Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

TI105

Incident date

April 14, 2024

Location

قرية "گەلالە, house of Muhammad Saeed, Galala village, Shuriya valley, Maute district in Sulaymaniyah Governorate, Sulaymaniyah, Iraq

Airwars assessment

On Sunday, April 14th, 2024, a young Kurdish man named Muhammad Saeed Muhammad was reported dead as a result of an alleged drone strike by the Turkish military on his house located in the village of Galala in the Mawt (Maute) district of the Sulaymaniyah Governorate in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.

At 3:07 pm, Twitter/X user @IslamZebari shared a video showing a group of men at a site with rubble carrying a heavy object in a big blue plastic bag. The video showed the remnants of a Holy Quran and debris at the location. The user identified the site as the house of a civilian who was allegedly killed by a Turkish drone strike.

Islam Zebari mourned the death of Muhammad who was known as a memorizer of the Holy Quran. “Before his martyrdom, he was reciting the Qur’an, and upon his martyrdom, his body was transformed into scattered pieces, and his pure blood decorated the pages of the Quran.”, wrote Islam. He also shared an image of the victim – a man in his early thirties dressed in a white shirt and black suit.

All the sources identify the Turkish military as responsible for the attack.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Muhammad Saeed Muhammad محمد سعيد محمد
Adult male killed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike, Drone Strike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    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 belligerent
    Turkish Military

Sources (4) [ collapse]

Media
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    Source: Islam Zebari
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Turkish Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike, Drone Strike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    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 belligerent
    Turkish Military

Sources (4) [ collapse]