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Incident Date
11 September 2017
Incident Code
CI844
Location
Rawah, Al Anbar, Iraq
Yaqin reported civilians casualties following the bombardment of aircraft of the International Alliance on the areas of Rawah district, west of Anbar province. There is only a single source for this incident, therefore information is presently limited.
Summary
Published
11 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
0–1
Civilians reported injured
0–1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
11 September 2017
Incident Code
CS1470
Location
Abu Khashab junction, Deir Ezzor, Syria
News of dead and wounded civilians at the Abu Kashab junction, Deir Ezzor countryside, was reported by a single source. Al Natek Network did not specify an actor, the report referring only to “airstrikes”. Airwars researchers tracked claims of both the Coalition and the SDF near the location at the time.
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
CS1471
Location
Al Ferdos, Raqqa, Syria
Raqqa is being Slaughtered Silently named one civilian as killed “as a result of the shelling” of Raqqa. However, there is the possibility that this may be the same incident as CS1469, in the neighbourhood of Al Ferdous, on September 11th.
Summary
Published
11 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
10 September 2017
Incident Code
CI842
Location
Huwaija, Kirkuk, Iraq
A single source reported the injuring of civilians following an alleged attack by the US-led Coalition on the district of Huwaija. The source, Iraqi News, said the aerial bombardment by international coalition aircraft targeted residential neighbourhoods and that their sources confirm the injury of civilians. No additional details are presently known.
Summary
Published
10 September 2017
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
9 September 2017
Incident Code
RS2428
Location
معدان, Ma’dan, Raqqa city, Raqqa, Syria
Warplanes bombarded the town of Ma’dan on September 9th 2017 resulting in ‘considerable material damage to property’, RFS News reported. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights was alone in alleging civilian harm, reporting that one civilian was wounded. This was part of a ‘large number of raids’ conducted by the Russians in the area, according…
Summary
Published
9 September 2017
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
9 September 2017
Incident Code
CS1458
Location
Hatla, Deir Ezzor, Syria
The Euphrates Post documented the death of one unnamed civilian following airstrikes in Hatla. There is limited information about the incident, with no culprit currently held responsible. The single source referred only to “unidentified warplanes” with the victim reportedly dying after warplanes “targeted two cars carrying families.”
Summary
Published
9 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
9 September 2017
Incident Code
RS2429
Location
حطلة,, Hatla, Deir Ezzor, Syria
A single source, the Euphrates Post, reported that unidentified warplanes struck two cars carrying families the town of Hatla shortly before, killing one of them. No further details are currently available.
Summary
Published
9 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
9 September 2017
Incident Code
CS1461
Location
Sabha and al Jadid crossing, Deir Ezzor, Syria
A single source, LCCSY, reported that “two people were injured in the air raids of the International Alliance on the slopes of Al-Sabha and Al Jadid in the eastern countryside”. No further details are currently available.
Summary
Published
9 September 2017
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
9 September 2017
Incident Code
RS2430
Location
موحسن, Mohsin, Deir Ezzor, Syria
A single source, the Euphrates Post, reported: "The killing of Moheisen Yassin Sulaiman from the Bahuri neighborhood in the city of Mohsen as a result of raids by the warplane".
Summary
Published
9 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
5 September 2017
Incident Code
CS1447
Location
Al Kasra, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Euphrates Post reported two civilians killed "as a result of air strikes on the town of Al-Kasra yesterday”. One of the comments below the post challenged one of the fatality reports, saying that on of the named civilians, Shihab Khalaf al Mahmoud was instead just lightly injured. The home was destroyed, the relative said. No further…
Summary
Published
5 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
0–1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
5 September 2017
Incident Code
CS1449
Location
Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
One civilian was reported killed in an alleged Coalition strike in Raqqa City, according to Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently. There is no additional information known at present.
Summary
Published
5 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
4 September 2017
Incident Code
TI008
Location
نهيل, Nahil area of Al-Amadiya, Duhok, Iraq
A single source, Iraqi Spring Media, reported an alleged bombing by "the Turkish air force" of the Nahil area of the Al-Amadiyah district, north of Dohuk - though the source said that there was no information on civilian harm. No further details are currently available.
Summary
Published
4 September 2017
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
2 September 2017
Incident Code
CI837
Location
U'boor district of Anbar, Al Anbar, Iraq
A single report from Yaqein claimed the US-led Coalition had conducted an intensive aerial bombardment resulting in 200 civilians killed and injured within a 48 hour period. The specifics of the civilian casualties, including the toll and identity is currently unknown. Yaqein described indiscriminate bombing by the warplanes of the international coalition aircraft, asserting that…
Summary
Published
2 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
50–100
Civilians reported injured
50–100
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
2 September 2017
Incident Code
CI838
Location
Al Qaim, Al Anbar, Iraq
Yaqein reported that 22 civilians were killed following alleged airstrikes by the US-led Coalition west of Anbar Province in Al Qaim. According to a local source cited in Yaqein, an airstrike of the international coalition aircraft” targeted the area. In addition to killing 22 people it also allegedly caused considerable material damage.
Summary
Published
2 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
22
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
1 September 2017
Incident Code
TS093
Location
كفر لوسين, Kafr Luseen, Turkish-Syrian borders, Idlib, Syria
A single source, the Step News Agency, reported that "a child was wounded by bullets fired by the Turkish army is in the camp of Zahra_Gulf in the area of Kafr Luseen on the border with Turkey and was transferred to a nearby hospital." No further details are currently available.
