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Incident Date
28 October 2019
Incident Code
TS373A
Location
Ayn Issa, Raqqa, Syria
عين عيسى
According to the Kurdish Red Crescent, one civilian was reported injured in an alleged Turkish attack on Ayn Issa, Raqqa in Syria on October 28th, 2019. The civilian was identified as Abdullah Mustafa Hussein, male, aged 37 and he was injured as a result of fragments.
Summary
Published
28 October 2019
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
28 October 2019
Incident Code
TS373
Location
El Erîde, Raqqa, Syria
Two civilians were reported executed allegedly by Turkey forces and/or Turkey-backed militants in El Eride, Ain Issa in Raqqa governorate on October 28th 2019, according to local sources. ANHA and Politika identified the two victims as Mehmûd Zahêr (60 years old) and Berho Elo (65 years old). @Karl_hakon tweeted: "Turkish military and their mercenaries continue…
Summary
Published
28 October 2019
Strike Type
Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
27 October 2019
Incident Code
TS371a
Location
Kobane, Aleppo, Syria
كوباني
One child aged seven was reported injured in an alleged Turkish forces attack on Kobane - Aleppo governorate in Syria on October 27th, 2019 according to the Kurdish Red Crescent. The child was identified as Galeb Ebrahim Muhammad.
Summary
Published
27 October 2019
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
27 October 2019
Incident Code
YS067
Location
Azaz, Aleppo, Syria
اعزاز
At least one woman was injured after alleged YPG, PYD and/or SDF artillery strikes on the city of Azaz, Aleppo governorate, on October 27th 2019, according to local sources. @SyrianCoalition reported that one woman was injured by the artillery strikes. According to STEP Agency, the rocket-propelled grenades came from "Kurdish units stationed at Meng Airport…
Summary
Published
27 October 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Military Actor
YPG
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Incident Date
26 October 2019
Incident Code
TS368
Location
Xirbet Qerac, between Ras Al Ayn and Tal Tamr, Al Hassakah, Syria
بطون رأس العين عند تل تمر , Xirbet Qerac
One woman was reported killed and four others injured in an alleged artillery attack by Turkey-backed militants in Kherbet Qerac, between Ras al-Ain and Tal Temir on October 26th, 2019 according to local sources. The victim, aged 30, was identified by ANHA and other sources as Khewla Khidir Deham. According to ANF and @baxtiyarumut, Khewla…
Summary
Published
26 October 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
26 October 2019
Incident Code
TS369
Location
Al Assadiya, Al Hassakah, Syria
الأسدية
Two civilians were reported injured in an alleged Turkish forces attack on Assadiya village, Ras Al Ain in Hassakah Governorate on October 26th, 2019 according to local sources. The two civilians were identified as Mary Khelef Mihemed (55) and Mihemed Mustafa Tahir (age unknown).
Summary
Published
26 October 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
26 October 2019
Incident Code
TS370
Location
Abu Haya, Raqqa, Syria
أبو هيا
A civilian aged 80 was reported injured after being shot allegedly by Turkey-back militants in Abu Haya, Tal Abyad in Raqqa Governorate on October 26th, 2019 according to local sources. The civilian was identified as Jesus Khelil who according to ANF News, was shot in front of his house. Other sources said the civilian was…
Summary
Published
26 October 2019
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
26 October 2019
Incident Code
RS4120
Location
Tiqad village, Aleppo, Syria
تقاد
One to two civilians were injured by alleged Russian airstrikes on a farm in the village of Fiqad, Aleppo countryside, on October 26th, 2019, according to local sources. The Smart News agency reported: "A civilian was injured on Saturday by Russian air strikes on a village west of Aleppo in northern Syria." Local activists told…
Summary
Published
26 October 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Agriculture
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
26 October 2019
Incident Code
CS1935
Location
Barisha, Idlib, Syria
باريشا
Up to nine civilians including two women and three children were reported killed in the US military operation that successfully targeted ISIS leader Abu Bakr Al Baghdadi in Barisha village in Idlib countryside, Syria, on October 26th, 2019. Al-Baghdadi was an ISIS leader who declared himself a Caliphate in Mosul, Iraq in 2014, and according…
Summary
Published
26 October 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
,
Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)
Civilians reported killed
5–9
Civilians reported injured
5–11
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
26 October 2019
Incident Code
TS370a
Location
Kobane, Aleppo, Syria
كوباني
One civilian aged 17, named as Ahmad Khaled, was reported injured by an alleged Turkish forces attack on Kobane in Aleppo governorate - Syria on October 26th, 2019, according to the Kurdish Red Crescent. No more details available at the moment.
