Incident date
June 17, 2017
LOCATION
فجر, Fajir, Hama, SyriaA woman and two children were killed, and five others were wounded, in an airstrike on Fajir, local media reported. Sources all blamed Russian military aircraft for the raids. According to Radio.Fresh, the wounded were transferred to hospital in the aftermath. There are no other details at this time.
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Incident date
June 17, 2017
LOCATION
عين قريع, Ain Qurei, Idlib, SyriaA man was killed, and two other civilians were wounded, when remnants of a cluster bomb exploded in Ain Qurei left by a previous raid, sources on the ground reported. Sources all blamed a previous Russian raid for the remnants left in the vicinity. There are no other details at this time.
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Incident date
June 16, 2017
LOCATION
الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, SyriaOne 16-year-old, female was killed in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Raqqa, according to local sources. No further details were provided.
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Incident date
June 16, 2017
LOCATION
مسجد الجراكسة, near al Jaraksa mosque, Raqqa, SyriaOne named civilian was killed in a Coalition airstrike or artillery shelling by the SDF on the area near al Jaraksa mosque, according to local media. @alrqqa.ahlna SDF artillery blamed SDF artillery for his death, while Ahmed Al Shebli aid he died in a Coalition raid. However, since SDF did not possess artillery in this
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Incident date
June 16, 2017
LOCATION
البياطرة, Ar Raqqah: Bayatra neighbourhood, Raqqa, SyriaAn unspecified number of civilians died and were wounded in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Raqqa’s Al Bayatra neighbourhood, local media reported. According to Almanar, “a number of civilian casualties were caused by a new massacre carried out by US aircraft during the targeting of Al-Bayatra neighbourhood”. All other sources also pointed to the Coalition.
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Incident date
June 15, 2017
LOCATION
الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, SyriaTwo civilian males were reportedly killed in artillery fire reportedly targeting Raqqa. Several local sources identified the names the two victims. None of the sources mentioned a culprit but merely referred to “artillery bombardment”.
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Incident date
June 15, 2017
LOCATION
الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, SyriaA named civilian female was reportedly killed in artillery fire in Raqqa. No further details are presently known.
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Incident date
June 15, 2017
LOCATION
الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, SyriaA civilian male was reportedly killed as a result of artillery fire supported by Coalition airstrikes in Raqqa, local sources said. All three sources which reported the incident identified the victim as Samir Mohammed al Ali Al Ashayer, who is also known as Abu Mohammed. Both the Palmyra Media Center and Raqqa is Being Slaughtered
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Incident date
June 15, 2017
LOCATION
البدو, Ar Raqqah: Badou neighbourhood, Raqqa, SyriaFour civilians, including one woman, died and two more were wounded in artillery strikes on Raqqa’s Al Badu neighbourhood, according to local media. All sources said that ‘heavy artillery strikes were responsible. Sharqiya Voice blamed “YPG militia”, while Orient reported that “the Syrian Democratic Forces committed a new massacre”. However, only the Coalition was using
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Incident date
June 15, 2017
LOCATION
نزلة شحادة, Nazlat Shahada, Raqqa, SyriaThree adult brothers died and at least one was injured in an alleged Coalition airstrike between the area of the two bridges in Raqqa, according to local media. Multiple sources named two brothers as killed in the Coalition raid while Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently named an additional third victim. A joint Amnesty and Airwars’s
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Incident date
June 15, 2017
LOCATION
الفردوس, Fardous, Raqqa, SyriaAt least one civilian died in an alleged Coalition airstrike or artillery shelling on Raqqa’s Al Ferdous neighbourhood, according to local media. Q_Alenzy reported that the Coalition carried out a strike on the Aisha school, while Sharqiya Voice reported that “a number of civilians were martyred following international coalition air raid on the Al Ferdos
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Incident date
June 10, 2017
LOCATION
جامع الصفا, Dar’iya neighbourhood, Raqqa, SyriaInitially 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
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Incident date
June 15, 2017
LOCATION
شارع سيف الدولة, Saif al Dawla Street, Raqqa, Raqqa, SyriaOne civilian male was killed as a result of reported artillery fire on the Saif al Dawla area of Raqqa, local sources reported. Three sources separately identified the victim as Ayham Rashid al Barazi, but no further details were available. All reports said that the US-backed SDF were responsible for the artillery fire. However, a
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Incident date
June 15, 2017
LOCATION
كسرة شيخ (جمعة), Kasrat Sheikh (Juma'a), Raqqa, SyriaA family of six, including a mother and four children, were killed in artillery strikes on the Kasrat Sheikh al Juma’a village, Raqqa, local sources reported. A number of local sources identified the victims as Mohammed Khalaf al Kajawan, his wife, their two daughters and two boys. Mohammed Othman also reported that the houses of
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Incident date
June 1, 2017
LOCATION
Raqqa, SyriaIn the Amnesty and Airwars’s joint April 2019 report “War in Raqqa: Rhetoric versus Reality”, two 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 report stated that “Hassan Hammadi
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Incident date
June 14, 2017
LOCATION
تلعفر, Tal Afar, Al-Taqwa Mosque, Nineveh, IraqEight Iraqi police were accidentally injured and one or two killed following an airstrike, according to multiple sources. According to Yaqein, “a government source said in a statement that ‘the fourth regiment of the Ninewa Emergency Police headed to support the federal police in the area of Wadi Akab in west Mosul, adding that as
