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1267 incidents
Incident Date
20 January 2020
Incident Code
USYEMTr217
Location
Special Forces School Mosque, Ma'rib, Yemen
US drone strikes targeted what was described as the government 'Central Security' headquarters in Marib governorate, killing "terrorist" individuals, on the evening of January 20th 2020, according to a number of local language social media sources. Other sources also reported that a military base, the "third military zone", was targeted, with some assigning responsibility for…
Summary
Published
20 January 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
),
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Military actors reported killed
0–24
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
9 January 2020
Incident Code
LC277
Location
الوشكة, Al-Wushka, Surt, Libya
Two civilians, likely healthcare personnel, were reportedly killed by LNA shelling on Al-Wushka near Sirte. The Field Medicine and Support Center said that it "mourns the center's employees: Khaled Omar Bakir (M) Hatem Ba’iyou Al Zahou (M) They are members of the Sirte field hospital affiliated to the center, who were martyred in a direct…
Summary
Published
9 January 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Unknown
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Incident Date
5 January 2020
Incident Code
RS4301
Location
سراقب, Saraqib, Idlib, Syria
Between one and three civilians, including a woman, were reported as killed and up to seven others, including two children and a woman, were wounded by Russian or regime forces in Saraqib on January 5th, 2020. Alarby News and the Idlib Civil Defense Media Center reported that seven civilians, including two children, were wounded in…
Summary
Published
5 January 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1–3
Civilians reported injured
5–7
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
,
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
1 January 2020
Incident Code
LC269
Location
مشروع الهضبة, Hadaba project, Tarabulus, Libya
One civilian was reported killed and three others including a 70-year-old woman were injured by shrapnel in alleged LNA shelling on the Hadaba Project area in Tripoli, Libya on January 1st, 2020, according to local sources. The fatality was identified as Issam Wanis Al-Drou’i Al-Warfalli and sources reported that the four civilians might belong to the…
Summary
Published
1 January 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
30 December 2019
Incident Code
LC266
Location
شارع ولي العهد, Wali Al Ahed street, Tarabulus, Libya
One child (14) and a young man (18) were injured in alleged Libyan National Army shelling on Wali Al Ahed street in Abo Salim area of Tripoli on December 30th, 2019, according to local sources. Tk Yahrouq Kul Shy posted on Facebook that "a random shell landed in Wali Al Ahed street in front of…
Summary
Published
30 December 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
29 December 2019
Incident Code
LC264
Location
شرفة الملاحة, Shurfat Al Malaha, Tarabulus, Libya
Airstrikes by the LNA and/or UAE on the Shurfat Al Malaha residential area, in the vicinity of Tripoli's Mitiga Airport, reportedly killed an elderly woman and injured several more civilians including a child. Libya al Ahrar named the elderly victim as Al-Haja Zahra Al-Tamtam. Burkan al Ghadab said that two persons "from the expatriate labor…
Summary
Published
29 December 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
,
LNA/UAE Military/Egyptian Military
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Incident Date
27 December 2019
Incident Code
LC262
Location
عين زارة, Ain Zara, Tarabulus, Libya
One civilian was reported killed and three others injured, following suspected LNA shelling of the Ain Zara area of Tripoli. A video posted to Facebook by Libya al Ahrar - presently the sole source for this event - featured a reporter who stated that "one civilian was killed and three others injured because of Haftar…
Summary
Published
27 December 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
,
LNA/UAE Military/Egyptian Military
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Incident Date
27–28 December, 2019
Incident Code
LC263
Location
طرابلس: مشروع الهضبة, Tripoli: Hadaba project, Tarabulus, Libya
Up to six civilians including children were injured and one killed after the Tripoli neighbourhood of the Hadaba project was shelled, most likely by LNA forces. Several shells appear to have caused civilian harm, including one which struck the home of Omar Al-Ayat and one which fell outside a nearby mosque. Burkan al Ghadab reported…
Summary
Published
27 December 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
5–6
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
24 December 2019
Incident Code
LC259
Location
منطقة بـئر الأسطى ميـلاد, Vicinity of Bi’r Al Austa Milad road, Tarabulus, Libya
On Tuesday, December 24, 2019, drone or artillery strikes, reportedly conducted by the Libyan National Army or the United Arab Emirates in the vicinity of Bi’r Al Austa Milad road, Tajoura, Libya, killed up to four civilians including two women and injured 12 other non-combatants according to local reports. A vegetable market and civilian cars…
Summary
Published
24 December 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
),
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
Civilians reported killed
3–4
Civilians reported injured
12
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
,
LNA/UAE Military/Egyptian Military
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Incident Date
22 December 2019
Incident Code
RS4285
Location
الدير الشرقي, Al Deir Al Sharqi, Idlib, Syria
