Incident date
September 9, 2017
LOCATION
Hatla, Deir Ezzor, SyriaThe Euphrates Post documented the death of one unnamed civilian following airstrikes in Hatla. There is limited information about the incident, with no culprit currently held responsible. The single source referred only to “unidentified warplanes” with the victim reportedly dying after warplanes “targeted two cars carrying families.”
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Incident date
November 17, 2018
LOCATION
السوسة, Al Soussa, Deir Ezzor, SyriaA girl was killed in an alleged airstrike on Al Soussa, Deir Ezzor, according to local reports. Smart News reported that dozens were wounded including the relatives of the victim, specifying that “her uncle was seriously injured”. Three sources including Euphrates Post and Deir Ezzor 24, reported that the Coalition was responsible. Further to this,
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Incident date
November 28, 2018
LOCATION
الشعفة, Al Shaafa, Deir Ezzor, SyriaAccording to local sources, an alleged Coalition airstrike targeted Al Sha’afa and killed one civilian man. The Youth of al Soussa reported that Ali Jassim Mohammed Al Furaiji died in “treacherous raids” on the town, though did not specify a culprit. Hajin News and the Syrian Observatory blamed the US-led Coalition. According to the Syrian Network,
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Incident date
May 8, 2015
LOCATION
تل مجدل, Tal Majdal, Al Hassakah, SyriaA 10 year old boy from the village of Tal Majdal, was reported killed at around noon in a Coalition airstrike according to a number of sources, after being hit by shrapnel. In February 2019, the Coalition assessed this event as non-credible. Their report noted: “After review of all available strike records it was determined
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Incident date
September 6, 2016
LOCATION
منبج, Manbij, Aleppo, SyriaA single source, Halaab News, named the child Zuheir Mohammad al Maghrabi as having been killed in an alleged Coalition raid on Manbij. No further details are currently available. In their May 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
October 6, 2016
LOCATION
ﺣﻠﺐ, Aleppo, SyriaIn a previously unknown incident, on December 1st, 2016 the Coalition said it had concluded an assessment on claims of civilian harm: “(12.) Oct. 6, 2016, near Aleppo, Syria: No Coalition strikes were conducted on that day in the geographical area.“ Airwars researchers have so far identified no known public allegations of civilians killed or
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Incident date
November 7, 2016
LOCATION
خنيز السلمان, Khaniz al Salman, Raqqa, SyriaSeveral outlets reported the death of a man from Coalition strikes. RBSS and Shaam News Network reported the death of a civilian “driver” who was operating a tractor when the vehicle was targeted by a Coalition strike.
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Incident date
January 11, 2017
LOCATION
سراقب, Saraqib, Idlib, SyriaBetween 10 and 25 fighters of the militant group Fatah al Sham were killed – as well as a civilian policeman – and as many as six other people were injured, following an alleged airstrike in Saraqib. It is not clear whether or not the injured were civilians or members of Fatah al Sham. Sources are conflicted as
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Incident date
January 20, 2017
LOCATION
الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, SyriaA civilian woman was killed following air raids by an unidentified belligerent on Raqqa city. According to LCCSY and other, “Mrs. Dalal Zare’ al Haj Ta’ama was martyred following raids on the city. The martyr is from Deir Ezzor province.”
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Incident date
February 14, 2017
LOCATION
الباب, Al-Bab, Aleppo, SyriaThere were confused reports of the death of Abdel-Fattah al-Haj Hussein. While one source claimed he died in an airstrike while being held prisoner by ISIL, a second source said he died in a Turkish strike – with a third source claiming Mr Hussein died of natural causes. Raqqa is Being Slaughtered initially reported the
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Incident date
March 30, 2017
LOCATION
سلحبية, Salhabiya, Raqqa, SyriaOne civilian died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Al Salhabiya and Gharbiya, according to local sources. Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently reported: “Coalition planes targeted trucks in the western village of Al Salhabiya, west of Raqqa, that were trying to open the road from Al Salhabiya to Al Raqqa after the flood of the
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Incident date
April 22, 2017
LOCATION
مدرسة البحتري, Tabaqah, al Bahrari school, Raqqa, SyriaAccording to the Smart News Agency, one civilian died and four others were wounded in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Al Bahtari school. One other source, the Free Syria Army, also attributed the incident to the Coalition. It noted that “A civilian was also killed and four others were wounded after an aerial bombardment of
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Incident date
May 14, 2017
LOCATION
17 تموز, Mosul, July 17th, Nineveh, IraqTwo local sources reported that heavy shelling with mortars, artillery and missiles hit the 17 July neighbourhood in West Mosul. The violence reportedly led to the death of Alaa Abdel Moneim Hussein al-Nuaimi – also called Abu ‘Ala – who was married and had three children. He died after a mortar landed on his house
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Incident date
June 27, 2017
LOCATION
الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, SyriaA civilian male was killed in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Raqqa, local sources reported. Both sources who reported the incident alleged that the Coalition was responsible. No further details were available.
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Incident date
July 4, 2017
LOCATION
الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, SyriaA civilian male was killed in alleged Coalition airstrikes on Raqqa, local sources reported. Both sources who reported the death alleged that the Coalition was responsible. No further details are presently known.
