Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

TS148

Incident date

February 2, 2018

Location

كفر صرف, Kafr Sarf, Afrin, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria

Geolocation

36.426111, 36.662500 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Afrin Now in Syria reported that “4-year-old Hamid Rashid was wounded by shrapnel from the bombing of the Turkish airliner in the village of Kafr Safra in the Jandrissah district of Afrin province.”

Nuce24 also named the victim and blamed Turkey.

According to the Kurdish Red Crescent, “Hameed Rashid Mehmoud 4 years old got shot in his forehead”, though it didn’t say if he had lived or died.

According to sources he was taken to hospital, with medical staff reporting his condition was stable.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    0
  • Civilians reported injured
    1
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Turkish Military

Sources (5) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (2) [ collapse]

  • Four year old Hamid Rashid was wounded by shrapnel from the alleged bombing of the Turkish airliner in the village of Kafr Safra, Afrin province, Aleppo. 2nd Feburary 2018. (via Afrin Now)
  • Four year old Hamid Rashid was wounded by shrapnel from the alleged bombing of the Turkish airliner in the village of Kafr Safra, Afrin province, Aleppo. 2nd Feburary 2018. (via Ranya Mohammed)

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the village of Kafr Sarf, Afrin, Aleppo (كفر صرف), for which the generic coordinates are: 36.426111, 36.662500. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

Turkish Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    0
  • Civilians reported injured
    1
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Turkish Military

Sources (5) [ collapse]

Incident Code

TS149

Incident date

February 2, 2018

Location

بلبلة, Bulbul, Afrin, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria

Geolocation

36.770899, 36.818318 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

In a report shared with Airwars, the Kurdish Red Crescent named one civilian as wounded in Bulbul, Syria.

The victim was listed as “Sharfan Subhi Ali, 27, ankle injury”.

The weapon used has not been reported.

No further details are currently available.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Sharfan Subhi Ali
27 years old male injured

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    0
  • Civilians reported injured
    1
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Weak
    Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
  • Suspected attacker
    Turkish Military

Sources (1) [ collapse]

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the village of Bulbul, Afrin, Aleppo (بلبلة), for which the generic coordinates are: 36.770899, 36.818318. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

Turkish Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    0
  • Civilians reported injured
    1
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Weak
    Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
  • Suspected attacker
    Turkish Military

Sources (1) [ collapse]

Incident Code

TS150

Incident date

February 2, 2018

Location

شيرا, Shyra, Afrin, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria

Geolocation

36.496944, 36.598333 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Town level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

In a report shared with Airwars, the Kurdish Red Crescent named one civilian as wounded in Shyra, Syria.

The victim was listed as “Dalil Youssef Ali, 26, spine injury”.

The weapons used has not been reported.

No further details are currently available.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Dalil Youssef Ali
26 years old male injured

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    0
  • Civilians reported injured
    1
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Weak
    Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
  • Suspected attacker
    Turkish Military

Sources (1) [ collapse]

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the town of Shyra, Afrin, Aleppo (شيرا), for which the generic coordinates are: 36.496944, 36.598333. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

Turkish Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    0
  • Civilians reported injured
    1
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Weak
    Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
  • Suspected attacker
    Turkish Military

Sources (1) [ collapse]

Incident Code

TS151

Incident date

February 2, 2018

Location

جنديرس, Rajo, Afrin, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria

Geolocation

36.67296, 36.666364 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

In a report shared with Airwars, the Kurdish Red Crescent named nine male civilians as wounded in Rajo.

The weapons used have not been reported.

No further details are currently available.

