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Incident Date
20 January 2020
Incident Code
RS4326
Location
بلدة الجينة, Al Jeneh , Aleppo, Syria
Two or three civilians including a child were reported killed, and up to nine others also including two children and a woman were injured in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on Al Jeneh in Aleppo’s western countryside on January 20th, 2020 according to local sources. The Syrian Network for Human Rights said the victims…
Summary
Published
20 January 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2–3
Civilians reported injured
3–9
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
20 January 2020
Incident Code
USYEMTr217
Location
Special Forces School Mosque, Ma'rib, Yemen
US drone strikes targeted what was described as the government 'Central Security' headquarters in Marib governorate, killing "terrorist" individuals, on the evening of January 20th 2020, according to a number of local language social media sources. Other sources also reported that a military base, the "third military zone", was targeted, with some assigning responsibility for…
Summary
Published
20 January 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
),
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Military actors reported killed
0–24
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
20 January 2020
Incident Code
RS4327
Location
كفرنوران, Kafar Nuran, Aleppo, Syria
Between three to five civilians were reported injured in alleged Russian airstrikes on Kafr Nouran village in the western countryside of Aleppo, on January 20th, 2020, according to local sources. The Syrian Civil Defense in Aleppo said that “Five civilians were wounded today [Jan 20th] in the Kafar Nuran village, west of Aleppo, after an…
Summary
Published
20 January 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
3–5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
19 January 2020
Incident Code
USSOM268
Location
Near Bangeeni, Lower Juba, Somalia
A US airstrike was called in to support a Somali forces unit under attack from al Shabaab, AFRICOM reported the next day. According to the official press release, "In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command conducted an airstrike against al-Shabaab terrorists who engaged Somali National Army Danab Unit near Bangeeni, Somalia,…
Summary
Published
19 January 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike
Military actors reported killed
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
18 January 2020
Incident Code
RS4319
Location
ريف المهندسين, Al Muhandiseen countryside, Aleppo, Syria
One civilian was reported killed, and two children and two women were injured in alleged Russian airstrikes on Rif Al Muhandiseen in Aleppo’s western countryside, Syria at 11:14 am on January 18th, 2020. Macro Media Center reported that vacuum missiles were used in the attack. Abdul Rahman Hilal Al-Halabi, aged 23, was killed in the…
Summary
Published
18 January 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
18 January 2020
Incident Code
RS4320
Location
مركز ايواء النازحين قرب عنجارة, Shelter for displaced people near Anjara, Aleppo, Syria
Four civilians from the same family including two children were killed in alleged Russian airstrikes on a shelter for IDPs near Anjara in Aleppo countryside, Syria, on January 18th, 2020 according to a local source. SMART Agency reported that “Two children and their parents were killed on Friday-Saturday night, by Russian airstrikes targeting a shelter…
Summary
Published
18 January 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
IDP or Refugee Camp
Civilians reported killed
4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
17–18 January, 2020
Incident Code
RS4318
Location
جمعية بالا, Jama'ait Bala, Aleppo, Syria
Five civilians of the same family, including three children, were killed and others were injured in alleged Russian airstrikes in the village of Jama’ait Bala, Aleppo governorate, in the night of January 17th to January 18th, 2020, according to local sources. The Syrian Network for Human Rights reported that “the children Dalal and Abdullah Sabouneh,…
Summary
Published
17 January 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
5
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
17 January 2020
Incident Code
RS4315
Location
كفرناها, Kafrnaha, Aleppo, Syria
According to local sources, two children were reported killed, and four other civilians injured in alleged Russian forces or Syrian regime airstrikes one of which hit an IDP shelter in Kafrnaha in the western suburbs of Aleppo governorate in Syria, on January 17th, 2020. Edlib Media Center reported that Russian warplanes targeted the area with…
Summary
Published
17 January 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
4–7
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
17 January 2020
Incident Code
RS4316
Location
الاتارب, Atarib, Aleppo, Syria
Several civilians were injured due to an alleged Russian airstrike on the city of Atarib in the morning of January 17th, 2019, Four alleged airstrikes targeting the city of Atarib have resulted in the injury of several people, according to the Frmedianetwork and HalabTodayTV reported that “several civilians were injured as a result of four…
Summary
Published
17 January 2020
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
17 January 2020
Incident Code
RS4317
Location
القاسمية, Al Qasimiya, Aleppo, Syria
One female child was reported injured when airstrikes with vacuum missiles targeted a residential area in Al Qasimiya village in Aleppo’s western countryside, on January 17th, 2020, according to local sources. The Syrian Civil Defence reported on the incident stating: “A residential gathering in the village of Al-Qasimia, west of Aleppo, was targeted this evening,…
