On the evening of Thursday, October 24, 2024, up to three children were injured, and a girl was killed by an artillery attack reportedly carried out by the Turkish military. The incident occurred in the village of al-Barhuin, located in the countryside of Manbij, eastern Aleppo, Syria.

Initial reports indicated that four civilians were injured, but it was later confirmed that a girl named Farah al-Barho, an 11-year-old with long, straight brown hair, died. Her three siblings were also reportedly injured and taken for treatment to the al-Furat Hospital in the city of Manbij. In multiple photos shared by the sources, she was lying on a stretcher, dressed in a red sweater and covered by a gray blanket, with her face blurred.

One of the injured children, Abdul Rahman al-Barho, a 13-year-old with short black hair, sustained a shoulder injury. In a posted image, he is wearing jeans and a green long-sleeve sweater, with his left shoulder bandaged. A video showing him walking down a hospital corridor, visibly distressed from the pain of his shoulder, was posted too. According to a post on the Hawar News Facebook account, Abdul Rahman’s condition stabilized after spending a full day in intensive care, and he was expected to be discharged on the morning of October 26, 2024.

Another child, Samir al-Barho, an eight-year-old boy, was also reported as injured, but further details regarding his condition remained unknown.

The identity of the third child who was injured remains unknown. All the victims of the incident were siblings.

As for material damage, the children’s home was completely destroyed in the attack. Several media outlets shared images of the site, showing the debris derived from the attack. Among the photos were remnants of the explosive device, a destroyed bicycle, and an image of the children’s father standing amid the ruins. He has short black hair, a gray beard, thin lips, and a long nose. He was wearing a green jacket and a black sweater in the photo.

Where sources identified the belligerent, all sources alleged that the Turkish military was responsible for the attack.