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Incident Date
22 January 2022
Incident Code
TS485
Location
قرية الحدريات, Hadriat village, Raqqa, Syria
Up to five civilians were killed and up to four others were injured in alleged Turkish shelling of the village of Hadriat and other surrounding villages in the countryside of Ain Issa on January 22, 2022. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, Turkish bombings of the village of Hadriat resulted in the death…
Summary
Published
22 January 2022
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
2–5
Civilians reported injured
2–4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
20 January 2022
Incident Code
TS484
Location
عقيبة, Aqiba, Aleppo, Syria
A least one civilian, a girl, was injured in alleged Turkish strikes on the village of Aqiba on January 20, 2022. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a girl was seriously injured when Turkish forces struck the village of Aqiba, in addition to damaging a number of civilians' homes. Both Hawar News and…
Summary
Published
20 January 2022
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
20 January 2022
Incident Code
YS121
Location
مريمين, Maryamin, Aleppo, Syria
One woman, Mrs. Fatoum Ghazi Al Lour, was killed allegedly by a Syrian Democratic Forces or Syrian regime missile in Maryamin village, Afrin, in the northern part of Aleppo on January 20th 2022 according to local sources and media. Mrs. Ghazi Al Lour was travelling in a vehicle which was targeted. Sources reported "a number"…
Summary
Published
20 January 2022
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
0–3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
YPG
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Incident Date
20 January 2022
Incident Code
YS122
Location
عفرين, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria
Six to seven civilians, including up to five children and one to two women were reportedly killed in Syrian regime or Syrian Democratic Forces rocket attacks in on Rajo Street, in the city centre of Afrin, Aleppo, on January 20th 2022 during the daytime. From 16 to 35 people were reportedly wounded. Among them were…
Summary
Published
20 January 2022
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
6–7
Civilians reported injured
16–35
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
YPG
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Incident Date
20–26 January, 2022
Incident Code
CS1976
Location
سجن الصناعة, Al Sina'a Prison, Al Hassakah, Syria
Between January 20th and January 26th 2022, Islamic State militants (ISIS) attempted to take control of Al-Sina'a prison in Gweran neighbourhood in Al-Hasakah, Syria. The prison, managed by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), by some reports held between 3000 to 5000 individuals associated with ISIS, including “hundreds” of so-called ‘Cubs of the Caliphate’ - the…
Summary
Published
20 January 2022
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
6–7
Civilians reported injured
1–10
Military actors reported killed
24–374
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
,
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
17 January 2022
Incident Code
CS1975
Location
الحوايج, Al Hawaij, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Up to two men were killed in an alleged Coalition and declared Syrian Democratic Forces' airdrop operation on the village of Al-Hawaij on January 17/18, 2022. One of the men was identified as being a member of ISIS. Euphrates Post reported that the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) with helicopter support from the Coalition carried out…
Summary
Published
18 January 2022
Strike Type
Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)
Civilians reported killed
1
Military actors reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
,
YPG
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Incident Date
8 January 2022
Incident Code
TS483
Location
كوباني, Kobani, Aleppo, Syria
At least one civilian was killed by alleged Turkish airstrikes or drone strikes on Khani village on January 8, 2022. According to Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, an elder of Khani village was killed. Hawar News identified the civilian killed as Ibrahim Sharif, known as Ashkar. The villages that were affected by the Turkish bombing were…
Summary
Published
8 January 2022
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
8 January 2022
Incident Code
TS483a
Location
Qara Mogh, Aleppo, Syria
Seven civilians, including two children, were injured in alleged Turkish airstrikes or drone strikes on Kobani and the surrounding villages on January 8, 2022. According to Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, in total one civilian was killed and 12 other civilians, including women and children, were wounded in incidents across Kobani. The injuries varied in…
Summary
Published
8 January 2022
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Civilians reported injured
6–7
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
8 January 2022
Incident Code
TS483b
Location
Koltepe village, Aleppo, Syria
One civilian was injured in alleged Turkish airstrikes or drone strikes on Koltepe village and the surrounding villages on January 8, 2022. According to Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, in total one civilian was killed and 12 other civilians, including women and children, were wounded in incidents across Kobani. The injuries varied in severity and…
Summary
Published
8 January 2022
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
8 January 2022
Incident Code
TS483c
Location
كوباني, Kobani, Aleppo, Syria
At least five civilians, including a woman and a child, were injured in alleged Turkish airstrikes or drone strikes on Kobani on January 8, 2022. According to Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, in total one civilian was killed and 12 other civilians, including women and children, were wounded in incidents across Kobani. The injuries varied…
