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Airwars assessment
A family of three civilians, including one woman, were killed and several more were injured in artillery fire allegedly carried out by the US-backed, Kurdish-led SDF militia in the Al A’jili neighbourhood of Raqqa, according to local sources. However, only the Coalition was using artillery in the city in this period.
The Revolutionary Forces of Syria Media Office said that it expects the death toll to be higher reporting that “a number of civilians were killed” after “dozens of shells” fell on Al A’jili neighbourhood, Al Mansour Street, the area surrounding the Cultural Centre, the Grand Mosque, the police station and the Pullman garage.
The majority of sources reported that the SDF militia or that the Coalition was responsible.
Additional possible casualties were reported at al Mathaf and al Jazra by Raqqa is Being Slaughtered, though it has not been possible to determine numbers.
The local time of the incident is unknown.
The victims were named as:
Family members (3)
Summary
Sources (18) [ collapse]
Media
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Abdul Latif Saleh al Balibel (image likely taken from Al Amaq propaganda video)
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Alleged Coalition strikes have caused several civilian casualties and wounded in the neighbourhoods of al Jazra, al Mathaf, al A’jili in Raqqa. The source does not specify which area of the above this picture is from (via RBSS) -
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Alleged Coalition strikes have caused several civilian casualties and wounded in the neighborhoods of al Jazra, al Mathaf, al A’jili in Raqqa. The source does not specify which area of the above this picture is from (via RBSS) -
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Alleged Coalition strikes have caused several civilian casualties and wounded in the neighborhoods of al Jazra, al Mathaf, al A’jili in Raqqa. The source does not specify which area of the above this picture is from (via RBSS) -
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Alleged Coalition strikes have caused several civilian casualties and wounded in the neighborhoods of al Jazra, al Mathaf, al A’jili in Raqqa. The source does not specify which area of the above this picture is from (via RBSS)
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 June 13th-14th, the Coalition reported: “Near Raqqah, 20 strikes engaged 14 ISIS tactical units; destroyed 12 fighting positions, five vehicles, five ISIS boats, two VBIEDs, a recoilless rifle, a command and control node, and a tunnel; and suppressed an ISIS tactical unit.” It additionally reported that “On June 13, near Raqqah, Syria, 10 strikes engaged four ISIS tactical units and a sniper and destroyed a fighting position, a tunnel, an ISIS headquarters, a weapons cache, a vehicle, and a VBIED.”
For June 14th-15th, the Coalition reported: “Near Raqqah, 11 strikes engaged eight ISIS tactical units; destroyed nine fighting positions, three ISIS boats, and a vehicle; and suppressed an ISIS tactical unit.”
June 15th 2017, the French MoD reported "in the past week, France reports his 31 sorties, 28 of which were Armed Reconnaissance or Ground Support (CAS) and 3 were intelligence gathering. Two strikes were conducted by French planes in Iraq and Syria, one in the west of Raqqah city, and the other in the Al Qaim region, both against ISIL fighters. Task Force Wagram carried out 80 artillery strikes in Mosul."
Cette semaine, les aéronefs de l’opération Chammal ont réalisé 31 sorties aériennes dont 28 de reconnaissance armée ou d’appui au sol (CAS) et 3 de recueil de renseignements. 2 frappes ont été conduites par les avions français en Irak et en Syrie, l’une à l’Ouest de la ville de Raqqah, et l’autre dans la région d’Al Qaim, toutes deux contre des combattants de Daech.’