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September 30, 2018
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السوسة, Al Soussa, Deir Ezzor, SyriaOne civilian died after being hit by “SDF artillery” in al Soussa, according to local media. It is Airwars’ understanding however that only the Coalition had access to artillery in the near region at that time. On October 1st, Boukamlna reported that “Nuri Rifai Al Ali Al Dagher died in Damascus yesterday [Sept 30th] from
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September 24, 2018
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درنة, Derna, Darnah, LibyaHeavy artillery shelling from the LNA was reported in Derna between September 28th and October 1st. The Libya Observer wrote: “Derna in eastern Libya has been the scene for fierce clashes since Sunday between Derna Protection Force and the self-styled army forces led by Khalifa Haftar. Eyewitnesses said clashes renewed in Wasit Al-Blad neighborhood, where
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September 23, 2018
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خلة الفرجان, Khallet Al Furjan, Tarabulus, LibyaOne civilian was reported killed and another one was reported missing, probably due to indiscriminate artillery shelling in Tripoli. Alaraby wrote: “The clashes continued sporadically, southeast of the capital Tripoli, on Monday, amid the continued shelling on civilians, while the government of reconciliation is silent about the situation. The sounds of rockets and missiles, which
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September 23, 2018
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طرابلس, Tripoli: Airport road, Tarabulus, LibyaFour civilians, all of them from the Bin Zakri family, were reported killed because of if indiscriminate artillery shelling on their house near the Airport road in Tripoli. Dr Suad Diab, a well-known doctor from Tripoli, her husband Ali Eltaher Bin Zakri and their two children Mohammed Ali Bin Zakri and Riham Ali Ben Zakri
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September 23, 2018
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خلة الفرجان, Khallet Al Furjan, Tarabulus, LibyaOne elderly man from Syria was reportedly injured because of indiscriminate artillery shelling on the Khallet Al Furjan neighbourhood of Tripoli. The Tripoli Wounded Affairs Administration posted details and pictures on the incident on Facebook: “The field hospital of the Department of Wounded Affairs received on Sunday, September 23, 2018 an injured elderly man from
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September 22, 2018
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شرفة الملاحة, Shurfat Al Malaha, Tarabulus, LibyaOne civilian was reported injured due to indiscriminate artillery shelling near the Airport road in Tripoli. Libya Akhbar wrote: “The spokesman for the ambulance and emergency agency, Osama Ali, reported the injury of a civilian as a result of random shelling on the market Friday morning. Ali said in a statement on Saturday, that nearly
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September 21, 2018
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50 km northwest of Kismayo, Lower Juba, SomaliaUS forces carried out a ‘self-defence strike’ against al Shabaab on September 21st approximately 50 km northwest of Kismayo and killing 18 al Shabaab members, according to a press release from US Africa Command. According to AFRICOM “The U.S. airstrike was conducted against militants after U.S. and partner forces came under attack. We currently assess
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September 20, 2018
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وادي الربيع, Wadi al Rabie, Tarabulus, LibyaThree civilians were reported killed in Tajoura because of indiscriminate artillery shelling. Wagak Original said on Twitter that three initially unidentified bodies were found in the Al Khala area and sent to the Tripoli Medical Hospital. They were then “identified as Khairi Bizik and his brother Karim Bizik and Hamza Goma.” The source added that
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September 20, 2018
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طرابلس, Tripoli: Marble Factory, Tarabulus, LibyaBetween one and three civilians were reported killed due to indiscriminate artillery shelling in the Al Sabaa neighbourhood of Tripoli. Libya Alaan wrote on Facebook that “a shell just has landed on a marble factory in the Al Sabaa area and killed one and injured three.” Libya 24 reported that the man was Sudanese and
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September 19, 2018
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الباغوز, Al Bagouz Fawqani, Deir Ezzor, SyriaLocal sources reported the death of an adult civilian male, Hussein al-Humeidahin al Bagouz. There was however a discrepancy in the reports. While some local sources attributed the civilian’s death to (SDF) artillery shelling, one source claimed that he was killed by a sniper. Euphrates Post reported for example the “martyrdom of Hussein al-Humeidah after
