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Incident Date
18 July 2017
Incident Code
CS1235
Location
شارع سيف الدولة, Ar Raqqah: Saif Al Dawla street/neighbourhood, Raqqa, Syria
Ten civilians including two women and six children from two families died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Saif al Dawla, according local sources. Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently (RBSS) reported the “massacre of two families, killing 10 people, in a Coalition strike in the neighbourhood of Saif Al Dawla at midnight last night.” It…
Summary
Published
18 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
10
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
17 July 2017
Incident Code
RS2344
Location
عقيربات خالد هلال, Khaled Hilal village, Akeirbat district, Hama, Syria
Local media reported that a man and a woman died and others were wounded in an alleged Russian airstrike on Khaled Hilal village. According to AadaAlSham, "two civilians were killed and others injured on Monday evening [July 17th] in air strikes by Russian warplanes on a village controlled by Daesh in the eastern Hama countryside. Field…
Summary
Published
17 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
17 July 2017
Incident Codes
CS1216 RS2343
Location
الكشكية, Al Kashkiya, school building, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Seven civilians were killed - including five civilians believed to be from one family - and a number of others were injured in airstrikes on the village of Al Kashkiya in eastern Deir Ezzor. However it was contested as to who was responsible. Four sources – Radio al Kul, Micro News, Smart News Agency and…
Summary
Published
17 July 2017
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
5–9
Civilians reported injured
2–10
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
17 July 2017
Incident Code
CS1218
Location
أبوحمام, Abu Hamam, school and residential buildings, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Local sources reported that three civilians died in an alleged Coaltion airstrike which hit al Amin School in Abu Haman. According to the Syrian Network for Human Rights, the death toll included three women. All sources pointed towards the Coalition. RFS said that “a warplane that likely belonging to the International Alliance targeted a school…
Summary
Published
17 July 2017
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
3–6
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
16 July 2017
Incident Codes
CS1211 RS2339
Location
ميادين, Al Mayadin, multiple locations, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Between 11 and 14 civilians – including several women and children – were killed and dozens others were wounded in airstrikes on Al Mayadin. However it was contested as to who was responsible. Sources either blamed Russia, the Syrian regime or the US-led Coalition. More than five sources made no claims with regards to responsibility. However,…
Summary
Published
16 July 2017
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported killed
11–14
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
16 July 2017
Incident Code
CS1213
Location
الرقة, Al Hal market, Raqqa, Syria
Between seven and 12 members of the Salah Al-Mana family were killed in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Raqqa, all of whom were reportedly civilians. Syrian Network for Human Rights added that the victims were IDP's from Mehaimda village in Deir Ez-Zour and were killed by missiles fired on Raqqa city. Local sources identified seven…
Summary
Published
16 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
7–12
Civilians reported injured
2–3
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
16 July 2017
Incident Code
CS1214a
Location
Ar Raqqah: Nazlet Al-Shehada, area of Dara’iya , Raqqa, Syria
In the Amnesty and Airwars’s joint April 2019 report "War in Raqqa: Rhetoric versus Reality", 12 civilians were reportedly killed in alleged Coalition artillery strikes 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. Field notes suggested that 11…
Summary
Published
16 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
12
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
15 July 2017
Incident Codes
CS1206 RS2335
Location
ميادين, Al Mayadin, al Arabaeen street and other areas, Deir Ezzor, Syria
At least ten civilians – including at least one woman and two children – were killed and dozens more were wounded following airstrikes near two schools in the city of Al Mayadeen. However, local sources were conflicted as to who was responsible. Both Russia and the US-led Coalition were reportedly responsible. Syrian Network for Human…
Summary
Published
15 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
10
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
15 July 2017
Incident Code
RS2336
Location
أم قيبة, Umm Qiba village, near al Sokhna, Homs, Syria
Three women were killed and other civilians injured in alleged Russian raids on the village of Um Qiba in the eastern Homs countryside, local sources reported. The Violations Documentation Center in Syria said those killed included two daughters of Mkaimen al-Shihetan and Faysal al-Shihatan.
