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Incident Date
4 September 2017
Incident Code
CS1441
Location
Raqqa city: Traffic Park, Raqqa, Syria
At least one man was locally reported killed following alleged artillery shelling near the Traffic Park in Raqqa. Both the Coalition and the US individually later admitted responsibility According to local reports at the time, father of six Abdul Ghani Ahmed al-Yusuf al-Bashir was killed when a shell fell near Traffic Park. While some sources…
Summary
Published
4 September 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
4 September 2017
Incident Code
CS1443
Location
National hospital, Raqqa, Syria
Eighteen civilians were reported killed and many others wounded following airstrikes on the National Hospital in the besieged city of Raqqa. According to Syrianpc the civilians were subject to both “aerial bombardment” and “artillery” whilst inside the hospital. Al Hassaka Marsad said “hundreds” were injured; due to “monitoring of the armed Kurdish units” people were…
Summary
Published
4 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
18–20
Civilians reported injured
30
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
4 September 2017
Incident Code
CS1444
Location
Hamda barrier on road to Al-Hool camp, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Local sources reported that two civilians, an elderly man and woman, were killed following airstrikes in Eastern Deir Ezzor. The civilians killed were displaced from the town of Al-Matarada, Deir Ezzor, and they were travelling in a van toward the Al-Hool refugee camp in the southern countryside. The US-led Coalition was not blamed for the…
Summary
Published
4 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
4 September 2017
Incident Code
CS1445
Location
Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
Local media reported on the death of on civilian following alleged US-led Coalition airstrikes on Raqqa City. All sources blamed the Coalition for the attack and loss of life. Eldorar news reported “69 air raids launched by the international coalition aircraft” in a 48 hour period, resulting in the death of 20 civilians and the wounding…
Summary
Published
4 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
3 September 2017
Incident Code
CS1439
Location
Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
Three men were documented as victims of suspected US-led Coalition airstrikes on Raqqa City. The specific location of the incident was not reported, though all sources blamed the US-led Coalition. Further information will be added to the entry when it arises.
Summary
Published
3 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
2 September 2017
Incident Code
CS1438
Location
دوار النعيم, Al Naim roundabout, Raqqa, Syria
The citizen journalist group, Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently, reported on the death of 14 civilians following alleged “shelling” by the US-led Coalition, near the al Naim roundabout, Raqqa City centre. In a subsequent report, also from RBSS, one man and his wife and his brother. Despite reports reporting that as many as 14 civilians…
Summary
Published
2 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
11–14
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
1 September 2017
Incident Code
CS1434
Location
Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
Two civilians were reported killed after suspected US-led Coalition strikes on Raqqa City. Two of those killed were named by Euphrates Post and Hasaka Rasd. The sources said the two killed were originally from Deir Al-Zour. All sources attributed the deaths to “bombing by the International Coalition”, though no specific location for the deaths was…
Summary
Published
1 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
1 September 2017
Incident Codes
CS1435 RS2424
Location
Al Shmeitiya, Deir Ezzor, Syria
On September 1, 2017, up to seven civilians died in an airstrike on Al Shmeitiya, according to local media. While most sources didn’t identify the belligerent, two reports attributed the event to Russia. In three sequential reports the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights noted the deaths of between two and four civilians following airstrikes on…
Summary
Published
1 September 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
3–7
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
1 September 2017
Incident Code
CS1436
Location
Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
Five civilians died following alleged US-led Coalition airstrikes on Raqqa City on the first day of Eid al-Adha, local media reported. Syrianpc said other people were wounded in the attack. Multiple sources named victims. All sources asserted the US-led Coalition was responsible. No further information is available at present.
