Civilian Casualties

المدينة القديمة, Mosul, Old City, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Local sources reported that 200 homes in Old Mosul to the west of the city were completely destroyed with many of their residents presumed dead following the intense fighting of the previous weeks. Hossam al Din al Abbar, a member of the Ninveh Provincial Council, was quoted by several sources as saying: The civil defence

Summary

US-led Coalition, Unknown

قرية جنارتوي, Gnartuy Village, Sulaymaniyah, Iraq

LOCATION

On August 6th, 2023, an alleged Turkish drone strike hit Gnartuy village in Suliemaniah province, Iraq; according to Shafaq News, the strike killed one civilian and injured another, while Alaraby and Roj News reported that the strike injured two civilians. Alaraby reported that one civilian was from Halabja and that another held Syrian Kurdish nationality, although

Summary

1–2

Turkish Military

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

Names matched with MoH IDs

Exact location (via Airwars)

الحصين, Al Haseen, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

A young girl was killed during clashes between the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and the Deir Ezzor Military Council in the village of Al Haseen on August 29, 2023. @DeirEzzore tweeted that a seven year old girl was killed by a stray bullet during clashes in the town of Al Haseen. @nahermedia identified the little

Summary

(1 child)

Small arms and light weapons

Janaale, Lower Shabelle, Somalia

LOCATION

A joint night time operation at Janaale by Somali National Armed Forces and AFRICOM – including the reported landing of US forces – led to a number of al Shabaab casualties and possible damage to civilian homes. Although AFRICOM did not confirm the incident at the time, a later FOIA response did confirm the action.

Summary

Airstrike, Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons

Causes of injury / death

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)

5 named, 1 familiy identified

Names matched with MoH IDs

City

ميادين, Al Mayadin, Al Baadoum, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Local sources reported that the Coalition carried out multiple strikes in Mayadin, though the number of civilian casualties was unclear. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, “the international Coalition carried out strikes at 6:30 am on Friday July 21st targeting a house seized by Islamic State in Mayadin”. Syrian PC said that the

Summary

US-led Coalition

قرية صفاوية, Safawiyah village, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

A civilian was injured by alleged Turkish drone strikes on the village of Safawiyah on September 21, 2023. Hawar News reported that a citizen named Qaban Aziz Al-Khalil (29 years old) was injured and transferred to Al-Raqqa Hospital to receive treatment when a Turkish drone bombed the village of Safawiyah. BasNews reported that a Turkish drone

Summary

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

قرب دوار الترنس, Vicinity of Al Trans roundabout, Jabalia, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On October 9th 2023, ambulance driver Khaled Issa was allegedly injured, and one local source added that crew members were allegedly killed, after Israeli aircrafts reportedly hit three ambulances at Naser al Trans roundabout, Jabalya, in the Gaza strip. Multiple sources corroborated that there were three ambulances struck in the attack and that they were

Summary

1–2

سرجة, Sarja, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

One child was killed and another child was injured in alleged Russian or regime airstrikes on Sarja the morning of September 12th 2019, according to local sources. According to @SyriaCivilDefe, “A child was killed and another child was injured, as a result of targeting the outskirts of Sarjah village in Idlib countryside this morning.” In

Summary

(1 child)

Russian Military, Syrian Regime

2 named

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

Airstrike and/or Artillery

Infrastructure

IDP or Refugee Camp

قيفه, Qifah, Al Bayda, Yemen

LOCATION

At least two alleged AQAP militants were reportedly killed by at least one US drone strike in Qifah, Bayda governorate, late on January 2nd-3rd 2018. Others suggested that a strike had killed two pro-government militia members and wounded others. There were no known associated reports of civilian harm. One source, @demolinari, indicated that a US

Summary

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)

Known belligerent

US Forces

Known target

Belligerents reported injured

2–4

عزبة ملين, Azbet Malin, Jabalia, Gaza Strip, 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

Nusaybin: Kisla Mahallesi, Mardin, Turkey

LOCATION

Between three and seven civilians were reported injured in an alleged YPG rocket or mortar attack on Nusaybin on October 9th, according to local media sources. According to Nusaybinden.com, the rockets fell on a street in Kisla Mahallesi injuring three people who were treated at Nusaybin State Hospital. @jinnews2 put the toll at seven.

Summary

3–7

YPG

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

Ceylanpınar, Sanliurfa, Turkey

LOCATION

One man was injured after alleged PYD militias attacked the district of Ceylanpınar, Şanlıurfa province. According to Hasaka News, the PYD militia targeted the district with 23 machine-guns. Currently, more information is unavailable to Airwars.

