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Incident Date
8 July 2024
Incident Code
TI108
Location
قرية الصباحية على الطريق الرابط بين قضاء سنجار وقضاء القيروان غرب مدينة الموصل, Sabahiya village on the road linking Sinjar district and Qayrawan district west of Mosul city, Nineveh, Iraq
On Monday, July 8th, 2024, a declared Turkish drone struck a vehicle belonging to ÇIRA TV and ÇIRA Radio, resulting in the injury of six people, including three media personnel, in Sabahiya village, located on the road linking Sinjar district and Qayrawan district in the western part of Mosul city located in the Nineveh Governorate,…
Summary
Published
8 July 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
28 December 2023
Incident Code
TI101
Location
قرية كاركي, Karki, Sinjar District, Nineveh, Iraq
Between 6 and 8 PM on Thursday, December 28th, 2023, at least five people were killed and two others injured after an alleged Turkish drone strike on the village of Karki in the Sinjar district of Mosul province. The civilian status of five of the men killed is contested within the sources. Those killed were…
Summary
Published
28 December 2023
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Infrastructure
Water
Civilians reported killed
3–8
Civilians reported injured
2
Military actors reported killed
0–5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
27 September 2023
Incident Code
TI096
Location
قرية بوگریسکان, Bugriskan village, Sinjar district, Bashdar district , Sulaymaniyah, Iraq
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
Published
27 September 2023
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
1
Military actors reported killed
6
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
15 June 2022
Incident Code
TI081
Location
سنونو, Sunin, Sinjar, Nineveh, Iraq
Between one to five civilians were reportedly killed, and three to ten were injured in Sunin, Sinjar, Iraq, as a result of an attack by a Turkish drone on June 15th 2022. Up to six militants were also reported killed in this attack. One child, Salah Shifan Khader Nassou, aged 11 or 12, was reported…
Summary
Published
15 June 2022
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1–5
Civilians reported injured
3–10
Military actors reported killed
6
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
1 February 2022
Incident Code
TI076
Location
مخمور, Makhmur camp, Nineveh, Iraq
At least two civilians were killed and up to 17 others, including a woman, were injured in Turkish airstrikes on Makhmour refugee camp on February 1, 2022. The correspondent of the Rudaw Media Network reported that Makhmour camp was subjected to Turkish bombardment six times and according to Makhmour Health, eight people were killed by the…
Summary
Published
1 February 2022
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Civilians reported killed
2–6
Civilians reported injured
15–17
Military actors reported killed
2–6
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
30 November 2021
Incident Code
CS1972
Location
هجين, Hajin, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Two people, according to local sources, identified as Saber Sinjar Al-Fahd and Sami Dilis Al-Aoun, were killed allegedly by US-led Coalition and Kurdish SDF forces during an airstrike on an ISIS "sleeper cell" or the house of a former member of the oppostion factions in the city of Hajin, east of Deir Ezzor, Syria, on…
Summary
Published
30 November 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Military actors reported killed
0–1
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
2 September 2021
Incident Code
TI069
Location
بارة, Bara, Nineveh, Iraq
At least three people were injured in alleged Turkish strikes on Bara village on September 2, 2021. Security sources told Shafaq News Agency that "Turkish aircraft bombed the headquarters of the Asayish Yazidkhan forces, west of Mount Sinjar" and that the targeted location was close to a site of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK). However, another security source…
Summary
Published
2 September 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
30 August 2021
Incident Codes
TI067 YI002
Location
مخيم قاديا, Qadia Camp, Duhok, Iraq
Two children were killed and three to four others, including two children and an elderly man, were injured - all from the same family - when an alleged Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) or Turkish IED exploded in Qadiya refugee camp. According to the Kurdistan Democratic Communities Union (KCK), "in the late evening hours of August…
Summary
Published
30 August 2021
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
3–4
Causes of Death / Injury
Planted explosives and unexploded ordnance (UXO)
Military Actor
Turkish Military
,
YPG
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Incident Date
17 August 2021
Incident Code
TI065
Location
قرية سكينة, Medical center in the village of Sakina, Nineveh, Iraq
At least eight people were killed, including four members of the medical staff at a hospital and four fighters of the Sinjar Resistance Units who were receiving treatment at a hospital, and four others were injured in alleged Turkish strikes on Al-Askiniyah Hospital in the village of Sakina in Sinjar district on August 17, 2021.…
Summary
Published
17 August 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
8 November 2020
Incident Code
TI051
Location
خلف أو قاسم ملكو, Khalaf or Qassim Malako, Nineveh, Iraq
At least one civilian was killed in alleged Turkish drone strikes on an alleged PKK vehicle near the town of Khalaf or Qassim Malako, Sinjar district, Nineveh governorate, on November 8th, 2020. Up to five militants were reportedly also killed and at least three others were wounded. Hawar News reported that "The "Nasr Mobin" forces…
