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Incident Date

28 June 2017

Incident Code

CS1117

Location

الطيانة, Al Tayyana, Deir Ezzor, Syria
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…

Summary

Published
28 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

27 June 2017

Incident Code

CS1103

Location

جامع الحني, Al Hinni mosque, Raqqa, Syria
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.…

Summary

Published
27 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

27 June 2017

Incident Code

RS2303

Location

السخنة, Al-Sokhna , Homs, Syria
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…

Summary

Published
27 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

27 June 2017

Incident Code

CS1104

Location

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
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.

Summary

Published
27 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

27 June 2017

Incident Code

CS1105

Location

حي القادسية, al Qadissiya, Raqqa, Syria
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…

Summary

Published
27 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
11
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

27 June 2017

Incident Code

CS1106

Location

نهر الفرات, Euphrates river, Raqqa, Syria
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…

Summary

Published
27 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
0–14
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

27 June 2017

Incident Code

CS1107

Location

بلدة الطيبة, Al Tayba, Deir Ezzor, Syria
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…

Summary

Published
27 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

27 June 2017

Incident Code

CS1108

Location

ﺟﻨﺎﺓ, Janat, Al Hassakah, Syria
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.

Summary

Published
27 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
6
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

27 June 2017

Incident Code

CS1282a

Location

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
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…

Summary

Published
27 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
6
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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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…

Summary

Published
26 June 2017
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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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…

Summary

Published
26 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
4–14
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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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…

Summary

Published
26 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
6–7
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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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.

Summary

Published
26 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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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.…

Summary

Published
26 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
5–7
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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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…

Summary

Published
30 June 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
3
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

26 June 2017

Incident Code

CS1092

Location

Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
A civilian male was allegedly killed in a Coalition airstrike on Raqqa, Ahmad al Shibli reported. No further details are presently known.  

Summary

Published
26 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

26 June 2017

Incident Code

CS1093

Location

Kasrat Afnan, Raqqa, Syria
One civilian male and one child were reportedly killed in alleged Coalition airsrikes on Kasrat Afnan, local sources reported. All four sources who reported the incident alleged that the Coalition was responsible.

Summary

Published
26 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

26 June 2017

Incident Code

CS1094

Location

الميادين, Al Mayadin, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Between 42 and 100 civilians who were being detained in an ISIL prison were reportedly killed in alleged Coalition airstrikes on an ISIL base in Al Mayadeen, local sources reported. The Coalition later conceded having killed eight civilians. According to a number of reports, the strikes also allegedly killed between 15 to 20 ISIL members,…

Summary

Published
26 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
42–70
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

26 June 2017

Incident Code

CS1095

Location

الميادين, Al Mayadin, Deir Ezzor, Syria
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…

Summary

Published
26 June 2017
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

26 June 2017

Incident Code

CS1096

Location

الميادين, Al Mayadin, Deir Ezzor, Syria
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…

Summary

Published
26 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

26 June 2017

Incident Code

CS1097

Location

الميادين, Al Mayadin, Al Samsam, Deir Ezzor, Syria
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…

Summary

Published
26 June 2017
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

26 June 2017

Incident Code

CS1098

Location

عياش, Ayyash, Deir Ezzor, Syria
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…

Summary

Published
26 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

26 June 2017

Incident Code

CS1099

Location

السخاني, Ar Raqqah: Sukhani neighbourhood, Raqqa, Syria
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.

Summary

Published
26 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

26 June 2017

Incident Code

CS1100

Location

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
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.

Summary

Published
26 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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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…

Summary

Published
26 June 2017
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

25 June 2017

Incident Code

CS1086

Location

السوسة, Al Soussa, Deir Ezzor, Syria
At least two civilian males were killed and six others were injured in alleged Coalition airstrikes on Al Soussa in the east of Deir Ezzor governorate, a number of local sources reported. Some sources reported that as many as six people died while JP News alleged that 15 people were killed. However, they were the…

Summary

Published
25 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
2–15
Civilians reported injured
6
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

25 June 2017

Incident Code

RS2302

Location

ابو قاطور, Abu Qator, Homs, Syria
A single source reported that "activists pointed out that the raids targeted a prison near the village of Abu Qatour, belonging to the area of Jab Jarrah (about 55 km east of Homs), killing six members of the organisation and wounding four prisoners [civilians] who were transferred to hospitals in Deir Ezzor province." The source…

Summary

Published
25 June 2017
Civilians reported injured
4
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

25 June 2017

Incident Code

CS1087

Location

قريب من الميادين, near Al Mayadin, Deir Ezzor, Syria
In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the deaths of twelve civilians in an event near Al Mayadin. Their October 2017 civilian casualty report noted: "During a Coalition strike that destroyed one ISIS-held building, it was assessed that 12 civilians were unintentionally killed.” In July 2019 the Coalition provided Airwars…

Summary

Published
25 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
12
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

Incident Code

CS1076

Location

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
At least one and as many as 20 civilians, including women and children, were reportedly killed and others injured following alleged Coalition and SDF shelling in Raqqa. Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently (RBSS) and others said that the casualties came as a result of more than 80 artillery shells being fired into the city. RBSS…

Summary

Published
25 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
1–20
Civilians reported injured
5–12
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

25 June 2017

Incident Code

CS1077

Location

نهر الفرات, Euphrates river, Raqqa, Syria
Three civilian males were reportedly killed in alleged Coalition airstrikes near the Euphrates River in Raqqa. A number of local sources identified the victims. Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently reported that the men were killed in an airstrike on their cars as they tried to retrieve water from the river. Raqqa had been suffering from…

Summary

Published
25 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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