Incident date
July 23, 2015
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ﺣﻠﺐ, Nahiyat Sereen near Aleppo, Aleppo, SyriaA reported Coalition airstrike at 3.45pm killed up to seven civilians including two children, at Nahiyat Sereen near Aleppo. One young victim, Mohammad Jassen Al Abou Rakan, was decapitated in the incident, with graphic images of his body widely distributed on social media. Islamic State later published a propaganda video of the event, including interviews
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October 22, 2015
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البلعوم, Baloum, Deir Ezzor, SyriaAccording to reports civilian facility guard Waleed Mekhlef Al Abbad was killed in a Coalition raid on the Al Omar oil field. According to local reports, midnight airstrikes were followed by a raid involving up to six Coalition helicopters. Ara News cited media activist Yasser al-Dairi from Al Mayadeen as saying the raid “targeted an
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February 27, 2016
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عين العروس, `Ayn al `Arus, Raqqa, SyriaAccording to reports up to 16 civilians including 10 members of a family died in Ain al A’rouss “following Coalition raids.” One adult male civilian victim – the head of the family – was named by VDC as Faeour al Abo. According to Shaam News, Daesh targets had been struck in the town: “International coalition
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June 1, 2016
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السكاوية, Al Sakkawya, Aleppo, SyriaOne adult civilian male named as Saif Al Din Mohammad Al Sheikh was reported killed by a single source. According to the Syrian Network, “Fixed-wing international coalition forces warplanes fired a missile that targeted residential houses in Al Sakkawya village, affiliated to Manbej city in the eastern suburbs of Aleppo, which resulted in the killing
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Incident date
July 11, 2016
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منبج, Manbij, Aleppo, SyriaIn a second alleged Coalition civilian casualty event in Manbij for July 11th, up to three civilians were reported killed.
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Incident date
August 8, 2016
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منبج, Manbij, Aleppo, SyriaThere were claims that two children died in northern Manbij as a result of Coalition strikes, though few specific details have emerged. The originator of the story may have been Al A’Amaq (ISIL’s news arm) which reported: “Urgent: two children killed following a US raid on north of Manbij city.” According to Shaam News, “very
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October 6, 2016
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الشدادي, Shadadi, Al Hassakah, SyriaIn a likely separate incident to the one listed above, the Coalition reported the following in its February 2017 civilian casualty report: “Oct. 6, 2016, near Al Shadadi, Syria, via self-report: After a review of available information and strike video it was assessed that no civilians were harmed in this strike.”
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Incident date
November 8, 2016
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الهيشةة, Al Hīshah, Raqqa, SyriaAs many as 24 civilians were killed in attacks – possibly carried out by both SDF and Coalition – according to local sources. Raqqa is Being Silently Slaughtered initially reported 7 victims killed “in the international coalition raids and Kurdish militia artillery.” It later released an updated casualty assessment, counting 23 victims as victims of
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Incident date
November 29, 2016
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الرحيات, Al Rahiat, Raqqa, SyriaFour civilians were reported killed and between 8 and 12 injured in an alleged Coalition airstrike on al Rahiat. In a detailed report, Syria News said that “two children and their parents were killed and 12 other civilians were injured after midnight, due to international coalition targeting of al Rahiat village under the control of
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February 1, 2017
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إدلب, Idlib, SyriaA reported Coalition, or possibly Russian, airstrike which hit a Syrian Red Crescent hospital in Idlib injured up to a dozen civilians. The Coalition later denied involvement, though a unilateral US action remained possible. The intended target of the dawn strike appeared to be the militant gropup Fatah al Sham at a base at the
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February 18, 2017
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الرقة, Land Bank, Raqqa, SyriaTwo civilians died and six others were injured in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Raqqa, according to a single source, the Smart news agency. Smart reported that “a local source, who preferred not to be named, said that the warplanes – likely belonging to the international coalition – launched three raids on the city, targeting
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Incident date
February 27, 2017
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المنصورة, Al Mansoura, Raqqa, SyriaA reported Coalition strike on an ISIL HQ which killed and injured up to a dozen militants also led to the injuring of three civilians, according to a single source. According to Smart News Coalition planes launched an attack at al Mansoura “on an ISIL headquarters, killing five elements and wounding six others, including a
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March 14, 2017
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Various locations, Raqqa, SyriaSeven non-combatants including three children died and five others were wounded in an alleged Coalition airstrike on various locations in Raqqa governorate, according to a single source. The Smart news network reported that “seven civilians were killed including of three children, and five others were injured, including women, following raids on the town of Al
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March 22, 2017
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فخيخة, Fakhikha, Raqqa, SyriaTwo civilians died and four were injured in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Fakhikha village, according to two local sources. Almanar News (a pro-regime Hezbullah channel) reported the death of two civilians and the wounding of four more by the Coalition. Smart News reported: “A local source told our correspondent that warplanes likely belonging to
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Incident date
March 29, 2017
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الصفصاف, Al Safsaf, Raqqa, SyriaAccording to Smart News Agency, which pointed towards the Coalition, a local source “pointed out that the aircraft launched two raids on the village of Safsaf, near the city of al Tabaqa (55 km west of the city), killing seven civilians, including two women and two children, and wounding 12 others”. Other sources reported Coalition
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April 9, 2017
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الثورة, Tabaqah, Al Manghiya, Raqqa, SyriaA man, his wife and his son were reported killed and six members of their family wounded in an alleged Coalition airstrike on “the garage and the market” in the Al Manghiya neighbourhood of Tabaqa, according to local media. Citing a local source, Al Watan said that “[Coalition] aircraft targeted the industrial zone and the
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April 18, 2017
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الثورة, Al Tabaqa, Raqqa, SyriaIn a second reported incident for the day, a single source, Smart News Agency, reported “warplanes targeted the Mohammed Al-Faris school in Al Tabaqa, killing two prisoners, one prisoner from SDF and the other a civilian, and wounding five others.” Smart said it was unable to identify the victims. A local source reported prisoners were
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Incident date
April 28, 2017
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حمرة بويتية, Hamra Buweitiya, Raqqa, SyriaThe Smart News Agency reported that “warplanes likely belonging to the Coalition shelled the villages of Hamra Buwittiya and Al-Raqqa Al-Samra both near the town of Karama, 20 kilometers east of the city of Raqqa, killing four civilians in the first and one in the second, and wounding nine others in both.” Alaraby also put
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Incident date
May 6, 2017
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الثورة, Tabaqah, Raqqa, SyriaTwo civilian males were reported injured in Tabaqa. However how the injuries were sustained was not clear. The two men were said to be in stable condition after being transported from Tabaqa to a hospital in Hasaka, roughly 250km away.
