Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

TS167

Incident date

February 9, 2018

Location

اخجيلة, Akhjla village, Jandrissa, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria

Geolocation

36.377381, 36.664178 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

According to a tweet by Roni Omar, one civilian, named Osman Hamo Na’so, was killed.

Afrin Now reported “shelling by the Turkish occupation army aircraft on the village of Qustal Khadriya and Qustal Mekdad in the area of Bulbula, and the village of Deir Sawan in the vicinity of Shara. Aircraft also bombed the village of Akhjla of the region of Jandrissa, wounding a civilian”.

Other sources also reported the wounding of a civilian.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Osman Hamo Na’so
Adult male killed

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the village of Akhjla village, Jandrissa, Afrin (اخجيلة), for which the generic coordinates are: 36.377381, 36.664178. 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
    1
  • (1 man)
  • 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 (1) [ collapse]

  • Osman Hamo Na'so, killed in an alleged Turkish airstrike on Akhjla village, Jandrissa, Afrin, 9th February 2018. (via Roni Omar)

Turkish Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 man)
  • 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]