Incident date
June 23, 2017
LOCATION
الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, SyriaA named adult civilian male was reported as a victim of an alleged Coalition airstrike on Raqqa, according to local sources. Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently (RBSS) published an image of the victim with a beard. Taha Mossa Al-Hamza – who claimed to be a relative of the victim – left a comment on the
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Incident date
June 23, 2017
LOCATION
الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, SyriaA name civilian male was killed in bombing or shelling in Raqqa, according to Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently and Raqqa_r_w_b. However neither source said who was responsible for his death or provided any further details.
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Incident date
June 22, 2017
LOCATION
شارع ال ١٦ في حي الرميلة, Rumaila, Raqqa, SyriaSeven or eight civilians including women and children from the same family died in an alleged Coalition artillery on 16th Street in Raqqa’s Rumaila neighbourhood, according to local sources. The date has been changed from the 23rd to the 22nd since Amnesty International conducted field research in Raqqa. Q_Alenzy reported the death of six members
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Incident date
June 22, 2017
LOCATION
المتحف, Muthaf museum, Raqqa, SyriaOne civilian male was reportedly killed following alleged Coalition airstrikes near the museum area of Raqqa. Al Raqqa Truth and Mohannad al Mofdi identified the male victim by name as they reported his death on June 24th and said that he had been killed “a few days ago”. No further details were available.
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Incident date
June 22, 2017
LOCATION
الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, SyriaLocal media reported that nine civilians were killed and “many” others were wounded in airstrikes and artillery fire on Raqqa city. Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently identified two of the victims (see below) and mentioned that they reportedly were displaced from the town of Samouma in Maskana, as two of the fatalities. Ahmad Shibli said
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Incident date
June 22, 2017
LOCATION
الساعة, Mosul, Al Saaha, Nineveh, IraqA local Facebook page reported that Professor Ghanem Ismail Ahmed (Abu Nashwan) was killed by unspecified bombing in a house in which he had taken refuge, in Saaha neighbourhood in Old Mosul. He was a former head of the al-Thawra school, and of the Imam al-Satt Nafisa Mosque. In December 2018, the Coalition announced that
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Incident date
June 22, 2017
LOCATION
الموصل الجديدة, Mosul, Al Jadida, Nineveh, IraqLocal sources said that eight civilians were killed as a result of mortar shelling on the market of liberated New Mosul neighbourhood. This happened near the Al-Taibat restaurant and next to the Fathi Al-Ali mosque in New Mosul neighborhood, in the western part of the city. It is presently unclear who was responsible for the
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Incident date
June 22, 2017
LOCATION
طيبة, Al Taybeh, Homs, SyriaOne male baby was named as a victim of an airstrike on Raqqa by some local sources. However, this appears to have been a reporting error – with the child in fact likely to have been killed in a Russian, regime or Coalition airstrike on al Taybeh, east of Palmyra. MC Palmyra added that members
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Incident date
June 22, 2017
LOCATION
الشواخ, Shawakj, Deir Ezzor, SyriaFive civilians including two children and one woman died in “shelling” on Shawakj, Deir ez-Zor, according to local sources – though it was unclear who was responsible, with only one source attributing the event to Russia. Free Deir Radio referred to “shelling” but didn’t identify the culprit However, Hasaka Rasd blamed Russia for targeting “Harwil
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Incident date
June 21, 2017
LOCATION
فرن الريان في حي امن الدولة, Ar Raqqah: Near the Al Rayan bakery, Raqqa, SyriaAt least ten civilians – with many from one family, including women and children – were killed in an alleged Coalition airstrike near the Al Rayan Bakery in the Amn al Dawla neighbourhood of Raqqa, local monitors reported. Photos of a number of those killed in the alleged airstrike were also provided. Both sources alleged
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Incident date
June 21, 2017
LOCATION
الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, SyriaOne civilian male was reportedly killed following an alleged Coalition airstrike in Raqqa, local sources reported. Al Hasaka Arabea identified the victim and reported that he was from Al Ahwas al Shaher village. Only one of the two sources alleged that the Coalition was responsible, whereas the other source did not apportion blame.
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Incident date
June 21, 2017
LOCATION
رطلة, Ratlah, Raqqa, SyriaTwo displaced women were killed in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Ratla village, according to local sources, who also identified the women. All sources attributed the incident to the US-led Coalition.
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Incident date
June 21, 2017
LOCATION
مسجد بلال بن رباح, Ar Raqqah: Western neighbourhoods (Bilal Bin Rabah mosque, unknown location), Raqqa, SyriaUp to 13 civilians from one family were killed following alleged Coalition airstrikes near the Bilal bin Rabah Mosque in west Raqqa, local sources reported. Some sources reported that the death toll was in fact 11. Reports said that the Coalition struck a residential building near the mosque. All six sources which reported the incident
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Incident date
June 21, 2017
LOCATION
المدينة القديمة, Mosul, Old City, Nineveh, IraqFour named brothers and other family members were killed in an attack in Old Mosul. News of Iraq named four brothers – Othman, Bakr, Omar and Ali – who it said were killed along with “their entire family” by government shelling. See also incident CI778.
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Incident date
June 21, 2017
LOCATION
مساكن الادخار, al Idkhar residences, Raqqa, SyriaSix civilians were killed and several others were injured in alleged Coalition airstrikes or guided missile strikes on residences in Al Idkhar in west Raqqa, local sources reported. The attack was said to have taken place after midnight. Six of the nine sources which reported the incident alleged that the Coalition was responsible. In February
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Incident date
June 21, 2017
LOCATION
الرطبة, Ar Rutbah, Al Anbar, IraqResidents said that one civilian was killed and several wounded in an airstrike in the Rutba area. Yaqein reported that one civilian was killed and several wounded in a suspected Coalition attack. Iraqi Spring Media Center said that civilians were killed and wounded, but offered no numbers and did not assign blame.
