Civilian Casualties

العريضة, Al Arida, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Two men were killed by mortar shells allegedly fired by YPG, or were executed by the SNA in Al Arida village, north of Ain Issa, on October 28th, 2019, according to local sources. The victims were identified as Mahmoud Al Zaher aged 60 and Barho Al Alou aged 65.

Summary

YPG, Free Syrian Army

2 named

عفرين, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Up to 13 civilians including women and children were injured in an alleged Grad rocket attack by YPG on residential areas in Afrin on February 17th, 2021.Local sources said that between four and six rockets fell on Villat street in Afrin in the evening. However, some sources like the Syrian Civil Defence said that the

Summary

Syrian Democratic Forces, Syrian Regime

Suspected target

13 named, 2 families identified

عفرين, ِAfrin, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between one and three civilians, including a woman, were killed and up to 17 others, including children, were injured in alleged Syrian Defense Forces shelling of Afrin on November 19, 2021. Macro Media Center reported that one person was killed and a number of civilians were wounded in artillery shelling in Afrin without identifying who

Summary

(1 woman)

10–17

جرابلس, Jarabulus, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

At least one civilian was injured in alleged Syrian Democratic Forces shelling and/or a declared US airstrike near the banks of the Euphrates River in the city of Jarabulus on October 6, 2022. However, one local source said that 15 people were injured in the incident. Two accused ISIS members were also killed in a

Summary

Airstrike, Artillery, Ground operation

1 – 2

2–15

Exact location (via Airwars)

عرب حسن, Arab Hassan, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

One woman was killed and another injured due to shelling and attacks in the village of Arab Hassan in the Jarabulus countryside, east of Aleppo on 2 of September, 2023. This attack was attributed to the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), the Russian forces and the Syrian regime as the area is said to be under

Summary

(1 woman)

1–2

YPG, Russian Military, Syrian Regime

مخيم جرابلس, Jarabulus , Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Four civilians, including one to three children, were injured in alleged SDF or PKK artillery strikes on Jarabulus city/camp in the night of October 14/15th 2019, according to several local sources. @ShahbaPress tweeted that Jarabulus camp was targeted by SDF forces after midnight. The Syrian Civil Defence however wrote in a Facebook post on October

Summary

أبو راسين, Abo Rasin, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

Local sources reported that the civilian Abdul Hamid Al-Abdullah from Al Arada village was executed by YPG/SDF forces on a checkpoint in Abu Rasin in Hasakah on December 1st, 2019. No more details are available.

Summary

خربة الجاموس, Kharbet Al Janous, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

Between one and three people, including a child, were killed and others were injured in Coalition and Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) strikes on Kharbet Al Janous on July 21, 2021. Various sources report that a child was killed in the operation while other sources report that between one and three members of ISIS were killed.

Summary

Airstrike, Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons

(1 child)

Causes of injury / death

Syrian Democratic Forces

Belligerents reported injured

0–2

Karkamış, Gaziantep, Turkey

LOCATION

According to local sources, at least one civilian was injured on May 12th 2022 when a rocket-propelled grenade launched by YPG/PKK, the military wing of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) targeted a Turkish army border post in the Qarqamish district of Gaziantep, in Turkey. Four soldiers were also reported to be injured, although Shaam news

Summary

Geolocation

Town

Belligerents reported injured

0–1

3–4

صكيرو, Skiro, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Children were injured, number unknown, by alleged Syrian Democratic Forces missile strikes on Skiro school on February 25, 2023. Various local sources, including @alkhabour21, tweeted that “most of the wounded were children” without providing specific information on how many children were injured. Local sources added that the attack took place at the Skiro school north

Summary

School

2–4

الطيانة, residential neighborhoods in the town of Al Tayana, east of Deir Ezzor, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

On Wednesday, September 6, 2023, at least one man named Abu Adham was injured by the mortar shelling of residential neignorhoods in the town of Al Tayana, east of Deir Ezzor, allegedly perpetrated by SDF or PYD militia. As reported by Al-Khabour correspondent, the injured man was displaced from the city of Al-Mayadeen. Most local sources,

Summary

1–2

راس العين, Ras Al Ayn, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

According to local sources in Ras Al Ayn, Syria, on October 20th, 2019, the SDF executed seven civilians in the northern countryside of al-Hasakah on charges of collaborating with Operation Spring forces. The victims included three men from the same family. Local sources identified three of the victims as Muhamad Ali Al Khalaf, Ismail Ali

Summary

(3 men)

3 named, 1 familiy identified

جبرين, Jibreen, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Two people were killed and an unknown number of civilians was reported wounded in alleged YPG artillery strikes on the town of Jibreen, Aleppo governorate, on March 2nd, 2020, according to local sources. There are conflicting reports on whether the fatalities were civilians or militants. Shaam Network reported that “violent clashes took place between the

Summary

0 – 2

0–2

الشيخ ناصر, Al Sheikh Nasser, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

At least one civilian was injured and livestock were killed in alleged Syrian Democratic Forces or regime artillery shelling of Al Sheikh Nasser village on September 7, 2021. The Syrian Civil Defense (SCD) reported that a civilian was injured in Al Sheikh Nasser village by artillery shells coming from an area controlled by the Syrian

