Civilian Casualties

Russian Military, Syrian Regime

قرية الكفير, Al Kafeer, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

At least three civilians, reportedly from the same family, died and up to 10 more were wounded in an alleged regime or Russian airstrike on Al Kafeer village, local media said. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights “documented the death of three civilians of the same family including a women, in addition to the injury

Summary

3 – 4

(2 children1 woman)

4–10

Russian Military, Syrian Regime

7 named, 1 familiy identified

عرب حسن, Arab Hassan, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

One civilian was reported killed in an alleged Turkish forces or Turkey-backed militants’ artillery attack on Arab Hassan village, northwest of Manbej in Syria, on November 3rd, 2019, according to local sources. @NPA_English reported that the attack led to the killing of a young man. No other information is available at the moment. ANF named

Summary

1 named

رأس العين, Ras Al Ayn, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

One civilian was reported killed in an alleged Turkish forces and/or Turkey-backed militants’ attack in Zirqan district, Hasaka, Syria on November 3rd, 2019. ANHA reported that Seyîd Hewaş, who was a security guard in the tomb of Sheikh Hisên in the village of Lazqe in Zirgan district was killed.

Summary

1 named

الطريق بين رشيدية و القاسمية, Road between Al Rashidiya and Al Qasimiya village, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

One member of Doctors Without Borders was killed and three other civilians including two aged 17 wounded in an alleged Turkish mortar strike on a convoy about four kilometers north of Tal Temr, local sources reported. Hawar news said: “The invading Turkish state wounded two doctors by firing cannons at Til Temir’s convoy of Doctors

Summary

عين الهوى, Aniq Al Hawa, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

Four civilians were reportedly executed, allegedly by Turkey-backed militants in Aniq Al Hawa village in Ras Al Ayn, Syria, on November 2nd, 2019 according to local sources. The sources reported that Turkey-backed militants disguised in Syrian regime forces clothing executed the four civilians.

Summary

Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)

Small arms and light weapons

حزارين, Hizareen town, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

At least one civilian was killed and others were wounded in alleged Russian airstrikes on Hizareen the morning of November 2, 2019. The White Helmets reported: “One man was killed and another injured as a result of a Russian military air raid, targeting civilian homes in the town of Hizareen”. A tweet from @ramiswidfree added

Summary

1–2

جبالا, Jabala town, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

At least four civilians, including a woman and two children from the same family, died and as many as dozens more were wounded in alleged Russian airstrikes on Jabala, according to sources on the ground. The Syrian Network for Human Rights reported: “At least four civilians from the same family, including a woman, were killed

Summary

(1–2 children1 woman1–4 men)

4 – 6

2–24

6 named, 1 familiy identified

السباتية, Al Sibatya, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

According to the Kurdish Red Crescent, three civilians were killed and one other injured in an alleged Turkish attack on Tal Tamr in Hasaka governorate in Syria on November 1st, 2019. The civilians killed were all males and identified as Abdulazeez Salih al Hesh, Mahmoud Ahmad Muhammad and Muhammad Ali Khuwam. Ali Ezizi, was also

Summary

1–2

بلدات متعددة, Several towns in Idlib, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

The Shaam News Network reported: “Russian warplanes launched airstrikes amid artillery and rocket shelling targeting villages and towns of Maarat Harma, Umm Jalal, Rakaya, Kafarsijnah, Hazarin, Sheikh Mustafa, Naqir, Dahabiya, Hish, Tahitaya, Musharrafa, Damama and Marand, which resulted in a number of civilian casualties.” Further research did not find any civilian casualties in the cities

Summary

تل تمر, Tal Tamr, Al Hassakah, Syria

French MoD for November 1, 2019 – November 1, 2019

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Report Date

November 1, 2019

Original Report

Web link

Notes

On Thursday, October 31st, a Rafale patrol delivered a strike against several Daesh caches in northeastern Iraq

CHAMMAL – Les Rafale français au Levant détruisent plusieurs caches de Daech dans le nord-est irakien

Le jeudi 31 octobre, une patrouille de Rafale de la base aérienne projetée au Levant a délivré une frappe contre plusieurs caches de Daech dans le nord-est irakien, dans le cadre du pilier « appui » de l’opération « Chammal ».
L’opération a été menée de manière conjointe et coordonnée avec d’autres éléments de la Coalition internationale. L’objectif était de détruire plusieurs tunnels utilisés par Daech comme base arrière pour ses actions, et de dégrader ses capacités logistiques et militaires dans cette région.

