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Incident Date

13 June 2017

Incident Code

CS974

Location

كسرة شيخ (جمعة), Kasrat Sheikh (Juma'a), Raqqa, Syria
A civilian family of five was killed in alleged Coalition airstrikes in Kasrat Sheikh Juma’a village in Raqqa. Habib al Mustapha al-Abdullah, his wife and their three daughters were the victims of the strikes, according to a number of local sources. The family’s son Zakaria Habib al Abed Lillah also reported the deaths via Facebook,…

Summary

Published
13 June 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
5
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

CS981a

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 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 the report "Fadi Qahir…

Summary

Published
13 June 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1
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

12 June 2017

Incident Code

CS970

Location

الطب الحديث, Al Toubb al Hadith, Raqqa, Syria
One civilian, Mohamamd al Ismail Al Abd al Dhaher, was killed in an alleged Coalition airstrike on the Al Toubb al Hadith area of Raqqa, according to local sources. Both Q_Alenzy and Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently blamed the Coalition. Other sources reported Coalition airstrikes in the area, with Alquds saying that Coalition jets “destroyed…

Summary

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

10–12 June, 2017

Incident Code

CS968

Location

نهر الفرات، الرقة, Euphrates river, Raqqa, Syria
Up to four civilians died when their boat was struck by the Coalition as they attempted to flee Raqqa, local media said. In June 2019 the Coalition accepted responsibility for this incident. Its monthly civilian casualty report noted "Coalition aircraft conducted an airstrike against a Daesh barge. Regrettably, two civilians were unintentionally killed and 10…

Summary

Published
12 June 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2–4
Civilians reported injured
10
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

CS966

Location

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
Hussein al-Ali was named by three sources as a victim of artillery shelling or raids by three local sources – though reports didn’t identify the culprit.

Summary

Published
12 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
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

CS965c

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. According to the Amnesty and Airwars’s…

Summary

Published
11 June 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
4
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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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

10 June 2017

Incident Code

CS957

Location

سيف الدولة, 23rd February road, Raqqa, Syria
Five civilians including four from the same family died and several more were injured in what appears to have been an artillery bombardment, according to local sources. Multiple reports said that the Thalji building on 23 February Street was hit by shells. Most sources referred to “shelling” and “artillery” but didn’t name the culprit. While…

Summary

Published
10 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
4–5
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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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

10 June 2017

Incident Code

CS956b

Location

حي الدرعية, Dar’iya neighbourhood, Raqqa, Syria
Initially, this incident was reported on by several sources as mass artillery shelling in the Dar’iya neighbourhood in the city of Raqqa, in which 6 to 12 civilians, including a maximum of 6 children and 2 women died and 9 were wounded. During investigations of this event for the April 2019 joint Airwars and Amnesty…

Summary

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

10 June 2017

Incident Code

CS956a

Location

حي الدرعية, Dar’iya neighbourhood, Raqqa, Syria
Initially this incident was reported on by several sources as mass artillery shelling in the Dar’iya neighbourhood in the city of Raqqa, in which 6 to 12 cilivilians, including a maximum or 6 children and 2 women died and 9 were wounded. During investigations of this event for the April 2019 joint Airwars and Amnesty…

Summary

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

9 June 2017

Incident Code

CS952

Location

الصناعة, Ar Raqqah: Sina'a neighbourhood (Mukhtalata, unknown location), Raqqa, Syria
Eight civilians including four children and two women died in a declared Coalition airstrike on the al Mukhtalata area in Raqqa’a al Sina’a neighbourhood, local media reported. According to the Syrian Press Center, “Coalition forces continue to commit the worst massacres against civilians in the city of Raqqa, under the pretext of eliminating terrorism. A…

Summary

Published
9 June 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
8
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

9 June 2017

Incident Code

CS953

Location

لطيران, Al Tayara, Raqqa, Syria
Two local sources reported the death of Qusay Khalil al-Nahar – “from the clan Albograda” – in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Raqqa. While Mr al-Nahar’s death was reported on June 16th, family members contacted by Airwars indicated that his death was around June 9th, at al Tayara in the Raqqa countryside.

