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قرية أم جلود, village Umm Jaloud in the Manbij countryside, east of Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria

On Tuesday, May 14th, 2024, one civilian was reportedly injured as a result of an alleged Turkish artillery shelling in the Manbij countryside, to the east of Aleppo, Syria. The village of Umm Jaloud and the surrounding area were struck by mortar shells allegedly coming from the Turkish military base in the village of Al-Yashli.…

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Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Turkish Military

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مخيم أرض الأمل, Ared Al Amel (Land of Hope) IDP camp, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria, Aleppo, Syria

Shortly before 11:46 AM on Wednesday, 8th May 2024, between two to three women, including a pregnant woman, were injured in an artillery bombardment with contested responsibility allegedly perpetrated by the Syrian Democratic Forces and/or the Syrian regime forces on the Land of Hope refugee camp in the Khalidiya area in the Afrin countryside, north…

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11 September 2025

IDP or Refugee Camp

Civilians reported injured

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Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

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قرية الشيخ ناصر, Al-Sheikh Naser, Al Bab area, east of Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria

In the evening of Thursday, May 9th, 2024, a man and child were moderately injured as a result of the alleged bombing which originated from the areas jointly controlled by the Syrian Democratic Forces and Syrian regime forces. The casualties took place in the village of Sheikh Nasser in the al-Bab area in the countryside…

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11 September 2025

Civilians reported injured

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Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

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Furuqley village near Qoryoley District , Lower Shabele, Somalia

A double tap airstrike allegedly conducted by the Somalia government with international partners on 7 May, 2024 reportedly caused “casualties” amongst Al-Shabaab in the village of Furuqley near the Qoryoley District in the Lower Shabelle region. Exact figures were not made available. While Caasimada Online claimed no civilians were impacted - “civilians [...] had come…

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Military actors reported killed

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

International Forces (Unknown)

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الأبزمو, Al Abzimo, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria

On the evening of Saturday, May 5th, 2024, artillery shelling allegedly conducted by Syrian regime forces and/or Russian forces and/or Iranian forces hit a residential neighborhood in the town of Abzimo, in the western countryside of Aleppo, killing a child and injuring his mother. Twelve-year-old Qais Haj Shaban and his mother were transported to a…

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Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Russian Military

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الغوز, Al Ghouz, Al Bab, Aleppo, Syria, Aleppo, Syria

On Saturday, May 4, 2024, a man named Nawaf Haj Hussein Al-Junaid Al Abrizi was killed and a child was seriously injured as a result of an artillery shelling allegedly by the Kurdish-affiliated militia Syrian Democratic Forces and/or PKK in Al Ghouz and Al-Al-Kafir, villages west of the city of Al Bab, in the eastern…

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Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

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قرية الصيادة, al-Sayadah village, countryside of the city of Manbij, Aleppo, Syria

On Thursday evening of May 2, 2024, a civilian man named Ahmad al-Ali was injured as a result of an artillery strike allegedly carried out by the Turkish military in the al-Sayadah village in the northwestern countryside of the city of Manbij which is located in the Aleppo governorate, in northern Syria. 20-year-old Ahmad al-Ali…

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Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Turkish Military

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برجكة, Barjaka, Aleppo, Syria

Shortly after midnight on Sunday, 28 April 2024, a 20-year-old man named Ahmad Hussein Taha Al-Haboun was killed and his 43-year-old father Hussein Taha Al-Haboun was injured when a guided anti-armor missile which was launched from the area under the joint control of the regime forces and the Kurdish-affiliated militia Syrian Democratic Forces struck the car they…

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Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

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Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

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قرية بينة, village of Beina in the countryside of Sherawa, district of Afrin, Aleppo, Syria

On Sunday, April 28, 2024, two male civilians, Ibrahim Berro and Arif Saeed Sheikh, were injured by alleged Turkish artillery shelling on the residential neighborhoods in the village of Beina, Sherawa district, in the northern countryside of Aleppo, Syria. According to Hawar News reporters, the two men were working in agricultural lands when the incident occurred and…

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Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Turkish Military

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الأتارب, eastern outskirts of Al Atarib [Atareb], western countryside of Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria

Shortly before 8:23 AM on Saturday, 27 April 2024 a young man, identified as Abdullah Rammah, was seriously injured while working on his land, as a result of an alleged artillery or drone attack by the Syrian regime and/or the Iranian military and/or the Russian military on the eastern outskirts of the city of Atareb,…

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Airstrike (Drone Strike), Artillery

Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Russian Military, Iranian Military

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أريحا, Ariha (Jericho), south of Idlib, Idlib, Syria

During the day on April 26, 2024, heavy artillery and missile shelling allegedly carried out by Syrian regime forces and/or Russian forces and/or Iranian forces injured between two and 10 civilians, including at least two children. The incident occurred in a residential area within the city of Jericho, south of Idlib. A Facebook post by…

