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Incident Date
3 July 2017
Incident Code
CS1151
Location
منطقة الفيلات, al Fillat, Raqqa, Syria
An elderly civilian male was killed as a result of rocket fire on the Al Fillat area, west of Abu al Hayef station in Raqqa. However it was not clear who was responsible. No further details are presently known.
Summary
Published
3 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
3 July 2017
Incident Code
CS1148
Location
الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
One civilian male was killed in alleged Coalition airstrikes in Raqqa, local sources reported. All five sources who reported the incident alleged that the Coalition was responsible and Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently said that there were a total of 15 strikes in the day. Mr al Anzi was said to be an IDP from…
Summary
Published
3 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
3 July 2017
Incident Code
CS1149
Location
حي الدرعية, Al Dar'ia, Raqqa, Syria
Three civilian brothers were killed in alleged Coalition airstrikes on the Dar'iya neighbourhood of Raqqa, local sources reported. Initially, the strike was reported to have taken place in the Al Badou neighbourhood, but Q_Alenzy corrected this the following day: "Martyrs of the family "Al-Ward" who were martyred by an air strike of the coalition before…
Summary
Published
3 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
3 July 2017
Incident Code
CS1145
Location
كسرة سرور, Kasrat Srour, Raqqa, Syria
Three civilian males were killed in alleged Coalition airstrikes on Kasrat Sarour to the south of Raqqa, local sources reported. Almost all sources alleged that the Coalition was responsible.
Summary
Published
3 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
3 July 2017
Incident Code
CS1146
Location
الزيانات, Al Zaynat, Al Hassakah, Syria
Up to ten civilians belonging to two families, which included six children, were killed and several others were injured in alleged Coalition airstrikes on Al Ziyanat in the southern Hasaka countryside, local sources reported. Zaman al Wasl reported that the alleged Coalition airstrikes targeted ISIL vehicles near the shop and homes of the two families…
Summary
Published
3 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
8–10
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
3 July 2017
Incident Code
CI800
Location
دگة بركة, Mosul, Dakat Barka, Nineveh, Iraq
A local monitor reported the deaths of four named civilians after their home in Dakkat Barka was shelled by an unknown source. Mosul Ateka reported “The death of Mus’ab Talal al-Qasab (the son of Mukhtar Daga Baraka), his son, his sister and his sister’s daughter. Their bodies are still under the rubble, while the rest…
Summary
Published
3 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
4
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
3 July 2017
Incident Code
CS1151a
Location
الحسينية, Al Hussainiya, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Coalition airstrikes allegedly struck the towns of Al Husseiniya, Baghiliya, Mara'iyah around the same time. Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that International Coalition warplanes shelled areas in Al-Husseiniya, killing two men in in Al-Husseiniya and wounding an unknown number of others. Not other details are known. In their June 2020 civilian casualty report, the…
Summary
Published
3 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
2–10 July, 2017
Incident Code
USSOM075-C
Location
O'wdhiile, 55 miles south of Mogadishu, Lower Shabelle, Somalia
An airstrike reportedly killed up to two civilians in O'wdhille, a village about 55 miles south of Mogadishu, according to findings from a field investigation by The Nation. Reporter Amanda Sperber detailed the account of Osman [not his real name] whose relatives were reportedly killed in the strike: "Around 5 pm in early July 2017, Osman…
Summary
Published
2 July 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
2 July 2017
Incident Code
CI799
Location
سوق الشعارين, Mosul, Sha'areen, Nineveh, Iraq
Local sources said that three named civilians were killed – with others injured and still trapped in rubble – after their home was struck in the Sha’areen market area of Old Mosul. The Nineveh Librate Facebook page initially noted “The martyr and nurse Nabil Younis Said (Abu Saif) who died with his son’s wife. And…
Summary
Published
2 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
2 July 2017
Incident Code
CS1143
Location
الرقة, Al Kasrat or Ar Raqqa, Raqqa, Syria
A civilian male was killed in Raqqa. However there were conflicting reports as to how he died. Four of the seven sources reporting the incident alleged that the death was caused by SDF sniper fire. Meanwhile two sources claimed that Coalition airstrikes were to blame. One further source claimed that artillery fire was responsible, which…
Summary
Published
2 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
2 July 2017
Incident Code
CI796
Location
الموصل القديمة, Mosul, Old City, Nineveh, Iraq
Two local sources reported the death of a young man, called Hakam Marwan Ghazi, after air strikes were said to have hit him the day before. His body was still under the rubble – and his family were not yet able to bury him. Sawlf Ateka (local Facebook page) later reported that Mohammed Sharif (Abu…
Summary
Published
2 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
2 July 2017
Incident Code
CS1140
Location
ميادين, Al Mayadin, Deir Ezzor, Syria
