Turkish attacks cause 136 civilian casualties in north Syria in 2023
QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) – In 2023, from January to November, Turkish airstrikes on northern Syria resulted in 136 civilian casualties, with 32 killed and 104 others injured.
The Monitoring and Documentation Department of North Press published a report titled “Turkey targets civilians’ houses, workplaces in NE Syria” which includes general statistics and Turkish attacks on civilians and facilities along with the legal framework for those violations.
37 percent of the total 368 casualties were civilians, which is a high number indicating that Turkey shows a disregard to human life by intentionally and indiscriminately targeting a wide portion of the civilian population in the region.
Turkish airstrikes killed seven women and five children between the ages of two and 12, in addition to injuring 13 women and 15 children aged between three and 17.
The figures show Turkish strikes targeted 806 sites, of which 78 percent were residential areas, including 41 sites of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and the Internal Security Forces of North and East Syria (Asayish), and 64 sites of the Syrian government forces.
The Department verified, through field sources and onsite visits and documentation, that 632 sites were civilian’s residences, 48 sites were vital facilities and infrastructure, and 21 were farmlands.