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Incident Date

16 June 2023

Incident Code

TS604

Location

مشفى تل رفعت, Tal Rifaat Hospital, Aleppo, Syria
On 16 June 2023, Tal Rifaat Hospital in the northern countryside of Aleppo was allegedly struck by a Turkish artillery strike. The Health Authority in the area reported that four civilians were injured in the strike, including one of the medical staff who works in the hospital, while other sources referred to “members” of the…

Summary

Published
16 June 2023
Strike Type
Artillery
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported injured
4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date

14 June 2023

Incident Code

TS603

Location

village of Shourik, Al Hassakah, Syria
Four civilians were injured by alleged Turkish drone strikes on the village of Shourik on June 14, 2023. North Press Agency reported that a Turkish drone carried out a strike near a cement factory in the village of Shourik resulting in casualties. A medical source told North Press that an injured man named Ahmad Saleh…

Summary

Published
14 June 2023
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Infrastructure
IDP or Refugee Camp
Civilians reported injured
4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date

14 June 2023

Incident Code

TS602

Location

الدندنية, Al Dandaniyah, Aleppo, Syria
On 14 June 2023, two children were injured by an alleged Turkish artillery strike, followed by a drone strike, on a farm in Al-Dandaniyah village in Manbij, the western countryside east of Aleppo. One of the children who survived the strike, Muhammad Saeed, noted that the attack ‘directly bombed their whereabouts’ according to Hawar News.…

Summary

Published
14 June 2023
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike), Artillery
Infrastructure
Agriculture
Civilians reported injured
2
Military actors reported killed
4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date

14 June 2023

Incident Code

TS601

Location

عرب حسن, Arab Hasan, Aleppo, Syria
A civilian was killed by alleged Turkish drone strikes on Arab Hasan village on June 14, 2023. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that a person was killed by a Turkish drone strike on a house in Arab Hasan village. Both @RojAvaTv1 and @NES_RIC_Arabic refer to the person killed as being a civilian. Orient…

Summary

Published
14 June 2023
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Civilians reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date

12 June 2023

Incident Code

TS599

Location

كوباني, Kobani, Aleppo, Syria
At least 3 civilians were injured in an alleged Turkish drone strike killed two Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) fighters by a petrol station near the southern entrance of Kobani at 11:55am on June 12, 2023. The North Press quoted a medical source at the al-Amal Hospital in Kobani city who reported that 22 year old…

Summary

Published
12 June 2023
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Civilians reported injured
3–5
Military actors reported killed
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date

12 June 2023

Incident Code

RS4771

Location

افس, Afes, Idlib, Syria
On Monday June 12th 2023, an alleged missile strike by Assad regime forces and Russia hit the village of Afes in the eastern countryside of Idlib, injuring between one and three civilians, including two children. Sources including @SyriaCivilDefe and @hadikhraat twitter accounts, and Zaman Al Wasl reported three civilians being hit by shrapnel, including a…

Summary

Published
12 June 2023
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
1–3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

12 June 2023

Incident Code

TS600

Location

A road linking the villages of Herbel with Um Hawsh, Aleppo, Syria
One Russian soldier was killed and between three and four other Russian soldiers were injured in an attack on an armoured military personnel carrier allegedly carried out by Turkish forces. The vehicle was moving along a road that connects Herbel and Um Hawsh. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that the injured Russians were…

Summary

Published
12 June 2023
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Military actors reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date

11 June 2023

Incident Code

CS1993

Location

صلهام, Salham, Al Hassakah, Syria
A young man was killed and others were injured during an alleged Syrian Democratic Forces and US airdrop operation in the village of Salham on June 11, 2023. Sources were conflicted as to whether the young man was a member of ISIS or a civilian. The Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA), the Syrian-regime news organization,…

Summary

Published
11 June 2023
Strike Type
Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)
Civilians reported killed
0–1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military actors reported killed
0–1
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

3 June 2023

Incident Code

TS598

Location

الاصيلم, Al Asilem, Raqqa, Syria
Two civilians, including a woman, were injured by an alleged Turkish drone attack on farmland in Al Asilem village, near the M4 road and north of Raqqa on June 3, 2023. Hawar News reported that a 35 year old woman named Houriya Ayed Al-Daher and her 45 year old husband named Hussein Hammoud Al-Muhammad were…

Summary

Published
3 June 2023
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Infrastructure
Agriculture
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date

30 May 2023

Incident Code

RS4770

Location

بزابور, Bzabor, Idlib, Syria
A 15 year old boy was injured by alleged Russian airstrikes on the village of Bzabor in Idlib on May 30, 2023. Local sources from the countryside of Idlib governorate told Zaman Al Wasl that 15-year-old Muhammad Malik Ahmed Haj Musa was wounded by Russian airstrikes on Bzabor village. The Syrian Civil Defense (@SyriaCivilDefe) tweeted…

Summary

Published
30 May 2023
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Agriculture
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

