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Airwars assessment
Eight civilians including children were wounded in alleged Turkish shelling of Ras al-Ain in Hasakah – Syria on October 14th, 2019, according to local sources.
One of the children injured (Muhammad Hameed Muhammad, 13) was reported burned because of alleged use of white phosphorus by the Turkish forces. In the hospital, Muhammad was yelling at his father “Dad! Dad! Dad! Stop the burning! I beg you, stop the burning!”
Along with Muhammad, the Kurdish Red Crescent named four other civilians injured in Turkish shelling.
- Fahima Huseen, Female, 45, Serekaniye, Trauma
- Abdul Karim Ebrahim, Male, 18, Burns
- Amsha Khedir, Female, 14, Shock
- Muhammad Hassan Ebrahim, Male, 35, Serekaniye, neck injury
The local time of the incident is unknown.
The victims were named as:
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A wounded child following alleged Turkish shelling in Ras al Ain, Oct 14th (via ANHA) -
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Geolocation notes
Reports of the incident mention the city of Ras Al Ain (رأس العين), for which the generic coordinates are: 36.848579, 40.073576. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.