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Incident Date

17 July 2017

Incident Code

RS2342

Location

حقل الجفرة, Al Jafra [oil] field junction, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Nine civilians died in an alleged Russian or Assad regime airstrike on Al Jafra [oil] field junction, according to sources on the ground. Rozanafm said: "On Tuesday [July 17th], our correspondent in Deir al-Zour reported that a military aircraft believed to belong to the Syrian regime targeted a car carrying nine civilians on Al Jafra field…

Summary

Published
17 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
9
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

17 July 2017

Incident Code

CS1226

Location

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
Accoridng to RFS, three members of the Awwad family died in artillery shelling on Raqqa. Raqqa rwb and Q_Alenzy named an adult male as a killed and it was reported that his wife was injured. The sources blamed the Coalition. According to Ahmad Shibli, there were more than 25 cases of leg and hand amputation…

Summary

Published
17 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
3–4
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

17 July 2017

Incident Code

CS1227

Location

حقل العمر النفطي, Al Omar oil field, Deir Ezzor, Syria
According to Euphrates Post, “violent raids by a warplane a short while ago targeted the perimeter of al Omar oil field, al Tayyana and Daranj deserts and primitive oil burners and oil tankers, resulting in huge explosions and a fire. The initial death toll is two oil workers from the neighborhood of al Boukhmis neighborhood…

Summary

Published
17 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

16 July 2017

Incident Code

CS1215

Location

جديد عقيدات, Road near Jadid 'Uqaydat village, Deir Ezzor, Syria
In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the injury of a civilian in an event near the Jadid ‘Uqaydat village, Deir Ezzor. Their September 2017 civilian casualty report noted: "During a strike on an ISIS vehicle, it was assessed that one civilian was unintentionally injured." Coordinates supplied by officials to…

Summary

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

16 July 2017

Incident Code

LQ052

Location

Libyan-Egyptian border, Al Butnan, Libya
Egyptian airstrikes targeted 15 vehicles reportedly loaded with weapons near the border with Libya as they attempted to enter Egypt. According to Egyptian military sources cited by Libya’s Channel, “Egyptian armed forces have carried out military operations during the twenty-four last hour, building intelligence information, according to the gathering of a number of criminal elements…

Summary

Published
16 July 2017
Military Actor
Egyptian Military
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Incident Date

16 July 2017

Incident Code

RS2338

Location

هجين, Hajin, Deir Ezzor, Syria
An unspecified number of civilians died and were wounded in an alleged Russian airstrike on Hajin, according to sources on the ground. The Euphrates Post reported: ""A launched air raids targeting Hajin village this morning [July 16th] with rockets targeting a house near the house of Hamadi al-Shawish. Another missile landed in front of the…

Summary

Published
16 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

16 July 2017

Incident Code

RS2341

Location

حزة, Hazza, Damascus, Syria
As many as four children died and dozens more civilians were reported wounded in an airstrike on Hazza, according to sources on the ground. Most reports blamed the Assad regime, though there was also an allegation against Russia. According to Akhbaralaan, "Activists said that the warplanes of the Assad forces fired several rockets on residential neighborhoods…

Summary

Published
16 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
4–5
Civilians reported injured
2–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

16 July 2017

Incident Code

CS1214a

Location

Ar Raqqah: Nazlet Al-Shehada, area of Dara’iya , Raqqa, Syria
In the Amnesty and Airwars’s joint April 2019 report "War in Raqqa: Rhetoric versus Reality", 12 civilians were 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. Field notes suggested that 11…

Summary

Published
16 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
12
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

16 July 2017

Incident Code

CS1210

Location

الرقة‎, multiple neighbourhoods, Raqqa, Syria
Seven civilians died and two others were injured, in addition to the death of four members of IS, in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Raqqa, according to the Smart News Agency. No further details are currently available.

