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Incident Date
8 September 2017
Incident Code
CS1456
Location
Al Nahdah, Raqqa, Syria
On August 30th 2018, the Coalition said it had concluded an assessment of possible civilian harm. In the report, the Coalition wrote: “September 8, 2017, near al-Nahdah, Syria, via media report. After a review of available information and strike video it was assessed that there is insufficient evidence to find civilians were harmed in this…
Summary
Published
8 September 2017
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
7 September 2017
Incident Code
CS1453
Location
Bokros Tahtani, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Local media reported that “a leader of the Islamic State, and his son were killed in a raid by the Washington-led international coalition aircraft” al Laayadh area, near the river crossing, بقرص تحتاني Bokros Tahtani, Eastern Deir Ezzor. According to Euphrates Post among other sources, he was “coming from the town of Al-Shuhail on a…
Summary
Published
7 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
0–1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
7 September 2017
Incident Code
CI839
Location
عنه, Anah, near Rafidain Bank, Al Anbar, Iraq
Yaqein reported on the aerial bombardment of International Alliance aircraft on the districts of Anah, injuring 7 civilians. However, in two later reports, the news agency stated that the Iraqi army launched air raids targeting residential areas. The US-led Coalition later accepted responsibility for the event, saying it had unintentionally injured seven civilians. The Iraqi…
Summary
Published
7 September 2017
Civilians reported injured
7
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
7 September 2017
Incident Code
CI840
Location
Rawah, Al Anbar, Iraq
Local media reported that an unidentified aircraft carried out an airstrike on a residential district in Rawa, killing up to seven civilians and wounding three more. Yaqin was the only source to attribute responsibility, blaming Iraqi forces, There was shelling by government aircraft targeting residential areas in the district of Rawa, west of Anbar, killing…
Summary
Published
7 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
6–7
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
7 September 2017
Incident Code
CI841
Location
Abassi, Kirkuk, Iraq
At least 12 and as many as dozens of civilians were reported killed following alleged US-led Coalition airstrikes on Abbasi, Huweija in the Tamim province. According to Al-Rafiden the Coalition launched 17 raids on the Huweija area. The Coalition was accused by the outlet of a bombardment on the city, that killed and wounded dozens…
Summary
Published
7 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
12–24
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
6 September 2017
Incident Code
CS1452
Location
Al Houssainiyah, Deir Ezzor, Syria
One civilian, was killed by alleged airstrikes on the al Houssainiyah village, Deir Ezzor, local media reported. According to local sources, he was killed in “his his home by shrapnel” after the strikes hit. The US-led Coalition were not documented as the culprit however, and nor was any other actor, with only “warplanes” and “airstrikes”…
Summary
Published
6 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
5 September 2017
Incident Code
CS1440
Location
مسجد الامام النووي, Ar Raqqah: Near Imam Al Nawawi mosque, Raqqa, Syria
Ten civilians were reported killed in an alleged Coalition airstrike in the Nahdah neighbourhood of Raqqa. Initially only reported on by one source, 3 of the victims were identified: Ahmad Al Tufi, also known as Lattoufi Lattoufi (adult, male), his wife and Layal Ramzi Ahmed Al Tufi (adult, female). During investigations of this event for…
Summary
Published
3 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
10
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
5 September 2017
Incident Code
CS1446
Location
Al Naim roundabout, Raqqa, Syria
Between 12 and 14 people, including women and children, reportedly died in suspected US-led Coalition airstrikes on Raqqa City’s Naim roundabout area. According to local reports, the Coalition targeted downtown Raqqa close to the al Naim roundabout where civilians were present, reportedly injuring “dozens” in addition those killed. Wagea news said “International Alliance aircraft” was…
Summary
Published
5 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
12–14
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
5 September 2017
Incident Code
CS1447
Location
Al Kasra, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Euphrates Post reported two civilians killed "as a result of air strikes on the town of Al-Kasra yesterday”. One of the comments below the post challenged one of the fatality reports, saying that on of the named civilians, Shihab Khalaf al Mahmoud was instead just lightly injured. The home was destroyed, the relative said. No further…
Summary
Published
5 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
0–1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
5 September 2017
Incident Code
CS1448
Location
Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
Local media reported on the death of a man following alleged US-led Coalition airstrikes on Raqqa city. The two known sources said the US-led Coalition was responsible for the attack. At present there is limited information regarding the details of the incident. Airwars will add to the entry when new information arises.
Summary
Published
5 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
5 September 2017
Incident Code
CS1449
Location
Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
One civilian was reported killed in an alleged Coalition strike in Raqqa City, according to Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently. There is no additional information known at present.
Summary
Published
5 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
5 September 2017
Incident Code
CS1450
Location
Firdous, Raqqa, Syria
Step News Agency reported that 17 civilians died in a Coalition strike on a five-storey residential building in Al Firdous street. According to Nhadshmot and 24 Raqqa, the Coalition “targeted the National Hospital area”. No names have been linked to this event to date, and no addiitonal details are presently known.
Summary
Published
5 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
17
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
5 September 2017
Incident Code
CS1451
Location
الدرعية, Ar Raqqah: Dar’iya neighbourhood, Raqqa, Syria
Eleven named civilians from two families died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Raqqah’s al Diri’ya neighbourhood, according to local media. The Syrian Network for Human Rights reported: “11 civilians, including 5 children and 3 women, IDPs from Deir Ez-Zour city, killed in International Coalition warplanes fired missiles on al Der’iya neighborhood west of Raqqa…
Summary
Published
5 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
11
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
4 September 2017
Incident Code
CS1445a
Location
Raqqa, Raqqa, Syria
In the Amnesty and Airwars’s joint April 2019 report "War in Raqqa: Rhetoric versus Reality", 15 civilians were reportedly killed in alleged Coalition airstrikes 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. Only five of the victims were…
Summary
Published
4 September 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
15
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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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
CI837
Location
U'boor district of Anbar, Al Anbar, Iraq
A single report from Yaqein claimed the US-led Coalition had conducted an intensive aerial bombardment resulting in 200 civilians killed and injured within a 48 hour period. The specifics of the civilian casualties, including the toll and identity is currently unknown. Yaqein described indiscriminate bombing by the warplanes of the international coalition aircraft, asserting that…
Summary
Published
2 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
50–100
Civilians reported injured
50–100
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
2 September 2017
Incident Code
CI838
Location
Al Qaim, Al Anbar, Iraq
Yaqein reported that 22 civilians were killed following alleged airstrikes by the US-led Coalition west of Anbar Province in Al Qaim. According to a local source cited in Yaqein, an airstrike of the international coalition aircraft” targeted the area. In addition to killing 22 people it also allegedly caused considerable material damage.
Summary
Published
2 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
22
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
,
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
,
Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear (CBRN)
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
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
CI836
Location
Al Qaim, Al Anbar, Iraq
Local media reported on the death of civilians following alleged US-Coalition airstrikes on Al Qaiem District. According to Yagein, the aircraft launched two raids targeting residential neighbourhoods and the school of the Eastern Renaissance. The sources added that the bombing caused the destruction of a number of houses which led to deaths and injuries of…
Summary
Published
30 August 2017
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
2
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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