Civilian Casualties

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Russian Military, Syrian Regime

Belligerents reported injured

بادية ذبيان, Badiya area of Theyban city, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Local sources reported that two boys aged 16 and 17, “were killed by an aircraft believed to belong to the International Coalition.” The Syrian Network for Human Rights noted that the airstrike took place at “Badiya [area] of Theyban city” in the suburbs of Deir Ezzor. Both Euphrates Post and Deir Ezzor 24 named the

Summary

(2 children)

كفردسن, Kfar Dassen, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Two civilians were reportedly killed in alleged Russian airstrikes on the town of Kafr Dassen, Idlib governorate, on September 4th, 2018, according to Step News Agency. Step wrote that “Russian warplanes launched intensive air raids targeting villages and towns of rural Idlib West and the western and northern and western countryside of Hama, since the

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بيدر شمسو, Baidar Shamso, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

One woman was reportedly killed and several civilians, including three women, were injured in alleged Russian airstrikes on the town of Baidar Shamso, Idlib governorate, on Tuesday, September 4th, 2018, according to local sources. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that a civilian woman had been killed in airstrikes on Baidar Shamso. @SyriaCivilDefe reported that

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(1 woman)

البدرية, Al Badriya, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

A woman was reportedly injured in alleged Russian airstrikes on the village of Al Badriya on September 4th, 2018, according to local sources. Possibly, more civilians were killed and injured. @SyriaCivilDefe reported that “a woman was injured and a large number of civilian property was destroyed, after an aerial bombardment targeted the homes of civilians in

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1–2

الجانودية, al Janoudiya, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Two civilians were reported killed and two others injured in alleged Russian forces or Syrian regime airstrikes on Al-Janoudiya in Idlib, on September 4th, 2018. @almo3tasem91 tweeted “Two martyrs and a number of wounded civilians in the village of Al-Janoudiya as a result of being targeted by several air strikes by Russian warplanes.” Local sources

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1 – 2

فريكة, Freika, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Two civilians were reported killed, and another injured in Freeka town in Idlib, as a result of alleged Russian airstrikes on September 4th, 2018, according to local sources. Syrian TV reported that “a civilian was killed and his son was seriously wounded in Russian air strikes on the village of Freeka in Idlib countryside.” Macro

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1 – 2

(1 man)

2 named, 1 familiy identified

محمبل, Mhambel, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Up to eight civilians including at least two women from the same family were reported killed and many others injured including two children in alleged Russian airstrikes on a market, and on Baidarshmso village in Mhambel in Idlib, Syria on September 4th, 2018. @SyriaCivilDefe tweeted: “Three women were killed, and a man and two children

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2 – 8

(2–3 women)

6–10

2 named, 1 familiy identified

كفردين, Kafridin, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Two civilians were reported killed and three others injured in alleged Russian forces or Syrian regime airstrikes on Kafridin in Idlib, Syria on September 4th, 2018. Fresh-syria news reported that “a number of civilians were martyred and others were injured today, Tuesday, as a result of the Russian aggression targeting with airstrikes the village of

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Russian Military

جسر الشغور, Jisr al Shughour, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Up to 11 civilians including a woman, and five children from the same family were reported killed and many others injured in alleged Russian forces or Syrian regime forces airstrikes on neighborhoods in Jisr Al Shigour in Idlib on September 4th, 2018, according to local sources. The local sources identified names of ten of the

Summary

10 – 11

(5 children1 woman)

12–20

22 named, 3 families identified

الفلاح, Al Falah, Tarabulus, Libya

LOCATION

Between two and four people were reported killed because of artillery shelling on a refugee camp in Tripoli. Libya Alaan said that “two were killed and five wounded on Sunday after a shell fell on the Tawergha camp.” Alkhal Altawerghi named the victims as Abu Bakr Mohammed Masoud Al Zamirli and his brother Khaled. Libya’s

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2 – 4

(2 men)

5–15

2 named, 1 familiy identified

طرابلس‎, Tripoli, Tarabulus, Libya

LOCATION

Between two and four civilians were reported killed as a result of possible indiscriminate artillery shelling in and around Tripoli. The Tripoli wounded affairs administration posted on Facebook: “Statistics of the victims of the clashes that took place south of Tripoli on Thursday, 20 September 2018 Casualties: 11 deaths (5 civilians, 3 foreign workers, 3

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2 – 4

0–17

طرابلس: فندق الودان, Tripoli: Al Wadan hotel, Tarabulus, Libya

LOCATION

On Friday, August 31, 2018, three civilians were reportedly injured from artillery shelling on the Al Wadan hotel in Tripoli, Libya. Sky News reported the hotel in the centre of Tripoli was bombed “indiscriminately”, injuring at least three people amid fighting between rival militias aspiring to take power in the Libyan capital. The rocket hit

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Unknown

طريق المشتل, Arboretum Way, Tarabulus, Libya

LOCATION

Two children were reported killed by local sources as a result of indiscriminate artillery shelling in Tripoli. Our Libya Choice posted on Twitter that “two children were killed after a shell landed on the house of the ben Ashour family near of the Arboretum triangle in the area of Ain Zara in the vicinity of

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(2 children)

2 named

وادي الربيع, Wadi al Rabie, Tarabulus, Libya

LOCATION

Three civilians, a woman and her two sons, were killed as the result of artillery shelling on Wadi al Rabie in Tajoura, according to Human Rights Watch. The NGO reported: “On August 28, a mortar shell landed on a house in Wadi Al-Rabie, killing a woman and her two sons, aged 6 and 10, according

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(2 children1 woman)

