Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident date

April 3, 2025

Incident Code

USYEM250403a

LOCATION

شبكة اتصالات في جبل نامة, Telecommunication network, Jabal Namah, Ibb, Yemen

A man working as a guard of a communications tower on Jabal Namah in Ibb, Yemen was killed by alleged US airstrikes on April 3, 2025. According to @TvAlmasirah’s correspondent in Ibb, an American attack on Jabal (Mount) Namah killed a communications network guard. Abduldaiem Al-Hadrami reported that the strike hit a “civilian facility used

Summary

First published
April 23, 2025
Last updated
April 24, 2025
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Communications, Mobile, Mosque, Religious, Residential
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
1
(1 man)
Cause of injury / death
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Airwars civilian harm grading
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Suspected belligerent
US Forces
Named victims
1 named
Geolocation
Exact location (via Airwars)
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Incident date

March 24, 2025

Incident Code

USYEM250324a

LOCATION

مستشفى الرسول الأعظم لأورام السرطان، مدينة صعدة, Al-Rasoul Al-Aazam Hospital for Cancer Tumors, Sadaa, Sadaa, Yemen

A number of injuries resulted from an alleged US airstrike on Al-Rasoul Al-Aazam Hospital for Cancer Tumors in Saada city, Yemen on March 24, 2025. The al-Jomhory General Hospital Authority of Sanaa posted a video of a young man being treated in a medical facility, with the caption reporting that the man was being treated

Summary

First published
April 14, 2025
Last updated
April 16, 2025
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Healthcare, Hospital
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
Unknown
Civilians reported injured
2
Cause of injury / death
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Airwars civilian harm grading
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Suspected belligerent
US Forces
Geolocation
Exact location (via Airwars)
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Incident date

March 28, 2025

Incident Code

USYEM250328a

LOCATION

منطقة الصرف الصحي، مديرية بني حشيش, Sarf area, Bani Hashish district, Sanaa, Yemen

One civilian was injured by an alleged US bombing of the Sarf area in Bani Hashish District, north of Sanaa, Yemen on March 28, 2025. A post from @alkhabar_ye, along with other local sources, reported that one “citizen” was injured by a US “attack” on the Sarf area in Bani Hashish District. There were no

Summary

First published
April 10, 2025
Last updated
April 16, 2025
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
House, Residential
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
Unknown
Civilians reported injured
1
Cause of injury / death
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Airwars civilian harm grading
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Suspected belligerent
US Forces
Geolocation
Neighbourhood/area
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Incident date

November 28, 2024

Incident Code

R4715

LOCATION

الطريق الرئيسي والمنازل والمحلات التجارية المجاورة للطريق في الأتارب (الأتارب) ريف حلب الغربي, The main road and the houses and shops adjacent to the road in Al-Atareb (Atarib), western countryside of Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria

At 13:22 on Thursday, 28 November 2024, between 10 and 15 civilians, including five children and two women, were killed and up tot 22 others, including at least two children, were injured in an airstrike with contested responsibility allegedly perpetrated by the Syrian regime forces and/or Russian military that reportedly hit the main road and

Summary

First published
April 9, 2025
Strike status
Contested strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Car, Commerce, Residential, Shop, Vehicle
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
10 – 15
(5 children2 women)
Civilians reported injured
5–22
Cause of injury / death
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Airwars civilian harm grading
Contested
Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
Suspected belligerents
Russian Military, Syrian Regime
Named victims
10 named, 1 familiy identified
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Incident date

November 28, 2024

Incident Code

R4712

LOCATION

سرمينمدرسة وسوق ومناطق سكنية في سرمين ، إدلب, school, market and residential areas in Sarmin, Idlib, Idlib, Syria

On Thursday, November 28, 2024, an airstrike and/or heavy artillery and missile bombardment of Sarmin, east of Idlib, Syria, left six civilians injured, including four men, one of them elderly, and a married couple. The attack, attributed to Syrian regime forces and/or Iranian military and/or the Russian military, struck densely populated residential neighborhoods and the

Summary

First published
April 9, 2025
Strike status
Contested strike
Strike type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
Commerce, Education, Market, Primary School, Residential
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
Unknown
Civilians reported injured
6
Cause of injury / death
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Airwars civilian harm grading
Contested
Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
Suspected belligerents
Russian Military, Iranian Military, Syrian Regime
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Incident date