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September 19, 2018
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سااكوو, Saakow, Middle Juba, SomaliaAt least three children were killed as up to 12 al Shabaab members were targeted and killed by a night time airstrike, local and international media reported – though it was unclear who was behind the attack. Several senior al Shabaab officials were killed or wounded in an airstrike, Somalia intelligence officials reportedly said. The
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September 19, 2018
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خان شيخون, Khan Sheikhoun, Idlib, SyriaA child was killed and four other children injured when a cluster bomb exploded in Khan Sheikhoun on September 19th, 2018, according to local sources. The victim was identified as Abdullah Mahmoud Al-Salmu. @24Idlib tweeted “The child Abdullah Mahmoud Al-Salmu was killed and four other children were wounded by a bomb explosion from the remnants
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September 18, 2018
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العشار, Al Ashar, Al Bayda, YemenTwo Yemeni National Army soldiers, including a Colonel, were reportedly killed by a US drone strike in Al Ashar, Yakla area of Bayda governorate, on the evening of September 18th 2018, according to multiple sources. Some however instead variously indicated that the strike killed two AQAP members, or two civilians. In a later press release,
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September 18, 2018
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عين زارة, Ain Zara, Tarabulus, LibyaOne civilian was reported killed in renewed militia clashes in the Ain Zara neighbourhood of Tripoli. Alnabaa TV posted on Twitter: “Spokesman for Ambulance and Emergency Department Osama Ali to #Alnabaa: One civilian killed in renewed #Tripoli clashes.” Other sources, such as the Libya Observer, also reported deaths but did not elaborate if they were
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September 16, 2018
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الباغوز, Al Bagouz Fawqani, Deir Ezzor, SyriaIt was claimed by a single source that the US-led Coalition had killed and wounded an unspecified number of civilians in Al Bagouz Fawqani. Step News Agency reported: “The International Alliance aircraft targeted the town of Al-Bagouz Foqani and the outskirts of the town of Al-Shifa in the eastern suburb of Deir Al-Azur in several
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September 14, 2018
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كورى بوقودى, Kouri Bougoudi, Murzuq, LibyaTwo civilians were reported killed in an alleged Chadian helicopter strike on an illegal gold mine in Kouri Bougoudi at the Libyan-Chadian border. Reuters wrote: “Chadian army helicopters killed two civilians in bombing runs over a gold mining town along the Libyan border, where government forces have clashed with a fledgeling rebel movement, a family
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September 13, 2018
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الباغوز, Al Bagouz Fawqani, Deir Ezzor, SyriaLocal media reported a “massacre against civilians” after air and artillery strikes in the area of Sheikh Hamad in the town of Al Bagouz Fawqani. A hospital was also reported damaged or destroyed in the action. Orient News reported “a large number of dead and wounded […] as a result of artillery and rocket fire and
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September 13, 2018
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السوسة, Al Soussa, Deir Ezzor, SyriaLocal sources reported dead and wounded civilians after “artillery and missile shelling” on the outskirts of Al Soussa. Step News Agency reported in full: “Dead and wounded civilians by artillery and and a rocket attack by the Syrian Democratic Forces on the outskirts of the town of Soussa countryside # Deir al-Azur East.” However the
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September 12, 2018
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الباغوزالباغوز, Al Bagouz Fawqani, Deir Ezzor, SyriaLocal sources reported that one or more civilians were killed and injured in a bombardment on Al Bagouz. One victim was specifically named. Deir Ezzor 24 and the Syrian Network for Human Rights stated that a named adult civilian male Najem Hassan al-Saleem was killed by ‘SDF artillery shelling’ on the village. It is important to
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September 11, 2018
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مبارك, Mubaraak, Lower Shabelle, SomaliaIn a US strike in Mubaraak, two al Shabaab militants were killed along with a combatant with US partner forces, a US statement asserted the following day. Members of al Shabaab and the partner forces were also left wounded. US forces carried out a strike during a Somali partner forces-led operation against al Shabaab in
