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Incident Date
20 November 2017
Incident Code
USYEMTr118
Location
يكلا, Yakla, Al Bayda, Yemen
In a statement, US Central Command said that airstrikes in Bayda governorate had killed five AQAP militants, including alleged Shabwa governorate leader Mujahid al-Adani, on November 20th 2017. This confirmed local reports that a US drone strike had killed at least three alleged AQAP militants in Yakla in the Wald Rabi area, overnight from November…
Summary
Published
20 November 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Military actors reported killed
3–6
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
20 November 2017
Incident Code
RS2750
Location
القورية, Qouriya, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Two civilians, a father and son, were killed and at least another two were wounded as an unidentified drone struck in Qouriya, Deir Ezzor, local sources reported. In the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights general reporting from the Euphrates River, the media reported that "two men were killed and another were wounded after being targeted…
Summary
Published
20 November 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Civilians reported killed
2–3
Civilians reported injured
2–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
20 November 2017
Incident Code
RS2748
Location
زملكازملكا, Zamalka, eastern Ghouta, Damascus, Syria
Possible Russian airstrikes hit Zamalka, eastern Ghouta, Damascus, local media reported, resulting in three civilian injuries. Several media reported that Zamalka was subject to aerial shelling. According to @Hamza42129319, the town was hit by four raids. However, only Smart News Agency reported that the strikes had caused civilian harm: "Three wounded [civilians] by warplanes likely to…
Summary
Published
20 November 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
20 November 2017
Incident Code
RS2749
Location
السوسة السوسة, al Soussa, Abu Kamal, Deir Ezzor, Syria
The Step News Agency reported that "many civilians were wounded to varying degrees" by alleged Russian strikes on al Soussa. According to Euphrates Post on November 20th, there was "Intense displacement of people in the towns of al-Baghouz, al-Safafna, al-Marashda and al-Soussa in the Albukamal countryside due to the continuous aerial and artillery shelling around…
Summary
Published
20 November 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
5–10
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
19 November 2017
Incident Code
USYEMTr117
Location
يكلا, Yakla, Al Bayda, Yemen
A US strike in Bayda governorate killed two AQAP militants on November 19th 2017, a US Central Command spokesperson told the Bureau of Investigative Journalism. This confirmed local reports that a US drone strike had killed at least three alleged AQAP militants in Yakla, in the Wald Rabi area of Bayda governorate, on that evening.…
Summary
Published
19 November 2017
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
19 November 2017
Incident Code
RS2746
Location
مديرا, Madyara village, Eastern Ghouta, Damascus, Syria
Up to seven civilians, including four children and one woman, were killed while as many as dozens were wounded, local media reported, following Russian or Assad-waged airstrikes in Madyara village, aastern Ghouta, Damascus. While the death toll spanned from five to seven, most reported six civilian fatalities. For example, The Syrian Network for Human Rights…
Summary
Published
19 November 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
5–7
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
15 November 2017
Incident Code
RS2737
Location
محكان, Mahkan, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Seven civilians from the same family were killed, and 20 to 24 others were wounded when Russian warplanes allegedly struck IDP tents in Mahkan on November 15, 2017, according to local media. Sources all blamed Russia for the raids. The victims included four children and three women, all from the same family. There are no…
Summary
Published
15 November 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
,
IDP or Refugee Camp
Civilians reported killed
7
Civilians reported injured
20–24
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
14 November 2017
Incident Code
RS2732
Location
الحزم, Hazem, Hama, Syria
An unspecified number of civilians were wounded in airstrikes on Hazem, local media reported. Both reports were Step News Agency, who blamed Russian warplanes for the raids. Step reported that "The Russian warplanes launched several air raids targeting the villages of Hazm and Abu Ajwa in the eastern countryside of Hama, resulting in civilian casualties".…
Summary
Published
14 November 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
14 November 2017
Incident Code
RS2733
Location
العوينة, Al-A'waina, Idlib, Syria
Five children were killed in alleged Russian airstrikes on a gathering of IDP tents in al-A'waina, Syria, on November 14, 2017 local media reported. Syrian Network for Human Rights blamed Russia for the raids. Initially Syrian Network for Human Rights reported the death of one child, however this rose to five later on. Tents were…
Summary
Published
14 November 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
,
IDP or Refugee Camp
Civilians reported killed
5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
14 November 2017
Incident Code
USSOM104
Location
Idow Jalaad, near Leego, Lower Shabelle, Somalia
A US strike killed "several" al Shabaab fighters in the seventh aerial attack in Somalia in six days. Lower Shabelle's deputy governor told Voice of America the strike had killed six al Shabaab fighters in the village of Idow Jalad. A statement from US Africa Command said the strike was carried out "in coordination with…
Summary
Published
14 November 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
