Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

TS178

Incident date

February 10, 2018

Location

متينة, Mateena village, Aleppo, Syria

Geolocation

36.595, 36.930556 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Local media reported that Turkish airstrikes killed one civilian and wounded another two  as the village of Mateena, Aleppo, was targeted.

Rumaf reported “At 13:00 local time, Turkish aircraft bombed a house along the village bridge, killing one civilian and injuring 2 others”.

According to KDP, “seven shells fell in the middle of the station in the compound of the village of Metina”.

The incident occured at 13:00:00 local time.

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the village of Mateena village (متينة), for which the generic coordinates are: 36.595, 36.930556. 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
  • 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 (4) [ collapse]

Turkish Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • 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 (4) [ collapse]