Civilian Casualties

US-led Coalition

عين الحمرا, Ain Al Hamra, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Local sources said that that six civilians from one family in Ain Al Hamra were injured when a cluster bomb from previous Russian or Syrian regime bombing that was in their house yard exploded on February 24th, 2021. The injuries varied in terms of severity. Two children and two women are among those injured. The

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

Russian Military, Syrian Regime

عفرين, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Up to 13 civilians including women and children were injured in an alleged Grad rocket attack by YPG on residential areas in Afrin on February 17th, 2021.Local sources said that between four and six rockets fell on Villat street in Afrin in the evening. However, some sources like the Syrian Civil Defence said that the

Summary

Syrian Democratic Forces, Syrian Regime

13 named, 2 families identified

Named victims

Hantiwadaag, Lower Shabelle, Somalia

LOCATION

A single source alleged a US drone strike on Hantidawaag which AFRICOM later denied. Halgan Media wrote: “US drones just bombed the village of Hantiwadaag in Somalia’s Lower Shabelle province and struck a vehicle carrying a group of Al Shabaab fighters – Sources.” AFRICOM responded to a request from Airwars: “U.S. Africa Command’s last strikes

Summary

أم عدسة, Um Adasa, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Local sources reported that one civilian was killed and others injured in alleged YPG shelling on Um Adasa village in Al-Bab countryside in Aleppo, Syria. The Syrian Network for Human Rights named the victim as Amer Mustafa aged 63. Baladi News said that “one civilian was killed and four others were wounded by artillery shelling

Summary

(1 man)

2–4

سوق النملة, Vicinity of Al Namla Market, Sabha, Libya

Syrian Democratic Forces

LOCATION

A child was reported killed and up to 30 others including children injured when a shell landed in a square in the Mansheya area of Sabha where a group of people were celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Libyan revolution on February 16th/17th. Some of those injured remain in a critical condition. Sabha News reported

Summary

(1 child)

9–30

جبل غارا, Mount Gara, Duhok, Iraq

LOCATION

Thirteen Turkish nationals being held captive by the PKK in a location close to village Siyane in the Gare/Gara region in northern Iraq were killed – either during an alleged Turkish airstrike, or executed by the PKK, according to conflicting Kurdish and Turkish sources. There was however broad agreement that some of those killed were

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery, Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons

7 – 13

(7–13 men)

Causes of injury / death

Turkish Military, YPG

Salagle, Middle Juba, Somalia

LOCATION

Several Al Shabaab militants were reported killed at Salagle in a military strike which two local sources claimed was a US drone action. However AFRICOM explicitly denied this in an email to Airwars, insisting that “U.S. Africa Command’s last airstrike in Somalia was conducted Jan. 19, 2021.” Intelligence Briefs said: “A number of Al-Shabaab operatives

Summary

US Forces

Al-Shabaab

6–12

سااكوو, Sakow, Middle Juba, Somalia

LOCATION

Several Al Shabaab militants were reported killed at Sakow in a military strike which several local sources claimed was a US drone action. However AFRICOM explicitly denied this in an email to Airwars, insisting that “U.S. Africa Command’s last airstrike in Somalia was conducted Jan. 19, 2021.” Geesguud initially reported: “Residents in Middle Jubba reported

Summary

US Forces, Somali Military Forces

Al-Shabaab

6–12

الدشيشة, Al Darisha, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

A number of civilians including a 6-year-old child were reported injured in Turkish or pro-Turkey forces shelling on residential areas in Tal Tamr in Hasakah, Syria on February 10th, 2021. @baze_kurd said the child was seriously injured. The child was identified by local sources as Yazan Mohammad Ali, while one source had a different variation

Summary

ترحين, Tarhin, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between two and five civilians were killed in alleged Russian or Syrian regime artillery strikes on the village of Tarhin, Aleppo governorate, on February 9th, 2021, according to local sources. Up to 10 civilians, including children, were injured. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported: “SOHR activists say that five people, including three unidentified, were

Summary

2 – 5

(2 men)

2–10

Russian Military, Syrian Regime

4 named, 2 families identified

Named victims

الباب, Al Bab, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

One child was killed and nine civilians injured in alleged YPG or Syrian regime artillery shelling on the city of Al Bab, Aleppo governorate on February the 8th. At the start, local sources reported that at least nine civilians, including at least four children and three women, were injured in alleged YPG or Syrian regime

Summary

(1 child)

9–14

9 named, 1 familiy identified

أم روثة , Um Raotha, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

A woman and a man were reported injured as a result of YPG artillery shelling on Um Raotha in Jarablus, Aleppo on February 8th, 2021. The Syrian Civil Defense said that “a man and a woman were wounded, today, Monday, February 8th, as a result of artillery shelling of the Syrian Democratic Forces on civilian

Summary

قورقانيا, Qurqania, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Two people were seriously injured in an alleged Russian airstrike on a mountainous area in Qurqania, north of Idlib on February 2nd, 2021. @SuheylAli said that vacuum missiles were used in the attack. This wasn’t the only attack that took place on the day, as local sources reported similar attacks on Harbanoush, Kafr Arrouq and

Summary

0–2

Russian Military

0–2

شێنێ, Shene, Sulaymaniyah, Iraq

LOCATION

A woman was injured in alleged Turkish airstrikes on the village of Shene in Halsho sub-district, Sulaymaniyah governorate, on February 2nd, 2021, according to local sources. NRT English reported that “a 40-year-old civilian woman was wounded when Turkish warplanes bombed the outskirts of the village of Shene in the Raparin administration’s Halsho sub-district late on Tuesday

