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Incident Date
28 July 2017
Incident Code
CS1294
Location
الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
Multiple reports said that 99 civilians died and approximately 120 had been wounded in alleged Coalition airstrikes on Raqqa within the last 72 hours. These numbers, however, are general numbers and Airwars has not, so far, been able to break them down to specific locations. Al Hasaka Rasd, @raassaf77, @freedom_raqqa1, @mogthdarqqat, @alksndr111, @Mohamma26725093 produced carbon…
Summary
Published
28 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
0–99
Civilians reported injured
0–120
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
27 July 2017
Incident Code
CI814
Location
الطارمية, Tarmiyah, al Baghdadi, Baghdad, Iraq
According to many sources, up to six civilians died and others reported injured in alleged Coalition airstrikes on Tarmiyah North in Baghdad. Sources said that a drone strike targeted the home of Tarmiyah council member Jameel Al Shermeet and a gathering of young people at the Narjes restaurant at 10.25pm. The source revealed 6 victim names and…
Summary
Published
27 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
5–6
Civilians reported injured
4–10
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
27 July 2017
Incident Code
CI815
Location
القائم, Al Qa'im, Al Anbar, Iraq
Residents and press sources said that 13 civilians were killed and others injured by alleged Coalition airstrikes which reportedly targeted houses in the Qaim district, west of Anbar. Yaqein reported: Coalition aircraft bombed areas in the city of Qaim (350 km west of Ramadi), causing extensive damage, a press source said in a statement. The…
Summary
Published
27 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
13
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
27 July 2017
Incident Code
CS1281
Location
الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
One girl died in a airstrike or artillery or mortar shelling of Raqqa, according to local sources. The majority of sources blamed US-led Coalition airstrikes for the girl’s death. Hasaka Rasd, however, said that mortar shells also fell on neighbourhoods in Raqqa, While Airwars understands that only the Coalition has access to artillery in Raqqa,…
Summary
Published
27 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
27 July 2017
Incident Codes
CS1282 RS2371
Location
الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
Up to 48 civilians died and 40 were injured in alleged air and artillery strikes by the Coalition and the SDF in Raqqa, according to local media. However, sources did not specify the locations for these deaths and these are therefore general numbers. Additionally, one source Watan reported that there had been Russian actions in…
Summary
Published
27 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
48
Civilians reported injured
40
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
,
Russian Military
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Incident Date
27 July 2017
Incident Code
CS1283
Location
شارع تل ابيض, Tal Abyad street, Raqqa, Syria
Sharqiya Voice reported a “massacre due to an aerial bombardment by the international coalition onTal Abyad Street, killing eight civilians and wounding dozens”. Alraqqa_ahlna and AlhasakaArabia blamed a Coalition airstrike for the deaths. However, Freedom_raqqa1 reported that “mortar shells” landed in Tal Abyad street, while P_center_sy1 blamed SDF mortar shells for the death and injury…
Summary
Published
27 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
8
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
27 July 2017
Incident Code
CS1284
Location
سوق الهال القديم, Old Hal market, Raqqa, Syria
Four civilians – a father and his three children – died in a “rocket attack” or artillery bombardment on Raqqa’s Old Hal Market, local media reported – though it was unclear whether the Coalition or the SDF were responsible. According to Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently, “Fahd Abdulaziz Al-Majbil died in addition to three of…
Summary
Published
27 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
4
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
27 July 2017
Incident Code
CS1285
Location
Euphrates river, Raqqa, Syria
Local media reported that two civilians were killed when an alleged Coalition airstrike struck the boat they were in on the Euphrates river as they attempted to flee to safety to Hawija al-Swafi.
Summary
Published
27 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
27 July 2017
Incident Code
CS1285a
Location
Raqqa, Raqqa, Syria
In the Amnesty and Airwars’s joint April 2019 report "War in Raqqa: Rhetoric versus Reality", five 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. According to Amnesty field notes…
Summary
Published
27 July 2017
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
5
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
26 July 2017
Incident Code
CS1274
Location
الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
An elderly male was killed following alleged aerial bombardment of Raqqa, according to local media. There are no other details available at this time.