Summary
Published
1 September 2017
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
31 August 2017
Incident Code
RS2423
Location
صغير شامية, Saghir Shamiya, Deir Ezzor, Syria
In this single-source incident, the Smart News Agency reported that "five civilians from one family were killed on Thursday night [Aug 31st] in an air strike likely to be a Russian attack on the village of Zaghir Shamiya". There are no further details currently available.
Summary
Published
31 August 2017
Civilians reported killed
5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
27 August 2017
Incident Code
CS1425b
Location
البوليل, Al Boulil, Deir Ezzor, Syria
A single source, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, reported that a Coalition airstrike struck an ISIS vehicle, killing two young men who had previously been arrested and forced to join ISIS. Two members of ISIS guarding them were also killed in the attack. The source reported that increasing numbers of young men were forcibly…
Summary
Published
27 August 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
26 August 2017
Incident Code
CS1420
Location
ميادين, Al Mayadin, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Civilians were reported killed in a suspected US-led Coalition airstrike on the city of Mayadeen. It remains unclear how many people were harmed in the attack which reportedly struck a vehicle on the outskirts of the town. According to sources, the car was “carrying detainees” of the so-called Islamic State organisation, who were captured for…
Summary
Published
26 August 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
22 August 2017
Incident Code
RS2410
Location
غنيمان, Ghneiman, Hama, Syria
A single source reported that civilians were killed and wounded in an airstrike "mostly likely to be Russian" in Ghneiman. The source did not specify the number of casualties. There are no other details at this time.
Summary
Published
22 August 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
20 August 2017
Incident Code
RS2405
Location
مخيم الخريطة, Al-Kharita camp, Deir Ezzor, Syria
A single source reported that "three citizens were killed in Deir Ezzor Province, by bombing [may or may not be Russian] which, targeted a camp for displaced people from Al-Sukhnah, in Al-Kharita Desert in the western countryside of Deir Ezzor". The source was unclear as to whether the warplanes were Russian or not, but did…
Summary
Published
20 August 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
19 August 2017
Incident Code
CS1390
Location
Dashisa, Al Hassakah, Syria
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported the death of two people following alleged US-led Coalition strikes in Al-Dashisha in southern Hasaka. According to the single source, “a man and his wife, were killed by bombing by warplanes believes to be related to the International Coalition”.
Summary
Published
19 August 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
16 August 2017
Incident Code
RS2400
Location
حسيا, Hasya, Hama, Syria
A single source reported that "Russian warplanes targeting several vehicles carrying displaced people in the area of #Hassia area #Aqirbat [with] news of martyrs and wounded among the displaced." There are no other details at this time.
Summary
Published
16 August 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
15 August 2017
Incident Code
RS2396
Location
حسيا, Hasya, Hama, Syria
A single source reported that "in the countryside of Hama, the Russian warplanes targeted several cars carrying displaced people is Hasya. There were reports of dead and wounded civilians amongst those struck." There are no specific numbers. No other details at this time.
Summary
Published
15 August 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
15 August 2017
Incident Code
RS2397
Location
السخنة, Sokhna, Homs, Syria
A single source reported that "Russian warplanes launched several raids targeting the vicinity of the city of Sukhna and # Hamaima rural Homs east, resulting in casualties and material in the ranks of the # organisation of the state." There were no specific numbers reported, or any other details at this time.
Summary
Published
15 August 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
14 August 2017
Incident Code
CS1372b
Location
al-Badu, Raqqa, Syria
In this single-source event, a family of five, including two children and one woman, were killed as alleged Coalition airstrike hit a house in which the family had sought shelter in, in al-Badu, Raqqa, Amnesty and Airwars’s joint April 2019 report War in Raqqa: Rhetoric versus Reality, reported. Amnesty's field researcher reported that the family was…
Summary
Published
14 August 2017
Civilians reported killed
5
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
4 August 2017
Incident Code
CS1332
Location
شارع النور, Al Noor street, Raqqa, Syria
One female civilian was named as killed in a “bombardment” on Al Noor street, according to Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently. In December 2018, the Coalition announced that it had classed the event as non credible due to a lack of available evidence of civilian harm: "Aug. 4, 2017, near Raqqah, Syria, via Airwars report.…
Summary
Published
4 August 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
1 August 2017
Incident Code
LQ054
Location
درنة, Dhar al-Hamr, Darnah, Libya
Airstrikes hit residential homes in Derna, according to a local report. Libya 24 reported that the LNA bombed in the vicinity of Kasarah in Derna, striking houses belonging to the Burebihah family. The report did not mention whether civilians were inside at the time of the strike, or whether there were any casualties.
Summary
Published
1 August 2017
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
31 July 2017
Incident Code
CS1303
Location
الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently reported the death “of the children of ‘Khaled al-Issa‘ by the bombing of the international coalition aircraft on the city of Al-Raqqa.” No further details are currently available.
Summary
Published
31 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
31 July 2017
Incident Code
CS1306
Location
الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
Fifteen civilians reportedly died in alleged Coalition and SDF actions at Raqqa, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. No further details are currently available. In their August 2020 civilian casualty report, the US-led Coalition assessed reports that they were responsible for civilian harm in this strike as "non-credible", stating that the allegation provided…
Summary
Published
31 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
15
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
29 July 2017
Incident Code
CI816
Location
عنه, Anah, Gas station and ice factory, Al Anbar, Iraq
Residents and press sources said that heavy airstrikes targeted the ice factory and gas station in Anah district west of Anbar and some reports said a number of civilians were killed or injured. According to Yaqein, the aerial bombardment targeted the ice factory and the gas station in the Ana district, west of Anbar. The…
Summary
Published
29 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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