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Incident Code

ISPT0148

Incident date

October 12, 2023

Location

برج المصرى, Al Masry Tower , Rafah, the Gaza Strip

Geolocation

31.278575, 34.252227 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Exact location (via Airwars) level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

On Thursday, October 12, 2023, a residential apartment building in Al-Masry Tower in the centre of the city of Rafah was reportedly hit by an alleged Israeli strike killing the four young children of Yasser Al-Bardawil – two sons and two daughters – and injuring a further 28 civilians, according to a Shehab Agency correspondent. Al-Hadath specified that the building was “targeted with three missiles on the upper floors without any warning.” Images and footage appeared to show a particular apartment in the building had been destroyed.

The airstrike reportedly took the lives of a fourteen-year old Ibrahim Yasser Magdi Al-Bardawil, his brother eight-year old Magdi Yasser Magdi Al-Bardawil, and his sisters – sixteen-year old Shahad Yasser Magdi Al-Bardawil and twelve-year old Raghad Yasser Magdi Al-Bardawil. Hassan Al-Shareef wrote in his Facebook post that all of them were children of his friend and brother, Yasser Al-Bardawil. Ziad Bardaweel in his post mourned the death of the four grandchildren of his brother Magdy Al-Bardawil.

The cousins of the deceased children, Waseem Al-Zahar and Mohamed Mazen, also grieved over the death of their loved ones in Facebook testimonies. Eng-Moutasm Abd posted the picture of their bodies in wrapped in white cloth, while Alarabiya Palestine shared the images of the transportation of the bodies and the funeral.

The aftermath of the deadly airstrike was covered by numerous media, journalists and social media accounts. On Facebook, journalist Aadel Zourob Official posted the pictures of the two unidentified children injured in the attack, while journalist Mohammad Qoshta shared an image of a Palestinian man carrying his baby after it was pulled from his family’s apartment. A Facebook user Sara Alsheikh Ghanem shared photographs of what appears to be a significantly damaged residential building.

Where possible, names have been matched with the Palestinian Ministry of Health list of fatalities in Gaza released on October 26th, 2023.

There was no mention in any of the sources of the presence of combatants. The victims share a family name with Salah al-Bardawil, a senior Hamas official from southern Gaza, though his presence or connection to the victims was not specified either by local sources or by the IDF in their statements at the time of publication.

Where sources identified the belligerent, all sources attributed the strikes to Israeli forces. Numerous sources stated that the strike happened without a prior warning.

Due to the scale and urgency of Airwars’ assessment process, all images have been automatically uploaded to each assessment with the graphic filter applied to protect users. We have also included all images identified from the sources, which may also include any imagery of combatants.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Family members (4)

Ibrahim Yasser Al-Bardawill ابراهيم ياسر البردويل
14 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 426399010
Magdy Yasser Al-Bardawill مجدي ياسر البردويل
8 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 436049688
Shahad Yasser Al-Bardawill شهد ياسر البردويل
16 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 424457133
Raghad Yasser Al-Bardawill رغد ياسر البردويل
12 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 432399228

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian infrastructure
    Residential building
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    4
  • (4 children)
  • Civilians reported injured
    28
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Israeli Military

Sources (33) [ collapse]

Media
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    Source: Official Page Rafah Service

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    Source: Journalist Aadel Zourob Official

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    Source: Journalist Aadel Zourob Official

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    Source: Journalist Aadel Zourob Official

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    Source: Muhannad Qoshta

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    Source: Journalist Mohammad Qoshta

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    Source: Abu Ahmad

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    Source: Abu Ahmad

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    Source: Abu Ahmad

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    Source: Sara Alsheikh Ghanem

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    Source: Sara Alsheikh Ghanem

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    Source: Sara Alsheikh Ghanem

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    Source: Sara Alsheikh Ghanem

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    Source: Sara Alsheikh Ghanem

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    Source: Ziad Bardaweel

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    Source: Eng-Moutasm Abd

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    Source: Alarabiya Palestine

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    Source: Alarabiya Palestine

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    Source: Alarabiya Palestine

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    Source: Alarabiya Palestine

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    Source: Alarabiya Palestine

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    Source: Alarabiya Palestine

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Geolocation notes (1) [ collapse]

Reports of the incident mention a strike on a residential apartment in the Al Masry Tower (أبراج الندى) in the centre of Rafah (رفح). Analysing audio-visual material from sources, we have narrowed the location down to the following exact coordinates: 31.278575, 34.252227.

