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Incident Date

23 November 2022

Incident Code

USSOM357

Location

Bulo Madina, Lower Shabelle, Somalia
Over 49 al-Shabaab militants were reportedly killed and others were wounded by Somali forces and "international partner" airstrikes/ground operations in the Bulo Madina area of Lower Shabelle on November 22, 2022. Garrote Online reported that according to the Ministry of Information, over 49 militants were killed by an airstrike following an operation by the Somali…

Summary

Published
22 November 2022
Strike Type
Ground operation, Airstrike
Military actors reported killed
49
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces, International Forces (Unknown)
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Incident Date

21 November 2022

Incident Code

TS569

Location

الحمره, Al-Hamra neighborhood in the center of Tal Tamr district, Al Hassakah, Syria
One young man, Abd al-Rahman Rashid Hassan, aged 17, was injured in a reported Turkish bombardment from a drone which hit the neighbourhood of Al-Hamra, in the centre of Tal Tamr district, Syria, on November 21st 2022. ANHA and other local sources reported that the Turkish drone targeted a car or a military vehicle which…

Summary

Published
21 November 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

20 November 2022

Incident Code

TS565

Location

ميشنور, Meştenûr, Al Hassakah, Syria
Up to three civilians, including two journalists, were injured when Turkish forces bombed the outskirts of Meştenûr on November 20, 2022. Hawar News reported that a correspondent for Sterk TV named Muhammad Jarada was injured when Turkish forces bombed the outskirts of Meştenûr. Turkish warplanes bombed Al-Jadida neighborhood, Kanya Kurdan neighborhood, and the village of Qramogh,…

Summary

Published
20 November 2022
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported injured
2–3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date

20 November 2022

Incident Code

TS566

Location

تفل بقل, Takl Bakl, Al Hassakah, Syria
Up to 12 civilians, including two women, a journalist, and a health care worker, were killed and between three and six others were wounded in alleged Turkish airstrikes and drone strikes in the village of Takl Bakl on November 20, 2022. Rojava Information Center reported that Turkish forces carried out airstrikes on a power station…

Summary

Published
20 November 2022
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Civilians reported killed
9–12
Civilians reported injured
3–6
Military actors reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date

14 November 2022

Incident Code

IRI005

Location

كويسنجق, Koya, Erbil, Iraq
At least one civilian was killed and up to 10 others were injured by alleged Iranian drone and rocket strikes in the city of Koya on November 14, 2022. Rudaw News reported that according to Koya’s mayor Tariq Haydari at 8:49am, four missiles struck the Koysanjaq district. Saman Barzinji, the Kurdistan Region's health minister, told Rudaw…

Summary

Published
14 November 2022
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike), Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
8–10
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Iranian Military
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Incident Date

9 November 2022

Incident Code

USSOM356

Location

285 kilometers northeast of Mogadishu, Galguduud, Somalia
At least 17 militants were killed by US AFRICOM declared airstrikes approximately 285 kilometers northeast, possibly in Basra, Balad district and/or in Ceel Gorof (Galmudug) on November 9, 2022. AFRICOM released a statement two days after the incident, November 11th, that "Somali National Army forces were engaged with al Shabaab fighters in a remote area…

Summary

Published
9 November 2022
Strike Type
Airstrike, Ground operation
Military actors reported killed
17–97
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

6 November 2022

Incident Code

TS564

Location

قامشلو, Qamishlo, Al Hassakah, Syria
Three civilians, including an unknown number of children, were reported injured as a result an alleged Turkish drone strike on a vehicle on Al-Hizam Al-Ghaby Road, near Al-Saada School in Al-Qamishly city in Al-Hasakah countryside, Syria, on November 6th 2022. Two to three SDF fighters, including a commander and a driver, were also reportedly killed…

Summary

Published
6 November 2022
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Civilians reported injured
3
Military actors reported killed
2–3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date

3 November 2022

Incident Code

USSOM355

Location

near the villages of Cadale, Mora-Erri, Garas Magan, and El Hareeri, Hiiraan, Somalia
Between eight and 200 al-Shabaab militants were killed by declared US airstrikes in support of Somali forces and/or Somali ground operations near the villages of Cadale, Mora-Erri, Garas Magan, and El Hareeri on November 3, 2022. AFRICOM released a statement two days later, on November 5th, that "In support of the Federal Government of Somalia’s…

