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January 9, 2020
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عين عيسى, Ain Issa, Raqqa, SyriaOne or two civilians were reported wounded when Turkish drones allegedly targeted an SDF Asayish (Kurdish Public Security Forces) checkpoint at the entrance of Ain Issa town, in Raqqa governorate of Syria, on January 9th, 2020. Raqqa Is Being Slaughtered Silently Facebook Page said one of the civilians endured minor injuries. @SDF_Syria and @Karl_hakon said
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January 9, 2020
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الوشكة, Al-Wushka, Surt, LibyaTwo civilians, likely healthcare personnel, were reportedly killed by LNA shelling on Al-Wushka near Sirte. The Field Medicine and Support Center said that it “mourns the center’s employees: Khaled Omar Bakir (M) Hatem Ba’iyou Al Zahou (M) They are members of the Sirte field hospital affiliated to the center, who were martyred in a direct
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January 8, 2020
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طرابلس: مصحة أويا, Tripoli: Oia Clinic, Tarabulus, LibyaA woman was allegedly injured by indiscriminate artillery shelling in the Hadaba project area of Tripoli. Tk Yahroug Kl shy posted: “The Haj Al-Na’aji house was hit near the Oia clinic in the Hadaba area and a woman was injured by shrapnel.” Local reports of fighting point at the GNA or LNA as the culprit.
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January 7, 2020
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سجن الرويني, Al Ruwaini Prison, Tarabulus, LibyaTwo children were allegedly killed by LNA shelling on Ain Zara. Libya Alahrar TV reported: “Medical source to Al Ahrar: the death of two children from one family following the fall of a mortar shell fired by the gunmen of Haftar in Ain Zara.” The same source later published a picture of the victims saying
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January 5, 2020
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الهضبة البدري, Al Hadaba Al Badri, Tarabulus, LibyaOne girl was allegedly killed and three other civilians injured by indiscriminate shelling on the Al Hadaba Al Badri neighbourhood of Tripoli. The Field Medicine and Support Center (FMSC) said: “A shell targeted the home of the Kalila family this afternoon, Sunday, 5/1-2020, in the Hadaba Al Badri area, and resulted in the death of
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Incident date
January 5, 2020
LOCATION
الزربة, Al Zurba, Aleppo, SyriaAt least one civilian was reported wounded as a result of Russian forces attack with rockets, or Syrian regime forces attack with machine guns on Al Zurba town in Aleppo, Syria, on January 5th, 2020, according to local sources. The Zurba Media office announced that Mahmoud Abdel Fattah Hammoud was wounded. The individual was an
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Incident date
January 5, 2020
LOCATION
سراقب, Saraqib, Idlib, SyriaBetween one and three civilians, including a woman, were reported as killed and up to seven others, including two children and a woman, were wounded by Russian or regime forces in Saraqib on January 5th, 2020. Alarby News and the Idlib Civil Defense Media Center reported that seven civilians, including two children, were wounded in
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Incident date
January 5, 2020
LOCATION
أريحا, Ariha, Idlib, SyriaIn a major incident, 14 civilians including children and women were reported killed and between 23 and 30 injured in alleged Russian forces or Syrian regime forces airstrikes on the western neighborhood of Ariha city in Idlib, Syria on January 5th, 2020. Macro Media Center (MMC) reported that airstrikes were launched by a SU-24 warplane
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Incident date
January 5, 2020
LOCATION
دير الشرقي, Deir Al Sharqi, Idlib, SyriaCivilians were reportedly wounded by alleged Russian airstrikes on the village of Deir Al Sharqi, Idlib governorate, on January 5th, 2020. Various local sources, including @MolhamKaied, reported that “injuries” resulted from airstrikes on Deir Al Sharqi but did not mention how many were injured. The majority of sources attributed airstrikes and the resulting injuries in
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January 5, 2020
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بلدات متعددة, Several towns, Idlib, Idlib, SyriaCivilians were reported wounded in alleged shelling by Russian and Syrian regime aircraft on several towns in Idlib on January 5th, 2020, as reported by Shaam News Network. Shaam reported that the following cities and towns were targeted: Maarat Al Nu’man, Al Ghadfa, Ma’saran, Ma’arshamin, Benin, Marashamsha, Ma’shurin, Tilmans, Hantoutin, Deir Sunbul, Ihsim, Kafroumah, Khan Al
