Civilian Casualties

Al-Shabaab

Haway, Lower Shabelle, Somalia

LOCATION

A senior Al Shabaab operative was allegedly killed by a possible US drone strike in Haway. Mareeg reported: “A suspected US drone has carried out two airstrikes targeting high-ranking al Shabaab operatives in southern regions of Somalia. The first strike has targeted a senior Al Shabaab commander, whose name has been released as Daahir Mo’alin

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قامشلي, Electrical cables manufacturing facility, Qamishli, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

One civilian was allegedly injured by a Turkish drone strike on Qamishli. ANHA reported: “On Thursday evening, an explosion was heard at about 18:30 in the Swiss Canal neighborhood, east of Qamishlo, which was found to have been caused by a shell fired by a drone belonging to the Turkish occupation at a civilian electrical

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LOCATION

Efdikê, Raqqa, Syria

One civilian was allegedly injured by Turkish shelling on Afdko, west of Tal Abyad. ANHA wrote: “Our agency correspondent reported that, in the meantime, the Turkish occupation army and its mercenaries are bombing the village of Afdko, located to the west of Tel Abyad. Our correspondent explained that the shelling hit civilians and their homes,

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LOCATION

Nohadra, Duhok, Iraq

A single source reported that civilians died in alleged Turkish airstrikes on civilian vehicles in Nohadra, Duhok governorate, on August 3rd, 2020. Syria C Press wrote that “more civilians were killed on Monday in Nohadra (Duhok) in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq as a result of the ongoing Turkish military operation in northern Iraq after

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بنش, Binnish, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Up to four civilians have been killed and up to seven injured due to multiple alleged airstrikes by Russian and Assadi forces on the town of Binnish, Idlib province on August 3rd 2020. Ariha post reported the names of three civilians from one family killed in the strike : Majed Ibn Jassim Al-Mohammed, Majid Ibn

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1 – 4

(1 woman1 man)

2–7

3 named, 1 familiy identified

LOCATION

Bakira, Duhok, Iraq

Two civilians were killed in alleged Turkish airstrikes on a civilian vehicle near Bakira, Dohuk governorate, on August 1st, 2020, according to local sources. Hawar News wrote that “The Turkish occupation army planes bombed a civilian car this evening in the Bakira community in the Amedi district of the Dohuk governorate in southern Kurdistan. According to

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Turkish Military

عين عيسى, Ain Issa, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Local sources reported that three children were injured in alleged Turkish forces and/or Turkey-backed forces artillery strikes on Ain Issa on August 1st, 2020. One of them is in a critical condition. “The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored, this evening, artillery shelling carried out by the Turkish forces and the factions loyal to them,

Summary

Turkish Military

Suspected targets

Assad regime, YPG/SDF

3 named, 1 familiy identified

جيليب, Jilib, Middle Juba, Somalia

LOCATION

The US military reported on the same day that it had conducted an airstrike against al Shabaab fighters in the town of Jilib. However it was locally claimed that the attack had killed three young children, whose bodies were shown on social media. In a press release published on the evening of the attack, AFRICOM

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(3 children)

Known belligerent

Known target

Al Qaeda in East Africa

3 named

Belligerents reported injured

جبل شاكيو, Mount Shekif, Erbil, Iraq

LOCATION

Five civilians were injured in alleged Turkish artillery strikes on Mount Shekif, Lolan area in Erbil governorate, on July 29th, 2020, according to local sources. One woman was reportedly severely wounded. ANF English wrote that “on Wednesday, morning the Turkish army fired shells at a group of people who went to Mount Shekif to collect

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قرطوان, Qurtwiran, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Five or six civilians from the same family including children were reported killed and more up to ten others injured in alleged Turkish forces or Turkey-backed forces mortars and artillery attack on the villages of Qurtwiran and Willanli in Manbej, Aleppo on July 27th, 2020, according to local sources. Some sources said that the six

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5 – 6

(3 children2 women)

6–10

7 named, 1 familiy identified

the road between Barzanke and Ghilpish, Duhok, Iraq

LOCATION

Two men were killed in alleged Turkish airstrikes on two vehicles near Hasinpirka village, Duhok province, on July 26th, 2020. Sources are conflicted about whether the men were civilians or PKK militants. Kurdistan24 reported that “a Turkish airstrike in rural parts of the Kurdistan region’s Duhok province killed at least two civilians, a security source told Kurdistan

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(2 men)

Airstrike, Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground), Drone Strike

LOCATION

Timirshe, Bari, Somalia

Seven ISIS fighters were killed by a US airsrtrike near Timirshe, according to AFRICOM. The press release said: “In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command conducted an airstrike against ISIS-Somalia terrorists after they attacked partner forces in a remote location near Timirshe, Somalia, July 21. Timirshe is located 140 kilometers southeast

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Belligerents reported injured

7–8

جرنك, Gerenke, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

Between two and three civilians were allegedly injured by Turkish shelling on Qamishli. Syriacpress wrote: “A Syriac Press correspondent in Zalin reported that Turkish forces targeted the city center with a missile in the morning. Our correspondent declared that the Turkish missile landed in Roj Garage, injuring two civilians who were transferred to a nearby

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2–3

تل واسط, Tal Waset, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

One man was killed and at least one civilian, a woman, was injured by alleged Russian or regime airstrikes or artillery strikes on the village of Tal Wasit, Hama on July 19th 2020. Syrian Civil Defense reported: “A civilian was killed and a woman was seriously wounded today, Sunday, July 19, by artillery and missile

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(1 man)

