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Incident Date
28 May 2017
Incident Code
CS878
Location
Al Hamam, Raqqa, Syria
الحمام
Three civilians including a woman and her child died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Hamman village, according to local media. The victims included Hayat of Mustafa al-Saguri (daughter of Hayaof Sajur) and her unnamed child. In April 2019, the Coalition accepted responsibility for this event, noting: "Coalition aircraft conducted a strike on a suspected Daesh…
Summary
Published
28 May 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
28 May 2017
Incident Code
RS2255
Location
Sarja, Idlib, Syria
سرج,
On April 28th, Alhuralhalabi reported "the death of a woman injured by a previous Russian air raid on the village of Sarja in the southern countryside of Idlib." According to RFS Media Office, "Huda Ahmed Haj Musa was martyred from the town of Sarja in Jebel al-Zawia in rural Idlib because of the injuries she…
Summary
Published
28 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
28 May 2017
Incident Code
CS879
Location
Al Mansoura, Raqqa, Syria
المنصورة
Up to three civilian men died as a result of a Coalition airstrike on Mansoura, local media said. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights on May 30th, “two men died following injuries they had sustained in shelling by the International Coalition’s warplanes on areas in al-Mansoura town in the western countryside of al-Raqqa”.…
Summary
Published
28 May 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1–3
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
28 May 2017
Incident Code
CS880
Location
Al Badou, Raqqa, Syria
حارة البدو
An 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…
Summary
Published
28 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
27 May 2017
Incident Code
RS2252
Location
Akeirbat, Hama, Syria
عقيربات
The Smart News Agency reported airstrikes on ‘civilian homes’ in Akeirbat which killed one civilian and wounded three others, including one woman. This was believed to have been part of a larger series of airstrikes on one town and four village under the control of the Islamic State, Smart News said.
Summary
Published
27 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
27 May 2017
Incident Code
CI735
Location
Mosul, Zanjili, Nineveh, Iraq
حي الزنجيلي
Local sources reported that ten civilians were killed, among whom an entire family, after heavy shelling in Zanjili neighborhood in West Mosul. Iraqi Spring Media Center said it was the work of the Iraqi government, while Yaqein Agency did not say who was responsible. Presently no further details are known.
Summary
Published
27 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
10
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
27 May 2017
Incident Code
RS2253
Location
Jarouh, Al-'Albawi and Dikila, Hama, Syria
عقيربات دكيلةالعلباويجروح
Between four and five civilians were killed and several others were wounded in alleged Russian or Assad regime airstrikes in eastern Hama Governorate, according to sources on the ground. Smart News reported that the warplanesshelled the villages of Jarouh, Al-'Albawi and Dikila, in the area of Aqirbat.’ The strikes also resulted in the burning of…
Summary
Published
27 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
4–5
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
27 May 2017
Incident Code
CS870
Location
Al Mashlab, Raqqa, Syria
المشلب
Four civilians died and eight were wounded in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Raqqa’s Al Mashlab neighbourhood, according to two local sources. No further details are presently known. In its December 2017 civilian casualty report, the US-led Coalition acknowledged that on “May 27, 2017 near Raqqah, Syria via media report. During a Coalition strike which destroyed…
Summary
Published
27 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
8
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
27–28 May, 2017
Incident Code
RS2254
Location
al Qastal village, Hama, Syria
القسطل
Three civilians were killed and four others wounded in an aerial ‘bombardment’ of the village of Al Qastal in Hama Governorate on the 27th or 28th of April 201, according to local media The wounded sought treatment at hospitals in Deir Al-Zour. The casualties included women and children, but their identities are unknown. Sources laid…
Summary
Published
27 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
4
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
27 May 2017
Incident Code
CS871
Location
Hitteen, Raqqa, Syria
حطين
More than a dozen outlets reported suspected Coalition strikes on Hitteen farm, near Raqqa City, with vague claims of civilians harmed. Sadaalsham said the farm was located to the north of the city. Syrians News reported “a number of civilian casualties.” Raqqa is Being Silently Slaughtered also reported “news of civilian casualties” but did not…
