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Incident Date
25 February 2017
Incident Code
CS535
Location
الخاتونية, Khatouniyah, Raqqa, Syria
Between three and four civilians including two women died and four more were wounded in an alleged Coalition airstrike on the village of Khatouniya in the western Raqqa countryside and the village of Hamra Blassen in the eastern countryside of Raqqa, according to local sources. Smart’s source said that the strike was likely to have…
Summary
Published
25 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
3–4
Civilians reported injured
4
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
25 February 2017
Incident Code
CS536
Location
Desert road SW of Tabaqah, Raqqa, Syria
In an incident previously unknown to Airwars, the Coalition reported that one civilian died near Raqqa. In its June 2017 casualty report it said: "During a strike on ISIS oil tankers, after warning shots were fired to dislodged drivers from the vehicles, it was assessed that one civilian was unintentionally killed." The Coalition provided Airwars…
Summary
Published
25 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
24 February 2017
Incident Code
CS530
Location
حصيبة, Abu Kamal, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Two civilians died in an airstrike on Abu Kamal, according to local sources – though reports were conflicted as to whether this was the work of the US-led Coalition or Iraqi warplanes. RFS Media said that the Coalition carried out a strike, though added that there was so far no reports of civilian casualties. Euphrates…
Summary
Published
24 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
4
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
24 February 2017
Incident Code
CS531
Location
كسرة شيخ (جمعة), Kasrat Sheikh (Juma'a), Raqqa, Syria
Smart news agency, reported the death of three civilians including one child and the injury of one other in an alleged Coalition airstrikes on Kasrat Juma’a village in the western Raqqa countryside. Smart reported: “The source said the raids are likely to have been by the international coalition and targeted a poultry farm in the…
Summary
Published
24 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
23 February 2017
Incident Code
CS529
Location
البارودة, Al Barouda, Raqqa, Syria
Four civilians died and nine were injured in an alleged Coalition airstrike on al Barouda village in the western Raqqa countryside, according to two local sources. Smart said that the wounded included women and children. Smart’s source added that the warplanes “targeted the village despite there being no military headquarters for the organization [ISIL] there”.…
Summary
Published
23 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
7–9
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
22 February 2017
Incident Code
CS522
Location
الفرار, Al Farrar, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Six civilians died in an airstrike on the village of Al Farrar, according to local sources – though reports were conflicted as to whether this was the work of the Coalition or the Assad regime. Halab Today, the Smart news network, SRG and The Media of the Army of Rebels all attributed the incident to…
Summary
Published
22 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
6
Civilians reported injured
4
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
22 February 2017
Incident Code
CS523
Location
الخاتونية, Khatouniyah, Raqqa, Syria
According to the Smart news agency, five non-combatants were injured in an alleged Coalition airstrike on the villages of Kahtaniya and al Khatuniyah in the Raqqa countryside. The source also said thayt some livestock was killed. No further details are currently available.
Summary
Published
22 February 2017
Civilians reported injured
5
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
22 February 2017
Incident Code
CS524
Location
Kabish Sharqi and Tishreen farm villages, Raqqa, Syria
Four civilians including one child and one woman died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Kabish Sharqi and Tishreen farm villages, according to a single source, the Smart news agency. No further details are currently available.
Summary
Published
22 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
6
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
22 February 2017
Incident Code
CS525
Location
سلحبية, Salhabiya, Raqqa, Syria
One civilian died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on al Salhabiya, 25 km west of Raqqa city, according to the Smart news agency. Jisr TV reported that the Coalition carried out raids on al Salhabiya, but didn’t mention any casualties.
