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24 July 2017

Incident Code

RS2360

Location

Al-Jaber/Al-Jayer/Albu Jabir , Raqqa, Syria
الجاير
Six or seven civilians (six of whom were named by local media) died in an alleged Russian airstrike on Al-Jaber, according to sources on the ground. Different reports named the location of the event as either Al-Jaber, Al-Jayer or Albu Jabir, however, it's Airwars' understanding that these names all signify the same place, and that the name…

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24 July 2017
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24 July 2017

Incident Code

CS1261

Location

Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
الرقة‎
One male civilian died in an alleged Coalition airstrike Raqqa, according to local sources. Other reports (apparently drawn from the same source) said as many as 30 prisoners died. All reports blamed the Coalition and said that the victim – who was being detained by IS – died when an IS prison was struck.

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24 July 2017
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24 July 2017

Incident Code

RS2363

Location

Arbeen, Ghouta, Damascus, Syria
Between eight and 10 civilians including four to eight children and between one and two women died and as many as 50 others were wounded in multiple airstrikes on Arbeen in the Damascus countryside, according to sources on the ground. While several reports attributed this event to Russia, a number of sources didn't identify the…

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24 July 2017
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Incident Date

24 July 2017

Incident Codes

CS1262 RS2361

Location

Al Mayadin, Al-Arba’eeb street, Deir Ezzor, Syria
الميادين شارع الاربعين
Five or six civilians died in airstrikes on Al-Arba’eeb street in Al Mayadin, local media said – though sources were conflicted as to whether this was the work of the US-led Coalition, of Russia or the Syrian regime. Step News Agency, Almayadeen, Syrianpc and Radioalkul were among the sources that pointed towards the Coalition. Almayadeen…

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24 July 2017
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24 July 2017

Incident Code

CS1263

Location

Al Hittila, Al Rashad, Deir Ezzor, Syria
الرشاد
Euphrates Post reported the death of one civilian female in an airstrike on Al-Rashad, though it didn’t say who was responsible for her death. Alghad Al Soury blamed “the air force” – usually a reference to regime attacks.  

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24 July 2017
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23 July 2017

Incident Code

RS2356

Location

Juweizat camp near Al Sharida, Raqqa, Syria
مخيم الجويزات قرب الشريدة
In a major civilian casualty incident, multiple local sources reported that between 20 and 40 civilians - including four or five entire families - died and dozens more were wounded in an alleged Russian airstrike on Juweizat refugee camp near Al Sharida. Reports said that the camp was completely burnt as a result of this attack.…

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23 July 2017
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23 July 2017

Incident Code

RS2358

Location

Kudeir, Hama, Syria
الخضير
Between 10 and 15 civilians - most of them reportedly from the Al Mahmoud family - died and as many as 30 more were wounded in an alleged Russian airstrike on Kudeir , according to local media. The lowest death count was given by Ahmad Shibli at 10 with dozens more wounded. But most other…

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23 July 2017
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23 July 2017

Incident Code

CS1258a

Location

Raqqa, Raqqa, Syria
In the Amnesty and Airwars’s joint April 2019 report "War in Raqqa: Rhetoric versus Reality", one civilian was reportedly as killed in alleged Coalition artillery strikes in Raqqa. Although Airwars assesses single sourced incidents as "weak", researchers have assessed this incident "fair" due to the depth of material provided by Amnesty. The report stated that…

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23 July 2017
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Incident Date

23 July 2017

Incident Code

CS1253

Location

Near Tariq Bin Ziad School, Raqqa, Syria
قرب مدرسة طارق بن زياد
Up to 25 civilians died and dozens more were wounded in an alleged Coalition airstrike near the Tariq Bin Ziad school in Raqqa, according to local sources. Damaspost put the death toll as high as 25, reporting “sources said that the American coalition fighters directly targeted Tariq ibn Ziyad School of Raqqa city center, and…

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23 July 2017
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23 July 2017

Incident Code

CS1254

Location

Jumaili, Raqqa, Syria
الجميلي
Local sources reported that one civilian died and others were wounded in ‘artillery shelling’ by the SDF in Jumaili. However, as Airwars understands that only the Coalition use artillery in Raqqa, this event can be assessed as likely carried out by that party.  

