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Incident Date
3 November 2022
Incident Code
CS1986
Location
رويشد, Ruwaished, Deir Ezzor, Syria
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
Published
3 November 2022
Strike Type
Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)
Civilians reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
3 November 2022
Incident Code
TS563
Location
تل حلف, Tal Halaf, Al Hassakah, Syria
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
Published
3 November 2022
Strike Type
Ground operation
Civilians reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Accidents related to conflict
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
28 October 2022
Incident Code
CS1985
Location
ذيبان, Thiban, Deir Ezzor, Syria
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
Published
28 October 2022
Strike Type
Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
27 October 2022
Incident Code
TS562
Location
عقيبة, Aqiba, Aleppo, Syria
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
Published
27 October 2022
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
18 October 2022
Incident Code
YS154
Location
معبر الحمران, Al Hamran crossing, Aleppo, Syria
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
Published
18 October 2022
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
3–6
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
YPG
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Incident Date
16 October 2022
Incident Code
TI088
Location
برادوست, Bradost area, Erbil, Iraq
At least one civilian, a woman, was injured by alleged Turkish airstrikes or drone strikes on the Bradost area in northern Erbil province on October 16, 2022. Kurdistan 24 reported that a 30 year old woman named Sharmin Asad was injured by Turkish airstrike in the Bradost area in northern Erbil province. Ihsan Chalabi, the…
Summary
Published
16 October 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
16 October 2022
Incident Code
RS4729
Location
كفرجنة, Kafr Janna, Aleppo, Syria
Alleged Russian airstrikes in the countryside of Azaz and Afrin, specifically the town of Kafr Jannah and Qatma, resulted in the death and wounding of civilians in addition to the death of up to six militants and the wounding of up to 12 militants. @shaamnews reported that Russian airstrikes hit the countryside of Azaz and…
Summary
Published
16 October 2022
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Military actors reported killed
2–6
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
14 October 2022
Incident Code
TS561
Location
الفكة, Al Fakkah, Al Hassakah, Syria
Two farmers were injured when alleged Turkish artillery shells struck their agricultural land in the village of Al-Fakkah on October 14, 2022. Hawar News reported that two farmers were wounded when Turkish forces bombed the village of Al-Fakkah, north of Tal Tamer District. Local residents told Hawar the the two injured civilians, Dhiyab Khalaf al-Darwish…
Summary
Published
14 October 2022
Strike Type
Artillery
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
13 October 2022
Incident Code
YS153
Location
مخيم كويت الرحمة, Kuwait Al Rahma camp, Aleppo, Syria
Between one and two people were killed and up to 14 others, including women and children, were injured in alleged Syrian Democratic Forces shelling of Kuwait Al-Rahma camp in the countryside of Afrin on October 13, 2022. The @SyriaCivilDefe reported that two civilians were injured by shelling on Kuwait Al-Rahma camp in the countryside of…
Summary
Published
13 October 2022
Strike Type
Artillery
Infrastructure
IDP or Refugee Camp
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
2–14
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
YPG
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Incident Date
4 October 2022
Incident Code
TS559
Location
قرية مطمورة, Matmoura village, Al Hassakah, Syria
Up to two civilians, including a woman, were injured in alleged Turkish shelling of the village of Matmoura on October 4, 2022. According to Hawar News, a civilian named Yashar Hussein al-Kamouri was wounded in the village of Matmoura by Turkish shelling. North Press Agency also identified another civilian, a woman named Ishar al-Hussein, was…
Summary
Published
4 October 2022
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
3 October 2022
Incident Code
TS557
Location
قرية تل اللبن, Tal al-Laban village, Al Hassakah, Syria
Four civilians were injured in alleged Turkish shelling of the village of Tal al-Laban in the Tel Tamr countryside on October 3, 2022. According to Hawar News, four civilians were injured when Turkish forces bombed the village of Tal al-Laban and the injured were taken to a hospital in Tel Tamr district to receive treatment. The…
Summary
Published
3 October 2022
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
3 October 2022
Incident Code
TS558
Location
قرية قارموكس, Qaramox village, Aleppo, Syria
Two civilians were injured by alleged Turkish shelling of Qaramox village on October 3, 2022. Kurdistan24 quoted Rojava Information Center reported that two civilians were injured by a Turkish bombardment in Qaramox village, near Kobani. A military source told North Press Agency that two people were slightly injured by the bombing in the Kobani countryside.…
Summary
Published
