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Incident Date
8 November 2019
Incident Code
RS4152
Location
النيرب, Al Neirab, Idlib, Syria
One child was killed and up to four civilians, including two children, were injured in alleged Russian airstrikes on a refugee camp near Al Neirab town, Idlib governorate, on November 8th, 2019, according to local sources. Edlib Media Center reported that a child was killed and four others were injured "following the targeting of a…
Summary
Published
8 November 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
3–4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
8 November 2019
Incident Codes
TS385 RS4153
Location
سرمساخ, Sermisax, Al Hassakah, Syria
One civilian was reported killed and between five and ten others wounded allegedly when Turkish or Russian forces opened fire on protesters in Sermisax, in Qamishli - Syria on November 8th, 2019, according to local sources. ANHA reported that Serkheboon Ali was killed, and the following civilians were among the injured: Bahoz Çelo, Fehed Mûsa,…
Summary
Published
8 November 2019
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
5–10
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
,
Russian Military
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Incident Date
6 November 2019
Incident Code
RS4144
Location
معرة النعمان, Ma’aret Al Nu’man, Idlib, Syria
One civilian was killed and three others were wounded after an unexploded cluster bomb of an alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrike was detonated in Ma’aret Al Nu’man, Idlib governorate, on November 6th, 2019. Justice Organization identified the victim as Omar Al Bassas. A tweet from @NagiNajjar reported "the death of the young man, “Omar…
Summary
Published
6 November 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Planted explosives and unexploded ordnance (UXO)
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
6 November 2019
Incident Code
RS4142
Location
جسر الشغور, Jisr Al Shughour, Idlib, Syria
Up to two civilians were killed and seven to eight were wounded by alleged Russian and/or Syrian regime airstrikes on Jisr al Shughour, Idlib governorate, on November 6th, 2019, according to local sources. A geolocation of the incident was provided by @john_marquee. The Syrian Network for Human Rights (SN4HR) reported that Al Tharaya Mosque was…
Summary
Published
6 November 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Education
,
Healthcare
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
7–9
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
6 November 2019
Incident Code
RS4145
Location
بلدة السحارة, Sahara town, western Aleppo countryside, Aleppo, Syria
As many as eight civilians, including children and women, died and up to 29 more were wounded in alleged Russian airstrikes on civilian homes and adjacent locations in Sahara town, western Aleppo countryside at noon on November 6, 2019, according to sources on the ground. The New York Times later geolocated the event. The lowest…
Summary
Published
6 November 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2–8
Civilians reported injured
12–29
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
5 November 2019
Incident Code
LC238
Location
محطة وقود القرقني, Al Garqni Petrol Station, Tarabulus, Libya
Up to three non-combatants were allegedly killed in an LNA airstrike on Ain Zara. Al Wasat said: "The Interior Ministry of the GNA announced on Tuesday that two of its members were killed in the shelling of the headquarters of the Rapid Intervention Force at the General Directorate of Central Support in Ain Zara. The…
Summary
Published
5 November 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Civilians reported killed
3
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 November 2019
Incident Code
TS382A
Location
كعن كورك, Kani Gawrk, Aleppo, Syria
An elderly civilian was reported killed after allegedly being assaulted by Turkey-backed militants in Kanî Gewirkê village, on the road between the city of Afrin and Jindiris, on November 5th 2019, according to local sources. kurdistan24.net reported that Suleyman Hamko, aged 73 was killed by militants who are believed to belong to the Suleyman Shah…
Summary
Published
5 November 2019
Strike Type
Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
5 November 2019
Incident Code
LC239
Location
الرملة, Al Ramla, Tarabulus, Libya
One civilian was allegedly killed by an airstrike in the Al Ramla area of Qasr Bin Gashir. Libya Alahrar TV reported: "Al-Swani Field Hospital of the Center for Field Medicine and Support reported that the body of Khaled Salem Al-Marghani was recovered from Al-Khuwaildi area. Al-Swani field hospital said that Khaled al-Marghani was subjected to…
Summary
Published
5 November 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Unknown
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Incident Date
4 November 2019
Incident Code
LC236
Location
أربع شوارع زويته, Al Zuwaita Junction, Tarabulus, Libya
Several civilians were allegedly injured by an LNA airstrike on Ain Zara. Afrigate News said, referring to the Field Medicine and Support Center: "[...] and another person was injured in 4 streets Zowita in Ain Zara area of the capital Tripoli. Al-Mishri caused shrapnel wounds to his son and was transferred to a clinic for…
Summary
Published
4 November 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
3 November 2019
Incident Code
TS381
Location
رأس العين, Ras Al Ayn, Al Hassakah, Syria
One civilian was reported killed in an alleged Turkish forces and/or Turkey-backed militants' attack in Zirqan district, Hasaka, Syria on November 3rd, 2019. ANHA reported that Seyîd Hewaş, who was a security guard in the tomb of Sheikh Hisên in the village of Lazqe in Zirgan district was killed.
