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Incident Date
18 February 2011
Incident Code
Lib2011-012
Location
البيضان, Al Bayda, Al Wahat, Libya
On February 18th, 2011, at least 14 people were killed and dozens were wounded in, as reported by the French Press Agency. Two members of the security forces were also reported hanged. Wiki news reports "At least 14 people were killed and dozens wounded in the demonstrations. The French Press Agency also reported that the…
Summary
Published
18 February 2011
Strike Type
Ground operation
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
Libyan rebel forces
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Incident Date
17 February 2011
Incident Code
Lib2011-005
Location
بنغازي, Benghazi, Benghazi, Libya
On February 17th, multiple sources reported at least 13 and as many as 20 civilian fatalities and up to 200 more injured by Gaddafi security forces in Benghazi, who were said to have fired live rounds on Gamal Abdel Nasser Street. Al Jazeera reports "there were reports of six deaths in the Benghazi confrontations, where…
Summary
Published
17 February 2011
Strike Type
Ground operation
Civilians reported killed
13–20
Civilians reported injured
40–200
Military Actor
Gaddafi Forces
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Incident Date
17 February 2011
Incident Code
Lib2011-006
Location
درنة, Derna, Darnah, Libya
On February 17th 2011, between three and six protestors were shot dead by Gaddafi security forces in Derna, with between 15 and 25 additionally wounded, as reported by Al Jazeera and Wiki News. Al Jazeera reports "Large numbers of demonstrators also went out today in the city of Derna, east of Benghazi, interspersed with burning…
Summary
Published
17 February 2011
Strike Type
Ground operation
Civilians reported killed
3–6
Civilians reported injured
15–25
Military Actor
Gaddafi Forces
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Incident Date
17 February 2011
Incident Code
Lib2011-007
Location
اجدابيا, Ajdabiya, Al Wahat, Libya
On February 17th, 2011, between four and ten people were killed as a result of clashes between demonstrators and Gaddafi Revolutionary Guards in Ajdabiya. Both Wiki news and Al Jazeera confirmed the deaths. A student was reported among the dead as well. Al Jazeera reports "journalist Mansour Ati told Al-Jazeera Net that four people were…
Summary
Published
17 February 2011
Strike Type
Ground operation
Civilians reported killed
4–10
Military Actor
Gaddafi Forces
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Incident Date
17 February 2011
Incident Code
Lib2011-008
Location
الزنتان, Zintan, Al Jabal al Gharbi, Libya
On February 17th, 2011, Wiki news reported the death of a single demonstrator due to a confrontation with the Gaddafi security forces in Zintan. No other casualties were reported.
Summary
Published
17 February 2011
Strike Type
Ground operation
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Gaddafi Forces
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Incident Date
15 February 2011
Incident Code
Lib2011-002
Location
بنغازي, Benghazi, Benghazi, Libya
On February 16th, between 6:30 and 7:45 PM local time, multiple sources reported one death and multiple injuries in Benghazi after the breakup by security forces of a sit-in. The reported death was of Khaled al-Naji ‘Abderrazeq Khanfar, a 22 year old student who was shot by Gaddafi security forces. Amnesty quotes the father of…
Summary
Published
15 February 2011
Strike Type
Ground operation
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
14–38
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
Gaddafi Forces
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Incident Date
15 February 2011
Incident Code
Lib2011-004
Location
البيضان, Bayda, Al Jabal al Akhdar, Libya
On February 17th, 2011, between 5:30pm and 6:00pm local time, the deaths of between three and 14 civilians were reported killed by Gaddafi forces in Bayda. Ibm tweeted, quoting Al Jazeera: "Three demonstrators were killed and four wounded by Libyan security bullets in Al-Bayda city, east of Benghazi." @monakareem said: "Security forces kill 4 more…
Summary
Published
17 February 2011
Strike Type
Ground operation
Civilians reported killed
3–14
Civilians reported injured
4–50
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
Gaddafi Forces
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Incident Date
15 February 2011
Incident Code
Lib2011-001
Location
بنغازي, Benghazi, Benghazi, Libya
In one of the first mass casualty events of the 2011 Libya uprising, Amnesty International reported 59 civilians injured on February 15th as a result of demonstrations in Benghazi against Gaddafi forces. The demonstrations lasted until the end of February 16th. Amnesty International stated that "protesters [were] reportedly assaulted by members of the police, riot…
Summary
Published
15 February 2011
Strike Type
Ground operation
Civilians reported injured
59
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
Gaddafi Forces
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Incident Date
15 February 2011
Incident Code
Lib2011-003
Location
شارع العروبة, Al Orouba Street, Al Bayda, Libya
Seven civilian were allegedly killed and one more injured by Gaddafi forces during protests in Al Bayda. Al Jazera said: "The number of martyrs in Al-Bayda, east of Benghazi, increased to 7, and the security forces injured a 13-year-old child in the leg with rubber bullets." Amnesty International wrote: "In al-Bayda, a protester and a…
Summary
Published
15 February 2011
Strike Type
Ground operation
Civilians reported killed
7
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
Gaddafi Forces
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Incident Date
31 January 2010
Incident Code
USYEM009-N
Location
Across Yemen, Yemen
Over a six week period, US Special Forces carried out more than 24 ground raids in Yemen, according to a single credible source, The Nation. The Nation reported: "By late January 2010, JSOC had been involved with more than two dozen ground raids in Yemen, which kicked off with the December 17 strikes. Scores of…
Summary
Published
31 January 2010
Strike Type
Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
14 September 2009
Incident Code
USSOM008-C
Location
مدينة ﺑﺮﺍﻭة, Baraawe, Lower Shabelle, Somalia
Up to six people, including at least one possible civilian, were killed and at least two possible civilians were wounded, as a US-launched raid targeted and reportedly killed a high value al Qaeda/ al Shabab member, Saleh Ali Saleh Nabhan, international media reported. The attack marked the first known lethal operation by US forces in…
