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Incident Date
23 January 2018
Incident Code
TS112
Location
Jindires, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria
جنديرس
The Kurdish Red Crescent reported that four civilians were injured in the vicinity of Jenderes in Afrin canton. No additional details are presently known.
Summary
Published
23 January 2018
Civilians reported injured
4
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
23 January 2018
Incident Code
TS113
Location
Al Hilalya neighbourhood of Al Qamishi, Al Hassakah, Syria
الهلالية
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that “two children were injured due to the falling of the shells, following firing at the SDF from the Turkish side”. Syria News claimed the children were killed. Smart News reported that “a shell fired from the Turkish city of Nisibin fell on the neighbourhood, which resulted in…
Summary
Published
23 January 2018
Civilians reported killed
0–2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
23 January 2018
Incident Code
TS114
Location
Shya, Aleppo, Syria
شيا عفرين
The Kurdish Red Crescent reported that four civilians including two children were injured in the vicinity of Shya in Afrin canton. YPG news reported Turkish bombing, but made no mention of civilian casualties. There are no other details at this time.
Summary
Published
23 January 2018
Civilians reported injured
4
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
23 January 2018
Incident Code
TS115
Location
Rajo, Aleppo, Syria
راجو
The Kurdish Red Crescent reported that one civilian male was killed and three people including a child were injured in the vicinity of Rajo in Afrin canton. A later private report by Rumaf named another civilian male who was killed on the same day in the same vicinity. There are no other details at this…
Summary
Published
23 January 2018
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
22 January 2018
Incident Code
TS107
Location
Kotana, Afrin, Al Hassakah, Syria
راس العين
The Smart News Agency reported that “three wounded civilians arrived at Rouge Hospital in the city of Ras al-Ain (about 70 km northwest of the city of Hassaka), including a woman and a 14-year-old boy who were injured by the Turkish army targeting the grain silos area in the city of Ras al-Ain with two…
Summary
Published
22 January 2018
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
22 January 2018
Incident Code
TS108
Location
Rajo district of Afrin, Aleppo, Syria
راجو
Two civilians died and up to 14 more were wounded in an alleged Turkish airstrike on the Rajo district of Afrin, according to sources on the ground. Two victims were named by The Kurdish Red Crescent. ANF also reported that a Turkish strike killed “a civilian and injured his mother and sister who were in…
Summary
Published
22 January 2018
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
9–14
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
22 January 2018
Incident Code
TS109
Location
Tal Slour, Jindires, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria
تل سلور
Two to three civilians were allegedly killed in Turkish airstrikes on Tal Slour, Jindires, Afrin. They were named by Afrin Now and the Kurdish Red Crescent. Kurdi Post said that the strike came after midnight, and that Mrs Suleiman’s seven year old son was also killed, while a 10 year old girl was injured. However according…
Summary
Published
22 January 2018
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
22 January 2018
Incident Code
TS110
Location
Shya, Aleppo, Syria
شيا عفرين
The Kurdish Red Crescent reported that two civilian men and one woman were injured in the vicinity of Shya in Afrin canton. One report came in later on March 5th 2018 of a civilian female ages 65 who was killed. There are no other details present at this time.
