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Incident Date
14 July 2023
Incident Code
RS4786
Location
سرمين, Sarmin, Idlib, Syria
On the morning of Friday, July 14th 2023, at least one civilian, a woman, was injured and a fire broke out in a disused poultry farm when Russian and/or Syrian regime forces allegedly shelled the residential neighborhoods and outskirts of the town of Sarmin, south-east of Idlib, with heavy artillery fire. The injured woman was…
Summary
Published
14 July 2023
Strike Type
Artillery
Infrastructure
Agriculture
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
13 July 2023
Incident Code
KS003
Location
Gherille, Somalia
Five al-Shabaab militants were killed by alleged Kenyan Defense Forces airstrikes on the town of Gherille near the Kenyan-Somalia border on July 13, 2023. A tweet from @CrimeBusterKe reported that the Kenyan Defense Forces killed carried out an airstrike in Gherille which killed five militants in a technical vehicle. The airstrikes occurred in the same…
Summary
Published
13 July 2023
Strike Type
Airstrike
Military actors reported killed
5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Kenyan Defense Forces
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Incident Date
12 July 2023
Incident Code
USSOM393
Location
Weelmarow Village, Lower Juba, Somalia
Kenyans.co.ke reported that a joint operation by US Commandos, Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) and the Security Forces in Jubaland resulted in the death of 17 al-Shabaab militants in Weelmarow Village in Lower Juba. The source added that the majority of the al-Shabaab militants were Kenyan and Ethiopian natives. No other sources reported on the incident.
Summary
Published
12 July 2023
Strike Type
Airstrike
,
Ground operation
Military actors reported killed
17
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
,
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
11 July 2023
Incident Code
RS4785
Location
الأتارب, Al Atareb, Aleppo, Syria
On July 11th 2023, Syrian Civil Defense volunteer Abdul Basset Ahmed Abdel-Khalek was killed when Syrian regime and/or Russian forces reportedly struck a rescue vehicle in the vicinity of the city of Atareb, west of Aleppo. Local sources including @SyriaCivilDefe and Rasd Syria News stated that Abdul was killed in a double tap attack by regime…
Summary
Published
11 July 2023
Strike Type
Artillery
Infrastructure
Healthcare
(
Ambulance
)
Civilians reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
10 July 2023
Incident Code
RS4784
Location
كفرعمة, Kafer Amme, Aleppo, Syria
On Monday, July 10th 2023, an alleged artillery shelling by Syrian regime forces and Russian armed forces hit the village of Kafarama (or Kafr Amma), west of Aleppo, northwest Syria, injuring one civilian. Sources including @SyriaCivilDefe, @HalabTodayTV twitter accounts, and Orient News reported one civilian, a woman, being injured by the airstrike on the village.…
Summary
Published
10 July 2023
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
10 July 2023
Incident Code
RS4783
Location
الأتارب, Al Atareb, Aleppo, Syria
On July 10th 2022, Syrian regime and/or Russian forces reportedly shelled the village of Al Atareb in western countryside of Aleppo, resulting in the injury of one elderly woman. Local sources including @SyriaCivilDefe and Baladi News stated that an elderly woman had been injured on the outskirts of Atarib, coinciding with an intense flight of…
Summary
Published
10 July 2023
Strike Type
Artillery
Infrastructure
Agriculture
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
9 July 2023
Incident Code
RS4782
Location
البارة, Al Bara, Idlib, Syria
On the morning of July 9, 2023, the town of Al Bara, Syria, was reportedly hit with shelling directed by Russian and/or Syrian government forces. As a result of this, three children were reported wounded, with one, a seven year old boy, subsequently dying due to his injuries. According to local sources, multiple civilian homes…
Summary
Published
9 July 2023
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
9 July 2023
Incident Code
TS610
Location
جورين, Jurin, Hama, Syria
On 9th July 2023, up to three civilians were reportedly injured and a member of the regime forces were killed by an artillery strike allegedly carried out by the factions of the ‘Al-Fateh Al-Mubin’ operations room, a Turkish-based militia, in the town of Jurin, located in Sahl Al-Ghab in the western countryside of Hama. The…
Summary
Published
9 July 2023
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
1–3
Military actors reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
9–10 July, 2023
Incident Code
RS4781
Location
جسر الشغور, Jisr Al Shughour, Idlib, Syria
Around midnight between Sunday July 9th and Monday July 10th 2023, the residential neighborhood of Jisr al-Shughour in west Idlib was reportedly shelled by Syrian regime and/or Russian forces, resulting in the injury of two civilians, father and his daughter. It is unclear if the female victim is a child or an adult woman. Adel…
Summary
Published
9 July 2023
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
8–9 July, 2023
Incident Code
USSOM392
Location
near Afmadow, Lower Juba, Somalia
Between 10 and 40 militants were killed by declared US airstrikes near Afmadow in Lower Juba on July 8, 2023. AFRICOM announced on July 9, 2023 that "At the request of the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command conducted three collective self-defense airstrikes overnight in a remote area near Afmadow, approximately 105 kilometers north…
Summary
Published
8 July 2023
Strike Type
Airstrike
Military actors reported killed
