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12955 incidents

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16–17 April, 2025

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Al-Dakhiliya Street, Jabalia Refugee Camp, North Gaza, Palestinian territories

شارع الداخلية، مخيم جباليا

During the night between 16 and 17 April 2025, an alleged Israeli SkyStriker drone, commonly known as a suicide drone, hit the tent of the Asaliyeh family in the Jabalia Refugee Camp/Jabalia al-Balad, the north of the Gaza strip, killing seven of the family members and injuring at least 13 others, including two children. The…

Summary

Airstrike (Drone Strike)

IDP or Refugee Camp, Residential

Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Israeli Military

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Al-Hashashin area, Rafah, Rafah, Palestinian territories

منطقة حشاشين، رفح

In a series of deadly Israeli shootings in the early hours of March 23, 2025, six Civil Defense members were shot dead in the Al-Hashashin area in the Tal al-Sultan neighborhood of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip. All the victims had been dispatched to help Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) members who had gone…

Summary

Ground operation

Emergency Services, Healthcare (Ambulance)

Civilians reported killed

Military actors reported killed

Causes of Death / Injury

Small arms and light weapons

Israeli Military

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Jabalia al-Balad, North Gaza, Palestinian territories

جباليا البلد

At dawn on Tuesday, 18 March 2025, a declared Israeli airstrike on Jabalia al-Balad located north of Gaza City targeted the Director General of Hamas’s internal security forces, 55-year-old Commander Major General Bahjat (Bahajat) Hassan Abu Sultan (Abu Al-Baraa), killing him along with his nine-year-old son, Amir Bahjat Hassan Abu Sultan. The Israeli military declared…

Summary

Civilians reported killed

Military actors reported killed

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Israeli Military

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Incident Date

25 October 2023

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Home of journalist Saed Al-Halabi, Al-Hoja Street in the Al-Hawja area of Jabalia Camp, North Gaza, Palestinian territories

In the early hours of Wednesday, October 25, 2023, an Israeli airstrike allegedly hit the home of 42-year-old Al-Aqsa Media Network journalist Saed Samir Mahmoud al-Halabi, killing him and at least 20 members of his family, including five women and six children, injuring up to 19 civilians, including an infant, and reducing his family home…

Summary

IDP or Refugee Camp, Residential

Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Israeli Military

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24 September 2024

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Southern Lebanon, Lebanon

جنوب لبنان

Three civilians, a father and his two children, a girl and boy, were killed in an alleged Israeli airstrike on the South of Lebanon on 24 September 2024. At least one other young girl was likely also killed given the associated images shared online. Rateb Ra’es Ahmad and his two children Khalil Ahmad and Fatima…

Summary

Civilians reported killed

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Israeli Military

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25 September 2024

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Tibnin, South Lebanon, Nabatieh, Lebanon

طيرفسليه

Two men were killed and 27 were reported injured in an alleged Israeli bombardment on the town of Tibnin in southern Lebanon on 25 September, 2024. Mohammed Fawaz and Mahdi Saeed Fawaz were both reported killed. Mohammed was remembered as a “Hajj”, indicating he had completed the Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca. Twitter/X user @eiderkamp shared…

Summary

Residential, Healthcare (Hospital)

Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Israeli Military

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Incident Date

12 November 2024

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Maali area, Hermel, Baalbek-Hermel Governorate, Lebanon

منطقة معالي، الهرمل

At least one child and four militants were reported killed in an alleged Israeli airstrike on a residence in the city of Hermel in eastern Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley on 12 November, 2024. Though the residence reportedly belonged to the Shait family, the named casualties came from other families. One of those killed was Wael Hamad…

Summary

Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

Military actors reported killed

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Israeli Military

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25 September 2024

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Dayr al Mukhallis, Joun, Chouf District, Lebanon

دير المخلّص, جون

On the morning of 25th September 2024 at 11am, at least eight civilians, including three women and five children were killed and a large number of others were injured in an airstrike allegedly carried out by the Israeli military on a residential home which was reportedly housing displaced people in the Dayr al Mukhallis area…

Summary

Residential, Warehouse (Military)

Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

Military actors reported killed

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Israeli Military

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Incident Date

1 November 2023

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Al-Faluja neighbourhood, North Gaza, Palestinian territories

حي الفالوجا

On Wednesday, November 1, 2023, at least 86 civilians, including at least 25 women and at least 30 children, were reported killed, hundreds were reportedly injured, including men, women and children, and more than 60 civilians remained missing under the rubble after an alleged Israeli airstrike on the house of Abu Eida family and eight…

Summary

Residential, IDP or Refugee Camp

Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Israeli Military

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25 September 2024

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Bint Jbeil, Bint Jbeil District, Lebanon

بنت جبيل

Five members of the same family - including two women, one man, one child, and one infant - were reportedly killed in an alleged Israeli bombardment on the Lebanese town of Bint Jbeil, located in Nabatieh governorate close to the southern border with Israel, on Wednesday 25th September 2024. Whilst the Lebanese Health Ministry, as…

