Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

TS190

Incident date

February 12, 2018

Location

دررويش, Darwish village, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria

Geolocation

36.635, 36.668056 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Afrin Now reported “the martyrdom of the civilian Haidar Kiuzu from the village of Darwish yesterday, as a result of Turkish shelling.”

PYD reported Turkish shelling of the village but made no mention of civilian casualties.

There are no other details at this time.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

  • Haidar Kiuzu Adult male killed

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 man)
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Weak
    Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
  • Suspected attacker
    Turkish Military

Sources (2) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (1) [ collapse]

  • Haidar Kiuzu, killed in an alleged Turkish airstrike on Darwish village, Afrin, 12th February 2018. (via Afrin Now)

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the village of Darwish village, Afrin (دررويش), for which the generic coordinates are: 36.635, 36.668056. 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
    1
  • (1 man)
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Weak
    Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
  • Suspected attacker
    Turkish Military

Sources (2) [ collapse]