Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

TS339

Incident date

October 13–14, 2019

Location

Çetelê, Hassakah, Turkey

Geolocation

37.054215, 40.615113 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Subdistrict level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

One civilian was reported killed in alleged Turkish artillery shelling on Çetelê.

ANHA reported: “Izedîn Mehmûd El Yûsif, who was seriously wounded in the cannon shots of Dirbêsiyê’s village of Çetelê, was martyred in the hospital this morning.

The invading Turkish army attacked Dirbêsiyê district and villages with cannon shots yesterday evening.

One of the cannons fired by the Turkish army hit the home of a civilian named Izedîn Mehmûd El Yûsif in the village of Çetelê in the west of the district. Izedîn Mehmûd El Yûsif, who was seriously injured in the incident, was taken to the hospital in Hesekê and put under treatment.

Izedîn Mehmûd al-Yûsif was treated in the hospital where he was martyred in the morning.”

North Press Agency reported one killed and three wounded civilians. Zana Amedi said the same.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Izedîn Mehmûd El Yûsif
52 years old male killed
Muzafer Mahmud Yusif.
Age unknown male injured
Taha Mahmud Yusif
Adult male injured
Mirfet Ahmad,
35 years old female injured

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 man)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2–3
  • 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
    Turkish Military

Sources (9) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (3) [ collapse]

  • This media contains graphic content. Click to unblur.

    Pictures of the alleged victims and the aftermath
  • Picture of Izedîn Mehmûd El Yûsif (via ANHA)
  • 9th to 13th of october docx

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the subdistrict of Çetelê, for which the generic coordinates are: 37.054215, 40.615113. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

Turkish Military Assessment:

  • Suspected belligerent
    Turkish Military
  • Turkish Military 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
    2–3
  • 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
    Turkish Military

Sources (9) [ collapse]

Incident Code

YS045

Incident date

October 15, 2019

Location

Suruç, Turkey

Geolocation

36.975057, 38.424221 Note: The accuracy of this location is to District level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

One civilian was injured after alleged YPG or PKK shelling strikes on Suruç district on October 13th 2019, according to Anadolu Agency.

AA reported that the shelling targeted residential areas of the district. The injured civilian was taken to Suruç State Hospital for treatment. Three houses were damaged by the strike.

@MSHNLP tweeted that their aunt’s home in Çaykara village in Suruç District was hit by a mortar shell, allegedly coming from YPG troops in Kobani.

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
    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 attacker
    YPG

Sources (5) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (5) [ collapse]

  • Footage of alleged YPG or PKK shelling strikes on Suruç district on October 13th 2019 (via @webmedya1).
  • Photo of a damaged civilian house after alleged YPG or PKK artillery strikes on Çaykara village in Suruç district, Turkey, on October 13th 2019 (via @MSHNLP).
  • Photo of a damaged civilian house after alleged YPG or PKK artillery strikes on Çaykara village in Suruç district, Turkey, on October 13th 2019 (via @MSHNLP).
  • Footage of alleged YPG or PKK shelling strikes on Suruç district on October 13th 2019 (via @seyyahnews).
  • Footage of alleged YPG or PKK shelling strikes on Suruç district on October 13th 2019 (via @trthaber).

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
    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 attacker
    YPG

Sources (5) [ collapse]

Incident Code

YS041

Incident date

October 11, 2019

Location

Nusaybin, Turkey

Geolocation

37.07748, 41.216555 Note: The accuracy of this location is to City level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Up to eight civilians were killed and 35 were wounded in alleged SDF/YPG or PKK artillery strikes on the city of Nusaybin, Mardin, as reported by several local sources.

@op_shield initially reported five killed, but all other sources noted the death of eight civilians. According to CNN Turkey, the governor of Nusaybin, a Kurdish majority city, released a statement in which he blamed the YPG and/or PKK for shooting mortar and rocket projectiles into the city.

HASAKHNNEWS reported on Facebook that the shelling on Nusaybin came from YGP militias in the Syrian city of Qamlishi.

