The Civilian Harm Watchdog
Casualty Recording
Research
Investigations
Policy
About
Civilian Casualty Archive
Start Date
End Date
Site of the incident
Country
Country
Azerbaijan (1)
Bahrain (6)
Caribbean Sea (19)
Iran (76)
Iraq (1029)
Israel (75)
Jordan (7)
Kuwait (5)
Lebanon (227)
Libya (767)
Nigeria (1)
Oman (4)
Pacific Ocean (45)
Pakistan (462)
Palestinian territories (1791)
Qatar (3)
Saudi Arabia (3)
Somalia (621)
Syria (8114)
Türkiye (17)
Ukraine (205)
United Arab Emirates (17)
Venezuela (8)
Yemen (622)
Body of Water
Body of Water
Caribbean Sea (18)
Gulf Of Oman (2)
Pacific Ocean (36)
Persian Gulf (3)
Strait Of Hormuz (3)
Reported perpetrator (military, militant group, coalition, etc.)
Military Actor
Military Actor
7th Brigade (19)
Bahrain Military (1)
Chadian Military (1)
Egyptian Military (11)
EU Military (4)
French Military (3)
Gaddafi Forces (105)
General National Congress (GNC) (7)
GNA/Turkish Military (25)
Government of National Accord (138)
Hezbollah Forces (4)
International Forces (Unknown) (38)
Iranian Military (142)
Israeli Military (2203)
Jordanian Military (13)
Kenyan Defense Forces (2)
Kurdish Forces (1)
Kuwait Armed Forces (1)
Libyan National Army (366)
Libyan rebel forces (26)
LNA/UAE Military/Egyptian Military (46)
NATO forces (84)
Palestinian Militants (72)
Qatari Military (1)
Russian Military (5163)
Saudi Arabian Armed Forces (1)
Somali Military Forces (1)
Syrian Democratic Forces (3)
Syrian Regime (2)
Tribal Forces (1)
Turkish Military (1011)
U.S. Forces (1735)
U.S. Security Contractors (2)
U.S.-led Coalition (3080)
UK Military (11)
Ukrainian Military (5)
United Arab Emirates Military (11)
Unknown (59)
Yemeni Air Force (12)
YPG (211)
The method of military action or operation type
Strike Type
Strike Type
Airstrike (5180)
Drone Strike (1342)
Airstrike and/or Artillery (1378)
Artillery (1194)
Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground) (178)
Ground operation (333)
Naval bombardment (64)
Unknown (21)
Reported source(s) of harm
Causes of Death / Injury
Causes of Death / Injury
Accidents related to conflict (42)
Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear (CBRN) (21)
Denial of access to/destruction of objects indispensable to survival (12)
Electromagnetic weapons (1)
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions (6092)
Incendiary (11)
Less lethal weapons (1)
Planted explosives and unexploded ordnance (UXO) (77)
Run over by vehicle (4)
Small arms and light weapons (420)
Unknown (56)
Use of objects and other means (4)
Grade indicating the degree to which sources reported the same belligerent(s)
Strike Status
Strike Status
Contested strike (1793)
Declared strike (1008)
Discounted (5)
Likely strike (3845)
Single source claim (616)
Grade indicating the strength of available reporting on civilian harm
Civilian Harm Status
Civilian Harm Status
Confirmed (423)
Fair (6420)
Weak (1662)
Contested (4203)
Discounted (281)
Unknown (1)
Statements released by the perpetrator on their military action(s) and the resulting civilian harm if acknowledged
Belligerent Assessment
Belligerent Assessment
Credible / Substantiated (385)
Duplicate (8)
Non credible / Unsubstantiated (2332)
Not yet assessed (8129)
Open incident (40)
Under investigation (4)
People killed or injured, by demographic
Casualty
Casualty
Children (4937)
Men (5162)
Women (4043)
Parent type of affected facility or location
Infrastructure
Infrastructure
Agriculture (234)
Agricultural Land (23)
Livestock (29)
Silo (1)
Storage (1)
Irrigation System (1)
Equipment / Machinery (5)
Factory (11)
Commerce (89)
Market (54)
Bakery (5)
Grocery Store (1)
Shop (20)
Communications (7)
TV (2)
Internet (1)
Telephone (1)
Mobile (1)
Cultural Site (4)
Recreational Facility (1)
Theatre (1)
Education (419)
Nursery (2)
Primary School (10)
Secondary School (13)
University / College (7)
Vocational School (1)
Religious School (2)
Emergency Services (16)
Police Station (9)
Civil Defense Station (5)
Financial (2)
Bank (1)
Healthcare (304)
Hospital (53)
Ambulance (25)
Clinic (4)
Pharmacy (1)
Temporary Healthcare Facility (2)
Humanitarian (66)
Evacuation Route (9)
Food/Water Distribution (39)
Aid Convoy (2)
IDP or Refugee Camp (372)
Legal (7)
Courthouse (1)
Prison (1)
Ministry (5)
Media (4)
TV Station (1)
Radio Station (3)
Religious (58)
Mosque (21)
Church (1)
Synagogue (2)
Prayer Space (2)
Residential (1302)
House (28)
Apartment Building (99)
Hotel (1)
Resources (55)
