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(Previous Incident Code: S1049)
A civilian male was killed by a declared Coalition bombing of the Al Basrawo neighbourhood of Raqqa on July 13, 2017, local sources reported.
Most sources who reported the incident alleged that the US-backed SDF militias were responsible. But there was confusion: Alraqqa Ahluna initially said the victim died in an “SDF bombing”, but subsequently blamed a Coalition airstrike for his death.
Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently added that ‘rocket launchers’ were used, which may suggest that the SDF was responsible, as although Airwars understands it has no artillery, it does have mortars.
In a civilian casualty assessment released November 3, 2023, the Coalition classed this event as ‘credible’, admitting that “July 13, 2017, near Al Basrawo Mosque Neighborhood, Syria, via Airwars report. Regrettably, based on a thorough review of all available information, one civilian was unintentionally killed during a strike targeting ISIS fighters in an urban setting.”