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Incident Date
27 September 2017
Incident Code
CS1536
Location
Imam al Nawawi mosque, al Nahda neighbourhood, Raqqa, Syria
According to family members and local reports, four civilians including, Fawaz Yousef Sulaiman Al-Zureiqat aka Abu Yusuf, died in a Coalition strike on the al Nahda neighbourhood, near the al Imam al Nawawi mosque. Mr al Zureiqat’s death was also reported by his nephew, who noted that “We note the death of my uncle Fawaz…
Summary
Published
27 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
4
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
27–29 September, 2017
Incident Code
CS1611
Location
Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
In Raqqa, at least 28 and as many as 42 civilians from seven families displaced from Palmyra, Deir Ezzor and Raqqa were killed as an alleged Coalition air strike destroyed the building they were sheltering in, multiple local and international media reported. Among the killed were at least ten women and five children. This strike…
Summary
Published
27 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
28–42
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
26 September 2017
Incident Code
CS1530
Location
Al Raqqah Samra, Raqqa, Syria
السمرة
Local sources reported that civilians died following alleged US-led Coalition strikes on sites near al Raqqa al Samra district. Subsequent reports documented the death of Hajj Abdullah Ali al-Khalaf al-Mqtash (pictured), with all sources considered the US-led Coalition to be the culprit. Qasioun asserted that a “number of civilians died and more were wounded” after…
Summary
Published
26 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
26 September 2017
Incident Code
CS1531
Location
Al Badou neighbourhood, Raqqa, Syria
Between 21 and 40 civilians, the majority women and children, were reported killed in alleged US-led Coalition airstrikes on Al Badou neighbourhood, Raqqah city. Initially the citizen journalist group, Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently (RBSS), reported 40 civilians were killed following alleged US-led Coalition. According to RBSS, the strikes hit an apartment building and all…
Summary
Published
26 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
21–40
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
26 September 2017
Incident Code
CS1532
Location
Al Soor, Safia neighbourhood, Deir Ezzor, Syria
الصور
Local sources reported “a number of civilians were killed” following airstrikes they believed were likely conducted by US-led Coalition aircraft. According to sources, the bombs contained white phosphorous – a chemical weapon sometimes proscribed under international law. Al Mayadeen, a pro-regime news organisation, reported “the attack [allegedly by the Coalition] led to the deaths of…
Summary
Published
26 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
2–3
Civilians reported injured
2–5
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
26 September 2017
Incident Codes
CS1533 RS2530
Location
Al Mayadin, Al Baloum neighbourhood, Deir Ezzor, Syria
البلعوم
Up to five civilians, including one woman and one child, were reported killed following airstrikes on Al Mayadin, Deir Ezzor governorate. The Coalition and Russian warplanes were blamed by local media. According to Al Natek, Russian raids targeted the city resulting in four civilians deaths. Smart also believed the attack was carried out by Russian…
Summary
Published
26 September 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
3–5
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
25 September 2017
Incident Code
CS1526
Location
Al Badou neighbourhood, Raqqa, Syria
According to Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently, Raqqa24 and the Shaam News Netowork, a number of civilians were killed and wounded when they were hit with artillery shells as they gathered to collect water in Raqqah’s al Badou neighbourhood. Athr Press attributed the event to ground forces, saying that “four civilians were killed and others…
Summary
Published
25 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
25 September 2017
Incident Code
CS1527
Location
Al Badou neighbourhood, Raqqa, Syria
More than 32 civilians died in alleged US-led Coalition strikes on the city of Raqqah, according to local media. Field research by Amnesty International has since confirmed many of the civilian deaths. The civilians were in the basement of a building near Maari School when the airstrike hit, causing the building to collapse on them,…
Summary
Published
25 September 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
32–35
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
25 September 2017
Incident Code
CS1528
Location
Sikat al Qitar street, Raqqa, Syria
According to the Step News Agency, the Coalition carried out “several raids on the al Shuhadaa mosque neighbourhood, Sikat al Qitar street north of the city of Raqqah. There is news of casualties.” A subsequent tweet by @818klhaifa reported the same allegation against the Coalition.