Power Station (22)
Gas Facility (19)
Oil Facility (11)
Solar Panels (1)
Dam (6)
Transportation (26)
Road (4)
Bridge (2)
Airport (7)
Border crossing (4)
Port (9)
Vehicle (319)
Car (115)
Truck (19)
Motorcycle (21)
Bicycle (1)
Bus (4)
Boat (85)
Warehouse (24)
Construction Material (4)
Raw Material (3)
Consumer Goods (2)
Military (4)
Water (33)
Well (2)
Water tank (6)
Water Line (1)
Desalination Plant (3)
Search
Order results by:
Incident Date
↓
Publication Date
14130 incidents
Incident Date
30 September 2015
Incident Code
RS0004
Location
Ar-Rastan, Homs, Syria
الرستن
According to SN4HR, Russian actions reportedly killed eight or more civilians – including four children, most from one family – in a further series of strikes as part of the Kremlin’s first day of military action in Syria. VDC placed the toll at 11 civilian deaths, with its local contact reporting: “Russian warplanes, likely Sukhoi…
Summary
Published
30 September 2015
Civilians reported killed
8–11
Civilians reported injured
40–50
Military Actor
Russian Military
View Incident
→
Incident Date
30 September 2015
Incident Code
RS0001
Location
Al Makrmeya, Homs, Syria
المكرمية
The Syrian Network for Human Rights, reported that a Russian airstrike at Al Makrmeya had killed a non-combatant. No other details were given. VDC named an adult male civilian from Makrameih as having been killed by alleged Russian strikes. They also published a graphic photo of his body.
Summary
Published
30 September 2015
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
View Incident
→
Incident Date
30 September 2015
Incident Code
RS0005
Location
Jisr al Shughour, Idlib, Syria
جسر الشغور
The Syrian Network for Human Rights reported that “Allegedly Russian warplanes shelled Omar Bin Al Khattab Mosque in Jisr Al Shoughour city, killed one individual and destroyed the mosque completely.” Footage showed the mosque and surrounding houses to be severely damaged, with other reports placing the death toll higher. Two videos were posted. In one,…
Summary
Published
30 September 2015
Civilians reported killed
2–5
Civilians reported injured
6–8
Military Actor
Russian Military
View Incident
→
Incident Date
30 September 2015
Incident Code
RS0002
Location
Za`faranah, Homs, Syria
الزعفرانة
Fifteen non-combatants were reported killed at the village of Za`faranah in Russia’s first wave of airstrikes in support of the Syrian regime. According to the Syrian state-run news agency SANA, Russian warplanes targeted “ISIS dens” in al-Rastan, Talbiseh and Zafaraniya in Homs province; Al-Tilol al-Hmer, in Qunaitra province; Aydoun, a village on the outskirts of…
Summary
Published
30 September 2015
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
15
Civilians reported injured
46
Military Actor
Russian Military
View Incident
→
Incident Date
30 September 2015
Incident Code
RS0003
Location
Talbisah, Homs, Syria
تلبيسة
Up to 18 non-combatants were reported killed at Talbiseh by Russian aircraft in their first day of bombing in Syria. Paramedic Omar Al Daqa, based at one of Talbiseh’s field hospitals, told VDC: “Around 10am, Russian warplanes launched several fierce airstrikes, targeting a number of neighbourhoods with vacuum missiles, including: Karameh, Bareed and Mashjer streets,…
Summary
Published
30 September 2015
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
17–18
Civilians reported injured
65–72
Military Actor
Russian Military
View Incident
→
Incident Date
29 September 2015
Incident Code
CI116
Location
Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq
الموصل
At least 20 civilians were reported killed and up to 31 injured after Coalition (or possibly Iraqi) aircraft allegedly hit the Sunni Wafq state religious affairs building adjacent to one of the largest mosques in Mosul. Aircraft reportedly targeted a meeting of senior Islamic State figures at the Waqf site, which has been taken over…
Summary
Published
29 September 2015
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
20–29
Civilians reported injured
16–34
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
View Incident
→
Incident Date
28 September 2015
Incident Code
CS131
Location
Ma'adan, Raqqa, Syria
معدان
One or more non-combatant males were reported killed in an alleged Coalition strike at Ma’adan by a number of sources. All were agreed that one unnamed man was killed and seven people injured. The Damascus Centre for Human Rights Studies and Raqaa is Being Slaughtered listed, Munzer Ali Al A’asskar, as having been killed in…
