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Incident Date
20 September 2017
Incident Code
TI010
Location
دهوك, Dohuk, Duhok, Iraq
The Kurdistan Regional Government said that seven civilians were killed by Turkish airstrikes on Dohuk village. Skyiraq reported: "The air strikes launched by the Turkish warplanes targeted areas in the province of Dohuk and killed seven civilians." The government said in a statement that while the citizens were going to do their work on their…
Summary
Published
20 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
7
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
20 September 2017
Incident Code
RS2483
Location
خان شيخون, Khan Shikhoun, Idlib, Syria
Three civilians were wounded in alleged Russian airstrikes on the town of Khan Shikhoun, local sources reported. The injured included a young girl and a woman, according to Zaman Al Wasl.
Summary
Published
20 September 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
19 September 2017
Incident Code
CI851
Location
Huwaija, Sina'iya area, Kirkuk, Iraq
According to two local sources, some civilians killed following an alleged Coalition airstrike targeted the residential neighbourhoods in Huwaija. Al Rafdain said that a number of civilians were killed and others wounded in an aerial bombardment, with a press source reportedly adding that aircraft bombed three sites in the Sina’iya area in Hawija, resulting in deaths…
Summary
Published
19 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
19 September–10 October, 2017
Incident Code
CS1636
Location
Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
Up to five civilians, including one child and three women, were reportedly killed by an alleged Coalition strike at some point during the Raqqa Campaign, Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently (RBSS) and Amnesty and Airwars’s joint April 2019 report "War in Raqqa: Rhetoric versus Reality" reported. The first report was made by RBSS who reported…
Summary
Published
19 September 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
19 September 2017
Incident Code
CS1511
Location
Al Nahda neighbourhood, Raqqa, Syria
Two women died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Raqqah’s Al Nahda neighbourhood, according to local media. The victims were named by multiple sources. Palmyra Media Centre reported the rest of the family were presently unaccounted for. In June 2019 the Coalition announced that it had assessed this allegation of civilian harm to be non-credible,…
Summary
Published
19 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
18 September 2017
Incident Code
CS1506
Location
Al Kahraba neighbourhood, Raqqa, Syria
A family of five from the city of Aleppo died in the Al Kahraba neighbourhood (the electricity neighbourhood) of Raqqa city, following alleged US-led Coalition strikes, local media reported. Reports stated the strikes also targeted the juvenile prison area, trains street, Hazima roundabout and Al-Sakia street of Raqqa city, in addition to Al Kahraba. Two…
Summary
Published
18 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
5
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
18 September 2017
Incident Code
CS1507
Location
Jamaa al Shamati, Raqqa, Syria
Local media reported on the death of a civilian male following alleged US-led Coalition strikes in the Jamaa al Shamati area of Raqqah. Reports of his death came amidst reports of the destruction of Al Shamati mosque in Raqqa city, though only one source connected the death of Ahmed Taher al-Khatib with the destruction of the…
Summary
Published
18 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
17 September 2017
Incident Code
CI848
Location
الحصيبة, Husaybah, Al Anbar, Iraq
Local media reported on the death of six civilians, and dozens wounded following alleged US-led Coalition airstrikes on Husaybah, west of Anbar. An initial report was released by Yaqin, which suspected the Coalition had targeted “villages on the border between Syria and Iraq”. A’maq [ISIS propaganda] then reported: US shelling killed six and wounded ten…
Summary
Published
17 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
6
Civilians reported injured
10–24
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
17 September 2017
Incident Code
CS1500
Location
Abu Kamal, Sena'a neighbourhood, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Eight civilians including an entire family died in alleged Coalition airstrikes on Abu Kamal, local media reported. According to Euphrates Post, “warplanes believed to belong to the international coalition carried out a number of air strikes targeting the town of Abu Kamal and its countryside. The attack targeted the crude oil burners in Al Bagouz…
Summary
Published
17 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
8
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
17 September 2017
Incident Code
CS1501
Location
Abu Kamal, Al Sukkariya, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Nine houses were allegedly targeted in airstrikes on al Sukkariya village, according to multiple local sources, @albokalnews suspected this indicated “dozens of civilian martyrs”. However reporting was confused with another alleged incident at al Baghouz (S1329) with no breakdown of casualties. Fresh Syria named the US-led Coalition as the culprit, and asserted that an unknown…
Summary
Published
17 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
17 September 2017
Incident Code
CS1502
Location
الباغوز, Al Baghouz, Deir Ezzor, Syria
