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Incident Date

21 June 2017

Incident Code

CI777

Location

المدينة القديمة, Mosul, Old City, Nineveh, Iraq
Four named brothers and other family members were killed in an attack in Old Mosul. News of Iraq named four brothers – Othman, Bakr, Omar and Ali – who it said were killed along with “their entire family” by government shelling. See also incident CI778.

Summary

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

21 June 2017

Incident Code

CS1054a

Location

Raqqa, Raqqa, Syria
In the Amnesty and Airwars’s joint April 2019 report "War in Raqqa: Rhetoric versus Reality", six 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. According to Amnesty, the strike occurred…

Summary

Published
21 June 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
6
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

21 June 2017

Incident Code

CS1054b

Location

Raqqa, Raqqa, Syria
Eleven civilians from one family were killed in alleged Coalition airstrikes in Raqqa. Originally the names of the victims were published under incident number CS1054, however Amnesty research assessed that there were two separate strikes, this one occurring at 11pm, while the other occurred at 6pm. Amnesty has placed the strike on the 21st despite…

Summary

Published
21 June 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
11
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

21 June 2017

Incident Code

RS2298

Location

الشيخ ياسين, Sheikh Yassin, Deir Ezzor, Syria
As many as 10 civilians were killed, and 10 more were wounded, following in alleged Russian airstrikes on Sheikh Yassin. Sources all blamed Russian aircraft for the raids. According to sources, the vicinity was struck shortly before 2.30am, at "break-fast" during Ramadan. A residential neighbourhood was partially destroyed in the attack with RPG shelling, and…

Summary

Published
21 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
5–10
Civilians reported injured
10
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

21 June 2017

Incident Code

RS2297

Location

داعل, Dael, Daraa, Syria
Two adult males were killed, and as many as 30 civilians were wounded, following air and artillery shelling on Dael, local media reported. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame, some blaming Russia, others blaming the regime. The Syrian Network for Human Rights pointed to the "Syrian-Russian alliance". Images show wounded civilians being…

Summary

Published
21 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
12–30
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

20 June 2017

Incident Codes

CS1046 RS2293

Location

خشام, Khasham, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Up to 16 civilians, including several women and children, were killed and dozens more injured in airstrikes on Khasham village in Deir Ezzor governorate. However, it was not clear who was responsible with allegations lodged against the Coalition, the Russian air force and the Syrian government. In total, five sources alleged that the Coalition was…

Summary

Published
20 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
13–16
Civilians reported injured
12–50
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition, Russian Military
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Incident Date

20 June 2017

Incident Code

CS1048a

Location

Raqqa, Raqqa, Syria
In the Amnesty and Airwars’s joint April 2019 report "War in Raqqa: Rhetoric versus Reality", four 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 "Dhiab al-Rusly…

Summary

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

19 June 2017

Incident Code

CS1035

Location

الرقة‎, Raqqa, Raqqa, Syria
One civilian male was killed following alleged ‘SDF’ shelling into Raqqa city. The victim was named as Mohammed al Kasbah by a number of sources and a photo of him was provided. Four of five of the sources who reported the incident alleged that the US-backed SDF was responsible. However, only the Coalition reports using…

Summary

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

19 June 2017

Incident Code

CS1034

Location

الطب الحديث, Al Toubb al Hadith, Raqqa, Syria
Two civilian males were reportedly killed in the Al Toub al Hadith area of Raqqa, allegedly by ‘SDF’ artillery fire into the city, though US forces were likely responsible. A number of local sources identified the victims, and The Syrian Network for Human Rights reported that the second victim was killed in Nour Street. Eight…

Summary

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

18 June 2017

Incident Code

CS1031

Location

حي الدرعية, Al Diriya, Raqqa, Syria
One civilian male was reportedly killed in an alleged Coalition airstrike on the Al Dir’iya neighbourhood of Raqqa. He was identified as Issa Ramadan al Muhammed by both sources who reported the incident. Q_Alenezy reported that the Coalition was responsible via Twitter whereas the only other source, Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently, did not apportion…

