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5 October 2023

Incident Code

RS4819

Location

Ariha, Idlib, Syria
On 5 October 2023, intense artillery and missile bombardments allegedly by the Syrian regime and/or Russian Military caused the death of at least one civilian and the injury of 14 civilians, including 4 children and 3 women, in the city of Ariha (Jericho). A Facebook post from local source "Jericho, the bride of the north"…

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5 October 2023
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Incident Date

5 October 2023

Incident Code

RS4820

Location

Majdalya, Idlib, Syria
At least one civilian was injured after an alleged Syrian regime and/or Russian-affiliated missile strike on the town of Majdalya, in southern Idlib, on October 5th, 2023. Most sources reported that one civilian was injured. However, a Facebook post from Muhammad al-Adlabi claimed that a man “and his child” had been injured, but this has…

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5 October 2023
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Incident Date

5 October 2023

Incident Code

TS635

Location

M4 international road, 45km southeast from the city of Kobani, near Jalabiya (Kharab Ashk) village, Aleppo, Syria
قرية جلبية/
At 10:45 in the morning on Thursday, 5th October 2023, Turkish drone strikes allegedly killed two civilian men riding a motorcycle on the M4 international road, 45 km southeast from the city of Kobani, and injured up to two other civilians. According to the local sources, the incident happened near the village of Jalabiya (Kharab…

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5 October 2023
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Incident Date

5 October 2023

Incident Code

RS4826

Location

city market in Jisr Al Shughour, west of Idlib, Idlib, Syria
جسر الغشور
On the morning of Thursday, October 5, 2023, in a town of Jisr Al Shughour located west of Idlib, Syria, artillery bombardement with contested responsibility — reportedly by the Syrian regime forces and/or the Russian military — struck the city's popular market and residential neighborhoods, killing at least one child and injuring at least 12…

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5 October 2023
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Incident Date

5 October 2023

Incident Code

RS4821

Location

Deir Sinbol, Idlib, Syria
At least one woman was injured after alleged Syrian regime and/or Russian artillery hit the town of Deir Sinbol on October 5th, 2023. Neither the woman’s name, nor other identifying characteristics, have been made available. @MohamadDaba9966 reported that the strike hit an armed vehicle, “killing and wounding” those inside the car "on the #Hantoutin-#Dersanbel road"…

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5 October 2023
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Incident Date

5 October 2023

Incident Code

TS636

Location

village of Qafsef, southwest of Sarin, Sarin, Syria
بلدة صرين
Three civilian men were killed and two others were injured in the village of Qafsef located southwest of Sarin at 10:45 AM on Friday, October 5, 2023, by an alleged drone strike by Turkish forces. Hawar News initially reported one civilian dead and two wounded, while other sources -- including Kobane FM -- reported three…

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5 October 2023
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Incident Date

5 October 2023

Incident Code

RS4827

Location

Jisr Al Shughour, west of Idlib, Idlib, Syria
Around 5:56 in the evening of Thursday, October 5, 2023, a child and a woman were reportedly injured by missile strikes in the city of Jisr Al Shugour, in the western countryside of Idlib, Syria. The belligerent’s identity is contested, with some sources pointing towards Syrian regime forces, and one source, Ibrahim Radwan, identifying Russian…

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5 October 2023
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Incident Date

4 October 2023

Incident Code

TS633

Location

the neighborhood of Safia in the city of Hasakah, Al Hassakah, Syria
بلدة صفيا
On October 4, 2023, four civilians - four men - were reportedly injured by Turkish drone strikes on a factory, in Safia neighborhood, Hasakah town, according to most local sources. Initial reporting by HawarNews indicated that 'two factory workers were wounded, as the drone was hovering in the area', making it difficult for 'ambulances to…

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Published
4 October 2023
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Incident Date

4 October 2023

Incident Code

RS4815

Location

Sarmin, Idlib, Syria
سرمين
At least one civilian, a young girl, was killed and between six and eight others, including three children and two women, were injured by alleged Syrian regime and/or Russian and/or Iranian artillery strikes on the al-Shamali neighborhood in the city of Sarmin on October 4th, 2023. The @SyriaCivilDefe reported that a girl was killed and…

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4 October 2023
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Incident Date

4 October 2023

Incident Code

RS4816

Location

Kafr Nouran, Aleppo, Syria
كفرنوران
A missile strike killed at least five members of the same family, including three women, and wounded at least one more — all civilians — in Kafr Nouran, Aleppo after midnight on October 5, 2023. The strike was allegedly carried out by the Syrian regime and/or Russian military. Zahraa Ali Karhou, an elderly crippled mother,…

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4 October 2023
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Incident Date

