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Incident Date

12 October 2017

Incident Code

CS1622

Location

Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
Local media named two civilians as killed in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Raqqah. The date of the incident is currently unclear: reporting on October 14th, Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently said that the victims died “during the past few days”. Raqqa Media Office and SHRC reported their deaths on October 15th, also saying that…

Summary

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

12 October 2017

Incident Code

RS2631

Location

صبيخان, Sabikhan, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Between nine and 16 civilians, possibly including a child and women, were killed and as many as "dozens" more were left wounded following alleged Russian airstrikes striking in Sabikhan, Deir Ezzor, local media reported. @olay6663 reported that the village had been subject to "intensive raids since early morning," and most sources reported that the raids…

Summary

Published
12 October 2017
Civilians reported killed
9–16
Civilians reported injured
2–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

11 October 2017

Incident Code

CS1620a

Location

Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
The Amnesty and Airwars’s joint April 2019 report "War in Raqqa: Rhetoric versus Reality" reported on an incident previously unidentified by Airwars. An uncle and nephew were killed by an alleged Coalition airstrike which hit them whilst they were on a motorbike. The airstrike occurred between 3 and 4pm, and there were no reported injured…

Summary

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

11 October 2017

Incident Code

RS2627

Location

القورية, Qouriya, Deir Ezzor, Syria
At least 20 and as many as 40 civilians, including women and children, were killed and "dozens" were left wounded following alleged Russian or Assad-waged airstrikes on the border crossing between the towns of al-Qouriya and al-Tayana, multiple local media reported. Referred to as a "massacre", several sources reported a death toll between 30 and…

Summary

Published
11 October 2017
Civilians reported killed
20–40
Civilians reported injured
24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

10 October 2017

Incident Code

CS1618a

Location

Raqqa, 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 artillery strikes 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. The report states that "An…

Summary

Published
10 October 2017
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
4
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

10 October 2017

Incident Code

CS1617

Location

Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
A civilian male died following alleged US-led Coalition airstrikes on Raqqah city, local media reported. There is limited information at present, Airwars will update the entry when new details arise.  

Summary

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

10 October 2017

Incident Code

CS1618

Location

Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
Two named civilians died in an alleged Coalition airstrike at a water well in Raqqah, according to local media – though the date of the incident is currently unclear. According to Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently (reporting on October 13th), one young man, Bebars Ismail al-Habash, died “a few days ago” in a bombing targeting…

Summary

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

10 October 2017

Incident Code

RS2621

Location

صبيخان, Sabikhan, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Up to two civilians were killed and several were left wounded following alleged Russain airstrikes on a water-crossing in Sabikahn, Deir Ezzor, local media reported. Several sources reported that Russian-waged missiles had struck an "airfield waterway" or a "water-crossing", reportedly to hinder the escape of people in the village, who were fleeing by boat, as…

Summary

Published
10 October 2017
Civilians reported killed
0–2
Civilians reported injured
0–2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

9 October 2017

Incident Code

CS1612

Location

Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
A civilian male died in Raqqah following an “aerial bombardment” of the city, local media said. There is very limited information at present for this event, with both RBSS and Raqqa Maydan saying on October 11th that the incident had taken place “several days ago.” Airwars understands that only the US-led Coalition were bombing in…

Summary

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

9 October 2017

Incident Code

CS1613

Location

Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
Two men died as a result of US-led Coalition artillery strike on Raqqah city, local sources alleged. The Amnesty and Airwars’s joint April 2019 report "War in Raqqa: Rhetoric versus Reality" reported that "Ala’Eddin Haj Ibrahim, and his neighbour Mohammed AbdelHadi al-Zein, both aged 51, were killed by an artillery strike outside Ala’eddine home." The…

Summary

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

9 October 2017

Incident Code

CS1614

Location

Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
On January 30th 2018, RBSS reported that "The bodies of Abdul Hakim al-A’bka and Abdulkhaliq al-A’bka were taken out of the rubble after they had been shelled about four months ago by the international coalition aircraft on the town of Raqqa." The men were reportedly from one family. In Amnesty and Airwars’s joint April 2019…

Summary

Published
9 October 2017
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

9 October 2017

Incident Code

RS2617

Location

خان شيخون, Khan Sheikhoun, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Between two and five civilians were left wounded following alleged Russian airstrikes in the city of Khan Sheikhoun, Deir Ezzor, local media reported. While the reports varied from two to five wounded, all sources, who identified a culprit, agreed that Russian was responsible. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported: "Two warplanes carried out strikes…

