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Incident Date
14 June 2020
Incident Code
TI037
Location
Sinjar, Nineveh, Iraq
Several civilians were allegedly injured by a Turkish airstrikes on Sinjar. ANF reported: "In Shengal, areas where civilian settlements and Serdeşt hospital are located, were bombed. According to the first information, there are some injured civilians. In addition, the people suffered material damages as a result of the bombing carried out by the Turkish state."…
Summary
Published
14 June 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported injured
2–3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
30 May 2020
Incident Code
TI036
Location
درلوك, Deralok, Duhok, Iraq
A father and son were killed and another civilian was injured after an alleged Turkish airstrike near the town of Deraluk, Amedi district, on May 30th, 2020, according to local media reports. The victims were Jalal Nuradin, 60, and his son Ahmed Nuradin, 32, reported K24, Christian Peacemaker Teams and Ahval. Khalil Nerway, a relative…
Summary
Published
30 May 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
28 April 2020
Incident Code
TI035
Location
Xakurke, Erbil, Iraq
Two civilians were killed in alleged Turkish airstrikes in Xakurke area, Erbil province, on April 28th 2020, according to local sources. Another man was severely injured. Hengaw wrote that Fakhir Tazaward (35) and Rasheed Miro (36) from the city Oshnavieh, Iranian Kurdistan areas, were killed in a Turkish airstrike as they were collecting plants in the mountains. Other…
Summary
Published
28 April 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
15 April 2020
Incident Code
TI034
Location
مخيم مخمور للاجئين, Makhmur Refugee Camp, Erbil, Iraq
Three women were killed alleged Turkish drone strikes on Makhmour refugee camp, Erbil province, on April 15th 2020, according to local sources. Four civilians were injured. Bewar Amin, head of Makhmour Camp's media department, told Rudaw English that "three civilian women were killed by the Turkish airstrike today near Makhmour camp. Two women were killed…
Summary
Published
15 April 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike
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Drone Strike
)
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
13 March 2020
Incident Code
CI880
Location
مطار كربلاء الدولي, Karbala International Airport, Karbala, Iraq
Three civilians were reportedly killed and two others injured in alleged American airstrikes in on Karbala International Airport which was under construction in Karbala governorate on March 13th, 2020, according to local sources. The incident is also believed to have killed three belligerents and the injury of nine, two of whom are in critical condition.…
Summary
Published
13 March 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
3
Military actors reported killed
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
26 February 2020
Incident Code
TI033
Location
Sida village, Nineveh, Iraq
One civilian was reported killed in an alleged Turkish airstrike on Sidah village, Zap in Nineveh, Iraq Kurdistan on February 26th, 2020 according to local sources. ANF reported that "on February 26th, Turkish jets struck a civilian car in Sidah village of Zap region at 16:00, killing a civilian named Khelil Ibrahim Sidani who came…
Summary
Published
26 February 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
15 January 2020
Incident Code
TI032
Location
دوكوري, Dugure, Nineveh, Iraq
Between four and eleven people were killed and up to five people, including one civilian, were reported injured in an alleged Turkish strike on a YBS base in the town of Dugure, Sinjar governorate, on January 15th, 2020, according to local sources. Ekurd reported that Turkish warplanes had "bombed targets in the Dugure community in…
Summary
Published
15 January 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
1
Military actors reported killed
4–11
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
3 January 2020
Incident Code
CI879
Location
مطار بغداد الدولي, Baghdad International Aiport, Baghdad, Iraq
Possibly one civilian was killed and an unknown number of civilians injured in a confirmed U.S. airstrike that killed Iranian national Qassam Soleimani, the commander of the Quds Force, on Baghdad International Airport at January 3rd, 2020. The New York Times reported that an "American MQ-9 Reaper drone fired missiles into a convoy that was leaving…
Summary
Published
3 January 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Civilians reported killed
0–1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military actors reported killed
11–13
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
,
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
19 November 2019
Incident Code
TI031
Location
خانصور, Khanasor, Nineveh, Iraq
Local sources reported that a Turkish drone attacked areas in Shingal region in Iraq on November 19th, 2019 causing deaths and injuries among civilians and YPG fighters. @murad_ismael reported "Another Turkish airstrike today [Nov 19th] on town of Khanesor. Reportedly there are civilian victims which are yet to be confirmed." @ameddicleT added that "Turkish armed…
Summary
Published
19 November 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
4 November 2019
Incident Code
TI030
Location
خانصور, Khanasor, Nineveh, Iraq
Local sources reported that three civilians were injured in an alleged Turkish airstrike on Khanasor.
