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Incident Code

YS121

Incident date

January 20, 2022

Location

مريمين, Maryamin, Syria

Geolocation

36.529878, 36.952531 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Exact location (via Airwars) level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

One woman, Mrs. Fatoum Ghazi Al Lour, was killed allegedly by a Syrian Democratic Forces or Syrian regime missile in Maryamin village, Afrin, in the northern part of Aleppo on January 20th 2022 according to local sources and media.  Mrs. Ghazi Al Lour was travelling in a vehicle which was targeted.

Sources reported “a number” of wounded.  The car allegedly held a total of five people and Zaitun Agency reported that two others in the car were injured, and Mc-Doualiya news reported that it was three. Some local sources reported that the car was a “civilian vehicle”, but Afrin Post reported that the woman who was killed was a civilian in a “military vehicle belonging to the Syrian Front militia.” Therefore it is unclear as to whether the others injured were civilians or members of the militia.

According to Horrya, the White Helmets reported that one woman was killed but no others were injured.

SCD reported that “the guided missile launched from areas controlled by the regime forces and the Syrian Democratic Forces, targeted a car in the village of Mreimein near Azaz in the northern countryside of Aleppo.” Many sources referenced that the guided missile “came from joint points between the Assad forces and the SDF milita on the Maryamin axis.”

Al Modon News also reported that the road between the cities of Azaz and Afrin at the Shatt checkpoint was also targeted, blocking the road for hours.

According to social media, Mrs. Ghazi Al Lour was the wife of Mahmoud Hassan Abu Ali and they lived in Aleppo.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Mrs. Fatoum Ghazi Al Lour,
Adult female killed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike and/or Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 woman)
  • Civilians reported injured
    0–3
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Contested
    Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
  • Suspected attackers
    Syrian Democratic Forces, Syrian Regime
  • Belligerents reported injured
    0–3

Sources (32) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (4) [ collapse]

  • A car was hit by an alleged SDF missile on January 20th 2022 in Afrin reportedly killing one woman (Image via MMC)
  • A car was hit by an alleged SDF missile on January 20th 2022 reportedly killing one woman in Afrin, Aleppo (Image via MMC)
  • "The first moments of targeting civilians by #SDF militias with a thermal missile, which killed a woman and a number of wounded on #Maryin in the countryside of #Afrin" (@Almohrar1 / Twitter)
  • "Sorry for the harsh pictures," a local source reported on Twitter that a woman was allegedly killed when a missile came from area controlled by the SDF militia and Syrian regime forces in Afrin on January 20th 2022 (Image via @mahmad_al_ommr)

Geolocation notes (2) [ collapse]

Reports of the incident mention the strike in Maryamin (مريمين). Analysing audio-visual material from sources we have narrowed down the location to these exact coordinates: 36.529878, 36.952531.

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  • Tagged audio-visual material from sources. Imagery: Almohrar

  • Tagged audio-visual material from sources. Imagery: Almohrar

Syrian Democratic Forces Assessment:

  • Suspected belligerent
    Syrian Democratic Forces
  • Syrian Democratic Forces position on incident
    Not yet assessed

Syrian Regime Assessment:

  • Suspected belligerent
    Syrian Regime
  • Syrian Regime position on incident
    Not yet assessed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike and/or Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 woman)
  • Civilians reported injured
    0–3
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Contested
    Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
  • Suspected attackers
    Syrian Democratic Forces, Syrian Regime
  • Belligerents reported injured
    0–3

Sources (32) [ collapse]

Incident Code

YS122

Incident date

January 20, 2022

Location

عفرين, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria

Geolocation

36.511944, 36.864681 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Exact location (via Airwars) level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Six to seven civilians, including up to five children and one to two women were reportedly killed in Syrian regime or Syrian Democratic Forces rocket attacks in on Rajo Street, in the city centre of Afrin, Aleppo, on January 20th 2022  during the daytime.

From 16 to 35 people were reportedly wounded. Among them were between five and ten children and three and seven women. Rajo Street was described by Syrian Network for Human Rights as “a bustling, vibrant and crowded thoroughfare”  and that the street was “severely damaged.”

Those that were reportedly killed were identified as Johnny Adnan Mansour, aged 16, Muhammad Ibrahim, aged 14, and Muhammad Nashaat Ibrahim from Afrin. Three young children from Maarat al-Numan and the same family were also killed: Samira Ibrahim Alwan, Fatima Muhammad Alwan, aged nine, Muhammad Ibrahim Alwan.