Summary
Published
12 November 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Civilians reported killed
1
Military actors reported killed
2–5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
25 August 2020
Incident Code
TI049
Location
Bahrava, Nineveh, Iraq
Two civilians were reported killed in Sinjar, Iraq when Turkish drones allegedly struck two vehicles in the evening of August 25th, 2020. The exact location was identified by local sources as Bhrava, Khansur located in the northern Nineveh province. Iraqi Security Media reported that Turkish drones targeted a double-wheeled pickup truck in the village of…
Summary
Published
25 August 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Civilians reported killed
0–2
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
14 June 2020
Incident Code
TI037
Location
Sinjar, Nineveh, Iraq
Several civilians were allegedly injured by a Turkish airstrikes on Sinjar. ANF reported: "In Shengal, areas where civilian settlements and Serdeşt hospital are located, were bombed. According to the first information, there are some injured civilians. In addition, the people suffered material damages as a result of the bombing carried out by the Turkish state."…
Summary
Published
14 June 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported injured
2–3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
15 January 2020
Incident Code
TI032
Location
دوكوري, Dugure, Nineveh, Iraq
Between four and eleven people were killed and up to five people, including one civilian, were reported injured in an alleged Turkish strike on a YBS base in the town of Dugure, Sinjar governorate, on January 15th, 2020, according to local sources. Ekurd reported that Turkish warplanes had "bombed targets in the Dugure community in…
Summary
Published
15 January 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
1
Military actors reported killed
4–11
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
1 January 2020
Incident Codes
IRS004 RS4299
Location
سرمين, Sarmin, Idlib, Syria
Up to 11 civilians including seven children and two women were reported killed, and up to 25 others including three children and three women - one of whom was pregnant - were injured in an alleged Russian, Iranian forces or Syrian regime shelling with a cluster missile or a rocket carrying cluster bombs on 'Martyr…
Summary
Published
1 January 2020
Strike Type
Artillery
Infrastructure
Commerce
(
Market
),
Education
(
Nursery
,
Primary School
)
Civilians reported killed
7–11
Civilians reported injured
12–25
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
Iranian Military
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Incident Date
19 November 2019
Incident Code
TI031
Location
خانصور, Khanasor, Nineveh, Iraq
Local sources reported that a Turkish drone attacked areas in Shingal region in Iraq on November 19th, 2019 causing deaths and injuries among civilians and YPG fighters. @murad_ismael reported "Another Turkish airstrike today [Nov 19th] on town of Khanesor. Reportedly there are civilian victims which are yet to be confirmed." @ameddicleT added that "Turkish armed…
Summary
Published
19 November 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
10 October 2019
Incident Code
TS302
Location
راس العين, Serekaniye, Al Hassakah, Syria
Between five and seven civilians were reported killed and five others injured in an alleged Turkish forces airstrike or artillery attack on Ras Al Ain, Hasakeh, Syria on October 10th 2019, according to local sources. Kurdish Red Crescent and Violation Documentation Center in North Syria named the seven victims as Ammar Abdo Al-Taym, Ahmed Mohammed…
Summary
Published
10 October 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
27 July 2019
Incident Code
RS3966
Location
أريحا, Ariha, Idlib, Syria
Up to 13 civilians were reportedly killed and at least 22 others were wounded in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on Ariha in Idlib, on July 27th, 2019 according to local sources. The airstrikes hit the western neighborhood and a popular market, and France 24 reported that the airstrikes hit two residential buildings. Members…
Summary
Published
27 July 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
,
Commerce
(
Market
)
Civilians reported killed
11–13
Civilians reported injured
22–41
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
13 December 2018
Incident Code
TI020
Location
مخمور, Makhmour refugee camp, Erbil, Iraq
Four women were killed in alleged Turkish airstrikes on the Rustam Jodi refugee camp in Makhmour, south of Erbil on December 13th 2018, according to local media reports. Rustom Joudi, the governor of Rastam Jodi camp, said that the Turkish shelling, which took place at 21:00 on Thursday, killed four women, three of them from…
Summary
Published
13 December 2018
Civilians reported killed
4
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
15 August 2018
Incident Code
TI017
Location
سنجار, Sinjar, Nineveh, Iraq
A former leader (Zaki Shankali) of the PKK in Sinjar reportedly died along with four Yazidi people in alleged Turkish airstrikes on their convoy in Sinjar at 5 p.m on August 15th, according to sources on the ground. The combat status of the Yazidi people is in question, however, as one source referred to them…
Summary
Published
15 August 2018
Civilians reported killed
0–5
Civilians reported injured
2–4
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
12 June 2018
Incident Code
RS3436
Location
التمانعة, Al-Tamana, Idlib, Syria
