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Incident Date

10 September 2017

Incident Code

CS1465

Location

Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
Two civilians, a wife and husband were reported killed following airstrikes on the city of Raqqa. The exact location within the city is currently unknown. Three out of five sources blamed the Coalition, the other two referred to an “aerial bombardment”, without identifying the culprit. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights commented that the incident…

Summary

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

10 September 2017

Incident Code

CS1467

Location

Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
An entire family of up to six people died in alleged airstrikes on Raqqa city. The family were originally displaced from Deir Ezzor, and died as a result of “aerial and artillery bombardment”, according to local sources.

Summary

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

10 September 2017

Incident Code

CS1463

Location

Ar Raqqah: Jumaili neighbourhood, Raqqa, Syria
Two to four civilians were reportedly killed in Coalition air or artillery strikes on the al Jumaili neighbourhood of Raqqa City. There was some conflict of information regarding the culprit, though most sources blamed the US-led Coalition. Sources that did not mention the Coalition referred to “artillery shelling” and “airstrikes”. Airwars understands that only the…

Summary

Published
10 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
3–4
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

9 September 2017

Incident Code

RS2430

Location

موحسن, Mohsin, Deir Ezzor, Syria
A single source, the Euphrates Post, reported: "The killing of Moheisen Yassin Sulaiman from the Bahuri neighborhood in the city of Mohsen as a result of raids by the warplane".

Summary

Published
9 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

9 September 2017

Incident Code

CS1457

Location

Abu Kamal, al Suwei’ya bridge, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Four named civilians were reported killed and others were wounded in an alleged Coalition airstrike in Abu Kamal, Deir Ezzor, Syria local media reported. Smart reported raids “targeted an apartment building near the bridge”, identified by a correspondent for Jisr TV as “Suwayyah” bridge 120km east of Deir Ezzor, next to the prison where a…

Summary

Published
9 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

9 September 2017

Incident Code

CS1460

Location

الحديقة البيضا, Hadika Al Bayda (White Garden), Raqqa, Syria
Local media reported that three civilians died and several more were wounded in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Al Hadika al Baidaa in Raqqah. According to al Hassakah Rasd, “According to local sources, three civilians were killed on Saturday, and others were injured by the bombing of the neighborhoods of the city by coalition aircraft…

Summary

Published
9 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

9 September 2017

Incident Code

CS1462

Location

Abu Kamal, Political Security building, Deir Ezzor, Syria
A major civilian casualty incident, in which 20-24 civilians died, took place in the center of Abu Kamal city, Deir Ezzor Governorate, according to multiple local sources. Shaam News claimed “dozens” of civilians were killed or wounded. There was some contention regarding the number of civilians killed, as the raid allegedly targeted a prison of…

Summary

Published
9 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
20–24
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

6 September 2017

Incident Code

CS1452

Location

Al Houssainiyah, Deir Ezzor, Syria
One civilian, was killed by alleged airstrikes on the al Houssainiyah village, Deir Ezzor, local media reported. According to local sources, he was killed in “his his home by shrapnel” after the strikes hit. The US-led Coalition were not documented as the culprit however, and nor was any other actor, with only “warplanes” and “airstrikes”…

Summary

Published
6 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

5 September 2017

Incident Code

CS1440

Location

مسجد الامام النووي, Ar Raqqah: Near Imam Al Nawawi mosque, Raqqa, Syria
Ten civilians were reported killed in an alleged Coalition airstrike in the Nahdah neighbourhood of Raqqa. Initially only reported on by one source, 3 of the victims were identified: Ahmad Al Tufi, also known as Lattoufi Lattoufi (adult, male), his wife and Layal Ramzi Ahmed Al Tufi (adult, female). During investigations of this event for…

Summary

Published
3 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
10
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

4 September 2017

Incident Code

CS1441

Location

Raqqa city: Traffic Park, Raqqa, Syria
At least one man was locally reported killed following alleged artillery shelling near the Traffic Park in Raqqa. Both the Coalition and the US individually later admitted responsibility According to local reports at the time, father of six Abdul Ghani Ahmed al-Yusuf al-Bashir was killed when a shell fell near Traffic Park. While some sources…

