Civilian Casualties

Belligerents reported injured

LOCATION

بنغازي‎, Benghazi, Libya

On February 20th, 2011, between 15 and 18 people were killed by Gaddafi security forces in Benghazi. France24 and Wiki news reported the casualty counts, with Al Jazeera Youtube showing a picture of civilian bodies. France24 reports “some of the security men detained by the protesters were apparently foreign mercenaries. The channel said earlier that

Summary

15 – 18

100

LOCATION

Al Qaim, Al Anbar, Iraq

In December 2017, the Coalition reported having unintentionally killed a civilian in an event previously unreported by Airwars. It stated: “Oct. 10, 2017 near Al Qaim, Iraq via self-report. During a Coalition strike which destroyed a building being used as an ISIS headquarters it was assessed that one civilian was unintentionally injured when they inadvertently

Summary

Known belligerent

US-led Coalition

Either Jimo-Luqunyar or Adaley, near Debatscile, Mudug, Somalia

LOCATION

AFRICOM reported that the previous day it had “conducted two (2) airstrikes in the vicinity of Haradere, Somalia on November 21, 2018.” It added: “We currently assess these airstrikes did not injure or kill any civilians.” This assessment details the strike on the arms cache. Associated Press offered more detail on the attacks: “Somali intelligence

Summary

LOCATION

سرت‎, Sirte, Surt, Libya

At least 17 people were killed, including one man who was a soldier in Qadhafi’s forces, in Sirte by rebel forces around October 6, 2011 according to the UN Report Source Page 78. A Tawerghan living in an IDP camp was a relative of the soldier killed and was told about his relative’s death by

Summary

(1 man)

Small arms and light weapons

Suspected target

Libyan rebel forces

دار السلام, Darusalaam, Lower Shabelle, Somalia

LOCATION

The US conducted a confirmed airstrike on March 11th 2019 in the vicinity of Dara Salaam near Awdegle, Lower Shabelle Region, in “self-defense”. AFRICOM stated at the time that the airstrike – which it said killed eight al Shabaab militants – “was conducted in support of Somali-led ground forces that came under attack from militants”

Summary

Airstrike, Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)

1 – 7

(1 woman1–6 men)

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons, Unknown

Causes of injury / death

5 named, 1 familiy identified

Belligerents reported injured

0–2

زمزم, Zamzam, Benghazi, Libya

LOCATION

Eight children were allegedly injured by artillery shelling from an unknown belligerent in Benghazi. Libya Alahrar TV wrote: “Al-Galaa Hospital for Surgery and Accidents in Benghazi announced that eight children were injured yesterday, Friday, as a result of a shell landing in the Zamzam neighborhood. The hospital added in a statement on Saturday that the

Summary

كفرزيتا, Kafr Zeita, Hama, Syria

LOCATION

Between two and four civilians were reportedly wounded with rocket launchers which struck the vicinity of Kafr Zeita. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame. Most sources blamed Russian warplanes, while others blamed the Syrian regime. According to local media, the large buildings which were “targeted” were destroyed and the victims were taken

Summary

2–4

LOCATION

دمشق, Damascus, Syria

Alleged Israeli air strikes were launched against Damascus on May 17, 2019. According to Euphrates Post, “Israeli air raids targeted the Assad regime sites shortly before the capital Damascus, air raids targeted the headquarters of the first division in the city of Al-Keswa, in conjunction with the launch of surface-to-air missiles from the air defense

Summary

مقبرة افس, Afes Cemetery, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Between two and five civilians, including one to two children, were killed and five to eight others were injured in alleged Russian or regime airstrikes and/or artillery strikes on Afes on June 23, 2021. According to @abazeid89, “artillery shelling (regime / Russia) targeted the cemetery of the town of Afs in Idlib during a funeral

Summary

2 – 5

(1–2 children2 men)

5–8

Syrian Regime, Russian Military

3 named, 1 familiy identified

حي الشيخ رضوان ,شارع النفق, Al Sheikh Radwan neighborhood, Gaza, Gaza Strip, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Four members of one family, including two children, were killed in an Israeli airstrike on a house in Gaza’s Al Sheikh Radwan neighborhood, according to multiple sources. The airstrike killed 16-year-old Lina Iyad Fathi Sharir, alongside her mother and father, Layali Taha Sharir and Iyad Fathi Fayeq Sharir. Her sister, two-year-old Mina Iyad Sharir, was

Summary

(2 children1 woman)

3 named, 2 families identified

Golis Mountains, Noogal, Somalia

LOCATION

The US military carried out an airstrike in the Golis Mountains, according to a press release from US Africa Command. Unusually for recent strikes in the area, the attack targeted al Shabaab rather than ISIS according to AFRICOM. The strike reportedly killed three al Shabaab fighters, with AFRICOM saying that it currently assessed no civilians had

Summary

جاسم, Jassim, Daraa, Syria

LOCATION

Between one and two civilians were killed and others were injured in alleged Russian or regime artillery strikes on the city of Jassim on July 29, 2021. According to @MasarPressNet, “two civilians were killed and others were injured as a result of artillery shelling by Assad forces on the city of Jassim”. @DeirEzzore added that

Summary

1 – 2

(1–2 men)

Syrian Regime, Russian Military

2 named, 1 familiy identified

0–1

Al Rabie Building, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Up to three civilians, including at least one child, were killed in an Israeli airstrike on an apartment building in Gaza city on May 14th, 2021, multiple sources reported. Up to ten injuries were also reported. The child was identified as 12-year-old Abdullah Ashraf Abdullah Jouda. A second individual, named as Adam Mohammed Al-Farawi, was

Summary

2 – 3

(1–2 children1 man)

