Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

TS702

Incident date

July 18, 2024

Location

الشهباء, vicinity of Afrin Hospital in Afrin and Al-Shahba canton, north of Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria

Airwars assessment

On Thursday, July 18, 2024, a 38-year-old Kurdish man was injured in the vicinity of Afrin Hospital in Afrin, north of Aleppo, Syria, in an alleged drone strike reportedly conducted by the Turkish military. The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights reported that the strike hit the road linking Barkhdan camp and Afrin Hospital and injured a displaced person from Afrin.

The name of the injured 38-year-old Kurdish citizen was Hurk Hussein Hurk (according to ANF News) or Hussein Horik Hussein (according to Fox Press).

Where sources identified the belligerent, all sources attributed the strike to the Turkish military. All of the sources referred to the attack as being carried out by a “suicide drone.”

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Hurk Hussein Hurk/Hussein Horik Hussein هورك حسين هورك / حسين حوريك حسين
38 years old male injured

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike, Drone Strike
  • 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]

Turkish Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike, Drone Strike
  • 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]