Summary
Published
4 November 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
25 September 2019
Incident Code
TI028
Location
كانى مازێ, Kani Mazi, Duhok, Iraq
One civilian, 19 or 20 years old, named as Yousef Jamal, died in an alleged Turkish airstrike on Kani Mazi village, Jammak, Amedi, sources said. According to ANF, "A 20-year-old teenager was seriously injured in the bombing and died in hospital despite doctors tried everything to save his life." Ninanews added that five other civilians…
Summary
Published
25 September 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
25 September 2019
Incident Code
TI029
Location
زيوكة, Zaywakah, Sulaymaniyah, Iraq
Between two and five civilians including two children were wounded in alleged Turkish strikes on Zaywakah village, according to local media. Basnews reported: "Five civilians, including two children, were injured in Turkish air strikes which have been going on for two days inside the Kurdistan Region". ANF said two civilians were wounded. The Christian Peacemaker…
Summary
Published
25 September 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
2–5
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
29 August 2019
Incident Code
TI027
Location
شران, Sherane, Duhok, Iraq
One civilian was reportedly injured in a Turkish airstrike on Sherane. ANF said: "Turkish fighter jets shelled the village of Sherane in Duhok’s Amadiya district in South Kurdistan today noon. The bombardment has reportedly left a civilian wounded." RojNews wrote: "On Thursday, Turkish warplanes bombed an area belonging to the Amedi (Amadiyah) district of Dohuk…
Summary
Published
29 August 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
19 August 2019
Incident Code
TI026a
Location
بملة, Bole, Erbil, Iraq
Three or four civilians were wounded in an alleged Turkish airstrike on Bole village, according to sources. ANF reported: "Two houses were greatly damaged by the bombardments in Bole village and four civilians were wounded. One of these, named Ehmed Ebdullah, is reported to be in a critical condition." Kurdistan 24 said three civilians were…
Summary
Published
19 August 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
3–4
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
12 August 2019
Incident Code
ISIRQ001
Location
قاعدة الصقر, Al Saqar camp, Baghdad, Iraq
Local sources published conflicting reports about a major explosion at what appears to have been a weapons depot at Al Saqar Camp, in Baghdad on the evening of August 12th, 2019. One civilian was reportedly killed, while up to 30 others were reported injured. While no belligerent claimed responsibility, Israel was blamed by some as…
Summary
Published
12 August 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
13–30
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date
19 July 2019
Incident Code
TI026
Location
مخيم الشهيد روستم جودي, Martyr Rustam Jodi Camp, Nineveh, Iraq
Alleged Turkish forces shelled Martyr Rustam Joudi refugee camp in Makhmour and wounded two people around 3.15 am on July 19th, according to local sources. Dwarozh News reported that Laila Arzou, the Joint Chief of Martyr Rostam Jodi camp, called on the United Nations and the federal government to protect civilians from Turkish shelling. No other…
Summary
Published
19 July 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
18 July 2019
Incident Code
TI025
Location
سبيتدار, Spindar, Duhok, Iraq
Between three and five civilians were reported injured when Turkish airstrikes struck the village of Spindar in the evening of July 18th. Bas News reported that Turkish warplanes shelled several positions in the village Spindar with rockets, while "chasing a car for the militants of the Kurdistan Workers, where the gunmen hid in the village".…
Summary
Published
18 July 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported injured
3–5
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
10 July 2019
Incident Codes
TI024a IRI002
Location
ديري, Dere, Erbil, Iraq
One to two civilians, including an 18-year-old girl, were killed and up to four others injured in alleged Turkish or Iranian artillery strikes in the Bradost region of Iraqi Kurdistan on July 10th, 2019 according to local media reports. Al-Monitor reported that Iranian artillery shelled the Sidakan border area in Erbil province on July 10th…
Summary
Published
10 July 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
2–4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Iranian Military
,
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
27 June 2019
Incident Code
TI024
Location
سنكاسار, Sangasar, Sulaymaniyah, Iraq
Three or four civilians of the same family were reportedly killed by an alleged Turkish airstrike on a civilian car on Berker near Sangasar on June 27th, 2019, according to local sources. According to ANF, "Three civilians, including children and women, lost their lives and 5 civilians were injured in the attack. Among those who…
Summary
Published
27 June 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
3–4
Civilians reported injured
5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
26 June 2019
Incident Code
TI023
Location
زين خليل, Zain Khalil, Duhok, Iraq
One civilian was killed and as many as three others wounded in an alleged Turkish airstrike in the Bradost region of Iraqi Kurdistan on June 26th, 2019 according to local media reports. 25-year-old Mansour Nafie lost his life in the attack, while his brother Bashiu Nafie was injured according to Rudaw. ANF reported that as…
