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Incident Date
1 January 2020
Incident Codes
IRS004 RS4299
Location
سرمين, Sarmin, Idlib, Syria
Up to 11 civilians including seven children and two women were reported killed, and up to 25 others including three children and three women - one of whom was pregnant - were injured in an alleged Russian, Iranian forces or Syrian regime shelling with a cluster missile or a rocket carrying cluster bombs on 'Martyr…
Summary
Published
1 January 2020
Strike Type
Artillery
Infrastructure
Commerce
(
Market
),
Education
(
Nursery
,
Primary School
)
Civilians reported killed
7–11
Civilians reported injured
12–25
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
Iranian Military
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Incident Date
29 December 2019
Incident Code
LC265
Location
ابي الاشهر, Bilash'har, Tarabulus, Libya
According to Libya Al Ahrar, a student at the Freedom Martyrs School in Abi Al-Shahr area in Tajura was injured in a bombardment by Haftar that targeted a farm adjacent to the school. No further details are available at the moment.
Summary
Published
29 December 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
28 December 2019
Incident Code
RS4295
Location
محمبل, Mhambel, Idlib, Syria
Local sources reported that at least three civilians were wounded as a result of Russian forces or Syrian regime forces artillery and missile attack on Mhambel in Idlib, Syria on December 28th, 2019. The Syrian Network for Human Rights said that a cluster missile fell near Al Kabir mosque in Mhambel town in the western…
Summary
Published
28 December 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
25 December 2019
Incident Code
LC260
Location
قصر بن غشير, Qasr Bin Gashir, Tarabulus, Libya
According to local sources, a teenage boy named as Mahmoud Hussein Rabah Al-Jorni was killed after what was described as a 'random shell' hit the family farm at Qaser Bin Ghashir. His death was initially reported by a relative, Mohammed Hasan al-Jurni. Facebook site Tk Yahrouq Kl shy first noted that "Several shells landed in…
Summary
Published
25 December 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
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
25 December 2019
Incident Code
CS1942
Location
البوكمال, Al Bukamal, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Around ten people were killed and an unknown number wounded in alleged Coalition artillery strikes that reportedly targeted Iranian and Lebanese militias in the city of Al Bukamal, Deir Ezzor governorate, on December 25th, 2019, according to local sources. It is unclear if those killed were civilians or belligerents. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights…
Summary
Published
25 December 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
0–3
Civilians reported injured
0–2
Military actors reported killed
7–10
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
24 December 2019
Incident Code
TS403
Location
زونار, Zunnar, Raqqa, Syria
One civilian was reported injured in alleged Turkish or Turkish-backed shelling on Zunnar village of Ain Issa, Raqqa on December 24th, 2019 according to local sources. ANHA reported that the Turkish attack directly targeted civilian areas. Other sources blamed Turkish backed mercenaries. @Karl_hakon reported that "Turkish-backed mercenaries targeted civilian areas in the Ain Issa countryside…
Summary
Published
24 December 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
22–23 December, 2019
Incident Code
LC258
Location
الباعيش, Al Baaysh, Tarabulus, Libya
Grad missiles reportedly fired by LNA forces struck civilian neighbourhoods in Al Baaysh, Tajoura, injuring three civilians. Libya Akbar News reported that "Local sources confirmed that missile shells landed in the Tajoura region, amid reports of civilian casualties." Burkan Al Ghadab said that "Indiscriminate Grad missile shells fired by the war criminal militia militia Haftar…
Summary
Published
22 December 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
20 December 2019
Incident Code
TS401
Location
ام حرملة, Um Hammala, Al Hassakah, Syria
Three civilians were reported injured as a result of alleged Turkish forces or Turkey-backed militants' artillery shelling on Um Hammala village in Zarkan, Hasakah, Syria on December 20th, 2019 according to local sources. No more details are available at the moment.
Summary
Published
20 December 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
18 December 2019
Incident Code
RS4267
Location
دير الشرقي, Deir Al Sharqi, Idlib, Syria
According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), one civilian was killed in Russian bombardment of Deir Sharqi village in Idlib, Syria on December 18th, 2019. No further details are available at the moment.