According to @Almohrar1, among those that were injured were: Mustafa Sweidan, Heaven Sido, a baby girl, Salam Alwan, a girl, Ahmed Al-Nimr, Dolovan Nebo, aged 13,  Amina Yousef Khadija, aged 45, Abdullah Ahmad Kurdiyah, aged 41, Ahmed Al-Ahmad, aged 38, Ahmed Abdullah Kurdiyeh, aged 28, Ibrahim Hussein al-Sharif, aged 53, Ferdous Fakhri Sheikh, aged 50, Nour Qassas, aged 23, Qamar Hourani, aged 30, Reda Najjar, aged 42, Qubtan al-Jabal, Mukhtar Al-Omar, aged 15, Farid Waheed Hajji, aged 50, Muhammad Khalil Daiyoush, Ahmed Zwain, Muhammad Yasser, Mahmoud Al-Mohammed.

Syrian Network for Human Rights reported that they had “so far been unable to confirm the attackers’ identity, though we believe that it was carried out either by Syrian regime forces or Syrian Democratic Forces, as the bombardment originated from an area under the joint control of both parties.”

The Turkish Ministry of Defence blamed the attack on the PKK/YPG: the “PKK/YPG has once again shown its true face and targeted innocent civilians by carrying out a missile attack on Afrin city centre on the anniversary of Operation Olive Branch, which ensured peace and stability in northern Syria.”

Initially, the death toll was said to be three or four people by local sources such as Step News, although this was expected to rise due to those that were injured.

According to SCD, the bombing hit a school in the city and destroyed part of its wall, but there were no students inside at the time of the attack. SCD were among other local news outlets describing this incident as a “massacre.”

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Family members (3)

Samira Ibrahim Alwan
Child female siblings from Maarat al-Numan killed
Fatima Muhammad Alwan
9 years old female killed
Muhammad Ibrahim Alwan
killed

The victims were named as:

Johnny Adnan Mansour
16 years old male killed
Muhammad Ibrahim
14 years old male killed
Muhammad Nashaat Ibrahim
Age unknown male from Afrin killed
Mustafa Sweidan
Age unknown male injured
Heaven Sido
Child female injured
Salam Alwan
Child female injured
Ahmed Al-Nimr
Age unknown male injured
Dolovan Nebo
13 years old female injured
Amina Yousef Khadija
45 years old female injured
Abdullah Ahmad Kurdiyah
41 years old male injured
Ahmed Al-Ahmad
38 years old male injured
Ahmed Abdullah Kurdieh
28 years old male injured
Ibrahim Hussein Al-Sharif
53 years old male injured
Ferdous Fakhri Sheikh
50 years old female injured
Nour Qassas
23 years old female injured
Qamar Hourani
30 years old male injured
Reda Najjar
42 years old female injured
Qubtan al-Jabal
Age unknown male injured
Mukhtar Al-Omar
15 years old male injured
Farid Waheed Hajji
50 years old male injured
Muhammad Khalil Daiyoush
Age unknown male injured
Ahmed Zwain
Age unknown male injured
Muhammad Yasser
Age unknown male injured
Mahmoud Al-Mohammed
Age unknown male injured

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike and/or Artillery
  • Civilian infrastructure
    School
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    6 – 7
  • (5 children1–3 women)
  • Civilians reported injured
    16–35
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Contested
    Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.

Sources (65) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (51) [ collapse]

  • Volunteers attend the scene after an alleged attack on Afrin city at Rajo market where up to seven civilians were killed with up to 35 injuries (Image via SNHR)
  • 2 of 4: Euphrates Eye reported after the attack that "Dead and wounded in missile strikes by "SDF" on the center of the city of Afrin, north of Aleppo, and there is no clear toll of the size of the losses yet" (Image via EuphratesEye / Facebook)
  • 3 of 4: Euphrates Eye reported after the attack that "Dead and wounded in missile strikes by "SDF" on the center of the city of Afrin, north of Aleppo, and there is no clear toll of the size of the losses yet" (Image via EuphratesEye / Facebook)
  • 1 of 4: Euphrates Eye reported after the attack that "Dead and wounded in missile strikes by "SDF" on the center of the city of Afrin, north of Aleppo, and there is no clear toll of the size of the losses yet" (Image via EuphratesEye / Facebook)
  • 4 of 4: Euphrates Eye reported after the attack that "Dead and wounded in missile strikes by "SDF" on the center of the city of Afrin, north of Aleppo, and there is no clear toll of the size of the losses yet" (Image via EuphratesEye / Facebook)

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    1 of 3: Injured children after a SDF or Syrian regime attack on Rajo market in Afrin City (Image via DeirEzzorNow)

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    2 of 3: Injured children after a SDF or Syrian regime attack on Rajo market in Afrin City (Image via DeirEzzorNow)