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Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Russian Military, Iranian Military

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قرية عون الدادات, the village of Aoun Al-Dadat in the countryside of Manbij, Aleppo, Syria

Louijain Othman Dashu, an 11-year-old girl, was injured during the evening of April 25th, 2024 due to an alleged Turkish bombing in Aoun Al-Dadat village in the countryside of Manbij province, Syria. At the time of the report, the child was declared stable. According to Hawar News, artillery shrapnel injured Louijain Othman Dashu in her…

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Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Turkish Military

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near Ruun Nirgood, Middle Shabelle, Somalia

Between 10 and 70 militants, including “key Al-Shabaab ring leaders and militias” were purportedly killed and 30 other al-Shabaab members were injured after airstrikes announced by the Somali government in conjunction with international partners were carried out near Ruun Nirgood, Middle Shabelle on 24 April, 2024. The Somali Information Ministry, referenced by Anadolu Agency, reported…

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Vehicle, Residential

Military actors reported killed

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

International Forces (Unknown)

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سرمين, Sarmin, Idlib, Syria

Shortly before 8:26 PM on Sunday, April 14th, 2024, three civilians were reportedly injured by an alleged Russian and/or Syrian regime and/or Iranian artillery strike that struck residential areas in the city of Sarmin, to the east of Idlib, Syria. The majority of sources reported that the injured civilians were children. The names of those…

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Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Iranian Military, Russian Military

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Baraag Gurgurte, approximately 20 kilometers from Harardhere district in Mudug region, Mudug, Somalia

Over 50 al-Shabab militants, along with a senior commander, were killed in an airstrike conducted by the Somali National Army (SNA) with the assistance of “international partners” in the southern Mudug region in central Somalia. The strike reportedly targeted and destroyed multiple military bases, vehicles, and weapons facilities where, according to Somali military officials, al-Shabab…

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Airstrike (Drone Strike)

Military actors reported killed

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

International Forces (Unknown)

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Jir Jir Farey and Burka Fiiqey areas, north of Ruunirgood, Middle Shabelle, Somalia

Hiiraan Online News reported that on April 5, 2024, the Somali Federal Government forces, supported by local militias and international allies, "targeted" Al-Shabaab hideouts in the Jir Jir Farey and Burka Fiiqey areas, north of Ruunirgood in Middle Shabelle. According to the government, the strike resulted in "multiple Al-Shabaab casualties" and the destruction of one…

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Military actors reported killed

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

International Forces (Unknown)

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سرمين, residential neighbourhoods, the market area, and the Abdo Salama School in the city of Sarmin, east of Idlib, Idlib, Syria

One woman and two children were killed, and at least ten and up to 12 civilians, including five children and two women, were injured as a result of missile strikes carried out by the Syrian regime and/or Russian military and/or Iranian military on residential neighbourhoods, the market area, and the Abdo Salama School (outside working…

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Education, Residential, Commerce (Market)

Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Russian Military, Iranian Military

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القنصلية الإيرانية في دمشق, Iranian consulate building in Damascus (Iranian embassy complex), Damascus, Syria

At 00:17 on Monday, April 1, 2024, an elderly Syrian woman was killed alongside her son, and a number of civilians, including a woman, were injured as a result of an alleged Israeli airstrike on the Iranian embassy complex on the Mazzeh Highway in the Mazzeh neighborhood of Damascus, Syria, as reported by multiple sources…

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31 December 2024

Residential, Legal (Ministry)

Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

Military actors reported killed

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Israeli Military

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ديماس وجمرايا، غرب دمشق, Dimas and Jamraya, west of Damascus, Damascus, Syria

At around 21:30 on Sunday, 31st March 2024, two civilians were injured by a number of airstrikes allegedly perpetrated by the Israeli military on the towns of Dimas and Jamraya located west of Damascus, Syria. One of the strikes reportedly hit the Scientific Research Center in the Jamraya area, resulting in fire. Referring to a…

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31 December 2024

Education (Vocational School)

Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Israeli Military

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السفيرة, جبرين, كفر جوم, Al-Safira, Jibreen, Kafr Joum, Aleppo, Syria

At around 1.45 am on Friday, March 29, 2024, up to 33 people whose civilian status is contested were killed and over 100 were reportedly injured in more than 15 airstrikes allegedly perpetrated by the Israeli military on the sites and warehouses in Al-Safira, Kafr Joum, Jibreen, the vicinity of Aleppo Airport, and several other…

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31 December 2024

Warehouse, Vehicle (Car, Truck)

Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

Military actors reported killed

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Israeli Military

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دير الزور, Deir Ezzor, Deir Ezzor, Syria

