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Airwars Assessment
(Previous Incident Code: S376)
At least five civilians were killed and as many as 22 injured after Coalition aircraft allegedly bombed Debsi Afnan, a town 70km west of Raqqa city.
Raialyaom News reported that “seven were killed including 3 children and 22 wounded including women and children with some in critical condition, due to coalition warplane strikes in Debsi Afnan 70 km west of Raqqa.”
Another local source said that “five civilians were martyred inclining an elderly woman and a 4 year old child and 4 others were wounded.”
In an emailed response to a report submitted by Airwars on this and other incidents in December 2016, Coalition officials said the event was presently assessed as ‘Not credible for Coalition caused civcas.’
A second review published in August 2017 asserted that “After a review of available information it was assessed that no Coalition strikes were conducted in the geographical area of the reported civilian casualties.”
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Geolocation Notes
Reports of the incident mention the village of Debsi Afnan (دبسي عفنان), for which the generic coordinates are: 35.8175348, 38.2162857. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.
Military Statements
Media From Sources (5)
5 civilians have been killed by the international coalition airstrikes in Debsi Afnan village in the western suburbs of #Raqqa .
— الرقة تذبح بصمت (@Raqqa_SL) December 30, 2016
استشهاد 5 مدنيين بقصف للتحالف الدولي على قرية دبسي عفنان بريف #الرقة
— Halab Today TV قناة حلب اليوم (@HalabTodayTV) December 30, 2016
#شهبا_برس | ناشطون: 5 شهداء وعدة جرحى من المدنيين في غارات جوية للتحالف الدولي على بلدة دبسي عفنان بريف #الرقة.#سوريا #Syria
— شهبا برس (@ShahbaPress) December 30, 2016
#فرات_بوست#Raqqa#الرقة: طيران التحالف يستهدف #بلدة دبسي عفنان في ريف #الرقة الغربي مما أدى الى مقتل خمس مدنيين وعدد من الجرحى .
— فرات بوست (@EuphratesPost) December 30, 2016
#Raqqa#الرقة : استشهاد 5 مدنيين بينهم إمرأة مسنة وطفل 4 سنوات وإصابة 4 آخرين من أهالي قرية #دبسي_عفنان بريف #الرقة الغربي جراء غارات جوية
— سعد الصبر | Saad Alsabr (@Saad_Alsabr) December 30, 2016