Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

LC232

Incident date

October 31, 2019

Location

طرابلس: وزارة الداخلية, Tripoli: Ministry of Interior, Tripoli, Libya

Geolocation

32.840074, 13.148217 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Nearby landmark level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Up to ten civilians were allegedly injured by an LNA airstrike near the Ministry of Interior in Tripoli.

Al Wasat said: “A mother and her husband and four of their children were injured as a result of an aerial bombardment that hit their house on the airport road in the capital Tripoli.”

The Libya Observer reported: “The spokesman for the Ambulance Apparatus Osama Ali said ten civilians including women and children were injured in the airstrike that hit the Interior Ministry’s headquarters, adding that they were sent to Abu Salim Accidents Hospital for medical treatment.”

According to Libya Alahrar TV, ten civilians, including four children and one woman were injured.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Bashir Khairy Khaled
Age unknown male injured

Summary

  • Strike status
    Declared strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    8–10
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Libyan National Army
  • Known target
    GNA

Sources (12) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (7) [ collapse]

  • Building damaged by alleged LNA shelling on Tripoli on October 31st, 2019 (via Hona Souq Al-Khmies)
  • Building damaged by alleged LNA shelling on Tripoli on October 31st, 2019 (via Hona Souq Al-Khmies)
  • Building damaged by alleged LNA shelling on Tripoli on October 31st, 2019 (via Hona Souq Al-Khmies)
  • Building damaged by alleged LNA shelling on Tripoli on October 31st, 2019 (via Hona Souq Al-Khmies)
  • Building damaged by alleged LNA shelling on Tripoli on October 31st, 2019 (via Hona Souq Al-Khmies)
  • Building damaged by alleged LNA shelling on Tripoli on October 31st, 2019 (via Hona Souq Al-Khmies)
  • Building damaged by alleged LNA shelling on Tripoli on October 31st, 2019 (via Hona Souq Al-Khmies)

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the Ministry of Interior (وزارة الداخلية) near the Airport road (طريق المطار) in Tripoli (طرابلس). The coordinates for the Ministry of Interior are: 32.840074 13.148217

Libyan National Army Assessment:

  • Suspected belligerent
    Libyan National Army
  • Libyan National Army position on incident
    Not yet assessed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Declared strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    8–10
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Libyan National Army
  • Known target
    GNA

Sources (12) [ collapse]

Incident Code

TS376

Incident date

October 30, 2019

Location

تل جبل , Tal Jabal, Hassakah, Syria

Geolocation

36.687974, 40.197576 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Subdistrict level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

One woman was reported injured in an alleged Turkish forces artillery attack on Tal Jabal, Ras Al Ain in Hassakah Governorate in Syria, on October 30th, 2019, according to local sources. ANHA identified the woman as Wedhe Salih, 20 years old.

The woman’s husband described how his wife was injured: “Our village Til Cebel was under the blockade. In order to escape from the gangs, we wanted to go to QSD’s points in the village of Erisha. The invading Turkish army and gangs bombed the area. When we reached the village, the gangs scanned us. A bullet came into my wife’s chest”. Her husband borrowed a motorcycle to move her to the hospital.

 

 

The incident occured at 16:00:00 local time.

The victims were named as:

Wedhe Salih
20 years old female injured

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    1
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Turkish Military

Sources (2) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (1) [ collapse]

  • A woman was reported injured in an alleged Turkish forces artillery attack on Tal Jabal in Hasaka governorate on October 30th, 2019. (Via ANHA).

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the village of Tal Jabal (تل جبل), allegedly within or in the vicinity of Al Manajir (المناجير) town Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further. The generic coordinates for Al Manajir are: 36.687974, 40.197576.

Turkish Military Assessment:

  • Suspected belligerent
    Turkish Military
  • Turkish Military position on incident
    Not yet assessed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    1
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Turkish Military

Sources (2) [ collapse]

Incident Code

LC231

Incident date

October 30, 2019

Location

Hamza Military Camp, Tripoli, Libya

Geolocation

32.787222, 13.174722 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Nearby landmark level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Between one and three civilians were reportedly injured by indiscriminate shelling on Khela Ben Oun.

