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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

2 September 2021

Incident Code

TI068

Location

سيدان, Sidan, Duhok, Iraq
Between two and three civilians were injured in an alleged Turkish strike on Sidan village, Amadiya District on September 2, 2021. Alyaum TV and Christian Peacemaker Teams reported that Haji Abdullah, 55, and Saber Omar, 45, were wounded. A security source told Mawazine News that the Turkish bombing resulted in the injury of three civilians.…

Summary

Published
2 September 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported injured
2–3
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

30 August 2021

Incident Code

YS115

Location

عفرين, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria
Between five and eight civilians, including four to five children, were injured in alleged Syrian Democratic Forces strikes on Afrin on August 30, 2021. Syrian Civil Defense reported that seven civilians, including four children, were injured in missile shelling carried out by the alleged Syrian Democratic Forces. The "Zaman Al-Wasl" correspondent also put the toll at…

Summary

Published
30 August 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported injured
5–8
Military Actor
YPG
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Incident Date

29 August 2021

Incident Code

IRS012

Location

طريق السد, Tareeq Al Sad, Daraa, Syria
Between two and three civilians, including two men from the same family, were killed and up to four others were wounded in alleged Iranian or regime surface-to-surface missile strikes and artillery shelling on Tareeq al-Sad on August 29, 2021. According to Syrian Civil Defense (SCD), two civilians were killed and four others were injured in…

Summary

Published
29 August 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
2–3
Civilians reported injured
2–4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Iranian Military
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Incident Date

29 August 2021

Incident Code

IRS011

Location

جلين, Jillen, Daraa, Syria
Between one and two civilians, including a woman, were killed and four others, including a woman, were injured in alleged Iranian or regime strikes on Jillin on August 29, 2021. According to Syrian Civil Defense, two civilians were killed and four others were injured in missile and artillery shelling by the regime in the neighborhoods…

Summary

Published
29 August 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Iranian Military
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Incident Date

26 August 2021

Incident Code

RS4634

Location

طفس, Tafas, Daraa, Syria
A major bombardment of the town of Tafas in Daraa caused up to three civilian deaths and up to six more injuries, according to extensive local reporting. Both the Assad regime and to a lesser extend Russia were blamed for the attacks. Horan Free Media, citing its local correspondent, initially described the death of one…

Summary

Published
26 August 2021
Strike Type
Artillery
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
2–3
Civilians reported injured
5–6
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

24 August 2021

Incident Code

USYEMBi002

Location

Yemen
Two alleged members of Al Qaeda were killed in US airstrikes in Yemen sometime before August 24, 2021. According to a Facebook post from Mushir Al Mashrai, Al-Qaeda organization in Yemen mourned Rashid Al-Ghazali and his brother Abu Asim, who said that they were killed in an American raid. A tweet from @GhalebM0nz1i7 reported that the…

Summary

Published
24 August 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike
Military actors reported killed
2
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

24 August 2021

Incident Code

USSOM343

Location

Cammaara, Mudug, Somalia
The brief recapture by al Shabaab of the strategic town of Amara on the morning of August 24th was reversed by Somali ground forces, assisted by a US airstrike. Up to 90 militants and five government soldiers were killed in the strike, according to the Somali government and state media. Amara had been held by…

Summary

Published
24 August 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Military actors reported killed
67–95
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

24 August 2021

Incident Code

RS4633

Location

كفرنبل, Kafr Nabl, Idlib, Syria
Up to five civilians including a child were reported injured in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on Kafr Nabl in Idlib on August 24th, 2019. @oHA8k9FRkEve1LK reported the Syrian Civil Defence saying "Five people, including a child, were injured as a result of two air strikes by warplanes targeting 3 residential neighbourhoods and a…

Summary

Published
24 August 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

23 August 2021

Incident Code

TS472

Location

الدردارة, Al Dardarah , Al Hassakah, Syria
At least two civilians, including a woman, were injured in alleged Turkish shelling of al-Dardarah village on August 23, 2021. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, "a young man and a woman were injured due to Turkish bombardment on al-Dardarah village". Nabd News provided the names of the civilians injured: Amena Al Faris…