Three civilians were reported killed by Russian forces and/or Syrian regime forces airstrikes on Deir Al Sharqi in Idlib, Syria on December 22nd, 2019. Shaam News was the only source to report on the incident, stating that three civilians had been killed by airstrikes and shelling launched by the Russian military and Syrian regime across…
Summary
Published
22 December 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
22 December 2019
Incident Code
LC258a
Location
طرابلس, Tripoli: Airport road, Tarabulus, Libya
One child was reportedly injured by shelling near the Airport road in Tripoli. Libyan Crimes Watch said: "On December 22, a child was injured by shrapnel in several areas of his body, as a result of a shell landing near his house on the airport road." Local reports of fighting point at the GNA or…
Summary
Published
22 December 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Government of National Accord
,
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
20 December 2019
Incident Code
LC257
Location
مسلاتة, Msallata, Marqab, Libya
Air and missile strikes on the city of Msallata by the LNA and UAE killed three civilians, according to local reports. Initially airstrikes had targeted a convoy of militants carrying what were said to be "Al-Wefaq militants" on the road outside Mislata. Address Libya claimed for example that "The Air Force bombed the locations and…
Summary
Published
20 December 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
,
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
LNA/UAE Military/Egyptian Military
,
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
20 December 2019
Incident Code
TS402
Location
صيدا, Saida, Raqqa, Syria
Three civilians were reported injured in an alleged Turkish forces drone or artillery attack on Saida village in Ain Issa, Raqqa on December 20th, 2019 according to local sources. The three civilians are said to be in serious conditions.
Summary
Published
20 December 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
),
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported injured
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
19 December 2019
Incident Code
RS4274
Location
معرة النعمان, Ma'aret al-Nu'man, Idlib, Syria
At least two children, two women and one man were reportedly killed, and up to 30 other civilians injured in alleged Russian or Syrian regime forces artillery or airstrikes on Ma'aret al-Nu'man in Idlib in the evening of December 19th, 2019, according to local sources. Two other civilians reportedly died from their injuries caused by…
Summary
Published
19 December 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
5–8
Civilians reported injured
26–30
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
18 December 2019
Incident Code
RS4268
Location
معرشمارين, Ma'ar Shimmareen, Idlib, Syria
At least one civilian was reportedly killed and others wounded in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on the town of Ma'ar Shimmareen, Idlib governorate, on December 18th, 2019, according to local sources. Shaam News Agency has put the death toll at six killed people, but it is unclear if the victims were civilians or…
Summary
Published
18 December 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1–6
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
18 December 2019
Incident Code
RS4271
Location
جسر الشغور, Jisr Ash Shughur, Idlib, Syria
One child was reportedly injured in alleged Russian or Syrian regime air and artillery strikes on Jisr Al Shughur on December 18th, 2019, according to local sources. @Baladinetwork tweeted that "a child was injured due to a raid by the warplane, which targeted the city of Jisr Al Shughour in the western Idlib countryside". @Sy_intelligence reported…
Summary
Published
18 December 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
17 December 2019
Incident Code
RS4261
Location
بابيلا, Babila, Idlib, Syria
At least one civilian was reportedly killed and others were wounded in an alleged regime or Russian artillery/airstrike on the village of Babila, Idlib governorate, in the early morning of December 17th, 2019. The Syrian Human Rights Committee identified a victim killed as Othman Al-Diab. Edlib Media Centre claimed as the only source that the…
Summary
Published
17 December 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
17 December 2019
Incident Code
RS4263
Location
معصران, Ma’saran, Idlib, Syria
Four to seven people, including a woman, were reportedly killed and between ten and seventeen civilians, including two children, injured after alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on a market in the village of Ma’saran in the afternoon of December 17th, 2019, according to local sources. The day was referred to as "Black Tuesday" by the…
Summary
Published
17 December 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
4–7
Civilians reported injured
10–17
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
,
Accidents related to conflict
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
17 December 2019
Incident Code
RS4264
Location
بداما, Bidama, Idlib, Syria
Six civilians including three young girls, their mother and two women, all belonging to the same family, have been reportedly killed in alleged Syrian regime and/or Russian air or artillery strikes on Bidama in the western countryside of Idlib during the day on December 17, 2019. Local sources also claimed that in addition, a "large number"…
Summary
Published
17 December 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
6
Civilians reported injured
5–12
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
13 December 2019
Incident Code
LC253a
Location
طريق المطار, Tripoli: Airport road, Tarabulus, Libya
One child was injured by shrapnel in the neck after a shell by an unknown belligerent was fired on the Airport Road area in Tripoli on December 13th, 2019, as reported by Libyan Crime Monitoring Organization. Local reports of fighting point at the GNA or LNA as the culprit. Currently, further details are unavailable to…
