Civilian Casualties

الخالدية, Al Khalidiya, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

At least one civilian, a young man, was injured in alleged Turkish bombing of the village of Al-Khalidiya on September 6, 2021. According to North Press Agency (NPA), a 28 year old man named Yasser Youssef Hajo was injured by shrapnel when Turkish forces bombed the village of Al-Khalidiya. A medical source in Ain Issa

Summary

الرامي, Al Rami, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

At least one child was injured in alleged Russian strikes on the outskirts of the town of Al Rami on September 4, 2021. The Al-Jisr Network correspondent reported that a child was injured by Russian warplanes bombing on the outskirts of the town of Al-Rami. Baladi News added that the child was injured to varying

Summary

كنصفرة, Kansafra, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

At least one civilian, a child, was killed and one to two others were injured in alleged Russian airstrikes while grazing a flock of sheep on the outskirts of Kansafra on September 3, 2021. Idlib Plus reported that the child “Ali Ahmed Al-Brouk” was killed in Russian airstrikes on the town of Kansafra. Syrian Network for

Summary

3 named, 1 familiy identified

الفريكة, Al Farika, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

A least one civilian, a 17 year old girl, was killed and one to two others were injured in alleged Russian or regime strikes on Farika village on September 2, 2021. According to the Syrian Network for Human Rights, a woman named Fatimah Adnan Hussein was killed while other civilians were injured in Syrian regime forces’

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Russian Military, Syrian Regime

بارة, Bara, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

At least three people were injured in alleged Turkish strikes on Bara village on September 2, 2021. Security sources told Shafaq News Agency that “Turkish aircraft bombed the headquarters of the Asayish Yazidkhan forces, west of Mount Sinjar” and that the targeted location was close to a site of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK). However, another security source

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LOCATION

Yemen

Two alleged members of Al Qaeda were killed in US airstrikes in Yemen sometime before August 24, 2021. According to a Facebook post from Mushir Al Mashrai, Al-Qaeda organization in Yemen mourned Rashid Al-Ghazali and his brother Abu Asim, who said that they were killed in an American raid. A tweet from @GhalebM0nz1i7 reported that the

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Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)

US Forces

Suspected target

LOCATION

Cammaara, Mudug, Somalia

The brief recapture by al Shabaab of the strategic town of Amara on the morning of August 24th was reversed by Somali ground forces, assisted by a US airstrike. Up to 90 militants and five government soldiers were killed in the strike, according to the Somali government and state media. Amara had been held by

Summary

67–95

قارة, Qarah, Rif Dimashq, Syria

LOCATION

At least four civilians, including a young man, were killed and three to four others were injured in alleged Israeli airstrikes or Syrian regime air defense strikes on Qarah on August 19/20, 2021. Sources reported that four additional members of Hezbollah were killed in the strikes. A tweet from @SARASALLOUM963 quoted the Head of Qara

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(1 man)

3–4

Israeli Military, Syrian Regime

Suspected targets

Hezbollah, Iranian military

قرية سكينة, Medical center in the village of Sakina, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

At least eight people were killed, including four members of the medical staff at a hospital and four fighters of the Sinjar Resistance Units who were receiving treatment at a hospital, and four others were injured in alleged Turkish strikes on Al-Askiniyah Hospital in the village of Sakina in Sinjar district on August 17, 2021.

Summary

Suspected target

Iraqi militias (PMUs)

8 named

Between Qaycad town and Xarardheere , Mudug, Somalia

LOCATION

In its latest actions in support of Somali ground forces, AFRICOM confirmed that it had conducted airstrikes on al Shabaab positions “in the vicinity of Qeycad” on August 1st. Statements published by both the Somali Ministry of Information and Galmudug State referred to two separate strikes, which Airwars is therefore treating as separate events. Galmudug

Two civilians, or members of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), were killed in alleged Turkish airstrikes on the village of Sinksar, Sulaymaniyah governorate on July 30, 2021, according to local media reports. Mawazin News reported that the director of the Snaksar district in Sulaymaniyah, Nehru Abdullah, said in a press statement “During the past 24

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Between Qaycad town and Xarardheere district, Mudug, Somalia

LOCATION

The US conducted its second airstrike within four days against Al Shabab fighters in the Qay’ad area between Qaycad town and Xarardheere district on July 23, 2021 at 10:21AM. According to Morad News, the US airstrike was in support of Somali forces involved in fighting with Al Shabab fighters as they were trying to capture

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خربة الجاموس, Kharbet Al Janous, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

Between one and three people, including a child, were killed and others were injured in Coalition and Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) strikes on Kharbet Al Janous on July 21, 2021. Various sources report that a child was killed in the operation while other sources report that between one and three members of ISIS were killed.