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Incident date
June 14, 2017
LOCATION
سوق الهال القديم في شارع ٢٣ شباط, Next to Salam Hospital on February 23 Street (at the corner Mansour Street), Raqqa, SyriaA civilian male was reportedly killed following artillery strikes on February 23 Street, Raqqa, likely carried out by US forces. A number of local sources named the victim as Ahmad Tarad al Khalifa al Haj. Abdulsalam Farij, a relative of the deceased, said via Facebook that the man died as a result of being wounded
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Incident date
June 14, 2017
LOCATION
كراج البولمان, Pullman garage, Raqqa, SyriaAn unspecified number of civilians died in artillery shelling on the Pullman garage area of Raqqa, according to local sources. According to RFS, “As a result of the heavy shelling of the city of Raqqa and the fall of dozens of shells from Qudd, a number of civilians were killed in Al-Ajili neighborhood, Al-Mansour Street,
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Incident date
June 14, 2017
LOCATION
كازية الشرطة, Ar Raqqah: Police Station, near the Cultural Centre, Raqqa, SyriaAn unspecified number of civilians died in artillery shelling near the police station in Raqqa, according to local media. According to RFS, “Aas a result of the heavy shelling of the city of Raqqa and the fall of dozens of shells from Qudd, a number of civilians were killed in Al-Ajili neighborhood, Al-Mansour Street, the
Summary
Incident date
June 14, 2017
LOCATION
الحني, Al Hani neighbourhood, Raqqa, SyriaLocal sources reported that “a number” of civilians were killed in the Al Hani neighbourhood of Raqqa, allegedly following SDF artillery fire. Two of the four sources, Baladi News and Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently, alleged that the US-backed SDF was responsible whereas the remaining two did not apportion blame. However, the SDF did not
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Incident date
June 14, 2017
LOCATION
المركز الثقافي, behind cultural center, Raqqa, SyriaLocal sources reported that an unspecified number of civilians died in shelling on the area behind the cultural centre in Raqqa. Baladi referred to “heavy artillery shelling”, but was among other sources who didn’t identify the culprit. Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently blamed the SDF. However, the Coalition has informed Airwars that only it was
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Incident date
June 14, 2017
LOCATION
شارع القوتلي, Ar Raqqah: Kuwati street/neighbourhood, Raqqa, SyriaSeveral civilians died in artillery shelling on Raqqa’s Kuwaiti neighbourhood, according to local media. According to RFS, “As a result of the heavy shelling of the city of Raqqa and the fall of dozens of shells from Qudd, a number of civilians were killed in Al-Ajili neighbourhood, Al-Mansour Street, the Cultural Center area, the Grand
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Incident date
June 14, 2017
LOCATION
العجيلي/السبع دربات, Ar Raqqah: A'jili/Sabi Darbat neighbourhood, Raqqa, SyriaA family of three civilians, including one woman, were killed and several more were injured in artillery fire allegedly carried out by the US-backed, Kurdish-led SDF militia in the Al A’jili neighbourhood of Raqqa, according to local sources. However, only the Coalition was using artillery in the city in this period. The Revolutionary Forces of
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Incident date
June 14, 2017
LOCATION
نهر الفرات, Ar Raqqah: Euphrates river, Raqqa, SyriaUp to eleven civilians including a family of three were reportedly killed in an alleged Coalition airstrike near the town of Ziban, to the south of Raqqa city. The civilians were reportedly crossing the Euphrates River in small boats in order to flee the violence at Raqqa, when they were hit in the alleged strikes.
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Incident date
June 14, 2017
LOCATION
اللج, Al-Laj, Hama, SyriaAn unspecified number of civilians were wounded and killed when warplanes struck a camp for displaced peoples in the village of Al-Laj, local media reported. All three sources blamed Russian warplanes for the strikes. Women and children were reportedly included in the numbers of wounded and killed. There are no other details at this time.
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Incident date
June 13, 2017
LOCATION
دوار الطيبة في الميادين, Mayadin, Al Tayba roundabout, Deir Ezzor, SyriaLocal 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
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Incident date
June 13, 2017
LOCATION
بقرص تحتاني, Bokros Tahtani, Deir Ezzor, SyriaAt least one civilian was killed and several others were injured in alleged Coalition airstrikes on Al Muntafa’a neighbourhood in Bokros Tahtani, to the east of Deir Ezzor. One local source, Qasioun, reported that two civilians were killed, meanwhile, Step News Agency reported that three people died as a result of the airstrikes, but were
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Incident date
June 13, 2017
LOCATION
كسرة شيخ (جمعة), Kasrat Sheikh (Juma'a), Raqqa, SyriaA civilian family of five was killed in alleged Coalition airstrikes in Kasrat Sheikh Juma’a village in Raqqa. Habib al Mustapha al-Abdullah, his wife and their three daughters were the victims of the strikes, according to a number of local sources. The family’s son Zakaria Habib al Abed Lillah also reported the deaths via Facebook,
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Incident date
June 13, 2017
LOCATION
ذيبان, Ziban, Deir Ezzor, SyriaThree civilians died and several more were injured when an alleged Coalition airstrike hit a water crossing in Ziban town, according to local media. Sana reported that the crossing was “used by residents to reach their agricultural land on the banks of the river”. All sources blamed the Coalition.
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Incident date
June 13, 2017
LOCATION
البرك, Raqqa, Burak area (location unknown), Raqqa, SyriaOne civilian, named as Mohammad Qassem al Kibba, was killed in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Raqqa, according to local sources. Ahmad al Shibli, Q_Alenzy, 24Raqqa and Hammadi Al Hammadi all blamed the Coalition. Hammadi Al Hammadi said that the victim died in the Burak area.