Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

TS679

Incident date

January 14, 2024

Location

قرية سنجق خليل, Sanjak Khalil village in the district of Amouda, Al Hassakah, Syria

Airwars assessment

On Sunday, January 14th, 2024, two workers of the Abdullah Derbas (Al-Khairat) mill in the village of Sanjak Khalil in the district of Amouda (Amoda) on the road to the city of Hassakah in northeastern Syria were injured in a drone strike allegedly perpetrated by the Turkish military. Orkes FM posted the images of the mill that was hit by a strike.

According to the post by Shiyar H Ahmad, 45-year-old man Hussein Ayesh Hussein suffered injuries to the knee and pelvis area, while 23-year-old man Muhammad Khair Ahmed Sheikhi sustained injuries to the thigh and left hand. They both received treatment in a hospital in the city of Qamishlo, as reported by the Victims Documentation Center. Shiyar H Ahmad and VDC News shared images of the two injured men lying on hospital beds.

Abdullah Derbas, owner of the mill that was built in 2014, told Hawar News that “Al-Khairat Mill produced more than 50 tons of flour daily, and was a source of livelihood for more than 20 families, the majority of whom were from Aleppo, Deir ez-Zor, and Hasaka.” Derbas also explained that the damage from the bombing is “estimated at approximately 750 million Syrian pounds, equivalent to 50,000 US dollars.”

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:

Hussein Ayesh Hussein حسين عايش حسين
45 years old male injured
Muhammad Khair Ahmed Sheikhi محمد خير أحمد شيخي
23 years old male injured

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike, Drone Strike
  • Civilian infrastructure
    Agriculture
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    2
  • 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.
  • Impact
    Food
    Impact on services or infrastructure relating to education, health or food supply. See methodology note for details.
  • Suspected belligerent
    Turkish Military

Sources (9) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (13) [ collapse]

  • Source: Rojava represents me facebook
  • Source: Rojava represents me facebook
  • Source: Rojava represents me facebook
  • Source: Rojava represents me facebook
  • Source: Rojava represents me facebook
  • Source: Orkes FM facebook
  • Source: Orkes FM facebook
  • Source: Ibrahim Hawas Sino facebook
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    Source: Shiyar H Ahmad facebook
  • Source: VDC news
  • Source: VDC news
  • This media contains graphic content. Click to unblur.

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
    Agriculture
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    2
  • 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.
  • Impact
    Food
    Impact on services or infrastructure relating to education, health or food supply. See methodology note for details.
  • Suspected belligerent
    Turkish Military

Sources (9) [ collapse]