Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

CS1520

Incident date

September 23, 2017

Location

Hawari school, Ar Raqqah, Syria

Geolocation

35.962186, 39.003224 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Neighbourhood/area level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

One adult male civilian, named as Said Mohammed al-Said, died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Hawari school in Raqqah, according to local sources.

Reports said that the victim was the father of six daughters.

 

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Said Mohammed al-Said
Age unknown male killed

Summary

  • Civilian infrastructure
    School
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    US-led Coalition

Sources (3) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (1) [ collapse]

  • 'Said Mohammed al-Sa'id was killed when coalition aircraft bombed Hawari School, the father of six girls' Sept 23rd (via Amer Hweidi)

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the Hawairi school (هواري) in the city of Raqqa, for which the coordinates are: 35.962186, 39.003224. Satellite imagery of September 24, 2017 doesn’t show obvious signs of an airstrike on this school.

US-led Coalition Assessment:

  • Suspected belligerent
    US-led Coalition
  • US-led Coalition position on incident
    Non credible / Unsubstantiated
    Insufficient information to assess that, more likely than not, a Coalition strike resulted in civilian casualties.
  • Reason for non-credible assessment
    Insufficient information on the time and location
  • Civilian deaths conceded
    None
  • Civilian injuries conceded
    None
  • Stated location
    near Raqqah, Syria
    Nearest population center

Civilian casualty statements

US-led Coalition
  • Jun 28, 2018
  • The report contains insufficient information of the time, location and details to assess its credibility.

Original strike reports

US-led Coalition

For September 22nd-23rd, the Coalition reported: “Near Raqqah, 39 strikes engaged three ISIS tactical units and destroyed 41 fighting positions, a command and control node, a supply route and suppressed two fighting positions.”

Summary

  • Civilian infrastructure
    School
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    US-led Coalition

Sources (3) [ collapse]