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Incident Date
24 September 2019
Incident Code
USSOM248
Location
Near Ugungi, Lower Shabelle, Somalia
In an incident not originally declared publicly, AFRICOM officials later confirmed to Airwars that they had conducted a strike against al Shabaab in the lower Shabelle - for which they did not report either any militant or any civilian harm. Public Affairs Current Operations Branch Chief, Desiree Frame, told Airwars by email dated October 4th…
Summary
Published
24 September 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
23 September 2019
Incident Code
LC203
Location
وادي الربيع, Wadi al Rabie, Tarabulus, Libya
Two civilians were injured because of an air or artillery strike in Wadi al Rabie in Tajoura. The Ambulance Services Libya reported: "Miloud Rashed and Sifaoy Al Mzughi of the Tajoura rescue team were injured due to aerial bombardment in Al Habayebiyah area in Wadi al Rabie." Tk Yahrouq Kl shy only reported indiscriminate shelling…
Summary
Published
23 September 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Unknown
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Incident Date
21 September 2019
Incident Code
LC202
Location
مشروع الهضبة, Hadaba project, Tarabulus, Libya
A family was seriously injured by an Emirati airstrike, according to the rival GNA. Libya Alahrar TV said: "The media center of Burkan Al Ghadab [GNA] operation reported that a family was seriously injured as a result of the targeting of the United Arab Emirates, supporting Haftar, to residential buildings in the Hadaba project in…
Summary
Published
21 September 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
3–5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
LNA/UAE Military/Egyptian Military
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Incident Date
19 September 2019
Incident Code
LC200
Location
بوهديمة, Bouhdima, Benghazi, Libya
One civilian was allegedly killed and twelve more injured by possible artillery shelling in Benghazi. The Libya Observer reported: "One person was killed and at least 12 others, including women and children, were injured when indiscriminate rocket shells fell on a condolences tent in Bouhdima district of Benghazi. Local sources said the shells were fired…
Summary
Published
19 September 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
12
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
,
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
Unknown
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Incident Date
19 September 2019
Incident Code
LC201
Location
مرزق القلعة, Murzuq Castle, Murzuq, Libya
Between three and four civilians were reportedly killed in an LNA or Emirati airstrike on Murzuq. Ali642Souki said: "One of the drone's missiles targeted one of the Tebu houses and hit a family consisting of a father and 2 of his children and his wife was visiting their neighbours and the father and his sons…
Summary
Published
19 September 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Civilians reported killed
3–4
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
17 September 2019
Incident Code
LC199
Location
الكريمية, Al Keramia, Tarabulus, Libya
A family was reportedly injured in an LNA airstrike on Janzur. The Libya Observer wrote: "Khalifa Haftar's warplanes continue to strike residential areas in south and east Tripoli without targeting military locations as foreign drones backing up Haftar's forces strike Mitiga Airport for the fourth day in a row. Sources from Volcano of Rage Operation…
Summary
Published
17 September 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
3–5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
17 September 2019
Incident Code
USSOM247
Location
NW of Kismayo, Lower Juba, Somalia
The US military carried out an airstrike on al Shabaab fighters - possibly high value - after they attacked a Somali patrol in the northwest of Kismayo, Lower Juba Province, according to a press release from US Africa Command. No civilian harm was reported in this incident. According to the official statement: "In coordination with…
Summary
Published
17 September 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Military actors reported killed
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
14 September 2019
Incident Code
USYEMTr212
Location
شبوة, Shabwa, Yemen
One local language social media source, @GawadSalah, claimed, on September 15th 2019, that six Emiratis were killed in an alleged AQAP camp in Shabwa by a US drone strike. The source seemed to refer to six Emirati soldiers reported, on September 14th 2019, to have been killed in a road "collision" in southern Yemen. Other…
Summary
Published
14 September 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Military actors reported killed
6
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
13 September 2019
Incident Code
RS4104
Location
معرة النعمان, Ma’aret Al Nu’man, Idlib, Syria
Two to three civilians, one of which was a child, were killed and five or six other civilians, including two women and a child, were injured in airstrikes on the city of Ma’aret Al Nu’man, Idlib on September 13, 2019. A tweet by @anasanas84 named the child killed as Islam Muhammad Al-Sader. Justice organization named…
Summary
Published
13 September 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
2–3
Civilians reported injured
5–6
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
13 September 2019
Incident Code
RS4103
Location
عيناتا, Aynata (Al Rouj plains), Idlib, Syria
One civilian died due to his injuries after an alleged Russian airstrike on the village of Aynata on the Al Rouj plains, Idlib, after midnight on September 12th/13th 2019, according to The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. Civil Defence volunteers on the ground stated that it was Russian aircraft that carried out the night raids.…
Summary
Published
13 September 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
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
13 September 2019
Incident Code
RS4105
Location
بانص, Banes, Aleppo, Syria
At least one civilian was injured on September 13, 2019 after the explosion of a cluster bomb that was allegedly dropped by Russian or regime warplanes on the village of Banes, Aleppo governorate, according to local sources. A tweet from @SyriaCivilDefe reported "A civilian was injured due to the detonation of a cluster bomb remnants…
Summary
Published
13 September 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
,
Planted explosives and unexploded ordnance (UXO)
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
13 September 2019
Incident Code
LC195
Location
مدرسة ابو عقدة, Abu Aqada School, Al Jabal al Gharbi, Libya
One civilian was allegedly killed in a GNA airstrike on Al Ja'afarah. Tk Yahrouq Kl shy reported: "Warplane bombardment of Al Wefaq [GNA] on the Abu Aqada school, which led to the death of Salem Klish of the Jaafra tribe." Hona Souq Al-Khmies only reported GNA airstrikes but no civilian harm.
