Civilian Casualties

ميشنور, Meştenûr, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

Up to three civilians, including two journalists, were injured when Turkish forces bombed the outskirts of Meştenûr on November 20, 2022. Hawar News reported that a correspondent for Sterk TV named Muhammad Jarada was injured when Turkish forces bombed the outskirts of Meştenûr. Turkish warplanes bombed Al-Jadida neighborhood, Kanya Kurdan neighborhood, and the village of Qramogh,

Summary

Healthcare facility

2–3

تفل بقل, Takl Bakl, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

Up to 12 civilians, including two women, a journalist, and a health care worker, were killed and between three and six others were wounded in alleged Turkish airstrikes and drone strikes in the village of Takl Bakl on November 20, 2022. Rojava Information Center reported that Turkish forces carried out airstrikes on a power station

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

9 – 12

(2 women2 men)

3–6

Belligerents reported killed

جسر الشغور, Jisr Al Shughur, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

A child was killed when an unexploded cluster bomb originally launched by Syrian regime or Russian forces exploded in agricultural land on the outskirts of the city of Jisr Al Shughur on November 20, 2022. The @SyriaCivilDefe reported that a child was killed when a cluster bomb from a previous bombing, attributed to the Syrian

Summary

Planted explosives and unexploded ordnance (UXO)

1 named

LOCATION

جورين, Hama, Syria

One child, a boy, and a woman, his mother, were injured as a result of Turkish-backed militant action, from factions of the “Al-Fateh Al-Mubin”. The actions were reported to include artillery shells hitting the town of Jourin on November 20th 2022. The woman and child were reportedly transferred to the Suqaylabiyah National Hospital for treatment.

Summary

Turkish Military

2 named, 1 familiy identified

Geolocation

Village

معربليت, Maarbalit, Idlib, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

On November 14th, 2022, according to local sources, one civilian, a man, was reportedly killed and another one injured while they were harvesting olives in farms near Maarbalit village, south of Idlib. The Syrian Civil Defense said the attack was conducted by heavy Syrian and Russian artillery shelling, while other local sources either blamed the

Summary

الاتارب, Al Atareb, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between five and six civilians, including up to five children, were injured by alleged Russian or Syrian regime artillery shelling of the outskirts of Al Atareb on November 17, 2022. The @SyriaCivilDefe reported that six people, including two children, were injured by Syrian regime and Russian artillery shelling of the outskirts of Al Atareb. The

Summary

5–6

قرية العلوش, Al Alloush, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Two men were killed by a landmine allegedly placed by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in the village of Al Alloush on November 15, 2022. Shaam News reported that a landmine exploded in the village of Al Alloush as a civilian car was driving by, killing two civilians. @manbij_today1 provided the names of the two

Summary

(2 men)

Planted explosives and unexploded ordnance (UXO)

جديد بكارة, Jedid Bakara, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

One young man was killed when he was run over by a vehicle allegedly belonging to the Coalition in the village of Jedid Bakara on November 14, 2022. Euphrates Post reported that a young man named Salam Hussein Al-Arif was killed when he was run over by a vehicle belonging to the Coalition. Multiple other

Summary

Accidents related to conflict

مقطع حجر كبير, Maqtaa Hajar Kabir, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Two young men were killed when a mine allegedly planted by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) exploded in the village of Maqtaa Hajar Kabir on November 13, 2022. According to @nahermedia, two young men named Hassan Al-Junaid and Hamid Ibrahim Al-Dheeb were killed by remnants of a mine that exploded in the village of Maqtaa

Summary

(2 men)

Planted explosives and unexploded ordnance (UXO)

كنصفرة, Kansafra, Idlib, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

On November 6th, 2022, in Kansafra, South of Idlib, between one to three civilians – one woman, or two women and a girl – were reportedly injured as a result of artillery shelling. While the Syrian Civil Defence (SCD) accused both the Russian and Syrian forces of carrying out the attack, other local sources claimed