1–2

الدرباسية, Ad Darbasiyah, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

Between one and three civilians were allegedly injured by a Turkish drone or mortar strike on Ad Darbasiyah. Woofers tweeted: “Casualties reported (all injuries) are two Russian soldiers, a Syrian soldier, and a local civilian. It would seem that the local civilian casualty may not exist and may be the Syrian soldier who may have

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Turkish Military

Belligerents reported injured

Other

2–5

1km من مركز مدينة الدرباسية, 1KM from Al Darbasiyah city centre, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

One civilian was allegedly by a Turkish drone strike on Ad Darbasiyah. ANHA wrote: “At about 10:00 a.m., a Turkish airliner was believed to have bombed one of the city’s points, 1 km from the center of Ad-Derbasiyah district on Ad-Derbasiyah-al-Hasakah road. The shelling resulted in a civilian injury, from the people of Amouda, and

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الباب, Al Bab, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

One child has been killed and up to 12 injured, including as many as eight children and three women in multiple alleged Russian airstrikes on the town of Al-Bab, Idlib on July 15th 2020. Smart news initially reported: “A child was killed and eight others were injured Wednesday, by Russian warplanes shelling in the city

Summary

(1 child)

8–12

10 named, 2 families identified

الدقماق, Al Dakmak, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

At least two civilians were reported injured during alleged Syrian and/or Russian artillery shelling and/or airstrikes on the towns of Al Dakmak in the Al-Ghab Plain, west of Hama on July 14th 2020. The Syrian Civil Defence Forces of the Southern Directorate reported that two young men with injuries of varying degrees were rushed to

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2–3

بلدات متعددة, Several towns, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

A number of civilians were reported injured when Russian warplanes targeted several towns in Idlib on July 14th, 2020, according to Shaam News which reported: “Russian aircraft launched air strikes targeting the villages of Sarjila, Benin, Kafaraweed, and Sufouhn, accompanied by very heavy artillery and missile shelling on the city of Ariha , villages, and

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كنصفرة, Kansafra, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Two civilians, a man and a woman, were reported injured in alleged Russian or Syrian airstrikes or artillery shelling in the town of Kansafra in the southern countryside of Idlib on July 14th 2020, according to local sources. All sources reporting on civilian harm from the incident in Kansafra consistently mention that two civilians, a

Summary

Airstrike, Artillery, Drone Strike

أريحا, Ariha, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Between four and five civilians, including up to four children and a woman, were injured and 2 civilians, a child and his father, died as a result of alleged Russian, Syrian or Iranian artillery shellings or air strikes on residential neighborhoods of the city of Ariha in the southern countryside of Idlib on July 14,

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1 – 2

(1 child1 man)

4–5

6 named, 2 families identified

Vicinity of Hantiwadaag, Lower Shabelle, Somalia

LOCATION

The Somali government and US Africa Command declared the first US action in 53 days, reporting an airstrike on an al Shabaab checkpoint in the vicinity of Hantiwadaag, in Lower Shabelle. One alleged militant was reported killed. Declaring the attack, Somalia’s Ministry of Information said the strike had taken place in the afternoon. “The FGS,

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Known belligerent

كنصفرة, Kansafra, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Between one and three civilians were injured in alleged Russian or regime artillery strikes on the town of Kansafra on July 7, 2020. A tweet from @BelalBayoush90 reported that three civilians were injured by heavy artillery and rocket launcher attacks on the town of Kansafra, attributing the attack to the regime while @thawrat111 identified two

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1–3

كفر عويد, Kara Awaid, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Up to four civilians were reported injured during alleged Regime or Russian artillery shelling on residential neighborhoods of the town of Kara Awaid in the southern countryside of Idlib on July 7, 2020. Multiple sources such as @TVIdlib, @ShahbaPress and @Syria TV reported that four civilians were injured in the artillery shelling. However, other sources

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2–4

قرية القاهرة, Al Qahera Village, Hama, Syria

LOCATION

On July 3 2020, multiple sources report that a civilian named Fahd Suleiman Al-Basis was killed while picking fruit in the fields outside of Al Kahera by artillery shelling. While the vast majority of sources state that the shelling was carried out by the Assad regime, two state that the strikes were the result of

Summary

(1 man)

قصر محافظ محافظة شبوة, Palace of the Governor of Shabwa, Shabwa, Yemen

LOCATION

According to some local language social-media sources, a US drone strike targeted the home of Shabwa Governor Mohammed Salih Bin Adiyu in Ataq city, Shabwa, late on July 3rd 2020. Most sources, however, including local news outlets, instead reported that a fire had broken out in the building, leading to the explosion of a weapons

Summary

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), ISIS - Yemen

Suspected targets

بين أبو زوير وحدود حي الحديثة, Between Abu Zuwair and the Al Haditha district border, Salah Al Din, Iraq

LOCATION

Up to four civilians were reported killed in Abu Zuwair, Baiji in Iraq on June 30th, 2020 when a US-led coalition drone bombed them after they carried wreckage of a US-led coalition drone that had crashed earlier on that day. Local reports said that the raid resulted in killing up to four shepherds and the

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2 – 4

(2–4 men)

وادي أزكير, Wadi Azkir, Surt, Libya

LOCATION

A civilian was reportedly killed and another man was injured as the result of alleged LNA air or artillery strikes on Wadi Azkir, west of Sirte, on June 29th, 2020, according to local sources. Burkan Al Ghadab Operation reported that civilian Abdel Nabi Milad Ashtaiwi Al Sabi’i was killed alongside some of his camels in

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(1 man)

2 named, 1 familiy identified