Civilian Casualties

بنت جبيل, Bint Jbeil, Nabatiye Governorate, Lebanon

LOCATION

At least six civilians and four militants were killed in an alleged Israeli strike on a family home in Bint Jbeil, southern Lebanon on September 23rd 2024. All those harmed appeared to be members of the Saad and Dabaja family. A militant described as a “prominent leader” of Hezbollah, Ali Habib Dabaja, was among those

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

Civilian infrastructure

Residential building

(3 children3 women0–1 men)

6 – 7

7 named, 1 familiy identified

Geolocation

Town

3–4

باريشا, Barisha, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that alleged Russian warplanes targeted the village of Barisa and the Abo Al Dohor area and reported losses, but did not provide any details. No further information is available at the present time.

Summary

حرمك, Vicinity of Kunya Barrow, Lower Shabelle, Somalia

LOCATION

Both US Africa Command and the Somali government declared on the same day two airstrikes in the vicinity of Kunya Barrow. There were no known local claims of associated civilian harm. According to the AFRICOM press release, “In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command conducted two (2) airstrikes targeting al-Shabaab terrorists

Summary

مدرسة بنات النصيرات في منطقة المخيم الجديد شمال غرب مخيم النصيرات, Nuseirat Girls School in the New Camp area, Al-Nuseirat camp, Gaza Strip, Deir al Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

At around midnight, on Thursday, September 26, 2024, an Israeli artillery shell allegedly hit the Nuseirat Girls School in the New Camp area northwest of Nuseirat Refugee Camp, injuring two people. New Press first reported the incident via its X (formerly Twitter) account @NewpressPs, highlighting that an artillery shell had struck the school, which was

Summary

Civilian infrastructure

IDP or refugee camp, School

Impact

Israeli Military

الميادين, Al Mayadin, Al Samsam, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the injuries of two civilians in an event near Al Mayadin, Syria. Their September 2017 civilian casualty report noted: “During a strike on an ISIS IED factory, it was assessed that two civilians were unintentionally injured.” The Coalition provided Airwars with the location

Summary

Known belligerent

US-led Coalition

مدرسة حليمة السعدية للتعليم الاساسي , Halima Saadia School, Tarabulus, Libya

LOCATION

One woman was killed and four other civilians injured by LNA shelling on the Souq Al Jumaa area of Tripoli. Hona Souq Al-Khmies said: “The outcome of the Grad shelling on the Friday market: The death of two civilians and the injury of Muhammad al-Farajani, his brother, and his cousin, and a child from the

Summary

(1 woman)

Vicinity of Janaale, Lower Shabelle, Somalia

LOCATION

Several days after the events, US Africa Command press released that it had conducted five airstrikes in the vicinity of Janaale during March 16th-17th. Somali state media and government reported the same strikes but said they took place on March 15th-16th. AFRICOM said the actions were in support of ground operations by Somalia forces, while noting

Summary

كفرسجنة, Kafar Sijna, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

A single source claimed that civilians, including children, were wounded when an alleged Russian airstrike struck the town of Kafr Sijana in southern Idlib on May 6th, 2019. No other details are known at this time.

Summary

كفرزيتا, Kafr Zita, Hama, Syria

LOCATION

One woman was reported killed and several other civilians injured, all believed to be medical staff, in alleged Russian airstrikes on Kafr Zita Specialized Hospital in Kafr Zita, Hama, Syria on May 2nd, 2018 according to local sources. Baladi News said the hospital was targeted with four raids. SMART News reported that “Russian warplanes bombed

Summary

Civilian infrastructure

Healthcare facility

(1 woman)

وادي رفض, Wadi Rafadh, Shabwa, Yemen

LOCATION

In the dawn hours of Dec. 24, 2009, a cruise missile launched by the United States struck a farmhouse in the Rafdh Valley, located in Yemen’s Shabwa province, killing between 5-34 militants associated with Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, colloquially known as AQAP. While there are no known reports of civilians being killed or

