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Incident Date
13 June 2017
Incident Code
CS977
Location
Mayadin, Al Tayba roundabout, Deir Ezzor, Syria
دوار الطيبة في الميادين
Local 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…
Summary
Published
13 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
13 June 2017
Incident Code
CS978
Location
Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
الرقة
One civilian male was killed in alleged Coalition airstrikes in Raqqa city, according to a local report. He was named as Ahmed Ali and a picture was provided. No further details are presently known.
Summary
Published
13 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
13 June 2017
Incident Code
CS979
Location
Al Kuwati street, Raqqa, Syria
شارع القوتلي
According to the Smart News Agency, “the SDF shelled several neighbourhoods in the city with artillery shells, mortars and rockets killing eight civilians, including three children and their mother, in Al-Quwatli Street and east of the Post Center.” Sharqiya Voice reported that “YPG militia” used “mortars” on Al Quwatli street, but made no mention of…
Summary
Published
13 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
1–4
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
13 June 2017
Incident Code
CS980
Location
the post office, Raqqa, Syria
مكتب البريد وشارع القوتلي
According to the Smart News Agency, “the SDF shelled several neighbourhoods in the city with artillery shells, mortars and rockets killing eight civilians, including three children and their mother, in Al-Quwatli Street and east of the Post Center.” No further details are currently available, although it should be noted that only the Coalition and not…
Summary
Published
13 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
1–4
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
13 June 2017
Incident Code
CS981
Location
Raqqah, Yarmuk, Raqqa, Syria
In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, on September 29th 2017 the Coalition said it had concluded an assessment on claims of civilian harm. According to the Coalition report, ” 106. June 13, 2017, near Raqqah, Syria, via NGO report: After a review of available information it was assessed that no Coalition strikes were…
Summary
Published
13 June 2017
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
13 June 2017
Incident Code
RS2278
Location
Al A'lbawi, Hama, Syria
العلباوي
A single source, the Smart News Agency, reported that "a number of civilians were killed and wounded by shelling of warplanes likely to be Russian to a village controlled by the Islamic State Organisation, east of Hama city, central Syria". It added that, "the aircraft bombed civilian houses in the village of Al-Albawi, east of…
Summary
Published
13 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
13 June 2017
Incident Code
RS2279
Location
Izzedin, Homs, Syria
عزالدين
A male child was killed, and between one and two other civilians were wounded, following the explosion of remnants left by a previous airstrike on Izzedin, local media reported. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame. Some blamed a previous Russian raid, while others blamed the Syrian regime. The sources, however, do agree…
Summary
Published
13 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
13 June 2017
Incident Code
CS981a
Location
Raqqa, 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 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. According to the report "Fadi Qahir…
Summary
Published
13 June 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
13 June 2017
Incident Code
CS973
Location
Raqqa, Burak area (location unknown), Raqqa, Syria
البرك
One civilian, named as Mohammad Qassem al Kibba, was killed in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Raqqa, according to local sources. Ahmad al Shibli, Q_Alenzy, 24Raqqa and Hammadi Al Hammadi all blamed the Coalition. Hammadi Al Hammadi said that the victim died in the Burak area.
Summary
Published
13 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
12 June 2017
Incident Code
CS966
Location
Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
الرقة
Hussein al-Ali was named by three sources as a victim of artillery shelling or raids by three local sources – though reports didn’t identify the culprit.
Summary
Published
12 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
12 June 2017
Incident Code
CS967
Location
Al Mashlab, Raqqa, Syria
حي المشلب
One child died in an alleged Coalition airstrike or artillery shelling, according to local media. The victim was named by multiple sources as Laith Omar al Haram. According to the Step News Agency, “international Coalition aircraft targeted the eastern and western neighbourhoods of the city with a large number of raids and targeted the outskirts…
Summary
Published
12 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
12 June 2017
Incident Code
CS969
Location
Ar Raqqah: Qasr Al Banat (palace), Raqqa, Syria
قصر البنات
An entire family of six civilians – including three women and two girls – was killed in alleged Coalition air or artillery strikes or possible SDF mortar fire in the Qasir al Banat area in the south-east of Raqqa city, local sources reported. Five sources alleged that the Coalition was directly responsible, whereas two sources…
Summary
Published
12 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
6
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
12 June 2017
Incident Code
CS970
Location
Al Toubb al Hadith, Raqqa, Syria
الطب الحديث
One civilian, Mohamamd al Ismail Al Abd al Dhaher, was killed in an alleged Coalition airstrike on the Al Toubb al Hadith area of Raqqa, according to local sources. Both Q_Alenzy and Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently blamed the Coalition. Other sources reported Coalition airstrikes in the area, with Alquds saying that Coalition jets “destroyed…
Summary
Published
12 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
Incident Code
CS971
Location
near Abu Kamal, Syria, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Summary
Published
12 June 2017
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
Incident Code
CS972
Location
near Raqqah, Syria, Raqqa, Syria
Summary
Published
12 June 2017
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
11–17 June, 2017
Incident Code
CS1024a
Location
Raqqa, Raqqa, Syria
In the Amnesty and Airwars’s joint April 2019 report "War in Raqqa: Rhetoric versus Reality", five civilians were reportedly killed in an alleged Coalition airstrike in Raqqa. Although Amnesty researched this incident on the ground, Airwars have decided to grade it "weak" due to the depth of material provided. The victims were not specifically named…
Summary
Published
17 June 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
5
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
11 June 2017
Incident Code
CS962
Location
Abu Kamal, Deir Ezzor, Syria
البوكمال