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

Civilians reported killed

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Israeli Military

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25 October 2023

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Al-Najjar family home, Jabalia refugee camp, North Gaza, Palestinian territories

منزل عائلة النجار في معسكر جباليا شمالي القطاع

During the morning of 25 October 2023, five deceased people arrived at the Indonesian Hospital as a result of an attack on the Jabalia camp in the Gaza Strip, reportedly carried out by the Israeli military. Safa.ps News on Facebook reported five people arriving at the Indonesian Hospital at 08:53 local time. Several independent sources…

Summary

IDP or Refugee Camp

Civilians reported killed

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Israeli Military

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Vicinity of Bosasso, Bari, Somalia

On Saturday, 29 March 2025, six alleged ISIS-Somalia (Daesh) militants were killed in the Al-Miskaad mountains southeast of Bosasso in Puntland State, Somalia, in an airstrike declared by US Africa Command (AFRICOM) forces in collaboration with the Federal Government of Somalia and Puntland authorities. No civilians were officially reported as injured or killed in the…

Summary

Military actors reported killed

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

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Vicinity of Golis Mountains, Bari, Somalia

At night on Tuesday, 25 March 2025, 35 alleged Daesh (ISIS) militants were killed in the vicinity of the Golis Mountains of the Marodijeex Region, Somalia, in airstrikes declared by US Africa Command (AFRICOM) forces in collaboration with the Federal Government of Somalia. No civilians were officially reported as injured or killed in the strikes.…

Summary

Airstrike (Drone Strike)

Military actors reported killed

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

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150 kilometers northeast of Mogadishu, Lower or Middle Shabelle, Somalia

On Saturday, March 15 2025, six alleged al-Shabaab militants were killed 150 kilometers north east of Mogadishu, Somalia, in an airstrike declared by US Africa Command (AFRICOM) forces in collaboration with the Federal Government of Somalia. In a statement released on March 17, AFRICOM confirmed the airstrike which was “at the request of the Federal…

Summary

Military actors reported killed

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

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Vicinity of Ceel Baraf, Middle Shabelle, Somalia

At night on Saturday, 1 March 2025, at least five alleged al-Shabaab militants in the vicinity of Ceel Baraf, Middle Shabelle, Somalia, were killed in two airstrikes declared by US Africa Command (AFRICOM) forces reportedly at the request of the Federal Government of Somalia. No civilians were officially reported as injured or killed in the…

Summary

Military actors reported killed

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

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Incident Date

25 February 2025

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Vicinity of Al-Kowthar, Middle Shabelle, Somalia

On Tuesday, 25 February 2025, up to 19 alleged al-Shabaab militants were killed in the Al-Kowthar region, in an airstrike declared by US Africa Command forces in collaboration with the Federal Government of Somalia. US AFRICOM released a statement terming the airstrike as “collective self-defense” at the request of the Somali government, and that the…

Summary

Military actors reported killed

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

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Incident Date

12 February 2025

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Location

Sheebaab, Bari, Somalia

On the evening of February 12, 2025 in the Sheebaab region of the Cal Miskaad mountains of the northern Puntland province of Bari, over 30 ISIS militants were killed in two joint airstrikes allegedly conducted by the US and UAE militaries, according to media and military sources. The militants, “most of whom were foreigners” of…

Summary

Military actors reported killed

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

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Ceel Dheere (El Dheer) district, Galgudud, Somalia

On July 15, 2024, 10-50 al-Shabab militants were killed by a declared US airstrike in the Ceel Dheere (El Dheer) district of the Galguduud region of Central Somalia, according to media and military reports. There is indication an al-Shabab ground operation near the town of El-Dheer precipitated a “self defense” airstrike by the United States…

Summary

Military actors reported killed

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

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Baraag Gurgurte, approximately 20 kilometers from Harardhere district in Mudug region, Mudug, Somalia

Over 50 al-Shabab militants, along with a senior commander, were killed in an airstrike conducted by the Somali National Army (SNA) with the assistance of “international partners” in the southern Mudug region in central Somalia. The strike reportedly targeted and destroyed multiple military bases, vehicles, and weapons facilities where, according to Somali military officials, al-Shabab…

Summary

Airstrike (Drone Strike)

Military actors reported killed

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

International Forces (Unknown)

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Incident Date

21–22 February, 2025

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Location

Gaatir-Oodan, Bari, Somalia

Beginning at around 9pm on Friday through midnight into Saturday, 21st and 22nd February 2025, at least three alleged ISIS-Somalia militants were killed in two successive airstrikes declared by US Africa Command (AFRICOM) forces in collaboration with the Somali federal government. No civilians were officially reported as injured or killed in the strikes. The official…

