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Incident Date
2 February 2018
Incident Code
TS151
Location
جنديرس, Rajo, Afrin, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
In a report shared with Airwars, the Kurdish Red Crescent named nine male civilians as wounded in Rajo. The weapons used have not been reported. No further details are currently available.
Summary
Published
2 February 2018
Civilians reported injured
9
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
1 February 2018
Incident Code
TS145
Location
بلبلة, Bulbul, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria
In a report shared with Airwars, the Kurdish Red Crescent named one civilian as wounded in Bulbul. The victim was listed as “Ahmad Mohammed Haji, 32, various sharpnel in his body”. No further details are currently available.
Summary
Published
1 February 2018
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
1 February 2018
Incident Code
RS2952
Location
تل النباريز, Tal Al Nabariz , Aleppo, Syria
In this single-source event, Smart News Agency reported that an alleged Russian airstrike caused "a number of wounded" as Tal Al Nabariz, Aleppo, was struck from the air. The report added that the Civil Defense members had been on the scene to help the wounded. There is currently no further information available.
Summary
Published
1 February 2018
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
1 February 2018
Incident Code
RS2953
Location
الخواري, Al-Khawari, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
In this single-source event, Al Latamna Youth Group reported that alleged Russian warplanes carried out airstrikes in Al-Khawari, Aleppo, resulting in "martyrs and wounded civilians". Currently, no further information is available.
Summary
Published
1 February 2018
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
30 January 2018
Incident Code
TS142
Location
جنديرس, Rajo, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria
The Kurish Red Crescent reported: “The savagery of the Turkish aggression in Afrin was not limited to civilians only, but also to the media. A bombardment targeted a car in Rajo today, carrying a team of four journalists, including correspondents of foreign media agencies and four other civilians. They are being treated by the Kurdish…
Summary
Published
30 January 2018
Civilians reported injured
8
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
30 January 2018
Incident Code
TS143
Location
قسطل جندو, Qastal Jando, Aleppo, Syria
Rumaf reported alleged Turkish shelling on the outskirts of Qastal Jendo, “causing material damage and injuring civilians, including children.” No additional details are presently known.
Summary
Published
30 January 2018
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
29 January 2018
Incident Code
TS139
Location
راحو, Rajo, Aleppo, Syria
The Kurdish Red Crescent reported that two named civilians were injured in the Rajo area. Younews reported that Turkish helicopters had targeted Rajo, while according to maf news there were “intensive Turkish air raids”. However, neither source mentioned civilian casualties. There are no other details at this time.
Summary
Published
29 January 2018
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
28 January 2018
Incident Code
TS136
Location
ميدان اكبس, Midan Ikbiss, Aleppo, Syria
Afrin Now reported “the martyrdom of the civilian A’ref Sheikh Ismail Zadeh after being sniped by the Turkish army in the village of Midan Ikbiss in the countryside of Afrin.” No further details are currently available.
Summary
Published
28 January 2018
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
27 January 2018
Incident Code
TS130
Location
جنديرس, Jindires, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria
The Kurdish Red Crescent reported that nine civilians were injured in the Jinderes area of Afrin Canton. In a report shared with Airwars, nine injured civilians were named - listed below. The source Rodi Sad reported that a Turkish warplane struck a mosque in Jinderes. It published images showing destruction of the building but made…
Summary
Published
27 January 2018
Civilians reported injured
9
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
26 January 2018
Incident Code
CS1718
Location
البحرة, Al Bahra village, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Thirty civilians allegedly died in Coalition airstrikes on Al Bahra village in the Deir Ezzor countryside, according to local sources. The original source for these claims appeared to be ISIS. @7UFCmSxd0IUBffH and other sources said that there were “more than 30 martyrs, most of them women and children, and injured civilians, in US air strikes…
Summary
Published
26 January 2018
Civilians reported killed
30
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
25 January 2018
Incident Code
TS125
Location
جنديرس, Jindires, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria
The Kurdish Red Crescent reported that one civilian boy died in the Jenderes area. A second man was reported injured. No additional details are presently known.
Summary
Published
25 January 2018
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
25 January 2018
Incident Code
TS126
Location
راحو, Rajo, Aleppo, Syria
The Kurdish Red Crescent reported that one 18 year old civilian male died in the Rajo area. No additional details are presently known.
Summary
Published
25 January 2018
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
24 January 2018
Incident Code
TS116
Location
Deir Jamal, Aleppo, Syria
RuMaf reported “shelling by the Turkish occupation aimed at the town of Deir Jamal, resulting in the damage to civilian property and the wounding of a civilian with shrapnel. He is in a critical condition. We are not publishing the photo as it’s too ugly.” Both Jin News and the Syrian Observatory reported on the…
Summary
Published
24 January 2018
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
24 January 2018
Incident Code
TS120
Location
مالكية, Malikya village, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria
Smart News reported that according to a military source, four civilians were injured after “Turkish shelling on the village of Malikya in Aleppo which is under the control of the Kurdish units.” Artafm News later added that "On Thursday, four artillery shells from the Turkish side landed on the outskirts of the village of Kharab…
Summary
Published
24 January 2018
Civilians reported injured
4
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
24 January 2018
Incident Code
TS122
Location
جنديرس, Jindires, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria
According to Rok online, “a father found his two children who were wounded days after they were displaced from the western town of Jenderes, west of Syria. Their convoy was targeted by the Turkish army and its Islamic militia. Ahmed Khallouf, a father of four children from Jandiers district, who fled to Afrin, said the…
Summary
Published
24 January 2018
Civilians reported killed
0–1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
24 January 2018
Incident Code
TS123
Location
شيا عفرين, Shya, Aleppo, Syria
The Kurdish Red Crescent reported that two civilian males were killed and five injured in the vicinity of Shya in Afrin canton. A report shared with Airwars, named the five injured men. No additional details are presently known.
