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Incident Date

14 June 2017

Incident Code

CS988

Location

كراج البولمان, Pullman garage, Raqqa, Syria
An unspecified number of civilians died in artillery shelling on the Pullman garage area of Raqqa, according to local sources. According to RFS, “As a result of the heavy shelling of the city of Raqqa and the fall of dozens of shells from Qudd, a number of civilians were killed in Al-Ajili neighborhood, Al-Mansour Street,…

Summary

Published
14 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

14 June 2017

Incident Code

CS989

Location

كازية الشرطة, Ar Raqqah: Police Station, near the Cultural Centre, Raqqa, Syria
An unspecified number of civilians died in artillery shelling near the police station in Raqqa, according to local media. According to RFS, “Aas a result of the heavy shelling of the city of Raqqa and the fall of dozens of shells from Qudd, a number of civilians were killed in Al-Ajili neighborhood, Al-Mansour Street, the…

Summary

Published
14 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

14 June 2017

Incident Code

RS2281

Location

طفس, Tafas , Daraa, Syria
Eight to 12 internally displaced civilians were killed, and dozens more were wounded, following an air and artillery airstrike on a residential area in Tafas, local media reported. According to sources, the raids struck the courtyard of Martyr Kiwan middle school which was being used to house internally displaced peoples from Etman. Sources were conflicted…

Summary

Published
14 June 2017
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
8–12
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

14 June 2017

Incident Code

CI762

Location

دكة بركة, Dakat Barak, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq
Two civilians from the same family were reported killed by an unknown rocket and "random bombing", according to local sources. Sawlf Ateka reported the dead civilians as Mishan Mohammad Qasim al-Hiyawi and his grandson Hashim Firas. Other sources identified the two as victims but did not clarify who was responsible. In February 2019, the Coalition…

Summary

Published
14 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

13 June 2017

Incident Code

RS2278

Location

العلباوي, Al A'lbawi, Hama, Syria
A single source, the Smart News Agency, reported that "a number of civilians were killed and wounded by shelling of warplanes likely to be Russian to a village controlled by the Islamic State Organisation, east of Hama city, central Syria". It added that, "the aircraft bombed civilian houses in the village of Al-Albawi, east of…

Summary

Published
13 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

13 June 2017

Incident Code

RS2279

Location

عزالدين, Izzedin, Homs, Syria
A male child was killed, and between one and two other civilians were wounded, following the explosion of remnants left by a previous airstrike on Izzedin, local media reported. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame. Some blamed a previous Russian raid, while others blamed the Syrian regime. The sources, however, do agree…

Summary

Published
13 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

13 June 2017

Incident Code

CI760

Location

الشفاء, الموصل‎, Al Shafaa, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq
A total of 35 people people from an extended family were killed, including 14 children, 9 women and two imams, when a home and street were bombed in the Al Shifa neighbourhood of Mosul. Sources said that the family were sheltering in the basement of the house. Initial claims had placed the toll at 50,…

Summary

Published
13 June 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
35
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

12 June 2017

Incident Code

CS969

Location

قصر البنات, Ar Raqqah: Qasr Al Banat (palace), Raqqa, Syria
An entire family of six civilians – including three women and two girls – was killed in alleged Coalition air or artillery strikes or possible SDF mortar fire in the Qasir al Banat area in the south-east of Raqqa city, local sources reported. Five sources alleged that the Coalition was directly responsible, whereas two sources…

Summary

Published
12 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
6
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

12 June 2017

Incident Code

CI759

Location

البورصة, Mosul, Borsa, Nineveh, Iraq
Several local press sources said that twelve civilians – all from the same family – died as a result of an alleged Coalition airstrike on their house in Borsa neighbourhood in Central Mosul. The sources reported that most victims were women and children. The twelve victims were all members of the Abdul Aziz Alnomah family.…

Summary

Published
12 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
12
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

11 June 2017

Incident Code

RS2277

Location

حطلة و الصالحية, Hatla and Salihiya, Deir Ezzor, Syria
As many as three civilians were killed - including one man - and some others were injured, following an airstrike on the towns of Hatla and Salihiya. Sources mostly all blamed Russia, however some remained impartial and did not attribute blame. According to the Smart News Agency, the strike hit "Al Salhiya roundabout at the…

Summary

Published
11 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
1–3
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

