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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.
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Wounded civilians in Rafha village, Tal Abyad, Oct 16th (via Politika)
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.