Summary
Published
15 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
14 July 2017
Incident Code
RS2334
Location
عين ترما,, Ain Tarma, Damascus, Syria
Alleged Russian or Syrian warplanes committed “a massacre” in the city of Ain Tarma, local sources reported, killing at up to 21 named civilians including women and children. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, there were up to 20 strikes on the town. Some reports also said that the town was hit by…
Summary
Published
14 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
2–21
Civilians reported injured
2–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
13 July 2017
Incident Code
CI810
Location
المدينة القديمة, Mosul, Old City, Nineveh, Iraq
A civilian Yazidi woman was reportedly killed following the bombardment of areas within Old Mosul. However, it was not immediately clear who was responsible. The victim from the village of Kuju and she is a sister of Catherine. Previously kidnapped by ISIS. Abather Altamimi reported that the woman was killed during shelling of the last…
Summary
Published
13 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
13 July 2017
Incident Code
CS1201
Location
هشام عبد الملك, Ar Raqqah: Hisham Bin Abd Al Malek neighbourhood, Raqqa, Syria
Nine civilians including seven children and two women died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Hisham bin Abdul Malik, according to local sources. The Shaam News Network said that the strike happened near the Al-Mari’ Bakery, while RFS reported that the bakery itself was struck. All sources blamed the Coalition, with Sharqiya Voice referring specifically…
Summary
Published
13 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
9
Civilians reported injured
4
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
13 July 2017
Incident Code
CS1318
Location
مدرسة سيف الدولة, Ar Raqqah: Near Saif Al Dawla school, Raqqa, Syria
Ten civilians died including different generations of the same family in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Raqqa. All sources pointed towards the Coalition carrying out an air or artillery strike. Airwars understands that only the Coalition has access to artillery in Raqqa. The date has been changed due to further Amnesty field research confirming the…
Summary
Published
13 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
10
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
13 July 2017
Incident Code
CS1224
Location
هشام عبد الملك, Ar Raqqah: Hisham Bin Abd Al Malek neighbourhood, Raqqa, Syria
At least 9 and up to 15 members of the Salamah family died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Raqqa’s Hisham Bin Abd al Malek neghbourhood. Local media reported this incident in July of 2017: According to Ahmad al Shibli, Marwan Al Salama and his entire family of nine people were killed when a Coalition…
Summary
Published
17 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
9–15
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
13 July 2017
Incident Code
CS1198
Location
حي الدرعية, Al Dari'ya, Raqqa, Syria
Between seven and 10 civilians, including women and children, were reportedly killed and a “large” number of people wounded following alleged Coalition airstrikes in the Al Dariya neighbourhood of Raqqa, local sources reported. Among the 19 sources who reported the incident, 17 alleged that the Coalition was responsible. Baladi News said that SDF artillery strikes…
Summary
Published
13 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
7–10
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
12 July 2017
Incident Code
CS1189
Location
الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
Two women died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on their home in Raqqa, according to local sources. No additional details are presently known.
Summary
Published
12 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
12 July 2017
Incident Code
CS1193
Location
ﺍﻟﺴﻌﺪﺓ, Al Sa'ada, Al Hassakah, Syria
Three civilians from the same family including a woman and two children died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on al Sa’ada al Gharbiya village, local media reported. According to Al-khabour, “international coalition aircraft launched several raids on the village and one of the rockets hit the house of Mr. Khalaf Hussein al-Jabr, resulting in the…
Summary
Published
12 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
11 July 2017
Incident Code
CS1186
Location
الزيانات, Al Zaynat, Al Hassakah, Syria
At least 11 civilians across three families, including several women and children, were killed and several others were injured in alleged Coalition airstrikes on the ISIL-controlled village of Al Zaynat, to the south of Markada, local sources reported. According to Syrian PC “Media sources in Al-Hasakah, including Al-Khabour, said that the Coalition air force carried…
Summary
Published
11 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
11
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
11 July 2017
Incident Code
CS1187
Location
البوكمال, Abu Kamal, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Twenty civilians, including women and children, were killed and 30 more were injured in a series of alleged Coalition airstrikes on Abu Kamal in eastern Deir Ezzor, local media reported. Multiple sources blamed the Coalition, putting death counts at either four or five non-combatants. Euphrates Post also reported that the first strikes at 11am hit…
Summary
Published
11 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
20
Civilians reported injured
30
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
10 July 2017
Incident Code
CS1183
Location
الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
Two civilians were reportedly killed and several others injured in alleged Coalition airstrikes or artillery fire, according to local sources. The victims identified were reportedly from the same family as others who were injured, which was said to be displaced from Palmyra.
