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Incident Code

TS654

Incident date

October 26, 2023

Location

قرية الربيعية, Al-Rabiya village west of Hama, Hama, Syria

Airwars assessment

At least five identified civilians, including two women and two children, were killed and between two and five civilians were injured in a drone strike on the Al-Rabiya village of Hama countryside in central Syria, declared by Al-Fateh Al-Mubin, a militia affiliated and supported by the Turkish military, during the evening of Thursday, October 26, 2023.

SANA News referring to the Hama Police Command reported that three people were killed and two injured in that attack. The Syrian Ministry of Defense alleged that three people were killed and two others were injured while Sputnik reported the injured were three, and RT counted only two.

The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights reported the highest death toll –  four citizens killed, including two women, and that the five injured were all from the same family. SOHR added that there was a state of terror and panic that struck the residents of the area. The victims were transported to the Hama National Hospital for treatment.

Social media posts helped to identify six victims of the deadly attack. According to the Syria news network, the strike killed a soldier, Lieutenant Sharaf Muhammad Ali Muhammad alongside the civilians named as Amna Ibrahim Asaad, the little girl Hala Kamel Al-Ali, and a girl Maryam Habib Al-Ali.  Hama branch Facebook account also mentioned Ayman Ali Al-Muhammad and Aya Al-Ahmad among the killed, noting that their bodies arrived at the National Hospital in Hama. Mesyaf news reported about Ayman Ali Al-Muhammad, Amna, Hala and Maryam.

Maryam Habib Al-Ali was a ninth grade student with long straight hair, fair skin and brown eyes. A photo of her was posted while wearing a green bracelet and a red t-shirt with a white stripe on both shoulders. The other girl, Hala Kamel Al-Ali, was a baby with fair skin and brown eyes, a photo of her was posted where she is dressed with a yellow knitted cap and green pijama with print.

The Fox Press Facebook account reported that “the drone took off from the areas of Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham and the pro-Turkey factions, and flew over the airspace of the city of Suqaylabiyah before heading to the town of Al-Rabiah, while ground anti-aircraft guns tried to confront it in the skies of the region without being able to shoot it down.”

The Military monitor media alluded to the death of the Syrian military soldier and also posted a photo of the ceremony where military corpses are gathered inside a room in the Hama National Hospital behind four coffins covered with the Syrian flag. Another picture show a soldier surrounded by his colleagues, giving a military salute to the coffin that was being loaded at the entrance of the hospital.

A procession was also held on October 27 from the hospital. Mesyaf News posted a photo of a man with a brown long tunic who was one step from a multitude of militaries, with his head bowed in front of a coffin covered with the Syrian flag and flowers. Another photo showed many men and a kid gathered around two men, one in front of the other. The first one giving a military salute to the other, while the other holds in his hands probably a folded flag.

According to Military monitor Facebook account and North Syria Live news, the Al-Fateh Al-Mubin militia carried out the drone attack. The Al-Fateh Al-Mubin militia declared the strike in a statement published by North Syria Live news: “Our mujahideen targeted the headquarters of Assad’s gangs in the town of Al-Rabiah, west of Hama, and direct hits were achieved among the enemy’s headquarters in response to targeting the city of Idlib.” However, no civilian casualties were mentioned in this statement.

The incident occured in the evening.

The victims were named as:

Family members (5)

Amna Ibrahim Asaad آمنة إبراهيم أسعد
Adult female killed
Aya Al-Ahmad آية الأحمد
Adult female killed
Hala Kamel Al-Ali هالة كامل العلي
Child female killed
Maryam Habib Al-Ali, مريم حبيب العلي
Child female killed
Ayman Ali Al-Muhammad أيمن علي المحمد
Adult male killed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Declared strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike, Drone Strike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    5
  • (2 children2 women1 man)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2–5
  • 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.
  • Known attacker
    Turkish Military
  • Known target
    Assad regime
  • Belligerents reported killed
    1

Sources (20) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (11) [ collapse]