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    3 of 3: Injured children after a SDF or Syrian regime attack on Rajo market in Afrin City (Image via DeirEzzorNow)
  • Aftermath of attack in Rajo city which allegedly killed up to seven civilians in Afrin city on January 20th 2022 (@DeirEzzorNow / Twitter)
  • 1 of 4: Pictures show the damage on a school in Afrin city after an alleged SDF or Syrian regime attack killing up to seven civilians (Image via Syrian Civil Defence / Facebook)
  • 2 of 4: Pictures show the damage on a school in Afrin city after an alleged SDF or Syrian regime attack killing up to seven civilians (Image via Syrian Civil Defence / Facebook)
  • 3 of 4: Pictures show the damage on a school in Afrin city after an alleged SDF or Syrian regime attack killing up to seven civilians (Image via Syrian Civil Defence / Facebook)
  • 4 of 4: Pictures show the damage on a school in Afrin city after an alleged SDF or Syrian regime attack killing up to seven civilians (Image via Syrian Civil Defence / Facebook)
  • 1 of 4: Syrian Civil Defence volunteers attend the scene in Afrin city after an alleged SDF or Syrian regime attack killing up to seven civilians
  • 2 of 4: Syrian Civil Defence volunteers attend the scene in Afrin city after an alleged SDF or Syrian regime attack killing up to seven civilians
  • 3 of 4: Syrian Civil Defence volunteers attend the scene in Afrin city after an alleged SDF or Syrian regime attack killing up to seven civilians
  • 4 of 4: Syrian Civil Defence volunteers attend the scene in Afrin city after an alleged SDF or Syrian regime attack killing up to seven civilians
  • 1 of 13: The destruction and damage caused by an alleged Syrian regime or SDF attack on Rajo market in Afrin city killing up to seven civilians and injuring up to 35 more (Image via MMC / Ammar Al-Dulaimi)
  • 2 of 13: The destruction and damage caused by an alleged Syrian regime or SDF attack on Rajo market in Afrin city killing up to seven civilians and injuring up to 35 more (Image via MMC / Ammar Al-Dulaimi)
  • 3 of 13: The destruction and damage caused by an alleged Syrian regime or SDF attack on Rajo market in Afrin city killing up to seven civilians and injuring up to 35 more (Image via MMC / Ammar Al-Dulaimi)
  • 4 of 13: The destruction and damage caused by an alleged Syrian regime or SDF attack on Rajo market in Afrin city killing up to seven civilians and injuring up to 35 more (Image via MMC / Ammar Al-Dulaimi)
  • 5 of 13: The destruction and damage caused by an alleged Syrian regime or SDF attack on Rajo market in Afrin city killing up to seven civilians and injuring up to 35 more (Image via MMC / Ammar Al-Dulaimi)
  • 13 of 13: The destruction and damage caused by an alleged Syrian regime or SDF attack on Rajo market in Afrin city killing up to seven civilians and injuring up to 35 more (Image via MMC / Ammar Al-Dulaimi)
  • 6 of 13: The destruction and damage caused by an alleged Syrian regime or SDF attack on Rajo market in Afrin city killing up to seven civilians and injuring up to 35 more (Image via MMC / Ammar Al-Dulaimi)
  • 7 of 13: The destruction and damage caused by an alleged Syrian regime or SDF attack on Rajo market in Afrin city killing up to seven civilians and injuring up to 35 more (Image via MMC / Ammar Al-Dulaimi)
  • 8 of 13: The destruction and damage caused by an alleged Syrian regime or SDF attack on Rajo market in Afrin city killing up to seven civilians and injuring up to 35 more (Image via MMC / Ammar Al-Dulaimi)
  • 9 of 13: The destruction and damage caused by an alleged Syrian regime or SDF attack on Rajo market in Afrin city killing up to seven civilians and injuring up to 35 more (Image via MMC / Ammar Al-Dulaimi)
  • 10 of 13: The destruction and damage caused by an alleged Syrian regime or SDF attack on Rajo market in Afrin city killing up to seven civilians and injuring up to 35 more (Image via MMC / Ammar Al-Dulaimi)
  • 11 of 13: The destruction and damage caused by an alleged Syrian regime or SDF attack on Rajo market in Afrin city killing up to seven civilians and injuring up to 35 more (Image via MMC / Ammar Al-Dulaimi)
  • 12 of 13: The destruction and damage caused by an alleged Syrian regime or SDF attack on Rajo market in Afrin city killing up to seven civilians and injuring up to 35 more (Image via MMC / Ammar Al-Dulaimi)
  • Rocket shellings targeted Afrin city on January 20th 2022 (Image via MMC)
  • 1 of 3: The Turkish Ministry of Defense blamed the attack in Afrin city on January 20th 2022 on PKK/YPG (Image via @tcsavunma)
  • 3 of 3: The Turkish Ministry of Defense blamed the attack in Afrin city on January 20th 2022 on PKK/YPG (Image via @tcsavunma)
  • Samira Ibrahim Alwan was allegedly killed alongside her two siblings when a rocket hit Rajo market in Afrin city on January 20th 2022 (Image via @anasanas84 / Twitter)
  • 1 of 4: "Hunger, cold, frost, displacement, lack of provisions and systematic bombing, what do we want? Oh God, make what is thrown at our people of shells and fire coolness and peace" @abo_alnoor_1977 posted on Twitter after Rajo city was attacked on January 20th 2022 (Twitter)
  • 2 of 4: "Hunger, cold, frost, displacement, lack of provisions and systematic bombing, what do we want? Oh God, make what is thrown at our people of shells and fire coolness and peace" @abo_alnoor_1977 posted on Twitter after Rajo city was attacked on January 20th 2022 (Twitter)
  • 3 of 4: "Hunger, cold, frost, displacement, lack of provisions and systematic bombing, what do we want? Oh God, make what is thrown at our people of shells and fire coolness and peace" @abo_alnoor_1977 posted on Twitter after Rajo city was attacked on January 20th 2022 (Twitter)
  • 4 of 4: "Hunger, cold, frost, displacement, lack of provisions and systematic bombing, what do we want? Oh God, make what is thrown at our people of shells and fire coolness and peace" @abo_alnoor_1977 posted on Twitter after Rajo city was attacked on January 20th 2022 (Twitter)
  • Up to 35 civilians were injured and up to seven civilians were killed when a rocket hit Rajo market in Afrin city on January 20th 2022 (Image via @Kalmuqdad / Twitter)
  • Up to 35 civilians were injured and up to seven civilians were killed when a rocket hit Rajo market in Afrin city on January 20th 2022 (Image via @mzmgr941 / Twitter)
  • Afrin Phoenix listed the number of civilians allegedly killed and injured after a rocket hit Rajo city in Afrin on January 20th 2022 (Image via Facebook)
  • Johnny Mansour, killed allegedly by a SDF or Syrian regime attack on Rajo market in Afrin city on January 20th 2022 (Image via The deaths of Afrin Area / Facebook)
  • Johnny Mansour, killed allegedly by a SDF or Syrian regime attack on Rajo market in Afrin city on January 20th 2022 (Image via Brave Samer / Facebook)
  • Mohamed Ibrahim, killed allegedly by a SDF or Syrian regime attack on Rajo market in Afrin city on January 20th 2022 (Image via Brave Samer / Facebook)
  • Mohamed Ibrahim, killed allegedly by a SDF or Syrian regime attack on Rajo market in Afrin city on January 20th 2022 (Image via Afrin)
  • Johnny Mansour, killed allegedly by a SDF or Syrian regime attack on Rajo market in Afrin city on January 20th 2022 (Image via Afrin News)
  • Johnny Mansour, killed allegedly by a SDF or Syrian regime attack on Rajo market in Afrin city on January 20th 2022 (Image via Afrin News)

