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Incident Date
7 January 2023
Incident Code
TS584
Location
الخالدية, Al Khalidiyah, Raqqa, Syria
On January 7th 2023, a child was reportedly wounded in a Turkish drone attack on Al-Khalidiyah village, Ain Issa district. He was identified as 10 years old Ali Khalifa Al-Ali. Sources added that he was injured in his left hand and was taken to hospital for treatment. Local sources reported the attack between 1 and…
Summary
Published
7 January 2023
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
5 January 2023
Incident Code
RS4750
Location
مخيم الفروسية, the Equestrian (Al Forosiyah) camp, Al Foua, Idlib, Syria
On January 5th 2023 local sources including the White Helmets reported that five civilians, including four children and one woman were injured when missile strikes contested from Russian or Syrian regime forces actions hit them in a resident house near the Al Fourousia camp on the outskirts of Al-Foua town, in the Idlib countryside. The…
Summary
Published
5 January 2023
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
IDP or Refugee Camp
Civilians reported injured
5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
1 January 2023
Incident Code
YS162
Location
حزوان, Hazwan, Aleppo, Syria
Civilians, including children, were injured by alleged Syrian Democratic Forces shelling or heavy machine guns on the village of Hazwan on January 1, 2023. One local source also reported there were "deaths" including among children. Nabd News reported that civilians, including children, were wounded when the SDF carried out shelling of civilian homes in the…
Summary
Published
1 January 2023
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
2–3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
,
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
YPG
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Incident Date
25 December 2022
Incident Code
TS583
Location
تنب, Tenab, Aleppo, Syria
On December 25th 2022, a child was reportedly killed and between one to two civilians including a a child and a young man were reportedly injured by Turkish artillery shelling on a house in Tenab village (Tanab village), Shara district, Afrin. The attack also led to material damage. Local sources identified the child killed as…
Summary
Published
25 December 2022
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
24 December 2022
Incident Code
TS582
Location
خزيموك, Khazimuk, Al Hassakah, Syria
On December 24th 2022, four civilians, three women and a child, were reportedly injured by a Turkish drone targeting a poultry farm. The attack was recorded at around noon, in Mezkift village (Mazkaft village) or near Khazimuk village, north of Hassakeh. The women wounded were identified as Aisha Khalaf Ali, Jawaher Khaled Muhammad, Thawrat Al-Matar,…
Summary
Published
24 December 2022
Infrastructure
Agriculture
Civilians reported injured
4
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
20 December 2022
Incident Code
CS1989
Location
الباب, Al Bab, Aleppo, Syria
At least two civilians, including a woman and a child, were reportedly injured in declared British drone strikes on the city of al-Bab on December 20, 2022. An alleged member of ISIS was also injured in the operation. Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported that a Yemeni person was severely injured by a drone…
Summary
Published
20 December 2022
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Civilians reported injured
2–3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
17 December 2022
Incident Code
TS580
Location
رقاص, Raqas, Raqqa, Syria
On December 17th 2022, at least three civilians, including a child, were reportedly killed and between one to three were injured by a Turkish drone strike on a group of civilians in Raqas village, in Tel Abyad district, Al-Raqqa province. The media center of the Syrian Democratic Forces said the incident occurred at 1:30 p.m. Sources…
Summary
Published
17 December 2022
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Civilians reported killed
3–4
Civilians reported injured
1–3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
16 December 2022
Incident Code
TS579
Location
حران, Harran area in Orfa (Şanlıurfa) province in Turkey, Şanlıurfa , Türkiye
On December 16th, 2022, between nine to ten civilians, including between two to five children, were reportedly killed and up to 22 others injured in a car accident after being chased by Turkish gendarmerie forces in Harran area, Orfa (Şanlıurfa) province. Sources said that the vehicle fell into an irrigation canal. The victims were described…
Summary
Published
16 December 2022
Strike Type
Ground operation
Civilians reported killed
9–10
Civilians reported injured
22
Causes of Death / Injury
Accidents related to conflict
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
3 December 2022
Incident Code
TS576
Location
المجيبرة, Al Mujaibra, Al Hassakah, Syria
Four children were reportedly injured on December 3rd 2022 as a result of an unexploded ordnance, a previous Turkish shell, which exploded in the village of al-Mujaibra in the countryside of the town of Tel Tamr, north of Al-Hasakah, in Syria. The shell was reported to have hit the village that morning, but did not…
Summary
Published
3 December 2022
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
4
Causes of Death / Injury
Planted explosives and unexploded ordnance (UXO)
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
2 December 2022
Incident Code
RS4748
Location
اليونيسية, Obin (Al Younisiya), Idlib, Syria
Three civilians, including a child, were killed and up to seven others, including a woman and a child, were injured by alleged Russian and/or Syrian regime guided missile strikes on the village of Obin (Al Younisiya) on December 2, 2022. The @SyriaCivilDefe reported that three civilians from the same family including a child were killed…
Summary
Published
2 December 2022
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
