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15 May 2017

Incident Code

RS2231

Location

Akeirbat, Hama, Syria
عقيربات
An entire family of displaced peoples from Palmyra were killed - and an unspecific number of civilians were wounded - following an airstrike on Akeirbat, local media reported. All sources blamed Russian warplanes for the raids.  Initially reporting suggested than an unspecific amount of civilians had been killed, however, on May 22nd three sources put…

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15 May 2017
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Incident Date

15 May 2017

Incident Code

CS826

Location

Abu Kamal, Deir Ezzor, Syria
البوكمال
In a major casualty incident, up to 73 civilians including 15 children and six women died and up to 120 others were wounded airstrikes on Abu Kamal, according to local media. The majority of the victims were reportedly displaced people. Conflicting sources blame the US-led Coalition and the Iraqi air force. Additionally, one source attributed…

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15 May 2017
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Incident Date

15 May 2017

Incident Code

CS827

Location

Al Makef, Raqqa, Syria
الماكف
Two civilians died in a Coalition airstrike on the Al Makef area of Raqqa, according to local sources. The Coalition later confirmed responsibility for the deaths. In July 2018, the Coalition conceded it had caused civilian harm in this strike: “During a strike on Daesh fighting positions and supply routes, two civilians were unintentionally killed.”…

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15 May 2017
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14 May 2017

Incident Code

CS821

Location

Abu Kamal, Deir Ezzor, Syria
One child was reportedly injured in an alleged Coalition airstrike targeting ISIL fighters in the “Old Corniche” area in the city of Abu Kamal, according to local sources.

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14 May 2017
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14 May 2017

Incident Code

CS822

Location

Shanina, Raqqa, Syria
شنينة
Between five and nine civilians, including two women and up to seven children, were killed – and up to 45 others were wounded – in alleged Coalition airstrikes in the Shaneina refugee camp to the north of Raqqa city. Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently (RBSS) reported that 14-year-old Abdullah Mohammed al Fayad, Abu Zuhri, his…

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14 May 2017
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Incident Date

14 May 2017

Incident Code

CS823

Location

Adnaniya, Raqqa, Syria
مزرعة العدنانية
One civilian male was reportedly killed in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Adnaniya farm in Raqqa. Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently (RBSS) named the victim as 30-year-old Abdullah al Khalawai. Both RBSS and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights alleged that the Coalition was responsible. No further details are currently available.

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14 May 2017
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Incident Date

14 May 2017

Incident Code

CS824

Location

`Ukayrishah, Raqqa, Syria
عكيرشي
Between 12 and 30 civilians – mostly women – were killed when alleged Coalition airstrikes hit al A’Keirshi village in the countryside of Raqqa, according to local media. The victims were reportedly farm workers who were travelling in three cars to their place of work when they were struck by the air raid. Raqqa is…

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14 May 2017
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CS825

Location

near Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria

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14 May 2017
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Incident Date

14 May 2017

Incident Code

RS2228

Location

Soha, al Silmiya district, Hama, Syria
A man and his three year old child were killed and others were wounded  following an airstrike on Soha. Both sources blamed Russia for the airstrike. According to the Smart News Agency, the vicinity was under the control of ISIS. Additionally, those injured were in a serious condition and were transferred to hospitals. There are…

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14 May 2017
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Incident Date

13 May 2017

Incident Code

CS812

Location

Al Sahel, Raqqa, Syria
السحل
One or two civilians died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Al-Sahel, according to local media. Baladi, Syrianpc and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights all blamed the Coalition for the death of one non-combatant. Raqqa is Being Slaughtered named a victim as Ahmad Mustafa Al-Haji Al-Hamid but didn’t say who was responsible for his…

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13 May 2017
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13 May 2017

Incident Code

CS813

Location

Shanina, Raqqa, Syria
شنينة
Up to 30 civilians including seven children died and between 23 and 45 more were injured in a major casualty event on a refugee camp in Al-Hashem and Shanina, according to local sources. While most reports blamed the US-led Coalition, one also mentioned Kurdish artillery. Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently published “pictures of the martyrs…

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13 May 2017
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Incident Date

13 May 2017

Incident Code

CS814

Location

Nazlat Shahada, Raqqa, Syria
نزلة شحادة
Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently reported that three civilians died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on the area between the Two Bridges area in Raqqa. No further details are currently available. In September 2019 the Coalition announced that it had classed this allegation of civilian harm as non-credible. Their monthly civilian casualty report noted, "After…

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13 May 2017
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Incident Date

13 May 2017

Incident Code

CS815

Location

North of city, Raqqa, Syria
الرقة‎
A civilian male named as Ahmed Al-Hamad died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Raqqa, according to local sources. Reports said that he died as he attempted to flee the city.

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13 May 2017
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Incident Date

13 May 2017

Incident Code

CS816

Location

Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
الرقة‎
One civilian male was reportedly killed in alleged Coalition airstrikes in Raqqa. The victim was named Naseem Mohammed Saeed al Salama and was from Al Quaryatayn in Homs governorate in east Syria. Only one source, the Violations Documentation Center in Syria, alleged that the Coalition was responsible. No further details are currently available.

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13 May 2017
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Incident Date

13 May 2017

Incident Code

CS817

Location

Silos area, Raqqa, Syria
منطقة الصوامع
One civilian male was killed in alleged Coalition airstrikes in Raqqa governorate. Al Ragga Truth and Raqqa News named the victim as 23-year-old Fadi Qaher al Nashef and both alleged that the Coalition was responsible. Sources said that the Coalition bombed the grain silos area. No further details are currently available.

