Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

TI109

Incident date

July 12, 2024

Location

جبل لولان وسفح جبل شيكويان في منطقة برادوست في أربيل, Mount Loulan and the foot of Mount Shekoyan in the Bradost area of ​​Erbil, Erbil, Iraq

Airwars assessment

At noon on Friday, July 12th, 2024, the area at the foot of Mount Shekoyan and around Mount Loulan in the Bradost area in Erbil of Iraq’s Kurdistan Region was hit by an alleged Turkish airstrike, injuring two civilians.

Multiple news sources reported the time and the location of the incident and that two people were injured. Rudaw Media Network reported that the two injuries were a young man and a girl. The girl’s wounds were minor and there was no need for her to remain in the hospital, while the young man was still receiving treatment.

Karwan Faisal, director of Sidkan Hospital, told Rudaw Media Network that the hospital was unable to send ambulances to the area due to the instability witnessed in the border area, so citizens transported the injured.

The media also reported that dozens of villages in the Kurdistan region were evacuated.

There was a consensus among the sources that a Turkish aircraft was responsible for the strike.

The incident occured at approximately 12:00 pm local time.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    2
  • 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 (7) [ collapse]

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
    2
  • 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 (7) [ collapse]