IDP or Refugee Camp
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
5–7
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
30 November 2022
Incident Code
USYEMBi007
Location
حدبا العوشان, Hadba Al Awshan, Ma'rib, Yemen
Between one to three civilians, including a woman and two children, were reported killed and up to five others, including a woman, a child and two paramedics, were injured in alleged US drone strikes on a home in the Al-Hadba area of Al-Wadi, Marib on November 30, 2022. A member of Ansar al-Sharia (AQAP) who…
Summary
Published
30 November 2022
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
1–3
Civilians reported injured
2–5
Military actors reported killed
0–1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
30 November 2022
Incident Code
RS4747
Location
البارة,ادلب, Al-Bara, Idlib, Syria
A child was injured by alleged Syrian regime or Russian shelling of the town of Al-Bara on November 30, 2022. The @SyriaCivilDefe reported that artillery shelling by the Syrian regime and Russian forces resulted in the minor injury of a child and the destruction of civilian homes. @HalabTodayTV also reported that a child was injured.…
Summary
Published
30 November 2022
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
21 November 2022
Incident Code
TS569
Location
الحمره, Al-Hamra neighborhood in the center of Tal Tamr district, Al Hassakah, Syria
One young man, Abd al-Rahman Rashid Hassan, aged 17, was injured in a reported Turkish bombardment from a drone which hit the neighbourhood of Al-Hamra, in the centre of Tal Tamr district, Syria, on November 21st 2022. ANHA and other local sources reported that the Turkish drone targeted a car or a military vehicle which…
Summary
Published
21 November 2022
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
20 November 2022
Incident Code
RS4744
Location
جسر الشغور, Jisr Al Shughur, Idlib, Syria
A child was killed when an unexploded cluster bomb originally launched by the Syrian regime and/or Russian forces exploded in agricultural land on the outskirts of the city of Jisr Al Shughur on November 20, 2022. The @SyriaCivilDefe reported that a child was killed when a cluster bomb from a previous bombing, attributed to the…
Summary
Published
20 November 2022
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
Agriculture
Civilians reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Planted explosives and unexploded ordnance (UXO)
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
20 November 2022
Incident Code
TS567
Location
جورين, Jourin, Hama, Syria
One child, a boy, and a woman, his mother, were injured as a result of Turkish-backed militant action, from factions of the "Al-Fateh Al-Mubin". The actions were reported to include artillery shells hitting the village of Jourin on November 20th 2022. The woman and child were reportedly transferred to the Suqaylabiyah National Hospital for treatment.…
Summary
Published
20 November 2022
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
17 November 2022
Incident Code
RS4743
Location
الاتارب, Al Atareb, Aleppo, Syria
Between five and six civilians, including up to five children, were injured by alleged Russian or Syrian regime artillery shelling of the outskirts of Al Atareb on November 17, 2022. The @SyriaCivilDefe reported that six people, including two children, were injured by Syrian regime and Russian artillery shelling of the outskirts of Al Atareb. The…
Summary
Published
17 November 2022
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
5–6
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
15 November 2022
Incident Code
YS158
Location
Karkamış, Gaziantep, Türkiye
Two to three civilians were reportedly killed, and six to ten others were injured, two seriously, as a result of alleged PKK/YPG counterfire rocket artillery fire which hit Karkamış, Gaziantep, in Turkey on November 15th 2022. @ConflictTR reported that the Minister of Interior for Turkey, Suleyman Soylu, said that one civilian that was killed was…
Summary
Published
9 December 2022
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
2–3
Civilians reported injured
6–10
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
YPG
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Incident Date
15 November 2022
Incident Code
YS159
Location
اعزاز, Azaz, Aleppo, Syria
Reported artillery shelling on the city of Azaz, in the countryside of Aleppo, Syria, on November 22nd 2022 resulted in between three and five civilians killed, according to @DeirEzzore. The attack hit the market. Five to eight civilians were reported wounded. Whilst most sources reported that this was an SDF strike, some sources mentioned that…
Summary
Published
22 November 2022
Strike Type
Artillery
Infrastructure
IDP or Refugee Camp
Civilians reported killed
3–5
Civilians reported injured
5–8
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
YPG
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Incident Date
6 November 2022
Incident Code
RS4738
Location
مدينة أريحا, Ariha, Idlib, Idlib, Syria
On November 6th, 2022, between one and two civilians were reportedly injured as a result of a bombing by artillery and/or missile shelling on the outskirts of Ariha city, South of Idlib. The injured were either described by local sources as a child and/or as a woman. Syria TV noted that "two civilians were wounded…
Summary
Published
11 November 2022
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
6 November 2022
Incident Codes
IRS014 RS4741
Location
مخيم مرام, Maram Refugee Camp, Idlib, Syria
Between six and 11 civilians, including up to four children, an elderly woman and a pregnant woman, were killed and up to 77 others, including a woman and five children, were injured by alleged Russian, Syrian regime, or Iranian militia missile attacks with cluster bombs against Maram refugee camp and other refugee camps closeby on…
Summary
Published
6 November 2022
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
IDP or Refugee Camp
