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Incident Date
20 October 2020
Incident Code
TS452
Location
Mazra, Al Hassakah, Syria
المالكية
Two civilians were reportedly killed and an unknown number of other civilians were injured in alleged Turkish drone strikes on a civilian car near Mazra village, Hassakah governorate, on October 20th, 2020. Hawar Agency reported that the Internal Security Forces of North and East Syria issued a statement, stating that: "A drone belonging to the…
Summary
Published
20 October 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
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
16 October 2020
Incident Code
CS1951
Location
Al Majid or Al Majbal, Deir Ezzor, Syria
المجيد أو المجبل
A possible civilian male was killed in an alleged US-led Coalition airdrop operation in the village of Al Majbal or Al Majid, Deir Ezzor governorate, on October 16th, 2020. While some local sources reported that the man was a civilian, others wrote the man was suspected of being affiliated with ISIS or a previous member…
Summary
Published
16 October 2020
Strike Type
Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)
Civilians reported killed
0–1
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Military actors reported killed
0–1
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
16 October 2020
Incident Code
TS451
Location
Ain Issa, Raqqa, Syria
عين عيسى
Hatem Hazem, aged eight or 13 years old, died of injuries he sustained as a result of an alleged Turkey forces or Turkey-backed militants shelling on Ain Issa area and its camp, or the explosion of a mine according to local sources. Other eight civilians including a child and two men were also reported injured…
Summary
Published
16 October 2020
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
1–8
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
15 October 2020
Incident Code
CS1950
Location
Arab Saeed, Idlib, Syria
عرب سعيد
A child and a humanitarian worker were reported killed, in addition to two leaders from Al Qaeda affiliated Hurras Addin group, and other civilians reported injured after a US drone allegedly struck two cars simultaneously in Arab Sa'eed town, west of Idlib in Syria on October 15th, 2020. On October 29th, the organisation Bonyan announced…
Summary
Published
15 October 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2–5
Military actors reported killed
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
14 October 2020
Incident Code
RS4538
Location
Al Hamama, Idlib, Syria
بلدة الحمامة
Between two and four civilians were reported killed and between 13 and 15 civilians sustained injuries as a result of alleged Russian airstrikes on the vicinity of the town of Al Hamama, west of Idlib on October 14, 2020. More specifically, a tweet from Halab Today TV mentioned that the Russian Air Forces attacked the…
Summary
Published
14 October 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2–4
Civilians reported injured
13–15
Military actors reported killed
4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
9 October 2020
Incident Code
TS449a
Location
Al-Boraz village, Kobani, Aleppo, Syria
قرية بوراز، كوباني
Two brothers, both children, were injured as a result of a Turkish or Turkey supported militants mortar shell on Boraz village in Kobani, Aleppo on October 9th, 2020 according to local sources. The two children were identified by local sources as Muhammad Kamel aged 12, and his brother Mahmoud Kamel aged 14. Ronahi reported that…
Summary
Published
9 October 2020
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
4 October 2020
Incident Code
RS4537
Location
Al Tayba, Deir Ezzor, Syria
الطيبة
Two children were reportedly injured as a result of an alleged explosion of a cluster bomb left over from Russian airstrikes on the town of Al Tayba, east of Deir Ezzor, on the dawn of October 4th, 2020 according to two local sources. Ahrar Al Mayadeen news agency and a tweet by (@DeirEzzor24) claimed that…
Summary
Published
4 October 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Planted explosives and unexploded ordnance (UXO)
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
29 September 2020
Incident Code
CS1949
Location
Jadid Akidat, Deir Ezzor, Syria
جديد عكيدات
Local sources reported that a civilian was killed and two others were wounded when the US-led Coalition forces and SDF undertook a landing in Jadid Uqaydat in Deir Ezzor on September 29th, 2020. Two other people, described as oil merchants, were reported arrested as a result of the operation. The killed person was named by…
Summary
Published
29 September 2020
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
20 September 2020
Incident Code
TS449
Location
Awn al-Dadat, Aleppo, Syria
عون الدادات
Up to two civilians including a woman were reported injured in the village of ِAwn al-Dadat in northern Manbij, Aleppo on September 20th, 2020 as a result of alleged Turkey or Turkey backed militants shelling. Local sources named the two civilians as Maryam Al-Kadro aged 50 and Ali Al-Daher. It was also reported that also…
Summary
Published
20 September 2020
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
20 September 2020
Incident Code
RS4535
Location
The vicinity of Idlib City, Idlib, Syria
محيط ادلب
One civilian was injured by multiple alleged airstrikes from Russian warplanes on the outskirts of the city of Idlib on September 20th 2020. The identities of those injured were not reported. Images show the raids took place in the day time. @HalabTodayTV reported that “The Syrian Civil Defense announces the injury of two people as…
