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Unverified Labels ​

Unverified labels are descriptive labels added based on observations, and information and allegations by the source or persons in the content. These labels cover types of incidents, weapons, parties of interest, or any other information that can't be immediately verified. However, allegations must be at least partially substantiated before adding a label.

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Type ​

Labels describing an incident taking place or that has already taken place. Should only be used with Bulletins tagged with Content: Incident or Content: Post-Incident.

Attack on Property ​

Attacking or damaging buildings, shops, or personal properties. The attack was clearly on objects rather than humans (though humans may have been present).

Use only when content includes evidence of an actual attack. For Incident footage, it should show the actual attack. For Post-Incident, it must show evidence (destruction, damage) along with a claim about the incident.

Sub-labels:

  • Cultural Property / Heritage: Buildings of historical or cultural significance
  • Humanitarian/IDP: Attacks on refugee/IDP camps
  • Non-Military Facilities: Schools, hospitals, bakeries, places of worship, public infrastructure (not residential buildings)
  • Military Facilities: Official military buildings
  • Buildings used militarily: Verified or claimed military use of civilian buildings
  • Agriculture: Foodstuffs, crops, livestock, water installations, irrigation

Collective Punishment ​

Siege, blocking supplies, or tactics applied to groups as a whole. Often systematic and directed by superiors.

Human ​

Incidents involving humans.

  • Arming Minor: Minor involved in armed activities (under 18)
  • Cruel Treatment: Physical or mental pain/suffering, maltreatment, poor detention conditions
  • Detention/Abduction: Person taken against their will (combatants and civilians)
  • Forced Conscription: Armed group recruits by force (not government forces)
  • Hate Speech: Public speech encouraging violence based on protected characteristics
  • Killing: Person being killed during hostilities (different from Execution)
    • Execution: Death sentence carried out on a captive
  • Impairing: Deliberate physical disabling or disfigurement
  • Indirect Injury: Causing indirect injury or death (e.g., preventing medical aid, siege-related)
  • Postmortem Offences: Mistreatment of dead bodies
    • Mass Grave: Three or more dead people buried in a grave, pit, or hole
  • Sexual Violence: Sexual acts perpetrated without consent
  • Stillbirth: Causing a pregnant woman to abort (e.g., from shelling, siege conditions)
  • Torture: Intentional severe pain/suffering by a person with authority (different from Cruel Treatment)
  • Using Human Shields

Extortion ​

Illegal demand for money or material.

Looting ​

Theft of property, usually after an attack. Only add when footage shows actual looting.

Martial ​

Military action.

  • Airstrike: Including air planes and helicopters
  • Clashing: Fight, battle, exchange of fire, ambush
  • Explosion: Including unclear causes
  • Shelling: Ground-based long-range weapons
  • Shooting: Firing using a weapon or gun

Indiscriminate Attack ​

Random targeting with no specific target, or weapons indiscriminate by design (cluster munitions, barrel bombs, improvised weapons) or causing huge damage in residential areas.

Suicide Attack ​

Attacker killed themselves to commit the attack.

Use of Non-Military Facilities for Military Purposes ​

Using schools, hospitals, or places of worship for training, storing arms, or launching attacks.

Weapons ​

Air System ​

  • Aircraft, Helicopter, Drone

Exploding/Expanding Bullets ​

Explosives ​

  • Landmine, Improvised (Barrel Bomb, Car Bomb, IED), Cluster Munitions, Missile, Unexploded Ordnance, Volumetric weapons, Incendiary Ammunition, Napalm, White Phosphorus Munitions

Land System ​

  • Armored Fighting Vehicle: Tank, APC, Mine Clearing Vehicle
  • Artillery: Field, Improvised, Mortars, Rockets
  • Anti-Aircraft Weapons (MANPADs)
  • Anti-Armor Weapons (RPG, TOW, etc.)
  • Light Weapons (Sniper)
  • Heavy and Medium Weapons

Non-Traditional ​

Chemical weapons (Chlorine gas)

Riot Control ​

Bladed Weapons ​

Injured Party and Alleged Perpetrator ​

These labels apply when a violation or potential offence has taken place, or when a related Actor's role is Injured Party or Alleged Perpetrator.

Affiliation ​

  • Pro-Government: Government Forces (Armed Forces, Police, Other Security Forces), Popular Forces/Shabiha, Palestinian Groups, Informant
  • Jabhat al-Nusra (not Pro-Opposition)
  • ISIS (not Pro-Opposition)
  • Pro-Opposition: Opposition Forces, Other
  • Kurdish Political Parties: Syrian Kurdish Forces
  • Defected: Former government personnel
  • Third Party: CJTF-OIR (France, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, UK, US), Hezbollah, Iranian Guard, Non-Syrian Kurdish Forces, Pro-Iran Militias, Russia, Other
  • Unknown
  • Tribal Forces: Independent/Unknown, Other Affiliations, Pro-Government
  • Other Political/Armed Groups

Characteristics ​

  • Armed / Unarmed
  • Noncombatant/Civilian
  • Captured Fighter (Injured Party only)
  • Elderly (Injured Party only)
  • Female
  • Journalist (Injured Party only)
  • Medical/Humanitarian (Injured Party only)
  • Minor
  • Non-Syrian
  • Pregnant (Injured Party only)
  • Religious (Injured Party only)
  • Sick/Disabled (Injured Party only)
  • Wounded (Injured Party only)