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    Image of the dead and injured, who were injured and killed allegedly by a SDF or Syrian regime attack on Rajo market in Afrin city on January 20th 2022 (Image via Afrin News)
  • Fatima Muhammad Alwan, killed with her two siblings, allegedly after a SDF or Syrian regime rocket hit Rajo market in Afrin city on January 20th 2022 (Image via Rami Al Maree / Facebook)
  • Mohammed Ibrahim Alwan, killed with his two siblings, allegedly after a SDF or Syrian regime rocket hit Rajo market in Afrin city on January 20th 2022 (Image via Maaret al Nou’man lovers / Facebook)
  • Three siblings were allegedly killed when a SDF or Syrian regime rocket hit Rajo market in Afrin on January 20th 2022 (Image via Suliman Haj Suliman / Facebook)

Geolocation notes (2) [ collapse]

Reports of the incident mention the vicinity of Rajo street (شارع راجو) in Afrin (عفرين). Analysing audio-visual material from sources we have narrowed down the location to these exact coordinates: 36.511944, 36.864681.

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Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike and/or Artillery
  • Civilian infrastructure
    School
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    6 – 7
  • (5 children1–3 women)
  • Civilians reported injured
    16–35
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Contested
    Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.

Sources (65) [ collapse]

Incident Code

CS1975

Incident date

January 17, 2022

Location

الحوايج, Al Hawaij, Deir Ezzor, Syria

Geolocation

35.056389, 40.488056 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Up to two men were killed in an alleged Coalition and declared Syrian Democratic Forces’ airdrop operation on the village of Al-Hawaij on January 17/18, 2022. One of the men was identified as being a member of ISIS.

Euphrates Post reported that the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) with helicopter support from the Coalition carried out an airdrop operation in the village of Al-Hawaij that resulted in the death of Amjad Muhammad Al-Ways Al-Ayed “Abu Omar”. The SDF and Coalition targeted his home on the pretext that he possessed “booby-trapped motorcycles”.

