Geolocation
Airwars assessment
Four civilians were reported killed and other injured in a confirmed Coalition strike on al Tabaqa.
According to the Euphrates Post “four people were martyred including two children and two others injured following international coalition raids on al Tabaqa.”
Raqqa is Being Slaughtered reported major destruction in the town, noting that the strikes targeted the First neighbourhood [Al Hayy al Awwal].
In November 2017 the Coalition accepted responsibility for this event. Their monthly civilian casualty report noted: “During a Coalition strike that destroyed one building being used as a Daesh headquarters, it was assessed that four civilians were unintentionally killed and two civilians unintentionally injured.”
In July 2019 the Coalition provided Airwars with the location for this incident, accurate to within a 100 metre box.
The local time of the incident is unknown.
Summary
Sources (14) [ collapse]
Media
from sources (6) [ collapse]
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Destruction in al Tabaqa February 4th 2017, following a reported Coalition raid (via Raqqa is Being Slaughtered)
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Destruction in al Tabaqa February 4th 2017, following a reported Coalition raid (via Ahmad al Shibli)
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Destruction in al Tabaqa February 4th 2017, following a reported Coalition raid (via Ahmad al Shibli)
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Destruction in al Tabaqa February 4th 2017, following a reported Coalition raid (via Ahmad al Shibli)
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Destruction in al Tabaqa February 4th 2017, following a reported Coalition raid (via Ahmad al Shibli)
Geolocation notes
Airwars has identified the location of the First neighbourhood as: 35°51’00.0″N 38°33’12.0″E. Prior to the Coalition releasing the MGRS for this incident, Airwars had geolocated it to the nearest city at 35.8295049, 38.5360909
US-led Coalition Assessment:
Civilian casualty statements
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Feb. 4, 2017, near Tabqah, Syria, via Airwars report. During a Coalition strike that destroyed one building being used as a Daesh headquarters, it was assessed that four civilians were unintentionally killed and two civilians unintentionally injured.
Original strike reports
The Coalition reported for February 3rd-4th 2017 that “Near Raqqah, 20 strikes engaged four ISIL tactical units; destroyed 11 oil tanker trucks, six oil barrels, three oil refinement stills, two fighting positions, two tunnels, two vehicles, an ISIL headquarters, an oil storage tank and a command and control node; and damaged 16 supply routes.”