Civilian Casualties

مصراتة, Misurata, Misrata, Libya

LOCATION

At least five civilians were allegedly killed by Gaddafi forces shelling of Misurata. Al Jazeera said: “A spokesman for the Libyan revolutionaries in the western city of Misurata said that the Libyan Colonel Muammar Gaddafi’s brigades continued to bombard the city they besieged on Monday, killing five people and wounding more than twenty others. Meanwhile,

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(12 children)

21–22

Gaddafi Forces

LOCATION

بنغازي‎, Benghazi, Libya

On February 16th, between 6:30 and 7:45 PM local time, multiple sources reported one death and multiple injuries in Benghazi after the breakup by security forces of a sit-in. The reported death was of Khaled al-Naji ‘Abderrazeq Khanfar, a 22 year old student who was shot by Gaddafi security forces. Amnesty quotes the father of

Summary

14–38

Small arms and light weapons

Debatcile, Mudug, Somalia

LOCATION

On November 20th 2019, AFRICOM reported that it had “conducted two (2) airstrikes in the vicinity of Debatscile, Somalia targeting al-Shabaab militants on November 19, 2018”. These are recorded as separate events, with the other that day near Quy Cad. AFRICOM asserted: “We currently assess these airstrikes did not injure or kill any civilians.” It

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مصراتة, Misurata, Misrata, Libya

LOCATION

One man died after being severely beaten while being held in custody by the Independence Brigade rebels in Tawrga’a on November 2, 2011 according to UN Report Source Page 82. A former Qadhafi soldier died on November 2, 2011 after being transferred to a hospital in Misrata. An initial autopsy report obtained by the victim’s

Summary

Small arms and light weapons

Libyan rebel forces

Busaar/Waraha Kakuma, Gedo, Somalia

LOCATION

A possible US or Kenyan airstrike at Buusaar or Waraha-Kakuma left “scores” of al Shabaab fighters dead, according to local media sources. A regional official who asked Mareeg to remain anonymous, told the local news organisation that the strike had destroyed al Shabaab’s base in ‘Buzer, west Somalia.’ The report did not note how many

Summary

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Unknown

Causes of injury / death

US Forces, Kenyan Military Forces

Al-Shabaab

10–40

شارع العروبة, Al Orouba Street, Al Bayda, Libya

LOCATION

Seven civilian were allegedly killed and one more injured by Gaddafi forces during protests in Al Bayda. Al Jazera said: “The number of martyrs in Al-Bayda, east of Benghazi, increased to 7, and the security forces injured a 13-year-old child in the leg with rubber bullets.” Amnesty International wrote: “In al-Bayda, a protester and a

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(2 men)

Small arms and light weapons

الفوعة, Al Fu'ah, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Up to four civilians, including two children and a woman, were killed and up to 11 others, including five children to six children and three women, were wounded in an alleged Iranian or Russian drone strike on a weapons depot near the Al-Furousiya camp for the displaced, in the vicinity of the town of Al-Foah

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1 – 4

(2 children1 woman1 man)

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

6–11

Causes of injury / death

Iranian Military, Russian Military

Belligerents reported injured

2–4

البحرة, Al Bahra, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

On August 30th 2018, the Coalition said it had concluded an assessment of possible civilian harm. In the report, the Coalition wrote: “December 30, 2017, near al-Bahrah, Syria, via social media report. After a review of available information and strike video it was assessed that there is insufficient evidence to find civilians were harmed in

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US-led Coalition

البارة, Al Bara, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

At least two civilians, both women, were killed and two to three others, including a woman, were injured in alleged Russian or regime strikes on Al Bara on June 21, 2021. Syrian Network for Human Rights reported that “two women, named as Wahidah Hamdou Abu Shakhah and Fatimah al Yasin, were killed and others injured

Summary

2 – 3

(2 women)

2–4

4 named, 1 familiy identified

تديل, Tadel, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

At least one civilian was killed in alleged Russian or regime shelling of the village of Tadel in the western countryside of Aleppo on July 15, 2021. @HalabTodayTV reported that according to the Syrian Civil Defense, “a civilian was killed by artillery shelling by the regime forces and Russia targeting the village of Tadel in the western

Summary

1 named

بلدة حيان, Hayyan Town, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

One civilian was reported killed when a cluster bomb from alleged previous Russian shelling on Hayyan town in Aleppo’s western countryside exploded on June 2nd, 2018 according to local sources. Aleppo 24 said that “Mohammed Juma’a Omar Sharaq al-Zait, aged 42, was killed by the explosion of a cluster bomb from previous Russian bombing on

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عفرين, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between six and eight civilians, including four children and two women, were injured in alleged SDF or regime strikes on Afrin on July 25, 2021. According to the Syrian Network for Human Rights, “Civilians injured and SCD center damaged in SDF shelling of Afrin city in Aleppo suburbs on July 25. Syrian Democratic Forces used a

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6–8

Syrian Democratic Forces, Syrian Regime

7 named, 1 familiy identified

اللطامنة , Lataminah, Hama, Syria

LOCATION

According to local media, three civilians were wounded as Russian and/or the Syrian regime carried out aerial and artillery strikes in Lataminah, Hama. A civil defence member told Smart News Agency that what he believed was Russian warplanes had launched four air raids while the Assad regime had launched 40 artillery and missile shells. Both Smart