Summary
Published
20 September 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
20 September 2020
Incident Code
RS4536
Location
Arab Saeed, Idlib, Syria
عرب سعيد
One civilian was reportedly injured as a result of alleged Russian airstrikes on the vicinity of Arab Sa’id village, west of Idlib on September 20th, 2020 at noon according to local sources and news agencies. Edlib Media center said that according to the civil defense one civilian was injured after “eight Russian su34 and su35…
Summary
Published
20 September 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
15 September 2020
Incident Code
RS4534
Location
The bush near Ma’aret Misrin And Batinta, Idlib, Syria
الأحراش المحيطة بمعرة مصرين وباتنتة
One civilian has been injured as a result of multiple strikes by alleged Russian warplanes and missiles hitting the west of Maarat Misrin in Idlib on September 15th 2020. The civil defense team took the injured man to hospital to treat his injuries. Images of the location show civilians living in informal camps close to…
Summary
Published
15 September 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
12 September 2020
Incident Code
TS448
Location
Burj al-Qass -Shirawa, Aleppo, Syria
شيراوا - برج القاس
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported injuries in Burj Al Qass in Shirawa, Aleppo on September 12th, 2020 when "Turkish forces shelled with heavy artillery from their military bases stationed in the northern Aleppo countryside positions in the villages of Aqiba, Soghanka and Burj al-Qass in the Shirawa area within areas held by Kurdish…
Summary
Published
12 September 2020
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
30 August 2020
Incident Code
TI050
Location
Zab area, Duhok, Iraq
زاب
A woman was killed in an alleged Turkish airstrike on Zab area, on August 30th, 2020. While some sources reported that the victim, Hiam Noah Haji, was a political leader of the Kurdish Labour Party, other sources wrote she was the leader of a PKK militia. Khabour reported that "Kurdistan Labour Party leader Hiam Noah…
Summary
Published
7 September 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
0–1
Military actors reported killed
0–1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
7 September 2020
Incident Code
RS4533
Location
Ariha, Idlib, Syria
أريحا
Two civilians were killed and up to 24 injured as a result of alleged Russian, Assadi and/or Iranian airstrikes on the town of Ariha on September 7th 2020. One civilian killed in the strike was named as Saeed Zidan Abu Yarub Al Zaidan. @seerij80 reported that he had just graduated from Idlib University and Fajr…
Summary
Published
7 September 2020
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
6–24
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
4 September 2020
Incident Code
YS095
Location
Alawa, Raqqa, Syria
العلوة
A single source reported that three civilians were injured in alleged YPG strikes on Alawa village, Raqqa governorate, on September 4th, 2020. Khabour wrote that "three civilians were injured by the bombing of the #PYD_PKK militia on Alawa village west of Tel Abid city, north of Raqqa." Currently, further information is unavailable to Airwars.
Summary
Published
4 September 2020
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
YPG
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Incident Date
31 August 2020
Incident Code
ISSY014
Location
Al Hayjana, Rif Dimashq, Syria
الهيجانة
Up to three civilians, including at least one woman, were reportedly killed in alleged Israeli air or artillery strikes or the shrapnel of Syrian regime defence missiles in Al Hayjana in rural Damascus, Syria on August 31st, 2020. At least one other civilian was injured. Several sources reported multiple alleged Israeli strikes in southern Syria.…
Summary
Published
31 August 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1–3
Civilians reported injured
3–7
Military actors reported killed
11
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date
30 August 2020
Incident Code
RS4532
Location
Sheikh Bahar, Idlib, Syria
الشيخ بحر
Civilians were injured as a result of alleged Russian airstrikes on Sheikh Bahar, Idlib on August 30th 2020. @baladinetwork reported: “#Baladi: Civilians were wounded by the bombing of Russian warplanes targeting a camp for the displaced near Sheikh Bahr in the northern countryside of Idlib #Syria”. The strike took place in the early hours of…
Summary
Published
30 August 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
26 August 2020
Incident Code
TS447
Location
Sheikh Hassan, Raqqa, Syria
شيخ حسن
A civilian male was reportedly killed by Turkish forces as he was crossing the M4 highway near the village of Sheikh Hassan, Raqqa governorate, on August 26th, 2020, according to local sources. Rojava Network wrote that "a civilian named Qasim Al Khalil (48) was martyred as a result of Turkish shelling on the Sheikh Hassan…
Summary
Published
26 August 2020
Civilians reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Unknown
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
25 August 2020
Incident Code
TI049
Location
Bahrava, Nineveh, Iraq
Two civilians were reported killed in Sinjar, Iraq when Turkish drones allegedly struck two vehicles in the evening of August 25th, 2020. The exact location was identified by local sources as Bhrava, Khansur located in the northern Nineveh province. Iraqi Security Media reported that Turkish drones targeted a double-wheeled pickup truck in the village of…
Summary
Published
