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Incident Date
2 March 2018
Incident Code
TS237
Location
مابيتة, Kahre, Mabeta, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria
One to two civilians died and five more were wounded in an alleged Turkish shelling of Kahre, according to local media. Reports said that shelling occurred at 2.00 am, with a shell landing in the main square. According to Rok news, “the village of Khera, in the area of Maabtli, came under artillery fire after…
Summary
Published
2 March 2018
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
5
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
1 March 2018
Incident Code
TS236
Location
ميدانكي, Mydanke, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria
One woman died and others were wounded in an alleged Turkish artillery shelling of Mydanke in Afrin, local media reported. Sources said that the victim was hit by shrapnel. According to Qsdheza “others” were also wounded in the attack. IC Afrin reported that “many civilians were injured”.
Summary
Published
1 March 2018
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2–10
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
1 March 2018
Incident Code
TS235
Location
حج خليل, Haj Khalil village, Rajo district, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria
One named civilian died in an alleged Turkish airstrike on Haj Khalil village, according to local media. PUK Media reported: “‘The Turkish bombardment continues on Afrin against unarmed civilians,’ said Brusak Hasaka, a spokesman for the Syrian Democratic Forces in Afrin. He said that the bombardment resulted in the death of a citizen named Ibrahim…
Summary
Published
1 March 2018
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
28 February 2018
Incident Code
TS234
Location
ميركان, Mirkan village, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria
Local media reported that between one and three civilians died and three more were wounded in an alleged Turkish shelling of Mirkan village, Syria. Multiple sources named Juan Mohammed Omar as killed. Sources added that three other civilians were wounded. Rumaf named one of these as Fahima Ahmed, 39, who sustained an injury “with shrapnel…
Summary
Published
28 February 2018
Civilians reported killed
1–3
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
28 February 2018
Incident Code
TS233
Location
Batina town, Mobata district, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria
Hawar news reported “A civilian was seriously wounded by the Turkish occupation army and its mercenaries on Badina town related to Mobata district.” The man was named as “35-year-old Abdo Rasheed from the village of Qatma”. Other sources reported that Turkish warplanes carried out strikes on the Syrian area but made no mention of civilian…
Summary
Published
28 February 2018
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
27 February 2018
Incident Code
TS232
Location
يلنقوز, Yilanguz village, Jindires, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria
Two named civilians died in an alleged Turkish shelling of Yilanguz village, Syria, local media reported. According to Rumaf, “The Turkish bombardment targeted the village of Jilanguz in the district of Jendiris with artillery, which led to the death of the citizen. The source published very graphic images of the victim. The victim was also…
Summary
Published
27 February 2018
Civilians reported killed
2–5
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
27 February 2018
Incident Code
TS231
Location
جنديرس, Jindires town, Jindires, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria
Two civilians died and three more were wounded in an alleged Turkish shelling of Jindires town, Syria, according to local media. IC Afrin Resistance reported: “The Turkish army is shelling the surroundings of Jinderese center/ Jinderese district. At least two civilians were killed and three civilians were injured”. According to SDF Press, “the army of…
Summary
Published
27 February 2018
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
26 February 2018
Incident Code
TS230
Location
جيلمية, Celemeye, Jindires, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria
Local media reported the injury of one civilian in an alleged Turkish shelling of Celemeye, Syria. According to SDF Press, Turkey fired mortar shells on the village, “causing civilian casualties”. 7al reported that “the administration of the hospital Afrin said that the civilian Mohammed Omar Hamo (48 years) arrived at the hospital with several shrapnel…
Summary
Published
26 February 2018
Civilians reported injured
1–10
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
26 February 2018
Incident Code
TS229
Location
يلنقوز, Yilanguz village, Jindires, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria
At least two civilians including children died and a minimum of three other civilians were wounded in an alleged Turkish air strike on Yilanguz village, according to local media. The majority of sources said that a family of five died. One source (Evlin.Hassan) reported that “dozens were killed and wounded”. IC Arrin Resistance tweeted a…
Summary
Published
26 February 2018
Civilians reported killed
2–12
Civilians reported injured
3–12
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
25 February 2018
Incident Code
TS228
Location
حج خليل, Haj Khalil village, Rajo district, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria
One civilian male was wounded in an alleged Turkish shelling of Haj Khalil, local media said. According to Hawar News, “an elderly man has critically been wounded in Haj Khalil village in Rajo area due to the Turkish occupation army’s artillery bombing on the village. Sources added that the victim was transferred to Afrin hospital…
Summary
Published
25 February 2018
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
24 February 2018
Incident Code
TS227
Location
عفرين, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria
The Kurdish activist Claudia reported that a civilian on a motorbike was killed in an alleged Turkish airstrike in Afrin, Syria. The tweet said that “he was bringing some household items (a cylinder of gas and some food) to his family but the brutality of the invaders prevented his arrival to his family”. Afrin Now…
Summary
Published
24 February 2018
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
24 February 2018
Incident Code
TS226
Location
عرب ويران, Arab Weyran, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria
According to IC Afrin resistance, “Mihemed Sido Yusif, from Rejio/Bedina, Fayiq Cafer from Shera/Arab Werane [Syria] and Durshata Mihemed Ali, also from Shera/Arab Werane, were heavily injured by Turkish jets.” The victims were also named by Rojnews.