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May 19, 2017
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الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, SyriaThree civilians died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Raqqa, according to local sources. Three victims from Palmyra, said to have been killed in a Coalition strike, were named by the Violations Documentation Center.
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May 27, 2017
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رطلة, Ratlah, Raqqa, SyriaAt least 17 civilians – reportedly displaced persons – were killed when buses transporting them were hit by Coalition airstrikes according to local reports. The Syrian Observatory reported that 18 people were killed in Coalition airstrikes in the vicinity of al-Kasrat, of whom at least 10 members of ISIS. The Observatory said that some attacks
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June 2, 2017
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Jamili building, Raqqa, SyriaIn an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, on April 1st 2017 the Coalition said it had concluded an assessment on media claims of civilian harm “near Raqqa, Syria”. According to the Coalition report, “113. June 2, 2017, near Raqqah, Syria, via media report: After a review of available information it was assessed that no
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June 8, 2017
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الرقة, Ar Raqqah: Mr. Sufi's bakery, Raqqa, SyriaAn August 2017 Amnesty International report stated that a civilian casualty incident occurred in Raqqa on June 8th–9th, killing 6 civilians including 1 or more children and 2 women. Mohammed, who also witnessed the airstrike mentioned in incident S823c, described to Amnesty’s field researchers that another bombardment struck a tent near a biscuits bakery. The
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June 13, 2017
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دوار الطيبة في الميادين, Mayadin, Al Tayba roundabout, Deir Ezzor, SyriaLocal sources reported that a civilian male was killed in an alleged Coalition airstrike on ISIL members which killed three of its fighters in Al Mayadinn, Deir Ezzor. The victim, Mubarak Khader al Shweiti, was reportedly driving near Al Tayba roundabout when the alleged strike targeted a nearby car carrying the ISIL members, killing all
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June 16, 2017
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كسرة شيخ (جمعة), Kasrat Sheikh (Juma'a), Raqqa, SyriaTwo civilians died in Kasrat Juma’a village, Raqqa, according to local sources. Reports blamed Coalition airstrikes and SDF/Coalition artillery. Some other reports said that one of the victims was killed by an SDF sniper. According to Q_Alenzy, a Coalition airstrike targeted “the house of Mustafa al-Ahmad al-Muhaimid”. Other sources also said that a large number
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June 20, 2017
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خشام, Khasham, Deir Ezzor, SyriaUp to 16 civilians, including several women and children, were killed and dozens more injured in airstrikes on Khasham village in Deir Ezzor governorate. However, it was not clear who was responsible with allegations lodged against the Coalition, the Russian air force and the Syrian government. In total, five sources alleged that the Coalition was
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June 25, 2017
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ﻣﻨﻄﻘﺔ ﺍﻟﺘﻮﺳﻌﻴﺔ, Al Tawssi'ya, Raqqa, SyriaAccording to Al Hassaka rasd, one woman “was killed in artillery shelling that targeted the al Tawssi’ya area in Raqqa city”. Soheb10 also reported her death and likewise blamed “artillery shelling”. Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently published images reportedly showing “the destruction caused by the international coalition targeting civilian houses in the Al Tawssi’ya neighbourhood”,
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Incident date
June 28, 2017
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الصالحية, Al Salhiya, Deir Ezzor, SyriaUp to four people were reportedly killed and several others (believed to be four) were injured in the rural areas of Al Soussa, Al Salhiya and Ghranij in Deir Ezzor following alleged Coalition airstrikes over several days, local sources reported. Airstrikes on Al Soussa are believed to have taken place on June 25 and airstrikes
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Incident date
July 1, 2017
LOCATION
بناء الحريري, Al-Hariri Building, Raqqa, SyriaCivilians from three families were killed in alleged Coalition airstrikes which hit the Al Hariri building, near the Al Ateeq Mosque in Raqqa. All ten sources reporting the incident alleged that the Coalition was responsible. Despite this the Coalition has responded that there was no civilian harm as a result of Coalition action. “Thorough review
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July 8, 2017
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الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, SyriaLocal media reported the death of one named civilian in artillery shelling on Raqqa. Sources blamed the SDF, but Airwars understands that only the Coalition has fired artillery on Raqqa.