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Incident Date
17 July 2017
Incident Code
CS1220
Location
الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
A one-year-old child was killed in an alleged Coalition airstrike in Raqqa, according to local sources. The date of death may have been earlier, with Abu Muaz al Raqqa tweeting that the child died “as a result of bombing coalition aircraft on the city of Raqqa several days ago.”
Summary
Published
17 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
17 July 2017
Incident Code
CS1226
Location
الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
Accoridng to RFS, three members of the Awwad family died in artillery shelling on Raqqa. Raqqa rwb and Q_Alenzy named an adult male as a killed and it was reported that his wife was injured. The sources blamed the Coalition. According to Ahmad Shibli, there were more than 25 cases of leg and hand amputation…
Summary
Published
17 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
3–4
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
17 July 2017
Incident Code
RS2344
Location
عقيربات خالد هلال, Khaled Hilal village, Akeirbat district, Hama, Syria
Local media reported that a man and a woman died and others were wounded in an alleged Russian airstrike on Khaled Hilal village. According to AadaAlSham, "two civilians were killed and others injured on Monday evening [July 17th] in air strikes by Russian warplanes on a village controlled by Daesh in the eastern Hama countryside. Field…
Summary
Published
17 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
17 July 2017
Incident Code
RS2342
Location
حقل الجفرة, Al Jafra [oil] field junction, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Nine civilians died in an alleged Russian or Assad regime airstrike on Al Jafra [oil] field junction, according to sources on the ground. Rozanafm said: "On Tuesday [July 17th], our correspondent in Deir al-Zour reported that a military aircraft believed to belong to the Syrian regime targeted a car carrying nine civilians on Al Jafra field…
Summary
Published
17 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
9
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
16 July 2017
Incident Code
CS1214a
Location
Ar Raqqah: Nazlet Al-Shehada, area of Dara’iya , Raqqa, Syria
In the Amnesty and Airwars’s joint April 2019 report "War in Raqqa: Rhetoric versus Reality", 12 civilians were reportedly killed in alleged Coalition artillery strikes 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. Field notes suggested that 11…
Summary
Published
16 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
12
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
16 July 2017
Incident Code
LQ052
Location
Libyan-Egyptian border, Al Butnan, Libya
Egyptian airstrikes targeted 15 vehicles reportedly loaded with weapons near the border with Libya as they attempted to enter Egypt. According to Egyptian military sources cited by Libya’s Channel, “Egyptian armed forces have carried out military operations during the twenty-four last hour, building intelligence information, according to the gathering of a number of criminal elements…
Summary
Published
16 July 2017
Military Actor
Egyptian Military
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Incident Date
16 July 2017
Incident Code
RS2338
Location
هجين, Hajin, Deir Ezzor, Syria
An unspecified number of civilians died and were wounded in an alleged Russian airstrike on Hajin, according to sources on the ground. The Euphrates Post reported: ""A launched air raids targeting Hajin village this morning [July 16th] with rockets targeting a house near the house of Hamadi al-Shawish. Another missile landed in front of the…
Summary
Published
16 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
16 July 2017
Incident Code
RS2341
Location
حزة, Hazza, Damascus, Syria
As many as four children died and dozens more civilians were reported wounded in an airstrike on Hazza, according to sources on the ground. Most reports blamed the Assad regime, though there was also an allegation against Russia. According to Akhbaralaan, "Activists said that the warplanes of the Assad forces fired several rockets on residential neighborhoods…
Summary
Published
16 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
4–5
Civilians reported injured
2–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
16 July 2017
Incident Codes
CS1211 RS2339
Location
ميادين, Al Mayadin, multiple locations, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Between 11 and 14 civilians – including several women and children – were killed and dozens others were wounded in airstrikes on Al Mayadin. However it was contested as to who was responsible. Sources either blamed Russia, the Syrian regime or the US-led Coalition. More than five sources made no claims with regards to responsibility. However,…
Summary
Published
16 July 2017
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported killed
11–14
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
16 July 2017
Incident Codes
CS1212 RS2340
Location
الصبحة, Al Subha, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Three to six civilians died in airstrikes on al Subha village, local media reported, though it was unclear whether the Coalition or Russia or the Syrian regime were responsible. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, “five people were martyred and three of them were charred, as a result of shelling by aircraft. It’s…
Summary
Published
16 July 2017
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
3–6
Civilians reported injured
2–10
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
,
Russian Military
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Incident Date
15 July 2017
Incident Code
RS2336
Location
أم قيبة, Umm Qiba village, near al Sokhna, Homs, Syria
Three women were killed and other civilians injured in alleged Russian raids on the village of Um Qiba in the eastern Homs countryside, local sources reported. The Violations Documentation Center in Syria said those killed included two daughters of Mkaimen al-Shihetan and Faysal al-Shihatan.
