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Incident Date

20 August 2017

Incident Code

CS1399

Location

السخاني, Ar Raqqah: Sukhani neighbourhood, Raqqa, Syria
On January 31st, several local sources reported on the exhumation of the bodies of Mahmoud al-Dalli Abu Riyad (nicknamed Mahmoud al-Iraqi), his wife Suad al-Bayati and his daughter Mariam al-Dalli. According to most reports, the family was killed in a bombing by the “international Coalition”. It is currently unclear at what specific date during the…

Summary

Published
20 August 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

19 August 2017

Incident Code

RS2402

Location

حمادة عمر, Hamada Omar, Hama, Syria
Local sources reported that four or five civilians were killed, including four young men from the same family, and others were injured, following an airstrike on Hamada Omar. All sources blamed Russian warplanes for the raid. According to the Shaam News Network, "Activists said four young men from the al-Haj Ahmad Saad al-Din al-Hamoud family…

Summary

Published
19 August 2017
Civilians reported killed
4–5
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

19 August 2017

Incident Code

CS1387

Location

Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
One 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”.  

Summary

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

19 August 2017

Incident Code

CS1388

Location

الحديقة البيضا, Ar Raqqah: Hadika Al Bayda (White Garden), Raqqa, Syria
One man, named as Omar al-Kafri, was killed in an alleged US-led Coalition strike in Raqqa, local sources said. It was reported by Raqqa r_w_b that Omar al-Kafri was struck nearby “the house of his family, beside the Al Hadika Al Bayda while distributing water from the well he had dug with his neighbours”. All…

Summary

Published
19 August 2017
Civilians reported killed
1–3
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

19 August 2017

Incident Code

CS1389

Location

Al Jazza'a, Al Hassakah, Syria
In a major civilian casualty incident, between 15 and 41 people reportedly died following an alleged US-led Coalition strike on Al Jazza’a [or al-Helo] village. The civilians were leaving Asr prayer at the village mosque when they were hit, local media sources reported. According to Hasaka Rasd and multiple other sources, “the village was not…

Summary

Published
19 August 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
21–41
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

19 August 2017

Incident Code

CS1391

Location

البياطرة, al Bayatra, Raqqa, Syria
The death of a young man, named Ali Ismail al-Mu’idi, was reported by local media. His death followed an alleged US-led Coalition airstrike on the city of Raqqa. No other details are presently known.  

Summary

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

19 August 2017

Incident Code

CS1392

Location

Al Thakana, Raqqa, Syria
One person was killed in alleged US-Coalition airstrikes, al Thakana neighbourhood, Raqqa city. Reports of his death arose only twenty days after the incident. Dchrs said he died due to “indiscriminate shelling of coalition forces”, whilst Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently accused the Coalition of “bombing…on the barracks neighbourhood”. No additional details are available at…

Summary

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

19 August 2017

Incident Code

CS1393

Location

Al Sa'a, Raqqa, Syria
Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently (RBSS) reported that two civilians died following airstrikes on Raqqa. Ibrahim Ali al-Bakar (born 1954) and his son Khalil Ibrahim al-Bakar (born 1985) were named as the victims. RBSS blamed the US-led Coalition for the incident. According to a Facebook post by Amer Alywy the father and son were killed…

Summary

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

18–24 August, 2017

Incident Code

CS1413a

Location

Raqqa, Raqqa, Syria
In the Amnesty and Airwars’s joint April 2019 report "War in Raqqa: Rhetoric versus Reality", two civilians were reportedly killed in alleged Coalition mortar attack 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 "Mohamed…

Summary

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

18 August 2017

Incident Code

CS1384

Location

Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
The death of Ayman Abdul Razzaq al-Suwaif and five members of his family, was reported by multiple local media sources. All sources blamed the US-led Coalition for the attack. No additional details including the neighbourhood location are presently known.  

