Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

TS290

Incident date

June 11, 2019

Location

شارع السكة, Tal Rifa’at, Aleppo, Syria

Geolocation

36.471601, 37.095606 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Town level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

One civilian was allegedly killed and three more injured in a Turkish artillery strike on Tal Rifa’at.

ANF reported: “The Turkish army and allied jihadist terrorists have launched an attack on Tal Rifaat town in the Shehba Canton neighboring the occupied Afrin Canton.

The attack with howitzer and mortar fire killed a civilian by the name of Sabri Hemdo and left three other civilians, Fikret Reşîd Xorşîd, Zêneb Murad and Mehrem Bekir, injured.”

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Sabri Hemdo
Age unknown male killed
Fikret Reşîd Xorşîd
Age unknown male injured
Zêneb Murad
Age unknown female injured
Mehrem Bekir
Age unknown female injured

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the town of Tal Rifa’at (شارع السكة), for which the generic coordinates are: 36.471601, 37.095606. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Single source claim
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • Civilians reported injured
    3
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Weak
    Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
  • Suspected belligerent
    Turkish Military

Sources (1) [ collapse]

Turkish Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Single source claim
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • Civilians reported injured
    3
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Weak
    Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
  • Suspected belligerent
    Turkish Military

Sources (1) [ collapse]