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Incident Date
19 August 2022
Incident Code
TS550
Location
شيموك, Shamouka, Al Hassakah, Syria
Five girls were killed and at least 11 others, mostly children, were injured when an alleged Turkish drone struck an educational facility in Shimoke village on August 19, 2022. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported that four girls under the age of 18 were killed and 11 others were injured in Turkish drone…
Summary
Published
19 August 2022
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
5
Civilians reported injured
11–17
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
10 August 2022
Incident Code
TS545
Location
قرية ملا سباط, Mulla Sibat village, Qamishli countryside, Al Hassakah, Syria
One civilian was killed when a Turkish drone strike targeted a car in the village of Mulla Sibat in the countryside of Qamishli, Syria, on August 10th 2022. Between two and three militants were killed in the same strike. A local source on Facebook, Qamishlo Republic, reported that Adeeb Nuri Hamsho from the village of…
Summary
Published
10 August 2022
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Civilians reported killed
1
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
9 August 2022
Incident Code
USSOM349
Location
near Beledweyne, Hiiraan, Somalia
Four Al-Shabaab members were killed by three declared US airstrikes near Beledweyne on August 9, 2022. Somalia state media was the first to report on August 9th that "at the request of Somali Government, #US launched a strike in support of Somali National Army forces conducting counterterrorism operations in #Hiran region. There were no civilians…
Summary
Published
9 August 2022
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Military actors reported killed
4
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
6 August 2022
Incident Code
TS539
Location
الصناعة, Al-Sina'a neighborhood in Qamishli, Al Hassakah, Syria
Up to four civilians, including two children, were killed and at least two others were injured in an alleged Turkish drone strike on a car in the Al Sina'a neighborhood of Qamishli on August 6, 2022. Hawar News reported that a car exploded in Al-Sinaa neighborhood in Qamishli after being stuck by a Turkish drone…
Summary
Published
6 August 2022
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Civilians reported killed
2–4
Civilians reported injured
2–4
Military actors reported killed
0–2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
4 August 2022
Incident Code
TS538
Location
تل رفعت, Tel Rifaat, Aleppo, Syria
Seven to nine people, including up to seven children, were "seriously" injured by an alleged Turrkish drone strike in Tel Rifaat city centre, in the Aleppo countryside on August 4th 2022. Hawar News also reported that this attack "resulted in injuries" but did not state how many. ANHA reported that the names of the nine…
Summary
Published
4 August 2022
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported injured
7–9
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
26 July 2022
Incident Code
TS534
Location
قرية صيدا, Seyda village, Ain Issa, Raqqa, Syria
One civilian was killed and one civilian was injured as a result of an attack on July 26th 2022 by an alleged Turkish drone strike struck Seyda village, in the Ain Isa district, Raqqa, Syria. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that the drone hit a car with a missile. Hawar News reported that…
Summary
Published
26 July 2022
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
22 July 2022
Incident Code
TS528
Location
شورك, Shurak, Al Hassakah, Syria
Several civilians were injured who were passersby to an alleged Turkish drone strike on a vehicle on Qamishli-Tirbespi Road, in Al-Hasakah, Rojava, north-east Syria on Friday July 22nd 2022. The vehicle was reported to have been a military vehicle belonging to the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). The attack was also said to have been targeting…
Summary
Published
22 July 2022
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Civilians reported injured
3
Military actors reported killed
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
17 July 2022
Incident Code
TI085
Location
بوابة الشام, Bab Al Sham, Nineveh, Iraq
At least five people were alleged killed and two others wounded in a drone strike in western Mosul on July 17, 2022. One woman and three men were reported killed in the attack, in a drone that state security services claimed to belong to Turkish forces. Sources were conflicted as to whether or not those…
Summary
Published
17 July 2022
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Civilians reported killed
5
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
6 July 2022
Incident Code
ISSY026
Location
المرج, Al Marj, Quneitra, Syria
A 46 year old man was killed in alleged Israeli drone strikes on the town of Al Marj west of Hader on July 6, 2022. Sources were conflicted as to whether the man killed was a civilian or a member of Hezbollah or regime forces. Shaam News reported that an Israeli drone killed "Farid Fouad…
Summary
Published
6 July 2022
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Civilians reported killed
0–1
Military actors reported killed
0–1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date
28 June 2022
Incident Code
TS521
Location
خان الجبل, Khan Al Jabal, Al Hassakah, Syria
Two to three civilians were injured after a Turkish drone targeted two cars in Khan Al Jabal, south-east of Derik in Syria on June 28th 2022 at approximately 03.20. There were reports of one person killed but it is not possible to determine whether they were a belligerent or civilian from the current information. According…
