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Incident Date
30 October 2018
Incident Code
CS1821
Location
الشعفة, Al Sha'afa, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Local sources reported on “two new massacres” resulting from alleged Coalition airstrikes targeting the towns of Al Sha’afa and al-Kushma in Deir al-Zour. Media reported said that four civilians died in this particular event in Sha’fa, when a civilian’s home was allegedly struck by the Coalition. According to The Al Sha’afa Facebook page on October…
Summary
Published
30 October 2018
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
30 October 2018
Incident Code
CS1817
Location
متجرعطية العبيدي الشيخ القديمات, Shop of Attia Al Obaidi Al Sheik Al Qadimat, Al Shaafa, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Three civilians were reportedly killed in alleged US-led Coalition airstrikes on Al Shaafa, Deir Ezzor, on October 30th, 2018, according to local sources. Al Shaafa town's Facebook page wrote on October 30th that an alleged Coalition airstrike on “the shops of Atiyya Al Obeidi Al Sheikh Al Qadimat on the public street at the division…
Summary
Published
30 October 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
28 October 2018
Incident Code
CS1819
Location
الشعفة, Al Sha'afa, Deir Ezzor, Syria
At least one and as many as 20 civilians including an unspecified number of women and children died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on the town of Al Shaafa, which was under the control of ISIS, according to local media. Several local sources including Euphrates Post reported that “a number of civilian died” in the…
Summary
Published
28 October 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1–20
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
27 October 2018
Incident Code
CS1816
Location
البوبدران, Al Boubadran, Deir Ezzor, Syria
In what local media referred to as a “massacre”, five civilians including a woman and two or three children were reported killed in an alleged Coalition airstrike on the house of Rajab al-Hassan in the area of Al Boubadran, a village near al Soussa said to be under ISIS control. The victims were named by multiple…
Summary
Published
27 October 2018
Civilians reported killed
5
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
27 October 2018
Incident Code
CS1818
Location
الظهرة ,الشعفة, Dhahra, Al Shafa, Deir Ezzor, Syria
On October 30th a single source, Al-Sha’fa Facebook page, reported an alleged Coalition airstrike “on a house in the outskirts of Dhahra.” The source said: “We don’t know who the house belonged to, but the whole family was killed”. The source was unable to specify the precise date of the reported civilian harm, noting that…
Summary
Published
27 October 2018
Civilians reported killed
3–4
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
27–28 October, 2018
Incident Code
CS1816a
Location
هجين, Hajin, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Between 5 and 20 civilians were reportedly injured or killed in Hajin as a result of alleged Coalition air and /or artillery strikes between October 27th and 28th, according to local media. On October 28th, Syria Unified Observatory reported “the martyrdom of about 20 people of the city of # Hajin and village # Al-Shaafa…
Summary
Published
27 October 2018
Civilians reported killed
5–20
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
25 October 2018
Incident Code
USSOM154
Location
حرمك, Vicinity of Kunyo Barrow, Lower Juba, Somalia
AFRICOM publicly reported that it had "conducted conducted an airstrike targeting al-Shabaab militants in the vicinity of Kunyo Barrow, Somalia, on October 25, 2018". It added: "We also currently assess this airstrike did not injure or kill any civilians." However, AFRICOM claimed that the airstrike "killed two (2) militants and destroyed one (1) vehicle." Voice…
Summary
Published
25 October 2018
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
24 October 2018
Incident Code
CS1815
Location
مسجد الزوية, Hajin: Al Zawiya mosque, Deir Ezzor, Syria
A Coalition airstrike hit the Al-Zawiya Mosque in Hajin - the fourth reported airstrike on a mosque carried out by the Coalition in the governorate of Deir Ezzor in less than a week. Local sources claimed that at least 7 and up to 16 civilians died in this attack. Free Deir Ezzor said that there…
Summary
Published
24 October 2018
Civilians reported killed
7–16
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
24 October 2018
Incident Code
CS1814b
Location
السوسة, Al Soussa, Deir Ezzor, Syria
According to the source Marsad al Hassaka, “more than 20 civilians were killed in an air strike by international coalition aircraft on a house in the town of al-Soussa in the eastern suburb of Deir al-Zour. There were dozens of air strikes targeting civilian houses and large-scale destruction in the town amid attempts by the SDF…
Summary
Published
24 October 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
20
Civilians reported injured
2–4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
22 October 2018
Incident Code
CS1814a
Location
السوسة, Al Soussa: Mosque and internet cafe, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Several civilians were killed and injured in alleged Coalition air and/or artillery strikes on a mosque and internet café in Al Soussa, according to a single source – though a number of other reports said that the victims were members of ISIS. Euphrates Post reported that “a number of members of the Islamic State organization…
Summary
Published
22 October 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
20 October 2018
Incident Code
RS3550
Location
جسر الشغور, Jisr Al Shougur, Idlib, Syria
