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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

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

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

28 June 2022

Incident Code

TS521

Location

خان الجبل, Khan Al Jabal, Al Hassakah, Syria
Two to three civilians were injured after a Turkish drone targeted two cars in Khan Al  Jabal, south-east of Derik in Syria on June 28th 2022 at approximately 03.20. There were reports of one person killed but it is not possible to determine whether they were a belligerent or civilian from the current information. According…

Summary

Published
28 June 2022
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Civilians reported killed
0–1
Civilians reported injured
2–3
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

27 June 2022

Incident Code

TS520

Location

تل اللبن, Tal Al Laban, Al Hassakah, Syria
One person was reported killed in a Turkish drone strike on Tal al-Laban, Tal Tamr, in the north-west of Al-Hasakah, Syria, on June 27th 2022.  It is unclear whether this was a belligerent or civilian. Despite having limited reports of this attack, some indicate that the person injured was a "citizen" and others mention that…

Summary

Published
27 June 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
Turkish Military
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Incident Date

17 June 2022

Incident Code

TI083

Location

كلار, Kalar, Sulaymaniyah, Iraq
Four people were killed and one was injured in alleged Turkish drone strikes on the town of Kalar on June 17, 2022. Conflicting reporting was given as to whether all of those killed and injured were members of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) or whether at least one of the people killed, Hussein Shibli, was…

Summary

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

9 June 2022

Incident Code

TS518

Location

ميسلون, Maysaloun neighborhood, Al Hassakah, Syria
Between one and five civilians were injured in alleged Turkish drone strikes on Maysaloun neighborhood in Qamishli on June 9, 2022. A local source told North Press that "at about 10 a.m, a 'Turkish' drone attacked a location near a local market in Maysaloon neighborhood in the city of Qamishli," resulting in an injury to…

Summary

Published
9 June 2022
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Civilians reported injured
1–5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date

1 June 2022

Incident Code

YS134

Location

تل أبيض, Tal Abyad, Raqqa, Syria
Between two and four civilians were killed and up to 12 others were injured in alleged Syrian Democratic Forces airstrikes/drone strikes/shelling of Tal Abyad on June 1, 2022. @DeirEzzorNow tweeted the names of the victims: two brothers "Wassim and Bashar Al-Barhou", Hajj "Abdi Al-Hamran", Khaled Al-Halisi 34 years old, adding that in addition "several" were…

Summary

Published
1 June 2022
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike), Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
2–4
Civilians reported injured
6–12
Military actors reported killed
0–1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
YPG
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Incident Date

22 May 2022

Incident Code

TS510

Location

المشيرفة, Al Masherfa, Raqqa, Syria
At least one civilian, a young man, was seriously wounded by alleged Turkish drone strikes near the village of Al-Masherfa on May 22, 2022. According to Hawar News, a Turkish drone attack injured 25 year old Reda Ali Hussein, who was transferred to Martyr Omar Alloush Hospital in Ain Issa district. The medical staff at…

Summary

Published
22 May 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

21 May 2022

Incident Code

TI078

Location

اأغجلر, Aghjalar, Sulaymaniyah, Iraq
At least two civilians were killed and at least one other civilian was injured in alleged Turkish drone strikes on the road near the village of Tutaqal in Aghjalar on May 21, 2022. Rudaw News reported that two alleged Turkish drones struck a vehicle traveling in the subdistrict of Aghjalar killing five passengers, including at…

Summary

Published
21 May 2022
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Civilians reported killed
2–5
Civilians reported injured
1–2
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

21 May 2022

Incident Code

TI079

Location

مەخموور, Makhmur, Nineveh, Iraq
At least one civilian was killed and seven others were injured in alleged Turkish drone strikes on Makhmur refugee camp on May 21, 2022. In addition, one to two alleged members of the PKK were killed in the same incident. Camp director Nechirvan Mahmoud told AFP that a suspected Turkish drone struck a vehicle in Makhmur…

Summary

Published
21 May 2022
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Civilians reported killed
0–1
Civilians reported injured
7
Military actors reported killed
1–2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date

