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Incident Date
19 May 2017
Incident Code
CS840
Location
Sahlab al Banat, Raqqa, Syria
سهلة البنات
According to Al Raqqa Truth, “Abdel Rahman Najjar was martyred while being displaced in coalition raids on Sahlat al Banat yesterday. A number of people were injured in his family. They are from al Mashlab neighbourhood.” The victim was also named by Raqqa Maydaniya, who blamed the Coalition for his death. Osama Abdallah posted confirmation…
Summary
Published
19 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
19 May 2017
Incident Code
CS841
Location
Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
الرقة
Three civilians died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Raqqa, according to local sources. Three victims from Palmyra, said to have been killed in a Coalition strike, were named by the Violations Documentation Center.
Summary
Published
19 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
18 May 2017
Incident Code
CS835
Location
Hunaida, Raqqa, Syria
هنيدة
One civilian male died in an alleged Coalition airstrikes on Hunaida, according to local sources. According to Step News “The international coalition aircraft targeted the outskirts of Heneida town in the western Raqqa countryside with several air raids.” Reports said that he died when his home was struck. In February 2019, the Coalition assessed this…
Summary
Published
18 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
18 May 2017
Incident Code
CS836
Location
Saif al Dawla Street, Raqqa, Syria
شارع سيف الدولة
The Smart News Agency reported that 15 civilians including children were killed and injured in air raids “believed to have been carried out by the international coalition on Saif al Dawla street in Raqqa”. No further details are currently available.
Summary
Published
18 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
1–14
Civilians reported injured
1–14
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
18 May 2017
Incident Code
CS837
Location
Sahlab al Banat, Raqqa, Syria
سهلة البنات
An August 2017 Amnesty International report documented the death of three civilians as a result of three strikes on their one-storey house in Sahlat al Banat on the evening of May 18th. Amnesty field researchers interviewed Hassan, a family member of the victims. “This strike killed the two boys as they were coming back into…
Summary
Published
18 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
18 May 2017
Incident Code
CS838
Location
Hamar, Deir Ezzor, Syria
حمار
Two or more civilians were wounded in an alleged Coalition airstrike on the Himar area in the desert of Abu Kamal, local sources said. According to Baladi, “Coalition fighters raided the Hamar area of Badia, Abu Kamal on Thursday, destroying a number of oil tankers and a number of incinerators, as well as injuring a…
Summary
Published
18 May 2017
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
17 May 2017
Incident Code
CS833
Location
Al Attara, Raqqa, Syria
العطاره
.Al Raqqa Truth reported that “Mariam Aswad al Tayih was martyred after being injured in coalition raids on the Al Attara area. Her family were also injured.” No further details are currently available.
Summary
Published
17 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
17 May 2017
Incident Code
CS834
Location
Al Mashlab, Raqqa, Syria
حي المشلب
Three civilians and a member of IS died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Raqqa’s Al Mashlab neighbourhood, local media reported. According to the Smart News Network, “Three civilians and a member of ‘Islamic State’ were killed on Wednesday by a bombing likely to be by the international coalition in the al-Mashlaab district of the…
Summary
Published
17 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
16 May 2017
Incident Code
CS828
Location
Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
الرقة
Sharqiya Voice and Al Ragga Truth reported the death of “the young man Halloush al Badran from the village of Ziban” in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Raqqa city. No further details are currently available.
Summary
Published
16 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
16 May 2017
Incident Code
CS829
Location
Raqqa al Samra, Raqqa, Syria
السمرة
One civilian woman was reportedly killed in alleged Coalition airstrikes in Samra village, east of Raqqa city. The woman was named as Siham al Abd al Zai’t by al Raqqa Truth. According to Thoar al Raqqa, the strikes took place at midnight. Three sources alleged that the Coalition was responsible for the strikes, which reportedly…
Summary
Published
16 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
16 May 2017
Incident Code
CS830
Location
Tabaqah, Raqqa, Syria
ﺍﻟﻄﺒﻘﺔ
One civilian male was reportedly killed in alleged Coalition airstrikes in Tabaqa, according to the Violations Documentation Center in Syria. The man was named as Waddah Gassan al Qassas by both sources. No further details are available.
