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Incident Date
20 February 2017
Incident Codes
TS083 CS514
Location
الباب, Al Bab city, Aleppo, Syria
Between 12 and 29 civilians including up to five children and five women died in airstrikes on Al Bab, according to local media - though sources were conflicted as to whether this was the work of Turkey or the US-led Coalition. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, "The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights…
Summary
Published
20 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
12–29
Civilians reported injured
7
Military Actor
Turkish Military
,
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
25 April 2017
Incident Code
TS084
Location
المالكية, Several locations in al Malkiya, Al Hassakah, Syria
Two civilians werereportedly wounded in alleged Turkish strikes on Kurdish militias on Several locations in al Malkiya, according to a single source. Reports said that between 20 and Kurdish forces were killed with up to 18 wounded; however, there were also some vague references to civilian harm - though it appears that most credible claims are…
Summary
Published
25 April 2017
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
22 June 2017
Incident Code
TS085
Location
رأس العين ﺍﻟﺮﺍﻭﻳﺔ , al Rawiya village, Ras al Ain, Al Hassakah, Syria
Three civilians were wounded in an alleged Turkish shelling of al Rawiya village, Ras al Ain, according to sources on the ground. Al Hassaka Rasd reported that "two women and a girl were injured by a shell fired from the Turkish side on the village of #Rawiya in the region of Ras al-Ain in the north-western…
Summary
Published
22 June 2017
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
3 July 2017
Incident Code
TS086
Location
كفرعنطون, Kafar Anton village, Shahaba, Aleppo, Syria
Three civilians from the al-Yousef family (a mother and her two children) died, and another two civilains, and up to ten more non-combatants were wounded in an alleged Turkish artillery bombardment of Kafar Anton village, Shahaba, Afrin, according to local media. Welat FM, citing Afrin hospital, named the fatalities. All other sources blamed Turkey for the civilian…
Summary
Published
3 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
3–5
Civilians reported injured
4–10
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
3 July 2017
Incident Code
TS087
Location
Jelber village, [or Cilbir] Shirawa district, Aleppo, Syria
Four civilians including an elderly woman were wounded in an alleged Turkish artillery attack on Jelber village, Afrin, according to local media. Aksalser cited Kurdish Activists and reported that "a woman from the village of Gelber in the countryside of Afrin was injured by the Turkish artillery" Azadiy Kurdistan said that "according to medical sources,…
Summary
Published
3 July 2017
Civilians reported injured
4
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
10 July 2017
Incident Code
TS089
Location
تل رفعت كفر ناصح, The area between Tal Rifa’at and Kafr Nasseh, Aleppo, Syria
Local media reported the death of between two and four civilians and injury of as many as dozens more in an alleged Turkish artillery bombardment in area between Tal Rifa’at and Kafr Nasseh, Syria. According to Rumaf, "four people from one family died and dozens more were injured in the area between Tel Rifaat and Kafr…
Summary
Published
10 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
2–4
Civilians reported injured
4–24
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
10 July 2017
Incident Code
TS088
Location
أحرص , Ihress, Aleppo, Syria
According to Rumaf, "a whole family was seriously injured by the indiscriminate Turkish shelling of the residents of Ihress village. They were also transferred to the hospital." YPG Press reported: "The Turkish occupation army and its mercenaries also attacked the liberated villages in al-Shahba areas. Names of the villages are Tal Rifat, Harbal, Sheikh Issa,…
Summary
Published
10 July 2017
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
21 August 2017
Incident Code
TS090
Location
تل رفعت, Tal Ref’at, Aleppo, Syria
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
24 August 2017
Incident Code
TS091
Location
ام حوش, Um Hawsh village, Aleppo, Syria
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
29 August 2017
Incident Code
TS092
Location
عفرين, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria
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
1 September 2017
Incident Code
TS093
Location
كفر لوسين, Kafr Luseen, Turkish-Syrian borders, Idlib, Syria
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
13 January 2018
Incident Code
TS094
Location
عفرين, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria
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
20 January 2018
Incident Code
TS095
Location
عفرين, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria
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
تمادا, Tarnada villlage, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria
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
الجزيرة, Al Jazeera district, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria
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
شيا عفرين, Shya, Aleppo, Syria
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
21 January 2018
Incident Code
TS102
Location
شيا عفرين, Shya, Aleppo, Syria
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
محبة, Mobato, Aleppo, Syria
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
عفرين, Jindires, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria
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
عفرين, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria
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
شيرا, Shera, Aleppo, Syria
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
عداما, A'dama, Aleppo, Syria
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
21 January 2018
Incident Code
TS100
Location
عنابكة, poultry farm at A'nabka, Aleppo, Syria
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
ماريامين, Mariamain and Diwa villages, Aleppo, Syria
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
22 January 2018
Incident Code
TS107
Location
راس العين, Kotana, Afrin, Al Hassakah, Syria
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
راجو, Rajo district of Afrin, Aleppo, Syria
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
تل سلور, Tal Slour, Jindires, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria
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
شيا عفرين, Shya, Aleppo, Syria
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
23 January 2018
Incident Code
TS111
Location
جنديرس, Jindires, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria
Up to seven civilians were killed and 49 named people were wounded in the reported Turkish bombing of Jindires in Afrin, according to local sources on the ground. Airwars was initially alerted to the casualty incident by the Afrin Now Facebook page, which detailed the reported casualties and some injured. On its Facebook page, the…
Summary
Published
23 January 2018
Civilians reported killed
5–7
Civilians reported injured
49
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
23 January 2018
Incident Code
TS112
Location
جنديرس, Jindires, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria
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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