Geolocation
Airwars assessment
In an incident previously not tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the death of one civilian near Raqqa.
In its February 2019 report, the Coalition noted the following: “the Coalition engaged ISIS fighters and an unmanned aerial vehicle launch site. Regrettably, one civilian was unintentionally killed due to their proximity to the launch site location.”
It was later clarified to Airwars that this incident of civilian harm was found during the assessment of Airwars allegation CS1165 and had not been previously reported to them.
The Coalition provided Airwars with the location of this incident, accurate to within a 100 metre box.
The local time of the incident is unknown.
Summary
Sources (1) [ collapse]
US-led Coalition Assessment:
Civilian casualty statements
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July 6, 2017, near Raqqa, Syria, via Airwars report. Coalition aircraft engaged armed ISIS fighters moving on a motorcycle. Regrettably, one civilian on foot was unintentionally killed due to their proximity to the blast. That same day in Raqqa, Syria the Coalition engaged ISIS fighters and an unmanned aerial vehicle launch site. Regrettably, one civilian was unintentionally killed due to their proximity to the launch site location.
Original strike reports
Near Raqqah, nine strikes engaged nine ISIS tactical units and destroyed seven fighting positons, an ISIS headquarters, and a VBIED.