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Israeli Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian infrastructure
    Residential building
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    4
  • (4 children)
  • Civilians reported injured
    28
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Israeli Military

Sources (33) [ collapse]

Incident Code

ISPT0268

Incident date

October 16, 2023

Location

مركز الدفاع المدني في حي التفاح, Civil defence center, Al Tuffah, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

Geolocation

31.506667, 34.471389 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Nearby landmark level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

On 16th October, 2023, at least six men working in the Palestinian civil defense were killed, and another seven employees were injured (two in a critical condition) as a result of an alleged Israeli airstrike on the civil defense center in Al Tufah neighborhood, east of Gaza City. All victims were reportedly providing humanitarian services at the time of attack.

The General Directorate of the Palestinian Civil Defense held a press conference at Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza where he accused the Israeli military of directly targeting its headquarters and reported on the death and injuries of its servicemen. The attack killed the director of the center Muhammad Al-Ghaleed (36 years old), two firefighters – Alaa Abu Ghanima and Naji Al-Fayoumi (43 years old) – and three paramedics –  Muhammad Ali, Iyad Salem and Abdul Rahim Abu Al-Bayd (35 years old).

PBS News reported that seven paramedics were killed “as they prepared for a rescue mission” and quoted a video of one of the survivors who said “They targeted a center for ambulances. There are no weapons. There are no militants. There is nothing, nothing but civilians.”

A brother of the killed paramedic Iyad Salem wrote in a Facebook testimony that “he was martyred while doing his duty to save the lives of the injured in Gaza”. A friend of Naji Al-Fayoumi emphasized that the firefighter too was killed while performing his professional duty in civil defense.

One of the paramedics who lost his life in the incident, Muhammad Ali, was a pharmacist. His friend recalled that “he accompanied him for some time in studying pharmacy.”

Some local sources, including there Rafah Health Administration, were earlier reporting about five killed men and two of the injured being in critical condition.

Where possible, names have been matched with the Palestinian Ministry of Health list of fatalities in Gaza released on October 26th, 2023.

Due to the scale and urgency of Airwars’ assessment process, all images have been automatically uploaded to each assessment with the graphic filter applied to protect users. We have also included all images identified from the sources, which may also include any imagery of combatants.

The incident occured around dawn.

The victims were named as:

Muhammad Al-Ghaleed محمد الغليظ
36 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 800722894
Alaa Abu Ghanima علاء ابو غنيمة
Adult male killed
Naji Al-Fayoumi ناجي الفيومي
43 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 905267316
Muhammad Musa Ali محمد موسى علي
Adult male killed
Iyad Salem اياد سالم
Adult male killed
Abdul Rahim Abu Bayd عبد الرحيم ابو بيض
35 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 802135574

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian infrastructure
    Healthcare facility
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    6 – 7
  • (6 men6 healthcare_personnel)
  • Civilians reported injured
    7
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Impact
    Healthcare
    Impact on services or infrastructure relating to education, health or food supply. See methodology note for details.
  • Suspected attacker
    Israeli Military

Sources (24) [ collapse]

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    Source: Ayman.harazeen.7

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    Source: Ayman.harazeen.7

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    Source: Palestinian Civil Defense

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    Source: Abdallah Abo Al Khair

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    Source: Remoo Salem

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    Source: Mahmoud Al Halabi Abo Islam

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    Source: Abo Adham

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    Source: Khalil Katkat

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    Source: Khalil Katkat

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    Source: Khalil Katkat

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    Source: Khalil Katkat

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    Source: Khalil Katkat

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    Source: Shareef Abo Al Oun

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    Source: Rafah Health Administration - General Administration of Primary Health Care

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    Source: Rafah Health Administration - General Administration of Primary Health Care

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    Source: Rafah Health Administration - General Administration of Primary Health Care

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    Source: Rafah Health Administration - General Administration of Primary Health Care

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    Source: Rafah Health Administration - General Administration of Primary Health Care

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    Source: Rafah Health Administration - General Administration of Primary Health Care

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Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention a civil defence headquarters (مركز الدفاع المدني) in the Al Tuffah (التفاح) neighbourhood of Gaza city (غزة), for which the generic coordinates are: 31.506667, 34.471389. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

Israeli Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian infrastructure
    Healthcare facility
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    6 – 7
  • (6 men6 healthcare_personnel)
  • Civilians reported injured
    7
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Impact
    Healthcare
    Impact on services or infrastructure relating to education, health or food supply. See methodology note for details.
  • Suspected attacker
    Israeli Military

Sources (24) [ collapse]

Incident Code

YS016

Incident date

February 2, 2018

Location

Zeitounka, Aleppo, Syria

Geolocation

36.726107, 36.943331 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Local media reported that an Anatolian agency correspondent, was wounded in a rocket or mortar attack while covering Operation Olive Branch in Afrin. No source specified which belligerent the fire originated from.