11 May 2022

Incident Code

TS505

Location

كوباني, Kobani, Aleppo, Syria
At least one man, named Akram Ostak, was killed and others were wounded in two alleged Turkish drone strikes in and near Kobani on May 11, 2022. According to Hawar News, Turkish drones his struck two locations in Kobani - south of Kobani on the Aleppo road and in a densely populated neighborhood in the…

Summary

Published
11 May 2022
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
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

1 April 2022

Incident Code

TS497

Location

القحطانية, “M4” international highway, Al-Qahtaniyah town, Al Hassakah, Syria
One person was killed and two others were injured in alleged Turkish drone strikes on a car traveling on the “M4” international highway near Al-Qahtaniyah town on April 1, 2022. The combatant status of one of the people injured is contested due to his role in the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), while the others killed…

Summary

Published
1 April 2022
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Civilians reported injured
0–1
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 March 2022

Incident Code

RUK081

Location

Дергачі, Dergachi, Kharkiv, Ukraine
On the night of March 25th 2022, one civilian was killed and up to three injured following a Russian drone and shelling attack in Dergachi. Dergachi House of Culture, a local government building, a hospital, several private houses, and a gas line were damaged leaving part of the city without heating. All local sources reported…

Summary

Published
25 March 2022
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike), Artillery
Infrastructure
Healthcare, Resources (Gas Facility)
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
1–3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

15 March 2022

Incident Code

TS496

Location

قرية الجات, Al Jat village, Aleppo, Syria
Two civilians were injured in alleged Turkish drone strikes on Al-Jat village on March 15, 2022. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a drone struck Al-Jat village in the northeast of Manbij city with several bombs, injuring two civilians. A Facebook post from Hawar News quoted the media center of the Manbij Military…

Summary

Published
16 March 2022
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date

13 March 2022

Incident Code

USSOM346

Location

Hareri Gubadle, Galguduud, Somalia
At least 200 Al Shabab militants were killed by an alleged joint operation between US drone strikes and Somali forces carried out in Hareri Gubadle, near Wabho Township in Galgaduud region. The date of the operation is unknown but was reported on March 13, 2022. The East African reported that the Somali government announced that…

Summary

Published
13 March 2022
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Military actors reported killed
200
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

24 February 2022

Incident Code

TS493

Location

الطريق بين القامشلي وعامودا, Road between Qamishli and Amouda, Al Hassakah, Syria
Four civilians, including three women and their driver, were injured in alleged Turkish drone strikes on the Qamishlo-Amouda road on February 24, 2022. According to Hawar News, a car was struck by a Turkish drone, resulting of the injury of four people, including three women. The car was traveling on the Qamishlo-Amouda road, east of…

Summary

Published
24 February 2022
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Civilians reported injured
4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date

22 February 2022

Incident Code

USSOM345

Location

Fiidow, Hiiraan, Somalia
At least 60 Al-Shabaab militants were reported killed in a declared US airstrike in support of Somali ground actions, at Fiidow village in Hiiraan on February 22, 2022. Somali National Television reported that "over 60 Al Shabab terrorists were killed in a planned security operation conducted by #Somali National Army with support of airstrikes of…

Summary

Published
22 February 2022
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Military actors reported killed
60
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

9 February 2022

Incident Code

TS491

Location

البهيرة, Bahira, Al Hassakah, Syria
Between one and two children were killed and three others were injured in alleged Turkish drone strikes on a vehicle in the village of Bahira on February 9, 2022. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, two children were killed and three others were injured when a Turkish drone struck Bahira village in Al-Hasakah…

Summary

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

6 February 2022

Incident Code

USYEMBi006

Location

الكولة, Al Kawlah, Ma'rib, Yemen
On February 6th 2022, an alleged US drone strike was reported to have struck a car with Al-Qaeda members inside, possibly including a "suspected leader."  All passengers - reported as Al-Qaeda militants - in the car were reported to have been "killed and wounded", and civilian casualties were also reported of those "who were near…

Summary

Published
6 February 2022
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Infrastructure
Vehicle (Car)
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Military actors reported killed
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

