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Incident Date

13 June 2017

Incident Code

CS977

Location

دوار الطيبة في الميادين, Mayadin, Al Tayba roundabout, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Local sources reported that a civilian male was killed in an alleged Coalition airstrike on ISIL members which killed three of its fighters in Al Mayadinn, Deir Ezzor. The victim, Mubarak Khader al Shweiti, was reportedly driving near Al Tayba roundabout when the alleged strike targeted a nearby car carrying the ISIL members, killing all…

Summary

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

12 June 2017

Incident Code

CS966

Location

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
Hussein al-Ali was named by three sources as a victim of artillery shelling or raids by three local sources – though reports didn’t identify the culprit.

Summary

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

12 June 2017

Incident Code

CS967

Location

حي المشلب, Al Mashlab, Raqqa, Syria
One child died in an alleged Coalition airstrike or artillery shelling, according to local media. The victim was named by multiple sources as Laith Omar al Haram. According to the Step News Agency, “international Coalition aircraft targeted the eastern and western neighbourhoods of the city with a large number of raids and targeted the outskirts…

Summary

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

12 June 2017

Incident Code

CS970

Location

الطب الحديث, Al Toubb al Hadith, Raqqa, Syria
One civilian, Mohamamd al Ismail Al Abd al Dhaher, was killed in an alleged Coalition airstrike on the Al Toubb al Hadith area of Raqqa, according to local sources. Both Q_Alenzy and Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently blamed the Coalition. Other sources reported Coalition airstrikes in the area, with Alquds saying that Coalition jets “destroyed…

Summary

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

11 June 2017

Incident Code

CS962

Location

البوكمال, Abu Kamal, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Hashim Abdul Fattah Al-Ali, eight or 12-years-old, died of a heart attack after he was said to have heard a nearby Coalition airstrike in Abu Kamal, Deir Ezzor, local sources reported. Aletihadpress put Hashim’s age at 12 years, reporting that “according to local sources, 12-year-old Hashim Abd al-Fattah al-Ali was sitting with his family in…

Summary

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

11 June 2017

Incident Code

CS963

Location

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
Between four and five civilians died and another six were wounded in Coalition airstrikes and an artillery bombardment on Raqqa, according to local sources. According to Shaam, “Violent battles continue in and around the city of Raqqa between the state organization [IS] and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), during which the SDF was able to…

Summary

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

11 June 2017

Incident Code

CS964

Location

حويجة السواقي, Hawija al Sawafi, Raqqa, Syria
At least two civilian men and as many as five people were killed in artillery shelling on the village of Hawija al Sawafi in Raqqa governorate. Syria Mirror, a pro-Syrian government source, alleged that the Coalition was responsible and reported the higher casualty rate whereas the two remaining sources – Abu Muaaz and Raqqa is…

Summary

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

11 June 2017

Incident Code

RS2277

Location

حطلة و الصالحية, Hatla and Salihiya, Deir Ezzor, Syria
As many as three civilians were killed - including one man - and some others were injured, following an airstrike on the towns of Hatla and Salihiya. Sources mostly all blamed Russia, however some remained impartial and did not attribute blame. According to the Smart News Agency, the strike hit "Al Salhiya roundabout at the…

Summary

Published
11 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
1–3
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

11 June 2017

Incident Code

CS965c

Location

Raqqa, Raqqa, Syria
In the Amnesty and Airwars’s joint April 2019 report "War in Raqqa: Rhetoric versus Reality", four 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. According to the Amnesty and Airwars’s…

Summary

Published
11 June 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
4
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

10 June 2017

Incident Code

CS959

Location

الميادين, Al Mayadin, Deir Ezzor, Syria
A six-year-old girl, Raghad Badi’ al Suleiman, died of a heart attack after she heard the sound of warplanes circling the sky in Al Mayadeen, Deir Ezzor, multiple local sources reported. While reports didn’t identify who the planes belonged to, the Coalition was said to have conducted heavy raids on the city that day. According to…