November 27, 2024

Incident Code

R4711

LOCATION

الأتارب, residential buildings and market at Al Atareb city, west of Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria

On the evening of Wednesday, November 27, 2024, 11 civilians, including five children and two women, most of whom were from one family, were injured when artillery and rocket shelling allegedly carried out by Syrian regime forces and/or Russian military struck Al Atareb city, west of Aleppo, Syria. The attack, which reportedly involved 300mm 9M55K

Summary

First published
April 9, 2025
Strike status
Contested strike
Strike type
Artillery
Infrastructure
Commerce, Market, Residential
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
Unknown
Civilians reported injured
11
Cause of injury / death
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Airwars civilian harm grading
Contested
Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
Suspected belligerents
Russian Military, Syrian Regime
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Incident date

November 28, 2024

Incident Code

R4713

LOCATION

دارة عزة, main market, Sheikh Mohammad mosque and residential houses in Daret Izza, Aleppo, Syria

Shortly before 8:56 AM on Thursday, 28 November 2024, four civilian men were killed and 21 civilians, among them children, were injured as a result of the series of airstrikes with the reported use of cluster and vacuum munitions allegedly launched by the Russian military and/or Syrian regime forces on the main market, a mosque

Summary

First published
April 3, 2025
Strike status
Contested strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Commerce, Market, Mosque, Religious, Residential
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
4
(4 men)
Civilians reported injured
21
Cause of injury / death
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Airwars civilian harm grading
Contested
Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
Suspected belligerents
Russian Military, Syrian Regime
Named victims
4 named
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Incident date

November 26, 2024

Incident Code

ISLB261124n

LOCATION

الغبيري, Ghobeiry, Beirut, Lebanon

An elderly woman was reportedly injured as the result of an alleged Israeli airstrike next to her home in the Ghobeiry municipality, located in the Dahieh suburb of southern Beirut, on Tuesday 26 November 2024. In a Facebook post, the Lebanese Civil Defense wrote that they had rescued an elderly woman who was “injured when

Summary

First published
March 29, 2025
Strike status
Single source claim
Strike type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
Unknown
Civilians reported injured
1
Cause of injury / death
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Airwars civilian harm grading
Weak
Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
Suspected belligerent
Israeli Military
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Incident date

October 24, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0583

LOCATION

منزل لعائلة "عوض" في مخيم النصيرات, a house for the “Awad” family in Al Nusairat camp, Deir al Balah, the Gaza Strip

An alleged Israeli airstrike on the home of the Awad family in the Nuseirat Refugee Camp in the central Gaza Strip at 14:15 on Tuesday, October 24, 2023, killed at least 25 identified civilians, including five women and twelve children, and injured at least three others. The attack killed three engineers, a teacher, an artist,

Summary

First published
March 29, 2025
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
IDP or Refugee Camp, Residential
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
25
(12 children5 women8 men)
Civilians reported injured
3
Cause of injury / death
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Airwars civilian harm grading
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Impact
Education
Impact on services or infrastructure relating to education, health or food supply. See methodology note for details.
Suspected belligerent
Israeli Military
Named victims
28 named, 1 familiy identified
Names matched with MoH IDs
24
Geolocation
Neighbourhood/area
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Incident date

November 27, 2024

Incident Code

R4709

LOCATION

سَرْمِين, Sarmin, Idlib, Syria

On Wednesday, 27 November 2024, a 54-year-old woman named Rose Ismail al-Ali was seriously injured when an artillery shell struck an olive press in the city of Sarmin, in the Idlib Governorate, and she died due to her wounds the day after, Thursday, 28 November 2024. In the same attack, another woman was also reportedly injured.