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January 4, 2020
LOCATION
طرابلس: الكلية العسكرية, Tripoli: Military College, Tarabulus, LibyaIn a massive incident, between 20 and 30 people were killed and 33 others injured in an alleged LNA or Emirati airstrike that targeted a military school in Al Hadaba, Tripoli, Libya on January, 4th, 2020, according to local sources. Libya Al Ahrar reported that victims of this attack don’t exceed the age of 25
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January 3, 2020
LOCATION
مطار بغداد الدولي, Baghdad International Aiport, Baghdad, IraqPossibly one civilian was killed and an unknown number of civilians injured in a confirmed U.S. airstrike that killed Iranian national Qassam Soleimani, the commander of the Quds Force, on Baghdad International Airport at January 3rd, 2020. The New York Times reported that an “American MQ-9 Reaper drone fired missiles into a convoy that was leaving
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Incident date
January 3, 2020
LOCATION
شرفة الملاحة, Shurfat Al Malaha, Tarabulus, LibyaOne civilian was killed and a child was injured in alleged LNA forces shelling with BM-21 Grad missiles on Shurfat Al Malaha area near Maitika International Airport on January 3rd, 2020 according to local sources. The killed man was identified as Jumaa Al Qabaili and the injured child who was admitted to hospital was identified
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January 3, 2020
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عرادة, Arada, Tarabulus, LibyaA family home was reportedly hit by indiscriminate shelling in the Arada neigbourhood of Tripoli, resulting in possible civilian harm. Tk Yahroug Kl shy said: “One of the shells hit the house of the Kariyma family in Arada, and there were reports of injuries.” There is currently no further information available. Local reports of clashes
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January 2, 2020
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بن عاشور, Ben Ashour, Tarabulus, LibyaAccording to local sources, three random mortar shells landed on Ben Ashour area in Tripoli, Libya on January 2nd, 2020. One of the mortars fell on the house of Quraira Ammar family causing injuries among civilians, while the other two fell on Al Sikka road. According to Africa Gate, civilians were warned not to gather
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January 2, 2020
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الفرناج, Al Fornaj, Tarabulus, LibyaLocal sources reported that a woman died as a result of alleged Haftar forces’ indiscriminate shelling on Al Fournaj area in Tripoli, Libya, on January 2nd, 2020. The woman who was killed after a random mortar hit her house is believed to belong to Al Aswad Family, but no other details are available at this
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January 1, 2020
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شارع الكنيسة, Al Kanisa Street, Tarabulus, LibyaIn the first incident of 2020, three civilians were reported killed and five others injured after an alleged LNA or UAE airstrike on a blacksmith store in Al Kanisa street in Al Swani, Tripoli, Libya on January 1st, 2020, according to local sources. A child was also wounded after the missile hit her house near
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Incident date
January 1, 2020
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سرمين, Sarmin, Idlib, SyriaUp to 11 civilians including seven children and two women were reported killed, and 16 others including three children and three women – one of whom was pregnant – were injured in an alleged Russian, Iranian forces or Syrian regime shelling with a cluster missile or a rocket carrying cluster bombs on ‘Martyr Abdou al
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Incident date
January 1, 2020
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تل أبيض, Tal Abyad, Raqqa, SyriaOne civilian, named as Ammar Alhaji, was reportedly shot dead by members of the al Majd Brigade of the Syrian National Army. According to Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently, the man was “shot dead while he was trying to prevent fighters of Turkish-backed Al-Majd Legion from stealing his car.”. Euphrates Post reported that the victim was
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Incident date
January 1, 2020
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مشروع الهضبة, Hadaba project, Tarabulus, LibyaOne civilian was reported killed and three others including a 70-year-old woman were injured by shrapnel in alleged LNA shelling on the Hadaba Project area in Tripoli, Libya on January 1st, 2020, according to local sources. The fatality was identified as Issam Wanis Al-Drou’i Al-Warfalli and sources reported that the four civilians might belong to the
