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February 22, 2017
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الثورة, Tabaqah, Raqqa, SyriaFive civilians died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on al Tabaqa, according to Smart News and the Syrian journalist Mazen Mohammad. Jisr TV reported that the Coalition carried out raids but did not mention any casualties. On April 30th 2017 the Coalition declared the event ‘not credible’, noting: “Feb. 22, 2017, near Tabqah, Syria, via
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March 8, 2017
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near Raqqah, Raqqa, SyriaIn an event previously unknown to Airwars, the Coalition said that no civilians were harmed near Raqqa on March 9th. In its July 2017 casualty report the Coalition stated: “After a review of available information it was assessed that no Coalition strikes were conducted in the geographic area that correspond to the report of civilian
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March 26, 2017
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الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, SyriaSmart news agency reported that “warplanes likely to be from the Coalition carried out two raids in Mashlab and Rumaila neighbourhoods, killing a civilian and wounding seven more. Additionally, two members of IS were killed when their car was targeted.” The source didn’t identify the warplanes. No further details are currently available.
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April 4, 2017
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هنيدة, Hunaida, Raqqa, SyriaSmart News Agency reported that “a local source in the village of Hunaidah in rural West Raqqa said four civilians were killed and 11 wounded following raids by the coalition. The injured people were taken to an IS run hospital in the western countryside, but the location was not specified.” Marobobuzer, also blaming the Coalition,
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April 14, 2017
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مشيرفة, Mushirfa, Raqqa, SyriaFive civilians died and eight more were injured in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Mushirfa, according to local media. All sources blamed the Coalition.
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April 24, 2017
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مزرعة ميسلون, Maysaloun Farms, Raqqa, SyriaThree civilians including one child died and two others were injured in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Maysalon, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. No further details are currently available.
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May 1, 2017
LOCATION
الرقة, Al Rumaila and Al Idkhar, Raqqa, SyriaSmart reported that “according to local sources, warplanes likely belonging to the International Alliance targeted the neighborhood of Rumaila, killing four civilians and wounding others and destroying a car belonging to ISIL.” Al Araby also blamed the Coalition and put the death toll at four, though appeared to be citing from Smart. No additional details
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May 9, 2017
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الحي الثاني, Tabaqah, al Thani, Raqqa, SyriaThe Smart News Agency reported that a likely Coalition airstrike killed “a family of five people and wounded three others on Tuesday evening following raids on the consumer association in the Second [al Thani] district.” The VDC later named one adult civilian male “as a victim of international coalition raids on Tabaqa.”
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May 14, 2017
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عكيرشي, `Ukayrishah, Raqqa, SyriaBetween 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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May 24, 2017
LOCATION
حمرة ناصر, Hamra Nasser, Raqqa, SyriaAt least 10 civilians were killed in alleged Coalition airstrikes on Hamra Nasser village, according to local source Ahmad al Shibli. Al Hassaka Rasd reported that “international coalition planes carried out a massacre in Hamra Nasser killing the family of Hamoud al Ali al Issa in its entirety”. According to RFS, “The SDF forces took
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May 29, 2017
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جعيدين, Jaidin, Raqqa, SyriaBetween one and three civilians were killed in Coalition strikes at Jaidin, according to local reports. The Syrian Network reported the deaths of 3 civilians including a child in Coalition raids on the village of Jaidin. Raqqa is Being Silently Slaughtered reported 1 victim, who it identified as Sultan Hammad Al-Obeid Al-Alous. Orient News also
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June 5, 2017
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البو عاصي, Al Bu A'ssi, Raqqa, SyriaTwo adult male civilians died in an airstrike on Al Bu A’ssi village, according to local media. Two sources – Baladi and Mohab Nasser – pointed directly at the Coalition, reporting that two non-combatants died in an alleged Coalition raid near a refugee camp. Other sources referred to “warplane raids”, but didn’t identify the culprit.
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June 14, 2017
LOCATION
سوق الهال القديم في شارع ٢٣ شباط, Next to Salam Hospital on February 23 Street (at the corner Mansour Street), Raqqa, SyriaA civilian male was reportedly killed following artillery strikes on February 23 Street, Raqqa, likely carried out by US forces. A number of local sources named the victim as Ahmad Tarad al Khalifa al Haj. Abdulsalam Farij, a relative of the deceased, said via Facebook that the man died as a result of being wounded
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June 19, 2017
LOCATION
الجسر الجديد, Al Jisr al Jadid, Raqqa, SyriaA family of civilians – including two women and a child – were killed after alleged Coalition airstrikes struck their house near Al Jisr al Jadeed (the New Bridge), to the south of Raqqa. Several local sources identified the victims by name. According to RFS, the family were trying to escape the city when they
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June 24, 2017
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ﻤﺪﺭﺳﺔ ﻋﺪﻧﺎﻥ ﺍﻟﻤﺎﻟﻜﻲ, Ar Raqqah (Adnan al Maliki School, unknown location), Raqqa, SyriaEight civilians, including between five and seven children, were killed in an alleged Coalition airstrike near Adnan al Maliki School in Raqqa, local sources reported. Al Hasaka Arabea and Step News Agency alleged that the Coalition was responsible. Raqqa Ahluna blamed the US-led Coalition for the death of five children. It reported that their names were
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June 27, 2017
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الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, SyriaA civilian male was killed in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Raqqa, local sources reported. Both sources who reported the incident alleged that the Coalition was responsible. No further details were available.
