Incident Code
CS618
Incident Date
25 March 2017
Location
شعيب الذكر, Shoa'ib Al-Zaker, Raqqa, Syria
Geolocation
35.800735,
38.267642
Accuracy:
Geolocation
35.800735,
38.267642
Accuracy:
Airwars Assessment
Last Updated: December 15, 2024
(Previous Incident Code: S542)
One civilian died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on a house in Shoa’ib Al-Zaker, according to a single source.
According to Q_Alenzy, “Coalition warplanes targeted a building in Shoa’ib Al-Zaker and destroyed it completely but there were no reports of casualties.” Only one known source, Newsjorf, documented a civilian casualty, reporting that “one person was killed when a Coalition warplane raided his house in Shoa’ib Al-Zaker in the western countryside of Raqqa.”
Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently, Syrianpc and Smart news agency all reported a raid by a warplane (sources didn’t identify the culprit), but did not mention civilian casualties.
Key Information
Country
Military Actor
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Weak
Civilians reported killed
1
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
No Coalition strikes were conducted in the geographical area
Civilian deaths conceded
None
Civilian injuries conceded
None
Stated location
near Shoa’ib al-Zaker, Syria
Location accuracy
100 m
MGRS coordinate
37SDV338620
U.S.-led Coalition Strike Report
For March 25th-26th: “Near Ar Raqqah, four strikes engaged three ISIS tactical units; destroyed a fighting position, a tactical vehicle, and a mortar system; and damaged a supply route.”
U.S.-led Coalition Civilian Casualty Statement
2018-09-27
Original Source ↗
After a review of available information it was assessed that no Coalition strikes were conducted in the geographical area that correspond to the report of civilian casualties.