CS504 – February 18, 2017

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: December 15, 2024

(Previous Incident Code: S446)

Five civilians including one child and two women died and four others were wounded – some critically – in an alleged Coalition airstrike on the neighbourhoods of al Akrad and al Mashlab in Raqqa, according to local sources.

According to Baladi, “several sources reported from inside the city of Raqqa that international coalition planes killed five civilians, including two women and a child, and wounded several others on Saturday as a result of air strikes targeting al Mashlab and al Akrad neighbourhoods in Raqqa”.

Smart also blamed the Coalition, putting the death toll at five.

Moaaz al adalbe didn’t mention any civilian casualties but confirmed that the PKK approached the Al Mashlad neighbourhood.

Key Information

Country

Syria

Military Actor

U.S.-led Coalition

Civilian Harm Reported

Yes

Civilian Harm Status

Fair

Civilians reported killed

1 Child, 2 Women

Civilians reported injured

Geolocation Notes

Reports of the incident mention the neighbourhoods of Al Akrad (Kurdish name)/Al Thawrah (الثورة) and Al Mashlab (المشلب). The coordinates for Al Akrad are: 35.9630019, 39.0146828. The coordinates for Al Mashlab: 35.9449373, 39.0474701.

Al Akrad (Kurdish)/Al Thawrah (الثورة) and Al Mashlab (المشلب) in Raqqa.

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

Insufficient information on the time and location

Civilian deaths conceded

None

Civilian injuries conceded

None

Stated location

near the Al Akrad and Al Mashlab neighborhoods in Raqqah, Syria

U.S.-led Coalition Strike Report

Original Source ↗

For February 17th-18th, the Coalition reported: “Near Ar Raqqah, seven strikes engaged two ISIS tactical units; destroyed 70 oil barrels, three oil storage tanks, three fighting positions, two oil refinement stills and a weapons storage area; and damaged a bridge.” For February 18th-19th, they reported: “Near Ar Raqqah, 10 strikes engaged seven ISIS tactical units and destroyed four oil storage tanks, three fighting positions, two ISIS-held buildings, two vehicles, a weapons cache, an oil refinement still and a communications station.”

U.S.-led Coalition Civilian Casualty Statement

2017-10-27

Original Source ↗

The report contains insufficient information of the time, location and details to assess its credibility.

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Sources (4)

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