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Incident Date
16 October 2019
Incident Code
YS054
Location
تل علي, Tal Ali, Aleppo, Syria
At least three civilians were reported injured in an alleged YPG artillery attack on Tal Ali village near Al Ghandoura town in Aleppo, on October 16th 2019, according to local media sources.
Summary
Published
17 October 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
YPG
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Incident Date
16 October 2019
Incident Code
YS053
Location
الرافع, Al Rafi´, Raqqa, Syria
Between one and four civilians including a child were reported killed and many others injured in an alleged YPG artillery strike on Al Rafi’ village near Ain Issa city in Raqqa, on October 16th 2019, according to local media sources. Balaid said that "four civilians were killed and eight others were wounded" - and blamed…
Summary
Published
17 October 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1–4
Civilians reported injured
1–8
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
YPG
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Incident Date
15 October 2019
Incident Code
YS050
Location
ميرزا وتل علي والشعيب, Tel Ali, Mirza, and Al Shuaib, Aleppo, Syria
Six civilians were reported killed and 13 to 15 others injured in alleged SDF artillery attacks on three villages near the town of Ghandoura, east of Aleppo on October 15th 2019, according to local media sources. The targeted villages are Mirza, Tel Ali and Al Shua’ib.
Summary
Published
17 October 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
6
Civilians reported injured
13–15
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
YPG
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Incident Date
15 October 2019
Incident Code
YS049
Location
إعزاز, Izzaz, Aleppo, Syria
At least one civilian was reported injured in an alleged YPG or Syrian regime forces mortar attack on I'zaz in Aleppo, October 15th 2019, according to local media sources.
Summary
Published
17 October 2019
Civilians reported injured
1–3
Military Actor
YPG
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Incident Date
15 October 2019
Incident Code
YS048
Location
Kızıltepe, Mardin, Türkiye
Two or three civilians from the same famiy were reported killed and 11 or 12 others injured in an alleged YPG mortar attack on the village of Taşlıca in the Kızıltepe district in Mardin, Turkey, on October 15th 2019, according to local media sources. According to Nusaybinden.com, the attack was launched from the Syrian side…
Summary
Published
17 October 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
2–3
Civilians reported injured
10–12
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
YPG
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Incident Date
17 October 2019
Incident Code
YS056
Location
Al Rihanyia, Ras Al Ain, Al Hassakah, Syria
Three women were wounded in alleged YPG mortar fire in Al Rihanyia, Ras Al Ain, lcoal media reported. According to Suriye.u.a.d, "Three women injured by mortar shells fired by gangs #PYD_YPG_PKK on Rihaniya village south of # Ras_alain". Shaam News Network reported: "SDF militias bombed civilians in the liberated village of Rihaniya, south of Ras…
Summary
Published
17 October 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
YPG
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Incident Date
17 October 2019
Incident Code
YS055
Location
الحسكة وعامودا, Al Hasaka & Amouda, Al Hassakah, Syria
Between six and 20 civilians were wounded in a shooting incident in Al Hasaka & Amouda. Sources did not identify who fired the bullets. According to Nors.studies, "six young people, one woman and two children were injured, as a result of reckless bullets, due to the celebrations of the Turkish-American agreement." However, the Syrian Observatory…
Summary
Published
17 October 2019
Strike Type
Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)
Civilians reported injured
6–20
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
YPG
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Incident Date
16 October 2019
Incident Code
YS057
Location
الرافع, Al-rafe`a, Raqqa, Syria
One person was reported killed (Ahmed Issa Al-Ajeel) and 13 people are injured in an alleged YPG sniper attack on Al-Rafe`a village in Raqqa, Syria on October 16th, 2019 according to local sources. Al Rafe’ caln said "The young man was born in 1985 and has three children." Raqqa Network said six children were wounded.…
Summary
Published
16 October 2019
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
13
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
,
Unknown
Military Actor
YPG
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Incident Date
15 October 2019
Incident Code
YS047
Location
الراعي, Al Ra'i, Aleppo, Syria
One civilian was killed and three civilians were injured after alleged SDF shelling on the outskirts of Al Ra'i city in the northern countryside of Aleppo on October 15th 2019, according to local sources. Justice Organization reported that Fouad Al Mustafa, brother of the head of interim government Abdul Rahman Al Mustafa, was killed.
