Conflict

U.S.-led Coalition in Iraq & Syria

Incident Code

CS535

Location

الخاتونية, Khatouniyah, Raqqa, Syria

Geolocation

35.9219103, 38.737935
Accuracy: District

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: December 15, 2024

(Previous Incident Code: S469)

Between three and four civilians including two women died and four more were wounded in an alleged Coalition airstrike on the village of Khatouniya in the western Raqqa countryside and the village of Hamra Blassen in the eastern countryside of Raqqa, according to local sources.

Smart’s source said that the strike was likely to have been carried out by Coalition jets. They put the death toll at two men and two women with four others injured.

Micro Syria also blamed the Coalition.

According to Syrian Mirror – who attributed the incident to the Coalition – three non-combatants died and four more were wounded in Khatouniya.

 

Key Information

Country
Military Actor
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Fair
Civilians reported killed
3–4
2 Women
Civilians reported injured
4

Geolocation Notes

Reports of incident mention the villages of Khatouniya (الخاتونیة) and Hamra Blassem (حمرة بلاسم). The coordinates for Khatouniya (الخاتونیة) are: 35.9219103, 38.737935. The coordinates Hamra Blassem (حمرة بلاسم) are: 35.878056, 39.197222.

Military Statements

U.S.-led Coalition Assessment
Suspected belligerent
U.S.-led Coalition
U.S.-led Coalition position on incident
Non credible / Unsubstantiated
Reason for non-credible assessment
Insufficient information on the time and location
Civilian deaths conceded
None
Civilian injuries conceded
None
Stated location
near Khatouniya (Raqqah), Syria
U.S.-led Coalition Strike Report
For February 24th-25th: “Near Ar Raqqah, five strikes destroyed an artillery system, a mortar system, a rocket system, a watercraft, a weapons storage facility and a chemical weapons facility.” And for February 25th-26th: “Near Ar Raqqah, three strikes engaged an ISIS tactical unit and destroyed a vehicle, a tactical vehicle and a mortar system.”
French Military Strike Report
[France reports carrying out 34 sorties in the last week – and 11 strikes destroying 19 ISIL targets. In Iraq, the six strikes were concentrated in the Mosul region. They targeted mortar positions, combatant groups, a logistics depot and a command center. In Syria, two ground troop support missions were carried out in the Raqqah and Deir Ezzor areas against artillery pieces and an armored vehicle, loaded with an explosive device (SVBIED). The intervention of a Rafale patrol, after detection and guidance of the ATL2, led to the destruction of 2 clandestine oil wells in the south-east of Raqqah. In the region of Palmyra, two planned strikes were carried out and enabled the neutralization of a military storage site and a vehicle-bomb manufacturing site (VBIED).Task Force Wagram carried out 28 missions]
U.S.-led Coalition Civilian Casualty Statement
2017-10-27
Original Source
The report contains insufficient information of the time, location and details to assess its credibility.