Summary
Published
13 September 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Government of National Accord
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Incident Date
13 September 2019
Incident Code
LC196
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…
Summary
Published
13 September 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
13 September 2019
Incident Code
LC197
Location
الاصابعة, Asabi'ah, Al Jabal al Gharbi, Libya
One civilian was reportedly killed by indiscrimintate shelling on Asabi'ah. Tk yahrouq Kl shy said: "Drone shelling on the area of Asabi'ah near the Al Sila camp, which led to the death of citizen Abdel-Hakim Bnaser due to aerial bombing." There is currently no further information available. Local reports of fighting point at the GNA…
Summary
Published
13 September 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
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
13 September 2019
Incident Code
LC198
Location
طرابلس: خزانات النفط, Tripoli: Oil tanks, Tarabulus, Libya
One child was reportedly injured because of LNA shelling on Tripoli. The GNA Burkan Al Ghadab operation claimed: "The child Osama Mohammed Hamza was injured by shrapnel in the neck as a result of the indiscriminate shelling of the militias of the war criminal Hafter behind oil tanks and was transferred to the field hospital…
Summary
Published
13 September 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
13 September 2019
Incident Code
RS4106
Location
كفرنبل, Kafr Nabl, Idlib, Syria
Two civilians, a man and a woman, were killed and others were wounded in alleged Russian or regime cluster bombings of Kafr Nabl, south of Idlib, on September 13, 2019. @baladinetwork identified "Two martyrs were killed by a missile strike by the regime forces on the city of Kafr Nabl in the southern countryside of…
Summary
Published
13 September 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
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
12 September 2019
Incident Code
RS4102
Location
سرجة, Sarja, Idlib, Syria
One child was killed and another child was injured in alleged Russian or regime airstrikes on Sarja the morning of September 12th 2019, according to local sources. According to @SyriaCivilDefe, "A child was killed and another child was injured, as a result of targeting the outskirts of Sarjah village in Idlib countryside this morning." In…
Summary
Published
12 September 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
12 September 2019
Incident Code
LC194
Location
عين زارة, Ain Zara, Tarabulus, Libya
One civilian was reportedly injured by indiscriminate shelling on Ain Zara. Tk Yahrouq Kl shy reported: "A shell landed just before Mohammed bin Hamed's farm in Ain Zara al-Kuhaili, and the farm worker was injured." Local reports of fighting point at the GNA or LNA as the culprit. There is currently no other information available.