Summary
Published
26 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
26 July 2017
Incident Code
CS1275
Location
دوار الساعة, near Al Sa'a roundabout, Raqqa, Syria
One civilian male died in an alleged Coalition air or artillery strike on Raqqa, according to multiple local sources. On July 29th, Palmyra Media Centre reported: “Anwar Mohammed Salim was killed several days ago in coalition forces near al Sa’aa roundabout and today the news of his death arrived.” Asfet Al Sahraa, posting in Martyrs…
Summary
Published
26 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
26 July 2017
Incident Codes
CS1276 RS2369
Location
الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
Between 29 and 36 civilians died in air and artillery strikes in Raqqa over the previous 24 hours, according to local sources. Most reports blamed the Coalition – though one also said that Russia had carried out strikes in the city. It should be noted that the numbers given in these reports are general numbers…
Summary
Published
26 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
29–36
Civilians reported injured
50
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
26 July 2017
Incident Codes
CS1277 RS2370
Location
بلدة الطيبة, Al Tayba, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Up to 15 civilians including nine people from the same family died and dozens more were injured in airstrikes near Taybah in Mayadin, according to local sources – though reports were conflicted as to whether the Coalition or Russia were to blame. The Step News Agency, Smart News Agency and Zamanalwasl were among sources pointing…
Summary
Published
26 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
9–15
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
26 July 2017
Incident Code
CS1278
Location
البوكمال, Abu Kamal, Deir Ezzor, Syria
A number of civilians were reportedly injured following an alleged Coalition airstrike in Abu Kamal in eastern Deir Ezzor, local sources reported. The strike reportedly targeted an ISIL vehicle in Al Bareed Street near the home of Mujheem al Dandal, injuring those nearby. Only one of the four sources alleged that the Coalition was responsible…
Summary
Published
26 July 2017
Civilians reported injured
2–4
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
26 July 2017
Incident Code
CS1279
Location
البوكمال, Abu Kamal, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Between nine and 11 civilians – many from the same family- died and dozens more were injured in airstrikes on Abu Kamal, local media reported. While most reports pointed towards the US-led Coalition, a number did not identify the warplanes responsible, while the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said that it was unclear whether the…
Summary
Published
26 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
9–11
Civilians reported injured
12–25
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
26 July 2017
Incident Code
CS1280
Location
البوكمال, Abu Kamal, Deir Ezzor, Syria
In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the death of a civilian near Abu Kamal, Syria. Their October 2017 civilian casualty report noted: "During a Coalition strike that destroyed an ISIS-held building, it was assessed that one civilian was unintentionally killed.” Since the target of the strike was a building,…
Summary
Published
26 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
25 July 2017
Incident Code
CS1270
Location
الفردوس, Fardous, Raqqa, Syria
A girl was killed following alleged artillery fire into the Al Fardous district of Raqqa, a number of local sources reported. The majority of the sources that reported the incident alleged that SDF militias were responsible, however Airwars is aware that only the Coalition has access to artillery fire therefore if this munition was in…
Summary
Published
25 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
25 July 2017
Incident Code
CS1271
Location
ساحة شماس, Shammas Square, Raqqa, Syria
Three civilians died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Shammas Square in Raqqa. All sources blamed the Coalition for the victims’ deaths. There are no other details at this time.
