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Airwars assessment
According to local media, three civilians were killed followed an alleged Turkish airstrike on Nubl town.
According to Enabbaladi, the Syrian regime’s media published a statement saying that Turkish planes’ targeted allied positions in Nabal and Zahra, which resulted in a number of civilian martyrs.
An image published shows the casualties to be young men.
Only one other source reported that civilians had been killed. Endi Zentarmi said: “After bombing a checkpoint in the Ziyarah area and killing eight pro-regime fighters, Turk jets have now also bombed the regime-controlled town of Nubl (south-east of Afrin city), killing at least three civilians. The airstrikes are deemed deliberate.”
The local time of the incident is unknown.
Summary
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A picture shows the aftermath of the alleged Turkish airstrike, which targeted a checkpoint in the Ziyarah area which led the killing of three civilians (source: Qawem online)
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A picture shows the checkpoint site destruction followed an alleged Turkish airstrike. Local sources claimed the death of three civilians and 8 combatants (source: Qawem online)
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A picture shows the aftermath of the alleged Turkish airstrike, which targeted a checkpoint in the Ziyarah area which led the killing of three civilians (source: Qawem online)
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Three of the victims of the alleged Turkish airstrike on Nubla, 14th March 2018. (via Sy7Syria)
Geolocation notes
Reports of the incident mention the city of Nubl town, Afrin (نبل), for which the generic coordinates are: 36.379722, 36.989167. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.