Incident Code
CS165
Incident Date
11 January 2016
Location
Suluk, Raqqa, Syria
سلوك
Geolocation
36.59539,
39.128559
Accuracy: Town
Geolocation
36.59539,
39.128559
Accuracy: Town
Airwars Assessment
Last Updated: December 15, 2024
(Previous Incident Code: S155 )
A civilian man named as Hmaid al Agha was reported by VDC as having been killed at Slouk in a Coalition airstrike. The website Al Sharq al Arabi also listed Mr al Agha as killed, though did not attribute responsibility.
In their February 2020 civilian casualty report, the US-led Coalition assessed reports that they were responsible for civilian harm in this strike as “non-credible”, stating that no Coalition actions were conducted in the geographical area at that time.
Geolocation Notes
Reports of the incident mention the town of Suluk (سلوك), for which the generic coordinates are: 36.59539, 39.128559. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.
Military Statements
U.S.-led Coalition Assessment
Suspected belligerent
U.S.-led Coalition
U.S.-led Coalition position on incident
Non credible / Unsubstantiated
Reason for non-credible assessment
No Coalition strikes were conducted in the geographical area
Civilian deaths conceded
None
Civilian injuries conceded
None
MGRS coordinate
37SEA114499
U.S.-led Coalition Strike Report
The Coalition reported one strike nearby in Al Raqqah governorate for January 11th-12th 2016: “Near Ayn Isa, one strike wounded an ISIL fighter.”
U.S.-led Coalition Civilian Casualty Statement
2020-02-02
Original Source ↗
Jan. 11, 2016, in Suluk, Syria, via Airwars report. After a review of all available records it was assessed that no Coalition actions were conducted in the geographical area that corresponds to the report of civilian casualties. 2900/CS165 37SEA114499