11 June 2017

Incident Code

CS965b

Location

Ar Raqqah: near Omar Bin Al Khattab mosque, Raqqa, Syria
Five civilians were killed in Coalition artillery strikes. The Coalition conceded a total of eight deaths and 24 injuries clustered across CS965, CS965a and CS965b. To avoid triple counting, the official OIR tally is only counted in CS965. These civilians were initially listed as being victims of an airstrike which killed eight civilians from three…

Summary

Published
11 June 2017
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
7–9
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

11 June 2017

Incident Code

USSOM073

Location

Bohol Jawarey, Middle Juba, Somalia
A US strike on an al Shabaab "command and logistics node" killed eight members of the group, according to a US Africa Command press release. There were claims that Abdirahman Mohamed Warsame, a commander of the terror group's intelligence wing was killed in the strike, though this was not confirmed by AFRICOM. No civilians were…

Summary

Published
11 June 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Military actors reported killed
8
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

11 June 2017

Incident Code

CI758

Location

المدينة القديمة, Mosul, Old City neighbourhoods, Nineveh, Iraq
Multiple local sources, as well as sources in the Iraqi army, reported that dozens of civilians were killed or injured in the fighting for the liberation of Shifa, Zanjili and Health neighbourhoods in Old Mosul. Alaraby news said that Iraqi forces allegedly used heavy shelling and air strikes on the area in an attempt to…

Summary

Published
11 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
19–80
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

11–17 June, 2017

Incident Code

CS1024a

Location

Raqqa, Raqqa, Syria
In the Amnesty and Airwars’s joint April 2019 report "War in Raqqa: Rhetoric versus Reality", five civilians were reportedly killed in an alleged Coalition airstrike in Raqqa. Although Amnesty researched this incident on the ground, Airwars have decided to grade it "weak" due to the depth of material provided. The victims were not specifically named…

Summary

Published
17 June 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
5
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

10 June 2017

Incident Code

RS2276

Location

رويضة, Ruweida, Hama, Syria
Three civilians were killed - and others were wounded - following an aerial bombardment on Ruweida. Sources either attributed blame to Russian warplanes, or reported the sighting of unidentified warplanes. The Smart News Agency is the only source to specifically report that three "drivers" were killed in the raids. Others state that there were an…

Summary

Published
10 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

10 June 2017

Incident Code

CI755

Location

Mosul, Borsa, Nineveh, Iraq
Local sources reported that 18 civilians from four named families – mostly children and women – died under the rubble. An airstrike reportedly hit their homes in the Borsa area in the centre of Mosul. It is presently unclear who was responsible for the airstrikes. Sawlf Ateka, a local Facebook page, launched an appeal to…

Summary

Published
10 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
21–23
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

10 June 2017

Incident Code

CI756

Location

الشفاء, Mosul, Al-Shafaa, Nineveh, Iraq
Multiple local sources said that more than 13 members from one family were “scattered under the rubble” of their houses in Shifa neighborhood, in the centre/ west of Mosul. Unidentified aircraft had allegedly hit the houses. Sawlf Ateka, a local Facebook group, said that Abdullah al-Mazouri had died in the raids (see photo below). In…

Summary

Published
10 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
13
Civilians reported injured
13
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

9 June 2017

Incident Codes

CS938 RS2275

Location

جديد عكيدات, Jadid Akeidat, Deir Ezzor, Syria
As many as eight civilians, as well as six named which including medical personnel died, and others were wounded in an airstrike on Jadid Akeidat village, Deir Ez-Zour, according to local media – though reports were conflicted as to whether the US-led Coalition, the Syrian regime or Russia were responsible for the attacks. Sources reported…

Summary

Published
9 June 2017
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported killed
6–8
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition, Russian Military
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Incident Date

8 June 2017

Incident Code

RS2273

Location

حريشة, Harisha, Hama, Syria
A single source reported that "warplanes - likely to be Russian - launched a phosphorous bomb attack on the village of Al-Huraisha, near Aqirbat (about 67 km east of Hama), killing three civilians from one family, including a child." There were no reports of wounded and no other details at this time.

