Incident Code
CS915
Incident Date
4 June 2017
Location
حي الدرعية, Dar’iya, Raqqa, Syria
Geolocation
35.947222,
38.991389
Accuracy: Neighbourhood/area
Geolocation
35.947222,
38.991389
Accuracy: Neighbourhood/area
Airwars Assessment
Last Updated: December 15, 2024
(Previous Incident Code: S803)
Four civilians including one child and two women died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Al Dari’ya, according to local media.
Radio AlKul reported that four people from one family were killed in a Coalition raid.
According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, “a woman, her daughter and her mother were killed as a result of bombing by the international coalition’s warplanes yesterday on places in Al-Dar’eiyah area in Al-Raqqah city.”
Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently reported artillery shelling on post office area, while the Shaam News Network said that Coalition strikes occurred alongside “heavy artillery and rocket fire.”
Victims
Individuals
Turki al Sheikh al Afnan
male
named by Al Ragga Truth as a victim of a Coalition strike on Raqqa, though it’s currently unclear which neighbourhood he was killed in.
killed
Key Information
Country
Military Actor
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Fair
Civilians reported killed
4
1 Child, 2 Women
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 Daraiya, Raqqah, Syria
Location accuracy
100 m
MGRS coordinate
37SDV987796
U.S.-led Coalition Strike Report
For June 4th-5th the Coalition reported: “Near Raqqah, 11 strikes engaged nine ISIS tactical units and destroyed four fighting positions and five vehicles.” In addition it reported for June 4th that “Near Raqqah, Syria, five strikes engaged four ISIS tactical units and destroyed 49 boats, five fighting positions, three anti-air artillery systems, two tactical vehicles and two ISIS staging areas.”
U.S.-led Coalition Civilian Casualty Statement
2018-01-25
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.