Summary
Published
14 September 2009
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
0–1
Civilians reported injured
0–2
Military actors reported killed
2–6
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
1 May 2008
Incident Code
USSOM007-C
Location
Dusa Marreb, Galguduud, Somalia
At least five and as many as 30 civilians, including children and one woman, were reportedly killed as US-launched missiles targeted and killed several top al Shabab commanders in Dusa Marreb, a Somali village near the Ethiopian border, local and international sources reported. Around 3am local time on May 1st, 2008, US naval-launched cruise missiles…
Summary
Published
1 May 2008
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
5–30
Military actors reported killed
2–10
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
3 March 2008
Incident Code
USSOM006-C
Location
Dhoobley, Lower Juba, Somalia
Up to six civilians were killed and as many as eight wounded as the US fired at least one and as many as three cruise missiles at Dhobley, a town in southern Somalia four miles from the Kenyan border, local and international sources reported. Pentagon spokesperson Bryan Whitman told AFP: "On March 2, the US…
Summary
Published
3 March 2008
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
4–6
Civilians reported injured
3–8
Military actors reported killed
2–3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
1 June 2007
Incident Code
USSOM005-C
Location
Bargaal, Bari, Somalia
The destroyer USS Chafee, sailing off the coast of Somalia, fired ‘more than a dozen rounds from its 5-inch gun’ on militants in Bargal, north Somalia. The New York Times also reported that cruise missiles were fired. Somali government spokesmen claimed the strikes were launched after around 35 heavily armed militants landed on the coast near…
Summary
Published
1 June 2007
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Military actors reported killed
8–12
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
23 January 2007
Incident Code
USSOM004-C
Location
Waldena, Lower Juba, Somalia
Up to eight people - some civilians - and one al Qaeda member, were killed as a US drone reportedly targeted, and later captured, a militant leader in Waldena. A fresh JSOC AC-130 strike in Somalia, reportedly operating from an airbase in eastern Ethiopia, targeted Ahmed Madobe, a deputy of ICU leader Hassan Turki. Madobe…
Summary
Published
23 January 2007
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Civilians reported killed
2–8
Military actors reported killed
5–9
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
9 January 2007
Incident Code
USSOM003-C
Location
Xayo, Garer, Bankajirow and Badmadow, Ras Kambooni, Lower Juba, Somalia
Several people, possibly civilians, were left wounded as US airstrikes hit four towns near Ras Kamboni, including a terrorist training camp on Badmadow island, local and international media reported. Sources added that up to ten al Qaeda members were also killed. The strikes came just two days after the US-launched AC-130 attack in Ras Kamboni,…
Summary
Published
9 January 2007
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
4–5
Military actors reported killed
5–10
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
8–9 January, 2007
Incident Code
USSOM002-C
Location
Hayo, Lower Juba, Somalia
According to international and local reports, up to 31 civilians, including at least one child, were killed as the town of Hayi or Xayo was subjected to either US or Ethiopian-waged airstrikes. Heavy civilian casualties were reported in airstrikes on Hayi near Afmadow, 250km northwest of Ras Kamboni, and other parts of southern Somalia, in…
Summary
Published
9 January 2007
Strike Type
Airstrike
,
Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)
Civilians reported killed
4–31
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
7 January 2007
Incident Code
USSOM001-C
Location
Ras Kamboni (possibly vicinity of Lag Badana Bushbush National Park), Lower Juba, Somalia
Up to eight civilians were reportedly killed as the US carried out an airstrike against al Qaeda leaders in Ras Kamboni, Lower Juba, international and local sources reported. Shortly after Ethiopian forces had invaded Somalia in late December 2006, the US carried out its first known combat operation within Somalia since the September 11 2001…
Summary
Published
7 January 2007
Strike Type
Airstrike
,
Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)
Civilians reported killed
2–8
Civilians reported injured
2–3
Military actors reported killed
8–45
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
3 November 2002
Incident Code
USYEM001-B
Location
على الطريق السريع 160كم شرق صنعاء ، عناقة, On highway 160km east of Sana'a, Annaqaah, Ma'rib, Yemen
In the first known US targeted assassination outside of a conventional battlefield and using a drone, a CIA Predator launched from Djibouti struck a car in Annaqaah, Marib governorate, on the evening of November 3rd 2002, killing six Al Qaeda suspects. A seventh individual escaped alive, and was later cleared of involvement in an October…
Summary
Published
3 November 2002
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Military actors reported killed
6
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
Incident Code
YS133
Location
الحولنجي جنوب جرابلس, Al Huwlanji south of Jarablus, Aleppo, Syria
One child, Abdul Razzaq Muhammad, aged 9, was injured on May 29th 2022 when the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) were reported to target a civilian car with a guided missile, in the Al-Halwanji area, south of the city of Jarabulus, Syria, according to local sources. Abdul Rassaq Muhammad was taken to hospital in Jarabulus.
Summary
Published
29 May 2022
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
YPG
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Incident Date
Incident Code
TS644
Location
الخالدية, Khalidiya village, Ain Essa countryside, Raqqa, Syria
On Saturday, October 7th, 2023, an alleged Turkish artillery shelling in Khalidiya village, located in the Ain Essa countryside, Syria, reportedly killed an elderly woman and injured at least one other person, her husband. Numerous sources, such as Facebook page Ehlê Qamişlo, have named the deceased woman as Amsha Muhammad Hilal Al-Baqer, aged 65, and her…
Summary
Published
7 October 2023
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
1–3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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