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13 May 2017
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Incident Date

13 May 2017

Incident Code

CS818

Location

Ya'arob, Raqqa, Syria
يعرب
Six to 17 civilians were reportedly killed and as many as hundreds more wounded in the villages of Ya’rob and al Sakhoura in the western Raqqa countryside. However sources were conflicted as to whether they died in a Coalition airstrike or artillery shelling by YPG forces. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, the only source…

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13 May 2017
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Incident Date

13 May 2017

Incident Code

CS819

Location

Tabaqah, Raqqa, Syria
الثورة‎
In its July 2017 civilian casualty report, the Coalition denied involvement in an alleged incident that was previously unknown to Airwars. In the report, the Coalition wrote: “May 13, 2017, near Tabqah, Syria, via social media report: No Coalition strikes were conducted on that day in the geographic area of the reported civilian casualties. The…

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13 May 2017
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Incident Date

13 May 2017

Incident Code

CS820

Location

near Dayr Az Zawr, Syria, Deir Ezzor, Syria
In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, on August 8th 2017 the Coalition said it had concluded an assessment on social media claims of civilian harm “near Dayr az Zawr, Syria”. According to the Coalition report, ”105. May 13, 2017, near Dayr Az Zawr, Syria, via social media report: After a review of available…

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13 May 2017
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Incident Date

12 May 2017

Incident Code

CS806

Location

Quriya, Deir Ezzor, Syria
القورية
According to the Euphrates Post, five named civilians died in an airstrike when the car they were in was struck in Quriya. According to one source, Zaman Alwasl, the victims died as they were returning from a picnic in nearby Badia. The US-led alliance later accepted responsibility for injuring one person in the event. All…

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12 May 2017
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Incident Date

12 May 2017

Incident Code

CS807

Location

Tabaqah, Raqqa, Syria
الثورة‎
Three civilians from one family and an additional person died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on the Third neighbourhood of Tabaqa, according to local media. SheroAlo1 said that “the family of the media activist Wassim Abdou“, died in a Coaltion strike, adding that the victims were still under the rubble. According to Etihad Press –…

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12 May 2017
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Incident Date

12 May 2017

Incident Code

CS808

Location

Al Asadeya farm, Raqqa, Syria
مزرعة الأسدية
Between 10 and 20 civilians – including “entire families” – died and dozens more were wounded in a casualty event at Al-Asadeya farm. Most sources attributed the incident to Kurdish artillery, and only one blamed the US-led Coalition. The alliance later admitted responsibility for ten deaths. It was later revealed that the strike was either…

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12 May 2017
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Incident Date

12 May 2017

Incident Code

CS809

Location

Khirbat Farms, Raqqa, Syria
In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the deaths of two civilians in an airstrike near the hamlets of Khirbat farms and Ruhayyat in Raqqa province. Their August 2017 civilian casualty report noted: "During a strike on an ISIS VBIED, after reviewing post-strike video, it was assessed that two civilians,…

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12 May 2017
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Incident Date

12 May 2017

Incident Code

CS810

Location

near Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, on April 1st 2017 the Coalition said it had concluded an assessment on social media claims of civilian harm “near Raqqah, Iraq”. According to the Coalition report, “102. May 12, 2017, near Raqqah, Syria, via social media report: No Coalition strikes were conducted on that day in…

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12 May 2017
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Incident Date

11 May 2017

Incident Code

CS799

Location

Bir Al Hashem, Raqqa, Syria
بئر الهشم
Between 12 and 18 civilians including eight children and four women – reportedly from the same family – died and dozens more were injured in an Coalition airstrike on the Al Hashem area north of Raqqa city, local media reported. Euphrates Post said that 12 non-combatants were killed in the Coalition strike, most of whom…

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11 May 2017
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Incident Date

11 May 2017

Incident Code

CS800

Location

Al Sakuriyah, Raqqa, Syria
In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the injury of one civilian in an event near Raqqa. Their August 2017 civilian casualty report noted: "During a strike to crater roads used by ISIS VBIEDs, it was assessed that one civilian was injured when his vehicle entered the target area after…

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11 May 2017
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Incident Date

11 May 2017

Incident Code

CS801

Location

Hamra Blassem, Raqqa, Syria
حمرة بلاسم
Three named civilians died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Hamra Blassem, according to local media. Smart News reported that there were clashes at the village that day between ISIL and advancing SDF forces. Al Raqqa Truth named three victims. The Syrian Network for Human Rights also put the death toll at three – and…

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11 May 2017
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Incident Date

11 May 2017

Incident Codes

CS802 RS2224

Location

Al Qadissiya, Raqqa, Syria
مزرعة القادسية
As many as three civilians died in an airstrike on Al Qadissiya village - including one adult male - according to local sources. There were reports of multiple strikes on the village. The allegations were against both the Coalition and Russian warplanes. A number of other sources didn’t identify the warplanes responsible. Only one source…

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11 May 2017
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Incident Date

11 May 2017

Incident Code

CS803

Location

Marqadah, Al Hassakah, Syria
مرقدا
Four civilians from the same family died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Markada, according to local sources. Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently was among some sources which specifically blamed “American raids”. Saladingate reported that the Coalition strike “destroyed the home of a doctor, Abdul Karim In addition to a house belonging to the Mdulul…

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11 May 2017
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Incident Date

11 May 2017

Incident Code

RS2225

Location

Akeirbat, Hama, Syria
عقيربات
Three or four civilians were killed - three from one family - and others were wounded, when an airstrike hit a residential neighbourhood, farm and water tank in Akeirbat, local media reported. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame. Some sources such as Baladi news, blamed Russian warplanes for the airstrikes, while the…

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11 May 2017
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CS804

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near Mayadin, Deir Ezzor, Syria

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11 May 2017
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