3 October 2023

Incident Code

RS4814

Location

Outskirts of Sarmin, Idlib, Syria
سرمين
On October 3rd, 2023, a man and a woman, Mohammed Sadek and Asoum Nahbhan were injured by alleged Syrian regime and/or Russian artillery shelling in the outskirts of Sarmin in the eastern countryside of Idlib. Asoum Nahbahn was reportedly moderately injured in the flank while Mohammed Sadek’s injury was described as slight. The belligerent’s identity is…

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Published
3 October 2023
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Incident Date

27 September 2023

Incident Code

TS632

Location

Hudayrat village, Raqqa, Syria
قرية حدريات
On Wednesday, September 27, 2023, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported that an artillery shelling was allegedly carried out by the Turkish forces and their proxy factions on Hudayrat village in Al-Hishah district of the eastern countryside of Ain Issa. The attack reportedly killed at least one civilian, later identified as Omar Muhammad…

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27 September 2023
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Incident Date

27 September 2023

Incident Code

TI096

Location

Bugriskan village, Sinjar district, Bashdar district , Sulaymaniyah, Iraq
قرية بوگریسکان
A woman was killed and a man injured by two drone strikes, allegedly conducted by the Turkish military, on the village of Bugriskan, in the Sinjar district on September 27th, 2023. The strikes were also reported to have killed six Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) militants. Bas News reported that the casualties occurred in “two separate…

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27 September 2023
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Incident Date

25 September 2023

Incident Code

SDF00043a

Location

Al Hawayj, Deir Ezzor, Syria
الحوايج
A woman, Shahnaz Ayed al-Hussein al-Sayyid Haiba, was killed allegedly by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) on September 25th, 2023 in Al Hawayj, in eastern Deir Ezzor. Local reporter Abdulmuain Aldandal claimed she was killed by shell fragments while trying to escape with her children. Another local source (@DeirEzzor24) also stated the casualty was caused by…

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Published
25 September 2023
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Incident Date

25 September 2023

Incident Code

SDF00044

Location

Daranj, Deir Ezzor, Syria
درنج
On 25 September 2023, a young man was reportedly injured as a result of being shot by members of the Syrian Democratic Forces in Daranj, located in eastern Deir Ezzor. A report from Shaam News identifies Ibrahim Khalil Al-Watban as the young male injured, adding that he was seriously injured. Furthermore, the news account reported…

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Published
25 September 2023
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Incident Date

25 September 2023

Incident Code

SDF00043

Location

Al Hawayj, Deir Ezzor, Syria
الحوايج
A woman was killed by a bullet wound allegedly fired by the Syrian Democratic Forces on the 25th of September, 2023, in the town of Al Hawayj, in the eastern Dier Ezzor region. Shaam News, who reported the incident, stated she was the wife of Hamoud Al-Hussein Al-Mulhim. Naher Media, who corroborated this, reported that…

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Published
25 September 2023
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Incident Date

25 September 2023

Incident Code

RS4813

Location

city of Jisr Al Shughour, western Idlib, Idlib, Syria
جسر الشغور
On Monday evening, 25 September 2023, between seven and 10 civilians, including two children and up to four women (one of whom was pregnant), were injured in missile strikes and artillery shelling allegedly by Syrian regime forces and/or Russian forces and/or Iranian forces on residential neighborhoods, the popular market and near the mosque in the…

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25 September 2023
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Incident Date

24 September 2023

Incident Code

RS4812

Location

Kansafra, Idlib, Syria
كنصفرة
At least one civilian was seriously injured in the village of Kansafra as a result of artillery shelling allegedly by the Russian military and/or Syrian regime forces on September 24, 2023. According to the Syrian Civil Defense, a farmer was seriously injured by the strikes while he was working in the fig harvest. Additionally, the…

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Published
24 September 2023
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Incident Date

23 September 2023

Incident Code

RS4811

Location

Sarmin, Idlib, Syria
سرمين
On the night of September 23, 2023, in Sarmin, Idlib, an incident with contested responsibility—reportedly either by Syrian regime forces or the Russian military—struck an agricultural area, injuring a civilian man, which was confirmed by multiple sources including the White Helmets organization. The civilian injured was reportedly a farmer who was picking figs in a…

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Published
23 September 2023
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Incident Date

23 September 2023

Incident Code

USSOM406

Location

Villages of Balal-Dheer, El-Gambar, and Mililiqo, Galguduud, Somalia
Local and official sources alleged that 27 al-Shabaab militants were killed by operations and airstrikes declared by the Somali military in the villages of Balal-Dheer, El-Gambar, and Mililiqo on September 22, 2023. On Friday the 22nd of September, 2023, the Somali Ministry of Defense posted a statement on X / Twitter that “over 27 Khawarij…