29 May 2023

Incident Code

RS4769

Location

معارة النعسان, Maaret al-Nassan, Idlib, Syria
On 29th May 2023 three civilians, a man and his two children, were injured by machine gun fire and/or artillery shelling in the town of Maaret al-Nassan, east of Idlib.  The victims were treated locally before being sent to hospital. Sources were conflicted as to whether the Syrian regime and/or Russian forces were responsible. Several…

Summary

Published
29 May 2023
Strike Type
Artillery, Ground operation
Civilians reported injured
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

28 May 2023

Incident Code

TS597

Location

عفرين ، رأس العين ، اعزاز ، تل أبيض ، الباب ، جرابلس, Afrin, Ras Al Ain, Azaz, Tell Abyad, Al Bab, Jarablus, Aleppo, Syria
A child was killed and between 20 to 25 civilians, including two women and four children, were injured by alleged Turkish-back faction heavy gunfire around Afrin on May 28, 2023. Hawar News initially reported that a child was killed and "a number of people, including women" were injured by gunfire from Turkish militia members while…

Summary

Published
28 May 2023
Strike Type
Ground operation
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
20–25
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date

24 May 2023

Incident Code

RS4768

Location

between the towns of Kansafra and Al-Fatira, Idlib, Syria
A young man was reportedly injured by shrapnel from machine guns attributed to both Russian forces and the Syrian regime on May 24th 2023. The incident occured on agricultural land between the town of Kansafra and Al-Fatirah, in the southern countryside of Idlib. Reports from the Syrian Civil Defence, Halab Today TV and Twitter user…

Summary

Published
24 May 2023
Strike Type
Ground operation
Infrastructure
Agriculture
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

18 May 2023

Incident Code

TS596

Location

الخاروفية, Al Kharofiya, Aleppo, Syria
An elderly man was killed by alleged Turkish drone strikes on Al-Kharofiya village on May 18, 2023. A local source told a North Press Agency correspondent that a civilian was killed when a vehicle close to him on the road was struck by a drone. The source also provided the name of the civilian killed:…

Summary

Published
18 May 2023
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Civilians reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date

17 May 2023

Incident Code

TS594

Location

جديدة, Jadeda, Raqqa, Syria
Three civilians, including at least one child, were injured by alleged Turkish shelling of Jadeda village on May 17, 2023. Rohani TV reported that Turkish forces bombarded Jadeda village, resulting in the injury of three civilians: Muhammad Fawaz Al-Waqqa, his brother Mahmoud Fawaz Al-Waqqa, and Muhammad Salem Kamal. The director of the National Hospital in…

Summary

Published
17 May 2023
Strike Type
Artillery
Infrastructure
Agriculture
Civilians reported injured
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date

17 May 2023

Incident Code

TS595

Location

مخيم عين عيسى, Ain Issa camp, Raqqa, Syria
Two civilians were injured by alleged Turkish shelling of Ain Issa camp on May 17, 2023. Hawar News reported that during the second incident in Ain Issa district on May 17th, two civilians were injured when Turkish forces bombarded Ain Issa camp. Correspondents for Hawar added that the shelling caused an outbreak of fire in…

Summary

Published
17 May 2023
Strike Type
Artillery
Infrastructure
IDP or Refugee Camp
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date

15 May 2023

Incident Code

RS4767

Location

كفرعويد, Kafr Aweed, Idlib, Syria
One man, identified by sources as Suleiman Muhammad al-Saleem, was killed on May 15th 2023 after artillery shelling attributed to both the Syrian regime and Russian forces hit the village of Kafr Aweed in the southern countryside of Idlib according to local media outlets and the Syrian Civil Defence. Initial reports from the Syrian Civil…

Summary

Published
15 May 2023
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

11 May 2023

Incident Code

TS593

Location

تل اللبن, Tel Al Laban, Al Hassakah, Syria
One civilian was killed and four other civilians were injured by alleged Turkish shelling of the village of Tal Al Laban around 10am on May 11, 2023. Hawar News reported that a civilian was killed and four others were wounded when Turkish forces bombarded the village of Tal Al Laban. Hawar also published the names…

Summary

Published
11 May 2023
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date

8 May 2023

Incident Code

JS001

Location

قرية الشعاب, Al Shi’ab village, Al Suwayda, Syria
The Jordanian military is suspected of conducting an airstrike that killed a family of eight, including up to six children and a woman, in Al-Shiab, a village near the Syrian/Jordanian border on May 8, 2023. Daraa 24 and other local sources reported that the victims were suspected drug smuggler Marai al-Ramthan, his wife Hind al-Ramthan,…

Summary

Published
8 May 2023
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Water
Civilians reported killed
7–8
Civilians reported injured
0–1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Jordanian Military
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Incident Date

3 May 2023

Incident Code

TS592

Location

بحيره, Bahira, Al Hassakah, Syria
A 49 year old man was allegedly shot and injured by Turkish border guards in the village of Bahira on May 3, 2023. Hawar News reported that a civilian was wounded by live bullets fired by the Turkish army. A relative of the injured civilian told a Hawar reporter that live bullets fired between 14:00…

