Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

TS692

Incident date

April 28, 2024

Location

قرية بينة, village of Beina in the countryside of Sherawa, district of Afrin, Aleppo, Syria

Airwars assessment

On Sunday, April 28, 2024, two male civilians, Ibrahim Berro and Arif Saeed Sheikh, were injured by alleged Turkish artillery shelling on the residential neighborhoods in the village of Beina, Sherawa district, in the northern countryside of Aleppo, Syria.

According to Hawar News reporters, the two men were working in agricultural lands when the incident occurred and were then taken to the Afrin Hospital in the village of Fafin in the Shahba area by other residents. There are no further reports on the nature of the injuries at the time of writing, but ANF News and Ronahi News both said they were “seriously injured.”

Reports on the two injured civilians’ age differed, with Hawar News and ANF saying Arif Saeed Sheikh was 48 years old, while Ronahi News wrote he was 84 years old. There is no information as to Ibrahim Berro’s age, although he was referred to as a “young man” in ANF news and Hawar news reports.

Where sources identified the belligerent, all sources, including Hawar News, SOHR, and ANF News, named Turkish forces as the belligerent.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Arif Saeed Sheikh عارف سعيد شيخ
48 or 84 years old male injured
Ibrahim Berro إبراهيم بيرو
Adult male injured

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • 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.
  • Suspected belligerent
    Turkish Military

Sources (5) [ collapse]

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
    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.
  • Suspected belligerent
    Turkish Military

Sources (5) [ collapse]