Summary

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

10 June 2017

Incident Code

RS2276

Location

رويضة, Ruweida, Hama, Syria
Three civilians were killed - and others were wounded - following an aerial bombardment on Ruweida. Sources either attributed blame to Russian warplanes, or reported the sighting of unidentified warplanes. The Smart News Agency is the only source to specifically report that three "drivers" were killed in the raids. Others state that there were an…

Summary

Published
10 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

10 June 2017

Incident Code

CS995

Location

جامع الصفا, Dar’iya neighbourhood, Raqqa, Syria
Initially this incident was reported on by several sources as an alleged airstrike or artillery shelling in the Dar’iya neighbourhood in the city of Raqqa, in which 1 or 2 cilivilians died. 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…

Summary

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

10 June 2017

Incident Code

CS956b

Location

حي الدرعية, Dar’iya neighbourhood, Raqqa, Syria
Initially, this incident was reported on by several sources as mass artillery shelling in the Dar’iya neighbourhood in the city of Raqqa, in which 6 to 12 civilians, including a maximum of 6 children and 2 women died and 9 were wounded. During investigations of this event for the April 2019 joint Airwars and Amnesty…

Summary

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

10 June 2017

Incident Code

CS956a

Location

حي الدرعية, Dar’iya neighbourhood, Raqqa, Syria
Initially this incident was reported on by several sources as mass artillery shelling in the Dar’iya neighbourhood in the city of Raqqa, in which 6 to 12 cilivilians, including a maximum or 6 children and 2 women died and 9 were wounded. During investigations of this event for the April 2019 joint Airwars and Amnesty…

Summary

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

10 June 2017

Incident Code

CS956c

Location

حي الدرعية, Dar'iya neighbourhood, Raqqa, Syria
Initially, this incident was reported on by several sources as mass artillery shelling in the Dar’iya neighbourhood in the city of Raqqa, in which 6 to 12 civilians, including a maximum of 6 children and 2 women died and 9 were wounded. During investigations of this event for the April 2019 joint Airwars and Amnesty…

Summary

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

10 June 2017

Incident Code

CS958

Location

الميادين, Al Mayadin, Deir Ezzor, Syria
A member of ISIL was killed along with his wife and two children in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Al Mayadin, Deir Ezzor according to local media. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that the victims died “when the rubble of a building fell on them while they were trying to get away in…

Summary

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

9 June 2017

Incident Code

CS955c

Location

شارع النور, Al Nour Mosque, Raqqa, Syria
Ten people were killed in a double airstrike on two adjacent buildings behind Barazi pharmacy, near Al Nour mosque in the city of Raqqa. Some of their names were initially reported on by several local sources (RBSS, RFS, Step News Agency) in connection to incident CS955a. During investigations of this event for the April 2019…

Summary

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

9 June 2017

Incident Code

CS948

Location

سيف الدولة, 23rd February road junction / Saif al Dawla, Raqqa, Syria
Local sources named Hassan Aliya aka Abou Ammar as dying from wounds sustained in “artillery shelling” at the junction of 23rd February Street and Saif al Dawla Street. Sources did not identify who was responsible for the shelling, however, the Coalition has informed Airwars that the SDF is not using artillery (only heavy mortars).

Summary

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

9 June 2017

Incident Code

CS949

Location

Western neighbourhoods, Raqqa, Syria
Twenty-one civilians reportedly died and 19 more were wounded in Coalition airstrikes and/or artillery shelling by unidentified parties in Raqqa, local media said. The IS media agency, A’maq, published videos reportedly showing the shelling and aftermath of US strikes using white phosphorous on “neighbourhoods and markets” in the city. The videos are however no longer…

Summary

Published
9 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
21
Civilians reported injured
19
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

9 June 2017

Incident Code

CS950

Location

مفرق الجزرة, Al Jazra junction, Raqqa, Syria
Three civilians including two children died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Al Jazra junction, according to local media. Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently reported the death of a young girl named Rama Mohammed al-Hammad and the wife of Ahmed Yahya al-Hammad in air raids on Jazra junction. It didn’t say who was responsible, however, the…

