Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

TS376

Incident date

October 30, 2019

Location

تل جبل , Tal Jabal, Al Hassakah, Syria

Geolocation

36.687974, 40.197576 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Subdistrict level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

One woman was reported injured in an alleged Turkish forces artillery attack on Tal Jabal, Ras Al Ain in Hassakah Governorate in Syria, on October 30th, 2019, according to local sources. ANHA identified the woman as Wedhe Salih, 20 years old.

The woman’s husband described how his wife was injured: “Our village Til Cebel was under the blockade. In order to escape from the gangs, we wanted to go to QSD’s points in the village of Erisha. The invading Turkish army and gangs bombed the area. When we reached the village, the gangs scanned us. A bullet came into my wife’s chest”. Her husband borrowed a motorcycle to move her to the hospital.

 

 

The incident occured at 16:00:00 local time.

The victims were named as:

20 years old female injured

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the village of Tal Jabal (تل جبل), allegedly within or in the vicinity of Al Manajir (المناجير) town Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further. The generic coordinates for Al Manajir are: 36.687974, 40.197576.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    1
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected belligerent
    Turkish Military

Sources (2) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (1) [ collapse]

  • A woman was reported injured in an alleged Turkish forces artillery attack on Tal Jabal in Hasaka governorate on October 30th, 2019. (Via ANHA).

Turkish Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    1
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected belligerent
    Turkish Military

Sources (2) [ collapse]