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Incident Date

27 January 2020

Incident Code

USYEMTr220

Location

بن معيلي, Bin Ma'aili Station, Ma'rib, Yemen
A US drone strike reportedly targeted a car transporting six alleged AQAP militants near Bin Ma'ali Station, in Marib governorate, on the morning of January 27th 2020. The strike came alongside a second reported US action (USYEMTr219-C) on January 27th in Al Hazmia, also in Marib. There were no known associated reports of civilian harm.…

Summary

Published
27 January 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
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

25 January 2020

Incident Code

USYEMTr218

Location

جو النسيم, Joe Al Naseem, Ma'rib, Yemen
A US drone strike reportedly targeted a house in Joe Al Naseem, in the Wadi Obeida area of Marib governorate, at 11am on January 25th 2020, killing at least one alleged AQAP leadership figure. Some sources later indicated that AQAP leader Qasim al-Raymi died in the strike, one of three alleged January US actions in…

Summary

Published
25 January 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
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

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

TS405

Location

عين عيسى, Ain Issa, Raqqa, Syria
One or two civilians were reported wounded when Turkish drones allegedly targeted an SDF Asayish (Kurdish Public Security Forces) checkpoint at the entrance of Ain Issa town, in Raqqa governorate of Syria, on January 9th, 2020. Raqqa Is Being Slaughtered Silently Facebook Page said one of the civilians endured minor injuries. @SDF_Syria and @Karl_hakon said…

Summary

Published
9 January 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date

4 January 2020

Incident Code

LC273

Location

طرابلس‎: الكلية العسكرية, Tripoli: Military College, Tarabulus, Libya
In a massive incident, between 20 and 30 people were killed and 33 others injured in an alleged LNA or Emirati airstrike that targeted a military school in Al Hadaba, Tripoli, Libya on January, 4th, 2020, according to local sources. Libya Al Ahrar reported that victims of this attack don't exceed the age of 25…

Summary

Published
4 January 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported injured
2
Military actors reported killed
20–32
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

3 January 2020

Incident Code

CI879

Location

مطار بغداد الدولي‎, Baghdad International Aiport, Baghdad, Iraq
Possibly one civilian was killed and an unknown number of civilians injured in a confirmed U.S. airstrike that killed Iranian national Qassam Soleimani, the commander of the Quds Force, on Baghdad International Airport at January 3rd, 2020. The New York Times reported that an "American MQ-9 Reaper drone fired missiles into a convoy that was leaving…

Summary

Published
3 January 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Civilians reported killed
0–1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military actors reported killed
11–13
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition, U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

3 January 2020

Incident Code

USSOM264

Location

Between Bacaw and Bariire, Lower Shabelle, Somalia
In its first declared action in Somalia of 2020, AFRICOM announced on the same day that "in coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command conducted an airstrike against al-Shabaab terrorists who engaged Somali National Army partner forces on patrol near Bacaw." AFRICOM added that "At this time, it is assessed this precision…

Summary

Published
3 January 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
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

2–3 January, 2020

Incident Code

USYEMTr216

Location

الجراف/حدة, Al Jarf/Hadda, Sana'a, Yemen
A US drone strike reportedly targeted Abdul Reza Shahlai, an Iranian Revolutionary Guard and Qods Force commander in Sana'a, overnight from January 2nd-3rd 2020. While initial reports suggested that Shahlai had been killed in the strike, official sources later indicated that he had survived. There was some indication that another Iranian soldier was killed, however.…

Summary

Published
2 January 2020
Strike Type
Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground), Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Military actors reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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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

21 December 2019

Incident Code

RS4282

Location

بداما, Badama, Idlib, Syria
A civilian was killed and his father, mother, and brother were injured as the result of an alleged Russian or regime drone strikes on the town of Badama, Idlib governorate, on December 21st, 2019, according to local sources. In total, up to five injuries were reported by local sources. A Syrian Civil Defence source told…

Summary

Published
21 December 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
1–5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

