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7 December 2019

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طريق بين عفرين وإعزاز، قريب من تقاطع قيبار, Road between Afrin and A’zaz, close to Qibar Junction, Aleppo, Syria

Up to three people were reported killed - one of whom was said to be a militant leader in the Ahrar al-Sham Movement which is affiliated with the Syrian National Army - in an alleged Coalition drone strike on their car on Afrin- Azaz road in Aleppo, Syria, on December 7th, 2019, according to local sources.…

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7 December 2019

Airstrike (Drone Strike)

Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

U.S.-led Coalition

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3 December 2019

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أطمة, Atma, Idlib, Syria

A militant leader, named as Abu Ahmed al-Muhajir, was killed when his vehicle was reportedly struck by the US-led Coalition, local sources said. Reports added that two of Abu Ahmed al-Muhajir's "companions" also died in the strike, though their combat status was unclear. A private source told Baladi News: "A reconnaissance plane ammunition by the…

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4 December 2019

Airstrike (Drone Strike)

Civilians reported killed

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

U.S.-led Coalition

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25 November 2019

Incident Codes

CS1938 ISSY007 RS4199

Location

ترحين, Tarhin, Aleppo, Syria

Three civilians were reportedly killed in alleged Russian, Syrian regime, Israeli or US-led Coalition airstrikes on Tarhin village, Aleppo governorate, on November 25th, 2019, according to local sources. An unknown number of civilians were wounded. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, "local sources said that six explosions were heard in different areas, and…

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25 November 2019

Airstrike (Drone Strike)

Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Russian Military, U.S.-led Coalition, Israeli Military

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22 November 2019

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حي اللطوة, Latwa neighbourhood, Dhiban, Deir Ezzor, Syria

One civilian male was killed and one woman and five children from the same family injured after an alleged Coalition airstrike targeted their home in Al Latwa neighbourhood of the town of Dhiban, Deir Ezzor governorate, on November 22nd, 2019, according to local sources. Two members of the SDF were also reported killed and another…

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22 November 2019

Airstrike, Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)

Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

U.S.-led Coalition

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8 November 2019

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خبيرة, Khubeirah, Deir Ezzor, Syria

Three tents were reportedly bombed in alleged Coalition airstrikes in Khabira area in the northeastern countryside of Deir Ezzor, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. It is unclear how many people died in this event. The Observatory reported that "the tents were set up about a week ago by people who claimed to…

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8 November 2019

Civilians reported killed

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

U.S.-led Coalition

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26 October 2019

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باريشا , Barisha, Idlib, Syria

Up to nine civilians including two women and three children were reported killed in the US military operation that successfully targeted ISIS leader Abu Bakr Al Baghdadi in Barisha village in Idlib countryside, Syria, on October 26th, 2019. Al-Baghdadi was an ISIS leader who declared himself a Caliphate in Mosul, Iraq in 2014, and according…

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26 October 2019

Airstrike, Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)

Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

U.S.-led Coalition, U.S. Forces

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الطيانة, Al Tayyana, Deir Ezzor, Syria

One or two people were killed in airstrikes on the town of Al Tayyana, Deir Ezzor governorate, in the night of October 2nd 2019. Nedaa and Deirezzor24 reported that international coalition forces launched raids and searches in cooperation with the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). A reporter of Deir Ezzor 24 noted that an airdrop operation…

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22 October 2019

Civilians reported killed

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

U.S.-led Coalition

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20 September 2019

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ذيبان, Dhiban, Deir Ezzor, Syria

Two civilians were reportedly killed when Coalition forces and special forces from the SDF carried out a landing operation in Dhiban, "targeting a house inhabited by people who are not residents of the town". Deir Ezzor reported that "a number of wanted persons were killed and a number of others managed to escape. Others were…

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20 September 2019

Civilians reported killed

U.S.-led Coalition

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19 September 2019

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الزر, Al Zer, Deir Ezzor, Syria

Two unidentified men were killed by an alleged drone strike from the International Coalition in the morning of September 19th, according to local sources. It is unclear whether these were civilians. Several sources claimed the men were masked and riding a motorcycle when they were hit by an airstrike, which Euphrates Post believed to have…

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19 September 2019

Civilians reported killed

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

U.S.-led Coalition

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4 September 2019

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بين معيزيلة و مراط‎, Between Mu'ayzila and Marat, Deir Ezzor, Syria

