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Incident Date
31 October 2019
Incident Code
LC232
Location
Tripoli: Ministry of Interior, Tarabulus, Libya
Up to ten civilians were allegedly injured by an LNA airstrike near the Ministry of Interior in Tripoli. Al Wasat said: "A mother and her husband and four of their children were injured as a result of an aerial bombardment that hit their house on the airport road in the capital Tripoli." The Libya Observer…
Summary
Published
31 October 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
8–10
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
31 October 2019
Incident Code
RS4127
Location
دركوش, Darkoush, Idlib, Syria
Three to five civilians, including a member of the civil defence and one to two children, died and as many as 12 more, including two civil defence personnel, were wounded in an alleged Russian or regime airstrike on an ammunition depot on the outskirts of Darkoush the morning of October 31, 2019, local media reported.…
Summary
Published
31 October 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
3–5
Civilians reported injured
2–12
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
31 October 2019
Incident Code
RS4128
Location
حاس, Haas, Idlib, Syria
One to three civilians died and four more were wounded in alleged Russian airstrikes on Haas, according to local media. @baladinetwork said that Russian warplanes used vacuum rockets in the attack. The Syrian Network for Human Rights reported: "Ayyoub al Younes was killed as fixed- wing warplanes we believe were Russian fired missiles on Hass…
Summary
Published
31 October 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1–3
Civilians reported injured
4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
30 October 2019
Incident Code
RS4124
Location
كفرنبل, Kafar Nabil , Idlib, Syria
Two or three civilians were wounded in an alleged Russian airstrike on Kafar Nabil, local media reported. According to the Smart News Agency, "The director of the Civil Defense Center in Kafr Nabil, Obeida Othman, said that three civilians were slightly injured and taken for treatment at a medical point, as a result of two…
Summary
Published
30 October 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
2–3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
28 October 2019
Incident Code
RS4121
Location
دار الكبيرة, Dar Al Kabira, Idlib, Syria
Two civilians were wounded in alleged Russian airstrikes on the village of Dar Al Kabira, Idlib countryside, on October 28th, 2019, according to local sources. The Syrian Civil Defence reported on Facebook that civilian homes were targeted. All three sources attributed the strikes to Russia. No further details are currently available.
Summary
Published
28 October 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
28 October 2019
Incident Code
RS4122
Location
بلدات متعددة, Several towns in Idlib, Idlib, Syria
The Shaam News Network reported: "Russian warplanes launched fierce airstrikes targeting the city of Kafranbel, the towns of Rakaya, Hass, Hazarin, Fatira, Dar al-Kabira and Jibala .The Assad artillery bombarded the town of Ma'rat Harmah, resulting in the fall of three martyrs in Kafr Nabil and several wounded in the rest of the regions". No…
Summary
Published
28 October 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
26 October 2019
Incident Code
RS4120
Location
تقاد, Tiqad village, Aleppo, Syria
One to two civilians were injured by alleged Russian airstrikes on a farm in the village of Fiqad, Aleppo countryside, on October 26th, 2019, according to local sources. The Smart News agency reported: "A civilian was injured on Saturday by Russian air strikes on a village west of Aleppo in northern Syria." Local activists told…
Summary
Published
26 October 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Agriculture
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
26 October 2019
Incident Code
CS1935
Location
باريشا, Barisha, Idlib, Syria
Up to nine civilians including two women and three children were reported killed in the US military operation that successfully targeted ISIS leader Abu Bakr Al Baghdadi in Barisha village in Idlib countryside, Syria, on October 26th, 2019. Al-Baghdadi was an ISIS leader who declared himself a Caliphate in Mosul, Iraq in 2014, and according…
Summary
Published
26 October 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
,
Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)
Civilians reported killed
5–9
Civilians reported injured
5–11
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
25 October 2019
Incident Code
USSOM251-C
Location
Near Ameyra and Timirshe, Noogal, Somalia
A US drone strike intended to target an Islamic State hideout near the remote Ameyra and Timirshe villages in the Golis Mountain region, killed two civilians and injured another, according to multiple local and international media sources. However in April 2020, AFRICOM insisted the targets "were ISIS-Somalia leadership and media operatives."" At the time of…
Summary
Published
25 October 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
1
Military actors reported killed
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
25 October 2019
Incident Code
USSOM252
Location
Jamaame, Lower Juba, Somalia
Local reports claimed that a pair of airstrikes by unknown international powers - presumably either the United States or Kenya - had targeted al Shabaab fighters in the towns of Jamaame and Buaale. According to Radio Kulmiye, "Another airstrikes were reported [on October 25th] from Middle Juba region, highly controlled by Al-Shabaab. Witnesses said that…
Summary