Summary
Published
8 January 2022
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported injured
4–5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
8 January 2022
Incident Code
RS4688
Location
كنصفرة, Kansafra, Idlib, Syria
At least two civilians, a woman and her child, were injured in alleged Russian or regime strikes on the town of Kansafra on January 8, 2022. A tweet from @ShahbaPress reported that a child was injured in artillery shelling by the regime forces on the town on Kansafra. However, Macro Media Center identified "civilians, most…
Summary
Published
8 January 2022
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported injured
2–3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
3 January 2022
Incident Code
RS4687
Location
بين أرمناز و كفرتخاريم, between Armanaz and Kafr Takharim, Idlib, Syria
Between two and five civilians, including a woman and up to three children, were injured in alleged Russian airstrikes between the town of Armanaz and the city of Kafr Takharim on January 3, 2022. According to the Syrian Civil Defense, a woman and her child were injured when Russian warplanes bombed two poultry farms on…
Summary
Published
3 January 2022
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Agriculture
(
Livestock
),
Residential
Civilians reported injured
2–5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
2 January 2022
Incident Code
RS4686
Location
محطة العرشاني لضخ المياه, Al Arshabi water station, Idlib, Syria
At least one civilian, an employee of a water station, was injured when Al-Arshani water station was bombed by alleged Russian forces on January 2, 2022. A tweet from @AlhasanMahar reported that Russian forces bombed Al-Arshani water station, which is "responsible for delivering water to about a quarter of a million civilians" in Idlib. @thiqanewsagency…
Summary
Published
2 January 2022
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
1 January 2022
Incident Code
RS4685
Location
النهر الأبيض, Al Naher Al Abyad, Jisr Al Shoughour, Idlib, Syria
On New Years Day, three to four civilians, three children and a woman, were allegedly killed and ten others, including six children, were allegedly injured, by Russian air strikes just after midnight. The incident was reported to have taken place in the early hours of January 1st 2022 at 2.30am, in the Al-Nahr Al-Abyad area…
Summary
Published
1 January 2022
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
3–4
Civilians reported injured
10
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
31 December 2021
Incident Code
RS4684
Location
كفردريان, Kafr Dariyan, Idlib, Syria
At least two civilians were killed and five other civilians were injured in alleged Russian airstrikes on a farm on the outskirts of Kafr Dariyan in the Idlib Governorate of Syria on December 31, 2021. According to Syria TV, two people were killed and others were injured in Russian airstrikes on a farm on the…
Summary
Published
31 December 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Agriculture
(
Livestock
),
Residential
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
30 December 2021
Incident Code
TS482
Location
زركان, Zarkan, Al Hassakah, Syria
Between two and five civilians, including up to two women and three children, were killed and up to 12 others, including women and children, were injured in alleged Turkish strikes on Zarkan ( Abu Rassein) on December 30, 2021. According to the Hawar News Agency, three civilians, Jamala Musa Al-Nahar, Jawaher Musa Al-Nahar, and the…
Summary
Published
30 December 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
3–5
Civilians reported injured
5–12
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
27 December 2021
Incident Code
RS4682
Location
معرة مصرين, Ma'arat Misrin, Idlib, Syria
At least three civilians, including a child, were injured in alleged Russian strikes on a poultry farm and IDP camp outside of Ma'arat Misrin on December 27, 2021. The Syrian Civil Defense reported that three workers, including a child, were injured in Russian airstrikes on a poultry farm outside of Ma'arat Misrin. @thiqanewsagency also tweeted…
Summary
Published
27 December 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Agriculture
(
Livestock
),
IDP or Refugee Camp
Civilians reported injured
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
27 December 2021
Incident Code
RS4683
Location
معربليت, Marblet, Idlib, Syria
At least one civilian was killed and up to three others were injured in alleged Russian or regime strikes on Marblet on December 27, 2021. The Syrian Civil Defense reported that one civilian was killed and three others were injured in alleged artillery shelling by the regime and Russia on Marblet and Mantaf without specifying…
Summary
Published
27 December 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2–3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
25 December 2021
Incident Code
TS481
Location
كوباني, Kobani, Aleppo, Syria
Up to five people, including three women, were killed and up to seven others were wounded in alleged Turkish drone strikes on the city of Kobani at 4pm on December 25, 2021. Sources are conflicted as to whether the victims were civilians in a home or escorts with a Syrian Defense Forces leader. Hawar News…
Summary
Published
29 December 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Civilians reported killed
2–5
Civilians reported injured
3–7
Military actors reported killed
0–1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
22 December 2021
Incident Code
RS4681
Location
كنصفرة, Kansafra, Idlib, Syria
A child was killed and his father was injured when bomb remnants exploded in Kansafra on December 22, 2021. According to the Syrian Civil Defense, a young man was killed and his father was wounded when remnants of a cluster bomb exploded in Kansafra. The bomb was only identified as belonging to both the regime…
Summary
Published