Summary
Published
16 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
16 May 2017
Incident Code
CS831
Location
Al Khayala Al Bahadil, Raqqa, Syria
الخياله البهاديل
Two civilian males were reportedly killed in alleged Coalition airstrikes in Al Khayala al Bahadil village to the west of Raqqa. One Facebook user Alla Adin Adin named one of the victim as Faisal al Mohammed al Ahmad and Sharqiya Voice named the other as Agha Anwar al Borsan. Several people were also injured in…
Summary
Published
16 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
16 May 2017
Incident Code
CS832
Location
Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
الرقة
Three civilians were reportedly killed when an alleged Coalition airstrike hit an ISIL car belonging to the religious police, known as Hasba, killing four of its members. The men were reportedly arrested by the religious police and were being transported in their car when they were killed. A number of local sources named two of…
Summary
Published
16 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
15 May 2017
Incident Code
CS826
Location
Abu Kamal, Deir Ezzor, Syria
البوكمال
In a major casualty incident, up to 73 civilians including 15 children and six women died and up to 120 others were wounded airstrikes on Abu Kamal, according to local media. The majority of the victims were reportedly displaced people. Conflicting sources blame the US-led Coalition and the Iraqi air force. Additionally, one source attributed…
Summary
Published
15 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
60–73
Civilians reported injured
24–120
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
15 May 2017
Incident Code
CS827
Location
Al Makef, Raqqa, Syria
الماكف
Two civilians died in a Coalition airstrike on the Al Makef area of Raqqa, according to local sources. The Coalition later confirmed responsibility for the deaths. In July 2018, the Coalition conceded it had caused civilian harm in this strike: “During a strike on Daesh fighting positions and supply routes, two civilians were unintentionally killed.”…
Summary
Published
15 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
14 May 2017
Incident Code
CS821
Location
Abu Kamal, Deir Ezzor, Syria
One child was reportedly injured in an alleged Coalition airstrike targeting ISIL fighters in the “Old Corniche” area in the city of Abu Kamal, according to local sources.
Summary
Published
14 May 2017
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
14 May 2017
Incident Code
CS822
Location
Shanina, Raqqa, Syria
شنينة
Between five and nine civilians, including two women and up to seven children, were killed – and up to 45 others were wounded – in alleged Coalition airstrikes in the Shaneina refugee camp to the north of Raqqa city. Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently (RBSS) reported that 14-year-old Abdullah Mohammed al Fayad, Abu Zuhri, his…
Summary
Published
14 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
5–9
Civilians reported injured
6–45
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
14 May 2017
Incident Code
CS823
Location
Adnaniya, Raqqa, Syria
مزرعة العدنانية
One civilian male was reportedly killed in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Adnaniya farm in Raqqa. Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently (RBSS) named the victim as 30-year-old Abdullah al Khalawai. Both RBSS and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights alleged that the Coalition was responsible. No further details are currently available.
