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البصيرة, Al Busayra, Deir Ezzor, Syria

On August 23, 2024, Mohammad Ahmad al-Hasan was killed at dawn in a home on 20 or 40 Street in Al Busayra, eastern Deir Ezzor Governorate, Syria. He was the father of two girls, and a nurse at Al Hamadi Specialist Hospital in Al Busayra, with at least one source alleging that he was a…

Summary

Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)

Civilians reported killed

Causes of Death / Injury

Small arms and light weapons

U.S.-led Coalition

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25 December 2023

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حي الجزائر, Algeria region, Hilla, Babylon Province, Babil, Iraq

On the 25th of December, 2023, a declared U.S. airstrike was conducted against the headquarters of the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) in Hilla, central Iraq, killing one civilian and injuring two female civilians: Shadhadan Karim Mirza, and Wasnah Maher Kahem. One member of the PMF was also killed and up to 19 other members of…

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25 December 2023

Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

U.S.-led Coalition

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منطقة الحميضة في قرية الحاري شرق ديرالزور, Al Humaydah area in Al Hari village, east of Deir Ezzor, Deir Ezzor, Syria

Two civilians, including one or two women, were injured by shrapnel and six militants of non-Syrian nationality were killed in an airstrike reportedly perpetrated by the Israeli military and/or US-led Coalition shortly before 11:36 PM on Monday, October 2nd, 2023, in the Al-Humaidah area near the Al-Hari village and the city of Al-Bukamal in the…

Summary

Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

U.S.-led Coalition, Israeli Military

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4 September 2023

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near NLZ, Syria, Deir Ezzor, Syria

In an incident previously unknown to Airwars, one civilian was injured by declared US military live fire exercises near NLZ, Syria on September 4, 2023. In the Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve (CJTF-OIR) Civilian Harm and Mitigation Response Report released on May 31, 2024, the US military stated that "Regrettably, based on…

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11 February 2025

Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

U.S.-led Coalition

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مطب البوراشد, , Matab Al Bourashed, Deir Ezzor, Syria

On the 4th of August 2023, International Coalition forces and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) allegedly conducted an airdrop operation, which involved a ground action and helicopters, at dawn in the town of Matab Al Burashid, in Deir Ezzor, shooting and killing a civilian named Ali Abdel Hamid Al-Areed and injuring his brother. Multiple media…

Summary

Airstrike, Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)

Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons

U.S.-led Coalition

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تل الذهب, Tal Al Thahb in Al Dashisha, Deir Ezzor, Syria

Two brothers were killed by an operation declared by the SDF and involving the US-led Coalition in Tal Al Thahb, Al Dashisha on July 19, 2023. Sources are conflicted as to whether the men killed were civilians or members of ISIS. Euphrates Post reported that two people, Muhammad Salem Al-Nazal (28 years old) and his…

Summary

Airstrike (Drone Strike), Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)

Civilians reported killed

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons

U.S.-led Coalition

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بزاعة, Bza’a, Idlib, Syria

A civilian was injured by declared US drone strikes which killed an ISIS member on July 7, 2023 on the road between Al Bab and Bza’a, Syria. The @SyriaCivilDefe reported that a person was killed while driving a motorcycle on the road between Al Bab and Bza’a and a civilian was slightly injured while passing…

Summary

Airstrike (Drone Strike)

Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

U.S.-led Coalition

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صلهام, Salham, Al Hassakah, Syria

A young man was killed and others were injured during an alleged Syrian Democratic Forces and US airdrop operation in the village of Salham on June 11, 2023. Sources were conflicted as to whether the young man was a member of ISIS or a civilian. The Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA), the Syrian-regime news organization,…

Summary

Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)

Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Small arms and light weapons

U.S.-led Coalition

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قورقانيا, Qurqaniya, Idlib, Syria

A 60 year old male civilian was killed by a declared US drone strike on the outskirts of Qurqaniya just before noon on May 3, 2023. At the time of the strike, US Central Command released a statement that they had targeted a senior Al Qaeda leader without any additional details. On May 2, 2024,…

Summary

Airstrike (Drone Strike)

Civilians reported killed

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

U.S. Forces, U.S.-led Coalition

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22 February 2023

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جديد عكيدات, Jaded Akidat, Deir Ezzor, Syria

One to two men were reportedly killed and up to two other men were reportedly injured on February 22nd 2023 in Jaded Akidat, Deir Ezzor, Syria, as a result of a US-led Coalition backed SDF / QSD militia air raid. The air drop happened "after midnight." Euphrates Post reported that the two injured men were…

