Incident date
May 28, 2017
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حارة البدو, Al Badou, Raqqa, SyriaAn unspecified number of civilians died and one named civilian was injured in airstrikes and/or an artillery bombardment on Raqqa’s Bado neighbourhood, according to local sources. Mohammed Amiro was named as injured when an artillery shell fell behind the Directorate of Water in the Bado neighbourhood – though sources didn’t identify the culprit. RFS reported
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June 3, 2017
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near Raqqah, Syria, Raqqa, SyriaIn an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, on September 29th 2017 the Coalition said it had concluded an assessment on claims of civilian harm “near Raqqah, Syria” by . According to the Coalition report, “45. June 3, 2017, near Al-Jisr Al Jadeed, Syria, via regional humanitarian organization. After a review of available information it
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Incident date
June 9, 2017
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حي الدرعية, Dir'iya neighbourhood, Raqqa, SyriaAn August 2017 Amnesty International report documented the death of 27-year-old Kuteiba, who was killed in the Dir’iya neighbourhood in Raqqa city on June 9th. Intissar, who had already told Amnesty researchers about the killing of her father the day before (see above), stated that her brother was killed “in the street near the mosque
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Incident date
June 14, 2017
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نهر الفرات, Ar Raqqah: Euphrates river, Raqqa, SyriaUp to eleven civilians including a family of three were reportedly killed in an alleged Coalition airstrike near the town of Ziban, to the south of Raqqa city. The civilians were reportedly crossing the Euphrates River in small boats in order to flee the violence at Raqqa, when they were hit in the alleged strikes.
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Incident date
June 17, 2017
LOCATION
منصور, Al Mansour, Raqqa, SyriaAccording to the Smart News Network, “activists said that International Coalition bombed the Mansour neighbourhood in the city of Raqqa, killing a civilian”. Other sources reported Coalition airstrikes on the Nadeer bakery on Al-Mansour Street and Abaret Al-Sadou, but made no mention of civilian casualties. The Syrian Network for Human Rights said that the strike
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Incident date
June 21, 2017
LOCATION
الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, SyriaOne civilian male was reportedly killed following an alleged Coalition airstrike in Raqqa, local sources reported. Al Hasaka Arabea identified the victim and reported that he was from Al Ahwas al Shaher village. Only one of the two sources alleged that the Coalition was responsible, whereas the other source did not apportion blame.
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Incident date
June 25, 2017
LOCATION
القورية, Al Quoriya, Deir Ezzor, SyriaTwo displaced families, made up of 10 to 13 civilians which included three women and seven children, were reportedly killed and others were injured in alleged airstrikes on two houses in Al Quoriya – though most sources alleged that the Coalition was responsible, one report from Step News Agency, pointed towards Russia. Sound and Picture
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Incident date
June 28, 2017
LOCATION
ﻣﻨﻄﻘﺔ ﺍﻻﺩﺧﺎﺭ ﻭﺻﻮﺍﻣﻊ ﺍﻟﺤﺒﻮﺏ, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, SyriaAccording to Al Hassaka Rasd, “The International Alliance Aviation targeted the area of al Idkhar and the grain silos with several air raids this morning. The death of a pharmacist was documented in the coalition raids on the city of Raqqa”. The Syrian Press Center and @Raqqa24 both also reported the incident and alleged that
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Incident date
July 3, 2017
LOCATION
الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, SyriaOne civilian male was killed in alleged Coalition airstrikes in Raqqa, local sources reported. All five sources who reported the incident alleged that the Coalition was responsible and Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently said that there were a total of 15 strikes in the day. Mr al Anzi was said to be an IDP from
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Incident date
July 9, 2017
LOCATION
الرقة, Ar Raqqah: Multiple locations, Raqqa, SyriaThirteen civilians died and 2 more were wounded in alleged Coalition air and artillery strikes on neighbourhoods in Raqqa, local media reported. According to the Smart News Agency, “Coalition aircraft and artillery shelled the neighborhoods of Al Diriyah, Al Nahda, Al Rawda, al Panorama area, Shehata, and Saif al Dawla street near al Dalla roundabout,
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Incident date
July 16, 2017
LOCATION
الصبحة, Al Subha, Deir Ezzor, SyriaThree to six civilians died in airstrikes on al Subha village, local media reported, though it was unclear whether the Coalition or Russia or the Syrian regime were responsible. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, “five people were martyred and three of them were charred, as a result of shelling by aircraft. It’s
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Incident date
July 21, 2017
LOCATION
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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Incident date
July 26, 2017
LOCATION
البوكمال, Abu Kamal, Deir Ezzor, SyriaA number of civilians were reportedly injured following an alleged Coalition airstrike in Abu Kamal in eastern Deir Ezzor, local sources reported. The strike reportedly targeted an ISIL vehicle in Al Bareed Street near the home of Mujheem al Dandal, injuring those nearby. Only one of the four sources alleged that the Coalition was responsible
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Incident date
July 31, 2017
LOCATION
دير الزور, Deir ez-Zor, Deir Ezzor, SyriaAccording to SANA on August 1st, the official Syrian news agency, “US coalition planes killed 60 civilians in raids on villages and towns in the eastern suburb of Deir al-Zour during the past few hours.” However, Euphrates Post “noted that the news reported by the media of the regime is totally untrue”.
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Incident date
August 7, 2017
LOCATION
الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, SyriaMultiple local sources reported that Baraa Abdullah al-Haddad and his son were killed in an “airstrike”. No further details are currently available.
