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Incident Date
20 November 2019
Incident Codes
IRS003 RS4190
Location
مخيم قاح, Qah refugee camp, near Syrian-Turkish border, Idlib, Syria
Between 16-30 civilians, including at least seven children and at least six women, were killed and up to 46 others, most of them children, were wounded in an airstrike with the use of cluster bombs which struck attack Qah refugee camp and was allegedly carried out by Russian, Syrian regime or Iranian forces at 7:30…
Summary
Published
20 November 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
,
IDP or Refugee Camp
Civilians reported killed
16–30
Civilians reported injured
15–46
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Iranian Military
,
Russian Military
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Incident Date
19 November 2019
Incident Code
RS4184
Location
بلدات متعددة, Several towns in Idlib, Idlib, Syria
An unspecified number of civilian casualties were recorded by a single source, as a result of airstrikes on multiple villages in Idlib province on November 19th 2019. Airwars is presently unable to provide more specific detail. Airstrikes by “Russian warplanes and helicopter gunships” were reported by local news source Shaam News to have hit eight…
Summary
Published
19 November 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
,
Incendiary
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
19–20 November, 2019
Incident Code
ISSY005
Location
بيت سابر, Beit Sabir, Damascus, Syria
Two civilians, including a woman, were killed and at least one child was injured in alleged Israeli airstrikes on Beit Sabir, Damascus governorate, around 1:30 AM on November 20th, 2019, according to local sources. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported "the death of a Syrian civilian and his wife after they were pulled from…
Summary
Published
19 November 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
1–3
Military actors reported killed
0–23
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date
19 November 2019
Incident Code
TI031
Location
خانصور, Khanasor, Nineveh, Iraq
Local sources reported that a Turkish drone attacked areas in Shingal region in Iraq on November 19th, 2019 causing deaths and injuries among civilians and YPG fighters. @murad_ismael reported "Another Turkish airstrike today [Nov 19th] on town of Khanesor. Reportedly there are civilian victims which are yet to be confirmed." @ameddicleT added that "Turkish armed…
Summary
Published
19 November 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
19–20 November, 2019
Incident Code
ISSY006
Location
الجزيرة الثالثة, قدسيا, Block Three, Qudsaya, Damascus, Syria
Up to two children and a woman were injured in alleged Israeli airstrikes on Qudsaya suburb in Damascus on November 20th, 2019, according to local sources. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, "a young woman was injured by shrapnel due to the Israeli shelling in Qudsaya suburb". Reportedly, explosions were heard in the…
Summary
Published
19 November 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
2–3
Military actors reported killed
0–23
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date
19 November 2019
Incident Code
RS4185
Location
Several towns in Idlib, Idlib, Syria
A single source, the Shaam News Network, reported: "Russian warplanes and helicopter gunships carried out air strikes with rockets and explosive barrels on the city of Kafrnabal, the towns of Verkia, Kafar Sijna Shanan, Maarat China, Kerasa, Jabalya, Naji, Musharrafa, Kafr Fasnajah, on the roofs of the monastery, in Termla, Hazarin, Dar al-Kabira and Ma'arzita.…
Summary
Published
13 November 2019
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
19 November 2019
Incident Code
YS071
Location
جرن الحاج صالح - تل أبيض, Jarn Hajj Salih, Raqqa, Syria
Two female children were reported killed and ten other civilians injured in an alleged YPG artillery attack with a Grad rocket on a school building turned into a shelter for internally displaced people (IDPs) in Jern Al Haj Salih in Tal Abyad, Raqqa governorate in Syria, on November 19th, 2019 according to local sources. The…
Summary
Published
19 November 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
2–3
Civilians reported injured
10
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
YPG
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Incident Date
19 November 2019
Incident Code
YS072
Location
أعزاز, Azaz, Aleppo, Syria
One civilian was reported killed and between seven and 15 others including two children injured in an alleged YPG artillery attack on Azaz in Aleppo governorate, Syria on November 19th, 2019, according to local sources. The civilian killed was identified as Muhammad Mustafa Amouri, aged 30 and he died shortly after he was moved to…
Summary
Published
19 November 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
7–15
Causes of Death / Injury
Planted explosives and unexploded ordnance (UXO)
Military Actor
YPG
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Incident Date
19 November 2019
Incident Code
YS073
Location
عريضة, Aridha, Raqqa, Syria
A child was reported killed and his family members injured in an alleged YPG artillery attack on Aridha village in Raqqa governorate, Syria on November 19th, 2019 according to local sources. The child killed was identified as Ezzeddine Al Sayyad and he is between 3 or 4 years old.
