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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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Incident Date
1 October 2018
Incident Code
IRS002
Location
هجين, Between the town of Hajin and the village of Abu al Hassan, Deir Ezzor, Syria
At least five and as many as eight people – either civilians or ISIS fighters – were killed in an Iranian missile and air strike near Hajin. According to local site Jarf News, at least five civilians were killed and more than 10 others were wounded between Hajin and the neighboring village of Abu al-Hassan,…
Summary
Published
1 October 2018
Civilians reported killed
5–8
Military Actor
Iranian Military
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Incident Date
30 September 2018
Incident Code
CS1801
Location
السوسة, Al Soussa, Deir Ezzor, Syria
One civilian died after being hit by “SDF artillery” in al Soussa, according to local media. It is Airwars’ understanding however that only the Coalition had access to artillery in the near region at that time. On October 1st, Boukamlna reported that “Nuri Rifai Al Ali Al Dagher died in Damascus yesterday [Sept 30th] from…
Summary
Published
30 September 2018
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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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
18 September 2018
Incident Code
USYEMTr180-C
Location
العشار, Al Ashar, Al Bayda, Yemen
Two Yemeni National Army soldiers, including a Colonel, were reportedly killed by a US drone strike in Al Ashar, Yakla area of Bayda governorate, on the evening of September 18th 2018, according to multiple sources. Some however instead variously indicated that the strike killed two AQAP members, or two civilians. In a later press release,…
Summary
Published
18 September 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Civilians reported killed
1–2
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
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
8 September 2018
Incident Code
IRI001
Location
كوية, Koya, Erbil, Iraq
Multiple sources reported the death of up to 14 individuals and as many as 42 wounded, allegedly as a result of Iranian bombardment on the Koya area. Most reports did not specify whether or not the victims were civilian. Shafaq however quoted the First Deputy Secretary-General of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) who stressed…
Summary
Published
8 September 2018
Civilians reported killed
2–14
Civilians reported injured
30–42
Military Actor
Iranian Military
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Incident Date
5 September 2018
Incident Code
CS1795
Location
بادية ذبيان, Badiya area of Theyban city, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Local sources reported that two boys aged 16 and 17, “were killed by an aircraft believed to belong to the International Coalition.” The Syrian Network for Human Rights noted that the airstrike took place at “Badiya [area] of Theyban city” in the suburbs of Deir Ezzor. Both Euphrates Post and Deir Ezzor 24 named the…
Summary
Published
5 September 2018
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
4 September 2018
Incident Code
RS3521
Location
محمبل, Mhambel, Idlib, Syria
Up to eight civilians including at least two women from the same family were reported killed and many others injured including two children in alleged Russian airstrikes on a market, and on Baidarshmso village in Mhambel in Idlib, Syria on September 4th, 2018. @SyriaCivilDefe tweeted: "Three women were killed, and a man and two children…
Summary
Published
4 September 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2–8
Civilians reported injured
6–10
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
4 September 2018
Incident Code
RS3522
Location
فريكة, Furaykah, Idlib, Syria
Two civilians were reported killed, and another injured in Furaykah town in Idlib, as a result of alleged Russian airstrikes on September 4th, 2018, according to local sources. Syrian TV reported that "a civilian was killed and his son was seriously wounded in Russian air strikes on the village of Furaykah in Idlib countryside." Macro…
Summary
Published
4 September 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
4 September 2018
Incident Code
RS3524
Location
البدرية, Al Badriya, Idlib, Syria
A woman was reportedly injured in alleged Russian airstrikes on the village of Al Badriya on September 4th, 2018, according to local sources. Possibly, more civilians were killed and injured. @SyriaCivilDefe reported that "a woman was injured and a large number of civilian property was destroyed, after an aerial bombardment targeted the homes of civilians in…
Summary
Published
4 September 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
4 September 2018
Incident Code
RS3525
Location
بيدر شمسو, Baidar Shamso, Idlib, Syria
One woman was reportedly killed and several civilians, including three women, were injured in alleged Russian airstrikes on the town of Baidar Shamso, Idlib governorate, on Tuesday, September 4th, 2018, according to local sources. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that a civilian woman had been killed in airstrikes on Baidar Shamso. @SyriaCivilDefe reported that…
Summary
Published
4 September 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
26 August 2018
Incident Code
CS1793
Location
Al Sha'afa, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Up to 23 civilian non combatants - including 18 women who were reportedly the wives of ISIS fighters on external missions - died along with seven ISIS guards in an alleged Coalition airstrike on an ISIS-held house (and perhaps others) in al Sha’afa, according to sources on the ground. One source added that a child…
Summary
Published
26 August 2018
Civilians reported killed
18–20
Civilians reported injured
5
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
16 August 2018
Incident Code
CS1792
Location
الباغوز فوقاني, Al Bagouz Fawqani, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Local media reported that an unspecified number of civilians were wounded in airstrikes on Al Bagouz by Iraqi warplanes. Sound and Picture, Step News Agency and @Bukamal_Live all reported that “a number of civilians were wounded” by Iraqi warplanes. It is important to note that by this stage of the conflict, that Iraqi air and…
Summary
Published
16 August 2018
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
15 August 2018
Incident Code
TI017
Location
سنجار, Sinjar, Nineveh, Iraq
A former leader (Zaki Shankali) of the PKK in Sinjar reportedly died along with four Yazidi people in alleged Turkish airstrikes on their convoy in Sinjar at 5 p.m on August 15th, according to sources on the ground. The combat status of the Yazidi people is in question, however, as one source referred to them…
Summary
Published
15 August 2018
Civilians reported killed
0–5
Civilians reported injured
2–4
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
14 August 2018
Incident Code
USSOM140-C
Location
Vicinity of Baladul-Rahma and Geeshaan, near Basraa, Lower Shabelle, Somalia
In a major Amnesty International report on civilian harm in Somalia, published in March 2019, the NGO made passing reference to a civilian harm event on August 14th the previous year in the vicinity of Baladul-Rahma and Geeshaan, near Basraa. According to the report, "on 14 August 2018, the US military conducted additional air strikes…
Summary
Published
14 August 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Civilians reported killed
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
14 August 2018
Incident Code
CS1791
Location
الباغوز فوقاني), Al Bagouz Fawqani, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Four civilians died and several others were wounded in alleged Coalition airstrikes on Al Bagouz al Fawqani, according to local media. The Smart News Agency said: “Activists told Smart that the bombing killed four civilians and wounded others, including women and children, in addition to the killing of three members of ISIS. Some activists pointed…
Summary
Published
14 August 2018
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
11 August 2018
Incident Code
USSOM139-C
Location
Leego, Lower Shabelle, Somalia
Local reporters alleged that US and Somali forces had killed four civilians including a mother and child, during an operation in Leego. Caasimada alleged that the civilians were killed around midnight, by Somali troops accompanied by 'white US officers', and claimed that the attacking forces had flown there from a military base to the north.…
Summary
Published
11 August 2018
Strike Type
Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)
Civilians reported killed
4
Military actors reported killed
3–4
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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