Incident Code
TS219
Incident Date
21 February 2018
Location
عفرين, Afrin city, Aleppo, Syria
Geolocation
36.511389,
36.864167
Accuracy: City
Geolocation
36.511389,
36.864167
Accuracy: City
Airwars Assessment
Last Updated: December 15, 2024
(Previous Incident Code: T103)
Rumaf reported that Turkey shelled the city centre of Afrin resulting in “many wounded.”
Alaraby reported that “Turkish warplanes bombed Kurdish militia positions in the Hikkah and Ankla hills north of Afrin, while artillery continued to bombard the positions of militias in various parts of the area” – though the source made no mention of civilian casualties.
There are no other details at this time.
Key Information
Country
Military Actor
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Weak
Civilians reported injured
3–5
Geolocation Notes
Reports of the incident mention the city of Afrin city (عفرين), for which the generic coordinates are: 36.511389, 36.864167. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.