Summary
Published
18 December 2019
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
16 December 2019
Incident Code
LC254
Location
صلاح الدين, Salaheddin, Tarabulus, Libya
One civilian was allegedly killed by LNA artillery shelling on the Salaheddin neighbourhood of Tripoli. The Field Medicine and Support Center (FMSC) said: "Salem Al-Nafis Field Hospital, Salah Al-Din, affiliated to the Center for Field Medicine and Support, treated Mr. Ali Ramadan Al-Harak in Salaheddin today, Monday 16-12-2019, who was wounded with shrapnel of shells…
Summary
Published
16 December 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
16 December 2019
Incident Code
LC255
Location
مشروع الهضبة, Hadaba project, Tarabulus, Libya
One civilian was allegedly killed in the Hadaba project area of Tripoli. Al Wasat reported: "A citizen was killed and a child was wounded when random shells landed in Tripoli." Tk Yahroug Kl shy said: "A random shell has landed on the house of the Al-Arabi family in Al-Hadba project." Reports of fighting in the…
Summary
Published
16 December 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
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
13 December 2019
Incident Code
LC253
Location
مشروع الهضبة, Hadaba project, Tarabulus, Libya
One civilian was allegedly killed by LNA artillery shelling on the Hadaba project area of Tripoli. Tarhuna 24 said: "Artillery shelling targets Al-Wefaq [GNA] concentrations in Hadaba project." Tripoli 219 wrote: "Also today’s evening, in the [Hadaba] project, a random shell landed on a citizen who had been hospitalized. Unfortunately, he died in the hospital."
Summary
Published
13 December 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
12 December 2019
Incident Code
LC252
Location
صلاح الدين, Salaheddin, Tarabulus, Libya
One elderly civilian named as Khalifa Al-Sibai Al-Hamdi was reportedly killed by indiscriminate artillery shelling on the Salaheddin area of Tripoli. Tk Yahroug Kl shy said: "A member of the Al-Hamidi family dies as a result of the fall of a random shell on his house in Salaheddin." Tripoli 219 and Warfleh sons published similar…
Summary
Published
12 December 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
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
9 December 2019
Incident Code
TS400
Location
Tal al-Ward, Tal Tamr, Al Hassakah, Syria
Rojava Information Centre tweeted: "...On 9th December Turkish proxy forces attacked the surroundings of Zirgan (Abu Rasin) town with mortar and heavy weapons. One villager was killed in Tal al-ward". No further details are currently available,.
Summary
Published
9 December 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
9 December 2019
Incident Code
YS081
Location
Afrin, Aleppo, Syria
Several civilians were reportedly wounded in an alleged YPH artillery shelling of Afrin, according to multiple local sources.
Summary
Published
9 December 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
YPG
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Incident Date
9 December 2019
Incident Code
TS400a
Location
تل الورد غربي, Tal Al Ward, Al Hassakah, Syria
According to local sources, one civilian was reported killed when Turkish forces or Turkey-backed forces launched an artillery attack on Tal Al Ward in Tal Tamr town of Hasakah in Syria, on December 9th, 2019. No further details are available at the moment.
Summary
Published
9 December 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
3 December 2019
Incident Code
LC251
Location
مشروع الهضبة, Al Hadaba project, Tarabulus, Libya
One civilian was allegedly killed by indiscriminate artillery shelling on the Hadaba project in Tripoli. Tk Yahroug Kl shy reported: "As a result of indiscriminate shelling yesterday morning on Al Farahit in Al Hadaba project livelihoods of people were destroyed and an African worker was killed." The same source reported several other instances of shells…
Summary
Published
3 December 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
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
3 December 2019
Incident Code
YS080
Location
اعزاز, Azaz, Aleppo, Syria
According to local sources, one woman was reported killed and 15 other civilians including 8 children and 2 women were injured in alleged YPG shelling on Azaz, Aleppo in Syria on December 3rd, 2019. The woman killed was identified as Zalikha Ahmed Kasaiba, 36 years old.