Private sources told the Euphrates Post that Amjad Muhammad is a resident of the city of Al-Mayadin and was living in a house near the “Al-Hawi” area on the outskirts of the village, owned by Awad Al-Shatat, a resident of Al-Hawaij village. @DeirEzzorNow referred to Amjad Muhammad as being “displaced” from Al-Mayadin.

A tweet from @Sada_AlSharqieh reported that Amjad Muhammad was an ISIS leader and that he was killed after he clashed with the patrol and refused to surrender. Syrian Observatory for Human Rights also identified Amjad as an ISIS leader, the leader of a brigade operating in Deir Ezzor airport, and that weapons and explosive belts were found when searching the home that he hid in.

@DeirEzzorNow tweeted that in addition to Amjad Muhammad, Mohamed Alwes was killed. @DeirEzzor24 that Mohamed Alwes was also from the city of Al-Mayadin. None of the sources refer to Mohamed Alwes as being a militant. However, @SOJTF_LEVANT reported that “no other personnel were injured or taken off site”.

Enab Baladi identified that one person was arrested during the operation but didn’t provide any other details.

The Syrian Democratic Forces issued a statement that “one of the leaders of the terrorist organization ISIS was killed in the Al-Hawaij area, during a shooting operation initiated by the terrorist while our forces and the international coalition carried out a joint airdrop operation to arrest the aforementioned terrorist yesterday evening. The terrorist was involved in planning the attack on Ghweran prison in al-Hasakah, in November of last year, where our forces were able to thwart the plot and arrest a number of terrorists involved in it, including the leader of the cell, “Mohamed Abdel-Awwad,” as well as detonating two car bombs that were a cell belonging to the terrorist organization that had prepared To attack the prison and make holes in the main gate of the prison.”

Euphrates Post provided details that the operation took place at 10pm while @thawraa_syr reported that the raid took place around 2am.

The incident occured at approximately 10:00 pm local time.

The victims were named as:

Mohamed Alwes
Age unknown killed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • Cause of injury / death
    Small arms and light weapons
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    US-led Coalition
  • Known attacker
    Syrian Democratic Forces
  • Belligerents reported killed
    1

Sources (15) [ collapse]

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the village of Al Hawaij (الحوايج), for which the generic coordinates are: 35.056389, 40.488056. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

US-led Coalition Assessment:

  • Suspected belligerent
    US-led Coalition
  • US-led Coalition position on incident
    Not yet assessed

Syrian Democratic Forces Assessment:

  • Known belligerent
    Syrian Democratic Forces
  • Syrian Democratic Forces position on incident
    Not yet assessed

Original strike reports

Syrian Democratic Forces
Official source

One of the leaders of the terrorist organization ISIS was killed in Al-Hawaij area during a shooting operation initiated by the terrorist while our forces and the international coalition carried out a joint airdrop operation to arrest the aforementioned terrorist yesterday evening.
The terrorist had participated in planning the attack on Ghweran prison in Al-Hasakah in November last year, where our forces were able to thwart the scheme and arrest a number of terrorists involved in it, including the leader of the cell, Muhammad Abdul-Awwad, as well as detonating two car bombs that the terrorist organization cell had prepared to attack the prison and make holes in the prison. The main gate of the prison.
During a search of the house where the terrorist was hiding, our forces found a quantity of weapons and an explosive belt.
In another security operation, the Special Units of the Syrian Democratic Forces arrested a local leader of the terrorist organization ISIS in the Al-Alwa area in the Shaddadi countryside, south of Hasaka. The terrorist was active in transferring weapons to the organization's cells, attracting new members to its ranks, and planning operations to target military forces and service institutions.
During the operation, weapons, equipment and documents were confiscated from his possession.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • Cause of injury / death
    Small arms and light weapons
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    US-led Coalition
  • Known attacker
    Syrian Democratic Forces
  • Belligerents reported killed
    1

Sources (15) [ collapse]

Incident Code

YS120

Incident date

November 19, 2021

Location

عفرين, ِAfrin, Aleppo, Syria

Geolocation

36.511389, 36.864167 Note: The accuracy of this location is to City level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Between one and three civilians, including a woman, were killed and up to 17 others, including children, were injured in alleged Syrian Defense Forces shelling of Afrin on November 19, 2021.

Macro Media Center reported that one person was killed and a number of civilians were wounded in artillery shelling in Afrin without identifying who was responsible.

A tweet from @IdlibPlus later reported that the “number of victims of the missile strikes on the city of Afrin in the northern countryside of Aleppo has risen to 3, and more than 10 wounded”. Liveuamap also put the death toll at three while increasing the wounded to 13, including children.

Orient News quoted the Syrian Civil Defense as putting the final toll at three people, including a woman, killed and 17 others wounded, including children, as a result of Syrian Defense Forces shelling of Afrin with rocket launchers.

