Incident Code
CS1889a
Incident Code
CS1889a
20 January 2019
Location
Ash Shajilah, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Geolocation
34.47787,
40.96768
Accuracy: Within 100m (via Coalition)
Geolocation
34.47787,
40.96768
Accuracy: Within 100m (via Coalition)
Airwars Assessment
Last Updated: December 15, 2024
In an incident previously not tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the injuries of two civilians near Ash Shajilah, Syria. This was later confirmed to be a US-only civilian harm event.
In its July 2019 civilian casualty report the Coalition noted the following: “Coalition aircraft conducted an airstrike against Daesh terrorists. Regrettably, two civilians were unintentionally wounded due to the proximity of the strike.”
The Coalition provided Airwars with the location of this incident accurate to within a 100 metre box.
In its annual report to Congress in May 2020, the Pentagon confirmed this as a US-only civilian harm event.
Key Information
Country
Military Actor
Strike Type
Airstrike
Strike Status
Declared strike
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Confirmed
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Statements
U.S.-led Coalition Assessment
Known belligerent
U.S.-led Coalition
U.S.-led Coalition position on incident
Credible / Substantiated
Given reason for civilian harm
Other
Civilian deaths conceded
None
Civilian injuries conceded
2
Stated location
near Ash Shajilah, Syria
Location accuracy
100 m
MGRS coordinate
37SFU807169
U.S.-led Coalition Strike Report
Between Jan. 13 - 26, 2019, CJTF-OIR conducted 645 strikes consisting of 1,360 engagements in Syria, and
conducted nine strikes consisting of 12 engagements in Iraq.
In Syria, 645 strikes engaged 394 ISIS tactical units, and destroyed 244 fighting positions, 172 supply routes, 85
staging areas, 21 vehicles, 17 buildings, 15 vehicle borne improvised explosive devices, 14 mortar launching sites,
13 manufacturing facilities for improvised explosive devices, 12 command and control nodes, nine tunnels, eight
weapons caches, seven pieces of engineering equipment, five launching sites for unmanned aircraft systems, two
weapons storage facilities, two mortar tubes, two improvised explosive devices, one unmanned aircraft system,
one machine gun, one logistic node and one check point.
U.S.-led Coalition Civilian Casualty Statement
2019-07-26
Original Source ↗
Jan. 20, 2019, near Ash Shajilah, Syria, via self-report. Coalition aircraft conducted an airstrike against Daesh terrorists. Regrettably, two civilians were unintentionally wounded due to the proximity of the strike.
U.S. Forces Civilian Casualty Statement
2020-05-06
Original Source ↗
As of March 1, 2020, CJTF-OIR assessed that 11 reports of civilian casualties during 2019 were
credible, with approximately 22 civilians killed and approximately 13 civilians injured as a result
of U.S. military operations. The following table contains additional details about each instance
during 2019 that was assessed to have resulted in civilian casualties.
20-Jan-19 Ash Shajlah, Syria Air 2 civilians injured 0 civilians killed