Summary

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

16 July 2017

Incident Codes

CS1211 RS2339

Location

ميادين, Al Mayadin, multiple locations, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Between 11 and 14 civilians – including several women and children – were killed and dozens others were wounded in airstrikes on Al Mayadin. However it was contested as to who was responsible. Sources either blamed Russia, the Syrian regime or the US-led Coalition. More than five sources made no claims with regards to responsibility. However,…

Summary

Published
16 July 2017
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported killed
11–14
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition, Russian Military
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Incident Date

16 July 2017

Incident Codes

CS1212 RS2340

Location

الصبحة, Al Subha, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Three to six civilians died in airstrikes on al Subha village, local media reported, though it was unclear whether the Coalition or Russia or the Syrian regime were responsible. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, “five people were martyred and three of them were charred, as a result of shelling by aircraft. It’s…

Summary

Published
16 July 2017
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
3–6
Civilians reported injured
2–10
Military Actor
Russian Military, U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

16 July 2017

Incident Code

CS1213

Location

الرقة‎, Al Hal market, Raqqa, Syria
Between seven and 12 members of the Salah Al-Mana family were killed in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Raqqa, all of whom were reportedly civilians. Syrian Network for Human Rights added that the victims were IDP's from Mehaimda village in Deir Ez-Zour and were killed by missiles fired on Raqqa city. Local sources identified seven…

Summary

Published
16 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
7–12
Civilians reported injured
2–3
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

16 July 2017

Incident Code

CS1214

Location

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
Three civilian males were killed following alleged Coalition airstrikes on Raqqa, local sources reported. In a report which made no reference to civilian casualties, Mohab Nasser documented that Coalition airstrikes targeted the Al Hall Market, the Old Wall and the Abu al Hayes areas of Raqqa on 16 July, which could be linked with the…

Summary

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

15 July 2017

Incident Code

RS2337

Location

Al Hamidiya, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Two civilians were wounded by alleged Russian airstrikes on the neighborhood of downtown Hamidiya, local sources reported. No further details are currently available.

Summary

Published
15 July 2017
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

15 July 2017

Incident Code

CI812

Location

الميدان, Al Maydan, Mosul, Old City, Nineveh, Iraq
A number of local sources reported that 300 civilians were killed and 400 more were wounded – said to be mostly women and children – following alleged Coalition and Iraqi government airstrikes in the Al Maydan neighbourhood of Mosul. All four sources who reported the deaths alleged that both the Coalition and the Iraqi government…

Summary

Published
15 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
300
Civilians reported injured
400
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

15 July 2017

Incident Code

CI813

Location

القائم, Al Qa'im, Al Anbar, Iraq
Local sources reported that 13 civilians were killed in addition to 8 ISIL fighters following alleged Coalition airstrikes on residential areas within the district of Al Qa’im in western Anbar Province, next to the Iraqi-Syrian border. All three sources reporting the incident alleged that the Coalition was responsible. No further details were available.

Summary

Published
15 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
13
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

15 July 2017

Incident Codes

CS1206 RS2335

Location

ميادين, Al Mayadin, al Arabaeen street and other areas, Deir Ezzor, Syria
At least ten civilians – including at least one woman and two children – were killed and dozens more were wounded following airstrikes near two schools in the city of Al Mayadeen. However, local sources were conflicted as to who was responsible. Both Russia and the US-led Coalition were reportedly responsible. Syrian Network for Human…

Summary

Published
15 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
10
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
Russian Military, U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

15 July 2017

Incident Code

CS1207

Location

الدرعية, Al Dariya near Tariq Ibn Zaid school, Raqqa, Raqqa, Syria
A civilian male was killed following alleged SDF mortar fire or Coalition artillery strikes into the Al Dariya neighbourhood of Raqqa, local sources reported. Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently and @Q_Alenezy reported that he was killed after shells hit his home behind the Tariq Ibn Ziyad school. Four of the five sources alleged that the…

Summary

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

15 July 2017

Incident Code

CS1208

Location

البدو, Ar Raqqah: Badou neighbourhood, Raqqa, Syria
Local media reported that 13 civilians, including two children, died and eight were wounded in Raqqa’s Al Badou neighbourhood. According to Smart, “13 civilians were killed, including two children, and eight others were wounded in the past 24 hours by an aerial bombardment that is likely to be the international coalition and SDF artillery on…

Summary

Published
15 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
13
Civilians reported injured
8
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

15 July 2017

Incident Code

CS1209

Location

المستشفى الوطني, National Raqqa hospital, Raqqa, Syria
One man and his son died in an airstrike near the National Raqqa hospital, local media said. According to Smart, “The aircraft bombed a car transporting water near the National Hospital, killing a man and his son who were inside the vehicle”.

