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Incident Date
1 July 2017
Incident Code
CS1131
Location
Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
الرقة
Four civilian males from one family were killed in alleged Coalition airstrikes on Raqqa, local sources reported. Five of the seven sources which reported the deaths alleged that the Coalition was responsible.
Summary
Published
1 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
4
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
1 July 2017
Incident Code
CS1132
Location
Al Dariiya, Raqqa, Syria
حي الدرعية
A civilian female was killed in alleged Coalition airstrikes on Raqqa, local sources reported. Three of the seven sources reporting the incident alleged that the Coalition was responsible, with the remaining four sources blaming unspecified shelling.
Summary
Published
1 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
1 July 2017
Incident Code
CS1144a
Location
Raqqa, Raqqa, Syria
In the Amnesty and Airwars’s joint April 2019 report "War in Raqqa: Rhetoric versus Reality", one civilian was reportedly to be 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. The report stated that…
Summary
Published
1 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
30 June 2017
Incident Code
CS1130
Location
Al Dashaisha, Al Hassakah, Syria
الدشيشة
One or two civilians died and four were wounded in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Al Dashasisha village, according to local sources. Baladi – blaming the Coalition – put the death toll at one, with more wounded. According to Zaman Alwasl, “Coalition aircraft bombed an Islamic State prison in the town of Dashaisha east of…
Summary
Published
30 June 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
30 June 2017
Incident Code
CS1127
Location
Abu Hammam, Deir Ezzor, Syria
ابو حمام
Three civilians were killed in alleged Coalition airstrikes on Abu Hammam in Deir Ezzor, local sources reported. All five sources which reported the incident alleged that the Coalition was responsible.
Summary
Published
30 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
30 June 2017
Incident Code
CS1128
Location
Kasrat Mohhamed Ali, Raqqa, Syria
كسرة محمد علي
A civilian male was killed in alleged Coalition airstrikes on the village of Kasrat Muhammed Ali to the south of Raqqa, local sources reported. All five sources documenting the incident alleged that the Coalition was responsible.
Summary
Published
30 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
30 June 2017
Incident Code
CS1129
Location
`Ukayrishah, Raqqa, Syria
عكيرشي
Three civilian males were killed in alleged Coalition airstrikes on `Ukayrishah to the south of Raqqa, local sources reported. Two sources, Baladi News and @24Raqqa, reported that the village was struck by an unmanned drone that was targeting an ISIL vehicle which was fleeing a nearby battle in Afnan. A number of sources said that…
Summary
Published
30 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
30 June 2017
Incident Code
CS1125
Location
Ar Rafiqah, Raqqa, Syria
الرافقة
In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the death of one civilian during an attack on ISIS heavy equipment. The location given is in the residential neighbourhood of Ar Rafiqah, in the old city of Raqqa. Their September 2017 civilian casualty report noted, "During a strike on an ISIS heavy…
Summary
Published
30 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
30 June 2017
Incident Code
CS1126
Location
Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
الرقة
A civilian male killed in alleged Coalition airstrikes on Raqqa, local sources reported. All three sources reporting the incident alleged that the Coalition was responsible. No further details are presently known. In their June 2020 civilian casualty report, the US-led Coalition assessed reports that they were responsible for civilian harm in this strike as "non-credible", stating…
Summary
Published
30 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
30 June 2017
Incident Code
CI793
Location
Mosul, Farouk, Nineveh, Iraq
A local Facebook page and a resident said that one young man named Ahmed Hikmat al-Tai was killed and many families were still under the rubble after air strikes hit the Farouk area (near the Jewish area) in Old Mosul. Local resident Noor Alniamy called for help for several families in the Farouk area, saying…
