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Incident Date
9 June 2017
Incident Code
CS952
Location
الصناعة, Ar Raqqah: Sina'a neighbourhood (Mukhtalata, unknown location), Raqqa, Syria
Eight civilians including four children and two women died in a declared Coalition airstrike on the al Mukhtalata area in Raqqa’a al Sina’a neighbourhood, local media reported. According to the Syrian Press Center, “Coalition forces continue to commit the worst massacres against civilians in the city of Raqqa, under the pretext of eliminating terrorism. A…
Summary
Published
9 June 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
8
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
9 June 2017
Incident Code
CS953
Location
لطيران, Al Tayara, Raqqa, Syria
Two local sources reported the death of Qusay Khalil al-Nahar – “from the clan Albograda” – in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Raqqa. While Mr al-Nahar’s death was reported on June 16th, family members contacted by Airwars indicated that his death was around June 9th, at al Tayara in the Raqqa countryside.
Summary
Published
9 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
9 June 2017
Incident Code
CS955b
Location
شارع النور, Al Nour Mosque, Raqqa, Syria
Five people were killed due to an airstrike that destroyed their home near the Al Nour mosque. Some of their names were initially reported on by several local sources (RBSS, RFS, Step News Agency) in connection to incident CS955a. During investigations of this event for the April 2019 joint Airwars and Amnesty report War in…
Summary
Published
9 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
5
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
9 June 2017
Incident Code
CS955c
Location
شارع النور, Al Nour Mosque, Raqqa, Syria
Ten people were killed in a double airstrike on two adjacent buildings behind Barazi pharmacy, near Al Nour mosque in the city of Raqqa. Some of their names were initially reported on by several local sources (RBSS, RFS, Step News Agency) in connection to incident CS955a. During investigations of this event for the April 2019…
Summary
Published
9 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
10
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
9 June 2017
Incident Code
CS953a
Location
Raaqa, Raqqa, Syria
In the Amnesty and Airwars’s joint April 2019 report "War in Raqqa: Rhetoric versus Reality", one civilian was reportedly killed in alleged Coalition airstrikes in Raqqa. Although Airwars assesses single sourced incidents as "weak", researchers have assessed this incident "fair" due to the depth of material provided by Amnesty. According to the report "Iman al-Joumaa,…
Summary
Published
9 June 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
9 June 2017
Incident Codes
CS938 RS2275
Location
جديد عكيدات, Jadid Akeidat, Deir Ezzor, Syria
As many as eight civilians, as well as six named which including medical personnel died, and others were wounded in an airstrike on Jadid Akeidat village, Deir Ez-Zour, according to local media – though reports were conflicted as to whether the US-led Coalition, the Syrian regime or Russia were responsible for the attacks. Sources reported…
Summary
Published
9 June 2017
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported killed
6–8
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
9 June 2017
Incident Code
CS947
Location
حي الدرعية, Dir'iya neighbourhood, Raqqa, Syria
An 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…
Summary
Published
9 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
8 June 2017
Incident Code
CS935
Location
مفرق الجزرة, Al Jazra junction, Raqqa, Syria
An unspecified number of civilians died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on the corner of 16th street and al Jazra junction in Raqqa, according to local sources. The Shaam News Network reported that “Coalition aircraft targeted several shops at the corner of the 16th Street in the neighborhood, destroying nearly 8 shops.” RFS, blaming the…
Summary
Published
8 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
8 June 2017
Incident Code
CS936
Location
ﺍﻟﺴﺒﺎﻫﻴﺔ, Al Sabahiya, Raqqa, Syria
Local sources reported that at least one civilian died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Raqqa’s al Sabahiya neighbourhood. Reports said that the al Sabahiya mosque was struck, with all sources blaming the US-led Coalition. According, to RFS, “The shelling focused on the neighbourhoods of al-Sabahia and al-Jazra, west of al-Raqqa and the al-Mashlab neighbourhood…
Summary
Published
8 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
8 June 2017
Incident Code
CS937
Location
