Geolocation
Airwars assessment
A child was reported killed and others injured, also including children, in alleged Turkish or pro-Turkey militants shelling on Zankil village, east of Manbej, Aleppo on March 14th.
The child victim was identified as Yamen Ali Ayntabi. It was reported that the shelling took place in the morning.
North Press Agency said that the Turkish shelling targeted the village’s school. “Turkish shelling targeted the village’s school, killing an eight-year-old child and injuring another, who was transferred to a hospital in the city.”
ANHA said that four mortars landed in the village and that “as a result, the child Furqan Ibrahim Ayntabi and the child Yasser Ibrahim Ayntabi were severely injured, while the child Yamen Ali Ayntabi was killed instantly.”
The incident occured at 09:00:00 local time.
The victims were named as:
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Two children were reported injured in alleged Turkish shelling on Zankil village in Manbej on March 14th. (image via ANHA)
Geolocation notes
Reports of the incident mention a school being struck in the village of Al Zanfil (الزنفل). Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further. The generic coordinates for Al Zanfil are: 36.613878, 37.823240.