Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

TS686

Incident date

February 29, 2024

Location

قرية صوغانكه, Village of Sogankeh, Sherawa district, Aleppo, Syria

Airwars assessment

During the afternoon of Thursday 29th February 2024, an artillery bombardment allegedly perpetrated by the Turkish military on the village of Sogankeh, Sherawa district, Syria, injured a female civilian.

Local sources reported that a 19-year-old girl named Amina Hikmat Muhammad from Sogankeh village was seriously injured in the abdomen as a result of the shrapnel from the artillery shells. Amina Hikmat Muhammad was taken to Fafin Hospital to receive medical treatment and was placed in the intensive care room as her condition was critical. Multiple sources posted a photo of Amina, lying on a hospital bed with a bandage around her arm.

ANF reported that “A member of the [Syrian regime] forces also lost his life and another was injured in the bombing that targeted the villages of Sherawa.”

Afrin Human Rights posted on Facebook that more than 30 shells fell in the forest area of Sogankeh village in the Afrin countryside.

A majority of sources identified the belligerent as the Turkish military, while a number additionally attributed the artillery bombardment to the “Syrian National Army” affiliated with Turkey.

The incident occured in the afternoon.

The victims were named as:

Amina Hikmat Muhammad أمينة حكمت محمد
19 years old female injured

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • 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
  • Belligerents reported killed
    1
  • Belligerents reported injured
    1

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Media
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    Source: Human Rights Organization - Afrin

Turkish Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • 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
  • Belligerents reported killed
    1
  • Belligerents reported injured
    1

Sources (5) [ collapse]