Incident Code
CS921
Incident Date
5 June 2017
Location
فوج الأطفائية, Fire Brigade roundaout, Raqqa, Syria
Airwars Assessment
Last Updated: December 15, 2024
(Previous Incident Code: S807)
Three civilians died in an alleged Coalition airstrike at the fire station roundabout in Raqqa, according to Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently. Sources reported that the three men were firefighters.
According to Syrian Mirror, “The Coalition also targeted the fire brigade roundabout in the city, which resulted in the fall of three firefighters working in the 57th regiment.”
All sources pointed towards the US-led Coalition.
Key Information
Country
Military Actor
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Fair
Civilians reported killed
3
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 Raqqah, Syria
Location accuracy
100 m
MGRS coordinate
37SEV011780
U.S.-led Coalition Strike Report
For June 5th-6th: “Near Raqqah, 24 strikes engaged 18 ISIS tactical units; destroyed 19 boats, 12 fighting positions, eight vehicles, a house rigged with explosives, and a weapons storage facility; and suppressed an ISIS tactical unit.” It additionaly noted for June 5th that “Near Raqqah, Syria, seven strikes engaged two ISIS tactical units and destroyed two ISIS staging areas, two fighting positions, a VBIED factory, an ISIS tunnel, an ISIS sentry post, a vehicle, and a command and control node.” And that “On June 5, near Raqqah, Syria, four strikes destroyed an IED factory, an ISIS headquarters, an ISIS financial center, and an ISIS staging area.”
UK Military Strike Report
Monday 5 June – Typhoons struck a Daesh-held building in eastern Raqqa, whilst Tornados hit two terrorist firing points in a building in Mosul…On Monday 5 June, two Typhoons, supporting Syrian Democratic Forces close to Raqqa, used a Paveway IV to strike a Daesh-held building in the east of the city itself.
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.