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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
10–12 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
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
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
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
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 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 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
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 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 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
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
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
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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Incident Date
5 June 2017
Incident Code
RS2269
Location
عقيربات أبو حواديد, Abu Huwadid village near Akeirbat, Hama, Syria
Between ten and 15 civilians died, including ten or 11 from the Bakhour family, in an alleged Russian airstrike on their home in Abu Huwadid village near Akeirbat, according to sources on the ground. Sources attributed the blame to Russia. The Local council of Akeirbat and its countryside on Facebook said that the only survivor…
Summary
Published
5 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
10–15
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
5 June 2017
Incident Code
CS920
Location
الجسر القديم, Old Bridge, Raqqa, Syria
Up to 30 civilians died and many more were wounded in an alleged Coalition airstrike on a gathering of civilians near boats which they were going to use to ferry them across the Euphrates River as they attempted to escape Raqqa, multiple local sources reported. The Syrian Network for Human Rights said that at least…
Summary
Published
5 June 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
11–30
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
5 June 2017
Incident Code
CS922
Location
البو عاصي, Al Bu A'ssi, Raqqa, Syria
Two adult male civilians died in an airstrike on Al Bu A’ssi village, according to local media. Two sources – Baladi and Mohab Nasser – pointed directly at the Coalition, reporting that two non-combatants died in an alleged Coalition raid near a refugee camp. Other sources referred to “warplane raids”, but didn’t identify the culprit.
Summary
Published
5 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
5 June 2017
Incident Code
CS923
Location
الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
A single source, the Violations Documentation Center, reported that an adult male and his wife were killed in alleged Coalition airstrikes on Raqqa. No further details are currently available.
Summary
Published
5 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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