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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
14 June 2017
Incident Code
CS983
Location
العجيلي/السبع دربات, Ar Raqqah: A'jili/Sabi Darbat neighbourhood, Raqqa, Syria
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…
Summary
Published
14 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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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
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
CS979
Location
شارع القوتلي, Al Kuwati street, Raqqa, Syria
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…
Summary
Published
13 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
1–4
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
13 June 2017
Incident Code
CS980
Location
مكتب البريد وشارع القوتلي, the post office, Raqqa, Syria
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…
Summary
Published
13 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
1–4
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
12 June 2017
Incident Code
CS969
Location
قصر البنات, Ar Raqqah: Qasr Al Banat (palace), Raqqa, Syria
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…
Summary
Published
12 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
6
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
11–17 June, 2017
Incident Code
CS1024a
Location
Raqqa, 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…
Summary
Published
17 June 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
5
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
11 June 2017
Incident Code
CI757
Location
حي الزنجيلي, Mosul, Zanjili, Nineveh, Iraq
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.
Summary
Published
11 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
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
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
CS955a
Location
شارع النور, Al Nour Mosque, Raqqa, Syria
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.…
Summary
Published
10 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
5–33
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
10 June 2017
Incident Code
CS956c
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
5
Civilians reported injured
4
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
10 June 2017
Incident Code
CS958
Location
الميادين, Al Mayadin, Deir Ezzor, Syria
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…
Summary
Published
10 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
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
CS953a
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,…
Summary
Published
9 June 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1–2
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
CS950
Location
مفرق الجزرة, Al Jazra junction, Raqqa, Syria
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…
Summary
Published
9 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
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
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
CS941
Location
الرقة, Ar Raqqah: Mr. Sufi's bakery, Raqqa, Syria
An August 2017 Amnesty International report stated that a civilian casualty incident occurred in Raqqa on June 8th–9th, killing 6 civilians including 1 or more children and 2 women. Mohammed, who also witnessed the airstrike mentioned in incident S823c, described to Amnesty’s field researchers that another bombardment struck a tent near a biscuits bakery. The…
Summary
Published
8 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
6
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
7 June 2017
Incident Code
RS2271
Location
عقيربات, Akeirbat, Hama, Syria
A woman and her child - both named - died in an alleged Russian airstrike on Akeirbat, according to local media. According to the Facebook group ‘Local council of Akeirbat and its countryside’, “\our air raids on the village of Akeirbat by Russian aircraft led to the martyrdom of a woman and her daughter as…
Summary
Published
7 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
7 June 2017
Incident Code
RS2272
Location
جب الجراح غنيمان, Ghneiman village, Jeb al Jrah district, 55 km east of Homs, Homs, Syria
Four civilians died, including a woman and a child, and six other non-combatants were wounded in an airstrike on Ghneiman in Homs, according to local media. Only one source, the Smart News Agency, pointed to Russia as the “likely” culprit; the other reports didn’t apportion blame of this event. According to the Smart News Agency,…
Summary
Published
7 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
6
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
7 June 2017
Incident Codes
CS930a ISSY001a
Location
الشجرة, Al Shajra, Daraa, Syria
Local sources reported that alleged airstrikes struck a building in Al Shajra town which several sources referred to as an "Islamic Court" while others described it as the headquarters of the "Islamic Army of Khalid Bin Al-Walid" - a faction that has been accused of being associated with the "Islamic State". Sources were conflicted as…
Summary
Published
7 June 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
2
Military actors reported killed
13–20
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
,
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
6 June 2017
Incident Code
CS925
Location
حطين, Hitten farm, Raqqa, Syria
Up to eight civilians from several families died at Hitteen farm, local media reported. While most sources blamed a Coalition airstrike, one source said that a landmine was responsible for the deaths. Al Hassaka Rasd reported three members of the same family died in an alleged Coalition airstrike near Hitten farm. According to RFS, “Five…
Summary
Published
6 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
3–8
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
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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