Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

TS136

Incident date

January 28, 2018

Location

ميدان اكبس, Midan Ikbiss, Aleppo, Syria

Geolocation

36.820000, 36.677222 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Town level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Afrin Now reported “the martyrdom of the civilian A’ref Sheikh Ismail Zadeh after being sniped by the Turkish army in the village of Midan Ikbiss in the countryside of Afrin.”

No further details are currently available.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

  • A’ref Sheikh Ismail Zadeh Adult male killed

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Weak
    Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
  • Suspected attacker
    Turkish Military

Sources (1) [ collapse]

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the town of Midan Ikbiss (ميدان اكبس), for which the generic coordinates are: 36.820000, 36.677222. 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
    1
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Weak
    Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
  • Suspected attacker
    Turkish Military

Sources (1) [ collapse]