Summary
Published
19 November 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2–3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
YPG
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Incident Date
18 November 2019
Incident Code
TS394
Location
معراتة, Maabatli, Aleppo, Syria
A 23-year-old woman and a member of the Difa Al Civil (Civil Defense) were killed by alleged Turkey-backed militants in the city of Afrin, Aleppo governorate, on November 18th, 2019, according to Hawar News Agency. Hawar News Agency stated that Nircis Dawoudi and Ali Al Shaqur had just received their salaries when they were blocked…
Summary
Published
18 November 2019
Civilians reported killed
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
18 November 2019
Incident Code
LC245
Location
مصنع السنبلة للبسكويت, Sunbulah biscuit factory, Tarabulus, Libya
Between seven and ten civilians were reportedly killed in an LNA or Emirati airstrike on a biscuit factory in Wadi al Rabie. Reuters said: "At least seven workers were killed and another 35 wounded in an air strike that hit a biscuit factory on Monday in a southern suburb of the Libyan capital, Tripoli, emergency…
Summary
Published
18 November 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Civilians reported killed
7–10
Civilians reported injured
15–35
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
,
LNA/UAE Military/Egyptian Military
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Incident Date
18 November 2019
Incident Codes
TS395 RS4183
Location
تيري, Tayri, Aleppo, Syria
At least one young woman was reported injured in eastern Kobane, after allegedly being hit by a Turkish-Russian patrol vehicle during on-going protests by locals against the presence of foreign forces in the area. ANF reported that “the people protested against the patrol by throwing stones. A young woman was hit by a vehicle of…
Summary
Published
18 November 2019
Strike Type
Ground operation
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Causes of Death / Injury
Use of objects and other means
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
18 November 2019
Incident Code
LC246
Location
طرابلس: مشروع الهضبة, Tripoli: Hadaba project, Tarabulus, Libya
One child was allegedly killed by indiscriminate shelling on the Hadaba project in Tripoli. Tk Yahrough Kl shy said: "The death of Khaled Mohammed Muftah Al-Mashay as a result of an indiscriminate shell landing last night on his house in line 6 in Hadaba project area." Hona Souq Al-Khmies published a similar report. Local reports…
Summary
Published
18 November 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Government of National Accord
,
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
18 November 2019
Incident Code
LC247
Location
الرويسات, Al Ruwaisat, Misrata, Libya
Up to 13 civilians were reportedly injured in an LNA or foreign airstrike on Misurata. According to Al Wasat twelve people were injured. The Libya Observer reported: "13 people wounded in intense airstrikes believed to be conducted by foreign warplanes allied to warlord Haftar on locations inside residential areas in Misrata Monday night." Al Wasat…
Summary
Published
18 November 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
12–13
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
,
Unknown
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Incident Date
17 November 2019
Incident Code
RS4180
Location
سراقب, Saraqib, Idlib, Syria
Three to seven people reportedly died during several alleged Russian or Syrian air strikes on the northern outskirts of Saraqib, east of Idlib on the morning of November 17th 2019. Estimates of the number of injured people went as high as seven. While some sources claimed that the casualties were civilians, others identified them as…
Summary
Published
17 November 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
3–7
Civilians reported injured
5–7
Military actors reported killed
0–7
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
17 November 2019
Incident Code
RS4178
Location
بلدات متعددة, Several towns in Idlib, Idlib, Syria
An unidentified number of civilians have reportedly been injured by alleged Russian airstrikes in the towns Kafrnabal, Tarmala, Naqir, Khan al-Sibel, Fatira, Jabala, Arinba, Biskla and Ma'rzita on November 17th, 2019. Shaam news reported that Russian “planes and helicopter gunships” carried out the attack. The villages of Tahtaya, Mardabsa, Umm Jalal and Abu Habba “came…
Summary
Published
17 November 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
17 November 2019
Incident Code
RS4181
Location
كفرنبل, Kafr Nabl, Idlib, Syria
Local sources reported that Syrian Regime or Russian helicopters dropped barrel bombs on the outskirts of the town Kafr Nabl south of Idlib injuring at least two civilians on November 17th. Two civilians were injured according to most sources, while one source claimed that civilians had been killed during the strike. @Idlibplus identified the victims…
Summary
Published
17 November 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
17 November 2019
Incident Code
RS4182
Location
جبل الأربعين, Arba'ayn mountains, Idlib, Syria
Up to three civilians were reportedly killed in alleged Russian airstrikes that caused fires on the Arba'ayn mountains in Idlib governorate, Syria, on November 17th, 2019. While most sources claimed that three civilians had been killed, several others reported that only two had died. @Sy24ria stated as the only source that no casualties were suffered. IdlibPlus…
Summary
Published
17 November 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
17 November 2019
Incident Code
TS393
Location
مركز شرطة الباب, Al Bab Police Station, Aleppo, Syria
At least one man was killed and "many" wounded in alleged Turkish fire in the city of Al Bab, Aleppo governorate, on November 17th, 2019, according to Hawar News Agency. The men were reportedly taking part in a demonstration against the Turkish invasion of the city. Hawar News Agency wrote that civilians were attacked with…
Summary
Published
17 November 2019
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