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    Source: Syria TV news

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    Source: Syria TV news

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    Source: Syria TV news

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    Source: Syria TV news

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    Source: Syria TV news

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    Source: Military monitor facebook

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    Source: Military monitor facebook

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    Source: SYria news network facebook

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    Source: Atef Anka facebook

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    Source: Mesyaf news facebook

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    Source: Mesyaf news facebook

Turkish Military Assessment:

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

Original strike reports

Turkish Military
Official source

Al-Fateh Al-Mubin: Our mujahideen targeted the headquarters of Assad’s gangs in the town of Al-Rabiah, west of Hama, and direct hits were achieved among the enemy’s headquarters in response to targeting the city of Idlib.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Declared strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike, Drone Strike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    5
  • (2 children2 women1 man)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2–5
  • 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.
  • Known attacker
    Turkish Military
  • Known target
    Assad regime
  • Belligerents reported killed
    1

Sources (20) [ collapse]

Incident Code

TS098

Incident date

January 20, 2018

Location

شيا عفرين, Shya, Aleppo, Syria

Geolocation

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

Airwars assessment

Afrin Now reported that “the Turkish army, based in the city of Izzaz, bombed the villages of Belonya, Malikya, Villat Qadi and Barada, resulting in the wounding of workers with light injuries.”

In a related event, the Red Crescent reported that a 45 year old civilian male it named as Ibrahem Khalil Muhammad was injured by shrapnel in the leg at Shya. It named 35 year old Ibrahem Muhammad Al Hussen as receiving a backbone injury at Sherwa. And it said 19 year old Zaem Oso was injured at Rajo.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Ibrahem Khalil Muhammad
45 years old male injured
Ibrahem Muhammad Al Hussen
35 years old male injured
Zaem Oso
19 years old injured

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    0
  • Civilians reported injured
    3
  • 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 (1) [ collapse]

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the town of Shya (شيا عفرين), 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
    3
  • 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 (1) [ collapse]

Incident Code

TS130

Incident date

January 27, 2018

Location

جنديرس, Jindires, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria

Geolocation

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

Airwars assessment

The Kurdish Red Crescent reported that nine civilians were injured in the Jinderes area of Afrin Canton.

In a report shared with Airwars, nine injured civilians were named – listed below.

The source Rodi Sad reported that a Turkish warplane struck a mosque in Jinderes. It published images showing destruction of the building but made no mention of civilian casualties.

Efrin News also reported Turkish strikes and published pictures from the Afrin region showing “the brutal Turkish aggression on the mosque of Salah al-Din and a cemetery in the area of Jenderis”. But, again, no mention was made of civilian casualties.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Feda Ali
22 years old female injured
Kemal Hisko
36 years old male injured
Dijwar Muhamad
21 years old male injured
Armanj Haj Muhammad
20 years old male injured
Sarhad Haj Ali
21 years old male injured
Fadakar
20 years old male injured
Rashed Nabe Kindi
80 years old male injured
Shekri Muhammad Kindi
76 years old male injured
Botan
21 years old male 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 (3) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (7) [ collapse]

  • The inside of a Mosque which was targeted by alleged Turkish airstrikes on 27th January 2018. (via Rodi Sad)
  • The inside of a Mosque which was targeted by alleged Turkish airstrikes on 27th January 2018. (via Rodi Sad)
  • The inside of a Mosque which was targeted by alleged Turkish airstrikes on 27th January 2018. (via Efrin News)
  • The inside of a Mosque which was targeted by alleged Turkish airstrikes on 27th January 2018. (via Efrin News)
  • The exterior of a Mosque which was targeted by alleged Turkish airstrikes on 27th January 2018. (via Efrin News)
  • The exterior of a Mosque which was targeted by alleged Turkish airstrikes on 27th January 2018. (via Efrin News)
  • The exterior of a Mosque which was targeted by alleged Turkish airstrikes on 27th January 2018. (via Efrin News)

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the village 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
    0
  • Civilians reported injured
    9
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Weak
    Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
  • Suspected attacker
    Turkish Military

Sources (3) [ collapse]

Incident Code

TS161

Incident date

February 7, 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 private report, the Kurdish Red Crescent named the following one civilian was wounded in an alleged Turkish shelling of Rajo.

