Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

TS678

Incident date

January 10, 2024

Location

قرية كربطلي, Karbatli village, south of Ad-Darbasiyah, Al Hassakah, Syria

Airwars assessment

On the morning of Sunday, 14th January 2024, an alleged aerial bombardment by a Turkish drone hit a residential house in the village of Karbatli, south of Ad-Darbasiyah in the Hassakah countryside, Syria. These attacks resulted in the injury of two small children and their mother.

Facebook posts by ANHA news and Shiyar H Ahmad reported that the destroyed house belonged to a citizen named Khaled Heso. His wife Ahlam Abdel Razzaq Ramo was injured alongside their son Jan Khaled Heso (four years old), who was slightly injured, and their son Rojan Khaled Heso (three years old) who was injured by shrapnel in the head. The children were receiving treatment in the hospital in the city of Hasakah.

Shiyar Ahmad shared the images of the injured Ahlam on a hospital bed with her leg and hands bandaged and of two small crying boys, her sons, one of them with a bandaged head. Nesrin Ehmad also posted images of the woman and one of the boys being treated by the medical staff.

ANHA news posted images showing the broken wall and glasses in the house of Khaled Heso. Ivan Hassib shared an image of the house being on fire after the bombardment on Facebook, while Esrin Ehmad posted an image of a huge cloud of smoke rising over the house.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights stated that this incident was part of a continued policy of targeting public facilities and infrastructure owned by Syrian citizens within the Syrian territory, allegedly committed by the Turkish military.

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

The incident occured in the morning.

The victims were named as:

Family members (3)

Ahlam Abdel Razzaq Ramo أحلام عبد الرزاق رامو
Adult female injured
Jan Khaled Heso جان خالد هيسو
4 years old male injured
Rojan Khaled Heso روجان خالد هيسو
3 years old male injured

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike, Drone Strike
  • Civilian infrastructure
    Residential building
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    3
  • 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 (10) [ collapse]

Media
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  • Source: Ivan hassib faebook
  • Source: Nesrin Ehmad facebook
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    Source: Nesrin Ehmad facebook
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  • Source: Nesrin Ehmad facebook
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    Source: Shiyar H Ahmad facebook
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    Source: Shiyar H Ahmad facebook
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    Source: Shiyar H Ahmad facebook
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    Source: Shiyar H Ahmad facebook
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    Source: Shiyar H Ahmad facebook
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    Source: Shiyar H Ahmad facebook
  • Source: ANHA facebook
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  • Source: ANHA facebook
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    Source: Rojava facebook
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    Source: Rojava facebook
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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 infrastructure
    Residential building
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    3
  • 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 (10) [ collapse]