Civilian Casualties

3–4

Syrian Regime, Russian Military

3 named, 1 familiy identified

كوباني‎, Kobani, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Two people were killed and three others were injured in alleged Turkish drone strikes on Kobani on a vehicle on October 20, 2021. Sources were conflicted as to whether the people killed were civilians or militants while the three injured were reported to be civilians. Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that a Turkish drone

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

0 – 2

0–2

اريحا, Ariha, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

In what was widely referred to as a “massacre”, at least 13 civilians were killed and over 30 wounded in an alleged Russian or Syrian regime strike on a marketplace in Ariha on October 20th 2021. Most sources said that as many as four children were killed in the strike that took place in the

Summary

Civilian infrastructure

School

(4–14 children1 woman5 men)

13 – 14

30–63

Syrian Regime, Russian Military, Iranian Military

14 named, 2 families identified

قوقفين, Qouqfin, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

On 19th October 2021, one person was reportedly killed and several others were injured when a Russian or Syrian regime forces’ attacked Qaqafin, in the “de-escalation zone”, in southern countryside of Idlib, Syria. Multiple sources indicated that the attack was artillery shelling, using “several laser-guided Krasnopol missiles.” There were reports that the number of civilians

Summary

0 – 1

4–5

Syrian Regime, Russian Military

0–1

الطريق بين باب الهوى وسرمدا, Road between Bab Al Hawa and Sarmada, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Ten civilians were injured in the second incident of a ‘double-tap’ strike on the Sarmada, reportedly carried out by Russian or Syrian regime forces, on October 16th 2021. The strike represents a significant escalation of violence observed in the past month. Details of the first incident are archived under incident R4402 on the Airwars site.

Summary

الزر, Al Zir, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

At least one young man was killed in an alleged Coalition and Syrian Democratic Forces operation in the village of Al Zir on October 16, 2021. According to Euphrates Post, five people were arrested in a security operation carried out by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) with the support of the Coalition: Muhammad Khader Al-Rathi, Ayman Khader

Summary

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons

1 – 2

(1–2 men)

Causes of injury / death

Syrian Democratic Forces, US-led Coalition

LOCATION

سرمدا, Sarmada, Idlib, Idlib, Syria

At least four people were killed and up to 23 others wounded in the first of two Syrian or Russian artillery or airstrikes in one of the most populated cities in Idlib, Sarmada, on October 16th 2021. One of those killed was reported to be police chief Saad Eddin Berri; sources said it was likely

Summary

13–23

Syrian Regime, Iranian Military, Russian Military

13 named

كفر عمة, Kafr Amma, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

At least five children were injured in alleged Russian or Syrian regime shelling in Kafr Anna, Syria on October 12th 2021. Two sources mentioned another civilian was also injured; one source mentioned that a woman and a man were injured alongside four children. The names of the children were widely reported as: Mahmoud Khalil, 10

Summary

5–6

Russian Military, Syrian Regime, Iranian Military

5 named

التفاحية, Al Tuffahiya, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

At least three civilians were killed and others were injured, one seriously, in alleged Russian or regime strikes with Kornet missiles and/or thermal missiles on the village of Al-Tuffahiya on October 11, 2021. Zaman Al Wasl reported that three civilians were killed and another one was wounded in regime and Russian militia strikes with a “Kornet”

Summary

3 named

الدايس, Al Dabes, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between one and three civilians, including up to two women, were killed and between two and nine others, including two women and a child, were injured in alleged Syrian Democratic Forces shelling or missile strikes on the village of Al Dabes on October 11, 2021. The Aleppo correspondent for @HalabTodayTV reported that a civilian was

Summary

1 – 3

(1–2 women1 man)

2–9

Syrian Democratic Forces, Unknown

2 named, 1 familiy identified

سيدان, Sidan, Sulaymaniyah, Iraq

LOCATION

Between one and two people, including a woman, were killed and two civilians were injured in alleged Turkish drone strikes on Saydani village on October 9, 2021. The majority of sources refer to all of the casualties from the incident as civilians except BasNews, which identified two Kurdistan Worker’s Party (PKK) fighters as being killed.

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

0 – 1

(0–1 women)

Turkish Military

Suspected target

Other

0–2

معارة النعسان, Maarat al-Naasan, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Between three and four civilians were injured in alleged Russian or regime shelling of the town of Maarat al-Naasan on October 8, 2021. According to Syrian Civil Defense, three civilians were injured, one critically, in shelling on the town of Maarat al-Naasan by the regime and Russia. They added that their volunteers inspected the area

Summary

3–4

3 named

سيدان, Sidan, Sulaymaniyah, Iraq

LOCATION

Two to three people, including a woman, were injured in alleged Turkish drone strikes on the village of Saydani on October 4, 2021. Local sources were conflicted as to whether those injured were civilians or members of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK). According to Rudaw News, a 24-year-old woman and a 53-year-old man were injured

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

0–2

Belligerents reported injured

Turkish Military

Suspected target

Other

0–3

قرية معلك, Malak village, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

At least one child was injured in alleged Turkish shelling on the village of Malak on October 2, 2021. According to Alyaum TV, a civilian who was tending to his sheep was injured in Turkish shelling of the village of Malak. Xeber 24 reported that the civilian injured was a 16 year old boy named

Summary

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

(1 man)

