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122 incidents

Incident Date

17 June 2022

Incident Code

TI083

Location

كلار, Kalar, Sulaymaniyah, Iraq
Four people were killed and one was injured in alleged Turkish drone strikes on the town of Kalar on June 17, 2022. Conflicting reporting was given as to whether all of those killed and injured were members of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) or whether at least one of the people killed, Hussein Shibli, was…

Summary

Published
17 June 2022
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date

17 June 2022

Incident Code

TI084

Location

كيسته, Kesta, Duhok, Iraq
Two women were injured in alleged Turkish artillery shelling and/or heavy machine gun fire on Kesta village in Kani Massi district on June 17, 2022 Shafaq News reported that Turkish forces launched artillery against Kesta Village, north of Duhok, which resulted in the injury of two women. Omed Kestayi, chieftain (mukhtar) of Kesta village in…

Summary

Published
17 June 2022
Strike Type
Artillery, Ground operation
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date

15 June 2022

Incident Code

TI081

Location

سنونو, Sunin, Sinjar, Nineveh, Iraq
Between one to five civilians were reportedly killed, and three to ten were injured in Sunin, Sinjar, Iraq, as a result of an attack by a Turkish drone on June 15th 2022.  Up to six militants were also reported killed in this attack. One child, Salah Shifan Khader Nassou, aged 11 or 12, was reported…

Summary

Published
15 June 2022
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1–5
Civilians reported injured
3–10
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date

15 June 2022

Incident Code

TI082

Location

برخ, Parakh, Duhok, Iraq
At least two civilians were injured in alleged Turkish shelling of Parak in Duhok’s Zakho district on June 15, 2022. According to Nalia Media Corporation, two people were wounded when Turkish forces bombarded Parakh in Duhok’s Zakho district. The reporter Wahid Sindi said that the two victims are a father and son who were working…

Summary

Published
15 June 2022
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date

26 May 2022

Incident Codes

TI080 YI003

Location

زيوا, Ziwa , Duhok, Iraq
At least two children were killed and up to two others, including a child, were injured in alleged Turkish or Kurdish strikes on Ziwa village on May 26, 2022. Birqi Omar, mukhtar (chieftain) of Ziwa village in Amedi town, told Rudaw’s Hunar Rashid that people from nearby areas were picnicking when bombs struck. “As far…

Summary

Published
26 May 2022
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
2–3
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
YPG, Turkish Military
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Incident Date

21 May 2022

Incident Code

TI078

Location

اأغجلر, Aghjalar, Sulaymaniyah, Iraq
At least two civilians were killed and at least one other civilian was injured in alleged Turkish drone strikes on the road near the village of Tutaqal in Aghjalar on May 21, 2022. Rudaw News reported that two alleged Turkish drones struck a vehicle traveling in the subdistrict of Aghjalar killing five passengers, including at…

Summary

Published
21 May 2022
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Civilians reported killed
2–5
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date

21 May 2022

Incident Code

TI079

Location

مەخموور, Makhmur, Nineveh, Iraq
At least one civilian was killed and seven others were injured in alleged Turkish drone strikes on Makhmur refugee camp on May 21, 2022. In addition, one to two alleged members of the PKK were killed in the same incident. Camp director Nechirvan Mahmoud told AFP that a suspected Turkish drone struck a vehicle in Makhmur…

Summary

Published
21 May 2022
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Civilians reported killed
0–1
Civilians reported injured
7
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date

15 February 2022

Incident Code

TI077

Location

شيلادزي, Shiladze, Duhok, Iraq
At least one man was killed in alleged Turkish strikes near the town of Shiladze in Amedi district on February 15th 2022, according to local reports. Hawar News quoted Roj News Agency, which reported that Hussain Haider (Hussein Rikani) was killed in Turkish bombings of the villages in the Shiladze district of Başûr. North Press Agency…

Summary

Published
15 February 2022
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date

1 February 2022

Incident Code

TI076

Location

مخمور, Makhmur camp, Nineveh, Iraq
At least two civilians were killed and up to 17 others, including a woman, were injured in Turkish airstrikes on Makhmour refugee camp on February 1, 2022. The correspondent of the Rudaw Media Network reported that Makhmour camp was subjected to Turkish bombardment six times and according to Makhmour Health, eight people were killed by the…

Summary

Published
1 February 2022
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Civilians reported killed
2–6
Civilians reported injured
15–17
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date

27–28 December, 2021

Incident Code

TI075

Location

Bankê, Duhok, Iraq
At least one woman was injured in alleged Turkish strikes on the village of Bankê between December 27-28th 2021, according to local reports. Nalia Media Corporation reported that a woman was badly injured in Turkish air strikes near residents' homes in the village of Bankê. The injured woman was taken to the hospital in Zakho and…

Summary

Published
28 December 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
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 2021

Incident Code

TI074

Location

سيدان, Sidan, Sulaymaniyah, Iraq
Between one and two people, including a woman, were killed and two civilians were injured in alleged Turkish drone strikes on Saydani village on October 9, 2021. The majority of sources refer to all of the casualties from the incident as civilians except BasNews, which identified two Kurdistan Worker's Party (PKK) fighters as being killed.…

Summary

Published
9 October 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Civilians reported killed
0–1
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date

4 October 2021

Incident Code

TI073

Location

سيدان, Sidan, Sulaymaniyah, Iraq
Two to three people, including a woman, were injured in alleged Turkish drone strikes on the village of Saydani on October 4, 2021. Local sources were conflicted as to whether those injured were civilians or members of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). According to Rudaw News, a 24-year-old woman and a 53-year-old man were injured…

