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August 2, 2017
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الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, SyriaOne child was killed by artillery shelling of Raqqa, according to multiple local sources. Airwars understands that only the Coalition has access to artillery in Raqqa
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August 16, 2017
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زباري, Al Zabari, Deir Ezzor, SyriaOne civilian male was killed in an airstrike on Al-Zabari, according to local sources – though reports were conflicted as to whether the Coalition, the Syrian regime or Russia was to blame for the raids. There were no reports of wounded civilians. Sharqya Voice, Saud Sbekhan and Alarby blamed the Coalition. But according to the
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September 14, 2017
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مراط, Mrat, Deir Ezzor, SyriaOne civilian died in an airstrike on Mrat, according to local media – though it was unclear who was to blame for this death. According to Syrianoor, “Activists confirmed that more than 100 civilians – mostly children and women – died during four massacres committed by Russian warplanes and international coalition aircraft in the city
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September 22, 2017
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قریة مظلوم , Mazloum village, Deir Ezzor, SyriaEuphrates Post and Marsad Al Hasaka reported “the martyrdom of Mr. Abdullah Aljama and the injury of Ibrahim Abu Darwish as a result of the aerial bombardment of Mazloum village yesterday.” Neither source identified a culprit.
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December 9, 2017
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سويدان جزيرة, Suwaydan Jazeera, Deir Ezzor, SyriaEuphrates Post reported the death of “Haj Hamad Taha al-Salem from the town of Suwaydan Jazira, who was killed as a result of air strikes targeting the perimeter of Al-Huda mosque (also known as al-Sayyid mosque)”. The victim was also named by Asharq al Arabi. According to Al Araby al Jadid, “a civilian was killed
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February 9, 2018
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قرية البحرة, Al Bahra village, Deir Ezzor, SyriaIn its monthly casualty report of 30th August 2018, the Coalition conceded it had caused civilian harm in an event not previously tracked by Airwars. This was later identified as a likely French airstrike – thougfh Paris has refused to confirm or deny this. According to the official report, “February 9, 2018, near al-Bahrah village,
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October 12, 2018
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السوسة, Al Soussa, Deir Ezzor, SyriaA named adult civilian male was reported killed by Coalition shellling at al Soussa, in an attack which also was said to have killed five ISIS fighters. Radio al Kul and a number of other sources noted only the deaths of the ISIS fighters. According to Syrian PC one of them was a high value
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December 2, 2018
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البوبدران, Al Soussa: al Boubadran, Deir Ezzor, SyriaOne child from the town of Abu Kamal died of his injuries according to multiple sources, following shrapnel injuries to the head received at some point in an air or artillery strike between December 2nd and 4th. Abdul Aziz Maher Jamal Al-Khabour died in the village of al Boubadran near al Soussa. Smart News said that
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January 14, 2015
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حماة, Um al Nayr, Idlib, SyriaA female civilian, a civil engineer, was reported by Syrian Martyrs to have been killed in a Coalition airstrike. Confused reporting placed her death either at Umm Al Nayr near Hama, or at nearby Kaferzita. However, VDC – which named the victim – stated that a 25 year old instead died in an attack by
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July 24, 2017
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Raqqa, SyriaIn the Amnesty and Airwars’s joint April 2019 report “War in Raqqa: Rhetoric versus Reality”, one civilian was reportedly killed in an alleged Coalition artillery strike in Raqqa. Although Amnesty researched this incident on the ground, Airwars has decided to grade it “weak” due to the depth of material provided. According to the Amnesty report,
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August 3, 2015
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الحسكة, Al-Hasakah, Al Hassakah, SyriaA number of sources named a 17-year old civilian, Ibrahim Al Hamdo Al Shabo Al Khateib, as having been killed in a Coalition strike. There were no further details.
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October 18, 2015
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السخنة, As Sukhnah, Homs, SyriaAn adult male was killed in a reported Coalition strike at Sukhna. While he was described as a civilian by one source, all others reported that he was in fact a combatant. The VDC has named Sabri Abd al Wahab al Ozbaki as a civilian victim of what it says was “coalition air force’s shelling.”
