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Incident Date

6 September 2023

Incident Code

SDF00030

Location

residential neighborhoods in the town of Al Tayana, east of Deir Ezzor, Deir Ezzor, Syria
On Wednesday, September 6, 2023, at least one man named Abu Adham was injured by the mortar shelling of residential neignorhoods in the town of Al Tayana, east of Deir Ezzor, allegedly perpetrated by SDF or PYD militia. As reported by Al-Khabour correspondent, the injured man was displaced from the city of Al-Mayadeen. Most local sources,…

Summary

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

5 September 2023

Incident Code

SDF00027

Location

المعابر النهرية في بلدتي ذي والحوايج, River crossings in the towns of Dhiban and Hawaij, Deir Ezzor, Syria
A number of civilians were reportedly killed and injured while escaping from bombings in the towns of Dhiban and Hawaij, in the eastern countryside near Deir Ezzor, when nearby river crossings, that are used as humanitarian corridors, were allegedly struck by mortar shells on Tuesday, September 5th 2023. All available sources claimed that the Syrian…

Summary

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

5 September 2023

Incident Code

TS627

Location

قرية الحويجة, Al-Hawija village, Raqqa, Syria
A male civilian was injured in a bombing suspected to have been carried out by the Turkish military during the night of September 5, 2023 in Al-Hawija village in Ain Issa district. A Hawar News correspondent named the injured civilian as 23 year old Khalil Ibrahim Al-Hamad who was taken to the National Hospital in…

Summary

Published
5 September 2023
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date

4 September 2023

Incident Code

SDF00025

Location

قرية المحيسن شمال شرقي عين عيسى القريبة ع طريق, the village of Al-Muhaisen, northeast of Ain Issa, near the M4 road, Deir Ezzor, Syria
A young man, Abdulaziz al-Mashouj, was killed on the night of September 4th, 2023, near the M4 road in the village of Al-Muhaisen in the Deir Ezzor eastern countryside; at least two others were reported injured. Several reports have alleged that the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) were responsible. Local sources (@saad_alsabr; @fouratalwfaa) named the young…

Summary

Published
4 September 2023
Strike Type
Artillery
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

4 September 2023

Incident Code

SDF00026

Location

ذيبان, Dhiban, Deir Ezzor, Syria
A man, Ahmed Hamid al-Helu, was killed in the town of Dhiban on September 4th, 2023 as a result of an alleged SDF bomb dropped from a drone. Local source (@AlfratNda) stated that al-Helu was a resident of the town, and that the bomb had been dropped by an SDF-operated drone. This was corroborated by…

Summary

Published
4 September 2023
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike), Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
YPG
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Incident Date

4 September 2023

Incident Code

RS4807

Location

سرمين, Sarmin, Idlib, Syria
On September 4th 2023, one civilian was killed and another was severely injured in the city of Sarmin by intensive missile and artillery shelling allegedly by Syrian regime forces and/or Russian forces. According to Syrian Civil Defense, a civilian named Fadda Ibrahim Al-Muhaimeed, a 12-year old, was killed and her sister Nada Al-Muhaimeed, a 8-year old,…

Summary

Published
4 September 2023
Strike Type
Artillery
Infrastructure
Agriculture, IDP or Refugee Camp
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 September 2023

Incident Code

SDF00023

Location

بلدة الحوايج, Al Hawaij, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Multiple civilians — including a family — were injured in Al Hawaij, Deir Ezor after an alleged strike by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) on September 4, 2023. Various local media outlets reported that civilian casualties resulted from the attack, but the number of wounded or dead was not specified. A family was injured after…

Summary

Published
4 September 2023
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
YPG
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Incident Date

4 September 2023

Incident Code

SDF00024

Location

مدينة قباسين, Qabasin, Aleppo, Syria
On 4 September 2023, at least two civilians were injured by a missile attack in the city of Qabasin. Sources attribute the incident to the Syrian regime forces and/or the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). The shelling bombardment in this area resulted in many displacements of families in the city of Qabasin. The Syrian Civil Defense…

Summary

Published
4 September 2023
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
2–5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
YPG
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Incident Date

3 September 2023

Incident Code

SDF00021

Location

city of Al-Basira, Deir Ezzor, Syria
A young man, Ahmed al-Attiyah, was killed and others injured by shells in an attack allegedly perpetrated by the SDF during the early morning of September 3rd, 2023 in the city of Al-Basira, in the Deir Ezzor eastern countryside. Sources are conflicted as to whether Ahmed was a civilian or a militant with the tribal…

Summary

Published
3 September 2023
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike), Artillery
Civilians reported killed
0–1
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Military actors reported killed
0–1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
YPG
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Incident Date

