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Mount Bradost, Erbil, Iraq

قجبال برادوست

On Sunday, April 28th, 2024, two civilian men, Ahmed Haidari and Rasoul Yunus, were killed and one civilian was reportedly injured in an airstrike allegedly perpetrated by Turkish aircraft in the Bradost mountains located in the east of the Erbil Governorate, Iraq. According to the American CPT organization quoted by the Kurdistan Revolution in Arabic Facebook…

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Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Turkish Military

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Barjaka, Aleppo, Syria

Shortly after midnight on Sunday, 28 April 2024, a 20-year-old man named Ahmad Hussein Taha Al-Haboun was killed and his 43-year-old father Hussein Taha Al-Haboun was injured when a guided anti-armor missile which was launched from the area under the joint control of the regime forces and the Kurdish-affiliated militia Syrian Democratic Forces struck the car they…

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Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

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village of Beina in the countryside of Sherawa, district of Afrin, Aleppo, Syria

قرية بينة

On Sunday, April 28, 2024, two male civilians, Ibrahim Berro and Arif Saeed Sheikh, were injured by alleged Turkish artillery shelling on the residential neighborhoods in the village of Beina, Sherawa district, in the northern countryside of Aleppo, Syria. According to Hawar News reporters, the two men were working in agricultural lands when the incident occurred and…

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Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Turkish Military

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Al-Atarib, Aleppo, Syria

Shortly before 8:23 AM on Saturday, 27 April 2024 a young man, identified as Abdullah Rammah, was seriously injured while working on his land, as a result of an alleged artillery or drone attack by the Syrian regime and/or the Iranian military and/or the Russian military on the eastern outskirts of the city of Atareb,…

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Airstrike (Drone Strike), Artillery

Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Russian Military, Iranian Military

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Ariha (Jericho), south of Idlib, Idlib, Syria

During the day on April 26, 2024, heavy artillery and missile shelling allegedly carried out by Syrian regime forces and/or Russian forces and/or Iranian forces injured between two and 10 civilians, including at least two children. The incident occurred in a residential area within the city of Jericho, south of Idlib. A Facebook post by…

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Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Iranian Military, Russian Military

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the village of Aoun Al-Dadat in the countryside of Manbij, Aleppo, Syria

قرية عون الدادات

Louijain Othman Dashu, an 11-year-old girl, was injured during the evening of April 25th, 2024 due to an alleged Turkish bombing in Aoun Al-Dadat village in the countryside of Manbij province, Syria. At the time of the report, the child was declared stable. According to Hawar News, artillery shrapnel injured Louijain Othman Dashu in her…

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Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Turkish Military

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near Ruun Nirgood, Middle Shabelle, Somalia

Between 10 and 70 militants, including “key Al-Shabaab ring leaders and militias” were purportedly killed and 30 other al-Shabaab members were injured after airstrikes announced by the Somali government in conjunction with international partners were carried out near Ruun Nirgood, Middle Shabelle on 24 April, 2024. The Somali Information Ministry, referenced by Anadolu Agency, reported…

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Vehicle, Residential

Military actors reported killed

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

International Forces (Unknown)

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village of Sheikh Rashha, Sidkan District, Erbil, Iraq

قضاء سيدكان

On April 14th, 2024, at 6:30 Thursday evening a man, father of three kids, was killed by a drone strike on a vehicle reportedly perpetrated by Turkish forces in the Sidkan District in Erbil Governorate. It is contested whether the man killed was a civilian or a member of the Peshmerga. The victim was Sorour Qader,…

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Airstrike (Drone Strike)

Civilians reported killed

Military actors reported killed

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Turkish Military

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house of Muhammad Saeed, Galala village, Shuriya valley, Maute district in Sulaymaniyah Governorate, Sulaymaniyah, Iraq

قرية "گەلالە

On Sunday, April 14th, 2024, a young Kurdish man named Muhammad Saeed Muhammad was reported dead as a result of an alleged drone strike by the Turkish military on his house located in the village of Galala in the Mawt (Maute) district of the Sulaymaniyah Governorate in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. At 3:07 pm,…

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Airstrike (Drone Strike)

Civilians reported killed

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Turkish Military

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Sarmin, Idlib, Syria

Shortly before 8:26 PM on Sunday, April 14th, 2024, three civilians were reportedly injured by an alleged Russian and/or Syrian regime and/or Iranian artillery strike that struck residential areas in the city of Sarmin, to the east of Idlib, Syria. The majority of sources reported that the injured civilians were children. The names of those…

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Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Russian Military, Iranian Military

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Nuseirat Camp, Deir Al Balah, Palestinian territories

شمال النصيرات

On Friday morning, April 12th 2024, an alleged drone strike by the Israeli Military resulted in the death of a child and multiple injuries in an area north of the Nuseirat Refugee Camp in Gaza. Although the number of injuries is unspecified, several news outlets and social media users reported that the casualties were brought…

