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Incident Date
19 August 2017
Incident Code
CS1388
Location
الحديقة البيضا, Ar Raqqah: Hadika Al Bayda (White Garden), Raqqa, Syria
One man, named as Omar al-Kafri, was killed in an alleged US-led Coalition strike in Raqqa, local sources said. It was reported by Raqqa r_w_b that Omar al-Kafri was struck nearby “the house of his family, beside the Al Hadika Al Bayda while distributing water from the well he had dug with his neighbours”. All…
Summary
Published
19 August 2017
Civilians reported killed
1–3
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
19 August 2017
Incident Code
CS1389
Location
Al Jazza'a, Al Hassakah, Syria
In a major civilian casualty incident, between 15 and 41 people reportedly died following an alleged US-led Coalition strike on Al Jazza’a [or al-Helo] village. The civilians were leaving Asr prayer at the village mosque when they were hit, local media sources reported. According to Hasaka Rasd and multiple other sources, “the village was not…
Summary
Published
19 August 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
21–41
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
19 August 2017
Incident Code
CS1390
Location
Dashisa, Al Hassakah, Syria
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported the death of two people following alleged US-led Coalition strikes in Al-Dashisha in southern Hasaka. According to the single source, “a man and his wife, were killed by bombing by warplanes believes to be related to the International Coalition”.
Summary
Published
19 August 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
19 August 2017
Incident Code
CS1391
Location
البياطرة, al Bayatra, Raqqa, Syria
The death of a young man, named Ali Ismail al-Mu’idi, was reported by local media. His death followed an alleged US-led Coalition airstrike on the city of Raqqa. No other details are presently known.
Summary
Published
19 August 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
18 August 2017
Incident Code
RS2401
Location
الحميدية, Hamidiya, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Three civilians were injured in an air or artillery strike on Hamidiya. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame. Some blamed the Syrian regime, while others blamed Russia for the raids. Euphrates Post tweeted later that there were some " civilian casualties" without specifying a number. Halab Today called the raid a Russian…
Summary
Published
18 August 2017
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
18 August 2017
Incident Code
CS1384
Location
Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
The death of Ayman Abdul Razzaq al-Suwaif and five members of his family, was reported by multiple local media sources. All sources blamed the US-led Coalition for the attack. No additional details including the neighbourhood location are presently known.
Summary
Published
18 August 2017
Civilians reported killed
6
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
18 August 2017
Incident Code
CS1385
Location
Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
Local media sources reported on the death of up to 46 civilians and 60 others wounded following suspected Coalition airstrikes on Raqqa over the previous 48 hours. According to a report by the Thiqa Agency the “shelling focused on civilian homes and residential neighbourhoods”. These are general numbers and it is likely that they will…
Summary
Published
18 August 2017
Civilians reported killed
39–46
Civilians reported injured
60
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
18 August 2017
Incident Code
CS1386
Location
Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
Abdul Rahman Samer Akl (b.1997), a second year medical student from Deir ez-Zour, was killed whilst trying to aid the wounded in the city of Raqqa, local media reported. According to Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently, this was a result of “aerial bombardment by Coalition aircraft”, with the majority of other sources also blaming the…
Summary
Published
18 August 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
18–24 August, 2017
Incident Code
CS1413a
Location
Raqqa, Raqqa, Syria
In the Amnesty and Airwars’s joint April 2019 report "War in Raqqa: Rhetoric versus Reality", two civilians were reportedly killed in alleged Coalition mortar attack 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 states that "Mohamed…
Summary
Published
24 August 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
17 August 2017
Incident Code
CS1380
Location
Mu'awiya school/Mal'ab Al-Aswad area, Raqqa, Syria
