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Incident Date
4 July 2023
Incident Code
TS607
Location
تديل, Tadil, Aleppo, Syria
On 4 July 2023, a family of four, including a mother and two girls, were killed and another civilian was injured by an artillery strike in the village of Tadil in the town of Urm al-Kubra, which is located in the countryside of Aleppo. The Syrian Observatory of Human Rights released a statement that said…
Summary
Published
4 July 2023
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
27 June 2023
Incident Code
TS606
Location
جورين, Jourin, Hama, Syria
Two civilians were injured by shelling allegedly carried out by the factions of the “Al-Fateh Al-Mubin” operations room, a Turkish sponsored militia, in Jourin in the Al-Ghab Plain region on June 27, 2023. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that two civilians were injured to varying degrees by shrapnel from rocket shells launched by…
Summary
Published
27 June 2023
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
25 June 2023
Incident Code
RS4777
Location
جسر الشغور, Jisr Al Shoughar, Idlib, Syria
Between 6 and 11 civilians were killed and 30 to 61 others, including at least 2 children, were injured by alleged Russian airstrikes on Jisr Al Shoughar on June 25, 2023. @SyriaCivilDefe initially reported the casualty toll as five civilians killed and more than 20 injured but later tweeted that the death toll had risen…
Summary
Published
25 June 2023
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Agriculture
,
Commerce
(
Market
)
Civilians reported killed
6–11
Civilians reported injured
30–61
Military actors reported killed
0–3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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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
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
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
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
31 May 2023
Incident Code
LC437
Location
العجيلات, Al Ajailat, An Nuqat al Khams, Libya
One civilian named Ali Balkour was killed by alleged Government of National Unity (Turkish) drone strikes on the Al Shabika area in the city of Al Ajailat on May 31, 2023. A tweet from @aleasima_17 reported that three raids in the Al Shabika area resulted in the death of Ali Balkour inside a wine factory. Other…
Summary
Published
31 May 2023
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Civilians reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
GNA/Turkish Military
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Incident Date
29 May 2023
Incident Code
LC436
Location
عين زارة, Ain Zara, Tarabulus, Libya
A civilian man was injured by shelling between "Al Radaa" and "Brigade 444", one of which is loyal to the Government of National Unity, which struck his home in Ain Zara on May 29, 2023. A tweet from @ObservatoryLY reported that a house in Ain Zara was hit by a shell during clashes between "Al…
Summary
Published
29 May 2023
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
GNA/Turkish 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
20 May 2023
Incident Code
USSOM385
Location
Jilib, Middle Juba, Somalia
One senior al-Shabaab militant was injured by declared US AFRICOM airstrikes on Jilib, Somalia on May 20, 2023. Somali National News Agency's Twitter account @SONNALIVE first announced that "In a joint operation with international allies, the armed forces launched an airstrike on #Jilib city, the headquarters of #AlShabab terrorists. The enemy suffered losses in terms…
Summary
Published
20 May 2023
Strike Type
Airstrike
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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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
13 May 2023
Incident Code
USSOM384
Location
Ali Fuuto, Lower Shabelle, Somalia
44 al-Shabaab militants were killed during operations carried out by Somalia government forces and 'international partners' in the Ali Fuuto area in Lower Shabelle on May 13, 2023. Voice of America quoted Somalia's deputy information minister, Abdirahman Al-Adala, who said that the intelligence unit, with the support of international partners, killed 44 al-Shabab militants in…
Summary
Published
13 May 2023
Strike Type
Ground operation
,
Airstrike
Military actors reported killed
44
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
,
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
International Forces (Unknown)
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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
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
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
2 May 2023
Incident Code
USSOM383
Location
near Nungare, Lower Shabelle, Somalia
More than 40 al-Shabaab militants were killed during operations carried out by Somalia government forces and 'international partners' near Nungare/ Barire town in Lower Shabelle on May 2, 2023. The National Intelligence & Security Agency (NISA) @HSNQ_NISA tweeted that more than 40 al-Shabaab militants, including leaders and foreigners, were killed during an army operation in…
Summary
Published
2 May 2023
Strike Type
Ground operation
,
Airstrike
Military actors reported killed
40
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
,
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
International Forces (Unknown)
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Incident Date
20 April 2023
Incident Code
USSOM382
Location
between Ugunji and Mubarak villages, Lower Shabelle, Somalia
