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Incident Date
14 October 2019
Incident Code
TS341c
Location
الاسدية, Asadiyah, Al Hassakah, Syria
Two paramedics were reported heavily injured in an alleged Turkish airstrike on Asadiyah, Hassakah in Syria on October 14th, 2019.
Summary
Published
14 October 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
14 October 2019
Incident Code
TS341a
Location
عين عيسى, Ain Issa, Raqqa, Syria
Five civilians including two women were reported killed in an alleged Turkish forces attack on Ain Issa in Raqqa governorate in Syria on October 14th, 2019 according to local sources. No further details are available at the moment.
Summary
Published
14 October 2019
Civilians reported killed
5
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
13 October 2019
Incident Code
TS337
Location
Tal Baidar, Al Hassakah, Syria
Several civilians were reported injured following an alleged Turkish airstrike on Tal Baidar. ANHA reported: "Several civilians were wounded by Turkish air raids on the village of Tal Baidar. Turkish warplanes bombarded the village of Tal Baidar located on the road to Darbasiyah - Sri Canet, injuring a number of civilians." Yeni Özgür Politika published…
Summary
Published
13 October 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
13–14 October, 2019
Incident Code
TS339
Location
Çetelê, Al Hassakah, Türkiye
One civilian was reported killed in alleged Turkish artillery shelling on Çetelê. ANHA reported: "Izedîn Mehmûd El Yûsif, who was seriously wounded in the cannon shots of Dirbêsiyê's village of Çetelê, was martyred in the hospital this morning. The invading Turkish army attacked Dirbêsiyê district and villages with cannon shots yesterday evening. One of the…
Summary
Published
13 October 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2–3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
13 October 2019
Incident Code
LC218
Location
Yarmouk camp, قصر بن غشير, Tarabulus, Libya
On Sunday, October 13, 2019, serveral medical personnel were reported killed by an alleged Libyan National Army airstrike near the Yarmouk camp in Qasr Bin Gashir. Libya Alahrar TV reported: "Hafter warplanes bombard a field hospital in Khallet Al Furjan, leaving dead and wounded. The field commander in the axis of the airport road, Mohammed…
Summary
Published
13 October 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported killed
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
13 October 2019
Incident Code
TS335
Location
رأس العين ,الجامع الكبير, Next to Al Jamia Al Kabir in Ras Al Ayn, Al Hassakah, Syria
In a major civilian harm incident, between 6 and 19 civilians - including at least four journalists from multiple countries - died and as many as 74 others were wounded in an alleged Turkish airstrike on a convoy, made up from around 400 civilian vehicles, heading from Al Jazira to Ras Al Ain, local media…
Summary
Published
13 October 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
7–19
Civilians reported injured
56–75
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
13 October 2019
Incident Code
TS336
Location
Al Asadiye, Al Hassakah, Syria
Medical personnel were reported dead and wounded in an alleged Turkish shelling attack on a vehicle carrying doctors in vicinity of Al Asadiya village, Al Hasaka governorate. According to @dersi4m, the vehicle was traveling from Tal Tamir to Serêkaniyê. @ameddicleT reported that the medical staff was on their way to treat civilians who were wounded in…
Summary
Published
13 October 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
13 October 2019
Incident Code
YS042
Location
الدويرة, Al Duweira, Al Hassakah, Syria
Two civilians were killed in an alleged PYD artillery strike on the Syrian village of Al Duweira, Al Hasaka governorate, on October 13th 2019. According to Hasaka News, the two civilians died after a PYD mortal shell landed on their house. Al Khabour also blamed the PYD. There are currently no further details available.
Summary
Published
13 October 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
YPG
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Incident Date
12 October 2019
Incident Code
TS329
Location
رأس العين, Ras al Ain, Al Hassakah, Syria
@cmoc_sd tweeted: "An innocent child does not know what a bullet is, hit by the Turkish army with artillery shells and warplanes in the villages of #SariKanye/ Ras al-ayn. She is now in Tal Tamir hospital receive treatment, her condition is critical." No further details are currently available.
Summary
Published
12 October 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
12 October 2019
Incident Code
TS331
Location
الحوارنة, Hawarna , Al Hassakah, Syria
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights published a video of an injured child. The video mentions that this girl was wounded after a strike hit her house. She mentions that her parents were in the house, although it is not clear if they were injured/killed in the attack. No further details are currently available.