Summary

1–3

Suspected target

اّفس, Afes, Idlib, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

On November 6th, 2022, a civilian – a woman – was reportedly injured by artillery shelling and/or by an airstrike in Afes village, East of Idlib. According to the Syrian Civil Defence, the shelling was carried out by Syrian and Russian forces but other local sources argued that it was either conducted by the Syrian

Summary

Suspected target

مدينة أريحا, Ariha, Idlib, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

On November 6th, 2022, between one and two civilians were reportedly injured as a result of a bombing by artillery and/or missile shelling on the outskirts of Ariha city, South of Idlib. The injured were either described by local sources as a child and/or as a woman. Syria TV noted that “two civilians were wounded

Summary

1–2

Suspected target

مخيم مرام, Maram Refugee Camp, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Between six and 11 civilians, including up to four children, an elderly woman and a pregnant woman, were killed and up to 77 others, including a woman and five children, were injured by alleged Russian, Syrian regime, or Iranian militia missile attacks with cluster bombs against Maram refugee camp and other refugee camps closeby on

Summary

IDP or refugee camp

(2–4 children1–2 women2 men)

6 – 11

40–77

Russian Military, Iranian Military, Syrian Regime

20 named, 3 families identified

كفرلاتا, Kafar Lata, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

One civilian was reportedly killed and three others were reportedly wounded when a Russian or Syrian regime artillery shelling targeted the village of Kafr Lata in the southern Idlib countryside, Syria, on November 6th 2022. The civilian was reported as Ahmed Jamal Al-Sheikh, also known as Ahmad Jamal Qalli in other reports, aged 45, and

Summary

1 named

قامشلو, Qamishlo, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

Three civilians, including an unknown number of children, were reported injured as a result an alleged Turkish drone strike on a vehicle on Al-Hizam Al-Ghaby Road, near Al-Saada School in Al-Qamishly city in Al-Hasakah countryside, Syria, on November 6th 2022. Two to three SDF fighters, including a commander and a driver, were also reportedly killed

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

Belligerents reported killed

Turkish Military

2–3

تل حلف, Tal Halaf, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

A nine year old girl was killed when an alleged Turkish armored vehicle ran her over in the village of Tal Halaf on November 3, 2022. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that a girl was killed when she was run over by a Turkish vehicle in the village of Tal Halaf. A local

Summary

(1 child)

Accidents related to conflict

رويشد, Ruwaished, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

A young man was killed during an airdrop operation allegedly carried out by the Coalition and Syrian Democratic Forces in the village of Al Ruwaished on November 3, 2022. Euphrates Post reported that a young man named Muhannad Ibrahim al-Khalaf was killed during a raid carried out by the SDF at dawn in the village of

Summary

Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)

Small arms and light weapons

خربة الناطور, Kharebt Al Natour, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

On November 3rd 2022, two to three civilians, including two young men and a woman, were reportedly olive picking when they were injured by a land to ground missile, loaded with “internationally prohibited cluster bombs” as a result of alleged Syrian regime or Russian action. The attack happened on forests and farms on the Khirbet

Summary

2–3

مخيم كويت الرحمة, Kuwait Al Rahma camp, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

On October 29th, 2022, after midnight, one civilian, a woman, was reportedly killed, and two others injured, a man and a child, as a result of an alleged SDF or Syrian regime missile strike on their house in Kuwait Al-Rahman IDP camp, in Afrin countryside, in Aleppo governorate. Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR) identified

Summary

IDP or refugee camp

(1 woman)

YPG, Syrian Regime

3 named, 1 familiy identified

Geolocation

Village

ذيبان, Thiban, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

A woman was killed and two others, including a minor, were injured in an alleged airdrop operation carried out by the Coalition and Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in the Hawija neighborhood of Thiban town, east of Deir Ezzor, on October 28, 2022. Nahr Media reported that a woman named Nadia Mustafa al-Ali was killed and