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23 July 2017
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23 July 2017

Incident Code

CS1255

Location

Hamidiya, Deir Ezzor, Syria
دير الزور
Local media reported multiple airstrikes across Deir Ezzor province, with Euphrates Post saying that an unspecified number of civilian casualties occurred. According to @ALSharqia24, “air raids targeted the Hamidiya, Knamat, Panorama, Baghiliya and the vicinity of the military airport.” Only one source, @TAHRIR_ALSHMA, said that the Coalition carried out the strikes. The others didn’t identify…

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23 July 2017
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Incident Date

23 July 2017

Incident Code

CS1256

Location

Ar Raqqah: Nazlah Shahadah/Furat neighbourhood, Raqqa, Syria
نزلة شحادة
Three civilians, displaced from Palmyra, died in an airstrike on Nazlet Shahata according to local media. Only one source, @PalmyraRev1, explicitly blamed the Coalition. Other sources referred only to “bombing” and did not identify the culprit. In the first of their September 2020 civilian casualty reports, the US-led Coalition assessed reports that they were responsible…

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23 July 2017
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Incident Date

23 July 2017

Incident Codes

CS1257 RS2355

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Shumeteya, Deir Ezzor, Syria
الشميطية
Three civilians from one family died (a father, his son and his daughter) and up to 20 more people were wounded in airstrikes in Shumeteya, according to local sources. No reports pointed directly at the Coalition – though several referred to unidentified “warplanes”. Other sources were conflicted as to whether this was the work of…

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23 July 2017
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Incident Date

23 July 2017

Incident Code

CS1258

Location

Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
الرقة‎
Multiple local sources reported that one young male civilian had died from injuries sustained in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Raqqa. On July 31st, Palmyra Media Centre reported that “the body of Ahmed Mohammed Salim al-Sabta was found a week after he was killed by an air strike.” This would put the date of his…

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23 July 2017
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Incident Date

23 July 2017

Incident Code

RS2357

Location

the town of Ma'dan and the village of Zour Shamr, Raqqa, Syria
زور شمر
Between six and nine civilians died and as many as dozens more were wounded in alleged Russian or Assad regime airstrikes on the town of of Ma'dan and the village of Zour Shamr. According to Baladi, "Local media sources said Sunday [July 23rd] that Russian planes targeted camps for displaced people in the towns of…

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23 July 2017
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Incident Date

22 July 2017

Incident Code

CS1249

Location

Abu Khasab checkpoint, 70 km northwest of Deir al-Zour, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Local media reported that one man was killed and his son was injured by a landmine as they attempted to move from Deir Ezzor to Hasakah.

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22 July 2017
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22 July 2017

Incident Code

CS1250

Location

Bajari, old town, Raqqa, Syria
البچري
One woman died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Bajari, according to local sources. Smart News Agency and Baladi reported that “likely” Coalition raids on Bajari killed a woman. In April 2019, the Coalition accepted responsibility for this event, noting: "Coalition aircraft struck an identified Daesh mortar firing position. Regrettably, one civilian was unintentionally killed…

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22 July 2017
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22 July 2017

Incident Codes

CS1251 RS2354

Location

Sabkhawi, Raqqa, Syria
لصبخاوي
At least two civilians including one child died during a night time airstrike on Sabkhawi, according to local media – though sources were conflicted as to whether the US-led Coalition or Russia were responsible. Smart, the Shaam News Network and R.Tahrir.Alsham blamed the Coalition for the strike. However, Baladi, Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently and…

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22 July 2017
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Incident Date

22 July 2017

Incident Code

RS2353

Location

Rasim Al-Abid, Hama, Syria
رسم العبد
Two women died in an alleged Russian or Assad regime airstrike on Rasim Al-Abid, according to sources on the ground.

