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Incident Date
25 March 2020
Incident Code
TS422
Location
سكرية, Sukariya, Raqqa, Syria
Up to nine civilians including a child were injured when Members of Faylaq al-Majd of the Turkish-backed Syrian National Army shelled Sukariya village which is located 13km west of Tal Abyad, Raqqa, Syria on March 25th, 2020 according to local sources. NPA claimed that the Syrian National Army stormed the village with several bombs after…
Summary
Published
25 March 2020
Civilians reported injured
4–9
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
25 March 2020
Incident Code
TS423
Location
تل أبيض, Tal Abyad, Raqqa, Syria
@NPA_English reported on March 25th 2020 that "A child was killed and two others seriously injured in a mine explosion that was planted [last night] by Turkish-backed armed groups in the village of Zaytouna in Tal-Abyad countryside, northern Raqqa." No further details are available.
Summary
Published
25 March 2020
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
21 March 2020
Incident Code
LC317
Location
باب بن غشير, Bab Ben Gashir, Tarabulus, Libya
Two children were allegedly injured by LNA shelling on the Bab Ben Gashir neighburhood of Tripoli. Libya Alahrar TV reported: "The mayor of Abu Salim Abd Al-Rahman Al-Hamedi assures Al-Ahrar that two children were injured as a result of the fall of shell on their apartment." The GNA-led Burkan Al Ghadab operation posted pictures of…
Summary
Published
21 March 2020
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
20 March 2020
Incident Code
LC316
Location
المدينة القديمة, Old Town, Tarabulus, Libya
Two civilians, including one child, were reportedly injured by LNA shelling on the Old Town of Tripoli. The Libya Observer said: "A woman and a little girl were wounded and seven houses were damaged in three rocket attacks by warlord Haftar’s militia groups on the Old Town of Tripoli, an ancient walled city dating back…
Summary
Published
20 March 2020
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
19 March 2020
Incident Code
YS093
Location
عفرين, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria
A number of civilians including two children were injured in an alleged YPG artillery strike on Afrin city, Aleppo governorate, on March 19th, 2020, according to local sources. The Syrian Civil Defence in Aleppo reported that the 1-year-old Abdel Halim Hassan and 15-year-old Safa Abu Fras were injured in a missile attack that targeted a…
Summary
Published
19 March 2020
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
2–3
Military Actor
YPG
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Incident Date
19 March 2020
Incident Code
LC315
Location
أربع شوارع زويته, Zuwaita Junction, Tarabulus, Libya
Four civilians, three of them children, were killed and five more injured by alleged LNA shelling on Ain Zara. UNSMIL tweeted: "Four young women and girls aged between 14-20 killed, and five others, including a 11-year-old child, were injured yesterday in a senseless indiscriminate shelling affecting a civilian neighborhood in Ain Zara, reportedly by LNA…
Summary
Published
19 March 2020
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
18 March 2020
Incident Code
YS092
Location
عفرين, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria
Five civilians, including two children and a woman, were killed and up to 17 were injured in alleged YPG artillery strikes on a market in Afrin, north of Aleppo, on March 18th, 2020, according to local sources. Ibrahim Abu Al-Laith from the media office of the Syrian Civil Defence told Bawaba Aleppo that "five shells…
Summary
Published
18 March 2020
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
5
Civilians reported injured
7–17
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
YPG
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Incident Date
15 March 2020
Incident Code
TS419
Location
الشيخ عيسي, Shaykh Issa, Aleppo, Syria
According to ANF English, a child was reported injured in alleged Turkish shelling on Shaykh Issa in Tal Rifa'at, Aleppo, Syria on March 15th, 2020. "A 6-year-old boy named Ehmed Osman was injured in the attack." The source said the child was seriously injured in his feet and moved to hospital for treatment.
