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Incident Date
15 January 2017
Incident Code
TS052
Location
الباب, Al Bab city, Aleppo, Syria
Eight civilians including women, a child and a member of the civil defense died in an alleged Turkish artillery shelling of Al Bab, according to local sources. Al Bab 24 reported that "Hassan Ghazi al Haj, a member of the civil defense in Al Bab died from wounds sustained in Turkish raids on the city."…
Summary
Published
15 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
8
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
17 January 2017
Incident Codes
CS447 TS053
Location
تادف, Tadif, Aleppo, Syria
Up to thirteen civilians reportedly died in airstrikes at Tadef near al Bab, as heavy clashes continued with ISIL for control of the strategic city. Step News, Al Bab News, Syria News Desk and the Syrian Observatory blamed Turkey for the attack, while LCCSY said Russia was responsible. The Syrian Network instead said that “8…
Summary
Published
17 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
7–13
Civilians reported injured
30
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
Turkish Military
,
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
18 January 2017
Incident Codes
TS054 RS1847a
Location
الباب, Al Bab city, Aleppo, Syria
A single source, Halab News, reported eight of the nine civilians in "Russian enemy raids" in Tadef, Syria. It also named the victims. According to Al Jazeera, "The Russian and Turkish air forces, for the first time, carried out a joint operation against militants of the Islamic State Organization in Bab in countryside of, Aleppo,…
Summary
Published
18 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
9
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
19 January 2017
Incident Code
TS055
Location
الباب , Al Bab city, Aleppo, Syria
Four civilians died in an alleged Turkish artillery bombardment in Al Bab, according to local media. According to Aleppo 24: "two members of the civil defence were killed and a number more wounded as a result of the Turkish aviation targeting Al Bab on Thursday [Jan 19th]. The members of the civil defence died as…
Summary
Published
19 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
4
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
20 January 2017
Incident Code
TS056
Location
الباب, Al Bab city, Aleppo, Syria
Between three and four civilians died and up to 13 more were wounded in alleged Turkish artillery and air strikes on Al Bab, Syria, local media reported. According to Al Bab News, there were "three dead and 11 injured in a continuous Turkish aerial and artillery bombardment of Al Bab". Syria News Desk gave more detail…
Summary
Published
20 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
3–4
Civilians reported injured
11–13
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
22 January 2017
Incident Codes
TS057 CS455
Location
الباب, Al Bab city, Aleppo, Syria
Between six and 15 civilians died including two children and two women and 16 more were wounded in air or artillery strikes on Al Bab, Syria, according to local media - though it was unclear whether Turkey or the US-led Coalition were responsible. Al Bab 24 said that "Al Bab city was exposed to a…
Summary
Published
22 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
6–15
Civilians reported injured
16
Military Actor
Turkish Military
,
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
23 January 2017
Incident Code
TS059
Location
تل بطنان, Tal Btan, Aleppo, Syria
On January 25th, a single source, Al Bab24, reported: "Rescue teams managed to pull out the bodies of three people from al Othman family. Rasoul al Othman was identified. They were killed a few days ago in Tal Btan, Syria following Turkish artillery shelling." There are no other details at this time.
Summary
Published
23 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
24 January 2017
Incident Code
TS060
Location
الباب, Al Bab city, Aleppo, Syria
According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, "a woman and her daughter and another civilian woman were killed in shelling by the Turkish forces and airstrikes on areas in al-Bab city". Al Bab 24 reported that "continuous artillery shelling targeted the city [of Al Bab] intermittently the whole day [Jan 24th]. One of the…
Summary
Published
24 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
1–3
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
25 January 2017
Incident Code
TS061
Location
الباب, Al Bab city, Aleppo, Syria
Between three and eight civilians including three women and up to two children died in alleged Turkish shelling on Al Bab, according to sources on the ground. Alsharq Alarabi named three female civilians as killed in "shelling" on Al Bab, but didn't identify the culprit. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, "eight civilians…
Summary
Published
25 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
3–8
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
25 January 2017
Incident Codes
CS459 TS062
Location
تادف, Tadif, Aleppo, Syria
Two named children died in either Turkish or Coalition airstrikes on Tadef. According to the Syrian Network “The children So’ad and Jonaid Fares Al Ali died after International Coalition warplanes missiles fired on Tadef town in Aleppo governorate eastern suburbs.” However according to al Bab News, “Turkish planes launched three raids at dawn today killing two from the family…
Summary
Published
25 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
2–3
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
Turkish Military
,
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
25 January 2017
Incident Code
TS062
Location
تادف, Tadef, Aleppo, Syria
Two named children died in either Turkish or Coalition airstrikes on Tadef. According to the Syrian Network “The children So’ad and Jonaid Fares Al Ali died after International Coalition warplanes missiles fired on Tadef town in Aleppo governorate eastern suburbs.” However according to al Bab News, “Turkish planes launched three raids at dawn today killing two from the family…
Summary
Published
25 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
2–3
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
26 January 2017
Incident Codes
TS063 RS1864
Location
مدينة الباب, Al Bab, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
Between four and 10 civilians died, including two children and two women, and up to a another dozen were wounded in air and/or artillery strikes on Al Bab, local media reported. It was unclear who the culprit was - with allegations against Turkey and Russia. Moreover, one report added that regime helicopters were also active…
Summary
Published
26 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
4–10
Civilians reported injured
6–12
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
27 January 2017
Incident Code
TS064
Location
الباب, Al Bab, Aleppo, Syria
Eight people were reportedly injured as a result of an alleged Turkish artillery shelling on Al Bab. Al Bab News and the ISIS-affiliated outlet Al A'amaq said that most of the wounded were women and children. There are currently no further details available.
