- Renewed violence hit northeast Syria on Friday 19 August, despite the ceasefire in place since March 2020. 19 civilians are confirmed dead and many more injured in 2 separate incidents across the region.
- In the Hassakeh region, a UN community centre was hit by a drone attack, killing 4 women and girls, injuring another 11.
- Meanwhile in the region of Al Bab in northwest Syria, rockets hit a crowded marketplace, killing 15 civilians, including 4 boys and a girl, while injuring another 38 people, many of whom are children.
- The European Commissioner for Crisis Management, Janez Lenarcic, condemned the attacks and the continued targeting of civilians and violations of international humanitarian law on twitter.
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