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28 June 2017

Incident Code

CS1113

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Kasrat Afnan, Raqqa, Syria
كسرة عفنان
Two civilians, including a man and a woman, were reportedly killed by mortar fire in the village of Kasrat Afnan, south of Raqqa, however it was not clear who was responsible. Jisr TV, Shahba Press and the Syrian Network for Human Rights reported that ISIL were responsible for the deaths whereas Al Hasaka Arabea stated…

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28 June 2017
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Incident Date

28 June 2017

Incident Code

CS1114

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Kasrat Afnan, Raqqa, Syria
كسرة عفنان
Three civilians were allegedly killed in Coalition airstrikes in the village of Kasrat Afnan, local sources reported. Sharqiya Voice and Al Hasaka Arabea reported that three males were killed as they returned from inspecting their property in Al Dahmoush village after they believed they may have been damaged in airstrikes there. Both sources also reported…

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28 June 2017
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28 June 2017

Incident Code

CS1115

Location

Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
الرقة‎
One civilian male was killed in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Raqqa, according to local media. Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently reported “The martyrdom of “Ali Abdul-Ali al-Jasha’am” after the coalition aircraft targeted his car while he was transporting wounded civilians following the bombardment of the city of Raqqa.” According to the Syrian Network for…

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28 June 2017
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28 June 2017

Incident Code

CS1116

Location

Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
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According to Al Hassaka Rasd, “The International Alliance Aviation targeted the area of al Idkhar and the grain silos with several air raids this morning. The death of a pharmacist was documented in the coalition raids on the city of Raqqa”. The Syrian Press Center and @Raqqa24 both also reported the incident and alleged that…

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28 June 2017
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Incident Date

28 June 2017

Incident Code

CS1117

Location

Al Tayyana, Deir Ezzor, Syria
الطيانة
At least one civilian male, but possibly as many as two, died in airstrikes on Al Tayyana, according to local media – though it was initially unclear whether the Coalition or Russia was responsible. The US-led alliance accepted responsibility in September 2017. Five sources reported that only one fatality was caused by the airstrikes, however…

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28 June 2017
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Incident Date

28 June 2017

Incident Codes

CS1118 RS2305

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Dablan, Deir Ezzor, Syria
دبلان
Up to 60 civilians died and dozens more were wounded in airstrikes on Dablan, according to local media – though sources were conflicted as to who was responsible for the event, with allegations against the Coalition, Russia and the Syrian regime. The pro-regime source, Damas Press, put the death toll at 40 and blamed the…

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28 June 2017
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Incident Date

28 June 2017

Incident Code

CS1119

Location

Al Soor, Deir Ezzor, Syria
الصور
Eight civilians, including a child, were killed and “many” others were wounded in Al Soor in northern Deir Ezzor following airstrikes allegedly carried out by the Coalition, local sources reported. Sharqiya Voice and Al Jisr TV reported that the strikes hit a shopping area of the city, which were believed to have targeted the “consumer…

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28 June 2017
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Incident Date

28 June 2017

Incident Code

CS1120

Location

Al Mayadin, Deir Ezzor, Syria
ميادين
A civilian male was killed following a cluster bomb attack on Al Mayadin, Euphrates Post reported. Syrian Observatory for Human Rights blamed the Coalition and reported that the attack was carried out after midnight. The source added that the man died from his injuries. No further details are available.

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28 June 2017
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Incident Date

28 June 2017

Incident Code

CS1110

Location

Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
الرقة‎
An August 2017 Amnesty International report initially stated that a civilian casualty incident occurred in Raqqa on June 8th, killing 6 to 9 civilians – including 1 or 2 women and 3 to 5 children. This was later corrected to June 28th – with the Coalition accepting responsibility for eight deaths 13 months later. Amnesty…

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28 June 2017
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27 June 2017

Incident Code

CS1103

Location

Al Hinni mosque, Raqqa, Syria
جامع الحني
An 80-year-old man was killed in an alleged Coalition airstrike on or near the Al Hinni Mosque in Raqqa, local sources reported. The male was a resident of Al Mu’taaz Street where the mosque lies and where the strike took place. Four of five sources who reported the incident alleged that the Coalition was responsible.…

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27 June 2017
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Incident Date

27 June 2017

Incident Code

CS1104

Location

Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
الرقة‎
A civilian male was killed in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Raqqa, local sources reported. Both sources who reported the incident alleged that the Coalition was responsible. No further details were available.