Summary
Published
27 January 2017
Civilians reported injured
8
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
27 January 2017
Incident Codes
TS065 RS1865
Location
جب مخزوم , Jeb Makhzoum, Aleppo , Aleppo, Syria
Seven civilians from one family were reportedly killed in alleged Turkish or Russian airstrikes or artillery shelling on Jeb Makhzoum near Al Arima. The Syrian Obseratory for Human Rights said it "learned that a man was killed along with his wife and five of their children who are under the age of eighteen. They were…
Summary
Published
27 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
7
Civilians reported injured
2–5
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
27 January 2017
Incident Codes
CS462 TS066
Location
البزاعة, Al Baza'a, Aleppo, Syria
Up to four civilians were killed in alleged Coalition or Turkish airstrikes, according to sources. The Syrian Network noted that “four civilians (2 children and their parents) died when International Coalition warplanes missiles fired on Baza’a city in Aleppo governorate eastern suburbs.” However according to Ara News, “A statement issued by the Presidency of the…
Summary
Published
27 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
2–4
Military Actor
Turkish Military
,
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
28 January 2017
Incident Code
TS067
Location
تل بطنان, Tal Btan, Aleppo, Syria
Around five civilians were reportedly killed in alleged Turkish airstrikes near Tal Btan, according to sources on the ground. LCCSY wrote: "Eight dead in Aleppo, most of them killed by the Turkish jets during their escape from Alban to Tal Btan village." There is currently no more information available.
Summary
Published
28 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
5
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
29 January 2017
Incident Code
TS068
Location
الباب, Al Bab, Aleppo, Syria
Two children were reported killed in alleged Turkish artillery shelling on Al Bab. The ISIS propaganda outlet Al A'amaq said that "two children were killed and nine others injured in Turkish artillery shelling on Al Bab northeast of Aleppo." There is currently no more information available.
Summary
Published
29 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
9
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
30 January 2017
Incident Codes
TS069 RS1872
Location
الباب, Al Bab, Aleppo, Syria
Between four and seven civilians were reportedly killed in alleged Russian or Turkish airstrikes on Al Bab. Hara FM accused Russia of the attack: "Four people dead and three wounded from one family from Russian bombing of the village Qasr al-Bureij southeast of the city of Al Bab." The Syrian Network for Human Rights also…
Summary
Published
30 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
4–7
Civilians reported injured
3–4
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
31 January 2017
Incident Code
TS070
Location
الباب, Al Bab, Aleppo, Syria
Between three and six people were reportedly killed in Turkish bombardment of Al Bab, Syria. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported: "While three people were killed, including a woman, by bombing and shelling by the Turkish forces and warplanes on areas in Tedef town and Al Bab city in the northeastern countryside of Aleppo…
Summary
Published
31 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
3–6
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
31 January 2017
Incident Code
TS071
Location
تادف, Tedef, Aleppo, Syria
Around three civilians were reportedly killed in Tedef near Al Bab due to Turkish or Syrian regime shelling. Asharq Alarabi reported: "In the governorate of Aleppo, 15 people were killed, eight of them in the shelling of the towns of Tedef, Al Bureij and Al Bab in the governorate's countryside." Cyberaman only reported Syrian regime…
Summary
Published
31 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
2 February 2017
Incident Code
TS072
Location
الباب, Al Bab, Aleppo, Syria
One civilian was reportedly killed in alleged Turkish airstrikes shelling on Al Bab, Syria. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported: "The Turkish forces and warplanes renewed their shelling on areas in Al Bab city and its vicinity, which killed a civilian and injured others during the past 24 hours." Al Jazeera quoted the ISIS…
Summary
Published
2 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
4 February 2017
Incident Code
TS073
Location
الباب, Al Bab, Aleppo, Syria
One child reportedly died in alleged Turkish or FSA artillery shelling on Al Bab. The Syrian network for Human Rights wrote that "the child Hassan Al Jaboli, age 12, died from Euphrates Shield artillery shells fired on Al Bab city in the Aleppo governorate." There are no other details at this time.
