Incident Code
CS637
Incident Date
29 March 2017
Location
شعيب الذكر, Shoa'ib Al-Zaker, Raqqa, Syria
Geolocation
35.800735,
38.267642
Accuracy:
Geolocation
35.800735,
38.267642
Accuracy:
Airwars Assessment
Last Updated: December 15, 2024
(Previous Incident Code: S557)
Local sources reported that Coalition warplanes carried out a strike on Shoa’ib Al-Zaker.
According to Newsjorf, there were reports of deaths and injuries. Raqqa 24 reported “damage to residential houses.”
Key Information
Country
Military Actor
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Weak
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
1
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
No Coalition strikes were conducted in the geographical area
Civilian deaths conceded
None
Civilian injuries conceded
None
Stated location
near Shoa’ib al-Zaker, Syria
U.S.-led Coalition Strike Report
For March 28th-29th, the Coalition reported: “Near Ar Raqqah, one strike destroyed an ISIS pump jack.”
For March 29th-30th, the Coalition reported: "Near Ar Raqqah, six strikes engaged four ISIS tactical units; and destroyed five oil tanker trucks, three vehicles, two tractors, an oil trailer, and a tactical vehicle."
French Military Strike Report
"In the past week, France reports carrying out 10 strikes of which 2 planned. They have destroyed 13 targets. In Iraq, all six strikes were carried out in the Mosul area at the request of Iraqi troops engaged in the ground combat. In Syria, two strikes were carried out in the western region of Raqqa, in support of the offensive near the Tabqah dam. Two other strikes were carried out against planned targets, one of which was led by the Atlantic 2, in order to put the Daesh oil infrastructure out of use. Task force Wagram carried out 27 missions in Mosul."
U.S.-led Coalition Civilian Casualty Statement
2018-09-27
Original Source ↗
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.