List of SDF foreign fighters killed during the Syrian civil war


Over 11,000 fighters of the Syrian Democratic Forces have been killed during the Rojava conflict of the Syrian civil war. This is a list of foreign fighters in the Syrian Democratic Forces killed. While thousands of Kurds from other parts of Kurdistan have also taken part in the conflict, as they aren't considered foreign by Syrian Kurds, they're not included in this list. Those listed from Turkey, Iran, and Iraq are of ethnicities other than Kurdish.
Date of deathName/nom de guerreAgeEthnicityGroupBattle killed in/location of deathRef
September 2013Serkan TosunN/ATurkishMLKPRas al-Ayn
September 2014Amir Qobadi 23PersianYPGSiege of Kobanî, Kobanî
5 October 2014Suphi Nejat Ağırnaslı 30TurkishMLKPSiege of Kobanî, Kobanî
23 February 2015Ashley Johnston 28AustralianLions of Rojava, YPGGassan village, Tell Hamis Subdistrict
2 March 2015Konstandinos Erik Scurfield 25British GreekLions of Rojava, YPGTal Khuzela, Al-Hasakah Governorate
7 March 2015Ivana Hoffman 19Afro-GermanMLKPEastern al-Hasakah offensive, Tell Tamer Subdistrict
9 May 2015Mohammad Hossein Karimi 24PersianYPGRas al-Ayn Subdistrict
7 March–19 May 2015N/AN/ATurkishMLKPAyn al-Arab District, Aleppo Governorate & Al-Hasakah Governorate-
7 March–19 May 2015N/AN/ATurkishMLKPAyn al-Arab District, Aleppo Governorate & Al-Hasakah Governorate-
7 March–19 May 2015N/AN/ATurkishMLKPAyn al-Arab District, Aleppo Governorate & Al-Hasakah Governorate-
7 March–19 May 2015N/AN/ATurkishMLKPAyn al-Arab District, Aleppo Governorate & Al-Hasakah Governorate-
7 March–19 May 2015N/AN/ATurkishMLKPAyn al-Arab District, Aleppo Governorate & Al-Hasakah Governorate-
7 March–19 May 2015N/AN/ATurkishMLKPAyn al-Arab District, Aleppo Governorate & Al-Hasakah Governorate-
25 May 2015Bedrettin Akdeniz N/ATurkishBÖGTil Xenzir, Ras al-Ayn Subdistrict
2 June 2015Mahir Arpaçay N/ATurkishBÖGNustel village, Ras al-Ayn District
3 June 2015Keith Broomfield 36AmericanLions of Rojava, YPGSuluk, Tell Abyad District
27 June 2015Reece Harding 23AustralianLions of Rojava, YPGKantari village, Suluk Subdistrict
6 July 2015Kevin Jochim 21GermanLions of Rojava, YPGŞergirat village, Suluk Subdistrict
11 July 2015Rifat Horoz 60Turkish AlbanianYPGKobanî massacre, Kobanî
21 September 2015Aziz Güler N/ATurkishBÖG, IFBRas al-Ayn Subdistrict
22 September 2015Maksim Trifonov26RussianYPGNear Kobanî
4 November 2015John Robert Gallagher32CanadianTabur Şehîd Bagok, YPG2015 al-Hawl offensive, Dalhu village, Al-Hawl Subdistrict
23 February 2016Gunter Helsten 47GermanYPGAl-Shaddadi offensive, Al-Shaddadah Subdistrict
3 May 2016Mário Nunes22PortugueseYPGTell Tamer, Al-Hasakah Governorate
25 May 2016Jamie Bright 45AustralianYPGNorthern Raqqa offensive
28 June 2016Eylem Ataş N/ATurkishBÖG, IFBManbij offensive, Manbij
14 July 2016Levi Jonathan Shirley 24AmericanYPGManbij offensive, Manbij
21 July 2016Martin Gruden N/ASloveneYPGManbij offensive, Manbij
27 July 2016Dean Carl Evans 22EnglishYPGManbij offensive, Manbij
3 August 2016Badeen al-Imam 58SwedishYPGManbij offensive, Manbij
3 August 2016Jordan MacTaggart 22AmericanYPGManbij offensive, Manbij
10 August 2016William Savage 27AmericanYPGManbij offensive, Manbij
24 November 2016Michael Israel 27AmericanYPG Battle of al-Bab, near Arima, al-Bab District
24 November 2016Anton Leschek N/AGermanYPGBattle of al-Bab, near Arima, al-Bab District