Summary

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

18 August 2017

Incident Code

CS1386

Location

Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
Abdul Rahman Samer Akl (b.1997), a second year medical student from Deir ez-Zour, was killed whilst trying to aid the wounded in the city of Raqqa, local media reported. According to Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently, this was a result of “aerial bombardment by Coalition aircraft”, with the majority of other sources also blaming the…

Summary

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

17 August 2017

Incident Code

CS1380

Location

Mu'awiya school/Mal'ab Al-Aswad area, Raqqa, Syria
Thirty civilians including up to 13 children and three women from three families died and dozens more were injured in alleged Coalition airstrikes and artillery shelling on Raqqa, according to local sources. Reports said that the entire Al-Sayer Al-Enezi family died in the strike – along with multiple members of other families. There was, however,…

Summary

Published
17 August 2017
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
30
Civilians reported injured
12–36
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

16 August 2017

Incident Code

CS1376

Location

Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
Local media reported that Mrs Khatoon Abdul Wahab Al – Khader Al – Fahad, the wife of the late Haj Mustafa Al Daham Al Badran, died on August 20th from wounds sustained in an alleged Coalition airstrike on August 16th.  

Summary

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

16–17 August, 2017

Incident Code

USSOM087-C

Location

Sheikh Ahmed Yare, 15 miles from Jilib, Middle Juba, Somalia
Seven civilians from the same family including a wife and husband died in US airstrikes which reportedly hit civilian homes near Jilib, according to two reports. The victims are named below. The US announced it carried out a series of attacks between August 16th and 17th, allegedly killing up to seven al Shabaab fighters. However…

Summary

Published
16 August 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike, Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)
Civilians reported killed
7
Military actors reported killed
7
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

16 August 2017

Incident Code

CS1377

Location

Wahda, Nahda and Bedu areas, Raqqa, Syria
Between 14 and 17 people were killed, and 30 to 74 injured in alleged Coalition airstrikes on Raqqa, local media said. According to reports, the neighbourhoods of “Wahda and Nahdha and the Bedu” were targeted. Raqqa24 tweeted that the civilian deaths were a result of “bombing by Coalition aircraft” and SANA, the Syrian Arab News…

Summary

Published
16 August 2017
Civilians reported killed
14–17
Civilians reported injured
30–74
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

16 August 2017

Incident Code

CS1379a

Location

Raqqa, Raqqa, Syria
In Amnesty and Airwars’ joint April 2019 report "War in Raqqa: Rhetoric versus Reality", three civilians were reportedly killed in alleged Coalition artillery strikes in Raqqa. Although Airwars generally assesses single sourced incidents as "weak", our researchers have assessed this incident "fair" due to the depth of material provided by Amnesty. The Amnesty report noted…

Summary

Published
16 August 2017
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
3
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

16 August 2017

Incident Code

CS1375b

Location

Raqqa: West of Mu'taaz street, Raqqa, Syria
In the Amnesty and Airwars’s joint April 2019 report "War in Raqqa: Rhetoric versus Reality", one woman was reportedly killed in alleged Coalition airstrikes in the area west of Al-Mu’taz street in Raqqa. Although Airwars assesses single sourced incidents as "weak", researchers have assessed this incident "fair" due to the depth of material provided by…

Summary

Published
16 August 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

16 August 2017

Incident Code

CS1442

Location

23 Shubat Street, Centre, Raqqa, Syria
Ten civilians from one family, including six women and two children, were reported killed following airstrikes by the US-led Coalition according to local sources. Reports said the strikes hit a residential building in the city of Raqqa in which the family were located, Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently named the victims. Syrianpc said an unknown…

Summary

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

15 August 2017

Incident Code

CS1373

Location

Baladi Stadium and Muawiya School District, Raqqa, Syria
Between six and ten people were reported killed including 2 or more children, in an “aerial bombardment” on the city of Raqqa. At present nearly all of the sources allege that the US-led Coalition was responsible for the incident. Significant material destruction was caused to the Baladi Stadium area and the School District of Muawiya…

Summary

Published
15 August 2017
Civilians reported killed
6–10
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

15 August 2017

Incident Code

CS1375a

Location

Raqqa, Raqqa, Syria
In the Amnesty and Airwars’s joint April 2019 report "War in Raqqa: Rhetoric versus Reality", 11 civilians were reportedly killed in alleged Coalition airstrikes 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 family names Thalji and Sueri…