According to TRT News, “Ozer was wounded in the hand and thigh by shrapnel from rocket and mortar fire at a location close to his whereabouts. After receiving first aid, Ozar was transferred to the government hospital in the town of Qreikhan in the state of Hatta”.

 

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Serb Ozer
Age unknown male 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
    YPG

Sources (4) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (2) [ collapse]

  • Serb Ozer, being treated in hospital after being wounded in an alleged Turkish mortar attack on Afrin. (via TRT)
  • Serb Ozer, being treated in hospital after being wounded in an alleged Turkish mortar attack on Afrin. (via Anadolu )

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the village of Zeitounka (زيتونك), for which the generic coordinates are: 36.726107, 36.943331. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

YPG Assessment:

  • Suspected belligerent
    YPG
  • YPG 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
    YPG

Sources (4) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS4099

Incident date

September 12, 2019

Location

سرجة, Sarja, Idlib, Syria

Geolocation

35.5816284, 36.9212293 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

One child was killed and another child was injured in alleged Russian or regime airstrikes on Sarja the morning of September 12th 2019, according to local sources.

According to @SyriaCivilDefe, “A child was killed and another child was injured, as a result of targeting the outskirts of Sarjah village in Idlib countryside this morning.”

In a tweet posted by @abuhuzaifa_, “the child Israa was martyred when she was returning from her school” along with an image of notebooks covered in blood identified as hers.

A tweet from @Obadaalshamii added that “Israa Al-Mousa, 17, was killed in an air strike by the criminal Syrian regime’s warplanes targeting a student gathering near a school in the village of Sarjah in the Idlib countryside.”

A male child was also identified as being wounded by @anasanas84 and his name was given: Mustafa Hussein Al-Masraw, 13 years old.

Some other sources identify “a woman” as being killed but this may be due to the girl killed being nearly 18 years old.

Most sources identified the regime as being responsible. However, some identified a SU24 warplane as carrying out the strikes, which is a plane used by the regime and Russia. Tweets from @zendenhasan and @syrian191124 also identified Russia and the regime as carrying out airstrikes to break the ceasefire but didn’t specify which carried out the airstrike on Sarja.

According to various sources, these strikes came 13 days after a ceasefire.

The incident occured in the morning.

The victims were named as:

Israa Al-Mousa
17 years old female killed
Mustafa Hussein Al-Masraw
13 years old male injured

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 child)
  • Civilians reported injured
    1
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Contested
    Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
  • Suspected attackers
    Russian Military, Syrian Regime

Sources (19) [ collapse]

Media
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  • Caption translation: A child was killed and another child was injured, as a result of targeting the outskirts of Sarjah village in Idlib countryside this morning. (Image posted by @SyriaCivilDefe)
  • Caption translation: A child was killed and another child was injured, as a result of targeting the outskirts of Sarjah village in Idlib countryside this morning. (Image posted by @SyriaCivilDefe)
  • Caption translation: A child was killed and another child was injured, as a result of targeting the outskirts of Sarjah village in Idlib countryside this morning. (Image posted by @SyriaCivilDefe)
  • Caption translation: The child Israa was martyred when she was returning from her school by the Assad gangs flying and writing her last job with her blood on her notebooks to remain a curse and a witness to all who let her down and kill her (Image posted by @abuhuzaifa_)
  • Caption translation: A martyr and a wounded man in the village of Sarjah in Jabal Al-Zawiya in the southern countryside of Idlib, as a result of a raid by the warplanes su24 (Images posted by @anasanas84)
  • Caption translation: A martyr and a wounded man in the village of Sarjah in Jabal Al-Zawiya in the southern countryside of Idlib, as a result of a raid by the warplanes su24 (Images posted by @anasanas84)
  • Caption translation: The 17-year-old student, Israa Al-Mousa, died as a result of an airstrike by the Syrian regime's warplanes that targeted a gathering of male and female students near an institute in the village of Sarjah in Idlib countryside, on the first day of the truce (Image posted by @Tamer_Turkmane)
  • Caption translation: The 17-year-old student, Israa Al-Mousa, died as a result of an airstrike by the Syrian regime's warplanes that targeted a gathering of male and female students near an institute in the village of Sarjah in Idlib countryside, on the first day of the truce (Image posted by @Tamer_Turkmane)
  • An image posted by @zendenhasan shows the smoke caused by the airstrikes on Sarjah on September 12 that killed one child and injured another.