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January 11, 2016
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سلوك, Suluk, Raqqa, SyriaA civilian man named as Hmaid al Agha was reported by VDC as having been killed at Slouk in a Coalition airstrike. The website Al Sharq al Arabi also listed Mr al Agha as killed, though did not attribute responsibility. In their February 2020 civilian casualty report, the US-led Coalition assessed reports that they were
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February 20, 2016
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عامرية الفلوجة, Ameriat al Fallujah, Al Anbar, IraqAmeriat Al Fallujah council complained that a mistaken strike by undefined aircraft had hit a civilian house in the village 17km south of Fallujah, which resulted in the death of one civilian and the injuring of 7 others. According to Shaker Mahmoud, head of the council, the strike hit a house in the Heramat Amiriyah
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May 6, 2016
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دابق, Dabiq, Aleppo, SyriaA 6-year old girl was reported killed in an alleged Coalition raid on the town of Dabiq, though the alliance has denied responsibility. VDC has named the victim as Sara al Naser. In its July 2017 civilian casualty report, the Coalition denied responsibility for the event, saying that it conducted no strikes nearby that day:
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November 15, 2016
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الموصل, Mosul, Airport and Gizlani camp, Nineveh, IraqIn January 2017 the Coalition issued a statement denying responsibility for alleged civilian casualties in Mosul six weeks earlier. Nov. 15, 2016, near Mosul, Iraq: After a review of available information and strike video it was assessed that no civilians were harmed in this strike, the Coalition noted. A senior official later informed Airwars that the
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November 26, 2016
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Mosul, Karama, Nineveh, IraqLocal sources said one civilian was killed by Unknown bombing in Karama neighbourhood east of Mosul. Airwars’s researcher contacted Zareen Ali, the victim relative who published the death event post and Ali had confirmed that bombing was by Daesh mortars. In their June 2020 civilian casualty report, the US-led Coalition assessed reports that they were responsible
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May 21, 2017
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السلحبية الشرقية, Al Sallhabiya, Raqqa, SyriaOne civilian male was reported killed in alleged Coalition airstrikes in Al Salhabiya Al Sharqiya village in western Raqqa. Although all three said the victim was killed as a result of air raids, only Sharqiya Voice alleged the Coalition was responsible. It reported that Coalition airplanes provided aerial cover to the YPG Kurdish militia units
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June 13, 2017
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البرك, Raqqa, Burak area (location unknown), Raqqa, SyriaOne civilian, named as Mohammad Qassem al Kibba, was killed in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Raqqa, according to local sources. Ahmad al Shibli, Q_Alenzy, 24Raqqa and Hammadi Al Hammadi all blamed the Coalition. Hammadi Al Hammadi said that the victim died in the Burak area.
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June 18, 2017
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حي الدرعية, Al Diriya, Raqqa, SyriaOne civilian male was reportedly killed in an alleged Coalition airstrike on the Al Dir’iya neighbourhood of Raqqa. He was identified as Issa Ramadan al Muhammed by both sources who reported the incident. Q_Alenezy reported that the Coalition was responsible via Twitter whereas the only other source, Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently, did not apportion
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June 21, 2017
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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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July 1, 2017
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البوسرايا, Busaraya, Raqqa, SyriaA girl was reportedly killed by shells fired into Busraya, with the Coalition or the US-backed SDF are believed to be responsible. Although reportage suggested the strike occurred on the 1t of July, Amnesty field notes suggested that it happened between the beginning of June and the end of July. According to the Amnesty and
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July 11, 2017
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قصر البنات, Raqqah, Qasr al Banat, Raqqa, SyriaOne civilian male died in an artillery bombardment of Qasr al Banat, according to local media. Sources said that he died after he sustained an injury in the shelling. According to Jorf News, he died from “internal bleeding”. Airwars understands that only the Coalition has access to artillery in Raqqa.
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July 26, 2017
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دوار الساعة, near Al Sa'a roundabout, Raqqa, SyriaOne civilian male died in an alleged Coalition air or artillery strike on Raqqa, according to multiple local sources. On July 29th, Palmyra Media Centre reported: “Anwar Mohammed Salim was killed several days ago in coalition forces near al Sa’aa roundabout and today the news of his death arrived.” Asfet Al Sahraa, posting in Martyrs
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July 31, 2017
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الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, SyriaA 14-year-old boy died following an injury sustained in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Raqqa, according to local sources. Revolution Coordination Committee in Palmyra reported “the martyrdom of the child Mohammed Ali Hassan Taha (14 years old), displaced from Palmyra, died following being injured by a shell from the bombing of the international coalition on the
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August 25, 2017
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Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, SyriaA civilian male was killed in alleged US-led Coalition strikes on Raqqa. At present there is no further information on this incident: the entry will be updated when new details arise.
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September 11, 2017
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Rawah, Al Anbar, IraqYaqin reported civilians casualties following the bombardment of aircraft of the International Alliance on the areas of Rawah district, west of Anbar province. There is only a single source for this incident, therefore information is presently limited.
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September 29, 2017
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Suwaydan Jazeera, Deir Ezzor, SyriaLocal media reported the death of one woman, displaced from Aleppo, in an airstrike on the home of Fayez Al Akla. Free Deir Ezzor said that members of the young woman’s family were also injured in the shelling. According to Euphrates Post, the house of Fayez al-Akla had been turned into an ISIS prison. Sources
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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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March 3, 2018
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الباغوز, Al Baghouz, Deir Ezzor, SyriaA young man, identified as Omar Mohammed Ali Al Dakhoul, originally from Al Bu Ammru, was killed in an airstrike on the town of Al Baghouz, according to three local sources. None of the reports however specified on which date the bombardment took place, only mentioning that the man was killed “days ago”. Statements by