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Incident Date
11 October 2019
Incident Code
TS310
Location
قامشلي, Qamishli, Al Hassakah, Syria
At least one civilian was killed and six others were injured in alleged Turkish shelling on the largest bakery of the city of Qamishli, as reported by local sources. @y_ozgurpolitika reported that the bakery is located in a park in the city center. According to Hawar News Agency, the automatic bakery provides bread to half of the…
Summary
Published
11 October 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1–3
Civilians reported injured
4–6
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
10 October 2019
Incident Code
YS034
Location
Akçakale, Sanliurfa, Türkiye
Between two and four civilians, including a baby, were reportedly killed and 17 civilians were injured in a rocket and mortar attack on the Turkish border town of Akçakale, Şanlıurfa on October 10th, 2019, according to local media sources. Conflicting reports blame the SDF, YPG or the PKK for the incident. According to @ragipsoylu, the…
Summary
Published
10 October 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
3–4
Civilians reported injured
17
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
YPG
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Incident Date
10–13 October, 2019
Incident Code
TS339a
Location
منبج / عين العرب / كوباني, M4 Highway, between Manbij and Kobani, Al Hassakah, Syria
Kurdish civilians were summarily executed by Turkish forces on the M4 highway in north east Syria, according to local media. Video shared by @zana_med on twitter shows Turkey-backed militants near bodies of two civilians that they executed earlier on the M4 highway in Hassakah governroate. The date of the summary execution is not known but…
Summary
Published
13 October 2019
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
10 October 2019
Incident Code
TS306A
Location
راس العين, Ras al Ain, Al Hassakah, Syria
Two civilians were reported killed in an alleged Turkish forces artillery strike on Ras Al Ain in Hasaka on October 10th 2019, according to local media sources. According to the Syrian Network for Human Rights (SN4HR), Khalaf al Habloush and Khatib Sofi Hammi were killed in the attack.
Summary
Published
10 October 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
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
TS306C
Location
علي باجلية, Baciliye/El-Elî Baciliye, Al Hassakah, Syria
Four civilians were reported killed and four others injured in an alleged Turkish forces airstrike on Baciliye village in Tal Abyad on October 10th 2019, according to local media sources. @PLisboaab said the attack occurred at 18:50 local time.
Summary
Published
10 October 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
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
10 October 2019
Incident Code
TS306D
Location
عين عيسى, Ain Issa, Raqqa, Syria
One civilian was reported wounded with burns likely caused by Turkey's use of White Phosphorus in Ain Issa, Aleppo in Syria on October 10th, 2019 according to a report by the Times. No further details available.
Summary
Published
10 October 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
10 October 2019
Incident Code
YS033
Location
Ceylanpınar, Sanliurfa, Türkiye
One or two children died and between two and six civilians were injured after an alleged YPG mortar strike on Ceylanpınar in Şanlıurfa, Turkey on October 10th 2019, according to local media sources. The official Twitter account of the municipality of Ceylanpınar (@cpbelediyesi) reported that the 11-year-old boy Elif Terim died of his injuries. However, @Burak40188428 …
Summary
Published
10 October 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
2–6
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
YPG
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Incident Date
10 October 2019
Incident Code
TS301
Location
En route to Girê Spî/ Tal Abyad, Raqqa, Syria
Three to five civilians were reported killed and many others injured in an alleged Turkish forces airstrike on a civilians' convoy on the way from Raqqa to Tal Abyad city, on October 10th 2019, according to local media sources. The sources said the civilians were heading to Tal Abyad to participate in a protest against…
Summary
Published
10 October 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
5–10
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
10 October 2019
Incident Code
TS303
Location
الدرباسية, Between Qeremi and Dirbêsiyê, Al Hassakah, Syria
One child was reported injured in an alleged Turkish forces airstrike on the area between the village of Qeremi and the town center on the Serêkaniyê road, on October 10th 2019 according to local media sources.
Summary
Published
10 October 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
10 October 2019
Incident Code
TS304
Location
Qamishli: Qidurbek, Al Hassakah, Syria
Three civilians including a child and a woman died in an alleged Turkish forces airstrike on Qidurbek neighbourhood in Qamishli - Hasaka governorate on October 10th 2019, accoridng to local sources. Smart News said that two civilians "were injured in Turkish artillery shelling on Qidurbek neighbourhood in al-Qamishli city of Hasaka." ANHA reported that Beşir…
Summary
Published
10 October 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
10 October 2019
Incident Code
TS305
Location
Nayif Girê, Al Hassakah, Syria
A civilian was reported injured in an alleged Turkish forces airstrike on Nayif Girê village in Qamishli, on October 10th 2019, according to local media sources. The victim was named as Mihemed Ehmed El-Hemadî.
