Civilian Casualties

الدرباسية, Between Qeremi and Dirbêsiyê, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

One child was reported injured in an alleged Turkish forces airstrike on the area between the village of Qeremi and the town center on the Serêkaniyê road, on October 10th 2019 according to local media sources.

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Turkish Military

تليارة, Tell Yara, Bashiqa, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

A spokesman for the Kurdish Democratic Party (KDP) stated that 12 civilians were injured in a Coalition airstrike on the village of Tell Yara in Bashiqa, north of Mosul. Ghiyath Alsurja, a media official with the KDP, told reporters that the Coalition had targeted Daesh facilities in the village 17 km north of Mosul, killing

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US-led Coalition

LOCATION

Nusaybin, Mardin, Turkey

Up to eight civilians were killed and 35 were wounded in alleged SDF/YPG or PKK artillery strikes on the city of Nusaybin, Mardin, as reported by several local sources. @op_shield initially reported five killed, but all other sources noted the death of eight civilians. According to CNN Turkey, the governor of Nusaybin, a Kurdish majority city,

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5 – 8

رأس العين‎, Ras Al Ain , Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

Local media reported that one civilian died and two were wounded in alleged Turkish shelling of Ras Al Ain.

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Turkish Military

مشروع الهضبة, Hadaba project, Tarabulus, Libya

LOCATION

One civilian was reportedly injured by indiscriminate shelling on the Hadaba project in Tripoli. The Ambulance Services Libya said: “The driver Abdul Basset al-Muqtaf, who was just injured by shrapnel in the head after rescuing some families who were hit by indiscriminate shells on their homes in the area of the project.” Al Wasat published

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Government of National Accord, Libyan National Army

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بنغازي‎, Benghazi, Libya

Two Facebook sources claimed that 13 “foreign airstrikes” had struck Benghazi, but seem to have copied one another on the information. There were no known public reports of civilian harm at the time.

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بنغازي‎, Sabri, Benghazi, Libya

LOCATION

According to local sources UAE planes carried out between 13 and 20 fresh airstrikes near the fish market and Sabri areas of Benghazi. There were no public reports of civilian harm at the time.

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United Arab Emirates Military

تقاد, Tiqad village, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

One to two civilians were injured by alleged Russian airstrikes on a farm in the village of Fiqad, Aleppo countryside, on October 26th, 2019, according to local sources. The Smart News agency reported: “A civilian was injured on Saturday by Russian air strikes on a village west of Aleppo in northern Syria . Local activists

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1–2

كفر حوت, Kafr Hout , Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Russian warplanes wounded two civilians in a raid on the village of Kafr Hout in southern Aleppo Governorate, western Syria, according to sources on the ground. Sources were unclear of the identity of those injured in this attack. Smart News Today reported that two women were wounded, while Aleppo Civil Defence said that one woman

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بنغازي‎, Ganfouda, Benghazi, Libya

LOCATION

The LNA self-reported what it said was “an air strike targeting a field hospital belonging to terrorist militias in the Qanfouda area.” Casualties among patients and health workers are not presently known.

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Libyan National Army

الطريق بين رشيدية و القاسمية, Road between Al Rashidiya and Al Qasimiya village, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

One member of Doctors Without Borders was killed and three other civilians including two aged 17 wounded in an alleged Turkish mortar strike on a convoy about four kilometers north of Tal Temr, local sources reported. Hawar news said: “The invading Turkish state wounded two doctors by firing cannons at Til Temir’s convoy of Doctors

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جسر الشغور , Jisr Al-Shoughour, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Sources reported the Syrian Civil Defence were struck in a suspected Russian airstrike during raids on the outskirts of Jisr Al-Shoughour in western Idlib. Three civilians were reportedly injured, including a Syrian Civil Defence volunteer. One source alleged the use of phosphorus bombs. There are no other details at this time.

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LOCATION

بنغازي‎, Benghazi, Libya

The LNA launched “accurate” airstrikes against terrorist militias in Qawarsheh and Sabri according to their Facebook page.