Cette frappe a été préparée avec nos alliés dans le cadre de l’Opération Inherent Resolve. Elle a été précédée d’une observation par l’avion de patrouille maritime « Atlantique 2 », et a été appuyée par un drone Reaper de la Coalition.

L’absence de population civile autour de la cible avait été confirmée antérieurement, et de nouveau au moment du tir. Chaque cible est d’ailleurs évaluée par les experts de la chaîne opérationnelle française afin d’exercer son contrôle national sur l’emploi des forces armées et confirmer la conformité des objectifs proposés au regard des directives nationales.

Lancée depuis le 19 septembre 2014, l’opération Chammal représente le volet français de l’Opération Inherent Resolve (OIR) au sein d’une coalition de 80 pays et organisations. A la demande du gouvernement irakien et en coordination avec les alliés de la France présents dans la région, l’opération Chammal vise, à apporter un soutien militaire aux forces locales engagées dans le combat contre Daech sur leur territoire. L’opération Chammal repose sur deux piliers complémentaires : un pilier ” appui ” destiné à appuyer les troupes engagées au sol contre Daech et à frapper les capacités militaires de Daech ; un pilier ” formation” au profit des forces de sécurité irakiennes. A ce jour, le dispositif complet de l’opération Chammal compte près de 1 000 militaires. Il comprend également plus d’une centaine de militaires projetés à Bagdad pour la formation et le conseil des états-majors et unités irakiennes.

LOCATION

According to the Kurdish Red Crescent, four civilians including a woman were reported injured in an alleged Turkish attack on Tal Tamr in Hassakah governorate in Syria on October 31st, 2019. No additional information about this event is presently known.

Summary

تالوارد, Tal Ward, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

Three civilians were killed and five others injured in an alleged attack by Turkey-backed militants on Tal Ward in Zirgan town – Ras Al Ain in Hasaka governorate, on October 31st, 2019, according to local sources. @Raman_Hassi reported that Ibrahim Mohammed Khalaf (60) and his wife Tofaha Ali Saleh (55) were both killed in the

Summary

(1 woman2 men)

4 named, 1 familiy identified

LOCATION

حاس, Haas, Idlib, Syria

One to three civilians died and four more were wounded in alleged Russian airstrikes on Haas, according to local media. @baladinetwork said that Russian warplanes used vacuum rockets in the attack. The Syrian Network for Human Rights reported: “Ayyoub al Younes was killed as fixed- wing warplanes we believe were Russian fired missiles on Hass

Summary

1 – 3

(2 men)

دركوش, Darkoush, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Three to five civilians, including a member of the civil defence and one to two children, died and as many as 12 more, including two civil defence personnel, were wounded in an alleged Russian or regime airstrike on an ammunition depot on the outskirts of Darkoush the morning of October 31, 2019, local media reported.

Summary

3 – 5

(1–2 children2 men)

2–12

Russian Military, Syrian Regime

12 named, 1 familiy identified

الفطيرة, Al Fatira, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

One to two civilians died and two to three were wounded in an alleged Russian airstrike on Fatira in Idlib, according to sources on the ground. @mohmad_rasheed reported “a martyr and three civilians were wounded as a result of the Russian warplanes bombing the town of Al-Fatira.” @NEDAAPOST also tweeted that one civilian was killed and

Summary

1 – 2

2–3

كفرنبل, Kafar Nabil, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Between one and three civilians, including one to two children, died and up to six more were wounded in alleged Russian airstrikes on Kafar Nabil, according to sources on the ground. Macro Media Centre reported “the death of a displaced man and his child and the injury of several others as a result of airstrikes

Summary

1 – 3

(1–2 children1 man)

2–6

2 named, 1 familiy identified

كفر لوسين, Kafr Loseen, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

One civilian was reported killed after he was shot allegedly by the Turkish forces near Kafr Loseen village, while he was trying to cross the borders with his brother to Turkey, on October 31st, 2019, according to local sources. According to SMART agency, the victim was identified as Ahmed Kassem Khattab and the incident happened

Summary

Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)

Small arms and light weapons

تل جبل , Tal Jabal, Al Hassakah, Syria

CJTF–OIR for October 1, 2019 – October 31, 2019

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Report Date

October 31, 2019

CJTF-OIR Strike Summary October 1-October 31, 2019

SOUTHWEST ASIA – Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve and its partners continue to target and pursue the enduring defeat of Daesh.