Summary
Published
24 February 2018
Civilians reported injured
4
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
24 February 2018
Incident Code
TS225
Location
كوتانة، عفرين, Kotana, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria
One child was killed and seven others were wounded in an alleged Turkish airstrike on Kotana, according to sources on the ground. Hawar News reported “Ibrahim Rashid Rasho, a 4-year-old child, was killed as a result of the shelling. His brother Hussein Rasheed Rasho, aged 5, was also hit. Six others were wounded - they…
Summary
Published
24 February 2018
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
7
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
23 February 2018
Incident Code
TS224
Location
قسطل جاندو, Qastal Jando, Aleppo, Syria
Local media named two boys as wounded in an alleged Turkish shelling of Qastal Jando, Syria. However, these two boys were also named as wounded in event 107 at Kotana. There is, therefore, currently confusion over the location in which the boys were wounded.
Summary
Published
23 February 2018
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
23 February 2018
Incident Code
TS222
Location
جنديرس,عفرين, Jindires, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria
One civilian died in an alleged Turkish bombing of Jindires, Syria, according to local media. On February 23rd, Hawar News said: “The Turkish occupation army is constantly bombarding the area of Gondrissa with planes and artillery. Hundreds of shells fall daily on the center and villages of the area. As a result of the Turkish…
Summary
Published
23 February 2018
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
23 February 2018
Incident Code
TS223
Location
كوتانة، عفرين, Kotana, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria
Two to four civilian boys were wounded in an alleged Turkish artillery shelling of Kotana, Syria, local media said. According to the source IC Afrin Resistance, “the Turkish army shelled the village Kotana / Bilbile district. Two boys have been injured. Both were brought to a health center in Meydanke district." The boys – Ali…
Summary
Published
23 February 2018
Civilians reported injured
2–4
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
22 February 2018
Incident Code
TS221
Location
جنديرس,عفرين, Jindires, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria
One civilian died and up to four others were wounded in alleged Turkish air and artillery strikes on Jindires, according to local media. The dead civilians remains anonymous. According to the source Afrin Qalb Alhadath, four civilians were injured in addition to the one killed. According to Anf, “Cobra helicopter gunships belonging to the Turkish…
Summary
Published
22 February 2018
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2–4
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
22 February 2018
Incident Code
TS220
Location
عفرين, Afrin city, Aleppo, Syria
One possible civilian died and up to 12 others were wounded in an alleged Turkish artillery attack on a convoy headed to Afrin from Cizire and Kobane, in eastern Syria. Many reports said that the convoy was delivery medicine to the region. Sana (Syrian state press), reported that “Turkish forces and his mercenaries pounded a…
Summary
Published
22 February 2018
Civilians reported killed
0–1
Civilians reported injured
12–13
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
21 February 2018
Incident Code
TS219
Location
عفرين, Afrin city, Aleppo, Syria
Rumaf reported that Turkey shelled the city centre of Afrin resulting in "many wounded." Alaraby reported that “Turkish warplanes bombed Kurdish militia positions in the Hikkah and Ankla hills north of Afrin, while artillery continued to bombard the positions of militias in various parts of the area” – though the source made no mention of…
Summary
Published
21 February 2018
Civilians reported injured
3–5
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
20 February 2018
Incident Code
TS218
Location
دير جمال, Deir Jamal, Aleppo, Syria
According to several local sources, an unspecified number of civilians were wounded followed an alleged Turkish shelling on the bakery in Deir Jamal, Aleppo. SDF published four civilians, injured followed the shelling, including 3 children and man. Hawar News reported that heavy weapons targeted the town of Deir Jamil and the village of al-Zyara. Many civilians were…
Summary
Published
20 February 2018
Civilians reported injured
2–4
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
20 February 2018
Incident Code
TS216
Location
قرية سيويا, Siwiyah village, Mobata district, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria
One civilian, reportedly with special needs, was killed in an alleged Turkish shelling of Siwiyah village, local media reported. According to Hawar news, a civilian with special needs from the village of Siwa, in the area of Mobata, was killed by the shelling of the village by the Turkish occupation army with artillery shells. Thirty-three-year-old…