Summary

First published
March 28, 2025
Strike status
Contested strike
Strike type
Artillery
Infrastructure
Agriculture, Equipment / Machinery
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
1
(1 woman)
Civilians reported injured
1
Cause of injury / death
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Airwars civilian harm grading
Contested
Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
Suspected belligerents
Russian Military, Syrian Regime, Iranian Military
Named victims
1 named
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Incident date

October 15, 2024

Incident Code

R4692

LOCATION

الأتارب, Al-Atareb, Aleppo, Syria

On Tuesday evening, October 15th, 2024, an artillery shelling with contested responsibility allegedly carried out by the Syrian regime, and/or Russian and/or Iranian “militias” reportedly struck the town of Al-Atareb, in the Aleppo Governorate, Syria, killing a 23-year-old man, Muhammad Abdul Karim Ubaid, and a child, Ibtisam Joubra’il, and injuring at least six and up to

Summary

First published
March 28, 2025
Strike status
Contested strike
Strike type
Artillery
Infrastructure
Commerce, Shop
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
2 – 3
(1–2 children1 man)
Civilians reported injured
6–8
Cause of injury / death
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Airwars civilian harm grading
Contested
Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
Suspected belligerents
Syrian Regime, Russian Military, Iranian Military
Named victims
8 named, 2 families identified
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Incident date

September 29, 2024

Incident Code

R4687

LOCATION

سرمين, Sarmin, Idlib, Idlib, Syria

On Sunday evening, September 29, 2024, two men of the same family, Abdulrahman Burhan Sheikh Deep and Marwan Sobhi Sheikh Deep, were killed in an artillery shelling allegedly carried out by Syrian regime forces and/or the Iranian military and/or the Russian military, which hit residential neighborhoods and a commercial store in the town of Sarmin, east of

Summary

First published
March 28, 2025
Strike status
Contested strike
Strike type
Artillery
Infrastructure
Commerce, Residential, Shop
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
2
(2 men)
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Cause of injury / death
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Airwars civilian harm grading
Contested
Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
Suspected belligerents
Russian Military, Syrian Regime, Iranian Military, Hezbollah Forces
Named victims
2 named, 1 familiy identified
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Incident date

September 23, 2024

Incident Code

R4686

LOCATION

كفريا, Kafriya and its outskirts, Idlib, Idlib, Syria

Shortly before 7:28 PM on Monday, September 23, 2024, Professor Mohamad Hamdo Al-Attouk (Abu Hamid), an elderly man, was among the five civilians killed, among them between one and two women. Up to thirteen civilians, including three women and eight children, were also injured in an artillery strike on the town of Kafriya, in particular,

Summary

First published
March 28, 2025
Strike status
Contested strike
Strike type
Artillery
Infrastructure
Education, Primary School, Truck, Vehicle
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
5
(1–2 women1–2 men)
Civilians reported injured
11–13
Cause of injury / death
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Airwars civilian harm grading
Contested
Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
Impact
Education
Impact on services or infrastructure relating to education, health or food supply. See methodology note for details.
Suspected belligerents
Syrian Regime, Russian Military, Iranian Military, Hezbollah Forces
Named victims
16 named
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Incident date

September 20, 2024

Incident Code

R4684

LOCATION

تفتناز, Taftanaz, Idlib, Idlib, Syria

On the evening of Friday, September 20, 2024, an artillery strike with contested responsibility allegedly carried out by the Russian military and/or Iranian military and/or Syrian regime forces injured at least nine civilians, including three women and six children, and killed a nurse/paramedic and a child. The attack occurred in Taftanaz, in the eastern countryside

Summary

First published
March 28, 2025
Last updated
April 17, 2025
Strike status
Contested strike
Strike type
Artillery
Infrastructure
Truck, Vehicle
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
2
(1 child1 man)
Civilians reported injured
8
Cause of injury / death
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Airwars civilian harm grading
Contested
Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
Impact
Healthcare
Impact on services or infrastructure relating to education, health or food supply. See methodology note for details.
Suspected belligerents
Russian Military, Iranian Military, Syrian Regime
Named victims
9 named, 1 familiy identified
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Incident date

March 16, 2025

Incident Code

USYEM250316b

LOCATION

حي عطان في صنعاء, Attan neighborhood, Sana'a, Sana'a, Yemen

At least five civilians, including women and children, were reported injured by alleged US airstrikes on the Attan neighborhood of Sana’a, Yemen on March 16, 2025. The US military released a statement that “On March 15, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) initiated an operation consisting of precision strikes against Iran-backed Houthi targets across Yemen in order

Summary

First published
March 18, 2025
Last updated
March 26, 2025
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Apartment Building, Commerce, Healthcare, Hospital, Residential
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
Unknown
Civilians reported injured
5
Cause of injury / death
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Airwars civilian harm grading
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Impact
Healthcare
Impact on services or infrastructure relating to education, health or food supply. See methodology note for details.
Suspected belligerent
US Forces
Geolocation
Neighbourhood/area
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Incident date

