Geolocation
Airwars assessment
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 the US-led Coalition, with many reporting that an unspecified number of children died in the event.
The local time of the incident is unknown.
Summary
Sources (12) [ collapse]
Attached to this civilian harm incident is the Pentagon's declassified assessment of this civilian harm allegation, obtained by Azmat Khan and the New York Times through Freedom of Information requests and lawsuits filed since March 2017, alongside the corresponding press release published by the Pentagon. Airwars is currently analysing the contents of each file, and will update our own assessments accordingly.
US-led Coalition Assessment:
Civilian casualty statements
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After a review of available information it was assessed that no Coalition strikes were conducted in the geographical area that correspond to the report of civilian casualties.
Original strike reports
For July 5th-6th the Coalition reported that “Near Al Shadaddi, two strikes destroyed five ISIS-held buildings, a command and control node and a VBIED facility.”