Summary
Published
3 November 2019
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
3 November 2019
Incident Code
TS380
Location
الطريق بين رشيدية و القاسمية, Road between Al Rashidiya and Al Qasimiya village, Al Hassakah, Syria
One member of Doctors Without Borders was killed and three other civilians including two aged 17 wounded in an alleged Turkish mortar strike on a convoy about four kilometers north of Tal Temr, local sources reported. Hawar news said: "The invading Turkish state wounded two doctors by firing cannons at Til Temir's convoy of Doctors…
Summary
Published
3 November 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
3 November 2019
Incident Code
TS382
Location
عرب حسن, Arab Hassan, Aleppo, Syria
One civilian was reported killed in an alleged Turkish forces or Turkey-backed militants' artillery attack on Arab Hassan village, northwest of Manbej in Syria, on November 3rd, 2019, according to local sources. @NPA_English reported that the attack led to the killing of a young man. No other information is available at the moment. ANF named…
Summary
Published
3 November 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
2 November 2019
Incident Code
RS4131
Location
حزارين, Hizareen town, Idlib, Syria
At least one civilian was killed and others were wounded in alleged Russian airstrikes on Hizareen the morning of November 2, 2019. The White Helmets reported: "One man was killed and another injured as a result of a Russian military air raid, targeting civilian homes in the town of Hizareen". A tweet from @ramiswidfree added…
Summary
Published
2 November 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
2 November 2019
Incident Code
RS4130
Location
جبالا, Jabala town, Idlib, Syria
At least four civilians, including a woman and two children from the same family, died and as many as dozens more were wounded in alleged Russian airstrikes on Jabala, according to sources on the ground. The Syrian Network for Human Rights reported: "At least four civilians from the same family, including a woman, were killed…
Summary
Published
2 November 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
4–6
Civilians reported injured
2–24
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
31 October 2019
Incident Code
RS4125
Location
كفرنبل, Kafar Nabil, Idlib, Syria
Between one and three civilians, including one to two children, died and up to six more were wounded in alleged Russian airstrikes on Kafar Nabil, according to sources on the ground. Macro Media Centre reported "the death of a displaced man and his child and the injury of several others as a result of airstrikes…
Summary
Published
31 October 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1–3
Civilians reported injured
2–6
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
31 October 2019
Incident Code
RS4128
Location
حاس, Haas, Idlib, Syria
One to three civilians died and four more were wounded in alleged Russian airstrikes on Haas, according to local media. @baladinetwork said that Russian warplanes used vacuum rockets in the attack. The Syrian Network for Human Rights reported: "Ayyoub al Younes was killed as fixed- wing warplanes we believe were Russian fired missiles on Hass…
Summary
Published
31 October 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1–3
Civilians reported injured
4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
31 October 2019
Incident Code
TS377
Location
تالوارد, Tal Ward, Al Hassakah, Syria
Three civilians were killed and five others injured in an alleged attack by Turkey-backed militants on Tal Ward in Zirgan town - Ras Al Ain in Hasaka governorate, on October 31st, 2019, according to local sources. @Raman_Hassi reported that Ibrahim Mohammed Khalaf (60) and his wife Tofaha Ali Saleh (55) were both killed in the…
Summary
Published
31 October 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
31 October 2019
Incident Code
TS378A
Location
تل تمر, Tal Tamr, Al Hassakah, Syria
According to the Kurdish Red Crescent, four civilians including a woman were reported injured in an alleged Turkish attack on Tal Tamr in Hassakah governorate in Syria on October 31st, 2019. No additional information about this event is presently known.
Summary
Published
31 October 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported injured
4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
31 October 2019
Incident Code
TS378
Location
Kafr Loseen, Idlib, Syria
One civilian was reported killed after he was shot allegedly by the Turkish forces near Kafr Loseen village, while he was trying to cross the borders with his brother to Turkey, on October 31st, 2019, according to local sources. According to SMART agency, the victim was identified as Ahmed Kassem Khattab and the incident happened…
Summary
Published
31 October 2019
Strike Type
Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)
Civilians reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
31 October 2019
Incident Code
LC233
Location
الطويشة, Altwaisha, Tarabulus, Libya
Up to five civilians were reportedly killed by LNA shelling on Qasr Bin Gashir. Libya Alahrar TV and Am Malik reported three civilians deaths. Akhbar Libya reported: "Five members of one family were killed in a bombing in Qasr Bin Gashir. Bombing on the road killed five people from the same family, the municipal council…
Summary
Published
31 October 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
3–5
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
31 October 2019
Incident Code
RS4127
Location
دركوش, Darkoush, Idlib, Syria
Three to five civilians, including a member of the civil defence and one to two children, died and as many as 12 more, including two civil defence personnel, were wounded in an alleged Russian or regime airstrike on an ammunition depot on the outskirts of Darkoush the morning of October 31, 2019, local media reported.…
Summary
Published
31 October 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
3–5
Civilians reported injured
2–12
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
29 October 2019
Incident Code
TS375
Location
درباسية, Dirbesiye, Al Hassakah, Syria
Eight civilians including two journalists were reported injured in an alleged Turkish forces artillery attack on a Russian convoy in Dirbesiye, Hassakah on October 29th, 2019 according to local sources. Two Russian soldiers were also reported injured in the attack.