Summary
Published
10 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
10 July 2017
Incident Code
CS1184
Location
الطيار, Al Tayyar, Raqqa, Syria
A civilian family were casualties of alleged Coalition air or artillery strikes on the Al Tayyar area of Raqqa, local sources reported. The head of the family was identified by a number of sources, who reported that he and his entire family were killed but did not identify an exact number. Smart News Agency was the…
Summary
Published
10 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
6
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
9 July 2017
Incident Code
RS2326
Location
موحسن, Mohsen, Deir Ezzor, Syria
In this single-source event, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that "Russian or regime warplanes" carried out airstrikes in Mohsen on July 9th, killing a woman and wounding "others". Currently, there are no further details available.
Summary
Published
9 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
8 July 2017
Incident Codes
CS1173 RS2324
Location
الموحسن, Muhassan, Deir Ezzor, Syria
One woman possibly died in an airstrike on Mohsen village, according to local media – though it’s currently unclear who was responsible for her death. None of the sources specifically blamed the Coalition, with many referring only to “warplanes” carrying out strikes on the Al-Zaeem roundabout and the perimeter of Al-Wasat School. However, Tt1463000 said…
Summary
Published
8 July 2017
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
6 July 2017
Incident Code
CS1166
Location
الفردوس, Fardous, Raqqa, Syria
Four civilians from one family, including three children and their mother, were killed and two further members of the family were injured in alleged Coalition airstrikes on the Al Ferdos neighbourhood of Raqqa, according to local sources. The source also reported that Mounir al Hariri and Taher al Hariri were injured in the strikes and…
Summary
Published
6 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
4–5
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
5 July 2017
Incident Code
CS1163
Location
حرير حاتم, Hareer Hatem, Al Hassakah, Syria
Up to eight civilians, including women and children, were reportedly killed following alleged Coalition airstrikes which struck a house in the village of Hareer Hatem, north of Markada in the Al Hasaka governorate, according to local sources. A single source – Jisr TV – said the morning strike had injured three children. All sources blamed…
Summary
Published
5 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
8
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
5 July 2017
Incident Code
CS1163a
Location
Raqqa, Raqqa, Syria
In the Amnesty and Airwars’ joint April 2019 report "War in Raqqa: Rhetoric versus Reality", 11 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 by Amnesty/Airwars stated that…
Summary
Published
5 July 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
7
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
5 July 2017
Incident Code
RS2323
Location
السخنة/ كدير, al-Sokhna/Kadir, Homs, Syria
According to local media, a family of three - a married couple and their child - was killed by Russian or Assad-waged airstrikes in Homs, though the exact location is unclear among the sources. Several sources reported the death of the three civilians, a man, a woman and their child, and many identified them by name.…
Summary
Published
5 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
4 July 2017
Incident Code
CS1154
Location
الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
A civilian male was killed ‘along with his entire family’ in alleged Coalition airstrikes, local sources reported. The two sources reporting the incident, Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently and Hasaka111, both alleged that the Coalition was responsible. In what may be the same or a separate event, Sharqiyas reported that “3 civilians were killed and…
Summary
Published
4 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
5
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
4 July 2017
Incident Code
CS1155
Location
رطلة, Ratlah, Raqqa, Syria
A woman was reportedly killed during the SDF’s invasion of Ratla, Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently reported. However no further details were given. In February 2019, the Coalition assessed this event to be non-credible. Their report noted: "After review of all available strike records it was determined that more likely than not civilian casualties did…
Summary
Published
4 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
4–5 July, 2017
Incident Code
CS1158
Location
تل الجاير, Tall al-Jayer, Al Hassakah, Syria
At least 11 people and as many as 15, including three children and two women, were killed in alleged Coalition airstrikes on the village of Tall al-Jayer, local sources reported. Several described the deaths as a “massacre”. Two unidentified people were also reported killed not including the named civilians listed below. All nine sources reporting the incident…
Summary
Published
4 July 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
11–15
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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