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On Friday, October 25th, 2024, a male civilian was injured as a result of alleged Turkish shelling in the northern Manbij countryside, specifically in the village of Mashrafat Buwayr, in Syria.
Hassan al-Ali, 35 years old, suffered injuries from shrapnel in his chest above the heart as a result of the shelling. Al-Ali was transferred to al-Furat Hospital in Manbij following the incident and received treatment according to reports by Hawar News and Facebook posts by Manbij military council, Adar Press, and Jintv-ar. Manbij Satalatie reported further and stated that al-Ali received surgery as a result of his injuries.
Both Hawar News and Rojava Post shared pictures of the injured man sitting upright in a wheelchair with bloodied bandages, whilst talking to someone.
Where sources attributed the strike to a belligerent, they were unanimous in identifying the Turkish military as responsible for the attack. In the 24 hours prior to this incident, Hawar News noted the widespread shelling by the Turkish military in the region.
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Reports of the incident mention the village of Mashrafat Buwayr (مشرفة البوير), for which the generic coordinates are: 36.599444, 37.859167. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.