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September 11, 2018
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أبو سليم, Abu Salim, Tarabulus, LibyaAround four civilians were reported injured because of indiscriminate artillery shelling on the Abu Salim neighbourhood of Tripoli. The Municipal Council of Abu Salim posted on Facebook about the events: “Shelling on one of the safe houses behind the health complex in the municipality of Abu Salim, causing panic among the residents and some damage
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September 10, 2018
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كفر زيتا, Kafr Zita, Hama, SyriaAlleged Russian forces or Syrian regime airstrikes on KafrZita in Hama reportedly led to death and/or injuries among civilians on September 10th, 2018. Shaam Network reported “Assad’s and Russian warplanes and helicopters launched intensive air raids accompanied by heavy artillery and missile attacks on the towns and villages of Latamna, Kafarzita, Lufayyat, Al-Obeida, Hasaraya, Zakat,
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September 9, 2018
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الهبيط, Al Habit, Idlib, SyriaTwo children were reported killed and up to six other civilians were injured in alleged Russian forces or Syrian regime airstrikes on Al Habit in Idlib on September 9th, 2018, according to local sources. @HadiAlabdallah tweeted “Umayya Ayman Al-Ruz, a displaced girl from the town of Khattab in the Hama countryside. This beautiful baby girl
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September 9, 2018
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الزكاة, Al Zakat, Hama, SyriaCivilians were reportedly wounded by alleged Russian or Syrian regime air or artillery strikes on the headquarters of militants in the town of Al Zakat, Hama governorate, on September 9th, 2018, according to local sources. Shaam News Network reported “a number of wounded in the city of Latamina and the villages of Hassraya, Al Sayyad
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September 9, 2018
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وادي المرون, Wadi Al Maroun, Abyan, YemenFour alleged AQAP militants, including a leadership figure, were reportedly killed by a US drone strike against a car in Wadi Al Maroun, in the Khabr, Al Maraqisha area of Abyan governorate, on the morning of September 9th 2018. A US strike against AQAP in Abyan on that date was confirmed in a later US
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September 9, 2018
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حصرايا, Hassraya, Hama, SyriaCivilians were reportedly wounded by alleged Russian or Syrian regime air or artillery strikes on the town of Hassraya, Hama governorate, on September 9th, 2018, according to local sources. Shaam News Network reported “a number of wounded in the city of Latamina and the villages of Hassraya, Al Sayyad and Al Zakat”, as the result
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September 9, 2018
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الصياد, Al Sayyad, Hama, SyriaCivilians were reportedly wounded by alleged Russian air or artillery strikes on the village of Al Sayyad, Hama governorate, on September 9th, 2018, according to Shaam News Network. Shaam News Network reported “a number of wounded in the city of Latamina and the villages of Hassraya, Al Sayyad and Al Zakat”, as the result of
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Incident date
September 9, 2018
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عابدين, Abidin , Idlib, SyriaUp to five civilians including a child were reported killed and five others injured in alleged Russian forces airstrikes or Syrian regime artillery shelling on Abdin in Idlib, Syria on September 9th, 2018 according to local sources. Local Coordination Committees of Syria said that the Syrian regime conducted the attack with barrel bombs. “Artillery shelling
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September 9, 2018
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بلدات متعددة في حماة, Several towns in Hama, Hama, SyriaLocal sources reported that a number of civilians were killed and injured in a group of towns in Hama on September 9th, 2018 as a result of Russian forces and Syrian regime operations there. Shaam Network reported “The Russian planes, the warlords and the helicopter continued to launch heavy air raids on the cities and
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Incident date
September 9, 2018
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اللطامنة, Al Lataminah, Hama, SyriaAn unknown number of civilians was wounded in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on a hospital in the city of Al Lataminah on September 9th, 2018, according to local sources. Step News reported that “in addition to a number of Russian raids targeting Al Lataminah, resulting in civilian casualties, the Al Lataminah Hospital was out