Incident date
September 30, 2019
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حرمك, Kunya Barrow, Middle Juba, SomaliaThe US military conducted an airstrike in self defence following a complex al-Shabaab attack on Baledogle Military Airfield (BMA) complex in Baledogle, US Africa Command reported. The strike and accompanying small arms fire killed 10 alleged terrorists, AFRICOM initially reported – thought this toll was later raised to 15. One US soldier was also injured,
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September 27, 2019
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مقر كتيبة النواصي, Nawasi headquarters, Tarabulus, LibyaTwo civilians were reportedly killed in an airstrike by the LNA or a foreign fighter plane on Tripoli. However, the combatant status of the victims is contested. Al Mashhad said: “A spokesman for the Ministry of Health of the GNA in Tripoli said that two civilians, one of them an employee of the Ministry of
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September 25, 2019
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زيوكة, Zaywakah, Sulaymaniyah, IraqBetween two and five civilians including two children were wounded in alleged Turkish strikes on Zaywakah village, according to local media. Basnews reported: “Five civilians, including two children, were injured in Turkish air strikes which have been going on for two days inside the Kurdistan Region”. ANF said two civilians were wounded. The Christian Peacemaker
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Incident date
September 25, 2019
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كانى مازێ, Kani Mazi, Duhok, IraqOne civilian, 19 or 20 years old, named as Yousef Jamal, died in an alleged Turkish airstrike on Kani Mazi village, Jammak, Amedi, sources said. According to ANF, “A 20-year-old teenager was seriously injured in the bombing and died in hospital despite doctors tried everything to save his life.” Ninanews added that five other civilians
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Incident date
September 24, 2019
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Near Ugungi, Lower Shabelle, SomaliaIn an incident not originally declared publicly, AFRICOM officials later confirmed to Airwars that they had conducted a strike against al Shabaab in the lower Shabelle – for which they did not report either any militant or any civilian harm. Public Affairs Current Operations Branch Chief, Desiree Frame, told Airwars by email dated October 4th
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Incident date
September 24, 2019
LOCATION
الأحمر, جبل سقاه, Al Ahmar camps, Jabal Sakah, Shabwa, YemenTwo local-language Twitter sources reported that US drone strikes targeted “terrorist groups” in “Al-Ahmar camps” in the Azan and Al Houta area, Shabwa governorate. No other known sources alleged US strikes, and no information was available on casualties. There were no known reports of civilian harm. Since the first known report of this event, from
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Incident date
September 21, 2019
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مشروع الهضبة, Hadaba project, Tarabulus, LibyaA family was seriously injured by an Emirati airstrike, according to the rival GNA. Libya Alahrar TV said: “The media center of Burkan Al Ghadab [GNA] operation reported that a family was seriously injured as a result of the targeting of the United Arab Emirates, supporting Haftar, to residential buildings in the Hadaba project in
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Incident date
September 20, 2019
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ذيبان, Dhiban, Deir Ezzor, SyriaTwo civilians were reportedly killed when Coalition forces and special forces from the SDF carried out a landing operation in Dhiban, “targeting a house inhabited by people who are not residents of the town”. Deir Ezzor reported that “a number of wanted persons were killed and a number of others managed to escape. Others were
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Incident date
September 19, 2019
LOCATION
مرزق القلعة, Murzuq Castle, Murzuq, LibyaBetween three and four civilians were reportedly killed in an LNA or Emirati airstrike on Murzuq. Ali642Souki said: “One of the drone’s missiles targeted one of the Tebu houses and hit a family consisting of a father and 2 of his children and his wife was visiting their neighbours and the father and his sons