Summary

Airstrike, Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)

Known belligerent

Known target

Geolocation

Village

5–34

الدبلوماسي, Adduplomasi, Tarabulus, Libya

LOCATION

One civilian was allegedly killed by LNA shelling on the Al-Hay Adduplomasi neighbourhood of Ain Zara. The Libya Observer said: “Meanwhile, a woman was also killed after suffering injuries of Haftar’s rocket attacks on Al-Hay Al-Diplomasi in Abu Salim.” Hona Souq Al-Khmies reported that she underwent surgery in the hospital four five hours and then

Summary

(1 woman)

جبل خنفر, Mount (Jabal) Khanfar, Ja'ar, Abyan, Yemen

LOCATION

An air attack by the US and/or Yemen on a militant-occupied factory where arms were allegedly stored killed three to seven belligerents near Ja’ar the evening of March 11, 2012. Ansar al Sharia, along with other sources, said that US drones carried out the early evening strike, with up to five drones reportedly taking part.

Summary

3–7

الغضوية , قصر ابو هادي‎ , Al Ghudwiyah, Ra’s At Tabal , Al Jabal al Gharbi, Libya

LOCATION

Up to five civilians were killed and two others injured in an alleged GNA or Turkish drone attack on a civilian truck carrying boxes of bees in the Al-Ghudwiyah area near the entrance of Ra’s at Tabal, Nasmah, Libya on April 28th, 2020. The local sources also said the two injured civilians are in critical

Summary

4 – 5

(4 men)

Government of National Accord, Turkish Military

LOCATION

القداحية, Al Qaddahiyah, Misrata, Libya

One civilian died after his car was targeted with a missile, allegedly fired by LNA or Emirati drones, in Al Qaddahiyah on May 11th, 2020, according to local sources. Four other men were also killed, they were reportedly fighters with the militia of the Amateen martyrs. Burkan Al Ghadab Operation wrote that “Emirates drones targeted

Summary

(1 man)

Libyan National Army, United Arab Emirates Military

الحرقان عبيدة, Wadi Obeida, Ma'rib, Yemen

LOCATION

According to local and international media, on October 21st 2012 at around 8pm, a suspected US airstrike struck a Prado car, in the Hami and Al Damashqa area in the Obeida valley around 17km east of the city of Ma’arib, carrying three to four suspected Al Qaeda militants, killing everyone in the car. There are

Summary

3–4

الروضة, Al Rawda, Ma'rib, Yemen

LOCATION

A US drone strike reportedly targeted a house in the Al Rawda area of Marib governorate on August 1st 2018, killing four and wounding others. One source, The Yemen, indicating that those killed were civilians: “Today, Wednesday, local sources said that four civilians were killed and others wounded, following a US air strike on a

Summary

قيفه, Qifah, Al Bayda, Yemen

LOCATION

Three ISIS militants were killed by a US strike in Al Bayda governorate on November 26th 2017, a US Central Command spokesperson told the Bureau of Investigative Journalism. This confirmed earlier reports that a US drone strike had taken place in Qayfa in Al Bayda governorate on that night. However several local sources and news

Summary

3 – 5

(5 children)

Known belligerent

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), ISIS - Yemen

Known targets

الموزرة , Al-Muzarra, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

At least two civilians were killed and between three and four civilians, including a woman, were injured in an airstrike allegedly carried out by Russian forces on the town of Al-Muzarra in Idlib province on June 8, 2020. A number of sources state that two males, Hussein Ali al Abboud and 32-year-old Mustafa Abdul Raouf

Summary

1 – 2

(2 men)

3–4

شقرة, Shaqra, Abyan, Yemen

LOCATION

Three Al Qaeda members were killed and six others were wounded by alleged US or Yemeni airstrikes on the town of Shaqra on May 17, 2012. There were no reports of civilian harm. Yemen News Network tweeted from @YemenNews that warplanes struck two tanks captured by Al Qaeda in Arquob, west of Shaqra. The warplanes

