Civilian Casualties

(1 child1 man)

1–2

3 named, 1 familiy identified

منطف, Mantef, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

On Thursday, October 5, 2023, an artillery shelling was allegedly carried out by the Syrian regime forces and/or Russian military on the village of Mantaf in the southern countryside of Idlib, reportedly killing at least one civilian, a woman later identified as Sulaf Abido. The alleged attack was reported by the Syrian Civil Defense (SCD) as well as

Summary

(1 woman)

1 named

مدينة نبل, Nubul, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

On 5 October 2023, a civilian was killed and “dozens” of others were injured by alleged Turkish shelling of the city of Nubul. Fox Press reported that a civilian was killed and several others were injured when Turkish forces and their factions allegedly shelled the city of Nubul at dawn. According to Nubul City News,

Summary

(1 man)

12–24

دارة عزة, Darat Izza, west of Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

From the evening of Thursday, October 5th, 2023, and during the morning of Friday, October 6th, 2023, the repeated artillery bombardment with contested responsibility allegedly perpetrated by the Syrian regime forces and/or regime-associated militias or Russian and/or Iranian militias struck a residential neighborhood in Darat Izza, west of Aleppo, Syria, reportedly killing up to four

Summary

Marketplace, Religious Institution

3 – 4

(2–3 children1 man)

7–15

Russian Military, Syrian Regime, Iranian Military

1 named

بلدة صفيا , the neighborhood of Safia in the city of Hasakah, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

On October 4, 2023, four civilians – four men – were reportedly injured by Turkish drone strikes on a factory, in Safia neighborhood, Hasakah town, according to most local sources. Initial reporting by HawarNews indicated that ‘two factory workers were wounded, as the drone was hovering in the area’, making it difficult for ‘ambulances to

Summary

4 named, 1 familiy identified

Belligerents reported injured

0–5

0–5

سرمين, Sarmin, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

At least one civilian, a young girl, was killed and between six and eight others, including three children and two women, were injured by alleged Syrian regime and/or Russian and/or Iranian artillery strikes on the al-Shamali neighborhood in the city of Sarmin on October 4th, 2023. The @SyriaCivilDefe reported that a girl was killed and

Summary

Religious Institution, School

(1 child)

6–8

Russian Military, Syrian Regime, Iranian Military

7 named, 1 familiy identified

كفرنوران, Kafr Nouran, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

A missile strike killed at least five members of the same family, including three women, and wounded at least one more — all civilians — in Kafr Nouran, Aleppo after midnight on October 5, 2023. The strike was allegedly carried out by the Syrian regime and/or Russian military. Zahraa Ali Karhou, an elderly crippled mother,

Summary

IDP or refugee camp

5 – 6

(3 women2 men)

1–3

Russian Military, Syrian Regime

5 named, 1 familiy identified

سرمين, Outskirts of Sarmin, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

On October 3rd, 2023, a man and a woman, Mohammed Sadek and Asoum Nahbhan were injured by alleged Syrian regime and/or Russian artillery shelling in the outskirts of Sarmin in the eastern countryside of Idlib. Asoum Nahbahn was reportedly moderately injured in the flank while Mohammed Sadek’s injury was described as slight. The belligerent’s identity is

Summary

Agriculture, School

2 named

قرية حدريات, Hudayrat village, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

On Wednesday, September 27, 2023, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported that an artillery shelling was allegedly carried out by the Turkish forces and their proxy factions on Hudayrat village in Al-Hishah district of the eastern countryside of Ain Issa. The attack reportedly killed at least one civilian, later identified as Omar Muhammad

Summary

(1 man)

قرية بوگریسکان, Bugriskan village, Sinjar district, Bashdar district , Sulaymaniyah, Iraq

LOCATION

A woman was killed and a man injured by two drone strikes, allegedly conducted by the Turkish military, on the village of Bugriskan, in the Sinjar district on September 27th, 2023. The strikes were also reported to have killed six Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) militants. Bas News reported that the casualties occurred in “two separate

