Incident Code
CS1665a
Incident Date
4 November 2017
Location
الكواشية, Al Kwashiya, Al Hassakah, Syria
Airwars Assessment
Last Updated: December 15, 2024
(Previous Incident Code: S1466a)
Local sources reported that Coalition warplanes shelled areas in the vicinity of Al-Kwaishia village in the southern countryside of Hasaka. According to a single source, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a child was killed.
Other sources reported that a child named Omar Thamer al – Shibli was injured. @ShMC99 claimed that two children were injured.
In the first of their September 2020 civilian casualty reports, the US-led Coalition assessed reports that they were responsible for civilian harm in this strike as “non-credible”, stating that no Coalition actions were conducted in the geographical area at that time.
Key Information
Country
Military Actor
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Fair
Civilians reported killed
1
1 Child
Civilians reported injured
1–2
1–2 Children
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
MGRS coordinate
37SFV585541
U.S.-led Coalition Civilian Casualty Statement
2020-09-09
Original Source ↗
Nov. 4, 2017, in Al Kwashiya, Syria, via Airwars report. After a review of all available
records it was assessed that no Coalition actions were conducted in the geographical
area that corresponds to the report of civilian casualties. 3164/CS1665a
37SFV585541