Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

TS658

Incident date

November 20, 2023

Location

قرية عون الدادات, Awn Al-Dadat Village, Aleppo, Syria

Airwars assessment

On the evening of Monday, November 20th, 2023, at least 13 identified civilians, including one woman, and up to 20 civilians were injured, and a number of civilians were reportedly killed in an artillery strike allegedly carried out by Turkish forces in the village of Aoun Al-Dadat, north of Manbij in Syria.

Initial reports cited between seven and 20 injured civilians who were transferred to Dar Al-Shifa Hospital in Manbij, with some reportedly in critical condition. A local resident of Aoun Al-Dadat told North Press, “The Turkish-backed factions targeted the village on Monday evening, with dozens of mortar shells.” The resident also claimed the bombing caused damage to the properties of residents within the village.

The thirteen civilians who were injured in the strike were named by the sources as Zakur Yahya Musa, Muhammad Yahya Musa. Hussein Faid Al-Ahmad, Ahmed Fawaz Al Mahmoud, Hussein Al-Ahmad, Muhammad Zakaria Al-Mousa, Fatima Al-Ibrahim, Imad Al-Obaid, Abdullah Hassan Al-Sheikh, Abdul Qader Al-Barhou, Latuf Al-Mousa, Hassan Al-Hajji, and Ahmed Mahmoud Khafifa. Ronahi Satellite Channel reported that Muhammad Yahya Musa and Hussein Faid Al-Ahmad had sustained serious injuries in the blast and were in critical condition at the time of publication.

Multiple local sources referenced “killed” in addition to the wounded, but none specified how many people were killed or any additional details. For example, Violations Documentation Center reported about the “death of a number of innocent civilians”.

A Facebook post from Zakariya Alsharafi identified the strikes as occurring “at the transit point for Al-Tarfiq passengers at the Aoun Al-Dadat crossing”.

All of the sources that reported on the incident attributed the strikes to Turkish forces.

The incident occured in the evening.

The victims were named as:

Ahmed Mahmoud Khafifa أحمد محمود خفيفه
Age unknown male injured
Hassan Al-Hajji حسن الحجي
Age unknown male injured
Latuf Al-Mousa لطوف الموسى
Age unknown male injured
Khaled Al-Bakari خالد البكاري
Age unknown male injured
Muhammad Yahya Musa محمد يحيى موسى
Age unknown male injured
Zakur Yahya Musa زكور يحيى موسى
Age unknown male injured
Ahmed Al-Fawaz أحمد الفواز
Age unknown male injured
Muhammad Zakaria Al-Mawas محمد زكريا المواس
Age unknown male injured
Hussein Al-Ahmad حسين الأحمد
Age unknown male injured
Abdullah Sheikh Hassan عبد الله الشيخ حسن
Age unknown male injured
Imad Al-Obaid عماد العبيد
Age unknown male injured
Fatima Al-Ibrahim فاطمة الإبراهيم
Age unknown female injured
Abdul Qader Al-Barhou عبد القادر البرهو
Age unknown male injured

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2
  • Civilians reported injured
    13–20
  • 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

Sources (16) [ collapse]

Media
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    Source: Redwan alxil facebook

Turkish Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2
  • Civilians reported injured
    13–20
  • 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

Sources (16) [ collapse]