Geolocation
Airwars assessment
A reported Coalition strike in the Jazeera roundabout area of al Ratouniya village was said to have killed a 27-year old local named as Ziab the son of Obeid al Ziab.
According to the Manbij Documentation Agency the body was recovered three days later: “The young man Ziab the son of Obeid al Ziab from the village of Al Ratounia was killed as a result of Coalition raids on the al Assaf building. It was only today that his family found him dead in his home which is next door to the building that was bombed.”
In their May 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.
The local time of the incident is unknown.
The victims were named as:
Summary
Sources (2) [ collapse]
Media
from sources (2) [ collapse]
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Ziab Obeid al Ziab (via Manbij Documentation Agency)
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Ziab Obeid al Ziab (via Manbij Documentation Agency)
US-led Coalition Assessment:
Civilian casualty statements
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Aug. 3, 2016, in Al Ratouniya, 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. 3024/CS288 37SDA263433
Original strike reports
For August 2nd-3rd the Coalition reported: “Near Manbij, four strikes struck four separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed five ISIL fighting positions.”