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Airwars assessment
At least one woman was injured in alleged Turkish strikes on the village of Bankê between December 27-28th 2021, according to local reports.
Nalia Media Corporation reported that a woman was badly injured in Turkish air strikes near residents’ homes in the village of Bankê. The injured woman was taken to the hospital in Zakho and the residents of the two surrounding villages were left without electricity.
ANF News also identified one injury, a 42-year-old woman, who was wounded when Turkish shells struck her home. ANF added that the shelling also destroyed large areas of cultivated land and gardens and were fired from a Turkish base in southern Kurdistan.
Christian Peacemaker Teams reported that the shelling went on for several hours.
All other sources that reported on the incident also identified one woman as being injured and attributed the strikes to Turkey.
The incident occured after midnight.
Geolocation notes
Reports of the incident mention the village of Bankê, for which the generic coordinates are: 37.20788, 42.9688. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.
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Alleged Turkish strikes on Bankê on December 27-28, 2021. (Image posted by Mawazin)