Incident date
June 3, 2017
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امن الدولة, Amn al Dawa, Raqqa, SyriaAl Raqqa Truth reported that one civilian died after being hit by shrapnel following an airstrike. The source didn’t identify the culprit of the raid. Q_Alenzy reported that “Air strikes targeted the State Amn Al Dawla building near the Al-Roos pool northwest of the city center” – though this report may be referring to the
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July 1, 2017
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البوليل, Buleil, Deir Ezzor, SyriaA 12-year-old girl was killed following an airstrike on Al Buleil to the east of Deir Ezzor. However it was not clear who was responsible. The eight sources reporting the incident did not make any allegations as to who was responsible. Euphrates Post reported that the airstrike took place near the Abu Dilu petrol station,
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July 7, 2017
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حي الدرعية, Al Dariya, Raqqa, SyriaOne girl died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Raqqa’s al Dari’ya neighbourhood. According to Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently, “the international Coalition targeted the Al-Thlaji house in al Dari’ya neighborhood next to Al-Hamzawi Hotel west of the city center. The raid led to the death of Manaf Ismail Al-Thlaji’s wife and the wounding of
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July 25, 2017
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الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, SyriaLocal sources reported the death of one male civilian. Reports said he was killed by artillery shelling. It is Airwars understanding that only the Coalition is using artillery in Raqqa. Other sources – all blaming artillery shelling for the man’s death – said that he had been captured by IS and detained for the past
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Incident date
July 29, 2017
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الرقة, near Raqqah, Syria, Raqqa, SyriaIn an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the death of a civilian in an event near Raqqa. Their October 2017 civilian casualty report noted: “During a Coalition strike that engaged an ISIS tactical unit, it was assessed that one civilian was unintentionally killed.” Coalition officials told Airwars that their report
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Incident date
August 11, 2017
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Al Na'im area, Raqqa, SyriaMultiple local sources reported that there had been an “escalation of civilian martyrs” following alleged artillery shelling on the Na’im area of Raqqa. This was later confirmed to have been a US airstrike. Raqqa News Post for example reported at the time: “#Urgent : # Ar Raqqa The fall of artillery shells on the area
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Incident date
September 9, 2017
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رويشد, Rowaishid, Deir Ezzor, SyriaOne civilian was reported killed and one injured, following alleged US-Coalition strikes on the Rowaishid area, 45km north of Deir Ezzor. There is limited information available at present for this event. All sources blamed the US-led Coalition. The Coalition itself informed Airwars that as a result of their deconfliction agreements they had ceased to conduct
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Incident date
October 1, 2017
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طابية جزيرة, Tabiyyah Jazeera, Deir Ezzor, SyriaLocal leader Thalj Ragheb Al-Humaidi Al-Salman was killed in airstrikes on Tabiyyah Jazeera village, according to multiple local sources. He was Mukhtar of the village and Sheikh of the Burmah clan. It is not presently clear who was responsible as no source apportioned blame – all but one referred to “shelling”. Airwars will amend the
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October 7, 2017
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Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, SyriaThe citizen journalist group, Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently, documented the death of Ismail Al Sharif (pictured), following alleged US-led Coalition airstrikes on the city of Raqqah. At present the location of the incident within the city is unknown. Airwars will add to the entry when any new details arise.
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December 29, 2017
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البحرة, Al Bahra, Deir Ezzor, SyriaOne civilian male, named as Karim Makhkhalf Al-Hamoud Al-Faraj, was killed in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Al Bahra, according to local media. Euphrates Post, Sharqiya Voice and Deirezzor were among sources blaming the Coalition for the victim’s death. Euphrates Post for example noted “The martyrdom of Karim Mukhlif al-Hamoud al-Faraj from the city of
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Incident date
November 23, 2018
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هجين, Hajin, Deir Ezzor, SyriaAn alleged Coalition airstrike targeted Hajin, Deir Ezzor, with mention of unspecified civilian casualties. All sources blamed the Coalition for the raid. Only one source, Step News, claimed that civilians were killed and wounded: however, figures were not stated. The agency also reported on “large destruction in the vicinity”. More than one source on the
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Incident date
August 2, 2019
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الفردوس, near Raqqa, Syria, Raqqa, SyriaIn an incident previously not tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the death of one civilian near Raqqa. In its February 2019 report, the Coalition noted the following: “Coalition aircraft conducted two airstrikes and one artillery strike. The airstrikes targeted one ISIS weapons cache and one ISIS command and control facility. Regrettably, one civilian
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August 14, 2015
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تلبيسة, Talbisah, Homs, SyriaDamascus Centre for Human Rights Studies named Bassam Abd Al Kareem Al Sai’id as a civilian victim of alleged Coalition bombing on Talbissa, Homs. A second source naming him also as Abu Khaled, says he was from Talbissa, Homs but killed in Raqqa as a result of coalition bombing. In its monthly civilian casualty assessment for
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December 10, 2015
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الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, SyriaIn a casualty event previously unknown to Airwars, CENTCOM confirmed on April 22nd 2016 that one civilian was killed during a US airstrike against a high value target in Raqqah. According to the official release, “On Dec. 10, 2015, near Ar Raqqah, Syria, during strikes against Siful Sujan, an ISIL external operations planner, it was
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April 5, 2016
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إدلب, Idlib, SyriaA former Syrian table tennis champion and national coach named as Mukhles Ismaeil Khreaban was reported by VDC as having died “Due to coalition air force’s shelling.” The Public Committee for Sports and Youth in Syria later published a detailed obituary: “The teacher Mukhles Khreiban was martyred yesterday on Tuesday evening in the province of
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June 17, 2017
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القورية, Al Qouriya, Deir Ezzor, SyriaOne little girl was reportedly killed, according to the Syrian Press Center, and several other civilians were wounded in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Al Quoriya in Deir Ezzor. While that source was the only one to report a civilian fatality, all others reported that a number of civilians were wounded in the airstrikes. Syrian
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Incident date
June 25, 2017
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قريب من القورية, near Al Quoriya, Deir Ezzor, SyriaIn an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the death of a civilian in an event near Al Quoriya. Their October 2017 civilian casualty report noted: “During a Coalition strike that destroyed one ISIS staging location, it was assessed that one civilian was unintentionally killed.” This confirmed strike might relate to
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July 21, 2017
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الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, SyriaOne civilian male was killed in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Raqqa according to local media. All sources blamed the Coalition, though offered little detail on the event.
