Incident Code
TS144
Incident Date
31 January 2018
Location
اشرفية, Al Ashrafiya neighbourhood, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria
Geolocation
36.495082,
36.878273
Accuracy: Neighbourhood/area
Geolocation
36.495082,
36.878273
Accuracy: Neighbourhood/area
Airwars Assessment
Last Updated: December 15, 2024
(Previous Incident Code: T49)
One child died and up to 12 other civilians were wounded in an alleged Turkish shelling of Afrin, according to local media. Sources reported that Turkey fired rockets into the city.
Afrin Now and Rumaf named Arhat Ahmad Aliko, nine-years-old, as killed, though other sources listed him as wounded (see list below). The Smart News Agency also said that one civilian died, while SDF Press added that he later died from injuries sustained in the attack.
Sources published numerous images showing casualties being treated in a medical facility.
Victims
Individuals
Arhat Ahmad Aliko
9 years old
male
killed
Mohammed Ahmed Aliko
10 years old
male
lives in Tarnada district, several shrapnel wounds throughout the body
injured
Mohammed Ahmed Aliko
75 years old
male
lives in Tarnada district, a head injury and a knee injury
injured
Koley Mohammed Khalil
40 years old
resident of Ternada district, bruises
injured
Ali Akram Aliko
40 years old
male
lives in the district of Trnada, a shoulder and chest injury
injured
Amina Abdullah Faraj
50 years old
Ternada neighborhood, a thigh injury
injured
Izzat Sheikh Musa
58 years old
lives in the district of Ternada, chest, abdomen and thigh injuries
injured
Abdo Mousa
11 years old
who lives in Ternada district, a thigh injury
injured
Halima Ahmed
70 years old
lives in Ternada, a head injury
injured
Ahmed Shukri Ali
39 years old
male
injured
Halima Ahmed Mankawi
70 years old
injured
Idris Hassan Bilal
33 years old
injured
Key Information
Country
Military Actor
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Fair
Civilians reported killed
1
1 Child
Civilians reported injured
12
Military Statements
Turkish Military Assessment
Suspected belligerent
Turkish Military
Turkish Military position on incident
Not yet assessed