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27 June 2017
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Incident Date

27 June 2017

Incident Code

CS1105

Location

al Qadissiya, Raqqa, Syria
حي القادسية
Two civilians, including a boy, were reportedly killed and 11 others were injured following alleged Coalition airstrikes near the Al Zahra Private School, west of Al Jazra junction in Raqqa. The source, Al Hasaka Arabea, also identified the wounded as Hana, who is the wife of the deceased man, their son Subhi and their three…

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27 June 2017
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Incident Date

27 June 2017

Incident Code

CS1106

Location

Euphrates river, Raqqa, Syria
نهر الفرات
Up to 14 civilians were reportedly killed in alleged Coalition airstrikes targeting vehicles traveling near the Euphrates River in Raqqa, where civilians were trying to gather drinking water. However it was not immediately clear whether sources were reporting on previously documented incidents or new occurrences. Three civilians were previously alleged killed in similar circumstances on…

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27 June 2017
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Incident Date

27 June 2017

Incident Code

CS1107

Location

Al Tayba, Deir Ezzor, Syria
بلدة الطيبة
A civilian female was indirectly killed following a heart attack said to be caused by hearing airstrikes on Al Tayba in Mayadeen, local sources reported. Sharqiya Voice reported that the airstrikes hit the houses of Hassan al Hanan, Bashar al Hanan, Sufian al Hanan and Ghassan al Hanan and reported that a number of people…

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27 June 2017
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Incident Date

27 June 2017

Incident Code

CS1108

Location

Janat, Al Hassakah, Syria
ﺟﻨﺎﺓ
A family of six civilians were reportedly killed in airstrikes in Janat village, however assertions as to who was responsible were contested. Five sources who reported the incident alleged that the Coalition was responsible. However @KhabourNews claimed that Russia was to blame.

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27 June 2017
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Incident Date

27 June 2017

Incident Code

CS1282a

Location

Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
الرقة‎
Seven civilians died in air or artillery or mortar shelling of Raqqa, according to local media – though it was unclear who was responsible for their deaths. However, Hasaka Rasd also reported that mortars fell on Raqqa neighbourhoods on this day, meaning that these deaths may have been caused by SDF actions, for although Airwars…

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27 July 2017
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Incident Date

27 June 2017

Incident Code

RS2303

Location

Al-Sokhna , Homs, Syria
السخنة
An unspecific number of civilian casualties were reported in airstrikes on Al-Sokhna,  according to local media. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame. Syrian News reported that "Russian aircraft launched air raids Tuesday [Tuesday 27th]  on the city of Al-Sokhna and the outskirts of Homs in eastern Homs". But the Syrian Observatory for Human…

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27 June 2017
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Incident Date

26 June 2017

Incident Code

CS1095

Location

Al Mayadin, Deir Ezzor, Syria
الميادين
Following an earlier bombing of an ISIL prison in Al Mayadin which allegedly killed upwards of 40 people, Coalition aircraft allegedly targeted a nearby site after bodies of the deceased were laid out for families to identify them. No further civilian casualties were reported, however sources said that the ultimate death toll from both incidents…

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26 June 2017
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Incident Date

26 June 2017

Incident Code

CS1096

Location

Al Mayadin, Deir Ezzor, Syria
الميادين
In a third event reported in Al Mayadin on June 26th, one female civilian was killed in an alleged Coalition airstrike, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. The Observatory reported: “The SOHR also observed airstrikes, most likely carried out by the International Coalition warplanes, that targeted one of the headquarters of Suqur Al-Sahara…

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26 June 2017
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Incident Date