The child Ali al-Ahmad was alleged killed at dawn during a landing operation carried out by the International Coalition. According to Shaam News, "a coalition landing operation with the SDF [targeted] a civilian home between the towns of Mu'ayzila and the village of Marat on the old road between Deir al-Zour and al-Hasakeh governorates." Local…

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4 September 2019

Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)

Civilians reported killed

Causes of Death / Injury

Small arms and light weapons

U.S.-led Coalition

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4 September 2019

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الحداجة, Al Hadaja, Al Hassakah, Syria

Local sources reported that two civilians were killed during a landing operation from the International Coalition forces. According to Asrar7days, "local sources indicated that the US occupation helicopters carried out an aerial landing by the lake of Al-Bassel dam towards the east, reaching Wadi Al-Raml and another in Al-Haddaja village amid fear and panic among…

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4 September 2019

Civilians reported killed

U.S.-led Coalition

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3 September 2019

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العزبة, Al Ezba, Deir Ezzor, Syria

Local sources reported that 15-year old Alloush Suleiman Al-Subhi was killed during a raid on Al-Ezba in the evening on September 3rd. Several sources claimed that Coalition forces and Kurdish militias conducted an airdrop in the area. The Syrian Human Rights Committee (SHRC) reported that Alloush was shot by SDF forces, with air support from…

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3 September 2019

Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)

Civilians reported killed

Causes of Death / Injury

Small arms and light weapons

U.S.-led Coalition

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كفرجالس, Kafr Jalis, Idlib, Syria

In an airstrike confirmed by CENTCOM, US forces struck what it reported to be an Al-Qaeda command center in northern Idlib. Local sources reported that the US strike struck a military headquarters belonging to "Ansar Al-Tawhid" in the town of Kafr Nabil, but added that civilian houses were struck nearby as well, resulting in a…

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Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

U.S.-led Coalition

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المانعية, Al Man’iya, Raqqa, Syria

"Two unidentified men" were reported killed in a Coalition ground operation in Al-Mananiya, east of Raqqa, on August 16th. Suriye.u.a.d stated that "two unidentified men [were] killed after being shot by Coalition forces that carried out an airstrike on the village of Al-Mananiya east of Raqqa." Meanwhile, Shaam News stated that "Coalition Forces conducted an…

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Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)

Civilians reported killed

U.S.-led Coalition

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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: “Coalition aircraft conducted two airstrikes and one artillery strike. The airstrikes targeted one ISIS weapons cache and one ISIS command and control facility. Regrettably, one civilian…

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Civilians reported killed

U.S.-led Coalition

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قرية بكعة في تل حميس, Baka`a Village in the area of Tal Hamis, Al Hassakah, Syria

Six civilians were reported killed by an alleged Coalition action in Baka`a Village, Al Hasaka, on August 1st. Al Khabour News reported that: "The International Coalition forces, backed by elements of the Democratic Unionist Party (BYD), committed a massacre in which six people, including children and women, were killed in the village of Beka`a in…

Summary

Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)

Civilians reported killed

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

U.S.-led Coalition

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الزر, Al Zer, Deir Ezzor, Syria

Alleged Coalition airstrikes on Al Zer killed claimed the lives of a number of people and injured others, although it is unclear whether they were combatants or non-combatants. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that it "learned from a number of reliable sources that helicopters affiliated to the International Coalition targeted a cell of…

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Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

U.S.-led Coalition

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الطكيحي, Al Takihi, Deir Ezzor, Syria

Local sources alleged that the International Coalition and Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) carried out an airstrike that struck the home of ISIS leader Ragheb Hussein al-Hindoura at dawn, and claimed that the airstrike killed between 10 to 15 relatives in the house adjacent to Hassan's house and wounded others. The dead and wounded relatives were reported…

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

U.S.-led Coalition

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بادية (فليطح) فلطيح, Faltih (Fletih) desert (Badit Faltih), Deir Ezzor, Syria

Abed Abdullah al-Numan, a shepherd from the town of Al Tayana, was killed by an alleged Coalition airstrike when he was out working in the Faltih(Fletih) desert (Badit Faltih), north of Deir Ezzor - near the Syrian-Iraqi border, according to local media. Suriye u.a.d. reported that the victim was killed by a Coalition helicopter, whereas…