Summary

Published
3 November 2022
Strike Type
Ground operation, Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Military actors reported killed
8–200
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

23 October 2022

Incident Code

USSOM354

Location

near Buulobarde, Hiiraan, Somalia
At least two al-Shabaab militants were killed by a declared US airstrike near Buulobarde, Somalia on October 23, 2022. AFRICOM released a statement that "In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command conducted an airstrike against al-Shabaab terrorists who were attacking Somali National Army forces near Buulobarde, Somalia, about 218 km north-northwest…

Summary

Published
23 October 2022
Strike Type
Ground operation, Airstrike
Military actors reported killed
2–100
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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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

1 October 2022

Incident Code

USSOM353-C

Location

near Haramka, Middle Juba, Somalia
One high ranking al-Shabaab leader was killed by declared US and Somali airstrikes near Haramka in Middle Juba on October 1, 2022. Local sources also reported that another man named Ibrahim Hassan Dahir was also killed but are conflicted as to his status as a militant or civilian. According to AFP, a top al-Shabaab leader…

Summary

Published
1 October 2022
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Civilians reported killed
0–1
Military actors reported killed
1–2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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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

USSOM352

Location

near Bulabarde, Hiiraan, Somalia
AFRICOM declared conducting an airstrike on September 18th 2022 against Al-Shabaab terrorists who were reportedly attacking the Somalia National Army forces near Buulobarde, Somalia. The US confirmed responsibility for killing 27 militants in this strike, according to the US, with the Somalia National Army saying that over 100 militants were killed in the whole operation…

Summary

Published
18 September 2022
Strike Type
Airstrike, Ground operation
Military actors reported killed
27–100
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

9 September 2022

Incident Code

USSOM351-C

Location

Mubarak, Lower Shabelle, Somalia
Up to 10 civilians, including a child, were killed and up to 20 others were injured in alleged Somali and/or US airstrikes or drone strikes on the village of Mubarak on September 9, 2022. Sources are conflicted as to whether one of the people, Abdullahi Sheikh Abukar known locally as 'Arab" was a member of…

Summary

Published
9 September 2022
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Civilians reported killed
3–10
Civilians reported injured
10–20
Military actors reported killed
0–2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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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

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

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

14 August 2022

Incident Code

USSOM350

Location

Beledweyne, Hiiraan, Somalia
On August 14th 2022 there were reports that a US airstrike killed 13 to 14 members of Al Shabaab in the town of Beledweyne, in Hiran region of central Somalia, as reported by a state-owned national television.  US AFRICOM confirmed this strike on August 17th in a statement which said that "US forces engage insurgents…

Summary

Published
14 August 2022
Strike Type
Airstrike
Military actors reported killed
13–14
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

10 August 2022

Incident Code

TS545

Location

قرية ملا سباط, Mulla Sibat village, Qamishli countryside, Al Hassakah, Syria
One civilian was killed when a Turkish drone strike targeted a car in the village of Mulla Sibat in the countryside of Qamishli, Syria, on August 10th 2022. Between two and three militants were killed in the same strike. A local source on Facebook, Qamishlo Republic, reported that Adeeb Nuri Hamsho from the village of…

Summary

Published
10 August 2022
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Civilians reported killed
1
Military actors reported killed
2–3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date

9 August 2022

Incident Code

USSOM349

Location

near Beledweyne, Hiiraan, Somalia
Four Al-Shabaab members were killed by three declared US airstrikes near Beledweyne on August 9, 2022. Somalia state media was the first to report on August 9th that "at the request of Somali Government, #US launched a strike in support of Somali National Army forces conducting counterterrorism operations in #Hiran region. There were no civilians…

Summary

Published
9 August 2022
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Military actors reported killed
4
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

6 August 2022

Incident Code

TS539

Location

الصناعة, Al-Sina'a neighborhood in Qamishli, Al Hassakah, Syria
Up to four civilians, including two children, were killed and at least two others were injured in an alleged Turkish drone strike on a car in the Al Sina'a neighborhood of Qamishli on August 6, 2022. Hawar News reported that a car exploded in Al-Sinaa neighborhood in Qamishli after being stuck by a Turkish drone…

