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Incident Date

3 December 2021

Incident Code

CS1973

Location

المسطومة, Al-Mastouma, Idlib, Syria
At least one young man was killed and between six and seven civilians, including up to four children, were injured in a declared US drone strike on the Al-Mastouma Ariha road on December 3rd, 2021. Sources are conflicted as to whether the young man killed was an active or former member of the Guardians of…

Summary

Published
3 December 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Civilians reported killed
0–1
Civilians reported injured
6–7
Military actors reported killed
1–2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

13 November 2021

Incident Code

USYEMBi004-C

Location

عقبة امقوة, Aqba Amkawa, Shabwa, Yemen
At least one civilian was killed and another civilian, a woman, was injured in alleged Saudi Coalition or US drone strikes on the Olaya Markha district of Shabwa governorate. Sources were conflicted about whether the other two to three people killed and two to three people wounded were civilians or members of Al Qaeda. A Facebook…

Summary

Published
13 November 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Vehicle (Car)
Civilians reported killed
1–4
Civilians reported injured
1–3
Military actors reported killed
1–4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

13 November 2021

Incident Code

USYEMBi003

Location

حدبى ال عوشان, Hadba Al Aushan, Shabwa, Yemen
At least one person, identified as an Al-Qaeda affiliate, was killed in alleged US drone strikes on the Al-Hadba area in the Wadi Marib district of Yemen the afternoon of November 13, 2021. A post from Hudhud Sabaa news alleged that a US drone strike targeted an Al-Qaeda affiliate from Al-Dhalea’s Al-Dhalea district in Hadbaa Al-Aushan.…

Summary

Published
13 November 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Military actors reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

9 November 2021

Incident Code

TS478

Location

الهلالية, al-Hilaliya, Al Hassakah, Syria
At least three civilian men, including a 70 year old man, were killed in alleged Turkish drone strikes on a vehicle in the al-Hilaliya neighborhood in the city of Qamishli on November 9, 2021. The North Press Agency reported that three people were killed in a Turkish drone strike in the al-Hilaliya neighborhood in the city of…

Summary

Published
9 November 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike), Artillery
Civilians reported killed
2–3
Military actors reported killed
0–1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Planted explosives and unexploded ordnance (UXO)
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date

7 November 2021

Incident Code

CS1969

Location

جرابلس, Jarablus, Aleppo, Syria
Up to three people were killed and up to three others were injured in alleged Coalition drone strikes in the city of Jarablus on November 7, 2021. Among the victims killed by the strikes, two of them were identified as being militants. Shaam News reported that according to the "Media Office in the city of…

Summary

Published
7 November 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2–3
Military actors reported killed
1–2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

25 October 2021

Incident Codes

TS477 CS1967

Location

العدوانية, Al Adwania, Al Hassakah, Syria
Up to four men were killed in Coalition airstrikes or shootings with the alleged assistance of Turkish forces in the village of Al Adwania on October 25, 2021. One of the men, Abu Hamza Al-Shuhail, was identified as an arms dealer while sources were conflicted as to whether the other men were civilians or militants.…

Summary

Published
25 October 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike), Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)
Civilians reported killed
1–3
Military actors reported killed
1–3
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons, Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military, U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

20 October 2021

Incident Code

TS476

Location

كوباني‎, Kobani, Aleppo, Syria
Two people were killed and three others were injured in alleged Turkish drone strikes on Kobani on a vehicle on October 20, 2021. Sources were conflicted as to whether the people killed were civilians or militants while the three injured were reported to be civilians. Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that a Turkish drone…

Summary

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

7 October 2021

Incident Code

USSOM344

Location

Garbahaarey, Gedo, Somalia
An unknown number of casualties among militants resulted from alleged Somalia forces with the assistance of US airstrikes/drone strikes on October 7, 2021. Harun Maruf a journalist with Voice of America reported that the Somali military in collaboration with international security partners carried out airstrikes on four militant camps, destroying them. At the time there…

Summary

Published
7 October 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Military actors reported killed
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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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

26 September 2021

Incident Code

CS1964

Location

الزر, Al Zir, Deir Ezzor, Syria
At least one young man, a civilian, was killed and two to three other civilians were injured in alleged Coalition and Syrian Democratic Forces raids on the village of Al Zir on September 26, 2021. Two to three others were arrested in the raids but it is unclear if they were civilians or members of…

Summary

Published
26 September 2021
Strike Type
Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2–3
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition, YPG
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Incident Date

17 September 2021

Incident Code

TS474

Location

الدبس, Al Dabas, Raqqa, Syria
At least four civilians, including a child, were killed and up to three others were injured in alleged Turkish strikes on the village of Al Dabas on September 17, 2021. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), four people, including a child, were killed by Turkish missile shells while digging tunnels for the…

Summary

Published
17 September 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
1–3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
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

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

1 August 2021

Incident Code

USSOM342

Location

Between Qaycad town and Xarardheere , Mudug, Somalia
In its latest actions in support of Somali ground forces, AFRICOM confirmed that it had conducted airstrikes on al Shabaab positions "in the vicinity of Qeycad" on August 1st. Statements published by both the Somali Ministry of Information and Galmudug State referred to two separate strikes, which Airwars is therefore treating as separate events. Galmudug…

Summary

Published
1 August 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

1 August 2021

Incident Code

USSOM341

Location

Between Bacaadweyn and Camara, vicinity of Wisil, Mudug, Somalia
In its latest actions in support of Somali ground forces, AFRICOM confirmed that it had conducted airstrikes on al Shabaab positions "in the vicinity of Qeycad" on August 1st. Statements published by both the Somali Ministry of Information and Galmudug State referred to two separate strikes, which Airwars is therefore treating as separate events. According…

