Civilian Casualties

(4–6 children6 women7–9 men)

22 named, 2 families identified

Exact location (via Airwars)

معربليت, Ma’arablit, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

A young woman was killed and four other civilians, including two children and a woman, were injured by alleged Syrian regime and/or Russian artillery shelling of Ma’arablit on April 25, 2023. Afrin Post reported that Noura Abdul Hamid Al-Ahmad, twenty years old, was killed by artillery strikes in Ma’arablit, and her family members, the infant Lyan

Summary

(1 woman)

Russian Military, Syrian Regime

5 named, 1 familiy identified

Remorse area in the vicinity of Caad, Mudug, Somalia

LOCATION

On the 24th of January, 2024, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) conducted an airstrike against Al-Shabaab in a remote area near the town of Caad in the Mudug region of eastern Somalia. AFRICOM stated that six Al-Shabaab militants were killed in the strike and assessed that no civilians were injured or killed. AFRICOM released a statement

Summary

جورين, Jurin, Hama, Syria

LOCATION

On 9th July 2023, up to three civilians were reportedly injured and a member of the regime forces were killed by an artillery strike allegedly carried out by the factions of the ‘Al-Fateh Al-Mubin’ operations room, a Turkish-based militia, in the town of Jurin, located in Sahl Al-Ghab in the western countryside of Hama. The

Summary

1–3

Turkish Military

Town

Belligerents reported injured

0–3

منزلاً لعائلة البطش في جباليا، وشقة سكنية في حي الفالوجا شمال القطاع, Al-Batsh family in Jabalia, and a residential apartment in the Al-Faluja neighborhood, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On the morning of October 23rd 2023, an alleged Israeli airstrike on a house for the Al-Batsh family in Jabalia, and a residential apartment in the Al-Faluja neighbourhood killed at least 17 people and injured ‘dozens’. Al-Watan News reported that “the bodies of 17 martyrs were also recovered, while there were dozens of injuries” by

Summary

(5 children4 women2 men)

12–24

11 named, 1 familiy identified

Neighbourhood/area

قرية كالوتة, Kalota village, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

On July 31st, 2023 Turkish forces allegedly shelled several villages in the Sherawa district, injuring a child and an elderly woman in Kalota village. Both were brought to a nearby medical checkpoint. According to the news outlet NPN, at the time of reporting, their condition was unstable. Local sources Hawar News, ANF, and multiple other

Summary

Turkish Military

حي الشوكة، رفح, Al Shouka neighbourhood, Rafah, Rafah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

During the afternoon of Tuesday, October 10th, 2023, a home of the Abu Mathkour family located in the Al Shouka neighbourhood, east of Rafah in the Gaza Strip, was hit by an alleged Israeli airstrike, killing at least five identified men, three of whom’s civilian status is contested. Rafah Municipality shared images of the rescue

Summary

2 – 5

(2–5 men)

Neighbourhood/area

0–3

Buk Akable settlement, Hiiraan, Somalia

LOCATION

Mepa News reported that according to local sources, US airstrikes on the Buk Akable settlement resulted in the death of three civilians, including women and children, and the injury of seven others. The source stated that Somalia government media was claiming that those killed were members of al-Shabaab and that AFRICOM has not released a

Summary

(1–2 children1–2 women)

منزلاً لعائلة سليم بشارع الترانس داخل حي الأمل في خانيونس, Aslim Family Home, Trans Street, Al-Amal Neighbourhood, Khan Yunis, Gaza, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On October 24th 2023, between 22 and 25 civilians, including at least 11 children, were reportedly killed and 50 others were injured by an alleged Israeli airstrike on the Aslim family home on Trans Street in the Al-Amal neighbourhood of Khan Younis. The Aslim family lost at least five family members in the attack. Imad

Summary

(11–14 children1 woman5 men)

22 – 25

Impact

22 named, 4 families identified

العزبة, Al Azzba, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

At least one person, a young male civilian who had been riding a motorcycle, was injured in the area of Al Izbah, north-east of Deir Ezzor when he was allegedly struck by a Syrian Democratic Forces sniper on Tuesday, September 5th 2023. According to a number of sources, when local residents tried to help him,

