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ديرسنبل,, Deir Sinbul, Idlib, Syria

At least one woman suffered a psychological injury following alleged Russian and/or Syrian regime shelling of the village of Deir Sinbul on August 18, 2023. The Syrian Civil Defense (@SyriaCivilDefe) reported that a woman suffered a nervous breakdown after artillery shelling reportedly carried out by the Syrian regime and Russian forces struck the village of…

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Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Russian Military

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معارة النعسان, Maaret Al Nassan, Aleppo, Syria

On August 16th, 2023, at least one civilian was injured in shelling allegedly carried out by the Syrian regime and/or Russian forces in the Syrian village of Maarat Al-Nassan. The Syrian Civil Defense (@SyriaCivilDefe) reported that a civilian was injured by artillery shelling carried out by the Syrian regime and Russian forces, adding that their…

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Civilians reported injured

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Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Russian Military

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راس العين, Ras Al Ayn, Al Hassakah, Syria

On the 16th of August, 2023, at least four civilians, including a child and a woman, were injured in an outbreak of violence between two reportedly Turkish backed armed factions in the Al Mahatta neighborhood of the city of Ras Al Ayn, in Syria’s Al Hasakah Governorate. The clashes allegedly began after raids carried out…

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Artillery, Ground operation

Civilians reported injured

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Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Turkish Military

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سرمين, Sarmin, Idlib, Syria

At least one woman was injured in a residential area on the western outskirts of the city of Sarmin, east of Idlib, because of alleged shelling by Syrian Regime and/or Russian forces in the evening of Wednesday August 16th 2023. The Syrian Civil Defence and Baladi News reported that civilian property was damaged, a number…

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Civilians reported injured

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Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Russian Military

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in a remote area near Cali Heele, Galguduud, Somalia

Five al-Shabaab militants were reportedly killed by declared US airstrikes near Cali Heele in the Galgaduud region on August 15, 2023 AFRICOM released a statement that "At the request of the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command conducted a collective self-defense airstrike in a remote area near Cali Heele, approximately 244 kilometers North East…

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Military actors reported killed

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Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

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Bandar Jadiid and Fanoole villages in the town of Jilib, Middle Juba, Somalia

Four civilians, three women and a child, were killed and four other civilians, one woman and three children, were injured by alleged Kenyan airstrikes on Jilib on August 15, 2023. Somali journalist Mahamuud Hassan (@xuquuqda1) reported that Kenyan airstrikes on Bandar Jadiid and Fanoole villages in the town of Jilib resulted in the death of…

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Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

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Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Kenyan Defense Forces

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قرية ام الكيف, village of Um al-Kaif, Al Hassakah, Syria

At least one civilian was wounded by a mortar strike suspected to have been carried out by the Turkish armed forces on the village of Um al-Kaif in the Tal Tamr countryside on August 9, 2023. Hawar News reported that Daham Ahmed Muhammad, aged 26, was wounded by shrapnel and taken to Martyr Likrin Hospital…

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Civilians reported injured

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Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Turkish Military

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تديل, Tadel, Aleppo, Syria

On August 9th 2023, a civilian was killed and at least one other civilian, a child, was slightly injured, as a result of artillery shelling by Syrian regime and/or Russia forces on the village of Tadel, west of Aleppo. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that an elderly civilian was killed and a child…

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Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

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Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Russian Military

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مخيم كويت الرحمة, Kuwait Al Rahma camp, Aleppo, Syria

On the evening of Wednesday 9 August, 2023, one civilian was reportedly killed and five to seven others, including three children and a woman, were injured by a missile strike on the Kuwait Al Rahma camp for displaced persons in Jabal Teranda, Afrin. The strike reportedly came from areas controlled by the regime forces and…

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IDP or Refugee Camp

Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

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Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

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قرية الشركة, Al-Shirka village, Raqqa, Syria

On 8 August 2023, a woman and two children were killed, and three others, two children and their mother, all from the same family, were reportedly injured by Turkish shelling on their house in the village of Al-Shirka located in the eastern countryside of Ain Issa. According to ANF, 60 year-old grandmother Doza, 10 year…

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Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

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Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Turkish Military

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الطريق الواصل بين عين شيب ومدينة إدلب, the linking road between Idlib and Ain Sheep, Idlib, Syria