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
14 November 2017
Incident Code
RS2734
Location
صبيخان, Sabikhan, Deir Ezzor, Syria
At least two civilians were killed and others were injured, following airstrikes on Sabikhan, according to local media. Both Russia and the Syrian regime were responsible, according to sources. Media suggested that a river crossing was targeted by the raids. "The shelling killed a civilian and injured others, mostly women and children, amid acute shortage…
Summary
Published
14 November 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
14 November 2017
Incident Code
RS2735
Location
مخيم سوح الرفاعي,, Souh al-Rifa’i camp, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Twelve civilians were killed and others were wounded in airstrikes on Souh al-Rifa’i camp for IDPs. Sources blamed both Russia and the Syrian regime for the raids. Initially reportage claimed that five children had been killed, however this number rose to 12 with an additional six children and a woman having been reported killed. There…
Summary
Published
14 November 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
IDP or Refugee Camp
Civilians reported killed
12
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
13 November 2017
Incident Code
RS2730
Location
الاتارب, Atareb, Idlib, Syria
In a mass civilian casualty event, as many as 82 civilians were killed, and 340 more were wounded, when six surface rockets and three missiles struck a popular market in Atareb. Sources blamed both the Syrian regime and Russia for these raids. According to sources, 100 shops as well as a police station were destroyed.…
Summary
Published
13 November 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
9–82
Civilians reported injured
60–340
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
13 November 2017
Incident Code
TI011
Location
سيدكان, Barmiza village, Sidkan, Erbil, Iraq
One civilian was killed in alleged Turkish airstrikes on Barmiza village, Sidkan area, on November 13th, 2017, according to local sources. A local Kurdish outlet, Yaqein Agency, reported the day of the incident that one civilian was killed by alleged Turkish airstrikes on Sidkan, north of Erbil. In January 2019, Christian Peacemaker Teams Iraqi Kurdistan…
Summary
Published
13 November 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
13 November 2017
Incident Codes
CS1673a RS2731
Location
جليب غانم, Jleib Ghanem area, Al Qouriya desert, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Five civilians including two children and a woman were killed and between seven and nine more were wounded in an alleged US Coalition or Russian airstrike on a camp for displaced persons in the Jleib Ghanem area, Al Qouriya desert, according to local media. Most sources blamed Russia, though @basher_811 pointed to the Coalition,, reporting: …
Summary
Published
13 November 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
IDP or Refugee Camp
Civilians reported killed
5
Civilians reported injured
7–9
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
13 November 2017
Incident Code
USSOM103
Location
Awhiigle, Gaduud, Lower Juba, Somalia
The sixth declared US strike in five days hit Somalia, targeting al Shabaab fighters, the US military told the Bureau of Investigative Journalism. An Africa Command spokesperson said the attack occurred at 0840 near Gaduud about 250 miles southwest of Mogadishu. As of November 15th, the US was still "assessing the results of the strike".…
Summary
Published
13 November 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
,
Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
12 November 2017
Incident Code
USSOM101-C
Location
Southeast of Darusalaam, Lower Shabelle, Somalia
A US strike on al Shabaab fighters in the Lower Shabelle region also killed three civilians, Amnesty International later reported. Two US strikes took place in Somalia on November 12th, with one targeting al Shabaab and the other hitting Islamic State fighters, according to US Africa Command. The strikes killed "several fighters", it said. The…
Summary
Published
12 November 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
3
Military actors reported killed
0–3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
12 November 2017
Incident Code
USYEMTr116-C
Location
وادي الحيات, Wadi Al Hayat, Al Bayda, Yemen
A US Central Command spokesperson told reporters that a strike had killed two alleged ISIS militants in Bayda governorate on November 12th 2017. This confirmed earlier reports that a US drone strike in the Dhi Kalib area of Qayfa had killed two at noon on that date. Two sources suggested that one of those killed…
Summary
Published
12 November 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Civilians reported killed
1
Military actors reported killed
1–2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
12 November 2017
Incident Code
USSOM102
Location
Golis Mountains, Noogal, Somalia
Two US strikes took place in Somalia on November 12th, with one targeting al Shabaab and the other hitting Islamic State, according to US Africa Command. The strikes killed "several" fighters, it said. The first strike against al Shabaab is recorded in a separate event. The second attack was carried out at approximately 0900 local…
Summary
Published
12 November 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Military actors reported killed
23
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
11 November 2017
Incident Code
RS2719
Location
رملة, Ramla, Idlib, Syria
An unspecified number of civilians were injured in a continuation of blanket airstrikes Idlib, which struck Ramla. Sources blamed either Russia or the Syrian regime for the raids. "Um Muwaylat refugee camp, the villages of Sara’a, Sheikh Baraka and Ramleh in the eastern countryside" were all targeted in the raid. There are no details of…
Summary