Summary

Published
3 May 2023
Strike Type
Ground operation
Infrastructure
Agriculture
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date

3 May 2023

Incident Code

CS1992

Location

قورقانيا, Qurqaniya, Idlib, Syria
A 60 year old male civilian was killed by a declared US drone strike on the outskirts of Qurqaniya just before noon on May 3, 2023. At the time of the strike, US Central Command released a statement that they had targeted a senior Al Qaeda leader without any additional details. On May 2, 2024,…

Summary

Published
3 May 2023
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Infrastructure
Agriculture
Civilians reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

1 May 2023

Incident Code

ISSY034

Location

حلب, al-Nayrab, Aleppo, Syria
On May 1st 2023, at around 11:35 pm, Israel allegedly conducted airstrikes southeast of Aleppo near al-Nayrab, reportedly injuring up to seven people, and killing between one to seven others. Two civilians were among those injured. There were discrepancies amongst the casualty reports on how many of the affected were civilians as opposed to people…

Summary

Published
1 May 2023
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Military actors reported killed
1–7
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

29 April 2023

Incident Code

ISSY033

Location

حمص, Homs, Homs, Syria
On April 29th 2023 the Israeli military reportedly launched missiles which Syrian air defence systems reportedly shot down around 12:55 am in the city of Homs, Syria. There were discrepancies in the accounts of the incident, with some sources reported that three civilians were injured while other reported that four Syrian soldiers were injured. Local…

Summary

Published
29 April 2023
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
Civilians reported injured
0–3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

25 April 2023

Incident Code

RS4766

Location

معربليت, Ma’arablit, Idlib, Syria
A young woman was killed and four other civilians, including two children and a woman, were injured by alleged Syrian regime and/or Russian artillery shelling of Ma’arablit on April 25, 2023. Afrin Post reported that Noura Abdul Hamid Al-Ahmad, twenty years old, was killed by artillery strikes in Ma’arablit, and her family members, the infant Lyan…

Summary

Published
25 April 2023
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

24 April 2023

Incident Code

TS591

Location

عين العبد, Ain Al Abd, Al Hassakah, Syria
Two young girls and a boy were killed and two other children were injured, all of which were from the same family, by alleged Turkish shelling of the village of Ain al-Abd on April 24, 2023. Hawar News reported that two young sisters were killed and two young brothers and a sister were injured by…

Summary

Published
24 April 2023
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date

23 April 2023

Incident Code

RS4765

Location

بداما, Badama, Idlib, Syria
On Sunday 23rd April 2023, during the daytime, a woman and her two children were injured by a detonator contained in the remnants of a bomb in Badama, a town in northwest Syria. It is unclear who was responsible for the explosive as there are thousands of unexploded ordnance scattered across Syria from the Syrian…

Summary

Published
23 April 2023
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported injured
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Planted explosives and unexploded ordnance (UXO)
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

16–17 April, 2023

Incident Code

RS4764

Location

الأبزمو, Al Abzimo, Aleppo, Syria
Around midnight on April 16-17th artillery fire wounded five civilians in Al-Abizmo, a town west of Aleppo. The victims consisted of a woman and her four children. Local news agencies were conflicted as to whether the strike confirmed the strike was conducted by the Syrian regime, Russian forces or Iranian militias. A few of the…

Summary

Published
16 April 2023
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

9 April 2023

Incident Code

RS4763

Location

سرمين, Sarmin, Idlib, Syria
On April 9th, 2023, in the town off Sarmin, east of Idlib, multiple sources allege artillery fire from Syrian and/or Russian forces killed 15 year old boy Ibrahim Musab Al Haj Musa and injured between three to four others, including a six year old child named Malak Khalaf, a three year old named Abdul Salam…

Summary

Published
9 April 2023
Strike Type
Artillery
Infrastructure
IDP or Refugee Camp
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
3–4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

4 April 2023

Incident Code

ISSY032

Location

الكسوة, Al Kisswa, Damascus, Syria
On April 4th, 2023 at 12:15am, an airstrike either launched by Israeli forces or an air defense missile launched by the Syrian regime hit a glass factory in Al-Kisswa, south of Damascus, in Rif Dimashq, resulting in the death of up to two civilians. Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA), a Syrian regime-controlled news source, reported…

Summary

Published
4 April 2023
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Military actors reported killed
0–1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

30 March 2023

Incident Code

RS4762

Location

ترمانين, Termanin, Idlib, Syria
On the evening of March 30th, 2023, several sources reported alleged Russian and/or Syrian regime artillery shelling near Termanin, north of Idlib resulting in the injury of between one and two civilians. The Syrian Network for Human Rights and other sources report that one civilian was wounded while the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and…

Summary

Published
30 March 2023
Strike Type
Artillery
Infrastructure
IDP or Refugee Camp
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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