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Incident Date

5 August 2017

Incident Code

CS1333

Location

السفارنة, Al-Safarna, Raqqa, Syria
At least five civilians including two children and a woman died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Raqqa’s Al-Safarna neighbourhood, according to local media. According to Zamanalwasl, “five civilians from one family, including two children and a woman, were killed as a result of a bombardment by the international coalition forces targeting al-Safarna neighborhood east…

Summary

Published
5 August 2017
Civilians reported killed
5–10
Civilians reported injured
8
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

5 August 2017

Incident Code

CS1334

Location

Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
An adult male civilian was reported killed by multiple local sources. The cause of death was somewhat conflicted. Seven of the eleven sources attribute the attack to a landmine, whilst others cited the use of artillery. Airwars understands that only the US-led Coalition have access to artillery in Raqqa. In a post from Ar Raqqa…

Summary

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

5 August 2017

Incident Code

CS1335

Location

الفدغمي, Al Fadaghmi, Al Hassakah, Syria
Local media reported that alleged Coalition airstrikes caused widespread destruction of civilian homes and schools in al Fadaghmi village, though there was no information about civilian casualties. According to Arabyoum, “local sources said that Coalition raids caused the destruction of the majority of houses in the village of al-Fidghmi. They targeted it with high-explosive missiles…

Summary

Published
5 August 2017
Civilians reported killed
0–1
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

5 August 2017

Incident Code

CI823

Location

الكرابلة, Al Karabila, Al Anbar, Iraq
In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the injury of one civilian in an event near Karabilah, Iraq. Their December 2017 civilian casualty report noted: "During a Coalition strike which destroyed an ISIS vehicle, it was assessed that one civilian was unintentionally injured." In July 2019, the Coalition provided Airwars…

Summary

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

4 August 2017

Incident Code

CS1327

Location

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
Up to 17 civilians including women and children died and 10 more were wounded in alleged Coalition airstrikes on Raqqa, according to local media. Most sources put the death toll at six with 10 more injured and blamed a “US bombing” of Raqqa neighbourhoods. However, on August 5th the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights “documented…

Summary

Published
4 August 2017
Civilians reported killed
6–17
Civilians reported injured
10
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

4 August 2017

Incident Code

CS1328

Location

منطقة جمعية المهندسين, Jamiat al Muhandissen area in Orme al Kubra, Aleppo, Syria
Multiple local sources reported the explosion of a car bomb in “the second village of engineers” killing members of Haiat Tahrir al Sham [formerly Al Qaeda/ Al Nusra] and up to four civilians, as well as wounding others. According to @Elghad , “The Syrian Observatory, based in Britain, said that a car bomb exploded near…

Summary

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

4 August 2017

Incident Code

CI822

Location

العباسية, Al Abbasiyah, Kirkuk, Iraq
According to a local report, civilians were killed followed airstrikes on Salah ad Din Province. Yaqein reported that a number of civilians were killed as a result of ongoing attacks by government forces and international coalition aircraft. The report also cited militias fighting in the area and said that indiscriminate and heavy shelling had killed…

Summary

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

4 August 2017

Incident Codes

CS1329 RS2387

Location

حمرة بويتية, Hamra Buweitiya, Raqqa, Syria
Local sources have reported that on August 4, 2017, between three and six civilians were reportedly killed in an aerial bombardment on Al-Buweitaya in the western suburb of Deir Ezzor. Some sources have alleged that the US-led Coalition was responsible, however, other sources attributed the attack to the regime, and some to Russia. According to…

Summary

Published
4 August 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
3–6
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military, U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

4 August 2017

Incident Codes

CS1330 RS2388

Location

منطقة المنجم, Al Munjem area, Al Tabani, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Multiple local sources reported that a minimum of four people were killed in an air raid in al Tabani. One report from Smart totalled the number of victims at seven. The majority of sources asserted that the strikes were carried out by Russian forces, or as reported by Step news agency, ‘#russian-owned’ aircraft. According to…

Summary

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

4 August 2017

Incident Code

CS1331

Location

ﻗﺮﻳﺔ ﺍﻟﺤﻤﺎﺩﻱ, Al Hammadi, Al Hassakah, Syria
Two named children died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on a school in the village of al Hammadi in the al Shadadi countryside, according to local media. Multiple sources reported that the Haddaj Sharqi school was struck by the Coalition, killing two children.