Summary
Published
28 September 2015
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
7
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
View Incident
→
Incident Date
28 September 2015
Incident Code
LQ013
Location
port, Benghazi, Libya
بنغازي
Local sources reported LNA air and artillery strikes in the Sabri and fish market neighbourhoods, and near the cement factory. In addition, a boat allegedly loaded with weapons trying to enter Marissa port was targeted. There were no known public reports of civilian harm.
Summary
Published
28 September 2015
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
View Incident
→
Incident Date
27 September 2015
Incident Code
CI115a
Location
West Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq
الموصل
Local and medical sources said that 13 civilians were killed and up to six more injured after Coalition planes struck their homes in the centre of Mosul, while three more civilians died after a shop was reportedly struck by the Coalition in the west of the city. This report relates to the west Mosul allegation.…
Summary
Published
27 September 2015
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
View Incident
→
Incident Date
27 September 2015
Incident Code
LQ012
Location
Bouatni, Benghazi, Libya
بنغازي
Local sources reported multiple helicopter strikes on Benghazi in the Bouatni, Sabri, Leithi and fish market areas. It also posted a video showing artillery shelling but didn’t specify on the location. There were no public reports of civilian harm.
Summary
Published
27 September 2015
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
View Incident
→
Incident Date
27 September 2015
Incident Code
CI113
Location
Hit, Al Anbar, Iraq
يت
Four members of the al-Jumaili family were killed in an alleged Coalition strike at Hit, according to reports. Mr al-Jumaili was described as a refrigerator repairman, whose home in the city’s April 7th neighbourhood was hit. The dead have been named by one of the sources. In their August 2020 civilian casualty report, the US-led…
Summary
Published
27 September 2015
Civilians reported killed
4
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
View Incident
→
Incident Date
27 September 2015
Incident Code
CI114
Location
Duquq, Kirkuk, Iraq
داقوق
A strike by what at the time was an unknown aircraft killed eight civilians in Yurgon (or Alarkon) village near Duquq, according to local reports. The US led Coalition admitted responsibility for seven deaths in March 2020. Waradana at the time cited one anonymous source: “The bombing led to the destruction of a number houses……
Summary
Published
27 September 2015
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
7–8
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
View Incident
→
Incident Date
27 September 2015
Incident Code
CS130
Location
Jala'a (Al-Salakha), Deir Ezzor, Syria
السلخة
France’s first air strike in Syria was alleged to have killed at least 30 child soldiers of Islamic State, according to reports. The attack – which France later declared was a five-hour raid by multiple aircraft on a ‘Daesh training camp’ – targeted among other sites a palm grove at Al Shalkha, near the town…
Summary
Published
27 September 2015
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
12–50
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
View Incident
→
Incident Date
27 September 2015
Incident Code
CI115
Location
Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq
الموصل
Local and medical sources said that 13 civilians were killed and up to six more injured after Coaliton planes struck their homes in the centre of Mosul, while three more civilians died after a shop was reportedly struck by the Coalition in the west of the city. This report references the event in central Mosul.…
Summary
Published
27 September 2015
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
13–16
Civilians reported injured
3–6
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
View Incident
→
Incident Date
26 September 2015
Incident Code
LQ011
Location
319 camp, Benghazi, Libya
بنغازي
Six LNA airstrikes and artillery actions reportedly hit Bouatni, the fish market area and Sabri in Benghazi. One airstrike also hit a boat allegedly loaded with weapons trying to enter Marissa port. According to Akhbar Libya 24, Ansar al-Sharia responded with indiscriminate artillery shelling on residential areas to the strikes but only caused damage to…
