Israeli Military in Syria & the Gaza Strip

Unknown

1–2

Russian Military, Unknown

Suspected belligerents

عقيربات , Akeirbat, Hama, Syria

LOCATION

Civilians were reportedly killed and others wounded in ‘intensive’ airstrikes on Akeirbat allegedly conducted by Russian and Syrian warplanes on the 31st of May, a local source reported to Smart News. Rozana Radio, however, reported that there were no civilian casualties in the strikes that landed on the villages of Abu Habilat, Al Harrdana, Abu

Summary

0 – 2

0–2

Russian Military, Syrian Regime

Suspected belligerents

LOCATION

Raqqa, Syria

In the Amnesty and Airwars’s joint April 2019 report “War in Raqqa: Rhetoric versus Reality”, one civilian was reportedly 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. According to the report, “Firas

Summary

(1 child)

مزرعة الروضة, Rawda Farm, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Seven civilians from the Al-Mashhoud family died in a casualty event at Rawda Farm – near the old mosque area – though reports were conflicted as to whether they were killed by US-led Coalition airstrikes or shelling by the SDF or US. According to Alaraby, “local sources told Al-Arab Al-Jadeed that seven civilians from the

Summary

(4 children)

7 named, 1 familiy identified

Geolocation

Nearby landmark

ابو قبيع, Abu Qubei, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Four civilians died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Abu Qubei, according to local sources.

Summary

السكرية, Sukariya, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Up to three civilians including one child died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Sukariya, according to local media. Sources said that a Coalition raid hit a middle school on the outskirts of the town. According to Sharqiya Voice, a child was left with “minor injuries”. However, Aghiad_alkheder and @soundandpic – which also blamed the

Summary

Civilian infrastructure

School

0 – 3

(0–1 children)

2–3

معدان, Al Suweidiya, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Between four and five civilians including one woman and three or four children died – and ten other civilians were wounded – in alleged Coalition airstrikes on Al Suweidiya, east of Ma’adan according to local media. All sources attributed the event to the Coalition. According to Alaraby, there were two strikes: the first hitting “the

Summary

4 – 5

(1–4 children1 woman)

4 named, 1 familiy identified

الرقة‎, Shukri Buzan gas station, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Six civilians died and an unspecified number were injured by alleged Coalition airstrikes and artillery shelling by either the US or the SDF, local media said. Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently blamed Coalition raids and “artillery of Kurdish militias”, as did @Raqqa_SL , @salal_mftah_ , Radioalkul and other sources. According to Shaam and Sdusyria, “The

Summary

حطين, Huteen, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

At least two people were killed in Coalition raids on Huteen, according to local reports. Shaam News Network reported Coalition raids claimed the lives of 6 civilians and wounded others in two locations: “Shukri Busan station, North Al-Sekka and Mazra’at Hittin” Raqqa is Being Silently Slaughtered reported the death of a man named Yasser al-Kalu

Summary

2 – 5

(2 men)

جعيدين, Jaidin, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Between one and three civilians were killed in Coalition strikes at Jaidin, according to local reports. The Syrian Network reported the deaths of 3 civilians including a child in Coalition raids on the village of Jaidin. Raqqa is Being Silently Slaughtered reported 1 victim, who it identified as Sultan Hammad Al-Obeid Al-Alous. Orient News also

Summary

1 – 3

(1 man)

زملة, Zemla, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Two people were killed by Coalition strikes, according to local reports. Raqqa is Being Silently Slaughtered said that two people were killed in a Coalition attack in the town of Zemla, south of Mansoura in Raqqa governorate. It listed the victims as Faisal al-Assaf and an unidentified woman. Other sources, including Tabaqa Media Centre, also

Summary

(1 woman)

2–3

الغراوي, Gharawi, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Four civilians including a mother and her child were reportedly killed by Coalition strikes, according to local reports. Several outlets, including Raqqa is Being Silently Slaughtered reported that four civilians were killed in Gharawi amid Coalition airstrikes and artillery fire from Kurdish forces. RBSS named the victims. Tabaqa Media Center reported that a mother and

Summary

(2 children1 woman2 men)

4 named, 1 familiy identified

LOCATION

طيبة, Tayba, Homs, Syria

The Smart News Agency reported that Coalition warplanes “targeted two vehicles in the vicinity of the village of Taybeh (245 km east of the city of Homs), killing ten elements of the organization [IS], and three civilians who tried to extinguish the burning cars.” No further details are currently available.

