Geolocation
Airwars assessment
One civilian male was killed in an alleged Coalition airstrike in Raqqa, according to multiple local sources.
There are no other details at this time.
The incident was first reported on August 1, 2017 at 11:57 am by @24Raqqah on Twitter.
The victims were named as:
Geolocation notes
Reports of the incident solely mention the city of Al-Raqqa, for which the coordinates are: 35.9505639, 39.0094148. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further
Summary
Sources (7) [ collapse]
US-led Coalition Assessment:
Civilian casualty statements
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The report contains insufficient information of the time, location and details to assess its credibility.
Original strike reports
For August 1st-2nd: “Near Raqqah, seven strikes engaged four ISIS tactical units and destroyed four fighting positions, two ISIS headquarters, an IED, an ammunition cache, and a fuel supply point.” It additionally added that “On Aug. 1, near Raqqah, Syria, 17 strikes engaged 14 ISIS tactical units; destroyed eight fighting positions, two ammunition caches, and a VBIED factory; and damaged a fighting position.” And that “On Aug. 1, near Raqqah, Syria, 17 strikes engaged 13 ISIS tactical units, destroyed two staging areas and an ISIS headquarters; and damaged a VBIED factory.”