Incident Code
CS453
Incident Date
22 January 2017
Location
مزرعة الصفصاف, Al Safsaf farm, Raqqa, Syria
Geolocation
35.8414731,
38.6241531
Accuracy:
Geolocation
35.8414731,
38.6241531
Accuracy:
Airwars Assessment
Last Updated: December 15, 2024
(Previous Incident Code: S407)
A young man died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Al Safsaf farm, Raqqa, according to local sources.
Mohab Nasser, an activist covering Raqqa news, reported that “the child Ammar Ahmad al Suleiman al Gharnouk, 10 years old, ded after being hit by shrapnel following a raid on al Safsaf farm in the eastern Tabaqa countryside.” He didn’t say who was responsible. However Raqqa is Being Slaughtered later published a photo of Ammar al Gharnouk, showing him to be a young adult male.
Baladi also said that Al Safsaf farm was targeted with a Coalition raid, though did not mention casualties.
Key Information
Country
Military Actor
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Fair
Civilians reported killed
1
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
Stated location
near Al Safsaf (Raqqah), Syria
U.S.-led Coalition Strike Report
For January 21st-22nd the Coalition publicly noted: “Near Ar Raqqah, 22 strikes engaged 12 ISIL tactical units; destroyed nine fighting positions, two tunnels, two tanks, an IED factory, and an ISIL headquarters; and suppressed three ISIL tactical units.”
U.S.-led Coalition Civilian Casualty Statement
2017-10-27
Original Source ↗
After a review of available information it was assessed that no Coalition strikes were conducted in the geographical area that correspond to the report of civilian casualties.