Summary

Syrian Democratic Forces, Syrian Regime

مخيم كويت الرحمة, Kuwait Al Rahma camp, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Up to three civilians have been killed and five injured, including a women and children, due to multiple alleged missile strike by the YPG forces on the Kuwait al- Rahma camp for internally displaced people, Afrin, Aleppo on July 24, 2022. Multiple sources named the civilian Hassan Shaban Madino, a young man who was displaced from

Summary

(1–3 men)

2–5

1 named

الجرذي, Al Jarthi, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

On August 30th 2023, an alleged shooting by SDF military patrols hit civilians leaving a mosque in the town of Al-Jarthi al-Sharqi in the eastern countryside of Deir Ezzor, Syria, killing between one and three civilians and injuring between eight and 12 civilians, including two children. Sources report different accounts of the toll on civilians.

Summary

Religious Institution

8–12

Small arms and light weapons

درنج, Daranj, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

On Monday September the 11th 2023, it is reported that two children were injured by gunfire bullets during a raid carried out by SDF (Syrian Democratic Forces) in the town of Daranj, in Deir Ezzor, eastern syria. This version of events is reported by multiple independent Twitter users (@Mohab_Nasser2, @K_Almostafa, @GydyNwaf38285) as well as national

Summary

Small arms and light weapons

2 named, 1 familiy identified

منطقة الصناعة, Al Sina'a neighbourhood, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between 1 and 3 civilians were reportedly injured by alleged YPG/SDF/PKK artillery strikes on Al Sina’a neighbourhood in Afrin city, on October 10th 2019, according to local media sources. According to AA News, the attack was launched from Tal Refa’at, which the YPG controls. Whereas AA News reported 1 wounded civilian, Qasioun News reported 3

Summary

1–3

تل ابيض, Tal Abyad , Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Two civilians were killed in the Tal Abyad countryside due to shelling by alleged YPG/SDF forces on October 29th, 2019, according to local sources. The Raqqa Observatory for Human Rights reported mortars killed civilians Mahmoud Al Sayyad and Ibrahim Al Hassan. The Syrian Human Rights Committee published the same names, and blamed ‘shelling of the

Summary

(2 men)

أم عدسة, Um Adasa, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Local sources reported that one civilian was killed and others injured in alleged YPG shelling on Um Adasa village in Al-Bab countryside in Aleppo, Syria. The Syrian Network for Human Rights named the victim as Amer Mustafa aged 63. Baladi News said that “one civilian was killed and four others were wounded by artillery shelling

Summary

2–4

الحوايج, Al Hawaij, Deir Ezzor, Syria

Syrian Democratic Forces

LOCATION

Up to two men were killed in an alleged Coalition and declared Syrian Democratic Forces’ airdrop operation on the village of Al-Hawaij on January 17/18, 2022. One of the men was identified as being a member of ISIS. Euphrates Post reported that the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) with helicopter support from the Coalition carried out

Summary

Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)

Small arms and light weapons

US-led Coalition

Known belligerent

Syrian Democratic Forces

مخيم كويت الرحمة, Kuwait Al Rahma camp, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between one and two people were killed and up to 14 others, including women and children, were injured in alleged Syrian Democratic Forces shelling of Kuwait Al-Rahma camp in the countryside of Afrin on October 13, 2022. The @SyriaCivilDefe reported that two civilians were injured by shelling on Kuwait Al-Rahma camp in the countryside of

Summary

IDP or refugee camp

1 – 2

2–14

قرية العجمي شرق بزاعة, village of Al-Ajami, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

A woman was injured in shelling in the village of Al-Ajami, east of the town of Bazaa, in the eastern countryside of Aleppo on Saturday, September 2nd 2023.Orient News and @AsharqNewsSYR reported the Syrian Democratic Forces carried out the shelling. However, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that the shelling was from regime forces.

Summary

YPG, Syrian Regime

الراعي , Al Ra'i, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

One civilian was killed and three civilians were injured after alleged SDF shelling on the outskirts of Al Ra’i city in the northern countryside of Aleppo on October 15th 2019, according to local sources. Justice Organization reported that Fouad Al Mustafa, brother of the head of interim government Abdul Rahman Al Mustafa, was killed.

Summary

اعزاز, Azaz, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

According to local sources, one woman was reported killed and 15 other civilians including 8 children and 2 women were injured in alleged YPG shelling on Azaz, Aleppo in Syria on December 3rd, 2019. The woman killed was identified as Zalikha Ahmed Kasaiba, 36 years old.

Summary

(1 woman)

عفرين, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between six and eight civilians, including four children and two women, were injured in alleged SDF or regime strikes on Afrin on July 25, 2021. According to the Syrian Network for Human Rights, “Civilians injured and SCD center damaged in SDF shelling of Afrin city in Aleppo suburbs on July 25. Syrian Democratic Forces used a

Summary

6–8

Syrian Democratic Forces, Syrian Regime

7 named, 1 familiy identified

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

2 – 3

(2 children)

مخيم كويت الرحمة, Kuwait Al Rahma camp, Aleppo, Syria

Turkish Military, YPG

LOCATION

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

IDP or refugee camp

3–6