Civilian Casualties

Government of National Accord, Libyan National Army

سوق الخميس امسيحل, Sog Al-Khmies Emsihel, Tarabulus, Libya

LOCATION

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

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Government of National Accord, Turkish Military

جيليب, Road between Jilib and Kismayo, Middle Juba, Somalia

LOCATION

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

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1–3

Near Jilib, Middle Juba, Somalia

LOCATION

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

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عقبة القنذع, Aqaba Al Qandha, Al Bayda, Yemen

LOCATION

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

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US Forces

طرابلس‎: مطار معيتيقة, Tripoli: Mitiga International Airport, Tarabulus, Libya

LOCATION

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

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1–7

Libyan National Army

Airstrike, Artillery, Drone Strike

LOCATION

مارب, Ma'rib, Yemen

At least five US drone strikes reportedly targeted alleged “terrorist” militants, variously alleged to be AQAP or ISIS-affiliated, in the Marib governorate Third Regional Military Command area of the pro-government military, just after midnight on August 31st 2019, according to multiple social media sources. One source, however, instead alleged that Emirati artillery shelling had targeted

Summary

US Forces, United Arab Emirates Military

Suspected targets

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), ISIS - Yemen

كفرجالس, Kafr Jalis, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

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

22 – 29

(6 children1 man)

Belligerents reported injured

14–51

عرقوب, Arqoub, Abyan, Yemen

LOCATION

A few local language social-media sources suggested that US strikes, reportedly including a naval bombardment and at least one air strike, had targeted “terrorist groups”, possibly AQAP, in Arqoub in Abyan governorate, on August 31st 2019, killing “dozens”. Some suggested that the “terrorists” were amongst or affiliated with pro-government forces. There were no known associated

Summary

Airstrike, Naval bombardment

US Forces, United Arab Emirates Military

كفرنبل, Kafr Nabil, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

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

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1–2

Syrian Regime, Russian Military

Belligerents reported injured

أورم الكبرى, Urma al-Kubrah, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

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

Infrastructure

Healthcare

(1 child)

3–6

Russian Military

كفرنبل, Kafr Nabil, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

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

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1 – 2

Syrian Regime, Russian Military

التح, Al Tah, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

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

(1 child1 woman1 man)

5 named, 1 familiy identified

شران , Sherane, Duhok, Iraq

LOCATION

One civilian was reportedly injured in a Turkish airstrike on Sherane. ANF said: “Turkish fighter jets shelled the village of Sherane in Duhok’s Amadiya district in South Kurdistan today noon. The bombardment has reportedly left a civilian wounded.” RojNews wrote: “On Thursday, Turkish warplanes bombed an area belonging to the Amedi (Amadiyah) district of Dohuk

Summary

Turkish Military

سراقب,, Saraqib, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Eight civilians were wounded, including a woman, in an alleged regime or Russian airstrike on a market in Saraqib on August 28, 2019, local media said. According to Smart, “On August 28, 2019, eight civilians were injured when regime warplanes bombarded the city of Saraqeb near Idlib in northern Syria. A medical source in the

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جرجناز, Jarjanaz, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

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

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التمانعة, Al Tamani’a, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

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

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معصران, Ma’saran, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

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

(1 woman1 man)

2–5

2 named

معرة النعمان, Ma’aret Al Nu’man, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

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

(2–8 children1–2 women3 men)

9 – 14

12–40

37 named, 5 families identified

LOCATION

مارب, Ma'rib, Yemen

One local-language social-media source, @HAlwlaqi, suggested that at least one US drone strike had targeted “Islah terrorist militia” camps in Marib, including in the “third regional command”, apparently overnight from August 28th-29th 2019. Another, @muneeffaisal1, stated at around the same time that a US drone had targeted a “military convoy” in Marib, possibly referring to

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US Forces, United Arab Emirates Military

الحوطة, Al Houta, Shabwa, Yemen

LOCATION

One local-language social media source, @wael_shaifan, suggested late on August 27th 2019 that at least one US drone strike had targeted gatherings of alleged AQAP militants in Al Houta town, Shabwa governorate. Three other social media sources further indicated that US strikes had taken place in Shabwa that evening, but did not offer specific information.

Summary

US Forces

Belligerents reported injured

معرشورين,, Ma'ar Shourin, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

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

2 – 4

(1 child1–2 women1 man)

7–15

4 named

كفر نبل,, Kafar Nabil, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

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

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2–5

كفرعويد, Kafr Aouid, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

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

2 – 3

(2 men)

3 named, 1 familiy identified

كفرنبل, Kafar Nabil, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Up to five civilians died and others were wounded in an alleged Russian or regime air or artillery strike on Kafar Nabil, local media reported on August 26, 2019. Smart reported: “The media activist in the city Baha Sweden said that Russian aircraft launched missile strikes on residential neighborhoods coinciding with artillery and rocket shelling

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1 – 5

كفرسجنة , Kafar Sijna, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Two civilian males died and others were wounded in an alleged Russian airstrike on Kafar Sijna on August 26, 2019, according to local media. The Step News Agency reported: “Russian warplanes targeted the town of Kafar Sijnain in the southern countryside of Idlib with missiles, killing two people as a toll and injuring a number

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(2 men)

القوز, Al Qawz, Abyan, Yemen

LOCATION

At least one US drone strike reportedly targeted a convoy of alleged AQAP militants near the town of Al Qawz, in the Mudiyah district of Abyan governorate, late on August 26th 2019. There was no known available information on casualties, and no known associated reports of civilian harm. A local source told Al-Masdar Online that

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US Forces, Unknown

الكليبة , Kalipa, Al Jabal al Gharbi, Libya

LOCATION

One civilian was reportedly killed by mortar shelling in Kalipa. Tk Yahrouq Kl shy said: “A mortar falls on the house of Moftah Salem Taroum in Kalipa area which led to his death (he is father to 6 children).” The same source also posted a video showing the bodies of various people, possibly also militants

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معرة حرمة, Ma`arat Horma, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

At least one civilian was killed and at least two civilians were injured in alleged Russian airstrikes against the village of Ma’aret Harma in Idlib governorate on August 25, 2019. According to the Syrian Network for Human Rights, “Fadi Turki al Athab was killed as fixed- wing warplanes we believe were Russian fired missiles on

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2–3