Civilian Casualties

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حي جرنك, Jarnak Neighbourhood, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

One civilian, named as Akram Yousef, was reported killed in an alleged Turkish forces airstrike or artillery strike on Hai Jarnak in Qamishli city, on October 9th, 2019 according to local media sources. Sources said that he was married with three children.

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Mishrafa village, Al Hassakah, Syria

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In the first civilian casualty incident for “Operation Peace Spring” – Turkey’s offensive on Kurdish-led militias in northeast Syria – one or two civilians were killed and a further two injured in Mishrafa village, according to various sources on the ground. All known sources attributed responsibility to Turkish airstrikes and reported that two civilians were

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1 – 2

(2 men)

زيوكة, Zaywakah, Sulaymaniyah, Iraq

LOCATION

Between two and five civilians including two children were wounded in alleged Turkish strikes on Zaywakah village, according to local media. Basnews reported: “Five civilians, including two children, were injured in Turkish air strikes which have been going on for two days inside the Kurdistan Region”. ANF said two civilians were wounded. The Christian Peacemaker

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2–5

2 named, 1 familiy identified

كانى مازێ, Kani Mazi, Duhok, Iraq

LOCATION

One civilian, 19 or 20 years old, named as Yousef Jamal, died in an alleged Turkish airstrike on Kani Mazi village, Jammak, Amedi, sources said. According to ANF, “A 20-year-old teenager was seriously injured in the bombing and died in hospital despite doctors tried everything to save his life.” Ninanews added that five other civilians

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شران , Sherane, Duhok, Iraq

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One civilian was reportedly injured in a Turkish airstrike on Sherane. ANF said: “Turkish fighter jets shelled the village of Sherane in Duhok’s Amadiya district in South Kurdistan today noon. The bombardment has reportedly left a civilian wounded.” RojNews wrote: “On Thursday, Turkish warplanes bombed an area belonging to the Amedi (Amadiyah) district of Dohuk

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بملة, Bole, Erbil, Iraq

Three or four civilians were wounded in an alleged Turkish airstrike on Bole village, according to sources. ANF reported: “Two houses were greatly damaged by the bombardments in Bole village and four civilians were wounded. One of these, named Ehmed Ebdullah, is reported to be in a critical condition.” Kurdistan 24 said three civilians were

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برج القاص, Burj al-Qas, Aleppo, Syria

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One civilian was reportedly injured in a Turkish airstrike on Burj al-Qas. ANF said: “Turkish invasion army has bombed the villages of Birc Qas and Mezin in Afrin’s Sherawa district this morning. A civilian by the name of Munzur, whose last name couldn’t be learned, was killed in the attack which also left 35 years

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3 named, 1 familiy identified

مخيم الشهيد روستم جودي, Martyr Rustam Jodi Camp, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Alleged Turkish forces shelled Martyr Rustam Joudi refugee camp in Makhmour and wounded two people around 3.15 am on July 19th, according to local sources. Dwarozh News reported that Laila Arzou, the Joint Chief of Martyr Rostam Jodi camp, called on the United Nations and the federal government to protect civilians from Turkish shelling. No other

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سبيتدار, Spindar, Duhok, Iraq

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Between three and five civilians were reported injured when Turkish airstrikes struck the village of Spindar in the evening of July 18th. Bas News reported that Turkish warplanes shelled several positions in the village Spindar with rockets, while “chasing a car for the militants of the Kurdistan Workers, where the gunmen hid in the village”.

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Belligerents reported injured

LOCATION

ديري, Dere, Erbil, Iraq

One to two civilians, including an 18-year-old girl, were killed and up to four others injured in alleged Turkish or Iranian artillery strikes in the Bradost region of Iraqi Kurdistan on July 10th, 2019 according to local media reports. Al-Monitor reported that Iranian artillery shelled the Sidakan border area in Erbil province on July 10th

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1 – 2

(1 woman)

2–4

Iranian Military, Turkish Military

Suspected belligerents

3 named, 1 familiy identified

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Village

سنكاسار, Sangasar, Sulaymaniyah, Iraq

LOCATION

Three or four civilians of the same family were reportedly killed by an alleged Turkish airstrike on a civilian car on Berker near Sangasar on June 27th, 2019, according to local sources. According to ANF, “Three civilians, including children and women, lost their lives and 5 civilians were injured in the attack. Among those who

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3 – 4

(1 child1 woman1 man)

4 named, 1 familiy identified

زين خليل, Zain Khalil, Duhok, Iraq

LOCATION

One civilian was killed and as many as three others wounded in an alleged Turkish airstrike in the Bradost region of Iraqi Kurdistan on June 26th, 2019 according to local media reports. 25-year-old Mansour Nafie lost his life in the attack, while his brother Bashiu Nafie was injured according to Rudaw. ANF reported that as

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1–3

2 named, 1 familiy identified

LOCATION

Kany Motel, Duhok, Iraq

The Christian Peacemaker Teams in Iraqi Kurdistan reported that two workers of a plant shop were injured in Turkish airstrikes on the town of Amadiya on June 12th, 2019. CPTIK reported: “On June 12, 2019, The Turkish Military dropped a bomb within Amadiya, just a few blocks from The Kany Motel and Tahini Factory. The

