Incident Code

YS167

Location

قرية الكفير, Kefir Village, Aleppo, Syria

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: December 15, 2024

On Friday July 7th, 2023 [al-kafir] Kefir village, in the city of al-Bab in the Aleppo Governorate, Syria was reportedly shelled by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). The strike caused injuries to at least two civilians.

News outlets such as Albadia24 and a journalist on the ground Muhannad corroborated these versions of events and further claimed that the missile strike by the SDF was directed at the Turkish base in the village

News outlets @HalabTodayTV and @SharqyaReporte both reported via Twitter the civilian harm caused by the subsequent shelling: two people were injured in the missile strike by the SDF. The other sources that reported on the incident only mentioned injuries to civilians without specifying how many.

All of the sources that reported on the incident attributed the shelling to the SDF, with sources specifying that the shelling came from areas controlled by the SDF.

Key Information

Country
Military Actor
Strike Type
Artillery
Strike Status
Likely strike
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Fair
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Civilians reported injured
2

Military Statements

YPG Assessment
Suspected belligerent
YPG
YPG position on incident
Not yet assessed