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Airwars assessment
Five civilians including three children died and three more were wounded in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Al Haal Market in Tabaqa, according to local media.
Mohab Nasser, a journalist covering Al Tabaqa, named five victims of a Coalition raid.
The victims were also named by Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently.
According to the Syrian Network for Human Rights, “5 civilians (3 children and their parents) were killed in International Coalition warplanes missiles fired on Al Haal Market in Al Tabaqa city”. Step News Agency also attributed the incident to the Coaltion. Zaman Alwasl referred specifically to “US raids” on the market.
Syria News Desk reported that five civilians died and seven were wounded “in two air strikes by the international coalition aircraft which targeted a house and a school near the market downtown Halal, which led to their destruction completely.”
In its July 2017 civilian casualty report, the Coalition appeared to deny involvement in the incident: “87. April 21, 2017, near Tabqah, Syria, via social media report: After a review of available information it was assessed that no Coalition strikes were conducted in the geographic area that correspond to the report of civilian casualties.”
The incident occured in the evening.
The victims were named as:
Family members (5)
Summary
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Media
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The aftermath of a reported Coalition strike on Al Haal market, Tabaqa, April 21st (via Euphrates Post)
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Khalil Zakariya, killed in an alleged Coalition raid on Al Haal market, April 21st (via RBSS)
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A street in Al Haal, Tabaqa following alleged Coalition strikes on April 21st (via RBSS Facebook)
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Local people respond to alleged Coalition strikes on Al Haal, Tabaqa, April 21st (via RBSS Facebook)
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A victim of the alleged Coalition attacks on Al Haal, Tabaqa, April 21st (via RBSS Facebook) -
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A civilian killed in alleged Coalition strikes on Al Haal, Tabaqa, April 21st (via RBSS Facebook) -
Locals assist in search for victims of alleged Coalition attacks on Al Haal, Tabaqa, April 21st (via RBSS Facebook)
Geolocation notes
Reports of the incident mention Al Haal market (سوق الهال) in the city of Al Tabaqa (الطبقة, also known as Al Thawra الثورة). The coordinates for the market are: 35.849444, 38.553333.
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. (1355)
Original strike reports
For April 20th-21st, the Coalition reported: “Near Tabqah, eight strikes engaged six ISIS tactical units and destroyed two fighting positions, a command and control node, and an ISIS staging area."
For April 21st-22nd, the Coalition reported: “Near Tabqah, eight strikes engaged five ISIS tactical units and destroyed three fighting positions, an ISIS vehicle and a command and control node.”
The RAF assisted Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) on Thursday 20 April. A pair of Typhoons struck a Daesh-held building to the north-west of Raqqa. The Typhoons then hit a Daesh mortar team hiding in a tunnel in the east of the country.’