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    Caption translation: Russian and Syrian warplanes have returned targeting the safe areas in Idlib with the continued missile strikes by the Russian checkpoints that have recently spread to some villages they occupied from the former southern countryside of Idlib. (Images posted by @syrian191124)

Russian Military Assessment:

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

Syrian Regime Assessment:

  • Suspected belligerent
    Syrian Regime
  • Syrian Regime position on incident
    Not yet assessed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 child)
  • Civilians reported injured
    1
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Contested
    Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
  • Suspected attackers
    Russian Military, Syrian Regime

Sources (19) [ collapse]

Incident Code

ISPT0161

Incident date

October 12, 2023

Location

النصيرات الشارع الرئيسي, Nuseirat main street, Deir al Balah, the Gaza Strip

Geolocation

31.452826, 34.385844 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Street level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Around 11:30 in the morning of Thursday, October 12th, 2023, an alleged Israeli strike hit commercial stores located on the main street in the Nuseirat camp in the Gaza Strip, killing four men and wounding others.

As a result of the strike several shops caught on fire, while a car belonging to the old Al-Banna bakery was damaged. Palestine News wrote about “great devastation in the area”, sharing an image of the destroyed buildings and rubble.

33-year old Tamer Nizar Khalid Al-Afash who was killed in the attack was described as “a wise martyr” in a post by a user called Muhammed, and a “study companion” in a Twitter post by user @MustafAbuZir. He was also remembered in a Facebook tribute by Nusaairat alongside an image of a young man. A Facebook user Ahmed mentioned that the late Tamer was his sister’s husband. Tamer’s cousin Muamen posted a video from the funeral of the young man.

29-year old Muhammad Khaled Zaidan Mishmish was remembered by his “brother and a friend” Aniis, who wrote that “You hurt us and made our hearts bloody. Your separation and quick departure pained us” and shared the images of the young and smiling Muhammad. His death was also mourned by Abd Elrahman and Emad in their Facebook testimonies.

Among the victims of the attack was also a 30-year old Muhammad Sami Abdel Fattah Fadel whose death was mourned in a Facebook testimony by Muhamed. Muhamed noted that Muhammad Fadel was killed in the attack on the Nuseirat market and attached an image of a smiling young bearded man.

A fourth victim, a young man named Salama Abu Mallouh, was remembered in the tributes by Facebook users Nusaairat and Yahya who also shared his images.

The exact number of those wounded in the incident was not specified by sources, and has therefore been accounted for by Airwars as at least two civilians in line with our methodology.

Where sources identified the belligerent, the strike was attributed to the Israeli military. Where possible, Airwars has matched names with the Palestinian Ministry of Health list of nearly 7000 victims’ names and ID numbers released on October 26th

Due to the scale and urgency of Airwars’ assessment process, all images have been automatically uploaded to each assessment with the graphic filter applied to protect users. We have also included all images identified from the sources, which may also include any imagery of combatants.

The incident occured at approximately 11:30 am local time.

The victims were named as:

Muhammad Mishmish محمد مشمش
29 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 804900736
Tamer Nizar Khalid Al-Afash تامر العفش
33 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 802709782
Salama Abu Mallouh سالم أبو ملوح
Age unknown male killed
Muhammad Fadel محمد فاضل
30 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 804687671

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian infrastructure
    IDP or refugee camp
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    4
  • (4 men)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Impact
    Food
    Impact on services or infrastructure relating to education, health or food supply. See methodology note for details.
  • Suspected attacker
    Israeli Military

Sources (17) [ collapse]

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    Source: @MustafAbuZir

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    Source: HlaPalsetineNews

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    Source: Almantiqa

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    Source: Almantiqa

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    Source: Almantiqa

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    Source: Yasser

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    Source: Yasser

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    Source: Yasser

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    Source: Aniis

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    Source: Aniis

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    Source: Aniis

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    Source: Emad

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    Source: Nusaairat

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    Source: Ahmed

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    Source: Nusaairat

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    Source: Yahya

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    Source: Muhamed

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    Source: Muhamed

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Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the main street of Nuseirat (النصيرات الشارع الرئيسي) to the west of Deir al Balah, for which the generic coordinates are: 31.452826, 34.385844. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

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Israeli Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian infrastructure
    IDP or refugee camp
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    4
  • (4 men)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Impact
    Food
    Impact on services or infrastructure relating to education, health or food supply. See methodology note for details.
  • Suspected attacker
    Israeli Military

Sources (17) [ collapse]

Incident Code

USYEMTr130

Incident date

January 2–3, 2018

Location

قيفه, Qifah, Bayda, Yemen

Geolocation

14.449335, 44.817596 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Neighbourhood/area level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

At least two alleged AQAP militants were reportedly killed by at least one US drone strike in Qifah, Bayda governorate, late on January 2nd-3rd 2018. Others suggested that a strike had killed two pro-government militia members and wounded others. There were no known associated reports of civilian harm.