Hashim Abdul Fattah Al-Ali, eight or 12-years-old, died of a heart attack after he was said to have heard a nearby Coalition airstrike in Abu Kamal, Deir Ezzor, local sources reported. Aletihadpress put Hashim’s age at 12 years, reporting that “according to local sources, 12-year-old Hashim Abd al-Fattah al-Ali was sitting with his family in…
Summary
Published
11 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
11 June 2017
Incident Code
CS963
Location
Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
الرقة
Between four and five civilians died and another six were wounded in Coalition airstrikes and an artillery bombardment on Raqqa, according to local sources. According to Shaam, “Violent battles continue in and around the city of Raqqa between the state organization [IS] and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), during which the SDF was able to…
Summary
Published
11 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
4–5
Civilians reported injured
6
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
11 June 2017
Incident Code
CS964
Location
Hawija al Sawafi, Raqqa, Syria
حويجة السواقي
At least two civilian men and as many as five people were killed in artillery shelling on the village of Hawija al Sawafi in Raqqa governorate. Syria Mirror, a pro-Syrian government source, alleged that the Coalition was responsible and reported the higher casualty rate whereas the two remaining sources – Abu Muaaz and Raqqa is…
Summary
Published
11 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
2–5
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
11 June 2017
Incident Code
RS2277
Location
Hatla and Salihiya, Deir Ezzor, Syria
حطلة و الصالحية
As many as three civilians were killed - including one man - and some others were injured, following an airstrike on the towns of Hatla and Salihiya. Sources mostly all blamed Russia, however some remained impartial and did not attribute blame. According to the Smart News Agency, the strike hit "Al Salhiya roundabout at the…
Summary
Published
11 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
1–3
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
11 June 2017
Incident Code
CS965a
Location
Ar Raqqah: near Omar Bin Al Khattab mosque, Raqqa, Syria
A female child was killed by artillery shelling from the US-led Coalition. The Coalition later conceded a total of eight deaths and 24 injuries clustered across this event and CS965 and CS965b. To avoid triple counting, the official OIR tally is only counted in CS965. This civilian was initially listed as killed in an airstrike…
Summary
Published
11 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
11 June 2017
Incident Code
CS965b
Location
Ar Raqqah: near Omar Bin Al Khattab mosque, Raqqa, Syria
Five civilians were killed in Coalition artillery strikes. The Coalition conceded a total of eight deaths and 24 injuries clustered across CS965, CS965a and CS965b. To avoid triple counting, the official OIR tally is only counted in CS965. These civilians were initially listed as being victims of an airstrike which killed eight civilians from three…
Summary
Published
11 June 2017
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
7–9
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
11 June 2017
Incident Code
CS965c
Location
Raqqa, Raqqa, Syria
In the Amnesty and Airwars’s joint April 2019 report "War in Raqqa: Rhetoric versus Reality", four 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. According to the Amnesty and Airwars’s…
Summary
Published
11 June 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
4
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
10 June 2017
Incident Code
CS958
Location
Al Mayadin, Deir Ezzor, Syria
الميادين
A member of ISIL was killed along with his wife and two children in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Al Mayadin, Deir Ezzor according to local media. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that the victims died “when the rubble of a building fell on them while they were trying to get away in…
Summary
Published
10 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
10 June 2017
Incident Code
CS959
Location
Al Mayadin, Deir Ezzor, Syria
الميادين
A six-year-old girl, Raghad Badi’ al Suleiman, died of a heart attack after she heard the sound of warplanes circling the sky in Al Mayadeen, Deir Ezzor, multiple local sources reported. While reports didn’t identify who the planes belonged to, the Coalition was said to have conducted heavy raids on the city that day. According to…
Summary
Published
10 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
10 June 2017
Incident Code
CS960
Location
Raqqah, al Qadisiyyah, Raqqa, Syria
الرقة
In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, on September 29th 2017 the Coalition said it had concluded an assessment on claims of civilian harm “near Raqqah, Syria” via an NGO report. According to the Coalition report, “ 104. June 10, 2017, near Raqqah, Syria, via NGO report: The report contains insufficient information of the…
Summary
Published
10 June 2017
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
10 June 2017
Incident Code
CS956b
Location
Dar’iya neighbourhood, Raqqa, Syria
حي الدرعية
Initially, this incident was reported on by several sources as mass artillery shelling in the Dar’iya neighbourhood in the city of Raqqa, in which 6 to 12 civilians, including a maximum of 6 children and 2 women died and 9 were wounded. During investigations of this event for the April 2019 joint Airwars and Amnesty…
Summary
Published
10 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
10 June 2017
Incident Code
CS961
Location
near Sina’a neighborhood, Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, on December 28th 2017 the Coalition said it had concluded an assessment on claims of civilian harm. According to the Coalition report, “87. June 10, 2017 near Sina’a neighbourhood, Raqqah, Syria via a regional humanitarian report. After a review of available information and strike video, it was…
Summary
Published
10 June 2017
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
10 June 2017
Incident Code
CS995
Location
Dar’iya neighbourhood, Raqqa, Syria
جامع الصفا
Initially this incident was reported on by several sources as an alleged airstrike or artillery shelling in the Dar’iya neighbourhood in the city of Raqqa, in which 1 or 2 cilivilians died. During investigations of this event for the April 2019 joint Airwars and Amnesty report War in Raqqa: Rethoric versus Reality (www.raqqa.amnesty.org), Amnesty field…
Summary
Published
15 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
10 June 2017
Incident Code
CS956a
Location
Dar’iya neighbourhood, Raqqa, Syria
حي الدرعية
Initially this incident was reported on by several sources as mass artillery shelling in the Dar’iya neighbourhood in the city of Raqqa, in which 6 to 12 cilivilians, including a maximum or 6 children and 2 women died and 9 were wounded. During investigations of this event for the April 2019 joint Airwars and Amnesty…
Summary
Published
10 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
5
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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