Summary

Published
9 October 2017
Civilians reported injured
2–5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

8 October 2017

Incident Code

RS2616

Location

القورية, Al-Qourya, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Five civilians, including one child and one woman, were reportedly killed and several others wounded in alleged Russian strikes on city of Al-Qourya, Deir Ezzor, according to sources on the ground. The strikes reportedly killed two adult brothers and another male family member, as well as a mother and her child, while the father was…

Summary

Published
8 October 2017
Civilians reported killed
5
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

8 October 2017

Incident Code

RS2614

Location

الميادين, al-Mayadeen, Deir Ezzor, Syria
One named civilian man was killed by alleged Russian airstrikes striking al-Mayadeen, Deir Ezzor, local media reported. Multiple sources, including the victim's son, Mamoun Ridawi, reported the death of the victim, Mohammed Hamoud al-Ridawi.  All the sources, who identified the culprit, attributed blame to Russia. Euphrates Post additionally reported that the Russian Ministry of Defense…

Summary

Published
8 October 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

8 October 2017

Incident Code

CS1596

Location

التوسعية, Ar Raqqah: Tawwassoui'ya neighbourhood, Raqqa, Syria
As many as 26 civilians were killed, including a family of six, in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Raqqah’s Al Tawsuya neighbourhood, according to local media. Despite initial uncertainty of the date, Amnesty reported that the strike occurred on the 8th October 2017.  In a private message to Airwars, RBSS said the victims died on…

Summary

Published
8 October 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
26
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

8 October 2017

Incident Code

CS1606

Location

Diriyah, Raqqa, Syria
Five members of one family died in Raqqah city following alleged “shelling” according to local reports. According to Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently, four of their children survived and “were taken to a house on the main road at the junction between Hitteen farm and Rabi’at al Atfal. No sources apportioned blame. Raqqa is Being…

Summary

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

8–9 October, 2017

Incident Code

CS1609

Location

Ar Raqqa, Tawasiyah, Raqqa, Syria
One civilian was killed after alleged US-led Coalition airstrikes on the al-Tawasu’iyah neighbourhood of Raqqah city according to multiple local sources. Reportedly, “massive destruction of residential buildings and public property” followed the strikes, with sources also suspecting that many more civilians were wounded. All sources blamed the US-led Coalition. The date of the event was…

Summary

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

8 October 2017

Incident Code

CS1610

Location

Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
A young civilian male (possibly a teenage boy) named as Khalil Ibrahim al-Shehab (pictured) reportedly died of his wounds following US-led Coalition airstrikes on the city of Raqqah “several days earlier”, local sources alleged. There is very limited information, and Airwars will update when any new details become available.

Summary

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

7 October 2017

Incident Code

CS1598

Location

Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
A man named as Hussein al-Ali al-Hamam and “his family of six people” from the Hamam al Turkman area in Raqqah city (possibly where the incident occurred) died following airstrikes, local media reported. Hussein al-Ali al Hamam reportedly worked for the local power company. Raqqa 24 blamed the US-led Coalition, while all other sources referred…

Summary

Published
7 October 2017
Civilians reported killed
6–7
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

7 October 2017

Incident Code

CS1600

Location

الرميلة, Ar Raqqah: Rumaila neighbourhood, Raqqa, Syria
At least six civilians from one family reportedly died in alleged US-led Coalition airstrikes on Al Rumaila neighbourhood, Raqqah city. Marsad Al Hasaka named six of the victims and listed the mother of the victims listed belowand another unknown child. Quoting Al-Shibli, Al Fayha reported that “the shelling focused on the “expansionist and Bedouin neighborhoods”…

Summary

Published
7 October 2017
Civilians reported killed
6–11
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

7 October 2017

Incident Code

CS1605

Location

Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
A civilian male named as Mustafa Abdel-Mustafa Al-Dikish (pictured) died following US-led Coalition airstrikes on Raqqa, local sources alleged. News of his death came several days later amidst reports of significant material destruction to residential neighbourhoods in the city. Airwars will update the entry when any new information arises.

