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Incident Date
3 October 2019
Incident Code
LC210
Location
كلية الشرطة, Police College, Tarabulus, Libya
One civilian was reportedly killed by shelling in the south of Tripoli. Hona Souq Al-Khmies reported: "Shells falling in front of the Police College in Al Khalla, killing a Pakistani hired worker named Rehan and the outbreak of fire in the house." Local reports of fighting point at GNA or LNA as perpetrators of the…
Summary
Published
3 October 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
3 October 2019
Incident Code
LC209
Location
أبى ذر الغفاري, Abu Dhar Al Ghafari area, Tarabulus, Libya
Two civilians were reportedly killed by LNA shelling on the Abu Salim neighbourhood of Tripoli. Alwasat reported: "The Abu Salim Municipal Council announced the killing of two young men, one of whom is Moroccan, after a shell fell due to indiscriminate shelling in the municipality. The council said in a statement published on its Facebook…
Summary
Published
3 October 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
25 September 2019
Incident Code
TI028
Location
كانى مازێ, Kani Mazi, Duhok, Iraq
One civilian, 19 or 20 years old, named as Yousef Jamal, died in an alleged Turkish airstrike on Kani Mazi village, Jammak, Amedi, sources said. According to ANF, "A 20-year-old teenager was seriously injured in the bombing and died in hospital despite doctors tried everything to save his life." Ninanews added that five other civilians…
Summary
Published
25 September 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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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
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
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
31 August 2019
Incident Code
CS1928
Location
كفرجالس, Kafr Jalis, Idlib, Syria
In an airstrike confirmed by CENTCOM, US forces struck what it reported to be an Al-Qaeda command center in northern Idlib. Local sources reported that the US strike struck a military headquarters belonging to "Ansar Al-Tawhid" in the town of Kafr Nabil, but added that civilian houses were struck nearby as well, resulting in a…
Summary
Published
31 August 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
22–29
Civilians reported injured
22
Military actors reported killed
14–51
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
31 August 2019
Incident Code
RS4098
Location
جبالا, Jbala, Idlib, Syria
Two civilians were alleged killed and others injured by Syrian or Russian airstrikes or artillery on Jbala village in Idlib. The two victims were identified as Ismail Ahmed Qteish from the village of Maarzita, and Mahdi Salah Al-Naddaf from Jabala. According to Macro Media Center and the Syrian Network for Human Rights, Syrian regime forces shelled Jbala…
Summary
Published
31 August 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
31 August 2019
Incident Code
RS4100
Location
كفرنبل, Kafr Nabil, Idlib, Syria
At lease one civilian was killed and another wounded due to artillery and rocket shelling by the Syrian regime and Russian forces on residential neighborhoods in Kafr Nabil, struck from camp in Al-Nimr hill near Khan Sheikhoun. Baladi News reported "a civilian was killed and another wounded due to artillery and rocket shelling by the…
Summary
Published
31 August 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Military actors reported killed
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
30 August 2019
Incident Code
RS4097
Location
كفرنبل, Kafr Nabil, Idlib, Syria
Two civilians died and others were wounded in an alleged Russian or regime shelling of Kafar Nabil, according to local media. Macro Media Center (MMC) blamed Russian and Syrian regime forces for the shelling, while the Syrian Network for Human Rights (SN4HR) attributed blame to the Syrian regime forces alone. SN4HR identified one civilian, while…
Summary
Published
30 August 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
29 August 2019
Incident Code
RS4096
Location
معرشمشة, Ma’arshamsha, Idlib, Syria
Local media reported that four civilians were killed and six others injured in an alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrike on Ma’arshamsha, Syria on August 29, 2019. According to the Shaam News Network, "a civilian vehicle for IDPs in the village of Maarshamsheh" was struck, killing three people - two women and a child. Step…
Summary
Published
29 August 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Vehicle
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
6
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
29 August 2019
Incident Code
RS4095
Location
التح, Al Tah, Idlib, Syria
Three civilians - a woman and her two sons (one of whom was a child) died in an alleged Russian airstrike on Al Tah the first hours of dawn on August 29, 2019, local media reported. According to the Shaam News Network, "Russian warplanes targeted al-Tah town in the southern countryside of Idlib, leaving three…
Summary
Published
29 August 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
