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Incident Date

28 June 2017

Incident Code

CS1119

Location

الصور, Al Soor, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Eight civilians, including a child, were killed and “many” others were wounded in Al Soor in northern Deir Ezzor following airstrikes allegedly carried out by the Coalition, local sources reported. Sharqiya Voice and Al Jisr TV reported that the strikes hit a shopping area of the city, which were believed to have targeted the “consumer…

Summary

Published
28 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
8
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

26 June 2017

Incident Code

CS1094

Location

الميادين, Al Mayadin, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Between 42 and 100 civilians who were being detained in an ISIL prison were reportedly killed in alleged Coalition airstrikes on an ISIL base in Al Mayadeen, local sources reported. The Coalition later conceded having killed eight civilians. According to a number of reports, the strikes also allegedly killed between 15 to 20 ISIL members,…

Summary

Published
26 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
42–70
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

26 June 2017

Incident Code

CS1097

Location

الميادين, Al Mayadin, Al Samsam, Deir Ezzor, Syria
In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the injuries of two civilians in an event near Al Mayadin, Syria. Their September 2017 civilian casualty report noted: "During a strike on an ISIS IED factory, it was assessed that two civilians were unintentionally injured.” The Coalition provided Airwars with the location…

Summary

Published
26 June 2017
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

26 June 2017

Incident Code

CS1101

Location

Near Old bridge, Raqqa, Syria
In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the injuries of two civilians in an event near Raqqa. Their September 2017 civilian casualty report noted: "During a strike on an ISIS headquarters structure, it was assessed that two civilians were unintentionally injured.” The Coalition provided Airwars with the location of this…

Summary

Published
26 June 2017
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

26 June 2017

Incident Code

CS1102

Location

near Raqqah, Syria, Raqqa, Syria
In October 2017, the Coalition reported it had unintentionally injured two civilians: “(6.) June 26, 2017, near Raqqah, Syria, via media report. During a Coalition strike that engaged an ISIS tactical unit and destroyed a vehicle, it was assessed that two civilians were unintentionally injured.” It is possible that this incident matches with one of…

Summary

Published
26 June 2017
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

25 June 2017

Incident Code

CS1087

Location

قريب من الميادين, near Al Mayadin, Deir Ezzor, Syria
In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the deaths of twelve civilians in an event near Al Mayadin. Their October 2017 civilian casualty report noted: "During a Coalition strike that destroyed one ISIS-held building, it was assessed that 12 civilians were unintentionally killed.” In July 2019 the Coalition provided Airwars…

Summary

Published
25 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
12
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

25 June 2017

Incident Code

CS1083

Location

بقرص تحتاني, Bokrus Tahtani, Deir Ezzor, Syria
A mother and her daughter were killed and seven others were injured in airstrikes in Bokrus Tahtani in eastern Deir Ezzor, local sources reported, but it was contested who was responsible. The victims were identified as a 34-year-old woman, who is the wife of Mohammed Abdullah al Kardoush, and their 16-year-old daughter. The couple is…

Summary

Published
25 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
7
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

25 June 2017

Incident Code

CS1085

Location

قريب من القورية, near Al Quoriya, Deir Ezzor, Syria
In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the death of a civilian in an event near Al Quoriya. Their October 2017 civilian casualty report noted: "During a Coalition strike that destroyed one ISIS staging location, it was assessed that one civilian was unintentionally killed.” This confirmed strike might relate to…

Summary

Published
25 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

24 June 2017

Incident Code

CS1156

Location

منطقة مدرسة خديجة, Khadija School area, Raqqa, Syria
A civilian male was killed by Coalition airstrikes which hit his home in the Al Dar’iya neighbourhood of Raqqa, local sources reported. Two children who lived opposite the victim were also wounded in the raid. The alliance later accepted responsibility for the death. The incident occurred between 12 and 1 pm, according to local media…

