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Incident Date
24 December 2020
Incident Code
USSOM325
Location
سااكوو, Saakow, Middle Juba, Somalia
A US airstrike targeted Al Shabaab fighters near Saakow. The AFRICOM press release said: "In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command conducted one (1) airstrike targeting an al-Shabaab compound in the vicinity of Saakow, Somalia, Dec. 24. The initial assessment concluded the strike damaged the compound and several al-Shabaab fighters fled,…
Summary
Published
24 December 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
21 December 2020
Incident Code
USSOM324a
Location
Burr Heybo, Bay, Somalia
A US airstrike targeted Al Shabaab in Burr Heybo, AFRICOM told Airwars via email. The correspondence reads: "In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command conducted one airstrike in Burr Heybo, Somalia on Dec. 21 targeting two (2) al-Shabaab terrorist. The command's initial assessment concluded this airstrike yielded no death or injuries…
Summary
Published
21 December 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
17 December 2020
Incident Code
TS461
Location
الجهبل, Al Jahbal, Raqqa, Syria
Local sources reported that two civilian males were killed in alleged Turkish artillery strikes on the village of Al Jahbal in eastern Ain Issa, Raqqa governorate, on December 17th, 2020. According to Rudaw, "pro-Turkey militants carried out fresh attacks on Friday against the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in Ain Issa, with several civilian casualties…
Summary
Published
17 December 2020
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
14 December 2020
Incident Code
USYEMTr233
Location
البطحة, Al Batha, Ma'rib, Yemen
At least one person, believed to be affiliated with Al Qaeda, was reported killed in an alleged US drone strike on a motorcycle in the Al Batha area, Marib governorate, on December 14th, 2020, according to local sources. Al Arabiya reported that according to a source within the local authority in Marib, "an unmanned drone,…
Summary
Published
14 December 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Military actors reported killed
1–3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
12 December 2020
Incident Code
TI053
Location
ديرالوك, Deraluk , Duhok, Iraq
Basnews reported that three children were killed in an alleged Turkish airstrike on Deraluk town of Amedi district, Duhok province, on December 12th, 2020. No further info is available at the moment.
Summary
Published
12 December 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
3
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
11 December 2020
Incident Code
USSOM323
Location
Jilib, Middle Juba, Somalia
Two US airstrikes reportedly killed between eight and ten Al Shabaab fighters near Jilib. Garowe reported: "Amid plans to withdraw from Somalia, the US Africa Command conducted two airstrikes on Thursday in the Horn of Africa nation, killing at least eight Al-Shabaab commanders linked to the manufacturing of explosives besides coordinating attacks in the country."…
Summary
Published
10 December 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike
Military actors reported killed
8–10
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
11 December 2020
Incident Code
USSOM324
Location
Jilib, Middle Juba, Somalia
Two US airstrikes reportedly killed between eight and ten Al Shabaab fighters near Jilib. Garowe reported: "Amid plans to withdraw from Somalia, the US Africa Command conducted two airstrikes on Thursday in the Horn of Africa nation, killing at least eight Al-Shabaab commanders linked to the manufacturing of explosives besides coordinating attacks in the country."…
Summary
Published
10 December 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
7 December 2020
Incident Code
TI052
Location
رشاوه, Vicinity of Reshava, Duhok, Iraq
Three civilians were killed in alleged Turkish airstrikes on the town of Deraluk, Dohuk governorate, on December 7th, 2020, according to local sources. The bodies of the three men were found on December 12th. On December 12th, Roj News reported: "On December 7th, three civilians from the Derelok district of Amed were bombed by Turkish…
Summary
Published
7 December 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Civilians reported killed
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
4 December 2020
Incident Code
LC423
Location
ترهونة, Tarhuna, Marqab, Libya
One civilian died and another was injured in an explosion of a shell from previous shelling on Tarhuna. 60:60 posted: "The death of the young man, Miftah Abu Aisha Al-Azraq, and the injury of another person, as a result of a shell exploding in their farm in the city of Tarhouna while they were doing…
Summary
Published
4 December 2020
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Planted explosives and unexploded ordnance (UXO)
Military Actor
Unknown
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Incident Date
28 November 2020
Incident Code
TS460
Location
عين عيسى, Ain Issa, Raqqa, Syria
Two civilians were reported killed and up to four others including a woman and her two children were injured as a result of alleged Turkish shelling or airstrikes on Ain Issa in Raqqa, Syria on November 28th, 2020. The injured civilians were moved to hospital in Raqqa for treatment. Enab Baladi said that " the…
Summary
Published
28 November 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2–4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
23 November 2020
Incident Code
RS4546
Location
البارة, Al Bara, Idlib, Syria
