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Incident Date
11 May 2017
Incident Codes
CS802 RS2224
Location
مزرعة القادسية, Al Qadissiya, Raqqa, Syria
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…
Summary
Published
11 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
1–3
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
11 May 2017
Incident Code
CS803
Location
مرقدا, Marqadah, Al Hassakah, Syria
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…
Summary
Published
11 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
4
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
Incident Code
CS804
Location
near Mayadin, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Summary
Published
11 May 2017
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
11 May 2017
Incident Code
CS805
Location
near Al Ramilah, 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 Al Ramilah”. “104. May 11, 2017, near Al Ramilah, Syria, via social media report: After a review of available information it was assessed that no Coalition strikes…
Summary
Published
11 May 2017
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
11 May 2017
Incident Code
RS2225
Location
عقيربات, Akeirbat, Hama, Syria
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…
Summary
Published
11 May 2017
Infrastructure
Agriculture
,
Water
(
Water tank
)
Civilians reported killed
3–4
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
11 May 2017
Incident Code
RS2223
Location
التح, Al-Tah, Idlib, Syria
Three children were injured when the remnants of a cluster bomb exploded in Al-Tah, local media said. Sources reported that the cluster bomb was left from a previous Russian airstrike. There are no more details at this time.
Summary
Published
11 May 2017
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
10 May 2017
Incident Code
CS794
Location
مساكن الادخار, Masaken al Idkar, Raqqa, Syria
One civilian was killed and seven others were injured in airstrikes “likely” carried out by the Coalition in Masaken al Iskhar neighbourhood, in Raqqa city, a local source told Smart News Agency. The victims were reportedly taken to Raqqa National Hospital. No further details are currently available.
Summary
Published
10 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
7
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
10 May 2017
Incident Code
CS795
Location
الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
Local sources reported the death of the entire family of Mohammad Yassin Mansour in an alleged Coalition airstrike on the gas factory north of Raqqa. According to Raqqa Post, a civilians from two families died and "two other young men" in an air died in an air raid on Raqqa – though the source didn’t say…
Summary
Published
10 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
6
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
10 May 2017
Incident Code
CS796
Location
الحي الثاني, Tabaqah, al Thani, Raqqa, Syria
One woman was killed and two men were reportedly wounded in airstrikes “likely” carried out by the Coalition in Al Thani neighbourhood of Al Tabaqa city, a local source told Smart News Agency. A medical source told the agency that the victims were taken to medical checkpoints in the area. Baladi also reported that there…
Summary
Published
10 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
10 May 2017
Incident Code
CS797
Location
الصور, Al Soor, Deir Ezzor, Syria
At least seven and as many 14 civilians were killed including four children and dozens more were reportedly injured in airstrikes on Al Soor, 55km northeast of Deir Ezzor city, according to local reports. The Coalition later confirmed killing one civilian in the town that day. There were conflicting reports at the time as to…
Summary
Published
10 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
7–14
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
10 May 2017
Incident Code
CS798
Location
ميادين, Al Mayadin, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Four civilians died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Al Mayadeen, according to a single source. The Shaam News Network was the only source pointing directly towards the Coalition, reporting that “international coalition planes launched an air strike targeting an arms factory belonging to IS in the city of Mayadeen, which led to the explosion…
Summary
Published
10 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
4
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
10 May 2017
Incident Code
RS2220
Location
شعيب الذكر, Shua'ib Al Zikr, Raqqa, Syria
A single source reported that Russian warplanes allegedly targeted Shua'ib Al Zikr with cluster bombs, killing five civilians and injuring nine. According to Smart, the vicinity was under the control of ISIS. There are no other details at this time.
Summary
Published
10 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
5
Civilians reported injured
9
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
10 May 2017
Incident Code
RS2221
Location
سمومة, Samouma, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
Between 11 and 14 civilians were killed - from two families - and others were wounded, following an airstrike on Samouma, Aleppo, according to local media. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame for the strikes. Some sources attributed blame to the Syrian regime, including the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, however most blamed…
Summary
Published
10 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
11–14
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
10 May 2017
Incident Code
RS2222
Location
دير الزور, Deir Ezzor, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Between one and five people died - indulging one adult male - following an airstrike on Dier Ezzor. Others were also wounded, however there were no specific numbers reported. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame. Some attributed blame to the Syrian regime, however most blamed Russia. DeirEzzor24 was the only source to…
Summary
Published
10 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
1–5
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
10 May 2017
Incident Code
CS793
Location
شنينة, Shanina, Raqqa, Syria
Four civilians including two children and one woman were reportedly killed in alleged Coalition airstrikes at Shanina village, north of Raqqa city. Among the dead were one woman and two children, according to the Syrian Network for Human Rights. Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently reported the names of civilians killed. All three sources alleged the…
Summary
Published
10 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
4
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
9 May 2017
Incident Code
RS2218
Location
Rasim Al Faleh, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
Between two and 32 civilians were killed - including women and children - and dozens were injured, in an airstrike on Rasim Al Faleh, Aleppo, according to local media. All sources blamed Russian warplanes for he raids. Sources were conflicted as to how many civilians were killed in the strikes. Almost all sources reported that 16…
Summary
Published
9 May 2017
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
2–32
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
9 May 2017
Incident Code
RS2219
Location
Al Latoum, Homs, Syria
Between five and nine civilians were killed, and "dozens" were wounded, following an airstrike in Al Latoum, according to local media. Sources all attributed blame to Russian warplanes, with the exception of the Syrian Network for Human Rights who blamed the "Syrian-Russian alliance". Sources reported that huge fires broke out and many people became displaced…