3 September 2023

Incident Code

SDF00022

Location

تل الهوى بالقرب من الراعي شرقي حلب, Tal al-Hawa near al-Rai, Aleppo, Syria
A young boy was injured in missile strikes coming from areas controlled by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and the Syrian regime in the village of Tal al-Hawa, east of Aleppo, on the morning of September 3rd, 2023. The Syrian Civil Defense alleged that the strikes came from the “joint control areas” of the regime…

Summary

Published
3 September 2023
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

2 September 2023

Incident Code

RS4805

Location

السحارة, Al Sahara, Aleppo, Syria
Up to three civilians - a man, his daughter, and another girl - were injured in Al Sahara, Western Aleppo, by artillery allegedly fired by the Syrian regime and/or Russian military on September 2, 2023. All three injured in the evening shelling were civilians, according to SCD News, and both girls were children. The shelling…

Summary

Published
2 September 2023
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
2–3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

2 September 2023

Incident Code

RS4806

Location

سَرْمِين, Sarmin, Idlib, Syria
On the evening of September 2nd, 2023, in Sarmin, Idlib, an incident with contested responsibility— reportedly either a Syrian regime artillery attack or a Russian airstrike—killed six-month-old Yaman Munther Baydoun and injured at least three other civilians, including a child, with casualties confirmed by multiple sources including the White Helmets organization. The majority of reports on…

Summary

Published
2 September 2023
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
3–4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

2 September 2023

Incident Code

SDF00014

Location

قرية الصبحة, Al-Sabha Village, Deir Ezzor, Syria
On 2 September 2023, a civilian was reportedly injured by a mortar shell from the Syrian Democratic Forces in the village of Al-Sabha in the Eastern Deir Ezzor countryside. The majority of the sources that reported on the incident stated that “A civilian from the village of Al-Sabha was injured as a result of the…

Summary

Published
2 September 2023
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
1–4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
YPG
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Incident Date

2 September 2023

Incident Code

SDF00015

Location

بلدة ذيبان, Dhiban, Deir Ezzor, Syria
On 2 September 2023, a father and his son were reportedly injured by a drone strike affiliated with the Syrian Democratic Forces in the town of Dhiban, located in the eastern countryside of Deir Ezzor. A twitter post from Naher media identified Abdul Salam Muslat Al-Khater and one of his children as the civilians injured…

Summary

Published
2 September 2023
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike), Artillery
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
YPG
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Incident Date

2 September 2023

Incident Codes

SDF00017 RS4803

Location

عرب حسن, Arab Hassan, Aleppo, Syria
One woman was killed and another injured due to shelling and attacks in the village of Arab Hassan in the Jarabulus countryside, east of Aleppo on 2 of September, 2023. This attack was attributed to the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), the Russian forces and the Syrian regime as the area is said to be under…

Summary

Published
2 September 2023
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
YPG, Russian Military
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Incident Date

2 September 2023

Incident Code

RS4804

Location

كفرتعال, Kafr Ta’al, Aleppo, Syria
A resident of Kafr Ta’al in Western Aleppo died after being wounded in an artillery shelling — allegedly fired by the Syrian regime and/or Russian military — on the morning of September 2, 2023. Civilians had rushed the injured Abdu Ahmad Qudur to a hospital, where he died the same day. Teams from the Syrian Civil…

Summary

Published
2 September 2023
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

2 September 2023

Incident Code

SDF00018

Location

قرية العجمي شرق بزاعة, village of Al-Ajami, Aleppo, Syria
A woman was injured in shelling in the village of Al-Ajami, east of the town of Bazaa, in the eastern countryside of Aleppo on Saturday, September 2nd 2023.Orient News and @AsharqNewsSYR reported the Syrian Democratic Forces carried out the shelling. However, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that the shelling was from regime forces.…

Summary

Published
2 September 2023
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

2 September 2023

Incident Code

SDF00019

Location

أطراف قرية دويرة قرب قباسين، في ريف حلب الشرقي, the outskirts of the village of Douira, Aleppo, Syria
At least three people, a man, a woman and a male child from the same family, were injured by artillery shelling allegedly carried out by the SDF and/or the Syrian regime in a makeshift camp for displaced people on the outskirts of the village of Douira, near the town of Qabasin, in the eastern countryside…

Summary

Published
2 September 2023
Strike Type
Artillery
Infrastructure
IDP or Refugee Camp
Civilians reported injured
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
YPG
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Incident Date