Summary

Published
4 September 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

4 September 2017

Incident Code

CS1444

Location

Hamda barrier on road to Al-Hool camp, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Local sources reported that two civilians, an elderly man and woman, were killed following airstrikes in Eastern Deir Ezzor. The civilians killed were displaced from the town of Al-Matarada, Deir Ezzor, and they were travelling in a van toward the Al-Hool refugee camp in the southern countryside. The US-led Coalition was not blamed for the…

Summary

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

4 September 2017

Incident Code

CS1445a

Location

Raqqa, Raqqa, Syria
In the Amnesty and Airwars’s joint April 2019 report "War in Raqqa: Rhetoric versus Reality", 15 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. Only five of the victims were…

Summary

Published
4 September 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
15
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

2 September 2017

Incident Code

CS1438

Location

دوار النعيم, Al Naim roundabout, Raqqa, Syria
The citizen journalist group, Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently, reported on the death of 14 civilians following alleged “shelling” by the US-led Coalition, near the al Naim roundabout, Raqqa City centre. In a subsequent report, also from RBSS, one man and his wife and his brother. Despite reports reporting that as many as 14 civilians…

Summary

Published
2 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
11–14
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

1 September 2017

Incident Code

CS1434

Location

Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
Two civilians were reported killed after suspected US-led Coalition strikes on Raqqa City. Two of those killed were named by Euphrates Post and Hasaka Rasd. The sources said the two killed were originally from Deir Al-Zour. All sources attributed the deaths to “bombing by the International Coalition”, though no specific location for the deaths was…

Summary

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

1 September 2017

Incident Codes

CS1435 RS2424

Location

Al Shmeitiya, Deir Ezzor, Syria
On September 1, 2017, up to seven civilians died in an airstrike on Al Shmeitiya, according to local media. While most sources didn’t identify the belligerent, two reports attributed the event to Russia. In three sequential reports the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights noted the deaths of between two and four civilians following airstrikes on…

Summary

Published
1 September 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
3–7
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military, U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

1 September 2017

Incident Code

CS1436

Location

Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
Five civilians died following alleged US-led Coalition airstrikes on Raqqa City on the first day of Eid al-Adha, local media reported. Syrianpc said other people were wounded in the attack. Multiple sources named victims. All sources asserted the US-led Coalition was responsible. No further information is available at present.

Summary

Published
1 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
5
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

30 August 2017

Incident Code

CS1431

Location

T2 near Iraqi-Syria border, Deir Ezzor, Syria
According to multiple local sources, one adult male died in an alleged Coalition airstrike. A source quoted by the Palmyra Coordination Committee asserted strikes targeted “a civilian car he was travelling near the second station T2 near the Iraqi-Syrian border yesterday.” The source added: “It is worth mentioning that the Coalition announced the targeting of…

Summary

Published
30 August 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

29 August 2017

Incident Code

CS1429a

Location

Ar Raqqah: Various neighbourhoods, Raqqa, Syria
Initially this incident was reported on by several sources as an alleged airstrike or artillery shelling in various neighbourhoods in the city of Raqqa, in which eight cilivilians died, including one woman. There was a discrepancy regarding civilians identified in the list. Amjad Ahmed Taha Al-Suwairi, Mohammed Ayman Sweiri and Ahmad Taha Al-Omar Al Suweiri,…

Summary

Published
29 August 2017
Civilians reported killed
5
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

29 August 2017

Incident Code

RS2420

Location

الشميطية, Shumetiya, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Local sources reported that one civilian man, identified by name, was killed by alleged Russian airstrikes in Shumetiya, the countryside of Deir Ezzor. There were no reports about the number of wounded.  

