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Incident Date
24 September–1 October, 2018
Incident Code
LQ068
Location
درنة, Derna, Darnah, Libya
Heavy 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…
Summary
Published
24 September 2018
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
23–24 September, 2018
Incident Code
LC097
Location
خلة الفرجان, Khallet Al Furjan, Tarabulus, Libya
One 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…
Summary
Published
23 September 2018
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
0–21
Military Actor
7th Brigade
,
Government of National Accord
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Incident Date
23 September 2018
Incident Code
LC096
Location
طرابلس, Tripoli: Airport road, Tarabulus, Libya
Four 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…
Summary
Published
23 September 2018
Civilians reported killed
4
Military Actor
7th Brigade
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Incident Date
23 September 2018
Incident Code
LC095
Location
خلة الفرجان, Khallet Al Furjan, Tarabulus, Libya
One 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…
Summary
Published
23 September 2018
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
7th Brigade
,
Government of National Accord
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Incident Date
22 September 2018
Incident Code
LC094
Location
شرفة الملاحة, Shurfat Al Malaha, Tarabulus, Libya
One 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…
Summary
Published
22 September 2018
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
7th Brigade
,
Government of National Accord
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Incident Date
20 September 2018
Incident Code
LC092
Location
وادي الربيع, Wadi al Rabie, Tarabulus, Libya
Three 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…
Summary
Published
20 September 2018
Civilians reported killed
3
Military Actor
7th Brigade
,
Government of National Accord
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Incident Date
20 September 2018
Incident Code
LC091
Location
طرابلس, Tripoli: Marble Factory, Tarabulus, Libya
Between 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…
Summary
Published
20 September 2018
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2–3
Military Actor
Government of National Accord
,
7th Brigade
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Incident Date
19 September 2018
Incident Code
CS1800
Location
الباغوز, Al Bagouz Fawqani, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Local 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…
Summary
Published
19 September 2018
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
19 September 2018
Incident Code
RS3546
Location
خان شيخون, Khan Sheikhoun, Ma'arat al-Numan, Syria
A 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…
Summary
Published
19 September 2018
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
4
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
18 September 2018
Incident Code
LC090
Location
عين زارة, Ain Zara, Tarabulus, Libya
One 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…
Summary
Published
18 September 2018
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
0–5
Military Actor
7th Brigade
,
Government of National Accord
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Incident Date
16 September 2018
Incident Code
CS1799
Location
الباغوز, Al Bagouz Fawqani, Deir Ezzor, Syria
It 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…
Summary
Published
16 September 2018
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
14 September 2018
Incident Code
LC089
Location
كورى بوقودى, Kouri Bougoudi, Murzuq, Libya
Two 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…
Summary
Published
14 September 2018
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
Chadian Military
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Incident Date
13 September 2018
Incident Code
CS1797
Location
الباغوز, Al Bagouz Fawqani, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Local 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…
Summary
Published
13 September 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1–6
Civilians reported injured
2–6
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
13 September 2018
Incident Code
CS1798
Location
السوسة, Al Soussa, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Local 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…
Summary
Published
13 September 2018
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
12 September 2018
Incident Code
CS1796
Location
الباغوزالباغوز, Al Bagouz Fawqani, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Local 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…
Summary
Published
12 September 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
11 September 2018
Incident Code
LC088
Location
أبو سليم, Abu Salim, Tarabulus, Libya
Around 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…
Summary
Published
11 September 2018
Civilians reported injured
4
Military Actor
7th Brigade
,
Government of National Accord
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Incident Date
10 September 2018
Incident Code
RS3545
Location
كفر زيتا, Kfar Zeita, Hama, Syria
Alleged Russian forces or Syrian regime airstrikes on Kfar Zeita 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, Kfar Zeita, Lufayyat, Al-Obeida,…
Summary
Published
10 September 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
9 September 2018
Incident Code
RS3540
Location
الزكاة, Al Zakat, Hama, Syria
Civilians 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…
Summary
Published
9 September 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
9 September 2018
Incident Code
RS3541
Location
حصرايا, Hassraya, Hama, Syria
Civilians 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…
Summary
Published
9 September 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
9 September 2018
Incident Code
RS3536
Location
الصياد, Al Sayyad, Hama, Syria
Civilians 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…
Summary
Published
9 September 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
9 September 2018
Incident Code
RS3542
Location
عابدين, Abidin , Idlib, Syria
Up 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…
Summary
Published
9 September 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
4–5
Civilians reported injured
5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
9 September 2018
Incident Code
RS3543
Location
محافظة حماه, Hama Governorate, Syria
Local 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…
Summary
Published
9 September 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military actors reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
9 September 2018
Incident Code
RS3537
Location
اللطامنة, Al Lataminah, Hama, Syria
An 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…
Summary
Published
9 September 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
9 September 2018
Incident Code
RS3538
Location
كفر زيتا, Kfar Zeita, Hama, Syria
One civilian was reported killed and others including his brother injured in Kafar Zeita in Hama on September 9th, 2018 after Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes targeted the town with several barrel bombs, according to local sources. @SyriaCivilDefe identified the victim as Aref al-Hamada and tweeted "The body of the young man Aref al-Hamada was…
Summary
Published
9 September 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
9 September 2018
Incident Code
RS3539
Location
الهبيط, Al-Habit, Idlib, Syria
Two 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 was…
Summary
Published
9 September 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
3–6
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
8 September 2018
Incident Code
RS3530
Location
عابدين القريبة, Vicinity of Abdin, Idlib, Syria
Up to six civilians including a girl and a woman were killed and five others including up to three children and a woman injured in alleged Russian forces or Syrian regime airstrikes on Abdin town in Idlib on Sep 8th, 2018. The time of the incident remains unclear as some sources said it happened in…
Summary
Published
8 September 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
4–6
Civilians reported injured
4–6
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
8 September 2018
Incident Code
RS3531
Location
الهلبة, Al-Halba, Idlib, Syria
One civilian was killed and six others injured when Russian forces or Syrian regime forces attacked with explosive barrels Al-Halba village in Idlib on September 8th, 2018 according to local sources. The Syrian Civil Defence said "A civilian martyred, and six others wounded, as a result of helicopter bombing that targeted the village of Al-Halba…
Summary
Published
8 September 2018
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
6
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
8 September 2018
Incident Code
RS3532
Location
خان شيخون, Khan Sheikhoun, Idlib, Syria
A woman was reported killed, and a Syrian Civil Defence photographer and a volunteer got injured when Russian forces or Syrian regime forces targeted a center for White Helmets in Khan Sheikhoun in Idlib on Sep 8th, 2018, according to local sources. Step News said that "The Russian warplanes launched several air raids on the…
Summary
Published
8 September 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
8 September 2018
Incident Code
RS3533
Location
السرج, Al-Sarj, Idlib, Syria
A pregnant woman was killed with her unborn baby, and others including a woman were injured in alleged Russian forces or Syrian regime forces airstrike or artillery attack with rockets on Al-Sarj village in Idlib on September 8th, 2018, according to local sources. The victim was identified as Ola Riyad al-Daher. Bawabat Hama posted "Mrs.…
Summary
Published
8 September 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
8 September 2018
Incident Code
RS3529
Location
كفر عين, Kafr Ain, Idlib, Syria
One child, most local sources say a girl, was injured in alleged Russian forces or Syrian regime airstrikes on Kafr Ain in Idlib on September 8th, 2018. @maraya404 tweeted "A child girl was injured in a raid by the Assad regime, on Kafr Ain, south of Idlib." @IdlibPlus said that barrel bombs were used in…
Summary
Published
8 September 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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