Summary
Published
15 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
15 July 2017
Incident Code
RS2337
Location
Al Hamidiya, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Two civilians were wounded by alleged Russian airstrikes on the neighborhood of downtown Hamidiya, local sources reported. No further details are currently available.
Summary
Published
15 July 2017
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
15 July 2017
Incident Code
USSOM078
Location
Sunguuni, Lower Juba, Somalia
On November 17th 2017, US Africa Command sent the Bureau of Investigative Journalism a list of previously unreported strikes, which included this one. An AFRICOM spokesperson explained that their goal "is to be as transparent as possible while taking into account operational security, force protection and diplomatic sensitivities." It therefore did not proactively release information…
Summary
Published
15 July 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
15 July 2017
Incident Codes
CS1206 RS2335
Location
ميادين, Al Mayadin, al Arabaeen street and other areas, Deir Ezzor, Syria
At least ten civilians – including at least one woman and two children – were killed and dozens more were wounded following airstrikes near two schools in the city of Al Mayadeen. However, local sources were conflicted as to who was responsible. Both Russia and the US-led Coalition were reportedly responsible. Syrian Network for Human…
Summary
Published
15 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
10
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
15 July 2017
Incident Code
CI812
Location
الميدان, Al Maydan, Mosul, Old City, Nineveh, Iraq
A number of local sources reported that 300 civilians were killed and 400 more were wounded – said to be mostly women and children – following alleged Coalition and Iraqi government airstrikes in the Al Maydan neighbourhood of Mosul. All four sources who reported the deaths alleged that both the Coalition and the Iraqi government…
Summary
Published
15 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
300
Civilians reported injured
400
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
14 July 2017
Incident Code
RS2334
Location
عين ترما,, Ain Tarma, Damascus, Syria
Alleged Russian or Syrian warplanes committed “a massacre” in the city of Ain Tarma, local sources reported, killing at up to 21 named civilians including women and children. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, there were up to 20 strikes on the town. Some reports also said that the town was hit by…
Summary
Published
14 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
2–21
Civilians reported injured
2–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
14 July 2017
Incident Code
CS1203
Location
حي التوسعية, Al Tawaswi’ya neighbourhood, Raqqa, Syria
Local sources reported that a number of civilians died in artillery and mortar shelling or Raqqa’s Al Tawaswi’ya neighbourhood – though it was unclear whether the Coalition or the SDF were responsible. Usama Mulla Mohammed put the death toll at two. Other sources blamed SDF artillery and mortar shells. Airwars understands that only the Coalition…
Summary
Published
14 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
14 July 2017
Incident Code
CS1204
Location
الصالحية, Al Salhiya, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Seven civilians died and two or more were wounded in an airstrike on Al Salhiya in the Deir Ezzor countryside, according to local media – though it was unclear whether the Coalition, Russia or the Assad regime were to blame. 1996aboadel and RFS pointed towards Russia. However, Baladi blamed the regime. Al Hall said that…
Summary
Published
14 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
7
Civilians reported injured
2–4
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
13 July 2017
Incident Code
RS2333
Location
الغوطة الشرقية, Easter Ghouta, Damascus, Syria
Local media reported that areas in Eastern Ghouta, specifically Hazza and Ein Tarma, were subject to heavy aerial shelling, killing up to four civilians and wounding "dozens", though it was unclear whether Russia or the Syrian regime was to blame. @AJA_Syria cited al-Jazeera correspondent who reported "dozens of civilians, including women and children, were wounded…
Summary
Published
13 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
2–4
Civilians reported injured
2–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
13 July 2017
Incident Code
RS2332
Location
مراط,, Mrat, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Al Hassaka Rasd reported: "The Russian air force targets with several air raids the vicinity of Deir Ezzor military airport, brigade 137, the cemetery area and the town of Mrat Foukani". Other sources mentioned an unspecified number of wounded civilians but didn't identify who carried out the strikes.