Summary
Published
24 January 2018
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
5
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
23 January 2018
Incident Code
TS114
Location
شيا عفرين, Shya, Aleppo, Syria
The Kurdish Red Crescent reported that four civilians including two children were injured in the vicinity of Shya in Afrin canton. YPG news reported Turkish bombing, but made no mention of civilian casualties. There are no other details at this time.
Summary
Published
23 January 2018
Civilians reported injured
4
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
22 January 2018
Incident Code
YS006
Location
قيريقهان, Qeireikhan, Hattai, Syria
One woman was reported killed and two civilians injured in an alleged YPG strike at Qeireikhan, in southern Turkey – one of two incidents that day. The battle of Afrin New and News Flash Aleppo initially reported an unspecified number of dead and injured in an alleged YPG bombardment of Qeireikhan. Al Jazeera described the…
Summary
Published
22 January 2018
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
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Incident Date
22 January 2018
Incident Code
TS110
Location
شيا عفرين, Shya, Aleppo, Syria
The Kurdish Red Crescent reported that two civilian men and one woman were injured in the vicinity of Shya in Afrin canton. One report came in later on March 5th 2018 of a civilian female ages 65 who was killed. There are no other details present at this time.
Summary
Published
22 January 2018
Civilians reported killed
0–1
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
21 January 2018
Incident Code
RS2928
Location
ادلب, Idlib, Damascus, Syria
A single source reported the death of a woman by Russian warplane shelling. The victim was named. There are no other details at this time.
Summary
Published
21 January 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
21 January 2018
Incident Code
TS105
Location
عفرين, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria
The Kurdish Red Crescent reported that two civilians were killed and five people injured in the vicinity of Afrin city. In a private message with Airwars, it was reported that two people were killed and two people were injured. There are no additional details are presently known.
Summary
Published
21 January 2018
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
21 January 2018
Incident Code
TS106
Location
شيرا, Shera, Aleppo, Syria
The Kurdish Red Crescent reported that four civilians were injured in the vicinity of Shera in Afrin canton. Injured civilians were named in a report shared with Airwars. No additional details are presently known.
Summary
Published
21 January 2018
Civilians reported injured
4
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
20 January 2018
Incident Code
TS096
Location
تمادا, Tarnada villlage, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria
The Smart News Agency reported “the injury of 11 people, including two children, between the Al Ashrafieh neighbourhood and Tarnada village” in an alleged Turkish bombing. No further details or known sources are currently available.
Summary
Published
20 January 2018
Civilians reported injured
11
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
20 January 2018
Incident Code
TS097
Location
الجزيرة, Al Jazeera district, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria
In an undated event prior to January 26th, the Manbij Military Council reported that, “in the province al Jazira, Turkey used tanks, guns and mortars to shell residential neighborhoods, where nine different shells were documented, resulting in the death of three civilians and one injury.” No additional details are presently known.
Summary
Published
20 January 2018
Civilians reported killed
0–3
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
10 January 2018
Incident Code
RS2879
Location
جزرايا, Jazraya, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
A single source reported that there were, "Three martyrs and several wounded as a result of the targeting of the Russian air force in the town of Jazraya in southern rural Aleppo." Despite this, one comment on the post reported that there was nothing in Jazraya on the 10th, and asked the administration to delete…
Summary
Published
10 January 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
8 January 2018
Incident Code
RS2868
Location
تل منس, Tal Mannas, Idlib, Syria
A single source reported that "twelve unidentified civilian martyrs, from Idlib-Talmans, were killed by the indiscriminate bombardment of the Russian Air Force." There are no other details at this time.
Summary
Published
8 January 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
12
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
7 January 2018
Incident Code
LC076
Location
South of Sirte, Surt, Libya
Two decomposed bodies were found in a vehicle, reportedly victims of an earlier airstrike. Qnat Aljamahiriya reported that two decomposed bodies were found by camel breeders. The bodies were in a four-wheel drive video, which had evidently been targeted in the “desert southwest of Sirte.” Based on the report, it appeared the men had died…
Summary
Published
7 January 2018
Civilians reported killed
0–2
Military Actor
Unknown
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Incident Date
2 January 2018
Incident Code
RS2834
Location
اورم الكبرى, Urme Al-Kobra, Idlib, Syria
A single source reported that civilians were "killed and wounded by raids of warplanes are likely to be Russian on the town of Urme Al-Kubra south Idlib". There are no other details at this time.
Summary
Published
2 January 2018
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
25 December 2017
Incident Code
RS2812
Location
السميرية, Al-Samiria, Aleppo, Syria
Local media reported that alleged Russian warplanes carried out multiple airstrikes in the town of Al-Samiria, Aleppo, wounding several civilians. While the reports were sparse, all sources, however, identified Russia as the culprit. However, only the Step News Agency made mention of civilian harm.
Summary
Published
25 December 2017
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
13 December 2017
Incident Code
CS1698
Location
Near al Shaafa village, Deir Ezzor, Syria
According to Eldorar, “sources pointed out that Coalition aircraft targeted a car carrying civilians on Wednesday, which resulted in the death of a number of them, including children and women. The international coalition aircraft had targeted the town of Al-Shaafa, yesterday evening, amid the movement of large-scale displacement of civilians towards neighboring villages.” Baladi produced…
Summary
Published
13 December 2017
Civilians reported killed
4
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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