Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

TS338

Incident date

October 13, 2019

Location

عين العرب , Kobane, Aleppo, Syria

Geolocation

36.890678, 38.350390 Note: The accuracy of this location is to City level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Two civilians were reported injured in an alleged Turkish bombing on Kobane.

ANHA reported: “Two civilians were injured due to the bombardment of the invading Turkish army against Kobanê.

The invading Turkish army continues to bomb civilian settlements.

In the bombing of Turkish soldiers in Kobanê, Cemîl Ehmed Ehmed (65) and Rûhilat Yildiz (20) were wounded.

The wounded were taken to the hospital for treatment. It was learned that their condition was good.”

There is currently no further information available.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Cemîl Ehmed Ehmed
65 years old female injured
Rûhilat Yildiz
20 years old female injured

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the city of Kobane (عين العرب ), for which the generic coordinates are: 36.890678, 38.350390. 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
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    2
  • 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 (6) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (1) [ collapse]

  • Picture of one of the alleged victims (via ANHA)

Turkish Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Single source claim
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    2
  • 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 (6) [ collapse]