Civilian Casualties

Israeli Military

بشارع عوني ضهير, Awni Daheer Street, Rafah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Two civilians, one of whom was reportedly a freelance journalist, were severely injured in an alleged Israeli artillery strike on Rafah in the Southern Gaza Strip during the early hours of May 16th 2021. Ra’ed Mohammed Abdel Wahab Sabbah, aged 46, and Alam al-Deen Abdel Rahman Mohammed Sabbah, aged 23, were reportedly injured by shrapnel

Summary

الشيخ زايد, Al Sheikh Zayed, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Up to five civilians, including four journalists, were injured in alleged Israeli strikes on al-Sheikh Zayid area in Beit Lahia on May 13, 2021. Middle East Monitor reported that two Anadolu Agency journalists were injured in Israeli strikes on northern Gaza. Photojournalist Mustafa Hassouna and cameraman Mohammad al-Aloul were injured while covering an Israeli strike. Their

Summary

4–5

تل الهوى, Tal Al Hawa, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Between three and five civilians, including two to three children and a pregnant woman, were killed and four others were injured in alleged Israeli strikes on Tal Al Hawa neighborhood in Gaza on May 12th 2021. Two members of the Al Qassam Brigade were also allegedly killed in the same strike. Al Jazeera reported that

Summary

(2–3 children1 woman1 man)

3 – 5

6 named, 2 families identified

منطقة الدويله في كفرتخاريم في ريف ادلب, Al Dwailah in Kafar Takhareem in Idib, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Between two and 23 civilians were reported injured and at least one person alleged to be a civilian, a journalist, was killed during alleged Russian airstrikes on the Al Dwailah area near Salqin, west of the city of Kafr Takharim, in the northwestern countryside of Idlib on October 26, 2020. Multiple sources stated that the

Summary

0 – 29

(0–1 men)

2–23

20–78

30–90

سراقب, Saraqeb, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

On February 27th, 2020 radio reporter Muhammad Fawaz Hammoud was injured during an airstrike in Saraqib, outside of Idlib. Hammoud is an employee of Radio Al-Kul. In a post from Almodon, Hammoud was born in 1996 and is known as Asmar Aslan. According to a report from The Syrian Journalists Association and specifically media activist

Summary

قميناس , Qaminas, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Two media activists and several Turkish soldiers were wounded in an alleged Russian airstrike upon the village of Qaminas on February 20th. A tweet from @alhariri58 announced the wounding of Ibrahim al-Darwish and Ahmed Rahal, with the latter posting “I am fine” on WhatsApp and tweeting that Russian aircraft dropped cluster missile shelling 4 meters

Summary

معرة النعسان, Ma`arat Al Na`asan, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

On February 20th, the village of Ma’arat Na’asan was struck by alleged Russian or regime warplanes, resulting in the death of one civilian, a media activist. A tweet from Ahmed Dekhan announced the killing of media activist and photographer Abdul Nasser Haj Hamdan. @MousaAlamar and Edlib News tweeted similar information as well. Alaraby News said

Summary

الاتارب, Al Atareb, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

From multiple incidents in the same day, three civilians including a child were reported killed and more than 25 others, including a woman and a child, were injured in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on Al Atarib in Aleppo, Syria on February 10th 2020, via local sources. A Facebook post from Anastracey identified two

Summary

(1 child2 men)

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons

Causes of injury / death

اريحا, Ariha, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

On February 4th, 2020 media activist Amjad Aktalati (“Amjad Abu Al-Joud”) and another civilians were killed in the town of Ariha, the victims of an aerial bombardment alleged to be carried out by Russia. HalabToday TV tweeted that Ariha was struck by an alleged Russian airstrike, a claim also stated by a tweet from @saveIdlib.

Summary

قميناس, Qmenas, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

At least one civilian, a journalist, was injured in alleged Russian or regime strikes on Qmenas on February 3, 2020. A tweet from @LWMiMxsIhhMDCwA reported that “Syria TV correspondent Mustafa Al-Khalaf was injured, while covering the bombing of the regime’s militias on the village of Qmenas”. Syrian Network for Human Rights added that he was

Summary

الواقعة بين قرية الهلبة ومعر شمارين, area between al Hlubba village and Ma’ar Shamarin, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

A least one civilian, a journalist, was killed in alleged Russian airstrikes on the area between al Hlubba village and Ma’ar Shamarin on December 19, 2019. According to the Syrian Network for Human Rights, Milad Ahmad al Fares, from al Hlubba village in the eastern suburbs of Idlib governorate, was killed in an alleged Russian airstrike

Summary

جمحران و كوربينكار, Jen Harran and Kurbinkar, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between one and four civilians were reported killed and up to eight others injured when a joint Turkish and Russian patrol allegedly opened fire on protesters in Jen Harran village, southern Kobani, Aleppo in Syria on November 12th, 2019, according to local sources. The sources also reported that the Turkish forces targeted journalists from Jin

Summary

1 – 4

(1 woman)

5–8

Turkish Military, Russian Military

3 named

كفرومة, Kafrouma, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Between five and seven civilians, including three children, a nurse and a journalist, were killed in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on the town of Kfarouma in Idlib governorate on November 10th, 2019. Between eight and 11 civilians, including children, were injured, as reported by local sources. Step News Agency reported that Russian air

Summary

5 – 7

(3 children1 woman)

8–11

8 named, 2 families identified

أم الشعفة, Um Shuayfa, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

Three journalists were reported injured as a result of an alleged Turkish artillery attack on the village of Um Shuayfa, north of the city of Tal Tamr, on November 9th, 2019 according to local sources. The journalist reported injured is Fadel Hammad, a reporter for the al-Akhbariya TV channel, and he was injured in the

Summary

Turkish Military

3 named

الدردارة, Al Dardara, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

One medical worker and one journalist were reported injured in an alleged Turkish forces drone attack on a vehicle belonging to the Syrian regime forces in Dildarê village, Tal Tamr, Hasaka in Syria on November 9th, 2019 according to local sources. The medical worker working with the Kurdish Red Crescent and the German NGO CADUS

Summary

Turkish Military

3–6

4–35

درباسية, Dirbesiye, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

Eight civilians including two journalists were reported injured in an alleged Turkish forces artillery attack on a Russian convoy in Dirbesiye, Hassakah on October 29th, 2019 according to local sources. Two Russian soldiers were also reported injured in the attack.