One source, @demolinari, indicated that a US drone had launched two strikes in Qifah overnight from January 2nd to January 3rd, killing three “suspected AQAP militants”, all reportedly from Lawdar city, in Abyan. No other sources indicated that two strikes had taken place. According to this source, pro-AQAP channels published laments for militants Jarrah Al-Salmi and Abu Mohammed Al-Ibbi, also known as Safwan Al-Boani, and indicated that they were killed on January 2nd.

Some local-language social media sources, including @waelakram4, @AdenNowNews and @abu__sanad, also reported that an AQAP statement had said that two militants, named as Ahmed Abdullah Al-Qaheeh Al-Dian Al-Awlaki and Abdullah Ali Riqab Al-Dian Al-Awlaki, were killed by a strike in Qifah on January 2nd. It was unclear if those named were the same as the two alleged militants mentioned above.

Some sources further suggested that a US strike had killed two members of the pro-Hadi “resistance”, though it was unclear if this precluded AQAP membership. Social media sources @yemenat and @alraya_n, among others, specified that two members of the “resistance” had been killed by a US drone strike. AQAP members have sometimes reportedly fought alongside tribal militias against Houthi forces, leading to complex relationships between these groups and AQAP.

Yemen Now suggested that, according to local sources, “others” from the “resistance” were wounded in the strike, leading Airwars to assess a minimum of two belligerents reportedly injured. Given that four named fatalities were given by sources, the maximum number of reported belligerent deaths has been set at four.

One source, @MaxSecurityLTD, indicated on January 3rd that a strike had taken place in Dhi Kalb, in Qifah, though it is possible that this refers to an earlier strike on January 1st 2018.

In an email to Long War Journal, a US Central Command spokesperson confirmed that a strike took place against AQAP in Bayda on January 3rd. Since there were no known reports of other strikes in Bayda at that time, and given that the strike reportedly took place at night, this event is treated as declared.

The incident occured during the night.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Declared strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike, Drone Strike
  • Civilian harm reported
    No
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Known attacker
    US Forces
  • Known target
    Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)
  • Belligerents reported killed
    2–4
  • Belligerents reported injured
    2

Sources (16) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (6) [ collapse]

  • According to two English-language sources, pro-AQAP channels indicated that militants Jarrah Al-Salmi and Abu Mohammed Al-Ibbi were killed by a US drone strike in Qayfa on January 2nd 2018 (@demolinari, January 3rd 2018)
  • According to two English-language sources, pro-AQAP channels indicated that militants Jarrah Al-Salmi and Abu Mohammed Al-Ibbi were killed by a US drone strike in Qayfa on January 2nd 2018 (@demolinari, January 3rd 2018)

Geolocation notes (1) [ collapse]

Reports on the incident mention the area of Qifah (قيفه), north of Rada’a (رداع) town, for which the generic coordinates are: 14.449335, 44.817596. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

  • Reports on the incident mention the area of Qifah (قيفه), north of Rada’a (رداع) town, for which the generic coordinates are: 14.449335, 44.817596. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

    Imagery:
    Google Earth

US Forces Assessment:

  • Known belligerent
    US Forces
  • US Forces position on incident
    Not yet assessed

Original strike reports

US Forces
Official source

In a major move toward transparency, US Central Command (CENTCOM) provided details to FDD’s Long War Journal on US air strikes against Al Qaeda’s branch in Yemen. Since early 2017, the military previously provided little information on the Yemen air campaign, typically providing only an aggregate number and limited detail on high-value target strikes.

In an email to LWJ, CENTCOM’s Major Josh T. Jacques disclosed the dates and locations of the last five months of strikes in Yemen. The information revealed that since the beginning of 2018, the US campaign against Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) in Yemen has focused on three governorates: Hadramout (eight strikes), Al Bayda (17), and Shabwa (three), demonstrating the eastern reach of the terrorist group.

Last year’s publicized strikes were concentrated in the central governorates of Al Bayda and Marib.