The type of weapon is unknown.

No further details are currently available.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Sheyar Ahmad Baker
35 years old injury to the ankle and stomache 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 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
    1
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Weak
    Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
  • Suspected attacker
    Turkish Military

Sources (1) [ collapse]

Incident Code

TS193

Incident date

February 13, 2018

Location

قوطا شرقية,بلبل , Qota Sharqiya, Bulbul district, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria

Geolocation

36.711111, 36.801944 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

According to two sources, some civilians were injured followed an alleged Turkish shelling on Qota Sharqiya, Bulbul district.

The Kurdish Red Crescent reported three civilians were injured followed an alleged Turkish shelling of Qota Sharqiya, Afrin.

The Smart News Agency also reported three wounded civilians but cited the Kurdish Red Crescent report.

One of the child victims was later named at age of two, injured in his forehead.

Please note that some of the images are also reported in TS192, Heikja, Afrin. We are unable to identify which incident they belong too. 

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Abdo Shieko
2 years old male injury to the forehead injured
Khalil Ahmad
80 years old foot injury injured
Zeinab Ahmad
70 years old foot injury injured

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    0
  • Civilians reported injured
    3
  • 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 (3) [ collapse]

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    An injured civilian in the aftermath of an alleged Turkish airstrike on Sa'arnajka, Sharan district, Afrin, 13th February 2018. (via The Kurdish Red Crescent)

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    An injured civilian in the aftermath of an alleged Turkish airstrike on Sa'arnajka, Sharan district, Afrin, 13th February 2018. (via The Kurdish Red Crescent)
  • An injured civilian in the aftermath of an alleged Turkish airstrike on Sa'arnajka, Sharan district, Afrin, 13th February 2018. (via The Kurdish Red Crescent)

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the village of Qota Sharqiya, Bulbul district, Afrin (قوطا شرقية,بلبل ), for which the generic coordinates are: 36.711111, 36.801944. 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
    3
  • 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

TS092

Incident date

August 29, 2017

Location

عفرين, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria

Geolocation

36.511389, 36.864167 Note: The accuracy of this location is to City level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Between six and 10 civilians including one or more child were wounded in an alleged Turkish shelling on Afrin, according to local media.

Rudaw said that “Rizan Haddu, a political writer, told them that the initial result of the shelling that targeted the neighborhoods of Afrin injured six civilians to varying degrees”.

Yekiti reported the same figures, saying “six civilians were wounded when four mortar shells hit the center of the city of Afrin in Syrian Kurdistan on Tuesday evening.”

Sputnik – also blaming Turkey – put the number of “seriously wounded” at 10, including a female child.

Rok added that two Turkish rockets hit Afrin, while Step referred to “Turkish artillery” injuring several civilians, including a 10-year-old boy.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    0
  • Civilians reported injured
    6–10
  • 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 (11) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (1) [ collapse]

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    A wounded civilian following an alleged Turkish mortar attack on Afrin, Aug 29th 2017. (via Rudaw)

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the city of Afrin (عفرين), for which the generic coordinates are: 36.511389, 36.864167. 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
    6–10
  • 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 (11) [ collapse]

Incident Code

TS300

Incident date

October 9, 2019

Location

Ashme, Kobane, Aleppo, Syria

Geolocation

36.894878, 38.312931 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Subdistrict level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

One civilian was reported injured in an alleged Turkish forces airstrike on Ashme Village in Kobane, Aleppo governorate, October 9th 2019 according to local media.