Summary
Published
17 January 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
16 January 2020
Incident Code
LC278
Location
طرابلس: البريقة, Tripoli: Al Barika oil company, Tarabulus, Libya
One civilian was reported injured from indiscriminate LNA shelling in the Airport road area of Tripoli despite an ongoing ceasefire. Al Wasat said: "The National Oil Corporation announced that shells fell on the airport road warehouse south of Tripoli, which belongs to Al Barika Oil Marketing Company, on Thursday evening, which led to the burning…
Summary
Published
16 January 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
16 January 2020
Incident Code
RS4314
Location
قرية الزربة, Zorba village, Aleppo, Syria
Two civilians, one young girl and her mother, were injured due to airstrikes by Russian forces on the outskirts of the town of Zorba on January 16, 2021. The Syrian Civil Defence tweeted that "a child and a woman were injured by air strikes on the outskirts of the town of Zerba" and that their team…
Summary
Published
16 January 2020
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
16 January 2020
Incident Code
USSOM266
Location
حرمك, 25km north of Kunya Barrow, Lower Shabelle, Somalia
United States Africa Command declared its second airstrike of 2020, stating in a press release issued on the same day that it had killed two al Shabaab terrorists "in the vicinity of Qunyo Barrow." SONNA, the official Somali agency, gave slightly more information on the action, stating that said the attack had taken place on…
Summary
Published
16 January 2020
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
15 January 2020
Incident Code
RS4311
Location
حاس, Hass, Idlib, Syria
A young man was killed and at least one other civilian was wounded in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on the village of Hass, Idlib governorate, on January 15th, 2020, according to local sources. The Syrian Network for Human Rights reported that the 22-year-old Muhammad Hasan al Da’if was killed in "a strike carried…
Summary
Published
15 January 2020
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
15 January 2020
Incident Code
RS4312
Location
البارة, Al Bara, Idlib, Syria
A Syrian Civil Defence volunteer was wounded and an unknown number of people were injured in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on the town of Al Bara, Idlib governorate, in the evening of January 15th, 2020, according to local sources. Ismail al-Hamada, a civil defense volunteer, was injured, during inspection of a bombing site of…
Summary
Published
15 January 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
1–5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
15 January 2020
Incident Code
TI032
Location
دوكوري, Dugure, Nineveh, Iraq
Between four and eleven people were killed and up to five people, including one civilian, were reported injured in an alleged Turkish strike on a YBS base in the town of Dugure, Sinjar governorate, on January 15th, 2020, according to local sources. Ekurd reported that Turkish warplanes had "bombed targets in the Dugure community in…
Summary
Published
15 January 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
1
Military actors reported killed
4–11
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
15 January 2020
Incident Code
RS4313
Location
بلدات متعددة, Several towns, Idlib, Syria
According to Shaam Network, Russian and Syrian regime forces targeted many towns in Idlib with airstrikes, injuring civilians. The news read: "The raids also led to the fall of many wounded people in the cities of Ma`rat al-Nu`man, Ariha, and Kafr Nabl, and the towns and villages of Talatah, al-Barah, Ma`saran, al-Hartamiyah, al-Ghadfa, Shanan, Abu Jarif,…
Summary
Published
15 January 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
2–5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
15 January 2020
Incident Code
RS4310
Location
السوق الشعبي, Local market, Idlib, Syria
Local sources reported that between seven and 22 civilians including a child and a volunteer with the Syrian Civil Defense (White Helmets) were killed, and between 50 and 80 were injured, with most of them in critical conditions, when allegedly Russian forces or Syrian regime forces allegedly targeted with airstrikes the busy local market (Souq…
Summary
Published
15 January 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
7–22
Civilians reported injured
50–80
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
15 January 2020
Incident Code
RS4309
Location
اريحا, Ariha, Idlib, Syria
Seven civilians, including women and children, were injured in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on a popular market place in the city of Ariha, Idlib governorate, on January 15th, 2020, according to local sources. Civilian homes and shops were severely damaged. @SyrianCoalition tweeted that Russia and the Assad regime did not abide by the…
Summary
Published
15 January 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported injured
7
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
11 January 2020
Incident Code
RS4306
Location
شارع الأربعين, Al Arbaeen street, Idlib city, Idlib, Syria
On January 11th 2020, at least seven civilians were killed and as many as forty wounded by alleged Russian or regime air strikes upon Al Arbaeen Street in Idlib City. Many women and children were among the dead and wounded. The numbers of dead and wounded varied between sources. Initial local reports stated that seven…
Summary
Published
11 January 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
7–8
Civilians reported injured
39–40
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
11 January 2020
Incident Code
RS4305