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11 October 2024

Airstrike (Drone Strike)

IDP or Refugee Camp

Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Israeli Military

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Baraag Gurgurte, approximately 20 kilometers from Harardhere district in Mudug region, Mudug, Somalia

Over 50 al-Shabab militants, along with a senior commander, were killed in an airstrike conducted by the Somali National Army (SNA) with the assistance of “international partners” in the southern Mudug region in central Somalia. The strike reportedly targeted and destroyed multiple military bases, vehicles, and weapons facilities where, according to Somali military officials, al-Shabab…

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Airstrike (Drone Strike)

Military actors reported killed

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

International Forces (Unknown)

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Jir Jir Farey and Burka Fiiqey areas, north of Ruunirgood, Middle Shabelle, Somalia

Hiiraan Online News reported that on April 5, 2024, the Somali Federal Government forces, supported by local militias and international allies, "targeted" Al-Shabaab hideouts in the Jir Jir Farey and Burka Fiiqey areas, north of Ruunirgood in Middle Shabelle. According to the government, the strike resulted in "multiple Al-Shabaab casualties" and the destruction of one…

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Military actors reported killed

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

International Forces (Unknown)

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Beit Hanoun, North Gaza, Palestinian territories

ابيت حانون

Shortly before 2:46 PM on Thursday, April 4th, 2024, 33-year-old paramedic Hussein Fayez Matar Al-Muqeed (Abu Muhammad) was killed, and up to three of his colleagues were injured in an alleged Israeli “double tap” strike on an ambulance in Beit Hanoun, northern Gaza Strip, near a school sheltering displaced civilians. One of the injured paramedics,…

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2 September 2024

Airstrike and/or Artillery

Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Israeli Military

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Apartment of the al-Muqaid family, Al-Ittihad 2 building, west of Nuseirat camp, Deir al-Balah, Palestinian territories

شقة لعائلة المقيد في عمارة الاتحاد 2 غرب مخيم النصيرات

On the evening of Tuesday, April 2, 2024, an alleged Israeli airstrike hit a residential apartment belonging to the Al-Muqaid family in the Al-Ittihad 2 building, west of the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip. At least seven civilians were killed and three others were injured, all from the same extended family who…

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19 February 2026

IDP or Refugee Camp, Residential (Apartment Building)

Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Israeli Military

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residential neighbourhoods, the market area, and the Abdo Salama School in the city of Sarmin, east of Idlib, Idlib, Syria

One woman and two children were killed, and at least ten and up to 12 civilians, including five children and two women, were injured as a result of missile strikes carried out by the Syrian regime and/or Russian military and/or Iranian military on residential neighbourhoods, the market area, and the Abdo Salama School (outside working…

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Residential, Commerce (Market), Education

Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Russian Military, Iranian Military

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Deir al-Balah, Deir al-Balah, Palestinian territories

دير البلح

During the evening of April 1, 2024, seven World Central Kitchen (WCK) aid workers were killed by an Israeli strike on their vehicle after loading food aid in a warehouse in Deir al-Balah. The Israeli Defense Forces admitted responsibility for the attack and later apologized, calling it a mistake. Initial reports from Safa News stated…

Summary

Airstrike (Drone Strike)

Humanitarian (Food/Water Distribution), Vehicle

Civilians reported killed

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Israeli Military

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Iranian consulate building in Damascus (Iranian embassy complex), Damascus, Syria

القنصلية الإيرانية في دمشق

At 00:17 on Monday, April 1, 2024, an elderly Syrian woman was killed alongside her son, and a number of civilians, including a woman, were injured as a result of an alleged Israeli airstrike on the Iranian embassy complex on the Mazzeh Highway in the Mazzeh neighborhood of Damascus, Syria, as reported by multiple sources…

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31 December 2024

Legal (Ministry), Residential

Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

Military actors reported killed

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Israeli Military

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Near Kuwait roundabout, south of Gaza City, Gaza, Palestinian territories

قرب دوار الكويت جنوب مدينة غزة

32-year-old journalist Mustafa Khader Bahr was killed by an alleged Israeli airstrike near the Kuwait roundabout, south of Gaza City, during the night of 31 March 2024. Bahr, who was the co-founder of the Palestine Breaking News website, was reportedly covering an "operation to secure aid convoys heading to northern Gaza" when he was killed.…

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Civilians reported killed

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Israeli Military

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Dimas and Jamraya, west of Damascus, Damascus, Syria

ديماس وجمرايا، غرب دمشق

At around 21:30 on Sunday, 31st March 2024, two civilians were injured by a number of airstrikes allegedly perpetrated by the Israeli military on the towns of Dimas and Jamraya located west of Damascus, Syria. One of the strikes reportedly hit the Scientific Research Center in the Jamraya area, resulting in fire. Referring to a…

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31 December 2024

Education (Vocational School)

Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Israeli Military

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Al-Safira, Jibreen, Kafr Joum, Aleppo, Syria