Summary
Published
15 October 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
YPG
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Incident Date
14–15 October, 2019
Incident Code
YS046
Location
مخيم جرابلس, Jarabulus , Aleppo, Syria
Four civilians, including one to three children, were injured in alleged SDF or PKK artillery strikes on Jarabulus city/camp in the night of October 14/15th 2019, according to several local sources. @ShahbaPress tweeted that Jarabulus camp was targeted by SDF forces after midnight. The Syrian Civil Defence however wrote in a Facebook post on October…
Summary
Published
15 October 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
YPG
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Incident Date
14 October 2019
Incident Code
YS044
Location
الديك, Al Deek, Raqqa, Syria
One man and his grandmother were killed in alleged SDF/YPG or PYD artillery strikes on the village of Al Deek, west of Tal Abyad/Girê Spî, in Raqqa governorate on October 14th 2019, according to local media. Sources added that a child who was wounded in the attack later died. Suriye.u.a.d has identified the victims of…
Summary
Published
14 October 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
2–3
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
YPG
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Incident Date
14 October 2019
Incident Code
YS043
Location
Ceylanpınar, Sanliurfa, Türkiye
One man was injured after alleged PYD militias attacked the district of Ceylanpınar, Şanlıurfa province. According to Hasaka News, the PYD militia targeted the district with 23 machine-guns. Currently, more information is unavailable to Airwars.
Summary
Published
14 October 2019
Strike Type
Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
YPG
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Incident Date
15 October 2019
Incident Code
YS045
Location
Suruç, Sanliurfa, Türkiye
One civilian was injured after alleged YPG or PKK shelling strikes on Suruç district on October 13th 2019, according to Anadolu Agency. AA reported that the shelling targeted residential areas of the district. The injured civilian was taken to Suruç State Hospital for treatment. Three houses were damaged by the strike. @MSHNLP tweeted that their…
Summary
Published
13 October 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
YPG
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Incident Date
13 October 2019
Incident Code
YS042
Location
الدويرة, Al Duweira, Al Hassakah, Syria
Two civilians were killed in an alleged PYD artillery strike on the Syrian village of Al Duweira, Al Hasaka governorate, on October 13th 2019. According to Hasaka News, the two civilians died after a PYD mortal shell landed on their house. Al Khabour also blamed the PYD. There are currently no further details available.
Summary
Published
13 October 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
YPG
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Incident Date
11 October 2019
Incident Code
YS041
Location
Nusaybin, Mardin, Türkiye
Up to eight civilians were killed and 35 were wounded in alleged SDF/YPG or PKK artillery strikes on the city of Nusaybin, Mardin, as reported by several local sources. @op_shield initially reported five killed, but all other sources noted the death of eight civilians. According to CNN Turkey, the governor of Nusaybin, a Kurdish majority city,…
Summary
Published
11 October 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
5–8
Civilians reported injured
35
Military Actor
YPG
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Incident Date
11 October 2019
Incident Code
YS040
Location
سروج, Suruç, Sanliurfa, Türkiye
At least two civilians - reportedly children - were reported killed, and up to three others injured in an alleged YPG artillery attack on Suruç in Turkey on October 11th, 2019, according to media sources. According to CNN Turk, a mortar hit a house in Suruç and as a result, three people lost their lives…
Summary
Published
11 October 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
2–3
Civilians reported injured
1–3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
YPG
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Incident Date
11 October 2019
Incident Code
YS039
Location
نصيبين, Nusaybin, Mardin, Türkiye
Two Anadolu Agency reporters were reportedly injured in an alleged YPG/PKK artillery attack on their building in Nusaybin in Turkey, on October 11th 2019, according to local media sources. Anadolu Agency reported that their office was "targeted by gunfire from areas controlled by terrorists of the PKK/PKK on the Syrian side' and that the injuries…
Summary
Published
11 October 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
YPG
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Incident Date
10 October 2019
Incident Code
YS036
Location
Birecik, Sanliurfa, Türkiye
Two civilians, including a child, were injured after alleged YPG or PKK mortar strikes on the district of Birecik, according to local sources. Anadolu Agency reported: "According to information collected by the Anadolu Agency, shells fired by YPK / PKKA from the areas of their control on the Syrian side resulted in the injury of…
Summary
Published
10 October 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
YPG
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Incident Date
10 October 2019
Incident Code
YS035
Location
Nusaybin, Mardin, Türkiye
Three civilians, one woman and her two daughters, were killed and around 24 people were injured in alleged YPG or PKK mortar attacks on the city of Nusaybin, Mardin province, Turkey, as reported by Anadolu Agency. Fatima Yildiz (48) and her two daughters Leila (15) and Amina (12) were reportedly killed in the attack. @barispinariOP…
Summary
Published
10 October 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