On August 5th, 2023, three civilians were killed and seven injured in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on residences along a road which links Idlib to the village of Ain Sheeb. The strikes occurred between 11:02 a.m. and 11:11 a.m. local time. According to Syria Civil Defence (SCD), the first strike struck a residential house,…

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Agriculture, Residential

Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Russian Military

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جسر الشغور, Jisr Al Shogour, Idlib, Syria

On August 5th 2023, between three and four civilian children were injured during shelling allegedly carried out by the Syrian regime and/or Russian forces on a residential neighborhood in the city of Jisr al-Shughur, Syria. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported a few days later that one of the children had died from their…

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Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

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Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Russian Military

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مطب البوراشد,, Matab Al Bourashed, Deir Ezzor, Syria

On the 4th of August 2023, International Coalition forces and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) allegedly conducted an airdrop operation, which involved a ground action and helicopters, at dawn in the town of Matab Al Burashid, in Deir Ezzor, shooting and killing a civilian named Ali Abdel Hamid Al-Areed and injuring his brother. Multiple media…

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Airstrike, Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)

Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

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Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons

U.S.-led Coalition

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قرية عبوش, Aboush village, Al Hassakah, Syria

On the afternoon of Thursday August 3rd 2023, Aboush village in the countryside of Tal Tamr Hasaka, in Northeastern Syria was reportedly shelled with artillery by Turkish forces and their loyal factions, causing injuries of varying degrees to 5 civilians. ANHA Hawar News Agency reported that the Turkish forces struck civilians of Aboush village with 5…

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Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Turkish Military

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معربليت, Ma’arbelet, Idlib, Syria

On August 1st 2023, Syrian regime and/or Russian forces reportedly shelled the village of Ma’arbelet, south of Idlib, resulting in the injury of at least one civilian, a child. @SyriaCivilDefe stated that the child was in critical condition. Local sources including @RadioAlKul reported that a number of civilians were wounded by artillery shelling, but did…

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Civilians reported injured

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Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Russian Military

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قرية كالوتة, Kalota village, Aleppo, Syria

On July 31st, 2023 Turkish forces allegedly shelled several villages in the Sherawa district, injuring a child and an elderly woman in Kalota village. Both were brought to a nearby medical checkpoint. According to the news outlet NPN, at the time of reporting, their condition was unstable. Local sources Hawar News, ANF, and multiple other…

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Civilians reported injured

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Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Turkish Military

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قرية تل اللبن, Tal Al-Laban village, Al Hassakah, Syria

Three civilians were injured and civilian property was damaged by heavy artillery shelling in Tal Al-Laban Village in the Tal Tamr countryside of Northwestern Syria on July 30, 2023. The attack is alleged to have been carried out by Turkish military personnel. The three civilians injured were named by Hawar News as Omar Sadiq Sheikh…

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Civilians reported injured

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Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Turkish Military

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ثل رفعت, Tal Rifaat, Aleppo, Syria

On Saturday July 29th 2023, in the early hours of the morning, the Tal Rifaat district in al-Shahba area in Syria was reportedly shelled by the Turkish forces, resulting in the injury of at least one civilian. Local news outlet ANF News reported the shelling and alleged it resulted in one civilian injury: citizen “Azad…

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IDP or Refugee Camp

Civilians reported injured

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Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Turkish Military

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الذوق الكبير, Al-Zouq Al-Kabeer, Aleppo, Syria

In the evening of July 28 2023, a boy was injured by shelling allegedly carried out by the Turkish-backed National Army factions in Al-Zouq Al-Kabeer village / Kondi Mazen Sherawa Afrin, Aleppo Governorate. According to a Syrian correspondent with Hawar News, the child’s name is Hamad (Muhammad) Khalil, 14 years old. He was brought to…

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Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Turkish Military

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تل معروف, Tal Maarouf, Al Hassakah, Syria

On Thursday, the 27th of July, an alleged Turkish military drone strike on two vehicles near Tal Maarouf in Syria’s northeast region resulted in the death of two civilians. At least four members of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and Internal Security Forces (Asayish) were also killed in the strike, while up to another four…

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Airstrike (Drone Strike)

Civilians reported killed

Military actors reported killed

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Turkish Military

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الأتارب, Al Atareb, Aleppo, Syria

