Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

TS677

Incident date

January 10, 2024

Location

قرية الكاوكلي, Kawekli (Al-Kauakli) village, Manbij countryside, Aleppo, Syria

Airwars assessment

On Wednesday, January 10th, 2024, a woman was reportedly injured by alleged Turkish artillery shelling on the village of Kawekli (Al-Kauakli), in the western countryside of Manbij in the province of Aleppo, Syria.

Several sources said the woman was in her house when the strike occurred, but further details about her identity were not reported at the time of writing. The injured woman was transferred to a nearby hospital for medical treatment

Photos posted from a number of sources show that the strike damaged at least one civilian house in Kawekli. Fox Press and Kurdish Forces Facebook accounts shared an image showing remnants of the weapons that had been used.

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

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian infrastructure
    Residential building
  • 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
from sources (7) [ collapse]

  • Source: North Press Agency News
  • Source: ANHA facebook
  • Source: Fox Press facebooked
  • Source: Kurdish forces facebook
  • Source: Kurdish forces facebook
  • Source: Kurdish forces facebook
  • Source: Kurdish forces 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 infrastructure
    Residential building
  • 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]