Summary
Published
10 October 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
10 October 2019
Incident Code
TS306
Location
القامشلي, Qadourbek neighborhood, Al Hassakah, Syria
Four civilians including one child and two elderly women were reported killed and nine other civilians injured in an alleged Turkish forces shelling on Qadourbek neighborhood in Qamishli, on October 10th, 2019, according to local media sources. Mohammed Yousif Hussein was reported killed, and his sister Sara Yousif Hussein, lost a leg in the attack.…
Summary
Published
10 October 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
9
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
10 October 2019
Incident Code
TS305A
Location
القامشلي, Qamishli, Al Hassakah, Syria
Ten named civilians including two women were reported injured in alleged Turkish forces airstrikes on different areas in Qamishli city on October 10th, 2019 according to local media sources and the Kurdish Red Crescent.
Summary
Published
10 October 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
10
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
10 October 2019
Incident Code
YS035
Location
Nusaybin, Mardin, Türkiye
Three civilians, one woman and her two daughters, were killed and around 24 people were injured in alleged YPG or PKK mortar attacks on the city of Nusaybin, Mardin province, Turkey, as reported by Anadolu Agency. Fatima Yildiz (48) and her two daughters Leila (15) and Amina (12) were reportedly killed in the attack. @barispinariOP…
Summary
Published
10 October 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
24–40
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
YPG
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Incident Date
10 October 2019
Incident Code
TS305B
Location
أشميا, Ashmia, Aleppo, Syria
One civilian was reported injured in an alleged Turkish forces airstrike or artillery strike on Ashmia village in Kobane - Aleppo governorate on October 10th, 2019 according to local sources (Kurdish Red Crescent). The injured civilian was named as Shahin Omar Kersh - Age unknown. No further details are currently available.
Summary
Published
10 October 2019
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
10 October 2019
Incident Code
YS036
Location
Birecik, Sanliurfa, Türkiye
Two civilians, including a child, were injured after alleged YPG or PKK mortar strikes on the district of Birecik, according to local sources. Anadolu Agency reported: "According to information collected by the Anadolu Agency, shells fired by YPK / PKKA from the areas of their control on the Syrian side resulted in the injury of…
Summary
Published
10 October 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
YPG
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Incident Date
10 October 2019
Incident Code
YS037
Location
منطقة الصناعة, Al Sina'a neighbourhood, Aleppo, Syria
Between 1 and 3 civilians were reportedly injured by alleged YPG/SDF/PKK artillery strikes on Al Sina'a neighbourhood in Afrin city, on October 10th 2019, according to local media sources. According to AA News, the attack was launched from Tal Refa'at, which the YPG controls. Whereas AA News reported 1 wounded civilian, Qasioun News reported 3…
Summary
Published
10 October 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
1–3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
YPG
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Incident Date
10 October 2019
Incident Code
YS038
Location
مارع, Mare, Aleppo, Syria
Up to three civilians, including a woman and a child, were reportedly injured in an alleged YPG/PKK artillery strike on Mare, Aleppo governorate on October 10th, 2019, according to local sources. Anadolu Agency reported 3 wounded. @SyriaCivilDefe reported that a woman and a child were injured as the result of rocket shelling. A member of…
Summary
Published
10 October 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
2–3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
YPG
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Incident Date
9 October 2019
Incident Code
TS292
Location
Mishrafa village, Al Hassakah, Syria
In the first civilian casualty incident for "Operation Peace Spring" - Turkey's offensive on Kurdish-led militias in northeast Syria - one or two civilians were killed and a further two injured in Mishrafa village, according to various sources on the ground. All known sources attributed responsibility to Turkish airstrikes and reported that two civilians were…
Summary
Published
9 October 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
9 October 2019
Incident Code
YS029
Location
مخيم الجبل, Al Jabal camp near Jarablus, Aleppo, Syria
One civilian was killed and seven others were wounded by alleged Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) or YPG shelling of Al Jabal camp near the city of Jarablus, Aleppo governorate, on October 9th 2019. According to the director of the Syrian Civil Defense media office, Ibrahim Abu Al Laith, two women and a child were among the…
Summary
Published
9 October 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
5–7
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
YPG
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Incident Date
9 October–10 December, 2019