3 October 2022
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
28 September 2022
Incident Code
IRI004
Location
كويسنجق, زرغوز, التون كوبري, Koya, Zargwez, Altun Kupri, Erbil, Iraq
On September 28th, 2022, at around 10:30 am, dozens of Iranian missiles and drone strikes reportedly killed between 13 to 14 people, according to official fatality estimates, though some local media estimated that it could be up to 18. Between 58 to 62 others were injured. The strikes were conducted in a number of areas…
Summary
Published
28 September 2022
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
IDP or Refugee Camp
Civilians reported killed
13–18
Civilians reported injured
58–62
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
,
Accidents related to conflict
Military Actor
Iranian Military
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Incident Date
27 September 2022
Incident Code
TS556
Location
قرية مشيرفة, Mushairfa village, Al Hassakah, Syria
Two children were killed and up to eight other civilians, including three women and two children, were injured in alleged Turkish bombardment of the village of Mushairfa on September 27, 2022. According to Hawar News, two civilians were killed and five others, including women and children, were injured when Turkish forces bombed the village of…
Summary
Published
27 September 2022
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
4–8
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
27 September 2022
Incident Code
RS4725
Location
قرية كلبيت ,ريف ادلب الشمالي,ادلب, Kalbid area, Aleppo, Syria
On September 27th 2022, between two and eight civilians were reportedly injured, including an elderly woman and a young man, when a Russian air strike hit a refugee camp in the Kalbid area, near the Bal al-Hawa border crossing in Syria. One Syrian Civil Defense volunteer, Hamza Al-Jassem, stated after being at the scene, "it…
Summary
Published
27 September 2022
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
IDP or Refugee Camp
Civilians reported injured
2–8
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
20 September 2022
Incident Code
CS1983
Location
قرية البيدر, Al Baydar in Al Karama village, Raqqa, Syria
Two civilians, a man and his minor son, were killed and another man, who is alleged to be a civilian or a member of ISIS, was injured during an airdrop operation carried out by the Coalition and the SDF in the village of Al Baydar on September 20, 2022. According to the Euphrates Post, Muhammad…
Summary
Published
20 September 2022
Strike Type
Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)
Infrastructure
IDP or Refugee Camp
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
0–1
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
20 September 2022
Incident Code
TS555
Location
قرية السويدية, village of Al-Suwaydia, Raqqa, Syria
At least 2 people were killed and up to three others were injured in alleged Turkish drone strikes on the village of Al-Suwaydia on September 20, 2022. Sources are conflicted as to whether the civilians killed were digging tunnels for the SDF or were in their homes. According to Hawar News, two civilians were killed…
Summary
Published
20 September 2022
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Civilians reported killed
0–2
Civilians reported injured
0–3
Military actors reported killed
0–2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
18 September 2022
Incident Code
TS554
Location
قرية قرموغ, village of Qara Mogh, Aleppo, Syria
At least one civilian was injured by alleged Turkish artillery and mortar shelling of the village of Qara Mogh on September 18, 2022. According to Hawar News, a young man was injured by Turkish bombardment of artillery shells and mortars on the village of Qara Mogh. The injured victim is named Khalil Badr, 18 years…
Summary
Published
18 September 2022
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
1–3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
17 September 2022
Incident Code
RS4722
Location
حفسرجة, Hafsarja, Idlib, Syria
On September 17th 2022, Russian forces allegedly hit to stone-cutting sawmills on the outskirts of Hafsarja village, west of Idlib, which resulted in the injury of a worker. Syrian Network for Human Rights reported that the worker was identified as Ghaith al Kouz. The Syrian Civil Defense team inspected the area and found that the…
Summary
Published
17 September 2022
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
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
8 September 2022
Incident Code
RS4720
Location
حفسرجة, Hafsarja, Idlib, Syria
Between two to seven civilians were killed including one to three children and seven to 16 other civilians were wounded, in an alleged Russian airstrike destroying a house and a stone sawmill in Hafsarja in Idlib province on September 8th, 2022. Al Khabour news reported the lowest number of civilians killed at two and the Syrian…
Summary
Published
8 September 2022
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
IDP or Refugee Camp
,
Residential
,
Warehouse
Civilians reported killed
2–7
Civilians reported injured
7–16
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
8 September 2022
Incident Code
RS4721
Location
الغفر, Al Ghafir, Idlib, Syria