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Libyan National Army

قرية شنان, Shannan village, Jabal Zawiya, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Between one and five hospital staff were wounded in two alleged Russian airstrikes on Ikhlas Hospital for women and children in Shannan village, Jabal Zawiya, at dawn on November 6, 2019, local media reported. The New York Times later geolocated the event. According to the Syrian Network for Human Rights, “fixed-wing warplanes we believe were

Summary

Civilian infrastructure

Healthcare facility

1–5

حي سيف الدولة, Sayf Al Dawla Neighbourhood, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

One child – a six-year-old girl, Norshan Atri – was reported killed in an alleged Turkey-backed militants’ artillery attack on Sêf El-Dewle, Al-Ezemiye and Al-Hemdaniye areas in Aleppo city, Syria on November 10th, 2019 according to local sources. Multiple shells reportedly hit civilian homes. The little girl was killed when one of the shells hit

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(1 child)

Turkish Military, Free Syrian Army

Named victims

1 named

جبل الأربعين, Arba'ayn mountains, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Up to three civilians were reportedly killed in alleged Russian airstrikes that caused fires on the Arba’ayn mountains in Idlib governorate, Syria, on November 17th, 2019. While most sources claimed that three civilians had been killed, several others reported that only two had died. @Sy24ria stated as the only source that no casualties were suffered. IdlibPlus

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(0–3 men)

منتزه هابي لاند بارك, HappyLand Park, Tarabulus, Libya

LOCATION

Several civilians were allegedly injured by LNA artillery shelling on Ain Zara. Libya Alahrar TV posted pictures of the aftermath, saying: “Photos showing some of the effects of the destruction of houses and their properties in the area of Ain Zara behind the areas of clashes due to the indiscriminate shelling of Hafter gunmen, which

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3–5

Libyan National Army

اعزاز, Azaz, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Three or four civilians including two women were reportedly wounded by alleged YPG artillery attacks in southern neighbourhoods of Azaz city, Aleppo governorate, on November 27th, 2019, according to local sources. The Euphrates Post reported that “the YPG targeted the southern neighbourhoods of Azaz with more than six rocket-propelled grenades shortly before, wounding three civilians”. @ShahbaPress

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3–4

LOCATION

حاس, Hass, Idlib, Syria

One man was injured in an alleged Russian airstrike on the town of Hass, Idlib Governorate on December 4th 2019, according to multiple reports. The Syrian White Helmets, Al Hadath Syria and Idlib plus all reported that a man had been injured and accused Russia of carrying out the strike. @NagiNajjar said Russian planes targetted

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مشروع الهضبة, Hadaba project, Tarabulus, Libya

LOCATION

One civilian was allegedly killed by LNA artillery shelling on the Hadaba project area of Tripoli. Tarhuna 24 said: “Artillery shelling targets Al-Wefaq [GNA] concentrations in Hadaba project.” Tripoli 219 wrote: “Also today’s evening, in the [Hadaba] project, a random shell landed on a citizen who had been hospitalized. Unfortunately, he died in the hospital.”

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LOCATION

Afrin, Aleppo, Syria

Several civilians were reportedly wounded in an alleged YPH artillery shelling of Afrin, according to multiple local sources.

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YPG

الطريق الزراعي الواصل بين الدانا و ترمانين, The agricultural road between Al Dana and Termanin, Syria

LOCATION

One civilian was reported killed on the agricultural road linking Termanin to Dana in Idlib, Syria on December 22nd, 2019 when Russian or Syrian regime warplanes attacked the area, according to Shaam Network. No other sources were found on this incident.

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Russian Military, Syrian Regime

Al Soussa, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

In an event previously untracked by Airwars, the Coalition reported in its monthly civilian casualty report for September 2019 (published November 16th) that it had killed a civilian during an airstrike near Al Shaafah. The Pentagon later declared this to have been a US action. According to the OIR report, “December 12, 2018, near Al

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between Jilib and Bu’aale, Middle Juba, Somalia

LOCATION

Local reports claimed that US airstrikes had targeted al Shabaab bases near Hargessa Yarey village in Middle Juba, in support of ground operations by Somali forces. AFRICOM itself did not publicly report any strikes on this date. According to Goobjoog News, “Airstrike operations targeting Al-Shabab militant launch by U.S Africom with Somalia forces in Middle

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Belligerents reported killed

US Forces

Suspected target

Al-Shabaab

جزرايا, Jazraya, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Two girls were killed and two people were injured in alleged Russian shelling of Jazraya village on January 21, 2020. Syria live ua was the only source to report on this incident and it is possibly a duplicate of incident R4078. No other information is available to Airwars at this time.

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(2 children)

اجدابيا, Ajdabiya, Al Wahat, Libya

LOCATION

Up to 13 rebel fighters were reportedly killed either by a NATO airstrike in a friendly fire incident, or a Gaddafi regime strike, near Ajdabiya. CNN posted on Twitter that “an airstrike killed at least three people.” The Telegraph showed a picture of three injured fighters. Meanwhile VOA said four rebels had been killed and 14 more

Two Syrian Civil Defence volunteers were injured in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on the town of Khan Al Subl, Idlib governorate, on January 28th, 2020, according to local sources. SMART News Agency reported that the Syrian regime and Russia carried out air and artillery strikes on several cities and towns in Idlib governorate,

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Airstrike and/or Artillery

Russian Military, Syrian Regime