Conflict

U.S.-led Coalition in Iraq & Syria

Incident Code

CS713

Location

سوق الهال, Al Haal Market, Al Tabaqa, Raqqa, Syria

Geolocation

35.849444, 38.553333
Accuracy: Exact location (via Airwars)

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: December 15, 2024

(Previous Incident Code: S631)

Five civilians including three children died and three more were wounded in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Al Haal Market in Tabaqa, according to local media.

Mohab Nasser, a journalist covering Al Tabaqa, named five victims of a Coalition raid.

The victims were also named by Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently.

According to the Syrian Network for Human Rights, “5 civilians (3 children and their parents) were killed in International Coalition warplanes missiles fired on Al Haal Market in Al Tabaqa city”. Step News Agency also attributed the incident to the Coaltion. Zaman Alwasl referred specifically to “US raids” on the market.

Syria News Desk reported that five civilians died and seven were wounded “in two air strikes by the international coalition aircraft which targeted a house and a school near the market downtown Halal, which led to their destruction completely.”

In its July 2017 civilian casualty report, the Coalition appeared to deny involvement in the incident: “87. April 21, 2017, near Tabqah, Syria, via social media report: After a review of available information it was assessed that no Coalition strikes were conducted in the geographic area that correspond to the report of civilian casualties.”

Victims

Family members (5)

Khalil Zakariy
Adult male killed
The wife of Khalil Zakariya
Adult female killed
Hiba Khalil Zakariya
Child killed
Safa Khalil Zakariya
Child killed
Zakariya khalil Zakariya
Child killed

Key Information

Country
Military Actor
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Fair
Civilians reported killed
5
3 Children, 1 Woman, 1 Man
Civilians reported injured
3–7

Geolocation Notes

Reports of the incident mention Al Haal market (سوق الهال) in the city of Al Tabaqa (الطبقة‎, also known as Al Thawra الثورة‎). The coordinates for the market are: 35.849444, 38.553333.

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
market near Tabqah, Syria
U.S.-led Coalition Strike Report
For April 20th-21st, the Coalition reported: “Near Tabqah, eight strikes engaged six ISIS tactical units and destroyed two fighting positions, a command and control node, and an ISIS staging area." For April 21st-22nd, the Coalition reported: “Near Tabqah, eight strikes engaged five ISIS tactical units and destroyed three fighting positions, an ISIS vehicle and a command and control node.”
UK Military Strike Report
The RAF assisted Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) on Thursday 20 April. A pair of Typhoons struck a Daesh-held building to the north-west of Raqqa. The Typhoons then hit a Daesh mortar team hiding in a tunnel in the east of the country.’
U.S.-led Coalition Civilian Casualty Statement
2017-12-28
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. (1355)

Media From Sources (7)