8–10

التمانعة, Taman'a, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Alleged Russian and/or Syrian regime warplanes struck the town of Taman’a, Idlib, reportedly wounding several civilians, local media reported. Sham News Network reported how “Russian and Asiad military aircraft launched dozens of air raids,” wounding civilians in multiple towns across eastern Idlib on February 10th, including Taman’a. While other sources provided similar reported, it was only Sham News

Summary

قرب معهد حمودة بيت لاهيا, Vicinity of Hamouda Institute, Beit Lahya, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

At least two civilians were injured in alleged Israeli strikes next the Hamouda Institure in Beit Lahia on May 12, 2021. @SafaPs reported that “two injuries arrived at the Indonesian hospital as a result of the Israeli raid against a group of citizens next to the Hamouda Sharia Institute in Beit Lahia”. Other sources also

Summary

Israeli Military

الريحان, Al Rayhan, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

A single source reported that “dozens were injured” due to “the bombing campaign of the Russian and Al Assad forces” in Al Rayhan. According to the Shaam News Network, “The bombing campaign by Russian and Al Assad forces continued on civilian houses in Al-Ghouta, where four people were killed in the city of Saqba, five

Summary

12–24

مصبح, Musbah, Rafah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Two men, likely to have been members of Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), were killed and a civilian was injured in an alleged Israeli drone strike on agricultural land near to Mosbeh, north of Rafah in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, around 18:45 on the evening of May 16th 2021. Multiple sources reported the

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

Palestinian Militants

Suspected target

Palestinian Forces

الشجرة, Al Sahajara, Daraa, Syria

LOCATION

Up to 15 civilians were killed including women and children and others injured in alleged Russian forces or Syrian regime forces airstrikes on Al Sahajara in Dara’a on July 20th, 2018. Sanabka Ahrar reported that the area was the target of more than 40 raids with missiles and rockets what caused severe destruction to buildings.

Summary

3 – 15

(1 child2 men)

2–5

Suspected target

6 named, 1 familiy identified

كريات جات, Zohar near Kiryat Gat, Southern, Israel

LOCATION

As many as two people were physically injured by a rocket, reportedly fired from Gaza, that struck the village of Zohar, southern Israel on May 13th 2021, according to local reports. The Times of Israel said the Magen David Adom ambulance service provided assistance to three people in the small community of Zohar near Kiryat

Summary

Causes of injury / death

Palestinian Militants

2 named

الحويجة, Al Hawaija, Hama, Syria

LOCATION

Alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes targeted several areas in the village of Al Hawija, which is located on the Al Ghab plains in Hama province. An unknown number of civilians was reportedly injured. Step News Agency reported that “several people were injured as a result of Russian raids targeting the village of Hawija west

Summary

الدردارة, Al Dardarah , Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

At least two civilians, including a woman, were injured in alleged Turkish shelling of al-Dardarah village on August 23, 2021. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, “a young man and a woman were injured due to Turkish bombardment on al-Dardarah village”. Nabd News provided the names of the civilians injured: Amena Al Faris

Summary

Turkish Military

2 named, 1 familiy identified

حرستا, Harasta, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

At least nine civilians, including two children, were killed in alleged Russian and/or Syrian regime air and artillery strikes on the city of Harasta on March 20th, 2018, according to local sources. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights suggested that the death toll could be as high as 20, including 16 children and four women. An

Summary

9 – 20

(2–16 children4 women)

2–20

9 named, 1 familiy identified

ِِشارع النفق, Al Nafak street, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

The Israeli military allegedly targeted a house on Al-Nafaq Street in Gaza city, resulting in the death of one civilian according to multiple sources. All of the sources that reported on this incident provided similar information that one civilian was killed in Israeli strikes on Al-Nafaq Street. No other information is available at this time.

Summary

Israeli Military

البعث, Al Ba’th, Quneitra, Syria

LOCATION

Two people were killed in alleged Israeli strikes on Al Ba’th city on June 24, 2017. Sources were conflicted as to whether the people killed were civilians or members of the Syrian army. Khabar Agency reported that Israel struck Syrian army facilities after 10 shells were fired from the Syrian side of the border toward

Summary

0 – 2

0–2

LOCATION

حاس, Has, Idlib, Syria

Several civilians were reported injured and/or killed in alleged Russian forces or Syrian regime forces airstrikes on Hass in Idlib, Syria on March 27th, 2018 according to local sources. The sources reported that the area was targeted at least with two raids while others reported that four raids were launched. The Syrian Observatory for Human

Summary

Civilian infrastructure

Healthcare facility

قرية جوزف, Josef Village, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

At least one civilian was injured in alleged Russian or regime shelling on Josef village on November 23, 2021. According to the Syrian Network for Human Rights, a civilian was seriously injured and a house was damaged in an attack on Josef village. An Al-Jisr reporter stated that the civilian was seriously injured. Syrian Civil Defense

Summary

الزكاة, Al Zakat, Hama, Syria

LOCATION

According to a single source, the Shaam News network, “Russian warplanes carried out heavy air raids accompanied by heavy shelling and shelling on the towns and villages” including Al Zakat. The strikes reportedly led to an unspecified number of injuries among civilians. Idlib Plus tweeted: “Russian warplanes targeted the village of Zakat in Hama countryside,

Summary

Russian Military

بنش, Binnish, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Between four and eight civilians, including up to four women and three children, were killed and 20 others were injured in alleged Russian or regime airstrikes on a popular market in Binnish on January 11, 2020. According to a tweet by @Homs19850111, 4 women and 3 children were killed and others were wounded as a

Summary

(3 children1–4 women1 man)

4 – 8

10 named, 1 familiy identified