A child was killed when a cluster bomb from a previous Russian shelling on Al-Tamana in southern Idlib, Syria, exploded on June 12th, 2018. Edlib Media Center reported on Facebook that " A child from the town of Sinjar was killed by a cluster bomb explosion from previous bombing on farms of al-Tamana town in…
Summary
Published
12 June 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
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
11 November 2017
Incident Code
CS1671
Location
الدعيج, Al Duaij, Al Hassakah, Syria
Up to 15 civilians died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Al Duaij, according to local media. Al Khabour reported that “the international Coalition targeted a civilian car in the village of Al-Duaij in the town of Tal al-Jayr east of al-Shadadi, killing one civilian and wounding the others seriously.” Shaam News, Masar Press, Baladi…
Summary
Published
11 November 2017
Civilians reported killed
1–15
Civilians reported injured
2–8
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
11 November 2017
Incident Code
RS2727
Location
سنجار, Sanjar, Idlib, Syria
As many as 12 civilians were wounded, one one woman was killed, in Russian phosphorous strikes on Sanjar, according to local media. Some sources reported on material damage only, with no casualties. Smart however reported that "12 civilians were wounded Saturday in an air strike on the village of Sara in Sinjar district (50 km…
Summary
Published
11 November 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
12
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
27 September 2017
Incident Code
RS2550
Location
سنجار العوجة, Al A'wja and Sinjar, Idlib, Syria
A woman was killed and others were injured as a result of an airstrike, likely to be Russian, on the road between al A’wja and Sinjar in rural Idlib, according to an Idlib Media Centre Facebook post. No further details are currently available.
Summary
Published
27 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
26 September 2017
Incident Code
RS2536
Location
سنجار, Sinjar, Idlib, Syria
Local sources reported that a woman was killed and others were wounded due to airstrikes on the town of Sinjar in eastern Idlib governorate. Idlib Media Center blamed the Russian side for the strikes, while Smart News and several other sources attributed the strike to the Syrian regime. The Idlib Media Centre only reported injured…
Summary
Published
26 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2–7
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
12 September 2017
Incident Code
CS1474
Location
Al Badou, Raqqa, Syria
At least 12 civilians including up to seven children and three women died in alleged Coalition air and artillery strikes on residential homes in Raqqa’s Al Badou neighbourhood, according to multiple local sources. Hadi Abdullah also put the death toll at least 11 with dozens more wounded, while Smart put the death toll at 12.…
Summary
Published
12 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
11–14
Civilians reported injured
2–36
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
14 August 2017
Incident Code
CS1372b
Location
al-Badu, Raqqa, Syria
In this single-source event, a family of five, including two children and one woman, were killed as alleged Coalition airstrike hit a house in which the family had sought shelter in, in al-Badu, Raqqa, Amnesty and Airwars’s joint April 2019 report War in Raqqa: Rhetoric versus Reality, reported. Amnesty's field researcher reported that the family was…
Summary
Published
14 August 2017
Civilians reported killed
5
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
14 June 2017
Incident Code
CI763
Location
تلعفر, Tal Afar, Al-Taqwa Mosque, Nineveh, Iraq
Eight Iraqi police were accidentally injured and one or two killed following an airstrike, according to multiple sources. According to Yaqein, “a government source said in a statement that ‘the fourth regiment of the Ninewa Emergency Police headed to support the federal police in the area of Wadi Akab in west Mosul, adding that as…
Summary
Published
14 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
19
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
25 April 2017
Incident Code
TS084
Location
المالكية, Several locations in al Malkiya, Al Hassakah, Syria
Two civilians werereportedly wounded in alleged Turkish strikes on Kurdish militias on Several locations in al Malkiya, according to a single source. Reports said that between 20 and Kurdish forces were killed with up to 18 wounded; however, there were also some vague references to civilian harm - though it appears that most credible claims are…
Summary
Published
25 April 2017
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
15 April 2017
Incident Code
CI641
Location
باب سنجار, Mosul, Bab-Sinjar, Nineveh, Iraq
Local residents told the Iraqi Observatory for Human Rights that 42 members of the well-known family of Ghanim Sobhiya died after an airstrike hit their 16-room house in Bab-Sinjar neighbourhood in the old part of Mosul, at dawn on April 15th. Sources reported that the family of Ghanim’s brother had also gathered in the house.…
Summary
Published
15 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
42
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
26 March 2017
Incident Code
CI580
Location
باب سنجار, Mosul, Bab Sinjar, Nineveh, Iraq
Local sources said that an unspecified number of civilians were killed or injured after airstrikes targeted Bab al-Sinjar neighbourhood, in west Mosul. Two sources blamed the Coalition, while others did not identify who was responsible.
Summary
Published
26 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
23
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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