At 1:40 AM on Tuesday, 26th March 2024, airstrikes with contested responsibility allegedly perpetrated by the Israeli military and/or US military on areas surrounding the city of Deir Ezzor, Syria, killed a male civilian and a child and injured up to 32 civilians, including at least 14 children. The 42-year-old Syrian engineer Imad Adnan Shihab…

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31 December 2024

Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

Military actors reported killed

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Israeli Military

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قرية بيلونية, Agricultural lands near Biluniya and Ain Daqna villages in the Al-Shahba area, Aleppo, Syria

During the evening of Sunday, March 24th, 2024, the villages of Beluniya and Ain Daqna in the Al-Shahba area, north of Aleppo, Syria, were hit by an intense alleged Turkish bombardment with the use of rocket launchers and heavy artillery, resulting in the death of a 36-year-old displaced civilian from Maabatli district, Afrin, Rashid Abdo Hamo…

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Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Turkish Military

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Fiiqaay forest, Middle Shabelle, Somalia

According to the Somali government, more than 35 militants were killed by operations carried out by the Somali military and "international partners" in Fiiqaay forest, Middle Shabelle on March 24, 2024. The Somali Ministry of Defence (@MoDSomaliya) announced on X/Twitter that "Somali National Army neutralised 80+ Khawarij (al-Shabaab) militants, including leaders, were eliminated in planned…

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30 December 2024

Airstrike and/or Artillery, Ground operation

Military actors reported killed

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons

International Forces (Unknown)

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العلاشل, village of Al-Olashli, Al Bab, Aleppo, Syria

On the evening of Wednesday, March 20, 2024, Nawar Mahmoud Al-Hanano, a young boy, was killed by sniper fire allegedly from the SDF militia in the village of Al-Olashli, Al Bab, east of Aleppo, Syria. The sniper attack occurred near the Western Mosque as civilians were leaving following Tarawih prayers during Ramadan. Twitter user @Wolveri07681751…

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Ground operation

Civilians reported killed

Causes of Death / Injury

Small arms and light weapons

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زردنا, Zardana, Idlib, Idlib, Syria

Injuries amongst civilians, including a minor injury of a woman, were reported as a result of an alleged artillery bombardment with the contested responsibility allegedly perpetrated by the Syrian regime forces and/or Russian military and/or Iranian military and/or Turkish military in the city of Zardana in the northern Idlib countryside, Syria, at dawn of Tuesday,…

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Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Russian Military, Turkish Military, Iranian Military

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قرية بيلونية, outskirts of the town of Tal Rifaat, east of Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria

During the morning of Sunday, March 17, 2024, at approximately 10:30 am, an alleged Turkish drone strike killed one civilian man and injured another man on the outskirts of the town of Tal Rifaat while they were heading towards Biluniya Village located in Al-Shahba district north of Aleppo, Syria. Ali Abdul Rahman Muhammad, an 18-year-old…

Summary

Airstrike (Drone Strike)

Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Turkish Military

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Ugunji, Qoryooley, Lower Shabelle, Somalia

A source affiliated with al-Shabaab reported that five civilian farmers were killed by a "US and Somali special forces" operation in Lower Shabelle on March 10th while US Africa Command (AFRICOM) announced that they had killed three al-Shabaab militants in airstrikes "in the vicinity of Ugunji." AFRICOM declared their involvement in the strike on March…

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27 December 2024

Civilians reported killed

Military actors reported killed

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

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قرية الشيخ عيسى, village of Sheikh Issa in Al-Shahba area, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria

On Friday afternoon, March 8, 2024, two civilians, 40-year-old father Muhammad Talib Humaidan and his youngest son, 17-year-old Talib Muhammad Humaidan were seriously injured while they were working in a field as a consequence of an alleged Turkish artillery attack in the village of Sheikh Issa close to the city of Tal Rifaat in the…

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Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Turkish Military

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on the border between Lower Shabelle and Middle Jubba regions in southern Somalia, Somalia

Halbeeg News reported that at least six al-Shabaab fighters were killed in a suspected US airstrike which destroyed technical vehicles as well as an arsenal on the border between Lower Shabelle and Middle Jubba regions in southern Somalia on March 7, 2024. According to Halqabsi News, six al-Shabaab bases were struck and killed several high-ranking…

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27 December 2024

Military actors reported killed

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

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قرية سيد علي وبلدة تل مالد قرب مدينة مارع شمال حلب, village of Sayyed Ali and town of Tal Mald, near the city of Marea, north of Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria

At around midday on Wednesday, March 6th, 2024, one woman was killed and up to four civilians, including a woman and three children, were reportedly injured by an alleged artillery strike by the Syrian Defence Forces (SDF) on civilian homes in the wider area of the city of Marea, including the village of Sayyed Ali…

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Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

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