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22 February 2023

Airstrike and/or Artillery

Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

U.S.-led Coalition

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21 January 2023

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الشحيل, Al Shahil, Deir Ezzor, Syria

A civilian was injured during a declared raid carried out by CENTCOM and partner forces in Al Shahil on January 21, 2023. Up to three alleged ISIS members were also arrested during the raid. CENTCOM released a statement that "US Central Command forces conducted a partnered helicopter and ground assault raid in eastern Syria, Jan. 21,…

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21 January 2023

Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)

Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons

U.S.-led Coalition

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20 December 2022

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الباب, Al Bab, Aleppo, Syria

At least two civilians, including a woman and a child, were reportedly injured in declared British drone strikes on the city of al-Bab on December 20, 2022. An alleged member of ISIS was also injured in the operation. Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported that a Yemeni person was severely injured by a drone…

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20 December 2022

Airstrike (Drone Strike)

Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

U.S.-led Coalition

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22 November 2022

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الزر, Al Zar, Deir Ezzor, Syria

A young man was either injured or killed during a raid allegedly carried out by the Coalition and Syrian Democratic Forces in the village of al-Zar the evening/morning of November 22, 2022. According to @euphratspost, a young man named Ahmed Hussein Ali al-Qubbah was severely injured and a 13 year old named Ahmad Mahmoud al-Hilu…

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22 November 2022

Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)

Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Small arms and light weapons

U.S.-led Coalition

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3 November 2022

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رويشد, Ruwaished, Deir Ezzor, Syria

A young man was killed during an airdrop operation allegedly carried out by the Coalition and Syrian Democratic Forces in the village of Al Ruwaished on November 3, 2022. Euphrates Post reported that a young man named Muhannad Ibrahim al-Khalaf was killed during a raid carried out by the SDF at dawn in the village of…

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3 November 2022

Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)

Civilians reported killed

Causes of Death / Injury

Small arms and light weapons

U.S.-led Coalition

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28 October 2022

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ذيبان, Thiban, Deir Ezzor, Syria

A woman was killed and two others, including a minor, were injured in an alleged airdrop operation carried out by the Coalition and Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in the Hawija neighborhood of Thiban town, east of Deir Ezzor, on October 28, 2022. Nahr Media reported that a woman named Nadia Mustafa al-Ali was killed and…

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28 October 2022

Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)

Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Small arms and light weapons

U.S.-led Coalition

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20 September 2022

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قرية البيدر, Al Baydar in Al Karama village, Raqqa, Syria

Two civilians, a man and his minor son, were killed and another man, who is alleged to be a civilian or a member of ISIS, was injured during an airdrop operation carried out by the Coalition and the SDF in the village of Al Baydar on September 20, 2022. According to the Euphrates Post, Muhammad…

Summary

20 September 2022

Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)

IDP or Refugee Camp

Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Small arms and light weapons

U.S.-led Coalition

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الزر, Al Zer, Deir Ezzor, Syria

Two children under the age of 18 were killed during a joint Coalition and Syrian Democratic Forces airdrop operation in the village of Al Zer on July 4th, 2022. Sources were conflicted as to whether the two killed were civilians or members of ISIS. Al Khabour posted on Facebook that a young man named "Muhammad Fateh Khalaf…

Summary

Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)

Civilians reported killed

Causes of Death / Injury

Small arms and light weapons

YPG, U.S.-led Coalition

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العطالة, Al Atta, Al Hassakah, Syria

At least one man was killed during an airdrop operation carried out by the Syrian Democratic Forces and alleged US-led Coalition in the village of Al-Atta in the countryside of Al-Shaddadi city at dawn on June 9, 2022. Sources were conflicted as to whether the man killed was a civilian or a member of ISIS. Al…

Summary

Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)

Civilians reported killed

Causes of Death / Injury

Small arms and light weapons

U.S.-led Coalition

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ذيبان, Thiban, Deir Ezzor, Syria

At least one man was killed and another was arrested during a joint airdrop operation carried out by the Syrian Democratic Forces and the Coalition on March 28, 2022. Sources were conflicted as to whether the man killed was a militant or a civilian. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that Syrian Democratic Forces…

Summary

Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)

Civilians reported killed

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons

U.S.-led Coalition

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22 February 2022

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الدحلة, Al Dahla, Deir Ezzor, Syria

One civilian, named in local sources as Ibrahim Khalif Ali Al-Ammar, aged 52, was reportedly killed during a Syrian Democratic Forces and US-led Coalition raid on the village of Al-Dahla, in the countryside of Deir Ezzor, at dawn on February 22nd 2022. According to local sources, he was shot at dawn when his house was…