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July 7, 2017
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الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, SyriaTwo civilian males were killed in alleged Coalition airstrikes which hit their home in Raqqa, local sources reported. Three of the six sources which reported the incident alleged that the Coalition was responsible. Ammesty field research reported that “Two members of the al-Ali, family were killed in a first strike, while sheltering on the ground
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July 13, 2017
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الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, SyriaA civilian male was killed in Raqqa, local sources reported. However it was contested as with regards to who was responsible. Sharqiya Voice reported that he died as a result of an SDF bombardment, without specifying if it was artillery or mortar fire, whereas Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently reported it was a result of
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July 18, 2017
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معدان, Ma'adan, Raqqa, SyriaAs many as 12 civilians died and dozens were injured in airstrikes and/or artillery shelling on Ma’adan, local media reported – though sources were conflicted as to whether the US-led Coalition or Russia or event the Syrian regime were responsible. Baladi blamed artillery for the injury of “a number of civilians”, however, other sources –
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July 25, 2017
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الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, SyriaLocal sources reported the death of one woman and the injuring of her child in an alleged Coalition airstrike or artillery shelling in Raqqa – though one source said that she died in shelling by ISIS. According to Revolution Coordination Committee in Palmyra “the young woman Khadija Nasreddin Fahad Al-A’mawi, died as a result of
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August 4, 2017
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منطقة المنجم, Al Munjem area, Al Tabani, Deir Ezzor, SyriaMultiple local sources reported that a minimum of four people were killed in an air raid in al Tabani. One report from Smart totalled the number of victims at seven. The majority of sources asserted that the strikes were carried out by Russian forces, or as reported by Step news agency, ‘#russian-owned’ aircraft. According to
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August 10, 2017
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Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, SyriaFive civilians including one child died in an airstrike on Raqqa, local media reported. Among sources blaming the Coalition were the Step News Agency and Al Hassaka Rasd.
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August 28, 2017
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Tarif, Deir Ezzor, SyriaOne named civilian died and others were wounded in airstrikes on Tarif in the western suburbs of Deir Ezzor, according to local media – though sources were conflicted as to whether the Coalition, the Assad regime or Russia were to blame. Step News Agency blamed the Coalition and said that white phosphorous was used. It
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September 9, 2017
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Hatla, Deir Ezzor, SyriaThe Euphrates Post documented the death of one unnamed civilian following airstrikes in Hatla. There is limited information about the incident, with no culprit currently held responsible. The single source referred only to “unidentified warplanes” with the victim reportedly dying after warplanes “targeted two cars carrying families.”
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September 14, 2017
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دشيشة, Al Dasheisha, Al Hassakah, SyriaSeventeen civilians were reported killed in alleged airstrike by the US-led Coalition on al Dashisha village, according to local sources. However the claim has been strongly refuted by some sources. Jisirtv said the civilians were inside a car which was subject to an “intensive aerial bombardment” by Coalition forces. @watannews2015 said the family of Abyan
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September 24, 2017
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مركدة , Markada, Al Hassakah, SyriaEleven civilians including one woman and two or more children died and many more were wounded in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Markada, local media reported. All sources attributed the event to the US-led Coalition. The Syrian Network for Human Rights said that four non-combatants including two girls and a woman died. Insaan Rights Watch
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September 30, 2017
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بقرص فوقاني, Bokros Foqani, Deir Ezzor, SyriaAs many as 12 civilians were killed, including at least three children and two women, in airstrikes on Bokro Foqani, situated in the eastern countryside of Deir Ezzor. Sources were contested with blame attributed to Russia, the Syrian regime and the US-led Coalition. Most reports were unable to identify the culprit. The news agency Baladi
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October 6, 2017
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Markada, Al Hassakah, SyriaUp to 15 civilians died following alleged US-led Coalition strikes on Markada in the southern countryside of Al Hasakah governorate. It was claimed that the Coalition targeted a number of locations in the town controlled by so-called Islamic State. The attack left an unknown number of others wounded. Airstrikes hit a vegetable market in the
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October 3, 2017
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البدو, Raqqa city: Baidou neighbourhood, Raqqa, Syria13 civilians were killed – including nine from one family – due to the “bombing of the International Air Force on the city of Raqqa during the battle for control of the city”. Kurdish news agency Hawar later published an interview with a survivor named as Yazan Abdulrahman Mohammad, in which it was stated that in
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November 2, 2017
LOCATION
الصالحية, Al Salhiya, Deir Ezzor, SyriaUp to 23 civilians, reportedly including two families, died and “a large number” more were injured in airstrikes on al Salhiya in Deir Ezzor, according to local media – though sources were conflicted as to whether this was the work of the US-led Coalition, Russia or the Syrian regime. Euphrates Post reported “21 martyrs and