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Incident Date
18 July 2017
Incident Code
CS1230
Location
Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
الرقة
A number of sources shared images and videos documenting an alleged white phosphorous bombardment of Raqqa by the Coalition and reported that a “several” civilians were wounded and killed. Eldorar News claimed that up to 20 civilian were killed, but was the only source to go into further detail about civilian casualties. Hadi Al Abdullah…
Summary
Published
18 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
5–20
Civilians reported injured
5–10
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
18 July 2017
Incident Code
CS1228
Location
Sabikan, car, Deir Ezzor, Syria
صبيخان
A father and his young son were killed and a number of other civilians wounded after an airstrike hit the man’s pick-up truck in Sabikhan in Deir Ezzor, local sources reported. However it was contested who was responsible. The Syrian Network for Human Rights and Al Hasaka Rasd also reported that the man’s childwas killed…
Summary
Published
18 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
2–4
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
18 July 2017
Incident Codes
CS1229 RS2345
Location
Ma'adan, Raqqa, Syria
معدان
Three people were reportedly wounded following airstrikes in Ma’dan on the eastern border of Raqqa governorate. However it was contested as to who was responsible. One source, Shaam News Network, claimed that the airstrikes caused a “massacre” and that 12 civilians were killed. However it was at odds with nine other sources which reported the…
Summary
Published
18 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
0–12
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
17 July 2017
Incident Code
CS1226
Location
Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
الرقة
Accoridng to RFS, three members of the Awwad family died in artillery shelling on Raqqa. Raqqa rwb and Q_Alenzy named an adult male as a killed and it was reported that his wife was injured. The sources blamed the Coalition. According to Ahmad Shibli, there were more than 25 cases of leg and hand amputation…
Summary
Published
17 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
3–4
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
17 July 2017
Incident Code
CS1227
Location
Al Omar oil field, Deir Ezzor, Syria
حقل العمر النفطي
According to Euphrates Post, “violent raids by a warplane a short while ago targeted the perimeter of al Omar oil field, al Tayyana and Daranj deserts and primitive oil burners and oil tankers, resulting in huge explosions and a fire. The initial death toll is two oil workers from the neighborhood of al Boukhmis neighborhood…
Summary
Published
17 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
17 July 2017
Incident Code
CS1222
Location
Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
الرقة
Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently reported the death of a girl in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Raqqa. No further details are currently available.
Summary
Published
17 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
17 July 2017
Incident Code
CS1223
Location
Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
الرقة
Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently (RBSS) reported the death of one civilian following an “aerial bombardment”. It didn’t say who was responsible. The victim was also named by Raqqa rwb , however, the report was a carbon copy of the one published by RBSS.
Summary
Published
17 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
13 July 2017
Incident Code
CS1224
Location
Ar Raqqah: Hisham Bin Abd Al Malek neighbourhood, Raqqa, Syria
هشام عبد الملك
At least 9 and up to 15 members of the Salamah family died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Raqqa’s Hisham Bin Abd al Malek neghbourhood. Local media reported this incident in July of 2017: According to Ahmad al Shibli, Marwan Al Salama and his entire family of nine people were killed when a Coalition…
Summary
Published
17 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
9–15
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
17 July 2017
Incident Code
CS1220
Location
Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
الرقة
A one-year-old child was killed in an alleged Coalition airstrike in Raqqa, according to local sources. The date of death may have been earlier, with Abu Muaz al Raqqa tweeting that the child died “as a result of bombing coalition aircraft on the city of Raqqa several days ago.”
Summary
Published
17 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
17 July 2017
Incident Code
CS1221
Location
Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
الرقة
The civilian male was killed by shelling in Raqqa by three local sources. Al Hassaka Rasd said the was killed “as a result of artillery shelling originating from the Kurdish units”, however Airwars understands that only the Coalition has artillery in Raqqa. Some caution is required, however, as the victim’s name is very similar to…
Summary
Published
17 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
17 July 2017
Incident Code
CS1219
Location
Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
الرقة
Local media reported that a civilian male was killed in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Raqqa. No further details are currently available.
