Civilian Casualties

US Forces, Kenyan Military Forces

جعار, Ja'ar, Abyan, Yemen

LOCATION

A factory reportedly used by Al Qaeda for weapon storage to the north of Jaar was targeted in an alleged Yemeni airstrike as fighting in the city continued, sources reported, adding that up to 14 Al Qaeda militants were killed in the battle, with between nine and 13 killed by the airstrike, on May 20,

Summary

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons

Yemeni Air Force

9–13

بوقرين, Abugrein, Misrata, Libya

LOCATION

An unknown number of civilians died in alleged airstrikes by a UAE aircraft on two civilian cars near Abugrein on May 11th, 2020, according to Libya Al Ahrar. Libya Al Ahrar reported that, according to the Brigadier General of Sirte Al Jafra Operations Abdul Hadi Dara, “civilians were martyred as a result of the targeting

Summary

United Arab Emirates Military

المناسح, Manaseh, Al Bayda, Yemen

LOCATION

Two suspected Al Qaeda militants were killed and three were injured in an alleged US drone strike which hit a vehicle in Manaseh in al-Bayda province on December 24th, 2012 at 5pm. No civilian harm has been reported. According to Reuters, AFP, and AP, two Al Qaeda militants were killed when a drone strike hit

Summary

شبام, Shibam, Hadramaut, Yemen

LOCATION

A single source, Aden News, suggested that US airstrikes had targeted AQAP sites in the Shibam district of Hadramout governorate, on the evening of November 2nd 2018. Aden News reported the following: “Urgent: Explosion on the express line of the Shibam Hadramout Directorate and citizens talk about a drone strike. Local residents in the Shibam district

Summary

درعا‎, Dara'a, Daraa, Syria

LOCATION

An unknown number of civilians was reportedly injured in alleged Russian airstrikes on neighbourhoods in Dara’a city on July 5th, 2018, according to Step Agency. Step News reported that “Russian warplanes intensified raids since the morning on the liberated neighbourhoods of the city of Dar’aa and the towns of Naseeb and Um Al Mayathen in

Summary

Beerta Xassan Huutaan, Lower Shabelle, Somalia

LOCATION

Between one and two civilians were allegedly killed in a US and Somali forces raid or airstrike on Beerta Xassan Huutaan near Afgoye. The pro Al Shabaab outlet Halgan Media said: “Sources reveal US and Somali special forces raided a rural farming village outside the town of Afgoye in the Lower Shabelle province of Somalia.

Summary

1 – 2

(1 man)

US Forces, Somali Military Forces

1 named

الصومعة, Al Suma'a, Al Bayda, Yemen

LOCATION

One usually-reliable Twitter source, @demolinari, indicated that a US drone strike had killed two “suspected” AQAP militants in Al-Sawma’ah district, Bayda governorate, on the afternoon of April 8th 2017. There were no known associated reports of civilian harm. Several sources – for example Yemen Live News – reported that two alleged militants were killed around

Summary

الفقيع, Al Faqi', Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

One civilian was reportedly killed and an unknown number of others was injured in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on the town of Al Faqi’, Idlib governorate, on June 4th, 2019, according to local sources. @MasarPressNet tweeted: “A civilian was martyred in air strikes by Assad’s forces on the town of Al Faqi’ in

Summary

(1 man)

Russian Military, Syrian Regime

LOCATION

المجيد أو المجبل, Al Majid or Al Majbal, Deir Ezzor, Syria

A possible civilian male was killed in an alleged US-led Coalition airdrop operation in the village of Al Majbal or Al Majid, Deir Ezzor governorate, on October 16th, 2020. While some local sources reported that the man was a civilian, others wrote the man was suspected of being affiliated with ISIS or a previous member

Summary

Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)

0 – 1

(1 man)

1–2

Small arms and light weapons

المعيصرونة, Al-Ma'essrouna, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

As many as eight civilians were injured due to airstrikes which struck Al-Ma’essrouna, near Ma’arat al Numan, local media said. All sources blamed Russian warplanes, except Qasioun News, who pointed to the Assad regime. Step News Agency reported that there were “civilian casualties” in Al-Ma’essrouna, however did not specify whether these were dead or wounded.