Published
25 October 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
25 October 2019
Incident Code
USSOM253
Location
Bu'aale, Middle Juba, Somalia
Local reports claimed that a pair of airstrikes by unknown international powers – presumably either the United States or Kenya – had targeted al Shabaab fighters in the towns of Jamaame and Buaale. According to Radio Kulmiye, “Another airstrikes were reported [on October 25th] from Middle Jubba region, highly controlled by Al-Shabaab. Witnesses said that…
Summary
Published
25 October 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Military actors reported killed
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
24 October 2019
Incident Code
LC226
Location
صلاح الدين, Salaheddin, Tarabulus, Libya
One paramedic was allegedly killed in an LNA or Emirati airstrike on a field hospital in the Salaheddin neighbourhood of Tripoli. Afrigate News said: "One of the members of the ambulance and emergency department centre was killed by aerial bombardment in the Salaheddin area south of Tripoli. The centre said that one of the members…
Summary
Published
24 October 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
4
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
24 October 2019
Incident Code
LC227
Location
وادي الربيع, Wadi al Rabie, Tarabulus, Libya
A nurse was reportedly injured in an LNA airstrike on a field hospital in Wadi al Rabie. Al Wasat reported: "The media office of Operation Volcano of Wrath announced that a nurse was injured in an aerial bombardment that targeted the field hospital in Wadi al Rabie axis south of the capital Tripoli. The office…
Summary
Published
24 October 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
23 October 2019
Incident Code
RS4117
Location
بلدات متعدده, Several towns in Idlib, Idlib, Syria
The Shaam News Network reported: "Russian warplanes launched air strikes amid artillery shelling by the Assad forces on the city of Kafrnabal and the towns of Maarat Harmah, Hazarin, Al-Rakaya, Kafarsijah, Al-Taht, Sheikh Mustafa, Babolin, Rakaya Sijnah, Al-Raffa, Umm Jalal and Tal al-Nar, which resulted in civilian casualties." No further details are currently available.
Summary
Published
23 October 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
23 October 2019
Incident Code
LC224
Location
شارع الأصفاح, Al Asfah Road, Tarabulus, Libya
Between two and three civilians were allegedly killed in an LNA airstrike on Al-Swani or the Ramla neighbourhood of Tripoli. Anadolu Agency reported: "Two civilians were killed and three others wounded in a bombardment of warplanes in support of retired Major General Khalifa Hafter, targeting the Al-Swani neighbourhood south of Tripoli, the GNA announced on…
Summary
Published
23 October 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2–3
Civilians reported injured
3–8
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
23 October 2019
Incident Code
LC225
Location
مسجد المقداد بن عمرو, Miqdad bin Amr Mosque, Tarabulus, Libya
One paramedic was reportedly killed by an LNA airstrike on the Khallet Al Furjan neighbourhood of Tripoli. Hona Souq Al-Khmies initially reported an air raid in the area and later said that they "targeted a field hospital of Khallet Al Furjan and the killed of one of the paramedics." The Libya Observer later said: "The…
Summary
Published
23 October 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
20–21 October, 2019
Incident Code
SOM170a
Location
Jilib, Middle Juba, Somalia
Local media reported a pair of alleged international airstrikes targeting the al Shabaab held towns of Jilib and Jamaame. Unusually the culprit was alleged to be France according to vague 'sources'. However reporting remains poor. According to Mareeg News, "A suspected French military fighter jet has carried out airstrikes against al Shabab, an al Qaeda…
Summary
Published
20 October 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Military actors reported killed
40–50
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
EU Military
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Incident Date
20–21 October, 2019
Incident Code
SOM170b
Location
Jamaame, Middle Juba, Somalia
Local media reported a pair of alleged international airstrikes targeting the al Shabaab held towns of Jilib and Jamaame. Unusually the culprit was alleged to be France according to vague ‘sources’. However reporting remains poor. According to Mareeg News, “A suspected French military fighter jet has carried out airstrikes against al Shabab, an al Qaeda…
Summary
Published
20 October 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Military actors reported killed
40–50
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
EU Military
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Incident Date
19 October 2019
Incident Code
RS4113
Location
معرزيتا, Ma’ar Zieta, Idlib, Syria
Several civilians were wounded and civilian property was significantly damaged in an alleged Russian airstrike on the town of Maarzita, Idlib governorate, on October 19th, 2019, as reported by several local sources. Shaam Network reported that "activists said that Russian warplanes bombed the town of Ma`ar zieta this morning with several raids, recording several wounded…
Summary
Published
19 October 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
19 October 2019
Incident Code
RS4114
Location
تفتناز, Taftanaz, Idlib, Syria
A man and woman from the town of Binnish were killed and three of their children injured in an alleged Russian airstrike on a house in Taftanaz, Idlib governorate, on October 19th 2019, according to several local sources. @SyriaCivilDefe reported that Russian warplanes bombarded the outskirts of Taftanaz town in the morning. The victims have…
