Conflict

U.S.-led Coalition in Iraq & Syria

Incident Code

CS1193

Location

ﺍﻟﺴﻌﺪﺓ, Al Sa'ada, Al Hassakah, Syria

Geolocation

35.6627357, 40.7212543
Accuracy: Village

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: December 15, 2024

(Previous Incident Code: S1046)

Three civilians from the same family including a woman and two children died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on al Sa’ada al Gharbiya village, local media reported.

According to Al-khabour, “international coalition aircraft launched several raids on the village and one of the rockets hit the house of Mr. Khalaf Hussein al-Jabr, resulting in the death of his wife, and his two young children in addition to the destruction of the house.”

Syrian Press Center also blamed the Coalition, but said only one of his children had died.

The Coalition did not publicly declare any strikes in the governorate at the time, and in a later assessment noted: “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.”

Victims

Family members (3)

The wife of Mr. Saeed Khalaf Hussein al-Jabr
Adult female killed
And her son, Mr. Said Khalaf al-Jabr
Child male killed
The child “Ibrahim Khalaf Hussein Al-Jabr
12 years old male killed

Key Information

Country
Military Actor
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Contested
Civilians reported killed
3
2 Children, 1 Woman

Geolocation Notes

Reports of the incident mention the village of Al Sa’ada (ﺍﻟﺴﻌﺪﺓ), for which the generic coordinates are: 35.6627357, 40.7212543. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

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 Al Sa’ada al Gharbiya, Syria
U.S.-led Coalition Strike Report
The Coalition has not publicly reported any strikes in Hassaka governorate for July 11th-13th.
French Military Strike Report
For July 12th-18th, France report 11 strikes: 7 in Syria (6 in Raqqa) and 4 in Iraq. There were 26 artillery strikes in Mosul. Since September 19th 2014 France has carried out 1322 strikes, with 2090 targets destroyed and 6812 air sorties. Additionally, they’ve carried out 1310 artillery missions.
U.S.-led Coalition Civilian Casualty Statement
2018-05-31
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.