One civilian, a man, was reported killed and an unknown number of civilians sustained injuries as a result of alleged Regime, Russian and/or Iranian artillery shelling on the town of Al Bara in the Jabal Al-Zawiya area in the southern countryside of Idlib on November 23, 2020. Baladi News and the Syrian Network for Human…
Summary
Published
23 November 2020
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
23 November 2020
Incident Code
TS459
Location
عين عيسى, Ain Issa, Raqqa, Syria
Eight civilians were injured as a result of alleged Turkish mortar shelling on Ain Issa countryside in Raqqa on November 23rd, 2020. According to Ronahi, populated areas in the villages of Saida, Maalak, Ain Issa camp, and the vicinity of the district center in Ain Issa were targeted with hundreds of mortar shells and heavy…
Summary
Published
23 November 2020
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
8
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Incident Date
22 November 2020
Incident Code
TS458
Location
عين عيسى, Ain Issa, Raqqa, Syria
Up to three civilians including a three-year-old child were reported injured as a result of alleged Turkish forces shelling or drone attack on Ain Issa town on November, 22nd, 2020. The injured civilians were named as Mehmud Zêd Zêdan aged 3, Mihêdin Hacî aged 35 and Minhel Ehmed El Ebîd aged 22. According to Hawar,…
Summary
Published
22 November 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported injured
3
Military actors reported killed
2
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
18 November 2020
Incident Code
TS457
Location
المالكية, Al Malikiyah, Al Hassakah, Syria
Two civilians were reported injured in Al-Malikya, Hasakah in Syria allegedly when Turkish forces opened fire on civilians working in their field on November 18th. ANHA named the two civilians as Haytham Ali from Mazra Khawari, and Shafan Bouti from Mazra Bani village. The latter was wounded in the leg, which led to cutting nerves…
Summary
Published
18 November 2020
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
17 November 2020
Incident Code
RS4544
Location
قسطون, Qastoun, Hama, Syria
A civilian died when his house in Qastoun village, Hama governorate, collapsed on November 17th, 2020. According to local sources, the man's home had been previously severely damaged by alleged Russian or Syrian regime strikes. The Syrian Civil Defence reported: "A civilian died, today, Tuesday, November 17, in the town of Qastoun in the western…
Summary
Published
17 November 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Accidents related to conflict
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
17 November 2020
Incident Code
RS4545
Location
سرجة, Sarja, Idlib, Syria
One civilian, a man, was reported killed and one civilian sustained injuries as the result of an alleged Russian and/or Regime strike on the village of Sarja in the southern countryside of Idlib on Tuesday, November 17, 2020. Regarding civilian harm, the Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR) reported that “A 30-year-old Syrian citizen, named…
Summary
Published
17 November 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Accidents related to conflict
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
17 November 2020
Incident Code
TS456
Location
عين عيسى, Ain Issa, Raqqa, Syria
Three civilians were reported injured in an alleged Turkish forces or pro-Turkey forces artillery shelling and/or drone attack on Ain Issa in Raqqa, Syria on November 17th, 2020. Ahmed Jassim, Mahmoud Ali and Hamza Ibrahim arrived at the Ain Issa town hospital with injuries ranging from light to moderate as a result of shrapnel. Eyeonhasaka…
Summary
Published
17 November 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
14 November 2020
Incident Code
USYEMTr232
Location
استراحة النخيل ـ محطة بن معيلي, Al-Nakhil Resthouse - Bin Maeili Station, Ma'rib, Yemen
Local sources reported the injury of up to three members of Al-Qaeda after a drone attack that targeted them near a farm close to Bin Maeili Station in Wadi Abeeda, Ma'reb on November 14th, 2020. @abdalrzeg8713 tweeted that one of the three members was injured by a US drone attack. However, 7adramout.net said that three…
Summary
Published
14 November 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
8 November 2020
Incident Code
TI051
Location
خلف أو قاسم ملكو, Khalaf or Qassim Malako, Nineveh, Iraq
At least one civilian was killed in alleged Turkish drone strikes on an alleged PKK vehicle near the town of Khalaf or Qassim Malako, Sinjar district, Nineveh governorate, on November 8th, 2020. Up to five militants were reportedly also killed and at least three others were wounded. Hawar News reported that "The "Nasr Mobin" forces…
Summary
Published
12 November 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Civilians reported killed
1
Military actors reported killed
2–5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
7 November 2020
Incident Code
TS455
Location
العليا, Al Alia, Al Hassakah, Syria
A woman was reportedly killed by Turkish soldiers stationed in a military point near Al Alia, Hasaka governorate, on November 7th, 2020, according to Step News Agency. Step News Agency reported that on "Saturday morning, a woman was killed by the Turkish army stationed in a point located in the vicinity of Al Alia silos…
Summary
Published
7 November 2020
Civilians reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
7 November 2020
Incident Code
CS1953
Location
غريبة الشرقية, Ghariba al-Sharqiya, Deir Ezzor, Syria
One person was reported killed in an alleged US-led Coalition and QSD/SDF joint security operation/landing in Ghariba al-Sharqiya in Deir Ezzor, Syria on November 7th, 2020. Some of the local sources which reported the incident said the person killed was an internally displaced person (IDP), and others described him as an ISIS member. For example,…
