Civilian Casualties

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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 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. The report stated that”Mohannad Mohammed

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Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria

Orient news and Smart news reported the death of as many as ten civilians and wounding of others in alleged Coalition airstrikes on Raqqa’s Tawasu’iya, Fardous, and Bedo neighbourhoods. Amnesty has since conducted field research in Raqqa and we understand that this figure might possibly be lower than first reported. There was, however, uncertainty over

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6 – 8

(1 child1 man)

بلدة الطيبة, Al Tayba, Deir Ezzor, Syria

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Two children were killed and many others wounded in strikes on al Tayba village, according to numerous local sources. At present it is unclear who was responsible for the incident; some sources have cited Russia and the regime, whilst others held the Coalition suspect. A Tweet by @palestinedam said that “the death of a child

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3 named

ميادين, Al Mayadin, Deir Ezzor, Syria

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Two children were killed and up to 40 other civilians injured (mostly women and children) in airstrikes on the city of al Mayadeen, Deir Ezzor, local media reported. The offensive struck the Fatima Al-Zahraa Women’s Hospital. It is not wholly clear at present who was responsible. Jisirtv news cited an A’amaq’s agency report which blamed

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25–40

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It was reported by local sources that a woman named Reham Abdul Aziz Al-Taha and all her children were killed in alleged US-led Coalition strikes on the city of Al-Raqqa. Sources did not state how many children have died. In a Facebook post by Sdc Palmyra it was asserted that the family comprised of displaced

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(2 children1 woman)

1 named, 1 familiy identified

Road from Al Mayadin to Damascus, Homs, Syria

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Local sources reported the death of a young girl, Rawan Abdul Qader al-Wahid. She was said to be travelling between the cities of Mayadeen and Damascus when she died. At present the cause of death is unclear and sources are not attributing the event to airstrikes or to any specific actors.

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Hisham ibn Abdul Malik, Raqqa, Syria

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Twenty two civilians including 15 women reportedly died and dozens wounded in alleged Coalition airstrikes behind al-Andalus bakery in the city of Al-Raqqa. There is – according to research done by Amnesty and Airwars – no precise location for the building. According to a tweet from @PalmyraRev1 it was mostly “women, children and the elderly”

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(2–5 children15 women)

12–24

12 named, 2 families identified

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Multiple local sources reported that Baraa Abdullah al-Haddad and his son were killed in an “airstrike”. No further details are currently available.

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(0–1 children1 man)

2 named, 1 familiy identified

دوار البكرة, Al Mayadin, al Bakra roundabout, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

One civilian girl was reported killed after air strikes during the night, near Ali Bin Abi Taleb mosque in Deir Ezzor. At present there is a single allegation in a Smart report against the US-led Coalition, though this is contested in a Facebook post by Free Deir Ezzor which attributed the strikes to “Russian criminal

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1 named

حي الاماسي, Al Amassi, Raqqa, Syria

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Two adult male civilians and up to two children were killed in an alleged Coalition airstrike on their home in Raqqa’s al Amassi neighbourhood, local media reported. In February 2019, the Coalition accepted responsibility for the event, noting: “Coalition aircraft engaged an ISIS headquarters multistory building. Regrettably, four civilians were unintentionally killed and two civilians

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3 – 4

(1–2 children2 men)

0–5

السفارنة, Al-Safarna, Raqqa, Syria

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At least five civilians including two children and a woman died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Raqqa’s Al-Safarna neighbourhood, according to local media. According to Zamanalwasl, “five civilians from one family, including two children and a woman, were killed as a result of a bombardment by the international coalition forces targeting al-Safarna neighborhood east

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5 – 10

(2 children1 woman)

بداما , Bdama, Idlib, Syria

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One child was killed when a cluster bomb dropped in a previous airstrike exploded in Bdama, local media reported. EdlibEMC said that the bomb was dropped by Russia, though the other sources didn’t identify the culprit. It was not clear when the munitions was dropped.

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Russian Military, Unknown

1 named

ﻗﺮﻳﺔ ﺍﻟﺤﻤﺎﺩﻱ , Al Hammadi, Al Hassakah, Syria

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Two named children died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on a school in the village of al Hammadi in the al Shadadi countryside, according to local media. Multiple sources reported that the Haddaj Sharqi school was struck by the Coalition, killing two children.