CJTF-OIR and partner forces have liberated nearly 110,000 square kilometers (42,471 square miles) from Daesh. As a result, 7.7 million people no longer live under Daesh oppression. CJTF-OIR remains committed to the enduring defeat of Daesh to improve conditions for peace and stability in the region and to protect all our homelands from the Daesh terrorist threat.

Strike Summary

Between October 1 and October 31, 2019, CJTF-OIR conducted 19 strikes consisting of 28 engagements against Daesh targets in Iraq. CJTF-OIR engaged 28 Daesh tactical units, destroyed three tunnels, and two strong points.

Between October 1 and October 31, 2019 CJTF-OIR conducted zero strikes and zero engagements against Daesh targets in Syria.

This CJTF-OIR strike release contains all strikes conducted by fighter, attack, bomber, rotary-wing, or remotely piloted aircraft, rocket propelled artillery and ground-based tactical artillery.

A strike, as defined in the CJTF-OIR release, refers to one or more kinetic engagements that occur in roughly the same geographic location to produce a single, sometimes cumulative effect in that location. For example, a single aircraft delivering a single weapon against a lone Daesh vehicle is one strike, but so is multiple aircraft delivering dozens of weapons against a group of Daesh-held buildings and weapon systems in a compound, having the cumulative effect of making that facility harder or impossible to use. Strike assessments are based on initial reports and may be refined.

CJTF-OIR does not report the number or type of aircraft employed in a strike, the number of munitions dropped in each strike, or the number of individual munition impact points against a target. The information used to compile the daily strike releases is based on ‘Z’ or Greenwich Mean Time.

Report Date

October 31, 2019

CJTF-OIR Strike Summary October 1-October 31, 2019

SOUTHWEST ASIA – Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve and its partners continue to target and pursue the enduring defeat of Daesh.

Strike Summary

Between October 1 and October 31, 2019 CJTF-OIR conducted zero strikes and zero engagements against Daesh targets in Syria.

This CJTF-OIR strike release contains all strikes conducted by fighter, attack, bomber, rotary-wing, or remotely piloted aircraft, rocket propelled artillery and ground-based tactical artillery.

LOCATION

One woman was reported injured in an alleged Turkish forces artillery attack on Tal Jabal, Ras Al Ain in Hassakah Governorate in Syria, on October 30th, 2019, according to local sources. ANHA identified the woman as Wedhe Salih, 20 years old. The woman’s husband described how his wife was injured: “Our village Til Cebel was

Summary

كفرنبل, Kafar Nabil , Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Two or three civilians were wounded in an alleged Russian airstrike on Kafar Nabil, local media reported. According to the Smart News Agency, “The director of the Civil Defense Center in Kafr Nabil, Obeida Othman, said that three civilians were slightly injured and taken for treatment at a medical point, as a result of two

Summary

2–3

تل تمر, Tal Tamr, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

Two civilians (a child aged 10 and a woman aged 21) were reported injured in an alleged Turkish attack on Tal Tamr in Hasaka governorate in Syria on October 29th, 2019 according to the Kurdish Red Crescent who identified the child as Khedir Muhammad al Zahir, and the woman as Wadha Salih Abdo.

Summary

تل ابيض, Tal Abyad , Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Two civilians were killed in the Tal Abyad countryside due to shelling by alleged YPG/SDF forces on October 29th, 2019, according to local sources. The Raqqa Observatory for Human Rights reported mortars killed civilians Mahmoud Al Sayyad and Ibrahim Al Hassan. The Syrian Human Rights Committee published the same names, and blamed ‘shelling of the

Summary

(2 men)

درباسية, Dirbesiye, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

Eight civilians including two journalists were reported injured in an alleged Turkish forces artillery attack on a Russian convoy in Dirbesiye, Hassakah on October 29th, 2019 according to local sources. Two Russian soldiers were also reported injured in the attack.