Summary
Published
28 June 2022
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Civilians reported killed
0–1
Civilians reported injured
2–3
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 June 2022
Incident Code
TS520
Location
تل اللبن, Tal Al Laban, Al Hassakah, Syria
One person was reported killed in a Turkish drone strike on Tal al-Laban, Tal Tamr, in the north-west of Al-Hasakah, Syria, on June 27th 2022. It is unclear whether this was a belligerent or civilian. Despite having limited reports of this attack, some indicate that the person injured was a "citizen" and others mention that…
Summary
Published
27 June 2022
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Civilians reported killed
0–1
Military actors reported killed
0–1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
17 June 2022
Incident Code
TI083
Location
كلار, Kalar, Sulaymaniyah, Iraq
Four people were killed and one was injured in alleged Turkish drone strikes on the town of Kalar on June 17, 2022. Conflicting reporting was given as to whether all of those killed and injured were members of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) or whether at least one of the people killed, Hussein Shibli, was…
Summary
Published
17 June 2022
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Military actors reported killed
5
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
9 June 2022
Incident Code
TS518
Location
ميسلون, Maysaloun neighborhood, Al Hassakah, Syria
Between one and five civilians were injured in alleged Turkish drone strikes on Maysaloun neighborhood in Qamishli on June 9, 2022. A local source told North Press that "at about 10 a.m, a 'Turkish' drone attacked a location near a local market in Maysaloon neighborhood in the city of Qamishli," resulting in an injury to…
Summary
Published
9 June 2022
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Civilians reported injured
1–5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
3 June 2022
Incident Code
USSOM347
Location
Yaaq-Zaluul, Lower Juba, Somalia
The US Africa Command (AFRICOM) declared an airstrike in a remote location near Beer Xaani, in the vicinity of Yaaq-Zaluul, in Somalia on June 3rd 2022. They declared that five Al-Shabaab militants were killed in this attack but that no civilians were injured or killed. In local reports, this was repeated and there were no…
Summary
Published
3 June 2022
Strike Type
Airstrike
Military actors reported killed
5
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
1 June 2022
Incident Code
YS134
Location
تل أبيض, Tal Abyad, Raqqa, Syria
Between two and four civilians were killed and up to 12 others were injured in alleged Syrian Democratic Forces airstrikes/drone strikes/shelling of Tal Abyad on June 1, 2022. @DeirEzzorNow tweeted the names of the victims: two brothers "Wassim and Bashar Al-Barhou", Hajj "Abdi Al-Hamran", Khaled Al-Halisi 34 years old, adding that in addition "several" were…
Summary
Published
1 June 2022
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
),
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
2–4
Civilians reported injured
6–12
Military actors reported killed
0–1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
YPG
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Incident Date
22 May 2022
Incident Code
TS510
Location
المشيرفة, Al Masherfa, Raqqa, Syria
At least one civilian, a young man, was seriously wounded by alleged Turkish drone strikes near the village of Al-Masherfa on May 22, 2022. According to Hawar News, a Turkish drone attack injured 25 year old Reda Ali Hussein, who was transferred to Martyr Omar Alloush Hospital in Ain Issa district. The medical staff at…
Summary
Published
22 May 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
21 May 2022
Incident Code
TI078
Location
اأغجلر, Aghjalar, Sulaymaniyah, Iraq
At least two civilians were killed and at least one other civilian was injured in alleged Turkish drone strikes on the road near the village of Tutaqal in Aghjalar on May 21, 2022. Rudaw News reported that two alleged Turkish drones struck a vehicle traveling in the subdistrict of Aghjalar killing five passengers, including at…
Summary
Published
21 May 2022
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Civilians reported killed
2–5
Civilians reported injured
1–2
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
21 May 2022
Incident Code
TI079
Location
مەخموور, Makhmur, Nineveh, Iraq
At least one civilian was killed and seven others were injured in alleged Turkish drone strikes on Makhmur refugee camp on May 21, 2022. In addition, one to two alleged members of the PKK were killed in the same incident. Camp director Nechirvan Mahmoud told AFP that a suspected Turkish drone struck a vehicle in Makhmur…
Summary
Published
21 May 2022
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Civilians reported killed
0–1
Civilians reported injured
7
Military actors reported killed
1–2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
11 May 2022
Incident Code
TS505
Location
كوباني, Kobani, Aleppo, Syria
At least one man, named Akram Ostak, was killed and others were wounded in two alleged Turkish drone strikes in and near Kobani on May 11, 2022. According to Hawar News, Turkish drones his struck two locations in Kobani - south of Kobani on the Aleppo road and in a densely populated neighborhood in the…
Summary
Published
11 May 2022
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
22 April 2022
Incident Code
TS502
Location
كوباني, Kobani, Aleppo, Syria