Location of US air strikes against AQAP and the Islamic State in 2018:

– Jan. 2018: Ten total strikes. The US conducted 8 strikes against AQAP in Bayda on Jan. 1, 3, 9, 12, 13, 20, 25, and 29. An additional strike against AQAP in Shabwah occurred on Jan. 26. An additional strike against the Islamic State occurred on Jan. 12 in Bayda.

– Feb. 2018: Six total strikes, all in Al Bayda governorate. Strikes occurred on Feb. 7, 11, 12, 16, and 24 (two strikes were conducted on Feb. 24).

– Mar. 2018: Seven total strikes, six of which occurred in Hadramout. Strikes occurred on Mar. 4 (two strikes), 5, 7, 8, and 13. An additional strike in Bayda occurred on March 29. [AQAP’s apparent entrenchment in eastern Yemen is concerning. In addition to the concentration of strikes in Hadramout, CENTCOM previously disclosed that AQAP operated training camps in the governorate as recently as April 2018, when they were targeted by American strikes.]

– Apr. 2018: Four total strikes, one each in Shabwah (April 26) and Al Bayda (April 23), and two in Hadramout (both on April 11).

– May 2018: One strike, in Shabwah on May 14.

– Jun. 2018: No strikes to date.

The US military has stepped up its counterterrorism campaign against al Qaeda’s branch in Yemen as well as the Islamic State since President Trump took office in 2017. Last year, the US launched 131 strikes (125 against AQAP and six against the Islamic State), nearly tripling the previous yearly high of 44 strikes in 2016.

At the current pace, the US will fall far short of that mark; there have been 28 strikes reported by CENTCOM in Yemen in the first five months of 2018.

This counterterrorism campaign has targeted AQAP’s infrastructure, including its training camps and media operations, which serve as a hub for al Qaeda’s global communications. The US has killed several mid-level AQAP leaders and media officials in its air campaign.

Despite suffering setbacks after seizing large areas of southern and central Yemen between 2015-2016, AQAP remains a persistent threat to both the embattled Yemeni government and US interests worldwide. AQAP still controls remote rural areas in Yemen and operates training camps. The group’s master bomb maker, Ibrahim al Asiri, who has engineered several bombs which have evaded airport security, remains one of the most wanted jihadists on the planet.

Note: This article was updated to include the dates and locations of Jan. 2018 strikes.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Declared strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike, Drone Strike
  • Civilian harm reported
    No
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Known attacker
    US Forces
  • Known target
    Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)
  • Belligerents reported killed
    2–4
  • Belligerents reported injured
    2

Sources (16) [ collapse]

Incident Code

ISPT0247

Incident date

October 16, 2023

Location

قيزان النجار, Qaizan al Najjar, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

Geolocation

31.333847, 34.296719 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Exact location (via Airwars) level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Between 19 and 22 people were killed and a number were injured, including serious injuries, on the morning of Monday, October 16, 2023, when the home of the Zaqmat family, in the Qaizan Al-Najjar neighbourhood, in southern Khan Younis, in the Gaza Strip, was reportedly bombed by an Israeli military aircraft.

The Palestinian Civil Defence reported that two residential homes were hit in the incident and posted images on Facebook of the Bani Suheila municipality Civil Defence team working to remove victims from the rubble and sand.

Sources identified 19 victims from at least three family groups. Grandparents 52-year-old Mohammed Zayed Zaqmat Al-Shaeer (also known as Abu Zayed) and 50-year-old Aisha Mohammed Al-Sayed Al-Aqqad (also known as Umm Zayed) were killed alongside their 30-year-old son, Zayed Mohammed Zayed Zaqmat (also known as Abu Sajjad). Zayed’s wife and daughter were also reported by the Al-Shaeer family as having been killed but their names were not identified. Zayed’s daughter has been assumed to be a child based on Zayed’s age.

A 45-year-old woman called Randa Abdul Gawad Al-Aqqad (also known as Umm Mohammed) was killed alongside her six children. Her sons, 22-year-old Mohammed Al-Sayed Al-Aqqad and 14-year-old Anas Al-Sayed Mohammed Al-Aqqad were killed as well as her daughters 24-year-old Douaa Al-Sayed Al-Aqqad, 21-year-old Maryam Al-Sayed Al-Aqqad, 19-year-old Nour Al-Sayed Mohammed Al-Aqqad and 16-year-old Alaa Al-Aqqad.

One source, Hani Shaker al-Bana, reported that all members of the Al-Sayed family had been killed in the incident except for the father, Al-Sayed Mohammed Al-Sayed Al-Aqqad. A family member called Youssef Al-Aqqad posted on Facebook a prayer for the speedy recovery of Al-Sayed Mohammed Al-Aqqad, likely implying that he was injured in the incident.