Summary

Airstrike, Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)

1 – 3

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons

Causes of injury / death

Syrian Democratic Forces

Belligerents reported injured

0–2

الطريق الواصل بين بداما و الزعينية, the linking road between Bdama and Al-Za'iniyah, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

At least one civilian, a humanitarian medical worker, was killed and between eight and 19 other civilians, including five children, were injured in a guided missile strike on a car on the road between the towns of Bdama Al-Za’iniyah on July 20, 2021. @RaedAlSaleh3 tweeted “today, we lost our friend “Iyad Al-Lari,” one of the

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(1 man)

8–19

Syrian Regime, Russian Military

Vicinity of Qeycad, Mudug, Somalia

LOCATION

Exactly six months after Joe Biden became president, the US conducted its first declared strike in Somalia of his administration, at either 10.21 or 11.05am on July 20th 2021. According to Morad News the attack took place in the Qay’ad area of Muldug, with Sonna state media reporting that the airstrike was conducted on a

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Belligerents reported injured

6–12

LOCATION

هرور, Hiror, Duhok, Iraq

Between one and two civilians were injured in alleged Turkish airstrikes on the village of Harur on July 7, 2021. A security source told Shafaq News Agency, “Turkish warplanes bombed the vicinity of Harour village in Kani Masi district in Al-Amadiyah district in Dohuk governorate. The aerial bombardment resulted in the injury of a citizen and

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الشيخ يوسف, Al Sheikh Yousuf, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

At least five civilians, members of the Syrian Civil Defense, were injured in alleged Russian airstrikes on the village of Sheikh Youssef on July 3, 2021. Anadolu Agency reported that “the media official in the Civil Defense, Firas Khalifa, confirmed that Russian warplanes carried out 4 raids on their center in the village of Sheikh

Summary

Russian Military

القائم, Al Qa’em, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

One child was reportedly killed and three other civilians, including women and children, were wounded in US airstrikes on the Al Qa’em area near the Syrian-Iraqi borders on June 28, 2021. Local sources also reported that between four and 11 militants, with at least four members of the Iraqi Popular Mobilization, were also killed. The

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Known belligerent

US Forces

Belligerents reported injured

4–11

قلعة دزة, Qalaat Diza, Sulaymaniyah, Iraq

LOCATION

At least four people were killed in alleged Turkish airstrikes in the Qalaat Diza region, on the road between the villages of Deka and Kani Lane, on June 13, 2021. While the majority of sources refer to those killed as civilians, Turkish sources allege they five members of the PKK were killed. According to North

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0 – 4

(0–1 men)

0–5

سرجة, Sarja, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

At least one man was injured in alleged Russian airstrikes on the village of Sarja on June 12, 2021. According to Syrian Civil Defense, “the village of Sarja was subjected to similar raids, which resulted in the injury of a man.” @syr_television referred to “civilians” being injured but did not provide a specific number. None

Summary

Russian Military

منطف, Mantaf, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Between one and two civilians, including at least one woman, was killed and up to nine others were wounded in alleged Russian airstrikes on Mantaf on June 12, 2021. According to Syrian Civil Defense, “the killing of a woman and the wounding of 7 civilians, including 3 children, in Russian air strikes targeting residential neighborhoods

Summary

1 – 2

(1–2 women)

1–9

مخمور, Makhmour Refugee Camp, Erbil, Iraq

LOCATION

At least three people were killed and up to five others were injured in an alleged Turkish drone strike on Makhmour Refugee Camp south of Erbil in Kurdistan, Iraq. The Turkish government and their sources refer to those killed as members of the PKK while local and international sources refer to those killed and wounded

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0 – 3

2–5

0–3

Ceel-Cadde, Gedo, Somalia

LOCATION

At least one civilian, a woman, was killed and up to seven other civilians, including five children, were injured alleged US drone strikes or Kenyan airstrikes on the town of Ceel-Cadde in the Gedo region on June 2-3, 2021. Halgan Media reported that suspected US drones or Kenyan fighter jets carried out strikes on a home

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1 – 2

(1 child1 woman)

4–7

Kenyan Military Forces, US Forces

5 named, 1 familiy identified

كفرعويد, Kafar Awaid, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

At least one civilian was killed in a cluster bomb explosion on May 23, 2021 left over from previous bombing by the regime or Russia on the village of Kafar Awaid. According to the Syrian Civil Defense, “a civilian was killed, this morning, Sunday, May 23, after a cluster bomb exploded in the village of Kafr Awaid,

Summary

(1 man)

Planted explosives and unexploded ordnance (UXO)

Russian Military, Syrian Regime

منزل عائلة اسليم بحي الصبرة, House for the Aslaim family in the Al-Sabra neighborhood, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

As many as seven civilians, including five children, were reported injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike on the Al-Sabra neighborhood of Gaza city, on May 20th 2021, according to local reports. Al Haq reported, at approximately 6:00 am Israeli aircraft targeted the fifth-floor apartment of Hazem Muhammad Antar Aslam (spelled Asleem and Saleem in other

Summary

5–7

Israeli Military

5 named, 1 familiy identified

عزبة بيت حانون, Izbat Beit Hanoun, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

An Israeli airstrike targeted the home of the Abu Jared family in Beit Hanoun, injuring up to six civilians according to multiple sources. Several sources reported that of the six civilians injured, one was in a serious condition. This seriously injured male victim was named by multiple sources as 69 year old Ali Khalil Abu

Summary

0 – 1

(0–1 men)

3–6

بيت المغير, رفح, Al Mughayir House, Rafah, Rafah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Between three and six people were reportedly injured as a result of alleged Israeli airstrikes on a house said to belong to Al-Mughayer family in Shaboura refugee camp, Rafah, Gaza on May 20 2021. A tweet from @AqsaTVChannel put the number of injuries at three while Palestinian Refugees Portal reported that six casualties were rescued

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3–6

Israeli Military