Summary
Published
13 July 2017
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
13 July 2017
Incident Code
CS1200
Location
الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
A civilian male was killed in Raqqa, local sources reported. However it was contested as with regards to who was responsible. Sharqiya Voice reported that he died as a result of an SDF bombardment, without specifying if it was artillery or mortar fire, whereas Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently reported it was a result of…
Summary
Published
13 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
13 July 2017
Incident Code
CI810
Location
المدينة القديمة, Mosul, Old City, Nineveh, Iraq
A civilian Yazidi woman was reportedly killed following the bombardment of areas within Old Mosul. However, it was not immediately clear who was responsible. The victim from the village of Kuju and she is a sister of Catherine. Previously kidnapped by ISIS. Abather Altamimi reported that the woman was killed during shelling of the last…
Summary
Published
13 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
13 July 2017
Incident Code
USSOM077
Location
حرمك, Kunya Barrow, Middle Juba, Somalia
US and Somali special forces carried out a night raid on an al Shabaab-held village in southern Somalia, the district commissioner and a senior Somali intelligence official told reporters. It was the second US operation in the village in two weeks. "Several al-Shabaab fighters" are thought to have been killed according to NBC. Two helicopters…
Summary
Published
13 July 2017
Strike Type
Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)
Military actors reported killed
2
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
13 July 2017
Incident Code
RS2329
Location
حماد عمر, Hammad Omar, Hama, Syria
Three civilians were killed and a young man injured in alleged Russian air strikes on the town of Hammad Omar, east of Hama, according to local reports. Alaraby reported that the raids occurred during battles between regime forces and ISIS. An opposition media activist told the Syria Newsdesk that the area was targeted “with more…
Summary
Published
13 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
13 July 2017
Incident Code
RS2330
Location
المكيمين, Al-Mkimin, Hama, Syria
Two children were killed in an alleged Russian bombardment on the village of Al-Mkimin, local media reported. Hisham Sarhan Hisham Al Zubin was also reported dead by his cousin. Four others were wounded. Syria Newsdesk said the the bombing came after the regime forces failed to win back villages under the control of Daesh, “despite…
Summary
Published
13 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
2–3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
13 July 2017
Incident Code
RS2331
Location
عقيربات, Akeirbat, Hama, Syria
Five civilians, including women and children, were wounded in alleged Russian attacks on the town of Akeirbat, east of Hama, Smart News Agency said. More than 50 air raids hit the town and the surrounding area according to local sources.
Summary
Published
13 July 2017
Civilians reported injured
5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
12 July 2017
Incident Code
CI809
Location
القليعات, Al Qaliat, Mosul, Old City, Nineveh, Iraq
Local sources reported that despite the recapturing of Mosul by the US-backed Iraqi army, Coalition airstrikes continued to target ISIL positions in Al Qaliat on the outskirts of the city. Ninawa Media Center reported that there were ‘many’ wounded civilians, including women and children, in the area. However, it was not clear airstrikes caused this.…
Summary
Published
12 July 2017
Civilians reported injured
6
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
12 July 2017
Incident Code
CS1194a
Location
Raqqa, Raqqa, Syria
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. According to the report, "Abdallah…
Summary
Published
12 July 2017
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
11 July 2017
Incident Code
RS2327
Location
الجابرية, Jabriya, Hama, Syria
Two sources reported that nine civilians were killed and another six were wounded as a bakery in Jabriya village, Hama, was hit by airstrikes. Smart News Agency identified Russia as the likely culprit while al-Araby did not appoint blame, merely referring to "a military aircraft". Both sources said that five of the victims were working in…
Summary
Published
11 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
9
Civilians reported injured
6
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
11 July 2017
Incident Code
CI807
Location
المدينة القديمة, Mosul, Old City, Nineveh, Iraq
Local sources reported that 200 homes in Old Mosul to the west of the city were completely destroyed with many of their residents presumed dead following the intense fighting of the previous weeks. Hossam al Din al Abbar, a member of the Ninveh Provincial Council, was quoted by several sources as saying: The civil defence…
Summary
Published
11 July 2017
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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