Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

TS361a

Incident date

October 20, 2019

Location

Zormixar, Aleppo, Syria

Geolocation

36.834913, 38.034368 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

The Kurdish Red Crescent reported that one civilian was killed and seven others were injured in an alleged Turkish forces attack on Zormixar west of Kobani/Ain Al Arab in Aleppo- Syria on October 20th, 2019.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Khaled Barazi
Age unknown male KRC killed
Khalid Ali
23 years old male Fragments in his body killed
Mousa Mustafa,
20 years old male Fragments in his body injured
Jinda
Age unknown female Fragments in her body injured
Badir Muhammad
21 years old male Fragments in his body injured
Afrini Tapqa
21 years old male Fragments in his body injured
Yousif Muhammad
21 years old male injured
Shiyar Dari
23 years old male leg injury injured

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • Civilians reported injured
    7
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Turkish Military

Sources (5) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (1) [ collapse]

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the village of Zormixar, for which the generic coordinates are: 36.834913, 38.034368. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

Turkish Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • Civilians reported injured
    7
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Turkish Military

Sources (5) [ collapse]