Summary

Published
4 August 2017
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

4 August 2017

Incident Code

CS1332

Location

شارع النور, Al Noor street, Raqqa, Syria
One female civilian was named as killed in a “bombardment” on Al Noor street, according to Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently. In December 2018, the Coalition announced that it had classed the event as non credible due to a lack of available evidence of civilian harm: "Aug. 4, 2017, near Raqqah, Syria, via Airwars report.…

Summary

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

3 August 2017

Incident Code

CS1326

Location

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
One civilian was killed in shelling in Raqqa, according to local media. Only one source – Usama Al Taleb – directly blamed the Coalition, and therefore an SDF mortar/rocket attack cannot be ruled out for causing the man’s death. As reporting deteriorated within the city the date of death was vaguely reported, falling within a…

Summary

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

3 August 2017

Incident Code

CS1326a

Location

Raqqa, Raqqa, Syria
In the Amnesty and Airwars’s joint April 2019 report "War in Raqqa: Rhetoric versus Reality", three civilians were reportedly killed in alleged Coalition artillery strike 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. The report stated that "Mohammed…

Summary

Published
3 August 2017
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
3
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

3 August 2017

Incident Code

CS1323

Location

حارة البد, al Badou and al Thakana neighbourhoods, Raqqa, Syria
Up to 20 civilians including seven children and their mother died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on the al Badou and al Takana neighbourhoods in Raqqa, according to local media. All sources blamed the US-led Coalition, and put the minimum death toll at eight. According to Sound and Picture and Raqqa18, 10 people from the…

Summary

Published
3 August 2017
Civilians reported killed
8–20
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

3 August 2017

Incident Code

CS1324

Location

معيزيلة, Maizeela, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Local media reported that an airstrike on an oil tanker killed the driver and “lightly” wounded two other civilians near Maizeela in the southern countryside of Abu Kamal. Only one source, Al Natek Network, said that the Coalition carried out the strike. Other reports didn’t apportion blame.

Summary

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

3 August 2017

Incident Code

CS1325

Location

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
In an event not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition self-reported a civilian harm event in July 2018, noting that it had unintentionally killed a civilian on a motorbike in the city centre of Raqqa. According to the report, “August 3, 2017, near Raqqah, Syria via self-report. During a strike on reported Daesh fighting positions,…

Summary

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

2 August 2017

Incident Codes

CS1322a RS2386

Location

زور شمر, Zor Shamer, Raqqa, Syria
One civilian was killed in an airstrike in Zor Shamer, Raqqa, according to local media sources - though it was not clear who was responsible. Most sources attributed responsibility to Russian forces, though one reported that Coalition aircraft conducted the strike. DeirEzzor24, reported that "Coalition aircraft targeted the area south of Hsaywa, Zor Shamer". Syrian…

Summary

Published
2 August 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military, U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

2 August 2017

Incident Code

CS1317

Location

الطب الحديث, Al Toubb al Hadith, Raqqa, Syria
Six people; two women, two children and two men were killed when the building they were sheltering in was hit in an airstrike in Al Toubb al Hadith, Raqqa, a joint Amnesty International/Airwars report "War in Raqqa: Rhetoric versus Reality" found after conducting field research on the ground. Additionally, several local sources echoed the death…

Summary

Published
2 August 2017
Civilians reported killed
6
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

2 August 2017

Incident Code

CS1319

Location

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
One civilian male died in a Coalition artillery bombardment or a mortar strike by the SDF in Raqqa, according to local media. Ar Raqqa Al a’ahlya reported that the victim bled to death from a shrapnel wound. Most sources blamed artillery for the man’s death. Airwars understands that only the Coalition has access to artillery…

Summary

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

2 August 2017

Incident Code

CS1320

Location

مشفى عائشة البوكمال, Abu Kamal, Aisha Hospital, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Three people were killed and several more wounded in an alleged Coalition airstrike on the cafeteria of Aisha hospital in Abu Kamal, according to local media. Sources were conflicted as to whether the three victims were members of ISIS or civilians. Euphrates Post, Shaam and Shbab Post said that they were from ISIS, but sources…

Summary

Published
2 August 2017
Civilians reported killed
0–3
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