28 August 2019
Incident Code
RS4093
Location
جرجناز, Jarjanaz, Idlib, Syria
Local media reported that one civilian died in an alleged regime airstrike on Jarjanaz on August 28, 2019. Tweets from @MasarPressNet and @jisrtv both identified one civilian as being killed in the airstrikes. According to a tweet from @baladinetwork, "the regime's helicopters and warplanes bomb with six vacuum missiles and two explosive barrels, the town…
Summary
Published
28 August 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
28 August 2019
Incident Code
RS4091
Location
التمانعة, Al Tamani’a, Idlib, Syria
One civilian reportedly died and another was injured in an alleged Russian strike on al-Tamani’a. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, " a civilian was killed due to a Russian bombardment that targeted the farms of al-Taman’aa town south of Idlib". Edlib Media Centre said that a man died in a Russian airstrike.…
Summary
Published
28 August 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
Agriculture
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
28 August 2019
Incident Code
RS4090
Location
معصران, Ma’saran, Idlib, Syria
Two civilians - a man and a woman - died and up to five people were injured in an alleged Russian or regime airstrike on Ma’saran on August 28, 2019, according to local media. The Syrian Network for Human Rights reported: "Ali Mustafa Sa'do and the girl Bayan Mohammad Matar were killed as Syrian regime…
Summary
Published
28 August 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2–5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
28 August 2019
Incident Code
RS4092
Location
معرة النعمان, Ma’aret Al Nu’man, Idlib, Syria
In what local media described as "a massacre", as many as 15 civilians including up to five children and two women died and another 34 were wounded, including women and children, in alleged Russian or regime airstrikes on Ma’aret Al Nu’man after sunset on August 28, 2019. According to the Smart News Agency, 47 civilians…
Summary
Published
28 August 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
9–14
Civilians reported injured
12–40
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
27 August 2019
Incident Code
RS4087
Location
تل منس, Tal Mans, Idlib, Syria
One civilian died and others injured in an alleged Russian or regime airstrike on TalMans, according to local media. Step reported: "Russian warplanes and helicopters targeted all the towns of the southern and south eastern Idlib countryside with barrels, killing...one civilian in Tal Mnes". Justice Organisation blamed the regime for the death of Abdul Ilah…
Summary
Published
27 August 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
27 August 2019
Incident Code
RS4086
Location
معرشورين,, Ma'ar Shourin, Idlib, Syria
Up to four civilians, including a child and one to two women, died and seven others were injured in alleged Russia or regime raids on Ma'ar Shourin on August 27, 2019. The majority of sources pointed to the use of barrel bombs. A Facebook post by Nabed Maarshourin listed the names of those killed: Wael Abdulaziz Al-Qaddour, Abdul…
Summary
Published
27 August 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2–4
Civilians reported injured
7–15
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
27 August 2019
Incident Code
RS4085
Location
كفر نبل,, Kafar Nabil, Idlib, Syria
One civilian died and "many" more were wounded in an alleged Russian or regime airstrike on Kafar Nabil on August 27, 2019, local media reported. @Abuhuzaifa_ tweeted an image with the caption: "A 90-year-old father takes the last glimpses of his remaining child, who was martyred by shrapnel from the shelling of the Russian occupation." According…
Summary
Published
27 August 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2–5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
26 August 2019
Incident Code
RS4083
Location
كفرعويد, Kafr Aouid, Idlib, Syria
Between two and three civilians died and 12 more were wounded in an alleged Russian or regime airstrike on Kafr Aouid, local media reported. Most sources blamed the regime, though there was also a report that Russia had been active over the area and a tweet from @ahmaad_yosef identified Russian planes as being responsible. According…
Summary
Published
26 August 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2–3
Civilians reported injured
12
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
26 August 2019
Incident Code
RS4081
Location
احسم, Ahsem, Idlib, Syria
Five or six civilians including two children were reportedly wounded in an alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrike on Ahsem. Sources said that both a secondary school and a mosque were struck. According to the Syrian Network for Human Rights, "Fixed- wing warplanes we believe were Russian fired missiles on Ihsem Secondary School in Ihsem…
Summary
Published
26 August 2019
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported injured
5–6
Military Actor
Russian Military
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