Civilian Casualties

Assad regime, Iranian military

Israeli Military

Suspected targets

Belligerents reported injured

2–4

الزكاة, Al Zakat, Hama, Syria

LOCATION

Civilians were reportedly wounded by alleged Russian or Syrian regime air or artillery strikes on the headquarters of militants in the town of Al Zakat, Hama governorate, on September 9th, 2018, according to local sources. Shaam News Network reported “a number of wounded in the city of Latamina and the villages of Hassraya, Al Sayyad

Summary

مەخموور, Makhmur, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

At least one civilian was killed and seven others were injured in alleged Turkish drone strikes on Makhmur refugee camp on May 21, 2022. In addition, one to two alleged members of the PKK were killed in the same incident. Camp director Nechirvan Mahmoud told AFP that a suspected Turkish drone struck a vehicle in Makhmur

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

0 – 1

(1 man)

1–2

خان الجبل, Khan Al Jabal, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

Two to three civilians were injured after a Turkish drone targeted two cars in Khan Al Jabal, south-east of Derik in Syria on June 28th 2022 at approximately 03.20. There were reports of one person killed but it is not possible to determine whether they were a belligerent or civilian from the current information. According

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

0 – 1

2–3

Turkish Military

Suspected target

YPG/SDF

0–5

اعزاز, A'zaaz, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

At least one civilian, a woman, was killed and two others were injured in alleged SDF or Syrian regime artillery and missile shelling of A’zaaz on July 25, 2022 According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a displaced woman was killed by missile shelling in the vicinity of a Turkish base in the A’zaaz

Summary

(1 woman)

LOCATION

Arbin, Damascus, Syria

A number of civilians were wounded in alleged Russian airstrikes or regime artillery shelling on Arbin, according to sources on the ground – though specific casualty figures were not given. LCCSY reported that Russia conducted “two airstrikes with thermobaric missiles on the neighborhoods in #Arbin city” alongside regime artillery shelling, resulting in an unspecified number

Summary

البارة, Al Bara, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

One civilian farmer was injured in an alleged Russian or Syrian thermal missile attack which destroyed his car on the morning of August 2nd, 2022 in Al Bara, a southern town of Idlib. No further reports of civilian harm have been reported. The farmer was named by @abualisar18 and @g5VgKRPXfPQdfz9 as Ammar Mustafa Al-Qajji. He

Summary

Named victims

1 named

كنيسة نخلة, Kniset Nakhla (Nakhla church), Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Two civilians were injured in airstrikes on Kaniset Nakhla, Idlib, on July 10th. According to this source, Step News, “two civilians were injured as a result of the bombardment of the helicopter, which targeted the village of Kniset Nakhla (Nakhla Church), east of Jisr al-Shughour city.” Step News wrote that “two helicopters belonging to the

Summary

Syrian Regime, Russian Military

قرية قارموكس, Qaramox village, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Two civilians were injured by alleged Turkish shelling of Qaramox village on October 3, 2022. Kurdistan24 quoted Rojava Information Center reported that two civilians were injured by a Turkish bombardment in Qaramox village, near Kobani. A military source told North Press Agency that two people were slightly injured by the bombing in the Kobani countryside.

Summary

كنصفرة, Kansafra, Idlib, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

On November 6th, 2022, in Kansafra, South of Idlib, between one to three civilians – one woman, or two women and a girl – were reportedly injured as a result of artillery shelling. While the Syrian Civil Defence (SCD) accused both the Russian and Syrian forces of carrying out the attack, other local sources claimed

Summary

1–3

Suspected target

الحدود الليبية المصرية, Libyan-Egyptian border, Al Butnan, Libya

LOCATION

Egyptian airstrikes targeted 15 vehicles reportedly loaded with weapons near the border with Libya as they attempted to enter Egypt. According to Egyptian military sources cited by Libya’s Channel, “Egyptian armed forces have carried out military operations during the twenty-four last hour, building intelligence information, according to the gathering of a number of criminal elements

Summary

Egyptian Military

LOCATION

ﺣﻠﺐ, Aleppo, Syria

In an incident previously unknown to Airwars, the Coalition announced on December 1st 2016 that it had assessed a claimed incident ‘near Aleppo’ on May 5th – but that no strikes had been conducted in the vicinity. According to the Coalition release, “May 5, 2016, near Aleppo, Syria: No Coalition strikes were conducted on that

Summary

0–1

US-led Coalition

المصرف, Al Masraf, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

Three civilians were injured by alleged Turkish airstrikes that struck a civilian car in the village of Masraf on November 23, 2022. ANF reported that three people were injured when Turkish forces bombed a civilian car in the village of Masraf. The injured civilians were transferred to Qamishli Hospital for treatment. Both Hawar News and

Summary

المسيفرة, Al Musayfrah, Daraa, Syria

LOCATION

One civilian was reported killed in Russian forces or Syrian regime forces airstrikes on Al Musayfrah in Dara’a on June 26th, 2018. @alsari23 tweeted reporting “the death of the young man Diya’a Muhammad Salih Al-Shazly (M), after Russian warplanes targeted the town of Al Musayfrah.” BBC News reported from a charitable organization and a group

Summary

Civilian infrastructure

Healthcare facility

(1 man)

Named victims

1 named

حران , Harran area in Orfa (Şanlıurfa) province in Turkey, Şanlıurfa , Turkey

LOCATION

On December 16th, 2022, between nine to ten civilians, including between two to five children, were reportedly killed and up to 22 others injured in a car accident after being chased by Turkish gendarmerie forces in Harran area, Orfa (Şanlıurfa) province. Sources said that the vehicle fell into an irrigation canal. The victims were described

Summary

9 – 10

(2–5 children)

