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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…

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Airstrike (Drone Strike)

Vehicle, Humanitarian (Food/Water Distribution)

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

Residential, Legal (Ministry)

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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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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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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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…

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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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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…

Summary

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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village of Sheikh Issa in Al-Shahba area, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria

قرية الشيخ عيسى

On Friday afternoon, March 8, 2024, two civilians, 40-year-old father Muhammad Talib Humaidan and his youngest son, 17-year-old Talib Muhammad Humaidan were seriously injured while they were working in a field as a consequence of an alleged Turkish artillery attack in the village of Sheikh Issa close to the city of Tal Rifaat in the…

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Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Turkish Military

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on the border between Lower Shabelle and Middle Jubba regions in southern Somalia, Somalia

Halbeeg News reported that at least six al-Shabaab fighters were killed in a suspected US airstrike which destroyed technical vehicles as well as an arsenal on the border between Lower Shabelle and Middle Jubba regions in southern Somalia on March 7, 2024. According to Halqabsi News, six al-Shabaab bases were struck and killed several high-ranking…

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27 December 2024

Military actors reported killed

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

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Gara mountain, Shiladzi district, Duhok, Duhok, Iraq

قرية ديوكي

On the evening of Thursday, March 7th, 2024, two civilian farmers were killed and one other was injured in an alleged airstrike by the Turkish forces on the village of Deuki near the Gara mountain located in the Shiladzi district, Duhok governorate in southern Kurdistan, Iraq. According to the sources, the director of Shiladzi district,…

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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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village of Sayyed Ali and town of Tal Mald, near the city of Marea, north of Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria

قرية سيد علي وبلدة تل مالد قرب مدينة مارع شمال حلب

At around midday on Wednesday, March 6th, 2024, one woman was killed and up to four civilians, including a woman and three children, were reportedly injured by an alleged artillery strike by the Syrian Defence Forces (SDF) on civilian homes in the wider area of the city of Marea, including the village of Sayyed Ali…

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Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

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in a remote area in the vicinity approximately 45 km northeast of Kismayo, Somalia

Two al-Shabaab militants were reportedly killed by declared US airstrikes approximately 45 km northeast of Kismayo in Somalia on March 2, 2024. US Africa Command (USAFRICOM) released a statement on March 4th declaring their involvement: "At the request of the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command conducted a collective self-defense against the al Shabaab…

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27 December 2024

Military actors reported killed

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

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a village in Batoufa district within Amadiyah district in Duhok Governorate, Iraq, Duhok, Iraq

On Saturday, March 2, 2024, a farmer was injured due to an airstrike reportedly perpetrated by Turkish forces on villages in the Batoufa district within Amadiyah district in the Duhok governorate located in the south of the Kurdistan region, Iraq. According to sources, the incident happened in mountainous villages where a farmer was injured. No…

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Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Turkish Military

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29 February 2024

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wood furniture manufacturing facility, west of Idlib, Idlib, Syria

ورشة لصناعة المفروشات

In a wood furniture manufacturing facility located in the western outskirts of the Idlib area, Syria, at least one civilian was killed and five others, including a child and an elderly man, were injured in one of the four airstrikes reportedly perpetrated by Russian warplanes shortly before 9:03 AM on Thursday, February 29th, 2024. The…

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29 February 2024

Warehouse (Consumer Goods), Vehicle (Truck, Motorcycle)

Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Russian Military

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29 February 2024

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Vicinity of Al Mukha, Taiz, Yemen

محيط المخا

At least two fishermen, including a 16-year old child, were killed and two others were injured by alleged US airstrikes or Houthi drone strikes off the coast of Al Mukha on February 29, 2024. A tweet from @aalnaasi reported that US aircraft carried out two raids on a Yemeni fishing boat that was sailing near…

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29 February 2024

Airstrike (Drone Strike)

Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

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29 February 2024

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Village of Sogankeh, Sherawa district, Aleppo, Syria

قرية صوغانكه

During the afternoon of Thursday 29th February 2024, an artillery bombardment allegedly perpetrated by the Turkish military on the village of Sogankeh, Sherawa district, Syria, injured a female civilian. Local sources reported that a 19-year-old girl named Amina Hikmat Muhammad from Sogankeh village was seriously injured in the abdomen as a result of the shrapnel from…

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29 February 2024

Civilians reported injured

Military actors reported killed

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Turkish Military

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29 February 2024

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Mawasi Refugee Camp, Khan Younis, Palestinian territories

Shortly before 3 PM on February 29th, 2024, an alleged Israeli artillery strike hit the al-Bashiti family as they sheltered in their tent in the Mawasi refugee camp, west of Khan Yunis in the Gaza Strip, killing at least three members of the family, including two children, and injuring at least three others. Some sources,…

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8 December 2024

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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28 February 2024

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A chicken poultry farm in the village of Al-Taana in Shahba area, north of Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria

قرية الطعانة

A man was killed and a child was injured in an artillery attack allegedly perpetrated by the Turkish military on a chicken (poultry) farm in the Al-Taana village located in the Shahba area, north of Aleppo, Syria, after midnight on Thursday, February 28th, 2024. Youssef Adnan al-Khader/al-Hayek/Mawas, a 30-year-old man resident of the village, lost…

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28 February 2024

Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Turkish Military

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24 February 2024

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Shamir, Taiz, Yemen

One civilian was killed and between six and seven others, including at least one child, were injured by alleged US-UK airstrikes on a telecommunications site in the Shamir area in the Maqbanah District on February 24, 2024. Anadolu Agency quoted the Houthi Al-Masirah satellite channel which reported that "a citizen (civilian) was killed and 6…

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24 February 2024

Resources (Power Station)

Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

U.S. Forces, UK Military

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24 February 2024

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Jilib Marka, Lower Shabelle, Somalia

On the 24th of February, 2024, the Federal Government of Somalia released a statement claiming that attacks by Somali government forces and international partner forces, conducted early in the morning of the same day, had killed 30 Al-Shabaab militants at a meeting point in the village of Jilib Marka, in the Lower Shabelle region of…

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24 February 2024

Airstrike (Drone Strike)

Military actors reported killed

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

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24 February 2024

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Sofan, Sana'a, Yemen

حي صوفان

Two civilians were injured by an alleged US-UK strike on the Sofan neighborhood of Sana'a on February 24, 2024. Abdullah Ahmad Obaidi Al Rabi’i posted on Facebook that "on my way back home in the Sofan neighborhood, I encountered this missile strike by the American-British aggression occurring dozens of meters away in a densely populated…

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24 February 2024

Agriculture (Factory)

Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

UK Military, U.S. Forces

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