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22 July 2017
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Incident Date

22 July 2017

Incident Code

CS1286b

Location

Ar Raqqah: Museum square, Raqqa, Syria
Investigations for the April 2019 joint Airwars and Amnesty report War in Raqqa: Rethoric versus Reality (www.raqqa.amnesty.org) reported that on July 22 nine members of the Al-Zanna family were killed in a coalition air strike while sheltering in a basement under a parade of empty shops in Museum Square. Hours later another Coalition air strike…

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22 July 2017
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Incident Date

22 July 2017

Incident Code

CS1252

Location

Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
الرقة‎
One civilian male died 24 hours after sustaining a shrapnel injury in Raqqa, according to local media. @AbuMuaazalraqqa reported that the victim died “as a result of being hit by shrapnel from a mortar shell fired by a SDF militia that targeted his home”. However air and artillery strikes were also reported in the vicinity…

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22 July 2017
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Incident Date

22 July 2017

Incident Code

CS1286a

Location

Ar Raqqah: North of Shammas Square, Raqqa, Syria
ساحة شماس
A family of 15, including eight children and three women, died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on their home in Raqqa, according to local sources. Reports – all of which pointed towards the US-led Coalition – named the victims as the Al-Zanna family. According to SHRC, they were displaced from the city of Tadef in…

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22 July 2017
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Incident Date

21 July 2017

Incident Code

CS1248

Location

Al Mayadin, Saraya government building, Deir Ezzor, Syria
ميادين
Local media reported airstrikes on the “Martyrs Affairs Office” – seized by IS- opposite the old Saraya building and “oil burners in Badia Drenge and Tijana” – though no information was given on civilian casualties. Step News Agency, Jisirtv and DPN reported that these were Coalition strikes. Euphrates Post didn’t identify the warplanes responsible, though…

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21 July 2017
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21 July 2017

Incident Code

CS1244

Location

Al Mayadin, Al Baadoum, Deir Ezzor, Syria
ميادين
Local sources reported that the Coalition carried out multiple strikes in Mayadin, though the number of civilian casualties was unclear. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, “the international Coalition carried out strikes at 6:30 am on Friday July 21st targeting a house seized by Islamic State in Mayadin”. Syrian PC said that the…

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21 July 2017
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21 July 2017

Incident Code

CS1245

Location

Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
الرقة‎
One civilian male was killed in Raqqa following “bombing” and “shelling”, local media reported. Raqqa24 said that he died in “artillery shelling”. Other sources pointed towards the SDF. However Airwars understands that only the Coalition is using artillery at Raqqa.

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21 July 2017
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21 July 2017

Incident Code

CS1246

Location

Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
الرقة‎
One civilian male was killed in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Raqqa according to local media. All sources blamed the Coalition, though offered little detail on the event.

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21 July 2017
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21 July 2017

Incident Code

CS1247

Location

Ar Raqqah: Qasr Al Banat (palace), Raqqa, Syria
قصر البنات
Baladi reported that eight civilians including three children and their parents were killed in artillery shelling by the “Quds militia” which reportedly targeted their homes in Qaser Al-Banat. Airwars understand that only the Coalition is using artillery in Raqqa.

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21 July 2017
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Incident Date

20 July 2017

Incident Code

RS2351

Location

Ghneiman, Homs, Syria
غنيمان
Local media reported an unspecified number of civilian casualties, including children, in an alleged Russian airstrike on Ghneiman. No further details are currently available.

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20 July 2017
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20 July 2017

Incident Code

CS1241

Location

Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
الرقة‎
A 21 year-old man was killed in alleged Coalition airstrikes on Raqqa, according to local sources. Al Hasaka Rasd, Soheb1700 and Raqqa24 all blamed the Coalition for his death.

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20 July 2017
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Incident Date

20 July 2017

Incident Code

CS1242

Location

Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
الرقة‎
A female identified as the daughter of Khalil Ibrahim al Khalif was killed following “shelling of the city” of Raqqa, local sources reported. All three sources did not specify what type of shelling took place. The slain victim was reportedly displaced from Al Abu Amer in the eastern outskirts of Deir Ezzor, before coming to…

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20 July 2017
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