CS1631 – October 16, 2017

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: December 15, 2024

(Previous Incident Code: S1450)

Three civilians died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Raqqah, according to Raqqah is Being Slaughtered Silently.

The source reported the deaths on October 25th but didn’t say when the victims were reportedly killed.

The Syrian Human Rights Committee also reported that the victims had been killed in a Coalition strike, but again didn’t say when they were killed. The last reported Coalition action in the city was on October 16th, with victory over ISIS declared by the SDF the following day.

Victims

Family members (2)

Yosra Mandeel

female killed

Malik Mandeel

killed

Individuals

Wael Damouk

killed

Key Information

Country

Syria

Military Actor

U.S.-led Coalition

Civilian Harm Reported

Yes

Civilian Harm Status

Weak

Civilians reported killed

1 Woman

Geolocation Notes

Reports of the incident mention the city of Ar Raqqah, 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.

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

Insufficient information on the time and location

Civilian deaths conceded

None

Civilian injuries conceded

None

Stated location

near Raqqah, Syria

U.S.-led Coalition Strike Report

For October 16th-17th it noted: “Near Raqqah, three strikes suppressed three ISIS communication lines.” The last reported strikes prior to this were on October 12th.

U.S.-led Coalition Civilian Casualty Statement

2018-06-28

Original Source ↗

The report contains insufficient information of the time, location and details to assess its credibility

Sources (2)

Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently ↗

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