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بلدة عبسان الكبرى شرق خان يونس, Abasan Al Kabira, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

A man was killed and one to two civilians were injured in an Israeli airstrike which targeted a group of people in a town east of Khan Younis, multiple sources reported. The man killed was identified as a member of the Islamic Jihad Movement. The man killed was identified as 23-year-old Walid Zuhair Mohammed Abu

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1–2

Israeli Military

ريان, Rayyan, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Alleged Russian and/or Syrian regime warplanes struck the town of Rayyan, Idlib, reportedly wounding several civilians, local media reported. Step News Agency reported how multiple Idlib towns were subject to “several air raids with rockets and explosive barrels targeting” on February 10th, including Rayyan. However, it was only Sham News Network who reported about injury of

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مخيم الشاطئ, ِAl Shati camp, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Eight children and two women were killed in the early hours of Saturday 15 May when Israeli airstrikes struck a three-storey house in the Al Shati ‘Beach’ refugee camp, to the west of Gaza City in the Gaza Strip. Various sources have reported that two mothers, who were sisters-in-law, died in the strike, with each

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(8 children2 women)

11 named, 1 familiy identified

حران, Harran, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

An unspecified number of civilians were wounded in airstrikes which hit Harran, according to local media. Although no sources blamed the Syrian regime, all attributing blame to Russia, Baladi news Network reported that “The Russian and Syrian air force planes and helicopters launched a series of rocket, napalm and barrel attacks Explosive since dawn today

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بلشون, Balshoun, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

A least one man was killed and one to two other civilians were killed in alleged Russian or regime strikes on the town of Balshoun on August 16, 2021. Sources are contested as to whether the man killed was a civilian or a belligerent. The correspondent for @HalabTodayTV reported that a civilian was killed in

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0 – 1

(0–1 men)

1–2

Al Qaeda/HTS

1 named, 1 familiy identified

0–1

عين التينة, Ein al Teena, Quneitra, Syria

LOCATION

Up to 15 civilians including four women and five children were reported killed and others injured when Russian forces or Syrian regime forces attacked with airstrikes a school used as a shelter for IDPs in Ein al Teena in Quneitra, Syria on July 17th, 2018. The Syrian Network for Human Rights said ” At least

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7 – 15

(3–5 children2–4 women)

5–10

شقة سكنية, Al Shahada Street, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Up to four civilians were reported killed when an alleged Israeli forces’ airstrike hit the Zarab building, Al Saraya junction, Gaza, at approximately 3am on May 19th 2021. According to some sources, as many as three other civilians were also injured. The building was an apartment in the vicinity of Al-Shahada Street in the Al-Rimal

Summary

3 – 4

(0–1 children3–4 men)

1–3

Israeli Military

4 named, 1 familiy identified

حزة, Hazza, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

Seven civilians including two children died in alleged Russian or regime airstrikes on Hazza, local media said. There were reports that Russia conducted two strikes, the second of which killed a member of the civil defence and a medic. According to @RaedAlSaleh3, “The martyr Ayman Jamal al-Din, a volunteer of the Civil Defense volunteers, was killed

Summary

(2 children1 woman5 men)

Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear (CBRN), Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

2–5

Causes of injury / death

7 named, 1 familiy identified

تاجوراء‎, Tajoura, Tarabulus, Libya

LOCATION

A single source reported that three civilians had been injured in an attack on Mellitah Oil and Gas Company, Tajoura, Tripoli, on June 18th. While two other sources reported the incident, no civilian harm was claimed in these sources. Libya Alahrar News alleged that “the National Oil Corporation confirmed the injury of three workers in

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Libyan National Army

مرعيان, Marayan, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

At least one woman was killed and one to five others, including a child, were injured in alleged Russian or regime strikes on a home and medical facility in Marayan on September 8, 2021. According to @HadiAlabdallah, Russian airstrikes hit Marian Medical Center, the last medical center in Jabal Al-Zawiya, and killed one woman and

Summary

1 – 2

(1 woman)

1–5

Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear (CBRN)

Russian Military, Syrian Regime, Iranian Military

معرة حرمة, Ma'aret Harma, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Russian aircraft reportedly carried out four air raids on civilian homes in the town of Ma’ra Herma, injuring three civilians, according to local sources.

Summary

Russian Military

سيدان, Sidan, Sulaymaniyah, Iraq

LOCATION

Two to three people, including a woman, were injured in alleged Turkish drone strikes on the village of Saydani on October 4, 2021. Local sources were conflicted as to whether those injured were civilians or members of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK). According to Rudaw News, a 24-year-old woman and a 53-year-old man were injured

Summary

0–2

Turkish Military

Belligerents reported injured

Other

0–3

النقير, Al Naqir, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

One woman was killed and up to three civilians were injured in alleged Russian and/or Syrian regime air and artillery strikes on the village of Al Naqir, Idlib governorate, on March 27th, 2018, according to local sources. HalabTodayTV reported that “a woman was killed and several people were wounded, and more than 10 houses were destroyed

Summary

(1 woman)

2–3

1 named

كفرنوان , Kafr Noran, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

At least two civilians, a child and his mother, were killed and four to five others, including three to four other children and a man, were injured in alleged Russian or regime artillery shelling of the village of Kafar Noran on November 15, 2021. According to Hasakah News, a woman and her child were killed

Summary

(1 child1 woman)

4–5

2 named, 1 familiy identified