Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

TS196

Incident date

February 13, 2018

Location

قرية بيكه، عفرين, Shara, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria

Geolocation

36.6175, 36.936944 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Town level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

One man has been killed, and two have wounded in an alleged Turkish shelling of Shara.

The Kurdish Red Crescent identified the victims by names and ages.

The weapon used has not been reported.

No additional details are presently known.

 

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Adnan Ibrahim
50 years old male via the Kurdish Red Crescent killed
Ali Ju’ma Qasim
58 years old male via the Kurdish Red Crescent injured
Abdullah Mohammed Ma’mo
55 years old male via the Kurdish Red Crescent injured

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the town of Shara, Aleppo (قرية بيكه، عفرين), for which the generic coordinates are: 36.6175, 36.936944. 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
    2
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Weak
    Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
  • Suspected belligerent
    Turkish Military

Sources (1) [ 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
  • (1 man)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Weak
    Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
  • Suspected belligerent
    Turkish Military

Sources (1) [ collapse]