Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

TS148

Incident date

February 2, 2018

Location

كفر صرف, Kafr Sarf, Afrin, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria

Geolocation

36.426111, 36.662500 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Afrin Now in Syria reported that “4-year-old Hamid Rashid was wounded by shrapnel from the bombing of the Turkish airliner in the village of Kafr Safra in the Jandrissah district of Afrin province.”

Nuce24 also named the victim and blamed Turkey.

According to the Kurdish Red Crescent, “Hameed Rashid Mehmoud 4 years old got shot in his forehead”, though it didn’t say if he had lived or died.

According to sources he was taken to hospital, with medical staff reporting his condition was stable.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the village of Kafr Sarf, Afrin, Aleppo (كفر صرف), for which the generic coordinates are: 36.426111, 36.662500. 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
    0
  • Civilians reported injured
    1
  • 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 (5) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (2) [ collapse]

  • Four year old Hamid Rashid was wounded by shrapnel from the alleged bombing of the Turkish airliner in the village of Kafr Safra, Afrin province, Aleppo. 2nd Feburary 2018. (via Afrin Now)
  • Four year old Hamid Rashid was wounded by shrapnel from the alleged bombing of the Turkish airliner in the village of Kafr Safra, Afrin province, Aleppo. 2nd Feburary 2018. (via Ranya Mohammed)

Turkish Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    0
  • Civilians reported injured
    1
  • 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 (5) [ collapse]