Summary

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

7 October 2017

Incident Code

RS2609

Location

الطاحونة, al Tahouna neighbourhood, al Tayba, Al Mayadeen, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Up to five civilians were killed and dozens more were wounded following airstrikes on Al-Tahoona. Sources all attributed blame to Russian warplanes. Two out of three sources reported that three women were killed in the airstrikes, however the third reported that two children and a woman were killed. Airwars has therefore assessed that the death…

Summary

Published
7 October 2017
Civilians reported killed
3–5
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

6 October 2017

Incident Code

CS1591

Location

Markada, Al Hassakah, Syria
Up to 15 civilians died following alleged US-led Coalition strikes on Markada in the southern countryside of Al Hasakah governorate. It was claimed that the Coalition targeted a number of locations in the town controlled by so-called Islamic State. The attack left an unknown number of others wounded. Airstrikes hit a vegetable market in the…

Summary

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

6 October 2017

Incident Code

CS1592

Location

Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
Multiple local sources documented the death of eight members of one family following alleged US-led Coalition strikes on the city of Raqqah. Mohammed Jumaa al-Nashif, his wife, his son’s wife, and her five children died reportedly due strikes carried out on their home in the city, though specifics of the location are currently unknown. All…

Summary

Published
6 October 2017
Civilians reported killed
8
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

6 October 2017

Incident Code

CS1593

Location

البدو, Baidou, Raqqa, Syria
A mass civilian casualty event reportedly took place on the Al Bedou neighbourhood of Raqqah city, following alleged US-led Coalition strikes, according to multiple local sources. According to local monitors 40 civilians died, with reportedly a total of “around 60” suspected either killed or injured. The strikes were said to have targeted or struck an…

Summary

Published
6 October 2017
Civilians reported killed
40
Civilians reported injured
20
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

6 October 2017

Incident Code

CS1594

Location

بتاني, Ar Raqqah: Bitani roundabout, Raqqa, Syria
A family of six, the mother Amal al Huwaidi and her five children died following alleged US-led Coalition airstrikes on the al Batani roundabout area in al Badou neighbourhood, Raqqah city. The source Mohammed Alabdullah did not apportion blame, however all others alleged the US-led Coalition responsible. The family were, according to Amnesty International fieldnotes,…

Summary

Published
6 October 2017
Civilians reported killed
6
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

6 October 2017

Incident Code

CS1595

Location

حديقة المرورية, الجميلي, Ar Raqqah: Between Hadika Al Mororia (Traffic Park) and Jumaili neighbourhood, Raqqa, Syria
Four to five civilians were reported killed following alleged US-led Coalition airstrikes on the area between Al Hadika Al Mororia and Al Jumaili, Raqqah city. According to Syrian Press Center, the “the International Coalition targeted more than 10 air strikes in the northern neighbourhoods of Raqqah” during this time. Later reports from Raqqa is Being…

Summary

Published
6 October 2017
Civilians reported killed
4–5
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

6 October 2017

Incident Code

CS1597

Location

التوسعية, Ar Raqqah: Tawwassoui'ya neighbourhood, Raqqa, Syria
Six civilians died in alleged US-led Coalition airstrikes on Al Tawaswiya neighbourhood, according to local media. The citizen journalist group Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently documented: Omar Al-Ashqar, Yasser Bakour, Khalid Al Hussein and a girl whose name was not mentioned, as the victims. News of their death came amidst reports of considerable aerial bombardment…

Summary

Published
6 October 2017
Civilians reported killed
6
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

6 October 2017

Incident Code

RS2604

Location

العشارة, Al-A'shara, Deir Ezzor, Syria
As many as four civilians were killed, including between two and three men, and several others were wounded, following airstrikes on Al-A'shara. Almost all sources blamed Russian warplanes, though some did not attribute any blame. The raids allegedly occurred during a bombardement of water crossings "in the towns and cities of Al-A'shara, the Hajin, and…

Summary

Published
6 October 2017
Civilians reported killed
2–4
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

6 October 2017

Incident Code

RS2605

Location

الهزاعة, Al-Hazaa, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Between seven and ten civilians were killed, including women and children, and "dozens" more were wounded, following alleged Russian airstrikes on Al-Hazaa, according to sources on the ground. The incident allegedly occurred in the afternoon following Friday prayers, according to local media, and struck civilian homes and water wells. Multiple sources reported that this was…

Summary

Published
6 October 2017
Civilians reported killed
7–10
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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