Summary

Published
1 August 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

20 July 2021

Incident Code

USSOM339

Location

Vicinity of Qeycad, Mudug, Somalia
Exactly six months after Joe Biden became president, the US conducted its first declared strike in Somalia of his administration, at either 10.21 or 11.05am on July 20th 2021. According to Morad News the attack took place in the Qay'ad area of Muldug, with Sonna state media reporting that the airstrike was conducted on a…

Summary

Published
20 July 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Military actors reported killed
20
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

11 July 2021

Incident Code

RS4592

Location

مرعيان, Marayan, Idlib, Syria
At least two civilians, a man and a child, were injured in alleged Russian or regime artillery strikes on the town of Marayan on July 11, 2021. Syrian Civil Defense reported that "a man and his son were injured by similar shelling on the village of Mara’an". Macro Media Center verified that the son that…

Summary

Published
11 July 2021
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian 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
Military actors reported killed
0–5
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
Military actors reported killed
0–3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date

2–3 June, 2021

Incident Code

USSOM338-C

Location

Ceel-Cadde, Gedo, Somalia
At least one civilian, a woman, was killed and up to seven other civilians, including five children, were injured alleged US drone strikes or Kenyan airstrikes on the town of Ceel-Cadde in the Gedo region on June 2-3, 2021. Halgan Media reported that suspected US drones or Kenyan fighter jets carried out strikes on a home…

Summary

Published
2 June 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
4–7
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

19 May 2021

Incident Code

M21ISPT119

Location

مسجد الفرقان, Al Furqan Mosque Vicinity, Bit Lahia, North Gaza, Palestinian territories
"Several" people were reported injured after an alleged Israeli forces' airstrike or drone strike targeting the vicinity of Al-Furqan Mosque, west of Beit Lahiya, Gaza, on May 19th 2021. This attack was alleged to have taken place at approximately 6.40pm. @qudsn reported "several" injuries and other sources just reported on "injuries" but none of the…

Summary

Published
19 May 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

19 May 2021

Incident Code

M21ISPT122

Location

شارع السكه ,جباليا‎, Al Sikka Street (شارع السكه), east of Jabalia (جباليا‎), North Gaza, Palestinian territories
A young girl between 9 and 12 years old, Dima Saad Asaliya, was reportedly killed in an alleged Israeli missile strike on Al Sikka street in Shasha neighbourhood of Gaza on May 19 2021. Another five other civilians were also reportedly injured in the attack. Dima Asaliya's father, Sa'ad Asaliya, a taxi driver in northern…

Summary

Published
19 May 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

19 May 2021

Incident Code

M21ISPT121

Location

شارع البركة, Opposite Capital Mall, Deir Al Balah, Gaza, Palestinian territories
Up to four people, including a pregnant woman, a disabled man and a child - likely members of the same family - and their neighbour, were reported killed by alleged Israeli airstrikes in Deir al-Balah, Gaza, at approximately 4pm on May 19th 2021. Those killed were reported to be members of the Salha family: Amani…

Summary

Published
19 May 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
3–4
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

19 May 2021

Incident Code

M21ISPT115

Location

شقة سكنية, Al Shahada Street, Gaza, Palestinian territories
Up to four civilians were reported killed when an alleged Israeli forces' airstrike hit the Zarab building, Al Saraya junction, Gaza, at approximately 3am on May 19th 2021. According to some sources, as many as three other civilians were also injured. The building was an apartment in the vicinity of Al-Shahada Street in the Al-Rimal…

Summary

Published
19 May 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
3–4
Civilians reported injured
1–3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

18 May 2021

Incident Code

M21ISPT107

Location

البريج, Al Bureij, Deir Al Balah, Palestinian territories
One civilian was injured by shrapnel following an alleged Israeli airstrike on Al-Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza on May 18th 2021, according to local reports. Msdr News reported that a man sustained shrapnel wounds from a missile fired by a drone and he received treatment at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital. Around the same time, Al…

Summary

Published
18 May 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike), Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

18 May 2021

Incident Code

M21ISPT110

Location

مخيم النصيرات, غزة, Nuseirat Camp, Gaza, Deir Al Balah, Palestinian territories
As many as four civilians were injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike on a house in Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza, on May 18th 2021, according to local reports. The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights said: "At approximately 11:00 on Tuesday, May 18, 2021, an Israeli drone fired a missile at a house belong…

Summary

Published
18 May 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Civilians reported injured
4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

18 May 2021

Incident Code

M21ISPT105

Location

الكرامه, غزة, Al Karama, Gaza, North Gaza, Palestinian territories
One civilian was seriously injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike on a house in the Al-Karama neighborhood in northern Gaza, on May 18 th 2021, according to local reports. Ihab Dawahidi, 35, Director of Medical Laboratories at the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), was struck in the head by shrapnel that fractured his…

Summary

Published
18 May 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

18 May 2021

Incident Code

M21ISPT104

Location

خزاعه, خان يونس, غزة, Khuza'a, Khan Yunis, Gaza, Khan Younis, Palestinian territories
One man, a civilian, was killed and as many as two other civilians were injured in an alleged Israeli strike on the town of Khuza'a, southern Gaza on May 18th 2021, according to local reports. At 17:00 on May 24th, a medical source in Khan Younis announced the death of Osama Ashraf Abu Reda, according…

Summary

Published
18 May 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike), Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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