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Incident Date

28 May 2018

Incident Code

CS1755

Location

باغوز فوقاني, Al Baghouz, Deir Ezzor, Syria
A single source reported that three civilians were killed after an air raid targeted the village of al Baghouz. Sound and Picture stated that the three civilians were killed after “air strikes from a combat aircraft coming from the Iraqi side” struck the village in the countryside of Abu Kamal. While the source was alone…

Summary

Published
28 May 2018
Civilians reported killed
3
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

27 May 2018

Incident Code

CS1754

Location

السوسة, Al Soussa: al Boubadran, Deir Ezzor, Syria
According to local sources, two civilians were killed and two civilians were injured in a declared Coalition airstrike on the town of Al Soussa on May 27, 2018. Euphrates Post, Lawhat Bukmalna and Deir Ezzor 24 reported that Issa Mohammed al-Debs, an Abu Kamal local, was killed by an air raid on the Boubdran district…

Summary

Published
27 May 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

23 May 2018

Incident Code

CS1753a

Location

هجين, Near Hajin, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Self-reporting by the US-led Coalition identified four civilians killed in a strike in the vicinity of Hajin in Deir Ezzor. Local reports at the time made no reference to civilian harm. According to a Coalition report issued September 27th 2018, “May 23, 2018, near Hajin, Syria, via self-report. During a strike four civilians were unintentionally…

Summary

Published
23 May 2018
Civilians reported killed
4
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

20 May 2018

Incident Code

CS1753

Location

هجين/الشعفة, Hajin or al Sha'afa, Deir Ezzor, Syria
A local monitor reported that a number of civilians were injured after the towns of Hajin and al Sha’afa were shelled on May 20th. According to Sound and Vision, the “continuous bombardment by French artillery aimed at the city of Hajin and the town of al Sha’afa” harmed non-combatant civilians. The report however failed to…

Summary

Published
20 May 2018
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

16 May 2018

Incident Code

CS1752

Location

السوسة, Al Soussa, Filasteen neighbourhood, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Four civilians were killed and up to 14 injured following air or artillery strikes on the Filasteen neighbourhood of al Soussa, with the Coalition believed by sources to be responsible. A resident of Abu Kamal told Al Haal that Coalition aircraft had targeted the village with more than five raids – with one of them…

Summary

Published
16 May 2018
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
3–24
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

15 May 2018

Incident Code

CS1751a

Location

السوسة, near As Susah, Syria, Deir Ezzor, Syria
In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the deaths of four civilians near As Susah. In its July 2018 report, the Coalition noted: "During a strike on Daesh IED facility, four civilians were unintentionally killed". The Coalition provided Airwars with the location of this incident, accurate to within a 100…

Summary

Published
15 May 2018
Civilians reported killed
4
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

14 May 2018

Incident Code

CS1751

Location

الباغوز, Al Baghouz, Deir Ezzor, Syria
According to a single source, several civilians were wounded as a result of Iraqi and Coalition air or artillery strikes on the village of Al Baghouz on May 15th. Multiple sources stated that the Syrian Defence Forces (SDF), supported by the International Coalition and in coordination with Iraqi forces, took control of the town of…

Summary

Published
14 May 2018
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

12 May 2018

Incident Code

CS1750

Location

هداج, Hadaj, Al Hassakah, Syria
Local sources reported that up to ten civilians were killed, including five women and four children, in an alleged Coalition airstrike on the village of Hadaj. A tweet by @NDhoms1 was the only source stating that “10 civilians, including 8 women and children” died. All other sources specifically mentioned the death of “five women and…

Summary

Published
12 May 2018
Civilians reported killed
9–10
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

11 May 2018

Incident Code

CS1749

Location

الحمادي, Al Hammadi, Al Hassakah, Syria
Coalition raids on the village of al Hammadi resulted in the deaths of up to eight civilians, including three children and five women. The US-led alliance later accepted responsibility for at least four deaths. The village in the area of Abu Hamda is located close to the Iraqi-Syrian border and according to Al Khabour, is…

Summary

Published
11 May 2018
Civilians reported killed
8
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

10 May 2018

Incident Code

CS1748

Location

الباغوز, Baghouz, Deir Ezzor, Syria
According to local sources, 12 civilians including 3 women were killed and either 'several' or 'dozens' wounded by an airstrike on the town of Baghouz. All reports identified the Coalition as the culprit. A local source told Smart News that jets had targeted the village under the control of so-called Islamic State – but did…