One civilian was injured in alleged Turkish strikes on Al-Shaheed Kawa neighborhood south of the city of Kobani on April 22, 2022. North Press Agency reported that "A shell landed on houses in the Al-Shaheed Kawa neighborhood, south of the city. As a result, Farhad Muhammad Hassan (28 years) was wounded with shrapnel in the…
Summary
Published
22 April 2022
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
22 April 2022
Incident Code
TS502a
Location
شارع 48، كوباني, Street 48, Kobani, Aleppo, Syria
One civilian was injured in alleged Turkish strikes on a shop on Street 48 in the city of Kobani on April 22, 2022. North Press Agency originally put the number of civilians injured at one "slightly injured", identifying the victim as Muhammad Khalil Bako, the owner of a shop on Street 48 that was bombed. "Bako"…
Summary
Published
22 April 2022
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
18 April 2022
Incident Code
YS130
Location
جرابلس,, Jarablous, Aleppo, Syria
Three volunteers from the Syrian Civil Defense were injured on April 18th 2022 by alleged artillery shelling from the Syrian Democratic Forces. The volunteers were targeted while they were searching for a missing person, subjected to previous shelling on the bank of the Euphrates River in the city of Jarabulus, east of Aleppo. The previous…
Summary
Published
18 April 2022
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
YPG
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Incident Date
18 April 2022
Incident Code
YS129
Location
جرابلس, Jarablous, Aleppo, Syria
One person was killed, and three people were injured when an alleged Syrian Democratic Force or PKK/PYD artillery shell hit a "family" on the bank of the Euphrates River in the city of Jarablus, in the eastern countryside of Aleppo on April 18th 2022. Despite many sources attributing the belligerent to the SDF, the SDF…
Summary
Published
18 April 2022
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
0–1
Civilians reported injured
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
1 April 2022
Incident Code
TS497
Location
القحطانية, “M4” international highway, Al-Qahtaniyah town, Al Hassakah, Syria
One person was killed and two others were injured in alleged Turkish drone strikes on a car traveling on the “M4” international highway near Al-Qahtaniyah town on April 1, 2022. The combatant status of one of the people injured is contested due to his role in the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), while the others killed…
Summary
Published
1 April 2022
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Civilians reported injured
0–1
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 March 2022
Incident Code
TS496
Location
قرية الجات, Al Jat village, Aleppo, Syria
Two civilians were injured in alleged Turkish drone strikes on Al-Jat village on March 15, 2022. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a drone struck Al-Jat village in the northeast of Manbij city with several bombs, injuring two civilians. A Facebook post from Hawar News quoted the media center of the Manbij Military…
Summary
Published
16 March 2022
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
13 March 2022
Incident Code
USSOM346
Location
Hareri Gubadle, Galguduud, Somalia
At least 200 Al Shabab militants were killed by an alleged joint operation between US drone strikes and Somali forces carried out in Hareri Gubadle, near Wabho Township in Galgaduud region. The date of the operation is unknown but was reported on March 13, 2022. The East African reported that the Somali government announced that…
Summary
Published
13 March 2022
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Military actors reported killed
200
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
24 February 2022
Incident Code
TS493
Location
الطريق بين القامشلي وعامودا, Road between Qamishli and Amouda, Al Hassakah, Syria
Four civilians, including three women and their driver, were injured in alleged Turkish drone strikes on the Qamishlo-Amouda road on February 24, 2022. According to Hawar News, a car was struck by a Turkish drone, resulting of the injury of four people, including three women. The car was traveling on the Qamishlo-Amouda road, east of…
Summary
Published
24 February 2022
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Civilians reported injured
4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
9 February 2022
Incident Code
TS491
Location
البهيرة, Bahira, Al Hassakah, Syria
Between one and two children were killed and three others were injured in alleged Turkish drone strikes on a vehicle in the village of Bahira on February 9, 2022. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, two children were killed and three others were injured when a Turkish drone struck Bahira village in Al-Hasakah…
Summary
Published
9 February 2022
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
6 February 2022
Incident Code
USYEMBi006
Location
الكولة, Al Kawlah, Ma'rib, Yemen
On February 6th 2022, an alleged US drone strike was reported to have struck a car with Al-Qaeda members inside, possibly including a "suspected leader." All passengers - reported as Al-Qaeda militants - in the car were reported to have been "killed and wounded", and civilian casualties were also reported of those "who were near…
Summary
Published
6 February 2022
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Infrastructure
Vehicle
(
Car
)
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Military actors reported killed
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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