Summary
Published
25 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
25 July 2017
Incident Code
CS1272
Location
الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
One woman died in an alleged Coalition air or artillery strike on Raqqa, local media reported. According to the Syrian Network for Human Rights, A civilian female was killed after Coalition warplanes allegedly “fired missiles” into the city of Raqqa, However, Lwaa Usod Al Kalamon referred to her as “a daughter of the city of…
Summary
Published
25 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
25 July 2017
Incident Codes
CS1273 RS2365
Location
الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
Local media reported that 18 civilians had died and up to 50 had been wounded in the last 48 hours – however, sources were conflicted as to whether the deaths were caused by the US-led Coalition or Russia. It should also be noted that these are general numbers and Airwars has not yet been able…
Summary
Published
25 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
18
Civilians reported injured
12–50
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
25 July 2017
Incident Code
CS1266
Location
الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
Local sources reported the death of one woman and the injuring of her child in an alleged Coalition airstrike or artillery shelling in Raqqa – though one source said that she died in shelling by ISIS. According to Revolution Coordination Committee in Palmyra “the young woman Khadija Nasreddin Fahad Al-A’mawi, died as a result of…
Summary
Published
25 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
25 July 2017
Incident Code
CS1267
Location
الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
Local sources reported the death of one male civilian. Reports said he was killed by artillery shelling. It is Airwars understanding that only the Coalition is using artillery in Raqqa. Other sources – all blaming artillery shelling for the man’s death – said that he had been captured by IS and detained for the past…
Summary
Published
25 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
25 July 2017
Incident Code
CS1268
Location
حي الدرعية, Dari’eya, Raqqa, Syria
Seven civilians from the same family died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Raqqa’s Dari’eya neighbourhood. According to Baladi, the victims died when their home was struck by the Coalition. Shahbapress added that an unspecified number of other civilians were injured. The Syrian Network for Human Rights, who also attributed the event to the Coalition,…
Summary
Published
25 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
7
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
25 July 2017
Incident Codes
CS1268a RS2367
Location
الخميسية, Al-Khamesiya, Raqqa, Syria
A mother and child were killed in an airstrike on the neighbourhood of Al-Khamesiya. Although sources explain it was a mother and child, the mother was 17 years old, so Airwars have classified her as a child. Most sources blamed Russian aircraft for this event, however, the wording of a Baladi report suggested that the…
Summary
Published
25 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
25 July 2017
Incident Code
CS1269
Location
ميادين, Al Mayadin, near Al-Arbaeen Street, Deir Ezzor, Syria
At least five civilians and possibly dozens more were killed and more than 17 wounded in alleged Coalition airstrikes on Mayadin, according to local sources. 7al.net reported: “Saad al-Hamad, a resident of the city of Al-Mayadeen, told Al-Hilal’s website that the international coalition aircraft carried out more than four raids in the center of the…
Summary
Published
25 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
5–24
Civilians reported injured
17
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
24 July 2017
Incident Codes
CS1259 RS2359
Location
الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
One civilian male was killed in an airstrike on Raqqa according to local media – though reports were conflicted as to whether the US-led Coalition or Russia were to blame. Ahmad Shibli, Hasaka Rasd and @alhasakaalhadth blamed the Coalition for the victims death. However, according to Baladi, he was killed in a Russia strike. This…
Summary
Published
24 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
24 July 2017
Incident Code
CS1260
Location
الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
Local sources reported the death of a civilian male, who it was reported was displaced from Palymyra, following an alleged Coalition airstrike on Raqqa. Mohannad Al Hamad confirmed his uncle’s death on Facebook.
Summary
Published
24 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
24 July 2017
Incident Code
CS1261
Location
الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
One male civilian died in an alleged Coalition airstrike Raqqa, according to local sources. Other reports (apparently drawn from the same source) said as many as 30 prisoners died. All reports blamed the Coalition and said that the victim – who was being detained by IS – died when an IS prison was struck.
Summary
Published
24 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
1–30
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
24 July 2017
Incident Code
CS1265b
Location
Raqqa, Raqqa, Syria
In the Amnesty and Airwars’s joint April 2019 report "War in Raqqa: Rhetoric versus Reality", one civilian was reportedly killed in an alleged Coalition artillery strike in Raqqa. Although Amnesty researched this incident on the ground, Airwars has decided to grade it "weak" due to the depth of material provided. According to the Amnesty report,…
Summary
Published
24 July 2017
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
24 July 2017
Incident Codes
CS1262 RS2361
Location
الميادين شارع الاربعين, Al Mayadin, Al-Arba’eeb street, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Five or six civilians died in airstrikes on Al-Arba’eeb street in Al Mayadin, local media said – though sources were conflicted as to whether this was the work of the US-led Coalition, of Russia or the Syrian regime. Step News Agency, Almayadeen, Syrianpc and Radioalkul were among the sources that pointed towards the Coalition. Almayadeen…
Summary
Published
24 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
5–6
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
U.S.-led Coalition
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