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Incident Date

22 August 2017

Incident Code

CS1407

Location

حي الرميلة, Rumaila, Raqqa, Syria
A man was killed and five of his family injured following alleged US-led Coalition strikes on Rumaila, Raqqa. According to Hasaka Rasd and Syrianfreearmy, “his wife and four children injured” in the attack. Ahmad Shbli reported an “intensive artillery bombardment” of the Al-Badu, Nahda and Rumaila areas of the city, but made no mention of…

Summary

Published
22 August 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
5
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

22 August 2017

Incident Code

CS1398

Location

Sukhani neighbourhood, near Hani mosque, Raqqa, Syria
In a major casualty incident, as many as between 33 and 60 civilians, including many women and children, died following US-led Coalition airstrikes on Al-Sakhani, Raqqa. Almost a year later the US-led alliance accepted responsibility for 33 deaths. According to Baladi, the strike was near the Al-Hani mosque, while Qasioun reported that one of the…

Summary

Published
22 August 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
33–60
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

22 August 2017

Incident Code

RS2411

Location

الشميطة, Shumita, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Up to four civilians, including a woman and two children, were killed and several other civilians were left wounded, following airstrikes carried out in Shumita, Deir Ezzor, local media reported, though it was unclear whether Russia or the Syrian regime was to blame. Besides three victims, hereof two children, identified by name, many sources reported…

Summary

Published
22 August 2017
Civilians reported killed
1–4
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

22 August 2017

Incident Code

RS2409

Location

ابو الفشافيش, Abo Al-Fashafeesh, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Two civilians were killed and several wounded as alleged Russian warplanes carried out airstrikes in the village of Abu al-Fashafish, Hama, local media reported. Baladi News reported "two civilians were killed and others wounded when a Russian air strike hit eastern Hama countryside on Thursday morning [Aug 24th]." Baladi News' correspondent added that the warplanes…

Summary

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

21 August 2017

Incident Code

CS1401

Location

Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently and other local sources reported that 78 civilians were killed in alleged US-led Coalition and SDF artillery strikes during the past 24 hours on the city of Raqqa. It is important to note that these are general civilian casualty numbers, and could encompass other civilian casualty entries.

Summary

Published
21 August 2017
Civilians reported killed
78
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

21 August 2017

Incident Code

TS090

Location

تل رفعت, Tal Ref’at, Aleppo, Syria
One civilian died and four more were wounded in alleged Turkish shelling of the town of Tal Ref’at, according to local media - though one report also said that the Syrian Free Army also targeted Kurdish units in the town. Rumaf named Alia Omar Sheikh and Othman Zakaria Mustafa as killed. However, a later report by Rumaf…

Summary

Published
21 August 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
7
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date

21 August 2017

Incident Code

CS1402

Location

Tawassouiya, Raqqa, Syria
One civilian, named as Mr. Abdulrahman Al-Sumair, was killed in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Raqqa, according to multiple local sources. There are no other details at this time. In February 2019, the Coalition assessed this event to be non-credible. Their reported noted: "After review of all available strike records it was determined that more…

Summary

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

21 August 2017

Incident Code

CS1403

Location

البدو, Badou neighbourhood, Raqqa, Syria
In a major casualty event, between 18 and 50 civilians reportedly died and up to 56 more were wounded – many of them women and children – as a result of alleged Coalition airstrikes on Raqqa’s Bedo neighbourhood, local media reported. According to Baladi, “20 civilians, including women and children, were killed and dozens of…

Summary

Published
21 August 2017
Civilians reported killed
18–50
Civilians reported injured
12–56
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

21 August 2017

Incident Code

RS2406

Location

ميادين, Mayadeen, Deir Ezzor, Syria
The Smart News Agency reported that "five civilians were killed and dozens were wounded" in an airstrike on Al Mayadin on August 21st. The source didn't identify who carried out the strike but noted that "activists launched a campaign of solidarity with them [the victims]. They condemned the daily bombardment of the International Coalition aircraft,…

Summary

Published
21 August 2017
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

21 August 2017

Incident Code

CS1404

Location

الحديقة البيضا,البدو, Ar Raqqah: Hadika Al Bayda (White Garden), Badou neighbourhood, Raqqa, Syria
A whole family of eight people was reported killed in Raqqa as a result of alleged US-led Coalition strikes. The family were displaced persons from the city of Palmyra. Other civilians were suspected injured following the attack. All sources tracked held the US-led Coalition responsible for the incident. Syrian Press Center said it was “a…

