Civilian Casualties

(2 men)

دير البلح, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Around 03:00 on Tuesday, October 10th, 2023, a rocket or missile allegedly fired by Israeli military hit a residential apartment in the Al Saad building in the town of Deir Al Balah, Gaza Strip, killing a family of six people – including a woman and four children – and injuring a number of civilians. Safa

Summary

Infrastructure

Residential

(4 children1 woman1 man)

6 named, 1 familiy identified

Town

اوتايا, Otaya, Eastern Ghouta, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

Several civilians were left wounded following air or artillery strikes in Otaya, Eastern Ghouta, allegedly carried out by either Russia or the Syrian regime, local media reported. @damv011 reported that there had been “a number of wounded” in the strike(s), while several sources said that the raid injured a civilian defence officer. According to @ameraldmashqi,

Summary

الزهور, Al Zohour, Tarabulus, Libya

LOCATION

One civilian was allegedly killed by LNA artillery shelling on the Al Zohour neighbourhood of Tripoli. The Libya Observer reported: “Meanwhile, one person was killed in Al-Zohoor neighborhood in Tripoli after 10 Grad rockets fired by Haftar’s forces fell on the residential area Thursday. Al-Zohoor neighborhood in Salah Al-Deen in southern Tripoli has been seeing

Summary

(1 man)

Gaza Strip, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On Tuesday, October 10th, 2023, an alleged Israeli strike killed two civilians, a 32-year old man named Ahmed Nahid Hasan Masoud and his 4-year old daughter, Suzan Ahmed Nahid Masoud, at their home in the Gaza Strip. Social media posts shared by relatives expressed a deep sense of loss and grief for both Ahmad and

Summary

(1 child1 man)

2 named, 1 familiy identified

قرنفل, Qaranfil, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Two civilians were reported killed and three others injured in an alleged Turkish drone attack on a vehicle including five civilians in Qaranfil village in Tal Abyad – Raqqa in Syria on November 20th, 2019, according to local sources. The victims are all from the same family and moved to a hospital in Kobane. The

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

(2 men)

3–5

Turkish Military

5 named, 1 familiy identified

حي الجنينة, Al Geneina neighbourhood, Rafah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

During the night of Tuesday, October 24th 2023, at least 36 identified civilians, including 20 children and eight women, were killed and dozens were injured during an alleged Israeli airstrike on the Abu Qeshta (Qashata/Qshta) and Al-Maghari family homes located on Al-Salat Street in the El Geneina neighbourhood of Rafah city in the Gaza Strip.

Summary

Agricultural Land, Agriculture, Car, Residential, Vehicle

(20 children8 women8 men)

12–24

36 named, 2 families identified

Neighbourhood/area

اللطامنة, Lataminah, Hama, Syria

LOCATION

One civilian was injured in an airstrike in Lataminah, Hama, according to local media sources – though it was unclear whether Russia or the Assad regime were responsible. Hama News Centre reported that “Russian air raids targeted al Latamna hospital”; they added that it caused huge destruction to the hospital and injuring one member of

Summary

كفر سجنة, Kafr Sijna, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Local media reported that one or two civilians were wounded in an alleged Russian airstrike on Kafr Sijna. Edlib Media Centre said that a “civilian was wounded following the targeting by Russian occupation aircraft of the town of kfrsjna southern idlib with Rockets.” According to Shahba Press, Russian strikes on Kafr Sijna resulted in “civilian

Summary

1–2

بالقرب من مسجد طيبة، تل السلطان، رفح, Vicinity of Taiba Mosque, Tal Al Sultan, Rafah, Rafah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On Sunday, October 22nd, 2023, an alleged Israeli airstrike hit the Abu Iyada family home in Tal Al Sultan, the Saudi neighborhood located west of Rafah in the Gaza Strip, reportedly killing 16 civilians spanning two generations, and injuring others. Among those killed were 47-year old Adel Abu Iyada and his two sons, 18-year old Ahmed

Summary

(8–9 children3 women5 men)

16 named, 1 familiy identified

Nearby landmark

قرية الشيخ أحمد, , Sheikh Ahmed village, south of Aleppo city, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Three people including a child, a woman, and an elderly man, were injured following alleged Russian airstrikes on the town of Sheikh Ahmed in the southern Aleppo countryside on the evening of December 3rd 2021, according to local reports. The description of the victims matched across several sources. The Syrian Civil Defense in Aleppo said

Summary

Russian Military

شارع الثلاثيني, al Thalatheni Street, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On October 25th 2023, the Al-Balaawi family home was bombed by an alleged Israeli aircraft in an airstrike, killing at least four people and wounding a number of others. All of the sources provided identical information on the strike and the resulting casualties. The strike reportedly occurred next to the Litro station on Al-Thalatheini Street

Summary

Iskushuban or Mareero, Bari, Somalia

LOCATION

According to a local source, heavy fighting near the port of Bari in Puntland killed two people and injured five others, including civilians. AFRICOM later declared that “no U.S. military strike took place on the alleged date or location.” Radio Shabelle initially said that an airstrike by an unknown party had contributed to the violence

Summary

0 – 2

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons

1–5

Causes of injury / death

Belligerents reported killed

US Forces, US Forces

Suspected target

Other

0–2

Belligerents reported injured

1–5

دوار أبو رصاص في مخيم البريج, Vicinity of Abu Rasas roundabout, Al Bureij refugee camp, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On Wednesday, October 25th 2023 an alleged Israeli aircraft bombed the home of the al-Mabhoub Family, killing at least four Palestinian children, including Siwar Ibrahim al-Mabhouh, aged five, and her brother Baraa Ibrahim al-Mabhouh, aged 14, and injuring dozens of others. Though other casualties occurred, the names of these victims have not yet been made