Summary
Published
25 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
25 September 2017
Incident Code
CS1529
Location
Kormaza village, Raqqa, Syria
كرمازة
Local media reported that civilians were killed after unidentified aircraft targeted Kormaza village, Tal Abiyad countryside, Raqqa. Marsad al Hassaka alleged that a vehicle was struck by “unknown aircraft”, and that the car was a “civilian pick-up” according to the source, with civilians reportedly inside. Soheb1199 released a carbon-copy of the Marsad al Hassaka report.…
Summary
Published
25 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
25 September 2017
Incident Code
CS1524
Location
Al Mayadin, Central, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Ten civilians – mostly women and children – reportedly died and dozens more civilians were injured in multiple airstrikes on different locations in Al Mayadin, local media reported, though sources were conflicted as to whether the Coalition or Russia was responsible. Qasiuoun laid the blame with the Coalition, reporting that jets struck “the comprehensive pharmacy”…
Summary
Published
25 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
10
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
25 September 2017
Incident Code
CS1525
Location
Abu Kamal, Deir Ezzor, Syria
البوكمال
At least one civilian was killed with perhaps four or more additional casualties after a Coalition airstike near Al Hana hospital in Abu Kamal, according to local media. While a number of sources didn’t identify the culprit, at least two attributed the incident to the US-led Coalition. In July 2018 the alliance accepted responsibility for…
Summary
Published
25 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
3–4
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
24 September 2017
Incident Code
CS1521
Location
Central, Raqqa, Syria
الرقة
Five civilians were reportedly killed in alleged Coalition air or artillery strikes in Raqqa, local sources reported. According to the Step News Agency, “five civilians were killed and others are missing under the rubble as a result of aerial and ground bombing by the international Coalition in neighborhoods controlled by IS in the middle of…
Summary
Published
24 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
5
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
24 September 2017
Incident Code
CS1522
Location
Al Mayadeen, Deir Ezzor, Syria
الميادين
Seven or ten civilians, mostly women and children, were reportedly killed by an airstrike on Al Mayadin. According to Al Haddath, Coalition aircraft “launched air raids on residential areas in the eastern city of Mayadeen”, killing seven civilians, mostly women and children from the same family. This was reiterated by pro-regime outlet Tishreen. The Syrian…
Summary
Published
24 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
7–10
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
24 September 2017
Incident Code
CS1523
Location
Markada, Al Hassakah, Syria
مركدة
Eleven civilians including one woman and two or more children died and many more were wounded in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Markada, local media reported. All sources attributed the event to the US-led Coalition. The Syrian Network for Human Rights said that four non-combatants including two girls and a woman died. Insaan Rights Watch…
Summary
Published
24 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
11
Civilians reported injured
1–10
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
23 September 2017
Incident Code
CS1518
Location
Al Mala'ab Al Baladi, Raqqa, Syria
Local media reported that one male civilian died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on the municipal stadium area of Al Mala’ab Al Baladi in Raqqa. According to FSA Raqqa Sport, the victim was “a body building champion”. In February 2019, the Coalition assessed this event to be non-credible. Their report noted: " After review of all available…
Summary
Published
23 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
23 September 2017
Incident Code
CS1519
Location
Deir Ez-Zor, Al Husseiniya crossing, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Multiple local sources reported that one civilian, Mr. Khalil Ibrahim Al-Zaher, was killed as he tried “to get out of the city of Deir al-Zour near the Husseiniya crossing on the Euphrates River after an air raid.” Sources didn’t say who was responsible for the strike. The US-led Coalition informed Airwars that as a result…
Summary
Published
23 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
23 September 2017
Incident Code
CS1520
Location
Hawari school, Raqqa, Syria
One adult male civilian, named as Said Mohammed al-Said, died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Hawari school in Raqqah, according to local sources. Reports said that the victim was the father of six daughters.
Summary
Published
23 September 2017
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
22 September 2017
Incident Code
CS1514
Location
Mazloum village, Deir Ezzor, Syria
قریة مظلوم
Euphrates Post and Marsad Al Hasaka reported “the martyrdom of Mr. Abdullah Aljama and the injury of Ibrahim Abu Darwish as a result of the aerial bombardment of Mazloum village yesterday.” Neither source identified a culprit.
