Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

TS699

Incident date

May 31, 2024

Location

قرية شيخ عيسى, the village of Sheikh Issa, Aleppo, Syria

Airwars assessment

On the evening of Friday, May 31st, 2024, one civilian was injured by an artillery strike in the village of Sheikh Issa in Aleppo, Syria. The civilian was allegedly injured by artillery shelling by Turkish forces and factions loyal to them in a village in the northern countryside of Aleppo.

Several sources, including the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, reported that the Turkish forces and factions loyal to them bombed with heavy artillery the village of Sheikh Issa, populated with civilians, within the areas where Kurdish forces and regime forces are deployed in the northern countryside of Aleppo, resulting in the wounding of a citizen who was subsequently transferred to the hospital to receive treatment.

ANF reported that the civilian who was injured is Hussein Mahmoud Alia (60 years old) from the city of Tal Rifaat, and included an image of Hussein being treated in a hospital for his injuries.

Where sources identified a belligerent, all sources attributed the strike to Turkish forces.

The incident occured in the evening.

The victims were named as:

Hussein Mahmoud Alia حسين محمود علياء
60 years old male killed

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

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Media
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    Source: ANF news

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

Sources (4) [ collapse]