Incident Code
TS104
Incident Date
21 January 2018
Location
Jindires, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria
عفرين
Geolocation
36.391667,
36.693056
Accuracy: Town
Geolocation
36.391667,
36.693056
Accuracy: Town
Airwars Assessment
Last Updated: December 15, 2024
(Previous Incident Code: T9 )
The Kurdish Red Crescent reported that five adult male civilians were killed and four people injured in the vicinity of Jinderes in Afrin canton. The victims names were confirmed though a private message shared with Airwars.
Other sources also reported Turkish strikes in the area. According to Alnado, civilians sheltered in caves “to escape the heavy Turkish bombardment”.
Victims
Individuals
Baker Adnan
Adult
male
shared in a private report with Airwars, also named by Rumaf
killed
Muhammad Hanan
Adult
male
shared in a private report with Airwars, also named by Rumaf
killed
Bashar Dilsher welat
Adult
male
shared in a private report with Airwars, also named by Rumaf
killed
Chekdar
Adult
male
shared in a private report with Airwars, also named by Rumaf
killed
Waled Tersely
28 years old
male
shared in a private report with Airwars, also named by Rumaf
killed
Yousif Abdul Rahman
15 years old
male
head injury
injured
Selva Eed
suffering from shock
injured
Majd Adel Beker
broken hand
injured
Basel Hassan
bruising
injured
Muhammad Oso Yousif
65 years old
male
injured
Geolocation Notes
Reports of the incident mention the town of Jindires, Afrin (عفرين), for which the generic coordinates are: 36.391667, 36.693056. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.
Military Statements
Turkish Military Assessment
Suspected belligerent
Turkish Military
Turkish Military position on incident
Not yet assessed