Summary
Published
17 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
17 July 2017
Incident Code
CS1217
Location
Jadid akeidat, near water plant, Deir Ezzor, Syria
جديد عكيدات
Local media reported the death of two civilians and the injuring of several more in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Jadid Akeidat village. According to RFS, two male civilians died in the Coalition strike and two other civilians were wounded. The source said that the strike hit a civilian house on the outskirts of the…
Summary
Published
17 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
17 July 2017
Incident Code
CS1218
Location
Abu Hamam, school and residential buildings, Deir Ezzor, Syria
أبوحمام
Local sources reported that three civilians died in an alleged Coaltion airstrike which hit al Amin School in Abu Haman. According to the Syrian Network for Human Rights, the death toll included three women. All sources pointed towards the Coalition. RFS said that “a warplane that likely belonging to the International Alliance targeted a school…
Summary
Published
17 July 2017
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
3–6
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
17 July 2017
Incident Codes
CS1216 RS2343
Location
Al Kashkiya, school building, Deir Ezzor, Syria
الكشكية
Seven civilians were killed - including five civilians believed to be from one family - and a number of others were injured in airstrikes on the village of Al Kashkiya in eastern Deir Ezzor. However it was contested as to who was responsible. Four sources – Radio al Kul, Micro News, Smart News Agency and…
Summary
Published
17 July 2017
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
5–9
Civilians reported injured
2–10
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
16 July 2017
Incident Code
CS1215
Location
Road near Jadid 'Uqaydat village, Deir Ezzor, Syria
جديد عقيدات
In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the injury of a civilian in an event near the Jadid ‘Uqaydat village, Deir Ezzor. Their September 2017 civilian casualty report noted: "During a strike on an ISIS vehicle, it was assessed that one civilian was unintentionally injured." Coordinates supplied by officials to…
Summary
Published
16 July 2017
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
16 July 2017
Incident Code
CS1214
Location
Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
الرقة
Three civilian males were killed following alleged Coalition airstrikes on Raqqa, local sources reported. In a report which made no reference to civilian casualties, Mohab Nasser documented that Coalition airstrikes targeted the Al Hall Market, the Old Wall and the Abu al Hayes areas of Raqqa on 16 July, which could be linked with the…
Summary
Published
16 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
16 July 2017
Incident Code
CS1213
Location
Al Hal market, Raqqa, Syria
الرقة
Between seven and 12 members of the Salah Al-Mana family were killed in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Raqqa, all of whom were reportedly civilians. Syrian Network for Human Rights added that the victims were IDP's from Mehaimda village in Deir Ez-Zour and were killed by missiles fired on Raqqa city. Local sources identified seven…
Summary
Published
16 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
7–12
Civilians reported injured
2–3
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
16 July 2017
Incident Codes
CS1212 RS2340
Location
Al Subha, Deir Ezzor, Syria
الصبحة
Three to six civilians died in airstrikes on al Subha village, local media reported, though it was unclear whether the Coalition or Russia or the Syrian regime were responsible. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, “five people were martyred and three of them were charred, as a result of shelling by aircraft. It’s…
Summary
Published
16 July 2017
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
3–6
Civilians reported injured
2–10
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
16 July 2017
Incident Code
CS1210
Location
multiple neighbourhoods, Raqqa, Syria
الرقة
Seven civilians died and two others were injured, in addition to the death of four members of IS, in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Raqqa, according to the Smart News Agency. No further details are currently available.
Summary
Published
16 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
7
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
16 July 2017
Incident Codes
CS1211 RS2339
Location
Al Mayadin, multiple locations, Deir Ezzor, Syria
ميادين
Between 11 and 14 civilians – including several women and children – were killed and dozens others were wounded in airstrikes on Al Mayadin. However it was contested as to who was responsible. Sources either blamed Russia, the Syrian regime or the US-led Coalition. More than five sources made no claims with regards to responsibility. However,…
Summary
Published
16 July 2017
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported killed
11–14
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
16 July 2017
Incident Code
CS1214a
Location
Ar Raqqah: Nazlet Al-Shehada, area of Dara’iya , Raqqa, Syria
In the Amnesty and Airwars’s joint April 2019 report "War in Raqqa: Rhetoric versus Reality", 12 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. Field notes suggested that 11…
Summary
Published
16 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
12
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
15 July 2017
Incident Code
CS1209
Location
National Raqqa hospital, Raqqa, Syria
المستشفى الوطني
One man and his son died in an airstrike near the National Raqqa hospital, local media said. According to Smart, “The aircraft bombed a car transporting water near the National Hospital, killing a man and his son who were inside the vehicle”.