Summary
Published
13 December 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
Government of National Accord
,
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
7 December 2019
Incident Code
RS4241
Location
بلدة البارة, Al Barah, Idlib, Syria
At least four civilians, including one child and two women, were killed and up to dozens were wounded in alleged Russian airstrikes that coincided with Syrian regime artillery strikes in the city centre of Al Barah on December 7th, 2019, according to local sources. Step News Agency reported that Russian raids targeted the main street…
Summary
Published
7 December 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
4–5
Civilians reported injured
2–24
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
7 December 2019
Incident Code
RS4250
Location
معصران, Ma’saran, Idlib, Syria
One civilian was reported injured in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on the town of Ma’saran, Idlib governate, on December 7th, 2019 according to local sources. The Syrian White Helmets said that a man in Maasran was injured following Russian airstrikes and barrel bombs that targeted the town. The report was published by several…
Summary
Published
7 December 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
7 December 2019
Incident Code
RS4240
Location
عدة بلدات, Several towns, Idlib, Syria
Shaam News reported on December 7th, 2019 that "dozens of people were wounded in the cities and towns and villages of Kafr Nabl, Ahsam, Hazaran, Hass, Khirbet Bernan, Farwan, Al Halba, Halah, Barasah, Sheikh Idris, Abilene, Kafr Sijnah, Balshron, Kafrouma, لآarisa, Rayan, Maarizita and Al Bureij And Urma Al Jouz and Kafr Takharim , Al…
Summary
Published
7 December 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported injured
5–15
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
7 December 2019
Incident Code
LC251a
Location
قصر بن غشير, Qasr Bin Gashir, Tarabulus, Libya
A civilian died due to shrapnel from a shell fired by an unknown belligerent that fell near his home in Qasr Bin Gashir on December 7th, 2019, according to the Libyan Crime Monitoring Organization. Currently, further information is unavailable to Airwars.
Summary
Published
7 December 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Unknown
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Incident Date
4 December 2019
Incident Code
RS4236
Location
البليصة, Al Baliysa, Idlib, Syria
Four men were injured in an alleged Russian airstrike or Syrian regime artillery strike on the town of Al Baliysa, Idlib governate on December 4th, 2019, according to reports. Idlib Plus said: "four men were injured in al-Balaysa village in eastern Idlib countryside, when Russian warplanes conducted an air strike by the village school, partially…
Summary
Published
4 December 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported injured
4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
4 December 2019
Incident Code
RS4238
Location
جزرايا, Jazraiya, Aleppo, Syria
As many as three civilians - a woman, her son and an infant - were killed and as many as nine others, including multiple members of the same family, were injured in an alleged Russian or Syria regime strikes on the town of Jazraiya, Aleppo Governate on the evening of December 4th 2019, according to…
Summary
Published
4 December 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
2–3
Civilians reported injured
4–9
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
3 December 2019
Incident Code
RS4222
Location
محمبل, Mhambel, Idlib, Syria
One man was killed and others injured, including a child, after an alleged airstrike by the Syrian government or Russian military in the village of Mhambel, in the western Idlib countryside on December 3rd 2021, according to local sources. The Syrian Network for Human Rights said: "Syrian regime forces helicopters dropped barrel bombs near Ali…
Summary
Published
3 December 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or 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
3 December 2019
Incident Code
RS4223
Location
كفروما, Kafarrouma, Syria
Three civilians, including one man, were reportedly injured in an alleged Syrian regime and/or Russian airstrikes on the town of Kafarrouma, Idlib governorate, on December 3rd 2019, according to local sources. @Step_Agency said helicopters used barrel bombs to target the center of Kafarrouma, injuring three civilians. Wasim Alkhalaf said helicopters initially targeted the village at…
Summary
Published
3 December 2019
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 December 2019
Incident Code
RS4224
Location
كفرشلايا, Kafar Shlaya, Idlib, Syria
A child was injured in alleged Russian and/or Syrian air- and artillery strikes on a mosque in the village of Kafar Shlaya, Idlib governorate, on December 3rd, according to local sources. Shaam News Network reported that “Russian and Assad warplanes and helicopters launched dozens of airstrikes amid artillery and rocket shelling” on dozens of cities…
Summary
Published
3 December 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
3 December 2019
Incident Code
RS4225
Location
بلدات متعددة, Several towns, Idlib, Syria
Russian and Syrian warplanes launched dozens of alleged air and artillery strikes on cities and villages across Idlib governorate on December 4th 2019, according to Shaam News Network. The Shaam News Network wrote that the airstrikes "targeted the perimeter of the city of Maarat al-Numan, cities and towns of Kafranbel, Hish, Qatra, Ras al-Ward, Hass,…
Summary
Published
3 December 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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