Summary
Published
27 May 2017
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
27 May 2017
Incident Code
CS872
Location
Al Mansoura, Raqqa, Syria
المنصورة
At least two detainees were reportedly killed in a suspected Coalition air raid. Local reports said that a group of prisoners being held by ISIL in Mansoura were killed or injured by Coalition airstrikes on the prison. Several outlets, including Raqqa is Being Silently Slaughtered (RBSS) put the death toll at two. Al Araby said…
Summary
Published
27 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
2–3
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
27 May 2017
Incident Code
CS873
Location
Ratlah, Raqqa, Syria
رطلة
At least 17 civilians – reportedly displaced persons – were killed when buses transporting them were hit by Coalition airstrikes according to local reports. The Syrian Observatory reported that 18 people were killed in Coalition airstrikes in the vicinity of al-Kasrat, of whom at least 10 members of ISIS. The Observatory said that some attacks…
Summary
Published
27 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
8–20
Civilians reported injured
20
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
27 May 2017
Incident Code
CS874
Location
Multiple neighbourhoods, Raqqa, Syria
الرقة
Thirteen named civilians including two children died in airstrikes and/or artillery shelling across multiple locations in Raqqa, according to local sources – though reports blamed both Coalition airstrikes and shelling by the SDF. Al Raqqa Truth reported that 78 shells were dropped on the city while planes circled the skies. It added that Kurdish units…
Summary
Published
27 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
12–13
Civilians reported injured
15–20
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
27 May 2017
Incident Code
CS870a
Location
Raqqa, Raqqa, Syria
الرقة
In a previously unreported incident, in the US-led Coalition's December 2017 report, it conceded it had killed three civilians in near Raqqa. Without a more accurate location, Airwars cannot determine if the Coalition's assessment matches any of the five locally reported civilian events which occurred in the area on that day, including incident CS870.
Summary
Published
27 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
26 May 2017
Incident Code
CS868
Location
Ar Raqqah - Al Mansoura road, Raqqa, Syria
الطريق بين الرقة و دير الزور
At least two civilians were killed in a Coalition strike along the road between Raqqa and Deir Ezzor, according to local reports. Raqqa is Being Silently Slaughtered reported the death of a man along with two others “following a Coalition raid on the main road between Raqqa and al Mansoura.” Radiokull reported a higher figure…
Summary
Published
26 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
2–5
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
26 May 2017
Incident Code
RS2251
Location
Al-Khdeira, Hama, Syria
الخضيرة
Two civilians were reportedly killed in the village of Al-Khdeira in an ‘aerial bombardment’. It is unclear which belligerent was responsible for the airstrikes; the Syrian Press Monitor blamed the Russians, while the others accused the Syrian regime. The identity of the victims remains unknown.
Summary
Published
26 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
26 May 2017
Incident Code
CS869
Location
Ar Raqqah - Deir Ezzor road, Raqqa, Syria
A taxi driver was killed by an airstrike, according to local reports. The Syrian Human Rights Committee reported that a man was killed by unidentified warplanes on a road near Deir Eizzor. The report said he was a driver. HRO also named him, as did Euphrates Post, which identified him as a taxi driver. That…
Summary
Published
26 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
26 May 2017
Incident Code
CI733
Location
Baaj, Nineveh, Iraq
البعاج
A military source told Yaqein agency that 46 civilians were killed and dozens were wounded – with varying injuries – after airstrikes of the Joint Forces targeted Baaj and Qayrawan towns in western Nineveh. It was also reported that dozens of houses of civilians were destroyed. The area was the scene of heavy fighting between…
Summary
Published
26 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
46
Civilians reported injured
24
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
26 May 2017
Incident Code
CI734
Location
Mosul, Al-Shafaa, Nineveh, Iraq
الشفاء
Local sources reported on Facebook that dozens of children and women were killed after heavy airstrikes hit Shifa neighborhood, close to Al-Khayyat circle, in West Mosul. It is presently unknown who was responsible for the raids.