The wounded were treated in the Nusaybin and Mardin state hospitals, according to CNN Turkey.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Mehmet Sirin Demir
Adult male father of journalist journalist Gülay Demir killed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    5 – 8
  • Civilians reported injured
    35
  • 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 (18) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (12) [ collapse]

  • Aftermath of alleged SDF/YPG or PKK artillery strikes on the Turkish city of Nusaybin on October 11th 2019 (via @op_shield).
  • Aftermath of alleged SDF/YPG or PKK artillery strikes on the Turkish city of Nusaybin on October 11th 2019 (via @ragipsoylu).
  • Aftermath of alleged SDF/YPG or PKK artillery strikes on the Turkish city of Nusaybin on October 11th 2019 (via @ragipsoylu).
  • Aftermath of alleged SDF/YPG or PKK artillery strikes on the Turkish city of Nusaybin on October 11th 2019 (via CNN Turkey).
  • Aftermath of alleged SDF/YPG or PKK artillery strikes on the Turkish city of Nusaybin on October 11th 2019 (via CNN Turkey).
  • Aftermath of alleged SDF/YPG or PKK artillery strikes on the Turkish city of Nusaybin on October 11th 2019 (via CNN Turkey).
  • Footage of the aftermath of alleged SDF/YPG or PKK artillery strikes on the Turkish city of Nusaybin on October 11th 2019 (via @aa_arabic).

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    Aftermath of alleged SDF/YPG or PKK artillery strikes on the Turkish city of Nusaybin on October 11th 2019 (via @aa_arabic).
  • Aftermath of alleged SDF/YPG or PKK artillery strikes on the Turkish city of Nusaybin on October 11th 2019 (via @aa_arabic).

  • This media contains graphic content. Click to unblur.

    Footage of the aftermath of alleged SDF/YPG or PKK artillery strikes on the Turkish city of Nusaybin on October 11th 2019 (via @Dmkt1).
  • TRT World report on alleged SDF/YPG or PKK artillery strikes on the Turkish city of Nusaybin on October 11th 2019 (SelimAtalayNY).
  • Mehmet Sirin Demir, who was killed in alleged YPG/PKK artillery strikes on the Turkish city of Nusaybin on October 11th 2019. Here pictured with his daughter, journalist Gülay Demir (via @eha_news).

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
    5 – 8
  • Civilians reported injured
    35
  • 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 (18) [ collapse]

Incident Code

YS040

Incident date

October 11, 2019

Location

سروج , Suruç, Şanlıurfa, Turkey

Geolocation

36.97537, 38.424276 Note: The accuracy of this location is to District level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

At least two civilians – reportedly children – were reported killed, and up to three others injured in an alleged YPG artillery attack on Suruç in Turkey on October 11th, 2019, according to media sources.

According to CNN Turk, a mortar hit a house in Suruç and as a result, three people lost their lives and one person was injured. Additionally, three mortar rounds fell into the empty land in the district. @aa _arabic later also reported 3 killed.

@haskologlu said that two children died, while  @FakhreddinPasa put the number at three.

 

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2 – 3
  • (2–3 children)
  • Civilians reported injured
    1–3
  • 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 (13) [ collapse]

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the district of Suruç (سروج ), in Şanlıurfa (الرها،) province. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further. The generic coordinates for Suruç are: 36.97537, 38.424276.  

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
    2 – 3
  • (2–3 children)
  • Civilians reported injured
    1–3
  • 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 (13) [ collapse]

Incident Code

YS039

Incident date

October 11, 2019

Location

نصيبين‎, Nusaybin, Mardin, Turkey

Geolocation

37.068083, 41.216564 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Exact location (via Airwars) level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Two Anadolu Agency reporters were reportedly injured in an alleged YPG/PKK artillery attack on their building in Nusaybin in Turkey, on October 11th 2019, according to local media sources.

Anadolu Agency reported that their office was “targeted by gunfire from areas controlled by terrorists of the PKK/PKK on the Syrian side’ and that the injuries were ‘light’. @kobiyasam reported that snipers attacked the building.

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 attacker
    YPG

Sources (7) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (6) [ collapse]

  • Photo of the alleged YPG artillery attack on the office of Aadoulu Agency in Nusaybin, Turkey, on October 11th, 2019 (via @aa_arabic).
  • Photo of the alleged YPG artillery attack on the office of Aadoulu Agency in Nusaybin, Turkey, on October 11th, 2019 (via @aa_arabic).
  • Photo of the alleged YPG artillery attack on the office of Aadoulu Agency in Nusaybin, Turkey, on October 11th, 2019 (via @aa_arabic).
  • Photo of the alleged YPG artillery attack on the office of Aadoulu Agency in Nusaybin, Turkey, on October 11th, 2019 (via @aa_arabic).
  • Footage of the alleged YPG artillery attack on the office of Aadoulu Agency in Nusaybin, Turkey, on October 11th, 2019 (via @KacSaatOlduTR).
  • Footage of the alleged YPG artillery attack on the office of Aadoulu Agency in Nusaybin, Turkey, on October 11th, 2019 (via @kobiyasam).