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حمرة بويتية, Hamra Buweitiya, Raqqa, Syria

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Local sources have reported that on August 4, 2017, between three and six civilians were reportedly killed in an aerial bombardment on Al-Buweitaya in the western suburb of Deir Ezzor. Some sources have alleged that the US-led Coalition was responsible, however, other sources attributed the attack to the regime, and some to Russia. According to

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3 – 6

(1 child1 woman1 man)

3 named, 1 familiy identified

LOCATION

Up to 17 civilians including women and children died and 10 more were wounded in alleged Coalition airstrikes on Raqqa, according to local media. Most sources put the death toll at six with 10 more injured and blamed a “US bombing” of Raqqa neighbourhoods. However, on August 5th the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights “documented

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6 – 17

(2–7 children1–5 women)

حارة البد, al Badou and al Thakana neighbourhoods, Raqqa, Syria

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Up to 20 civilians including seven children and their mother died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on the al Badou and al Takana neighbourhoods in Raqqa, according to local media. All sources blamed the US-led Coalition, and put the minimum death toll at eight. According to Sound and Picture and Raqqa18, 10 people from the

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8 – 20

(7 children1 woman)

الروضة, Al Rawda, Ma'rib, Yemen

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A reported US drone strike targeted a minibus in Al Rawda neighbourhood, in the Wadi Ubaida area of Marib governorate, on the afternoon of August 3rd 2017. Several sources suggested that the strike targeted AQAP militants in the bus, killing three, though others indicated that as many as two civilians were killed and four injured,

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Airstrike, Drone Strike

1 – 3

(2 children1 man)

2–4

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)

US Forces

Known target

Belligerents reported killed

1–3

LOCATION

Raqqa, Syria

In the Amnesty and Airwars’s joint April 2019 report “War in Raqqa: Rhetoric versus Reality”, three civilians were 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 “Mohammed

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(2 children1 man)

3 named, 1 familiy identified

الكرابلة, Karabla, Al Anbar, Iraq

LOCATION

Dozens of civilians were allegedly killed in airstrikes in Karabla, Qaem, local media reported – It was unclear who was responsible. According to Yaqein, A number of civilians, including children, were killed and wounded after warplanes targeted al-Qa’im west of Anbar in light of continued attacks by joint forces supported by the international coalition. The

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12 – 24

US-led Coalition, Unknown

2 named, 1 familiy identified

قرية التبني, Al Tabani, Shihah junction and other locations, Deir Ezzor, Syria

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Up to 20 civilians died and dozens more were wounded in airstrikes on the village of Al Tabani, according to local media – though it was unclear whether Russia or the Coalition were to blame. Rami asssaf, @Ahmad_Zahlan and @HAMZH7711 blamed the Coalition, with @Ahmad_Zahlan reporting that white phosphorus had been used. However, the majority

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12 – 20

(3 children3 women)

12–36

8 named, 1 familiy identified

LOCATION

One child was killed by artillery shelling of Raqqa, according to multiple local sources. Airwars understands that only the Coalition has access to artillery in Raqqa

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الطب الحديث, Al Toubb al Hadith, Raqqa, Syria

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Six people; two women, two children and two men were killed when the building they were sheltering in was hit in an airstrike in Al Toubb al Hadith, Raqqa, a joint Amnesty International/Airwars report “War in Raqqa: Rhetoric versus Reality” found after conducting field research on the ground. Additionally, several local sources echoed the death

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(2 children2 women2 men)

الكشكية, Al Kashkiya, Deir Ezzor, Syria

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Between one and four civilians including a child died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on al Kashkiya village, Deir Ezzor, according to local sources. 7al reported: “Abu Ayman al-Ali, an activist from the village of Deir al-Zour, told al-Hal, said that ‘raids by international coalition forces targeted civilian houses in the center of al-Kashkiya town.”

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1 – 4

حارة البوسرايا, Al Bousraya area, Mo'ataz street, Raqqa, Syria

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In a major casualty incident, between 10 and 50 civilians died, including entire families, and dozens more were wounded in an alleged Coalition airstrike in the Al Bousraya area of Raqqa, according to local sources. Since further research was conducted by Amnesty it appears only 16 civilians were living in the building which was struck.

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(2 children2–6 women2–3 men)

10 – 50

12–24

16 named, 5 families identified

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A 14-year-old boy died following an injury sustained in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Raqqa, according to local sources. Revolution Coordination Committee in Palmyra reported “the martyrdom of the child Mohammed Ali Hassan Taha (14 years old), displaced from Palmyra, died following being injured by a shell from the bombing of the international coalition on the

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Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently reported the death “of the children of ‘Khaled al-Issa‘ by the bombing of the international coalition aircraft on the city of Al-Raqqa.” No further details are currently available.

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2 named, 1 familiy identified

LOCATION

The child, Yousef Haj Abdullah, was named as a victim of an alleged Coalition airstrike on Raqqa, by multiple local sources. There are no other details at this time.

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Four civilians died in air and artillery or mortar shelling in Raqqa, according to local sources. Alraqqa Ahlna listed two civilians as killed by air and artillery strikes. Mohammed Ali Swaid was named as dead “after being hit by a mortar shell from SDF militia on al Thakana”, according to Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently. Airwars

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3 – 4

(1 child1 woman2 men)

US-led Coalition, Syrian Democratic Forces

4 named, 1 familiy identified

الحويجة, Hawija, Kirkuk, Iraq

LOCATION

Local press sources said that 10 civilians from the same family were killed by an alleged Coalition airstrike which hit their house in the Hawija district on Sunday 30th July. Kawsar Agency and Team of Correspondents said that the family died as a result of US shelling on their home. According to Team of Correspondents,

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(2–6 children2 women)