Summary

(1 woman)

الحوايج, Al Hawayj, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

A woman, Shahnaz Ayed al-Hussein al-Sayyid Haiba, was killed allegedly by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) on September 25th, 2023 in Al Hawayj, in eastern Deir Ezzor. Local reporter Abdulmuain Aldandal claimed she was killed by shell fragments while trying to escape with her children. Another local source (@DeirEzzor24) also stated the casualty was caused by

Summary

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons

(1 woman)

Causes of injury / death

جسر الشغور, city of Jisr Al Shughour, western Idlib, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

On Monday evening, 25 September 2023, between seven and 10 civilians, including two children and up to four women (one of whom was pregnant), were injured in missile strikes and artillery shelling allegedly by Syrian regime forces and/or Russian forces and/or Iranian forces on residential neighborhoods, the popular market and near the mosque in the

Summary

Marketplace, Water station

7–10

Russian Military, Syrian Regime, Iranian Military

7 named

كنصفرة, Kansafra, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

At least one civilian was seriously injured in the village of Kansafra as a result of artillery shelling allegedly by the Russian Military and/or Syrian regime forces on September 24, 2023. According to Syrian Civil Defense, a farmer was seriously injured by the strikes while he was working in the fig harvest. Additionally, the Civil

Summary

Russian Military, Syrian Regime

Shabeelow village, Mudug, Somalia

LOCATION

More than 30 Al-Shabaab militants were killed in an airstrike declared by Somali forces on Shabeelow village, located in the Mudug region of central eastern Somalia on the 23rd of September 2023, according to the Somali Ministry of Defense. Whilst an exact number of casualties was not given, the Ministry of Defense statement reported that

Summary

سرمين, Outskirts of Sarmin, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

During the evening of September 23, 2023, a missile strike killed two civilians (one elderly man and one woman) and injured two others (a child in critical condition and a man) in a displacement camp in the outskirts of Sarmin, east of the city of Idlib in northwest Syria. In a Facebook post by the

Summary

IDP or refugee camp

(1 woman1 man)

4 named, 1 familiy identified

سرمين, Sarmin, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

On the night of September 23, 2023, in Sarmin, Idlib, an incident with contested responsibility—reportedly either by Syrian regime forces or the Russian military—struck an agricultural area, injuring a civilian man, which was confirmed by multiple sources including the White Helmets organization. The civilian injured was reportedly a farmer who was picking figs in a

Summary

Russian Military, Syrian Regime

Villages of Balal-Dheer, El-Gambar, and Mililiqo, Galguduud, Somalia

LOCATION

Local and official sources alleged that 27 al-Shabaab militants were killed by operations and airstrikes declared by the Somali military in the villages of Balal-Dheer, El-Gambar, and Mililiqo on September 22, 2023. On Friday the 22nd of September, 2023, the Somali Ministry of Defense posted a statement on X / Twitter that “over 27 Khawarij

Summary

Al-Shabaab

Elbur, Galguduud, Somalia

LOCATION

An unknown number of Al-Shabaab members, including top leaders, were reportedly killed by airstrikes allegedly carried out by the US and/or Somali military on Elbur in Galgaduud province on September 23, 2023. There have been no reports of civilian casualties connected to the strikes. On the 23rd of September, 2023, the Somali Ministry of Defense

Summary

Al-Shabaab

Wajid District, Bakool, Somalia

LOCATION

The militant organization Al-Shabaab claimed that U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) had conducted an airstrike against the terrorist network on 22nd of September, 2023. The group alleged that the airstrike, carried out in the Wajid district of Bakool in southwestern Somalia, had reportedly killed eight civilians, including six children. However, the Somalia government declared their responsibility

Summary

(6 children2 women)