A family member called Tamer Al-Aqqad, in a post on Facebook, described Aisha as the paternal aunt of the Al-Sayed children.

Another group of six children and young people from the family were killed; they are likely a set of siblings, however, this cannot be confirmed. Three young women, 21-year-old Yasmina Abdullah Mohammed Al-Aqqad, 20-year-old Lubna Abdullah Mohammed Al-Aqqad, and 19-year-old Amira Abdullah Mohammed Al-Aqqad were killed. Two teenage boys 16-year-old Mohammed Abdullah Mohammed Al-Aqqad and 15-year-old Abdul Rahman Abdullah Mohammed Al-Aqqad were also killed in the incident.

A 45-year-old woman called Suzan Abdullah Hashem Al-Aqqad was killed as well as 49-year-old Abdullah Mohammed Hamdan Al-Aqqad. Abdullah is likely the father of the six children and young people listed above based on their names, however, this cannot be confirmed.

Although Airwars has identified 19 names, one source, @younisalsragi, posted on X/Twitter that the death toll for the incident had risen to 22.

Three sources mentioned displaced people. Merhdad Khalili, in a post on Facebook, reported the death of Zayed Zaqmat’s family alongside several displaced people. Another Facebook post by a page called Eastern Inclusive reported that Mohammed Zaqmat had opened his home to displaced people from the north of Gaza before the incident. Another source, @Benkanaan2, reported that one person had been killed and five children had been injured in a bombing that took place in Khan Younis of the home of a family that had been displaced from Beit Hanoon, which is a municipality in the northern Gaza Strip.

Multiple sources described victims being buried under the rubble of the home and their bodies being recovered. Aida Mohammed reported in a post on Facebook, that 10 victims from the Zaqmat family remained under the rubble at one point.

The Palestinian news agency, Wafa, reported that the victims were transferred to Nasser Hospital. A photo posted by the Palestinian Civil Defence showed a member of the Civil Defence carrying a limp child into a medical facility.

Hani Shaker al-Bana, a friend of Anas Al-Aqqad posted a heartfelt tribute to him on Facebook, affectionately calling him a “scoundrel” and saying that he had a voice “like one of David’s psalms”. He posted a picture of Anas, commenting that he didn’t know at the time that this picture would be his last.

Hadeel al-Hallees posted a tribute to Randa and her six children on Facebook, describing Randa as “a knowledgeable, loving, giving, a supportive friend and sister, a wonderful mother” and that she would miss her “smile and her sweet words”.

Nassim Hatoum and Hassein Yahi al-Hajj described Zayed Zaqmat in tribute posts on Facebook as a dear friend and as loyal.

The Al-Shaeer family’s Facebook page reported the deaths, posted pictures of the house after it had been destroyed. Pictures taken by a family member called Hani Al-Shaeer showed a digger clearing a large sandy crater where the family house had been and showed significant damage to the neighbouring house. Other pictures posted by the Al-Shaeer family showed civilians and rescue teams pulling victims from the sand and rubble as well as blood-soaked pillows and a destroyed vehicle.

Where sources identified a belligerent, all sources attributed the strike to the Israeli Military.

The names of all identified victims, other than Alaa Al-Aqqad and Maryam Mohammed Al-Sayed Al-Aqqad, have been reconciled to the Palestinian Ministry of Health’s list of fatalities published on October 26, 2023.

Due to the scale and urgency of Airwars’ assessment process, all images have been automatically uploaded to each assessment with the graphic filter applied to protect users. We have also included all images identified from the sources, which may also include any imagery of combatants.

The incident occured in the morning.

The victims were named as:

Family members (20)

