Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

YS167

Incident date

July 7, 2023

Location

قرية الكفير, Kefir Village, Aleppo, Syria

Airwars assessment

On Friday July 7th, 2023 [al-kafir] Kefir village, in the city of al-Bab in the Aleppo Governorate, Syria was reportedly shelled by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). The strike caused injuries to at least two civilians.

News outlets such as Albadia24 and a journalist on the ground Muhannad corroborated these versions of events and further claimed that the missile strike by the SDF was directed at the Turkish base in the village

News outlets @HalabTodayTV and @SharqyaReporte both reported via Twitter the civilian harm caused by the subsequent shelling: two people were injured in the missile strike by the SDF. The other sources that reported on the incident only mentioned injuries to civilians without specifying how many.

All of the sources that reported on the incident attributed the shelling to the SDF, with sources specifying that the shelling came from areas controlled by the SDF.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    2
  • 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
    YPG
  • Suspected target
    Turkish Forces

Sources (10) [ collapse]

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
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    2
  • 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
    YPG
  • Suspected target
    Turkish Forces

Sources (10) [ collapse]