An alleged Russian air raid injured five civilians using surface-to-surface missiles loaded with cluster bombs in Al Ghafar in Idlib province on September 8th, 2022. The Syrian Civil Defense (SCD) reported that five civilians were injured and that the strikes killed dozens of goats and sheep owned by a local shepherd and farmer. The strikes…
Summary
Published
8 September 2022
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
Agriculture
(
Livestock
)
Civilians reported injured
5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
29 August 2022
Incident Code
TI087
Location
مخيم مخمور, Makhmour camp, Erbil, Iraq
At least one civilian was killed and up to four others were injured, including women and children, when a Turkish airplane or drone launched strikes on a home in Makhmour camp on August 29, 2022. Some local sources indicate that a member of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) was also killed in the incident. Hawar…
Summary
Published
29 August 2022
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
4
Military actors reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
25 August 2022
Incident Code
ISSY028
Location
مصياف, Msyaf, Hama, Syria
On August 25th 2022, in the evening, Israeli forces were reported to target Msyaf, in the western countryside of Hama. Reports varied that it was where ammunition warehouses of Iranian backed militias were located, but other sources mentioned that the Israeli forces were "targeting the positions of the Assad regime forces." Two civilians were reported…
Summary
Published
25 August 2022
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date
24 August 2022
Incident Code
TS553
Location
تل رفعت, city centre of Tal Rifaat, Aleppo, Syria
Up to four civilians were killed and between five to nine others were injured when a Turkish drone was reported to target a market in the city centre of Tal Rifaat in the countryside of Aleppo, on August 24th 2022. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that the market was targeted in Tal Rifaat…
Summary
Published
24 August 2022
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Infrastructure
Civilians reported killed
3–4
Civilians reported injured
5–9
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
19 August 2022
Incident Code
TS551
Location
النيربية, Al Nayribiyah, Aleppo, Syria
An elderly woman was injured in alleged Turkish shelling of Al Nayribiyah village on August 19, 2022. Hawar News Agency reported that a woman and a child were injured as a result of Turkish forces bombing the villages of the countryside of Al-Shahba canton, including the villages of Karamel, Hassin, Ain Deqina and Baylouniyah, in…
Summary
Published
19 August 2022
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
19 August 2022
Incident Code
TS552
Location
غرناطه, Gharnata, Aleppo, Syria
A 13 year old girl was killed in alleged Turkish shelling of Gharnata village on August 19, 2022. Syrian Observatory for Human Rights specified that the young girl under the age of 18 was injured in Gharnata village and later reported that the girl had died the next day of her injuries. A Facebook post by…
Summary
Published
19 August 2022
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
19 August 2022
Incident Code
TS550
Location
شيموك, Shamouka, Al Hassakah, Syria
Five girls were killed and at least 11 others, mostly children, were injured when an alleged Turkish drone struck an educational facility in Shimoke village on August 19, 2022. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported that four girls under the age of 18 were killed and 11 others were injured in Turkish drone…
Summary
Published
19 August 2022
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
5
Civilians reported injured
11–17
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
16 August 2022
Incident Code
TS546
Location
قرية زورافا, Zorava village, Aleppo, Syria
A child was killed and up to seven others, including two children and a woman, were injured in alleged Turkish shelling of the city of Kobani and surrounding villages on August 16, 2022. The Internal Security Forces in North and East Syria (Asayish) reported that artillery shelling of the city of Kobani resulted in the…
Summary
Published
16 August 2022
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2–7
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
16 August 2022
Incident Code
TS547
Location
زركان, Zarkan, Al Hassakah, Syria
A child was injured in alleged Turkish shelling of the Zarkan sub-district on August 16, 2022. Hawar News Agency reported that in the Zarkan sub-district, 11 year old Tamim Faisal Hamad was wounded by Turkish shelling on the district’s center. There was no other information available about victims of the shelling. North Press Agency cited a…
Summary
Published
16 August 2022
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
16 August 2022
Incident Code
TS549
Location
تل تمر, Tal Tamr, Al Hassakah, Syria
Three civilians were injured in alleged Turkish shelling of Tal Tamr and the vicinity on August 16, 2022. Internal Security Forces in North and East Syria (Asayish) released a statement alleging that Turkish shelling of Tal Tamr and its vicinity resulted in the injury of three civilians to varying degrees. There were no other independent…
Summary
Published
16 August 2022
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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