‘Dozens’ of civilians died in airstrikes on al Baghouz, according to local sources. However reporting was confused with another alleged incident at Al Sukkariya (S1328/CS1501) with no breakdown of casualties. According to @albokmalnews and @DeirEzzor24, more than nine civilian homes were “completely destroyed in the area of Sukkariyah and in the Baghouz”. The sources said…
Summary
Published
17 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
2–24
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
17 September 2017
Incident Code
CS1503
Location
Al Tawwassoui'ya neighbourhood, Raqqa, Syria
Two civilian men were reported killed following alleged US-led Coalition strikes on Al Tawassou’ya neighbourhood, Raqqa city, local media reported. According to Al Hasaka Arabea they were displaced persons from Deir Ezzor city. All sources blamed the US-led Coalition. No further details are available at present. In February 2019, the Coalition assessed this event to be…
Summary
Published
17 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
17 September 2017
Incident Code
CS1504
Location
المرور, Al Mourour neighbourhood, Raqqa, Syria
Four civilians, died following suspected US-led Coalition airstrikes on Al Mourour neighbourhood in the south of Raqqa city. An unknown number of others were alleged wounded by local sources. According to Al Araby the strikes hit residential buildings in the area. All sources blamed the US-led Coalition.
Summary
Published
17 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
16 September 2017
Incident Code
RS2467
Location
الأزغير, Al'azghir, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Between seven and nine civilians were killed and dozens more were wounded in airstrikes on Al'azghir, according to local media. All sources blamed Russian warplanes for the raids. There are no other details at this time.
Summary
Published
16 September 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
7–9
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
16 September 2017
Incident Code
RS2465
Location
طابية جزيرة, Tabya Jzaeera, near Al Sekka, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Five members of one family were among those killed in an alleged Russian bombardment on the village of Tabiya Jazira, east of Deir al-Zour, local sources reported. The Ismail al-Jadan family died when four shells hit the area of the town near the railway, Syrian Press Centre said. A total of 13 civilians were reportedly…
Summary
Published
16 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
5–13
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
14 September 2017
Incident Code
CS1479
Location
Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
An adult civilian male (pictured) died following alleged US-led Coalition airstrikes on Raqqah, local sources said. There is limited information, however all sources cited the Coalition as the culprit. Mr Hareth’s death was reported on October 7th, though it was stated he had died “nearly a month ago.” Airwars has tentatively placed the data range at…
Summary
Published
14 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
14 September 2017
Incident Code
CS1492
Location
Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
Three civilians from the same family were reported killed following alleged US-led Coaltion airstrikes on Raqqa. All sources blamed the Coalition for the strike which targeted “the remaining neighbourhoods” of “besieged Raqqa”. There is limited information available at present.
Summary
Published
14 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
12 September 2017
Incident Code
CS1473
Location
Al Shahabat village, Deir Ezzor, Syria
In a mass civilian casualty incident, two families of up to twelve people died in alleged US-led Coalition airstrikes on al Shahabat village in the western Deir Ezzor countryside at “dawn” on September 12th, according to local media. An initial report by Euphrates Post document “five martyrs from one family”, the figure rose to 11…
Summary
Published
12 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
11–12
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
12 September 2017
Incident Code
CS1474
Location
Al Badou, Raqqa, Syria
At least 12 civilians including up to seven children and three women died in alleged Coalition air and artillery strikes on residential homes in Raqqa’s Al Badou neighbourhood, according to multiple local sources. Hadi Abdullah also put the death toll at least 11 with dozens more wounded, while Smart put the death toll at 12.…
Summary
Published
12 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
11–14
Civilians reported injured
2–36
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
12 September 2017
Incident Code
RS2442
Location
قرية الجيعة, Al-Jaya'a, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Al-Jaya’a village in Deir Ezzor Governorate was hit by air strikes on September 12th 2017, reportedly killing one girl and injuring five civilians from the same family. Multiple sources accused the Russian forces of carrying out these strikes. No further information was provided as to the identity of the girl killed or the members of…
Summary
Published
12 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
12 September 2017
Incident Code
RS2444
Location
موحسن, Mohassein, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Between one and three men were killed in airstrikes on Mohassein, local media reported. Sources all attributed the blame to Russia or "military aircraft". Airwars researchers believe that Hamza Mahmoud al-Fathi al-Nasser was possibly a militant, however we are unclear so have left him in the death count. In addition to this, sources claim that…
