Civilian Casualties

US-led Coalition, Syrian Democratic Forces

LOCATION

أولشلي, Oleshli, Aleppo, Syria

At least one civilian, a sheikh at a local mosque, was injured by shrapnel from either heavy machine guns or auto cannon fire in the village of Oleshli on September 15, 2022. According to the Syrian Civil Defense, a civilian was wounded by heavy machine guns from the areas controlled by the regime forces and

Summary

Civilian infrastructure

Religious Institution

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons

بلدة ذيبان, Dhiban, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

On 2 September 2023, a father and his son were reportedly injured by a drone strike affiliated with the Syrian Democratic Forces in the town of Dhiban, located in the eastern countryside of Deir Ezzor. A twitter post from Naher media identified Abdul Salam Muslat Al-Khater and one of his children as the civilians injured

Summary

Airstrike, Artillery, Drone Strike

2 named, 1 familiy identified

باب الخير شمال راس العين , Bab Al kheer, northen Ras Al Ain, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

One civilian was reportedly killed by YPG forces in Bab Al kheer, northen Ras Al Ain. Suriye.u.a.d reported: “The gangs of #PYD_YPG_PKK assassinate the civilian Ismail Mohammed Mulla Matar on charges of dealing with the Syrian National Army in the village of Bab al-Khair east # Ras_alain”.

Summary

مارع, Mare’a, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

A child was killed after an unexploded shell from earlier shelling by alleged Kurdish forces on the town of Mare’a exploded on June 28th, 2020. It is unclear when exactly the munition was fired. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that it had “documented the death of a child under the age of 18,

Summary

(1 child)

Planted explosives and unexploded ordnance (UXO)

اعزاز, A'zaaz, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

At least one male civilian was killed and up to nine others were injured, including a child and a woman, in alleged Syrian Democratic Forces’ shelling of the city of A’zaaz on March 23, 2022. Euphrates Post reported that Syrian Defense Forces shelled the city of A’zaaz with more than 15 rockets, which resulted in

Summary

4–9

Syrian Democratic Forces

6 named

حزوان, Hazwan, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

A woman was killed by a sniper shooting allegedly carried out by the Syrian Democratic Forces in the village of Hazwan on January 16, 2023. Shaam News reported that a woman was killed by a sniper affiliated with the Syrian Democratic Forces in the village of Hazwan. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights stated that

Summary

(1 woman)

ذيبان, Dhiban, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

A man, Ahmed Hamid al-Helu, was killed in the town of Dhiban on September 4th, 2023 as a result of an alleged SDF bomb dropped from a drone. Local source (@AlfratNda) stated that al-Helu was a resident of the town, and that the bomb had been dropped by an SDF-operated drone. This was corroborated by

Summary

Airstrike, Artillery, Drone Strike

أعزاز, Azaz, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

One civilian was reported killed and between seven and 15 others including two children injured in an alleged YPG artillery attack on Azaz in Aleppo governorate, Syria on November 19th, 2019, according to local sources. The civilian killed was identified as Muhammad Mustafa Amouri, aged 30 and he died shortly after he was moved to

Summary

7–15

Planted explosives and unexploded ordnance (UXO)

عفرين, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between one and two civilians, including a child, were killed and between eight and 12 others, including three women and two children, were injured in alleged YPG or regime missile and artillery strikes on Afrin on July 15, 2021. According to Syrian Civil Defense, two civilians were killed, including a child and a man, and

Summary

1 – 2

(1 child1 man)

8–12

10 named, 1 familiy identified

الزر, Al Zer, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Two children under the age of 18 were killed during a joint Coalition and Syrian Democratic Forces airdrop operation in the village of Al Zer on July 4th, 2022. Sources were conflicted as to whether the two killed were civilians or members of ISIS. Al Khabour posted on Facebook that a young man named “Muhammad Fateh Khalaf

Summary

0 – 2

(0–2 children)

US-led Coalition, Syrian Democratic Forces

Belligerents reported killed

0–2

العزبة, Al Ezba, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

On 29 August 2023, at least one civilian was reportedly killed by sniper fire from the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in Al Ezba, located in the northern countryside of Deir Ezzor. According to a tweet from an activist from the local area, Saleh Al-Muhya Al-Atiq was allegedly killed by SDF snipers stationed in Al Ezba.

Summary

Artillery, Ground operation

1 – 2

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons

أبو حمام, Abo Hamam, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

On Monday, September 11th 2023, an alleged drone strike by SDF military patrols hit civilians in the town of Abu Hamam, east of Deir Ezzor, west Syria, injuring two civilians, a man and a child. Sources including Al Araby, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, and @alkhabour21 twitter account accounted for two civilians being injured

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

ميرزا وتل علي والشعيب, Tel Ali, Mirza, and Al Shuaib, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Six civilians were reported killed and 13 to 15 others injured in alleged SDF artillery attacks on three villages near the town of Ghandoura, east of Aleppo on October 15th 2019, according to local media sources. The targeted villages are Mirza, Tel Ali and Al Shua’ib.