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Incident date
July 20, 2017
LOCATION
الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, SyriaA 21 year-old man was killed in alleged Coalition airstrikes on Raqqa, according to local sources. Al Hasaka Rasd, Soheb1700 and Raqqa24 all blamed the Coalition for his death.
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Incident date
July 30, 2017
LOCATION
الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, SyriaThe child, Yousef Haj Abdullah, was named as a victim of an alleged Coalition airstrike on Raqqa, by multiple local sources. There are no other details at this time.
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Incident date
August 19, 2017
LOCATION
Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, SyriaOne man named Mohammed Khair Chalwan was killed in an alleged airstrike on Raqqa, according to local media. Ahmad Shbli directly blamed the Coalition for his death, while other sources referred to an “aerial bombardment”.
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Incident date
August 24, 2017
LOCATION
Deir Ezzor, SyriaA woman was named as killed in an airstrike on Deir ez-Zor, though sources were conflicted as to who was responsible for her death. The majority of sources blamed either Russia or the regime, however, Hasaka Rasd and Euphrates Post did not apportion blame.
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Incident date
November 19, 2018
LOCATION
حويزية, Huweiziya village, al Shadadi, Al Hassakah, SyriaAccording to local sources, 13-year-old Ali Matar al-Hammad was killed by a cluster bomb that was left behind after previous bombing on the village of Hweiziyah in rural Shaddadi, south of Hasaka. Several sources including Step News Agency blamed the Coalition. However according to a number of tweets from amongst others @Syria_News5 and @SyriaNewsNetwrk, the cluster bomb was
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Incident date
February 6, 2019
LOCATION
الشحيل, Al Shahil - possibly Al-Khayasah neighborhood, Deir Ezzor, SyriaLocal sources reported that an alleged Coalition airstrike targeted the house of Majid al-Salama in Al Shahil on the night of February 6th-7th. Baladi News blamed “US helicopters from the International Alliance, backed by high-flying jet fighters” for the airstrike. Other sources claim he was killed by gunfire. Three civilians were later admitted to have
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Incident date
January 25, 2015
LOCATION
ﺣﻠﺐ, Aleppo, SyriaThe Syrian Martyrs website identified a single non-combatant victim of a reported Coalition strike in Aleppo. He was also named by the Damascus Centre for Human Rights Research which said he was originally from Idlib, though didn’t specify if he was a civilian or a militant. However, all other sources described al Jolani as a
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Incident date
July 12, 2017
LOCATION
Raqqa, SyriaIn the Amnesty and Airwars’s joint April 2019 report “War in Raqqa: Rhetoric versus Reality”, one civilian was reportedly killed in alleged Coalition artillery strike 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, “Abdallah
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Incident date
March 24, 2016
LOCATION
القيارة, Qayyarah, Nineveh, IraqIn an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, CENTCOM later confirmed the death of a civilian in an airstrike near Qayyarah. Their November 2016 report noted: “near Qayyarah, Iraq, during a strike against an ISIL target, it is assessed that one civilian was killed.” The event occurred near the beginning of operations to liberate Qayyarah
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Incident date
September 16, 2016
LOCATION
الزاوية, Zawiyah, Al Anbar, IraqAn unspecified number of civilian casualties may have occurred near Haditha Dam following a reported strike on an imminent ISIL assault. According to El Nel News, Coalition aircraft bombed a gathering of Daesh militants, killing dozens of terrorists and foiling an attack on the perimeter of Haditha Dam in Anbar province in western Iraq. Yaqein
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Incident date
October 17, 2016
LOCATION
إدلب, Idlib, SyriaDuring an airstrike on a vehicle in Idlib the Coalition killed one man and reportedly injured four more civilians. The Coalition later admitted responsibility for the one death. According to Step News, “One person was dead and 4 civilians wounded in a car explosion in the city of Idlib after it was targeted by an
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Incident date
January 14, 2017
LOCATION
Mosul, Rashadiya, Nineveh, IraqIn an incident previously unknown to Airwars, the Coalition reported on March 4th that: “Jan. 14, 2017, near Mosul, Iraq, via self-report: During a counter-fire strike on an ISIS mortar team it was assessed that one civilian was unintentionally killed when he entered the target area after weapon was fired.” Officials later informed Airwars that
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Incident date
February 9, 2017
LOCATION
الغدفة, Al Ghadafeh, Idlib, SyriaA 15-year old boy named as Mohammad Haj Ahmad was reported by VDC as having been killed by the Coalition. The boy came from Al-Ghadefeh – though it is unclear whether this is where he died. No additional details are presently known.
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Incident date
March 10, 2017
LOCATION
نابلس, Mosul, Nablus, Nineveh, IraqSecurity forces and press sources told Al Araby that two children (aged four and seven years old) were found alive under the rubble by Iraqi forces, while their mother was killed. They reported that she died after a Coalition airstrike bombed their home in Nablus neighbourhood in West Mosul, on the Friday night. It was
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Incident date
May 28, 2017
LOCATION
الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, SyriaOne civilian male was killed in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Raqqa, according to Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently. No further details are currently available.