Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

TI107

Incident date

April 28, 2024

Location

قجبال برادوست, Mount Bradost, Erbil, Iraq

Airwars assessment

On Sunday, April 28th, 2024, two civilian men, Ahmed Haidari and Rasoul Yunus, were killed and one civilian was reportedly injured in an airstrike allegedly perpetrated by Turkish aircraft in the Bradost mountains located in the east of the Erbil Governorate, Iraq.

According to the American CPT organization quoted by the Kurdistan Revolution in Arabic Facebook account, the Kurdish men, originally coming from Mahabad, were working in the mountain to collect spring herbs when the strike happened. The bodies of both were found later on.

The Instagram account @Kurdistanipeopleii also informed that one more person was injured, but the identity had not been confirmed yet. According to this account, the bodies of the victims have been returned to their home town in East Kurdistan.

Ahmed Haidari, the father of one child, was a middle-aged man with a clear skin tone, straight short hair, thick eyebrows, small eyes, thin lips, cleft chin, and no beard. In the photo posted, he was wearing a black t-shirt under a brown long-sleeve shirt and a black jacket with pockets.

Rasoul Yunus, the father of three children, was a middle-aged man too, with an average complexion, straight short hair, clear skin tone, thick black eyebrows, small eyes, and a thick black mustache. He was wearing a white shirt under a gray long-sleeved jacket and a black jacket.

Where sources identified the belligerent, all sources attributed the responsibility for the attack to the Turkish military.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Ahmed Haidari احمد حيدري
Adult male killed
Rasoul Yunus و رسول يونس
Adult male killed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian infrastructure
    Agriculture
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2
  • (2 men)
  • 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.
  • Impact
    Food
    Impact on services or infrastructure relating to education, health or food supply. See methodology note for details.
  • Suspected belligerent
    Turkish Military

Sources (2) [ collapse]

Media
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    Source: Kurdistan Revolution in Arabic

Turkish Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian infrastructure
    Agriculture
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2
  • (2 men)
  • 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.
  • Impact
    Food
    Impact on services or infrastructure relating to education, health or food supply. See methodology note for details.
  • Suspected belligerent
    Turkish Military

Sources (2) [ collapse]