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September 19, 2019
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مرزق, Murzuq, LibyaThe US conducted a rare action against militant targets in Libya in September 2019, striking what it later said was “a terrorist facilitation and meeting location consisting of ISIS-Libya terrorist leadership and militants.” In April 2020, US Africa Command reported that no civilians were harmed in this action near Murzuq on September 19th, 2019 –
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September 19, 2019
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الزر, Al Zer, Deir Ezzor, SyriaTwo unidentified men were killed by an alleged drone strike from the International Coalition in the morning of September 19th, according to local sources. It is unclear whether these were civilians. Several sources claimed the men were masked and riding a motorcycle when they were hit by an airstrike, which Euphrates Post believed to have
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Incident date
September 17, 2019
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الكريمية, Al Keramia, Tarabulus, LibyaA family was reportedly injured in an LNA airstrike on Janzur. The Libya Observer wrote: “Khalifa Haftar’s warplanes continue to strike residential areas in south and east Tripoli without targeting military locations as foreign drones backing up Haftar’s forces strike Mitiga Airport for the fourth day in a row. Sources from Volcano of Rage Operation
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Incident date
September 17, 2019
LOCATION
NW of Kismayo, Lower Juba, SomaliaThe US military carried out an airstrike on al Shabaab fighters – possibly high value – after they attacked a Somali patrol in the northwest of Kismayo, Lower Juba Province, according to a press release from US Africa Command. No civilian harm was reported in this incident. According to the official statement: “In coordination with
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September 14, 2019
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شبوة, Shabwa, YemenOne local language social media source, @GawadSalah, claimed, on September 15th 2019, that six Emiratis were killed in an alleged AQAP camp in Shabwa by a US drone strike. The source seemed to refer to six Emirati soldiers reported, on September 14th 2019, to have been killed in a road “collision” in southern Yemen. Other
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September 13, 2019
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عيناتا, Aynata (Al Rouj plains), Idlib, SyriaOne civilian died due to his injuries after an alleged Russian airstrike on the village of Aynata on the Al Rouj plains, Idlib, after midnight on September 12th/13th 2019, according to The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. Civil Defence volunteers on the ground stated that it was Russian aircraft that carried out the night raids.
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September 13, 2019
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الاصابعة, Asabi'ah, Al Jabal al Gharbi, LibyaOne civilian was reportedly killed by indiscrimintate shelling on Asabi’ah. Tk yahrouq Kl shy said: “Drone shelling on the area of Asabi’ah near the Al Sila camp, which led to the death of citizen Abdel-Hakim Bnaser due to aerial bombing.” There is currently no further information available. Local reports of fighting point at the GNA
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Incident date
September 13, 2019
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سرت, Sirte, Surt, LibyaOne civilian was allegedly injured in an LNA airstrike south of Sirte. Akhbar Libya 24 reported: “Photographer Walid Zarmouh of Misurata was injured while escorting an armed convoy belonging to Al-Wefaq government [GNA] forces, which was heading towards Al Jufra military base. A source familiar with the fact that Zarmouh was injured said a pre-emptive
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Incident date
September 13, 2019
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مدرسة ابو عقدة, Abu Aqada School, Al Jabal al Gharbi, LibyaOne civilian was allegedly killed in a GNA airstrike on Al Ja’afarah. Tk Yahrouq Kl shy reported: “Warplane bombardment of Al Wefaq [GNA] on the Abu Aqada school, which led to the death of Salem Klish of the Jaafra tribe.” Hona Souq Al-Khmies only reported GNA airstrikes but no civilian harm.