Summary
Published
4 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
6 February 2017
Incident Code
TS074
Location
الباب, Al Bab, Aleppo, Syria
According to local sources, Ahmad Bathish died in an alleged Turkish airstrike on Al Bab, Syria. Al Bab 24 wrote that "Ahmad Bathish died following Turkish shelling on Al Bab today [Feb 6th]." Al Bab Coordination also named him in a victims' list posted on Facebook - but didn't identify who was responsible for his…
Summary
Published
6 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
6 February 2017
Incident Code
TS075
Location
الباب, Al Bab, Aleppo, Syria
Between 12 and 47 civilians, likely from one family, reportedly died in an alleged Turkish shelling on Al Bab, Syria. LCCSY reported that there was a total of 26 dead in Aleppo on that day, the majority of which in Aleppo and the rest in Al Bab. The Syrian Network of Human Rights said that…
Summary
Published
6 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
12–47
Civilians reported injured
30
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
7 February 2017
Incident Code
TS077
Location
شيا عفرين, Shya, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria
In a private report, the Kurdish Red Crescent named the following one civilian as wounded in an alleged Turkish shelling of Shya, Syria: ‘Hassan Suleiman Omar, 60, a shrapnel in the eye’ No further details are currently available.
Summary
Published
7 February 2017
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
12 February 2017
Incident Codes
CS487 TS078
Location
الباب, Al-Bab, Aleppo, Syria
A Turkish or Coalition airstrike on al Bab killed up to 15 civilians, according to multiple reports. The Syrian Network blamed the US-led alliance, reporting that “8 civilians, including a child and 2 women, died in International Coalition warplanes missiles fired on Al Bab city.” Syrian News Desk, Manbij Direct and Al Bab 24 all…
Summary
Published
12 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
7–12
Civilians reported injured
11
Military Actor
Turkish Military
,
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
13 February 2017
Incident Codes
CS489 TS079
Location
الباب, Al-Bab, New Street, Aleppo, Syria
At least 15 civilians from the same family died in either Turkish or Coalition airstrikes, as the battle to seize Al Bab from ISIL continued. Up to nine other non-combatants also died. Al Jazeera initially placed the death toll at 16 and then 24, though said the fatalities resulted from “shelling and battles in the…
Summary
Published
13 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
17–24
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
,
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
15 February 2017
Incident Code
TS080
Location
الباب, Al Bab, Aleppo, Syria
Between seven and 26 civilians including many women and children were reportedly killed in alleged Turkish airstrikes on Al Bab. Al Bab 24 posted on Facebook that "seven people were killed following Turkish air and artillery bombardment on Al Bab northeast of Aleppo." The ISIS propaganda outlet Al Raed La Ykazeb Ahlahu initially agreed with…
Summary
Published
15 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
7–26
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
16 February 2017
Incident Codes
CS498 TS081
Location
الباب, Al-Bab, Aleppo, Syria
Between 18 and 50 civilians died in an airstrike on Al Bab, according to local sources. While the Syrian Network for Human Rights, reported that ten civilians including two children and four women died in an alleged Coalition airstrie, other sources blamed Tiurkey. A second report by SN4HR said that “International Coalition warplanes missiles fired…
Summary
Published
16 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
18–50
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
,
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
17 February 2017
Incident Code
TS082
Location
الباب, Al Bab city, Aleppo, Syria
Between four and nine civilians including one woman died in alleged Turkish strikes on Al Bab, according to local media. The victims were also named by Syrian Human Rights Committee, who blamed Turkey as well. In a MTV Lebanon video on February 17th - at 0’15, the voice over states that "the Turkish army announced that…
Summary
Published
17 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
4–9
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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