August 18, 2024

Incident Code

R4679

LOCATION

كورين, Korin, Idlib, Idlib, Syria

Late in the evening on Sunday, August 18th, 2024, one unnamed civilian was reportedly injured as a result of airstrikes with contested responsibility allegedly perpetrated by Syrian regime forces and/or Russian military and/or Iranian militias. The incident reportedly occurred in Korin in the southern countryside of Idlib. The @SyriaCivilDefe (or ‘White Helmets’) reported that one

Summary

First published
March 7, 2025
Strike status
Contested strike
Strike type
Artillery
Infrastructure
Car, Road, Transportation, Vehicle
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
Unknown
Civilians reported injured
1
Cause of injury / death
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Airwars civilian harm grading
Contested
Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
Suspected belligerents
Russian Military, Iranian Military, Syrian Regime
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Incident date

November 14, 2024

Incident Code

ISPT141124n

LOCATION

مدرسة صلاح الدين، الناصر، مدينة غزة, Salah al-Din School, Al-Nasr neighbourhood, Gaza City, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

At least four civilians, including two children, 13-year-old Mahmoud Ibrahim Mahmoud Dababsh and nine or 11-year-old Anas Ahmed Abdul Rahman al-Mashharawi, were reportedly killed by an alleged Israeli airstrike on the Salah al-Din School on 14 November, 2024. In addition, “many others” were injured, though the details about these casualties were not found among local

Summary

First published
March 5, 2025
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Education
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
4 – 5
(2–4 children1 man)
Civilians reported injured
5–10
Cause of injury / death
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Airwars civilian harm grading
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Suspected belligerent
Israeli Military
Named victims
2 named
Geolocation
Exact location (other)
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Incident date

December 15, 2024

Incident Code

ISPT151224za

LOCATION

مدرسة للأونروا تؤوي نازحين غربي مدينة خان يونس, Ahmad Bin Abdul Aziz School UNRWA school housing displaced people west of Khan Younis, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

On Sunday evening, December 15, 2024, 16 identified civilians, including at least seven children and two women, were killed in to a declared Israeli airstrike on the third floor of the Ahmad Bin Abdul Aziz School (Sheikh Jamil School), a UNRWA facility housing displaced people west of Khan Yunis in southern Gaza. The strike was

Summary

First published
March 5, 2025
Strike status
Declared strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Education
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
16 – 20
(7–9 children2 women5 men)
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Cause of injury / death
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Airwars civilian harm grading
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Known belligerent
Israeli Military
Named victims
16 named, 3 families identified
Geolocation
Exact location (other)
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Incident date

October 25, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0624b

LOCATION

مخيم البريج, Al-Bureij Camp, Deir al-Balah, the Gaza Strip

Twenty-one people were reported killed and at least one was injured after an alleged Israeli strike on their family home in Block 6 of the Al-Bureij Camp in Gaza’s Deir al-Balah on 25 October, 2023. Most of the casualties were members of the Abu Shamala family. The patriarch of the family, 63-year-old Samir Abu Shamala

Summary

First published
March 5, 2025
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
IDP or Refugee Camp, Residential
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
21
(12–13 children4–5 women4 men)
Civilians reported injured
1
Cause of injury / death
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Airwars civilian harm grading
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Suspected belligerent
Israeli Military
Named victims
22 named, 1 familiy identified
Names matched with MoH IDs
6
Geolocation
Exact location (via Airwars)
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Incident date

September 15, 2024

Incident Code

R4683

LOCATION

سرمين, western neighbourhood of the city of Sarmin, Idlib, Syria

Shortly before 4:40 PM on Sunday, September 15, 2024, a child named Mohammad Somar Haj Lattouf and a young man named Abdulaziz Jamal Abboud were injured as a result of artillery shelling with contested responsibility allegedly perpetrated by Syrian regime forces and/or Iraniian military and/or Russian military in the western neighbourhood of the city of