At least 20 al-Shabaab militants were killed and "dozens" of others were injured by an operation carried out by the Somali government and 'international security partners' between the Ugunji and Mubarak areas of Lower Shabelle region on April 20, 2023. The National Intelligence & Security Agency (NISA) announced that 20 al-Shabaab militants, including a ring…
Summary
Published
20 April 2023
Strike Type
Ground operation
,
Airstrike
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
,
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
International Forces (Unknown)
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Incident Date
24 March 2023
Incident Code
IRS015
Location
ذيبان, Dhiban, Deir Ezzor, Syria
On Friday March 24th, at 8:05 am, an Iranian militia allegedly launched rockets at Coalition forces at “Green Village,” an American base near al-Omar oil field east of Deir Ezzor. According to CENTCOM, the rockets missed the Coalition facility by approximately 5 km. Instead, they reportedly hit a house in Dhiban and injured two women…
Summary
Published
24 March 2023
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Civilians reported injured
4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Iranian Military
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Incident Date
21 March 2023
Incident Code
UKUK002
Location
Липці, Liptsy, Kharkiv, Ukraine
One civilian, a man, was injured by alleged Ukrainian shelling of Liptsy in Kharkiv region on March 21, 2022. According to major Russian news site RIA Novosti, quoting Moiseyev, head of the "Rus Triedinaya" NGO, Ukrainian military howitzer shell hit a hospital in Liptsky where about 40 women and children were being prepared for evacuation…
Summary
Published
21 March 2022
Strike Type
Artillery
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Ukrainian Military
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Incident Date
20 March 2023
Incident Code
TS590
Location
جنديرس, Jindires, Aleppo, Syria
Four men from the same family were killed and three others, including a child with special needs, were injured when Turkish mercenaries alleged shot them during Newroz celebrations in Jandrisa district on March 20, 2023. Local sources told Hawar News that the mercenaries of Ahrar al-Sharqiya opened fire on civilians in Jandrisa district while they…
Summary
Published
20 March 2023
Strike Type
Ground operation
Infrastructure
IDP or Refugee Camp
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
17 March 2023
Incident Code
RS4759
Location
افس, Afes, Idlib, Syria
One child, a girl, and a woman were reportedly injured on March 17th 2023 after an alleged Russian forces or Syrian regime machine gun fire or shelling hit the village of Afes, east of Idlib in Syria. Two sources, the White Helmets and Baladi reported that a child was injured by Russian forces, and the…
Summary
Published
17 March 2023
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
11 March 2023
Incident Code
RS4758
Location
الاتارب, Al Atareb, Aleppo, Syria
One person, a man, was killed and between one to five other civilians, were injured after mortar shelling attributed to both the Syrian regime and Russian forces hit the outskirts of the city of Atarib, in the western countryside of Aleppo on Saturday March 11th 2023. It's unclear as to whether the man reported killed,…
Summary
Published
11 March 2023
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
0–1
Civilians reported injured
1–5
Military actors reported killed
0–1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
3 March 2023
Incident Code
USSOM381
Location
Turdho village, Lower Juba, Somalia
13 al-Shabaab militants were killed during operations allegedly carried out by the Somali National Army Danab Special Forces with the aid of the US Africa Command and the Jubbaland State Forces in Turdho village of Lower Jubba on March 3, 2022. Garowe Online reported that an operation carried out by the Danab Special Forces with the…
Summary
Published
3 March 2023
Strike Type
Airstrike
,
Ground operation
Military actors reported killed
13
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
,
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
28 February 2023
Incident Code
USSOM380
Location
Buurweyn, Hiiraan, Somalia
More than 10 alleged al-Shabaab militants were killed by Somalia government forces and 'international partners' in the Burweyn area of Hiraan region on February 28, 2023. A tweet from @HSNQ_NISA, the National Intelligence & Security Agency (NISA) of Somalia, announced that "more than" 10 [al-Shabaab members] including leaders were killed in an army operation by NISA…
Summary
Published
23 February 2023
Strike Type
Airstrike
,
Ground operation
Military actors reported killed
10
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
,
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
International Forces (Unknown)
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Incident Date
22 February 2023
Incident Code
TS588
Location
بويرة, Bouira, Al Hassakah, Syria
At least one civilian was reportedly killed on February 22nd 2023 as a result of reported Turkish drone action, hitting a car on the road between Qamishli and Al-Qahtaniya, north east of Al Hasakah, Syria. كوردستان پوست Kurdistan reported on Facebook that the civilian killed was Khalil Munji. Local sources also reported that a commander…
Summary
Published
22 February 2023
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
0–1
Military actors reported killed
1–2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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