Published
11 November 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
11 November 2017
Incident Code
RS2722
Location
السوسة, Soussa, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Two sources reported that an airstrike struck the town of Sousse, Deir Ezzor, though there were only weak reports of civilian harm. Deir Ezzor is being exterminated tweeted that a "Massacre [was] committed by the Russian occupation aircraft against civilians in the town of Sousse, where the aircraft targeted Al-Sayer residential complex." Meanwhile, Justice for…
Summary
Published
11 November 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
0–2
Civilians reported injured
0–2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
11 November 2017
Incident Code
USSOM100
Location
Osman Gaduud, Lower Shabelle, Somalia
US forces carried out a strike against al Shabaab at approximately 1630 local time on November 11, US Africa Command said. It made no mention of civilian harm. However, AFRICOM stated that the strike killed a single fighter, and that it took place near Gaduud, located 250 miles southwest of the capital, Mogadishu. This and…
Summary
Published
11 November 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Military actors reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
11 November 2017
Incident Code
USYEMTr115-C
Location
خبران, Khabran, Al Bayda, Yemen
Multiple sources reported that a US drone strike in Qayfa, in Bayda governorate, killed one civilian and seriously injured another on the morning of November 11th 2017. Some other sources suggested that at least one alleged ISIS militant was killed in the strike. US Central Command later confirmed that a strike took place in Bayda…
Summary
Published
11 November 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Infrastructure
Vehicle
(
Car
)
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
1
Military actors reported killed
1–3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
11 November 2017
Incident Code
RS2715
Location
البقعان, Baq'an, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Four men were killed in an airstrike which has been described by local media as a "violent bombardment", by alleged Russian aircraft at a river crossing in Baq'an. Sources either blamed Russia for the strikes or named "warplanes". According to sources "there are missing people" from the civilians fleeing the bombing. Four men were named…
Summary
Published
11 November 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
11 November 2017
Incident Code
RS2716
Location
غريبة, Ghariba, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Three civilians were killed, and others were wounded, in airstrikes which "targeted" their home in the morning in Ghariba. Sources either blamed Russia for the strikes or did not attribute any blame to a belligerent. There was allegedly "widespread destruction" upon and in the surrounding vicinity. There are no other details at this time.
Summary
Published
11 November 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
11 November 2017
Incident Code
RS2725
Location
التمانعة, Al-Taman'a, Idlib, Syria
A man and a girl were killed, and six other civilians were wounded, in airstrikes that struck a farm in al-Taman'a. Sources all either blamed Russia for the strikes, or did not attribute blame to a belligerent. @HomamAlHassan, however, blamed Syrian regime warplanes. The civilians were killed on a farm while harvesting olive crops, according…
Summary
Published
11 November 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Agriculture
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
6
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
11 November 2017
Incident Code
RS2717
Location
ام مويلات, Um Mweylat, Idlib, Syria
An unspecified number of civilians were injured, due to "targeted" Russian airstrikes on a refugee camp in Um Mweylat. All sources either named Russia as culpable, or did not attribute blame to a belligerent. The raids were heavy, according to EdlibEMC1. No civilian deaths were reported. There are no other details at this time.
Summary
Published
11 November 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
11 November 2017
Incident Code
RS2718
Location
الشيخ بركة, Sheikh Baraka, Idlib, Syria
An unspecified number of civilian were injured in airstrikes which struck the village of Sheikh Baraka. Sources all blamed Russia for the strikes. "Um Muwaylat refugee camp, the villages of Sara’a, Sheikh Baraka and Ramleh" were all "targeted" in the raids. EdlibEMC1 described the raids as "heavy", however there were no reports of civilian deaths.
Summary
Published
11 November 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
10–11 November, 2017
Incident Code
USSOM099-C
Location
2km north of Baasra, Lower Shabelle, Somalia
US forces carried out a strike against al Shabaab at approximately 8pm local Somalia time killing "several" fighters, US Africa Command (AFRICOM) said. It was also alleged by local officials that three civilians had died. The strike hit the Lower Shabelle region. A Somali military official told Voice of America the strike, which they said…
Summary
Published
10 November 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Civilians reported killed
3
Military actors reported killed
10–13
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
10 November 2017
Incident Code
USYEMTr114
Location
صرار الجشم, Sirar Jusham, Al Bayda, Yemen
In an email to the Bureau of Investigative Journalism, a US spokesperson stated that a CENTCOM strike had targeted ISIS militants in Al Bayda governorate on November 10th 2017, killing two. This confirmed earlier local reports that a US drone strike had killed two alleged militants in or near Sirar Jusham, in the Qayfa area,…
Summary
Published
10 November 2017
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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