Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

TS111

Incident date

January 23, 2018

Location

جنديرس, Jindires, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria

Geolocation

36.391667, 36.693056 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Town level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Up to seven civilians were killed and 49 named people were wounded in the reported Turkish bombing of Jindires in Afrin, according to local sources on the ground.

Airwars was initially alerted to the casualty incident by the Afrin Now Facebook page, which detailed the reported casualties and some injured. 

On its Facebook page, the source publicly stated that “the Turkish army has stepped up its brutality towards our peaceful people in Afrin, using all kinds of weapons in indiscriminate bombardment of our villages and towns.

This brutal bombardment of the town of Jindires led to the destruction of civilian homes in addition to civilian casualties, including children and women.

The initial toll we have confirmed so far is the deaths of four civilians, including two children, with more than 10 wounded.”

Manbij Military Council published a statement and graphic photos by the SDF Media Office. It confirmed the civilian toll given by Afreen Now.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, also blaming Turkey, put the death toll at four including two children and two women – one of them reportedly an elderly woman.

The Facebook page ‘Al Bab and its suburbs’ published “pictures showing the effects of the Turkish bombardment with heavy weapons”.

According to the source RuMaf, “for the second day in a row, several villages and areas in Afrin were bombed targeting the headquarters of SDF forces in addition to indiscriminate targeting of residential areas, which resulted in a large number of civilian casualties among the dead and wounded”.

The incident occured at 00:00:00 local time.

The victims were named as:

Almas Sheikho Horo
50 years old female named directly by Afrin Now to Airwars killed
Jeger Khwen
15 years old male named directly by Afrin Now to Airwars killed
Fatima Bakr Bakr
58 years old female named directly by Afrin Now to Airwars killed
Sawsan Jamil Rashid
Adult female named directly by Afrin Now to Airwars killed
An unidentified child
14 years old named directly by Afrin Now to Airwars killed
An unidentified woman
Age unknown female named directly by Afrin Now to Airwars killed
An unidentified young man
19 years old male named directly by Afrin Now to Airwars killed
Hussain Hussein Mohammed
59 years old injury to jaw, eye and shoulder, named directly by Afrin Now to Airwars injured
Basma Ma’zo
33 years old injury to the legs, named directly by Afrin Now to Airwars injured
Mohammed Rashid Hassan
45 years old male injury to the legs and pelvis, named directly by Afrin Now to Airwars injured
Mustafa Abu Jammu
12 years old injury to the femoral artery , named directly by Afrin Now to Airwars injured
Suzan Sobhi Suleiman
11 years old female head injury and wounds with shrapnel injured
Mohammed Ali Suleiman
9 years old injured in the foot with shrapnel injured
Ahmed Sabri Canadian
45 years old male injuries to the back injured
Mohammed Suleiman Aliko
65 years old male wounds to the scalp injured
Hassan Hassou
52 years old male injuries to the face and jaw injured
Areen Hassan
33 years old injuries to the scalp injured
Amina Khalil
50 years old shrapnel in the left leg, with a facial injury injured
Moustafa Khallouf
14 years old male shrapnel in the legs injured
Asia Khallouf
15 years old shrapnel in the face and legs injured
Mohammed Abdul Karim Ali
22 years old male shrapnel in the scalp injured
Zainab Yousef
55 years old female shrapnel in the head injured
Aya Kedro
15 years old injury to right knee and shrapnel in the leg injured
Aya Nbo
7 years old named by the The Kurdish Red Crescent injured
Ahmad Sabry Kind
45 years old named by the The Kurdish Red Crescent injured
Aras Hiske
42 years old named by the The Kurdish Red Crescent injured
Rezan
20 years old named by the The Kurdish Red Crescent injured
Artesh
24 years old named by the The Kurdish Red Crescent injured
Abdulkarem Ali
22 years old male named by the The Kurdish Red Crescent injured
Hasan Hussen Muhamad
59 years old male named by the The Kurdish Red Crescent injured
Muhammad Rashed Hasan
40 years old male named by the The Kurdish Red Crescent injured
Chekdar Afren
26 years old named by the The Kurdish Red Crescent injured
AbdulRahman Hassan
Age unknown named by the The Kurdish Red Crescent injured
Roni
19 years old named by the The Kurdish Red Crescent injured
Ramadan Muhammad
Age unknown named by the The Kurdish Red Crescent injured
Mahmud Kurdi
Age unknown named by the The Kurdish Red Crescent injured
Sherwan Muhammad
Age unknown named by the The Kurdish Red Crescent injured
Amen Rezan
10 years old named by the The Kurdish Red Crescent injured
Joni Rezan
11 years old named by the The Kurdish Red Crescent injured
Mustafa Muhammad Khalof
12 years old named by the The Kurdish Red Crescent injured
Basema Muhamad Bajo
32 years old named by the The Kurdish Red Crescent injured
Nazera Haj Mahmud
50 years old named by the The Kurdish Red Crescent injured
Mahmod
Age unknown named by the The Kurdish Red Crescent injured
Abdal Setar Amer
Age unknown named by the The Kurdish Red Crescent injured
Saher Mamo
Age unknown named by the The Kurdish Red Crescent injured
Ali Al Sshekh
Age unknown named by the The Kurdish Red Crescent injured
Bilend
Age unknown named by the The Kurdish Red Crescent injured
Rashed Nasan
Age unknown named by the The Kurdish Red Crescent injured
Azad Ali
Age unknown named by the The Kurdish Red Crescent injured
Mahmud Musa
Age unknown named by the The Kurdish Red Crescent injured
Chakdar Rohilat
Age unknown named by the The Kurdish Red Crescent injured
Aziz Arab
Age unknown named by the The Kurdish Red Crescent injured
Redwan Habash
Age unknown named by the The Kurdish Red Crescent injured
Hamed Batal
Age unknown named by the The Kurdish Red Crescent injured
Yousif Abdulrahman
Age unknown named by the The Kurdish Red Crescent injured

