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Airwars assessment
Two named civilians died in an alleged Turkish shelling of Yilanguz village, Syria, local media reported.
According to Rumaf, “The Turkish bombardment targeted the village of Jilanguz in the district of Jendiris with artillery, which led to the death of the citizen.
The source published very graphic images of the victim.
The victim was also named by Afrin Now.
A second victim was named by ANHA, with the source reporting that “dozens of artillery shells fell” on Yilanguz.
According to SDF Press, “the army of the Turkish invasion and the terrorist factions targeted the center of the town of Jindires and the village of Yilanguz with heavy weapons. The initial result is the death of two civilian martyrs and wounding of three more”.
SDF Press also put the death toll at two with three more wounded.
However, according to KDP, five civilians died, including children.
The local time of the incident is unknown.
The victims were named as:
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Mahmud Mankawi, 21, killed in an alleged Turkish airstrike on Yilanguz village, Jindires, Afrin, 27th February 2018. (via Afrin Now)
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A civilian killed in an alleged Turkish airstrike on Yilanguz village, Jindires, Afrin, 27th February 2018. (via Rumaf) -
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A civilian killed in an alleged Turkish airstrike on Yilanguz village, Jindires, Afrin, 27th February 2018. (via Rumaf) -
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A civilian killed in an alleged Turkish airstrike on Yilanguz village, Jindires, Afrin, 27th February 2018. (via Rumaf)
Geolocation notes
Reports of the incident mention the subdistrict of Yilanguz village, Jindires, Afrin (يلنقوز), for which the generic coordinates are: 36.391667, 36.693056. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.