Summary

Published
24 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

24 June 2017

Incident Code

CI785

Location

Mosul, Mosque of Abdul Rahman bin Auf, Nineveh, Iraq
In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the death of a civilian in an event near Mosul, Iraq. Their September 2017 civilian casualty report noted: "During a strike on an ISIS artillery position located inside a mosque, it was assessed that one civilian was unintentionally killed.” The Coalition provided Airwars…

Summary

Published
24 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

23 June 2017

Incident Code

CI782

Location

الساعة, Mosul, Al Saaha, Nineveh, Iraq
Local sources and residents reported that five civilians from one Kurdish family were killed after Coalition airstrikes hit their house in Al Saaha neighbourhood near the al Nouri Mosque in Old Mosul.  The event was later admitted by both the Coalition and US forces. The five died when a missile or bomb reportedly destroyed the…

Summary

Published
23 June 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

23 June 2017

Incident Code

CI783

Location

Mosul, junction of Al Farouq and Al Makkawi streets, Nineveh, Iraq
In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the deaths of two civilians in an attack on Mosul's Old City. Their September 2017 civilian casualty report noted: "During a strike on an ISIS artillery position, it was assessed that two civilians were unintentionally killed.” The Coalition provided Airwars with the location…

Summary

Published
23 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

23 June 2017

Incident Code

CI784

Location

المدينة القديمة, Mosul, Old City, Nineveh, Iraq
In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the deaths of two civilians in an attack on Mosul's Old City. Their September 2017 civilian casualty report noted: "During a strike on an ISIS mortar position, it was assessed that two civilians, were unintentionally killed when they entered the target area after…

Summary

Published
23 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

21 June 2017

Incident Code

CI778

Location

المدينة القديمة, Mosul, Old City, Nineveh, Iraq
In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the deaths of seven civilians in an event in Mosul. Their September 2017 civilian casualty report noted: "During a strike on ISIS fighters engaging partner forces from a fighting position, it was assessed that seven civilians, not observed near the target before the…

Summary

Published
21 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
7
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

21 June 2017

Incident Code

CI779

Location

المدينة القديمة, Mosul, Old City, Nineveh, Iraq
In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the death of a civilian in an attack on Old Mosul. Their September 2017 civilian casualty report noted: "During a strike on ISIS fighters, it was assessed that one civilian, not observed near the target during the engagement, was unintentionally killed.” The Coalition…

Summary

Published
21 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

15 June 2017

Incident Code

CS998

Location

الانتفاضة, Ar Raqqah: Near Khaled Bin Waled school, Intifada neighbourhood, Raqqa, Syria
Five civilians – including a father and his three children – died in a Coalition airstrike on Raqqa’s Al Intifada neighbourhood, local sources reported. The Coalition later conceded to have killed four civilians in the strike. Besides from the killing of a father and his three children, Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently (RBSS) additionally said…

Summary

Published
15 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
5
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

15 June 2017

Incident Code

CS1006

Location

مدرسة خالد بن وليد, Ar Raqqah: Near Khaled Bin Waled school, Raqqa, Syria
In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the deaths of two civilians during a day of heavy air and artillery fire on Raqqa. Their September 2017 civilian casualty report noted: "During a strike on an ISIS mortar position, it was assessed that two civilians were unintentionally killed by secondary explosions.”…

Summary

Published
15 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

15 June 2017

Incident Code

CI764

Location

الشفاء, Mosul, al Shafaa, Nineveh, Iraq
In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the deaths of four civilians in an event in near Mosul. Their September 2017 civilian casualty report noted: "During a strike on an ISIS defensive fighting position, it was assessed that four civilians were unintentionally killed.” The Coalition provided Airwars with the location…

Summary

Published
15 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
4
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

15–16 June, 2017

Incident Code

CS1012

Location

جامع المنصوري, Al Mansouri mosque, Raqqa, Syria
A total of 25 civilians including one woman and 10 children died in SDF/Coalition shelling near the Al Mansouri mosque in Raqqa, according to local media. The US-led Coalition later conceded the event following an Amnesty field investigation. Multiple reports said that a home near the mosque was hit with artillery or mortar shells or…

Summary

Published
16 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
25
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