Summary
Published
7 November 2020
Strike Type
Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)
Civilians reported killed
0–1
Military actors reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
,
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
6 November 2020
Incident Code
USSOM322
Location
غندرشي, Gandarshe, Lower Shabelle, Somalia
A CIA paramilitary officer was killed in Somalia as a result of a joint ground raid with Somali special forces, it was later reported. Four elite Somali Danab troops also died during the event. Sources close to Al Shabaab first reported on the incident. Somali Memo said: "Reports from Gandarshe area say that a suicide…
Summary
Published
6 November 2020
Strike Type
Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)
Military actors reported killed
5
Causes of Death / Injury
Planted explosives and unexploded ordnance (UXO)
,
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
4 November 2020
Incident Code
RS4543
Location
أريحا, Ariha, Idlib, Syria
Up to four civilians, including one child, and up toaround 12 others, including one child and four women were injured as a result of alleged artillery shelling by Syrian Regime and/or Russian forces on the city of Ariha, south of Idlib on the morning of November 4th 2020 according to local sources and news agencies.…
Summary
Published
4 November 2020
Strike Type
Artillery
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
4–5
Civilians reported injured
5–12
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
31 October 2020
Incident Code
RS4541
Location
نحلية, Nahliya, Idlib, Syria
One civilian was reportedly killed, and three others, including one elderly woman, were injured as a result of alleged Russian or Iranian airstrikes or explosion of a suicide drone in the village of Nahlia, in the vicinity of the town of Ariha, south of Idlib on the afternoon of October 31st, 2020 according to Local…
Summary
Published
31 October 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
Iranian Military
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Incident Date
31 October 2020
Incident Code
RS4542
Location
تلتونه, Taltuna, Idlib, Syria
One civilian was reportedly killed and five others were injured after an alleged airstrike by a Russian or Syrian or Iranian drone on agricultural lands in the village of Taltuna, west of Ma'arat Misrin north of Idlib on the morning of October 31st, 2020 according to local sources. According to sources including Orient news and…
Summary
Published
31 October 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Iranian Military
,
Russian Military
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Incident Date
29 October 2020
Incident Code
TS454
Location
Îska, Iska, Aleppo, Syria
At least 13 civilians were reportedly injured in an attack by alleged Turkish mercenaries on the village of Iska, Aleppo governorate, on October 29th, 2020, according to Hawar News. Hawar News wrote that "the village of Iska which in Janders district in Afrin canton was subjected to a raid campaign and attempts to kidnap and…
Summary
Published
3 November 2020
Civilians reported injured
13
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
27 October 2020
Incident Code
USYEMTr231-C
Location
عرق آل شبوان, Irq Al Shabwan, Ma'rib, Yemen
A US drone strike reportedly targeted alleged AQAP militants' Vitara vehicle in the ‘Irq Al Shabwan area of Al Wadi district in Marib governorate on 27 October 2020 killing between two and three militants and wounding one, according to local sources. Almawqaea Post noted that a local source had named the militants as being members…
Summary
Published
27 October 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Infrastructure
Vehicle
(
Car
)
Military actors reported killed
2–3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
26 October 2020
Incident Code
RS4540
Location
منطقة الدويله في كفرتخاريم في ريف ادلب, Al Dwailah in Kafar Takhareem in Idib, Idlib, Syria
Between two and 23 civilians were reported injured and at least one civilain, 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 Russian forces targeted a military…
Summary
Published
26 October 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
IDP or Refugee Camp
,
Warehouse
(
Military
)
Civilians reported killed
1–29
Civilians reported injured
2–23
Military actors reported killed
20–78
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
22 October 2020
Incident Code
TS453
Location
صيدا, Sayda, Raqqa, Syria
At least one civilian male was critically injured in alleged Turkish or Turkish mercenary artillery strikes on the M4 road near the village of Sayda, Raqqa governorate, on October 22nd, 2020, according to local sources. Correspondents for Hawar News reported that "[Turkish] mercenaries targeted civilians on M4 road by firing shells at the road and its…
Summary
Published
22 October 2020
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
21 October 2020
Incident Code
RS4539
Location
الرامي, Al Rami, Idlib, Syria
A child was reported killed and between three and six civilians, including up to three children, a woman and a man, were injured in alleged Russian airstrikes on residential areas in the village of Al Rami in the southern Idlib countryside on October 21, 2020. Regarding civilian harm, a correspondent of Resala post reported that…
Summary
Published
21 October 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
3–6
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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