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Airwars Assessment
(Previous Incident Code: S373)
Between 20 and 25 civilians died in a Turkish (or less likely Coalition) raid on al Bab.
According to ISIS’s media wing, “Turkish planes committed a new massacre in al Bab for the second day running – initial toll of 20 dead.”
Umayya reported the death toll as being possibly even higher than 25: “The number of people killed in Turkish airstrikes on the city of Bab on Friday rose to more than 25, mostly civilians, including seven children and ten women, including four families killed in the rubble of their homes, in addition to dozens of injuries.”
Graphic images posted on social media showed several slaim children.
LCCSY was the only source to attribute the attack to the US-led Coalition. In an emailed response to a report submitted by Airwars on this and other incidents in December 2016, Coalition officials said the event was presently assessed as ‘Not credible for Coalition caused civcas.’ It also stated that “After a review of available information it was assessed that no Coalition strikes were conducted in the geographical area of the reported civilian casualties.”
Victims
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Geolocation Notes
Reports of the incident mention the city of Al-Bab (الباب), for which the generic coordinates are: 36.371972, 37.51631. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.
Military Statements
Media From Sources (5)
اكثر من 75شهيد مدني في #الباب بريف #حلب جراء القصف #التركي ومنع عصابات داعش المدنيين من الخروج والجيش الحر يطالب المدنيين بالخروج من المدينة
— سلوم التميمي (@sloom_kasar) December 23, 2016
بالأمس مجزرة ذهب ضحيتها 40 مدنيا واليوم مجزرة جديدة ضحاياها 20 شهيدا قضوا نتيجة قصف تركيا لمدينة #الباب في ريف #حلب هؤلاء لا بواكي لهم!
— خليل المقداد (@Kalmuqdad) December 23, 2016