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December 31, 2019
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قصر أبو هادي, Qasr Abu Hadi, Surt, LibyaConflicting reports emerged of alleged airstrikes by an unknown belligerent on the night of December 31st, 2019 and January 1st, 2020 on Abu Hadi area near the city of Sirte. A Central Gate reporter quoted local sources, who said that three people had died and two people were wounded in airstrikes on the Abu Hadi
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December 30, 2019
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قرية الشيخ أحمد, Sheikh Ahmed village, Aleppo, SyriaOn December 30th, between four and five civilians, including up to two women and two children, were wounded by Russian or regime air strikes, with ten vacuum missiles and two cluster bombs, launched upon the village of Sheikh Ahmed in the southern countryside of Aleppo. Local sources initially reported four wounded civilians and Civil Defense
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December 28, 2019
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معرة النعمان, Maarat Numan, Idlib, SyriaAt least two civilians were killed and up to four civilians were wounded in initial reports about a Russian bombing raid upon the village of Maarat Numan on December 30th. Local sources reported that Russian helicopters dropped barrel bombs, and there were early reports of four wounded civilians, the death of a child, and the
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December 30, 2019
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شارع ولي العهد, Wali Al Ahed street, Tarabulus, LibyaOne child (14) and a young man (18) were injured in alleged Libyan National Army shelling on Wali Al Ahed street in Abo Salim area of Tripoli on December 30th, 2019, according to local sources. Tk Yahrouq Kul Shy posted on Facebook that “a random shell landed in Wali Al Ahed street in front of
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December 29, 2019
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ابي الاشهر, Bilash'har, Tarabulus, LibyaAccording to Libya Al Ahrar, a student at the Freedom Martyrs School in Abi Al-Shahr area in Tajura was injured in a bombardment by Haftar that targeted a farm adjacent to the school. No further details are available at the moment.
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Incident date
December 29, 2019
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شرفة الملاحة, Shurfat Al Malaha, Tarabulus, LibyaAirstrikes by the LNA and/or UAE on the Shurfat Al Malaha residential area, in the vicinity of Tripoli’s Mitiga Airport, reportedly killed an elderly woman and injured several more civilians including a child. Libya al Ahrar named the elderly victim as Al-Haja Zahra Al-Tamtam. Burkan al Ghadab said that two persons “from the expatriate labor
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December 29, 2019
LOCATION
Vicinity of Kunyo Barrow, SomaliaIn retaliatory actions against al Al Shabaab for a mass casualty bombing in Mogadishu a day earlier, the United States said that it had conducted three strikes against al Shbaab commanders, killing four people in total.This entry relates to one of two strikes in the vicinity of Kunyo Barrow in Lower Shabelle. Al Shabaab itself
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December 28, 2019
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بلدات متعددة, Several towns, Idlib, SyriaRussian warplanes launched substantial attacks upon various villages outside of Idlib on December 28th causing numerous civilian casualties. Shaam News, reporting on December 29th, stated that civilian casualties resulted from Russian airstrikes upon many villages, including Mhambel and Sarja. No names, ages, or other pertinent information was released. The air raids were part of a
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Incident date
December 28, 2019
LOCATION
عون الدادات , Aoun Al Dadat, Aleppo, SyriaLocal sources reported that a sniper on a checkpoint belonging to SDF/YPG shot dead a civilian in Aoun al Dadat village in Manbej, Aleppo on December 28th, 2019. Shaam Netowk reported that “Mohamed Sheikho Al-Hamloush, known as ‘Abu Al-Miz’, from Aoun Al-Dadat village, was transporting a passenger by his motorcycle to the village separating between
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Incident date
December 28, 2019
LOCATION
محمبل, Mhambel, Idlib, SyriaLocal sources reported that at least three civilians were wounded as a result of Russian forces or Syrian regime forces artillery and missile attack on Mhambel in Idlib, Syria on December 28th, 2019. The Syrian Network for Human Rights said that a cluster missile fell near Al Kabir mosque in Mhambel town in the western