Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

TS693

Incident date

May 2, 2024

Location

قرية الصيادة, al-Sayadah village, countryside of the city of Manbij, Aleppo, Syria

Airwars assessment

On Thursday evening of May 2, 2024, a civilian man named Ahmad al-Ali was injured as a result of an artillery strike allegedly carried out by the Turkish military in the al-Sayadah village in the northwestern countryside of the city of Manbij which is located in the Aleppo governorate, in northern Syria.

20-year-old Ahmad al-Ali was taken to the al-Furat hospital to receive treatment for his injuries, according to multiple sources such as ANF News. A picture of Ahmad shared by multiple sources, such as Hawar News, showed him with a bandage on his right arm.

Hawar News shared a video of Ahmad where he was talking about the circumstances of his injury: “Turkish bombs targeted us in al-Sayadah village killing many animals and I was injured by bomb fragments. My uncle took me to the hospital in al-Sayadah for treatment,” said Ahmed.

According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), the area where the strike occurred is controlled by the Manbij Military Council. The artillery strikes were allegedly carried out by the Turkish military forces, according to multiple sources such as SOHR.

According to the sources, property belonging to residents of al-Sayadah was damaged and livestock was also lost as a result of the strike. Hawar News shared graphic images of the killed animals.

The incident occured in the evening.

The victims were named as:

Ahmad al-Ali أحمد العلي
20 years old male injured

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Infrastructure
    Residential
  • 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

Sources (5) [ collapse]

Media
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    Source: ANF news
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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
    Artillery
  • Infrastructure
    Residential
  • 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

Sources (5) [ collapse]