Incident Code

CS532

Location

الثورة‎, Tabaqah, Raqqa, Syria

Geolocation

35.8295049, 38.5360909
Accuracy: City

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: December 15, 2024

(Previous Incident Code: S467)

One civilian died and five others were injured in an alleged Coalition airstrike in Al Tabaqa, according to local sources.

Micro Syria reported that “Coalition warplanes targeted a car park in Tabaqa and according to a source in the national hospital in Tabaqa, a civilian was killed and five others wounded – some of them critically”.

The Shaam News Network also reported a “likely” Coalition strike on the parking area of the hospital – putting the death toll at one non-combatant, with a further five injured.

According to the Smart news agency, there were “victims in plane raids thought to be by the international Coalition in al Tabaqa in Raqqa” – though they didn’t provide casualty figures.

 

Key Information

Country
Military Actor
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
5

Geolocation Notes

Reports of the incident mention the city of Tabaqah (الثورة‎), for which the generic coordinates are: 35.8295049, 38.5360909. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

Military Statements

U.S.-led Coalition Assessment
Suspected belligerent
U.S.-led Coalition
U.S.-led Coalition position on incident
Not yet assessed
U.S.-led Coalition Strike Report
For February 24th-25th: “Near Ar Raqqah, five strikes destroyed an artillery system, a mortar system, a rocket system, a watercraft, a weapons storage facility and a chemical weapons facility.” And for February 25th-26th: “Near Ar Raqqah, three strikes engaged an ISIS tactical unit and destroyed a vehicle, a tactical vehicle and a mortar system.”
French Military Strike Report
[France reports carrying out 34 sorties in the last week – and 11 strikes destroying 19 ISIL targets. In Iraq, the six strikes were concentrated in the Mosul region. They targeted mortar positions, combatant groups, a logistics depot and a command center. In Syria, two ground troop support missions were carried out in the Raqqah and Deir Ezzor areas against artillery pieces and an armored vehicle, loaded with an explosive device (SVBIED). The intervention of a Rafale patrol, after detection and guidance of the ATL2, led to the destruction of 2 clandestine oil wells in the south-east of Raqqah. In the region of Palmyra, two planned strikes were carried out and enabled the neutralization of a military storage site and a vehicle-bomb manufacturing site (VBIED).Task Force Wagram carried out 28 missions]

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