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Incident Date

29 August 2023

Incident Code

SDF0003

Location

جديد عكيدات, Jadid Akidat, Deir Ezzor, Syria
On August 29th, 2023, up to three civilians were reportedly killed as a result of ongoing clashes between the Syrian Democratic Forces and the Deir Ezzor military council in the town of Jadid Akidat, east of Deir Ezzor. Sources @DeirEzzore, @nahermedia, @OrientNews and Mhmad Alseed only reported on the death of Basil Muhammed Al-Salem (Basil…

Summary

Published
29 August 2023
Strike Type
Ground operation
Civilians reported killed
1–3
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
YPG
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Incident Date

29 August 2023

Incident Code

SDF0005

Location

العزبة, Al Ezba, Deir Ezzor, Syria
On 29 August 2023, at least one civilian was reportedly killed by sniper fire from the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in Al Ezba, located in the northern countryside of Deir Ezzor. According to a tweet from an activist from the local area, Saleh Al-Muhya Al-Atiq was allegedly killed by SDF snipers stationed in Al Ezba.…

Summary

Published
29 August 2023
Strike Type
Artillery, Ground operation
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
YPG
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Incident Date

26 August 2023

Incident Code

RS4799

Location

دير سنبل, Deir Sinbol, Idlib, Syria
On the morning of August 26th 2023, an elderly male civilian was “slightly injured” according to Syrian Civil Defence (@SyriaCivilDefe), during shelling allegedly carried out by the Syrian regime and/or Russian forces on a residential neighborhood in the village of Deir Sunbul, south Idlib, Syria. The Syrian Civil Defence (@SyriaCivilDefe) reported that their volunteers gave…

Summary

Published
26 August 2023
Strike Type
Artillery
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

25 August 2023

Incident Code

TS625

Location

قرية جورين, Jurin and Na'orat Jurin villages, Hama, Syria
On August 25th, 2023 at least two women were injured and a young woman and child later died due to injuries sustained in a Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) perpetrated assault on Jurin and Na’orat Jurin Villages in Northwest Hama. The woman, Taryaq Rustom and child, Maher Abbas, died four days after the attack after receiving…

Summary

Published
25 August 2023
Strike Type
Artillery, Ground operation
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
1–3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date

25 August 2023

Incident Code

TS626

Location

قرية البركة, Al Baraka village, Hama, Syria
On 25 August 2023, a man and wife and their child were reportedly injured by a ‘terrorist’ mortar missile in the village of Al-Baraka, located in the north-western Hama countryside. A Facebook post by a correspondent for Al Ghab valley in Hama reported that the injured child is 6 months old and that the family…

Summary

Published
25 August 2023
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
1–3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date

23 August 2023

Incident Code

TS624

Location

طريق علي فرو, Ali Faro Road, Al Hassakah, Syria
On the afternoon of August 23, 2023, a man was killed and at least one person, a female journalist, was injured in an alleged Turkish drone strike on the Qamishli-Amuda road in Northeast Syria. The man, Najm al-Din Faisal, worked for woman-run channel JIN TV, and was driving fellow channel employees. Dalila Akid, a journalist,…

Summary

Published
23 August 2023
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
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

22 August 2023

Incident Code

YS169

Location

الغزاوية, Al Ghazawiya, Aleppo, Syria
At least one civilian, a civilian male, was injured on August 22nd after artillery shells - allegedly launched from regions jointly controlled by the regime and Syrian Democratic Forces - struck the village of Al Ghazawiya, in the Afrin countryside north of Aleppo. According to a report from Zamal al Wasl, five shells were launched…

Summary

Published
22 August 2023
Strike Type
Artillery
Infrastructure
Agriculture
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
YPG
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Incident Date

22 August 2023

Incident Code

RS4796

Location

أحسم, Ihsim, Idlib, Syria
On Tuesday morning, August 22nd 2023, three civilians were injured, including one child, as a result of artillery shelling allegedly by the Syrian regime forces and/or Russia on the town of Ihsim in Jabal Al-Zawiya, in the countryside of Idlib. Many local sources including @SyriaCivilDefe and SY-24 news also reported that a fire broke out…

Summary

Published
22 August 2023
Strike Type
Artillery
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported injured
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

22 August 2023

Incident Code

RS4798

Location

محطة مياه عري في بلدة عين شيب, Urri water station in Ain Shib town, Idlib, Syria
At least two people were killed, an elderly man and an 18-year-old boy, and between three and five people were seriously injured, including a woman, a male child and a female child, when alleged Russian bombs hit a disused water station, near the villages of Urri and Ain Shib, west of Idlib, around midnight on…

Summary

Published
22 August 2023
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Agriculture, Water
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
3–5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

16 August 2023

Incident Code

TS623

Location

راس العين, Ras Al Ayn, Al Hassakah, Syria
On the 16th of August, 2023, at least four civilians, including a child and a woman, were injured in an outbreak of violence between two reportedly Turkish backed armed factions in the Al Mahatta neighborhood of the city of Ras Al Ayn, in Syria’s Al Hasakah Governorate. The clashes allegedly began after raids carried out…

