Conflict

U.S.-led Coalition in Iraq & Syria

Incident Code

CS1418a

Location

Raqqa, Raqqa, Syria

Geolocation

35.959578, 38.994057
Accuracy: Exact location (via Airwars)

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: December 15, 2024

In the Amnesty and Airwars’s joint April 2019 report “War in Raqqa: Rhetoric versus Reality”, one civilian was reportedly killed in alleged Coalition artillery strike in Raqqa. Although Airwars assesses single sourced incidents as “weak”, researchers have assessed this incident “fair” due to the depth of material provided by Amnesty.

The report stated that “Ousama al-Khabur, 47, was killed by the entrance of his building in the courtyard of the housing estate by an artillery strike.”

According to Amnesty field notes, his son Mohammed Ousama al-Khabour aged 17, was killed later in an airstrike on the the Quanitir building in Hadiqat al-Baida with many others.

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Victims

Individuals

Ousama al-Khabur
47 years old male killed

Key Information

Country
Military Actor
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Fair
Civilians reported killed
1
1 Man

Military Statements

U.S.-led Coalition Assessment
Suspected belligerent
U.S.-led Coalition
U.S.-led Coalition position on incident
Not yet assessed
U.S.-led Coalition Strike Report
Not yet assessed.

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