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Incident Date
28 October 2019
Incident Code
RS4123
Location
كفرنبل, Kafar Nabil, Idlib, Syria
Three men were killed and two to five others injured after alleged Russian airstrikes on the city of Kafar Nabil, Idlib governorate, on October 28th 2019, according to local sources. It remains contested whether the victims were civilians or militants. @SyrianCoalition reported that 3 men were killed and 2 injured after Russian warplanes bombed residential…
Summary
Published
28 October 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
0–3
Civilians reported injured
0–5
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
28 October 2019
Incident Code
TS373A
Location
عين عيسى, Ayn Issa, Raqqa, Syria
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
Published
28 October 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
26 October 2019
Incident Code
TS369
Location
الأسدية, Al Assadiya, Al Hassakah, Syria
Two civilians were reported injured in an alleged Turkish forces attack on Assadiya village, Ras Al Ain in Hassakah Governorate on October 26th, 2019 according to local sources. The two civilians were identified as Mary Khelef Mihemed (55) and Mihemed Mustafa Tahir (age unknown).
Summary
Published
26 October 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
24 October 2019
Incident Code
LC227a
Location
مطار الكفرة, Kufra Airport, Al Kufrah, Libya
One civilian was reported killed and one or two reported injured by an explosive remnant of war in Kufra. Al Wasat said: "Two youths were injured when a shell exploded in the airport neighborhood in the southeastern city of Kufra on Thursday evening, local sources said. The sources said that the shell was a remnant…
Summary
Published
24 October 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Unknown
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Incident Date
24 October 2019
Incident Code
RS4119
Location
الجانودية, Al Janoudia, Idlib, Syria
Seven or eight civilians died and 15 to 18 others were wounded in alleged regime or Russian strikes on Al Janoudia the afternoon of October 24, 2019, local media reported. Edlib Media Centre reported: "Artillery and rocket shelling by regime forces targeted the town of al-Janodiya in the Jisr al-Shughour area of western Idlib countryside…
Summary
Published
24 October 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
7–8
Civilians reported injured
15–18
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
23 October 2019
Incident Code
RS4118
Location
معرة النعمان, Ma'aret al-Nu'man, Idlib, Syria
One civilian was killed on October 20th, 2019, by fragments from an unexploded cluster bomb that was dropped earlier by alleged Russian and/or Syrian regime warplanes in the city of Ma'aret al-Nu'man, as reported by several local sources. It is unclear when the bomb was dropped. Mostafa Abo Abdo said that the explosion took place…
Summary
Published
23 October 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Planted explosives and unexploded ordnance (UXO)
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
20 October 2019
Incident Code
RS4115
Location
Idlib governorate, Idlib, Syria
One civilian was killed and another wounded in alleged Russian airstrikes targeting the perimeter of the villages of Kafrnabal, Amreya, Kafarsijnah, Maarat Harmah, Ma'rzita, Mukha and Sheikh Dams in Idlib governorate, according to local sources. @SyrianCoalition wrote that 11 airstrikes targeted 9 areas in Southern Idlib, in addition to 55 artillery shells.
Summary
Published
20 October 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
20 October 2019
Incident Code
RS4116
Location
حيش, Heesh, Idlib, Syria
One civilian was allegedly injured as a result of Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes or shelling on Heesh in Idlib on October 20th, 2019. While @baladinetwork and @ZaitunAgency blamed the Syria regime, @Sentry_Syria reported that a reconnaissance plane was flying in a circular direction on Heesh on that day, which could be an accusation to…
Summary
Published
20 October 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
18 October 2019
Incident Code
RS4111
Location
الركايا, Rakaya and Naqir, Idlib, Syria
Alleged Russian warplanes launched air and artillery strikes targeting the villages of Rakaya and Naqir, Idlib governorate, on October 18th 2019, as reported by Shaam Network. Step Agency adds that in total 'about 60 rockets and artillery shells' landed in the governorate of Idlib, which left an unspecified amount of 'civilians dead and wounded'. Currently,…
Summary
Published
18 October 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
18 October 2019
Incident Code
TS359a
Location
كوباني, Kobane, Aleppo, Syria
One civilian was reported killed and two injured in an alleged Turkish forces airstrike or artillery attack on Kobane in Aleppo Governorate on October 18th, 2019, according to the Kurdish Red Crescent.
