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1728 incidents
Incident Date
10–14 February, 2021
Incident Code
TI056
Location
جبل غارا, Mount Gara, Duhok, Iraq
Thirteen Turkish nationals being held captive by the PKK in a location close to village Siyane in the Gare/Gara region in northern Iraq were killed - either during an alleged Turkish airstrike, or executed by the PKK, according to conflicting Kurdish and Turkish sources. There was however broad agreement that some of those killed were…
Summary
Published
14 February 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
,
Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)
Civilians reported killed
7–13
Military actors reported killed
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
,
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
YPG
,
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
9 February 2021
Incident Code
RS4549
Location
ترحين, Tarhin, Aleppo, Syria
Between two and five civilians were killed in alleged Russian or Syrian regime artillery strikes on the village of Tarhin, Aleppo governorate, on February 9th, 2021, according to local sources. Up to 10 civilians, including children, were injured. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported: "SOHR activists say that five people, including three unidentified, were…
Summary
Published
9 February 2021
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
2–5
Civilians reported injured
2–10
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
8 February 2021
Incident Code
YS097
Location
الباب, Al Bab, Aleppo, Syria
One child was killed and nine civilians injured in alleged YPG or Syrian regime artillery shelling on the city of Al Bab, Aleppo governorate on February the 8th. At the start, local sources reported that at least nine civilians, including at least four children and three women, were injured in alleged YPG or Syrian regime…
Summary
Published
8 February 2021
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
9–14
Military Actor
YPG
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Incident Date
29 January 2021
Incident Code
USSOM333
Location
Ma'moodow, Bakool, Somalia
According to Somali official and media sources, an airstrike targeted a group of al Shabaab fighters in the vicinity of Ma'moodow town in Bakool province on January 29th. According to an official statement from the Security Ministry of South West State, the attack was conducted by "friends of Somalia." Following requests for clarification, AFRICOM publicly…
Summary
Published
29 January 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Military actors reported killed
2–4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
17 January 2021
Incident Code
RS4547
Location
سجن قرية القاسمية, Al Qasimia village prison , Aleppo, Syria
Local sources reported that between 20 and more than 30 prisoners were killed and others injured in alleged Russian, Iranian or Syrian regime forces airstrikes on Al Qasimia village prison in Aleppo's western countryside in Syria on January 17th, 2020. @yamenhm11 tweeted " A massacre of more than 30 prisoners as a result of Russian…
Summary
Published
17 January 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
20–30
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
23 November 2020
Incident Code
RS4546
Location
البارة, Al Bara, Idlib, Syria
One civilian, a man, was reported killed and an unknown number of civilians sustained injuries as a result of alleged Regime, Russian and/or Iranian artillery shelling on the town of Al Bara in the Jabal Al-Zawiya area in the southern countryside of Idlib on November 23, 2020. Baladi News and the Syrian Network for Human…
Summary
Published
23 November 2020
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
17 November 2020
Incident Code
RS4544
Location
قسطون, Qastoun, Hama, Syria
A civilian died when his house in Qastoun village, Hama governorate, collapsed on November 17th, 2020. According to local sources, the man's home had been previously severely damaged by alleged Russian or Syrian regime strikes. The Syrian Civil Defence reported: "A civilian died, today, Tuesday, November 17, in the town of Qastoun in the western…
Summary
Published
17 November 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Accidents related to conflict
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
17 November 2020
Incident Code
RS4545
Location
سرجة, Sarja, Idlib, Syria
One civilian, a man, was reported killed and one civilian sustained injuries as the result of an alleged Russian and/or Regime strike on the village of Sarja in the southern countryside of Idlib on Tuesday, November 17, 2020. Regarding civilian harm, the Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR) reported that “A 30-year-old Syrian citizen, named…
Summary
Published
17 November 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Accidents related to conflict
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
14 November 2020
Incident Code
USYEMTr232
Location
استراحة النخيل ـ محطة بن معيلي, Al-Nakhil Resthouse - Bin Maeili Station, Ma'rib, Yemen
Local sources reported the injury of up to three members of Al-Qaeda after a drone attack that targeted them near a farm close to Bin Maeili Station in Wadi Abeeda, Ma'reb on November 14th, 2020. @abdalrzeg8713 tweeted that one of the three members was injured by a US drone attack. However, 7adramout.net said that three…
Summary
Published
14 November 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
4 November 2020
Incident Code
RS4543
Location
أريحا, Ariha, Idlib, Syria
Up to four civilians, including one child, and up toaround 12 others, including one child and four women were injured as a result of alleged artillery shelling by Syrian Regime and/or Russian forces on the city of Ariha, south of Idlib on the morning of November 4th 2020 according to local sources and news agencies.…
Summary
Published
4 November 2020
Strike Type
Artillery
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
4–5
Civilians reported injured
5–12
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
31 October 2020
Incident Code
RS4541
Location
نحلية, Nahliya, Idlib, Syria
One civilian was reportedly killed, and three others, including one elderly woman, were injured as a result of alleged Russian or Iranian airstrikes or explosion of a suicide drone in the village of Nahlia, in the vicinity of the town of Ariha, south of Idlib on the afternoon of October 31st, 2020 according to Local…
Summary
Published
31 October 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
Iranian Military
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Incident Date
31 October 2020
Incident Code
RS4542
Location
تلتونه, Taltuna, Idlib, Syria
One civilian was reportedly killed and five others were injured after an alleged airstrike by a Russian or Syrian or Iranian drone on agricultural lands in the village of Taltuna, west of Ma'arat Misrin north of Idlib on the morning of October 31st, 2020 according to local sources. According to sources including Orient news and…
Summary
Published
31 October 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
Iranian Military
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Incident Date
16 October 2020
Incident Code
TS451
Location
عين عيسى, Ain Issa, Raqqa, Syria
