Geolocation
Airwars assessment
“Many” civilians died and “more than 50” were wounded in alleged Turkish artillery strikes on Rafha village, local media said.
According to @ HiwaDilan_71, “Groups of gangs affiliated with the occupying Turkish state bombed a village inhabited by Arab citizens in Girê Spî. Many civilians have died, including more than 50 people hospitalized, including women, children and the elderly.”
@nazimodas posted footage of “a father whose son died in the bombing.”
Politika noted howitzer fire.
The local time of the incident is unknown.
Geolocation notes
Reports of the incident mention the village of Rafha (رفح), for which the generic coordinates are: 36.671052, 39.143708. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.
Summary
Sources (5) [ collapse]
Media
from sources (2) [ collapse]
-
This media contains graphic content. Click to unblur.
-
Wounded civilians in Rafha village, Tal Abyad, Oct 16th (via Politika)