Civilian Casualties

(2 children1 woman)

Russian Military

LOCATION

Raqqa, Syria

In the Amnesty and Airwars’s joint April 2019 report “War in Raqqa: Rhetoric versus Reality”, five civilians were reportedly killed in an alleged Coalition airstrike in Raqqa. Although Amnesty researched this incident on the ground, Airwars have decided to grade it “weak” due to the depth of material provided. The victims were not specifically named

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(3 children1 woman)

جامع المنصوري, Al Mansouri mosque, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

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

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(1–10 children2 women5 men)

8 named, 1 familiy identified

المخالفات, Al Mukhalafat, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

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

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(1 child1 woman2 men)

US-led Coalition, Syrian Democratic Forces

3 named

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

A named civilian female was reportedly killed in artillery fire in Raqqa. No further details are presently known.

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البدو, Ar Raqqah: Badou neighbourhood, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Four civilians, including one woman, died and two more were wounded in artillery strikes on Raqqa’s Al Badu neighbourhood, according to local media. All sources said that ‘heavy artillery strikes were responsible. Sharqiya Voice blamed “YPG militia”, while Orient reported that “the Syrian Democratic Forces committed a new massacre”. However, only the Coalition was using

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الانتفاضة, Ar Raqqah: Near Khaled Bin Waled school, Intifada neighbourhood, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Five civilians – including a father and his three children – died in a Coalition airstrike on Raqqa’s Al Intifada neighbourhood, local sources reported. The Coalition later conceded to have killed four civilians in the strike. Besides from the killing of a father and his three children, Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently (RBSS) additionally said

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(3 children1 woman)

Known belligerent

كسرة شيخ (جمعة), Kasrat Sheikh (Juma'a), Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

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

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(4 children1 woman1 man)

مراط, Mrat, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

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

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6 – 11

(4 children1 woman1 man)

12–24

Russian Military, US-led Coalition, Syrian Regime

6 named, 1 familiy identified

العجيلي/السبع دربات, Ar Raqqah: A'jili/Sabi Darbat neighbourhood, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

A family of three civilians, including one woman, were killed and several more were injured in artillery fire allegedly carried out by the US-backed, Kurdish-led SDF militia in the Al A’jili neighbourhood of Raqqa, according to local sources. However, only the Coalition was using artillery in the city in this period. The Revolutionary Forces of

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3 named, 1 familiy identified

نهر الفرات, Ar Raqqah: Euphrates river, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

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.

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3 – 11

(4 children3 women1 man)

طفس, Tafas , Daraa, Syria

LOCATION

Eight to 12 internally displaced civilians were killed, and dozens more were wounded, following an air and artillery airstrike on a residential area in Tafas, local media reported. According to sources, the raids struck the courtyard of Martyr Kiwan middle school which was being used to house internally displaced peoples from Etman. Sources were conflicted

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8 – 12

(1–5 children3 women)

12–24

Russian Military, Syrian Regime

10 named

شارع القوتلي, Al Kuwati street, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

According to the Smart News Agency, “the SDF shelled several neighbourhoods in the city with artillery shells, mortars and rockets killing eight civilians, including three children and their mother, in Al-Quwatli Street and east of the Post Center.” Sharqiya Voice reported that “YPG militia” used “mortars” on Al Quwatli street, but made no mention of

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(0–3 children0–1 women)

مكتب البريد وشارع القوتلي, the post office, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

According to the Smart News Agency, “the SDF shelled several neighbourhoods in the city with artillery shells, mortars and rockets killing eight civilians, including three children and their mother, in Al-Quwatli Street and east of the Post Center.” No further details are currently available, although it should be noted that only the Coalition and not

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1 – 4

(0–3 children0–1 women)

الشفاء, الموصل‎, Al Shafaa, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

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,

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(14 children9 women12 men)

Known belligerent

35 named, 8 families identified

كسرة شيخ (جمعة), Kasrat Sheikh (Juma'a), Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

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,

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(3 children1 woman1 man)

البورصة, Mosul, Borsa, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

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.

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(3 children3 women1 man)

US-led Coalition, Unknown

1 named

نهر الفرات، الرقة, Euphrates river, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

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

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2 – 4

(1 woman3 men)

2 named, 1 familiy identified

قصر البنات, Ar Raqqah: Qasr Al Banat (palace), Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

An entire family of six civilians – including three women and two girls – was killed in alleged Coalition air or artillery strikes or possible SDF mortar fire in the Qasir al Banat area in the south-east of Raqqa city, local sources reported. Five sources alleged that the Coalition was directly responsible, whereas two sources

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(3 women)

US-led Coalition, Syrian Democratic Forces

4 named, 1 familiy identified

حي الزنجيلي, Mosul, Zanjili, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Multiple local sources reported that Iraqi forces found a child alone in a house in Zanjili neighbourhood, who had survived the shelling while his entire family was found dead inside. @nbras_almamory said “US planes” were responsible for the strike. Other sources, however, did not say who carried out the raids.

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الميادين, Al Mayadin, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

A member of ISIL was killed along with his wife and two children in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Al Mayadin, Deir Ezzor according to local media. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that the victims died “when the rubble of a building fell on them while they were trying to get away in

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(2 children1 woman)

حي الدرعية, Dar'iya neighbourhood, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

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

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(3 children5 women)

شارع النور, Al Nour Mosque, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Initially this incident was reported on by several local sources as alleged Coalition airstrikes in the area behind Barazi pharmacy, near Al Nour mosque in the city of Raqqa. Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently blamed “international coalition raids and Kurdish militia artillery”, and put the death toll at more than 33, with dozens more wounded.

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5 – 33

(1 child2 women)

12–24

البورصة, Mosul, Borsa, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

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

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

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(2 children4 women1 man)

الصناعة, Ar Raqqah: Sina'a neighbourhood (Mukhtalata, unknown location), Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

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

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(4 children2 women2 men)

9 named, 1 familiy identified

مفرق الجزرة, Al Jazra junction, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Three civilians including two children died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Al Jazra junction, according to local media. Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently reported the death of a young girl named Rama Mohammed al-Hammad and the wife of Ahmed Yahya al-Hammad in air raids on Jazra junction. It didn’t say who was responsible, however, the

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(2 children1 woman)

LOCATION

Raaqa, 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 “Iman al-Joumaa,

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