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January 18, 2018
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هجين, Hajin, Deir Ezzor, SyriaIn a previously unknown incident, the Coalition reported in May 2018 that it had killed one civilian in Hajin. According to the monthly civilian casualty report: “January 18, 2018, near Abu Kamal, Syria, via self-report. During a strike on Daesh-held building a scooter entered the impact area moments before the impact. One civilian was unintentionally
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June 8, 2017
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عياش , Ayyash, Deir Ezzor, SyriaFour airstrikes were reported in Ayyash, southwest of Deir Ezzor city, by local media. The sources reported dozens of wounded and that one of the wounded, Thiab al-Rajwan, later died in hospital of the wounds sustained when his house was bombed. Sources were conflicted on who was to blame, with reports pointing to Russia, the
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November 11, 2014
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الشنان, Shanan, Deir Ezzor, SyriaThe Syrian Martyrs website claimed that a civilian male died in a coalition airstrike on the village of al Shanan near Dayr az Zawr. He was later named as Rashed Hamdan Al Abd Al Jassem. According to the Facebook page of local activist Abu Mohammad Al Dairi, al Jassem was one of 12 casualties from
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January 29, 2016
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دادات, Dadat, Aleppo, SyriaA young child was killed in either a Coalition or a Russian airstrike near Al Dadat, on the road to Jarablus. Ara News blamed the attack on Russia, while Shaam News and Halab Today among others said the US-led Coalition was responsible. In their February 2020 civilian casualty report, the US-led Coalition assessed reports that
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Incident date
February 11, 2017
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الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, SyriaHeavy airstrikes on Raqqa – reportedly by the Coalition – may have caused civilian casualties according to confused reports. According to Step News “international coalition raids target the grain silos, the finance building, the arts school and al Nai’m roundabout in the city of Raqqa a short while ago causing material and human losses as
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March 16, 2017
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المنصورة, Al Mansoura, Raqqa, SyriaThe Smart news agency reported that likely Coalition airstrikes targeted the oil refinery area of Al Mansoura, “killing one worker and injuring others, in addition to destroying three burners and a car used to transport oil.” Madar News used identical language in its own report. No additional details are presently known.
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March 30, 2017
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المنصورة, Al Mansoura, Raqqa, SyriaAccording to the Smart News Agency, Coalition aircraft “targeted a pick-up vehicle belonging to IS with a missile inside the town, killing two people [militants], while a civilian was killed on a motorcycle by another missile from the same aircraft.” In December 2018, the Coalition announced that it had classed the event as non credible
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April 18, 2017
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الثورة, Al Tabaqa, Raqqa, SyriaIn a second reported incident for the day, a single source, Smart News Agency, reported “warplanes targeted the Mohammed Al-Faris school in Al Tabaqa, killing two prisoners, one prisoner from SDF and the other a civilian, and wounding five others.” Smart said it was unable to identify the victims. A local source reported prisoners were
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June 12, 2017
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الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, SyriaHussein al-Ali was named by three sources as a victim of artillery shelling or raids by three local sources – though reports didn’t identify the culprit.
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June 23, 2017
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كسرة الفرج, Kasrat Faraj, Raqqa, SyriaA civilian male died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Kasrat Faraj, according to Raqqa Truth. Other sources reported Coalition strikes within the vicinity but made no mention of civilian casualties, apart from Nesjorj which noted: “Coalition air raids last night on the villages of Kusra Afnan and Kasrat Faraj, resulting in the deaths and injuries
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Incident date
June 26, 2017
LOCATION
الميادين, Al Mayadin, Deir Ezzor, SyriaIn a third event reported in Al Mayadin on June 26th, one female civilian was killed in an alleged Coalition airstrike, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. The Observatory reported: “The SOHR also observed airstrikes, most likely carried out by the International Coalition warplanes, that targeted one of the headquarters of Suqur Al-Sahara
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Incident date
June 30, 2017
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كسرة محمد علي, Kasrat Mohhamed Ali, Raqqa, SyriaA civilian male was killed in alleged Coalition airstrikes on the village of Kasrat Muhammed Ali to the south of Raqqa, local sources reported. All five sources documenting the incident alleged that the Coalition was responsible.