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On Saturday, 23 November 2024, a child was killed by an alleged Turkish artillery shelling on the village of Hawalik Koberlik located in the countryside of Tal Abyad, north of Raqqa, Syria. Sources have identified the Turkish military as responsible for the attack.
Information about the attack was reported in an article by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. The shelling, carried out in the evening of 23 November by Turkish forces, struck the village of Hawalik Koberlik and its surroundings, reportedly within areas controlled by the Syrian Democratic Forces. The child was reported to have died from injuries sustained during the attack. According to Alyaum TV, she was transferred to a hospital for treatment. No further information on the identity of the victim is available.