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September 8, 2018
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كفرسجنة, kfarsijna, Idlib, SyriaLocal sources reported that attacks with barrel bombs on Kfarsijna in Idlib on September 8th, 2018 led to injuries among civilians. HalabTodayTV reported saying “Wounded civilians as a result of bombing the village of Hass and the surrounding town of Kafr Sjana rural Idlib South with explosive barrels.” @IdlibPlus blamed the Syrian regime and tweeted
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September 8, 2018
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كفرعين, Kfarein, Idlib, SyriaOne child, most local sources say a girl, was injured in alleged Russian forces or Syrian regime airstrikes on Kfarein in Idlib on September 8th, 2018. @maraya404 tweeted “A child girl was injured in a raid by the Assad regime, on Kfarein, south of Idlib.” @IdlibPlus said that barrel bombs were used in the attack
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September 8, 2018
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السرج, Al Sarj, Idlib, SyriaA pregnant woman was killed with her baby, and others including a woman 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. Ola
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September 1, 2018
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حاس, Hass, Idlib, SyriaBetween one and three medical staff members of the Nabd Al Hayat Hospital or Sham Hospital in the town of Hass were injured in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on September 8th, 2018, according to local sources. @BonnieKipperman reported that the Sham hospital had completely run out of service due to barrel strikes by Syrian
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September 8, 2018
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خان شيخون, Khan Sheikhoun, Idlib, SyriaA 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
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September 8, 2018
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الهلبة, Al Halba, Idlib, SyriaOne 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
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September 8, 2018
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عابدين, Abdin, Idlib, SyriaSix civilians including a girl and a woman were killed and five others including three children and a woman injured in alleged Russian forces or Syrian regime airstrikes on Abdin town in Idlib on Sep 8th, 2018. Time of the incident remains unclear as some sources said it happened in the morning, while others mentioned
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September 7, 2018
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خان شيخون, Khan Sheikhoun, Idlib, SyriaTwo Syrian Civil Defence volunteers were injured in an alleged Russian or Syrian regime air or artillery strike on the town of Khan Sheikhoun, Idlib governorate, on September 7th, 2018, while extinguishing a fire after the first air raid, according to local sources. @SyriaCivilDefe tweeted that “two volunteers were injured (Anas Al Diab – Muhammad
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Incident date
September 7, 2018
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الهبيط, Al Habit, Idlib, SyriaUp to four civilians were killed in alleged Russian or Syrian regime air and/or artillery strikes on the town of Al Habit, Idlib governorate, on September 7th, 2018, according to local sources. @SyriaCivilDefe reported that “four civilians were killed, and seven others were wounded, most of them in serious condition, as a result of heavy
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September 5, 2018
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بادية ذبيان, Badiya area of Theyban city, Deir Ezzor, SyriaLocal 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
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September 4, 2018
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كفردسن, Kfar Dassen, Idlib, SyriaTwo civilians were reportedly killed in alleged Russian airstrikes on the town of Kafr Dassen, Idlib governorate, on September 4th, 2018, according to Step News Agency. Step wrote that “Russian warplanes launched intensive air raids targeting villages and towns of rural Idlib West and the western and northern and western countryside of Hama, since the
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September 4, 2018
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بيدر شمسو, Baidar Shamso, Idlib, SyriaOne 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
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September 4, 2018
LOCATION
البدرية, Al Badriya, Idlib, SyriaA 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
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September 4, 2018
LOCATION
الجانودية, al Janoudiya, Idlib, SyriaTwo civilians were reported killed and two others injured in alleged Russian forces or Syrian regime airstrikes on Al-Janoudiya in Idlib, on September 4th, 2018. @almo3tasem91 tweeted “Two martyrs and a number of wounded civilians in the village of Al-Janoudiya as a result of being targeted by several air strikes by Russian warplanes.” Local sources
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September 4, 2018
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فريكة, Freika, Idlib, SyriaTwo civilians were reported killed, and another injured in Freeka 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 Freeka in Idlib countryside.” Macro
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September 4, 2018
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محمبل, Mhambel, Idlib, SyriaUp 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
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Incident date
September 4, 2018
LOCATION
كفردين, Kafridin, Idlib, SyriaTwo civilians were reported killed and three others injured in alleged Russian forces or Syrian regime airstrikes on Kafridin in Idlib, Syria on September 4th, 2018. Fresh-syria news reported that “a number of civilians were martyred and others were injured today, Tuesday, as a result of the Russian aggression targeting with airstrikes the village of