Summary

Russian Military, Syrian Regime

العادلية, Al Adliya, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

A woman was killed in alleged Israeli airstrikes on the town of Al Adliya, Damascus countryside, on April 27th, 2020, according to local sources. Other sources stated that civilians died due to remnants of anti-aircraft missiles fired by the Syrian regime. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that “three civilians were martyred and others were

Summary

(1 woman)

Israeli Military, Syrian Regime

Suspected targets

Assad regime, Iranian military

LOCATION

سرت‎, Sirte, Surt, Libya

Five or more civilians were allegedly killed by a NATO airstrike on Sirte. Sirte martyrs posted the victims’ names and said: “These heroes were martyred by the NATO bombing in Sirte on 20 Ramadan of the Nakba year corresponding to 08-20-2011.” Al Gharib Al Ajli wrote: “Meanwhile, 5 NATO missiles collapsed on our house, 5

Summary

5 – 24

(5 men)

Known belligerent

NATO forces

5 named, 2 families identified

استراحة النخيل ـ محطة بن معيلي, Al-Nakhil Resthouse - Bin Maeili Station, Ma'rib, Yemen

LOCATION

Local sources reported the injury of up to three members of Al-Qaeda after a drone attack that targeted them near a farm close to Bin Maeili Station in Wadi Abeeda, Ma’reb on November 14th, 2020. @abdalrzeg8713 tweeted that one of the three members was injured by a US drone attack. However, 7adramout.net said that three

Summary

1–3

ككلة, Kikla, Tarabulus, Libya

LOCATION

Pro Gaddafi forces bombed the town of Kikla for two consecutive days, on both April 1st and 2nd 2011 by airstrikes or artillery shelling, which resulted in 30 civilians being killed and dozens being injured according to local and international reports. France 24 wrote: “One of the residents, who asked not to be named, said,

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

12–24

دار السلام, Andalus Radio, Darusalaam, Lower Shabelle, Somalia

LOCATION

In the first confirmed US kinetic operation since President Trump designated Somalia an active war zone in March 2017, one US Navy serviceman was killed and two or three others injured during an operation against al Shabaab in Somalia on May 5th (local time), the first declared American service member death in combat in the

Summary

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons

4–9

2–3

مصراتة, Misurata port, Misrata, Libya

LOCATION

Two civilians, including a child, were allegedly killed by Gaddafi forces shelling of Misurata. Shahab Al Nahda said: “Mortar shelling from the western side of the port resulted in the death of 2 civilians, including a child.” There is currently no further known public information regarding this event.

Summary

(1 child)

Airstrike and/or Artillery

LOCATION

سرت, Sirte, Surt, Libya

On October 12th, 2011, five dead and 44 injured were admitted to the Misurata hospital. A single source reported that the casualties were from the western Sirte front. No details were provided on the victims combatant status, It was also unclear which group had caused the injuries. Private Misurata Free reported that “the Misurata Hospital,

Summary

0 – 5

0–44

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons

Gaddafi Forces

Libyan rebel forces

0–5

0–44

مبارك, Mubaraak, Lower Shabelle, Somalia

LOCATION

In a US strike in Mubaraak, two al Shabaab militants were killed along with a combatant with US partner forces, a US statement asserted the following day. Members of al Shabaab and the partner forces were also left wounded. US forces carried out a strike during a Somali partner forces-led operation against al Shabaab in

Summary

ميدان الشهداء‎, Martyrs Square, Al Zawiyah, Libya

LOCATION

On February 24th, 2011, between seven and ten were reported killed by Gaddafi forces in Martyr’s Square in Zawiya, with between 40 and 50 injured. UN reports and various tweets corroborated the casualties, alongside the killings of four Gaddafi soldiers. The UN report states “The remainder of Qadhafi forces were overpowered by protesters and retreated