26 June 2017

Incident Code

CS1097

Location

Al Mayadin, Al Samsam, Deir Ezzor, Syria
الميادين
In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the injuries of two civilians in an event near Al Mayadin, Syria. Their September 2017 civilian casualty report noted: "During a strike on an ISIS IED factory, it was assessed that two civilians were unintentionally injured.” The Coalition provided Airwars with the location…

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26 June 2017
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Incident Date

26 June 2017

Incident Code

CS1098

Location

Ayyash, Deir Ezzor, Syria
عياش
A civilian male was identified as killed and two others were injured in “cluster bombs” on the town of Ayyash, local sources reported, however it was not clear who was responsible. The Syrian Observatory of Human Rights and Free Deir Ezzor both reported that the strikes consisted of four raids. None of the four sources…

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26 June 2017
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Incident Date

26 June 2017

Incident Code

CS1099

Location

Ar Raqqah: Sukhani neighbourhood, Raqqa, Syria
السخاني
Two named men identified to be from Al Sukhani, were killed in alleged Coalition airstrikes on Raqqa, local sources reported. All four sources who reported the incident alleged that the Coalition was responsible. No further details were available.

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26 June 2017
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Incident Date

26 June 2017

Incident Code

CS1100

Location

Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
الرقة‎
A civilian male identified as originally from Bokros, was killed in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Raqqa, local sources reported. Seven of the eight sources which reported the death alleged that the Coalition was responsible.

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26 June 2017
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Incident Date

26 June 2017

Incident Code

CS1101

Location

Near Old bridge, Raqqa, Syria
In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the injuries of two civilians in an event near Raqqa. Their September 2017 civilian casualty report noted: "During a strike on an ISIS headquarters structure, it was assessed that two civilians were unintentionally injured.” The Coalition provided Airwars with the location of this…

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26 June 2017
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Incident Date

26 June 2017

Incident Code

CS1102

Location

near Raqqah, Syria, Raqqa, Syria
In October 2017, the Coalition reported it had unintentionally injured two civilians: “(6.) June 26, 2017, near Raqqah, Syria, via media report. During a Coalition strike that engaged an ISIS tactical unit and destroyed a vehicle, it was assessed that two civilians were unintentionally injured.” It is possible that this incident matches with one of…

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26 June 2017
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Incident Date

26 June 2017

Incident Code

CS1088

Location

near the new bridge, Raqqa, Syria
Up to 14 civilians were reportedly killed in or near the Al Hamwazi hotel near Raqqa’s new bridge, however it was not clear who was responsible. Two sources, Tal Abyad and Eye on Raqqa, alleged that the deaths were caused by mines that were detonated in the hotel by SDF militias and their reporting was…

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26 June 2017
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Incident Date

26–30 June, 2017

Incident Code

CS1130a

Location

Raqqa, Raqqa, Syria
In the Amnesty and Airwars’s joint April 2019 report "War in Raqqa: Rhetoric versus Reality", three civilians were reportedly killed in alleged Coalition airstrikes 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 "Three members of…

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30 June 2017
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Incident Date

26 June 2017

Incident Code

CS1089

Location

Rumaila, Raqqa, Syria
Six or more civilians were reportedly killed alongside members of ISIL in the Al Rumaila neighbourhood of Raqqa following artillery fire allegedly carried out by the US-backed SDF militia or the Coalition. Smart News Agency alleged that the SDF was responsible. However Airwars understands that the militia does not have artillery capability and that if…

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26 June 2017
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Incident Date

26 June 2017

Incident Code

CS1090

Location

Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
One civilian male was killed following alleged Coalition airstrikes on Raqqa, local sources reported. No further details were available.

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26 June 2017
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Incident Date

26 June 2017

Incident Code

CS1091

Location

Euphrates river, Raqqa, Syria
At least five civilian males and as many as seven were reportedly killed in alleged Coalition airstrikes near the Euphrates River in Raqqa. Local sources reported that the men were killed in airstrikes targeting their cars as they tried to retrieve water from the river. Raqqa has been suffering from intermittent and recurring water outages.…

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26 June 2017
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