Incident Code
CS676
Incident Code
CS676
Incident Date
9 April 2017
Location
كسرة الفرج, Kasrat Faraj, Raqqa, Syria
Geolocation
35.9096301,
38.9961433
Accuracy: Village
Geolocation
35.9096301,
38.9961433
Accuracy: Village
Airwars Assessment
Last Updated: December 15, 2024
(Previous Incident Code: S593)
Two people – possibly civilians – died in an alleged Coalition airstrike which hit the car they were traveling in at Kasrat Faraj, according to local media.
Step News noted “a dawn raid by Coalition forces today which targeted a car carrying two people in the village of Kasrat Faraj south of the city, which led to their deaths immediately.”
The combatant status of the victims remains unclear.
Key Information
Country
Military Actor
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Contested
Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
Civilians reported killed
0–2
Geolocation Notes
Reports of the incident mention the village of Kasrat Faraj (كسرة الفرج), for which the generic coordinates are: 35.9096301, 38.9961433. 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
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 Kasrat Faraj, Syria,
U.S.-led Coalition Strike Report
For April 9th-10th: the Coalition did not report any strikes near Raqqa. It noted that “Near Tabqah, 14 strikes engaged an ISIS tactical unit; destroyed five vehicles, two fighting positions, and a VBIED; and suppressed an ISIS tactical unit.”
U.S.-led Coalition Civilian Casualty Statement
2017-12-28
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. (1305)