Summary

Published
6 August 2022
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Civilians reported killed
2–4
Civilians reported injured
2–4
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

26 July 2022

Incident Code

TS534

Location

قرية صيدا, Seyda village, Ain Issa, Raqqa, Syria
One civilian was killed and one civilian was injured as a result of an attack on July 26th 2022 by an alleged Turkish drone strike struck Seyda village, in the Ain Isa district, Raqqa, Syria. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that the drone hit a car with a missile. Hawar News reported that…

Summary

Published
26 July 2022
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
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

24 July 2022

Incident Code

TS532

Location

آيا صوفيا, Aya Sophia, Hama, Syria
Two civilians were killed and up to 12 others were wounded when alleged Turkish-supported militants or the Syrian regime launched drones or rockets at the Aya Sophia Church in the city of al-Suqaylabiyah on July 24, 2022. Step News Agency quoted the Syrian regime-controlled news agency “SANA” who reported that "terrorists" missiles struck a religious…

Summary

Published
24 July 2022
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike), Artillery
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
11–12
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date

22 July 2022

Incident Code

TS528

Location

شورك, Shurak, Al Hassakah, Syria
Several civilians were injured who were passersby to an alleged Turkish drone strike on a vehicle on Qamishli-Tirbespi Road, in Al-Hasakah, Rojava, north-east Syria on Friday July 22nd 2022.  The vehicle was reported to have been a military vehicle belonging to the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF).  The attack was also said to have been targeting…

Summary

Published
22 July 2022
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Civilians reported injured
3
Military actors reported killed
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date

22 July 2022

Incident Code

RS4704

Location

الجديدة, Al Jadida, Idlib, Syria
Up to eight civilians, including four to five children, were killed and up to 17 civilians, including between eight and nine children and a woman, were injured in alleged Russian airstrikes on the outskirts of Al-Jadida village and the outskirts of Al-Janoudia village on July 22, 2022. The Syrian Civil Defense (@SyriaCivilDefe) tweeted that seven…

Summary

Published
22 July 2022
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential, Agriculture (Livestock), Vehicle (Motorcycle), IDP or Refugee Camp
Civilians reported killed
7–8
Civilians reported injured
13–17
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

17 July 2022

Incident Code

TI085

Location

بوابة الشام, Bab Al Sham, Nineveh, Iraq
At least five people were alleged killed and two others wounded in a drone strike in western Mosul on July 17, 2022. One woman and three men were reported killed in the attack, in a drone that state security services claimed to belong to Turkish forces. Sources were conflicted as to whether or not those…

Summary

Published
17 July 2022
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Civilians reported killed
5
Civilians reported injured
2
Military actors reported killed
0–5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date

17 July 2022

Incident Code

USSOM348

Location

Labi-Kus, Lower Juba, Somalia
An AFRICOM declared US airstrike in coordination with Somali Army commandos resulted in the death of up to five Al-Shabab fighters near Labi-Kus village on July 17, 2022. Somali National News Agency (SONNA), a Somali government-run news agency, tweeted that "three #Alshabab terrorists were killed and one was captured after Somali National Army’s commandos (#DANAB) attacked…

Summary

Published
17 July 2022
Strike Type
Airstrike
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

6 July 2022

Incident Code

ISSY026

Location

المرج, Al Marj, Quneitra, Syria
A 46 year old man was killed in alleged Israeli drone strikes on the town of Al Marj west of Hader on July 6, 2022. Sources were conflicted as to whether the man killed was a civilian or a member of Hezbollah or regime forces. Shaam News reported that an Israeli drone killed "Farid Fouad…

Summary

Published
6 July 2022
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Civilians reported killed
0–1
Military actors reported killed
0–1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

1 July 2022

Incident Code

ISSY024

Location

سهل عكار, Sahel Akkar, Tartus, Syria
At least two civilians, including a woman, were injured in alleged Israeli strikes on Hamidiya town on July 2, 2022. According to the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA), two civilians, including a woman, were injured and material damage was caused when Israeli missiles struck a number of poultry farms near Hamidiya town. A military source…

Summary

Published
2 July 2022
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Agriculture
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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