Summary
Published
9 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
5–9
Civilians reported injured
4–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
9 May 2017
Incident Code
RS2216
Location
Al A'ridi, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Between five and six civilians were killed, and others were wounded, following an airstrike on the residential neighbourhood of Al A'ridi, local media reported. Sources all agreed that Russian warplanes were to blame for the raids. According to @Huthaifamu94, this was the third massacre which had occurred in Deir Ezzor on the 9th of May 2017. Although the…
Summary
Published
9 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
5–6
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
9 May 2017
Incident Code
RS2217
Location
Hamidiya, Deir Ezzor, Syria
One adult male and as many as five children was killed, in airstrikes on the residential neighbourhood of Hamidiya. Up to four civilians were also wounded. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame, with some attributing blame to Russia, while others blamed the Syrain regime. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, the…
Summary
Published
9 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
1–6
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
9 May 2017
Incident Code
CS789
Location
المنصورة, Al Mansoura, Raqqa, Syria
A child died and up to eight others were killed or wounded in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Al Mansoura village, according to local media. The alliance later accepted responsibility for one death. Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently said an air raid “targeted the house of Mahmoud al Yatim" killing a child. The source didn’t say…
Summary
Published
9 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
1–7
Civilians reported injured
2–8
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
9 May 2017
Incident Code
CS790
Location
الصالحية, Al Salhiya, Raqqa, Syria
Twelve civilians including up to eight women and four children died and dozens more were wounded in alleged Coalition airstrikes on Al Salhiya village, according to local sources. The Syrian Network for Human Rights put the death toll at ten victims including four children and four women – and blamed the Coalition, while Bassam Jaara…
Summary
Published
9 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
12–14
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
9 May 2017
Incident Code
CS791
Location
الحي الثاني, Tabaqah, al Thani, Raqqa, Syria
The Smart News Agency reported that a likely Coalition airstrike killed “a family of five people and wounded three others on Tuesday evening following raids on the consumer association in the Second [al Thani] district.” The VDC later named one adult civilian male “as a victim of international coalition raids on Tabaqa.”
Summary
Published
9 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
5
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
9 May 2017
Incident Code
CS792
Location
البوكمال, Abu Kamal, Deir Ezzor, Syria
A number of civilians were reported injured alongside ISIS fighters, after Coalition aircraft disrupted a public execution by ISIS in Abu Kamal's Fayhaa Square. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, “the Coalition carried out airstrikes and targeted an Islamic State headquarters in al-Bokamal city on the border with Iraq. The bombing killed at…
Summary
Published
9 May 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Civilians reported injured
11–20
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
8 May 2017
Incident Code
RS2215
Location
كفر زيتا, Kafr Zita, Hama, Syria
A young man was killed in Kafr Zita, however there is confusion as to how he died. VDC reported that he was victim of Russian troops, and they listed him as from Kafr Zita, but do not specify where he was killed. There are no reports of others civilian casualties or wounded. Other sources reported that he…
Summary
Published
8 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
0–1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
8 May 2017
Incident Code
CS780
Location
حي الوهب, Tabaqah, Al Wahab (First Neighbourhood), Raqqa, Syria
According to the Smart News Network two civilians died and seven were injured – in addition to the death of one member of IS and the wounding of two more – in an alleged Coalition airstrike or artillery strike on Tabaqa. Other reports gave some context, with RFS noting that “Syrian Democratic Forces managed to…
Summary
Published
8 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
7
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
8 May 2017
Incident Code
CS781
Location
الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
Between seven and ten civilians died and dozens more were wounded in an alleged Coalition airstrike on a vehicle carrying displaced civilians at the outskirts of Raqqa, according to local media. The Step News Agency reported: “On Monday, May 8, the International coalition committed a new massacre in Raqqa province after it targeted a convoy…
Summary
Published
8 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
7–10
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
8 May 2017
Incident Codes
CS782 RS2213
Location
دبسي عفنان, Dibsi Afnan, Raqqa, Syria
Two adult male civilians died - as well as one additional child casualty - and up to a dozen or more were wounded in an airstrike on the village of Dibsi Afnan, according to local media. Most sources blame Russia, while some alleged that the regime was responsible – though more than three commentators also…
Summary
Published
8 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
2–3
Civilians reported injured
3–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
8 May 2017
Incident Codes
CS783 RS2214
Location
دبسي فرج, Dibsi Faraj, Raqqa, Syria
One civilian died and four more were wounded in an airstrike on Dibsi Faraj village, local sources said – though reports were conflicted as to whether the Coalition, Russia or the Syrian regime were to blame. The journalist Ahmad al Shibl reported the Coalition had been “targeting the main road between Dibsi Faraj and Dibsi…
Summary
Published
8 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
4
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
8 May 2017
Incident Code
CS784
Location
مزرعة الجلاء, Al Jalaa farm, Raqqa, Syria
Three civilians died and several more were wounded in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Al Jalaa farm, according to local sources. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, “There is confirmed information about the death of three people of one family including two brothers who were killed due to bombing by warplanes believed to…
Summary
Published
8 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
8 May 2017
Incident Code
CS785
Location
كديران, Kdeiran, Raqqa, Syria
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that “warplanes believed to belong to the International Coalition bombed places in the Kdieran area which is located in the western countryside of al-Raqqa. There is information about casualties and damage to the property of the citizens.” Both Qasioun and Sohaib_heskayi reported the Coalition “destroyed the Al-Hamdawi mosque”…
Summary
Published
8 May 2017
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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