Summary

Published
15 August 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
11
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

14 August 2017

Incident Code

CS1372a

Location

al-Badu , Raqqa, Syria
According to several local sources and field research by Amnesty International, a mother and her three children were killed in al-Badu, Raqqa, as an alleged Coalition airstrike hit their building. Amnesty and Airwars’s joint April 2019 report War in Raqqa: Rhetoric versus Reality found that  "a double air strike killed nine civilians from two families…

Summary

Published
14 August 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

14 August 2017

Incident Code

RS2395

Location

ابو شهري, Abo Shahri, Raqqa, Syria
A father and son were killed in airstrikes on Abo Shahri and the countryside in the surrounding vicinity. There were no reports of wounded civilians.  All sources blamed Russian warplanes for the strikes. According to Baladi "Russian aircraft and aircraft launched intensive raids, targeting the town (Ma'adan) with rockets and explosive bombs, as well as…

Summary

Published
14 August 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

14 August 2017

Incident Code

CS1372

Location

Central neighbourhoods, Raqqa, Syria
Local sources said that 23 civilians were killed and 60 injured after alleged US-led Coalition strikes targeted neighbourhoods of Raqqa. Sound and Picture reported that the “SDF militia” had engaged in the offensive during the daytime with “intensive artillery”, whilst the US-led Coalition conducted airstrikes in the night. Airwars understands that only the Coalition has…

Summary

Published
14 August 2017
Civilians reported killed
23
Civilians reported injured
50–60
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

13–18 August, 2017

Incident Code

CS1429b

Location

Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
Some of the names in this incident were initially reported by several sources under incident number CS1429a (Amjad Ahmed Taha Al-Suwairi, Mohammed Ayman Sweiri and Ahmad Taha Al-Omar Al Suweiri). During investigations of this event for the April 2019 joint Airwars and Amnesty report War in Raqqa: Rethoric versus Reality (www.raqqa.amnesty.org), Amnesty field researchers were…

Summary

Published
13 August 2017
Civilians reported killed
18
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

13 August 2017

Incident Code

RS2394

Location

حمادة عمر, Hamada Omar, Hama, Syria
An unspecific number of civilians were wounded due to an aerial bombardment of Hamada Omar and the surrounding vicinity, according to local media. All the sources either attributed blame to Russia or did not attribute any blame. There are no reports of civilian fatalities. AE News reported that " warplanes continude intensive shelling since yesterday…

Summary

Published
13 August 2017
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

12 August 2017

Incident Code

CS1365

Location

near Imam al-Nawawi mosque, Raqqa, Syria
Multiple local sources reported the death of a female civilian after alleged US-led Coalition artillery strikes that hit the street of the family home near the Imam Al Nawawi Mosque, Raqqa City. The woman killed has been identified as Khansaa Mohammed Qantar. However, this victim is also named in incident CS1361, reportedly killed by artillery…

Summary

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

12 August 2017

Incident Code

CS1366

Location

چراكسة, Jaraksa, Raqqa, Syria
The death of Muhammad Nur Ahmad al-Yassin al-Suwayha was documented by multiple local sources. All sources blamed the US-led Coalition for this civilian fatality. This event might or might not be related to the two events in which the Coalition conceded having caused civilian harm (See CS1370 and CS1371).

Summary

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

12 August 2017

Incident Code

CS1367

Location

مرقدا, Marqadah, Al Hassakah, Syria
The death of a young male civilian, identified as Bashir Al-Matar Awad, was reported by multiple local reports. The US-led Coalition was blamed for the incident in all sources presently collated. In a facebook post by Shbab it was reported that, “the death of a young man, Bashir Al-Matar Awad from the village Al-Dashaisha” was…

Summary

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

10 August 2017

Incident Code

CS1362a

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 stated that"Mohannad Mohammed…

Summary

Published
10 August 2017
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

10 August 2017

Incident Code

CS1362

Location

Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
Five civilians including one child died in an airstrike on Raqqa, local media reported. Among sources blaming the Coalition were the Step News Agency and Al Hassaka Rasd.

Summary

Published
10 August 2017
Civilians reported killed
5
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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