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Incident date
June 21, 2017
LOCATION
Raqqa, SyriaEleven civilians from one family were killed in alleged Coalition airstrikes in Raqqa. Originally the names of the victims were published under incident number CS1054, however Amnesty research assessed that there were two separate strikes, this one occurring at 11pm, while the other occurred at 6pm. Amnesty has placed the strike on the 21st despite
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Incident date
June 20, 2017
LOCATION
ﺷﺎﺭﻉ ﺍﻻﻣﺎﺳﻲ, Al Amassi Street/Neighbourhood, Raqqa, Raqqa, SyriaOne civilian male was reportedly killed and others were injured after reported artillery shelling of Al Amassi Street in Raqqa city. Al Hasaka Arabea identified the victim and reported that he was an internal refugee from the Hama countryside. Both sources reporting the incident alleged that the US-backed SDF was responsible for the artillery strikes. However,
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Incident date
June 20, 2017
LOCATION
الموصل القديمة, Mosul, Old City, Nineveh, IraqA local woman reported that eleven members of her family – mostly children – died in an airstrike on June 20th. Civil defence units sought to retrieve the bodies on June 29th with Mrs Mohammed in attendance. Reporter Sam Kimball, who accompanied the recovery, incuded the following report: “Nadia Aziz Mohammed, 47, at left, watches
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Incident date
June 20, 2017
LOCATION
شارع سيف الدولة, Saif al Dawla Street, Raqqa, SyriaThree members of one family, including a four-year-old girl, were killed in Raqqa city, with sources reporting that either SDF shelling or Coalition airstrikes were allegedly responsible. A number of the sources identified the names of the victims and Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently shared images of all three individuals. Because Palmyra Media Center reported
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Incident date
June 20, 2017
LOCATION
كسرة فرج, Kasrat Faraj/Kasrat Sheikh al Juma'a, Raqqa, SyriaA baby girl was killed following an alleged Coalition airstrike on Kasrat al Faraj or Kasrat Sheikh al Juma’a, but there was confusion as to exactly where the death took place due to conflicting reports. She was identified by a number of sources and was either nine or 10 months old, with Al Ragga Truth
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Incident date
June 20, 2017
LOCATION
البصيرة, Al Basira, Deir Ezzor, SyriaOne woman died in an alleged Assad regime or Coalition airstrike on the cultural centre in al Basira, local media reported. Multiple sources – blaming the US-led Coalition – identified the female victim. However, RFS News blamed regime aircraft, while others like Syrian PC did not identify the perpetrator. According to Deirezzor24, she died as a result
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Incident date
June 20, 2017
LOCATION
Raqqa, SyriaIn the Amnesty and Airwars’s joint April 2019 report “War in Raqqa: Rhetoric versus Reality”, four civilians were reportedly killed in alleged Coalition airstrikes 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 “Dhiab al-Rusly
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Incident date
June 20, 2017
LOCATION
المصرف التجاري, Commercial Bank, Al Mayadeen, Deir Ezzor, SyriaAfter midnight, alleged Coalition airplanes carried out a number of strikes on areas in Al-Mayadeen city which was under ISIS control at the time of the attack. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that the airstrikes targeted the area where the Commercial Bank is located and struck a house in which an Iraqi family
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Incident date
June 19, 2017
LOCATION
كسرة الفرج, Kasrat Faraj, Raqqa, SyriaBetween six and eight civilians died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Kasrat Faraj village, according to local media. Multiple sources blamed the US-led Coalition and put the death toll at eight. Some sources added that there was some difficulty recovering bodies due to the presence of YPG snipers.
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Incident date
June 19, 2017
LOCATION
الرقة, near Raqqah, Syria, Raqqa, SyriaIn an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, on September 29th 2017 the Coalition said it had concluded an assessment on claims of civilian harm. According to the Coalition report, “91. June 19, 2017, near Raqqah, Syria, via media report. After a review of available information it was assessed that no Coalition strikes were conducted
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Incident date
June 19, 2017
LOCATION
التبني, Al Tabani, Deir Ezzor, SyriaThree civilians died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on the village of Al Tabani. local media reported. According to Baladi, “local media sources said three civilians, including two women, were martyred by the bombing of the international coalition airliner on the village of Tabani in the western suburb of Deir Ezzor.” Al-hokol reported that three
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Incident date
June 19, 2017
LOCATION
الجسر الجديد, Al Jisr al Jadid, Raqqa, SyriaA family of civilians – including two women and a child – were killed after alleged Coalition airstrikes struck their house near Al Jisr al Jadeed (the New Bridge), to the south of Raqqa. Several local sources identified the victims by name. According to RFS, the family were trying to escape the city when they
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Incident date
June 19, 2017
LOCATION
الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, SyriaOne identified civilian male was killed following alleged Coalition airstrikes on Raqqa, Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently reported. The source provided no further details.
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Incident date
June 19, 2017
LOCATION
الرقة, Raqqa, SyriaOne civilian male was killed following alleged ‘SDF’ shelling into Raqqa city. The victim was named as Mohammed al Kasbah by a number of sources and a photo of him was provided. Four of five of the sources who reported the incident alleged that the US-backed SDF was responsible. However, only the Coalition reports using