Summary
Published
3 December 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
15
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
YPG
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Incident Date
2 December 2019
Incident Code
TS399
Location
تل رفعت, Tal Rifat, Aleppo, Syria
Up to 11 civilians - 10 of whom were named - including eight children aged between three and 15, a woman and an elderly man were reported killed, and 12 others - most of them are children - seriously injured in an alleged Turkish artillery attack on Tal Rifaat, in Aleppo governorate, Syria on December…
Summary
Published
2 December 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
11
Civilians reported injured
12
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
27 November 2019
Incident Code
RS4208
Location
بكفلا أو النهر الأبيض, Bkafla or Al Naher Al Abyad, near Jisr Ash Shughour, Idlib, Syria
One young male civilian was reportedly killed and at least nine others, including one woman and at least four members of the Syrian Civil Defense, were reportedly wounded in an alleged Russia and/or Syrian regime forces artillery strike on Bkafla or Al Naher Al Abyad, near Jisr Ash Shughour in the evening of November 27th…
Summary
Published
27 November 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
9–10
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
27 November 2019
Incident Code
YS077
Location
اعزاز, Azaz, Aleppo, Syria
Three or four civilians including two women were reportedly wounded by alleged YPG artillery attacks in southern neighbourhoods of Azaz city, Aleppo governorate, on November 27th, 2019, according to local sources. The Euphrates Post reported that "the YPG targeted the southern neighbourhoods of Azaz with more than six rocket-propelled grenades shortly before, wounding three civilians". @ShahbaPress…
Summary
Published
27 November 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
3–4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
YPG
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Incident Date
23 November 2019
Incident Code
TS398
Location
الملالي, Al Malali, Raqqa, Syria
Five civilians were reported killed and between three and 22 others including a child injured in alleged Turkish forces mortar, gunfire and drone strikes on Al Malali village in Ayn Issa - Syria on November 23rd 2019, according to local sources. ANF said that three civilians were injured when a Free Burma Rangers health team…
Summary
Published
23 November 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
),
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
5
Civilians reported injured
3–22
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
23 November 2019
Incident Code
YS075
Location
المعلك, Al Ma’lek , Raqqa, Syria
According to local sources, three civilians were injured in an YPG artillery attack on Al Ma'lek village, near Ain Issa in Raqqa, Syria on November 23rd, 2019.
Summary
Published
23 November 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
YPG
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Incident Date
23 November 2019
Incident Code
YS076
Location
اعزاز, Azaz, Aleppo, Syria
Two or three civilians were reported injured in an alleged YPG artillery attack on Azaz, Aleppo governorate in Syria, on November 23rd, 2019, according to local sources.
Summary
Published
23 November 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
2–3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
YPG
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Incident Date
21 November 2019
Incident Code
RS4191
Location
معرة النعمان, Maarat Numan, Idlib, Syria
Three civilians, including two children, were reported killed and a number of others were wounded by a mortar or a cluster bomb from the remnants of previous strikes by Russian Forces or the Syrian regime forces on Ma'arat Al Numan in Idlib, on November 21st, 2019, according to local sources. A tweet from @oulaalassaad named three…
Summary
Published
21 November 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Planted explosives and unexploded ordnance (UXO)
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
20 November 2019
Incident Code
LC248
Location
منتزه هابي لاند بارك, HappyLand Park, Tarabulus, Libya
Several civilians were allegedly injured by LNA artillery shelling on Ain Zara. Libya Alahrar TV posted pictures of the aftermath, saying: "Photos showing some of the effects of the destruction of houses and their properties in the area of Ain Zara behind the areas of clashes due to the indiscriminate shelling of Hafter gunmen, which…
Summary
Published
20 November 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
3–5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
19 November 2019
Incident Code
YS071
Location
جرن الحاج صالح - تل أبيض, Jarn Hajj Salih, Raqqa, Syria
Two female children were reported killed and ten other civilians injured in an alleged YPG artillery attack with a Grad rocket on a school building turned into a shelter for internally displaced people (IDPs) in Jern Al Haj Salih in Tal Abyad, Raqqa governorate in Syria, on November 19th, 2019 according to local sources. The…
Summary
Published
19 November 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
2–3
Civilians reported injured
10
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
YPG
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Incident Date
19 November 2019
Incident Code
YS072
Location
أعزاز, Azaz, Aleppo, Syria
One civilian was reported killed and between seven and 15 others including two children injured in an alleged YPG artillery attack on Azaz in Aleppo governorate, Syria on November 19th, 2019, according to local sources. The civilian killed was identified as Muhammad Mustafa Amouri, aged 30 and he died shortly after he was moved to…
Summary
Published
19 November 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
7–15
Causes of Death / Injury
Planted explosives and unexploded ordnance (UXO)
Military Actor
YPG
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Incident Date
19 November 2019
Incident Code
YS073
Location
عريضة, Aridha, Raqqa, Syria
A child was reported killed and his family members injured in an alleged YPG artillery attack on Aridha village in Raqqa governorate, Syria on November 19th, 2019 according to local sources. The child killed was identified as Ezzeddine Al Sayyad and he is between 3 or 4 years old.
Summary
Published
19 November 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2–3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
YPG
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Incident Date
18 November 2019
Incident Code
LC246
Location
طرابلس: مشروع الهضبة, Tripoli: Hadaba project, Tarabulus, Libya
One child was allegedly killed by indiscriminate shelling on the Hadaba project in Tripoli. Tk Yahrough Kl shy said: "The death of Khaled Mohammed Muftah Al-Mashay as a result of an indiscriminate shell landing last night on his house in line 6 in Hadaba project area." Hona Souq Al-Khmies published a similar report. Local reports…
Summary
Published
18 November 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Government of National Accord
,
Libyan National Army
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