Summary
Published
20 February 2018
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
20 February 2018
Incident Code
TS217
Location
حي الأشرفيه, Al Ashrafiya neighbourhood, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria
Six civilians including four children from the same family were wounded in an alleged Turkish shelling of Afrin city’s Al Ashrafiya neighbourhood, local media reported. According to SDF Press, the Turkish invasion army used heavy weapons to target civilian neighbourhoods in Afrin at night and focused on the bombing of Ashrafieh. Multiple sources have identified…
Summary
Published
20 February 2018
Civilians reported injured
6
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
19 February 2018
Incident Code
TS214
Location
مخيم روبار, Robar camp, Aleppo, Syria
According to Afrin Now, there were civilian casualties in Robar camp, Aleppo, followed an alleged Turkish bombardment of the camp. Bahzani reported: "The Robar refugee camp was not safe from the bombardment, according to Jean, who said: As a result of the exposure of the Robar camp for the displaced to bombardment, several civilians were…
Summary
Published
19 February 2018
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
19 February 2018
Incident Code
TS215
Location
عفرين, Afrin city, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria
A number of civilians were killed and injured in alleged Turkish shelling of Afrin, Syria, local media reported – though specific casualty numbers were not given. Afrin Anha reported the shelling of the town of Afrin, targeting the neighbourhood of Mahmoudiyah – and the road of Jenderis – and the vicinity of the village of…
Summary
Published
19 February 2018
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
19 February 2018
Incident Code
TS213
Location
قرية درويش, عفرين, Darwish village, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria
Two civilians including a child died, and up to eight others other was wounded following an alleged Turkish shelling of Darwish village, Syria, local media reported. According to Nuce24, a 39-year-old man was killed, and 65-year-old was injured as a result of the targeting of their house in the village of Darwish in the area…
Summary
Published
19 February 2018
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
1–8
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
19 February 2018
Incident Code
TS212
Location
بلدة الباسوطة, Bashute villages, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria
According to many sources, one child was killed and 11 other civilians mainly children were wounded in the alleged Turkish shelling of Bashute villages, Syria. Their names identified the civilian casualties, this including a the 13-year-old girl and additionally, 11 civilians as wounded. The Kurdish Red Crescent reported that another 24-years-old civilian sustained bruising to…
Summary
Published
19 February 2018
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
11
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
17 February 2018
Incident Code
TS210
Location
جنديرس, عفرين, Jindires, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria
In a private report to Airwars, the Kurdish Red Crescent reported the death of two civilian adult males in an alleged Turkish shelling of Jindires, Syria. The victims were identified by names. There are no other details at this time.
Summary
Published
17 February 2018
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
17 February 2018
Incident Code
TS208
Location
سرنجاك و كوبلاكا, Sarinjak and Kuplaka, Aleppo, Syria
According to several local sources, one woman and one man died in an alleged Turkish shelling of Sarinjak and Kuplaka, Syria. According to Rumaf, since the morning hours, the villages of Sarinjak and Kublka have been subjected to heavy shelling. The primary result is the fall of a woman and a man and the wounding…
Summary
Published
17 February 2018
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
17 February 2018
Incident Code
TS209
Location
قرية قوتا, ريف عفرين, Quta villages, Bulbul district, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria
According to multiple local sources: two civilians were wounded following an alleged Turkish shelling on Quta villages. Claudia, a Kurdish activist reported on Twitter, one civilian was wounded in an alleged Turkish shelling of Quta villages. Furthermore, Afrin Now and Hawar news named an additional civilian who got fragments and breaking in his thigh, which is later named by the…
Summary
Published
17 February 2018
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
17 February 2018
Incident Code
TS211
Location
راجو, عفرين, Rajo, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria
In a private report to Airwars, the Kurdish Red Crescent reported the injury of one civilian in an alleged Turkish shelling of Rajo. There are no other details at this time.
Summary
Published
17 February 2018
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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