Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

TS221

Incident date

February 22, 2018

Location

جنديرس,عفرين , Jindires, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria

Geolocation

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

Airwars assessment

One civilian died and up to four others were wounded in alleged Turkish air and artillery strikes on Jindires, according to local media.

The dead civilians remains anonymous.

According to the source Afrin Qalb Alhadath, four civilians were injured in addition to the one killed.

According to Anf, “Cobra helicopter gunships belonging to the Turkish occupation army carried out raids in the Jindires area and Kafr Safra village of the region, Afrin province.”

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Mohammed Farid Yunus
18 years old male wounded by shrapnel throughout the body injured
Kamiran Nouri Hussein
27 years old shrapnel in the head injured
Mohammed Omar
28 years old according to doctors his “life was in danger”, shrapnel in the head injured

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the town of Jindires, Afrin (جنديرس,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.

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • Civilians reported injured
    2–4
  • 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 (8) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (6) [ collapse]

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    Injured civilian in the aftermath of an alleged Turkish airstrike on Jindires, Afrin, 22nd February 2018. (via IC afrin resistance)
  • Injured civilian in the aftermath of an alleged Turkish airstrike on Jindires, Afrin, 22nd February 2018. (via IC afrin resistance)
  • Injured civilian in the aftermath of an alleged Turkish airstrike on Jindires, Afrin, 22nd February 2018. (via IC afrin resistance)
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    The injured are taken to a medical facility in the aftermath of an alleged Turkish airstrike on Jindires, Afrin, 22nd February 2018. (via Hawar)
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    Injured civilian in the aftermath of an alleged Turkish airstrike on Jindires, Afrin, 22nd February 2018. (via Hawra)
  • Injured civilian in the aftermath of an alleged Turkish airstrike on Jindires, Afrin, 22nd February 2018. (via Hawra)

Turkish Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • Civilians reported injured
    2–4
  • 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 (8) [ collapse]