Summary
Published
15 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
15 July 2017
Incident Code
CI812
Location
Al Maydan, Mosul, Old City, Nineveh, Iraq
الميدان
A number of local sources reported that 300 civilians were killed and 400 more were wounded – said to be mostly women and children – following alleged Coalition and Iraqi government airstrikes in the Al Maydan neighbourhood of Mosul. All four sources who reported the deaths alleged that both the Coalition and the Iraqi government…
Summary
Published
15 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
300
Civilians reported injured
400
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
15 July 2017
Incident Code
CI813
Location
Al Qa'im, Al Anbar, Iraq
القائم
Local sources reported that 13 civilians were killed in addition to 8 ISIL fighters following alleged Coalition airstrikes on residential areas within the district of Al Qa’im in western Anbar Province, next to the Iraqi-Syrian border. All three sources reporting the incident alleged that the Coalition was responsible. No further details were available.
Summary
Published
15 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
13
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
15 July 2017
Incident Code
CS1207
Location
Al Dariya near Tariq Ibn Zaid school, Raqqa, Raqqa, Syria
الدرعية
A civilian male was killed following alleged SDF mortar fire or Coalition artillery strikes into the Al Dariya neighbourhood of Raqqa, local sources reported. Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently and @Q_Alenezy reported that he was killed after shells hit his home behind the Tariq Ibn Ziyad school. Four of the five sources alleged that the…
Summary
Published
15 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
15 July 2017
Incident Code
CS1208
Location
Ar Raqqah: Badou neighbourhood, Raqqa, Syria
البدو
Local media reported that 13 civilians, including two children, died and eight were wounded in Raqqa’s Al Badou neighbourhood. According to Smart, “13 civilians were killed, including two children, and eight others were wounded in the past 24 hours by an aerial bombardment that is likely to be the international coalition and SDF artillery on…
Summary
Published
15 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
13
Civilians reported injured
8
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
15 July 2017
Incident Codes
CS1206 RS2335
Location
Al Mayadin, al Arabaeen street and other areas, Deir Ezzor, Syria
ميادين
At least ten civilians – including at least one woman and two children – were killed and dozens more were wounded following airstrikes near two schools in the city of Al Mayadeen. However, local sources were conflicted as to who was responsible. Both Russia and the US-led Coalition were reportedly responsible. Syrian Network for Human…
Summary
Published
15 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
10
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
14 July 2017
Incident Code
CI811
Location
Mosul, Nabi Jarjis, Nineveh, Iraq
In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the deaths of ten civilians in an event in the Nabi Jaris neighbourhood of Old Mosul. Their September 2017 civilian casualty report noted: "During a strike on an ISIS tunnel system, it was assessed that 10 civilians were unintentionally killed." Coordinates supplied by…
Summary
Published
14 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
10
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
14 July 2017
Incident Code
CS1204
Location
Al Salhiya, Deir Ezzor, Syria
الصالحية
Seven civilians died and two or more were wounded in an airstrike on Al Salhiya in the Deir Ezzor countryside, according to local media – though it was unclear whether the Coalition, Russia or the Assad regime were to blame. 1996aboadel and RFS pointed towards Russia. However, Baladi blamed the regime. Al Hall said that…
Summary
Published
14 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
7
Civilians reported injured
2–4
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
14 July 2017
Incident Code
CS1205
Location
Al Baghouz, Deir Ezzor, Syria
الباغوز
Local sources reported airstrike near the Crescent hospital in al Baghouz. According to Euphrates Post, a girl was killed and a woman and old man injured. The source didn’t identify the culprit. Other sources reported Coalition strikes in the vicinity but did not report civilian casualties. According to Shaam News the target of the attack…
Summary
Published
14 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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