Syrian Civil Defense gave a similar casualty report of three people killed and 16 others wounded, in addition to identifying residential neighborhoods as the location of the shelling. Halab Today TV’s correspondent added that some of those that were injured were in critical condition.

The majority of sources, including Liveuamap, attributed the shelling to the Syrian Civil Defense while the Syrian Civil Defense identified the shelling as coming from “areas controlled by the regime forces and the Syrian Democratic Forces”. @ShahbaPress reported that rocker launchers as being used in the attack.

Shaam News reported that the Turkish and national armies responded to the shelling of Afrin by targeting SDF strongholds in the northern countryside with artillery shells, Katyusha and Grad rockets.

The incident occured in the evening.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1 – 3
  • (1 woman)
  • Civilians reported injured
    10–17
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.

Sources (11) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (14) [ collapse]

  • Damage caused by shelling of the city of Afrin on November 19, 2021. (Image posted by Macro Media Center)
  • Damage caused by shelling of the city of Afrin on November 19, 2021. (Image posted by Macro Media Center)
  • Damage caused by shelling of the city of Afrin on November 19, 2021. (Image posted by Macro Media Center)
  • Damage caused by shelling of the city of Afrin on November 19, 2021. (Image posted by Macro Media Center)
  • Damage caused by shelling of the city of Afrin on November 19, 2021. (Image posted by Macro Media Center)
  • Damage caused by shelling of the city of Afrin on November 19, 2021. (Image posted by Macro Media Center)
  • Damage caused by shelling of the city of Afrin on November 19, 2021. (Image posted by @SyrianCoalition)
  • Translation: The number of victims of the missile strikes on the city of Afrin in the northern countryside of Aleppo has risen to 3, and more than 10 wounded. (Image posted by @IdlibPlus)
  • Shelling of the city of Afrin on November 19, 2021. (Image posted by @ShahbaPress)
  • Damage caused by shelling of the city of Afrin on November 19, 2021. (Image posted by Orient News)
  • Damage caused by shelling of the city of Afrin on November 19, 2021. (Image posted by Syrian Civil Defense)
  • One of the victims of shelling of Afrin being treated by a White Helmet volunteer on November 19, 2021. (Image posted by Syrian Civil Defense)
  • Damage caused by shelling of the city of Afrin on November 19, 2021. (Image posted by Syrian Civil Defense)
  • One of the victims of shelling of Afrin being treated by a White Helmet volunteer on November 19, 2021. (Image posted by Syrian Civil Defense)

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the city of Afrin (عفرين), for which the generic coordinates are: 36.511389, 36.864167. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1 – 3
  • (1 woman)
  • Civilians reported injured
    10–17
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.

Sources (11) [ collapse]

Incident Code

CS1970

Incident date

November 8, 2021

Location

الصبحة, Al Sabha, Deir Ezzor, Syria

Geolocation

35.896421, 39.904919 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

At least one man was killed in an alleged Coalition and Syrian Defense Forces airdrop operation in the town of Al-Sabha on November 8th, 2021. Sources were conflicted as to whether the man killed was a civilians or a militant.

According to Euphrates Post, the Coalition and the Syrian Defense Forces carried out an airdrop operation at dawn on November 8th, 2021, which resulted in the killing of one person and the arrest of two others.

Local sources told Euphrates that the SDF raided the house of Abdul Nahar al-Majwal (nickname Abu Jarrah), an alleged arms dealer who was shot dead while trying to escape, and arrested two of his brothers, Fahd and Suleiman. The correspondent of the Step News Agency added that Fahd’s wife was also arrested in the operation.

Eye of Euphrates reported that Abu Jarrah was smuggling weapons to the Syrian regime and that he was killed by a bullet in his chest while a tweet from @Sada_AlSharqieh mentioned that Abu Jarrah had been accused of belong to ISIS and North Press Agency referred to him as a leader of ISIS. However, Syrian Observatory for Human Rights identified Abu Jarrah’s brother as being “a former weapons merchant arrested for dealing with ISIS” without mentioning that Abu Jarrah was associated with any militant activities.

@baznewz also referred to Abu Jarrah and his brother as formerly involved with ISIS and arms smuggling. Syrian Arab News Agency also reported that the two people killed in operations in al-Sabha and Fenijil (incident CS1970) were civilians and that the three people arrested in al-Sabha were civilians.

The operation lasted from 1:30am to around 2:30am.

