Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

TS289

Incident date

May 25, 2019

Location

برج القاص , Burj al-Qas, Aleppo, Syria

Geolocation

36.366537, 36.940520 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

A young woman was injured in alleged Turkish artillery fire on Burj al-Qas in Şêrawa.

ANHA reported: “On the other hand, sources told our agency that the Turkish occupation army fired indiscriminately at the village of Birj al-Qas in the area of ​​Sherawa, wounding the young woman Manar Ali Nassero. The source confirmed that her health condition is stable.”

ANF quoted the ANHA report.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Manar Ali Nassero
Adult male injured

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the village of Burj al-Qas ( برج القاص ), for which the generic coordinates are: 36.366537, 36.940520. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Single source claim
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    1
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Weak
    Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
  • Suspected belligerent
    Turkish Military

Sources (2) [ collapse]

Turkish Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Single source claim
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    1
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Weak
    Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
  • Suspected belligerent
    Turkish Military

Sources (2) [ collapse]