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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.

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16 May 2017
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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…

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16 May 2017
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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.

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16 May 2017
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16 May 2017

Incident Code

CI715a

Location

Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq
الموصل‎
In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the deaths of two civilians in an event near Mosul. Their April 2018 civilian casualty report noted: "It was assessed that during a Coalition strike against an ISIS commander, ISIS headquarters and VBIED operation which destroyed the VBIED operation, two civilians were unintentionally…

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16 May 2017
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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.”…

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15 May 2017
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Incident Date

15 May 2017

Incident Code

CI714

Location

Mosul, Rifae, Nineveh, Iraq
الرفاعي
A UN report on the protection of civilians in context of Nineveh operations and the retaking of Mosul stated: “On 15 May, an airstrike targeting passing ISIL vehicles damaged a civilian house in the ISIL-controlled al- Rifae neighbourhood of western Mosul, killing five civilians, including two women and a child, and wounding 11 others, including…

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15 May 2017
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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…

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15 May 2017
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Incident Date

15 May 2017

Incident Code

CI713

Location

Najjar neighbourhood, West Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq
حي النجار
Multiple local sources, including a friend of one of the victims, said that the entire family of Al-Haj Alaa Al-Safi (consisting of eight people) died after a Coalition airstrike hit their home in Najjar neighborhood, in West Mosul. Sources reported that most of the victims were women. The Coalition later reported that it had unintentionally…

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15 May 2017
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Incident Date

14 May 2017

Incident Code

CI711

Location

Mosul, July 17th, Nineveh, Iraq
17 تموز
Two local sources reported that heavy shelling with mortars, artillery and missiles hit the 17 July neighbourhood in West Mosul. The violence reportedly led to the death of Alaa Abdel Moneim Hussein al-Nuaimi – also called Abu ‘Ala – who was married and had three children. He died after a mortar landed on his house…

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14 May 2017
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CI712

Location

near Mosul, Iraq, Iraq

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14 May 2017
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CS825

Location

near Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria

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14 May 2017
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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…

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14 May 2017
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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.

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14 May 2017
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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…

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14 May 2017
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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.

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14 May 2017
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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…

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13 May 2017
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Incident Date

13 May 2017

Incident Code

CI710

Location

Rawah, Al Anbar, Iraq
راوة
In its July 2017 civilian casualty report, the Coalition denied responsibility for an incident it said was reported by an NGO, but which Airwars was unaware of. The Coalition reported: “May 13, 2017, near Rawa, Iraq, via NGO report: After a review of available information it was assessed that no Coalition strikes were conducted in…

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13 May 2017
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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…

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13 May 2017
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Incident Date

13 May 2017

Incident Code

CI709

Location

Anah, Al Anbar, Iraq
عنه
Residents and local press said that up to 100 civilians were killed and dozens wounded after Coalition airstrikes and guided missiles allegedly hit multiple locations in and around Anah town, in Anbar province, on a Saturday evening. Noor Al Mustafa Dawood reported that “the bombing continued with more than four airstrikes and four missiles directed…

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13 May 2017
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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.

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13 May 2017
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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…

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13 May 2017
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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.

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13 May 2017
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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…

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13 May 2017
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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.

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13 May 2017
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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…

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13 May 2017
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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…

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13 May 2017
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Incident Date

12 May 2017

Incident Code

CS809

Location

Khirbat Farms, Raqqa, Syria
In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the deaths of two civilians in an airstrike near the hamlets of Khirbat farms and Ruhayyat in Raqqa province. Their August 2017 civilian casualty report noted: "During a strike on an ISIS VBIED, after reviewing post-strike video, it was assessed that two civilians,…

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12 May 2017
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Incident Date

12 May 2017

Incident Code

CI708

Location

Mosul, West, Nineveh, Iraq
الموصل: غرب/الجانب الأيمن
Multiple local sources and Al’Amaq [ISIL press agency] reported that up to 108 civilians were killed and 265 were wounded due to artillery shelling and airstrikes by the international Coalition, the Iraqi Joint Forces and popular militia over a number of days. A medical source had told Yaqein Agency in a press statement that “108…

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12 May 2017
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Incident Date

12 May 2017

Incident Code

CS810

Location

near Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, on April 1st 2017 the Coalition said it had concluded an assessment on social media claims of civilian harm “near Raqqah, Iraq”. According to the Coalition report, “102. May 12, 2017, near Raqqah, Syria, via social media report: No Coalition strikes were conducted on that day in…

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12 May 2017
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Incident Date

12 May 2017

Incident Code

CS807

Location

Tabaqah, Raqqa, Syria
الثورة‎
Three civilians from one family and an additional person died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on the Third neighbourhood of Tabaqa, according to local media. SheroAlo1 said that “the family of the media activist Wassim Abdou“, died in a Coaltion strike, adding that the victims were still under the rubble. According to Etihad Press –…

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12 May 2017
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