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Two or more civilians died in an alleged Turkish shelling of Haj Khalil village, according to local media. A number of sources referred to the event as “a horrific massacre”.
Rumaf reported that “children and elderly” were targeted in the attack.
According to Military Council for Manbij and surrounding area [SDF], which published graphic images of victims, “the army of the Turkish invasion committed a horrific massacre of civilians in the village of Haj Khalil in the area of Rajo after targeting the village this morning. This led to the death of a number of civilians and wounding others”.
According to the Smart News Agency, “the Media Center of the Syrian Democratic Forces, on its official website, said that a number of civilians were killed and wounded by shelling of the factions of the Free Army and Turkish forces on the village of Haj Khalil in Rajo district and on the side of Bulbul, without mentioning the number of victims or details of them.”
The local time of the incident is unknown.
The victims were named as:
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Mohammed Ahmed Bakr, killed in an alleged Turkish airstrike on Haj Khalil village, Rajo district, Afrin, 28th January 2018. (via Afrin Now)
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Civilian casualty, killed in an alleged Turkish airstrike on Haj Khalil village, Rajo district, Afrin, 28th January 2018. (via SDF) -
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Mohammed Ahmed Bakr, killed in an alleged Turkish airstrike on Haj Khalil village, Rajo district, Afrin, 28th January 2018. (via SDF) -
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An elderly man injured in the alleged Turkish airstrike on Haj Khalil village, Rajo district, Afrin, 28th January 2018. (via Rumaf) -
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A man injured in the alleged Turkish airstrike on Haj Khalil village, Rajo district, Afrin, 28th January 2018. (via Rumaf) -
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A child injured in the alleged Turkish airstrike on Haj Khalil village, Rajo district, Afrin, 28th January 2018. (via Rumaf) -
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Civilian casualty, killed in an alleged Turkish airstrike on Haj Khalil village, Rajo district, Afrin, 28th January 2018. (via Military Council for Manbij) -
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Civilian casualty, killed in an alleged Turkish airstrike on Haj Khalil village, Rajo district, Afrin, 28th January 2018. (via Military Council for Manbij) -
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Civilian casualty, killed in an alleged Turkish airstrike on Haj Khalil village, Rajo district, Afrin, 28th January 2018. (via Military Council for Manbij) -
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Animals were killed in the alleged Turkish airstrike on Haj Khalil village, Rajo district, Afrin, 28th January 2018. (via Afrin Now)
Geolocation notes
Reports of the incident mention the village of Haj Khalil village, Rajo district, Afrin (حج خليل), for which the generic coordinates are: 36.678611, 36.683611. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.