Civilian Casualties

Known belligerent

US-led Coalition

Перехрестя вул ул. Героев труда и ул. Гвардейцев Широнинцев, Intersection of Heroiv Truda Streeet and Guardeitsev Shironintsev Street, Kharkiv, Ukraine

LOCATION

Two to three civilians were reportedly killed as a result of Russian forces shelling on Saltovka, a residential area in Kharkiv oblast, on February 26th 2022. The incident was reported to have taken place at the intersection of Heroe Truda Street and Guardeitsev Shironintsev Street. Kharkiv Today was the source which provided most in-depth detail:

Summary

2 – 3

ميادين, Al Mayadin, Saraya government building, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Local media reported airstrikes on the “Martyrs Affairs Office” – seized by IS- opposite the old Saraya building and “oil burners in Badia Drenge and Tijana” – though no information was given on civilian casualties. Step News Agency, Jisirtv and DPN reported that these were Coalition strikes. Euphrates Post didn’t identify the warplanes responsible, though

Summary

US-led Coalition

Провулок 23-го Серпня, 23-ho Serpnya Lane, Kharkiv, Ukraine

LOCATION

At least one and up to four civilians – including / or a whole family and one child – were reportedly killed when 23 August Lane, in Pavlv Pole in Kharkiv was hit on February 28th 2022 by an alleged Russian “Smerch” anti-aircraft missile system. At least 16 people were reported injured. According to Amnesty,

Summary

Water station

1 – 4

(1 child)

Russian Military

Exact location (via Airwars)

вул Академіка Проскури, Akademika Proskury Street, Kharkiv, Ukraine

LOCATION

A 16 year old boy was killed by alleged Russian shelling of a market in the village of Zhukovsky on March 9, 2022. Suspilne Media reported that a 16 year old boy was killed by shelling of the market located at 5/7 Akademika Proskury Street in the village of Zhukovsky. Market Director Maryna Volobuyeva stated

Summary

Marketplace

(1 child)

Xaradheere, Mudug, Somalia

LOCATION

Between two and 47 alleged al-Shabaab militants were killed by declared US airstrikes or drone strikes near Xaradheere, Somalia approximately 396 km northeast of Mogadishu on January 23, 2023. There are no known reports of civilian casualties. US AFRICOM released a statement that “at the request of the Federal Government of Somalia and in support of

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

2–47

مديرا, Madera, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

In this single-source event, Step News Agency reported that the Syrian regime in cooperation with Russia, continued its aerial shelling of eastern Ghouta, including in Madera. While the report made no specific mentioning of civilian harm, it is assessed that at least two civilians were wounded as it was noted how the shelling “resulted in general

Summary

Russian Military, Syrian Regime

الشحيل, Al Shahil, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

A civilian was injured during a declared raid carried out by CENTCOM and partner forces in Al Shahil on January 21, 2023. Up to three alleged ISIS members were also arrested during the raid. CENTCOM released a statement that “US Central Command forces conducted a partnered helicopter and ground assault raid in eastern Syria, Jan. 21,

Summary

Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons

Causes of injury / death

قرب مدرسه الفتح بمنطقة الحصون بمديريه الوادي, near Al fateh School, Al-Hosen region, Wadi Abeda district, Ma'rib, Yemen

LOCATION

On February 27th 2023, a reported US drone strike hit a house near Al-Fateh School, in the Al-Hosen region of Wadi Abeda district in Marib, Yemen. According to local sources, two to three people were killed and up to one person was seriously injured. It was widely reported that the men killed and injured were

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

US Forces

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)

Belligerents reported injured

2–3

0–1

Барвінкове, Barvinkove, Kharkiv, Ukraine

LOCATION

An elderly woman was killed by confirmed Russian airstrikes on the town of Barvinkove in Izium district around 1:15am on April 22, 2022. The Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor’s Office posted on Telegram that at around 1:15am, Russian forces fired aviation weapon launchers at the town of Barvinkove in Izium district, destroying more than 10 residential buildings.

