Geolocation
Airwars assessment
Three men were documented as victims of suspected US-led Coalition airstrikes on Raqqa City.
The specific location of the incident was not reported, though all sources blamed the US-led Coalition. Further information will be added to the entry when it arises.
The local time of the incident is unknown.
The victims were named as:
Summary
Sources (2) [ collapse]
Media
from sources (3) [ collapse]
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One of the three victims who died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Raqqa, posted by RBSS on September 3rd, 2017.
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One of the three victims who died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Raqqa, posted by RBSS on September 3rd, 2017.
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One of the three victims who died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Raqqa, posted by RBSS on September 3rd, 2017.
Geolocation notes
Reports of the incident mention the city of Raqqa (الرقة), 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
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 September 2nd – 3rd the Coalition reported “Near Raqqah, 19 strikes engaged five ISIS tactical units and destroyed five fighting positions, four logistics nodes, three IEDs, two staging areas, a mortar system, a vehicle, and a command and control node.” It also reported that “On Sept. 2, near Raqqah, five strikes engaged three ISIS tactical units and suppressed two fighting positions.” And that “On Sept. 2, near Raqqah, 10 strikes engaged 10 ISIS tactical units and destroyed a fighting position.” And in addition that “On Sept. 2, near Raqqah, 11 strikes engaged 10 ISIS tactical units and destroyed five fighting positions.”
For September 3rd-4th the Coalition reported: "Near Raqqah, 21 strikes engaged nine ISIS tactical units and destroyed 13 fighting positions, two pieces of ISIS communications infrastructure, two vehicles, a VBIED, a command and control node, and a logistics node." It also reported that "On Sept. 1, near Raqqah, five strikes engaged five ISIS tactical units." And that "On Sept. 2, near Raqqah, five strikes engaged three ISIS tactical units and suppressed two fighting positions."