Summary

Published
4 October 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Civilians reported injured
0–2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date

24 September 2021

Incident Code

TI072

Location

هرور, Hiror, Duhok, Iraq
At least one civilian man was injured in alleged Turkish artillery strikes on Hirur on September 24, 2021. According to @kamaran_Mulla, a civilian named Thabt Hussen was severely injured when alleged Turkish shelling landed on his land while we was harvesting pomegranates. At the time of reporting, Thabt was in critical condition and being treated at…

Summary

Published
24 September 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

7–8 September, 2021

Incident Code

TI071

Location

سينة موكة, Sinamoka, Sulaymaniyah, Iraq
Up to two civilians were killed and up to two others were injured in alleged Turkish airstrikes on the village of Sinamoka, Sulaymaniyah district on September 7, 2021, according to local media reports. According to Roj News, two civilians were injured in the Turkish bombing of the village of Sinamoka that involved three airstrikes. Baghdad…

Summary

Published
7 September 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date

4 September 2021

Incident Code

TI070

Location

هرور, Hiror, Duhok, Iraq
Up to three civilians, including two women, were reported injured in alleged Turkish artillery shelling on Hirrur on September 4th 2021. There were claims that chemical weapons or white phosphorus were used in the attack. A resident of the village of Hirrur told IQ News, "Turkish artillery bombed our village this evening, as a result…

Summary

Published
4 September 2021
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
2–3
Causes of Death / Injury
Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear (CBRN), Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
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

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

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

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

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

10 August 2021

Incident Code

TI064a

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

30 July 2021

Incident Code

TI064

Location

سنكسر, Sinksar, Sulaymaniyah, Iraq
Two civilians, or members of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), were killed in alleged Turkish airstrikes on the village of Sinksar, Sulaymaniyah governorate on July 30, 2021, according to local media reports. Mawazin News reported that the director of the Snaksar district in Sulaymaniyah, Nehru Abdullah, said in a press statement "During the past 24…

Summary

Published
30 July 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date

8 July 2021

Incident Code

TI064a

Location

قرية هرور, Hirrur, Duhok, Iraq
One civilian was injured in an alleged Turkish artillery strike on the village of Hirrur, Dohuk Province on July 8 th, 2021 according to one source. Christian Peacemaker Teams said the civilian was injured by shrapnel when a Turkish military base fired shells into farmlands close to the village. No further information could be found.…

Summary

Published
8 July 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

7 July 2021

Incident Code

TI063

Location

هرور, Hiror, Duhok, Iraq
Between one and two civilians were injured in alleged Turkish airstrikes on the village of Harur on July 7, 2021. A security source told Shafaq News Agency, "Turkish warplanes bombed the vicinity of Harour village in Kani Masi district in Al-Amadiyah district in Dohuk governorate. The aerial bombardment resulted in the injury of a citizen and…

Summary

Published
7 July 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date

17 June 2021

Incident Code

TI038B

Location

سيدان, Sidan, Duhok, Iraq
Three civilians were reported killed in an alleged Turkish airstrike on Sidan village, Amedi district on June 19 th 2020, according to local media reports. Darkamazi.net named the three victims as Aazad Mahdi Shji, Damhat Omar Ormari and Mukhlis Adam Kukri. The source said that "on Friday, June 19th, 2020, the warplanes of the occupying Turkish state…

Summary

Published
19 June 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
3
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date

13 June 2021

Incident Code

TI062

Location

قلعة دزة, Qalaat Diza, Sulaymaniyah, Iraq
At least four people were killed in alleged Turkish airstrikes in the Qalaat Diza region, on the road between the villages of Deka and Kani Lane, on June 13, 2021. While the majority of sources refer to those killed as civilians, Turkish sources allege they five members of the PKK were killed. According to North…

Summary

Published
13 June 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
0–4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date

5 June 2021

Incident Code

TI061

Location

مخمور, Makhmour Refugee Camp, Erbil, Iraq
At least three people were killed and up to five others were injured in an alleged Turkish drone strike on Makhmour Refugee Camp south of Erbil in Kurdistan, Iraq. The Turkish government and their sources refer to those killed as members of the PKK while local and international sources refer to those killed and wounded…

Summary

Published
5 June 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Civilians reported killed
0–3
Civilians reported injured
2–5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date

1 June 2021

Incident Code

TI060

Location

هرور, Hiror, Duhok, Iraq
A least one civilian, an elderly man, was injured in alleged Turkish strikes on Kani Masi on June 1, 2021. A report from the Christian Peacemaker Teams identified "on June 1, when Turkish forces fired artillery at Ramazan Ali, a 70 year old farmer, injuring him as he was irrigating his fields in Hirure". The mayor…

Summary

Published
1 June 2021
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date

26 May 2021

Incident Code

TI059

Location

بهيري, Behri, Duhok, Iraq
At least two civilians were injured in alleged Turkish air or artillery strikes on the village of Behri in Zakho District at 2:30 am on May 26th 2021, according to local media reports. Kurdistan24 said that two brothers were wounded "as a result of repeated Turkish artillery shelling". Asharq News also reported that two people…

Summary

Published
26 May 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or 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 May 2021

Incident Code

TI058

Location

ادني, Edny, Duhok, Iraq
At least one civilian was injured in alleged Turkish shelling on Edny village in Amedi district (Amadiyah) of Dohuk governorate on May 25, 2021. According to Rudaw Media Network, "Turkish shelling today resulted in the injury of a young man from the village of "Dishish" with bleeding, and he was taken to Kani Masi Hospital for…

Summary

Published
25 May 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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