Summary

22 February 2022

Airstrike and/or Artillery

Civilians reported killed

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

U.S.-led Coalition

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8 February 2022

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البصيرة, Bisira, Deir Ezzor, Syria

At least one civilian, a child, was killed and his father was injured in an alleged airdrop operation by the Coalition and the SDF in the city of Bisira on February 8, 2022. A tweet from @DeirEzzorNow reported that the International Coalition and HAT forces carried out a landing operation in the city of Bisira that…

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8 February 2022

Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)

Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons

U.S.-led Coalition, Syrian Democratic Forces

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3 February 2022

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طمة, دير بلوط, Deir Balout, Atma, Idlib, Syria

Up to thirteen civilians, including six children and four women, were reported killed and at least one child was injured after US forces targeted and subsequently killed the leader of the Islamic State (ISIS), Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi, in Atma, northwest Syria on February 3rd 2022. Local reporting was conflicted as to whether the casualties…

Summary

3 February 2022

Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)

Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

U.S.-led Coalition, U.S. Forces

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20–26 January, 2022

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سجن الصناعة, Al Sina'a Prison, Al Hassakah, Syria

Between January 20th and January 26th 2022, Islamic State militants (ISIS) attempted to take control of Al-Sina'a prison in Gweran neighbourhood in Al-Hasakah, Syria. The prison, managed by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), by some reports held between 3000 to 5000 individuals associated with ISIS, including “hundreds” of so-called ‘Cubs of the Caliphate’ - the…

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20 January 2022

Airstrike and/or Artillery

Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons

U.S.-led Coalition

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17 January 2022

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الحوايج, Al Hawaij, Deir Ezzor, Syria

Up to two men were killed in an alleged Coalition and declared Syrian Democratic Forces' airdrop operation on the village of Al-Hawaij on January 17/18, 2022. One of the men was identified as being a member of ISIS. Euphrates Post reported that the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) with helicopter support from the Coalition carried out…

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18 January 2022

Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)

Civilians reported killed

Causes of Death / Injury

Small arms and light weapons

U.S.-led Coalition, YPG

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12 December 2021

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ابريهة, Abirha near Al Busaira, Deir Ezzor, Syria

Professor Khalaf Al Wahhab, a school teacher, and his two sons, Hamza Al Wahhab and Muhammad Al Wahhab, from the village of Abreha, were killed during a US-led Coalition airdrop or landing operation, with the Syrian Democratic Forces, in the village of Abirha, near Al Busaira in Deir Ezzor on December 12th 2021. In total,…

Summary

12 December 2021

Airstrike, Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)

Civilians reported killed

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons

U.S.-led Coalition, U.S. Forces

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3 December 2021

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المسطومة, Al-Mastouma, Idlib, Syria

At least one young man was killed and between six and seven civilians, including up to four children, were injured in a declared US drone strike on the Al-Mastouma Ariha road on December 3rd, 2021. Sources are conflicted as to whether the young man killed was an active or former member of the Guardians of…

Summary

3 December 2021

Airstrike (Drone Strike)

Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

U.S.-led Coalition, U.S. Forces

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30 November 2021

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هجين, Hajin, Deir Ezzor, Syria

Two people, according to local sources, identified as Saber Sinjar Al-Fahd and Sami Dilis Al-Aoun, were killed allegedly by US-led Coalition and Kurdish SDF forces during an airstrike on an ISIS "sleeper cell" or the house of a former member of the oppostion factions in the city of Hajin, east of Deir Ezzor, Syria, on…

Summary

30 November 2021

Airstrike and/or Artillery

Civilians reported killed

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons

U.S.-led Coalition

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8 November 2021

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الصبحة, Al Sabha, Deir Ezzor, Syria

At least one man was killed in an alleged Coalition and Syrian Defense Forces airdrop operation in the town of Al-Sabha on November 8th, 2021. Sources were conflicted as to whether the man killed was a civilians or a militant. According to Euphrates Post, the Coalition and the Syrian Defense Forces carried out an airdrop…

Summary

8 November 2021

Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)

Civilians reported killed

Causes of Death / Injury

Small arms and light weapons

U.S.-led Coalition, YPG

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Incident Date

8 November 2021

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Location

فنيجين, Fenijin, Deir Ezzor, Syria

At least one man was killed, another person was injured, and four people were arrested in an alleged Coalition airstrike and Syrian Democratic Forces ground operation in Fenijin on November 8, 2021. The status of the man killed and the person injured as a civilian is contested by local sources. Zaman Al Wasl quoted local…

Summary

8 November 2021

Airstrike, Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)

Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons

U.S.-led Coalition

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