Summary
Published
26 September 2015
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
View Incident
→
Incident Date
25 September 2015
Incident Code
LQ010
Location
Al Fatayah, Darnah, Libya
درنة الفتايح
The LNA reportedly targeted the Shura Council and ISIS with 25 airstrikes at dawn in the eastern part of the city. According to Libya 24 News, “a plane belonging to the Libyan air force struck at dawn today sites belonging to the Libyan branch of the Islamic State organization ‘Daesh’ east of the city of…
Summary
Published
25 September 2015
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
View Incident
→
Incident Date
25 September 2015
Incident Code
CI112
Location
Ramadi, Al Anbar, Iraq
الرمادي
A single source claimed that two civilians died after “the alliance air force shelled civilian homes in Ramadi.” No other details were given. On July 7th, 2017 the Coalition admitted responsibility for the incident, reporting: “Sep. 25, 2015, near Ramadi, Iraq, via Airwars report: During strikes on an ISIS fighting positions, it was assessed that…
Summary
Published
25 September 2015
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
View Incident
→
Incident Date
24 September 2015
Incident Code
CI111
Location
Sinjar, Nineveh, Iraq
سنجار
In a previously unknown incident, the US confirmed in January 2016 that its aircraft had killed two civilians in a strike at Sinjar four months earlier. According to CENTCOM, “On Sept. 24, 2015, near Sinjar, Iraq, during strikes against an ISIL vehicle, it was assessed two civilians were killed. An assessed enemy combatant on a…
Summary
Published
24 September 2015
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
View Incident
→
Incident Date
21 September 2015
Incident Code
USYEM239
Location
Marib city, Ma'rib, Yemen
US drones reportedly destroyed a vehicle in a night strike in Marib province, killing two alleged al Qaeda fighters. The strike hit on the outskirts of Marib city, the provincial capital, a local official told AFP. The air attack came amid considerable fighting between Houthis forces and soldiers from the Saudi-led coalition which had sent…
Summary
Published
21 September 2015
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Military actors reported killed
2
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
View Incident
→
Incident Date
21 September 2015
Incident Code
CS129
Location
Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
الرقة
An adult male named as Muhammad Khalifa al Hasan – a civil engineer from Bokros in Deir Ezzor – was allegedly killed in a Coalition strike according to some sources. Others said he had died in a regime attack. A Facebook page covering the locality of Deir Ezzor, where the victim is from, noted that…
Summary
Published
21 September 2015
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
View Incident
→
Incident Date
Incident Code
CI108
Location
Khalidiya island, Al Anbar, Iraq
جزيرة الخالدية
An alleged Coalition strike at Khalidiya island, to the east of Ramadi, reportedly killed seven civilians including two cildren. Thirteen people were also reported injured, described as ‘mostly women and children.’ A Coalition report issued in December 2016 stated the following: “After a thorough review of the facts and circumstances of each alleged civilian casualty…
Summary
Published
20 September 2015
Civilians reported killed
7
Civilians reported injured
13
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
View Incident
→
Incident Date
20 September 2015
Incident Code
CI109
Location
Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq
الموصل
A US airstrike on an ‘ISIS headquarters’ in Mosul in fact killed four members of one family – named as university professor Mohannad Al Rezzo (pictured below); his 18-year old son Najib Mohannad Al Rezzo (pictured below); his brother Bassim’s wife Miyada Rezzo and their 21-year old daughter Tuka Rezzo. The Coalition admitted the deaths…
Summary
Published
20 September 2015
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
View Incident
→
Incident Date
20 September 2015
Incident Code
CI110
Location
Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq
الموصل