Summary

Turkish Military

6 named

رأس العين ,الجامع الكبير , Next to Al Jamia Al Kabir in Ras Al Ayn, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

In a major civilian harm incident, between 6 and 19 civilians – including at least four journalists from multiple countries – died and as many as 74 others were wounded in an alleged Turkish airstrike on a convoy, made up from around 400 civilian vehicles, heading from Al Jazira to Ras Al Ain, local media

Summary

7 – 19

(1–2 women6–17 men)

56–75

نصيبين‎, Nusaybin, Mardin, Turkey

LOCATION

Two Anadolu Agency reporters were reportedly injured in an alleged YPG/PKK artillery attack on their building in Nusaybin in Turkey, on October 11th 2019, according to local media sources. Anadolu Agency reported that their office was “targeted by gunfire from areas controlled by terrorists of the PKK/PKK on the Syrian side’ and that the injuries

Summary

YPG

LOCATION

سرت‎, Sirte, Surt, Libya

One civilian was allegedly injured in an LNA airstrike south of Sirte. Akhbar Libya 24 reported: “Photographer Walid Zarmouh of Misurata was injured while escorting an armed convoy belonging to Al-Wefaq government [GNA] forces, which was heading towards Al Jufra military base. A source familiar with the fact that Zarmouh was injured said a pre-emptive

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صلاح الدين, Salaheddin, Tarabulus, Libya

LOCATION

A Hungarian photojournalist was reportedly injured in an LNA or Emirati airstrike on the Salaheddin neighbourhood of Tripoli. However, pro-LNA sources claim he was in fact abducted by the GNA. The Libya Observer said: “A Hungarian journalist working for RTL TV was wounded in a drone strike by warlord Khalifa Haftar’s UAE-backed air force in

Summary

Libyan National Army, United Arab Emirates Military

خان شيخون, Khan Sheikhoun, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Anas Diab, a volunteer journalist with the Syrian Civil Defense (SCD) was killed in an alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrike on Khan Sheikhoun on July 20th, 2019. According to the Syrian Civil Defense, who blamed Russian forces, Anas was documenting the aftermath of previous airstrikes on his town, Khan Sheikhoun, when he was struck

Summary

الهبيط, Habeet, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Two sources reported alleged Russian airstrikes on Harbeet village in Idlib on May 24th. Syrian Network for Human Rights claimed that two media workers were injured in the airstrikes. The source stated that Mustafa al Khalaf and Mustafa Dahnoun, reporters of Syria TV and al Jisr TV respectively, were injured in “intensive bombing on the

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قرية المنطار في جسر الشغور,, Al Mentar village in Jisr Al Shoughour, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Following the alleged Russian airstrike on Al Mentar detailed in event R3385, local media said that Russian warplanes returned to the area during the rescue attempts and struck the Syrian Civil Defence as they went about their duties. Multiple sources reported that SCD volunteer and journalist Mahmoud Abdel Al was killed – in addition to

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1–5

Radio Andalus, Jilib, Middle Juba, Somalia

LOCATION

A reported airstrike or bomb blast by an unknown party on an al Shabaab radio station in Buale or Jilib town killed up to 25 al Shabaab supporters – five of them journalists. US Africa Command later denied responsibility. According to Sonna Somalia, “At least 10 people have been killed and more than 30 others

Summary

0 – 5

(0–5 men)

US Forces

Suspected target

Al-Shabaab

10–25

دوما , Douma, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

Two male civilians, including a journalist, were killed in alleged Russian airstrikes or Syrian regime artillery strikes on a market in Douma, Damascus governorate, on March 22nd, 2019, according to local sources. Douma Revolution posted on Facebook that Fozdika shells were launched upon a popular market in Douma, leading to the death of Suhayeb A’yyoun

Summary

(2 men)

عين ترما, Ayn Tarma, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

Between four and eight civilians, including two children and two women, died in alleged Russian or regime air or artillery or rocket strikes on Ayn Tarma, according to sources on the ground. There were conflicting reports blaming both Russia and the regime, and it remains unclear which party was responsible for the civilian harm. Initial

Summary

4 – 8

(2 children2 women)

3 named

LOCATION

شبوة, Shabwa, Yemen

A Yemeni journalist was reportedly injured in an alleged drone strike while fleeing the site of attacks on an Al Qaeda vehicle on the 1st of June 2012 in Shabwa. Only one source, @narrabyee, reported this incident and further information remains unknown. The drone strike could have been a US or Yemeni strike as similar

Summary

US Forces, Yemeni Air Force

Suspected target

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)

Geolocation

Province/governorate

الدفنية, Al Dafniyah, Misrata, Libya

LOCATION

On May 27th, 2011, rocket strikes from Gaddafi forces in the Dafiniyah area of Misurata were said to have killed one reporter and six rebels, as well as injuring 25 other rebels. Multiple sources described the reporter as Mohammad Al Ma’dani, a journalist who had documented the rebel groups. Tawasul MC said: “25 wounded and

Summary

Libyan rebel forces, Other

Gaddafi Forces

Suspected targets