20 December 2019

Incident Code

RS4280

Location

جسر الشغور, Jisr Al Shughour, Aleppo, Syria
At least four civilians, including two children, were killed in an alleged Russian drone strike on the Jisr Al Shughur - Lattakia road near the city of Jisr Al Shughour, on December 20th, 2019, according to local sources. Local activists reported to SMART News Agency that "Russian drones had targeted a gathering of civilians on…

Summary

Published
20 December 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Civilians reported killed
4–8
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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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

9 December 2019

Incident Code

USSOM259

Location

سااكوو, Saakow, Middle Juba, Somalia
The US military reported on the same day that it had carried out an airstrike against al Shabaab in the vicinity of Saakow that killed one terrorist. "In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command conducted an airstrike targeting al-Shabaab terrorists in the vicinity of Saakow, Somalia, on Dec. 9," AFRICOM reported.…

Summary

Published
9 December 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Military actors reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

7 December 2019

Incident Code

USYEMTr215

Location

Arqoub, Abyan, Yemen
A few local-language Twitter sources suggested, on December 7th 2019, that US drone strikes had targeted "Muslim Brotherhood" militias, also described as "terrorists", in the mountains of Al Arqoub in Abyan governorate. No other known sources reported US strikes, and there was no known information on alleged casualties. The first known report of the strikes,…

Summary

Published
7 December 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

7 December 2019

Incident Code

CS1940

Location

طريق بين عفرين وإعزاز، قريب من تقاطع قيبار, Road between Afrin and A’zaz, close to Qibar Junction, Aleppo, Syria
Up to three people were reported killed - one of whom was said to be a militant leader in the Ahrar al-Sham Movement which is affiliated with the Syrian National Army - in an alleged Coalition drone strike on their car on Afrin- Azaz road in Aleppo, Syria, on December 7th, 2019, according to local sources.…

Summary

Published
7 December 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Civilians reported killed
0–3
Civilians reported injured
0–2
Military actors reported killed
1–3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

3 December 2019

Incident Code

CS1939

Location

أطمة, Atma, Idlib, Syria
A militant leader, named as Abu Ahmed al-Muhajir, was killed when his vehicle was reportedly struck by the US-led Coalition, local sources said. Reports added that two of Abu Ahmed al-Muhajir's "companions" also died in the strike, though their combat status was unclear. A private source told Baladi News: "A reconnaissance plane ammunition by the…

Summary

Published
4 December 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Civilians reported killed
0–2
Military actors reported killed
1–3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

1 December 2019

Incident Code

LC250

Location

جسر السواني, Al Swani Bridge, Tarabulus, Libya
Between two and five civilians were reportedly killed in an LNA or Emirati airstrike on Al-Swani. Libya Observer put the death toll at two: "Foreign aircraft backing up Khalifa Haftar's forces have carried out airstrikes on civilian houses in Al-Sawani, killing two people and injuring ten others, Volcano of Rage Operation's media office said on…

Summary

Published
1 December 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Civilians reported killed
2–5
Civilians reported injured
10–13
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

28 November 2019

Incident Code

LC249

Location

أم الأرانب: الشركة الصينية, Umm Al Aranib: Chinese company, Murzuq, Libya
Up to eleven civilians were allegedly killed by an LNA or Emirati airstrike on Umm Al Aranib. The Libya Observer said: "The Congress of Libya's Tebu tribespeople has condemned in a statement the airstrikes of Khalifa Haftar's forces on Um Al-Aranib on Thursday, killing a whole family - mother and her six children." Ummm Al…

Summary

Published
28 November 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Civilians reported killed
6–11
Civilians reported injured
3–5
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

25 November 2019

Incident Codes

CS1938 ISSY007 RS4202

Location

ترحين, Tarhin, Aleppo, Syria
Three civilians were reportedly killed in alleged Russian, Syrian regime, Israeli or US-led Coalition airstrikes on Tarhin village, Aleppo governorate, on November 25th, 2019, according to local sources. An unknown number of civilians were wounded. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, "local sources said that six explosions were heard in different areas, and…

Summary

Published
25 November 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military, U.S.-led Coalition, Israeli Military
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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