A reported coalition airstrike on an ISIL IED factory [see CI109] injured ‘dozens’ of civilians, it was claimed, after a chemical cloud spread across local areas. Waradana cited Ghias Surja of the Nineveh Union of Kurdistan National Center as saying: “The lab was used by the criminal organization for terrorist activities against the innocent and…
Summary
Published
20 September 2015
Civilians reported injured
70
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
View Incident
→
Incident Date
20 September 2015
Incident Code
CS128
Location
Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
الرقة
An internally displaced person, a young girl named as Fatima Hasan Al Steif from Aleppo, was allegedly killed by a Coalition strike according to sources. Fatima was said to be the daughter of Hasan Al Steif, and the family had been displaced from the town of Al Safira, in Aleppo province, to Raqaa. In its…
Summary
Published
20 September 2015
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
View Incident
→
Incident Date
19 September 2015
Incident Code
CI107
Location
Kabaisa, Al Anbar, Iraq
كبيسة
A family home was reported destroyed in an airstrike at Kubais in Anbar province. Photographs showed a number of injured children, although there were no confirmed overall casualty figures. One of the images used, however, had already been posted by a source in incident CI103. In its July 2017 monthly report, the Coalition said it…
Summary
Published
19 September 2015
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
7
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
View Incident
→
Incident Date
19 September 2015
Incident Code
CS127
Location
Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
الرقة
Two women, sharing the same surname, al-Naji, were reported by a single source as having been killed in a Coalition strike at Raqaa. They are listed as originally from Talbissa is Homs. No other details about this even are presently known. In its monthly civilian harm assessment report for November 2019 – published on January…
Summary
Published
19 September 2015
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
View Incident
→
Incident Date
18 September 2015
Incident Code
CI106
Location
Senjah, Salah Al Din, Iraq
الصينيه
A mass casualty incident was reported in Iraq, with at least 43 civilians killed and a further 68 injured, after aircraft were said to have bombed the Senyah region north west of Bayji. The target appeared to have been a former Iraq Army logistics base, while those killed were living nearby in tin shacks. Locals…
Summary
Published
18 September 2015
Civilians reported killed
43–58
Civilians reported injured
68–70
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
View Incident
→
Incident Date
Incident Code
Ob370a
Location
Shonkrai Narai, South Waziristan, Pakistan
Pakistan Air Force StrikeIt seemed the first US drone strike in South Waziristan since January 2015 had killed at least seven people. However it transpired eight or nine civilians were killed in a Pakistan Air Force strike. This emerged thanks to further investigation by Reuters, Dawn and Radio Mashaal, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s Pakistani partner…
Summary
Published
18 September 2015
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
View Incident
→
Incident Date
17 September 2015
Incident Code
CI105
Location
Hawijah, Kirkuk, Iraq
الحويجة
A reported evening airstrike by a drone or other Coalition aircraft at Hawijah was said to have killed five civilians and injured a further seven or more people. Al Amaaq, the media wing of ISIS, reported the "Killing [of] five civilians and wounding of seven others in the bombing by a US aircraft in the…
Summary
Published
17 September 2015
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
5
Civilians reported injured
7–12
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
View Incident
→
Incident Date
16 September 2015
Incident Code
CS126
Location
Jadid Akidat, Deir Ezzor, Syria
جديد عقيدات
Six civilians were reported killed and 10 injured in either a Coalition or Assad regime airstrike. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, “Six civilians were killed including children while no less than 10 others were wounded by the aerial bombardment by the U.S led coalition warplanes in Jadid Akidat in the eastern countryside…
Summary
Published
16 September 2015
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
6–8
Civilians reported injured
5–13
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
View Incident
→
←
1
…
428
429
430
431
432
…
471
→