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Incident date
August 15, 2017
LOCATION
Al Meshrab, Deir Ezzor, SyriaFour to six civilians were killed in alleged airstrikes in the town of Al-Mesrab in the Western suburb of Deir Ezzor, according to local media. Sources initially reported only the death of Saleh al-Hamad al-Saud. However the number of fatalities later rose to at least four. The event was described by the Euphrates Post as
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Incident date
August 22, 2017
LOCATION
various villages south of Shadadi, Al Hassakah, SyriaAirstrikes hit Markada and the villages of Al-Dushisha, Rakhsh, Al-Zaynat and Al-Fadghmi, in the south of Al-Hasaka, according to local sources. The US-led Coalition was alleged to have conducted the strikes. Specific casualty numbers were unknown, however, according to the Al Qaeda-linked group Tahrir Al Sham, which claimed that “the International Alliance launched air raids
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Incident date
September 2, 2017
LOCATION
دوار النعيم, Al Naim roundabout, Raqqa, SyriaThe citizen journalist group, Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently, reported on the death of 14 civilians following alleged “shelling” by the US-led Coalition, near the al Naim roundabout, Raqqa City centre. In a subsequent report, also from RBSS, one man and his wife and his brother. Despite reports reporting that as many as 14 civilians
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Incident date
September 11, 2017
LOCATION
Abu Khashab junction, Deir Ezzor, SyriaNews of dead and wounded civilians at the Abu Kashab junction, Deir Ezzor countryside, was reported by a single source. Al Natek Network did not specify an actor, the report referring only to “airstrikes”. Airwars researchers tracked claims of both the Coalition and the SDF near the location at the time.
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Incident date
September 17, 2017
LOCATION
Al Tawwassoui'ya neighbourhood, Raqqa, SyriaTwo civilian men were reported killed following alleged US-led Coalition strikes on Al Tawassou’ya neighbourhood, Raqqa city, local media reported. According to Al Hasaka Arabea they were displaced persons from Deir Ezzor city. All sources blamed the US-led Coalition. No further details are available at present. In February 2019, the Coalition assessed this event to be
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Incident date
September 27, 2017
LOCATION
الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, SyriaTwo civilian males died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Raqqah, according to local sources. Few additional details are presently known, though Mr Habal was said to have died in his home. Ismail Akkush was, according to extensive Amnesty field research, killed alongside three other men, as reported in Airwars incident CS1536. We have therefore
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Incident date
October 3, 2017
LOCATION
البدو, Badu, Raqqa, SyriaInitially the death of one civilian male was reported in this incident: a doctor named Alaa El Din Hassan Hamam died in Raqqah city following US-led Coalition airstrikes, local sources said. According to a report by Al Rafed, Dr. Alaa El Din Hassan Hamam provided medical assistance for the injured in Raqqah until he died. His
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Incident date
October 7, 2017
LOCATION
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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Incident date
October 17, 2017
LOCATION
البدو, Clinics in Badou neighbourhood, Raqqa, SyriaLocal media reported that four bodies were recovered from the Comprehensive Clinics area of Raqqa, though it was unclear at which point during the Raqqa campaign the deaths occurred. In their August 2020 civilian casualty report, the US-led Coalition assessed reports that they were responsible for civilian harm in this strike as “non-credible”, stating that
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Incident date
November 11, 2017
LOCATION
رجم الصليبي, Rajim al Salibi, Deir Ezzor, SyriaFive civilians including paramedics died and “many” more were wounded in an alleged Coalition airstrike which reportedly struck an ambulance in Rajim al Salibi, local media said. Sources said that the victims were killed as they attempted to help those who were wounded in incident S1471 (listed above) in Al Duaji. According to Al Khabour,
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Incident date
December 29, 2017
LOCATION
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
December 27, 2016
LOCATION
الباب, Al Bab, Aleppo, SyriaBetween one and five civilians were reportedly killed in alleged Turkish airstrikes on Al Bab, Syria. Al Bab Al Hadath said that “one person was killed due to Turkish bombardment near the big mosque in Al-Bab city.” According to LCCSY, eight people were killed in the Aleppo area and “the majority” of them in Al
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Incident date
March 6, 2018
LOCATION
الشفعة, Al Sha'afa, Deir Ezzor, SyriaFour families of Tajik nationality were reportedly killed as a result of airstrikes on the town of Al Sha’afa, according to local sources. All reports stated that the non combatant victims were related to members of so-called Islamic State. Although the sources implied that women and children were harmed by the bombardments, no names, photos
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Incident date
February 2, 2017
LOCATION
الباب, Al Bab, Aleppo, SyriaOne civilian was reportedly killed in alleged Turkish airstrikes shelling on Al Bab, Syria. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported: “The Turkish forces and warplanes renewed their shelling on areas in Al Bab city and its vicinity, which killed a civilian and injured others during the past 24 hours.” Al Jazeera quoted the ISIS
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Incident date
June 13, 2018
LOCATION
الحردان, Al Hardan village (al Shayer hill), Al Hassakah, SyriaTwo to four civilians were killed in an alleged Coalition airstrike on the village of al Hardoun. Marsad al Hassaka stated that the house of Mohammed Ahmed Hardan was targeted at “dawn today”, where he was killed with his three children while his wife was seriously injured. Zaman al Wasl quoted a local activist who