On July 26, 2023, two civilians were reportedly killed in al-Atareb, Aleppo, in an artillery strike allegedly launched by Syrian regime and/or Russian forces. Aid workers indicated that two additional people were injured in the attack. Syria Civil Defence shared that a young man and his uncle—identified as Mahmoud Ahmad Rustam and Abd al-Razzaq Abdo…

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Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Russian Military

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in the Bisig Adde settlement of Buurhakabe district, Bay, Somalia

Mepa News reported that US airstrikes on the Bisig Adde settlement of Buurhakabe district on July 24, 2023 bombarded civilian areas, resulting in the death of 5 civilians, including children, and the injury of 10 civilians. Images posted by the source show multiple injured civilians being treated. No other sources reported on this incident.

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Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

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Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

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قرية أبين/ بينه, village of Abyan/Bineh, Aleppo, Syria

On 23 July 2023, a female civilian was reportedly injured by Turkish artillery fire in the village of Abyan/Bineh in the Sherawa district. According to the Afrin Human Rights Organisation, 21-year old Kurdish woman Hevin Hamo Shrou from the village of Qibariyeh was injured by shrapnel in the foot as a result of artillery fire. Hevin…

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IDP or Refugee Camp

Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Turkish Military

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كفرعمة, Kafar Ammah, Idlib, Syria

At least one civilian, a child, was injured as a result of the artillery shelling of the residential villages of Kafar Ammah and Al-Qasr, west of Aleppo, allegedly by Russian and/or Syrian Regime forces on Sunday July 23rd 2023. Local sources @SyriaCivilDefe and @spc_fr only mentioned that a child was injured, with @SyriaCivilDefe reporting that…

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Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Russian Military

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عزمارين, Azmarin, Idlib, Syria

On 22nd July 2023, two civilians were reportedly injured by gunfire from Turkish border forces on the Syrian-Turkish border near the village of Azmarin, Harem in Western Idlib. The North Press reported that both Manaf Azaddin and Yamen al-Sufarani were injured when attempting to cross the border, one in the morning and the other in…

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Ground operation

Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Small arms and light weapons

Turkish Military

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Buurhakaba town, Bay, Somalia

A tweet from @ArlaadiMnetwork quoted Buurhakaba town commissioner Ibrahim Mohamed Leysamow that "11 #AlShabab fighters were killed in a fresh airstrike conducted by international friends besides the city.' No other information was available regarding the strike and who was responsible. While no sources directly implicated the US in the operation, the Somali government's reference to…

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Military actors reported killed

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

International Forces (Unknown)

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تل الذهب, Tal Al Thahb in Al Dashisha, Deir Ezzor, Syria

Two brothers were killed by an operation declared by the SDF and involving the US-led Coalition in Tal Al Thahb, Al Dashisha on July 19, 2023. Sources are conflicted as to whether the men killed were civilians or members of ISIS. Euphrates Post reported that two people, Muhammad Salem Al-Nazal (28 years old) and his…

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Airstrike (Drone Strike), Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)

Civilians reported killed

Military actors reported killed

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons

U.S.-led Coalition

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near Hareeri Kalle, Galguduud, Somalia

Between five and 100 militants were killed and several others were injured by declared US airstrikes and Somali ground operations near Hareeri Kalle in July 19, 2023. AFRICOM released a statement that "At the request of the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command conducted a collective self-defense airstrike in a remote area near Hareeri…

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Military actors reported killed

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Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

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قرية حسن اغا, Hasan Agha village, Aleppo, Syria

On 16th July 2023, a male civilian was reportedly injured by a Turkish drone strike on a car in the village of Hasan Agha, located to the south of the city of Manbij. 44 year-old Ahmed Al-Jassem was injured and taken to the nearest hospital for treatment and has subsequently been released. An initial Facebook…

Summary

Airstrike (Drone Strike)

Civilians reported injured

Military actors reported killed

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Turkish Military

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بلدة حارم, Harem town, Idlib, Syria

A man was injured when he was allegedly shot by Turkish border guards near Harem town on July 15, 2023. North Press Agency reported that Turkish border guards shot and injured a 52 year old man named Riyad al-Kanou while he was checking on his land, which is adjacent to the Turkish border near the town…

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Ground operation

Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Small arms and light weapons

Turkish Military

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