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Two female children were wounded in an alleged Turkish artillery shelling of Afrin city’s al Ashrafiyeh neighbourhood, local media reported.
According to ANHA, “the shells fell in the Ashrafieh neighbourhood of Afrin city, injuring two children, Hanan Nazal 10, Amal Hassan,14. The two children were taken to Afrin Hospital for treatment. Medical staff said that the girls’ health is stable.”
The victims were also named by other local sources.
The local time of the incident is unknown.
The victims were named as:
Geolocation notes
Reports of the incident mention the city of Al Ashrafiya neighbourhood, Afrin (الاشرفية), for which the generic coordinates are: 36.511389, 36.864167. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.
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Child injured in alleged Turkish shelling on Al Ashrafiya neighbourhood, Afrin, 6th March 2018. (via Kurdhr)
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The exact moment an alleged Turkish airstrike targeted Al Ashrafiya neighbourhood, Afrin, 6th March 2018. (via Abd allatif ahmad)
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Child injured in alleged Turkish shelling on Al Ashrafiya neighbourhood, Afrin, 6th March 2018. (via Afrin Now)
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Child injured in alleged Turkish shelling on Al Ashrafiya neighbourhood, Afrin, 6th March 2018. (via Afrin Now)
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The aftermath of alleged Turkish shelling on Al Ashrafiya neighbourhood, Afrin, 6th March 2018. (via Afrin Now)
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The aftermath of alleged Turkish shelling on Al Ashrafiya neighbourhood, Afrin, 6th March 2018. (via Afrin Now)