Incident Code

CS1006a

Location

Raqqa, Raqqa, Syria

Geolocation

35.953211, 39.024094
Accuracy: Within 100m (via Coalition)

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: December 15, 2024

In the Amnesty and Airwars’s joint April 2019 report “War in Raqqa: Rhetoric versus Reality”, two 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 stated that “Hassan Hammadi Ibrahim, 38, and his son Ibrahim, six, were both killed in airstrike which destroyed the five-storey building they were staying in.”

The location of the strike is a five storey building by old mosque, near Faruq school.

In addition to this, Kawthar, mother and wife to the victims told Amnesty in a testimony that “I was at my family with my other children when the building was bombed and my husband and my boy were killed.”

In July 2019 the Coalition announced that it had classed this allegation of civilian harm as non-credible. Their monthly civilian casualty report noted “After a review of available information it was assessed that no Coalition actions were conducted in the geographical area that corresponds to the report of civilian casualties.”

Victims

Family members (2)

Hassan Hammadi Ibrahim
38 years old male killed
Ibrahim
6 years old male son of Hassan killed

Key Information

Country
Military Actor
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Civilians reported killed
2
1 Child, 1 Man

Geolocation Notes

Before strike. (via Amnesty)

After strike. (via Amnesty)

Military Statements

U.S.-led Coalition Assessment
Suspected belligerent
U.S.-led Coalition
U.S.-led Coalition position on incident
Non credible / Unsubstantiated
Reason for non-credible assessment
No Coalition strikes were conducted in the geographical area
Civilian deaths conceded
None
Civilian injuries conceded
None
Stated location
in Raqqa, Syria
Location accuracy
100 m
MGRS coordinate
37SEV022788
U.S.-led Coalition Strike Report
Not yet assessed.
U.S.-led Coalition Civilian Casualty Statement
2019-07-26
Original Source
Jun. 1, 2017, in Raqqa, Syria, via Amnesty International report. After a review of available information it was assessed that no Coalition actions were conducted in the geographical area that corresponds to the report of civilian casualties.