22 December 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Planted explosives and unexploded ordnance (UXO)
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
21 December 2021
Incident Code
TS480
Location
زركان, Zarkan, Al Hassakah, Syria
At least three civilians, including two women, were killed and up to nine others, including three children, were injured in alleged Turkish artillery or airstrikes on the town of Zarkan and surrounding areas on December 21, 2021. According to Hawar News, three civilians were killed and four other civilians were injured when Turkish forces bombed…
Summary
Published
21 December 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
4–9
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
13 December 2021
Incident Code
TS479
Location
عين عيسى, Ain Issa, Raqqa, Syria
At least one civilian was injured in alleged Turkish strikes on the M4 road west of Ain Issa on December 13, 2021. According to the correspondent for Nabd News, Hassan Muhammad Abdullah was injured when Turkish forces bombed highway M4 west of Ain Issa district while he was traveling on it. An image posted alongside…
Summary
Published
13 December 2021
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
12 December 2021
Incident Code
CS1974
Location
ابريهة, Abirha near Al Busaira, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Professor Khalaf Al Wahhab, a school teacher, and his two sons, Hamza Al Wahhab and Muhammad Al Wahhab, from the village of Abreha, were killed during a US-led Coalition airdrop or landing operation, with the Syrian Democratic Forces, in the village of Abirha, near Al Busaira in Deir Ezzor on December 12th 2021. In total,…
Summary
Published
12 December 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike
,
Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)
Civilians reported killed
3–4
Military actors reported killed
0–1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
,
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
11 December 2021
Incident Code
RS4679
Location
الجديدة أو اليعقوبية, Al Jadida or Al Yaqoubia, Idlib, Syria
Between one and three civilians, including a child, were killed and 12 to 15 others, including up to nine children and four women, were injured in alleged Russian airstrikes on the town of Al Jadida or Al Yaqoubia on December 11, 2021. According to Syrian Civil Defense, three people, including a child, were killed and…
Summary
Published
11 December 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1–3
Civilians reported injured
12–15
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
11 December 2021
Incident Code
RS4680
Location
الوساطة, Al Wasata, Idlib, Syria
One child was killed and at least another civilian was injured in alleged Russian, regime, or Iran shelling of the Al Wasata area on the outskirts of the city of Al Atareb on December 12, 2021. Syrian Network for Human Rights reported that a 17 year old boy named Ismail Ahmad Barakat, from al Atareb…
Summary
Published
12 December 2021
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
Iranian Military
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Incident Date
9 December 2021
Incident Code
RS4678
Location
جامع قباء, Quba Mosque, Deir Ezzor, Syria
A Russian forces army patrol reportedly killed a child with disabilities, Abdul Aziz Khalil Al-Hajar, 17 or 16 years old, by gunfire, in the Al Jura neighbourhood of Deir Ezzor on December 9th 2021, in the evening. Euphrates reported that Abdul Al-Hajar was sitting next to the "Quba Mosque" and that the "patrolmen treated him…
Summary
Published
9 December 2021
Strike Type
Ground operation
Civilians reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
6 December 2021
Incident Code
RS4677
Location
الباره, Al-Bara, Idlib, Syria
At least one civilian was injured in alleged Russian or regime shelling of the town of Al-Bara on December 6, 2021. According to Syrian Civil Defense, a civilian was wounded in artillery shelling by the regime and Russian forces on the town of Al-Bara. Watan FM also reported that a civilian was injured. A tweet…
Summary
Published
6 December 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
3 December 2021
Incident Code
CS1973
Location
المسطومة, Al-Mastouma, Idlib, Syria
At least one young man was killed and between six and seven civilians, including up to four children, were injured in a declared US drone strike on the Al-Mastouma Ariha road on December 3rd, 2021. Sources are conflicted as to whether the young man killed was an active or former member of the Guardians of…
Summary
Published
3 December 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Civilians reported killed
0–1
Civilians reported injured
6–7
Military actors reported killed
1–2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
2 December 2021
Incident Code
RS4675
Location
بنش,, Bennish, Idlib, Syria
A child, Nour Al Atrash, ten years old, was killed whilst having breakfast with her family on December 2nd 2021 when Russian or Syrian regime artillery hit their house in Binnish, East Idlib. Five other members of her family were injured, including three of her cousins or brothers, all boys, including Jamal Al Atrash, five…
Summary
Published
2 December 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
5–7
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
2 December 2021
Incident Code
RS4676
Location
سرجة, Sarja, Idlib, Syria
At least two children were injured in the explosion of a leftover cluster bomb in the town of Sarja in the Idlib Governorate of Syria on December 2, 2021. According to @Almohrar1, "two children, Muhammad and Ahmad Hajj Musa, were seriously injured by the explosion of a cluster bomb left over from the bombing of…
Summary
Published
2 December 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
Agriculture
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
,
Planted explosives and unexploded ordnance (UXO)
Military Actor
Russian Military
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