No additional public information is presently known about this claim.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Ehmed Xidir Dender
Age unknown male injured

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • 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
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Turkish Military

Sources (4) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (1) [ collapse]

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the subdistrict of Ashme, Kobane, for which the generic coordinates are: 36.894878, 38.312931. 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

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • 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
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Turkish Military

Sources (4) [ collapse]

Incident Code

TS335

Incident date

October 13, 2019

Location

رأس العين ,الجامع الكبير , Next to Al Jamia Al Kabir in Ras Al Ayn, Hassakah, Syria

Geolocation

36.849174, 40.072031 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Exact location (via Airwars) level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

In a major civilian harm incident, between 6 and 19 civilians – including at least four journalists from multiple countries – died and as many as 74 others were wounded in an alleged Turkish airstrike on a convoy, made up from around 400 civilian vehicles, heading from Al Jazira to Ras Al Ain, local media said.

The highest death count was given as 19 by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. Multiple other sources said that 11 civilians died with 74 more wounded. Journalists from countries including Brazil, France, and the Ukraine were among the victims. The Kurdish Red Crescent however put the death toll at 7, and said 56 people were injured.

Casualties were taken to the hospital in Til Temir, with a source at the hospital stating that “40 were wounded and died altogether”.

A journalist and eyewitness of the event described it to Amnesty International as “an absolute massacre”. According to the journalist, “the convoy was made up of around 400 civilian vehicles and that there were no fighters present, only a handful of armed guards protecting the convoy”.

Extensive biographical detail was given by ANHA on 53-year-old Eqîde Eli Osman. The source said: “Eqîde Eli Osman (53), who was known for his patriotism in Girkê Legê, recognized the Kurdish Freedom Movement in 1980. Eqîde Eli Osman, who was actively involved in the struggle, was subjected to the detention and arrests of the Syrian regime. Eqîde Elî Osman, a member of Yekitiya Star Management, and then Eqîde Elî Osman, who became a Star member of the Congress, was martyred in the air raid on the civilian convoy in Serêkaniyê on October 13 by the occupying Turkish army.”

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Khalid Khelil
60 years old male from Til Hemis injured
Abdulkerim Yusuf Abdullah
40 years old male from Tirbespiye injured
Kawa Sileyman Haco
42 years old male from Tirbespiye injured
Abdurrahman Ahmed Hadi
41 years old male from Til Hemis injured
Evin Yusuf El Heci
45 years old female from Til Kocher injured
Behiya Cima Şexo
79 years old from Tirbespiye injured
Jwan Zelfo
25 years old male injured
Ersin Çaksu
Age unknown male ANF Journalist. @HiwaDilan_71 tweeted victim killed. injured
Mehmet Ekinci
Age unknown male Journalist with ANHA. @HiwaDilan_71 tweeted victim killed. injured
Bircan Yıldız
Age unknown female Journalist with ANHA. @HiwaDilan_71 said victim killed injured
Rojbîn Akçin
Age unknown male Journalist. @HiwaDilan_71 said victim killed injured
Mihemed Ekincî
Age unknown male ANHA Agency Journalist injured
Mohammed Hassan Reşo
Age unknown male Journalist killed
Eqîde Eli Osman (Eqîde Anne)
53 years old male killed
Şiyar Brahim
Age unknown Stêrk TV employee injured
Emel Yunus
Age unknown female Stêrk TV announcer. @HiwaDilan_71 said victim killed. injured
Cevad Qamishlo
17 years old male injured
Abdulrahman Ahmad Hadi
45 years old male Head wound injured
Hesan Adnan
24 years old male injured
Mneefa Saaed Jumaa
43 years old female injured
Mihammed Xidir
28 years old male injured
Waddah
17 years old injured
Abdulqadir Raqip
19 years old male injured
Talal Yusuf Abdullah
19 years old male injured
Dilsoz Dildar
Adult male NPA journalist. @HiwaDilan_71 said victim killed. injured
Ebdulreşîd Mihemed
Adult male Journalist injured
Seed Ehmed
Adult male Journalist with ANHA killed
Abdul Jabbar Jasim
37 years old male injured
Adam Ahmad
16 years old male injured
Ahmad Salih
25 years old male injured
Alaa Salim Hassan
20 years old male injured
Alan Youssef Abdullah,
19 years old male injured
Ammar Ahmad Osman
19 years old male
Arseen Jakso
Age unknown Farat Agency Journalist injured
Berman
Age unknown female
Beshir Ayed
40 years old male injured
DlSoz Kute
22 years old female injured
Emina Salim Esmail
46 years old female injured
Fayz Muhammad Khalil
30 years old male injured
George Abdulahad
20 years old male injured
Ghazala Hameed
26 years old female injured
Hayez Adel al Aubyed
30 years old male injured
Huner Ahmad
Age unknown male rudaw tv journalist injured
Jamil Ahmad Al ahmad
65 years old male injured
Jazya Hussein Hwarny
63 years old female injured
Loai
18 years old male injured
Mahmoud Kheder Nawaf
18 years old male injured
Mervet Muhammad Emin
30 years old female injured
Mhrajan Nwaf Sulaiman
50 years old male injured
Muna Naser Sananeek
45 years old female injured
Muzeffer Mahmoud Yousif,
45 years old male injured
Nawaf Etallah Sabah
28 years old male injured
Nisreen Mesho
39 years old female injured
Nsreen Mesto Maashooq
38 years old female injured
Numan Ahmed
42 years old male injured
Rasheed Muhammad Muhammad
24 years old male injured
Swar Khesho
22 years old male injured
Tagreed Al huseen
26 years old female injured
Taha Mahmoud Yousif,
38 years old male injured
Talal Al Hawar
50 years old male injured
Youssef Jasm Habib,
18 years old male injured
Rojhilat Yeldiz
22 years old female injured
Fayz Mahmoud Baqi,
Age unknown male killed
Saad Ahmad
Age unknown male HAWAR Agency Journalist killed
Ezzeldeen Mahmoud Yousif
62 years old male killed
Muhammad Hussein Resho
Age unknown male KRC List - Journalist killed
Saad Ahmad
Age unknown male KRC List - Journalist killed
Hawas Ali al Hussen
28 years old male broken leg injured