Hatem Hazem, aged eight or 13 years old, died of injuries he sustained as a result of an alleged Turkey forces or Turkey-backed militants shelling on Ain Issa area and its camp, or the explosion of a mine according to local sources. Other eight civilians including a child and two men were also reported injured…
Summary
Published
16 October 2020
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
1–8
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
7 September 2020
Incident Code
RS4533
Location
أريحا, Ariha, Idlib, Syria
Two civilians were killed and up to 24 injured as a result of alleged Russian, Assadi and/or Iranian airstrikes on the town of Ariha on September 7th 2020. One civilian killed in the strike was named as Saeed Zidan Abu Yarub Al Zaidan. @seerij80 reported that he had just graduated from Idlib University and Fajr…
Summary
Published
7 September 2020
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
6–24
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
4 September 2020
Incident Code
USYEMTr230
Location
شقرة, Shakra, Abyan, Yemen
Some local-language social media sources suggested that a US drone strike targeted alleged militants in Shaqra, Khanfar district of Abyan governorate, early on September 4th 2020. Most reports, however, instead indicated that strikes had been carried out by a drone of the UAE or UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council just after midnight, targeting forces associated with…
Summary
Published
4 September 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Military actors reported killed
2–24
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
3 August 2020
Incident Code
RS4530
Location
بنش, Binnish, Idlib, Syria
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…
Summary
Published
3 August 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1–4
Civilians reported injured
2–7
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
19 July 2020
Incident Code
RS4529
Location
تل واسط, Tal Waset, Idlib, Syria
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…
Summary
Published
19 July 2020
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
14 July 2020
Incident Code
RS4524
Location
أريحا, Ariha, Idlib, Syria
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,…
Summary
Published
14 July 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
4–5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
14 July 2020
Incident Code
RS4525
Location
كنصفرة, Kansafra, Idlib, Syria
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
Published
14 July 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
),
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
14 July 2020
Incident Code
RS4527
Location
الدقماق, Al Dakmak, Idlib, Syria
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…
Summary
Published
14 July 2020
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
2–3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
7 July 2020
Incident Code
RS4522
Location
كفر عويد, Kara Awaid, Idlib, Syria
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…
Summary
Published
7 July 2020
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
2–4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
7 July 2020
Incident Code
RS4523
Location
كنصفرة, Kansafra, Idlib, Syria
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…
Summary
Published
7 July 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported injured
1–3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
3 July 2020
Incident Code
RS4521
Location
قرية القاهرة, Al Qahera Village, Hama, Syria
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
Published
3 July 2020
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
3 July 2020
Incident Code
USYEMTr229
Location
قصر محافظ محافظة شبوة, Palace of the Governor of Shabwa, Shabwa, Yemen
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
Published
3 July 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
29 June 2020
Incident Code
LC421
Location
وادي أزكير, Wadi Azkir, Surt, Libya
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…
Summary
Published
29 June 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
LNA/UAE Military/Egyptian Military
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Incident Date
24 June 2020
Incident Code
CS1948
Location
الطريق بين بنش ادلب, Road between Idlib and Binnish, Idlib, Syria
A civilian was reportedly killed in alleged US-led Coalition or Turkish drone strikes on the road between Idlib city and Binnish, Idlib governorate, on June 24th, 2020, according to local sources. The Syrian Civil Defence in Idlib told Smart New Agency that "an ammunition drone had targeted a Santa Fe car with missiles and destroyed…
Summary
Published
24 June 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Civilians reported killed
1
Military actors reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
9 June 2020
Incident Code
RS4519
Location
ادلب المدينة, Idlib city, Idlib, Syria
Three children, Salah Ghajar, Huzaifa Saadeddin, and Rand Saad Eddin, were killed on June 9, 2020, when an unexploded cluster bomb, a remnant of a previous airstrike on Idlib, exploded as they played in the garden of their home. One source notes that Huzaifa and Rand were sister and brother, while several note that Salah…
Summary
Published
9 June 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Planted explosives and unexploded ordnance (UXO)
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
8 June 2020
Incident Code
LC415
Location
جارف: قرارة القزاح, Jarif: Qarara Al Qazzah, Surt, Libya
Seven civilians of the same family, including three children and two women, were killed in alleged LNA airstrikes on their home in Qarara Al Qazah in Al Thalatheen/Jarif area in Jarif on June 8th, 2020, according to local sources. @LibyaCW reported that "the organisation recorded the fall of shells on three houses in Al Thalateen area…
Summary
Published
8 June 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
7
Civilians reported injured
6–10
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
GNA/Turkish Military
,
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
8 June 2020
Incident Code
RS4517
Location
الموزرة, Al-Muzarra, Idlib, Syria
At least two civilians were killed and between three and four civilians, including a woman, were injured in an airstrike allegedly carried out by Russian forces on the town of Al-Muzarra in Idlib province on June 8, 2020. A number of sources state that two males, Hussein Ali al Abboud and 32-year-old Mustafa Abdul Raouf…
Summary
Published
8 June 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
3–4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
16 May 2020
Incident Code
CS1945
Location
بالقرب من مسجد أبو بكر الصديق ,البصيره, Vicinity of Abu Bakr Al Siddiq mosuqe, Al Basira , Deir Ezzor, Syria
The homes of civilians were reportedly raided and bombed by alleged Coalition forces in a possible joint action with the Syrian Democratic Forces in the city of Al Basira, Deir Ezzor governorate, on May 16th, 2020, leading to the death of five possible civilians. Sources additionally reported that two to three men likely linked to…
Summary
Published
16 May 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
,
Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)
Civilians reported killed
5
Military actors reported killed
2–7
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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