Thirty civilians including up to 13 children and three women from three families died and dozens more were injured in alleged Coalition airstrikes and artillery shelling on Raqqa, according to local sources. Reports said that the entire Al-Sayer Al-Enezi family died in the strike – along with multiple members of other families. There was, however,…
Summary
Published
17 August 2017
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
30
Civilians reported injured
12–36
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
17 August 2017
Incident Code
CS1381
Location
الجميلي, Jamili Street, Raqqa, Syria
One man, identified by the Syrian Human Rights Committee as Saeed Mohammad Nashif was killed in alleged air or artillery strikes on the Jamili District of Raqqa, according to local sources. Activists who spoke to Smart News said that a civilian was killed by “artillery shelling of the Syrian Democratic Forces on the city’s Jumaili…
Summary
Published
17 August 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
17 August 2017
Incident Code
CS1382
Location
الملاهي, Malahi, Raqqa, Syria
In a major civilian casualty incident, up to 20 civilians reportedly died following alleged US-led Coalition attacks on the Malahi area in Raqqa. The Coalition later confirmed having unintentionally killed three and injured nine in this strike. Local media reported on the death of 15 or more civilians after “Muawiya bin Abi Sufian” school was…
Summary
Published
17 August 2017
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
15–20
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
17 August 2017
Incident Codes
CS1383 ISSY001
Location
الشجرة, Al Shajra, Daraa, Syria
Up to 27 civilians were reported killed in airstrikes on the town of Al Shajra in western Daraa. According to Daraa Martyrs Documentation Center, 32 “mostly civilians” were killed when positions of Jaish Khalid bin Walid, a Salafi jihadist group, were targeted. The report claimed that the Coalition launched a long-range missile, which “targeted the…
Summary
Published
17 August 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
17–27
Civilians reported injured
2
Military actors reported killed
5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
,
Israeli Military
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Incident Date
16 August 2017
Incident Code
CS1375b
Location
Raqqa: West of Mu'taaz street, Raqqa, Syria
In the Amnesty and Airwars’s joint April 2019 report "War in Raqqa: Rhetoric versus Reality", one woman was reportedly killed in alleged Coalition airstrikes in the area west of Al-Mu’taz street in Raqqa. Although Airwars assesses single sourced incidents as "weak", researchers have assessed this incident "fair" due to the depth of material provided by…
Summary
Published
16 August 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
16 August 2017
Incident Code
CS1379a
Location
Raqqa, Raqqa, Syria
In Amnesty and Airwars’ joint April 2019 report "War in Raqqa: Rhetoric versus Reality", three civilians were reportedly killed in alleged Coalition artillery strikes in Raqqa. Although Airwars generally assesses single sourced incidents as "weak", our researchers have assessed this incident "fair" due to the depth of material provided by Amnesty. The Amnesty report noted…
Summary
Published
16 August 2017
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
3
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
16 August 2017
Incident Code
RS2400
Location
حسيا, Hasya, Hama, Syria
A single source reported that "Russian warplanes targeting several vehicles carrying displaced people in the area of #Hassia area #Aqirbat [with] news of martyrs and wounded among the displaced." There are no other details at this time.
Summary
Published
16 August 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
16 August 2017
Incident Code
CS1375
Location
West of Mu'Taz Street, Raqqa, Syria
Up to 30 civilians including women and children died and dozens more were wounded in a Coalition airstrike on the area west of Al-Mu’taz Street in Raqqa, according to local media. The Coalition later confirmed having unintentionally injured two civilians in this strike. All sources attributed the event to the US-led Coalition, with a number…
Summary
Published
16 August 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
13–30
Civilians reported injured
12–36
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
16 August 2017
Incident Code
CS1376
Location
Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
Local media reported that Mrs Khatoon Abdul Wahab Al – Khader Al – Fahad, the wife of the late Haj Mustafa Al Daham Al Badran, died on August 20th from wounds sustained in an alleged Coalition airstrike on August 16th.
