Incident Code
CS715
Incident Date
22 April 2017
Location
الثورة, Tabaqah, Raqqa, Syria
Geolocation
35.8295049,
38.5360909
Accuracy: City
Geolocation
35.8295049,
38.5360909
Accuracy: City
Airwars Assessment
Last Updated: April 24, 2025
(Previous Incident Code: S632)
The Smart News Agency reported that a likely Coalition strike “targeted an ambulance while it was heading to the National Hospital in Al Tabaqa, resulting in the death of the patient who was being transported, two nurses and the driver.”
According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, at least five civilians died in what was believed to be a Coalition raid.
Geolocation Notes
Reports of the incident mention the city of Al Tabaqa (الطبقة, also known as Al Thawra, الثورة), for which the coordinates are: 35.8295049, 38.5360909.
Military Statements
Assessment
Suspected belligerent
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 Tabqah, Syria
Strike Report
For April 21st-22nd: “Near Tabqah, eight strikes engaged five ISIS tactical units and destroyed three fighting positions, an ISIS vehicle and a command and control node.”
For April 22nd-23rd: “Near Tabqah, eight strikes engaged six ISIS tactical units and destroyed five fighting positions and two IEDs.”
Strike Report
‘Sunday 23 April – Typhoons destroyed an armed truck south-west of Tabqah in Syria, while Tornados bombed a Daesh position in western Mosul…On Sunday 23 April, Typhoons assisted the SDF, destroying an armed truck near Tabqah, west of Raqqa. In western Mosul, a Daesh-held building was struck by a Paveway IV, released by a Tornado flight, after Iraqi troops came under fire from the building.’
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. (1357)