Summary

Published
10 May 2018
Civilians reported killed
12
Civilians reported injured
2–24
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

10 May 2018

Incident Code

CS1748a

Location

Khatuniya, Al Hassakah, Syria
In an incident previously untracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the death of one civilian in an event near Khatuniya. The Pentagon later reported this to have been a US action. According to CJTFOIR's June 2019 civilian casualty report: "Coalition forces engaged in a small arms fire event. Regrettably, one civilian was unintentionally killed…

Summary

Published
10 May 2018
Strike Type
Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)
Civilians reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

1 May 2018

Incident Code

CS1747

Location

القصر, Al Qasr village, Al Hassakah, Syria
According to local sources, at least 13 and up to 30 civilians were killed and “tens of others” were injured in airstrikes on al Qasr village, also known as al Fadel, near the Syrian-Iraqi border in the Tal al Jayer area of al Hassaka governorate. Reports identified both the Coalition and the Iraqi air force…

Summary

Published
1 May 2018
Civilians reported killed
24–30
Civilians reported injured
10–20
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

19 April 2018

Incident Code

CS1746

Location

سوسة, Al Soussa, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Local sources reported that two civilians were killed as a result of 'SDF shelling' on the town of Al Soussa at night. A number of sources identified the two casualties as Mohammed Khashan Al-Najem Dagger and Alia Mohammed Hilal who, according to a tweet by Deir Ezzor 24, were hit by “missile shelling” from SDF forces stationed at “the…

Summary

Published
19 April 2018
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

19 April 2018

Incident Code

CS1644

Location

حارة البدو, Al Badou neighbourhood, Raqqa, Syria
Local sources reported that two civilians were killed as a result of SDF shelling on the town of Al Soussa at night. A number of sources identified the two casualties who, according to a tweet by Deir Ezzor 24, were hit by “missile shelling” from SDF forces stationed at “the Omar oil field”. A tweet…

Summary

Published
19 April 2018
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

17 April 2018

Incident Code

CS1745

Location

Al Sarajiya village near Abu Hamda, Al Hassakah, Syria
Local sources reported on the deaths of up to eleven civilians as a result of strikes carried out by Coalition helicopters in an area east of the city of Al Shadadi. According to Euphrates Post “a massacre” took place after a bombardment on a prison in the town of Abu Hamda. The report put the…

Summary

Published
17 April 2018
Civilians reported killed
3–11
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

14 April 2018

Incident Code

CS1744

Location

العاليات, Al A’liat village, Deir Ezzor, Syria
According to two sources, three civilians were killed in an airstrike on the village of Al-A’liat in the Soussa district of Deir Ezzor governorate on April 14th. Smart News and Fresh Online reported that an ISIS HQ in the village of Al A’liat near al Soussa was targeted by the Coalition. A local source told…

Summary

Published
14 April 2018
Civilians reported killed
3
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

13 April 2018

Incident Code

CS1742

Location

Damascus, Damascus, Syria
According to a single source, four civilians were killed in US-led bombardments on Al Barzah Scientific Research Facility in Damascus. The strikes - confirmed as carried out by US, British and French aircraft - were not mentioned in the Coalition strike report for the week, indicating that these may have been unilateral actions. Al Sura…

Summary

Published
13 April 2018
Civilians reported killed
4
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

13 April 2018

Incident Code

CS1743

Location

Him Shanshar military installation, Homs, Syria
Three civilians were credibly reported injured as a result of British strikes on a military compound West of the city of Homs “in the early hours of Saturday”. The United States, France and the US declared that they had participated in the strikes in Damascus and Homs. In its own regular strike reports the Coalition…

Summary

Published
13 April 2018
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

9 April 2018

Incident Code

CS1741

Location

تل الجاير, Tal al Jayer area, Al Hassakah, Syria
Local sources reported the death of a male civilian as a result of an alleged Coalition military action in the vicinity of Tal al Jayer, east of the city of Shaddadi in the southern countryside of Hasakah governorate. An Al-Khabour correspondent stated that helicopters engaged in a “landing operation” near the Al Sheikh fuel station,…

Summary

Published
9 April 2018
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

26 March 2018

Incident Code

CS1740

Location

البوكمال, Near Abu Kamal, Deir Ezzor, Syria
In a previously unknown event, the UK for the first time admitted that its forces caused civilian harm during an airstrike against so-called Islamic State. In a written statement to Parliament on May 2nd, UK Secretary of State for Defence Gavin Williamson MP stated that “one civilian was unintentionally killed,” when a UK Reaper drone…

