Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

TS134

Incident date

January 28, 2018

Location

بلبلة, Bulbula, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria

Geolocation

36.770899, 36.818318 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

The Military Council for Manbij [SDF] reported that a “Turkish aircraft targeted Bulbula this morning which resulted in the death and injury of civilians in the town”.

Kobanidil also reported that an unspecified number of civilians were killed and wounded in the attack.

Afrin Now named a 60 year old male victim, however The Kurdish Red Crescent placed his death on January 27th.

The same photos as TS133 were posted for reports regarding this incident, and Airwars are unsure as to which incident they belong. To see the photo’s please see previous incident.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Mahmoud Mustafa Mastori
60 years old male killed

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the village of Bulbula, Afrin (بلبلة), for which the generic coordinates are: 36.770899, 36.818318. 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
    2
  • (1 man)
  • 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 (3) [ collapse]

Turkish Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2
  • (1 man)
  • 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 (3) [ collapse]