Summary

7 – 10

40–50

1 named

غندرشي, Gandarshe, Lower Shabelle, Somalia

LOCATION

US Africa Command reported that two days previously, it had carried out an airstrike “in the vicinity of Gandarshe, Lower Shebelle Region, Somalia, on February 6, 2019.” AFRICOM reported that it “currently assesses the airstrike on February 6 killed 11 militants.” It added that “at this time, it was assessed no civilians were injured or

Summary

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Unknown

البوابة الرشقية ألجدابيا, Petrol station in the vicinity Eastern gate of Ajdabiya, Al Wahat, Libya

LOCATION

On February 22nd, 2011, unknown actors killed one civilian and injured another near Ajdabiya, both of the al-Sheikhi family. Ruqaya ‘Abdelghani al-Sheikhi, a 34 year old teacher, was shot and died after being taken to the hospital. Amnesty states “it has not always been possible to establish whether the people killed or injured were deliberately

Summary

1 named

سنين , Seneen, Erbil, Iraq

LOCATION

Two civilians were reportedly injured in a Turkish airstrike or helicopter attack on a car, according to local reports. According to Rudaw News, “Turkish warplanes targeted a civilian vehicle in northeastern Erbil province late on Friday, injuring two passengers, a local official and a border guard told Rudaw. A civilian vehicle carrying four passengers was targeted

Summary

عين التينة, Ain Al Tinah, Rif Dimashq, Syria

LOCATION

At least one man was injured in alleged Israeli strikes on Ain al-Tinah on May 10, 2021. Local sources are conflicted as to whether he is a civilian or militant and one source reported that he later died of his wounds. According to Step News, “the Israeli army targeted a person near the border fence

Summary

0 – 1

(0–1 men)

Israeli Military

Suspected targets

Assad regime, Hezbollah

1 named, 1 familiy identified

منطف, Mantef, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

At least one civilian, a child, was killed and at least two other civilians, a woman and one to two children, were injured in alleged Russian or regime airstrikes on Mantef village on June 22, 2021. According to Syrian Network for Human Rights, “a 17-year-old girl, named as Wafaa Abdul Hamid Qassoum, was killed while two

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

(1 child)

Russian Military, Syrian Regime

2 named, 1 familiy identified

ايكاردا, International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) , Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Civilians were reportedly injured in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) near Aleppo on June 1st, 2019, according to local sources. Al Jazeera wrote that “opposition sources said that Russian and Syrian aircraft targeted the city of Atarib, the village of Barqoum and

Summary

Syrian Regime, Russian Military

عمارة الجندي المجهول, Al Jundi Al Majool Tower, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Three members of Islamic Jihad were killed in an Israeli airstrike on a tower block in central Gaza. Numerous sources also reported up to eight injuries, with two reporting children among the injured. The airstrike targeted the Al-Jundi Al-Majhool building, often referred to as the “Unknown Soldier” building in Gaza’s upmarket Rimal neighbourhood. There was

Summary

7–8

زردنا, Zardana, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Up to 52 civilians were reported killed and 100 others, many of whom are in critical situation, were injured in alleged Russian forces airstrikes on Zardana village in Idlib, Syria, on June 7th, 2018, according to local sources. Among those killed are up to 11 women and 11 children and a health worker. Most victims

Summary

(6–11 children6–11 women)

12 – 52

50–100

Russian Military

65 named, 7 families identified

اعزاز, Azaz, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

At least one civilian was injured in alleged Syrian Democratic Forces shelling on the city of Azaz on July 26, 2021. According to the Syrian Civil Defense, “a civilian was injured, by missile shelling coming from areas controlled by the Syrian Democratic Forces and the regime forces, north of #Aleppo, targeting civilian homes in the city

Summary

Syrian Democratic Forces