Summary

Published
16 August 2023
Strike Type
Artillery, Ground operation
Civilians reported injured
4–5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date

11 August 2023

Incident Code

TI094

Location

بنجوين, Penjwin district, Sulaymaniyah, Iraq
On August 11, 2023, three civilians, including at least one woman (who may have been under 18), were reportedly killed after being struck by a Turkish drone in the Penjwin district of Sulaymaniyah governorate. According to media coverage of this event, the victims were killed while driving towards the Iranian border. In its coverage of this…

Summary

Published
11 August 2023
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Civilians reported killed
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date

9 August 2023

Incident Code

YS168

Location

مخيم كويت الرحمة, Kuwait Al Rahma camp, Aleppo, Syria
On the evening of Wednesday 9 August, 2023, one civilian was reportedly killed and five to seven others, including three children and a woman, were injured by a missile strike on the Kuwait Al Rahma camp for displaced persons in Jabal Teranda, Afrin. The strike reportedly came from areas controlled by the regime forces and…

Summary

Published
9 August 2023
Strike Type
Artillery
Infrastructure
IDP or Refugee Camp
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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Incident Date

9 August 2023

Incident Code

TS622

Location

قرية ام الكيف, village of Um al-Kaif, Al Hassakah, Syria
At least one civilian was wounded by a mortar strike suspected to have been carried out by the Turkish armed forces on the village of Um al-Kaif in the Tal Tamr countryside on August 9, 2023. Hawar News reported that Daham Ahmed Muhammad, aged 26, was wounded by shrapnel and taken to Martyr Likrin Hospital…

Summary

Published
9 August 2023
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date

9 August 2023

Incident Code

RS4792

Location

تديل, Tadel, Aleppo, Syria
On August 9th 2023, a civilian was killed and at least one other civilian, a child, was slightly injured, as a result of artillery shelling by Syrian regime and/or Russia forces on the village of Tadel, west of Aleppo. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that an elderly civilian was killed and a child…

Summary

Published
9 August 2023
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
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 August 2023

Incident Code

TI093

Location

جمانكي, Jamanki area, Duhok, Iraq
On August 6th, 2023, an alleged Turkish airstrike or drone strike in Jamanki, Dohuk governorate struck a car and killed a civilian named Alain Ismail and seriously injured a civilian named Hashem Shaker. According to Altaakhi and Kurdistan 24 reports, Alain Ismail had been married five months before he tragically passed away. Further information about…

Summary

Published
6 August 2023
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date

5 August 2023

Incident Code

RS4790

Location

الطريق الواصل بين عين شيب ومدينة إدلب, the linking road between Idlib and Ain Sheep, Idlib, Syria
On August 5th, 2023, three civilians were killed and seven injured in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on residences along a road which links Idlib to the village of Ain Sheeb. The strikes occurred between 11:02 a.m. and 11:11 a.m. local time. According to Syria Civil Defence (SCD), the first strike struck a residential house,…

Summary

Published
5 August 2023
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential, Agriculture
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
7
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

4 August 2023

Incident Code

CS1996

Location

مطب البوراشد,, Matab Al Bourashed, Deir Ezzor, Syria
On the 4th of August 2023, International Coalition forces and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) allegedly conducted an airdrop operation, which involved a ground action and helicopters, at dawn in the town of Matab Al Burashid, in Deir Ezzor, shooting and killing a civilian named Ali Abdel Hamid Al-Areed and injuring his brother. Multiple media…

Summary

Published
4 August 2023
Strike Type
Airstrike, Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

3 August 2023

Incident Code

TS620

Location

قرية عبوش, Aboush village, Al Hassakah, Syria
On the afternoon of Thursday August 3rd 2023, Aboush village in the countryside of Tal Tamr Hasaka, in Northeastern Syria was reportedly shelled with artillery by Turkish forces and their loyal factions, causing injuries of varying degrees to 5 civilians. ANHA Hawar News Agency reported that the Turkish forces struck civilians of Aboush village with 5…

Summary

Published
3 August 2023
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date

29 July 2023

Incident Code

TS617

Location

ثل رفعت, Tal Rifaat, Aleppo, Syria
On Saturday July 29th 2023, in the early hours of the morning, the Tal Rifaat district in al-Shahba area in Syria was reportedly shelled by the Turkish forces, resulting in the injury of at least one civilian. Local news outlet ANF News reported the shelling and alleged it resulted in one civilian injury: citizen “Azad…

Summary

Published
29 July 2023
Strike Type
Artillery
Infrastructure
IDP or Refugee Camp
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date

27 July 2023

Incident Code

TS615

Location

تل معروف, Tal Maarouf, Al Hassakah, Syria
On Thursday, the 27th of July, an alleged Turkish military drone strike on two vehicles near Tal Maarouf in Syria’s northeast region resulted in the death of two civilians. At least four members of  the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and Internal Security Forces (Asayish) were also killed in the strike, while up to another four…

