Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

YS047

Incident date

October 15, 2019

Location

الراعي , Al Ra'i, Aleppo, Syria

Geolocation

36.612757, 37.449481 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Subdistrict level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

One civilian was killed and three civilians were injured after alleged SDF shelling on the outskirts of Al Ra’i city in the northern countryside of Aleppo on October 15th 2019, according to local sources.

Justice Organization reported that Fouad Al Mustafa, brother of the head of interim government Abdul Rahman Al Mustafa, was killed.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Adult male brother of head of the interim government Abdul Rahman al Mustafa killed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 man)
  • Civilians reported injured
    3
  • 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 attacker
    YPG

Sources (6) [ collapse]

Media
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    Fouad Al Mustafa was killed in an alleged SDF artillery strike on the outskirts of Al Ra'i on October 15th 2019 (via Justice Organization).

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention an unnamed area in the outskirts of Al Ra’i ( الراعي ) city. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further. The generic coordinates for Al Ra’i are: 36.612757, 37.449481.

YPG Assessment:

  • Suspected belligerent
    YPG
  • YPG position on incident
    Not yet assessed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 man)
  • Civilians reported injured
    3
  • 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 attacker
    YPG

Sources (6) [ collapse]