Summary
Published
22 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
22 February 2017
Incident Code
CS526
Location
جليب خليل, Jleib Khalil, Deir Ezzor, Syria
A single source, the Smart news agency, reported that three civilians died and five were injured in an alleged Coalition airstrike on the villages of Khuytar and Jleib Khalil, north west of Raqqa. According to Smart, “the sources said that the warplanes targeted the villages of Khuytar and the mosque in the village of Jleib…
Summary
Published
22 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
5
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
22 February 2017
Incident Code
CS527
Location
الثورة, Tabaqah, Raqqa, Syria
Five 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…
Summary
Published
22 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
5
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
22 February 2017
Incident Code
CS528
Location
إدلب, Idlib, Idlib, Syria
According to a single source, the Violations Documentation Center, two adult males from Qusair died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Idlib. No further details are currently available.
Summary
Published
22 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
21 February 2017
Incident Code
CS517
Location
السحامية, Al Sahamiya, Raqqa, Syria
Between five and nine civilians including three chilren died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Al Sahamiya village, Raqqa, according to local sources. Baladi, Euphrates Post, the Shaam News Network and Step News Agency all blamed the Coalition. Raqqa is being Slaughtered Silently – whICH also attributed the incident to the Coalition – reported “that…
Summary
Published
21 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
5–9
Civilians reported injured
8
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
Incident Code
CS518
Location
فتاتيش, Al Fatatish, Raqqa, Syria
Between two and nine civilians died and dozens more were injured in an airstrike/artillery bombardment on Fatatish village in the eastern Raqqa coountryside, according to local sources – though reports are conflicted as to whether the deaths were caused by Coalition jets or shelling in the ares by the SDF and Kurdish militias. The media…
Summary
Published
21 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
2–9
Civilians reported injured
11–24
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
Incident Code
CS519
Location
between Hazima & al Abb'ara, Raqqa, Syria
A single source, the Smart news agency, reported that “In the northern countryside, warplanes launched raids on the two villages of Hazima and al A’bbara which led to the death of one civilian and wounding three, one of them in a critical condition.” No further details are currently available.
Summary
Published
21 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
Incident Code
CS520
Location
معدان, Ma'adan, Raqqa, Syria
Eleven non-combatants died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Maadan town in the Raqqa countryside, according to local media. Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently reported a “massacre” by the Coalition which killed 11 members of “the family of Satif Hussein al Suwairi“. Both the Shaam News Network and Baladi also reported the death of 11…
Summary
Published
21 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
11
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
21 February 2017
Incident Code
CS521
Location
الثورة, Tabaqah, Raqqa, Syria
The Smart news agency reported: “A local source from al Tabaqa city said earlier in the day, that warplanes likely to be the international coalition launched raids on the Al Manghiya neighborhood in the third district in the city, killing one IS member and seriously wounding three civilians in the neighborhood of Almanghiya.” No further…
Summary
Published
21 February 2017
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
20 February 2017
Incident Code
CS516
Location
AL-SAHAMIYAH AND AL - FATATISH, Raqqa, Syria
In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, on April 1st 2017 the Coalition said it had concluded an assessment on media claims of civilian harm “near al Raqqah, Syria”. According to the Coalition report, “7. Feb. 20, 2017, near Raqqah, Syria, via media report: After a review of available information it was assessed that…
Summary
Published
20 February 2017
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
20 February 2017
Incident Codes
TS083 CS514
Location
الباب, Al Bab city, Aleppo, Syria
Between 12 and 29 civilians including up to five children and five women died in airstrikes on Al Bab, according to local media - though sources were conflicted as to whether this was the work of Turkey or the US-led Coalition. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, "The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights…
Summary
Published
20 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
12–29
Civilians reported injured
7
Military Actor
Turkish Military
,
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
20 February 2017
Incident Code
CS510
Location
منطقة مدرسة المعري, Al Maari school area, Raqqa, Syria
Between five and ten civilians including three women died and ten others were injured in an airstrike on the Al Maari school area of Raqqa, according to local media. While the majority of sources said that this was the work of the Coalition, one report attributed the incident to the Assad regime. The Coalition later…