2 September 2023

Incident Code

SDF00020

Location

مدينة هجين, city of Hajin, Deir Ezzor, Syria
On September 2nd 2023, several sources reported that the Syrian Democratic Force (SDF) had carried out an alleged ‘bombardment’ of the city of Hajin, east of Deir Ezzor in Syria. At least two civilians, a woman and her child were killed during the incident, and up to 14 civilians were injured. All sources agree that…

Summary

Published
2 September 2023
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
2–3
Civilians reported injured
4–14
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
YPG
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Incident Date

2 September 2023

Incident Code

USSOM402

Location

Xerta Sheikh Mohamed Rage Center, about 500 meters south of Dumaaye village, Mudug, Somalia
Somali state media reported that 167 al-Shabaab militants were killed by Somali airstrikes in collaboration with “international partners” near Harardhere town on September 2, 2023. al-Shabaab instead identified those killed as four inmates in a prison, adding that seven others were injured, while a local source attributed the airstrike to the US military. @HarunMaruf quoted…

Summary

Published
2 September 2023
Strike Type
Airstrike
Military actors reported killed
0–167
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

1 September 2023

Incident Code

SDF00013

Location

جديد_بكارة, Jadid Bakara, Deir Ezzor, Syria
A 15 year old child named Raed Muhammad Al-Zaid was killed on the 1st of September 2023, after a rocket propelled grenade was dropped by a drone allegedly controlled by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) on the village of Jadid Bakara in the Deir Ezzor eastern countryside. Sources across local news and social media corroborated…

Summary

Published
1 September 2023
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike), Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
YPG
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Incident Date

1 September 2023

Incident Code

RS4802

Location

المحسنلي, Al-Mohsenli, countryside of Manbij, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
During the morning of Friday, September 1, 2023, an artillery shelling and/or airstrikes with contested responsibility allegedly carried out by the Russian military and/or Syrian regime forces and/or the Syrian Democratic forces and/or Turkish military on the village of al-Mohsenli in the countryside of Manbij, Aleppo, killed the entire family consisting of six civilians, including…

Summary

Published
1 September 2023
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
6
Civilians reported injured
6–8
Military actors reported killed
1–2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military, Turkish Military, YPG
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Incident Date

31 August–1 September, 2023

Incident Code

SDF00012

Location

ذيبان, Thiban, Deir Ezzor, Syria
A young child was seriously wounded when alleged-SDF mortar shells struck the town of Thiban, in the countryside of Deir Ezzor on August 31st or September 1st, 2023. Euphrates Post, who described the child as an infant, claimed the injury occurred when shells hit the child’s home. Multiple sources corroborate the SDF as the perpetrators,…

Summary

Published
31 August 2023
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

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

29 August 2023

Incident Code

SDF00006

Location

العزبة, Al Ezba, Deir Ezzor, Syria
On August 29, 2023, several sources reported that an SDF bombardment of the Syrian city of Al-Ezba killed a child and injured numerous civilians, with most putting the number of injured between two and three. There are no sources that mention death of belligerents, and all accounts that offer specifics beyond “civilians killed and injured”…

Summary

Published
29 August 2023
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2–3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
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

26 August 2023

Incident Code

RS4800

Location

كنصفرة, Kansafra, Idlib, Syria
Two children were killed and at least four other civilians were injured, including up to three children and two women, in artillery shelling allegedly perpetrated by Syrian regime forces and/or Russian forces during the afternoon on August 26th, 2023 in Kansafra, Idlib. The two children were siblings and have been identified by the Syrian Civil…

Summary

Published
26 August 2023
Strike Type
Artillery
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
4–6
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

26 August 2023

Incident Code

USSOM401

Location

in the vicinity of Seiera, Lower Juba, Somalia
13 al-Shabaab militants were killed by declared US airstrikes in the vicinity of Seiera in Lower Jubba on August 26, 2023. AFRICOM announced that "At the request of the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command conducted a collective self-defense airstrike against al Shabaab terrorists in the vicinity of Seiera, Somalia, approximately 45 kilometers northwest…

Summary

Published
26 August 2023
Strike Type
Airstrike
Military actors reported killed
13
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

26 August 2023

Incident Code

RS4801

Location

جسر الشغور, Jisr al-Shughur, Idlib, Syria
On the morning of August 26th, artillery shells allegedly fired by the regime forces and Russia hit the city of Jisr al-Shughur, west of Idlib, injuring at least one civilian and causing material damage to residential neighborhoods and the Abdul Rahman Al-Nasser School. The bombardment also fell in the vicinity of the Rabaa Al-Adawiya School…

Summary

Published
26 August 2023
Strike Type
Artillery
Infrastructure
Religious, Education
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian 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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