20 November 2019

Incident Code

TS397

Location

قرنفل, Qaranfil, Raqqa, Syria
Two civilians were reported killed and three others injured in an alleged Turkish drone attack on a vehicle including five civilians in Qaranfil village in Tal Abyad - Raqqa in Syria on November 20th, 2019, according to local sources. The victims are all from the same family and moved to a hospital in Kobane. The…

Summary

Published
20 November 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
3–5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date

19 November 2019

Incident Code

TI031

Location

خانصور, Khanasor, Nineveh, Iraq
Local sources reported that a Turkish drone attacked areas in Shingal region in Iraq on November 19th, 2019 causing deaths and injuries among civilians and YPG fighters. @murad_ismael reported "Another Turkish airstrike today [Nov 19th] on town of Khanesor. Reportedly there are civilian victims which are yet to be confirmed." @ameddicleT added that "Turkish armed…

Summary

Published
19 November 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date

19 November 2019

Incident Code

USSOM257-C

Location

حرمك, Kunya Barrow, Middle Juba, Somalia
The US military reported on the same day that it had carried out an airstrike near Qunyo Barrow that killed one "terrorist." However al Shabaab insisted the victim was a local civilian businessman named Ismail Issa Bhutan. AFRICOM later insisted the target "was both an al-Shabaab leader and weapons supplier." According to a press release…

Summary

Published
19 November 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Civilians reported killed
0–1
Military actors reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

18 November 2019

Incident Code

LC245

Location

مصنع السنبلة للبسكويت, Sunbulah biscuit factory, Tarabulus, Libya
Between seven and ten civilians were reportedly killed in an LNA or Emirati airstrike on a biscuit factory in Wadi al Rabie. Reuters said: "At least seven workers were killed and another 35 wounded in an air strike that hit a biscuit factory on Monday in a southern suburb of the Libyan capital, Tripoli, emergency…

Summary

Published
18 November 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Civilians reported killed
7–10
Civilians reported injured
15–35
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

11 November 2019

Incident Code

TS390a

Location

شمال تل تمر, North of Tel Tamir, Al Hassakah, Syria
According to @DaveEubankFBR, two people were killed and three others injured in an alleged Turkish drone strike on north of Tal Tamr, Hasakah in Syria on November 11th, 2019. Several other sources said three members of the "SDF" or "YPG" were killed in "a drone attack".

Summary

Published
11 November 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
3
Military actors reported killed
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date

9 November 2019

Incident Code

TS386

Location

الدردارة, Al Dardara, Al Hassakah, Syria
One medical worker and one journalist were reported injured in an alleged Turkish forces drone attack on a vehicle belonging to the Syrian regime forces in Dildarê village, Tal Tamr, Hasaka in Syria on November 9th, 2019 according to local sources. The medical worker working with the Kurdish Red Crescent and the German NGO CADUS…

Summary

Published
9 November 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Civilians reported injured
2
Military actors reported killed
3–6
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date

9 November 2019

Incident Code

TS388

Location

الهيشة, Al Hishah, Raqqa, Syria
Two civilians were reported killed and five others injured in an alleged Turkish forces drone strike on a group of civilians who worked in collecting cotton in Hishe/Kisha village, Ain Issa, Raqqa Governorate in Syria on November 9th, 2019 according to local sources. Hanî Ehmed Al-Rawî (25) was reported among the killed in the attack…

Summary

Published
9 November 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date

6 November 2019

Incident Code

TS384A

Location

تل تمر, Tal Tamr, Al Hassakah, Syria
Two civilians were reported injured in an alleged Turkish drone attack on SDF militants in Tal Tamr, Hasaka in Syria on Nov 6th, 2019, according to local sources. It was also reported that "18 SDF soldiers" were killed in the attack. No further details available.

Summary

Published
6 November 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Civilians reported injured
2
Military actors reported killed
18
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date

5 November 2019

Incident Code

LC238

Location

محطة وقود القرقني, Al Garqni Petrol Station, Tarabulus, Libya
Up to three non-combatants were allegedly killed in an LNA airstrike on Ain Zara. Al Wasat said: "The Interior Ministry of the GNA announced on Tuesday that two of its members were killed in the shelling of the headquarters of the Rapid Intervention Force at the General Directorate of Central Support in Ain Zara. The…

Summary

Published
5 November 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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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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