Summary

Published
15 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

15 July 2017

Incident Code

USSOM078

Location

Sunguuni, Lower Juba, Somalia
On November 17th 2017, US Africa Command sent the Bureau of Investigative Journalism a list of previously unreported strikes, which included this one. An AFRICOM spokesperson explained that their goal "is to be as transparent as possible while taking into account operational security, force protection and diplomatic sensitivities." It therefore did not proactively release information…

Summary

Published
15 July 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

15 July 2017

Incident Code

RS2336

Location

أم قيبة, Umm Qiba village, near al Sokhna, Homs, Syria
Three women were killed and other civilians injured in alleged Russian raids on the village of Um Qiba in the eastern Homs countryside, local sources reported. The Violations Documentation Center in Syria said those killed included two daughters of Mkaimen al-Shihetan and Faysal al-Shihatan.

Summary

Published
15 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

14 July 2017

Incident Code

CI811

Location

Mosul, Nabi Jarjis, Nineveh, Iraq
In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the deaths of ten civilians in an event in the Nabi Jaris neighbourhood of Old Mosul. Their September 2017 civilian casualty report noted: "During a strike on an ISIS tunnel system, it was assessed that 10 civilians were unintentionally killed." Coordinates supplied by…

Summary

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

14 July 2017

Incident Code

CS1203

Location

حي التوسعية, Al Tawaswi’ya neighbourhood, Raqqa, Syria
Local sources reported that a number of civilians died in artillery and mortar shelling or Raqqa’s Al Tawaswi’ya neighbourhood – though it was unclear whether the Coalition or the SDF were responsible. Usama Mulla Mohammed put the death toll at two. Other sources blamed SDF artillery and mortar shells. Airwars understands that only the Coalition…

Summary

Published
14 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

14 July 2017

Incident Code

CS1204

Location

الصالحية, Al Salhiya, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Seven civilians died and two or more were wounded in an airstrike on Al Salhiya in the Deir Ezzor countryside, according to local media – though it was unclear whether the Coalition, Russia or the Assad regime were to blame. 1996aboadel and RFS pointed towards Russia. However, Baladi blamed the regime. Al Hall said that…

Summary

Published
14 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
7
Civilians reported injured
2–4
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

14 July 2017

Incident Code

CS1205

Location

الباغوز, Al Baghouz, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Local sources reported airstrike near the Crescent hospital in al Baghouz. According to Euphrates Post, a girl was killed and a woman and old man injured. The source didn’t identify the culprit. Other sources reported Coalition strikes in the vicinity but did not report civilian casualties. According to Shaam News the target of the attack…

Summary

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

14 July 2017

Incident Code

RS2334

Location

عين ترما,, Ain Tarma, Damascus, Syria
Alleged Russian or Syrian warplanes committed “a massacre” in the city of Ain Tarma, local sources reported, killing at up to 21 named civilians including women and children. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, there were up to 20 strikes on the town. Some reports also said that the town was hit by…

Summary

Published
14 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
2–21
Civilians reported injured
2–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

13 July 2017

Incident Code

CS1199

Location

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
A civilian male was killed following alleged Coalition airstrikes struck his home in Raqqa, local sources reported. Three sources reported the victim’s death. However, the reports were apparent carbon copies of each other.

Summary

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

13 July 2017

Incident Code

CI810

Location

المدينة القديمة, Mosul, Old City, Nineveh, Iraq
A civilian Yazidi woman was reportedly killed following the bombardment of areas within Old Mosul. However, it was not immediately clear who was responsible. The victim from the village of Kuju and she is a sister of Catherine. Previously kidnapped by ISIS. Abather Altamimi reported that the woman was killed during shelling of the last…

Summary

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

13 July 2017

Incident Code

CS1200

Location

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
A civilian male was killed in Raqqa, local sources reported. However it was contested as with regards to who was responsible. Sharqiya Voice reported that he died as a result of an SDF bombardment, without specifying if it was artillery or mortar fire, whereas Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently reported it was a result of…

Summary

Published
13 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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