24–40
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
YPG
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Incident Date
10 October 2019
Incident Code
YS033
Location
Ceylanpınar, Sanliurfa, Türkiye
One or two children died and between two and six civilians were injured after an alleged YPG mortar strike on Ceylanpınar in Şanlıurfa, Turkey on October 10th 2019, according to local media sources. The official Twitter account of the municipality of Ceylanpınar (@cpbelediyesi) reported that the 11-year-old boy Elif Terim died of his injuries. However, @Burak40188428 …
Summary
Published
10 October 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
2–6
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
YPG
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Incident Date
10 October 2019
Incident Code
YS038
Location
مارع, Mare, Aleppo, Syria
Up to three civilians, including a woman and a child, were reportedly injured in an alleged YPG/PKK artillery strike on Mare, Aleppo governorate on October 10th, 2019, according to local sources. Anadolu Agency reported 3 wounded. @SyriaCivilDefe reported that a woman and a child were injured as the result of rocket shelling. A member of…
Summary
Published
10 October 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
2–3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
YPG
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Incident Date
10 October 2019
Incident Code
YS037
Location
منطقة الصناعة, Al Sina'a neighbourhood, Aleppo, Syria
Between 1 and 3 civilians were reportedly injured by alleged YPG/SDF/PKK artillery strikes on Al Sina'a neighbourhood in Afrin city, on October 10th 2019, according to local media sources. According to AA News, the attack was launched from Tal Refa'at, which the YPG controls. Whereas AA News reported 1 wounded civilian, Qasioun News reported 3…
Summary
Published
10 October 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
1–3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
YPG
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Incident Date
10 October 2019
Incident Code
YS034
Location
Akçakale, Sanliurfa, Türkiye
Between two and four civilians, including a baby, were reportedly killed and 17 civilians were injured in a rocket and mortar attack on the Turkish border town of Akçakale, Şanlıurfa on October 10th, 2019, according to local media sources. Conflicting reports blame the SDF, YPG or the PKK for the incident. According to @ragipsoylu, the…
Summary
Published
10 October 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
3–4
Civilians reported injured
17
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
YPG
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Incident Date
9–10 October, 2019
Incident Code
YS032
Location
مارع, Mare’, Aleppo, Syria
An unknown number of civilians were reportedly wounded after alleged YPG artillery strikes on the opposition-held city of Mare' in the countryside of Aleppo. @shamelnews tweeted that the strike injured civilians, but it remains unclear how many. @so_ria98 also tweeted that civilian casualties had been reported after strikes from the "nearby headquarters of the Kurdish…
Summary
Published
9 October 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
YPG
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Incident Date
9 October 2019
Incident Code
YS031
Location
عفرين, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria
Two civilians were wounded in the city of Afrin, Aleppo governorate, by alleged SDF shelling, according to local media. Al Araby said: "Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) militias bombed the city of Afrin in the northern countryside of Aleppo, resulting in two civilian casualties." Further information is not available to Airwars at this moment.
Summary
Published
9 October 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
YPG
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Incident Date
9 October 2019
Incident Code
YS031a
Location
Nusaybin: Kisla Mahallesi, Mardin, Türkiye
Between three and seven civilians were reported injured in an alleged YPG rocket or mortar attack on Nusaybin on October 9th, according to local media sources. According to Nusaybinden.com, the rockets fell on a street in Kisla Mahallesi injuring three people who were treated at Nusaybin State Hospital. @jinnews2 put the toll at seven.
Summary
Published
9 October 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
3–7
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
YPG
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Incident Date
9 October 2019
Incident Code
YS030
Location
جرابلس, Jarabulus, Aleppo, Syria
One person was killed and an unknown number of others were wounded after alleged SDF artillery and rocket shelling on the city of Jarablus, Aleppo governorate, on October 9th 2019. SyriaTV reported that one civilian was killed and others were injured after rocket shelling in the city center by SDF forces stationed in the village…
Summary
Published
9 October 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military actors reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
YPG
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Incident Date
9 October 2019
Incident Code
YS029
Location
مخيم الجبل, Al Jabal camp near Jarablus, Aleppo, Syria
One civilian was killed and seven others were wounded by alleged Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) or YPG shelling of Al Jabal camp near the city of Jarablus, Aleppo governorate, on October 9th 2019. According to the director of the Syrian Civil Defense media office, Ibrahim Abu Al Laith, two women and a child were among the…
Summary
Published
9 October 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
5–7
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
YPG
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