40 km southwest of Mogadishu, Lower Shabelle, Somalia

LOCATION

US forces carried out a strike on August 27th killing three alleged members of al Shabaab, US Africa Command declared two days later, The strike hit approximately 40 kilometers southwest of Mogadishu. The official statement read: “In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. forces conducted an airstrike targeting al-Shabaab militants approximately 40 kilometers

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السوسة, Al Soussa, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

A single source, the Smart News Agency, reported that “a child and a person were killed by an SDF artillery bombardment on the town of Sousse”. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights also reported that SDF artillery targeted al Soussa, “causing material damage” – though it said there was no information on civilian harm at

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(1 child)

Syrian Democratic Forces, US-led Coalition

صلاح الدين, Salaheddin, Tarabulus, Libya

LOCATION

A single source, Amr Fathalla, reported on Twitter that one civilian was killed in artillery shelling in the Salaheddin neighbourhood of Tripoli. @AmrFatihalla listed Amer Faraj Ahmed, 60 years old, as dead as a result of indiscriminate shelling. In addition, Malik Amer Faraj, 18 years old, Saleh Ali al Fiel, 53 years old, and Juma

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4 named

Al Sha'afa, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Up to 23 civilian non combatants – including 18 women who were reportedly the wives of ISIS fighters on external missions – died along with seven ISIS guards in an alleged Coalition airstrike on an ISIS-held house (and perhaps others) in al Sha’afa, according to sources on the ground. One source added that a child

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18 – 20

(1 child18 women1 man)

هجين, Hajin, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

In an incident previously not tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the deaths of three civilians and the injuring of a fourth in an event near Hajin. In its November 2018 monthly report, the alliance noted the following: “On Aug. 25, 2018, near Hajin Syria, via self-report. Coalition aircraft struck a known ISIS safe

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Known belligerent

46 km northeast of Kismayo, Lower Juba, Somalia

LOCATION

US forces carried out a strike on August 21st, killing two al Shabaab fighters, according to a press release from US Africa Command. The strike hit approximately 46 kilometers northeast of Kismayo, a port city in southern Somalia. The Command said it had assessed that no civilians were killed or injured in this strike. US

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Basra, Lower Shabelle, Somalia

LOCATION

An investigation by journalist Amanda Sperber identified a possible US airstrike near Basra around the time of Eid in August 2018, which allegedly killed between 10 and 12 members of the same family. Airwars has provided a relatively wide date range for this event, based on limited reporting. The investigation, published by The Nation in

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Airstrike, Drone Strike

10 – 12

(1 man)

0–2

12 named, 1 familiy identified

الباغوز فوقاني, Al Bagouz Fawqani, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Local media reported that an unspecified number of civilians were wounded in airstrikes on Al Bagouz by Iraqi warplanes. Sound and Picture, Step News Agency and @Bukamal_Live all reported that “a number of civilians were wounded” by Iraqi warplanes. It is important to note that by this stage of the conflict, that Iraqi air and

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سنجار , Sinjar, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

A former leader (Zaki Shankali) of the PKK in Sinjar reportedly died along with four Yazidi people in alleged Turkish airstrikes on their convoy in Sinjar at 5 p.m on August 15th, according to sources on the ground. The combat status of the Yazidi people is in question, however, as one source referred to them

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2–4

الباغوز فوقاني), Al Bagouz Fawqani, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Four civilians died and several others were wounded in alleged Coalition airstrikes on Al Bagouz al Fawqani, according to local media. The Smart News Agency said: “Activists told Smart that the bombing killed four civilians and wounded others, including women and children, in addition to the killing of three members of ISIS. Some activists pointed

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LOCATION

البيضاء, Al Bayda, Yemen

A US airstrike targeted AQAP in Bayda governorate on August 14th, according to CNN National Security reporter Ryan Browne (@rabrowne75). On August 30th, US Central Command stated that “six counterterrorism air strikes” against AQAP had been conducted since May 16th 2018, in “Shabwah, Hadramawt and Al-Bayda governorates”. The declared strike dates included August 14th. There

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Unknown

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)

Known belligerent

US Forces

Known target

Vicinity of Baladul-Rahma and Geeshaan, near Basraa, Lower Shabelle, Somalia

LOCATION

In a major Amnesty International report on civilian harm in Somalia, published in March 2019, the NGO made passing reference to a civilian harm event on August 14th the previous year in the vicinity of Baladul-Rahma and Geeshaan, near Basraa. According to the report, “on 14 August 2018, the US military conducted additional air strikes

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

Leego, Lower Shabelle, Somalia

LOCATION

Local reporters alleged that US and Somali forces had killed four civilians including a mother and child, during an operation in Leego. Caasimada alleged that the civilians were killed around midnight, by Somali troops accompanied by ‘white US officers’, and claimed that the attacking forces had flown there from a military base to the north.

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Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)

(1 child1 woman)

Small arms and light weapons

Known belligerent

US Forces

Somali Military Forces

Known target

Al-Shabaab

3–4

أورم الكبرى, Urma Al Kubra, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

In a major civilian casualty incident, up to 44 civilians, including five to 25 children, were reportedly killed in three consecutive airstrikes on the town of Urma Al Kubra. In total, sources recorded the names of 43 killed civilians. Multiple sources reported many injured, with estimates ranging between dozens to 70, with one earlier report

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(5–25 children1–7 women2 men)

43 – 44

6–70

Russian Military, Syrian Regime

Suspected target

Unknown

45 named, 10 families identified

البوبدران, Medical clinic in Al Bubadran area between Al Soussa and Al Sha'afa villages, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Three civilians died and an unspecified number more were wounded in alleged Coalition airstrikes on a medical clinic between Al Sousse and Al Shaafa, according to local media. The Step News Agency, Shaam News Network and Sound were among sources reporting that a medical clinic was struck, along with other sites, as the Coalition reportedly

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