Summary
Published
26 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
12–24
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
26 May 2017
Incident Code
CS864
Location
Al Mayadin, Deir Ezzor, Syria
ميادين
Up to 12 civilians died in a fresh round of Coalition airstrikes on Al Mayadeen, according to local sources. Euphrates Post reported that “the warplanes launched five air strikes at approximately 2 am today [May 26th], a time difference of nearly three hours from the first raids that left three martyrs and a number of…
Summary
Published
26 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
5–12
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
26 May 2017
Incident Code
CS865
Location
Al Hamam, Raqqa, Syria
الحمام
One civilian male died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on al Hamam village, according to multiple local sources.
Summary
Published
26 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
26 May 2017
Incident Code
LQ045
Location
Derna, Darnah, Libya
درنة
According to local sources and the Egyptian government, Cairo carried out four ‘retaliatory’ air raids in Derna. Babak Taghvaee reported the Egyptian Air Force had targeted the “al Qaeda affiliated Shura Council” in Derna. The Egyptian Foreign Minister confirmed strikes, reporting it had targeted “terrorist organizations in Derna” – in response to the killing of…
Summary
Published
26 May 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Military Actor
LNA/UAE Military/Egyptian Military
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Incident Date
26 May 2017
Incident Code
CS866
Location
Jourat al Sous, Raqqa, Syria
جورة السوس
The Syrian Network for Human Rights reported that “two civilians from the same family were killed in when the international Coalition warplanes fired on Jourat al Sous in the northern outskirts of Raqqa city.” No further details are currently available.
Summary
Published
26 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
26 May 2017
Incident Code
CS867
Location
Raqqa al Samra, Raqqa, Syria
رقة السمرة
One woman died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Al Raqqa al Samra on the eastern outskirts of Raqqa city, according to local sources.
Summary
Published
26 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
26 May 2017
Incident Code
RS2250
Location
Hamada Omar near Al Akeirbat, Hama, Syria
العقيربات حمادة عمر
Three civilian deaths and several injuries were reported as a result of airstrikes on the village of Hama Omar in Hama Governorate on the 26th of May 2017, an area under the control of the Islamic State (Daesh). It is unclear who was to blame for these airstrikes; sources pointed at the Russians and the…
Summary
Published
26 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
25 May 2017
Incident Code
RS2248
Location
al Tarn, Raqqa, Syria
الترن
At least one civilian was killed and others were wounded in three alleged Russian or Assad regime airstrikes against the village of al Tarn near the village of Dibsi Faraj in the western Tabaqa countryside of Raqqa, according to local sources and activists. Conflicting reports were given as to who was responsible for the airstrikes.…
Summary
Published
25 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
25 May 2017
Incident Code
CI731
Location
Mosul, Zinjili, Nineveh, Iraq
حي الزنجيلي
A single local source reported to Yaqein Agency that five children and their mother were killed after Coalition airstrikes hit their house in Zanjili neighborhood in West Mosul. The source had added that “heavy and continuous indiscriminate shelling makes the task of recovering the bodies and transporting the wounded very difficult, as well as [getting]…
Summary
Published
25 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
6
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
25 May 2017
Incident Code
CI732
Location
Mosul, West, Nineveh, Iraq
الموصل: غرب
Medical sources reportedly told the ISIL press agency that 101 civilians were killed and 199 others were injured as a result of airstrikes carried out by the Coalition and Iraqi forces on West Mosul neighbourhoods during the previous five days. Presently no further details are known.
Summary
Published
25 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
101
Civilians reported injured
199
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
25 May 2017
Incident Code
CS863
Location
Al Mayadin, Deir Ezzor, Syria
ميادين
Between 15 and 40 civilians including two to five children and one to three women died, and up to 15 more were injured, in airstrikes on multiple locations in Al Mayadeen. Local sources were initially conflicted as to whether this was the work of the Coalition, Iraqi warplanes or Russia. However, in April 2018 the…
Summary
Published
25 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
15–40
Civilians reported injured
10–15
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
24 May 2017
Incident Code
CS856
Location
Romaniya, Raqqa, Syria
الرومانية
Two or three civilians including one child and one woman died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on the al Romania neighbourhood of Raqqa, according to local sources. The Smart News Network reported: “Two others were also killed in the al Romania neighborhood, including a child and a woman following warplane raids believed to be by…
Summary
Published
24 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
2–3
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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