21 December 2016Ryan Lock 20EnglishYPGRaqqa campaign, Al-Jarniyah Subdistrict
21 December 2016Nazzareno Tassone 24CanadianYPGRaqqa campaign, Al-Jarniyah Subdistrict
7 January 2017Muzaffer Kandemir N/ATurkishBÖG, IFBRaqqa campaign, Suluk Subdistrict
15 January 2017Paolo Todd 33Native AmericanYPGRaqqa campaign, Suwaydiya Saghirah village, Raqqa District
18 January 2017Albert Avery Harrington 49AmericanSMC Raqqa campaign, Suwaydiya Saghirah village, Raqqa District
10 May 2017Ulaş Bayraktaroğlu N/ATurkishBÖG, IFBRaqqa campaign, Raqqa Subdistrict
29 May 2017Ayşe Deniz Karacagil 23TurkishMLKP, IFBRaqqa campaign, Raqqa Subdistrict
29 May 2017Hasan AliN/ATurkishBÖG, IFBRaqqa campaign, Raqqa Subdistrict
5 July 2017Robert Grodt 28AmericanYPGBattle of Raqqa, Raqqa
5 July 2017Luke Rutter 22EnglishYPGBattle of Raqqa, Raqqa
5 July 2017Nicholas Warden 29AmericanYPGBattle of Raqqa, Raqqa
16 July 2017David Taylor 26AmericanYPGBattle of Raqqa, Raqqa
14 August 2017
Fermun Çırak 		61Turkish ArmenianTKP/ML, IFBBattle of Raqqa, Raqqa
September 2017Gökhan Taşyakan 38TurkishBÖG, IFBBattle of Raqqa, Raqqa
7 September 2017Frederic Henri Georges Demonchaux 49FrenchYPGBattle of Raqqa, Raqqa
16 September 2017Siyabend Nasir N/AIraqiYPGDeir ez-Zor campaign, Deir ez-Zor District
26 September 2017
Mehmet Aksoy 		32British KurdYPGBattle of Raqqa, Raqqa
24 October 2017Jac Holmes 24EnglishYPGRaqqa
25 November 2017Oliver Hall 24EnglishYPGRaqqa
1–2 February 2018Emre Bora N/ATurkishTKP/ML, IFBAfrin offensive, Afrin Region
10 February 2018Olivier François Jean Le Clainche 40BretonYPG International TaburAfrin offensive, Jindires
10 February 2018Samuel Prada León 24GalicianYBŞ International Tabur/YPGAfrin offensive, Jindires
12 February 2018Sjoerd Heeger24DutchYPGDeir ez-Zor campaign, Deir ez-Zor Governorate
24 February 2018Haukur Hilmarsson 32IcelandicRUIS, MLKPAfrin offensive, Rajo
4 March 2018Şevger Ara MakhnoN/ATurkishTekoşîna Anarşîst, IFBAfrin offensive, Berbêne, near Rajo
13 March 2018Taylan Demircioğlu N/ATurkishTKEP/L, IFBAfrin offensive
14 March 2018Jake Klipsch 32AmericanMFS Ayn Issa
16 March 2018
Anna Campbell 		26EnglishYPJ InternationalAfrin offensive
17 March 2018 32ArgentineYPJ InternationalAl-Hasakah Governorate
March 2018N/AN/ATurkishMLKP, IFBAfrin offensive
March 2018N/AN/ATurkishMLKP, IFBAfrin offensive
March 2018N/AN/ATurkishMLKP, IFBAfrin offensive
March 2018N/AN/ATurkishDKP, IFBAfrin offensive
March 2018N/AN/ATurkishDKP, IFBAfrin offensive
13 May 2018Ramon Maria Rull Linhoff 55SpanishYBŞ International Tabur/YPGDeir ez-Zor campaign, Deir ez-Zor Governorate
6 October 2018Farid Medjahed 36FrenchYPG International TaburBattle of Hajin, Abu Kamal District
7 December 2018Giovanni Francesco Asperti 50ItalianYPGAl-Malikiyah District
18 March 2019
Lorenzo Orsetti 		33ItalianTekoşîna Anarşîst Battle of Baghuz Fawqani, Al-Baghuz Fawqani
16 October 2019Konstantin G. 24GermanYPGSecond Battle of Ras al-Ayn, Ras al-Ayn
3 November 2019Ceren Güneş N/ATurkishDKP, IFB2019 Turkish offensive into north-eastern Syria, Tell Tamer Subdistrict
6 November 2019Göze Altunöz N/ATurkishWomen's Freedom Forces, IFB2019 Turkish offensive into north-eastern Syria, near Tell Tamer, Ras al-Ayn District
6 November 2019Yasin Aydın N/ATurkishUnited Freedom Forces, IFB2019 Turkish offensive into north-eastern Syria, near Tell Tamer, Ras al-Ayn District