10–40
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
7 July 2023
Incident Code
YS167
Location
قرية الكفير, Kefir Village, Aleppo, Syria
On Friday July 7th, 2023 [al-kafir] Kefir village, in the city of al-Bab in the Aleppo Governorate, Syria was reportedly shelled by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). The strike caused injuries to at least two civilians. News outlets such as Albadia24 and a journalist on the ground Muhannad corroborated these versions of events and further…
Summary
Published
7 July 2023
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
7 July 2023
Incident Code
CS1994
Location
بزاعة, Bza’a, Idlib, Syria
A civilian was injured by declared US drone strikes which killed an ISIS member on July 7, 2023 on the road between Al Bab and Bza’a, Syria. The @SyriaCivilDefe reported that a person was killed while driving a motorcycle on the road between Al Bab and Bza’a and a civilian was slightly injured while passing…
Summary
Published
7 July 2023
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Civilians reported injured
1
Military actors reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
5 July 2023
Incident Code
TS608
Location
رأس العين, Ras al Ain, Al Hassakah, Syria
At around noon on the 5th July, 2023, two children were killed and up to seven others, including a woman and a child were injured in an alleged armed clash between two of the Turkish-backed armed opposition factions at the al-Qaws checkpoint at the entrance of the Turkish-occupied city of Ras al Ain in Hasakah.…
Summary
Published
5 July 2023
Strike Type
Ground operation
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
5–7
Military actors reported killed
1–3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
,
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
5 July 2023
Incident Code
TS609
Location
كوباني, Kobani, Aleppo, Syria
On the 5th July 2023, two ambulance crew members were reportedly injured by a Turkish artillery strike in southern Kobani, located in the North of Syria. 30 year-old Sozdar Othman and 25 year-old Muslim Nabi Oso were injured whilst traveling to the area of Newroz Square, which was hit by mortar shells, to evacuate possible…
Summary
Published
5 July 2023
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
4 July 2023
Incident Code
TS607
Location
تديل, Tadil, Aleppo, Syria
On 4 July 2023, a family of four, including a mother and two girls, were killed and another civilian was injured by an artillery strike in the village of Tadil in the town of Urm al-Kubra, which is located in the countryside of Aleppo. The Syrian Observatory of Human Rights released a statement that said…
Summary
Published
4 July 2023
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
4 July 2023
Incident Code
RS4779
Location
البارة, Al Bara, Idlib, Syria
On July 4th, 2023 artillery strikes in the town of Al Bara, south of Idlib, wounded a married couple, and the woman, named Radhya Al-Othman as reported by the Syria Civil Defense, died due to her injuries the next day; allegedly the Syrian regime and/or Russian forces are responsible for the attacks. After the shelling,…
Summary
Published
4 July 2023
Strike Type
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
4 July 2023
Incident Code
RS4778
Location
دارة عزة, Darat Izza, Aleppo, Syria
Between four and five civilians, including four children, were injured by alleged Syrian regime or Russian shelling of Darat Izza on July 4, 2023. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that four children were injured to varying degrees by regime shelling, coinciding with the flight of Russian reconnaissance aircraft, on the outskirts of the…
Summary
Published
4 July 2023
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
4–5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
4 July 2023
Incident Code
RS4780
Location
كفرنوران, Kafarnouran, Idlib, Syria
A middle-aged male, reported by most sources to be a civilian, was killed by alleged Russian, or Syrian regime shelling of the town of Kafr Nouran, in the western countryside of Aleppo on July 4, 2023. Baladi News reported that Anas Barakat was killed instantly in the village of Kafr Nouran as a result of…
Summary
Published
4 July 2023
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
0–1
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
27 June 2023
Incident Code
TS606
Location
جورين, Jourin, Hama, Syria
Two civilians were injured by shelling allegedly carried out by the factions of the “Al-Fateh Al-Mubin” operations room, a Turkish sponsored militia, in Jourin in the Al-Ghab Plain region on June 27, 2023. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that two civilians were injured to varying degrees by shrapnel from rocket shells launched by…
Summary
Published
27 June 2023
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
25 June 2023
Incident Code
RS4776
Location
النيرب, Al Nairab, Idlib, Syria
An elderly civilian was injured by alleged Russian or Syrian regime artillery shelling of the town of Al Nairab on June 25, 2023. The @SyriaCivilDefe reported that an elderly civilian was slightly injured by Syrian regime and Russian forces shelling of the town of Al Nairab, adding that the White Helmets took him to the…
Summary
Published
25 June 2023
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
25 June 2023
Incident Code
RS4777
Location
جسر الشغور, Jisr Al Shoughar, Idlib, Syria
Between 6 and 11 civilians were killed and 30 to 61 others, including at least 2 children, were injured by alleged Russian airstrikes on Jisr Al Shoughar on June 25, 2023. @SyriaCivilDefe initially reported the casualty toll as five civilians killed and more than 20 injured but later tweeted that the death toll had risen…