Summary

Published
8 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

8 June 2017

Incident Codes

CS946a RS2274

Location

عياش, Ayyash, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Four airstrikes were reported in Ayyash, southwest of Deir Ezzor city, by local media. The sources reported dozens of wounded and that one of the wounded, Thiab al-Rajwan, later died in hospital of the wounds sustained when his house was bombed. Sources were conflicted on who was to blame, with reports pointing to Russia, the…

Summary

Published
8 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
Russian Military, U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

8 June 2017

Incident Code

CI753

Location

حي الزنجيلي, Mosul, Zinjili, Nineveh, Iraq
Local sources referred to the United Nations Human Rights Office saying that 50 to 80 civilians were killed after airstrikes and shelling hit Zanjili neighborhood in West Mosul. In January 2019, the Coalition accepted responsibility for the event, noting: "Coalition aircraft struck an ISIS building and unintentionally killed 10 civilians." Sawlf Ateka posted a video…

Summary

Published
8 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
50–80
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

7 June 2017

Incident Code

RS2272

Location

جب الجراح غنيمان, Ghneiman village, Jeb al Jrah district, 55 km east of Homs, Homs, Syria
Four civilians died, including a woman and a child, and six other non-combatants were wounded in an airstrike on Ghneiman in Homs, according to local media. Only one source, the Smart News Agency, pointed to Russia as the “likely” culprit; the other reports didn’t apportion blame of this event. According to the Smart News Agency,…

Summary

Published
7 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
6
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

7 June 2017

Incident Codes

CS928 RS2270

Location

طريق السده ا, Al Sadda road, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Between 9 and 10 civilians died in an airstrike on a van or small bus near the Al Sadda road, Al Quriya, Deir Ezzor, according to local media. While most sources blamed the Coalition (which confirmed targeting a vehicle in the province on the day), one outlet alleged that Russia was responsible. Sound and Picture,…

Summary

Published
7 June 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
9–10
Civilians reported injured
4–10
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military, U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

7 June 2017

Incident Code

CI751

Location

عنه, Anah, Anbar, Iraq
Local sources reported that an unspecified number of civilians were killed or wounded in the morning of June 7th as a result of airstrikes on houses in residential areas in the city of Anah, in the west of Anbar province. Presently no further details are known. Yaqein suggested that it might be the work of…

Summary

Published
7 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

7 June 2017

Incident Codes

CS930a ISSY001a

Location

الشجرة, Al Shajra, Daraa, Syria
Local sources reported that alleged airstrikes struck a building in Al Shajra town which several sources referred to as an "Islamic Court" while others described it as the headquarters of the "Islamic Army of Khalid Bin Al-Walid" - a faction that has been accused of being associated with the "Islamic State". Sources were conflicted as…

Summary

Published
7 June 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
2
Military actors reported killed
13–20
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition, Israeli Military
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Incident Date

7 June 2017

Incident Code

RS2271

Location

عقيربات, Akeirbat, Hama, Syria
A woman and her child - both named - died in an alleged Russian airstrike on Akeirbat, according to local media. According to the Facebook group ‘Local council of Akeirbat and its countryside’, “\our air raids on the village of Akeirbat by Russian aircraft led to the martyrdom of a woman and her daughter as…

Summary

Published
7 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

6 June 2017

Incident Code

CS925

Location

حطين, Hitten farm, Raqqa, Syria
Up to eight civilians from several families died at Hitteen farm, local media reported. While most sources blamed a Coalition airstrike, one source said that a landmine was responsible for the deaths. Al Hassaka Rasd reported three members of the same family died in an alleged Coalition airstrike near Hitten farm. According to RFS, “Five…

Summary

Published
6 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
3–8
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

5 June 2017

Incident Code

RS2268

Location

طفس, Taftas town, Daraa, Syria
Local sources reported the killing of between four and 14 civilians, including children, and the wounding of up to 31 more in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on civilian areas of the city of Tafas. Some sources reported that two more civilians succumbed to their wounds after treatment in medical facilities. The Syrian Network…

Summary

Published
5 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
4–14
Civilians reported injured
2–31
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

5 June 2017

Incident Code

RS2266

Location

عقيربات, Akeirbat, Hama, Syria
Local sources reported that air raids, likely to be Russian, stuck the town and surrounding farms of Akeirbat in eastern Hama. @HalabTodayTV reported the use of phosphorus munitions. Three civilians, including one woman, were reported killed and four others were reportedly taken to hospital for treatment of their wounds.

Summary

Published
5 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
4
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

5 June 2017

Incident Code

RS2269

Location

عقيربات أبو حواديد, Abu Huwadid village near Akeirbat, Hama, Syria
Between ten and 15 civilians died, including ten or 11 from the Bakhour family, in an alleged Russian airstrike on their home in Abu Huwadid village near Akeirbat, according to sources on the ground. Sources attributed the blame to Russia. The Local council of Akeirbat and its countryside on Facebook said that the only survivor…

Summary

Published
5 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
10–15
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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