Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

TS664

Incident date

December 3, 2023

Location

قرية بيني, village of Binah, Sherawa District, Aleppo, Syria

Airwars assessment

On Wednesday, December 3rd, 2023, an elderly man was seriously injured due to a drone attack allegedly perpetrated by the Turkish military, in the village of Binahi in the Sherawa district, north of Aleppo, Syria.

Issa Kado is a 73-year-old Kurdish civilian with short gray hair, a beard, a dark complexion, and wearing glasses. Dressed in a blue shirt with a gray sweater, dark dress pants, and black shoes, Issa was cultivating seeds on his land in the north of the village when the incident happened. He fell on the floor as he received serious injuries by shrapnel derived from the drone ammunition and later he was transferred to a hospital in Afrin for treatment.

Issa was in intensive care, as disclosed by the Rojava activist network. He had visible bleeding punctures on his face, torso, and feet, and stayed resting with an arm in a cast and his stomach bandaged, as posted by Ahmad Mousa’s Facebook account.

According to the Aleppo Governorate reported by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, the Turkish drone was deployed in two sites occupied by the regime and Kurdish forces. In the Shirawa District, northwest of Aleppo, clashes between the Kurdish and the Syrian Regime as well as between factions of the National Army led to an ongoing bombardment in the area.

Where sources identified the belligerent, all sources attributed the strike to the Turkish military.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Issa Kado عيسى كادو
73 years old male injured

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike, Drone Strike
  • Infrastructure
    Residential
  • 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

Sources (7) [ collapse]

Media
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    Source: MED facebook
  • Source: Rojava activists network facebook
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    Source: Ahmad Mousa facebook
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    Source: Ahmad Mousa facebook
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    Source: Ahmad Mousa facebook
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    Source: Ahmad Mousa facebook
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    Source: Ahmad Mousa facebook

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
  • Infrastructure
    Residential
  • 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

Sources (7) [ collapse]