Summary

US Forces, Yemeni Air Force

بين أبو زوير وحدود حي الحديثة, Between Abu Zuwair and the Al Haditha district border, Salah Al Din, Iraq

LOCATION

Up to four civilians were reported killed in Abu Zuwair, Baiji in Iraq on June 30th, 2020 when a US-led coalition drone bombed them after they carried wreckage of a US-led coalition drone that had crashed earlier on that day. Local reports said that the raid resulted in killing up to four shepherds and the

Summary

2 – 4

(2–4 men)

1km من مركز مدينة الدرباسية, 1KM from Al Darbasiyah city centre, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

One civilian was allegedly by a Turkish drone strike on Ad Darbasiyah. ANHA wrote: “At about 10:00 a.m., a Turkish airliner was believed to have bombed one of the city’s points, 1 km from the center of Ad-Derbasiyah district on Ad-Derbasiyah-al-Hasakah road. The shelling resulted in a civilian injury, from the people of Amouda, and

Summary

الأتارب, Al Atarib, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

According to a single source, three civilians were injured in a Russian airstrike on al Atarib. Smart News reported that “three were wounded, including a child in a Russian aerial bombardment on the city of Al Atareb. They were moved to the field hospital in the city, according to our reporter.” No additional details are

Summary

Russian Military

دار السلام, Darusalaam, Lower Shabelle, Somalia

LOCATION

Six Al Shabaab members were allegedly killed and three more injured by a US strike in combination with a US/Somali ground operation near Darusalaam. Local sources claimed US soldiers had been injured which AFRICOM denied. A report from Halgan Media said: “US trained Somali paramilitary forces, commonly referred to as “Danab” carried out counter terrorism

Summary

Airstrike, Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground), Drone Strike

13–17

4–6

نحلية, Nahliya, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

One civilian was reportedly killed, and three others, including one elderly woman, were injured as a result of alleged Russian or Iranian airstrikes or explosion of a suicide drone in the village of Nahlia, in the vicinity of the town of Ariha, south of Idlib on the afternoon of October 31st, 2020 according to Local

Summary

Russian Military, Iranian Military

Jilib, Middle Juba, Somalia

LOCATION

Two US airstrikes reportedly killed between eight and ten Al Shabaab fighters near Jilib. Garowe reported: “Amid plans to withdraw from Somalia, the US Africa Command conducted two airstrikes on Thursday in the Horn of Africa nation, killing at least eight Al-Shabaab commanders linked to the manufacturing of explosives besides coordinating attacks in the country.”

Summary

عمارة التأمين , Al Tam’een buildings, Surt, Libya

LOCATION

On September the 16th, 2011, NATO allegedly bombed a residential building in Sirte called Al Ta’amin building which led to at least two killed and two injured. According to an Amnesty International report: “At least two residents were killed in two apartments in different parts of the building. ‘Aisha Abdul Jalil al-Mazughi, a mother of

Summary

(1 woman1 man)

2–3

قصر أبو هادي, Qasr Abu Hadi, Surt, Libya

LOCATION

One child was allegedly killed by a NATO airstrike on Qasr Abu Hadi. Three different pages listing victim of the NATO intervention named Muhammad Khaled Al-Sayyid Al-Qahsi Al-Gaddafi as killed on October 3rd. A comment on the Al Gaddadifa page said he was “killed in front of his family’s eyes on 3/10/2011 at 3 o’clock

Summary

(1 child)

مدينة ﺑﺮﺍﻭة, Baraawe, Lower Shabelle, Somalia

LOCATION

At least five US drone strikes hit in the space of three days killing an undisclosed number of people. They were reportedly carried out in support of African Union troops who were advancing on Baraawe, an al Shabaab stronghold since 2009. The strikes reportedly hit between the attack reported on July 15th and July 18th,

Summary

2–10