Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

TS685

Incident date

February 28, 2024

Location

قرية الطعانة, A chicken poultry farm in the village of Al-Taana in Shahba area, north of Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria

Airwars assessment

A man was killed and a child was injured in an artillery attack allegedly perpetrated by the Turkish military on a chicken (poultry) farm in the Al-Taana village located in the Shahba area, north of Aleppo, Syria, after midnight on Thursday, February 28th, 2024.

Youssef Adnan al-Khader/al-Hayek/Mawas, a 30-year-old man resident of the village, lost his life in the attack. In a photo shared by multiple sources, he can be seen wearing a gray hoodie with black short hair.

Abdul Rahman al-Khader/al-Hayek/Mawas, a 16-year-old boy, received varying injuries and was subsequently taken to the Afrin hospital in the Fanfin District. Various pictures show his bandaged belly and his body connected to multiple medical devices.

Although the sources clearly reported the same victims, they used different surnames, including “Al-Khader”, “Al-Hayek”, or “Al-Khader Mawas”. Therefore, all three surnames will be indicated in the report until further information comes to light.

The bombing happened approximately at 2:00 a.m. while the men and the kid were at a chicken poultry farm. The farm sustained minimal material damage, but all the chickens died inside. The images shared by ANF news showed the damaged fence and dozens of dead chickens’ bodies lying on the ground.

According to the sources, the Turkish military was identified as being responsible for the attack

The incident occured at approximately 2:00 am local time.

The victims were named as:

Youssef Adnan al-Khader/al-Hayek/Mawas يوسف عدنان الخضر/الحايك/مواس
30 years old male killed
Abdul al-Rahman al-Khader/al-Hayek/Mawas عبد الرحمن الخضر/الحايك/مواس
16 years old male injured

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Infrastructure
    Agriculture
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 man)
  • 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 (6) [ collapse]

Media
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  • Source: Hawar News news
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    Source: ANF news
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    Source: ANF news
  • Source: Ibrahim Sheikho
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  • Source: Hawar News
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    Source: Hawar News
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    Source: Hawar News
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    Source: Hawar News
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    Source: Hawar News
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    Source: Hawar News

Turkish Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Infrastructure
    Agriculture
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 man)
  • 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 (6) [ collapse]