Civilian Casualties

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رميلان, Rumailan, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

A SDF fighter was killed and another person, either another SDF fighter or a civilian, was injured in alleged Turkish drone strikes in the city of Rumailan on January 19, 2023. A Facebook post by قامشلو الحدث Qamislo reported that a young man named Muhammad Diaa al-Din Hajji Muhammad was killed in the attack close

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

Belligerents reported injured

ميناء منطقة رأس الهلال, Ras al Helal Port, Benghazi, Libya

LOCATION

Local sources reported that the LNA targeted one or two boats off the coast of Ras al Helal. The boat was said to have been completely destroyed and five civilians injured. According to Libya News, five civilians were wounded, ranging from medium to light injuries, following an aerial bombardment of a marine boat in Ras

Summary

Libyan National Army

تل رفعت, Tal Rifaat, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

On February 16th 2023, one civilian, a man named Yusef Abed, aged 70, was reportedly killed and one civilian was injured as a result of alleged Turkish forces’ artillery shelling of Tal Rifaat in the northern countryside of Aleppo, Syria. Afrin Activists (شبكة نشطاء عفرين AAN) reported on Facebook that the other injured civilian was

Summary

(1 man)

الاتارب, Al Atareb, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

One person, a man, was killed and between one to five other civilians, were injured after mortar shelling attributed to both the Syrian regime and Russian forces hit the outskirts of the city of Atarib, in the western countryside of Aleppo on Saturday March 11th 2023. It’s unclear as to whether the man reported killed,

Summary

0 – 1

(0–1 men)

1–5

Russian Military, Syrian Regime

Al Qaeda/HTS

Exact location (via Airwars)

Belligerents reported injured

0–5

الجيزة, Al Jiza, Daraa, Syria

LOCATION

Up to two civilians, including a woman, were killed in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on the town of Al Jiza in the eastern suburbs of Dara’a, on June 29th, 2018, according to local sources. An unknown number of civilians was injured. The Syrian Network for Human Rights reported that “at least two civilians,

Summary

1 – 2

(1 woman)

Russian Military, Syrian Regime

1 named

LOCATION

Kharkiv, Ukraine

Three civilians, including a woman, were injured in alleged Russian shellings of the city of Kharkiv on April 20, 2022. Oleg Sinegubov, head of the Kharkiv Regional State Administration, posted on Telegram that a total of five civilians were injured throughout the day of April 20th – three were injured in the city of Kharkiv

Summary

Балаклія, Balakliia, Kharkiv, Ukraine

LOCATION

Heavy shelling by Russian forces on the 30th April 2022 in Balakliia caused an injury to a civilian according to the head of Kharkiv Regional Military Administration, Oleg Sinegubov. However, no further information on the casualty can be confirmed. This assessment has reference to ACLED code UKR56859.

Summary

كفرعويد, Kafar Aouid, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

At least two girls were injured in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on the village of Kafar Aouid, Idlib countryside, on July 27th, 2019, according to local sources. @baladinetwork tweeted: “The regime’s warplanes bomb the village of Kafar Aouid in the southern countryside of Idlib.” According to @IdlibPlus, civilian homes were targeted. According to

Summary

Syrian Regime, Russian Military

Балаклія, Balakliya, Kharkiv, Ukraine

LOCATION

On March 6th, 2022, the city centre in Balakliya was allegedly shelled, injuring three women. News sources like Suspilne published Mayor Ivan Stilbovoy’s account that “A projectile hit the residential building. This is the city center, 500 meters from the repair plant. As far as I understand, it was ‘Grady’ (Hradiv). Three women are injured.”

Summary

معارة النعسان, Maaret Al Nassan, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

On 29th May 2023 three civilians, a man and his two children, were injured by machine gun fire and/or artillery shelling in the town of Maarat al-Nassan, east of Idlib. The victims were treated locally before being sent to hospital. Sources were conflicted as to whether the Syrian regime and/or Russian forces were responsible. Several

Summary

Artillery, Ground operation

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons

Causes of injury / death

Russian Military, Syrian Regime

عزان, Azzan, Shabwa, Yemen

LOCATION

The second targeted attack in a two-part alleged US airstrike hit an Al Qaeda hideout in Azzan in the Shabwa Province on the 30th of March, 2012, injuring four civilians. The Long War Journal reported that a Predator or Reaper fired missiles at a building which was thought to be occupied by AQAP. The Long

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

US Forces

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)

City

قرية تل اللبن, Tal Al-Laban village, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

Three civilians were injured and civilian property was damaged by heavy artillery shelling in Tal Al-Laban Village in the Tal Tamr countryside of Northwestern Syria on July 30, 2023. The attack is alleged to have been carried out by Turkish military personnel. The three civilians injured were named by Hawar News as Omar Sadiq Sheikh

Summary

Turkish Military

جباليا, Jabalia, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On October 10th, 2023, 22 members of the Ahmed family were reported killed, including seven children, by an alleged Israeli airstrike on their family home in Jabalia camp in the northern Gaza Strip. Initial reporting by @Jales_tinian2 said five people were killed instantly and another eight were found under the rubble. While most sources estimated

Summary

(8 children5 women2 men)

22 named

Town

قرية البركة, Al Baraka village, Hama, Syria

LOCATION

On 25 August 2023, a man and wife and their child were reportedly injured by a ‘terrorist’ mortar missile in the village of Al-Baraka, located in the north-western Hama countryside. A Facebook post by a correspondent for Al Ghab valley in Hama reported that the injured child is 6 months old and that the family

Summary

3–1

Turkish Military

قرب مجمع البدرساوي التجاري, Vicinity of Al Badrasawi commercial complex, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On the October 9th 2023, the Al-Badrasawi Tower, a prominent structure in the Al-Shifa region of Gaza City close to Al-Shifa hospital, was allegedly hit by an Israeli airstrike, resulting in an unknown number of injuries. Reports indicate that this incident occurred in the evening. Seba Jaafarawi stated on social media about the incident “Al-Badarsawi