Summary

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

17 June 2017

Incident Code

CS1024

Location

حي الرميلة, Al Rumaila, Raqqa, Syria
Three civilian males were reportedly killed in the Al Rumeila neighbourhood of Raqqa following Coalition artillery shelling, or a rocket attack allegedly carried out by the US-backed SDF militia. The three victims were identified by Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently and Raqqa RWB. Four of the five sources who reported the incident alleged that the SDF…

Summary

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

17 June 2017

Incident Code

CS1023

Location

ميادين, Al Mayadin, Abdel Jabbar school, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Four or five civilians including four members of the same family died and up to eight others were wounded in an alleged Coalition airstrike on the Abdel Jabbar school in Al Mayadin which was housing displaced people, according to local media. One male victim was identified by name. Ahmad al Shibli said that four members from…

Summary

Published
17 June 2017
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
4–5
Civilians reported injured
8
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

17 June 2017

Incident Code

RS2287

Location

الحميدية, Hamidiya, Deir Ezzor, Syria
A man was killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on the residential neighbourhood of Hamidiya, local media reported. There were no wounded civilians reported. There are no other details at this time.

Summary

Published
17 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

17 June 2017

Incident Code

RS2285

Location

عين قريع, Ain Qurei, Idlib, Syria
A man was killed, and two other civilians were wounded, when remnants of a cluster bomb exploded in Ain Qurei left by a previous raid, sources on the ground reported. Sources all blamed a previous Russian raid for the remnants left in the vicinity. There are no other details at this time.

Summary

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

16 June 2017

Incident Code

CS1014

Location

مسجد الجراكسة, near al Jaraksa mosque, Raqqa, Syria
One named civilian was killed in a Coalition airstrike or artillery shelling by the SDF on the area near al Jaraksa mosque, according to local media. @alrqqa.ahlna SDF artillery blamed SDF artillery for his death, while Ahmed Al Shebli aid he died in a Coalition raid. However, since SDF did not possess artillery in this…

Summary

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

15–16 June, 2017

Incident Code

CS1012

Location

جامع المنصوري, Al Mansouri mosque, Raqqa, Syria
A total of 25 civilians including one woman and 10 children died in SDF/Coalition shelling near the Al Mansouri mosque in Raqqa, according to local media. The US-led Coalition later conceded the event following an Amnesty field investigation. Multiple reports said that a home near the mosque was hit with artillery or mortar shells or…

Summary

Published
16 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
25
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

16 June 2017

Incident Code

CS1011

Location

المخالفات, Al Mukhalafat, Raqqa, Syria
Three civilians including one child and one woman died in a Coalition air or artillery strike or SDF ground action on a home in the Mukhalafat area, south of al Nour mosque, in Raqqa, local media reported. According to ALRaggaTruth, Mousa Mohammed Shaikhani‘s house was destroyed by “rocket-propelled grenades”. He died in the strike along…

Summary

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

15 June 2017

Incident Code

CS1003

Location

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
Two civilian males were reportedly killed in artillery fire reportedly targeting Raqqa. Several local sources identified the names the two victims. None of the sources mentioned a culprit but merely referred to "artillery bombardment".

Summary

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

15 June 2017

Incident Code

CS1002

Location

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
A civilian male was reportedly killed as a result of artillery fire supported by Coalition airstrikes in Raqqa, local sources said. All three sources which reported the incident identified the victim as Samir Mohammed al Ali Al Ashayer, who is also known as Abu Mohammed. Both the Palmyra Media Center and Raqqa is Being Slaughtered…

Summary

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

15 June 2017

Incident Code

CS999

Location

نزلة شحادة, Nazlat Shahada, Raqqa, Syria
Three adult brothers died and at least one was injured in an alleged Coalition airstrike between the area of the two bridges in Raqqa, according to local media. Multiple sources named two brothers as killed in the Coalition raid while Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently named an additional third victim. A joint Amnesty and Airwars’s…

