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Incident Date

9 January 2025

Incident Code

CS2006

Location

Al-Rusafa Desert, Raqqa, Syria
بادية الرصافة في الرقة
Two men, Mohammad al-Jadou and Hassanein Awad al-Jassim, were reported killed by a PKK/YPG militia patrol or "international coalition" drone strike in the al-Rusafa desert on 9 January, 2025. While multiple sources reported both men were herders, al-Jadou’s civilian status is classified as contested. Mohammed al-Jadou, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR),…

Summary

Published
9 January 2025
Strike Type
Ground operation, Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Infrastructure
Vehicle
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Military actors reported killed
0–1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
YPG, U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

5 September 2024

Incident Code

TS710

Location

Al-Jarad Village north of Manbij in the eastern countryside of Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
قرية الجراد
During the early morning of Thursday, 5th September 2024, a drone strike injured a 40-year-old man in the village of Al-Jarad, north of Manbij in the eastern countryside of Aleppo, Syria. While several sources alleged the strike was perpetrated by the Turkish military, one source reported that the local “Military Council” shot down a Turkish…

Summary

Published
5 September 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military, YPG
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Incident Date

3 July 2024

Incident Code

YS180

Location

Left bank of the Euphrates river in the Jalablus area, Aleppo, Syria
الضفة اليسرى لنهر الفرات في منطقة جرابلس
On Wednesday, July 3, 2024, at least two civilians, including a young man and a 14-year-old child named Suleiman Mazen al-Akash, were injured an alleged Syrian Democratic Forces shooting incident while they were on the right bank of the Euphrates River in the Jarablus area, east of Aleppo, Syria. Sources, including the Syrian Civil Defence,…

Summary

Published
11 September 2025
Strike Type
Ground operation
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
YPG
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Incident Date

8 May 2024

Incident Code

YS177

Location

Ared Al Amel (Land of Hope) IDP camp, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria, Aleppo, Syria
مخيم أرض الأمل
Shortly before 11:46 AM on Wednesday, 8th May 2024, between two to three women, including a pregnant woman, were injured in an artillery bombardment with contested responsibility allegedly perpetrated by the Syrian Democratic Forces and/or the Syrian regime forces on the Land of Hope refugee camp in the Khalidiya area in the Afrin countryside, north…

Summary

Published
11 September 2025
Strike Type
Artillery
Infrastructure
IDP or Refugee Camp
Civilians reported injured
2–3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
YPG
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Research and Investigations

1 Aug, 2024
Update
Syria

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11 Feb, 2020
Policy
Iraq, Libya, Pakistan, Somalia, Syria, Türkiye, Yemen

Airwars annual report: over 2,200 civilians claimed killed in 2019

Airwars research shows that at least 2,214 civilians were locally alleged killed by international military actions across Syria, Iraq, Libya, and Somalia during 2019 – a 42% decrease in minimum claimed deaths on the previous year. This sharp fall was largely because deaths from reported US-led Coalition actions plummeted following the territorial defeat of ISIS […]