Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

TS182

Incident date

February 11, 2018

Location

قسطل خضرية, Qastal Khadriya, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria

Geolocation

36.753333, 36.781389 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Local media reported the death of the civilian Mohammed Rasho, born in 1956, in an alleged Turkish airstrike on the village of Qustal Khadriya.

However, Nuce24 (which placed Mr Rasho’s death on February 10th at Berkashi) seemed to suggest that the victim was not a civilian. It reported that “the General Command of the People’s Protection Units issued a statement remembering the national and revolutionary martyr Mohammed Rachm (Khalo).” The source went on to claim that “Mohammed Rasho (Khalo) did not place old age before his insistence on resistance, and was an active member of the of community protection forces, and stood by our forces moment by moment, which over the years led to the responsibilities entrusted to him. He did not abandon the path of resistance until the moment of his death.”

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Mohammed Rasho
Adult male Born 1956 killed

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    0 – 1
  • (0–1 men)
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Turkish Military

Sources (6) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (1) [ collapse]

  • Mohammed Rasho, born in 1956 from the village of Qustal Khadria, killed in alleged Turkish shelling on Qastal Khadriya, 11th February 2018. (via Hozan kanbar)

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the village of Qastal Khadriya, Aleppo (قسطل خضرية), for which the generic coordinates are: 36.753333, 36.781389. 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
    0 – 1
  • (0–1 men)
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Turkish Military

Sources (6) [ collapse]