Summary

Small arms and light weapons

YPG

دير البلح, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Around 5:08 in the evening of Tuesday, October 24th 2023, the home of the Shaldan family in Deir al-Balah located in the central Gaza Strip was allegedly bombed by the Israeli military, resulting in 12 civilian deaths, including three women and six children. Safa News was among the first to report the incident, posting about

Summary

(6 children3 women3 men)

12 named, 1 familiy identified

Town

الأمل, Al Amal, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On October 15th 2023, five members of the Abu Musa family, including two children, a woman, and two men, were reportedly killed and at least two children from the same family and a man were reportedly injured by an alleged Israeli bombing in the Al Amal neighbourhood in Khan Yunis, located in the South of

Summary

(2 children1 woman2 men)

7 named, 1 familiy identified

Neighbourhood/area

Basra, Lower Shabelle, Somalia

LOCATION

An investigation by journalist Amanda Sperber identified a possible US airstrike near Basra around the time of Eid in August 2018, which allegedly killed between 10 and 12 members of the same family. Airwars has provided a relatively wide date range for this event, based on limited reporting. The investigation, published by The Nation in

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

10 – 12

(1 man)

0–2

12 named, 1 familiy identified

الشهداء, al Shuhada, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

The Step News Agency reported that the Coalition “launched several air raids targeting al Shuhadaa [the Martyrs] district near E’nezan bakery in the city of Raqqa, which resulted in a number of wounded“. Sour News also reported an “air raid” – but didn’t identify the culprit – in the area “between the Bakery of E’nezan

Summary

US-led Coalition

مرعيان, Marayan, Jabal al-Zawiya in the southern countryside of Idlib, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

On Wednesday, October 11, 2023, a civilian was injured by an artillery shelling allegedly perpetrated by Syrian regime forces and/or the Russian military in the town of Marayan in Jabal al-Zawiya in the southern countryside of Idlib. According to @baladi Twitter/X user, the injured man was taken to a hospital nearby for treatment. Syria TV,

Summary

Russian Military, Syrian Regime

جنديرس, Rajo, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Three civilians were wounded in an alleged Turkish airstrike on Rajo, local media reported. It should be noted that some sources reported this incident as Jindires, but Airwars spoke with the Kurdish Red Crescent which confirmed that this was a mistake and the location was in fact Rajo. According to Manbij Military Council, “at 1400

Summary

عين زارة, Ain Zara, Tarabulus, Libya

LOCATION

One civilian was allegedly killing by LNA artillery shelling on Ain Zara. The Libya Observer reported: “One civilian person was killed and others were wounded as Khalifa Haftar’s forces shelled a residential area in Ain Zara in southern Tripoli on Sunday, the Volcano of Rage media office said. Identical sources reported shells falling on Salah

Summary

Libyan National Army

قرية سد الشهباء, Sad Al-Shahba, Tal Rifaat, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

On Wednesday, January 17th, 2024, a civilian was injured due to an artillery shelling reportedly perpetrated by Turkish forces in the Sad al-Shahba village, near Tal Rifaat city, north of Aleppo, Syria. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, the civilian was taken to the hospital to receive treatment. SOHR also reported that Turkish

Summary

Turkish Military

LOCATION

البيضاء, Al Bayda, Yemen

A US strike took place in Bayda governorate against an unspecified target on February 12th 2018, a US Central Command spokesperson later told the Long War Journal. One source at the time of the attack, Yemen Monitor, claimed: “American drones launched more than once raids targeting sites of the Popular Resistance in Al Bayda Governorate,

Summary

Belligerents reported injured

بالقرب من مسجد الألباني، خان يونس, Vicinity of Al Albani Mosque, Khan Younis, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Shortly before 1:52pm on Sunday, October 29th 2023, two civilians were killed and at least two civilians were injured in an alleged Israeli strike on a house located behind the Al Albani Mosque west of Khan Younis in the south of Gaza Strip. All sources, including the Palestinian Information Center, Facebook and Twitter/X posts reported

Summary

جنديرس, Jindires, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

According to a local report, a civilian at the age of 13 years old was injured following an alleged Turkish shelling of Jindires, Afrin. Rumaf identified the victim by name. Alghad TV reveals a report that shows the destruction of civilians houses in Jindires, Afrin followed alleged airstrikes and shelling. There are no other details at this time.