 

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

A’aref Hassan Ja’far
40 years old male Head injury injured
Abdullatif Ju’ma Ibrahim
32 years old male Suffocating and bruises injured
Ahmad Husni Abdo
37 years old male Suffocating and bruises injured
Malz Hassan
21 years old male Suffocating and bruises injured
Mohammed Alamo
22 years old male Suffocating and bruises injured
Mustafa Kamal Ma’mo
25 years old male Left leg amputated and right one broken injured
Ma’mo Jamo
24 years old male Bruises injured
Hanan Ahmad
40 years old male Dislocated shoulder injured
Dawood Qanbar
53 years old male Bruises on feet injured

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    0
  • Civilians reported injured
    9
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Weak
    Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
  • Suspected attacker
    Turkish Military

Sources (1) [ collapse]

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the village of Rajo, Afrin, Aleppo (جنديرس), for which the generic coordinates are: 36.67296, 36.666364. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

Turkish Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    0
  • Civilians reported injured
    9
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Weak
    Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
  • Suspected attacker
    Turkish Military

Sources (1) [ collapse]

Incident Code

TS146

Incident date

February 2, 2018

Location

جنديرس, Jindires, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria

Geolocation

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

Airwars assessment

Rumaf reported that a child was killed in an alleged Turkish bombing of Jenderis, Syria.

No further details are currently available.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 child)
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Weak
    Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
  • Suspected attacker
    Turkish Military

Sources (1) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (1) [ collapse]

  • Footage of the child killed in an alleged Turkish strike on Jindires, Feb 2nd (via Rumaf)

Geolocation notes

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

Turkish Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 child)
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Weak
    Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
  • Suspected attacker
    Turkish Military

Sources (1) [ collapse]

Incident Code

TS147

Incident date

February 2, 2018

Location

خلاقة, Khalalka, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria

Geolocation

36.694266, 36.80596 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Local sources in Syria reported that “the civilian citizen Shaaban Khalil, 24, from the village of Khalalka, was injured by the Turkish bombardment of the village in the countryside of Afrin.”

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Shaaban Khalil
Age unknown injured

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    0
  • Civilians reported injured
    1
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Turkish Military

Sources (3) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (2) [ collapse]

  • Translation: "Afrin - 24-year-old Shaaban Khalil was injured as a result of the shelling of his village by the Turkish occupation army in the area of Bilbala."
  • Translation: "The civilian citizen Shaaban Khalil, 24, from the village of Khalalka, was injured by the Turkish bombardment of the village in the countryside of Afrin."

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the village of Khalalka, Afrin (خلاقة), for which the generic coordinates are: 36.694266, 36.80596. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

Turkish Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    0
  • Civilians reported injured
    1
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Turkish Military

Sources (3) [ collapse]

Incident Code

TS145

Incident date

February 1, 2018

Location

بلبلة, Bulbul, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria

Geolocation

36.770899, 36.818318 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

In a report shared with Airwars, the Kurdish Red Crescent named one civilian as wounded in Bulbul.

The victim was listed as “Ahmad Mohammed Haji, 32, various sharpnel in his body”.

No further details are currently available.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Ahmad Mohammed Haji
Adult male injured

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    0
  • Civilians reported injured
    1
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Weak
    Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
  • Suspected attacker
    Turkish Military

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the village of Bulbul, Afrin (بلبلة), for which the generic coordinates are: 36.770899, 36.818318. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

Turkish Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    0
  • Civilians reported injured
    1
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Weak
    Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
  • Suspected attacker
    Turkish Military

Incident Code

TS144

Incident date

January 31, 2018

Location

اشرفية, Al Ashrafiya neighbourhood, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria

Geolocation

36.495082, 36.878273 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Neighbourhood/area level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

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.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

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

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 child)
  • Civilians reported injured
    12
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Turkish Military

Sources (24) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (26) [ collapse]