Summary
Published
12 September 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
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
11 September 2019
Incident Code
LC193
Location
العربان, Al Urban, Marqab, Libya
Two civilians were allegedly killed in a GNA airstrike on Al Urban. Al Mashhad reported: "Two civilians were killed by indiscriminate shelling of the Al Wefaq government forces in Al Urban, 30 km southeast of Gheryan, local sources said. The sources said that the young Issa ibn al-Hadi al-Jaafari was seriously injured by indiscriminate shelling…
Summary
Published
11 September 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Government of National Accord
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Incident Date
10–11 September, 2019
Incident Code
RS4101
Location
الضهرة, Al-Dhuhr, Darkush, Idlib, Syria
An alleged Russian airstrike killed an elderly displaced civilian man and wounded others in the village of Duhr in Darkush area around midnight between September 10th and September 11th 2019. Syrian Network for Human Rights reported that "Ahmad Eisa al Musa, displaced from Tal Hatabat village in the southern suburbs of Aleppo governorate, age 76, was…
Summary
Published
10 September 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
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
9 September 2019
Incident Code
LC192
Location
صلاح الدين, Salaheddin, Tarabulus, Libya
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
Published
9 September 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Civilians reported injured
1
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
8 September 2019
Incident Code
LC190
Location
عين زارة, Ain Zara, Tarabulus, Libya
Three people were allegedly injured in a possible LNA strike on an ambulance in Ain Zara. 218TV reported: "The Center for Field Medicine and Support in Tripoli announced the injury of 3 people (2 paramedics and the driver), due to the targeting of an ambulance belonging to the center in the area of Ain Zara,…
Summary
Published
8 September 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
8 September 2019
Incident Code
LC191
Location
مشروع الهضبة, Hadaba project, Tarabulus, Libya
One civilian was reportedly killed by indiscriminate shelling near the Hadaba project in Tripoli. Tk Yahrouq Kl shy said: "A shell landed on the house of the Al Mishy family in the Al Hadaba project (Mashrou’ Al Hadaba), leading to the death of Abdulsalam Al Mishy." Local reports of fighting between the GNA and LNA…
Summary
Published
8 September 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
6 September 2019
Incident Code
LC189a
Location
سوق الخميس امسيحل, Sog Al-Khmies Emsihel, Tarabulus, Libya
Three civilians were allegedly killed in a GNA or Turkish airstrike on Sog Al-Khmies Emsihel. Libya's Channel reported: "Al-Karama [LNA] Media Center said that a Turkish drone, led by Turks, bombed an ambulance at 3:00 am, which led to the death of medic Hatem Al-Mezdawi and other paramedics." In Udtun Udna and Address Libya published…
Summary
Published
6 September 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Civilians reported killed
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Government of National Accord
,
GNA/Turkish Military
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Incident Date
3 September 2019
Incident Code
USSOM245
Location
جيليب, Road between Jilib and Kismayo, Middle Juba, Somalia
An airstrike near Jilib killed one al Shabaab fighter, according to US Africa Command. There were no known reports of civilian harm, an official press statement asserted. "At this time, it is assessed the airstrike killed one (1) terrorist. Strikes near Jilib disrupt al-Shabaab’s freedom of maneuver. Currently, we assess no civilians were injured or killed…
Summary
Published
3 September 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
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
3 September 2019
Incident Code
USSOM246
Location
Near Jilib, Middle Juba, Somalia
The United States carried out a second airstrike near Jilib on September 3rd 2019, this time against an "al-Shabaab associated vehicle", and with no known casualties. Details were revealed by AFRICOM in an email exchange with the Bureau of Investigative Journalism on October 4th 2019: "Separately, AFRICOM conducted an air strike targeting al-Shabaab equipment in…
Summary
Published
3 September 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
2 September 2019
Incident Code
USYEMTr211
Location
عقبة القنذع, Aqaba Al Qandha, Al Bayda, Yemen
Three US drone strikes reportedly targeted a convoy of alleged AQAP militants travelling through Aqaba Al Qandha area of Shabwa governorate, on the morning of September 2nd 2019. No known sources gave information on casualties of the strikes, and there were no known associated reports of civilian harm. "Private sources" told Shabwa Press that US…
Summary
Published
2 September 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Military actors reported killed
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
2 September 2019
Incident Code
LC189
Location
وادي الربيع, Wadi al Rabie, Tarabulus, Libya
One civilian was allegedly killed by a GNA airstrike on Wadi al Rabie. Khamis Mahmoud reported: "Martyrdom, God willing, of the director of the river company headquarters of Wadi al Rabie engineer Abdul Hamid Al-Furawi because of a missile." Libya Alahrar TV said that the GNA had confirmed strikes in the area but did not…
Summary
Published
2 September 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Government of National Accord
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Incident Date
1 September 2019
Incident Code
LC188
Location
طرابلس: مطار معيتيقة, Tripoli: Mitiga International Airport, Tarabulus, Libya
Between one and seven civilians were allegedly injured because of LNA artillery shelling on Mitiga International Airport in Tripoli. Alwasat quoted the spokesman for the ambulance and emergency service who said one civilian was injured. 218TV reported: "Mitiga airport wass shelled with more than five rocket-propelled grenades on Sunday, with conflicting reports of injuries among…
Summary
Published
1 September 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
1–7
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
31 August 2019
Incident Code
RS4099
Location
أورم الكبرى, Urma al-Kubrah, Aleppo, Syria
At least one civilian, a child, was killed and six other civilians were injured in alleged Russian airstrikes against the Al-Iman Hospital in the town of Urma Al-Kubra on August 31, 2019. Russian airstrikes allegedly struck the Al-Iman Hospital for children and women in the town of Urma Al-Kubra in western Aleppo in the middle…
Summary
Published
31 August 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
Healthcare
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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