Summary
Published
12 September 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1–3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
11 September 2017
Incident Code
CS1469
Location
Al Ferdos, Raqqa, Syria
Several civilians died and were wounded in alleged Coaltion airstrikes on Raqqa’s Al Ferdous neighbourhood, according to local media. Sources reported that a mosque was also destroyed in a strike. According to the Syrian Press Center, there was “an aerial bombardment and artillery shelling of residential buildings in Al Ferdous, Al Jamili and Al Naeem…
Summary
Published
11 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
11 September 2017
Incident Code
CS1472
Location
Al Dasheisha, Al Hassakah, Syria
Three civilians were reported “seriously wounded” following an “aerial bombardment” by the US-led Coalition, local sources alleged. The raid reportedly took place at Al Dashisha village 35km southeast of al Shaddadi. According to Baladi, “shelling that targeted the village, caused the destruction of shops” and “other rockets targets the warehouses of grain causing an outbreak…
Summary
Published
11 September 2017
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
11 September 2017
Incident Code
RS2437
Location
مخيم الحوادي, al-Hawadi Camp, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Russian warplanes allegedly bombed the al-Hawadi camp for displaced persons in the town of Zaghir Shamiya in Deir Ezzor, killing between eight and 16 civilians on September 11th 2017. Women and children were among the slain. The initial bombs struck the tent of the Jassem al-Ahdi family, killing all members of the family, including four…
Summary
Published
11 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
8–16
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
10 September 2017
Incident Code
CS1467
Location
Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
An entire family of up to six people died in alleged airstrikes on Raqqa city. The family were originally displaced from Deir Ezzor, and died as a result of “aerial and artillery bombardment”, according to local sources.
Summary
Published
10 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
6
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
10 September 2017
Incident Code
RS2433
Location
عقيربات, Vicinity of Akeirbat, Hama, Syria
Up to four civilians, including one woman, were killed and five others were injured when warplanes bombed an internally displaced persons camp in the al-Atheeb Valley near Akeirbat, in Hama Governorate. This attack on 10th September 2017 was suspected to have been carried out by Russian aircrafts. One of the survivors told RFS Media Office…
Summary
Published
10 September 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
,
IDP or Refugee Camp
Civilians reported killed
3–4
Civilians reported injured
5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
10 September 2017
Incident Code
CS1463
Location
Ar Raqqah: Jumaili neighbourhood, Raqqa, Syria
Two to four civilians were reportedly killed in Coalition air or artillery strikes on the al Jumaili neighbourhood of Raqqa City. There was some conflict of information regarding the culprit, though most sources blamed the US-led Coalition. Sources that did not mention the Coalition referred to “artillery shelling” and “airstrikes”. Airwars understands that only the…
Summary
Published
10 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
3–4
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
10 September 2017
Incident Code
CS1464
Location
فردوس, Ar Raqqah: west of Fardous mosque, Raqqa, Syria
In September 2017, it was reported that 7 civilians were killed in the Al Fardous neighbourhood in Raqqa, following alleged US-led Coalition airstrikes. Alraqqa Ahlna identified three of the victims and said that an additional “three young men and one woman” were killed but they remained unidentified as the bodies were still under rubble. A…
Summary
Published
10 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
5–7
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
10 September 2017
Incident Code
RS2432
Location
al-Hawayj crossings, al Boulial town, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Between 15 and 39 civilians including up to nine children were killed and dozens more were wounded in a what local media called a 'horrific massacre' when alleged Russian airstrikes hit al-Huwayj crossings on the Euphrates river in the town of al-Boulial on September 10th 2017, local sources reported. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights…
Summary
Published
10 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
34–39
Civilians reported injured
12–20
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
10 September 2017
Incident Code
CS1465
Location
Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
Two civilians, a wife and husband were reported killed following airstrikes on the city of Raqqa. The exact location within the city is currently unknown. Three out of five sources blamed the Coalition, the other two referred to an “aerial bombardment”, without identifying the culprit. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights commented that the incident…
Summary
Published
10 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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