Summary
Published
12 October 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
12 October 2019
Incident Code
TS317
Location
بركي, Pirikê, Al Hassakah, Syria
@c1wan tweeted: "A shepherd named Xelîl Seîd Hemkê Kurd lost his life after the Turkish army attacked the village of Pirikê with a howitzer. An Assyrian citizen named Danî Hena was also injured." The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said: "A civilian who was grazing livestock was killed in shelling launched by the Turkish Forces…
Summary
Published
12 October 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
,
Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
,
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
12 October 2019
Incident Code
TS333
Location
طريق M4 جنوب تل أبيض, M4 Highway south of Tal Abyad, Al Hassakah, Syria
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported: "Members of the Turkey-loyal factions carried out a field execution of 6 new citizens by the fire of machine guns, after they took control of the highway to al-Hasakah city south of Tal Abyad for a short time, before they withdrew from it". No further details are currently…
Summary
Published
12 October 2019
Strike Type
Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)
Civilians reported killed
6
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
12 October 2019
Incident Code
TS334
Location
Tal Abyad, Raqqa, Syria
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said that it had "documented the death of 3 civilians by the Turkish ground shelling that targeted Tal Abyad area". No further details are currently available.
Summary
Published
12 October 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
12 October 2019
Incident Code
TS318
Location
كوباني, Qamishli, Al Hassakah, Syria
Local media reported that a young female, named as Eiman Hajji Sharif, died after being shot by a Turkish sniper in Qamishli. Kurdish Red Crescent named the victim Imam Ibrahim, male, 24 years old while other sources named them Iman Ibrahim. However, all other sources said that the victim was female and named her as…
Summary
Published
12 October 2019
Strike Type
Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)
Civilians reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
,
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
12 October 2019
Incident Code
TS319
Location
تروازية checkpoint, Tirwaziya checkpoint, Raqqa, Syria
Three civilians including a female politician, The Secretary General of the Future Syria Party, Hevrin Khalaf, were "executed" when the convoy they were travelling in was reportedly ambushed by "Turkish backed mercenary factions" on the road between Jazeera canton and Ain Issa, multiple sources said. Hervin Khalaf's driver Farhad Ramadan was also believed to be…
Summary
Published
12 October 2019
Strike Type
Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)
Civilians reported killed
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Use of objects and other means
,
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
12 October 2019
Incident Code
LC216
Location
شارع البل, Al Bal Street, Tarabulus, Libya
A child was allegedly killed by LNA mortar shelling in the Khallet Al Furjan neighbourhood of Tripoli. The Libya Observer reported: "The Joint Deterrence and Intervention Force of Abu Salim have confirmed the death of a child as a result of a mortar shell which hit their home in Albill Street in Khallet Al Furjan…
Summary
Published
12 October 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
12 October 2019
Incident Code
TS320
Location
تروازية checkpoint, Tirwaziya checkpoint, Raqqa, Syria
Two to three civilians were reportedly shot dead Turkish-backed forces in Raqqa governorate, according to multiple sources. The combat status of two of the victims is unclear. @ahraralsharqia claimed that Turkish-backed forces captured "elements of PYD_YPG_PKK gangs". However, @TurkeyUntold said that "two civilians and one fighter" were killed. @TurkeyUntold published avideo, statting: "The Turkish led…
Summary
Published
12 October 2019
Strike Type
Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)
Civilians reported killed
2–3
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
12 October 2019
Incident Code
TS331A
Location
راس العين, Ras Al Ain, Al Hassakah, Syria
Two civilians were reported killed and one other injured in an alleged Turkish forces airstrike and/or artillery on Ras Al Ayn - Hassaka governorate on October 12th, 2019 according to local sources. No further details are currently available.
Summary
Published
12 October 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
12 October 2019
Incident Code
TS322
Location
Rojava/Xerbî, Al Hassakah, Syria
Multiple sources reported that an unspecified number of civilians were wounded in alleged Turkish shelling of the Xerbi neighbourhood, Qamishli. Rojnews said: "The occupied Turkish army bombed the neighborhood of Xerbî (Rojava) near the town of al-Qamishli. The occupied Turkish army bombed the neighborhood of Xerbî (Rojava) near the town of al-Qamishli. As a result,…
Summary
Published
12 October 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported injured
2–5
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
12 October 2019
Incident Code
TS323
Location
Salihiye, Al Hassakah, Syria
Two medical staff of the Kurdish Red Crescent (KRC) were reported wounded when alleged Turkish airstrikes struck a KRC medical centre in a school in Salhiya, sources on the ground said. @NPA_SY reported: "Turkish air strikes hit a Kurdish Red Crescent medical center in a school in the village of Salhiya, southeastern countryside of Ras…
Summary
Published
12 October 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
6
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
12 October 2019
Incident Code
TS324
Location
بركي, Barki/Pirikê, Al Hassakah, Syria
Local media reported that one civilian was killed and another wounded in alleged Turkish shelling in Barki village, Dirak/Al-Malikiyah. @NPA_SY said: " Artillery shelling by Turkish forces is affecting areas in the village of Barki, located in the countryside of the town of Malikiyah / Dirk, in the triangle of the Syrian-Iraqi-Turkish border, killing one person…
Summary
Published
12 October 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
12 October 2019
Incident Code
TS325
Location
كركي زيرا, Girkê Zîra, Al Hassakah, Syria
Two named civilians were wounded in an alleged Turkish shelling of Girke Zera, Qamishli, sources reported. @ HiwaDilan_71 tweeted: The occupation of the Turkish state in Qamishlo's neighborhoods and villages continues unabated. Newaf and Fehed Ali, brothers, were wounded in the attacks on Girkê Zîra village in the east of Qamişlo".