Summary
Published
26 October 2019
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
26 October 2019
Incident Code
YS066
Location
Tal Al Hawa, Aleppo, Syria
تل الهوى
Two children were injured in an alleged SDF and/or YPG artillery strike on the village of Tel Al Hawa, Aleppo governorate, according to Smart News Agency. According to activists, the children were "moderately" injured and received treatment in Al Ra'i Hospital, as reported by Smart News Agency. The artillery shells were reportedly fired from SDF…
Summary
Published
26 October 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
YPG
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Incident Date
26 October 2019
Incident Code
TS371
Location
Meqtera, Raqqa, Syria
مقطرة
One civilian, Semîra Ana, suffered a heart attack due to fear brought on by Turkish attacks in Meqtera, Tal Abyad.
Summary
Published
26 October 2019
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Accidents related to conflict
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
25 October 2019
Incident Code
TS366
Location
Rajm/Recman, Raqqa, Syria
Up to six civilians of the same family, including three or four children aged between four and 10, were reported injured in an alleged Turkish forces artillery attack on Rajm village, north of Ayn Issa in Raqqa Governorate, on October 25th, 2019, according to local sources. ANF said the family which was attacked consists of…
Summary
Published
25 October 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
5–6
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
25 October 2019
Incident Code
TS367
Location
Menacîr, Al Hassakah, Syria
Two civilians were reported injured in an alleged Turkish forces attack on Menacîr, Ras Al Ain in Hassakah Governorate on October 25th, 2019, according to local sources.
Summary
Published
25 October 2019
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
25 October 2019
Incident Code
YS065
Location
Kfayfeh, Raqqa, Syria
كفيفة
One civilian was killed in alleged SDF/PYD/PKK/YPG shooting in the village of Kfayfeh, Raqqa governorate, according to multiple local sources. One source reported wounded as well. According to Justice Organization, "Syrian Kurdish Democratic Forces infiltrated the village and threw bombs on civilian houses at night". Other sources, such as Suriye.u.a.d, blamed the YPG, PKK and/or…
Summary
Published
25 October 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
YPG
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Incident Date
24 October 2019
Incident Code
TS365
Location
Suluk, Raqqa, Syria
السلوك
One health worker and two nurses working for Al Suluk hospital - Tal Abyad in Raqqa were reported kidnapped then killed allegedly by Turkey-backed militants (FSA/SNA) on October 24th, 2019, according to local media sources. ANHA and ANF named one of the victims as Mihemed Bozan Seîdî. ANHA said the members of Al Nusra kidnapped…
Summary
Published
24 October 2019
Civilians reported killed
3
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
24 October 2019
Incident Code
RS4119
Location
Al Janoudia, Idlib, Syria
الجانودية
Seven or eight civilians died and 15 to 18 others were wounded in alleged regime or Russian strikes on Al Janoudia the afternoon of October 24, 2019, local media reported. Edlib Media Centre reported: "Artillery and rocket shelling by regime forces targeted the town of al-Janodiya in the Jisr al-Shughour area of western Idlib countryside…
Summary
Published
24 October 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
7–8
Civilians reported injured
15–18
Military actors reported killed
0–1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
24 October 2019
Incident Code
YS064
Location
Arida Ejail, Raqqa, Syria
عريضة عجيل
One civilian was reportedly killed in a shooting by SDF/YPG forces in the village of Arida Ejail, Raqqa governorate, according to the Syrian Network for Human Rights. Currently, further information is unavailable to Airwars.
Summary
Published
24 October 2019
Strike Type
Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)
Civilians reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
YPG
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Incident Date
24 October 2019
Incident Code
TS365a
Location
Tal Tamr, Al Hassakah, Syria
تل تمر
According to the Kurdish Red Crescent, one civilian aged 58 was injured in an alleged Turkish forces attack on Tal Tamr in Hasaka governorate - Syria on October 24th, 2019. No more details currently available. @DrMWilk reported that "four seriously injured people" were brought to the hospital in Tal Tamr.
