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May 11, 2020
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بني وليد, Bani Walid, Tarabulus, LibyaA reportedly sick woman was injured when the ambulance she was in was targeted in an alleged Turkish drone strike near the city of Bani Walid on May 11th, 2020, according to local sources. Tripoli29 reported that “a Turkish drone bombed an ambulance with a sick woman inside.” @agly1988 tweeted that “an ambulance carrying a woman from
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Incident date
May 11, 2020
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بوقرين, Abugrein, Misrata, LibyaAn unknown number of civilians died in alleged airstrikes by a UAE aircraft on two civilian cars near Abugrein on May 11th, 2020, according to Libya Al Ahrar. Libya Al Ahrar reported that, according to the Brigadier General of Sirte Al Jafra Operations Abdul Hadi Dara, “civilians were martyred as a result of the targeting
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Incident date
May 11, 2020
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القداحية, Al Qaddahiyah, Misrata, LibyaOne civilian died after his car was targeted with a missile, allegedly fired by LNA or Emirati drones, in Al Qaddahiyah on May 11th, 2020, according to local sources. Four other men were also killed, they were reportedly fighters with the militia of the Amateen martyrs. Burkan Al Ghadab Operation wrote that “Emirates drones targeted
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April 29, 2020
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أبو الغرب: محطة وقود نسيم الشروق, Naseem al Shorouk Gas Station, Al Jabal al Gharbi, LibyaTwo civilians were allegedly killed by a GNA or Turkish airstrike near Abu Al Ghurab. The LNA media center said: “Two ambulances have been attacked, and two people inside died following a Turkish drone strike at 10 am, on Wednesday, 04/29/2020 The attack occurred in the Abu Al Ghurab area, inside the petrol station.” Libya
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April 28, 2020
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الغضوية , قصر ابو هادي , Al Ghudwiyah, Ra’s At Tabal , Al Jabal al Gharbi, LibyaUp to five civilians were killed and two others injured in an alleged GNA or Turkish drone attack on a civilian truck carrying boxes of bees in the Al-Ghudwiyah area near the entrance of Ra’s at Tabal, Nasmah, Libya on April 28th, 2020. The local sources also said the two injured civilians are in critical
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April 26, 2020
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جبل الحاول, Jabal Al Hawl, Shabwa, YemenA possible US drone or airstrike reportedly targeted alleged AQAP militants in Jabal Al Hawl, overlooking Wadi Amaqin, in the Rawda district of Shabwa, on the morning of April 26th 2020. There were no known associated reports of civilian harm. Local sources told Marib Today that the strike had targeted AQAP leaders, while 7adramout and
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April 25, 2020
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بين الخدراء والنبيق, Al Khudra and Al Nabeeq, Shabwa, YemenOne or more US drone strikes reportedly killed at least six alleged AQAP militants between the towns of Al Khudra and Al Nabeeq, in the Beihan district of Shabwa governorate, on the afternoon of April 25th 2020. There were no known associated reports of civilian harm. Yemeni tribal and security sources told Associated Press, on
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April 19, 2020
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ترهونة, Tarhuna, Marqab, LibyaThree brothers were allegedly killed and a fourth brother injured by a drone strike on Tarhuna. Al Wasat reported: “A medical source at Tarhuna General Hospital confirmed on Sunday, that three brothers were killed and a fourth brother was injured due to an attack by a drone aircraft on a market in Tarhuna. The source
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April 15, 2020
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مخيم مخمور للاجئين, Makhmur Refugee Camp, Erbil, IraqThree women were killed alleged Turkish drone strikes on Makhmour refugee camp, Erbil province, on April 15th 2020, according to local sources. Four civilians were injured. Bewar Amin, head of Makhmour Camp’s media department, told Rudaw English that “three civilian women were killed by the Turkish airstrike today near Makhmour camp. Two women were killed
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Incident date
April 11, 2020
LOCATION
منزل الشيخ علي بن حسن بن غريب, House of Sheik Ali bin Hassan bin Gharib, Ma'rib, YemenAccording to some sources, a US drone strike targeted alleged AQAP militants in the house of Ali Bin Hassan Bin Gharib, an Islah leader, in Shabwana, in Marib governorate in the early morning of April 11th 2020. However others suggested that a Houthi ballistic missile was responsible. While Bin Gharib was reportedly unharmed, some indicated
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April 10, 2020
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Kamsuuma, Lower Juba, SomaliaOne elderly civilian, claimed by al Shabaab to be a tribal elder, was allegedly killed by a US airstrike in Kamsuuma. The US later pushed back heavily against the claim, insisting the victim was a terrorist. AFRICOM initially described the action – which it said killed one al Shabaab fighter – as a response to
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April 2, 2020
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الاصابعة, Asabi'ah, Al Jabal al Gharbi, LibyaNine civilians were allegedly injured by a GNA or Turkish drone strike on Asabi’ah. Libya Review tweeted: “Last night Turkish UAV drones targeted a number of trucks in Al-Asaabaa. The owner of the trucks confirmed that he was transporting flour to the Western Mountain region in an attempt to avoid a bread crisis. 9 civilians,