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the Kasr-ı Serçehan Hotel been struck by gunfire within the city of Nusaybin (نصيبين‎). Analysing audio-visual material from sources, we have narrowed down the exact location to these coordinates:  37.068083,41.216564 .

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 attacker
    YPG

Sources (7) [ collapse]

Incident Code

YS036

Incident date

October 10, 2019

Location

Birecik, Turkey

Geolocation

37.029361, 37.977200 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Town level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Two civilians, including a child, were injured after alleged YPG or PKK mortar strikes on the district of Birecik, according to local sources.

Anadolu Agency reported: “According to information collected by the Anadolu Agency, shells fired by YPK / PKKA from the areas of their control on the Syrian side resulted in the injury of five people in Nusaybin district of Mardin province, two in Ceylanpinar district, and others in Birecik, Sanlıurfa province, southeast of Turkey.”

Sputnik News reported that a mortar hit a car, resulting in two injured civilians, including a child. @eha_news reported that both of the wounded were children.

More information is unavailable at this moment.

 

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 attacker
    YPG

Sources (6) [ 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 attacker
    YPG

Sources (6) [ collapse]

Incident Code

YS035

Incident date

October 10, 2019

Location

Nusaybin, Turkey

Geolocation

37.077480, 41.216555 Note: The accuracy of this location is to City level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Three civilians, one woman and her two daughters, were killed and around 24 people were injured in alleged YPG or PKK mortar attacks on the city of Nusaybin, Mardin province, Turkey, as reported by Anadolu Agency.

Fatima Yildiz (48) and her two daughters Leila (15) and Amina (12) were reportedly killed in the attack.

@barispinariOP reported a lower death toll: “According to a statement made by the Mardin Governorate, 24 people were killed and teo people were killed in the attack by terrorists in Nusaybin district.”

Haber Sanliurfa said: “In the Nusaybin district of Mardin, one of the areas occupied by terrorist organizations in Syria, Fatma Yildiz (48) and their daughter Emine (12) and Leyla Yildiz (15) were killed in the attacks. 45 people in Şanlıurfa and 24 people were injured in Nusaybin.”

@EnesAlibrahim reported that between 30 and 40 civilians were injured.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Family members (3)

Fatima Yildiz
48 years old female mother of Leila and Amina Yildiz killed
Leila Yildiz
15 years old female daughter of Fatima Yildiz killed
Amina Yildiz
12 years old female daughter of Fatima Yildiz killed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    3
  • (2 children1 woman)
  • Civilians reported injured
    24–40
  • 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 (13) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (9) [ collapse]

  • Damaged building after alleged YPG or PKK mortar attacks on Nusaybin city on October 10th 2019 (via AA).
  • Photo of people on the streets after the alleged YPG or PKK mortar strike on the city of Nusaybin city on October 10th 2019 (via @aa_arabic).
  • Photo of the alleged YPG or PKK mortar strike on the city of Nusaybin city on October 10th 2019 (via @aa_arabic).
  • Photo of the alleged YPG or PKK mortar strike on the city of Nusaybin city on October 10th 2019 (via @aa_arabic).
  • Photo of injured civilians after the alleged YPG or PKK mortar strike on the city of Nusaybin city on October 10th 2019 (via @aa_arabic).
  • Photo of the governor of Mardin, Mustafa Yaman, visiting the hospital where people who were injured in the the alleged YPG or PKK mortar strikes on the city of Nusaybin on October 10th 2019 were being treated (via Nusaybinden).
  • Photo of the governor of Mardin, Mustafa Yaman, visiting the hospital where people who were injured in the the alleged YPG or PKK mortar strikes on the city of Nusaybin on October 10th 2019 were being treated (via Nusaybinden).
  • Photo of the governor of Mardin, Mustafa Yaman, visiting the hospital where people who were injured in the the alleged YPG or PKK mortar strikes on the city of Nusaybin on October 10th 2019 were being treated (via Nusaybinden).
  • Photo of the governor of Mardin, Mustafa Yaman, visiting the hospital where people who were injured in the the alleged YPG or PKK mortar strikes on the city of Nusaybin on October 10th 2019 were being treated (via Nusaybinden).