Summary
Published
30 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
4–5
Civilians reported injured
6
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
30 June 2017
Incident Code
CI794
Location
Mosul, Old City neighbourhoods, Nineveh, Iraq
الموصل القديمة
Local press and resident sources said that dozens to hundreds of civilians, including the bodies of ‘hundreds of children and women’, were under the rubble in various areas in Old Mosul. Heavy shelling and air strikes had allegedly hit their homes. Local media provided striking accounts of streets filled with dead bodies, and called for…
Summary
Published
30 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
12–100
Civilians reported injured
24–100
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
26–30 June, 2017
Incident Code
CS1130a
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 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. The report stated that "Three members of…
Summary
Published
30 June 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
3
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
29 June 2017
Incident Code
CS1123
Location
Mahkan, Deir Ezzor, Syria
محكان
A girl was killed and up to 20 others were injured in airstrikes on Mahkan, however claims concerning who was responsible were contested. News Jorf claimed that the Coalition was responsible, meanwhile, Baladi News alleged that the Syrian government was responsible. The remaining eight sources reporting the incident did not make any claims as with…
Summary
Published
29 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
20
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
29 June 2017
Incident Code
CS1124
Location
Mrat, Deir Ezzor, Syria
مراط
A civilian male was killed in airstrikes on the village of Mrat, in eastern Deir Ezzor, however it was not clear who was responsible. One source, JP News, alleged that the Coalition was responsible. Meanwhile, three sources alleged that Russian warplanes were behind the airstrikes. Seven sources did not make any claims about responsibility or…
Summary
Published
29 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
29 June 2017
Incident Code
CI791
Location
Mosul, Old City (Sultan Nuts Factory), Nineveh, Iraq
الموصل القديمة
A single local source, the Nineveh Media center, said that multiple families were still under the rubble after air strikes had hit the Sultan Nuts factory in Old Mosul. The Center called upon everyone who read the post, to help save these families. Reportedly, elderly people were also among the victims. It is presently unclear…
Summary
Published
29 June 2017
Civilians reported injured
8
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
29 June 2017
Incident Code
CI792
Location
Mosul, Bab Lakash, Nineveh, Iraq
باب لكش
A single local source reported that six civilians from the same family died after air strikes hit their house in Bab Lakash, in Old Mosul. A senior Coalition official informed Airwars on July 5th that “It is primarily Coalition aircraft conducting AIR strikes in Mosul. It has been a number of weeks since the Iraqis…
Summary
Published
29 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
6
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
29 June 2017
Incident Code
CI790
Location
Mosul, Old City, Nineveh, Iraq
الموصل القديمة
Local residents and press sources said that at least 80 civilians were killed and others injured – mostly children and women – after shelling and airstrikes hit their houses near the Al Nouri Mosque in the ongoing battle for the liberation of Old Mosul. Half of the civilians died as a result of air strikes,…
Summary
Published
29 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
40–82
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
28 June 2017
Incident Code
CS1120
Location
Al Mayadin, Deir Ezzor, Syria
ميادين
A civilian male was killed following a cluster bomb attack on Al Mayadin, Euphrates Post reported. Syrian Observatory for Human Rights blamed the Coalition and reported that the attack was carried out after midnight. The source added that the man died from his injuries. No further details are available.