2 August 2017

Incident Code

CS1321

Location

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
One child was killed by artillery shelling of Raqqa, according to multiple local sources. Airwars understands that only the Coalition has access to artillery in Raqqa

Summary

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

2 August 2017

Incident Codes

CS1322 RS2385

Location

قرية التبني, Al Tabani, Shihah junction and other locations, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Up to 20 civilians died and dozens more were wounded in airstrikes on the village of Al Tabani, according to local media – though it was unclear whether Russia or the Coalition were to blame. Rami asssaf, @Ahmad_Zahlan and @HAMZH7711 blamed the Coalition, with @Ahmad_Zahlan reporting that white phosphorus had been used. However, the majority…

Summary

Published
2 August 2017
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
12–20
Civilians reported injured
12–36
Military Actor
Russian Military, U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

2 August 2017

Incident Code

CI821

Location

الكرابلة, Karabla, Al Anbar, Iraq
Dozens of civilians were allegedly killed in airstrikes in Karabla, Qaem, local media reported – It was unclear who was responsible. According to Yaqein, A number of civilians, including children, were killed and wounded after warplanes targeted al-Qa’im west of Anbar in light of continued attacks by joint forces supported by the international coalition. The…

Summary

Published
2 August 2017
Civilians reported killed
12–24
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

2 August 2017

Incident Code

CS1317b

Location

الفردوس, near Raqqa, Syria, Raqqa, Syria
In an incident previously not tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the death of one civilian near Raqqa. In its February 2019 report, the Coalition noted the following: “the Coalition conducted one artillery strike on ISIS defensive fighting positions. Regrettably, one civilian was unintentionally killed as a result of this strike” It was later…

Summary

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

1 August 2017

Incident Code

CS1311

Location

Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
One civilian male was killed in an alleged Coalition airstrike in Raqqa, according to multiple local sources. There are no other details at this time.

Summary

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

1 August 2017

Incident Codes

CS1316a RS2384

Location

الخميسية, Al-Khamesiya, Raqqa, Syria
A "number" of civilians were killed and wounded in an airstrike in al Khamissiya, east of Raqqa City - though it was not clear who was responsible. Some sources attributed responsibility to the Coalition, some to Russia and some to Assad's regime. Raqqa24 reported that there was "mass destruction" in al Khamissiya from Coalition aircraft…

Summary

Published
1 August 2017
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Military Actor
Russian Military, U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

1 August 2017

Incident Code

CS1312

Location

حارة البوسرايا, Al Bousraya area, Mo'ataz street, Raqqa, Syria
In a major casualty incident, between 10 and 50 civilians died, including entire families, and dozens more were wounded in an alleged Coalition airstrike in the Al Bousraya area of Raqqa, according to local sources. Since further research was conducted by Amnesty it appears only 16 civilians were living in the building which was struck.…

Summary

Published
1 August 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
10–50
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

1 August 2017

Incident Codes

CS1313 RS2383

Location

مقلة, Muqla, banks of Euphrates, Raqqa, Syria
Several civilians were killed and wounded in airstrikes on boats on the Euphrates river near the village of Makla, according to local media – though it was unclear whether the US-led Coalition or Russia were to blame for the casualties. According to Sound and Picture, “Coalition aircraft targeted civilian boats along the banks of the…

Summary

Published
1 August 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military, U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

1 August 2017

Incident Code

CS1314

Location

الرقة‎, Raqqa, Raqqa, Syria
One civilian male was named as killed in an alleged Coalition airstrike by multiple local sources. According to Palmyra Revolution Coordination Committee, “Mr. Abdul Razzaq Ali Kanawi, displaced from the city of Palmyra, was killed when his house was targeted by aircraft of the international coalition in the city of Raqqa yesterday. Some of his…

Summary

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

1 August 2017

Incident Code

CS1315

Location

حي التوسعية, Al Tawwassoui'ya neighbourhood, Raqqa, Syria
Eleven members of the same family died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on their home in Raqqa’s Al Tawwassoui'ya neighbourhood, according to local media. AlRaqqa Ahlna, Sohaeb Al Haskwi and Haska Rasd reported the deaths of 10 civilians, naming 3. However, the majority of sources put the death toll at 12: Haitham Khaldun Sheikh Makhlaf,…

Summary

Published
1 August 2017
Civilians reported killed
10–14
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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