Summary
Published
16 August 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
16 August 2017
Incident Code
CS1377
Location
Wahda, Nahda and Bedu areas, Raqqa, Syria
Between 14 and 17 people were killed, and 30 to 74 injured in alleged Coalition airstrikes on Raqqa, local media said. According to reports, the neighbourhoods of “Wahda and Nahdha and the Bedu” were targeted. Raqqa24 tweeted that the civilian deaths were a result of “bombing by Coalition aircraft” and SANA, the Syrian Arab News…
Summary
Published
16 August 2017
Civilians reported killed
14–17
Civilians reported injured
30–74
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
16 August 2017
Incident Codes
CS1378 RS2399
Location
صبيخان, Subikhan, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Local sources said that up to six civilians were killed and up to ten more wounded in airstrikes on the town of Subikhan in the countryside of Eastern Deir Ezzor. It was unclear which party was culpable for this civilian casualty event. At present, two out of sixteen sources hold the US-led Coalition responsible, two…
Summary
Published
16 August 2017
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 August 2017
Incident Codes
CS1379 RS2398
Location
زباري, Al Zabari, Deir Ezzor, Syria
One civilian male was killed in an airstrike on Al-Zabari, according to local sources – though reports were conflicted as to whether the Coalition, the Syrian regime or Russia was to blame for the raids. There were no reports of wounded civilians. Sharqya Voice, Saud Sbekhan and Alarby blamed the Coalition. But according to the…
Summary
Published
16 August 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
16 August 2017
Incident Code
CS1442
Location
23 Shubat Street, Centre, Raqqa, Syria
Ten civilians from one family, including six women and two children, were reported killed following airstrikes by the US-led Coalition according to local sources. Reports said the strikes hit a residential building in the city of Raqqa in which the family were located, Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently named the victims. Syrianpc said an unknown…
Summary
Published
16 August 2017
Civilians reported killed
10
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
15 August 2017
Incident Code
CS1375a
Location
Raqqa, Raqqa, Syria
In the Amnesty and Airwars’s joint April 2019 report "War in Raqqa: Rhetoric versus Reality", 11 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 family names Thalji and Sueri…
Summary
Published
15 August 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
11
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
15 August 2017
Incident Code
RS2396
Location
حسيا, Hasya, Hama, Syria
A single source reported that "in the countryside of Hama, the Russian warplanes targeted several cars carrying displaced people is Hasya. There were reports of dead and wounded civilians amongst those struck." There are no specific numbers. No other details at this time.
Summary
Published
15 August 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
15 August 2017
Incident Code
RS2397
Location
السخنة, Sokhna, Homs, Syria
A single source reported that "Russian warplanes launched several raids targeting the vicinity of the city of Sukhna and # Hamaima rural Homs east, resulting in casualties and material in the ranks of the # organisation of the state." There were no specific numbers reported, or any other details at this time.
Summary
Published
15 August 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
15 August 2017
Incident Code
CS1373
Location
Baladi Stadium and Muawiya School District, Raqqa, Syria
Between six and ten people were reported killed including 2 or more children, in an “aerial bombardment” on the city of Raqqa. At present nearly all of the sources allege that the US-led Coalition was responsible for the incident. Significant material destruction was caused to the Baladi Stadium area and the School District of Muawiya…
Summary
Published
15 August 2017
Civilians reported killed
6–10
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
15 August 2017
Incident Code
CS1374
Location
Al Meshrab, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Four to six civilians were killed in alleged airstrikes in the town of Al-Mesrab in the Western suburb of Deir Ezzor, according to local media. Sources initially reported only the death of Saleh al-Hamad al-Saud. However the number of fatalities later rose to at least four. The event was described by the Euphrates Post as…
Summary
Published
15 August 2017
Civilians reported killed
4–6
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
14 August 2017
Incident Code
RS2395
Location
ابو شهري, Abo Shahri, Raqqa, Syria
A father and son were killed in airstrikes on Abo Shahri and the countryside in the surrounding vicinity. There were no reports of wounded civilians. All sources blamed Russian warplanes for the strikes. According to Baladi "Russian aircraft and aircraft launched intensive raids, targeting the town (Ma'adan) with rockets and explosive bombs, as well as…
Summary
Published
14 August 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
14 August 2017
Incident Code
CS1372
Location
Central neighbourhoods, Raqqa, Syria
Local sources said that 23 civilians were killed and 60 injured after alleged US-led Coalition strikes targeted neighbourhoods of Raqqa. Sound and Picture reported that the “SDF militia” had engaged in the offensive during the daytime with “intensive artillery”, whilst the US-led Coalition conducted airstrikes in the night. Airwars understands that only the Coalition has…
Summary
Published
14 August 2017
Civilians reported killed
23
Civilians reported injured
50–60
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
14 August 2017
Incident Code
CS1372a
Location
al-Badu , Raqqa, Syria
According to several local sources and field research by Amnesty International, a mother and her three children were killed in al-Badu, Raqqa, as an alleged Coalition airstrike hit their building. Amnesty and Airwars’s joint April 2019 report War in Raqqa: Rhetoric versus Reality found that "a double air strike killed nine civilians from two families…
Summary
Published
14 August 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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