Mohammed Zayed Zaqmat Al-Shaeer محمد زيد الشاعر زقماط
52 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 921895991
Aisha Mohammed Al-Sayed Al-Aqqad عائشة محمد السيد العقاد
50 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 929552966
Zayed Mohammed Zayed Zaqmat زيد محمد زيد الشاعر زقماط
30 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 803879220
Randa Abdul Gawad Al-Aqqad رندة عبدالجواد العقاد
45 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 905401477
Yasmin Abdullah Mohammed Al-Aqqad ياسمين عبدالله العقاد
21 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 407799477
Lubna Abdullah Mohammed Al-Aqqad لبنى عبدالله محمد العقاد
20 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 409463122
Amira Abdullah Mohammed Al-Aqqad اميره عبدالله محمد العقاد
19 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 421022567
Alaa Al-Aqqad
16 years old female killed
Mohammed Abdullah Mohammed Al-Aqqad محمد عبدالله محمد العقاد
16 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 424651990
Abdul Rahman Abdullah Mohammed Al-Aqqad عبد الرحمن عبدالله محمد العقاد
15 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 426111662
Mohammed Al-Sayed Al-Aqqad محمد السيد محمد العقاد
22 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 407016419
Anas Al-Sayed Mohammed Al-Aqqad أنس السيد محمد العقاد
14 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 427558770
Douaa Al-Sayed Al-Aqqad دعاء السيد محمد العقاد
24 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 405140732
Maryam Al-Sayed Al-Aqqad
21 years old female killed
Nour Al-Sayed Mohammed Al-Aqqad نور السيد محمد العقاد
19 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 421027335
Suzan Abdullah Hashem Al-Aqqad سوزان عبدالله هاشم العقاد
45 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 900559295
Abdullah Mohammed Hamdan Al-Aqqad عبدالله محمد حمدان العقاد
49 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 900309725
Zayed Mohammed Zayed al-Shaeer Zaqmat’s wife زوجة زيد محمد زيد الشاعر زقماط
Adult female killed
Zayed Mohammed Zayed al-Shaeer Zaqmat’s daughter بنت زيد محمد زيد الشاعر زقماط
Child female killed
Al-Sayed Mohammed Al-Aqqad السيد محمد العقاد
Adult male injured

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian infrastructure
    Residential building
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    19 – 22
  • (5 children10 women4 men)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2–6
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Israeli Military

Sources (52) [ collapse]

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    Source: Aqqad Family Official Website

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    Source: Aqqad Family Official Website

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    Source: Aqqad Family Official Website

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    Source: Aqqad Family Official Website

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    Source: Aqqad Family Official Website

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    Source: Aqqad Family Official Website

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    Source: Faraj Abu Hamza

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    Source: Faraj Abu Hamza

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    Source: Faraj Abu Hamza

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    Source: Faraj Abu Hamza

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    Source: Faraj Abu Hamza

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    Source: Tamer Al-Aqqad

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    Source: Tamer Al-Aqqad

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    Source: Mahmood Al-Akkad

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    Source: Yousef Al-Aqqad

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    Source: Hani Shaker al-Bana

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    Source: Sofian al-Aqqad

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    Source: Sofian al-Aqqad

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    Source: Sofian al-Aqqad

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    Source: Sofian al-Aqqad

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    Source: Sofian al-Aqqad

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    Source: Sofian al-Aqqad

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    Source: Sofian al-Aqqad

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    Source: Sofian al-Aqqad

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    Source: Sheikh Ali Nasser

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    Source: Alakkad family

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    Source: News from heart of Palestine

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    Source: News from heart of Palestine

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    Source: News from heart of Palestine

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    Source: News from heart of Palestine

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    Source: News from heart of Palestine

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    Source: PNN News

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    Source: Omar Ramdan

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    Source: Um Mohammed

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    Source: Amira Malik

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    Source: Salah Mally

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    Source: Hassein Yahi al-Hajj

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    Source: Palestinian Civil Defence

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    Source: Palestinian Civil Defence

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    Source: Nassim Hatoum

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    Source: Mehrdad Khalili

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    Source: Al-Shaer family official page

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Geolocation notes (2) [ collapse]

Reports of the incident mention the neighbourhood of Qaizan al Najjar (قيزان النجار) to the south of Khan Younis (خان يونس). Analysing audio-visual material from sources, we have narrowed the location down to the following exact coordinates: 31.333847, 34.296719.

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  • Imagery:
    Aqqad Family Official Website

  • Imagery:
    Aqqad Family Official Website

Israeli Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian infrastructure
    Residential building
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    19 – 22
  • (5 children10 women4 men)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2–6
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Israeli Military

Sources (52) [ collapse]

Incident Code

YS031a

Incident date

October 9, 2019

Location

Nusaybin: Kisla Mahallesi, Turkey

Geolocation

37.072547, 41.207884 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Neighbourhood/area level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Between three and seven civilians were reported injured in an alleged YPG rocket or mortar attack on Nusaybin on October 9th,  according to local media sources.

According to Nusaybinden.com, the rockets fell on a street in Kisla Mahallesi injuring three people who were treated at Nusaybin State Hospital.

@jinnews2 put the toll at seven.

 

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    3–7
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    YPG

Sources (11) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (5) [ collapse]

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  • Wounded civilian following an alleged YPG rocket/mortar attack on Nusaybin: Kisla Mahallesi, Oct 9th (via Sol)

YPG Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    3–7
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    YPG

Sources (11) [ collapse]