Summary

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

9 June 2017

Incident Code

CS951

Location

السباهية, Western neighbourhoods, Raqqa, Syria
Up to 17 civilians died in various neighbourhoods across Raqqa in either Coalition airstrikes or artillery shelling, local media reported. According to Baladi, “Coalition aircraft launched several air raids on the city of Raqqa, including more than ten raids where the coalition used white phosphorus bombs, banned internationally, for the second day in a row.…

Summary

Published
9 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
15–17
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

9 June 2017

Incident Code

CS953

Location

لطيران, Al Tayara, Raqqa, Syria
Two local sources reported the death of Qusay Khalil al-Nahar – “from the clan Albograda” – in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Raqqa. While Mr al-Nahar’s death was reported on June 16th, family members contacted by Airwars indicated that his death was around June 9th, at al Tayara in the Raqqa countryside.

Summary

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

9 June 2017

Incident Code

CS953a

Location

Raaqa, 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 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. According to the report "Iman al-Joumaa,…

Summary

Published
9 June 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1–2
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

CS933

Location

مفرق الجزرة, Al Jazra junction, Raqqa, Syria
Fourteen civilians died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on an internet cafe al Al Jazra junction in Raqqa, according to local sources. Another four reportedly died nearby. All reports pointed towards the Coalition and named the internet cafe as Al-Hason Net. According to Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently (RBSS), on June 8th the Coalition carried…

Summary

Published
8 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
14–16
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

8 June 2017

Incident Code

CS935

Location

مفرق الجزرة, Al Jazra junction, Raqqa, Syria
An unspecified number of civilians died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on the corner of 16th street and al Jazra junction in Raqqa, according to local sources. The Shaam News Network reported that “Coalition aircraft targeted several shops at the corner of the 16th Street in the neighborhood, destroying nearly 8 shops.” RFS, blaming the…

Summary

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

8 June 2017

Incident Code

CS936

Location

ﺍﻟﺴﺒﺎﻫﻴﺔ, Al Sabahiya, Raqqa, Syria
Local sources reported that at least one civilian died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Raqqa’s al Sabahiya neighbourhood. Reports said that the al Sabahiya mosque was struck, with all sources blaming the US-led Coalition. According, to RFS, “The shelling focused on the neighbourhoods of al-Sabahia and al-Jazra, west of al-Raqqa and the al-Mashlab neighbourhood…

Summary

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

7 June 2017

Incident Code

RS2271

Location

عقيربات, Akeirbat, Hama, Syria
A woman and her child - both named - died in an alleged Russian airstrike on Akeirbat, according to local media. According to the Facebook group ‘Local council of Akeirbat and its countryside’, “\our air raids on the village of Akeirbat by Russian aircraft led to the martyrdom of a woman and her daughter as…

Summary

Published
7 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

6 June 2017

Incident Code

CS965

Location

Ar Raqqah: near Omar Bin Al Khattab mosque, Raqqa, Syria
A man was killed, and his son was injured in Coalition airstrikes which struck the street near his home. The Coalition later conceded a total of eight deaths and 24 injuries clustered across this event and CS965a and CS965b. To avoid triple counting, the official OIR tally is only counted here. This civilian was initially…

Summary

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

6 June 2017

Incident Code

CS929

Location

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
Euphrates Post reported the death of a one civilian male following suspected airstrikes. Reportedly "a player in the Euphrates Club" In the Amnesty and Airwars’s joint April 2019 report "War in Raqqa: Rhetoric versus Reality", it was reported that, "Obaida Jasem Zaghrout, 22, was killed while standing on the street by shrapnel when a passing…

Summary

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

5 June 2017

Incident Code

CS920

Location

الجسر القديم, Old Bridge, Raqqa, Syria
Up to 30 civilians died and many more were wounded in an alleged Coalition airstrike on a gathering of civilians near boats which they were going to use to ferry them across the Euphrates River as they attempted to escape Raqqa, multiple local sources reported. The Syrian Network for Human Rights said that at least…

Summary

Published
5 June 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
11–30
Civilians reported injured
10
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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