Summary

1–2

جامعة افريقيا المتحدة, University of Africa , Al Jafarah, Libya

LOCATION

One civilian was reportedly injured by an LNA airstrike on Aziziya. Hona Souq Al-Khmies reported: “The fall of random shells on Aziziya on the farm of Al-Madani and the injury of a member of the family lightly wounded and leaving material damage.” The LNA had confirmed airstrikes in the area, according to Ewan Libya and

Summary

Libyan National Army

منزلاً لعائلة الزهار في رفح, Al Zahar family home in the Tel Al Sultan neighbourhood, west of Rafah, Rafah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

At dawn on Tuesday, October 31st, an alleged Israeli airstrike hit the Al Zahar family home in the Tell Al Sultan neighbourhood west of Rafah, reportedly killing between eight and nine members of the Al Zahar family, including at least three women and four children, and injuring a number of others. The Palestinian press agency,

Summary

(4 children3–4 women1 man)

8 – 9

8 named, 1 familiy identified

الرافع, Al Rafi´, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Between one and four civilians including a child were reported killed and many others injured in an alleged YPG artillery strike on Al Rafi’ village near Ain Issa city in Raqqa, on October 16th 2019, according to local media sources. Balaid said that “four civilians were killed and eight others were wounded” – and blamed

Summary

1 – 4

(1 child)

1–8

YPG, Syrian Regime

منزل لعائلة الدباس قرب مدرسة أحمد عبد العزيز في خانيونس, A house of the Al-Dabbas family near Ahmed Abdel Aziz School in Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Shortly before 8:10 AM on Friday, October 27, 2023, a house for the Al-Dabbas family located near the Ahmed Abdel Aziz School in Khan Yunis in the Gaza Strip was bombed. According to sources there were a number of injuries with some reporting at least three while others, including Safa News Agency, reported up to

Summary

3–8

Palestinian Militants, Israeli Military

القامشلي, Qamishli, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

Ten named civilians including two women were reported injured in alleged Turkish forces airstrikes on different areas in Qamishli city on October 10th, 2019 according to local media sources and the Kurdish Red Crescent.

Summary

منزل لعائلة عبد الواحد بمخيم (1) في النصيرات, Abdel Wahed and Al-Qatshan family houses opposite Al-Ihsan Mosque in the Camp 1 in Nuseirat, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On Wednesday, 25 October 2023, at least eight identified civilians, including a woman and a child, were killed and at least 10 others were injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike that struck the Abdel Wahed and Al Qatshan family homes opposite Al-Ihsan Mosque in the Nuseirat refugee camp near Deir Al Balah in the middle

Summary

(1 child1 woman6 men)

Impact

6 named, 2 families identified

راس العين, Ras Al Ain, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

According to the Kurdish Red Crescent, four people were reported injured with a bomb fragments, allegedly launched by a Turkish forces attack on Ras Al Ain on October 19th, 2019. Other sources also reported a Turkish attack.

Summary

مواطنين عائدون لتفقد منازلهم في حي الزيتون, Al Zaytoun neighborhood, Gaza City, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On Friday, June 21st 2024, civilians were reportedly killed as a result of alleged Israeli artillery and/or drone strikes in the Al Zaytoun neighbourhood in Gaza City. Reports also claimed that others were wounded. Several sources on Twitter and Facebook, including the journalist Ahmed Qadih, Ayman Akram, Moudar Mustafa and @nabaanewsroom, reported that the incident

Summary

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons

Causes of injury / death