Summary
Published
28 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
28 June 2017
Incident Code
CS1119
Location
Al Soor, Deir Ezzor, Syria
الصور
Eight civilians, including a child, were killed and “many” others were wounded in Al Soor in northern Deir Ezzor following airstrikes allegedly carried out by the Coalition, local sources reported. Sharqiya Voice and Al Jisr TV reported that the strikes hit a shopping area of the city, which were believed to have targeted the “consumer…
Summary
Published
28 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
8
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
28 June 2017
Incident Code
CS1117
Location
Al Tayyana, Deir Ezzor, Syria
الطيانة
At least one civilian male, but possibly as many as two, died in airstrikes on Al Tayyana, according to local media – though it was initially unclear whether the Coalition or Russia was responsible. The US-led alliance accepted responsibility in September 2017. Five sources reported that only one fatality was caused by the airstrikes, however…
Summary
Published
28 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
28 June 2017
Incident Codes
CS1118 RS2305
Location
Dablan, Deir Ezzor, Syria
دبلان
Up to 60 civilians died and dozens more were wounded in airstrikes on Dablan, according to local media – though sources were conflicted as to who was responsible for the event, with allegations against the Coalition, Russia and the Syrian regime. The pro-regime source, Damas Press, put the death toll at 40 and blamed the…
Summary
Published
28 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
21–60
Civilians reported injured
12–60
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
28 June 2017
Incident Code
CS1115
Location
Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
الرقة
One civilian male was killed in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Raqqa, according to local media. Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently reported “The martyrdom of “Ali Abdul-Ali al-Jasha’am” after the coalition aircraft targeted his car while he was transporting wounded civilians following the bombardment of the city of Raqqa.” According to the Syrian Network for…
Summary
Published
28 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
28 June 2017
Incident Code
CS1116
Location
Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
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According to Al Hassaka Rasd, “The International Alliance Aviation targeted the area of al Idkhar and the grain silos with several air raids this morning. The death of a pharmacist was documented in the coalition raids on the city of Raqqa”. The Syrian Press Center and @Raqqa24 both also reported the incident and alleged that…
Summary
Published
28 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
28 June 2017
Incident Codes
CS1112 RS2304
Location
Al Lattoum village, Homs, Syria
One child died and several members of his family were injured in an airstrike on Al Lattoum village, according to local media – though sources were conflicted as to whether this was the work of the US-led Coalition (against which there was just one allegation), Russia or the Syrian regime. Alsoukhnaalhadath reported the death of…
Summary
Published
28 June 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
1–3
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
28 June 2017
Incident Code
CS1113
Location
Kasrat Afnan, Raqqa, Syria
كسرة عفنان
Two civilians, including a man and a woman, were reportedly killed by mortar fire in the village of Kasrat Afnan, south of Raqqa, however it was not clear who was responsible. Jisr TV, Shahba Press and the Syrian Network for Human Rights reported that ISIL were responsible for the deaths whereas Al Hasaka Arabea stated…
Summary
Published
28 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
28 June 2017
Incident Code
CS1114
Location
Kasrat Afnan, Raqqa, Syria
كسرة عفنان
Three civilians were allegedly killed in Coalition airstrikes in the village of Kasrat Afnan, local sources reported. Sharqiya Voice and Al Hasaka Arabea reported that three males were killed as they returned from inspecting their property in Al Dahmoush village after they believed they may have been damaged in airstrikes there. Both sources also reported…
Summary
Published
28 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
28 June 2017
Incident Code
CS1110
Location
Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
الرقة
An August 2017 Amnesty International report initially stated that a civilian casualty incident occurred in Raqqa on June 8th, killing 6 to 9 civilians – including 1 or 2 women and 3 to 5 children. This was later corrected to June 28th – with the Coalition accepting responsibility for eight deaths 13 months later. Amnesty…
Summary
Published
28 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
8–9
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
28 June 2017
Incident Code
CS1111
Location
Al Salhiya, Deir Ezzor, Syria
الصالحية
Up to four people were reportedly killed and several others (believed to be four) were injured in the rural areas of Al Soussa, Al Salhiya and Ghranij in Deir Ezzor following alleged Coalition airstrikes over several days, local sources reported. Airstrikes on Al Soussa are believed to have taken place on June 25 and airstrikes…
Summary
Published
28 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
2–4
Civilians reported injured
4
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
27 June 2017
Incident Code
CS1107
Location
Al Tayba, Deir Ezzor, Syria
بلدة الطيبة
A civilian female was indirectly killed following a heart attack said to be caused by hearing airstrikes on Al Tayba in Mayadeen, local sources reported. Sharqiya Voice reported that the airstrikes hit the houses of Hassan al Hanan, Bashar al Hanan, Sufian al Hanan and Ghassan al Hanan and reported that a number of people…
Summary
Published
27 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
27 June 2017
Incident Code
CS1108
Location
Janat, Al Hassakah, Syria
ﺟﻨﺎﺓ
A family of six civilians were reportedly killed in airstrikes in Janat village, however assertions as to who was responsible were contested. Five sources who reported the incident alleged that the Coalition was responsible. However @KhabourNews claimed that Russia was to blame.
Summary
Published
27 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
6
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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