Summary
Published
22 January 2018
Civilians reported killed
0–1
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
21 January 2018
Incident Code
TS100
Location
poultry farm at A'nabka, Aleppo, Syria
عنابكة
At least 11 civilians, mostly children from several families, died in alleged Turkish airstrikes on a poultry farm at A’nabka, according to local media. Afrin Now, Al Watan and Syria Steps all blamed Turkey. Afrin Now first placed the location of the strikes at Abeen, though later changed this to A’nabka – informing Airwars that…
Summary
Published
21 January 2018
Civilians reported killed
11–24
Civilians reported injured
11–24
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
21 January 2018
Incident Code
TS101
Location
Mariamain and Diwa villages, Aleppo, Syria
ماريامين
Afrin Now reported that three civilians were killed and 13 wounded in an alleged Turkish strike on Mariamain and Diwa villages. According to Almjhar, Hawar, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and Tardous News, two of the victims died in Mariamain’s Shara area, and one in Diwa’s Gendressa quarter. Afrin Now named Ahmad Himmo as…
Summary
Published
21 January 2018
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
13
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
21 January 2018
Incident Code
TS102
Location
Shya, Aleppo, Syria
شيا عفرين
A number of civilians were killed in an alleged Turkish aerial bombardement of Shya and its surrounding areas. The Kurdish Red Crescent reported a number of civilians killed and injured in the vicinity of Shya in Afrin canton. A report by Aldiwan said that Turkish airstrikes resulted in “much destruction and many civilians killed in…
Summary
Published
21 January 2018
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
21 January 2018
Incident Code
TS103
Location
Mobato, Aleppo, Syria
محبة
The Kurdish Red Crescent reported a number of civilians killed and injured in the vicinity of Mobato in Afrin canton. According to a report shared with Airwars the victims were an unnamed child (killed); and an unidentified woman suffering from shock. Adult civilian males Hassan and Mustafa Ali both reportedly received leg injuries. Other sources…
Summary
Published
21 January 2018
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
21 January 2018
Incident Code
TS104
Location
Jindires, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria
عفرين
The Kurdish Red Crescent reported that five adult male civilians were killed and four people injured in the vicinity of Jinderes in Afrin canton. The victims names were confirmed though a private message shared with Airwars. Other sources also reported Turkish strikes in the area. According to Alnado, civilians sheltered in caves “to escape the…
Summary
Published
21 January 2018
Civilians reported killed
5
Civilians reported injured
5
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
21 January 2018
Incident Code
TS105
Location
Afrin, Aleppo, Syria
عفرين
The Kurdish Red Crescent reported that two civilians were killed and five people injured in the vicinity of Afrin city. In a private message with Airwars, it was reported that two people were killed and two people were injured. There are no additional details are presently known.
Summary
Published
21 January 2018
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
21 January 2018
Incident Code
TS106
Location
Shera, Aleppo, Syria
شيرا
The Kurdish Red Crescent reported that four civilians were injured in the vicinity of Shera in Afrin canton. Injured civilians were named in a report shared with Airwars. No additional details are presently known.
Summary
Published
21 January 2018
Civilians reported injured
4
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
21 January 2018
Incident Code
TS099
Location
A'dama, Aleppo, Syria
عداما
Two civilians were killed and four others were wounded in an alleged Turkish shelling of A’dama village in the Afrin countryside, according to local media. The Kurdish Red Crescent reported that two civilians were killed and five people injured in the vicinity of Rajo in Afrin canton.
Summary
Published
21 January 2018
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
4
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
20 January 2018
Incident Code
TS095
Location
Afrin, Aleppo, Syria
عفرين
Up to six civilians were reported killed and possibly dozens more wounded in alleged air and artillery strikes by Turkish-backed troops on YPG forces in Afrin, according to local media on the ground. Al Jazeera reported that “Turkish artillery shelled the positions of the Kurdish People’s Protection and Protection Units in several areas of Afrin.…
Summary
Published
20 January 2018
Civilians reported killed
3–6
Civilians reported injured
9–24
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
20 January 2018
Incident Code
TS096
Location
Tarnada villlage, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria
تمادا
The Smart News Agency reported “the injury of 11 people, including two children, between the Al Ashrafieh neighbourhood and Tarnada village” in an alleged Turkish bombing. No further details or known sources are currently available.
Summary
Published
20 January 2018
Civilians reported injured
11
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
20 January 2018
Incident Code
TS097
Location
Al Jazeera district, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria
الجزيرة
In an undated event prior to January 26th, the Manbij Military Council reported that, “in the province al Jazira, Turkey used tanks, guns and mortars to shell residential neighborhoods, where nine different shells were documented, resulting in the death of three civilians and one injury.” No additional details are presently known.
