One civilian died and four more were wounded in alleged Turkish shelling of the town of Tal Ref’at, according to local media – though one report also said that the Syrian Free Army also targeted Kurdish units in the town.
Rumaf named Alia Omar Sheikh and Othman Zakaria Mustafa as killed. However, a later report by Rumaf said that Othman Zakaria Mustafa was a member of “the Asayish forces”, the Kurdish security forces. It published images showing the funeral procession.
According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, “Turkish forces shelled areas in Tal Rifat town in the northern countryside of Aleppo, which is controlled by the Syria Democratic Forces. This resulted in the injury of four people”.
SDF press also pointed towards Turkey, reporting that “the Turkish occupation army and its mercenaries stationed in the towns of Mara and Kalgberin shelled the Tel Rifaat area with shells and heavy weapons. The shelling resulted in injuries among civilians, who were taken to a hospital.”
However, Ahmad al Farouh, pro-revolution activist from Mare’e, Aleppo, said that the Syrian Free Army targeted Kurdish units in the town with “artillery and mortars” – but made no mention of civilian harm.
The local time of the incident is unknown.
The victims were named as:
Alia Omar Sheikh
Adult
female
killed
Othman Zakaria Mustafa
Adult
male
combatant
killed
Depo Mohammed Champion
Age unknown
injured
Abdul Basit Ali Sakran
Age unknown
injured
Abdo Sukran
Age unknown
injured
Mohammed Hassan Dibo
Age unknown
injured
Mahmoud Hassan Dibo
Age unknown
injured
Ghazi Rahal (refugee in the city of Tel Rifaat)
Age unknown
injured
Louay Aboush (refugee)
Age unknown
injured
Geolocation notes
Reports of the incident mention the city of Tal Ref’at ( تل رفعت), for which the generic coordinates are: 36.473056, 37.094444. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.