Summary
Published
29 October 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
8
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
29 October 2019
Incident Code
YS069
Location
تل ابيض, Tal Abyad , Raqqa, Syria
Two civilians were killed in the Tal Abyad countryside due to shelling by alleged YPG/SDF forces on October 29th, 2019, according to local sources. The Raqqa Observatory for Human Rights reported mortars killed civilians Mahmoud Al Sayyad and Ibrahim Al Hassan. The Syrian Human Rights Committee published the same names, and blamed 'shelling of the…
Summary
Published
29 October 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
YPG
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Incident Date
28 October 2019
Incident Code
LC229
Location
جامع محمد الدرة, Mohammed Al Durra Mosque, Tarabulus, Libya
One civilian was reportedly injured by GNA artillery shelling on the Fornaj neighbourhood of Tripoli. Tk Yahrouq Kl shy: "The fall of a mortar shell on a mosque (Al-Durra mosque specifically) in Fornaj opposite Tripoli Medical Center and the injury of a mosque worker, we ask God for safety." Afrigate reported the shelling of the…
Summary
Published
28 October 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Government of National Accord
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Incident Date
28 October 2019
Incident Code
TS373
Location
El Erîde, Raqqa, Syria
Two civilians were reported executed allegedly by Turkey forces and/or Turkey-backed militants in El Eride, Ain Issa in Raqqa governorate on October 28th 2019, according to local sources. ANHA and Politika identified the two victims as Mehmûd Zahêr (60 years old) and Berho Elo (65 years old). @Karl_hakon tweeted: "Turkish military and their mercenaries continue…
Summary
Published
28 October 2019
Strike Type
Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
28 October 2019
Incident Code
RS4123
Location
كفرنبل, Kafar Nabil, Idlib, Syria
Three men were killed and two to five others injured after alleged Russian airstrikes on the city of Kafar Nabil, Idlib governorate, on October 28th 2019, according to local sources. It remains contested whether the victims were civilians or militants. @SyrianCoalition reported that 3 men were killed and 2 injured after Russian warplanes bombed residential…
Summary
Published
28 October 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
0–3
Civilians reported injured
0–5
Military actors reported killed
0–3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
28 October 2019
Incident Code
RS4121
Location
دار الكبيرة, Dar Al Kabira, Idlib, Syria
Two civilians were wounded in alleged Russian airstrikes on the village of Dar Al Kabira, Idlib countryside, on October 28th, 2019, according to local sources. The Syrian Civil Defence reported on Facebook that civilian homes were targeted. All three sources attributed the strikes to Russia. No further details are currently available.
Summary
Published
28 October 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
28 October 2019
Incident Code
TS373A
Location
عين عيسى, Ayn Issa, Raqqa, Syria
According to the Kurdish Red Crescent, one civilian was reported injured in an alleged Turkish attack on Ayn Issa, Raqqa in Syria on October 28th, 2019. The civilian was identified as Abdullah Mustafa Hussein, male, aged 37 and he was injured as a result of fragments.
Summary
Published
28 October 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
26 October 2019
Incident Code
TS371
Location
مقطرة, Meqtera, Raqqa, Syria
One civilian, Semîra Ana, suffered a heart attack due to fear brought on by Turkish attacks in Meqtera, Tal Abyad.
Summary
Published
26 October 2019
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Accidents related to conflict
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
26 October 2019
Incident Code
TS368
Location
بطون رأس العين عند تل تمر , Xirbet Qerac, Xirbet Qerac, between Ras Al Ayn and Tal Tamr, Al Hassakah, Syria
One woman was reported killed and four others injured in an alleged artillery attack by Turkey-backed militants in Kherbet Qerac, between Ras al-Ain and Tal Temir on October 26th, 2019 according to local sources. The victim, aged 30, was identified by ANHA and other sources as Khewla Khidir Deham. According to ANF and @baxtiyarumut, Khewla…
Summary
Published
26 October 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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