Accidents related to conflict

قنفودة, Ganfouda, Benghazi, Libya

LOCATION

According to the LNA Facebook page, a MiG-23 hit two targets in Ganfouda. A MiG-21 also hit two targets near the Nairouz resort. A Mi-17 team also reportedly targeted Qawarsheh and two boats near the Nairouz resort that were unloading ammunition and personnel. A single Twitter source claimed that a ‘foreign aircraft’ had bombed a civilian

Summary

0–2

Unknown, Libyan National Army

الحراك, Al Harak, Daraa, Syria

LOCATION

Three young men were killed in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on the city of Al Harak, Dara’a governorate, on June 27th, 2018, according to local sources. An unknown number of civilians was wounded. The Syrian Network for Human Rights reported that “at least three civilians were killed as Syrian/Russian warplanes fired missiles on

Summary

(3 men)

Suspected target

3 named, 1 familiy identified

Named victims

Hawadley, Middle Shabelle, Somalia

LOCATION

Up to 61 al-Shabaab militants were killed and dozens of others were wounded by alleged US drone strikes/Somali army operations near Hawadlay on January 9, 2022. Anadolu Agency reported that according to the Somali Information Ministry, at least 61 al-Shabaab terrorists were killed and dozens others were wounded by an operation carried out by the

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike, Ground operation

Civilian infrastructure

Agriculture

Belligerents reported injured

60–61

12–24

بنغازي‎, Leithi, Benghazi, Libya

LOCATION

Various social media sources reported airstrikes in the Bouatni, Leithi and Al-Nahr areas of Benghazi in response to artillery shelling by alleged ISIS members. One source – @hamza27990139 – claimed an apartment building was hit but didn’t say if there was civilian harm. They said that “the Libyan airforce bombed an ISIS position in an apartment building”.

Summary

Libyan National Army

عين زارة, Ain Zara, Tarabulus, Libya

LOCATION

Three civilians reportedly sustained indirect injuries from an LNA airstrike on Ain Zara. Libya Alahrar TV wrote: “According to the Field Medicine and Support Center, a doctor, a paramedic and an ambulance driver were seriously injured on Tuesday in the course of their humanitarian duties in Ain Zara. The FMSC said on Facebook that the

Summary

Libyan National Army

вул. Дружби Народів 263, 263 Druzhby Narodiv St, Kharkiv, Ukraine

LOCATION

Alleged Russian shelling in the Saltivka district of Kharkiv on the night of March 21st 2022 saw one man injured when a projectile hit the yard of a house. Civilians transported the man to hospital via civilian transport. This incident occurred on the third night of a spree of shelling incidents across Kharkiv. The Kharkiv

Summary

عين عيسى, Ain Issa, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

A 15 year old child was injured by an alleged Russian military vehicle in the city of Ain Issa in Raqqa on January 28, 2023. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported that a 15 year old child was seriously injured when a Russian military vehicle ran the child over on the Main Street

Summary

Accidents related to conflict

Олександрівка, Oleksandrivka, Kharkiv, Ukraine

LOCATION

Three civilians were reportedly injured on April 14th 2022 when alleged Russian shelling hit Oleksandrivka village, in Kharkiv. According to local sources, a woman and two children aged nine and 11 were injured. Helsinki reported that the Russian military shelled the village for “about 12 hours.” Victor Kovalenko, head of the Zolochiv community said that

Summary

Civilian infrastructure

Gas facility

Чугуїв, Chuhuiv, Kharkiv, Ukraine

LOCATION

Two adult civilians were injured by alleged Russian shelling of the territory of Chuhuiv around noon on April 27, 2022. Chuhuiv City Mayor Halyna Minayeva told Suspilne News that Russian forces shelling the territory of Chuhuiv injuring two civilians, and that no children were among the injured. Kharkiv Today also quoted the mayor who added

Summary

زملكازملكا, Zamalka, eastern Ghouta, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

Possible Russian airstrikes hit Zamalka, eastern Ghouta, Damascus, local media reported, resulting in three civilian injuries. Several media reported that Zamalka was subject to aerial shelling. According to @Hamza42129319, the town was hit by four raids. However, only Smart News Agency reported that the strikes had caused civilian harm: “Three wounded [civilians] by warplanes likely to

Summary

Russian Military

Куп'янський район, Kupianskyi District, Kharkiv, Ukraine

LOCATION

One civilian was killed when reported Russian shells hit the Kupianskyi district of Kharkiv on May 10th 2022. There is no further information at this time. This assessment has reference to ACLED Code UKR57559.

Summary

Шебелинка, Shebelynka, Kharkiv, Ukraine

LOCATION

Three civilians were killed and five others were injured by alleged Russian shelling of Shebelynka on May 12, 2022. The head office of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in Kharkiv posted on Telegram that an enemy projectile hit a “hangar building” at 4:35pm causing a fire to break out on the roof of the

Summary

الجماجم, Al Jamajem, Al Bayda, Yemen

LOCATION

At least five alleged AQAP militants were reportedly killed by a US drone strike in Al-Jamajem area, Tayab, in the Dhi Naseem district of Bayda governorate, overnight from June 24th-25th 2019. In an email to Airwars, US Central Command later confirmed that a strike had taken place on June 24th. Since there were no other

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)

Known belligerent

US Forces

Known target

Jilib, Middle Juba, Somalia

LOCATION

One senior al-Shabaab militant was injured by declared US AFRICOM airstrikes on Jilib, Somalia on May 20, 2023. Somali National News Agency’s Twitter account @SONNALIVE first announced that “In a joint operation with international allies, the armed forces launched an airstrike on #Jilib city, the headquarters of #AlShabab terrorists. The enemy suffered losses in terms

Summary

Belligerents reported injured