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A 12 year old child was among three civilians killed, with up to four others injured, in what was described as a Turkish rocket or artillery strike on the village of Al-Hadaryat.
According to NPA, Turkish strikes had begun in retaliation for the firing of two missiles into Turkey’s Kilis province by alleged Syrian regime forces. Turkish president Erdogan was cited as saying that “Of course, this the regime’s practices, and we responded to them.”
Turkish artillery strikes were reported in a number of areas around Ain Issa, with one attack on the evening of March 19th hitting al-Hadaryat. Along with the death of 12 year old Mahmoud al-Khalil, up to five other civilians were initially reported injured. Ugarit Post named those wounded as Abdullah Omar Abdullah, Najib Hamida, Zahrat Al-Sahl, Iman Al-Sahw and Aziza Al-Jokhaidem. The injured were first treated in Ain Issa before being moved to Raqqa.
Hawar News was alone in saying that four civilians had been injured and one killed, in what it said were both artillery and rocket strikes.
Reports said that two additional civilians had subsequently died of injuries sustained in the attack – named as Zahra Saleh Al Samou, aged 25 (who died on the morning of March 23rd according to Xeber 24 and Hawar News); and Iman Saleh Al-Samou, who died on the same day according to Raqqa Is Being Slaughtered Silently.
The incident occured in the evening.
The victims were named as:
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A civilian injured in a reported Turkish strike on a Syrian village on March 19th 2021 (via ANHA)
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A civilian victim of a Turkish strike on a Syrian village, March 19th 2021 (via SDF)
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A civilian victim of a Turkish strike on a Syrian village, March 19th 2021 (via SDF)
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A civilian victim of a Turkish strike on a Syrian village, March 19th 2021 (via SDF) -
A civilian victim of a Turkish strike on a Syrian village, March 19th 2021 (via SDF)
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Reported Turkish strikes in the vicinity of Ain Issa, March 19th 2021 (via SDF)
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Reported Turkish strikes in the vicinity of Ain Issa, March 19th 2021 (via SDF)
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Reported Turkish strikes in the vicinity of Ain Issa, March 19th 2021 (via SDF)
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Reported Turkish strikes in the vicinity of Ain Issa, March 19th 2021 (via SDF)
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Zahra al-Samu, who died of injuries sustained in a likely Turkish attack March 19th 2021 (via Hawar News)
Geolocation notes
Reports of the incident mention the village of Al Hadariyat (الحيدريات), allegedly located south east of Ain Issa (عين عيسى). Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further. The generic coordinates for Ain Issa are: 36.387809, 38.862934.