Incident Code
TS306B
Location
الزيتونة, Al Zeytuniyyah, Al Hassakah, Syria
One woman was reported killed and several other civilians including children injured in an alleged Turkish forces artillery strike on Al Zeytouniyah in Qamishli, on October 9th or 10th 2019, according to local media sources. The Investigative Journal reported: "Qamishlo, Syria-based journalist Baderkhan Ahmad tells the Investigative Journal about Turkey’s assault on northeastern Syria, including…
Summary
Published
10 October 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
1–3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
9 October 2019
Incident Code
TS293
Location
Ras al-Ain, Al Hassakah, Syria
One civilian died and at least five more were wounded in alleged Turkish shelling in the vicinity of Ras al-Ain, local media reported. @NPA_SY tweeted: "Five civilians were injured,and taken to Lekirin hospital in Tal-Tamr west of Hasakah, after being hit by Turkish artillery shelling on the city of Ras al-Ain and surrounding villages." According…
Summary
Published
9 October 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
5–13
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
9 October 2019
Incident Code
TS294
Location
Mabrouka IDP camp, Ras al-Ain, Al Hassakah, Syria
@NPA_SY tweeted: that the SDF Press Office said "a child lost his life in Mabrouka IDP camp, Ras al-Ain, due to the difficulty of moving him to hospital following Turkish indiscriminate shelling". Hawar news agency also reported the death of a child.
Summary
Published
9 October 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
9 October 2019
Incident Code
TS295
Location
Mitkalta village, Tal Abyad, Raqqa, Syria
Two or three civilians from the same family - a father, mother, and their child - died in an alleged Turkish strike on Matkalat village in the countryside of Tal Abyad area in the northern countryside of Al-Raqqah, according to local media. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said that "three people, a man, his…
Summary
Published
9 October 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
2–3
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
9 October 2019
Incident Code
YS030
Location
جرابلس, Jarabulus, Aleppo, Syria
One person was killed and an unknown number of others were wounded after alleged SDF artillery and rocket shelling on the city of Jarablus, Aleppo governorate, on October 9th 2019. SyriaTV reported that one civilian was killed and others were injured after rocket shelling in the city center by SDF forces stationed in the village…
Summary
Published
9 October 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military actors reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
YPG
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Incident Date
9 October 2019
Incident Code
YS031
Location
عفرين, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria
Two civilians were wounded in the city of Afrin, Aleppo governorate, by alleged SDF shelling, according to local media. Al Araby said: "Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) militias bombed the city of Afrin in the northern countryside of Aleppo, resulting in two civilian casualties." Further information is not available to Airwars at this moment.
Summary
Published
9 October 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
YPG
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Incident Date
9–10 October, 2019
Incident Code
YS032
Location
مارع, Mare’, Aleppo, Syria
An unknown number of civilians were reportedly wounded after alleged YPG artillery strikes on the opposition-held city of Mare' in the countryside of Aleppo. @shamelnews tweeted that the strike injured civilians, but it remains unclear how many. @so_ria98 also tweeted that civilian casualties had been reported after strikes from the "nearby headquarters of the Kurdish…
Summary
Published
9 October 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
YPG
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Incident Date
9 October 2019
Incident Code
TS296
Location
Tirbe-Sipi, Eastern Qamishli, Al Hassakah, Syria
One civilian died and up to 10 more were injured in alleged Turkish shelling on Tirbe-Sipi, Eastern Qamishli, according to local media. @NPA_SY reported one civilian death - and the injury of six more. Other sources put the number of wounded at four or five. Yehya Ibrahim Aljasem, 25-years-old, was named as killed. Buyerpress noted…
Summary
Published
9 October 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
8–10
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
9 October 2019
Incident Code
TS297
Location
al-Basheriyah, Qamishli, Al Hassakah, Syria
Up to three civilians including a woman were reported killed and many more wounded in alleged Turkish shelling of a Christian neighbourhood in al-Basheriyah, Qamishli, sources said. Reports claimed that the shells landed on civilian homes and fires broke out. Multiple reports published graphic images of casualties. @NPA_SY said that a Kurdish civilian died and…
Summary
Published
9 October 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1–3
Civilians reported injured
9–20
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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