السفيرة, جبرين, كفر جوم

At around 1.45 am on Friday, March 29, 2024, up to 33 people whose civilian status is contested were killed and over 100 were reportedly injured in more than 15 airstrikes allegedly perpetrated by the Israeli military on the sites and warehouses in Al-Safira, Kafr Joum, Jibreen, the vicinity of Aleppo Airport, and several other…

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31 December 2024

Warehouse, Vehicle (Car, Truck)

Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

Military actors reported killed

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Israeli Military

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Deir Ezzor, Deir Ezzor, Syria

دير الزور

At 1:40 AM on Tuesday, 26th March 2024, airstrikes with contested responsibility allegedly perpetrated by the Israeli military and/or US military on areas surrounding the city of Deir Ezzor, Syria, killed a male civilian and a child and injured up to 32 civilians, including at least 14 children. The 42-year-old Syrian engineer Imad Adnan Shihab…

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31 December 2024

Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

Military actors reported killed

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Israeli Military

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Fiiqaay forest, Middle Shabelle, Somalia

According to the Somali government, more than 35 militants were killed by operations carried out by the Somali military and "international partners" in Fiiqaay forest, Middle Shabelle on March 24, 2024. The Somali Ministry of Defence (@MoDSomaliya) announced on X/Twitter that "Somali National Army neutralised 80+ Khawarij (al-Shabaab) militants, including leaders, were eliminated in planned…

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30 December 2024

Airstrike and/or Artillery, Ground operation

Military actors reported killed

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons

International Forces (Unknown)

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Agricultural lands near Biluniya and Ain Daqna villages in the Al-Shahba area, Aleppo, Syria

قرية بيلونية

During the evening of Sunday, March 24th, 2024, the villages of Beluniya and Ain Daqna in the Al-Shahba area, north of Aleppo, Syria, were hit by an intense alleged Turkish bombardment with the use of rocket launchers and heavy artillery, resulting in the death of a 36-year-old displaced civilian from Maabatli district, Afrin, Rashid Abdo Hamo…

Summary

Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Turkish Military

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22–23 March, 2024

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Al-Hodeidah and Sanaa governorates, Yemen

الحديدة وصنعاء

A number of civilians were reportedly killed and injured by alleged US-UK airstrikes in Yemen on March 22/23, 2024. The Houthi-run Human Rights Ministry, as quoted by Anadolu Agency and Saba News, reported "a number of civilians were killed and injured" by US-UK airstrikes in Yemen. No other information was available as to the number…

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Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

U.S. Forces, UK Military

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village of Al-Olashli, Al Bab, Aleppo, Syria

On the evening of Wednesday, March 20, 2024, Nawar Mahmoud Al-Hanano, a young boy, was killed by sniper fire allegedly from the SDF militia in the village of Al-Olashli, Al Bab, east of Aleppo, Syria. The sniper attack occurred near the Western Mosque as civilians were leaving following Tarawih prayers during Ramadan. Twitter user @Wolveri07681751…

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Ground operation

Civilians reported killed

Causes of Death / Injury

Small arms and light weapons

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Zardana, Idlib, Idlib, Syria

Injuries amongst civilians, including a minor injury of a woman, were reported as a result of an alleged artillery bombardment with the contested responsibility allegedly perpetrated by the Syrian regime forces and/or Russian military and/or Iranian military and/or Turkish military in the city of Zardana in the northern Idlib countryside, Syria, at dawn of Tuesday,…

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Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Russian Military, Turkish Military, Iranian Military

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Yarmouk Street, Gaza City, Gaza, Palestinian territories

شارع اليرموك، مدينة غزة

On March 19, 2024, at least 11 civilians were killed in an alleged Israeli airstrike on a home on Yarmouk Street in Gaza City. The home was reportedly housing displaced families when it was struck, killing 11 members of the Muqbil family, and potentially others. At least two individuals were injured. Reports from the days…

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Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Israeli Military

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outskirts of the town of Tal Rifaat, east of Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria

قرية بيلونية

During the morning of Sunday, March 17, 2024, at approximately 10:30 am, an alleged Turkish drone strike killed one civilian man and injured another man on the outskirts of the town of Tal Rifaat while they were heading towards Biluniya Village located in Al-Shahba district north of Aleppo, Syria. Ali Abdul Rahman Muhammad, an 18-year-old…

Summary

Airstrike (Drone Strike)

Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Turkish Military

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Ugunji, Qoryooley, Lower Shabelle, Somalia

A source affiliated with al-Shabaab reported that five civilian farmers were killed by a "US and Somali special forces" operation in Lower Shabelle on March 10th while US Africa Command (AFRICOM) announced that they had killed three al-Shabaab militants in airstrikes "in the vicinity of Ugunji." AFRICOM declared their involvement in the strike on March…

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27 December 2024

Civilians reported killed

Military actors reported killed

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

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