Summary
Published
22 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
22 September 2017
Incident Code
CS1515
Location
Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
الرقة
Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently reported six civilians killed in alleged Coalition strikes on Raqqa city, the source said “the martyrdom of a mother and her five children as a result of the bombing by international coalition aircraft on the city of Al-Raqqa last Friday" Raqqa24 and Mohammed Othman also named the vicitms and reported…
Summary
Published
22 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
6
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
22 September 2017
Incident Code
CS1516
Location
Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
الرقة
Two civilians – a woman and her male child – died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Raqqa, according to local media. Raqqa Sport reported: “In the name of the sports site of Raga and all the athletes of the province of Raqqa, we offer from Captain Osama Kaddour, handball player in the Youth Club…
Summary
Published
22 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
22 September 2017
Incident Code
CS1517
Location
near As Safiyah, Syria, Deir Ezzor, Syria
In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the death of one civilian and the injury of another in an event near As Safiyah, Syria. Their February 2018 civilian casualty report noted, "The Coalition conducted a strike which destroyed a bridge across a canal being used by Daesh to move vehicle-borne…
Summary
Published
22 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
21 September 2017
Incident Code
CS1513
Location
Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
الرقة
Three civilian males died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Raqqa, according to local media. Multiple sources named the victims. The deaths of Mr Al Khatib and his son were reported by Page of Palymyra’s Dead, reflecting where the IDPs had originally come from.
Summary
Published
21 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
3–4
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
20 September 2017
Incident Code
CS1512
Location
Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
الرقة
Local media named four civilians as killed in Raqqa by “aerial bombardment and artillery”. The culprit was not identified, though Airwars understands that only the Coalition has access to artillery at Raqqa, and was conducting airstrikes on the city at the time. The date of the incident is yet to be confirmed. Sources reported the…
Summary
Published
20 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
4
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
19 September 2017
Incident Code
CS1511
Location
Al Nahda neighbourhood, Raqqa, Syria
Two women died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Raqqah’s Al Nahda neighbourhood, according to local media. The victims were named by multiple sources. Palmyra Media Centre reported the rest of the family were presently unaccounted for. In June 2019 the Coalition announced that it had assessed this allegation of civilian harm to be non-credible,…
Summary
Published
19 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
19 September–10 October, 2017
Incident Code
CS1636
Location
Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
Up to five civilians, including one child and three women, were reportedly killed by an alleged Coalition strike at some point during the Raqqa Campaign, Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently (RBSS) and Amnesty and Airwars’s joint April 2019 report "War in Raqqa: Rhetoric versus Reality" reported. The first report was made by RBSS who reported…
Summary
Published
19 September 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
18 September 2017
Incident Code
CS1510
Location
Al Sha'afa, Deir Ezzor, Syria
الشعفة
Two to three people were killed and others wounded following airstrikes on Al Sha’afa village, Deir Ezzor governorate, according to local media. It was not wholly clear whether civilians or ISIS members died in the event. Moreover there was some discrepancy regarding the location within the village. According to Al Araby, the international Coalition targeted…
Summary
Published
18 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
0–3
Civilians reported injured
0–2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
18 September 2017
Incident Code
CS1505
Location
Al Mrashda, Deir Ezzor, Syria
المرشدة
Four to six civilians including one woman, displaced from Iraq, and three to five children were reported killed in an airstrike on al Mrashda village near al Boukamal. The Coalition admitted responsibility for six deaths in the event in February 2020, with the US military conceding its role three months later. JFL at the time…
Summary
Published
18 September 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
6
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
18 September 2017
Incident Code
CS1506
Location
Al Kahraba neighbourhood, Raqqa, Syria
A family of five from the city of Aleppo died in the Al Kahraba neighbourhood (the electricity neighbourhood) of Raqqa city, following alleged US-led Coalition strikes, local media reported. Reports stated the strikes also targeted the juvenile prison area, trains street, Hazima roundabout and Al-Sakia street of Raqqa city, in addition to Al Kahraba. Two…
Summary
Published
18 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
5
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
18 September 2017
Incident Code
CS1507
Location
Jamaa al Shamati, Raqqa, Syria
Local media reported on the death of a civilian male following alleged US-led Coalition strikes in the Jamaa al Shamati area of Raqqah. Reports of his death came amidst reports of the destruction of Al Shamati mosque in Raqqa city, though only one source connected the death of Ahmed Taher al-Khatib with the destruction of the…
Summary
Published
18 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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