Summary

Military actors reported killed

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

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20 February 2025

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Location

Buloburde district, Hiiraan, Somalia

On Thursday, February 20 2025, airstrikes were declared by US Africa Command (AFRICOM) forces in collaboration with the Somali National Army, reportedly against al-Shabaab forces near Buloburde district in the Hiiraan region of Hirshabelle state. No civilians or militants were officially reported as injured or killed in the strikes. The strikes were officially confirmed by…

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Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

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30 November 2024

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Location

Jisr al-Shughour and Frayka, Idlib, Idlib, Syria

جسر الشغور

The towns of Jisr al-Shughour and Frayka in the western Idlib countryside, Syria, were hit by the airstrike with the reported use of a vacuum missile shortly before 2:53 PM on Saturday, November 30th, 2024. The attack with contested responsibility reportedly perpetrated by the Syrian regime forces and/or Russian military led to the death of…

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

Residential, Vehicle (Bicycle, Car)

Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Russian Military

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2 December 2024

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Location

Vicinity of Shehab Mosque, Idlib, Idlib, Syria

قرب جامع شهاب، إدلب

On Monday, December 2, 2024, an airstrike with contested responsibility allegedly perpetrated by the Russian military and/or Syrian regime forces struck al-Jalaa Street in central Idlib city, Syria, reportedly killing one civilian, 62-year-old man Ahmad bin Mohammad Subhi Asmar, and injuring 13 others, including a young man and several civilians in the vicinity of the…

Summary

Religious (Mosque), Vehicle (Car)

Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Russian Military

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Incident Date

2 December 2024

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Location

Al-Thawra neighborhood, Idlib City, Syria, Idlib, Syria

حي الثورة في مدينة إدلب

On the morning of Monday, December 2, 2024, a devastating airstrike with contested responsibility allegedly perpetrated by the Syrian regime forces and/or Russian military hit the residential Al-Thawra neighborhood of Idlib city, Syria, reportedly killing between five and six civilians and injuring at least thirty more. Among the wounded were 11 children and nine women,…

Summary

Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Russian Military

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Incident Date

2 December 2024

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Vicinity of Baghdad Train Station, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria

بالقرب من محطة بغداد، حلب

Shortly before 9:07 AM on Monday, December 2nd, 2024, it was reported that an airstrike with contested responsibility allegedly carried out by the Russian military and/or Syrian regime forces hit the vicinity of the Baghdad train station in Aleppo, Syria, possibly killing and injuring a number of civilians. Twitter/X account @AlArabiya reported the strike at…

Summary

Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Russian Military

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Incident Date

1–2 December, 2024

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Location

Al-Safira, Aleppo, Syria

On December 1-2, 2024, the city of Al-Safira, east of Aleppo, Syria was subjected to a series of airstrikes with contested responsibility allegedly perpetrated by the Russian military and/or Syrian regime forces that resulted in at least seven and up to 19 civilians killed, including up to nine children and two women, and four other…

Summary

Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

Military actors reported killed

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Russian Military

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Incident Date

1 December 2024

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Location

Vicinity of Hospital of Aleppo University, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria

بالقرب من مستشفى جامعة حلب، حلب

Shortly before 3:22 PM on Sunday, 1st December 2024, at least 11 identified civilians and reportedly up to 12 civilians, including three media representatives and three medical personnel, were killed and up to 23 civilians injured in four reported airstrikes with alleged responsibility attributed the Russian military, Syrian regime forces, or both, hitting the front…

Summary

Vehicle (Car), Healthcare (Hospital, Ambulance), Education (University / College)

Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Russian Military

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Incident Date

2 December 2024

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Location

Idlib University Hospital complex, Idlib City, Idlib, Syria

مجمع ادلب الطبي، إدلب

In an attack on critical medical infrastructure on the afternoon of Monday, 2 December 2024, the Russian military and/or Syrian regime forces allegedly hit a number of hospitals, including the building of Idlib Health Directorate and the University Hospital complex, in the city of Idlib, Syria, causing the death of up to four civilians and…

Summary

Healthcare (Hospital, Ambulance), Vehicle (Car)

Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

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

Russian Military

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Incident Date

1 December 2024

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Location

Tal Maled, Aleppo, Syria

Shortly before 2:05 PM on Sunday, 1 December 2024, an airstrike hit the village of Tal Maled, north of Aleppo, Syria. The attack reportedly resulted in the injury of a four-year-old child and the destruction of a residential building. The attack was reportedly carried out by Syrian and/or Russian military aircraft. The first information about…

Summary

Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Russian Military

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Incident Date

1 December 2024

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Location

Al-Izaa neighbourhood, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria

حي الاذاعة، حلب

Shortly before 14:30 on Sunday, 1 December 2024, an airstrike hit the area near the Iranian consulate in the Al-Izaa neighbourhood of Aleppo (also referred to as “radio area”), Syria, reportedly injuring a number of civilians. The attack was allegedly carried out by Syrian and/or Russian military aircraft. Initial information about the attack began circulating…

Summary

Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Russian Military

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