Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

TS109

Incident date

January 22, 2018

Location

تل سلور, Tal Slour, Jindires, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria

Geolocation

36.364444, 36.722222 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Two to three civilians were allegedly killed in Turkish airstrikes on Tal Slour, Jindires, Afrin. They were named by Afrin Now and the Kurdish Red Crescent.

Kurdi Post said that the strike came after midnight, and that Mrs Suleiman’s seven year old son was also killed, while a 10 year old girl was injured. However according to ANHA, which posted videos, her two children were injured.

A related tweet noted: “The child Mohammed Esmat Ali, 7 years old, from the village of Tal Sallur in the area of Gindressa, was orphaned and all his guilt was that he was sleeping like the rest of the world’s children with his mother. However, the attacks of the Turkish occupation forces on the village of Tal Sallour did not harm the safety and security of the child.”

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Sawsan Suleiman
46 years old female from the village of Tal Slour in the area of Jenderes countryside killed
Sawsan Gemil
33 years old named by the Kurdish Red Crescent killed
Mohammed Esmat
Child male killed
Muhammad Gamel Suleman
4 years old male injured

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the village of Tal Slour, Jindires, Afrin (تل سلور), for which the generic coordinates are: 36.364444, 36.722222. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1 – 2
  • (0–1 children1 woman)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2
  • 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 (6) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (3) [ collapse]

  • Mohammed Esmat Ali, injured in an alleged Turkish raid on Tal Slour, Jindires, Afrin, 22nd January 2018. (via Hogir)
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    Footage showing the death of a woman and her injured child in the aftermath of an alleged Turkish raid on Tal Slour, Jindires, Afrin, 22nd January 2018. (via ANHA)
  • An injured child grieves for his mother in the aftermath of an alleged Turkish airstrike on Tal Slour, Jindires, Afrin, 22nd January 2018. (via ANHA)

Turkish Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1 – 2
  • (0–1 children1 woman)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2
  • 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 (6) [ collapse]