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A girl was killed and her parents were injured in heavy artillery shelling by alleged Turkey-backed factions on the village of Arab Hasan, Aleppo governorate, on March 30th, 2020, according to local sources.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that it had “monitored this evening [March 3, 2020] heavy artillery shelling by Turkish-backed factions, targeting the village of Arab Hasan, north of Manbij city, killing a little girl and seriously injuring her father.”
According to @NotWoofers, 6-year-old Yasmin Hussein Al Hajji was killed in the incident. Her parents Amina Ibrahim and Hussein Abed Al Hajji were reportedly wounded and treated in Manbij hospital. @vdcnsy stated the girl had been 5 years old.
Hawar News reported that, according to the Media Center of Manbij Military Council, “the Turkish occupation army and its mercenaries stationed at the Turkish base in the village of Arab Hassen Saghir bombed the village of Arab Hassen Kabir, a densely populated village, with shells and rockets, this evening, as several shells landed on the civilian homes.”
All sources blamed Turkish-backed forces for the incident.
The incident occured in the evening.
The victims were named as:
Family members (3)
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Damage in a civilian home after artillery strikes by alleged Turkish-backed factions on the village of Arab Hassan Kabir on March 30th, 2020 (via @NotWoofers).
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Damage in a civilian home after artillery strikes by alleged Turkish-backed factions on the village of Arab Hassan Kabir on March 30th, 2020 (via @NotWoofers).
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Photo of a civilian home after alleged artillery strikes by alleged Turkish-backed factions on the village of Arab Hassan Kabir on March 30th, 2020 (via @vdcnsy).
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Hole in the wall of a civilian home after alleged artillery strikes by alleged Turkish-backed factions on the village of Arab Hassan Kabir on March 30th, 2020 (via @vdcnsy).
Geolocation notes
Reports of the incident mention the village of Arab Hassan Kabir (عرب حسن كبير) for which the generic coordinates are: 36.649444 37.847778. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.