Summary
Published
15 March 2020
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
10 March 2020
Incident Code
USSOM293-C
Location
Near Janaale, Lower Shabelle, Somalia
Between four and six civilians were allegedly killed by a US airstrike near Janaale. Morad News, reportedly close to Al Shabaab, tweeted: "US drone strike kills 4 civilians after bombing a minibus near Janaale town. 2 of the victims r members of a well known family in Mogadishu. An elderly man & driver are among…
Summary
Published
10 March 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Civilians reported killed
2–6
Military actors reported killed
0–5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
8 March 2020
Incident Code
LC309
Location
عرادة, Arada, Tarabulus, Libya
Two civilians were allegedly killed and five more injured because of LNA shelling on the Arada neighbourhood of Tripoli. Al Wasat said: "The media advisor to the Ministry of Health in the GNA, Amin al-Hashemi, announced the death of two civilians and the injury of five others in a bombing of the LNA forces on…
Summary
Published
8 March 2020
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
8 March 2020
Incident Code
LC310
Location
مدرسة حليمة السعدية للتعليم الاساسي, Halima Saadia School, Tarabulus, Libya
One woman was killed and four other civilians injured by LNA shelling on the Souq Al Jumaa area of Tripoli. Hona Souq Al-Khmies said: "The outcome of the Grad shelling on the Friday market: The death of two civilians and the injury of Muhammad al-Farajani, his brother, and his cousin, and a child from the…
Summary
Published
8 March 2020
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
5 March 2020
Incident Code
RS4516
Location
معرة مصرين, Ma’aret Misrin, Idlib, Syria
Up to 16 civilians, including between two and five children and five to seven women, were killed, and up to 35 civilians, including two women and four children, were wounded in alleged Russian airstrikes on a farm housing displaced people near Ma’aret Misrin, Idlib governorate, on March 5th, 2020, according to local sources. @seerij80 tweeted…
Summary
Published
5 March 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Agriculture
(
Livestock
)
Civilians reported killed
9–16
Civilians reported injured
12–35
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
3 March 2020
Incident Code
RS4515
Location
شارع الثلاثين, Al Thalatheen Street, Idlib city, Idlib, Syria
Upto 12 civilians have been killed, up to eight of which were children on top of, up to 21 civilians injured, up to five of which were children in alleged Russian and Assadi regime airstrikes on Al Thalatheen street in Idlib City on March 3rd 2020. Truman.almare posted that that the airstrike took place at…
Summary
Published
3 March 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
9–12
Civilians reported injured
13–21
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
2 March 2020
Incident Code
TS417
Location
جورين, Jourin, Hama, Syria
The Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) reported that two civilians were killed when pro-Turkey militants launched artillery on Jorin in Hama, Syria on March 2nd, 2020. The victims are a child and a woman. Seven civilians are reported injured in the attack. "A woman and a child were martyred while seven civilians were injured in…
Summary
Published
2 March 2020
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
7
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
2 March 2020
Incident Code
RS4511
Location
الفوعة, Al Fou’a, Idlib, Syria
Up to 11 civilians were killed, including at least one child, and 6 to more than 10 others, including a woman, were wounded as a result of alleged Russian airstrikes on residential neighborhoods in the town of Al Fu’ah, northeast of Idlib on the evening of March 2nd, 2020 according to local sources and news…
Summary
Published
2 March 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
6–11
Civilians reported injured
6–11
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
1 March 2020
Incident Code
RS4508
Location
كفرنتين, Kafar Natin, Aleppo, Syria
Up to five civilians, including one child were killed, and three to six others were injured as a result of an alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrike on a residential gathering in Kafr Natin near Dar Ezza in Aleppo, on the morning of March 1st 2020 according to Local sources. Most of the sources claimed…
Summary
Published
1 March 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
4–5
Civilians reported injured
3–6
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
1 March 2020
Incident Code
RS4509
Location
باتنتة, Batneta, Idlib, Syria
Two to four civilians, including one child, were killed and five others, including two women, were injured as a result of an alleged Russian or Syrian Regime airstrike on agricultural lands in the vicinity of Batenta village near Idlib on the morning of March 1st 2020 according to local sources. Almost all of the sources…
Summary
Published
1 March 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2–4
Civilians reported injured
5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
1 March 2020
Incident Code
LC308
Location
طريق الشوك, Al Shok Road, Tarabulus, Libya
A child was killed and three to four more civilians allegedly injured by LNA shelling on Tripoli. Libya Ambulance Services said: "Two shells landed on the house of the Mami family in the Sidra area. A child was martyred and three members of the family were injured, and they were treated at the Independence Hospital…
Summary
Published
1 March 2020
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
3–4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
29 February 2020
Incident Code
LC307
Location
طريق السكة, Al Seka Road, Tarabulus, Libya
Seven people from one family were allegedly injured by LNA shelling on Ain Zara. Libya Alahrar TV said: "The Field Medicine and Support Center in Tripoli confirmed that 7 people from one family were injured after a shell fired by Haftar militia landed on their house in the Ain Zara area, Al-Sekka road. The center…
Summary
Published
29 February 2020
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
7
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