Summary
Published
18 October 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
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 2019
Incident Code
TS359B
Location
Tirbe Sipiye, Al Hassakah, Syria
Three civilians including a child were reported injured in alleged Turkish forces attack on Tirbe Sipiye in Hassaka Governorate on October 18th, 2019 according to local sources.
Summary
Published
18 October 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported injured
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
17 October 2019
Incident Code
TS351
Location
رأس العين, Ras Al Ain, Al Hassakah, Syria
A paramedic died in alleged Turkish shelling of Ras Al Ain, multiple sources said. ANAH reported: "Cizre Region Health Committee Co-Chair Doctor Menal Mihemed said that Hayîl Salih was martyred as a result of the bombardment of the Turkish state".
Summary
Published
17 October 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
17 October 2019
Incident Code
TS352
Location
بير حبيش, Bir Hebesh, Raqqa, Syria
Three civilians - two men and a woman - were wounded in alleged Turkish shelling of Bir Hebesh village, according to local media.
Summary
Published
23 October 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
16 October 2019
Incident Code
TS346
Location
ريحانية, Rihaniya, Al Hassakah, Syria
Between three and five civilians - of whom three were women - were wounded in an alleged Turkish attack on Rihaniya village, according to local media. Hawarnews reported that "two women and an elderly man, all from the village of Rihaniya" were wounded in alleged Turkish shelling of Rihaniya village. However, several other sources said…
Summary
Published
16 October 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported injured
3–5
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
16 October 2019
Incident Code
TS347
Location
رأس العين, Ras Al Ain, Al Hassakah, Syria
"Many" civilians were killed and wounded in alleged Turkish air, artillery and phosphorus attacks on Ras al-Ain, according to local media. TEV-DEM Executive Board Member Aldar Xelîl said that banned weapons containing phosphorus and napalm were used by the Turkish state today in Serêkaniy. Hawarnews added: The attack killed a number of civilians remaining in…
Summary
Published
16 October 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
2–5
Civilians reported injured
5–10
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
,
Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear (CBRN)
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
15 October 2019
Incident Code
TS342
Location
الفارات, Al Farat, Aleppo, Syria
Multiple sources reported that 2 civilians were killed and 15 people were injured in an alleged Turkish shelling in the village of Al Farat, west of Manbij. In a Kurdish Red Crescent document shared with Airwars, 15 people have been identified as injured, among which 10 children (including a child whose name is mentioned twice…
Summary
Published
15 October 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
14–15
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
14 October 2019
Incident Code
TS341
Location
راس العين, Ras Al Ain, Al Hassakah, Syria
Eight civilians including children were wounded in alleged Turkish shelling of Ras al-Ain in Hasakah - Syria on October 14th, 2019, according to local sources. One of the children injured (Muhammad Hameed Muhammad, 13) was reported burned because of alleged use of white phosphorus by the Turkish forces. In the hospital, Muhammad was yelling at…
Summary
Published
14 October 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported injured
8
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
13 October 2019
Incident Code
LC218a
Location
Unknown, Libya
One child was reportedly killed by a possible airstrike in Libya. Sputnik said: "The day before [October 13th], there were reports that a 13-year-old boy was killed while he was at home." The source did not provide further details.
Summary
Published
13 October 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Unknown
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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
TS338a
Location
Location unknown, Syria
According to the Kurdish Red Crescent, three civilians were injured as a result of Turkish military attacks on October 13th 2019. Location unknown yet but names of injured civilians are: Disher Arab, male, 20 years old Bashar Ahmad Ibrahim, male, 22 years old Muhammad Hussein Khalil, male, 55 years old
Summary
Published
13 October 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
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
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
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
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
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
TS332
Location
رأس العين, Ras Al Ain, Al Hassakah, Syria
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said that it had "documented from Tal Tamr Hospital the civilian injuries including children as a result of the Turkish ground and aerial bombardment on Ras Al-Ayn area". According to the Kurdish Red Crescent list of civilians injured and killed between 9 and 13 October 2019, one of the…
Summary
Published
12 October 2019
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
11 October 2019
Incident Code
TS308
Location
تل حلف, Tal Halaf, Al Hassakah, Syria
One woman was reported seriously injured in an alleged Turkish forces airstrike or artillery attack on Tal Halaf on October 11th, 2019, according to local media sources. No more information available yet.
Summary
Published
11 October 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported injured
1
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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