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شارع السكة, Tal Rifa’at, Aleppo, Syria

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One civilian was allegedly killed and three more injured in a Turkish artillery strike on Tal Rifa’at. ANF reported: “The Turkish army and allied jihadist terrorists have launched an attack on Tal Rifaat town in the Shehba Canton neighboring the occupied Afrin Canton. The attack with howitzer and mortar fire killed a civilian by the

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سدكان, Sedkan, Erbil, Iraq

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Three Peshmergas, potentially civilian combatants at the time, were injured by an alleged Turkish airstrike on Sedkan. Rudaw said: “Three militants from the Peshmerga were wounded, one of them in a serious condition, as a result of Turkish shelling on Wednesday around the town of “Sedkan” of the city of Erbil in the Kurdistan Region.

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Belligerents reported injured

3 named

0–3

LOCATION

Xakurkê, Erbil, Iraq

Four civilians were reportedly injured in Turkish airstrike on Xakurkê in the Qandil mountains. ANF reported: “The villagers, who rushed out to extinguish the fire at 6 am this morning were targeted by Turkish warplanes. Four villagers were wounded in the attack, one of them seriously. Two of the villagers were named locally as Jabir

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برج القاص , Burj al-Qas, Aleppo, Syria

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A young woman was injured in alleged Turkish artillery fire on Burj al-Qas in Şêrawa. ANHA reported: “On the other hand, sources told our agency that the Turkish occupation army fired indiscriminately at the village of Birj al-Qas in the area of Sherawa, wounding the young woman Manar Ali Nassero. The source confirmed that her

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برزان, Mount Butin, Erbil, Iraq

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A 50-year-old male civilian died in an alleged Turkish airstrike on Barzan, according to multiple local sources. ANF reported: “Turkish fighter jets carried out a bombardment on Mount Bote located in Barzan region in the countryside of Hewler (Erbil) Governorate. “A 50-year-old civilian by the name of Kazım Eli was killed in the attack. The

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الشهباء‎, Al Shabha province, Aleppo, Syria

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Five civilians were reportedly injured in a Turkish airstrike on the Al Shabha province of Aleppo. ANHA reported: “5 civilians were injured following the bombing of the Turkish Occupation Army and its mercenaries to the villages of Al Shahba Province. Our communication from Al Shahba District reported that, as a result of the intense shelling

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رشاوة , Rashawa, Duhok, Iraq

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Four men were killed in alleged Turkish airstrikes on the area of Deraluk, Dohuk province, on January 22nd or 23rd, 2020, according to local sources. Two men remain missing: it is unknown if they were also killed or arrested or kidnapped. It is unclear if the men were civilians or Peshmerga. A local “security source”

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(4 men)

Belligerents reported killed

4 named

0–4

الدرباسية , Ad Darbasiyah, Al Hassakah, Syria

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Four civilians were allegedly killed in a Turkish airstrike on Ad Darbasiyah. ANF reported: “According to reports, Turkish military forces targeted a family in the border area between Erade and Feqiran villages in Dirbesiye city of Heseke Canton. The savage armed attack claimed the life of 4 civilians, 3 of whom are women.” Özgür Gündem

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(3 women)

مخمور, Makhmour refugee camp, Erbil, Iraq

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Four women were killed in alleged Turkish airstrikes on the Rustam Jodi refugee camp in Makhmour, south of Erbil on December 13th 2018, according to local media reports. Rustom Joudi, the governor of Rastam Jodi camp, said that the Turkish shelling, which took place at 21:00 on Thursday, killed four women, three of them from

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(4 women)

عمادية, Amadiyah, Duhok, Iraq

LOCATION

At least three civilian men were killed in alleged Turkish airstrikes targeting the Kurdish district of Amadiyah, Dohuk. No sources mentioned the number of wounded. Several sources identified three victims by name. Ramadan Rikani, a local official of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) added that the victims were “sons of one village, two of them

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(3 men)

الجيش التركي في العراق و سوريا

Turkish Military in Iraq & Syria

LOCATION

دهوك, Duhok, Iraq

Several sources reported that an alleged Turkish airstrike killed a civilian near the province of Duhok. A “security source” quoted in reports from Almaalhomah, Iraqhbar and Alahdnews, mentions that “the bombing killed a farmer near the place of the fall of a missile.” He reportedly added that “the body was transferred to the Department of

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تل أبيض , Tel Fender, Raqqa, Syria

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Local sources reported that a girl was killed due to Turkish shelling on Tal Fander, one of the Tal Abyad villages in northern Raqqa. Although most sources reported that the girl was killed in an airstrike, Smart claimed that the Turkish army targeted the village with heavy machine guns and sniper fire, which allegedly killed the girl after

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(1 child1 woman)

سنجار , Sinjar, Nineveh, Iraq

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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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سدكان , Sedkan, Erbil, Iraq

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Two civilians were injured in an alleged Turkish artillery strike on Sedkan, according to local sources. Basnews reported that “on Friday [April 6th], Turkish artillery continued to bombard the area of Bradust and its villages in Siddakan (northeast of Erbil), injuring two civilians and displacing about 120 others from their villages. According to information received

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