Summary
Published
25 June 2023
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Agriculture
,
Commerce
(
Market
)
Civilians reported killed
6–11
Civilians reported injured
30–61
Military actors reported killed
0–3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
24 June 2023
Incident Code
RS4775
Location
بسبت, Basbat, Idlib, Syria
On Saturday June 24th 2023, an alleged airstrike by Russian armed forces hit a farm in the village of Basbat, in the countryside of Jisr al-Shughour, west of Idlib, northwest Syria, killing two civilians and injuring others. Sources including @SyriaCivilDefe, @DeirEzzore twitter accounts, and Syria TV reported two civilians being killed by the airstrike on…
Summary
Published
24 June 2023
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Agriculture
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
22 June 2023
Incident Code
RS4774
Location
سرمين, Sarmin, Idlib, Syria
On the evening of June 22, 2023, Sarmin, a town east of Idlib, was struck by intense artillery, allegedly carried out by the Syrian regime and/or Russian forces and resulting in the death of one woman and the injury of between five and six civilians, including four to five women and a young boy. According…
Summary
Published
22 June 2023
Strike Type
Artillery
Infrastructure
Education
,
Religious
,
Commerce
(
Market
)
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
21 June 2023
Incident Code
RS4773
Location
كفرنوران, Kafarnouran, Idlib, Syria
Between three and four civilians, including a child, were reported to have been killed and up to 11 others, including two children, a woman and an elderly man, were injured by shelling suspected by militants allied to the Syrian regime and/or Russian forces in the countryside village of Kafr Nouran on June 21, 2023. The…
Summary
Published
21 June 2023
Strike Type
Artillery
Infrastructure
Commerce
(
Market
)
Civilians reported killed
3–4
Civilians reported injured
7–11
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
20 June 2023
Incident Code
TS605
Location
قرية تل شعير, Tel Shaeir road, Al Hassakah, Syria
On Tuesday June 20th 2023, an alleged drone strike by Turkish armed forces hit a car in the village of Beyandur, east of the city of Qamishli, northeast Syria, killing three civilians, two Kurdish local officials and their driver, and injuring another local official. Sources including SOHR, NPA and Reuters reported three civilians being killed…
Summary
Published
20 June 2023
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
17 June 2023
Incident Code
YS166
Location
مخيم كويت الرحمة, Kuwait Al Rahma camp, Aleppo, Syria
Between three and six civilians, including two women and a child, were injured by alleged Syrian Democratic Forces or Syrian regime missile strikes on Al-Amal camp in Afrin on June 17, 2023. The Syrian Civil Defense (@SyriaCivilDefe) tweeted that four civilians, including a girl and two women, were injured when missiles launched from areas controlled…
Summary
Published
17 June 2023
Strike Type
Artillery
Infrastructure
IDP or Refugee Camp
Civilians reported injured
3–6
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
YPG
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Incident Date
16 June 2023
Incident Code
USSOM389
Location
14 km from Jamame district, Lower Juba, Somalia
43 al-Shabaab militants were killed by alleged US airstrikes near Jamaane District in Lower Jubba on June 16, 2023. Garowe Online reported that airstrike carried out by the US struck a location where al-Shabaab militants were holding a meeting in Jamaane District in Lower Jubba, killing "several" militants. @SONNALIVE specified that the airstrikes occurred around…
Summary
Published
16 June 2023
Strike Type
Airstrike
Military actors reported killed
43
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
16–17 June, 2023
Incident Codes
USSOM390 KS001
Location
Saakow, Middle Juba, Somalia
A civilian was injured by alleged Kenyan or United Arab Emirates or US airstrike on Saakow in Middle Jubba on June 16/17, 2023. Horn Observer reported that a civilian was injured by airstrikes in Saakow, possibly carried out by Kenya, the United Arab Emirates, or the US. Hormuud, Somalia’s largest telecom provider, also announced that…
Summary
Published
16 June 2023
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Infrastructure
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
16–17 June, 2023
Incident Codes
USSOM391 KS002
Location
Salagle, Middle Juba, Somalia
Two civilian women were killed and two children were injured by alleged Kenyan or United Arab Emirates or US airstrikes on Salagle in Middle Jubba on June 16, 2023. The Horn Observer reported that two civilians, a mother and her child, were killed and two other children sustained injuries from airstrikes on Salagle. A tweet…
Summary
Published
16 June 2023
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
16 June 2023
Incident Code
TS604
Location
مشفى تل رفعت, Tal Rifaat Hospital, Aleppo, Syria
On 16 June 2023, Tal Rifaat Hospital in the northern countryside of Aleppo was allegedly struck by a Turkish artillery strike. The Health Authority in the area reported that four civilians were injured in the strike, including one of the medical staff who works in the hospital, while other sources referred to “members” of the…
Summary
Published
16 June 2023
Strike Type
Artillery
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported injured
4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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