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September 12, 2019
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سرجة, Sarja, Idlib, SyriaOne child was killed and another child was injured in alleged Russian or regime airstrikes on Sarja the morning of September 12th 2019, according to local sources. According to @SyriaCivilDefe, “A child was killed and another child was injured, as a result of targeting the outskirts of Sarjah village in Idlib countryside this morning.” In
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September 9, 2019
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صلاح الدين, Salaheddin, Tarabulus, LibyaA Hungarian photojournalist was reportedly injured in an LNA or Emirati airstrike on the Salaheddin neighbourhood of Tripoli. However, pro-LNA sources claim he was in fact abducted by the GNA. The Libya Observer said: “A Hungarian journalist working for RTL TV was wounded in a drone strike by warlord Khalifa Haftar’s UAE-backed air force in
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September 6, 2019
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سوق الخميس امسيحل, Sog Al-Khmies Emsihel, Tarabulus, LibyaThree civilians were allegedly killed in a GNA or Turkish airstrike on Sog Al-Khmies Emsihel. Libya’s Channel reported: “Al-Karama [LNA] Media Center said that a Turkish drone, led by Turks, bombed an ambulance at 3:00 am, which led to the death of medic Hatem Al-Mezdawi and other paramedics.” In Udtun Udna and Address Libya published
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September 4, 2019
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الحداجة, Al Hadaja, Al Hassakah, SyriaLocal sources reported that two civilians were killed during a landing operation from the International Coalition forces. According to Asrar7days, “local sources indicated that the US occupation helicopters carried out an aerial landing by the lake of Al-Bassel dam towards the east, reaching Wadi Al-Raml and another in Al-Haddaja village amid fear and panic among
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September 3, 2019
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جيليب, Road between Jilib and Kismayo, Middle Juba, SomaliaAn airstrike near Jilib killed one al Shabaab fighter, according to US Africa Command. There were no known reports of civilian harm, an official press statement asserted. “At this time, it is assessed the airstrike killed one (1) terrorist. Strikes near Jilib disrupt al-Shabaab’s freedom of maneuver. Currently, we assess no civilians were injured or killed
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Incident date
September 3, 2019
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Near Jilib, Middle Juba, SomaliaThe United States carried out a second airstrike near Jilib on September 3rd 2019, this time against an “al-Shabaab associated vehicle”, and with no known casualties. Details were revealed by AFRICOM in an email exchange with the Bureau of Investigative Journalism on October 4th 2019: “Separately, AFRICOM conducted an air strike targeting al-Shabaab equipment in
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September 2, 2019
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عقبة القنذع, Aqaba Al Qandha, Al Bayda, YemenThree US drone strikes reportedly targeted a convoy of alleged AQAP militants travelling through Aqaba Al Qandha area of Shabwa governorate, on the morning of September 2nd 2019. No known sources gave information on casualties of the strikes, and there were no known associated reports of civilian harm. “Private sources” told Shabwa Press that US
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Incident date
September 2, 2019
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وادي الربيع, Wadi al Rabie, Tarabulus, LibyaOne civilian was allegedly killed by a GNA airstrike on Wadi al Rabie. Khamis Mahmoud reported: “Martyrdom, God willing, of the director of the river company headquarters of Wadi al Rabie engineer Abdul Hamid Al-Furawi because of a missile.” Libya Alahrar TV said that the GNA had confirmed strikes in the area but did not
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August 31, 2019
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مارب, Ma'rib, YemenAt least five US drone strikes reportedly targeted alleged “terrorist” militants, variously alleged to be AQAP or ISIS-affiliated, in the Marib governorate Third Regional Military Command area of the pro-government military, just after midnight on August 31st 2019, according to multiple social media sources. One source, however, instead alleged that Emirati artillery shelling had targeted
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Incident date
August 31, 2019
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كفرجالس, Kafr Jalis, Idlib, SyriaIn an airstrike confirmed by CENTCOM, US forces struck what it reported to be an Al-Qaeda command center in northern Idlib. Local sources reported that the US strike struck a military headquarters belonging to “Ansar Al-Tawhid” in the town of Kafr Nabil, but added that civilian houses were struck nearby as well, resulting in a
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Incident date
August 31, 2019
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عرقوب, Arqoub, Abyan, YemenA few local language social-media sources suggested that US strikes, reportedly including a naval bombardment and at least one air strike, had targeted “terrorist groups”, possibly AQAP, in Arqoub in Abyan governorate, on August 31st 2019, killing “dozens”. Some suggested that the “terrorists” were amongst or affiliated with pro-government forces. There were no known associated
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Incident date
August 31, 2019
LOCATION
مرزق, Murzuq, LibyaBetween six and eight civilians were allegedly killed in an LNA airstrike on Murzuq. The Libya Observer reported: “The member of Murzuq municipality Mohammed Omar said a warplane for Khalifa Haftar’s forces struck Saturday afternoon Murzuq in southern Libya twice. Omar told the German news agency that between six and eight people had been killed