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Civilians reported killed

U.S.-led Coalition

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شاميكو, Shamikou, Al Hassakah, Syria

One child was reported killed, and another injured, in a collision with a vehicle belonging to the US-led Coalition in Al-Hasakah on July 4th. Haleb Today TV documented that those wounded and injured were two children, stating that a correspondent from Aleppo Today reported "a child killed and another seriously injured in a traffic accident…

Summary

Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)

Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Use of objects and other means

U.S.-led Coalition

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ريف المهندسين الأول, Rif Al Mouhandessen Al Awal, Aleppo, Syria

A confirmed Coalition strike with high-explosive missiles against Al Qaeda at Rif Al Mouhandessen near Aleppo on the afternoon of June 30th is also locally reported to have injured at least two children and two women, and killed a number of foreign AQ-linked fighters. Syrian Observatory for Human Rights claimed that the strike was carried…

Summary

Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Russian Military, U.S.-led Coalition

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الشحيل, Al Shahil, Deir Ezzor, Syria

In a three hour operation between midnight and dawn in the al Katef neighborhood in the city of Al Shahil, at least five people were killed. Most local sources that reported on the incident claimed the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) were responsible, with air support from the International Coalition. According to the Syrian Network for…

Summary

Airstrike, Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)

Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Small arms and light weapons, Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

U.S.-led Coalition

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24–25 April, 2019

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ماشخ أو الضمان, Al Daman or Mashikh village, Deir Ezzor, Syria

Local sources reported that at least four civilians from the same family were killed in a joint operation by the Syrian Democratic Forces with air support from Coalition fighter jets around 1 am between April 24th and 25th. Baladi claimed that Coalition helicopters participated in the raid. While most sources, including an eyewitness and the…

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Civilians reported killed

Causes of Death / Injury

Small arms and light weapons

U.S.-led Coalition

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الشعفة, Al Shaafa, Deir Ezzor, Syria

Ali al-Muhammed al-Furaiji and his two wives were killed in the morning of April 15th, when their house was hit by an alleged Coalition airstrike, multiple local sources reported - though there was also a claim that the deaths had been caused by an explosion of an ISIS-planted mine. @alhasensaleem tweeted that "a whole family"…

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Civilians reported killed

U.S.-led Coalition

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الطكيحي, Al Takihi, Deir Ezzor, Syria

Between midnight and 5 am on the morning of April 13th five people were reportedly killed in what was described as a "landing operation" by the US-led Coalition in Al-Takihi village. According to Jisir TV, the operation was carried out by several Apache helicopters and Hummer vehicles. It was, however, unclear who killed the victims (whose…

Summary

Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)

Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons

U.S.-led Coalition

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الرطبة, Rutba, Al Anbar, Iraq

A girl was reported killed and a man injured when an airstrike was carried on a house in Al-Oudan district, north of Rutba, Anbar province, Iraq. The airstrikes were believed to be carried out by American forces. The other members of the family were reportedly arrested but the reason remains unknown. In July 2019 the…

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Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

U.S.-led Coalition

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الباغوز, Al Baghouz , Deir Ezzor, Syria

Local sources reported the death of the young woman "Alaa Mahmoud Al-Shakran" displaced from the city of Palmyra, as a result of alleged Coalition on the town of Al-Baghouz on March 20th. According to a post by Revo.palmyra3, this brings the number of fatalities to four civilians displaced from Palmyra including two women and one…

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Civilians reported killed

U.S.-led Coalition

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Anbar, Al Anbar, Iraq

In an incident previously not tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the death of one civilian and the injury of another near Anbar, Iraq. This was later confirmed to be a US action. As CJTFOIR's June 2019 civilian casualty report noted: "Coalition forces engaged in a small arms fire event. Regrettably, one civilian was…

Summary

Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)

Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Small arms and light weapons

U.S.-led Coalition

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الباغوز, Al Baghouz camp, Deir Ezzor, Syria

Two local sources reported that two named civilians - Shaimaa Walid Al Turki and Rahaf Darwish - died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Al Baghouz camp. According to revo.palmyra3, the two victimns were displaced from Palmyra and died "as a result of the daily bombardment of aircraft". Palmyra and Al Sukhna group noted that…

Summary

Civilians reported killed

U.S.-led Coalition

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