The incident occured at 01:30:00 local time.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    0 – 1
  • Cause of injury / death
    Small arms and light weapons
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attackers
    US-led Coalition, Syrian Democratic Forces
  • Suspected target
    ISIS
  • Belligerents reported killed
    0–1

Sources (20) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (2) [ collapse]

  • Abdul Nahar al-Majwal (nickname Abu Jarrah), an alleged arms dealer who was shot dead in the town of Al-Sabha on November 8, 2021. (Image posted by Eye of Euphrates)

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the village of Al Sabha (الصبحة), for which the generic coordinates are: 35.896421, 39.904919. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

US-led Coalition Assessment:

  • Suspected belligerent
    US-led Coalition
  • US-led Coalition position on incident
    Not yet assessed

Syrian Democratic Forces Assessment:

  • Suspected belligerent
    Syrian Democratic Forces
  • Syrian Democratic Forces position on incident
    Not yet assessed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    0 – 1
  • Cause of injury / death
    Small arms and light weapons
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attackers
    US-led Coalition, Syrian Democratic Forces
  • Suspected target
    ISIS
  • Belligerents reported killed
    0–1

Sources (20) [ collapse]

Incident Code

YS119

Incident date

November 2, 2021

Location

قرف مغار, Qerf Maghar, Aleppo, Syria

Geolocation

36.682222, 38.0525 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

At least two girls were killed and three to four children were injured in alleged SDF shelling or unknown unexploded ordinances in the village of Qerf Maghar on November 2, 2021.

Zaman Al Wasl reported that two girls were killed and four other children were seriously injured in an unknown explosion in the village of “Qerf Maghar”. Their correspondent added that most of the children affected were from the same family and that the explosion could be the result of unexploded remnants, while other sources identified all of the children as being from the same family.

@Step_Agency tweeted that in addition to the two girls killed, three civilians were wounded and that the explosion was caused by a mortar shell launched by the Syrian Democratic Forces. However, @feryal222kakhi reported that the girls were killed by a hand grenade that they were playing with.

Syrian Observatory for Human Rights identified the location of the explosion as near the house of the village’s mayor.

Sources were conflicted as to whether the explosion was caused by shelling from SDF forces or an unexploded ordinance/landmine.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2
  • (2 children)
  • Civilians reported injured
    4
  • Causes of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Planted explosives and unexploded ordnance (UXO)
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Syrian Democratic Forces

Sources (19) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (1) [ collapse]

  • A White Helmet volunteer finds a shoe at the site of an explosion that killed two children and injured four others in the countryside of Jarabulus on November 2, 2021. (Image posted by Syrian Civil Defense)

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the village of Qarf Maghar (قرف مغار), for which the generic coordinates are: 36.682222, 38.0525. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

Syrian Democratic Forces Assessment:

  • Suspected belligerent
    Syrian Democratic Forces
  • Syrian Democratic Forces position on incident
    Not yet assessed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2
  • (2 children)
  • Civilians reported injured
    4
  • Causes of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Planted explosives and unexploded ordnance (UXO)
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Syrian Democratic Forces

Sources (19) [ collapse]

Incident Code

CS1968

Incident date

October 27, 2021

Location

الصبحة, Al Sabha, Deir Ezzor, Syria

Geolocation

35.896421, 39.904919 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

A male civilian, co-chair of the Deir Ezzor Civil Council, was shot and killed by alleged Coalition forces and/or Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in on October 27, 2021.

According to a tweet from @Sada_AlSharqieh, a media organization covering Eastern Syria, Samer Al-Abdullah, the co-chair of the Deir Ezzor Civil Council, in charge of running the affairs of the Health Committee in the Council, was killed in an airdrop operation carried out by the Coalition forces and Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF).

@DeirEzzor24 reported that Samer Al-Abdullah was killed by mistake when SDF forces were searching for a wanted person, adding that Samer was a member of the Future Syria Party affiliated with the administration.

The correspondent of the “Ein al-Furat” network said that the SDF Asayish carried out a landing operation to arrest a person named Shayesh al-Hassan. “When al-Hassan fled, the deputy co-presidency of the Deir Ezzor Civil Council, in charge of the affairs of the Health Committee, left his house, thinking that the shooting was on his house and that he should flee from it, which prompted the Asayish forces to shoot him, killing him instantly.” @baznewz named the target of the operation to be the sons of “Salem al-Baghdeh,” Abu Younis, a leader in the Islamic State.

However, @humam_isa reported that the shooting came after misleading information reached the Coalition forces. @Sada_AlSharqieh tweeted that Samer Al-Abdullah had been threatened by several parties who wanted him to leave work in the Civil Council and Nedaa Post stated that the SDF had arrested other members of the council. Ida2at even added that there were accusations that the SDF intended to kill Samer and it was part of an “assassination operation”. The “Al-Shaitat official” page quoted a source as saying that “Al-Abdullah is an educated person who knows that anyone who goes out during a raid or landing operation is targeted, and therefore he will not put himself at risk to look at the raid, which makes it likely that the cadres will arrange the operation to get rid of him.”