A boy was killed and his sister injured when a cluster bomb from a previous alleged Russian raid on the city of Jisr Al Shughour exploded on October 20th, 2018, according to local sources. It is unclear when the bomb was fired. @maraya404 tweeted that "a child is martyred and his sister is injured due to…
Summary
Published
20 October 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Planted explosives and unexploded ordnance (UXO)
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
19 October 2018
Incident Code
CS1813
Location
البوبدران, Al Soussa: Othman Bin Affan mosque, al Boubadran village, Deir Ezzor, Syria
In what several sources described as “a massacre”, at least 8 and as many as 70 civilians were alleged killed in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Osman Bin Affan Mosque in the village of Al-Sousse after Friday prayers. The incident occurred after two other reported incidents on October 18th in and around al Soussa, targeting…
Summary
Published
19 October 2018
Civilians reported killed
8–70
Civilians reported injured
12–100
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
19 October 2018
Incident Code
CS1814
Location
هجين, Hajin, Deir Ezzor, Syria
An alleged fourth problem Coalition airstrike in the governorate of Deir Ezzor over a 48 hour period allegedly hit a ‘Qur’anic institute’ (a place in which the Qur’an is taught) in Hajin, in what some local sources described as another “horrific massacre”. Various sources reported that the airstrike killed six civilians and wounded several others.…
Summary
Published
19 October 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
6
Civilians reported injured
2–12
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
18 October 2018
Incident Code
CS1812
Location
السوسة, Al Soussa: Ammar bin Yasser moque, al Boubadran village, Deir Ezzor, Syria
At least 10 and as many as 60 civilians were reported killed by the US-led Coalition after a strike or strikes hit the Ammar bin Yasser mosque in Al Boubadran village near al Soussa. The event may have been confused in some media and social media reports to one or two additional nearby civilian harm…
Summary
Published
18 October 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
10–60
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
18 October 2018
Incident Code
CS1811
Location
السوسة, al Soussa: Home of Mohammed al-Obeid al-Hattab in al Aaliyya neighbourhood, Deir Ezzor, Syria
At least 9 and as many as 15 civilians were reported killed, described as women and children of Iraqi origin, following a reported Coalition airstrike on the home of Mohammed al-Obeid al-Hattab in al Soussa. The event may be confused in some media and social media reports with one or two nearby additional civilian harm…
Summary
Published
18 October 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
9–15
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
14 October 2018
Incident Code
USSOM152
Location
Araara, Lower Juba, Somalia
Four al Shabaab fighters were killed as the US carried out a strike in Somalia in the vicinity of Araara, Lower Juba region, after partner forces came under attack from small arms fire, a US Africa Command press release stated. The press release called it a "collective self-defense airstrike." No US service members were apparently…
Summary
Published
14 October 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Military actors reported killed
4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
14 October 2018
Incident Code
CS1810
Location
البحرة, Al Bahra, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Local reports said that four non combatants (perhaps along with two ISIS fighters) were killed in a Coalition air or artillery strike on al Bahra. Syrian United Observatory and tweeter Shabab al Latamna both reported four civilians killed. In its own report, Step News noted that “Four civilians and two members of Daesh were killed…
Summary
Published
14 October 2018
Civilians reported killed
4
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
13 October 2018
Incident Code
CS1809
Location
السوسة, Al Soussa, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Up to five civilians were reported killed in air and/or artillery strikes on the town of al Soussa during ongoing heavy fighting. Most sources described a Coalition air or artillery strike on one of the town’s bakeries, which reportedly killed four non combatants. Al Alam News for example reported that “US Coalition forces targeted the…
Summary
Published
13 October 2018
Civilians reported killed
4–5
Civilians reported injured
6
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
12 October 2018
Incident Code
USSOM151
Location
Jowle, Mudug, Somalia
At least 60 and as many as 117 al Shabaab fighters were killed in a US strike on October 12th, it was reported. The location appears to have been a training camp, according to Voice of America, which noted: "A Somali official says the strike happened near the village of Jowle, about 20 kilometers southwest…
Summary
Published
12 October 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Military actors reported killed
60–117
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
12 October 2018
Incident Code
RS3549
Location
عندان, Anadan, Aleppo, Syria
A child was killed in the explosion of the remnants of a cluster bomb from earlier alleged Russian airstrikes on the city of Adanan, Aleppo governorate, on October 12th, 2018, according to local sources. It is unclear when the raid took place. @MasarPressNet tweeted that "a child was martyred when a cluster bomb exploded from the…
Summary
Published
12 October 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Planted explosives and unexploded ordnance (UXO)