Civilians reported killed
6–11
Civilians reported injured
40–77
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
Iranian Military
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Incident Date
6 November 2022
Incident Code
RS4737
Location
كنصفرة, Kansafra, Idlib, Syria
On November 6th, 2022, in Kansafra, South of Idlib, between one to three civilians - one woman, or two women and a girl - were reportedly injured as a result of artillery shelling. While the Syrian Civil Defence (SCD) accused both the Russian and Syrian forces of carrying out the attack, other local sources claimed…
Summary
Published
11 November 2022
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
1–3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
6 November 2022
Incident Code
TS564
Location
قامشلو, Qamishlo, Al Hassakah, Syria
Three civilians, including an unknown number of children, were reported injured as a result an alleged Turkish drone strike on a vehicle on Al-Hizam Al-Ghaby Road, near Al-Saada School in Al-Qamishly city in Al-Hasakah countryside, Syria, on November 6th 2022. Two to three SDF fighters, including a commander and a driver, were also reportedly killed…
Summary
Published
6 November 2022
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Civilians reported injured
3
Military actors reported killed
2–3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
3 November 2022
Incident Code
TS563
Location
تل حلف, Tal Halaf, Al Hassakah, Syria
A nine year old girl was killed when an alleged Turkish armored vehicle ran her over in the village of Tal Halaf on November 3, 2022. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that a girl was killed when she was run over by a Turkish vehicle in the village of Tal Halaf. A local…
Summary
Published
3 November 2022
Strike Type
Ground operation
Civilians reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Accidents related to conflict
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
29 October 2022
Incident Code
YS155
Location
مخيم كويت الرحمة, Kuwait Al Rahma camp, Aleppo, Syria
On October 29th, 2022, after midnight, one civilian, a woman, was reportedly killed, and two others injured, a man and a child, as a result of an alleged SDF or Syrian regime missile strike on their house in Kuwait Al-Rahman IDP camp, in Afrin countryside, in Aleppo governorate. Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR) identified…
Summary
Published
29 October 2022
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
IDP or Refugee Camp
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
YPG
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Incident Date
28 October 2022
Incident Code
CS1985
Location
ذيبان, Thiban, Deir Ezzor, Syria
A woman was killed and two others, including a minor, were injured in an alleged airdrop operation carried out by the Coalition and Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in the Hawija neighborhood of Thiban town, east of Deir Ezzor, on October 28, 2022. Nahr Media reported that a woman named Nadia Mustafa al-Ali was killed and…
Summary
Published
28 October 2022
Strike Type
Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
27 October 2022
Incident Code
TS562
Location
عقيبة, Aqiba, Aleppo, Syria
Two children were injured in alleged Turkish shelling of the village of Aqiba on October 27, 2022. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported that two children were injured by Turkish shelling of civilian homes in the village of Aqiba. SOHR added that Turkish forces launched more than 15 artillery shells at the village…
Summary
Published
27 October 2022
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
24 October 2022
Incident Code
RS4733
Location
شنان, Shnan, Idlib, Syria
At least one civilian, including a child and/or woman, was injured by alleged Syrian regime or Russian shelling of the village of Shnan on October 24, 2022. The @SyriaCivilDefe reported that a woman was injured by Syrian regime and Russian shelling of the village of Shnan with tank shells. The Syrian Civil Defense added that…
Summary
Published
24 October 2022
Strike Type
Artillery
Infrastructure
Agriculture
,
Residential
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
20 October 2022
Incident Code
RS4732
Location
معربليت, Ma’rblit, Idlib, Syria
At least two civilians, children, were injured by alleged Syrian regime or Russian artillery shelling of a vehicle in Ma’rblit on October 20, 2022. The @SyriaCivilDefe reported that two children were injured by a guided missile launched by Russian and Syrian regime forces that struck a car of civilians working in olive picking in the…
Summary
Published
20 October 2022
Strike Type
Artillery
Infrastructure
Agriculture
Civilians reported injured
2–4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
20 October 2022
Incident Code
RS4731
Location
قرية الصحن, Al Sahen village, Idlib, Syria
One child was injured by alleged Syrian regime or Russian artillery shelling of the village of Al Sahen on October 20, 2022. According to the @SyriaCivilDefe, a child was injured by artillery shelling of the village of Al Sahen carried out by Russian and Syrian regime forces. The Civil Defense forces assisted the injured child…
Summary
Published
20 October 2022
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
13 October 2022
Incident Code
YS153
Location
مخيم كويت الرحمة, Kuwait Al Rahma camp, Aleppo, Syria
Between one and two people were killed and up to 14 others, including women and children, were injured in alleged Syrian Democratic Forces shelling of Kuwait Al-Rahma camp in the countryside of Afrin on October 13, 2022. The @SyriaCivilDefe reported that two civilians were injured by shelling on Kuwait Al-Rahma camp in the countryside of…
Summary
Published
13 October 2022
Strike Type
Artillery
Infrastructure
IDP or Refugee Camp
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
2–14
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
YPG
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