Incident Code

CS224

Location

صوران, Sawran, Aleppo, Syria

Geolocation

36.26343, 37.37414
Accuracy: Village

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: December 15, 2024

(Previous Incident Code: S203a)

Three named civilians includng a woman and her daughter were killed in a reported Coalition airstrike at Sawran.

According to the Syria Network: “Fixed-wing international coalition forces used heavy machine guns to target a civilian car on the road between Souran town and Ihtemlat town which resulted in the killing of three individuals including a woman and a female child.

In the first of their March 2020 civilian casualty reports, 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.

Victims

Invidivuals

Age unknown male killed
Adult female killed
Child female killed

Key Information

Country
Military Actor
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Weak
Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
Civilians reported killed
3
1 Child, 1 Woman

Geolocation Notes

Reports of the incident mention the village of Sawran (صوران), for which the generic coordinates are: 36.26343, 37.37414. 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
37SCA416477
U.S.-led Coalition Strike Report
The Coalition reports for June 2nd-3rd “Near Manbij, 10 strikes struck five separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed four ISIL fighting positions, two ISIL cave entrances, two ISIL caves, and an ISIL-used bridge.“
U.S.-led Coalition Civilian Casualty Statement
2020-03-25
Original Source
June 3, 2016, in Sarwan, 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. 2968/CS224 37SCA416477.

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