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
12 October 2018
Incident Code
CS1808
Location
السوسة, Al Soussa, Deir Ezzor, Syria
A named adult civilian male was reported killed by Coalition shellling at al Soussa, in an attack which also was said to have killed five ISIS fighters. Radio al Kul and a number of other sources noted only the deaths of the ISIS fighters. According to Syrian PC one of them was a high value…
Summary
Published
12 October 2018
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
10 October 2018
Incident Code
CS1806
Location
الشعفة, Al Sha'afa, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Up to four civilians including a child were reported killed in Coalition airstrikes on al Sha’afa, according to a number of sources. The victims were described as internally displaced people (IDPs) by al Sha’afa town’s Facebook page, which noted “Confirmation of the killing of four civilians in Al-Sha’afa in the recent raids on the town.…
Summary
Published
10 October 2018
Civilians reported killed
3–4
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
10 October 2018
Incident Code
CS1807
Location
السوسة, Al Soussa, Deir Ezzor, Syria
A single source alleged that several dozen prisoners being held by Islamic State were killed when their prison was struck by the US-led Coalition or its allies the SDF. The Facebook site Exiles of the Euphrates claimed the following: “An old and sly policy of Daesh – when you want to lose a village or…
Summary
Published
10 October 2018
Civilians reported killed
24
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
8 October 2018
Incident Code
CS1805
Location
السوسة, Al Soussa, Deir Ezzor, Syria
A civilian house was reported destroyed in a Coalition airstrike on al Soussa. Two media reports said that non-combatants died. A tweet by @ashameree199 described “A raid by the International Coalition against the house and shops of Mr. Rafie al-Ghannam, which is inhabited by the families of fighters of the organization’ [IS] with Iraqi nationality,…
Summary
Published
8 October 2018
Civilians reported killed
3–4
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
6 October 2018
Incident Code
USSOM150
Location
حرمك, Kunyo Barrow, Lower Shabelle, Somalia
AFRICOM reported that the day previously it had "conducted an airstrike targeting an al-Shabaab militant in the vicinity of Kunyo Barrow, Somalia, on October 6, 2018." It added: "We currently assess no civilians were injured or killed in this airstrike." However, AFRICOM claimed that the action killed "(1) terrorist". In a subsequent FOIA response obtained…
Summary
Published
6 October 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Military actors reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
6 October 2018
Incident Code
RS3548
Location
الحميدية, Al-Hamidiya, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Three civilians were killed and others were wounded in airstrikes on Al-Hamidiya, local media reported. Sources attributed the blame to both Russia and the Syrian regime. A man and his son were killed. One source suggests that the victims were killed in a strike on Al Ashara water crossing, about 60KM away from Al Hamidiya…
Summary
Published
6 October 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
4 October 2018
Incident Code
USSOM149-C
Location
Ceel Gadde, El Adde, Gedo, Somalia
One woman and several children were wounded by an alleged US drone strike in El Adde town, Gedo, as up to ten al Shabaab members were targeted and killed, local media reported. Somali media site Mareeg reported that a US drone strike had injured women and children. Anonymous sources said the victims had been been…
Summary
Published
4 October 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Civilians reported injured
3–5
Military actors reported killed
10
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
4 October 2018
Incident Code
CS1804
Location
هجين, Hajin, Deir Ezzor, Syria
According to local reports, a Coalition drone or air strike – or possibly a mortar strike by local US proxies the SDF – killed a woman and her two children in the town of Hajin in Deir Ezzor governorate. Euphrates Post named the victims as the wife of Khaled Al-Hajij and her two daughters [named as Ruqayya and Noura Khaled al Hjeij by the…
Summary
Published
4 October 2018
Civilians reported killed
3
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
3 October 2018
Incident Code
CS1803
Location
السوسة, Al Soussa, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Up to four civilians from the same family including a baby girl (named as the daughter of Hamad Mussah Shahab) died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on a civilian home on Al Soussa, according to sources on the ground. Sources reported that the Coalition carried out several strikes on the area amid violent clashes between the SDF…
Summary
Published
3 October 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1–4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
3 October 2018
Incident Code
RS3547
Location
تل باجر, Tal Bajir, Aleppo , Aleppo, Syria
Two boys were injured when an unexploded cluster bomb of a previous alleged Russian air raid exploded in the village of Tal Bajir, Aleppo governorate, on October 3rd, 2018, according to local sources. The bomb was reportedly fired a year before it exploded. @neoIRT wrote that "two children were injured when a cluster bomb exploded…
Summary
Published
3 October 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Planted explosives and unexploded ordnance (UXO)
Military Actor
Russian Military
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