Al-Shabaab

8 named, 1 familiy identified

1–8

قرية صفاوية, Safawiyah village, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

A civilian was injured by alleged Turkish drone strikes on the village of Safawiyah on September 21, 2023. Hawar News reported that a citizen named Qaban Aziz Al-Khalil (29 years old) was injured and transferred to Al-Raqqa Hospital to receive treatment when a Turkish drone bombed the village of Safawiyah. BasNews reported that a Turkish drone

Summary

قرية أبو نيتونا, Abu Nitouna, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

At least one civilian was seriously injured by an alleged Turkish bombardment of the village of Abu Nitouna on September 20, 2023 According to ANF’s correspondent, a citizen named Majed Ibrahim Ali was seriously injured by a Turkish bombardment of the village of Abu Nitouna. Alyaum TV added that in addition to the civilian injury,

Summary

1–2

الفطيرة, Al Fatira, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

At least two farmers were injured during the afternoon of September 19, 2023, by an artillery strike allegedly from the Syrian regime and/or Russian forces in the town of Al-Fatira, in the south of Idlib. The @SyriaCivilDefe reported the farmers were injured while picking figs and received treatment in a hospital in the city of

Summary

عامودا, Qamishlo-Amuda road, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

Between two and eight civilians were injured by alleged Turkish drone strikes on Ali Faro Road between Qamishlo and Amuda on September 17, 2023. Up to four militants were killed and three others were injured in the original strike, while the civilians were injured in a double tap strike as they tried to help the

Summary

2–8

Turkish Military

YPG/SDF

Belligerents reported injured

2–4

LOCATION

آفس, Afes, Idlib, Syria

A woman was left injured in Afes, Idlib by artillery shelling allegedly fired by the Syrian regime and/or Russian military on September 13, 2023. The woman had fainted after being struck by shrapnel, according to Shaam News — who labeled the Syrian regime as the perpetrator. Some other sources, including Al Mohrar, said the shelling

Summary

أبو حمام, Abo Hamam, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

In the evening of Tuesday September 12th 2023, it is reported that elderly civilian Aliwi Al-Waran was killed and civilians Hamidi al-Aboud al-Karkaz, Hussein al-Muhya, Mahdi al-Dhiab and three other children were injured by an alleged Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) drone near the Al-Hawasha area, on the banks of the Euphrates river, by the town

Summary

(1 man)

أبو حمام, Abo Hamam, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

On Monday, September 11th 2023, an alleged drone strike by SDF military patrols hit civilians in the town of Abu Hamam, east of Deir Ezzor, west Syria, injuring two civilians, a man and a child. Sources including Al Araby, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, and @alkhabour21 twitter account accounted for two civilians being injured

Summary

YPG

Forward Operating Base in Awdhegle district, Lower Shabelle, Somalia

LOCATION

Scores of militants were killed by alleged US drone strikes near Forward Operation Base in #Awdhegle district on September 10, 2023. A tweet from @HornSentinel reported that US drones carried out two strikes against al-Shabaab fighter who had stormed the Somali National Army (SNA) Forward Operation Base in #Awdhegle district, resulting in the death of

Summary

US Forces

0–7

عرب ويران, the village of Arab Wiran, east of Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

On Friday, September 8, 2023, a civilian was injured as a result of artillery shelling of the village of Arab Wiran, east of Aleppo, allegedly perpetrated by Syrian regime forces and/or SDF militia. The Syrian Civil Defense reported that the shelling came from areas under the joint control of the regime forces and the Syrian Democratic

Summary

YPG

قرية المحسنلي بريف منبج, village of Al-Mohsenli, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

On 7th September 2023, one civilian was killed and up to five others were injured by a reported missile strike by the Syrian Democratic Forces in the village of Al-Mohsenli in the Manbij countryside. An initial Twitter post of the event, from user @Step_agency, identified four civilian injuries from the strike. Simultaneously, a tweet from

Summary

1–5

YPG