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(Previous Incident Code: S1078)
A number of sources shared images and videos documenting an alleged white phosphorous bombardment of Raqqa by the Coalition and reported that a “several” civilians were wounded and killed.
Eldorar News claimed that up to 20 civilian were killed, but was the only source to go into further detail about civilian casualties.
Hadi Al Abdullah reported that there was a total of 28 airstrikes in the city of Raqqa.
All six sources who documented the airstrike alleged that the Coalition was responsible.
In their monthly civilian casualty reports, the US-led Coalition has indicated that the credibility of this civilian harm allegation is in the process of being assessed.
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Geolocation Notes
Reports of the incident mention the city of Ar Raqqah (الرقة), for which the generic coordinates are: 35.9505639, 39.0094148. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.