Conflict

U.S.-led Coalition in Iraq & Syria

Incident Code

CS537

Location

الرقة‎, Al Fardous/ paradise area, Raqqa, Syria

Geolocation

35.954025, 39.006268
Accuracy: Neighbourhood/area

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: December 15, 2024

(Previous Incident Code: S470)

Two civilians died and 12 others were injured in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Raqqa, according to a single source, Smart news agency.

Smart reported: “According to local sources the raids targeted the automated bakery at al Ferdos in the Paradise neighbourhood and Saif al Dawla street. Medical sources said that the raids resulted in the deaths of two civilians and wounding of 12 others, including three children, who were in critical condition, and taken to the National Hospital in Raqqa.”

Step news said that the Coalition jets had been flying over Raqqa but without carrying out raids.

No further details are currently available.

 

Key Information

Country
Military Actor
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Discounted
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
4

Geolocation Notes

Reports of the incident mention Al Fardous or Paradise area (الفردوس) and Saif al Dawla Street (شارع سیف الدولة). The coordinates for Al Fardous or Paradise area (الفردوس) are: 35.953861, 39.005409. The coordinates for Saif al Dawla Street (شارع سیف الدولة) are: 25.31157, 51.48833. We were unable to locate the bakery (الفرن الآلي) in Al Fardous (الفردوس). Airwars assessment summary uses the coordinates for Al Fardous (الفردوس).

Saif al Dawla Street (شارع سیف الدولة)

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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 Raqqah, Syria
U.S.-led Coalition Strike Report
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.” And for February 26th-27th: “Near Ar Raqqah, eight strikes engaged five ISIS tactical units and an ISIS staging area and destroyed four fighting positions, two ammo caches, a mortar system, a vehicle, a chemical weapons facility and an ISIS headquarters.”
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]
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.