Summary
Published
1 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
5
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
1 September 2017
Incident Code
CS1437
Location
الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
On January 11th 2018, Rami Assaf reported that “news of the martyrdom of the family of Mr. Ahmed Al-Hanan from Muhsin in rural Deir Al-Zour has now been confirmed. They were killed four months ago as a result of the bombing of the International Coalition against the city of Raqqa. Their bodies were found today…
Summary
Published
1 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
31 August 2017
Incident Codes
CS1433 RS2422
Location
صغير شامية, Sagheer Shamiya, Deir Ezzor, Syria
On August 31, 2017, at least three civilians died in an airstrike on Zaghir Shamiya, according to local media – though reports were conflicted as to whether the US-led Coalition, Russia or the Syrian Regime were responsible for the event. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that between two and three people were killed…
Summary
Published
31 August 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
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Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear (CBRN)
Military Actor
Russian Military
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U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
30 August 2017
Incident Code
CS1431
Location
T2 near Iraqi-Syria border, Deir Ezzor, Syria
According to multiple local sources, one adult male died in an alleged Coalition airstrike. A source quoted by the Palmyra Coordination Committee asserted strikes targeted “a civilian car he was travelling near the second station T2 near the Iraqi-Syrian border yesterday.” The source added: “It is worth mentioning that the Coalition announced the targeting of…
Summary
Published
30 August 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
30 August 2017
Incident Code
CS1432
Location
Al Hawaji, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Five civilians, including two women and three children, died in airstrikes carried out by unknown aircraft on the al Hawaij village in Deir Ezzor Governorate, alleged local sources. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and the Euphrates Post listed those killed. The US-led Coalition was not attributed to the attack; sources referred to “bombing by…
Summary
Published
30 August 2017
Civilians reported killed
5
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
29 August 2017
Incident Code
CS1429a
Location
Ar Raqqah: Various neighbourhoods, Raqqa, Syria
Initially this incident was reported on by several sources as an alleged airstrike or artillery shelling in various neighbourhoods in the city of Raqqa, in which eight cilivilians died, including one woman. There was a discrepancy regarding civilians identified in the list. Amjad Ahmed Taha Al-Suwairi, Mohammed Ayman Sweiri and Ahmad Taha Al-Omar Al Suweiri,…
Summary
Published
29 August 2017
Civilians reported killed
5
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
28 August 2017
Incident Code
CS1426
Location
Tarif, Deir Ezzor, Syria
One named civilian died and others were wounded in airstrikes on Tarif in the western suburbs of Deir Ezzor, according to local media – though sources were conflicted as to whether the Coalition, the Assad regime or Russia were to blame. Step News Agency blamed the Coalition and said that white phosphorous was used. It…
Summary
Published
28 August 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
28 August 2017
Incident Code
CS1427
Location
الحديقة البيضا, Hadika Al Bayda (White Garden), Raqqa, Syria
Between 12 and 23 civilians were reported killed, and others wounded, following US-led Coalition airstrikes near The White Garden (Hadiqa Bayda) area, in Raqqa City. The Syrian Network for Human Rights documented 12 civilian casualties, whereas the majority of other sources reported 17 or 18 killed, including women and children. The air raid reportedly struck…
Summary
Published
28 August 2017
Civilians reported killed
12–23
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
28 August 2017
Incident Code
CS1428
Location
Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
One young male civilian was killed in an alleged US-led Coalition airstrike on Raqqa, according to local media. The date of the event and his death was unclear, though reporting on August 31st, Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently said he died “a few days ago”.
Summary
Published
28 August 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
27 August 2017
Incident Code
CS1421
Location
Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
Two infants were reported killed along with their mother after “bombing” and “shelling” of Raqqa city. A Tweet by @AhmadShibli blamed the US-led Coalition for the attack, however, the majority of other sources did not specify an actor. The city of Raqqa was reportedly “besieged by International Coalition aircraft” at the time of the incident.
Summary
Published
27 August 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
27 August 2017
Incident Code
CS1422
Location
Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
One civilian male was reported killed following the “bombing of Raqqa city”. The specific location of the incident is presently unknown. One of the sources, Ahmed Shbili, identified the “International Coalition” as the culprits, while other sources only referred to the general bombardment of the city.