One civilian male was killed in alleged Coalition airstrikes on Al Mayadin, local sources reported. Of the three sources who documented the airstrike, only Jisr TV alleged that the Coalition was responsible, noting that “In the eastern countryside.. International coalition fighter jets launched air strikes on the outskirts of the Mayadeen, killing a civilian.” The…
Summary
Published
2 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
2 July 2017
Incident Code
RS2314
Location
الضاحك, al-Dahek, Homs, Syria
Four civilians from the same family, including children and women, were killed and several were wounded as airstrikes, allegedly carried out by either Russia or the Syrian regime, struck the village of al-Dahek, on the countryside of al-Sukhna, Homs, local media reported. The Violations Documentations Center identified four victims; one child, two women and one adult…
Summary
Published
2 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
2 July 2017
Incident Code
RS2313
Location
مخيم الحقاف, Hakaf Camp, Al Suwayda, Syria
In this incident, described as a "massacre", between ten and 20 civilians, including children and women, were killed and several were wounded as Russian or Assad-waged warplanes carried out several airstrikes on Hekaf Camp, Sweida, local media reported. Several airstrikes reportedly hit on the afternoon of July 2nd Haqaf camp in Sweida, which is home to displaced…
Summary
Published
2 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
10–20
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
2 July 2017
Incident Code
RS2312
Location
حطلة, Hatla, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Up to four civilians were killed and as many as 11 were wounded following alleged Russian airstrikes in Hatla, Deir Ezzor, local media reported. Deir Ezzor24 reported that the "warplanes launched several raids" leading to "many" civilian casualties, while most sources reported between two and three fatalities. Two male victims are identified by name. However,…
Summary
Published
2 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
2–4
Civilians reported injured
2–11
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
1 July 2017
Incident Code
CS1144
Location
بناء الحريري, Al-Hariri Building, Raqqa, Syria
Civilians from three families were killed in alleged Coalition airstrikes which hit the Al Hariri building, near the Al Ateeq Mosque in Raqqa. All ten sources reporting the incident alleged that the Coalition was responsible. Despite this the Coalition has responded that there was no civilian harm as a result of Coalition action. "Thorough review…
Summary
Published
1 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
5–9
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
1 July 2017
Incident Code
CS1139
Location
جامع الصفا, near the Al-Safa Mosque, Al Dar'ia, Raqqa, Syria
Sources reported that up to 18 civilians, including several women and children, were killed in alleged Coalition air and artillery strikes on the Al Dar’yra neighbourhood of Raqqa, near the Al Safa Mosque. All 18 sources reporting the incident alleged that the Coalition was responsible. A number of the dead were buried under the rubble…
Summary
Published
1 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
8–14
Civilians reported injured
12
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
1 July 2017
Incident Codes
CS1137 RS2310
Location
المجاوده, Majawdeh, Deir Ezzor, Syria
At least one civilian was killed and a number of others were injured following airstrikes on Majawdeh, roughly 85km southeast of Deir Ezzor. However responsibility was contested. The victim was identified by a number of sources, which also reported that his wife and daughter were injured. The Syrian Human Rights Committee reported that the wife…
Summary
Published
1 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
5
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
1 July 2017
Incident Code
CS1135
Location
شارع مدرسة حميدة, near Hamida School, Raqqa, Syria
A civilian male who initially survived an alleged Coalition white phosphorus attack on 1 July in the neighbourhood of Hamida School in Raqqa reportedly died of his injuries on July 16th. Initial images of his injuries near the time of the attack showed he suffered from severe burns and images which appear to be taken…
Summary
Published
1 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
1 July 2017
Incident Code
CS1136
Location
الحصين, Hossain, Deir Ezzor, Syria
A family of five or six, including three or four children, were killed following Coalition airstrikes on Al Hossain in Deir Ezzor, local sources reported. The event was later reported to be likely either a French or Belgian airstrike - though the United States subsequently accepted blame. The Syrian Network initially put the death toll…
Summary
Published
1 July 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
5–6
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
1 July 2017
Incident Code
CS1134
Location
حي المشلب, Al Mashlab, Raqqa, Syria
A civilian male was killed following airstrikes into Raqqa, local sources reported, however it was not clear who was responsible. He was reportedly from the Al Mashlab neighbourhood of the city. All five sources who reported the incident did not make any claims as to who was responsible for the airstrikes. However, only the Coalition…
Summary
Published
1 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
1 July 2017
Incident Code
CS1131
Location
الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
Four civilian males from one family were killed in alleged Coalition airstrikes on Raqqa, local sources reported. Five of the seven sources which reported the deaths alleged that the Coalition was responsible.