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    7 – 19
  • (1–2 women6–17 men5–6 journalist)
  • Civilians reported injured
    56–75
  • 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
    Turkish Military

Sources (33) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (11) [ collapse]

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  • Translation: "ANHA agency reporter Seed Ehmed lost his life in the Serêkaniyê attack today. Four of uur journalist friends were also injured."

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    Translation: "Journalist of the Kurdish news agency ANHA #MihemedEkenci has been wounded in Turkish army’s shelling on Serekaniye while covering Turkey’s bombardements in the city #TwitterKurds"

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    Footage of victims of the alleged Turkish airstrike on a convoy traveling from Al Jazira to Ras Al Ain, Hasaka governorate, on October 13th 2019 receiving medical care (via @hawarnews).
  • 9th to 30th of october doc

    KRC List

Geolocation notes (5) [ collapse]

Reports of the incident mention that shelling and airstrikes targeted the convoy in Ras Al Ayn (رأس العين). After investigating audio-visual material from sources, we have narrowed this location down to a point in a street next to Al Jamia Al Kabir, the coordinates for which are: 36.849174, 40.072031.

  • Reports of the incident mention that shelling and airstrikes targeted the convoy in Ras Al Ayn (رأس العين). After investigating audio-visual material from sources, we have narrowed this location down to a point in a street next to Al Jamia Al Kabir.

    Imagery:
    Google Earth

  • Panoramic stitch of footage from incident.

    Imagery:
    ANF

  • Panoramic stitch of footage from incident.

    Imagery:
    ANF

  • Satellite imagery showing the distribution of buildings tagged in the panoramic stitches.

    Imagery:
    Google Earth

  • Satellite imagery showing the distribution of buildings tagged in the panoramic stitches.

    Imagery:
    Google Earth

Turkish Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    7 – 19
  • (1–2 women6–17 men5–6 journalist)
  • Civilians reported injured
    56–75
  • 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
    Turkish Military

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