Summary

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

9 June 2017

Incident Code

CS947

Location

حي الدرعية, Dir'iya neighbourhood, Raqqa, Syria
An August 2017 Amnesty International report documented the death of 27-year-old Kuteiba, who was killed in the Dir’iya neighbourhood in Raqqa city on June 9th. Intissar, who had already told Amnesty researchers about the killing of her father the day before (see above), stated that her brother was killed “in the street near the mosque…

Summary

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

9 June 2017

Incident Code

CS955c

Location

شارع النور, Al Nour Mosque, Raqqa, Syria
Ten people were killed in a double airstrike on two adjacent buildings behind Barazi pharmacy, near Al Nour mosque in the city of Raqqa. Some of their names were initially reported on by several local sources (RBSS, RFS, Step News Agency) in connection to incident CS955a. During investigations of this event for the April 2019…

Summary

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

9 June 2017

Incident Code

CS955b

Location

شارع النور, Al Nour Mosque, Raqqa, Syria
Five people were killed due to an airstrike that destroyed their home near the Al Nour mosque. Some of their names were initially reported on by several local sources (RBSS, RFS, Step News Agency) in connection to incident CS955a. During investigations of this event for the April 2019 joint Airwars and Amnesty report War in…

Summary

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

8 June 2017

Incident Code

CS954

Location

الرقة, Raqqa, Raqqa, Syria
An August 2017 Amnesty International report documented a civilian casualty incident in Raqqa, in which 9 members of the same family were killed on June 8th, 2017. The neighbour of the family had told the organization’s field researchers that in the early evening, Abdallah Allawi, his wife Muntaha, and their seven sons, aged between three…

Summary

Published
8 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
9
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

8 June 2017

Incident Code

CS940

Location

حي الدرعية, Dir'iya neighbourhood, Raqqa, Syria
An August 2017 Amnesty International report documented the death of a 60-year-man, who was killed in the Dir’iya neighbourhood in Raqqa city on June 8th. The report stated that several strikes, both air and artillery, hit the area on June 8th and 9th. Amnesty’s field researchers interviewed Intissar, who told them that her 60-year father,…

Summary

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

8 June 2017

Incident Code

CS936

Location

ﺍﻟﺴﺒﺎﻫﻴﺔ, Al Sabahiya, Raqqa, Syria
Local sources reported that at least one civilian died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Raqqa’s al Sabahiya neighbourhood. Reports said that the al Sabahiya mosque was struck, with all sources blaming the US-led Coalition. According, to RFS, “The shelling focused on the neighbourhoods of al-Sabahia and al-Jazra, west of al-Raqqa and the al-Mashlab neighbourhood…

Summary

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

8 June 2017

Incident Code

CS937

Location

مزرعة القحطانية, Mazra'at al Kahtaniyah, Raqqa, Syria
Two civilians were killed in Mazra’at al Kahtaniya village, according to local media – though sources are conflicted as to whether this was the result of a Coalition airstrike or a land mine. According to the Syrian Network for Human Rights, “Ali al Omar al Rwayjeh, from Raqqa city, died along with his brother Yousef…

Summary

Published
8 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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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

7 June 2017

Incident Code

CS931

Location

محكان, Mahkan, Deir Ezzor, Syria
An adult male, also an agricultural worker, was named as a victim of an alleged Coalition airstrike on Mahkan town by local media. Sources said that he died from wounds sustained in the strike. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights in a report on June 11th, “an agriculture engineer died from injuries he…

Summary

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

7 June 2017

Incident Code

CS930

Location

الميادين, Al Mayadin, Deir Ezzor, Syria
According to Asharqiya Voice “an air raid targeting al Mayadeen killed a displaced man from the city of Deir Ezzor.” The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported “that three warplanes carried out three raids on the town of Al-Mayadin in the eastern countryside of Deir Al-Zour. The first two raids targeted a pre-fabricated area, while…

Summary

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

6 June 2017

Incident Code

CS965

Location

Ar Raqqah: near Omar Bin Al Khattab mosque, Raqqa, Syria
A man was killed, and his son was injured in Coalition airstrikes which struck the street near his home. The Coalition later conceded a total of eight deaths and 24 injuries clustered across this event and CS965a and CS965b. To avoid triple counting, the official OIR tally is only counted here. This civilian was initially…

Summary

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

6 June 2017

Incident Code

CS929

Location

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
Euphrates Post reported the death of a one civilian male following suspected airstrikes. Reportedly "a player in the Euphrates Club" In the Amnesty and Airwars’s joint April 2019 report "War in Raqqa: Rhetoric versus Reality", it was reported that, "Obaida Jasem Zaghrout, 22, was killed while standing on the street by shrapnel when a passing…

Summary

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

6 June 2017

Incident Code

CS926

Location

الرقة‎, Multiple neighbourhoods, Raqqa, Syria
Between seven and 13 civilians including three children and one woman from the same family died in airstrikes and/or rocket strikes on different locations in Raqqa, local media reported. While reports blame the Coalition, many also pointed towards artillery shelling by both US forces and Kurdish units. Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently published “photos showing…

Summary

Published
6 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
7–13
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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