Summary

Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)

(1 woman)

Small arms and light weapons

منطف, Mantaf, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

One civilian was slightly injured by alleged Russian and/or Syrian regime shelling of the village of Mantaf on October 28, 2022. @SyriaCivilDefe tweeted that a civilian was slightly wounded by Russian and Syrian regime artillery shelling of the village of Mantaf in the evening. Multiple other local sources, including @baladinetwork, reported on heavy artillery shelling

Summary

دارة عزة, Darat Izza, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Four civilians, three from the same family, were injured by a a double tap shelling carried out by the Syrian regime and/or Russian forces against the city of Darat Izza on October 28, 2022. According to the @SyriaCivilDefe, four civilians, three of them from the same family, were wounded when two cars were hit by

Summary

عقيبة, Aqiba, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Two children were injured in alleged Turkish shelling of the village of Aqiba on October 27, 2022. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported that two children were injured by Turkish shelling of civilian homes in the village of Aqiba. SOHR added that Turkish forces launched more than 15 artillery shells at the village

Summary

Turkish Military

2 named, 1 familiy identified

Geolocation

Village

شنان, Shnan, Idlib, Syria

Dutch Parliament set to debate improvements in policies to protect civilians

Published

October 27, 2022

Written by

Megan Karlshoej-Pedersen

Web link

Airwars and PAX release briefing for Dutch MPs ahead of Parliamentary debate, expected to cover civilian casualties from Dutch military operations and the impact of 2015 airstrike on Hawija.

In preparation for a debate in the Dutch Parliament on November 3rd, in which the Minister of Defence is expected to cover a range of topics including progress on the Roadmap process and improvements within the protection of civilians from Dutch military actions, Airwars and PAX released a briefing for Dutch MPs today.

The briefing gives an overview of Dutch efforts to improve the mitigation and response to civilian harm to date, and the challenges that are yet to be addressed to ensure that the Dutch protection framework is up to scratch. It suggests specific areas MPs should remain aware of, including continued questions on the level of transparency offered by the MOD, the importance of the Ministry of Defence maintaining clear milestones as it implements stronger PoC systems, and rehabilitation payments to Hawija, Iraq.

Click on the briefing below (note this is an informal translation from the original Dutch briefing, which you can find here):

▲ Hawijah, Iraq in 2021. Six years after the Dutch airstrike, parts of the town remain destroyed (Image courtesy of Roos Boer, PAX)

LOCATION

At least one civilian, including a child and/or woman, was injured by alleged Syrian regime or Russian shelling of the village of Shnan on October 24, 2022. The @SyriaCivilDefe reported that a woman was injured by Syrian regime and Russian shelling of the village of Shnan with tank shells. The Syrian Civil Defense added that

Summary

1–2

معربليت, Ma’rblit, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

At least two civilians, children, were injured by alleged Syrian regime or Russian artillery shelling of a vehicle in Ma’rblit on October 20, 2022. The @SyriaCivilDefe reported that two children were injured by a guided missile launched by Russian and Syrian regime forces that struck a car of civilians working in olive picking in the

Summary

2–4

2 named, 1 familiy identified

قرية الصحن, Al Sahen village, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

One child was injured by alleged Syrian regime or Russian artillery shelling of the village of Al Sahen on October 20, 2022. According to the @SyriaCivilDefe, a child was injured by artillery shelling of the village of Al Sahen carried out by Russian and Syrian regime forces. The Civil Defense forces assisted the injured child

Summary

معبر الحمران, Al Hamran crossing, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between three and six civilians, workers traveling in a car, were injured by alleged SDF guided missiles that struck them while they were traveling near the Al-Hamran crossing in the Jarabulus countryside on October 18, 2022. The @SyriaCivilDefe reported that six workers were injured in a missile strike on a car carried out by the

Summary

3–6