Geolocation
Airwars assessment
Two civilians died and four were injured in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Fakhikha village, according to two local sources.
Almanar News (a pro-regime Hezbullah channel) reported the death of two civilians and the wounding of four more by the Coalition.
Smart News reported: “A local source told our correspondent that warplanes likely belonging to the coalition launched a raid on the village of Fakhikhah (about 5 km west of the city of Raqqa, on the other side of the bridge), killing two civilians and injuring four others, who were taken by boats to the city hospital.”
The local time of the incident is unknown.
Geolocation notes
Reports of the incident mention the village of Fakhikha (فخيخة), for which the generic coordinates are: 35.924794, 38.186393. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.
Summary
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Media
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Attached to this civilian harm incident is a provisional reconciliation of the Pentagon's declassified assessment of this civilian harm allegation, based on matching date and locational information.
The declassified documents were obtained by Azmat Khan and the New York Times through Freedom of Information requests and lawsuits filed since March 2017, and are included alongside the corresponding press release published by the Pentagon. Airwars is currently analysing the contents of each file, and will update our own assessments accordingly.
US-led Coalition Assessment:
Civilian casualty statements
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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.
Original strike reports
For March 22nd-23rd: “Near Ar Raqqah, eight strikes engaged three ISIS tactical units; destroyed two tactical vehicles, a fighting position, and a heavy transport equipment piece; and damaged four supply routes.”