Summary
Published
26 June 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
1–3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
12 June 2019
Incident Code
TI022b
Location
Kany Motel, Kany Motel, Duhok, Iraq
The Christian Peacemaker Teams in Iraqi Kurdistan reported that two workers of a plant shop were injured in Turkish airstrikes on the town of Amadiya on June 12th, 2019. CPTIK reported: "On June 12, 2019, The Turkish Military dropped a bomb within Amadiya, just a few blocks from The Kany Motel and Tahini Factory. The…
Summary
Published
12 June 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
5 June 2019
Incident Code
TI022
Location
سدكان, Sedkan, Erbil, Iraq
Three Peshmergas, potentially civilian combatants at the time, were injured by an alleged Turkish airstrike on Sedkan. Rudaw said: "Three militants from the Peshmerga were wounded, one of them in a serious condition, as a result of Turkish shelling on Wednesday around the town of "Sedkan" of the city of Erbil in the Kurdistan Region.…
Summary
Published
5 June 2019
Civilians reported injured
0–3
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
5 June 2019
Incident Code
TI022a
Location
Xakurkê, Erbil, Iraq
Four civilians were reportedly injured in Turkish airstrike on Xakurkê in the Qandil mountains. ANF reported: "The villagers, who rushed out to extinguish the fire at 6 am this morning were targeted by Turkish warplanes. Four villagers were wounded in the attack, one of them seriously. Two of the villagers were named locally as Jabir…
Summary
Published
5 June 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
15 May 2019
Incident Code
TI021a
Location
برزان, Mount Butin, Erbil, Iraq
A 50-year-old male civilian died in an alleged Turkish airstrike on Barzan, according to multiple local sources. ANF reported: "Turkish fighter jets carried out a bombardment on Mount Bote located in Barzan region in the countryside of Hewler (Erbil) Governorate. "A 50-year-old civilian by the name of Kazım Eli was killed in the attack. The…
Summary
Published
15 May 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
24 March 2019
Incident Code
CI878
Location
الرطبة, Rutba, Al Anbar, Iraq
A girl was reported killed and a man injured when an airstrike was carried on a house in Al-Oudan district, north of Rutba, Anbar province, Iraq. The airstrikes were believed to be carried out by American forces. The other members of the family were reportedly arrested but the reason remains unknown. In July 2019 the…
Summary
Published
24 March 2019
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
20 March 2019
Incident Code
CI878a
Location
Anbar, Al Anbar, Iraq
In an incident previously not tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the death of one civilian and the injury of another near Anbar, Iraq. This was later confirmed to be a US action. As CJTFOIR's June 2019 civilian casualty report noted: "Coalition forces engaged in a small arms fire event. Regrettably, one civilian was…
Summary
Published
20 March 2019
Strike Type
Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
10 March 2019
Incident Code
CI877a
Location
near Qayyarah-West Airfield, Iraq, Nineveh, Iraq
In an event previously not tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the injury of one civilian in an event near Qayyarah-West Airfield, Iraq. The Pentagon later confirmed this as a US action. In its May 2019 civilian casualty report, the Coalition noted: "Regrettably, one civilian was unintentionally injured by Coalition small arms fire." The…
Summary
Published
10 March 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
22 January 2019
Incident Code
TI021
Location
رشاوة, Rashawa, Duhok, Iraq
Four men were killed in alleged Turkish airstrikes on the area of Deraluk, Dohuk province, on January 22nd or 23rd, 2020, according to local sources. Two men remain missing: it is unknown if they were also killed or arrested or kidnapped. It is unclear if the men were civilians or Peshmerga. A local "security source"…
Summary
Published
22 January 2019
Civilians reported killed
0–4
Military actors reported killed
0–4
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
13 December 2018
Incident Code
TI020
Location
مخمور, Makhmour refugee camp, Erbil, Iraq
Four women were killed in alleged Turkish airstrikes on the Rustam Jodi refugee camp in Makhmour, south of Erbil on December 13th 2018, according to local media reports. Rustom Joudi, the governor of Rastam Jodi camp, said that the Turkish shelling, which took place at 21:00 on Thursday, killed four women, three of them from…
Summary
Published
13 December 2018
Civilians reported killed
4
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
14 November 2018
Incident Code
TI019
Location
عمادية, Amadiyah, Duhok, Iraq
At least three civilian men were killed in alleged Turkish airstrikes targeting the Kurdish district of Amadiyah, Dohuk. No sources mentioned the number of wounded. Several sources identified three victims by name. Ramadan Rikani, a local official of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) added that the victims were "sons of one village, two of them…
Summary
Published
14 November 2018
Civilians reported killed
3
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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