Summary
Published
27 August 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
27 August 2017
Incident Code
CS1423
Location
Fardous, Raqqa, Syria
Five family members of a ‘Kazakh ISIS fighter’ (a woman, her two sons and one daughter) died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Fardous in Raqqa, according to local media. Smart reported that “a local source told Smart that the family was made up of a woman and three of her children, and including a…
Summary
Published
27 August 2017
Civilians reported killed
5
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
27 August 2017
Incident Code
CS1424
Location
Centre, Raqqa, Syria
Local sources reported that ten civilians – including up to six children and four women and two men from one family – were killed following alleged US-led Coalition airstrikes in central Raqqa City. The strike reportedly struck or targeted a building in which the the Al-Shakran family were sheltering. The family were displaced persons from…
Summary
Published
27 August 2017
Civilians reported killed
10
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
27 August 2017
Incident Code
CS1425
Location
الأنصار, Ar Raqqah: Ansar mosque, Raqqa, Syria
The death of between one and three people was reported by local media sources, following alleged US-led Coalition strikes on the city of Raqqa. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights “documented the death of three people after the bombing of downtown Raqqa by International Coalition aircraft”, though did not provide details of the civilians reported…
Summary
Published
27 August 2017
Civilians reported killed
1–3
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
27 August 2017
Incident Code
CS1425b
Location
البوليل, Al Boulil, Deir Ezzor, Syria
A single source, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, reported that a Coalition airstrike struck an ISIS vehicle, killing two young men who had previously been arrested and forced to join ISIS. Two members of ISIS guarding them were also killed in the attack. The source reported that increasing numbers of young men were forcibly…
Summary
Published
27 August 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
26 August 2017
Incident Code
CS1419
Location
Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
A male civilian was killed as a result of US-led Coalition airstrikes on Raqqa, local media reported. All tracked sources held the US-led Coalition responsible, referring to “bombing by International Coalition aircraft”. Airwars has limited information on the location of the incident.
Summary
Published
26 August 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
26 August 2017
Incident Code
CS1420
Location
ميادين, Al Mayadin, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Civilians were reported killed in a suspected US-led Coalition airstrike on the city of Mayadeen. It remains unclear how many people were harmed in the attack which reportedly struck a vehicle on the outskirts of the town. According to sources, the car was “carrying detainees” of the so-called Islamic State organisation, who were captured for…
Summary
Published
26 August 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
25 August 2017
Incident Code
CS1417
Location
Al Fadaghmi, Al Hassakah, Syria
Two or three civilians were killed in alleged US airstrikes close to Al-Fadghami village near Hasaka City. Yusuf Ali al-Shawoush (12 years) and Hassan Ali al-Hamoud (55 years), and one unidentified person, were reportedly shepherds who were herding their flock when the airstrikes hit. According to local sources around 130 sheep were also killed in…
Summary
Published
25 August 2017
Civilians reported killed
2–3
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
25 August 2017
Incident Code
CS1418
Location
The National Hospital, Raqqa, Syria
Sources initially reported three people were killed following alleged US-led Coalition air strikes on The National (Al Watani) Hospital in Raqqa. Subsequent reports identified nine victims. Mohammad Jom’a al Taha (b. 1951), an agricultural engineer, and two of his sons, were killed in the offensive. According to sources the family was displaced people from Deir…
Summary
Published
25 August 2017
Civilians reported killed
8
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
25 August 2017
Incident Code
CS1414
Location
Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
A civilian male was killed in alleged US-led Coalition strikes on Raqqa. At present there is no further information on this incident: the entry will be updated when new details arise.
Summary
Published
25 August 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
25 August 2017
Incident Code
CS1415
Location
Bedo, Raqqa, Syria
More than one civilian was killed by suspected US-led Coalition airstrikes on Al Bedou neighbourhood, Raqqa. Mohamad.othman.7503 posted photographs on Facebook of extensive material destruction on the “health, housing – Hawara School District”, whilst other sources published graphic photographs of civilians who were reported killed. Raqqa is Being Slaughtered later reported on 4th September “The…
Summary
Published
25 August 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
25 August 2017
Incident Code
CS1416
Location
National Hospital and in the vicinity of Naim roundabout and Al Amasi Street, Raqqa, Raqqa, Syria
Local media reported “artillery shelling” targeted the National Hospital and the vicinity of the roundabout Naim and Al-Amasi Street in Raqqa City. Sources referred to “news of martyrs” but did not list the number or details of alleged civilian casualties. Airwars understands that only the US-led Coalition have access to artillery in Raqqa. See also…
Summary
Published
25 August 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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