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Incident Date

1 June 2017

Incident Code

CS901

Location

Raqqah, Andalus, 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 “near Raqqa, Syria” via an “NGO report”. According to the Coalition report, “96. June 1, 2017, near Raqqah, Syria, via NGO report: The casualty reported in this allegation was a…

Summary

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

1–15 June, 2017

Incident Code

CS1006a

Location

Raqqa, Raqqa, Syria
In the Amnesty and Airwars’s joint April 2019 report "War in Raqqa: Rhetoric versus Reality", two 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 "Hassan Hammadi…

Summary

Published
15 June 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

31 May 2017

Incident Code

CS895

Location

أبو شجرة, Abu Shajara, Raqqa, Syria
One woman was injured in a Coalition airstrike on Abu Shajara, according to Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently (RBSS). Qasioun reported that “Syrian forces took control of the villages of al-Sahl, al-Hawrah, Abu Shajra, al-Barouda, and al-Baraka” and that this “came in the wake of clashes between the two sides, in conjunction with the artillery…

Summary

Published
31 May 2017
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

31 May 2017

Incident Code

CS896

Location

ميادين, Al Mayadin, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Multiple local sources reported that one of the founders of the IS media agency A’maq was killed in an alleged Coalition airstrike targeting his home in Al Mayadin. Sources said that his daughter was also killed in the strike and his wife injured. Euphrates Post reported: “The death of Bara Kadak, known as Rayan Mishal,…

Summary

Published
31 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

31 May 2017

Incident Code

RS2256

Location

عقيربات, Akeirbat, Hama, Syria
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

Published
31 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
0–2
Civilians reported injured
0–2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

31 May 2017

Incident Code

RS2257

Location

كفر زيتا, Kafr Zeita, Hama, Syria
One or twochildren were injured by when the remnants of an alleged Russian cluster bomb dropped in a previous strike exploded in Kafr Zeita on may 31st 2017. 2011 Madardaily said that one child was injured, while other sources put the number at two.

Summary

Published
31 May 2017
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

30 May 2017

Incident Code

CS891

Location

معدان, Al Suweidiya, Raqqa, Syria
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

Published
30 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
4–5
Civilians reported injured
10
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

30 May 2017

Incident Code

CS892

Location

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

Summary

Published
30 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
4
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

30 May 2017

Incident Code

CS893

Location

السكرية, Sukariya, Deir Ezzor, Syria
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

Published
30 May 2017
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
0–3
Civilians reported injured
2–3
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

30 May 2017

Incident Code

CS894

Location

مزرعة الروضة, Rawda Farm, Raqqa, Syria
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

Published
30 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
7
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

30–31 May, 2017

Incident Code

CS896a

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 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

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

29 May 2017

Incident Code

CS890

Location

الرقة‎, Shukri Buzan gas station, Raqqa, Syria
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

Published
29 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
6
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

29 May 2017

Incident Code

CS881

Location

جامع الفواز, Fawwaz Mosque, Raqqa, Syria
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…

Summary

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

29 May 2017

Incident Code

CS882

Location

SSE of Ratla, Raqqa, Syria
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

Published
29 May 2017
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

29 May 2017

Incident Code

CS883

Location

القورية, Qorya, Deir Ezzor, Syria
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

Published
29 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
2–3
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

29 May 2017

Incident Code

CS884

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

Published
29 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

29 May 2017

Incident Code

CS885

Location

الحسو, Hiso, Al Hassakah, Syria
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

Published
29 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
8
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

29 May 2017

Incident Code

CS886

Location

زملة, Zemla, Raqqa, Syria
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

Published
29 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2–3
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

29 May 2017

Incident Code

CS887

Location

الغراوي, Gharawi, Raqqa, Syria
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

Published
29 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
4
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

29 May 2017

Incident Code

CS888

Location

حطين, Huteen, Raqqa, Syria
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

Published
29 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
2–5
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

29 May 2017

Incident Code

CS889

Location

جعيدين, Jaidin, Raqqa, Syria
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

Published
29 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
1–3
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

28 May 2017

Incident Code

CS875

Location

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
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.  

Summary

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

28 May 2017

Incident Code

CS876

Location

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
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

Published
28 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
10
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

28 May 2017

Incident Code

CS877

Location

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
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

Published
28 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
6–7
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

28 May 2017

Incident Code

CS878

Location

الحمام, Al Hamam, Raqqa, Syria
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

Published
28 May 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

28 May 2017

Incident Code

CS879

Location

المنصورة, Al Mansoura, Raqqa, Syria
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

Published
28 May 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1–3
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

28 May 2017

Incident Code

CS880

Location

حارة البدو, Al Badou, Raqqa, Syria
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…

Summary

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

28 May 2017

Incident Code

RS2255

Location

سرج,, Sarja, Idlib, Syria
On April 28th, Alhuralhalabi reported "the death of a woman injured by a previous Russian air raid on the village of Sarja in the southern countryside of Idlib." According to RFS Media Office, "Huda Ahmed Haj Musa was martyred from the town of Sarja in Jebel al-Zawia in rural Idlib because of the injuries she…

Summary

Published
28 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

27 May 2017

Incident Code

CS874

Location

الرقة‎, Multiple neighbourhoods, Raqqa, Syria
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…

Summary

Published
27 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
12–13
Civilians reported injured
15–20
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

27 May 2017

Incident Code

RS2252

Location

عقيربات, Akeirbat, Hama, Syria
The Smart News Agency reported airstrikes on ‘civilian homes’ in Akeirbat which killed one civilian and wounded three others, including one woman. This was believed to have been part of a larger series of airstrikes on one town and four village under the control of the Islamic State, Smart News said.

Summary

Published
27 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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