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March 10, 2020
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Near Janaale, Lower Shabelle, SomaliaBetween four and six civilians were allegedly killed by a US airstrike near Janaale. Morad News, reportedly close to Al Shabaab, tweeted: “US drone strike kills 4 civilians after bombing a minibus near Janaale town. 2 of the victims r members of a well known family in Mogadishu. An elderly man & driver are among
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February 27, 2020
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الرواجح, Al Rawajeh, Tarabulus, LibyaFive civilians from one family were allegedly killed by a Turkish drone strike on Castelverde. Akhbar Libya 24 said: “The Libyan National Army confirmed the killing of an entire family of five people as a result of an airstrike launched by a Turkish plane on the Al-Rawajeh area near Qarah Bulli, east of the capital,
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February 24, 2020
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the Masalanja farm near the village of Kumbareere, Middle Juba, SomaliaThe US declared on the same date an airstrike in the vicinity of Jilib – which it said had killed “one terrorist.” However local sources, some pro al Shabaab, said the victim was in fact Mohamud Haji Sirad, a director of the Hormud telecoms company for Middle Juba. According to the Somali Guardian Mr Sirad
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February 17, 2020
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Jilib, Middle Juba, SomaliaTwo civilians, including a child, were reportedly injured in a US airstrike on Jilib. AFRICOM later admitted that the strike led to civilian harm. Somali Memo, a news site close to Al Shabaab, wrote: “Reports from Jilib district say that a drone crashed into a civilian residence yesterday, killing no one but injuring two civilians,
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February 6, 2020
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جيليب, Jilib, Middle Juba, SomaliaOne Al Shabaab fighter was allegedly killed and two more injured by a US airstrike near Jilib. AFRICOM confirmed conducting the strike two days later, one of a pair that day: “In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command conducted two (2) airstrikes targeting al-Shabaab terrorists and a compound in the vicinity
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January 29, 2020
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الحصن المشرف, Al Hosson Al Mashrif, Al Bayda, YemenA US drone strike reportedly killed AQAP leaders Qasim Al-Raymi and Abu Al-Baraa Al-Ibbi as they travelled in a car through Yakla, Bayda governorate, on January 29th 2020. This was one of three alleged January strikes in which Qasim al-Raymi was reportedly killed – with his death in one of those actions later confirmed by
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January 27, 2020
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لحزمة, Al Hazma, Ma'rib, YemenA US drone strike reportedly targeted an alleged AQAP site in Al Hazma village, in the Wadi Obeida area of Marib governorate, at dawn on January 27th 2020. Multiple sources suggested that at least one alleged AQAP militant had died in the strike, and one source, Mint Press News, reported that civilians near the house
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January 27, 2020
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بن معيلي, Bin Ma'aili Station, Ma'rib, YemenA 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.
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January 25, 2020
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جو النسيم, Joe Al Naseem, Ma'rib, YemenA 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
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January 20, 2020
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Special Forces School Mosque, Ma'rib, YemenUS 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
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January 9, 2020
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عين عيسى, Ain Issa, Raqqa, SyriaOne 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
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January 4, 2020
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طرابلس: الكلية العسكرية, Tripoli: Military College, Tarabulus, LibyaIn 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
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January 3, 2020
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مطار بغداد الدولي, Baghdad International Aiport, Baghdad, IraqPossibly 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
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January 3, 2020
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Between Bacaw and Bariire, Lower Shabelle, SomaliaIn 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
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January 2, 2020
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الجراف/حدة, Al Jarf/Hadda, Sana'a, YemenA 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.
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December 24, 2019
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منطقة بـئر الأسطى ميـلاد, Vicinity of Bi’r Al Austa Milad road, Tarabulus, LibyaOn 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
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December 21, 2019
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بداما , Badama, Idlib, SyriaA 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
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December 20, 2019
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صيدا, Saida, Raqqa, SyriaThree 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.