Summary

Healthcare facility, Residential building

Impact

المعابر النهرية في بلدتي ذي والحوايج, River crossings in the towns of Dhiban and Hawaij, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

A number of civilians were reportedly killed and injured while escaping from bombings in the towns of Dhiban and Hawaij, in the eastern countryside near Deir Ezzor, when nearby river crossings, that are used as humanitarian corridors, were allegedly struck by mortar shells on Tuesday, September 5th 2023. All available sources claimed that the Syrian

Summary

Humanitarian evacuation

1 – 2

1–2

بمحيط برج التاج 3, Vicinity of al-Taj Tower 3, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On October 25, 2023, an alleged Israeli strike on the al-Taj building and surrounding areas killed at least 101 people, including 44 children and 37 women, and injured “hundreds” of others. Lower initial death tolls were reported in the immediate aftermath of the strike, with casualty counts challenged by so many individuals trapped underneath the

Summary

Residential building

(44 children37 women26 men)

101

100–200

115 named, 8 families identified

Exact location (via Airwars)

مخيّم النصيرات, Nuseirat camp, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

A professor, Dr. Tayseer Kamel Ibrahim (50 years old), was killed by alleged Israeli bombing on either October 12th or 13th, 2023, in the Nuseirat camp in the central Gaza Strip. Shehab Agency stated that Dr. Ibrahim was a lecturer at the Islamic University, and local source Mohammed Muhareb specified that Dr. Ibrahim was the

Summary

(1 man)

Impact

1 named

Town

Qalimow, Middle Shabelle, Somalia

LOCATION

Unknown aircraft were reported to have struck the vicinity of Qalimow village about 60km north of Mogadishu on the night of July 24th-25th. Villagers told local media that several missiles had targeted Al-Shabab vehicles. The attack – which almost all sources said was by drone – followed the recent recapture of Qalimow from Somalia forces.

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

US Forces

Al-Shabaab

جوار مسجد الكنز, Vicinity of al Kanz Mosque, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On October 16th 2023, 11 civilians were reportedly killed and between 10 and 17 others were injured by an alleged Israeli airstrike on a residential apartment for the Ammar family near Al-Kanz Mosque in the Al-Rimal neighborhood in central Gaza City. Airwars identified the names of 11 members of the Ammar family who were killed.

Summary

Religious Institution, Residential building

(2–4 children1 woman6–8 men)

10–17

Impact

13 named, 3 families identified

Nearby landmark

حرمك, Kunya Barrow, Middle Juba, Somalia

LOCATION

The US military declared an airstrike near Qunyo Barrow that killed one al Shabaab fighter, according to a press release from US Africa Command. The attack took place on the same date that AFRICOM had carried out a retaliatory airstrike following a complex al Shabaab attack on Baledogle airfield. The press release noted: “In coordination

Summary

قطعة 4 في مخيم البريج, Block 4 in Bureij camp, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On Thursday, November 2nd 2023, at least 29 identified civilians, including at least seven women and eleven children, were reportedly killed, dozens of civilians (among them a woman and child) were injured and eight residential houses were completely destroyed as a result of an alleged Israeli airstrike and/or artillery shelling on the residential neighborhood in

Summary

(11–14 children7–9 women6–7 men)

12–24

31 named, 2 families identified

Exact location (via Airwars)

Se Girka, Qamishli, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

A child aged six was reported injured or killed in an alleged Turkish forces artillery strike on Se Girka village in Qamishli countryside, October 9th 2019, according to local media sources. ANF news also reported that “in the same area, the Turkish forces attacked a vehicle belonging to civilians.” @twkiedisqueen and @RojavaNetwork said the child

Summary

(0–1 children)

Turkish Military

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

LOCATION

On the 14th of October, 2023, up to eight civilians were reportedly injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike on a house in the al-Bureij camp in the central region of the Gaza strip. Al Jazeera, on the 14th of October, reported that there had been “injuries due to an Israeli bombing that targeted a house

Summary

Mosul, al Mamun, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, on April 1st 2017 the Coalition said it had concluded an assessment civilian harm claims “near Mosul, Iraq” via a media report. According to the Coalition report, “10. Feb. 25, 2017, near Mosul, Iraq, via media report: After a review of available information and strike video it

Summary

US-led Coalition

Akçakale, Sanliurfa, Turkey

LOCATION

Between two and four civilians, including a baby, were reportedly killed and 17 civilians were injured in a rocket and mortar attack on the Turkish border town of Akçakale, Şanlıurfa on October 10th, 2019, according to local media sources. Conflicting reports blame the SDF, YPG or the PKK for the incident. According to @ragipsoylu, the

Summary

3 – 4

(1 child2–3 men)

Syrian Democratic Forces, YPG

3 named

جباليا, Jabalia Camp, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Around 15:30 on Saturday, 14th October 2023, Israeli military allegedly carried out an airstrike on the Junaid family home located in Jabalia al-Balad, north of the Gaza strip, reportedly killing at least six civilian members of the Junaid family, including two children, and injuring at least five children. According to a correspondent of the Shehab

Summary

(3 children3 men)

6 named, 1 familiy identified

Town

ميرزا وتل علي والشعيب, Tel Ali, Mirza, and Al Shuaib, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Six civilians were reported killed and 13 to 15 others injured in alleged SDF artillery attacks on three villages near the town of Ghandoura, east of Aleppo on October 15th 2019, according to local media sources. The targeted villages are Mirza, Tel Ali and Al Shua’ib.

Summary

13–15

Syrian Democratic Forces