Summary

Ma'moodow, Bakool, Somalia

LOCATION

According to Somali official and media sources, an airstrike targeted a group of al Shabaab fighters in the vicinity of Ma’moodow town in Bakool province on January 29th. According to an official statement from the Security Ministry of South West State, the attack was conducted by “friends of Somalia.” Following requests for clarification, AFRICOM publicly

Summary

Amisom Military Forces, US Forces

Al-Shabaab

2–4

تل رفعت, Tal Rifa'at, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Up to five civilians including a mother and her two children were reported killed, and eleven others injured as a result of a alleged Turkish shelling, or pro-Turkey militants on Tal Rifat town in Aleppo’s northern countryside, Syria on January 23rd, 2021. The shelling also reportedly caused material damage to the locals houses, the private

Summary

(2 children1 woman1 man)

7–11

12 named, 1 familiy identified

حي كازو, Kazo neighborhood, Hama, Syria

LOCATION

Four civilians from the same family including two children were reported killed and four others including an infant were injured in alleged Israeli airstrikes, or Syrian regime rockets launched to respond to Israeli airstrikes in Kazo neighborhood in Hama on January 22nd, 2021. The family is displaced from Idlib, and it seems that one of

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

(2 children1 woman1 man)

Israeli Military, Syrian Regime

Suspected targets

Assad regime, Iranian military

Named victims

8 named, 1 familiy identified

LOCATION

Memitê, Aleppo, Syria

A number of civilians were injured as a result of alleged Turkish drone attack on a house in Memitê neighborhood in Kobanê on January 22nd, 2021, according to local sources. One of the wounded is a 37 year old man who was injured with shrapnel and moved to hospital. His situation later was described as

Summary

1–2

العمادية, Amadiya, Duhok, Iraq

LOCATION

Three civilians were injured when alleged Turkish airstrikes struck an alleged Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) vehicle in Amadiya district in Dohuk governorate in the afternoon of January 22nd, 2021, according to local sources. Director of Jumanki Aland Amir told the Iraqi News Agency (INA) that “the Turkish airstrikes targeted the outskirts of the village (Kari) of

Summary

LOCATION

كري , Gri, Duhok, Iraq

Two children were reported injured and hundreds of sheep killed as a result of alleged Turkish bombing of three areas in Kurdistan on January 22nd, 2021. The first bombed area was Gri in Duhok’s Chamanke district, at the foot of Gara mountain near the border with Turkey. Mohammed Sheikhzade, a villager there whose two brothers

Summary

2 named, 1 familiy identified

Deb Scinnele, Lower Shabelle, Somalia

LOCATION

A US airstrike alelgedly killed Al Shabaab fighter near Deb Scinnele, according to AFRICOM. The press release said: “In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command forces conducted two airstrikes in the vicinities of Jamaame and Deb Scinnele, Somalia, Jan. 19. Initial assessments indicate the strikes killed three al-Shabaab operatives. The command’s

Summary

1–2

Jamaame, Lower Juba, Somalia

LOCATION

One civilian was allegedly killed in a US airstrike on Jamaame. Halgan Media said: “US drones just bombed the town of Jamaame in the Lower Jubba province of Somalia and killed a prominent Clan elder named Mohamed Abbas, who died instantly when a missile from a US drone hit his home – Sources.” Somali Memo,

Summary

0 – 1

(0–1 men)

1–3

Tiyeeglow, Bakool, Somalia

LOCATION

A US airstrike targeted an Al Shabaab compound in Tiyeeglow, according to AFRICOM. The press release said: “In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command forces conducted one airstrike in the vicinity of Tiyeeglow, Somalia, Jan. 18, 2021. Initial assessments indicate the strike destroyed one al-Shabaab compound. The command’s initial assessment is

Summary

Buulo Fulaay, Bay, Somalia

LOCATION

A US airstrike allegedly killed one Al Shabaab fighter near Buulo Fulaay. The AFRICOM press release said: “In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command forces conducted one airstrike in the vicinity of Buulo Fulaay, Somalia Jan. 13, 2021. Initial assessments indicate the strike killed one al-Shabaab personnel and destroyed one compound.

Summary

العزبة, Al Azbat, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

A 7-year-old child was killed and his mother and brother were injured when an alleged US-led Coalition mortar shell hit the family’s home in the town of Al Azbat, Deir Ezzor governorate, on January 9th, 2021. Local sources reported that the incident occured during a military training near the Coalition base near the Koniko oil

Summary

(1 child)

3 named, 1 familiy identified

Saaxa Weyne, Bay, Somalia

LOCATION

Five Al Shabaab member were allegedly killed by a US airstrike on Saaxa Weyne. The press release said: “In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command forces conducted one airstrike in the vicinity of Saaxa Weyne, Somalia, Jan. 7, 2021. Initial assessments indicate the strike killed five al-Shabaab members including the targeted

Summary

5–8

قربة أم البراميل, Umm Al Baramil, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Two 13-year-old boys were reported killed in alleged SDF artillery strikes on Umm Al Baramil village, also known as Shikuru, east of Ain Issa, on January 4th, 2020, according to local sources. Other sources, however, stated the incident was a landmine or an unexploded ordnance explosion, which means that the strike itself could have taken

Summary

(2 children)

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Planted explosives and unexploded ordnance (UXO)

Causes of injury / death

3 named, 1 familiy identified

عين عيسى, Ain Issa, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Two civilians from the same family were reported injured in alleged Turkish shelling on Ain Issa on January 3rd, 2021 according to local sources. @eyeonhasaka said that the shelling targeted the southern neighborhood of Ain Issa and led to a displacement movement of the area’s residents towards the city. @Rojava_Media said that a mother and

Summary

2 named, 1 familiy identified