Summary

الحسو, Hiso, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

Eight members of one family were killed by Coalition strikes in Hasaka province, according to local sources. SRG, Aleppo Media Center and several other outlets reported the death of 8 people following what was described as a Coalition bombardment. Step News said the fatalities were all from the same family, and the pro-regime site Alkhabarts

Summary

(3 children)

القورية, Qorya, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Up to three civilians including a woman and her two children died in an airstrike on Qorya, according to local media. While most sources attributed the incident to the Coalition, two reports alleged that Russia carried out strikes in the area, leading to the injury of several non-combatants. Euphrates Post and other sources blamed the

Summary

2 – 3

(2 children0–1 women)

3 named, 1 familiy identified

جامع الفواز, Fawwaz Mosque, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

According to Al Araby, “a civilian was killed as a result of renewed artillery shelling of the Kurdish People’s Protection Units on al-Fawaz mosque area, in conjunction with battles.” Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently named the victim as Muhammad al-Taqi but didn’t say who was responsible for his death. In July 2018 the US-led alliance

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SSE of Ratla, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition confirmed the injury of a civilian in an event near Raqqa. Their September 2017 civilian casualty report noted: “During a strike on an ISIS vehicle, after reviewing post-strike video, it was assessed that one civilian was unintentionally injured when he entered the target area after

Summary

Known belligerent

حارة البدو, Al Badou, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

An unspecified number of civilians died and one named civilian was injured in airstrikes and/or an artillery bombardment on Raqqa’s Bado neighbourhood, according to local sources. Mohammed Amiro was named as injured when an artillery shell fell behind the Directorate of Water in the Bado neighbourhood – though sources didn’t identify the culprit. RFS reported

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المنصورة, Al Mansoura, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Up to three civilian men died as a result of a Coalition airstrike on Mansoura, local media said. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights on May 30th, “two men died following injuries they had sustained in shelling by the International Coalition’s warplanes on areas in al-Mansoura town in the western countryside of al-Raqqa”.

Summary

1 – 3

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Cause of injury / death

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Six named civilians from the Ashram family – displaced from Deir ez-Zor – died in a casualty event in Raqqa, according to local media – though reports were conflicted as to whether they were killed by Coalition airstrikes or shelling by the US or SDF. The Syrian Network for Human Rights and Euphrates Post were

Summary

6 – 7

(1 child2 women)

6 named, 1 familiy identified

الحمام, Al Hamam, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Three civilians including a woman and her child died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Hamman village, according to local media. The victims included Hayat of Mustafa al-Saguri (daughter of Hayaof Sajur) and her unnamed child. In April 2019, the Coalition accepted responsibility for this event, noting: “Coalition aircraft conducted a strike on a suspected Daesh

Summary

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

(1 child1 woman)

Cause of injury / death

2 named, 1 familiy identified

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

One civilian male was killed in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Raqqa, according to Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently. No further details are currently available.

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الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Amnesty and Airwars’s joint April 2019 report “War in Raqqa: Rhetoric versus Reality” reported that a drone strike killed a family of ten as their house in northern Raqqa was struck. Reportedly, three IS fighters were present in the area in the morning, but when a suspected drone was heard the three fleed. The family

Summary

(3 children7 men)

11 named, 1 familiy identified

الرقة‎, Multiple neighbourhoods, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Thirteen named civilians including two children died in airstrikes and/or artillery shelling across multiple locations in Raqqa, according to local sources – though reports blamed both Coalition airstrikes and shelling by the SDF. Al Raqqa Truth reported that 78 shells were dropped on the city while planes circled the skies. It added that Kurdish units

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12 – 13

(2 children)

15–20

13 named, 4 families identified

رطلة, Ratlah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

At 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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8 – 20

(2 children2 women)

المنصورة, Al Mansoura, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

At least two detainees were reportedly killed in a suspected Coalition air raid. Local reports said that a group of prisoners being held by ISIL in Mansoura were killed or injured by Coalition airstrikes on the prison. Several outlets, including Raqqa is Being Silently Slaughtered (RBSS) put the death toll at two. Al Araby said

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2 – 3

حطين, Hitteen, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

More than a dozen outlets reported suspected Coalition strikes on Hitteen farm, near Raqqa City, with vague claims of civilians harmed. Sadaalsham said the farm was located to the north of the city. Syrians News reported “a number of civilian casualties.” Raqqa is Being Silently Slaughtered also reported “news of civilian casualties” but did not

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المشلب, Al Mashlab, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Four civilians died and eight were wounded in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Raqqa’s Al Mashlab neighbourhood, according to two local sources. No further details are presently known. In its December 2017 civilian casualty report, the US-led Coalition acknowledged that on “May 27, 2017 near Raqqah, Syria via media report. During a Coalition strike which destroyed

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LOCATION

الرقة‎, Raqqa, Syria

In a previously unreported incident, in the US-led Coalition’s December 2017 report, it conceded it had killed three civilians in near Raqqa. Without a more accurate location, Airwars cannot determine if the Coalition’s assessment matches any of the five locally reported civilian events which occurred in the area on that day, including incident CS870.

Summary

Known belligerent

القسطل, al Qastal village, Hama, Syria

LOCATION

Three civilians were killed and four others wounded in an aerial ‘bombardment’ of the village of Al Qastal in Hama Governorate on the 27th or 28th of April 201, according to local media The wounded sought treatment at hospitals in Deir Al-Zour. The casualties included women and children, but their identities are unknown. Sources laid

Summary

Russian Military, Syrian Regime

Suspected belligerents