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
    3
  • (2 children1 woman)
  • Civilians reported injured
    24–40
  • 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 (13) [ collapse]

Incident Code

YS033

Incident date

October 10, 2019

Location

Ceylanpınar, Şanlıurfa, Turkey

Geolocation

36.853273, 40.050478 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Town level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

One or two children died and between two and six civilians were injured after an alleged YPG mortar strike on Ceylanpınar in Şanlıurfa, Turkey on October 10th 2019, according to local media sources.

The official Twitter account of the municipality of Ceylanpınar (@cpbelediyesi) reported that the 11-year-old boy Elif Terim died of his injuries. However, @Burak40188428  said the victim was female and published a picture of a little girl.

@yakup_alkis1 tweeted an image of two children – male and female – reporting that they died.

Haber Sanliurfa reported two killed. According to SoYeni Safak, six civilians were injured.

Two brothers, aged 13 and 15, were among the injured. They were playing in their house when mortar shelling hit their home, according to SoYeni Safak. Sozcu reported that the attack hit three houses, among which the house of the boys. The brothers were taken to the hospital.

No further details are currently available.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Elif Terim
11 years old male reportedly died from shrapnel remnants in his chest killed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1 – 2
  • (1–2 children)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2–6
  • 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 (15) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (21) [ collapse]

  • Image showing one of the houses hit by an alleged YPG attack on Ceylanpınar, on October 10th 2019 (via SoYeni safak)
  • Area hit by an alleged YPG attack cordoned off - Ceylanpınar, October 10th 2019 (via Sozcu )
  • Area hit by an alleged YPG attack cordoned off - Ceylanpınar, October 10th 2019 (via Sozcu )
  • Damaged buildings after the alleged YPG or PKK mortar attack on the city of Ceylanpinar on October 10th 2019 (via Haber Sanliurfa).
  • Damaged buildings after the alleged YPG or PKK mortar attack on the city of Ceylanpinar on October 10th 2019 (via Haber Sanliurfa).
  • Damaged buildings after the alleged YPG or PKK mortar attack on the city of Ceylanpinar on October 10th 2019 (via Haber Sanliurfa).
  • Damaged civilian property after the alleged YPG or PKK mortar attack on the city of Ceylanpinar on October 10th 2019 (via Haber Sanliurfa).
  • Damaged civilian property after the alleged YPG or PKK mortar attack on the city of Ceylanpinar on October 10th 2019 (via Haber Sanliurfa).
  • Damaged civilian property after the alleged YPG or PKK mortar attack on the city of Ceylanpinar on October 10th 2019 (via Haber Sanliurfa).
  • Damaged civilian property after the alleged YPG or PKK mortar attack on the city of Ceylanpinar on October 10th 2019 (via Haber Sanliurfa).
  • Damaged civilian property after the alleged YPG or PKK mortar attack on the city of Ceylanpinar on October 10th 2019 (via Haber Sanliurfa).
  • Damaged civilian property after the alleged YPG or PKK mortar attack on the city of Ceylanpinar on October 10th 2019 (via Haber Sanliurfa).
  • Damaged civilian property after the alleged YPG or PKK mortar attack on the city of Ceylanpinar on October 10th 2019 (via Haber Sanliurfa).
  • Damaged civilian property after the alleged YPG or PKK mortar attack on the city of Ceylanpinar on October 10th 2019 (via Haber Sanliurfa).
  • Photo of the funeral of 11-year-old Elif Terim, who was killed by alleged PYD/PKK mortar attack on the city of Ceylanpinar on October 10th 2019 (via @cpbelediyesi).
  • Photo of the funeral of 11-year-old Elif Terim, who was killed by alleged PYD/PKK mortar attack on the city of Ceylanpinar on October 10th 2019 (via @cpbelediyesi).

  • This media contains graphic content. Click to unblur.

  • This media contains graphic content. Click to unblur.

  • An 11-year-old killed in the allaged YPG shelling of Ceylanpınar in Şanlıurfa, Oct 10th.
  • Two children killed in An 11-year-old killed in the allaged YPG shelling of Ceylanpınar in Şanlıurfa, Oct 10th.

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 – 2
  • (1–2 children)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2–6
  • 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 (15) [ collapse]