Summary

Turkish Military

Belligerents reported injured

6 named

الرباط, Rabiat, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

One child aged 10 was reported injured in an alleged Turkish forces and/or Turkey- backed militants attack on Rabiat village, Zirgan in Hassakah governorate, on October 29th, 2019 according to local sources. The child was identified as Khidir Mihemed Tahir.

Summary

Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)

1 named

عين عيسى, Ayn Issa, Raqqa, Syria

French MoD for October 23, 2019 – October 29, 2019

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Report Date

October 29, 2019

Original Report

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For Oct 23rd to 29th Rafale and Atlantique 2 engaged in Operation Chammal made 29 sorties.

CHAMMAL

SITUATION MILITAIRE DU THÉÂTRE

L’opération Chammal, volet français de l’Opération Inherent Resolve, se poursuit en dépit des évènements dans le Nord Est syrien. Les armées restent résolument engagées dans leur lutte contre l’organisation terroriste Daech.

Comme l’a rappelé Florence Parly, « la neutralisation d’Abou Bakr al-Baghdadi après sa longue traque ne signifie pas la fin de la lutte contre Daech ni contre le terrorisme », et « la priorité numéro 1 reste la lutte contre le terrorisme et contre Daech ».

Les avions français poursuivent leurs missions de vol sur la zone d’opération Chammal et le volet conseil et formation des forces de sécurité irakiennes se poursuit grâce à l’action des Task Force Monsabert et Narvik à Bagdad. Cet appui contribue à la lutte contre Daech et participe à la sécurisation de l’Irak.

ACTIVITÉ DE LA FORCE

Ø Passation de commandement à la tête de la TF Monsabert

Samedi 19 octobre, à Bagdad, le général de brigade aérienne Stéphane DUPONT, représentant national principal de théâtre, a présidé la cérémonie de passation de commandement de la Task Force (TF) Monsabert entre le colonel NOIZET et le colonel LAMIRAL.

De nombreuses autorités étrangères – parmi lesquelles les chef d’état-major et chef de la maintenance de la 6e division irakienne, le commandant la TF Iraq et le chef du département « entraînement » de la Coalition – y ont participé.

Le mandat XIV de la TF Monsabert s’est distingué par la montée en puissance du partenariat avec l’École d’Artillerie Irakienne, la mise en place de stages multi-domaines au profit du Bagdad Operation Center, et la multiplication des missions de conseil sur le terrain dans le sillage du mandat précédent.

Ø Sorties air hebdomadaires (bilan du 23 au 29 octobre inclus)
Les aéronefs français basés en Jordanie et aux Émirats arabes unis poursuivent leurs actions contre Daech, au sein de la Coalition sur l’ensemble de la zone d’opération. Cette semaine, les Rafale et l’Atlantique 2 engagés dans l’opération Chammal ont réalisé 29 sorties aériennes.

LOCATION

According to the Kurdish Red Crescent, one civilian was reported injured in an alleged Turkish attack on Ayn Issa, Raqqa in Syria on October 28th, 2019. The civilian was identified as Abdullah Mustafa Hussein, male, aged 37 and he was injured as a result of fragments.

Summary

دار الكبيرة, Dar Al Kabira, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Two civilians were wounded in alleged Russian airstrikes on the village of Dar Al Kabira, Idlib countryside, on October 28th, 2019, according to local sources. The Syrian Civil Defence reported on Facebook that civilian homes were targeted. All three sources attributed the strikes to Russia. No further details are currently available.

Summary

العريضة, Al Arida, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Two men were killed by mortar shells allegedly fired by YPG, or were executed by the SNA in Al Arida village, north of Ain Issa, on October 28th, 2019, according to local sources. The victims were identified as Mahmoud Al Zaher aged 60 and Barho Al Alou aged 65.

Summary

YPG, Free Syrian Army

2 named