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Two civilians died in an alleged Turkish shelling of Kortka village, according to local media.
Rok Online reported: “Our correspondent said that the Turkish artillery bombardment of the village of Kortaka in the Shara district, east of the province, led to the death of one person, amid continuing clashes in the vicinity of Shara between the protection units of the people and the Turkish forces and its Islamic militias.” Meanwhile, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights referred to “a number of martyrs”, reportedly counting both Kurds, Arabs and Armenians.
ANHA reported that Kortka was targeted by “artillery shelling”, while the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that civilians were killed by “Turkish air, artillery and missile attacks”.
The local time of the incident is unknown.
The victims were named as:
Family members (2)
Geolocation notes
Reports of the incident mention the village of Kortka village, Shara district, Afrin (كورتكة), for which the generic coordinates are: 36.580103, 36.886860. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.
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