Sources were conflicted as to what time the event occurred, with @EuphratesPost pinpointing the raid to dawn while Jisr TV reported that the shooting occurred in the evening.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Samer Al-Abdullah سامر العبد الله
Adult male killed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 man)
  • Cause of injury / death
    Small arms and light weapons
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attackers
    US-led Coalition, Syrian Democratic Forces
  • Suspected target
    ISIS

Sources (28) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (4) [ collapse]

  • Samer Al-Abdullah, the co-chair of the Deir Ezzor Civil Council, killed in an alleged Coalition airdrop operation on October 27, 2021. (Image posted by @Sada_AlSharqieh)
  • Samer Al-Abdullah, the co-chair of the Deir Ezzor Civil Council, killed in an alleged Coalition airdrop operation on October 27, 2021. (Image posted by @DeirEzzorNow)
  • The official in the Civil Council of the "Self-Administration", Samer Al-Abdullah, was killed "by mistake", during a raid carried out by the international coalition forces and "SDF" near his house in a town in Deir ez-Zor governorate, targeting ISIS cells. (Image posted by @AsharqNewsSYR)

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    Graphic image of Samer Al-Abdullah, the co-chair of the Deir Ezzor Civil Council, killed in an alleged Coalition airdrop operation on October 27, 2021. (Image posted by @baznewz)

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the village of Al Sabha (الصبحة), for which the generic coordinates are: 35.896421, 39.904919. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

US-led Coalition Assessment:

  • Suspected belligerent
    US-led Coalition
  • US-led Coalition position on incident
    Not yet assessed

Syrian Democratic Forces Assessment:

  • Suspected belligerent
    Syrian Democratic Forces
  • Syrian Democratic Forces position on incident
    Not yet assessed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 man)
  • Cause of injury / death
    Small arms and light weapons
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attackers
    US-led Coalition, Syrian Democratic Forces
  • Suspected target
    ISIS

Sources (28) [ collapse]

Incident Code

CS1966

Incident date

October 16, 2021

Location

الزر, Al Zir, Deir Ezzor, Syria

Geolocation

35.12527, 40.42864 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

At least one young man was killed in a Coalition and Syrian Democratic Forces operation in the village of Al Zir on October 16, 2021.

According to Euphrates Post, five people were arrested in a security operation carried out by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) with the support of the Coalition: Muhammad Khader Al-Rathi, Ayman Khader Al-Rathi, Moamen Khidr Al-Rathi, Jawad Ali Al-Ahmad Al-Khalaf, Moaz Ali Al-Ahmad Al-Khalaf. A man named Abdullah Ayad al-Khater, 25 years old, was also killed during the raid.

Step News Agency identified two young men as being killed in the raid after being shot by SDF forces.

Al Khabour News added the name Abdelwahab Ghanem Al-Rudaini to the list of people that were arrested during the raid and @humam_isa added the name Thaer Ghanem Al-Rudaini.

Zaytoun Agency reported that the SDF and Coalition forces raided the village of Al Zir “under the pretext of pursuing ISIS cells”, entering the village with a convoy of more than 20 armored vehicles with air cover from the Coalition. Civilian Abdullah Ayad al-Khater was said to be killed for violating the curfew that was imposed on residents and overall, 120 people were arrested and some of them were arrested while others were held for interrogation.

Syrian Documentation Center detailed that the “SDF gunmen deliberately shot a person who was standing near the house, which led to his death instantly”, adding that the SDF did not comment or explain why they killed the civilian who was not trying to escape or resist arrest.

Syrian Arab News Agency identified the man that was killed as being a civilian and added that 10 of the village’s locals were arrested and taken to a nearby location. Al-Tariq News put the number of people arrested in the raids at eight while Step News Agency added that 10 minors under the age of 18 were among those arrested and that the detainees were severely beaten before they were tied up and transported by the Coalition helicopters.

The Coalition has not released a statement on this incident.

The incident occured around dawn.

The victims were named as:

Abdullah Ayad al-Khater عبدالله عيادة الخاطر
25 years old male killed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1 – 2
  • (1–2 men)
  • Causes of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attackers
    Syrian Democratic Forces, US-led Coalition
  • Suspected target
    ISIS

Sources (22) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (1) [ collapse]

  • Image of Abdullah Ayad al-Khater, killed during a raid by Coalition and SDF forces on October 16, 2021. (Image posted by the Syrian Network for Human Rights)

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the village of Al Zir (الزر), for which the generic coordinates are: 35.12527, 40.42864. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

Syrian Democratic Forces Assessment:

  • Suspected belligerent
    Syrian Democratic Forces
  • Syrian Democratic Forces position on incident
    Not yet assessed

US-led Coalition Assessment:

  • Suspected belligerent
    US-led Coalition
  • US-led Coalition position on incident
    Not yet assessed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1 – 2
  • (1–2 men)
  • Causes of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attackers
    Syrian Democratic Forces, US-led Coalition
  • Suspected target
    ISIS

Sources (22) [ collapse]