Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

TS186

Incident date

February 11, 2018

Location

دررويش, Darwish village, Afrin, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria

Geolocation

36.635000, 36.668056 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

One civilian was wounded in an alleged Turkish shelling of Darwish village, Syria, according to local media.

Afrin Now reported that “Haidar Sulaiman, 55 years old, from Darwish village, was injured by a shell fired by the [Turkish] occupation army on his house.”

The victim was also named by Hawar News, who said that he was admitted to the operating room in an Afrin hospital.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Haidar Sulaiman
55 years old injured

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the village of Darwish village, Afrin, Aleppo (دررويش), for which the generic coordinates are: 36.635000, 36.668056. 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]

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    Injured civilian receives medical treatment in the aftermath of an alleged Turkish airstrike on Darwish village, Afrin, 11th February 2018. (via Hawar)
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    Injured civilian receives medical treatment in the aftermath of an alleged Turkish airstrike on Darwish village, Afrin, 11th February 2018. (via Hawar)

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]