1–5
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
17 November 2019
Incident Code
RS4179
Location
الملاجة, Malaja, Idlib, Syria
Between five to six civilians, among them at least three women, were reportedly killed by an alleged Russian airstrike in the town of Malaja, near Kafr Nabl in southern Idlib, on November 17th, 2019. Sources state that they were members of one family, including a couple and their son. According to several reports, another three…
Summary
Published
17 November 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
5–6
Civilians reported injured
3–14
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
16 November 2019
Incident Code
RS4177
Location
معرزيتا, Maarzita, Idlib, Syria
Three civilians were reported to have been killed and at least eight injured by either Syrian regime forces or Russian forces in an airstrike on November 16th 2019 in Maarzita, in the de-escalation zone in Idlib, northern Syria. According to various sources such as Halab Today and Syria TV, one civilian was a doctor on…
Summary
Published
16 November 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
8–10
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
15 November 2019
Incident Code
RS4172
Location
البارة, Bara, Idlib, Syria
Up to five civilians including three children and a woman were reported killed and eight others including a volunteer with the Syrian Civil Defense injured in alleged Russian airstrikes or Syrian regime artillery attacks on Al Bara in Jabal al-Zawiya, south of Idlib, Syria on November 15th, 2019 according to local sources. Step Agency said…
Summary
Published
15 November 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1–5
Civilians reported injured
2–8
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
15 November 2019
Incident Code
RS4173
Location
كفروما, Kafrouma, Idlib, Syria
A likely Russian airstrike killed a child and reportedly injured four other family members when missiles targeted a residential neighbourhood in the town of Kafrouma, south of Idlib, on November 15th 2019. While various local sources report that those injured were four sisters, others such as Zamal Al Wasl News report that amongst those injured…
Summary
Published
15 November 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
4–5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
15 November 2019
Incident Code
RS4174
Location
الضهر, Marj al-Dahr, Idlib, Syria
On November 15th 2019, at least one person was killed and two civilians were injured in an alleged Russian or Syrian regime strike in the village of Marj al-Dahr, near the city of Jisr al-Shughur in the Western countryside of Idlib, local media such as Media Idlib reported. Various local sources named the woman killed…
Summary
Published
15 November 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
15 November 2019
Incident Code
RS4175
Location
معرة حرمة, Ma’aret Harma, Idlib, Syria
Between one and three civilians were reportedly killed in a Russian airstrike in the town of Ma’aret Harma, Idlib on November 15th 2019 according to local media and sources. Up to two of those killed were children. Various local sources reported that one child was killed in this airstrike, but Zaiton Mag News noted the…
Summary
Published
15 November 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1–3
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
15 November 2019
Incident Code
RS4176
Location
حاس, Has, Idlib, Syria
On November 15th 2019, an alleged Russian airstrike hit the town of Has in the southern Idlib countryside, allegedly injuring at least one woman and an unspecified number of other civilians. Shahba Press reported, ‘A woman and other civilians were injured after Russian warplanes raided residential neighbourhoods in the south town of Has’. One source…
Summary
Published
15 November 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
14 November 2019
Incident Code
LC244
Location
الزهور, Al Zohour, Tarabulus, Libya
One civilian was allegedly killed by LNA artillery shelling on the Al Zohour neighbourhood of Tripoli. The Libya Observer reported: "Meanwhile, one person was killed in Al-Zohoor neighborhood in Tripoli after 10 Grad rockets fired by Haftar's forces fell on the residential area Thursday. Al-Zohoor neighborhood in Salah Al-Deen in southern Tripoli has been seeing…
Summary
Published
14 November 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
14 November 2019
Incident Code
RS4171
Location
معرة حرمة, Ma'rat Harma, Idlib, Syria
Two children were reported killed and three members of their family including their mother injured in an alleged Russian airstrike, or Syrian regime forces barrel bombing on Ma'rat Harma town in Idlib, Syria, on November 14th, 2019 according to local sources. IdlibPlus said "Two children were killed and two men and a woman were injured…
Summary
Published
14 November 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2–3
Civilians reported injured
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
13 November 2019
Incident Code
RS4170
Location
كفرنبل, Kafar Nubul, Idlib, Syria
One man was reported injured in alleged Russian forces airstrikes on Kafar Nubul in Idlib - Syria on November 13th, 2019, according to local sources. IdlibPlus said "A man was also injured in the city of Kafar Nabil as a result of the shelling by Russian warplanes with four air strikes." None of the other…
Summary
Published
13 November 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
13 November 2019
Incident Code
LC242
Location
الدبلوماسي, Adduplomasi, Tarabulus, Libya
Four to five civilians form one family were reportedly injured by LNA shelling on Ain Zara. According to the Libya Observer four civilians were injured by indiscriminate shelling. Al Wasat said: "A family was injured when a shell hit a house in the Diplomasi neighborhood of Ain Zara. The spokesman for the authorities, in a…
Summary
Published
13 November 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported injured
4–5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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