Summary

First published
March 4, 2025
Strike status
Contested strike
Strike type
Artillery
Infrastructure
Education, Primary School, Residential
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
Unknown
Civilians reported injured
2
Cause of injury / death
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Airwars civilian harm grading
Contested
Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
Impact
Education
Impact on services or infrastructure relating to education, health or food supply. See methodology note for details.
Suspected belligerents
Russian Military, Iranian Military, Syrian Regime
Named victims
2 named
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Incident date

September 5, 2024

Incident Code

CS1999

LOCATION

دوار الغبرة في البوكمال, Al Ghabra roundabout, Al Boukmal, Deir Ezzor, Syria

On September 5th, 2024, a drone strike against a truck at the Al-Ghabra roundabout in Al-Boukmal, Deir Ezzor Governorate, killed a child and a militant, and injured between four and fifteen more people, including at least two children. The drone has been alleged to be American or Israeli by some sources, while others have not

Summary

First published
March 4, 2025
Strike status
Contested strike
Strike type
Airstrike, Drone Strike
Infrastructure
Commerce
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
1
(1 child)
Civilians reported injured
4–15
Cause of injury / death
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Airwars civilian harm grading
Contested
Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
Suspected belligerents
US Forces, Israeli Military
Suspected target
Iranian military
Named victims
5 named
Belligerents reported killed
1
Belligerents reported injured
5
View Incident

Incident date

November 5, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0897

LOCATION

محيط مستشفى القدس في تل الهوا, Al-Quds Hospital, Tal Al-Hawa, Gaza strip, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

On the morning of November 5, 2023, at approximately 10am, one patient in the intensive care unit of al-Quds Hospital was injured by heavy artillery shelling, airstrikes, and explosions allegedly deployed by the Israeli military. The Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) first reported the news at 10:30 AM, reporting that al-Qud Hospital, the refuge of

Summary

First published
February 24, 2025
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
Healthcare, Hospital
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
Unknown
Civilians reported injured
1–3
Cause of injury / death
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Airwars civilian harm grading
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Suspected belligerent
Israeli Military
Geolocation
Nearby landmark
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Incident date

September 24, 2024

Incident Code

ISLB240924za

LOCATION

لُبْنان, Lebanon

On Tuesday, September 24, 2024, six members of a Syrian family, including at least one woman and two children, were reportedly killed during an alleged Israeli airstrike in Lebanon. According to several sources, including News Without Borders and Twitter/X users @AbazeedMunof and @Hassan_Abdalleh, the family was originally from Tafas in the Daraa governorate of Syria

Summary

First published
February 6, 2025
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
Apartment Building, Residential
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
6
(2–4 children1–2 women1–2 men)
Cause of injury / death
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Airwars civilian harm grading
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Suspected belligerent
Israeli Military
Named victims
6 named, 1 familiy identified
View Incident

Incident date

November 7, 2024

Incident Code

ISPT071124t

LOCATION

مدرسة ذكور الشاطئ الإبتدائية (ج), Al-Shati Elementary Boys School, Al Shati refugee camp, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

At least 17 civilians and at least one Hamas militant were killed after a declared Israeli airstrike on the Al-Shati Boys Elementary School (Shuhaybar School) in the Al-Shati Refugee Camp west of Gaza City on 7 November, 2024. The school was reportedly housing thousands of displaced people at the time of the strike. The Israel

Summary

First published
February 6, 2025
Last updated
February 27, 2025
Strike status
Declared strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Education, IDP or Refugee Camp, Primary School
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
17 – 18
(10–12 children3 women2–5 men)
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Cause of injury / death
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Airwars civilian harm grading
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Known belligerent
Israeli Military
Known target
Palestinian Forces
Named victims
18 named, 2 families identified
Geolocation
Exact location (other)
Belligerents reported killed
1–2
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Incident date

July 14, 2024

Incident Code

ISPT140724i

LOCATION

مدرسة أبو عريبان مخيم النصيرات, Abu Oreiban School, Al Nuseirat refugee camp, Deir al Balah, the Gaza Strip

At least twelve identified civilians, two of whom were women, were killed, alongside at least one identified militant in airstrikes conducted by the Israeli military that hit the United Nations-run Abu Oreiban School in the Nuseirat Refugee Camp in Deir al-Balah governorate in central Gaza on Sunday 14 July 2024 at around 15:02 local time.

