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Two civilians were injured by alleged Turkish shelling of Ain Issa camp on May 17, 2023.
Hawar News reported that during the second incident in Ain Issa district on May 17th, two civilians were injured when Turkish forces bombarded Ain Issa camp. Correspondents for Hawar added that the shelling caused an outbreak of fire in the camp, and firefighting teams could not reach the scene to put out the fire due to continuous shelling. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights added that both civilians injured were taken to the hospital to receive treatment, and an image posted by Hawar News shows two men being treated for injuries.
Ronahi TV provided the names of the injured: Muhammad Al-Balikh and Mahmoud Al-Jassem.
All of the sources that reported on the incident attributed the shelling to Turkey.
The local time of the incident is unknown.
The victims were named as:
Geolocation notes
Reports of the incident mention the Ain Issa Camp (مخيم عين عيسى) for which the generic coordinates are: 36.400501, 38.849306. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.
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Victims of alleged Turkish shelling of Ain Issa camp on May 17, 2023. (Image posted by Hawar News)