مزرعة القحطانية, Mazra'at al Kahtaniyah, Raqqa, Syria
Two civilians were killed in Mazra’at al Kahtaniya village, according to local media – though sources are conflicted as to whether this was the result of a Coalition airstrike or a land mine. According to the Syrian Network for Human Rights, “Ali al Omar al Rwayjeh, from Raqqa city, died along with his brother Yousef…
Summary
Published
8 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
8 June 2017
Incident Code
CS954
Location
الرقة, Raqqa, Raqqa, Syria
An August 2017 Amnesty International report documented a civilian casualty incident in Raqqa, in which 9 members of the same family were killed on June 8th, 2017. The neighbour of the family had told the organization’s field researchers that in the early evening, Abdallah Allawi, his wife Muntaha, and their seven sons, aged between three…
Summary
Published
8 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
9
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
8 June 2017
Incident Code
CS940
Location
حي الدرعية, Dir'iya neighbourhood, Raqqa, Syria
An August 2017 Amnesty International report documented the death of a 60-year-man, who was killed in the Dir’iya neighbourhood in Raqqa city on June 8th. The report stated that several strikes, both air and artillery, hit the area on June 8th and 9th. Amnesty’s field researchers interviewed Intissar, who told them that her 60-year father,…
Summary
Published
8 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
8 June 2017
Incident Code
CS941
Location
الرقة, Ar Raqqah: Mr. Sufi's bakery, Raqqa, Syria
An August 2017 Amnesty International report stated that a civilian casualty incident occurred in Raqqa on June 8th–9th, killing 6 civilians including 1 or more children and 2 women. Mohammed, who also witnessed the airstrike mentioned in incident S823c, described to Amnesty’s field researchers that another bombardment struck a tent near a biscuits bakery. The…
Summary
Published
8 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
6
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Code
CS942
Location
near Al Mayadin, Syria, Raqqa, Syria
Summary
Published
8 June 2017
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
8 June 2017
Incident Code
CS943
Location
near Al Quriyah (Dayr Az Zawr), Syria, Deir Ezzor, Syria
In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, on September 29th 2017 the Coalition said it had concluded an assessment on social media claims of civilian harm “near Al Quriyah (Dayr Az Zawr)”. According to the Coalition report, “101. June 8, 2017, near Al Quriyah (Dayr Az Zawr), Syria, via social media report: After a…
Summary
Published
8 June 2017
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
8 June 2017
Incident Code
CS944
Location
الرقة, near Raqqah, Syria, Raqqa, Syria
In 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 Raqqa, Syria” via an NGO report. According to the Coalition report, “102. June 8, 2017, near Raqqah, Syria, via NGO report: After a review of available information it was…
Summary
Published
8 June 2017
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
8 June 2017
Incident Code
CS945
Location
near Al Tabaqah, Syria, Raqqa, Syria
In 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 al Tabaqah, Syria” via an NGO report. According to the Coalition report, “103. June 8, 2017, near Al Tabaqah, Syria, via NGO report: The casualty reported in this allegation…
Summary
Published
8 June 2017
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
8 June 2017
Incident Code
CS946
Location
near Dariya, Raqqah, Syria, Raqqa, Syria
In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, on January 25th the Coalition said it had concluded an assessment on claims of civilian harm “near Dar’iya, Raqqah” via an “international organization report”. According to the Coalition report, “69. June 8, 2017 near Dari’ya, Raqqah, Syria via international organization report. After a review of available information,…
Summary
Published
8 June 2017
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
8 June 2017
Incident Codes
CS946a RS2274
Location
عياش, Ayyash, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Four 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…
Summary
Published
8 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
8 June 2017
Incident Code
RS2273
Location
حريشة, Harisha, Hama, Syria
A single source reported that "warplanes - likely to be Russian - launched a phosphorous bomb attack on the village of Al-Huraisha, near Aqirbat (about 67 km east of Hama), killing three civilians from one family, including a child." There were no reports of wounded and no other details at this time.