28 February 2020
Incident Code
USSOM283-C
Location
حرمك, Kunya Barrow, Lower Shabelle, Somalia
Two airstrikes were declared the same day by US Africa Command, in partnership with the Somali government, which were said to have targeted al Shabaab in the vicinity of Kunya Barrow. According to two pro Shabaab sources, at least one of the strikes targeted Kunya Barrow itself - alleging that a 70 year old woman…
Summary
Published
28 February 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
2
Military actors reported killed
0–4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
28 February 2020
Incident Code
RS4506
Location
سراقب, Saraqib, Idlib, Syria
At least three civilians were killed in the city of Saraqib on February 28th. In addition to the three civilian deaths, there are reports of numerous wounded people as well. Posts and tweets from IdlibPlus and the Step Agency reported that Russian planes using vacuum missiles launched an assault upon the area around Saraqib. The…
Summary
Published
28 February 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
3–4
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
28 February 2020
Incident Code
LC306
Location
قدح, Gadah, Tarabulus, Libya
One child was reportedly injured by LNA shelling on the Gadah area of Tripoli. Tk Yahroug Kl shy said: "These are pictures showing a shell landing in the Gadah area on the home of the Al-Kilani Al-Mahmoudi family and the slight injury of a child." Libya Alahrar TV wrote there was intense LNA shelling in…
Summary
Published
28 February 2020
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
27 February 2020
Incident Code
RS4503
Location
شلخ, Shalakh, Idlib, Syria
At least four civilians, including up to four women and a child, were reported to have been killed and others were wounded by alleged Russian or regime air strikes in the village of Shalakh on February 27th, 2020. A tweet from @almo3tasem91 stated that five “martyrs, including four women and a child” were killed in…
Summary
Published
27 February 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
4–5
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
27 February 2020
Incident Code
RS4504
Location
جنوب مدينة ادلب, Idlib city (south), Idlib, Syria
The death of at least one child and the wounding of civilians was reported on February 27th, 2020 the result of an alleged Russian or regime airstrike on the outskirts of Idlib. The brothers were displaced from the city of Kafranbel and relocated to a rural area of Idlib. A post from Bsklaa16 noted that…
Summary
Published
27 February 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
4–7
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
27 February 2020
Incident Code
LC304
Location
الرواجح, Al Rawajeh, Tarabulus, Libya
Five civilians from one family were allegedly killed by a Turkish drone strike on Castelverde. Akhbar Libya 24 said: "The Libyan National Army confirmed the killing of an entire family of five people as a result of an airstrike launched by a Turkish plane on the Al-Rawajeh area near Qarah Bulli, east of the capital,…
Summary
Published
27 February 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Civilians reported killed
5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
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Incident Date
26 February 2020
Incident Code
RS4497
Location
أرنبة, Arinba, Idlib, Syria
On February 26th, four civilians were killed and others wounded by alleged Russian airstrikes in the village of Arinba in the western countryside outside of Idlib. The four victims were members of the same family and included a husband, wife, and two children. Local witnesses and sources, including a tweet from @mohmad_rasheed noted that the…
Summary
Published
26 February 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Vehicle
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
26 February 2020
Incident Code
RS4500
Location
قرية بيلون في جبل الزاويه, Billion village in Jabal Al Zawiya, Idlib, Syria
Four victims from the same family were killed by alleged Syrian regime or Russian planes as an airstrike hit the town of Balion in Syria on February 26th, 2020. Information about the attack emerged on February 28th. Numerous tweets reported the death of the four victims, including @syr_television, thethr Zaitun Agency, and Smart News put…
Summary
Published
26 February 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
25 February 2020
Incident Code
RS4490
Location
بنش, Binnish, Idlib, Syria
Four civilians from the same family, two children and two women, were reported killed, and 12 others, including up to seven women and two children, were injured in alleged Russian or Syrian regime forces airstrikes and/or artillery shelling on Binnish in Idlib, Syria on February 25th, 2020. Edlib Media Center said the regime attacked Binnish…
Summary
Published
25 February 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
12
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
25 February 2020
Incident Code
TS414
Location
عقيبة, Aqiba, Aleppo, Syria
Three civilians from the same family, including a woman and a child, were killed in alleged Turkish artillery strikes on Aqiba village in Afrin's Sherawa district in the night of February 25th, 2020, according to local sources. ANF reported that Seroşet Mihemed Hesen (12), Fatma Ali (46) and Hesen Izet Mihemed (55) were killed in…
Summary
Published
25 February 2020
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
25 February 2020
Incident Code
RS4489
Location
شنان,, Shannan, Idlib, Syria
On January 25th 2020 at 13:02, up to five civilians, including a woman and two children, were reported killed and six others wounded following Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes carried out against the village of Shannan. Two non-civilians were also reportedly killed. Local reports were inconsistent concerning the number of victims, as numbers initially stated…
Summary
Published
25 January 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
3–5
Civilians reported injured
3
Military actors reported killed
0–2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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