Incident Code

TS277

Location

عفرين, Afrin city centre, Aleppo, Syria

Geolocation

36.511389, 36.864167
Accuracy: City

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: December 15, 2024

(Previous Incident Code: T165)

Up to 21 civilians including five children died and as many of 45 were injured in alleged Turkish shelling of Afrin city centre, according to local media.

IC Afrin indicated the death count at 20 reporting that the Turkish army is shelling everywhere in Afrin city and its surroundings.

According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights learned from a number of reliable sources that Turkish warplanes targeted Afrin city during the past few hours [March 16th]. The targeting of Afrin has continued since last night, by the Turkish forces and warplanes, which resulted in the fall of tens of casualties and wounded. The Observatory has documented the death of 18 citizens including 5 children while more than 45 others were injured with varying severity, and others are still missing, with bodies trapped under the rubble.

ANF recorded the death toll as at 21. Six named were identified. Additionally, 29 were identified as injured.

Victims

Invidivuals

Adult male via ANF English Mobile killed
Child male via ANF English Mobile killed
64 years old male via ANF English Mobile killed
32 years old male via ANF English Mobile killed
Adult male via ANF English Mobile killed
70 years old male via ANF English Mobile killed
54 years old male via ANF English Mobile injured
25 years old male via ANF English Mobile injured
21 years old via ANF English Mobile injured
8 years old female via ANF English Mobile injured
24 years old via ANF English Mobile injured
55 years old female via ANF English Mobile injured
60 years old female via ANF English Mobile injured
80 years old male via ANF English Mobile injured
60 years old male via ANF English Mobile injured
2 years old via ANF English Mobile injured
15 years old via ANF English Mobile injured
15 years old female via ANF English Mobile injured
31 years old via ANF English Mobile injured
60 years old via ANF English Mobile injured
35 years old via ANF English Mobile injured
55 years old female via ANF English Mobile injured
39 years old female via ANF English Mobile injured
8 years old via ANF English Mobile injured
42 years old male via ANF English Mobile injured
40 years old via ANF English Mobile injured
29 years old via ANF English Mobile injured
52 years old via ANF English Mobile injured
35 years old male via ANF English Mobile injured
25 years old female via ANF English Mobile injured
7 years old via ANF English Mobile injured
19 years old female via ANF English Mobile injured
63 years old male via ANF English Mobile injured
17 years old via ANF English Mobile injured
32 years old via ANF English Mobile injured

Key Information

Country
Military Actor
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Civilians reported killed
20–21
1 Child, 5 Men
Civilians reported injured
29–45

Geolocation Notes

Reports of the incident mention the city of Afrin city centre (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.

Military Statements

Turkish Military Assessment
Suspected belligerent
Turkish Military
Turkish Military position on incident
Not yet assessed

Media From Sources (14)