Causes of injury / death

US-led Coalition, Syrian Democratic Forces

LOCATION

مخيم في قرية باتنته, Refugee camp near Batinta, Idlib, Syria

At least one woman was killed and two other civilians, a woman and a child, were injured in alleged Russian or regime strikes on a refugee camp near the village of Batinta on October 1, 2021. Al Mashreq Agency reported that a woman was killed and two other civilians, including a woman and a child,

Summary

(1 woman)

1 named

أم الريش, Umm Al Reesh, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

At least one civilian, a child, was injured in alleged Russian or regime strikes on Umm Al Reesh on October 1, 2021. Al Mashreq Agency reported that a child was wounded in shelling on the village of Umm Al Reesh. Both @itsnotsuhad and @mzmgr941 also identified one child as being injured. Both Al Mashreq Agency

Summary

جسر الشغور, Jisr Al Shughour, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Between one and two women were injured in alleged regime or Russian shelling on the city of Jisr al-Shughur on October 1, 2021. According to @MMCSYR, two women were injured in regime and Russian shelling on Jisr al-Shughur. Al Mashreq Agency also reported that two women were wounded. A tweet from @rahhalahmad06 provided the casualty

Summary

مجدليا, Majdliya, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Between one and two civilians, including a child, were injured in alleged Russian and regime artillery shelling of the town of Majdlaya on September 27, 2021. Syrian Civil Defense reported that at least one civilian, a child, was injured in shelling of the town of Majdlaya and the child was taken to the hospital for

Summary

كفرنوران, Kafar Noran, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between three and five civilians, including a woman, were injured in alleged Russian or regime or Iranian artillery shelling and machine gun fire on the village of Kafr Noran on September 27, 2021. According to the Syrian Civil Defense, five civilians, including a woman, were wounded in mortar shelling by the Russian and regime forces

Summary

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons

3–5

Causes of injury / death

Russian Military, Syrian Regime, Iranian Military

الزر, Al Zir, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

At least one young man, a civilian, was killed and two to three other civilians were injured in alleged Coalition and Syrian Democratic Forces raids on the village of Al Zir on September 26, 2021. Two to three others were arrested in the raids but it is unclear if they were civilians or members of

Summary

(1 man)

2–3

Small arms and light weapons

US-led Coalition, Syrian Democratic Forces

LOCATION

الشحيل, Al Shahil, Deir Ezzor, Syria

At least three men were killed and civilians were injured in a Coalition and Syrian Democratic Forces operation in the city of Al Shahil on September 26, 2021. Sources were conflicted as to whether those killed were civilians or members or ISIS, with one source reporting on civilian injuries. According to Euphrates Post, Syrian Democratic

Summary

0 – 3

(0–3 men)

Small arms and light weapons

Syrian Democratic Forces, US-led Coalition

Suspected target

ISIS

0–3

LOCATION

هرور, Hiror, Duhok, Iraq

At least one civilian man was injured in alleged Turkish artillery strikes on Hirur on September 24, 2021. According to @kamaran_Mulla, a civilian named Thabt Hussen was severely injured when alleged Turkish shelling landed on his land while we was harvesting pomegranates. At the time of reporting, Thabt was in critical condition and being treated at

Summary

كنصفرة, Kansafra, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

At least one person was killed and others were wounded in alleged Russian airstrikes on Kansafra on September 22, 2021. Sources were conflicted as to whether the man killed was a militant or civilian. According to @ShahbaPress, a civilian was killed and another was wounded in Russian airstrikes on Kansafra. “Zaman Al-Wasl” reporter said that

Summary

0 – 1

0–1

الكفير, Al Kafir, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

A least one civilian, a child, was killed and up to five others, including a woman, were injured in alleged regime or Russian strikes on the town of Al Kafir on September 19, 2021. Firas Al-Khalifa, the media official of the Syrian Civil Defense in Idlib, told Al-Araby News that a 15-year-old boy was killed,

Summary

(1 child)

1–5

1 named

الكندة, Al Kinda, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

At least one civilian, a man, was killed and others were wounded in alleged Russian airstrikes on the town of Al Kinda on September 6, 2021. According to the Syrian Civil Defense, one civilian was killed in Russian airstrikes on the town of Al Kinda. Syrian Network for Human Rights identified the name of the

Summary

(1 man)

1–3

الدبس, Al Dabas, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

At least four civilians, including a child, were killed and up to three others were injured in alleged Turkish strikes on the village of Al Dabas on September 17, 2021. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), four people, including a child, were killed by Turkish missile shells while digging tunnels for the

Summary

(1 child)

1–3

بلدة الحمامة, Al Hamama town, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

At least three children were injured in alleged Russian airstrikes on the village of Hamamah on September 15, 2021. A tweet from @alfuratyalatiqe that three children were wounded in Russian strikes near the village of Al Hamamah and that this was the preliminary result of the attack. @anasanas84 also reported that there were wounded civilians,

Summary

محيط بلدة الزرزور, Al Zarzour town, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

One child was killed and three other civilians, two children and a woman, were injured in eight alleged Russian airstrikes on the town of Zarzour on September 15, 2021. According to the Syrian Civil Defense, a woman and three children were injured when eight airstrikes by Russian planes struck a poultry farm between Zarzour and

Summary

(1 child)

Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear (CBRN)