Al Mashhad wrote: “Witnesses said that Al Matabat street near the camp Hamza witnessed the fall of a random shell, injuring a Sudanese worker and damaging a number of civilian cars.”

Tk Yahrouq Kl shy initially reported two injured but later updated the number to three in a different post.

Local reports of fighting point at GNA or LNA as the perpetrator.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    1–3
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Contested
    Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
  • Suspected attackers
    Government of National Accord, Libyan National Army

Sources (3) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (7) [ collapse]

  • Car damaged by shelling on Khela Ben Oun on October 30th, 2019 (Tk Yahroug Kl shy)
  • Another car damaged by shelling on Khela Ben Oun on October 30th, 2019 (Tk Yahroug Kl shy)
  • Debris from shelling on Khela Ben Oun on October 30th, 2019 (Tk Yahroug Kl shy)
  • Car damaged by shelling on Khela Ben Oun on October 30th, 2019 (Tk Yahroug Kl shy)
  • Building material damaged by shelling on Khela Ben Oun on October 30th, 2019 (Tk Yahroug Kl shy)
  • Car damaged by shelling on Khela Ben Oun on October 30th, 2019 (Tk Yahroug Kl shy)
  • Car damaged by shelling on Khela Ben Oun on October 30th, 2019 (Tk Yahroug Kl shy)

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the vicinity of Hamza Military Camp,  for which the generic coordinates are: 32.787222, 13.174722. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

Government of National Accord Assessment:

  • Suspected belligerent
    Government of National Accord
  • Government of National Accord position on incident
    Not yet assessed

Libyan National Army Assessment:

  • Suspected belligerent
    Libyan National Army
  • Libyan National Army position on incident
    Not yet assessed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    1–3
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Contested
    Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
  • Suspected attackers
    Government of National Accord, Libyan National Army

Sources (3) [ collapse]

Incident Code

TS375A

Incident date

October 29, 2019

Location

تل تمر, Tal Tamr, Hassakah, Syria

Geolocation

36.655309, 40.372388 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Town level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Two civilians (a child aged 10 and a woman aged 21) were reported injured in an alleged Turkish attack on Tal Tamr in Hasaka governorate in Syria on October 29th, 2019 according to the Kurdish Red Crescent who identified the child as Khedir Muhammad al Zahir, and the woman as Wadha Salih Abdo.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Khedir Muhammad al Zahir
10 years old male KRC injured
Wadha Salih Abdo
21 years old female KRC injured

Summary

  • Strike status
    Single source claim
  • Strike type
    Airstrike and/or Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    2
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Weak
    Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
  • Suspected attacker
    Turkish Military

Sources (1) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (1) [ collapse]

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the town of Tal Tamr (تل تمر), for which the generic coordinates are: 36.655309, 40.372388. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

Turkish Military Assessment:

  • Suspected belligerent
    Turkish Military
  • Turkish Military position on incident
    Not yet assessed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Single source claim
  • Strike type
    Airstrike and/or Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    2
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Weak
    Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
  • Suspected attacker
    Turkish Military

Sources (1) [ collapse]

Incident Code

YS069

Incident date

October 29, 2019

Location

تل ابيض, Tal Abyad , Raqqa, Syria

Geolocation

36.691324, 38.951283 Note: The accuracy of this location is to District level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

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 SDF and YPG militia’.

Further details are unavailable right now.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Mahmoud Al Sayyad محمود الصياد
Adult male killed
Ibrahim Al Hassan ابراهيم الحسن
Adult male killed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2
  • (2 men)
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    YPG

Sources (3) [ collapse]

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the district of Tal Abyad (تل ابيض), within the Raqqa (الرقة) governorate. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further. The generic coordinates for Tal Abyad are: 36.691324, 38.951283.