Summary

Published
27 July 2023
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Civilians reported killed
2
Military actors reported killed
4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date

26 July 2023

Incident Code

RS4788

Location

الأتارب, Al Atareb, Aleppo, Syria
On July 26, 2023, two civilians were reportedly killed in al-Atareb, Aleppo, in an artillery strike allegedly launched by Syrian regime and/or Russian forces. Aid workers indicated that two additional people were injured in the attack. Syria Civil Defence shared that a young man and his uncle—identified as Mahmoud Ahmad Rustam and Abd al-Razzaq Abdo…

Summary

Published
26 July 2023
Strike Type
Artillery
Infrastructure
Agriculture
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

23 July 2023

Incident Code

RS4787

Location

كفرعمة, Kafar Ammah, Idlib, Syria
At least one civilian, a child, was injured as a result of the artillery shelling of the residential villages of Kafar Ammah and Al-Qasr, west of Aleppo, allegedly by Russian and/or Syrian Regime forces on Sunday July 23rd 2023. Local sources @SyriaCivilDefe and @spc_fr only mentioned that a child was injured, with @SyriaCivilDefe reporting that…

Summary

Published
23 July 2023
Strike Type
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

16 July 2023

Incident Code

TS612

Location

قرية حسن اغا, Hasan Agha village, Aleppo, Syria
On 16th July 2023, a male civilian was reportedly injured by a Turkish drone strike on a car in the village of Hasan Agha, located to the south of the city of Manbij. 44 year-old Ahmed Al-Jassem was injured and taken to the nearest hospital for treatment and has subsequently been released. An initial Facebook…

Summary

Published
16 July 2023
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Civilians reported injured
1
Military actors reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date

15 July 2023

Incident Code

TS611

Location

بلدة حارم, Harem town, Idlib, Syria
A man was injured when he was allegedly shot by Turkish border guards near Harem town on July 15, 2023. North Press Agency reported that Turkish border guards shot and injured a 52 year old man named Riyad al-Kanou while he was checking on his land, which is adjacent to the Turkish border near the town…

Summary

Published
15 July 2023
Strike Type
Ground operation
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date

11 July 2023

Incident Code

RS4785

Location

الأتارب, Al Atareb, Aleppo, Syria
On July 11th 2023, Syrian Civil Defense volunteer Abdul Basset Ahmed Abdel-Khalek was killed when Syrian regime and/or Russian forces reportedly struck a rescue vehicle in the vicinity of the city of Atareb, west of Aleppo. Local sources including @SyriaCivilDefe and Rasd Syria News stated that Abdul was killed in a double tap attack by regime…

Summary

Published
11 July 2023
Strike Type
Artillery
Infrastructure
Healthcare (Ambulance)
Civilians reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

9–10 July, 2023

Incident Code

RS4781

Location

جسر الشغور, Jisr Al Shughour, Idlib, Syria
Around midnight between Sunday July 9th and Monday July 10th 2023, the residential neighborhood of Jisr al-Shughour in west Idlib was reportedly shelled by Syrian regime and/or Russian forces, resulting in the injury of two civilians, father and his daughter. It is unclear if the female victim is a child or an adult woman. Adel…

Summary

Published
9 July 2023
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

5 July 2023

Incident Code

TS609

Location

كوباني, Kobani, Aleppo, Syria
On the 5th July 2023, two ambulance crew members were reportedly injured by a Turkish artillery strike in southern Kobani, located in the North of Syria. 30 year-old Sozdar Othman and 25 year-old Muslim Nabi Oso were injured whilst traveling to the area of Newroz Square, which was hit by mortar shells, to evacuate possible…

Summary

Published
5 July 2023
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

4 July 2023

Incident Code

RS4779

Location

البارة, Al Bara, Idlib, Syria
On July 4th, 2023 artillery strikes in the town of Al Bara, south of Idlib, wounded a married couple, and the woman, named Radhya Al-Othman as reported by the Syria Civil Defense, died due to her injuries the next day; allegedly the Syrian regime and/or Russian forces are responsible for the attacks. After the shelling,…

Summary

Published
4 July 2023
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

4 July 2023

Incident Code

RS4780

Location

كفرنوران, Kafarnouran, Idlib, Syria
A middle-aged male, reported by most sources to be a civilian, was killed by alleged Russian, or Syrian regime shelling of the town of Kafr Nouran, in the western countryside of Aleppo on July 4, 2023. Baladi News reported that Anas Barakat was killed instantly in the village of Kafr Nouran as a result of…

Summary

Published
4 July 2023
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
0–1
Military actors reported killed
0–1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

4 July 2023

Incident Code

TS607

Location

تديل, Tadil, Aleppo, Syria
On 4 July 2023, a family of four, including a mother and two girls, were killed and another civilian was injured by an artillery strike in the village of Tadil in the town of Urm al-Kubra, which is located in the countryside of Aleppo. The Syrian Observatory of Human Rights released a statement that said…

Summary

Published
4 July 2023
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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