1 February 2022

Incident Code

TI076

Location

مخمور, Makhmur camp, Nineveh, Iraq
At least two civilians were killed and up to 17 others, including a woman, were injured in Turkish airstrikes on Makhmour refugee camp on February 1, 2022. The correspondent of the Rudaw Media Network reported that Makhmour camp was subjected to Turkish bombardment six times and according to Makhmour Health, eight people were killed by the…

Summary

Published
1 February 2022
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Civilians reported killed
2–6
Civilians reported injured
15–17
Military actors reported killed
2–6
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date

8 January 2022

Incident Code

TS483

Location

كوباني, Kobani, Aleppo, Syria
At least one civilian was killed by alleged Turkish airstrikes or drone strikes on Khani village on January 8, 2022. According to Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, an elder of Khani village was killed. Hawar News identified the civilian killed as Ibrahim Sharif, known as Ashkar. The villages that were affected by the Turkish bombing were…

Summary

Published
8 January 2022
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

8 January 2022

Incident Code

TS483a

Location

Qara Mogh, Aleppo, Syria
Seven civilians, including two children, were injured in alleged Turkish airstrikes or drone strikes on Kobani and the surrounding villages on January 8, 2022. According to Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, in total one civilian was killed and 12 other civilians, including women and children, were wounded in incidents across Kobani. The injuries varied in…

Summary

Published
8 January 2022
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Civilians reported injured
6–7
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date

8 January 2022

Incident Code

TS483b

Location

Koltepe village, Aleppo, Syria
One civilian was injured in alleged Turkish airstrikes or drone strikes on Koltepe village and the surrounding villages on January 8, 2022. According to Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, in total one civilian was killed and 12 other civilians, including women and children, were wounded in incidents across Kobani. The injuries varied in severity and…

Summary

Published
8 January 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

25 December 2021

Incident Code

TS481

Location

كوباني, Kobani, Aleppo, Syria
Up to five people, including three women, were killed and up to seven others were wounded in alleged Turkish drone strikes on the city of Kobani at 4pm on December 25, 2021. Sources are conflicted as to whether the victims were civilians in a home or escorts with a Syrian Defense Forces leader. Hawar News…

Summary

Published
29 December 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Civilians reported killed
2–5
Civilians reported injured
3–7
Military actors reported killed
0–1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date

3 December 2021

Incident Code

CS1973

Location

المسطومة, Al-Mastouma, Idlib, Syria
At least one young man was killed and between six and seven civilians, including up to four children, were injured in a declared US drone strike on the Al-Mastouma Ariha road on December 3rd, 2021. Sources are conflicted as to whether the young man killed was an active or former member of the Guardians of…

Summary

Published
3 December 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Civilians reported killed
0–1
Civilians reported injured
6–7
Military actors reported killed
1–2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

13 November 2021

Incident Code

USYEMBi003

Location

حدبى ال عوشان, Hadba Al Aushan, Shabwa, Yemen
At least one person, identified as an Al-Qaeda affiliate, was killed in alleged US drone strikes on the Al-Hadba area in the Wadi Marib district of Yemen the afternoon of November 13, 2021. A post from Hudhud Sabaa news alleged that a US drone strike targeted an Al-Qaeda affiliate from Al-Dhalea’s Al-Dhalea district in Hadbaa Al-Aushan.…

Summary

Published
13 November 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Military actors reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

9 November 2021

Incident Code

TS478

Location

الهلالية, al-Hilaliya, Al Hassakah, Syria
At least three civilian men, including a 70 year old man, were killed in alleged Turkish drone strikes on a vehicle in the al-Hilaliya neighborhood in the city of Qamishli on November 9, 2021. The North Press Agency reported that three people were killed in a Turkish drone strike in the al-Hilaliya neighborhood in the city of…

Summary

Published
9 November 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike), Artillery
Civilians reported killed
2–3
Military actors reported killed
0–1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Planted explosives and unexploded ordnance (UXO)
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date

7 November 2021

Incident Code

CS1969

Location

جرابلس, Jarablus, Aleppo, Syria
Up to three people were killed and up to three others were injured in alleged Coalition drone strikes in the city of Jarablus on November 7, 2021. Among the victims killed by the strikes, two of them were identified as being militants. Shaam News reported that according to the "Media Office in the city of…

Summary

Published
7 November 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2–3
Military actors reported killed
1–2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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