Summary
Published
8 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
8 June 2017
Incident Code
CS933
Location
مفرق الجزرة, Al Jazra junction, Raqqa, Syria
Fourteen civilians died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on an internet cafe al Al Jazra junction in Raqqa, according to local sources. Another four reportedly died nearby. All reports pointed towards the Coalition and named the internet cafe as Al-Hason Net. According to Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently (RBSS), on June 8th the Coalition carried…
Summary
Published
8 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
14–16
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
8 June 2017
Incident Code
CS934
Location
القورية, Al Qouriya, Deir Ezzor, Syria
An unspecified number of civilian casualties were reported after Coalition planes allegedly struck a funeral in Al Qouriya, local media reported. According to Nasser Ahmad, “Coalition aircraft targeted the people in the town of Qouriya while they were at the cemetery burying their relatives. This led to casualties.” GoogleSyrian reported that American Coalition planes had…
Summary
Published
8 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
0–1
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
7 June 2017
Incident Codes
CS930a ISSY001a
Location
الشجرة, Al Shajra, Daraa, Syria
Local sources reported that alleged airstrikes struck a building in Al Shajra town which several sources referred to as an "Islamic Court" while others described it as the headquarters of the "Islamic Army of Khalid Bin Al-Walid" - a faction that has been accused of being associated with the "Islamic State". Sources were conflicted as…
Summary
Published
7 June 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
2
Military actors reported killed
13–20
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
,
Israeli Military
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Incident Date
7 June 2017
Incident Code
RS2271
Location
عقيربات, Akeirbat, Hama, Syria
A woman and her child - both named - died in an alleged Russian airstrike on Akeirbat, according to local media. According to the Facebook group ‘Local council of Akeirbat and its countryside’, “\our air raids on the village of Akeirbat by Russian aircraft led to the martyrdom of a woman and her daughter as…
Summary
Published
7 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
7 June 2017
Incident Code
RS2272
Location
جب الجراح غنيمان, Ghneiman village, Jeb al Jrah district, 55 km east of Homs, Homs, Syria
Four civilians died, including a woman and a child, and six other non-combatants were wounded in an airstrike on Ghneiman in Homs, according to local media. Only one source, the Smart News Agency, pointed to Russia as the “likely” culprit; the other reports didn’t apportion blame of this event. According to the Smart News Agency,…
Summary
Published
7 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
6
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
7 June 2017
Incident Codes
CS928 RS2270
Location
طريق السده ا, Al Sadda road, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Between 9 and 10 civilians died in an airstrike on a van or small bus near the Al Sadda road, Al Quriya, Deir Ezzor, according to local media. While most sources blamed the Coalition (which confirmed targeting a vehicle in the province on the day), one outlet alleged that Russia was responsible. Sound and Picture,…
Summary
Published
7 June 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
9–10
Civilians reported injured
4–10
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
7 June 2017
Incident Code
CS930
Location
الميادين, Al Mayadin, Deir Ezzor, Syria
According to Asharqiya Voice “an air raid targeting al Mayadeen killed a displaced man from the city of Deir Ezzor.” The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported “that three warplanes carried out three raids on the town of Al-Mayadin in the eastern countryside of Deir Al-Zour. The first two raids targeted a pre-fabricated area, while…
Summary
Published
7 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
7 June 2017
Incident Code
CS931
Location
محكان, Mahkan, Deir Ezzor, Syria
An adult male, also an agricultural worker, was named as a victim of an alleged Coalition airstrike on Mahkan town by local media. Sources said that he died from wounds sustained in the strike. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights in a report on June 11th, “an agriculture engineer died from injuries he…
Summary
Published
7 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Code
CS932
Location
near Qalaat Jabbar, Raqqa, Syria
Summary
Published
7 June 2017
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
6 June 2017
Incident Code
CS925
Location
حطين, Hitten farm, Raqqa, Syria
Up to eight civilians from several families died at Hitteen farm, local media reported. While most sources blamed a Coalition airstrike, one source said that a landmine was responsible for the deaths. Al Hassaka Rasd reported three members of the same family died in an alleged Coalition airstrike near Hitten farm. According to RFS, “Five…
Summary
Published
6 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
3–8
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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