Summary
Published
20 January 2018
Civilians reported killed
0–3
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
20 January 2018
Incident Code
TS098
Location
Shya, Aleppo, Syria
شيا عفرين
Afrin Now reported that “the Turkish army, based in the city of Izzaz, bombed the villages of Belonya, Malikya, Villat Qadi and Barada, resulting in the wounding of workers with light injuries.” In a related event, the Red Crescent reported that a 45 year old civilian male it named as Ibrahem Khalil Muhammad was injured…
Summary
Published
20 January 2018
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
13 January 2018
Incident Code
TS094
Location
Afrin, Aleppo, Syria
عفرين
Two civilians were injured in an alleged Turkish artillery raid on Afrin. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that an alleged Turkish shelling on Afrin “injured two citizens. One of them is a child. Additionally, a fighter of YPG was killed in the shelling.” There are no reports of civilian casualties. RT and Bas…
Summary
Published
13 January 2018
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
13 November 2017
Incident Code
TI011
Location
Barmiza village, Sidkan, Erbil, Iraq
سيدكان
One civilian was killed in alleged Turkish airstrikes on Barmiza village, Sidkan area, on November 13th, 2017, according to local sources. A local Kurdish outlet, Yaqein Agency, reported the day of the incident that one civilian was killed by alleged Turkish airstrikes on Sidkan, north of Erbil. In January 2019, Christian Peacemaker Teams Iraqi Kurdistan…
Summary
Published
13 November 2017
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
20 September 2017
Incident Code
TI009
Location
North of Iraq, Erbil, Iraq
شمال العراق
Local media reported that the Turkish air force had bombed sites belonging to the Kurdistan Workers' Party in north Iraq - though there was no information available on civilian harm as a result of these actions. RT reported that "the Turkish army said on Thursday that the shelling hit targets in the mountainous regions of…
Summary
Published
20 September 2017
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
20 September 2017
Incident Code
TI010
Location
Dohuk, Duhok, Iraq
دهوك
The Kurdistan Regional Government said that seven civilians were killed by Turkish airstrikes on Dohuk village. Skyiraq reported: "The air strikes launched by the Turkish warplanes targeted areas in the province of Dohuk and killed seven civilians." The government said in a statement that while the citizens were going to do their work on their…
Summary
Published
20 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
7
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
4 September 2017
Incident Code
TI008
Location
Nahil area of Al-Amadiya, Duhok, Iraq
نهيل
A single source, Iraqi Spring Media, reported an alleged bombing by "the Turkish air force" of the Nahil area of the Al-Amadiyah district, north of Dohuk - though the source said that there was no information on civilian harm. No further details are currently available.
Summary
Published
4 September 2017
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
1 September 2017
Incident Code
TS093
Location
Kafr Luseen, Turkish-Syrian borders, Idlib, Syria
كفر لوسين
A single source, the Step News Agency, reported that "a child was wounded by bullets fired by the Turkish army is in the camp of Zahra_Gulf in the area of Kafr Luseen on the border with Turkey and was transferred to a nearby hospital." No further details are currently available.
Summary
Published
1 September 2017
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
29 August 2017
Incident Code
TS092
Location
Afrin, Aleppo, Syria
عفرين
Between six and 10 civilians including one or more child were wounded in an alleged Turkish shelling on Afrin, according to local media. Rudaw said that "Rizan Haddu, a political writer, told them that the initial result of the shelling that targeted the neighborhoods of Afrin injured six civilians to varying degrees". Yekiti reported the…
Summary
Published
29 August 2017
Civilians reported injured
6–10
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
24 August 2017
Incident Code
TS091
Location
Um Hawsh village, Aleppo, Syria
ام حوش
Two men were wounded in an alleged Turkish shelling of the village of Umm Hawsh in Aleppo, local media reported. According to SDF Press, "Ahmed Hussein Hamdoun, aged 20, and Mu'taz al-Hussein, aged 15, were wounded in various parts of their bodies by shrapnel from the shells that fell near them while they were traveling from…
Summary
Published
24 August 2017
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
21 August 2017
Incident Code
TS090
Location
Tal Ref’at, Aleppo, Syria
تل رفعت
One civilian died and four more were wounded in alleged Turkish shelling of the town of Tal Ref’at, according to local media - though one report also said that the Syrian Free Army also targeted Kurdish units in the town. Rumaf named Alia Omar Sheikh and Othman Zakaria Mustafa as killed. However, a later report by Rumaf…
Summary
Published
21 August 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
7
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
29 July 2017
Incident Code
TI007
Location
Zakho district, Duhok, Iraq
قنديل, افشين, الزاب
Local Kurdish media said that four civilians were injured by alleged Turkish artillery shelling in Zakho at the Iraqi-Turkish border. Asda News reported that "the shelling led to the injury of four civilians, who were taken to the hospital for treatment, noting that the health of the four injured people is stable." Rudaw added that…
Summary
Published
29 July 2017
Civilians reported injured
4
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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