Civilian Casualties

بلدات متعددة, Several towns, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Shaam Network reported that “Russian warplanes launched airstrikes targeting the towns and villages of Mardikh, Khan Al-Sabl, Masran, Al-Ghadfa, Abu Juraif, Dadekh, Hantoutin, and Benin, causing a number of civilian casualties.” No further details are available at the moment.

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2–3

كفرنوران, Kafar Nuran, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

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

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3–5

كفرجوم, Kafarjoum, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

At least one child and one woman were reported killed, and three other civilians, two or all of them are children, were injured in alleged Russian forces or Syrian regime airstrikes on Kafarjoum in Aleppo’s countryside in Syria on at 6:26am and 6:31am at January 20th, 2020, according to local sources. The Syrian Network for

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2 – 3

(1 child1 woman)

2 named

عفرين, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

At least one child and one woman were killed in alleged YPG artillery strikes on the city of Afrin, Aleppo governorate on January 20th, 2020. Up to five civilians, including two children, were injured, as reported by local sources. The Syrian Network for Human Rights reported that “the child Muhammad Mar’i and Mrs. Turfah Meqdeh

Summary

2 – 4

(1–2 children)

2–5

YPG

5 named, 1 familiy identified

كفر تعال, Kafar Ta'al , Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Three children were killed in alleged Russian or regime airstrikes on the town of Kafar Ta’al, Aleppo governorate, on January 20th, 2020, according to local sources. Seven civilians, including children, were reportedly wounded. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported the killing of three young girls. The Syrian Network for Human Rights wrote that the

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(3 children)

3 named, 1 familiy identified

الكماري, Al Kamari, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Ghassan Mohsen Al-Dandal was injured as a result of an alleged Russian attack targeting Al Kamari at 11.23am on January 20th, 2020. @so_ria98 tweeted that “Civilian casualties were reported by Russian airstrikes on the village of Al Kamari in the southern countryside of Aleppo.” Mohammad Alhasuain reported on the alleged incident asserting the injury of

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1–2

بلدة الجينة, Al Jeneh , Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

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

2 – 3

(1 child1 man)

3–9

2 named, 1 familiy identified

ميزناز, Miznaz, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

A girl and two other civilians were injured in an alleged airstrike by the Russian Armed Forces targeting the city of Miznaz, in the western countryside of Aleppo, at 12:46 pm on January 20th, 2020. Our Syria reported on the incident and stated: “Reports of civilian martyrs and wounded as a result of the Russian

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1–3

ريف المهندسين, Al Muhandiseen countryside, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Muhammad Ahmad Taha Bazar was injured and a day later sucumbed to his injuries in the hospital, and three further civilians were injured in an attack carried out by the Russian Armed Forces, which targeted the Mohandessin countryside, south of Aleppo at 1 on January 20th, 2020. The Syrian Network for Human rights posted a

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2–3

بلدات متعددة, Several towns, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Shaam Network reported that Russian warplanes’ airstrikes that targeted cities, towns and villages in the western and southern countryside of Aleppo on January 20th, 2020 resulted in “injuries in the Atarib, Kafarna, Anjarah, al-Bawabiyyah, Orum al-Sughra, al-Qasimiyya, al-Kamari, Mernaz, al-Saloom, Kafr al-Nuran, rural al-Mohandessin, al-Bawabiya farms and the al-Shamiko area. “While the towns of al-Mansoura,

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2–3

Special Forces School Mosque, Ma'rib, Yemen

LOCATION

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

Airstrike, Airstrike and/or Artillery, Drone Strike

US Forces, Houthi Forces

Suspected target

Belligerents reported injured

0–24

Near Bangeeni, Lower Juba, Somalia

LOCATION

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,

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ريف المهندسين, Al Muhandiseen countryside, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

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

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مركز ايواء النازحين قرب عنجارة, Shelter for displaced people near Anjara, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

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

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(2 children1 woman1 man)

الاتارب, Atarib, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

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

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القاسمية, Al Qasimiya, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

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,

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كفرناها, Kafrnaha, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

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

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(2 children)

4–7

2 named

جمعية بالا, Jama'ait Bala, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

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

(3 children1 woman1 man)

5 named, 1 familiy identified

اعزاز, Azaz, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Up to ten civilians were injured in alleged SDF or Syrian regime artillery strikes on the city of Azaz, Aleppo governorate, on January 16th, 2020, according to local sources. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored “a missile strike carried out by the ‘Kurdish forces’ stationed in Maranaz within the northern sector of Aleppo countryside,

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8–10

YPG, Syrian Regime

طرابلس‎: البريقة, Tripoli: Al Barika oil company, Tarabulus, Libya

LOCATION

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

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Libyan National Army

قرية الزربة, Zorba village, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

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

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حرمك, 25km north of Kunya Barrow, Lower Shabelle, Somalia

LOCATION

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

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Wanlaweyn, Lower Shabelle, Somalia

LOCATION

Somali officials reported the death of a senior al Shabaab commander during a gun battle at Wanlaweyn. It was not clear whether US forces had also participated in the raid. According to the Horn Observer, “The special forces known as DANAB raided the house of Mohamed Osman Hussein Buluush, a mlitant bomb expert in the

Summary

Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)

Small arms and light weapons

Known belligerent

Somali Military Forces

US Forces

Suspected target

Al-Shabaab

1–3

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

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1–2

1 named

البارة, Al Bara, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

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

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1–5

1 named

دوكوري, Dugure, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

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

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Turkish Military

Belligerents reported injured

4–11

بلدات متعددة, Several towns, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

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,

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2–5

السوق الشعبي, Local market, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

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

7 – 22

(1 child12 men)

50–80

Unknown, Syrian Regime

13 named, 1 familiy identified