Summary

First published
January 9, 2025
Last updated
January 10, 2025
Strike status
Declared strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Education
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
12 – 15
(2 women10 men)
Civilians reported injured
71–87
Cause of injury / death
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Airwars civilian harm grading
Confirmed
A specific belligerent has accepted responsibility for civilian harm.
Impact
Education
Impact on services or infrastructure relating to education, health or food supply. See methodology note for details.
Known belligerent
Israeli Military
Named victims
12 named
Names matched with MoH IDs
4
Geolocation
Exact location (via Airwars)
Belligerents reported killed
1
View Incident

Incident date

March 6, 2024

Incident Code

YS172

LOCATION

قرية سيد علي وبلدة تل مالد قرب مدينة مارع شمال حلب, village of Sayyed Ali and town of Tal Mald, near the city of Marea, north of Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria

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

Summary

First published
January 3, 2025
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Artillery
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
1
(1 woman)
Civilians reported injured
1–4
Cause of injury / death
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Airwars civilian harm grading
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Suspected belligerent
YPG
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Incident date

September 24, 2024

Incident Code

ISLB240924t

LOCATION

منطقة الغازية بصيدا جنوب لبنان, Ghazieh area, Sidon, Southern Lebanon, Lebanon

Shortly before 8 AM on Tuesday, September 24th, 2024, an alleged Israeli airstrike reportedly resulted in minor injuries amongst the ambulance team of the Popular Rescue Regiment. The exact number of injured civilians and their identities were not specified by the sources. The news outlet Saida Online reported that the alleged attack took place while

Summary

First published
January 1, 2025
Last updated
April 22, 2025
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Ambulance, Healthcare
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
Unknown
Civilians reported injured
2
Cause of injury / death
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Airwars civilian harm grading
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Suspected belligerent
Israeli Military
Geolocation
Neighbourhood/area
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Incident date

September 24, 2024

Incident Code

ISLB240924s

LOCATION

كفر ملكي, Kafr Melki, Southern Lebanon, Lebanon

On September 24, 2024, an alleged Israeli airstrike hit five residential buildings in Kfar Melki, Southern Lebanon, reportedly causing injuries and destruction to residential infrastructure. No fatalities were reported, and the number of injuries remains unclear. The status of those injured could also not be determined based on the available sources. Lubnane Hor reported that

Summary

First published
January 1, 2025
Last updated
April 15, 2025
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Apartment Building, Residential
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
Unknown
Civilians reported injured
2
Cause of injury / death
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Airwars civilian harm grading
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Suspected belligerent
Israeli Military
Geolocation
Village
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Incident date

February 21, 2024

Incident Code

ISSY041

LOCATION

كفرسوسة, Orfali residential building in Kafar Sousa, Damascus, Damascus, Syria

At approximately 9:40 am on Wednesday, February 21, 2024, an airstrike allegedly conducted by the Israeli military killed at least one civilian man and injured at least one other civilian in a residential building in the Kafar Sousa neighborhood in Damascus in Syria. Al-Sharq News – Syria reported that the Ministry of Defense of the

Summary

First published
December 31, 2024
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Apartment Building, Car, Residential, Vehicle
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
1 – 3
(1–2 men)
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Cause of injury / death
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Airwars civilian harm grading
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Suspected belligerent
Israeli Military
Suspected target
Iranian military
Named victims
2 named
Belligerents reported killed
1–2
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Incident date

January 1, 2024

Incident Code

R4651a

LOCATION

دارة عزة, Darat Azza and the villages of Kabashin and Burj Haidar, Aleppo, Syria

Shortly before 2:14 PM on Monday, January 1st, 2024, artillery and missile shelling allegedly launched by the Syrian regime and/or Russian forces and/or Iranian forces killed at least six identified civilians and injured at least 11 civilians, including an infant and three other children, in the city of Darat Azza and the villages of Kabashin

Summary

First published
December 30, 2024
Last updated
March 4, 2025
Strike status
Contested strike
Strike type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
Bakery, Commerce, Market, Mosque, Religious, Residential, Road, Transportation
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
6
(1 child1 woman4 men)
Civilians reported injured
11
Cause of injury / death
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Airwars civilian harm grading
Contested
Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
Suspected belligerents
Russian Military, Iranian Military, Syrian Regime
Named victims
16 named, 2 families identified
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