13 June 2017

Incident Code

CI760

Location

الشفاء, الموصل‎, Al Shafaa, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq
A total of 35 people people from an extended family were killed, including 14 children, 9 women and two imams, when a home and street were bombed in the Al Shifa neighbourhood of Mosul. Sources said that the family were sheltering in the basement of the house. Initial claims had placed the toll at 50,…

Summary

Published
13 June 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
35
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

11 June 2017

Incident Code

CS965a

Location

Ar Raqqah: near Omar Bin Al Khattab mosque, Raqqa, Syria
A female child was killed by artillery shelling from the US-led Coalition. The Coalition later conceded a total of eight deaths and 24 injuries clustered across this event and CS965 and CS965b. To avoid triple counting, the official OIR tally is only counted in CS965. This civilian was initially listed as killed in an airstrike…

Summary

Published
11 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

11 June 2017

Incident Code

CS965b

Location

Ar Raqqah: near Omar Bin Al Khattab mosque, Raqqa, Syria
Five civilians were killed in Coalition artillery strikes. The Coalition conceded a total of eight deaths and 24 injuries clustered across CS965, CS965a and CS965b. To avoid triple counting, the official OIR tally is only counted in CS965. These civilians were initially listed as being victims of an airstrike which killed eight civilians from three…

Summary

Published
11 June 2017
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
7–9
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

10 June 2017

Incident Code

CS957

Location

سيف الدولة, 23rd February road, Raqqa, Syria
Five civilians including four from the same family died and several more were injured in what appears to have been an artillery bombardment, according to local sources. Multiple reports said that the Thalji building on 23 February Street was hit by shells. Most sources referred to “shelling” and “artillery” but didn’t name the culprit. While…

Summary

Published
10 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
4–5
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

10–12 June, 2017

Incident Code

CS968

Location

نهر الفرات، الرقة, Euphrates river, Raqqa, Syria
Up to four civilians died when their boat was struck by the Coalition as they attempted to flee Raqqa, local media said. In June 2019 the Coalition accepted responsibility for this incident. Its monthly civilian casualty report noted "Coalition aircraft conducted an airstrike against a Daesh barge. Regrettably, two civilians were unintentionally killed and 10…

Summary

Published
12 June 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2–4
Civilians reported injured
10
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

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

8 June 2017

Incident Code

CI753

Location

حي الزنجيلي, Mosul, Zinjili, Nineveh, Iraq
Local sources referred to the United Nations Human Rights Office saying that 50 to 80 civilians were killed after airstrikes and shelling hit Zanjili neighborhood in West Mosul. In January 2019, the Coalition accepted responsibility for the event, noting: "Coalition aircraft struck an ISIS building and unintentionally killed 10 civilians." Sawlf Ateka posted a video…

Summary

Published
8 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
50–80
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

7 June 2017

Incident Code

CI752

Location

حي الزنجيلي, Mosul, Zinjili, Nineveh, Iraq
In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition confirmed the death of a civilian in an incident near Mosul in June 2017. Their September 2017 civilian casualty report noted: "During a strike on ISIS fighters engaging partner forces from a fighting position, it was assessed that one civilian, not observed near the target…

Summary

Published
7 June 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
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 Date

6 June 2017

Incident Code

CS927

Location

حيي النهضة, Nahdah, Raqqa, Syria
In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the injury of a civilian in an event in the Nahdah neighbourhood in Raqqa. Their September 2017 civilian casualty report noted: "During a strike on an ISIS vehicle, it was assessed that one civilian was unintentionally injured.” The Coalition provided Airwars with the…

Summary

Published
6 June 2017
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

4 June 2017

Incident Code

CS917

Location

أبو النيتل, Abu al Naital, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Between one and three civilians died in a Coalition airstrike on Abu al Naital, local media reported. In September 2019 the Coalition accepted responsibility for this incident. Their monthly civilian casualty report noted: "Coalition aircraft conducted an airstrike against a Daesh facility. Regrettably, one civilian was unintentionally killed as a result of the strike." The…

Summary

Published
4 June 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1–3
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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