Summary
Published
1 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
4
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
30 June 2017
Incident Code
CS1128
Location
كسرة محمد علي, Kasrat Mohhamed Ali, Raqqa, Syria
A civilian male was killed in alleged Coalition airstrikes on the village of Kasrat Muhammed Ali to the south of Raqqa, local sources reported. All five sources documenting the incident alleged that the Coalition was responsible.
Summary
Published
30 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
30 June 2017
Incident Code
CS1129
Location
عكيرشي, `Ukayrishah, Raqqa, Syria
Three civilian males were killed in alleged Coalition airstrikes on `Ukayrishah to the south of Raqqa, local sources reported. Two sources, Baladi News and @24Raqqa, reported that the village was struck by an unmanned drone that was targeting an ISIL vehicle which was fleeing a nearby battle in Afnan. A number of sources said that…
Summary
Published
30 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
30 June 2017
Incident Code
CS1126
Location
الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
A civilian male killed in alleged Coalition airstrikes on Raqqa, local sources reported. All three sources reporting the incident alleged that the Coalition was responsible. No further details are presently known. In their June 2020 civilian casualty report, the US-led Coalition assessed reports that they were responsible for civilian harm in this strike as "non-credible", stating…
Summary
Published
30 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
26–30 June, 2017
Incident Code
CS1130a
Location
Raqqa, 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 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 "Three members of…
Summary
Published
30 June 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
3
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
29 June 2017
Incident Code
CS1124
Location
مراط, Mrat, Deir Ezzor, Syria
A civilian male was killed in airstrikes on the village of Mrat, in eastern Deir Ezzor, however it was not clear who was responsible. One source, JP News, alleged that the Coalition was responsible. Meanwhile, three sources alleged that Russian warplanes were behind the airstrikes. Seven sources did not make any claims about responsibility or…
Summary
Published
29 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
29 June 2017
Incident Code
CS1121
Location
الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
A civilian male was killed in alleged Coalition airstrikes on Raqqa, Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently reported. No further details are presently known.
Summary
Published
29 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
29 June 2017
Incident Code
CS1122
Location
الطوب, Al Toob, Deir Ezzor, Syria
One civilian male was reportedly killed and a number of others were injured in airstrikes on Al Toob in Deir Ezzor, however responsibility for the strike was contested. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights claimed that the Coalition was responsible, whereas Baladi News alleged that Syrian government planes were to blame. The remaining six sources…
Summary
Published
29 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
29 June 2017
Incident Code
RS2309
Location
دير الزور, Deir Ezzor, Deir Ezzor, Syria
One man was seriously injured and his father was killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Deir Ezzor, according to sources on the ground. It was reported that "a young man from Deir al-Azur was hit by Russian-made cluster munitions and is now desperately in need of treatment. Name: Daoud Makhlaf Yassin. Daoud was severely…
Summary
Published
29 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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