Summary

(1 woman)

Золочів, Zolochiv, Kharkiv, Ukraine

LOCATION

On April 26th 2022, Russia allegedly fired artillery on the city of Zolochiv injuring three civilians. The Head of the Kharkiv Oblast Oleg Sinegubov reported on Telegram the event as part of multiple Russian attacks in the region: “Today, as a result of shelling in Kharkiv, 3 people died, 7 were injured. 3 people were

Summary

Ocновянський, Osnovianskyi , Kharkiv, Ukraine

LOCATION

On 16th April 2022, at 11:45 am, the Russian army allegedly launched Kalibr long-range cruise missiles at the Kharkiv region, hitting the districts of Sloboda and Osnovianskyi. Maksym Khoustov, director of the regional Department of Health, reported 18 injured. Oleh Syniehubov, head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration, confirmed that the 18 wounded were being

Summary

Marketplace

18–30

Russian Military

Exact location (via Airwars)

Airstrike and/or Artillery

LOCATION

حمص, Homs, Syria

On April 29th 2023 the Israeli military reportedly launched missiles which Syrian air defence systems reportedly shot down around 12:55 am in the city of Homs, Syria. There were discrepancies in the accounts of the incident, with some sources reported that three civilians were injured while other reported that four Syrian soldiers were injured. Local

Summary

Gas facility

0–3

Belligerents reported injured

0–4

14 km from Jamame district, Lower Juba, Somalia

LOCATION

43 al-Shabaab militants were killed by alleged US airstrikes near Jamaane District in Lower Jubba on June 16, 2023. Garowe Online reported that airstrike carried out by the US struck a location where al-Shabaab militants were holding a meeting in Jamaane District in Lower Jubba, killing “several” militants. @SONNALIVE specified that the airstrikes occurred around

Summary

US Forces

Al-Shabaab

LOCATION

جعار, Jaar, Abyan, Yemen

An alleged US drone attack killed 3 Al Qaeda militants and injured “many” who were gathering in a farm on the outskirts of Jaar in Abyan Province on the 10th of August 2012 in the evening. There are no current reports of civilian harm. The farm which is where the militants were supposedly meeting was

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

Agriculture

US Forces

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)

Town

Belligerents reported injured

5–10

الطريق الواصل بين عين شيب ومدينة إدلب, the linking road between Idlib and Ain Sheep, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

On August 5th, 2023, three civilians were killed and seven injured in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on residences along a road which links Idlib to the village of Ain Sheeb. The strikes occurred between 11:02 a.m. and 11:11 a.m. local time. According to Syria Civil Defence (SCD), the first strike struck a residential house,

Summary

Agriculture

(1 child1 woman1 man)

Russian Military, Syrian Regime

Al Qaeda/HTS

10 named, 2 families identified

بني سهيلا, Bani Suhaila, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On October 10th, 2023 at dawn, an alleged Israeli airstrike hit the Al-Qara family’s house in the town of Bani Suhayla in eastern Khan Yunis in the Gaza strip, killing between four and five civilians in the Al-Qara family, including the civilians Mohamed Ashraf Ismail Al-Qara (23 years old), his sister Waad Ashraf Ismail Al-Qara (18

Summary

(1 child2 women1–2 men)

1–2

6 named, 1 familiy identified

Town

Airstrike, Drone Strike, Ground operation

LOCATION

Oodweyn, Mudug, Somalia

Up to seven civilians, including up to five children and a woman, were killed and up to five others, including children, were injured during an operation that has been declared by the Somali government. The US has denied directly participating in the operation despite accusations of US drone/air strikes, while the Somali government has denied

Summary

Agriculture

1 – 7

(3–5 children1 woman)

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Planted explosives and unexploded ordnance (UXO)

1–5

Causes of injury / death

US Forces, Somali Military Forces

Al-Shabaab

6 named, 1 familiy identified

Village

2–3

قرب مسجد عبد الله بن رواحة, Vicinity of Abdullah bin Rawaha mosque, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Injuries were reported after an alleged Israeli airstrike on a residence in the Ma’an area, southeast of Khan Younis, on October 11th, 2023. Though the number of individuals injured was not confirmed by sources, a post on Facebook reported them to be “several”, which has therefore been quantified as 2 per Airwars methodology. The house

Summary

Religious Institution, Residential building

الصنور, Al Sanour, Abo Hama, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