Summary
Published
14 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
14 May 2017
Incident Code
CS824
Location
`Ukayrishah, Raqqa, Syria
عكيرشي
Between 12 and 30 civilians – mostly women – were killed when alleged Coalition airstrikes hit al A’Keirshi village in the countryside of Raqqa, according to local media. The victims were reportedly farm workers who were travelling in three cars to their place of work when they were struck by the air raid. Raqqa is…
Summary
Published
14 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
12–30
Civilians reported injured
9–12
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
Incident Code
CS825
Location
near Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
Summary
Published
14 May 2017
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
13 May 2017
Incident Code
CS812
Location
Al Sahel, Raqqa, Syria
السحل
One or two civilians died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Al-Sahel, according to local media. Baladi, Syrianpc and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights all blamed the Coalition for the death of one non-combatant. Raqqa is Being Slaughtered named a victim as Ahmad Mustafa Al-Haji Al-Hamid but didn’t say who was responsible for his…
Summary
Published
13 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
13 May 2017
Incident Code
CS813
Location
Shanina, Raqqa, Syria
شنينة
Up to 30 civilians including seven children died and between 23 and 45 more were injured in a major casualty event on a refugee camp in Al-Hashem and Shanina, according to local sources. While most reports blamed the US-led Coalition, one also mentioned Kurdish artillery. Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently published “pictures of the martyrs…
Summary
Published
13 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
8–30
Civilians reported injured
23–45
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
13 May 2017
Incident Code
CS814
Location
Nazlat Shahada, Raqqa, Syria
نزلة شحادة
Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently reported that three civilians died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on the area between the Two Bridges area in Raqqa. No further details are currently available. In September 2019 the Coalition announced that it had classed this allegation of civilian harm as non-credible. Their monthly civilian casualty report noted, "After…
Summary
Published
13 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
13 May 2017
Incident Code
CS815
Location
North of city, Raqqa, Syria
الرقة
A civilian male named as Ahmed Al-Hamad died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Raqqa, according to local sources. Reports said that he died as he attempted to flee the city.
Summary
Published
13 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
13 May 2017
Incident Code
CS816
Location
Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
الرقة
One civilian male was reportedly killed in alleged Coalition airstrikes in Raqqa. The victim was named Naseem Mohammed Saeed al Salama and was from Al Quaryatayn in Homs governorate in east Syria. Only one source, the Violations Documentation Center in Syria, alleged that the Coalition was responsible. No further details are currently available.
Summary
Published
13 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
13 May 2017
Incident Code
CS817
Location
Silos area, Raqqa, Syria
منطقة الصوامع
One civilian male was killed in alleged Coalition airstrikes in Raqqa governorate. Al Ragga Truth and Raqqa News named the victim as 23-year-old Fadi Qaher al Nashef and both alleged that the Coalition was responsible. Sources said that the Coalition bombed the grain silos area. No further details are currently available.
Summary
Published
13 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
13 May 2017
Incident Code
CS818
Location
Ya'arob, Raqqa, Syria
يعرب
Six to 17 civilians were reportedly killed and as many as hundreds more wounded in the villages of Ya’rob and al Sakhoura in the western Raqqa countryside. However sources were conflicted as to whether they died in a Coalition airstrike or artillery shelling by YPG forces. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, the only source…
Summary
Published
13 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
6–17
Civilians reported injured
2–200
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
13 May 2017
Incident Code
CS819
Location
Tabaqah, Raqqa, Syria
الثورة
In its July 2017 civilian casualty report, the Coalition denied involvement in an alleged incident that was previously unknown to Airwars. In the report, the Coalition wrote: “May 13, 2017, near Tabqah, Syria, via social media report: No Coalition strikes were conducted on that day in the geographic area of the reported civilian casualties. The…
Summary
Published
13 May 2017
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
13 May 2017
Incident Code
CS820
Location
near Dayr Az Zawr, Syria, Deir Ezzor, Syria
In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, on August 8th 2017 the Coalition said it had concluded an assessment on social media claims of civilian harm “near Dayr az Zawr, Syria”. According to the Coalition report, ”105. May 13, 2017, near Dayr Az Zawr, Syria, via social media report: After a review of available…
Summary
Published
13 May 2017
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
12 May 2017
Incident Code
CS806
Location
Quriya, Deir Ezzor, Syria
القورية
According to the Euphrates Post, five named civilians died in an airstrike when the car they were in was struck in Quriya. According to one source, Zaman Alwasl, the victims died as they were returning from a picnic in nearby Badia. The US-led alliance later accepted responsibility for injuring one person in the event. All…
Summary
Published
12 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
5
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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