Summary
Published
20 February 2017
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
3–10
Civilians reported injured
10
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
20 February 2017
Incident Code
CS511
Location
الرقة, Qitar street, Raqqa, Syria
Between seven and ten civilians including three children and three women died and dozens more were injured in an airstrike on Qitar street, according to local sources. While the majority of reports attributed the incident to the Coalition, one report alleged that Russia was responsible. The Coalition later reported that “no Coalition strikes were conducted…
Summary
Published
20 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
7–10
Civilians reported injured
10–24
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
20 February 2017
Incident Code
CS512
Location
north bank of Euphrates, Raqqa, Syria
In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition said in June 2017 that an airstrike on the north bank of the Euphrates in Raqqa had not caused civilian harm – despite claims on social media. According to the report, “Feb. 20, 2017, near Raqqah, Syria, via social media report: After a review of…
Summary
Published
20 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
0–1
Civilians reported injured
0–1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
20 February 2017
Incident Code
CS513
Location
الجلاء, desert of al Jalaa town, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Two civilians died in an alleged Coalition airstrike in a car in the desert of al Jalaa, according to local sources. The alliance denies the claim. According to Euphrates Post and the Shaam News Network, the two deaths occurred when Coalition jets struck a “Hyundai car carrying petrol in the desert of al Jalaa”. LCCSY…
Summary
Published
20 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
20 February 2017
Incident Code
CS515
Location
Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition said in June 2017 that an airstrike near Raqqa had not caused civilian harm – despite claims on social media. According to the report, “14. Feb. 20, 2017, near Raqqah, Syria, via social media report: After a review of available information and strike video it…
Summary
Published
20 February 2017
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
19 February 2017
Incident Code
CS507
Location
دركوش, Darkoush, Idlib, Syria
One civilian was injured following an alleged Coalition drone strike on a vehicle on the road of Darkoush al jamiliya, according to local sources. Some sources suggested that this was a militant car. Idlib Media Center, reported that “a civilian was wounded after his car was targeted by a coalition drone”. Al amawi, Jisr media…
Summary
Published
19 February 2017
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
19 February 2017
Incident Code
CS508
Location
Khatouniya & Salhabiya, Raqqa, Syria
One civilian died and two others were injured in an alleged Coalition airstrike on the villages of Khatouniya and al Salhabiya, according to a single source. Smart reported that “a local source said Coalition aircraft bombed the villages of Khatouniya and Salhabiya in the western Raqqa countryside which resulted in the killing of one civilian…
Summary
Published
19 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
19 February 2017
Incident Code
CS509
Location
منبج, Manbij, Aleppo, Syria
In an incident previously untracked by Airwars, the Coalition stated in April that its aircraft had not been involved in a civilian casualty event alleged by an NGO. According to the report: “Feb. 19, 2018, near Manbij, Syria, via NGO report: No Coalition strikes were conducted on that day in the geographic area of the…
Summary
Published
19 February 2017
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
18 February 2017
Incident Code
CS503
Location
حي الدرعية, Dir'iya, Raqqa, Syria
A single source, Smart, reported the deaths of three civilians including one woman and the injury of six others in an alleged Coalition airstrike on the Dir’iyta neighbourhood of Raqqa. According to Smart, “a local source in the town of Raqqa said that two men and a woman were killed and six others seriously injured…
Summary
Published
18 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
6
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
18 February 2017
Incident Code
CS504
Location
الأكراد, al Akrad and al Mashlab neighbourhoods, Raqqa, Syria
Five civilians including one child and two women died and four others were wounded – some critically – in an alleged Coalition airstrike on the neighbourhoods of al Akrad and al Mashlab in Raqqa, according to local sources. According to Baladi, “several sources reported from inside the city of Raqqa that international coalition planes killed…
Summary
Published
18 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
5
Civilians reported injured
4
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
18 February 2017
Incident Code
CS505
Location
الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
A single source, Sharqiya Voice, reported the death of one civilian in Raqqa. The source said: “A civilian was killed while he was on a waterway crosser [something used to cross the waterway though they’re not saying a boat] after being hit by shrapnel following an air raid targeting the city of Raqqa. He is…
Summary
Published
18 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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