On August 30th, 2023, during clashes in Abo Hama between SDF forces and tribal fighters, Youssef Al-Ibrahim Al-Abdullah, 15 years old, and young man Bashar Al-Abd Al-Ali, were killed and 10 other civilians were injured, according to reports from multiple news agencies and the boy’s family. Sada Al Sharqieh was the sole report found within

Summary

1 – 2

(1 child)

Small arms and light weapons

الكرامة, al Karama, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On October 10th 2023, a civilian was killed and between three and 10 other civilians were injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike on the house of the Al-Shallah family in the Karama neighbourhood. Alaa Jamal Al-Shalah was reportedly killed and his brother Muhammad Jamal Al-Shalah was transported to intensive care in critical condition, where he

Summary

(1 man)

3–10

2 named, 1 familiy identified

Neighbourhood/area

الشيخ عجلين, Sheikh Ijlin, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

At least 10 members of the Shamlakh family, including three children, were reportedly killed when an alleged Israeli aircraft bombed their home on Street 10, south of Gaza City, on October 8th, 2023. The strike is believed to have occurred at approximately 8:30pm. Grandfather Abdulnaser Asaad Shamlakh was 56 years old, and was reportedly killed

Summary

10 – 12

(3 children2 women5 men)

10 named, 1 familiy identified

Exact location (via Airwars)

الشهباء‎, Al Shabha province, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Five civilians were reportedly injured in a Turkish airstrike on the Al Shabha province of Aleppo. ANHA reported: “5 civilians were injured following the bombing of the Turkish Occupation Army and its mercenaries to the villages of Al Shahba Province. Our communication from Al Shahba District reported that, as a result of the intense shelling

Summary

Turkish Military

غزة, Gaza city, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On the evening of Friday, October 13th 2023, the comedian, blogger, artist, journalist and activist Ali Nisman, aged 35, was killed in an alleged Israeli airstrike on Gaza City. News sources including LBC news, Safa news, Roya news and Wattan news as well as Facebook and Twitter/X accounts reported the killing of Ali Nisman in

Summary

(1 man)

1 named

City

الكشكية, Al Kashkiya, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Local media reported that several civilians were wounded in an artillery shelling by the SDF on al Kashkiya. The SDF is not known to have had access to its own artillery – indicating that this was most likely a Coalition action.

Summary

US-led Coalition

الطويشة, Altwaisha, Tarabulus, Libya

LOCATION

One doctor was allegedly killed in an LNA or Emirati airstrike on Qasr Bin Gashir. The Libyan Express reported: “An airstrike by Khalifa Haftar’s forces hit a field hospital in Gaser Benghashir municipality (near Tripoli airport) on 7 October, killing 1 doctor and injuring 2 paramedics. The airstrikes came amid heavy airpower use by Haftar’s

Summary

(1 man)

Libyan National Army, United Arab Emirates Military

1 named

شارع الحجة, al Hoja Street, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On Wednesday, October 18th 2023, between five and 13 civilians were killed, including at least two children, and between 12 and 20 were wounded, including one infant and at least one woman, in an alleged Israeli airstrike on several residential buildings on Al-Houja Street in Jabalia Camp, north of the Gaza Strip. Hoda Muhammad al-Bas

Summary

IDP or refugee camp, Residential building

5 – 13

(2 children)

12–20

3 named, 1 familiy identified

Street

Qamishli: Qidurbek, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

Three civilians including a child and a woman died in an alleged Turkish forces airstrike on Qidurbek neighbourhood in Qamishli – Hasaka governorate on October 10th 2019, accoridng to local sources. Smart News said that two civilians “were injured in Turkish artillery shelling on Qidurbek neighbourhood in al-Qamishli city of Hasaka.” ANHA reported that Beşir

Summary

(1 woman)

1–2

Turkish Military

4 named, 1 familiy identified

الشيخ عجلين, Sheikh Ajleen, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Between 30 and 42 people, from a three month old to a 77 year old, were killed and a large number were injured when the home of the Saqa Allah family was reportedly bombed in what was reported to be a “double tap” Israeli airstrike during the night of Wednesday, October 18th 2023. The home

Summary

(4 children9–11 women10 men)

30 – 42

12–24

Impact

16 named, 1 familiy identified

Neighbourhood/area