Summary
Published
12 October 2019
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
12 October 2019
Incident Code
TS326
Location
تل أبيض, Tal Abyad, Raqqa, Syria
One child, Mukhtar Mahmoud Allawi (seven-years-old) was injured in alleged Turkish shelling of Tal Abyad, according to local media. @Raqqa_SL said the little boy was "burned".
Summary
Published
12 October 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
11 October 2019
Incident Code
TS314
Location
البديع, Bedî, Raqqa, Syria
Three civilians were killed in alleged Turkish airstrikes on the village of Bedî, south of the town of Tal Abyad/Girê Spî, Raqqa governorate, as reported by local sources. Yeni Özgür Politika (@y_ozgurpolitika) stated on Twitter that Turkish warplanes were responsible for the airstrikes and reported that "many" were injured, but the exact number of wounded civilians…
Summary
Published
11 October 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
2–5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
11 October 2019
Incident Code
TS315
Location
تل رفعت و شيخ عيسى, Tal Rifat and Sheikh Issa, Aleppo, Syria
At least four children were wounded in an alleged Turkish shelling of Tal Rifat and Sheikh Issa in Aleppo governorate, according to local media. Sources didn't give the number of children wounded, though pictures showed four children with injuries. There was also a graphic image of a wounded adult.
Summary
Published
11 October 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported injured
5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
11 October 2019
Incident Code
TS316
Location
عين ديوار, Ayn Diwar, Al Hassakah, Syria
At least two civilians were wounded in an alleged Turkish shelling of Ayn Diwar village, east of Derik, local sources said. @dersi4m tweeted: "The Turkish army is shelling the village Ayn Diwar, 12 km eastern of Derik. Two civilians have been wounded." ANF reported: "The village of Ayn Diwar, 12 km east of Derik city…
Summary
Published
11 October 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
11 October 2019
Incident Code
TS316A
Location
راس العين, Ras Al Ain, Al Hassakah, Syria
Two civilians including a child were reported killed and 11 others also including children and women injured in alleged Turkish forces airstrike or artillery strike on Ras Al Ain in Hassakah governorate on October 11th, 2019. The Kurdish Red Crescent named 13 civilians killed and injured as a result of the attack.
Summary
Published
11 October 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
11
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
11 October 2019
Incident Code
TS307
Location
تل أبيض, Tal Abyad, Raqqa, Syria
Seven civilians were reported killed in an alleged Turkish forces airstrike and sniper attacks on Tal Abyad in Raqqa governorate on October 11th, 2019 according to local media sources. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SO4HR), the airstrike took place on Ali al-Bajelyeh village in Tal Abyad. AFP News reported that four civilians…
Summary
Published
11 October 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
7
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
,
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
11 October 2019
Incident Code
YS039
Location
نصيبين, Nusaybin, Mardin, Türkiye
Two Anadolu Agency reporters were reportedly injured in an alleged YPG/PKK artillery attack on their building in Nusaybin in Turkey, on October 11th 2019, according to local media sources. Anadolu Agency reported that their office was "targeted by gunfire from areas controlled by terrorists of the PKK/PKK on the Syrian side' and that the injuries…
Summary
Published
11 October 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
YPG
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Incident Date
11 October 2019
Incident Code
YS041
Location
Nusaybin, Mardin, Türkiye
Up to eight civilians were killed and 35 were wounded in alleged SDF/YPG or PKK artillery strikes on the city of Nusaybin, Mardin, as reported by several local sources. @op_shield initially reported five killed, but all other sources noted the death of eight civilians. According to CNN Turkey, the governor of Nusaybin, a Kurdish majority city,…
Summary
Published
11 October 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
5–8
Civilians reported injured
35
Military Actor
YPG
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