Summary

Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)

Small arms and light weapons

YPG

حي الزيتون بغزة, Al Zaytoun neighbourhood, Gaza City, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On the night of Monday, October 30, 2023, at least 15 people were killed and a number of others injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike on the Habib family home, a four-storey building, at the Habib Junction, in the Al Zaytoun neighbourhood of Gaza City, Gaza Strip. Many of the civilians killed were women and

Summary

ابو سرة, Abu Surra, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Two civilians died and another was wounded in an alleged Turkish attack on a car carrying civilians, multiple sources reported. @thefinalwar tweeted” “The Turkish state and its gangs attacked a vehicle belonging to civilians in the village of Abu Sirê to the west of Eyn Isa. Two civilians were martyred and one civilian was injured

Summary

Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)

Turkish Military

أم الرمان, A water well “Al-Mukaramah” located in “Bir Al-Kharib”, or “Al-Kharib”, near the village of Umm Al-Rumman, Al Suwayda, Syria

LOCATION

In the evening/night of Thursday, January 4th, 2024, at least one civilians, a 50-year-old father of two children, was killed by an alleged Jordanian airstrike on Bir Al-Kharib south of the village of Umm al-Rumman in the southern countryside of Al-Suwayda, Syria. Reportedly, Hammoud Iyas Al-Aqel (Abu Laith) from Jabal al-Arab was killed during his night

Summary

1 – 3

(1 man)

باب الخير, Bab Al Kheir, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

Local media reported that between five and eight civilians died and up to 24 more were wounded in alleged Turkish airstrikes on Bab Al Kheir village. Aawsat said: “Five civilians were killed in a Turkish raid on a village in northeastern Syria, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. Observatory director Rami Abdel Rahman

Summary

5 – 8

20–24

Turkish Military

شقة سكنية بالقرب من بركة ابو راشد، مخيم جباليا, Vicinity of Birkat Abu Rashid, Jabalia Refugee Camp, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On 1 November 2023, a number of people were reportedly killed and injured when an alleged Israeli airstrike hit the home of the Ghabayen family near Birkat Abu Rashid in the middle of the Jabalia refugee camp. Shehab News Agency reported that most of the casualties from the strike were displaced persons and that they

Summary

IDP or Refugee Camp, Residential

2–4

Exact location (via Airwars)

بطون رأس العين عند تل تمر , Xirbet Qerac, Xirbet Qerac, between Ras Al Ayn and Tal Tamr, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

One woman was reported killed and four others injured in an alleged artillery attack by Turkey-backed militants in Kherbet Qerac, between Ras al-Ain and Tal Temir on October 26th, 2019 according to local sources. The victim, aged 30, was identified by ANHA and other sources as Khewla Khidir Deham. According to ANF and @baxtiyarumut, Khewla

Summary

(1 woman)

Turkish Military, Free Syrian Army

5 named

ريف ادلب الجنوبي, Southern Idlib, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Two sources reported that alleged Russian warplanes struck a camp for displaced people in the southern countryside of Idlib with a phosphorous missile on the night of March 25th, possibly causing civilian harm. Only one source, Smart News Agency, reported that the strike had caused civilian harm, saying that it had resulted in “several” wounded. @amrsyria1 said

Summary

Russian Military

حيان, Hayyan, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

On Monday, June 3rd, 2024, a number of civilians were reportedly killed in addition to between 12 to 17 militants that were killed and 15 others militants who were injured, following an alleged airstrike by the Israeli military on a copper factory located in the town of Hayyan, to the northeast of Aleppo, Syria. The

Summary

Raw Material, Warehouse

Hezbollah, Iranian military

Suspected targets

Belligerents reported injured

12–17

كفر لوسين, Kafr Loseen, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

One civilian was reported killed after he was shot allegedly by the Turkish forces near Kafr Loseen village, while he was trying to cross the borders with his brother to Turkey, on October 31st, 2019, according to local sources. According to SMART agency, the victim was identified as Ahmed Kassem Khattab and the incident happened

Summary

Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)

(1 man)

Small arms and light weapons

بالقرب من مدرسة ابو حسين الابتدائية للبنين مخيم جباليا, Vicinity of Abu Hussein School, Jabalia Refugee Camp, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Shortly before 9:08 AM on Friday, October 27, 2023, at least 13 identified civilians, including seven women and five children, were killed and at least 28 others were injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike which hit a residential house of the Muhaisen family located on al-Hoja Street, next to the Yemeni hospital and Abu Hussein

Summary

13 – 22

(5 children7 women1 man)

13 named, 1 familiy identified

Names matched with MoH IDs

Nearby landmark

قرية الكفير, Al Kafeer, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

At least three civilians, reportedly from the same family, died and up to 10 more were wounded in an alleged regime or Russian airstrike on Al Kafeer village, local media said. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights “documented the death of three civilians of the same family including a women, in addition to the injury

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

3 – 4

(2 children1 woman)

4–10

Russian Military, Syrian Regime

7 named, 1 familiy identified