Summary

(4–5 children)

12–24

3 named, 1 familiy identified

Exact location (via Airwars)

بلدات متعددة, several towns, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Dozens of civilians were reportedly wounded as the result of alleged Russian and/or Syrian regime airstrikes on several locations in Idlib governorate on December 16th, 2019. Shaam News Agency reported that the airstrikes targeted the city of Ma’arat Al Numan and the villages and towns of Deir Al Sharqi, Al Haraki, Al Harman, Harran, Abumaki,

Summary

خان يونس, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Shortly before 6.50am on Thursday, October 19th 2023, five people, including two women, were killed and one other was injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike on the al-Astal family home in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip. 55-year-old Yusra Hamdan and her 17-year-old son, Abdel Rahman Muhammad Ahmad al-Astal were killed, along with 58-year-old Suleiman Muhammad Suleiman al-Astal and his

Summary

(1 child2 women2 men)

Impact

5 named, 1 familiy identified

City

كوسنيا, Kosniya, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Two or three civilians, including a woman, were reportedly injured in an alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on the village of Kosniya in Aleppo governorate on December 20th, 2019, according to local sources. Whereas SMART News Agency reported three wounded, including a woman, the Syrian Civil Defence reported that two civilians were injured. SMART reported that

Summary

2–3

محيط مسجد بدر في حي الزيتون، مدينة غزة, Vicinity of Badr Mosque, Al Zaytoun neighborhood, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On the morning of 26th October, 2023 six civilians were reportedly killed when an alleged Israeli airstrike hit the area near the Badr mosque in the Al Zaytoun neighbourhood southeast of Gaza City. Those killed have not been publicly identified, and there was no information about the number of wounded individuals. The initial report came

Summary

جنديرس, Jindires, Afrin, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

According to Afrin Now, “67-year-old Issa Issa was wounded by shrapnel in the head as a result of the Turkish bombardment of the Jandiers area. In a private report, the Kurdish Red Crescent also named Issa Issa as wounded – and a second man, Hassan Mustafa, aged 90, who was reportedly sustained a head and

Summary

دوار قرموطي, Qarmouti Roundabout, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

Manar Saqer, female, aged 27, was reported killed on December 21st 2019, after she was run over by a US-led Coalition vehicle (truck) near Qarmouti square in Qamishli, Syria, according to local sources. Manar was reported hit while she was returning back from her work around 17:30 local time. Another source believed the victim killed

Summary

(1 woman)

Accidents related to conflict

بالقرب من مقبرة البريج، مخيم البريج, Vicinity of Bureij cemetery, Al Bureij camp, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

During the morning of October 26th 2023, two farm workers were reportedly killed in an alleged Israeli airstrike and/or artillery strike on a poultry farm near the Al Bureij cemetery in the Al Bureij Refugee Camp located in the central Gaza Strip. The names of the victims have not been made public. Palestinian Press Agency

Summary

Infrastructure

IDP or Refugee Camp

Impact

near Al Ramilah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, on April 1st 2017 the Coalition said it had concluded an assessment on social media claims of civilian harm “near Al Ramilah”. “104. May 11, 2017, near Al Ramilah, Syria, via social media report: After a review of available information it was assessed that no Coalition strikes

Summary

US-led Coalition

طرابلس‎, Tripoli: Airport road, Tarabulus, Libya

LOCATION

One child was reportedly injured by shelling near the Airport road in Tripoli. Libyan Crimes Watch said: “On December 22, a child was injured by shrapnel in several areas of his body, as a result of a shell landing near his house on the airport road.” Local reports of fighting point at the GNA or

Summary

Government of National Accord, Libyan National Army

مخيم جباليا, Jabalia Refugee Camp, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On Sunday May 12th 2024, Dr Safia Hamdan was reportedly killed by an alleged Israeli drone strike at the entrance to Azbet Malin in Jabalia, northern Gaza. A colleague of Dr Safia’s, Eid Sabah, posted to Facebook mourning the loss of Dr Safia Hamdan and reporting that they were killed by a “Zanana” missile. A

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

حرمك, 25km north of Kunya Barrow, Lower Shabelle, Somalia

LOCATION

United States Africa Command declared its second airstrike of 2020, stating in a press release issued on the same day that it had killed two al Shabaab terrorists “in the vicinity of Qunyo Barrow.” SONNA, the official Somali agency, gave slightly more information on the action, stating that said the attack had taken place on

Summary

Belligerents reported killed

كفرتعال, Kafar Taal, west of Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

During the morning of Thursday, November 2nd, 2023, an alleged Russian and/or Syrian regime artillery shelling on agricultural lands in the village of Kafar Taal, west of Aleppo, Syria, killed a woman and injured at least two civilians, including a woman and 70-year-old man, while they were harvesting olives. Several sources, including the Syrian Civil

Summary

(1 woman)

2–3

Syrian Regime, Russian Military

1 named

شنطرة, Bshantra, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

At least one child was injured in alleged Russian airstrikes on the town of Bashnarta, Aleppo governorate, on January 21st, 2020, according to local sources. The Local Coordination Committees of Syria reported that a russian raid targeted the village at 12:42 PM, injuring the child Khaled Al Raslan. The Syrian Civil Defence in Aleppo stated

Summary

1–2

Russian Military

2 named, 1 familiy identified