25 August 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Civilians reported killed
0–2
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
19 August 2020
Incident Code
TI048
Location
Kani Masi, Duhok, Iraq
كانى ماز
One civilian was allegedly killed by a Turkish airstrike on Kani Masi. Rudaw reported: "Khalid Abdulrahman, 60, was killed while trying to rescue his grazing livestock after several Turkish airstrike hit the village of Kani Mazin, according to Kani Masi Mayor Sarbast Akrey. 'At 1:45pm a drone came and fired two rockets and then a…
Summary
Published
19 August 2020
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
17 August 2020
Incident Code
TS446
Location
M4, West of Ain Issa, Raqqa, Syria
M4 غرب عين عيسى
Deaths and injuries among civilians were reported by local sources as a result of alleged Turkish forces and Turkey-backed militants shelling of Ain Issa, in Raqqa, Syria on August 17th, 2020. While most sources reported that two civilians were wounded, others reported deaths without a specific number. @dersi4m tweeted that 'theTurkish army and it’s jihadist…
Summary
Published
17 August 2020
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
14 August 2020
Incident Code
RS4531
Location
Syrian Badia, Homs, Syria
البادية السورية
Civilians were reported killed and injured in alleged Russian airstrikes on the Syrian desert, or Al Badia Al Souria, on August 14th, 2020. @so_ria98 reported intense airstrikes by Russian warplanes in several areas of the desert and stated there were reports of civilian casualties, as well as the targeting of a car believed to be…
Summary
Published
14 August 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
14 August 2020
Incident Code
TI047
Location
Araden, Duhok, Iraq
أرادن
Up to three people were killed and another person was injured in alleged Turkish airstrikes on a vehicle in the village of Ardana, Dohuk governorate, on August 14th, 2020. It remains unclear whether the victims were civilians. Rudaw reported: "The director of Bamerni district, Hamid Zubeir, told Rudaw Media Network that Turkish planes targeted a…
Summary
Published
14 August 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
0–3
Civilians reported injured
0–1
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
11 August 2020
Incident Code
TI046
Location
Bradost region, Erbil, Iraq
At least five civilians were killed in alleged Turkish drone strikes in the Bradost region, Erbil governorate, on August 11th, 2020, according to local sources. The civilians died alongside five Iraqi border guards and five Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) members. Armen Press reported that 15 people were killed in a Turkish drone strike in northern Iraq Iraqi,…
Summary
Published
11 August 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Civilians reported killed
1–5
Military actors reported killed
5–10
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
6 August 2020
Incident Code
TS445
Location
Electrical cables manufacturing facility, Qamishli, Al Hassakah, Syria
قامشلي
One civilian was allegedly injured by a Turkish drone strike on Qamishli. ANHA reported: "On Thursday evening, an explosion was heard at about 18:30 in the Swiss Canal neighborhood, east of Qamishlo, which was found to have been caused by a shell fired by a drone belonging to the Turkish occupation at a civilian electrical…
Summary
Published
6 August 2020
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
4 August 2020
Incident Code
TS444
Location
Efdikê, Raqqa, Syria
One civilian was allegedly injured by Turkish shelling on Afdko, west of Tal Abyad. ANHA wrote: "Our agency correspondent reported that, in the meantime, the Turkish occupation army and its mercenaries are bombing the village of Afdko, located to the west of Tel Abyad. Our correspondent explained that the shelling hit civilians and their homes,…
Summary
Published
4 August 2020
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
3 August 2020
Incident Code
TI045
Location
Nohadra, Duhok, Iraq
A single source reported that civilians died in alleged Turkish airstrikes on civilian vehicles in Nohadra, Duhok governorate, on August 3rd, 2020. Syria C Press wrote that "more civilians were killed on Monday in Nohadra (Duhok) in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq as a result of the ongoing Turkish military operation in northern Iraq after…
Summary
Published
3 August 2020
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
3 August 2020
Incident Code
RS4530
Location
Binnish, Idlib, Syria
بنش
Up to four civilians have been killed and up to seven injured due to multiple alleged airstrikes by Russian and Assadi forces on the town of Binnish, Idlib province on August 3rd 2020. Ariha post reported the names of three civilians from one family killed in the strike : Majed Ibn Jassim Al-Mohammed, Majid Ibn…
Summary
Published
3 August 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1–4
Civilians reported injured
2–7
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
1 August 2020
Incident Code
TI044
Location
Bakira, Duhok, Iraq
Two civilians were killed in alleged Turkish airstrikes on a civilian vehicle near Bakira, Dohuk governorate, on August 1st, 2020, according to local sources. Hawar News wrote that "The Turkish occupation army planes bombed a civilian car this evening in the Bakira community in the Amedi district of the Dohuk governorate in southern Kurdistan. According to…
Summary
Published
1 August 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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