Summary

Published
26 March 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

18 March 2018

Incident Codes

CS1739a TS282a

Location

تل حميس, Tal Hamees, South of al Qamishli, Al Hassakah, Syria
Multiple sources reported that Turkey carried out airstrikes on SDF positions in Tal Hamees, South of al Qamishli. However, other outlets also stated that this was not the case and that the US-led Coalition conducted strikes on homes which reportedly held family members of ISIS. However, no casualty estimates were given. The Shaam News Network,…

Summary

Published
18 March 2018
Military Actor
Turkish Military, U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

8 March 2018

Incident Code

CS1738

Location

هجين, Hajin, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Two local sources reported “several civilian casualties” including fatalities as a result of alleged Coalition airstrikes on ISIS at Hajin. According to 7al the bombardment had targeted an ISIS HQ “killing six elements inside three of them Moroccan nationals,” later adding that the same shelling had caused civilian casualties near “the entrance of the city”.…

Summary

Published
8 March 2018
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

8 March 2018

Incident Code

CS1739

Location

.السوسة, Al Soussa, Deir Ezzor, Syria
A single source reported on the shelling of Al Soussa on March 8th, which allegedly resulted in “a number of civilian casualties”. According to 7al, the same shelling that targeted Hajin had also struck al Soussa in the countryside of Abu Kamal, killing or injuring a number of civilians. The site noted the following: "The…

Summary

Published
8 March 2018
Civilians reported killed
0–2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

6 March 2018

Incident Code

CS1736

Location

الشفعة, Al Sha'afa, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Four families of Tajik nationality were reportedly killed as a result of airstrikes on the town of Al Sha’afa, according to local sources. All reports stated that the non combatant victims were related to members of so-called Islamic State. Although the sources implied that women and children were harmed by the bombardments, no names, photos…

Summary

Published
6 March 2018
Civilians reported killed
12–16
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

6 March 2018

Incident Code

CS1737

Location

هجين, Hajin, Deir Ezzor, Syria
According to three sources, a married couple was killed in an alleged March 6th Coalition airstrike on Hajin. According to the reports, the couple originally came from the town of Mushin, Deir Ezzor. Reports did not overtly specify whether both casualties were non-combatant civilians. However, they did mention the “martyrdom” of the couple. Deir Ezzor 24…

Summary

Published
6 March 2018
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

3–5 March, 2018

Incident Code

CS1735

Location

الباغوز, Al Baghouz, Deir Ezzor, Syria
A young man, identified as Omar Mohammed Ali Al Dakhoul, originally from Al Bu Ammru, was killed in an airstrike on the town of Al Baghouz, according to three local sources. None of the reports however specified on which date the bombardment took place, only mentioning that the man was killed “days ago”. Statements by…

Summary

Published
5 March 2018
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

2 March 2018

Incident Code

CS1734

Location

قرية عفرة, Afra Al Barjari Village, Al Hassakah, Syria
Local sources reported that up to two civilians were killed and between one to four seriously injured in an alleged Coalition airstrike on the village of Afra al Barjari, on the evening of March 2nd. Multiple sources identified some of the adult male victims. The civilians were said to have been in their car when…

Summary

Published
2 March 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
1–4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

2 March 2018

Incident Code

S1537a

Location

الشعفة, al-Shaafa, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Deaths and injuries were reported when the US-led Coalition allegedly struck a field hospital in Al-Shaf'a in Deir Ezzor on March 2nd, 2018. The hospital attacked was named by local sources as Nabd Al-Hayat. Syriamap reported "Airstrikes by the International Coalition to Defeat ISIS put the hospital completely out of service leading to several deaths…

Summary

Published
2 March 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

1 March 2018

Incident Code

CS1733a

Location

Near al Shaafah, Deir Ezzor, Syria
In an event previously untracked by Airwars, the Coalition reported in its monthly civilian casualty report for September 2019 (published November 16th) that it had killed a civilian during an airstrike at Al Shaafah. The Pentagon later declared this to be a US action. According to the OIR report, "March 1, 2018, near Al Shafah,…

Summary

Published
1 March 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

28 February 2018

Incident Code

CS1732

Location

الشفعة, Al Sha'afa: Al-Kashma district, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Between 10 and 30 civilians were reported killed and “dozens” injured in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Al Sha’afa. Most sources stressed that many of the victims were women and children. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said it had documented the deaths of 22 civilians, including 9 children and 7 women and stressed that…

Summary

Published
28 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
10–30
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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