Summary

Published
29 August 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

27 August 2017

Incident Code

CS1425b

Location

البوليل, Al Boulil, Deir Ezzor, Syria
A single source, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, reported that a Coalition airstrike struck an ISIS vehicle, killing two young men who had previously been arrested and forced to join ISIS. Two members of ISIS guarding them were also killed in the attack. The source reported that increasing numbers of young men were forcibly…

Summary

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

27 August 2017

Incident Code

CS1425

Location

الأنصار, Ar Raqqah: Ansar mosque, Raqqa, Syria
The death of between one and three people was reported by local media sources, following alleged US-led Coalition strikes on the city of Raqqa. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights “documented the death of three people after the bombing of downtown Raqqa by International Coalition aircraft”, though did not provide details of the civilians reported…

Summary

Published
27 August 2017
Civilians reported killed
1–3
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

26 August 2017

Incident Code

CS1419

Location

Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
A male civilian was killed as a result of US-led Coalition airstrikes on Raqqa, local media reported. All tracked sources held the US-led Coalition responsible, referring to “bombing by International Coalition aircraft”. Airwars has limited information on the location of the incident.

Summary

Published
26 August 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

25 August 2017

Incident Code

USSOM088-C

Location

Bariire, Lower Shabelle, Somalia
The US military and the Somali government announced they were investigating reports that ten civilians, including three children, were killed during an operation on a farm in Bariire, in Somalia's southern Lower Shabelle region. However, on November 28th 2017, the US published a press release concluding that only "armed enemy combatants" were killed. Earlier that…

Summary

Published
25 August 2017
Strike Type
Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)
Civilians reported killed
10
Military actors reported killed
0–6
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

25 August 2017

Incident Code

CS1414

Location

Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
A civilian male was killed in alleged US-led Coalition strikes on Raqqa. At present there is no further information on this incident: the entry will be updated when new details arise.  

Summary

Published
25 August 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

25 August 2017

Incident Code

CS1415

Location

Bedo, Raqqa, Syria
More than one civilian was killed by suspected US-led Coalition airstrikes on Al Bedou neighbourhood, Raqqa. Mohamad.othman.7503 posted photographs on Facebook of extensive material destruction on the “health, housing – Hawara School District”, whilst other sources published graphic photographs of civilians who were reported killed. Raqqa is Being Slaughtered later reported on 4th September “The…

Summary

Published
25 August 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

25 August 2017

Incident Code

CS1417

Location

Al Fadaghmi, Al Hassakah, Syria
Two or three civilians were killed in alleged US airstrikes close to Al-Fadghami village near Hasaka City. Yusuf Ali al-Shawoush (12 years) and Hassan Ali al-Hamoud (55 years), and one unidentified person, were reportedly shepherds who were herding their flock when the airstrikes hit. According to local sources around 130 sheep were also killed in…

Summary

Published
25 August 2017
Civilians reported killed
2–3
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

25 August 2017

Incident Code

CS1418

Location

The National Hospital, Raqqa, Syria
Sources initially reported three people were killed following alleged US-led Coalition air strikes on The National (Al Watani) Hospital in Raqqa. Subsequent reports identified nine victims. Mohammad Jom’a al Taha (b. 1951), an agricultural engineer, and two of his sons, were killed in the offensive. According to sources the family was displaced people from Deir…

Summary

Published
25 August 2017
Civilians reported killed
8
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

24–25 August, 2017

Incident Code

CS1418a

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. The report stated that "Ousama…

Summary

Published
25 August 2017
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

23 August 2017

Incident Codes

CS1408 RS2413

Location

ميادين, Al Mayadin, Deir Ezzor, Syria
On August 23, 2017, six members of the Lafi family were among up to 11 civilians reported killed in air raids on the city of Mayadin, according to local media – though reports were conflicted as to whether the Coalition, the Syrian regime or even Russia were responsible. Although Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported…

Summary

Published
23 August 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
5–11
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military, U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

23 August 2017

Incident Code

CS1410

Location

Tib Al-Hadeeth, Raqqa, Syria
One civilian male was killed in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Tib Al Hadeeth in the city of Raqqa, according to multiple local sources. No additional details are presently known. In June 2019 the Coalition announced that it had assessed this allegation of civilian harm to be non-credible, noting "After a review of all available…

Summary

Published
23 August 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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