operation Base in #Awdhegle district, resulting in the death of

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

Belligerents reported killed

US Forces

0–7

قطاع غزة, Gaza Strip, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

A young man, Khalil Omar Muhammad (Alyan Al-Astal), was allegedly killed by Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip on October 15th, 2023. Funeral arrangements for the deceased were posted by the Al Astal Family Website and were planned for 10am in Al Nimsawi. A family member named Reda Salem Alastal also posted a condolence message

Summary

1 named

تل الزعتر, Tal al Zaatar, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On 9 October at approximately 3:30 am, at least four civilians, including two women and two children, were killed and at least one further civilian injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike on a house in Tal Al-Zaatar, located in the north of the Gaza Strip. A report from the Defense of Children International identified 8-month-old

Summary

(2 children2 women)

1–4

بوهديمة, Bouhdima, Benghazi, Libya

LOCATION

One civilian was allegedly killed and twelve more injured by possible artillery shelling in Benghazi. The Libya Observer reported: “One person was killed and at least 12 others, including women and children, were injured when indiscriminate rocket shells fell on a condolences tent in Bouhdima district of Benghazi. Local sources said the shells were fired

Summary

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons

Causes of injury / death

بالقرب مدرسة أحمد الشقيري, Vicinity of Ahmed Al Shuqairi School, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On October 12th, 2023, two people were reported killed and at least two others injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike on the area of the Ahmed Al-Shuqairi school in the northern Gaza strip. Several media outlets reported the airstrike including Shehab Agency, Alkofiyta.tv, Snd News Agency, Al-Nour Radio and Camera Press. Shehab Agency stated that the

Summary

School

Impact

نهيل , Nahil area of Al-Amadiya, Duhok, Iraq

LOCATION

A single source, Iraqi Spring Media, reported an alleged bombing by “the Turkish air force” of the Nahil area of the Al-Amadiyah district, north of Dohuk – though the source said that there was no information on civilian harm. No further details are currently available.

Summary

Turkish Military

Near Ugungi, Lower Shabelle, Somalia

LOCATION

In an incident not originally declared publicly, AFRICOM officials later confirmed to Airwars that they had conducted a strike against al Shabaab in the lower Shabelle – for which they did not report either any militant or any civilian harm. Public Affairs Current Operations Branch Chief, Desiree Frame, told Airwars by email dated October 4th

Summary

جوار مسجد خالد بن الوليد, Vicinity of Khaled bin al Walid Mosque, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On Sunday, October 15th 2023, two civilians were injured by an alleged Israeli airstrike in the vicinity of the home of Abdel al-Abadia near the Khaled bin al-Walid Mosque in al-Qarara, east of Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip. The Palestinian Information Center, along with Palestine Today TV, TV Manar, and Sama News Agency reported about the

Summary

Religious Institution, Residential building

مصحة العافية, Vicinity of Al Alfia clinic, Tarabulus, Libya

LOCATION

Civilian casualties were alleged after indiscriminate artillery shelling on Qasr Bin Gashir. Tk Yahrouq Kl shy wrote: “There are civilian casualties after several indiscriminate shells landed in Qasr Bin Gashir area of Al-Majal’a neighborhood, beside 108 buildings.” Hona Souq Al-Khmies only reported heavy damage to residential buildings but did not mention civilian harm.

Summary

2 – 3

2–3

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

LOCATION

Around 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

Summary

IDP or refugee camp, Residential building

Belligerents reported killed

تل أبيض, Tal Abyad, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

One child, Mukhtar Mahmoud Allawi (seven-years-old) was injured in alleged Turkish shelling of Tal Abyad, according to local media. @Raqqa_SL said the little boy was “burned”.

Summary

محيط مقر الدفاع المدني, Vicinity of the Civil Defense Headquarters, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

At 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

Summary

Healthcare facility

4 – 7

Impact

الفارات, Al Farat, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Multiple sources reported that 2 civilians were killed and 15 people were injured in an alleged Turkish shelling in the village of Al Farat, west of Manbij. In a Kurdish Red Crescent document shared with Airwars, 15 people have been identified as injured, among which 10 children (including a child whose name is mentioned twice

Summary

14–15

Turkish Military

16 named, 3 families identified

محيط بنك الإنتاج, Vicinity of the Production Bank, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Around 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

Summary

(10 children6 women5 men)

21 – 26

21 named, 1 familiy identified

Geolocation

Nearby landmark

رأس العين, Ras Al Ain, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

Two or three civilians were reportedly executed by Turkish-supported forces in Ras Al Ain. @RodiSad tweeted “Photos of killed civilians in RasAl-Ain, who were field-executed on the Hasakah road. The field execution was obvious and was carried out on October 17th by Turkish-backed Sultan Murat militias. One of the killed is a friend of mine.

Summary

Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)

2 – 3

(2–3 men)

Small arms and light weapons

خزاعة, Khuza’a, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On 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

Summary

1 named

Geolocation

Town

الميادين, Al Mayadin, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Following an earlier bombing of an ISIL prison in Al Mayadin which allegedly killed upwards of 40 people, Coalition aircraft allegedly targeted a nearby site after bodies of the deceased were laid out for families to identify them. No further civilian casualties were reported, however sources said that the ultimate death toll from both incidents

Summary

US-led Coalition