2024 Ayn Issa attack
| 2024 Ayn Issa attack | |
|---|---|
| Part of Operation Dawn of Freedom during the Syrian civil war | |
| Location | Al-Mustariha, Raqqa Governorate, Syria |
| Date | 8 December 2024 Around 11:00 p.m. (AST) |
Attack type | Drone strike, massacre |
| Deaths | 11, including 6 children (SOHR) |
| Perpetrator | Turkish Armed Forces |
On the night of 8 December 2024, a Turkish drone strike targeted a residential structure in Al-Mustariha village in Raqqa Governorate, killing eleven members of a single family, which included six children. (SOHR) The civilian mass casualty event contributed to considerable panic among the local population in areas held by Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria regarding military escalation in the region with the onset of Operation Dawn of Freedom and the 2024 Manbij offensive conducted by the pro-Turkish Syrian National Army (SNA) against Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) positions. These airstrikes took places in three provinces: Al-Hasakah Governorate (140 strikes killed 3 Syrian soldiers, 24 military personnel, and 6 civilians, including one woman), Raqqa Governorate (7 strikes resulted in the deaths of 4 military personnel and 11 civilians) and Rural Aleppo (45 strikes killed 4 military personnel and 3 civilians).