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23 September 2023
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Incident Date

23 September 2023

Incident Code

USSOM407

Location

Elbur, Galguduud, Somalia
An unknown number of Al-Shabaab members, including top leaders, were reportedly killed by airstrikes allegedly carried out by the US and/or Somali military on Elbur in Galgaduud province on September 23, 2023. There have been no reports of civilian casualties connected to the strikes. On the 23rd of September, 2023, the Somali Ministry of Defense…

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23 September 2023
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Incident Date

23 September 2023

Incident Code

USSOM408

Location

Shabeelow village, Mudug, Somalia
More than 30 Al-Shabaab militants were killed in an airstrike declared by Somali forces on Shabeelow village, located in the Mudug region of central eastern Somalia on the 23rd of September 2023, according to the Somali Ministry of Defense. Whilst an exact number of casualties was not given, the Ministry of Defense statement reported that…

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Published
23 September 2023
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Incident Date

23 September 2023

Incident Code

RS4810

Location

Outskirts of Sarmin, Idlib, Syria
سرمين
During the evening of September 23, 2023, a missile strike killed two civilians (one elderly man and one woman) and injured two others (a child in critical condition and a man) in a displacement camp in the outskirts of Sarmin, east of the city of Idlib in northwest Syria. In a Facebook post by the…

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Published
23 September 2023
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Incident Date

22 September 2023

Incident Code

USSOM405

Location

Wajid District, Bakool, Somalia
The militant organization Al-Shabaab claimed that U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) had conducted an airstrike against the terrorist network on 22nd of September, 2023. The group alleged that the airstrike, carried out in the Wajid district of Bakool in southwestern Somalia, had reportedly killed eight civilians, including six children. However, the Somalia government declared their responsibility…

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Published
22 September 2023
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Incident Date

21 September 2023

Incident Code

TS631

Location

Safawiyah village, Raqqa, Syria
قرية صفاوية
A civilian was injured by alleged Turkish drone strikes on the village of Safawiyah on September 21, 2023. Hawar News reported that a citizen named Qaban Aziz Al-Khalil (29 years old) was injured and transferred to Al-Raqqa Hospital to receive treatment when a Turkish drone bombed the village of Safawiyah. BasNews reported that a Turkish drone…

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Published
21 September 2023
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Incident Date

21 September 2023

Incident Code

SDF00042

Location

Ghariba, Deir Ezzor, Syria
بلدة غريبة
A young boy, Muayad Ahmed al-Khudair, was injured on September 21st, 2023 in the town of Ghariba, when he was struck by bullets allegedly fired by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). Al-Khudair, who has been reported as either 12 or 13 years old, was herding sheep near the bank of the Euphrates River when he…

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Published
21 September 2023
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Incident Date

20 September 2023

Incident Code

TS630

Location

Abu Nitouna, Raqqa, Syria
قرية أبو نيتونا
At least one civilian was seriously injured by an alleged Turkish bombardment of the village of Abu Nitouna on September 20, 2023 According to ANF's correspondent, a citizen named Majed Ibrahim Ali was seriously injured by a Turkish bombardment of the village of Abu Nitouna. Alyaum TV added that in addition to the civilian injury,…

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Published
20 September 2023
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Incident Date

19 September 2023

Incident Code

RS4809

Location

Al Fatira, Idlib, Syria
الفطيرة
At least two farmers were injured during the afternoon of September 19, 2023, by an artillery strike allegedly from the Syrian regime and/or Russian forces in the town of al-Fatira, in the south of Idlib. The @SyriaCivilDefe reported that the farmers were injured while picking figs and received treatment in a hospital in the city…

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Published
19 September 2023
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Incident Date

17 September 2023

Incident Code

TS629

Location

Qamishlo-Amuda road, Al Hassakah, Syria
عامودا
Between two and eight civilians were injured by alleged Turkish drone strikes on Ali Faro Road between Qamishlo and Amuda on September 17, 2023. Up to four militants were killed and three others were injured in the original strike, while the civilians were injured in a double tap strike as they tried to help the…

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Published
17 September 2023
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Incident Date

13 September 2023

Incident Code

RS4808

Location

Afes, Idlib, Syria
آفس
A woman was left injured in Afes, Idlib by artillery shelling allegedly fired by the Syrian regime and/or Russian military on September 13, 2023. The woman had fainted after being struck by shrapnel, according to Shaam News — who labeled the Syrian regime as the perpetrator. Some other sources, including Al Mohrar, said the shelling…

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13 September 2023
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