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September 4, 2018
LOCATION
جسر الشغور, Jisr al Shughour, Idlib, SyriaUp to 11 civilians including a woman, and five children from the same family were reported killed and many others injured in alleged Russian forces or Syrian regime forces airstrikes on neighborhoods in Jisr Al Shigour in Idlib on September 4th, 2018, according to local sources. The local sources identified names of ten of the
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September 2, 2018
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الفلاح, Al Falah, Tarabulus, LibyaBetween two and four people were reported killed because of artillery shelling on a refugee camp in Tripoli. Libya Alaan said that “two were killed and five wounded on Sunday after a shell fell on the Tawergha camp.” Alkhal Altawerghi named the victims as Abu Bakr Mohammed Masoud Al Zamirli and his brother Khaled. Libya’s
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September 1, 2018
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طرابلس, Tripoli, Tarabulus, LibyaBetween two and four civilians were reported killed as a result of possible indiscriminate artillery shelling in and around Tripoli. The Tripoli wounded affairs administration posted on Facebook: “Statistics of the victims of the clashes that took place south of Tripoli on Thursday, 20 September 2018 Casualties: 11 deaths (5 civilians, 3 foreign workers, 3
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August 31, 2018
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طرابلس: فندق الودان, Tripoli: Al Wadan hotel, Tarabulus, LibyaOn Friday, August 31, 2018, three civilians were reportedly injured from artillery shelling on the Al Wadan hotel in Tripoli, Libya. Sky News reported the hotel in the centre of Tripoli was bombed “indiscriminately”, injuring at least three people amid fighting between rival militias aspiring to take power in the Libyan capital. The rocket hit
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August 30, 2018
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طريق المشتل, Arboretum Way, Tarabulus, LibyaTwo children were reported killed by local sources as a result of indiscriminate artillery shelling in Tripoli. Our Libya Choice posted on Twitter that “two children were killed after a shell landed on the house of the ben Ashour family near of the Arboretum triangle in the area of Ain Zara in the vicinity of
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August 28, 2018
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وادي الربيع, Wadi al Rabie, Tarabulus, LibyaThree civilians, a woman and her two sons, were killed as the result of artillery shelling on Wadi al Rabie in Tajoura, according to Human Rights Watch. The NGO reported: “On August 28, a mortar shell landed on a house in Wadi Al-Rabie, killing a woman and her two sons, aged 6 and 10, according
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August 27, 2018
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40 km southwest of Mogadishu, Lower Shabelle, SomaliaUS forces carried out a strike on August 27th killing three alleged members of al Shabaab, US Africa Command declared two days later, The strike hit approximately 40 kilometers southwest of Mogadishu. The official statement read: “In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. forces conducted an airstrike targeting al-Shabaab militants approximately 40 kilometers
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August 27, 2018
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السوسة, Al Soussa, Deir Ezzor, SyriaA single source, the Smart News Agency, reported that “a child and a person were killed by an SDF artillery bombardment on the town of Sousse”. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights also reported that SDF artillery targeted al Soussa, “causing material damage” – though it said there was no information on civilian harm at
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August 27, 2018
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صلاح الدين, Salaheddin, Tarabulus, LibyaA single source, Amr Fathalla, reported on Twitter that one civilian was killed in artillery shelling in the Salaheddin neighbourhood of Tripoli. @AmrFatihalla listed Amer Faraj Ahmed, 60 years old, as dead as a result of indiscriminate shelling. In addition, Malik Amer Faraj, 18 years old, Saleh Ali al Fiel, 53 years old, and Juma
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August 26, 2018
LOCATION
Al Sha'afa, Deir Ezzor, SyriaUp 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
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August 25, 2018
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هجين, Hajin, Deir Ezzor, SyriaIn an incident previously not tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the deaths of three civilians and the injuring of a fourth in an event near Hajin. In its November 2018 monthly report, the alliance noted the following: “On Aug. 25, 2018, near Hajin Syria, via self-report. Coalition aircraft struck a known ISIS safe
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Incident date
August 21, 2018
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46 km northeast of Kismayo, Lower Juba, SomaliaUS forces carried out a strike on August 21st, killing two al Shabaab fighters, according to a press release from US Africa Command. The strike hit approximately 46 kilometers northeast of Kismayo, a port city in southern Somalia. The Command said it had assessed that no civilians were killed or injured in this strike. US
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August 20, 2018
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Basra, Lower Shabelle, SomaliaAn investigation by journalist Amanda Sperber identified a possible US airstrike near Basra around the time of Eid in August 2018, which allegedly killed between 10 and 12 members of the same family. Airwars has provided a relatively wide date range for this event, based on limited reporting. The investigation, published by The Nation in