Summary
Published
19 October 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2–4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
18 October 2019
Incident Code
TS356
Location
باب الخير, Bab Al Kheir, Al Hassakah, Syria
Local media reported that between five and eight civilians died and up to 24 more were wounded in alleged Turkish airstrikes on Bab Al Kheir village. Aawsat said: "Five civilians were killed in a Turkish raid on a village in northeastern Syria, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. Observatory director Rami Abdel Rahman…
Summary
Published
18 October 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
5–8
Civilians reported injured
20–24
Military actors reported killed
5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
18 October 2019
Incident Code
TS357
Location
Zirgan, Al Hassakah, Syria
Three civilians died and between eight and 16 more were wounded in alleged Turkish airstrikes on Zirgan, Ras al-Ain, according to sources on the ground. Hawar reported: "Of the 8 civilians injured as a result of the bombing, three of them were killed." @TurkANHA also put the death toll at three civilians, with 12 more…
Summary
Published
18 October 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
8–16
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
18 October 2019
Incident Code
TS358
Location
رأس العين, Ras Al Ain, Al Hassakah, Syria
Five civilians reportedly died in an alleged Turkish airstrike on a convoy in Ras Al Ain. ameddicleT said: "The Turkish state bombed the convoy of civilians from Serêkaniyê from the Cizre region. [We're] Unable to obtain clear information on bombing results". But laraseligman tweeted: "A Kurdish source tells me 'there is no ceasefire at all.' There…
Summary
Published
18 October 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
18 October 2019
Incident Code
USSOM153-C
Location
Bulo Haji, Lower Juba, Somalia
In an alleged civilian harm event previously unrecorded by the Bureau of Investigative Journalism, a declassified AFRICOM report obtained in Spring 2019 identified a claimed event near Kismayo in October 2018. According to Casimada, "The strike against Al-Qaeda linked Al-Shabaab group was conducted in Bulo-Haji area near the town, killing at least 3 children, a…
Summary
Published
18 October 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
14 October 2019
Incident Code
LC219
Location
Ministerial Building, Tarabulus, Libya
Three young sisters were reportedly killed by an LNA airstrike on the Fornaj neighbourhood of Tripoli. Reuters reported: "Three children, all sisters, were killed, and their mother and a fourth sister wounded in an air strike that hit a house near a military intelligence camp in Libya’s capital on Monday, a Reuters reporter and health…
Summary
Published
14 October 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
3–4
Civilians reported injured
2–9
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
14 October 2019
Incident Code
TS341c
Location
الاسدية, Asadiyah, Al Hassakah, Syria
Two paramedics were reported heavily injured in an alleged Turkish airstrike on Asadiyah, Hassakah in Syria on October 14th, 2019.
Summary
Published
14 October 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
13 October 2019
Incident Code
LC217
Location
جامعة افريقيا المتحدة, University of Africa , Al Jafarah, Libya
One civilian was reportedly injured by an LNA airstrike on Aziziya. Hona Souq Al-Khmies reported: "The fall of random shells on Aziziya on the farm of Al-Madani and the injury of a member of the family lightly wounded and leaving material damage." The LNA had confirmed airstrikes in the area, according to Ewan Libya and…
Summary
Published
13 October 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
13 October 2019
Incident Code
LC218
Location
Yarmouk camp, قصر بن غشير, Tarabulus, Libya
On Sunday, October 13, 2019, serveral medical personnel were reported killed by an alleged Libyan National Army airstrike near the Yarmouk camp in Qasr Bin Gashir. Libya Alahrar TV reported: "Hafter warplanes bombard a field hospital in Khallet Al Furjan, leaving dead and wounded. The field commander in the axis of the airport road, Mohammed…
Summary
Published
13 October 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported killed
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
13 October 2019
Incident Code
TS335
Location
رأس العين ,الجامع الكبير, Next to Al Jamia Al Kabir in Ras Al Ayn, Al Hassakah, Syria
In a major civilian harm incident, between 6 and 19 civilians - including at least four journalists from multiple countries - died and as many as 74 others were wounded in an alleged Turkish airstrike on a convoy, made up from around 400 civilian vehicles, heading from Al Jazira to Ras Al Ain, local media…
Summary
Published
13 October 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
7–19
Civilians reported injured
56–75
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
13 October 2019
Incident Code
TS337
Location
Tal Baidar, Al Hassakah, Syria
Several civilians were reported injured following an alleged Turkish airstrike on Tal Baidar. ANHA reported: "Several civilians were wounded by Turkish air raids on the village of Tal Baidar. Turkish warplanes bombarded the village of Tal Baidar located on the road to Darbasiyah - Sri Canet, injuring a number of civilians." Yeni Özgür Politika published…
Summary
Published
13 October 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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