Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

TS129

Incident date

January 26, 2018

Location

جنديرس, Jindires, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria

Geolocation

36.391667, 36.693056 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

The Kurdish Red Crescent reported the death of one man and the injuring of six additional civilians in the vicinity of Jinderes.

According to a report shared with Airwars, six additional persons were injured – they are listed below.

According to the Smart News Agency, “The centre of the city of Jenderi cam under an artillery bombardment, which led to the deaths of civilians and wounding of more. Residents retreated to the cellars of residential buildings for fear of the shelling continuing.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Nidal Ahmad
27 years old male killed
Asya Muhammad Khalof
15 years old injured
Warda Ahmad Al Shawakh
65 years old female injured
Zagros Hasan
20 years old injured
Brosk Afren
18 years old injured
Hussen Muhammad Ali
55 years old injured
Sudqi Abdul Rahman Musa
46 years old injured

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the village of Jindires, Afrin (جنديرس), 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.

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 man)
  • Civilians reported injured
    6
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected belligerent
    Turkish Military

Sources (3) [ collapse]

Turkish Military Assessment:

  • Suspected belligerent
    Turkish Military
  • Turkish Military position on incident
    Not yet assessed

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 man)
  • Civilians reported injured
    6
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected belligerent
    Turkish Military

Sources (3) [ collapse]