Summary

Published
15 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

10 June 2017

Incident Code

CS995

Location

جامع الصفا, Dar’iya neighbourhood, Raqqa, Syria
Initially this incident was reported on by several sources as an alleged airstrike or artillery shelling in the Dar’iya neighbourhood in the city of Raqqa, in which 1 or 2 cilivilians died. During investigations of this event for the April 2019 joint Airwars and Amnesty report War in Raqqa: Rethoric versus Reality (www.raqqa.amnesty.org), Amnesty field…

Summary

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

15 June 2017

Incident Code

CS996

Location

شارع سيف الدولة, Saif al Dawla Street, Raqqa, Raqqa, Syria
One civilian male was killed as a result of reported artillery fire on the Saif al Dawla area of Raqqa, local sources reported. Three sources separately identified the victim as Ayham Rashid al Barazi, but no further details were available. All reports said that the US-backed SDF were responsible for the artillery fire. However, a…

Summary

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

15 June 2017

Incident Code

CS994

Location

كسرة شيخ (جمعة), Kasrat Sheikh (Juma'a), Raqqa, Syria
A family of six, including a mother and four children, were killed in artillery strikes on the Kasrat Sheikh al Juma’a village, Raqqa, local sources reported. A number of local sources identified the victims as Mohammed Khalaf al Kajawan, his wife, their two daughters and two boys. Mohammed Othman also reported that the houses of…

Summary

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

15 June 2017

Incident Codes

CS1105a RS2284

Location

مراط, Mrat, Deir Ezzor, Syria
In an airstrike which hit Mrat, as many as 11 civilians were killed - including six from one family - and dozens more were wounded, according to local media. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame. Most attributed blame to the Syrian regime, while Souriyati, blamed the Coalition. Others also blamed Russian warplanes…

Summary

Published
15 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
6–11
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
Russian Military, U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

1–15 June, 2017

Incident Code

CS1006a

Location

Raqqa, Raqqa, Syria
In the Amnesty and Airwars’s joint April 2019 report "War in Raqqa: Rhetoric versus Reality", two 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 "Hassan Hammadi…

Summary

Published
15 June 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

15 June 2017

Incident Code

RS2282

Location

النعيمية, Al-Nu'aymeya, Hama, Syria
Eight civilians were killed, and an unspecific number were wounded, following an aerial bombardment on civilian homes in Al-Nu'aymeya, local media reported. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame - some attributed blame to the Syrian regime and others to Russia. Baladi reported that "the area lacks medical points and even trained medical…

Summary

Published
15 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
8
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

14 June 2017

Incident Code

CI763

Location

تلعفر, Tal Afar, Al-Taqwa Mosque, Nineveh, Iraq
Eight Iraqi police were accidentally injured and one or two killed following an airstrike, according to multiple sources. According to Yaqein, “a government source said in a statement that ‘the fourth regiment of the Ninewa Emergency Police headed to support the federal police in the area of ​​Wadi Akab in west Mosul, adding that as…

Summary

Published
14 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
19
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

14 June 2017

Incident Code

CS982

Location

نهر الفرات, Ar Raqqah: Euphrates river, Raqqa, Syria
Up to eleven civilians including a family of three were reportedly killed in an alleged Coalition airstrike near the town of Ziban, to the south of Raqqa city. The civilians were reportedly crossing the Euphrates River in small boats in order to flee the violence at Raqqa, when they were hit in the alleged strikes.…

Summary

Published
14 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
3–11
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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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

13 June 2017

Incident Code

CS977

Location

دوار الطيبة في الميادين, Mayadin, Al Tayba roundabout, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Local sources reported that a civilian male was killed in an alleged Coalition airstrike on ISIL members which killed three of its fighters in Al Mayadinn, Deir Ezzor. The victim, Mubarak Khader al Shweiti, was reportedly driving near Al Tayba roundabout when the alleged strike targeted a nearby car carrying the ISIL members, killing all…

Summary

Published
13 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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