Summary

Published
23 August 2021
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date

23 August 2021

Incident Code

RS4632

Location

درعا البلد, Daraa Al Balad, Daraa, Syria
At least one civilian was killed and six other civilians were injured in alleged Russian or regime or Iranian strikes on Daraa Al Balad on August 23, 2021. A tweet from @Almohrar1 reported that the young man Yazn Al-Omari was killed in the strikes on Daraa Al Balad. @omar_alharir added that a number of civilians were…

Summary

Published
23 August 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
6
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military, Iranian Military
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Incident Date

23 August 2021

Incident Codes

IRS010 RS4631

Location

تقاد, Taqad, Aleppo, Syria
At least one child was injured in alleged Russian or regime or Iranian shelling of Taqad on August 23, 2021. According to the Syrian Civil Defense, a child was injured during artillery shelling of the  village of Taqad. All other sources that reported on civilian harm identified one child as being injured in the shelling…

Summary

Published
23 August 2021
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
Russian Military, Iranian Military
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Incident Date

20 August 2021

Incident Code

RS4630

Location

كفرنوران, Kafr Nouran, Aleppo, Syria
At least one child was killed and her sibling, another child, was injured in alleged Russian or regime strikes on a cemetery in Kafr Nouran on August 20, 2021. The Syrian Civil Defense reported that two children, Muhammad Subhi Darwish, 9, and his sister, Huda, 8, were injured in the town of Kafr Noran. Both…

Summary

Published
20 August 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
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

20 August 2021

Incident Code

RS4629

Location

كنصفرة, Kansafra, Idlib, Syria
At least four children from the same family were killed and their mother and two other men were injured in alleged Russian or regime or Iranian strikes on Kansafra on August 20, 2021. Syrian Civil Defense reported "four children from one family were killed, and two civilians were injured, this morning, Friday, August 20, by artillery…

Summary

Published
20 August 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
2–5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military, Iranian Military
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Incident Date

20 August 2021

Incident Codes

TI066 YI001

Location

بنكي, Banke village, Duhok, Iraq
Two Iraqi tourists were killed in an alleged Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) IED or Turkish air or artillery strike near the village of Banke, Batifa sub-district on August 20th, 2021, according to local sources. Their bodies were missing until Kurdish and Iraqi security forces found them on August 22nd. The security source told Shafaq News…

Summary

Published
20 August 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military, YPG
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Incident Date

19–20 August, 2021

Incident Code

ISSY019

Location

قارة, Qarah, Rif Dimashq, Syria
At least four civilians, including a young man, were killed and three to four others were injured in alleged Israeli airstrikes or Syrian regime air defense strikes on Qarah on August 19/20, 2021. Sources reported that four additional members of Hezbollah were killed in the strikes. A tweet from @SARASALLOUM963 quoted the Head of Qara…

Summary

Published
19 August 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
3–4
Military actors reported killed
4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

19 August 2021

Incident Code

RS4628

Location

بلشون, Balshoun, Idlib, Syria
At least five civilians, including three children and their mother in addition to another child, were killed and two to four other civilians, including a child, were injured in alleged Russian or regime strikes on Balshoun on August 19, 2021. Syrian Civil Defense reported on "the killing of three children, their mother and another child,…

Summary

Published
19 August 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
5
Civilians reported injured
2–4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

18–19 August, 2021

Incident Code

YS114

Location

الكريدية, Al Karidiya, Aleppo, Syria
Between one and two civilians, including a girl and a woman, were killed and up to seven members of their family, including two women and a child, were injured in alleged Syrian Democratic Forces or regime strikes on Al Karidiya on August 18/19, 2021. The Syrian Civil Defense reported about "the killing of a woman,…

Summary

Published
18 August 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
5–7
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
YPG
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Incident Date

18 August 2021

Incident Codes

YS113 RS4627

Location

عفرين, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria
At least three civilians, including one to two women and a child, were killed and three to four others were injured in alleged Syrian Democratic Forces or Russian or regime strikes on Afrin on August 18, 2021. The Syrian Network for Human Rights reported that "three civilians, including a child and a woman, were killed…