Summary
Published
24 October 2019
Civilians reported injured
1–4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
23 October 2019
Incident Code
RS4118
Location
Ma'aret al-Nu'man, Idlib, Syria
معرة النعمان
One civilian was killed on October 20th, 2019, by fragments from an unexploded cluster bomb that was dropped earlier by alleged Russian and/or Syrian regime warplanes in the city of Ma'aret al-Nu'man, as reported by several local sources. It is unclear when the bomb was dropped. Mostafa Abo Abdo said that the explosion took place…
Summary
Published
23 October 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Planted explosives and unexploded ordnance (UXO)
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
23 October 2019
Incident Code
RS4117
Location
Several towns in Idlib, Idlib, Syria
بلدات متعدده
The Shaam News Network reported: "Russian warplanes launched air strikes amid artillery shelling by the Assad forces on the city of Kafrnabal and the towns of Maarat Harmah, Hazarin, Al-Rakaya, Kafarsijah, Al-Taht, Sheikh Mustafa, Babolin, Rakaya Sijnah, Al-Raffa, Umm Jalal and Tal al-Nar, which resulted in civilian casualties." No further details are currently available.
Summary
Published
23 October 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
22 October 2019
Incident Code
TS362
Location
Ras Al Ain, Al Hassakah, Syria
رأس العين
Two civilians were wounded in alleged Turkish sniper fire in Ras Al Ain. Rojava Information Center tweeted: "Last night two refugee civilians in Til Temir tried to travel back into Sere Kaniye to check on their shop, now in the hands of Turkish-backed jihadi forces. A sniper opened fire on them and they came off…
Summary
Published
22 October 2019
Strike Type
Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
22 October 2019
Incident Code
YS063
Location
Al Jalba village , Al Hassakah, Syria
قرية الجلبة
At least one woman was killed and another woman injured in an alleged YPG/SDF/PKK artillery attack on the village of Al Jalaba, west of Tal Abyad, on October 22nd, 2019, according to local sources. The Syrian Network for Human Rights reported that "Mrs. Zalkha Hamad al Abbou, from Ein al Arous village which is administratively…
Summary
Published
22 October 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1–3
Civilians reported injured
1–4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
YPG
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Incident Date
21 October 2019
Incident Code
TS361
Location
Dadat, Raqqa, Syria
دادات
Multiple sources reported that Turkish forces committed a "massacre" in Dadat village. According to RonahiTV, "The Turkish occupation and its mercenaries committed a massacre against civilians in the village of Dadat". Adarpress noted that "sources confirmed that Turkish occupation forces killed a number of civilians and buried them in the village, and established a prison…
Summary
Published
21 October 2019
Strike Type
Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)
Civilians reported killed
2–10
Causes of Death / Injury
Unknown
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
21 October 2019
Incident Code
TS361b
Location
Manbij, Aleppo, Syria
منبج
According to the Kurdish Red Crescent, six civilians were injured in an alleged Turkish forces attack on Manbij in Aleppo governorate in Syria on October 21st, 2019. The civilians injured include three children aged between 1 and 10, and three women.
Summary
Published
21 October 2019
Civilians reported injured
6
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
21 October 2019
Incident Code
YS062
Location
Al Sousa , Deir Ezzor, Syria
السوسة
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
Published
21 October 2019
Strike Type
Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)
Civilians reported killed
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
YPG
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Incident Date
20 October 2019
Incident Code
YS058
Location
Ras Al Ayn, Al Hassakah, Syria
راس العين
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
Published
20 October 2019
Civilians reported killed
7
Causes of Death / Injury
Unknown
Military Actor
YPG
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Incident Date
20 October 2019
Incident Code
YS060
Location
Ras Al Ayn, Al Hassakah, Syria
راس العين
Three civilian men from the same family were reportedly shot in the street by YPG forces "after the National Army advanced in Ras al-Ain", local media said. According to Mohamad.alothman.1291, the victims were found in a street and handcuffed. "They were shot several times in the head, days after their arrest, by #PYD militia on…
Summary
Published
20 October 2019
Strike Type
Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)
Civilians reported killed
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
YPG
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Incident Date
20 October 2019
Incident Code
TS361a
Location
Zormixar, Aleppo, Syria
The Kurdish Red Crescent reported that one civilian was killed and seven others were injured in an alleged Turkish forces attack on Zormixar west of Kobani/Ain Al Arab in Aleppo- Syria on October 20th, 2019.
Summary
Published
20 October 2019
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
7
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
20 October 2019
Incident Code
RS4116
Location
Heesh, Idlib, Syria
حيش
One civilian was allegedly injured as a result of Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes or shelling on Heesh in Idlib on October 20th, 2019. While @baladinetwork and @ZaitunAgency blamed the Syria regime, @Sentry_Syria reported that a reconnaissance plane was flying in a circular direction on Heesh on that day, which could be an accusation to…
Summary
Published
20 October 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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