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October 22, 2018
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السوسة, Al Soussa: Mosque and internet cafe, Deir Ezzor, SyriaSeveral civilians were killed and injured in alleged Coalition air and/or artillery strikes on a mosque and internet café in Al Soussa, according to a single source – though a number of other reports said that the victims were members of ISIS. Euphrates Post reported that “a number of members of the Islamic State organization
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October 20, 2018
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جسر الشغور, Jisr Al Shougur, Idlib, SyriaA 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
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October 19, 2018
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البوبدران, Al Soussa: Othman Bin Affan mosque, al Boubadran village, Deir Ezzor, SyriaIn 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
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October 19, 2018
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هجين , Hajin, Deir Ezzor, SyriaAn 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.
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October 18, 2019
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Bulo Haji, Lower Juba, SomaliaIn an alleged civilian harm event previously unrecorded by the Bureau of Investigative Journalism, a declassified AFRICOM report obtained in Spring 2019 identified a claimed event near Kismayo in October 2018. According to Casimada, “The strike against Al-Qaeda linked Al-Shabaab group was conducted in Bulo-Haji area near the town, killing at least 3 children, a
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October 18, 2018
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السوسة, Al Soussa: Ammar bin Yasser moque, al Boubadran village, Deir Ezzor, SyriaAt least 10 and as many as 60 civilians were reported killed by the US-led Coalition after a strike or strikes hit the Ammar bin Yasser mosque in Al Boubadran village near al Soussa. The event may have been confused in some media and social media reports to one or two additional nearby civilian harm
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October 18, 2018
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السوسة , al Soussa: Home of Mohammed al-Obeid al-Hattab in al Aaliyya neighbourhood, Deir Ezzor, SyriaAt 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
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October 14, 2018
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Araara, Lower Juba, SomaliaFour al Shabaab fighters were killed as the US carried out a strike in Somalia in the vicinity of Araara, Lower Juba region, after partner forces came under attack from small arms fire, a US Africa Command press release stated. The press release called it a “collective self-defense airstrike.” No US service members were apparently
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October 14, 2018
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البحرة, Al Bahra, Deir Ezzor, SyriaLocal 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
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October 13, 2018
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السوسة, Al Soussa, Deir Ezzor, SyriaUp 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
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October 12, 2018
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Jowle, Mudug, SomaliaAt least 60 and as many as 117 al Shabaab fighters were killed in a US strike on October 12th, it was reported. The location appears to have been a training camp, according to Voice of America, which noted: “A Somali official says the strike happened near the village of Jowle, about 20 kilometers southwest
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October 12, 2018
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عندان, Anadan, Aleppo, SyriaA 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
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October 12, 2018
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السوسة, Al Soussa, Deir Ezzor, SyriaA 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
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October 10, 2018
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السوسة, Al Soussa, Deir Ezzor, SyriaA single source alleged that several dozen prisoners being held by Islamic State were killed when their prison was struck by the US-led Coalition or its allies the SDF. The Facebook site Exiles of the Euphrates claimed the following: “An old and sly policy of Daesh – when you want to lose a village or
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October 10, 2018
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الشعفة, Al Sha'afa, Deir Ezzor, SyriaUp 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.
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October 8, 2018
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السوسة, Al Soussa, Deir Ezzor, SyriaA 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,
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October 6, 2018
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حرمك, Kunyo Barrow, Lower Shabelle, SomaliaAFRICOM reported that the day previously it had “conducted an airstrike targeting an al-Shabaab militant in the vicinity of Kunyo Barrow, Somalia, on October 6, 2018.” It added: “We currently assess no civilians were injured or killed in this airstrike.” However, AFRICOM claimed that the action killed “(1) terrorist”. In a subsequent FOIA response obtained
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October 4, 2018
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Ceel Gadde, El Adde, Gedo, SomaliaOne woman and several children were wounded by an alleged US drone strike in El Adde town, Gedo, as up to ten al Shabaab members were targeted and killed, local media reported. Somali media site Mareeg reported that a US drone strike had injured women and children. Anonymous sources said the victims had been been
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October 4, 2018
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هجين, Hajin, Deir Ezzor, SyriaAccording to local reports, a Coalition drone or air strike – or possibly a mortar strike by local US proxies the SDF – killed a woman and her two children in the town of Hajin in Deir Ezzor governorate. Euphrates Post named the victims as the wife of Khaled Al-Hajij and her two daughters [named as Ruqayya and Noura Khaled al Hjeij by the
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October 3, 2018
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السوسة, Al Soussa, Deir Ezzor, SyriaUp 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
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October 3, 2018
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تل باجر, Tal Bajir, Aleppo , Aleppo, SyriaTwo 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
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October 2, 2018
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Baasra, Lower Shabelle, SomaliaAccording to a single source, an airstrike by an unknown party hit the strategic village of Basra in Middle Shebelle. Goobjoog News stated that “Reports indicate that Airstrikes hit last night at Basra village in the Middle Shabelle Somalia. Residents of Basra village told Goobjoog News there were heavy attacks in the village amid reports
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October 1, 2018
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Jamaame, Lower Juba, SomaliaUS forces carried out a strike approximately 40 kilometres northeast of Kismayo after al Shabaab fighters attacked Somali forces, according to a US Africa Command press release. Nine al Shabaab fighters were allegedly killed and another injured, the US command claimed. The press release said AFRICOM had assessed that no civilians were killed or injured
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October 1, 2018
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هجين , Between the town of Hajin and the village of Abu al Hassan, Deir Ezzor, SyriaAt 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,
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October 1, 2018
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طرابلس: مطار معيتيقة, Tripoli: Mitiga International Airport, Tarabulus, LibyaVarious local sources reported artillery shelling on Tripoli Mitiga Airport leading to a temporary suspension of flights. 218 TV said: “The international airport of Mitiga announced the suspension of its flights until further notice, due to the repeated exposure to indiscriminate missiles by unknown parties who haven’t as yet revealed their identity.” Libya Alahrar TV
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October 1, 2018
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مسجد الهشيم السوسة , Al Soussa: al Hashim mosque, Deir Ezzor, SyriaLocal media reported that the US-led Coalition bombed the al Hashim mosque in al Soussa. However, it was unclear whether the 29 to 33 people reported killed were civilians or members of ISIS. The Step News Agency said that the strike was carried out at dawn on October 1st, while the Syrian Network for Human
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September 30, 2018
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السوسة, Al Soussa, Deir Ezzor, SyriaOne 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
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September 30, 2018
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Al Soussa, Deir Ezzor, SyriaIn an incident previously not tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the death of one civilian in an event near Al Sousah. In its February 2019 report, the Coalition noted the following: ” Coalition aircraft engaged multiple ISIS vehicles, including a machine-gun equipped pick-up truck engaging friendly forces with machine gun fire. The ISIS
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September 24, 2018
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درنة, Derna, Darnah, LibyaHeavy 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
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September 23, 2018
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خلة الفرجان, Khallet Al Furjan, Tarabulus, LibyaOne 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