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(Previous Incident Code: S352)
Four civilians were reported killed and between 8 and 12 injured in an alleged Coalition airstrike on al Rahiat.
In a detailed report, Syria News said that “two children and their parents were killed and 12 other civilians were injured after midnight, due to international coalition targeting of al Rahiat village under the control of Islamic State in Raqqa with two raids. The media opposition activist Mohamed Osman, quoting civilian sources from the village, told Syria News Desk that ,’the said Coalition aircraft targeted with vacuum missiles houses in the centre of Rahiat and another on the outskirts, confirming that there 4 injured who are in a critical situation and were transported by the residents to the National Hospital in Raqqa, while the others were taken to various medical points of the city. Osman added that the raids also resulted in the deaths of a number of livestock and the destruction of two houses completely and burning civilian vehicle and other physical damage to property.”
Others also reported the event – often using identical language.
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Reports of the incident mention the village of Al Rahiat (الرحيات), for which the generic coordinates are: 36.08, 39.05917. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.