YPG Assessment:

  • Suspected belligerent
    YPG
  • YPG position on incident
    Not yet assessed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2
  • (2 men)
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    YPG

Sources (3) [ collapse]

Incident Code

TS375

Incident date

October 29, 2019

Location

درباسية, Dirbesiye, Hassakah, Syria

Geolocation

37.072778, 40.651944 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

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.

 

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

İsmail Şekhmuş
40 years old male injured
Mustafa Hisên
37 years old male injured
Mihemed Derwiş
23 years old male injured
Ehmed Mihemed
39 years old male injured
Hareth Muslim
Age unknown male KRC injured
Kaniwar Mela Ali
Age unknown male KRC injured

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    8
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Turkish Military
  • Belligerents reported injured
    2

Sources (14) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (9) [ collapse]

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    Civilian injured in an alleged Turkish forces artillery attack on a Russian convoy in Hassaka - October 29th 2019 - via ANF

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  • A civilian injured in an alleged Turkish attack on a Russian convoy in Dirbesiye. (Via: @vvanwilgenburg)
  • A civilian injured in an alleged Turkish attack on a Russian convoy in Dirbesiye. (Via: @vvanwilgenburg)
  • Images of the Russian convoy allegedly targeted by a Turkish forces attack in Dirbesiye (October 29th 2019). Via 24English
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Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the village of Dirbêsiyê (درباسية), for which the generic coordinates are: 37.072778, 40.651944. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

Turkish Military Assessment:

  • Suspected belligerent
    Turkish Military
  • Turkish Military position on incident
    Not yet assessed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    8
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Turkish Military
  • Belligerents reported injured
    2

Sources (14) [ collapse]

Incident Code

LC230

Incident date

October 29, 2019

Location

الطويشة, Altwaisha, Tripoli, Libya

Geolocation

32.639449, 13.111109 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Neighbourhood/area level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

A family was allegedly injured by indiscriminate artillery shelling on Altwaisha in Qasr Bin Gashir.

Hona Souq Al-Khmies reported: “Family injured in Altwaisha as a result of the fall of missiles on the house.”

Local reports of fighting point at GNA or LNA as the culprit.

There is currently no other information available.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Single source claim
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    3–5
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Weak
    Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
  • Suspected attackers
    Government of National Accord, Libyan National Army

Sources (1) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (2) [ collapse]

  • Child reportedly injured by shelling on Qasr Bin Gashir on October 29th, 2019 (via Hona Souq Al-Khmies)
  • Another child reportedly injured by shelling on Qasr Bin Gashir on October 29th, 2019 (via Hona Souq Al-Khmies)

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the neighbourhood of Altwaisha (الطويشة), for which the generic coordinates are: 32.639449, 13.111109. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

Government of National Accord Assessment:

  • Suspected belligerent
    Government of National Accord
  • Government of National Accord position on incident
    Not yet assessed

Libyan National Army Assessment:

  • Suspected belligerent
    Libyan National Army
  • Libyan National Army position on incident
    Not yet assessed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Single source claim
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    3–5
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Weak
    Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
  • Suspected attackers
    Government of National Accord, Libyan National Army

Sources (1) [ collapse]

Incident Code

TS373A

Incident date

October 28, 2019

Location

عين عيسى, Ayn Issa, Raqqa, Syria

Airwars assessment

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.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Abdullah Mustafa Hussein
37 years old male KRC injured

Summary

  • Strike status
    Single source claim
  • Strike type
    Airstrike and/or Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    1
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Weak
    Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
  • Suspected attacker
    Turkish Military

Sources (1) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (1) [ collapse]

Turkish Military Assessment:

  • Suspected belligerent
    Turkish Military
  • Turkish Military position on incident
    Not yet assessed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Single source claim
  • Strike type
    Airstrike and/or Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    1
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Weak
    Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
  • Suspected attacker
    Turkish Military

Sources (1) [ collapse]