Summary

Published
18 August 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
3–4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military, YPG
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Incident Date

17 August 2021

Incident Code

TS471

Location

ابو راسين, Abu Rasin, Al Hassakah, Syria
Between one and two civilians, including a woman and a child, were killed and between 10 and 20 others, including two women and two children, were injured in alleged Turkish airstrikes on Zirgan on August 17, 2021. According to North Press Agency (NPA), at least one civilian was killed and between 10 and 20 others…

Summary

Published
17 August 2021
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
10–20
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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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

16 August 2021

Incident Code

RS4626

Location

بلشون, Balshoun, Idlib, Syria
A least one man was killed and one to two other civilians were killed in alleged Russian or regime strikes on the town of Balshoun on August 16, 2021. Sources are contested as to whether the man killed was a civilian or a belligerent. The correspondent for @HalabTodayTV reported that a civilian was killed in…

Summary

Published
16 August 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or 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
Russian Military
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Incident Date

14 August 2021

Incident Code

RS4625

Location

كفرتعال, Kafr Taal, Aleppo, Syria
Up to two civilians, including a woman and a child, were injured in alleged Russian or regime or Iranian strikes on Kafr Taal village on August 14, 2021. According to the Syrian Civil Defense, "a two-year-old child was injured by missile strikes by the regime and Russia forces, this morning, Saturday, August 14, targeting civilian homes…

Summary

Published
14 August 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military, Iranian Military
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Incident Date

11 August 2021

Incident Code

RS4624

Location

كفر نوران, Kafr Nouran, Idlib, Syria
At least one civilian was injured in alleged Russian or regime artillery and machine gun fire on the village of Kafr Nouran on August 11, 2021. @spc_fr reported that "a civilian was injured as the #regime forces bombed the village of #Kafr Noran in the western countryside of #Aleppo with heavy machine guns". Other sources reported…

Summary

Published
11 August 2021
Strike Type
Artillery, Ground operation
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

11 August 2021

Incident Code

RS4623

Location

برزة, Barze, Idlib, Syria
At least one civilian was killed in alleged Russian or regime strikes on Barze on August 11, 2021. According to the Syrian Civil Defense (SCD), "a civilian was killed while he was collecting firewood, in artillery shelling by the Assad regime forces targeting the surrounding mountains of Barzeh". The correspondent for Zaman Al Wasl reported that…

Summary

Published
11 August 2021
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

10 August 2021

Incident Code

TI064b

Location

باصل, Bosal, Duhok, Iraq
One civilian was seriously injured in an alleged Turkish artillery strike on Bosal village in Darkar sub-district, Dohuk Province on August 10 th 2021, according to one source. Christian Peacemakers Teams reported that Abdulrahman Yousif, 55, from the village of Bosal, was severely injured while picking figs in his orchard. The strike occurred at 15:50…

Summary

Published
10 August 2021
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date

10 August 2021

Incident Code

RS4622

Location

معرزاف, Maarzaf, Idlib, Syria
One civilian was killed in regime and/or Russian shelling in the village of Maarzaf on August 10, 2021, multiple sources reported. Four sources also reported injuries from the incident, but none gave any estimate of how many. Little information was given on the identity of the person killed. SY-24 reported the victim was a man.…

Summary

Published
10 August 2021
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

10 August 2021

Incident Code

RS4621

Location

تديل, Tadel, Aleppo, Syria
Up to two children were killed in regime and/or Russian shelling in the village of Tadel in the countryside of Aleppo on August 10th, 2021, according to multiple sources. The majority of sources reported the death of one child and the injury of two of her siblings. The child who died was named by four…

Summary

Published
10 August 2021
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

8 August 2021

Incident Code

RS4620

Location

عين لاروز, Ain Larouz, Idlib, Syria
At least one civilians was killed and three others, including a child, were injured in alleged Russian, Iranian or regime artillery shelling on the town of Ain Larouz on August 8, 2021. @syriapostnew1 reported that "a civilian was killed and 3 others were wounded as a result of artillery shelling by the Syrian regime forces targeting…

Summary

Published
8 August 2021
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military, Iranian Military
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