Location
سرمين, Sarmin, Idlib, Syria
Up to 10 civilians, including four children, were wounded in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on the city of Sarmin, Idlib governorate, on January 11th, 2020, according to local sources. Initial local sources reported many wounded civilians but no deaths. There were no names of the wounded immediately released and the numbers of wounded…
Summary
Published
11 January 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
7–10
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
11 January 2020
Incident Code
RS4307
Location
بنش, Binnish, Idlib, Syria
Between four and eight civilians, including up to four women and three children, were killed and 20 others were injured in alleged Russian or regime airstrikes on a popular market in Binnish on January 11, 2020. According to a tweet by @Homs19850111, 4 women and 3 children were killed and others were wounded as a…
Summary
Published
11 January 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
4–8
Civilians reported injured
20
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
9 January 2020
Incident Code
TS405
Location
عين عيسى, Ain Issa, Raqqa, Syria
One or two civilians were reported wounded when Turkish drones allegedly targeted an SDF Asayish (Kurdish Public Security Forces) checkpoint at the entrance of Ain Issa town, in Raqqa governorate of Syria, on January 9th, 2020. Raqqa Is Being Slaughtered Silently Facebook Page said one of the civilians endured minor injuries. @SDF_Syria and @Karl_hakon said…
Summary
Published
9 January 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
9 January 2020
Incident Code
LC277
Location
الوشكة, Al-Wushka, Surt, Libya
Two civilians, likely healthcare personnel, were reportedly killed by LNA shelling on Al-Wushka near Sirte. The Field Medicine and Support Center said that it "mourns the center's employees: Khaled Omar Bakir (M) Hatem Ba’iyou Al Zahou (M) They are members of the Sirte field hospital affiliated to the center, who were martyred in a direct…
Summary
Published
9 January 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Unknown
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Incident Date
8 January 2020
Incident Code
LC276
Location
طرابلس: مصحة أويا, Tripoli: Oia Clinic, Tarabulus, Libya
A woman was allegedly injured by indiscriminate artillery shelling in the Hadaba project area of Tripoli. Tk Yahroug Kl shy posted: "The Haj Al-Na'aji house was hit near the Oia clinic in the Hadaba area and a woman was injured by shrapnel." Local reports of fighting point at the GNA or LNA as the culprit.…
Summary
Published
8 January 2020
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
7 January 2020
Incident Code
LC275
Location
سجن الرويني, Al Ruwaini Prison, Tarabulus, Libya
Two children were allegedly killed by LNA shelling on Ain Zara. Libya Alahrar TV reported: "Medical source to Al Ahrar: the death of two children from one family following the fall of a mortar shell fired by the gunmen of Haftar in Ain Zara." The same source later published a picture of the victims saying…
Summary
Published
7 January 2020
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
7 January 2020
Incident Code
USSOM265
Location
Lafta Anole neighborhood, Lower Juba, Somalia
A Somali special forces military action backed by "international partners" killed 35 al Shabaab fighters in the vicinity of Lafta Anole neighborhood in Lower Juba, according to local and international media reports. Xinhua carried the most detailed report: "Hassan Mohamad Aden, commander of the Danab Forces in Jubbaland State, said a joint operation was conducted…
Summary
Published
7 January 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike
,
Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)
Military actors reported killed
35
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
,
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
5 January 2020
Incident Code
RS4304
Location
دير الشرقي, Deir Al Sharqi, Idlib, Syria
Civilians were reportedly wounded by alleged Russian airstrikes on the village of Deir Al Sharqi, Idlib governorate, on January 5th, 2020. Various local sources, including @MolhamKaied, reported that "injuries" resulted from airstrikes on Deir Al Sharqi but did not mention how many were injured. The majority of sources attributed airstrikes and the resulting injuries in…
Summary
Published
5 January 2020
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
5 January 2020
Incident Code
LC274
Location
الهضبة البدري, Al Hadaba Al Badri, Tarabulus, Libya
One girl was allegedly killed and three other civilians injured by indiscriminate shelling on the Al Hadaba Al Badri neighbourhood of Tripoli. The Field Medicine and Support Center (FMSC) said: "A shell targeted the home of the Kalila family this afternoon, Sunday, 5/1-2020, in the Hadaba Al Badri area, and resulted in the death of…
Summary
Published
5 January 2020
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Government of National Accord
,
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
5 January 2020
Incident Code
RS4302
Location
Ariha, Idlib, Syria
In a major incident, 14 civilians including children and women were reported killed and between 23 and 30 injured in alleged Russian forces or Syrian regime forces airstrikes on the western neighborhood of Ariha city in Idlib, Syria on January 5th, 2020. Macro Media Center (MMC) reported that airstrikes were launched by a SU-24 warplane…
Summary
Published
5 January 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Religious
(
Mosque
),
Residential
,
Education
Civilians reported killed
14
Civilians reported injured
23–30
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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