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    5 – 7
  • (2 children2 women)
  • Civilians reported injured
    49
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Turkish Military

Sources (23) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (33) [ collapse]

  • Fatima Bakr Bakr, 58, killed in an alleged Turkish airstrike on Jindires, Afrin, 23rd January 2018. (via Afrin ANHA)
  • Injured civilians are rescued in the aftermath of an alleged Turkish airstrike on Jindires, Afrin, 23rd January 2018. (via Afreen now)
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    Injured civilians are rescued in the aftermath of an alleged Turkish airstrike on Jindires, Afrin, 23rd January 2018. (via Manbij military council)
  • Blood covers the streets in the aftermath of an alleged Turkish airstrike on Jindires, Afrin, 23rd January 2018. (via Manbij military council)
  • This media contains graphic content. Click to unblur.

    Injured civilians are rescued in the aftermath of an alleged Turkish airstrike on Jindires, Afrin, 23rd January 2018. (via Manbij military council)
  • Blood covers the streets in the aftermath of an alleged Turkish airstrike on Jindires, Afrin, 23rd January 2018. (via Manbij military council)
  • This media contains graphic content. Click to unblur.

    Injured civilians are rescued in the aftermath of an alleged Turkish airstrike on Jindires, Afrin, 23rd January 2018. (via Manbij military council)
  • Blood covers the streets in the aftermath of an alleged Turkish airstrike on Jindires, Afrin, 23rd January 2018. (via Manbij military council)
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    Injured civilians are rescued in the aftermath of an alleged Turkish airstrike on Jindires, Afrin, 23rd January 2018. (via Manbij military council)
  • Possibly the remnants of the airstrike which hit Jindires, Afrin, 23rd January 2018. (via Manbij military council)
  • Blood covers the streets in the aftermath of an alleged Turkish airstrike on Jindires, Afrin, 23rd January 2018. (via Manbij military council)
  • This media contains graphic content. Click to unblur.

