Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

TS612

Incident date

July 16, 2023

Location

قرية حسن اغا, Hasan Agha village, Aleppo, Syria

Airwars assessment

On 16th July 2023, a male civilian was reportedly injured by a Turkish drone strike on a car in the village of Hasan Agha, located to the south of the city of Manbij.

44 year-old Ahmed Al-Jassem was injured and taken to the nearest hospital for treatment and has subsequently been released.

An initial Facebook post published by the Manbij Military Council Media Center alleged that the strike on a civilian vehicle took place at around 11:30 am. However, both the Syrian Observatory of Human Rights and the North Press reported that Ahmed Al-Jassem was injured by the Turkish strike on a military vehicle of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF).  A further Facebook post by Minbij News reported that the incident left one member of SDF dead and two others injured.

The incident occured at approximately 11:30 am local time.

The victims were named as:

Ahmed Al-Jassem أحمد الجاسم
44 years old male injured

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike, Drone Strike
  • 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
  • Suspected target
    YPG/SDF
  • Belligerents reported killed
    1
  • Belligerents reported injured
    2

Sources (9) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (1) [ collapse]

  • Site of impact from alleged Turkish drone strikes in Hasan Agha village on July 16, 2023. (Image posted by Hawar News)

Turkish Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike, Drone Strike
  • 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
  • Suspected target
    YPG/SDF
  • Belligerents reported killed
    1
  • Belligerents reported injured
    2

Sources (9) [ collapse]