  • Photo showing destruction to civilian homes in the aftermath of an alleged Turkish airstrike on Al Ashrafiya neighbourhood, Afrin, 31st January 2018. (via RT)
  • Photo showing destruction to civilian homes in the aftermath of an alleged Turkish airstrike on Al Ashrafiya neighbourhood, Afrin, 31st January 2018. (via RT)
  • The exact moment that an alleged Turkish airstrike hit Al Ashrafiya neighbourhood, Afrin, 31st January 2018. (via Afrin Now)
  • The exact moment that an alleged Turkish airstrike hit Al Ashrafiya neighbourhood, Afrin, 31st January 2018. (via Afrin Now)
  • Injured civilians receive medical treatment following an alleged Turkish airstrike hit Al Ashrafiya neighbourhood, Afrin, 31st January 2018. (via Afrin Now)
  • Injured civilians receive medical treatment following an alleged Turkish airstrike hit Al Ashrafiya neighbourhood, Afrin, 31st January 2018. (via Afrin Now)

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    Injured civilians receive medical treatment following an alleged Turkish airstrike hit Al Ashrafiya neighbourhood, Afrin, 31st January 2018. (via Afrin Now)

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    Arhat Ahmad Aliko, killed in an alleged Turkish airstrike hit Al Ashrafiya neighbourhood, Afrin, 31st January 2018. (via Afrin Now)
  • Injured civilians receive medical treatment following an alleged Turkish airstrike hit Al Ashrafiya neighbourhood, Afrin, 31st January 2018. (via Nuce 24)
  • Injured civilians receive medical treatment following an alleged Turkish airstrike hit Al Ashrafiya neighbourhood, Afrin, 31st January 2018. (via Nuce 24)
  • Crater formed in the road. (via Kurdish Red Crescent)
  • Injured civilians receive medical treatment following an alleged Turkish airstrike hit Al Ashrafiya neighbourhood, Afrin, 31st January 2018. (via Kurdish Red Crescent)
  • Injured civilians receive medical treatment following an alleged Turkish airstrike hit Al Ashrafiya neighbourhood, Afrin, 31st January 2018. (via Kurdish Red Crescent)
  • Injured civilians receive medical treatment following an alleged Turkish airstrike hit Al Ashrafiya neighbourhood, Afrin, 31st January 2018. (via Kurdish Red Crescent)

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    Injured civilians receive medical treatment following an alleged Turkish airstrike hit Al Ashrafiya neighbourhood, Afrin, 31st January 2018. (via Kurdish Red Crescent)
  • Crater formed in the road. (via Kurdish Red Crescent)
  • The aftermath of an alleged Turkish airstrike which hit Al Ashrafiya neighbourhood, Afrin, 31st January 2018. (via Kurdish Red Crescent)
  • The aftermath of an alleged Turkish airstrike hit Al Ashrafiya neighbourhood, Afrin, 31st January 2018. (via Kurdish Red Crescent)
  • Interviews with injured civilians receive medical treatment following an alleged Turkish airstrike hit Al Ashrafiya neighbourhood, Afrin, 31st January 2018. (via Rumafl facebook)

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    Injured civilians receive medical treatment following an alleged Turkish airstrike hit Al Ashrafiya neighbourhood, Afrin, 31st January 2018. (via SOHR)

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    Injured civilians receive medical treatment following an alleged Turkish airstrike hit Al Ashrafiya neighbourhood, Afrin, 31st January 2018. (via SOHR)

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    Injured civilians receive medical treatment following an alleged Turkish airstrike hit Al Ashrafiya neighbourhood, Afrin, 31st January 2018. (via SOHR)

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    Injured civilians receive medical treatment following an alleged Turkish airstrike hit Al Ashrafiya neighbourhood, Afrin, 31st January 2018. (via SOHR)
  • Injured civilians receive medical treatment following an alleged Turkish airstrike hit Al Ashrafiya neighbourhood, Afrin, 31st January 2018. (via SOHR)

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    Injured civilians receive medical treatment following an alleged Turkish airstrike hit Al Ashrafiya neighbourhood, Afrin, 31st January 2018. (via SOHR)
  • Injured civilians receive medical treatment following an alleged Turkish airstrike hit Al Ashrafiya neighbourhood, Afrin, 31st January 2018. (via SOHR)

Turkish Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 child)
  • Civilians reported injured
    12
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Turkish Military

Sources (24) [ collapse]