    Injured civilians are rescued in the aftermath of an alleged Turkish airstrike on Jindires, Afrin, 23rd January 2018. (via Manbij military council)
  • This media contains graphic content. Click to unblur.

    Injured civilians are rescued in the aftermath of an alleged Turkish airstrike on Jindires, Afrin, 23rd January 2018. (via Manbij military council)
  • This media contains graphic content. Click to unblur.

    Injured civilians are rescued in the aftermath of an alleged Turkish airstrike on Jindires, Afrin, 23rd January 2018. (via Manbij military council)
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    A woman receives medical treatment in the aftermath of an alleged Turkish airstrike on Jindires, Afrin, 23rd January 2018. (via Afreen now)
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    An injured civilian in the aftermath of an alleged Turkish airstrike on Jindires, Afrin, 23rd January 2018. (via Afreen now)
  • A video showing damage to the infrastructure in Jindires, Afrin, in the aftermath of the alleged Turkish airstrike. 23rd January 2018. (via SOHR)
  • A video showing damage to the infrastructure in Jindires, Afrin, in the aftermath of the alleged Turkish airstrike. 23rd January 2018. (via SOHR)
  • The aftermath of an alleged alleged Turkish airstrike on Jindires, Afrin, 23rd January 2018. (via Afreen now)
  • The aftermath of an alleged alleged Turkish airstrike on Jindires, Afrin, 23rd January 2018. (via Afreen now)
  • The aftermath of an alleged alleged Turkish airstrike on Jindires, Afrin, 23rd January 2018. (via Al bab and its suburbs facebook)
  • The aftermath of an alleged alleged Turkish airstrike on Jindires, Afrin, 23rd January 2018. (via Al bab and its suburbs facebook)
  • The aftermath of an alleged alleged Turkish airstrike on Jindires, Afrin, 23rd January 2018. (via Al bab and its suburbs facebook)
  • The aftermath of an alleged alleged Turkish airstrike on Jindires, Afrin, 23rd January 2018. (via Al bab and its suburbs facebook)
  • The aftermath of an alleged alleged Turkish airstrike on Jindires, Afrin, 23rd January 2018. (via Al bab and its suburbs facebook)
  • The aftermath of an alleged alleged Turkish airstrike on Jindires, Afrin, 23rd January 2018. (via Al bab and its suburbs facebook)
  • The aftermath of an alleged alleged Turkish airstrike on Jindires, Afrin, 23rd January 2018. (via Al bab and its suburbs facebook)
  • The aftermath of an alleged alleged Turkish airstrike on Jindires, Afrin, 23rd January 2018. (via Al bab and its suburbs facebook)
  • The aftermath of an alleged alleged Turkish airstrike on Jindires, Afrin, 23rd January 2018. (via Al bab and its suburbs facebook)
  • This media contains graphic content. Click to unblur.

    Injured civilians are rescued in the aftermath of an alleged Turkish airstrike on Jindires, Afrin, 23rd January 2018. (via Smart)
  • This media contains graphic content. Click to unblur.

    Injured civilians are rescued in the aftermath of an alleged Turkish airstrike on Jindires, Afrin, 23rd January 2018. (via Smart)
  • This media contains graphic content. Click to unblur.

    Injured civilians are rescued in the aftermath of an alleged Turkish airstrike on Jindires, Afrin, 23rd January 2018. (via Smart)
  • This media contains graphic content. Click to unblur.

    Injured civilians are rescued in the aftermath of an alleged Turkish airstrike on Jindires, Afrin, 23rd January 2018. (via Smart)

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the town of Jindires, Afrin (جنديرس), for which the generic coordinates are: 36.391667, 36.693056. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

Turkish Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    5 – 7
  • (2 children2 women)
  • Civilians reported injured
    49
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Turkish Military

Sources (23) [ collapse]