Summary

13–15

Syrian Democratic Forces

اعزاز, Azaz, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Up to ten civilians were injured in alleged SDF or Syrian regime artillery strikes on the city of Azaz, Aleppo governorate, on January 16th, 2020, according to local sources. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored “a missile strike carried out by the ‘Kurdish forces’ stationed in Maranaz within the northern sector of Aleppo countryside,

Summary

8–10

مزرعة تشرين, Mazra'a Tishreen, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

One civilian, a “young” man, Abboud Al-Akeeb, was allegedly killed by US-led Coalition and Syrian Democratic Forces’ raid on Tishreen Farm, north of Raqqa in Syria on 2nd October 2021, according to multiple sources. The attack was reported to have happened at dawn. Athar Press reported that “American forces and “SDF” carried out raids in

Summary

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons

US-led Coalition, Syrian Democratic Forces

LOCATION

طريق أخترين - عبلة, The Akhtarin-Abla Road, Aleppo, Syria

At least one civilian, a young man, was injured in alleged Syrian Democratic Forces and/or Syrian regime guided missile attacks on a vehicle on the Akhtareen and Abla road on October 2, 2022. The @SyriaCivilDefe tweeted that a civilian was injured when a truck was hit by a guided missile while driving on the Akhtareen

Summary

مدينة البصيرة, city of Al-Basira, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Ongoing clashes between the SDF and the Arab clans led to between four and six civilians, including a woman, being injured on September 2, 2023. These civilian injuries have been attributed to snipers of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) operating in Al-Basira, by local sources. Nahr Media reported that six civilians were injured (one woman

Summary

4–6

السوسة, Al Sousa , Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Two male civilians were reportedly shot by YPG forces in the countryside of al-Sousa. Euphrates Post reported: “The bodies of the two young men were found n the village of al-Jarzi this morning: Meshaan al-Hamoud Al Ghadab was born in 1992 and his brother-in-law Musleh Khabur al-Saleh was born in 1983 The youths were civilians

Summary

(2 men)

2 named, 1 familiy identified

قربة أم البراميل, Umm Al Baramil, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Two 13-year-old boys were reported killed in alleged SDF artillery strikes on Umm Al Baramil village, also known as Shikuru, east of Ain Issa, on January 4th, 2020, according to local sources. Other sources, however, stated the incident was a landmine or an unexploded ordnance explosion, which means that the strike itself could have taken

Summary

(2 children)

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Planted explosives and unexploded ordnance (UXO)

3 named, 1 familiy identified

جرابلس, Jarablous, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

One person was killed, and three people were injured when an alleged Syrian Democratic Force or PKK/PYD artillery shell hit a “family” on the bank of the Euphrates River in the city of Jarablus, in the eastern countryside of Aleppo on April 18th 2022. Despite many sources attributing the belligerent to the SDF, the SDF

Summary

0 – 1

(0–1 men)

Belligerents reported killed

0–1

اعزاز, Azaz, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between six and eight civilians, including a woman and up to three children, were injured by alleged Syrian Democratic Forces shelling of the city of Azaz of January 20, 2023. The @SyriaCivilDefe reported that six people, including a child and a woman, were injured by artillery shelling coming from areas controlled by the Syrian regime

Summary

6–8

المعابر النهرية في بلدتي ذي والحوايج, River crossings in the towns of Dhiban and Hawaij, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

A number of civilians were reportedly killed and injured while escaping from bombings in the towns of Dhiban and Hawaij, in the eastern countryside near Deir Ezzor, when nearby river crossings, that are used as humanitarian corridors, were allegedly struck by mortar shells on Tuesday, September 5th 2023. All available sources claimed that the Syrian

Summary

Civilian infrastructure

Humanitarian evacuation

1 – 2

1–2

عريضة , Aridha, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

A child was reported killed and his family members injured in an alleged YPG artillery attack on Aridha village in Raqqa governorate, Syria on November 19th, 2019 according to local sources. The child killed was identified as Ezzeddine Al Sayyad and he is between 3 or 4 years old.

Summary

(1 child)

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

اعزاز, Azaz, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Up to three civilians were injured in alleged Syrian Democratic Forces or Syrian regime shelling of the city of Azaz on July 5, 2022. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, three civilians were injured when a missile struck the area near the Security Directorate at the outskirts of Azaz city. This missile strike

Summary

العزبة, Al Ezba, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

On August 29, 2023, several sources reported that an SDF bombardment of the Syrian city of Al-Ezba killed a child and injured numerous civilians, with most putting the number of injured between two and three. There are no sources that mention death of belligerents, and all accounts that offer specifics beyond “civilians killed and injured”

Summary

الدحلة, Al Dahla, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

At least one person, a young man named Hussein Nahar al-Gharut, was reportedly killed by gunfire allegedly from the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in the town of Al Dahla, in the eastern countryside of Deir ez-Zor on Monday, September 11th 2023. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported the victim as being a member of

Summary

0 – 1

Belligerents reported killed

Suspected target

Tribal Forces

0–1

الرافع, Al Rafi´, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Between one and four civilians including a child were reported killed and many others injured in an alleged YPG artillery strike on Al Rafi’ village near Ain Issa city in Raqqa, on October 16th 2019, according to local media sources. Balaid said that “four civilians were killed and eight others were wounded” – and blamed

Summary

1 – 4

(1 child)

1–8