Summary

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

21 August 2017

Incident Code

RS2407

Location

حواجي دياب, Hawaji Diab, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Four civilians were killed, including two women, and others were wounded, following airstrikes - with the use of cluster bombs - on Hawaji Diab. Sources all blamed Russia for the raids on the neighbourhood, except Alghad who blamed the Syrian regime. Smart News reported that "Militants said Russian warplanes targeted civilian houses on Tuesday night…

Summary

Published
21 August 2017
Civilians reported killed
2–4
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

21 August 2017

Incident Code

RS2408

Location

الشميطة و المسرب, Shumita and Masrab, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Civilians were killed and wounded in an alleged Russian or Assad regime airstrike on Shumita and Masrab, according to local media. The number of dead and wounded was unspecific. However, Deirezzor24 reported that there were ten killed and others wounded, "as a result of the bombing of the air force to the city of the…

Summary

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

21 August 2017

Incident Code

LQ056

Location

الحدود الليبية المصرية, Libyan-Egyptian border, Al Butnan, Libya
Egyptian warplanes targeted nine SUVs that were claimed to be carrying weapons and explosives at the Libyan border. On its own Facebook page, the Egyptian military noted that “Today 21 August 2017 … the Egyptian Air Force destroyed 9 cars with arms, ammunition and explosives on the western border with Libya.” There are no known…

Summary

Published
21 August 2017
Military Actor
Egyptian Military
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Incident Date

21 August 2017

Incident Code

CI833

Location

تلعفر, Tal Afar, Nineveh, Iraq
Local sources reported that more than 30 civilians were killed in an aerial bombardment on Tal Afar, west of Mosul, Nineveh. A single source, Omara Al Halbusi, blamed the US-led Coalition for the attack, which he claimed destroyed houses and the civilians inside. The other sources tracked by Airwars did not specify any particular faction…

Summary

Published
21 August 2017
Civilians reported killed
30
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

20 August 2017

Incident Code

CS1430

Location

Sooq Al-Hall, Raqqa, Syria
Local media reported a family of five, including children and three women, were killed following US-led Coalition airstrikes, near the market in Sooq Al-Hall, Raqqa. The child, Saleh Fawaz Ahmad al Abdullah (pictured), and his family were killed after “Coalition warplane missiles fired on the old al Hal Market area south of Raqqa City” according…

Summary

Published
20 August 2017
Civilians reported killed
5
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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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

20 August 2017

Incident Code

CS1395

Location

حديقة المرورية, Al Hadika al Mororia, Raqqa, Syria
Local media sources reported that Ghassan al-Shammati was killed following alleged US-led Coalition airstrike in Raqqa. Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently blamed the US for the attack, whilst Hasaka Rasd referred to “artillery bombardment” as the form of attack. According to Hnoda4474, the victim died “after the bombing by Coalition aircraft in the area of…

Summary

Published
20 August 2017
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

20 August 2017

Incident Code

CS1396

Location

دوار النعيم, Naim roundabout, Raqqa, Syria
In a major civilian casualty event, between 23 and 50 civilians were reported killed and dozens injured in the Bedo neighborhood of Raqqa, local media reported. However, in May 2019 the Coalition announced that it had classed the civilian harm allegations as non-credible, noting "after a review of all available strike records it was determined…

Summary

Published
20 August 2017
Civilians reported killed
23–50
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

20 August 2017

Incident Code

CS1397

Location

Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
Between 50 and 118 civilians were killed, including many women and children, in the city of Raqqa in the last 48-72 hours. The sources blamed US-led Coalition airstrikes for the significant number of life lost over the short period. According to @AhmadShbli, seven whole families were part of those killed. Smart news agency reported “in…

Summary

Published
20 August 2017
Civilians reported killed
50–118
Civilians reported injured
60
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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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

20 August 2017

Incident Code

CS1400

Location

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the death of one civilian near Raqqa, Syria. Their October 2017 civilian casualty report noted: "During a Coalition strike that destroyed an ISIS weapons cache, it was assessed that one civilian was unintentionally killed.” In July 2019 the Coalition provided Airwars with the…

Summary

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

20 August 2017

Incident Code

CI832

Location

تل عفر, Tal Afar, Nineveh, Iraq
In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the deaths of two civilians in an incident near Tal Afar, Iraq. Their January 2018 civilian casualty report noted "During a Coalition strike which killed at least two ISIS members and destroyed an ISIS indirect fire weapon system being prepared to fire it…

Summary

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

19 August 2017

Incident Code

USYEMTr097

Location

Yakla, Al Bayda, Yemen
US airstrikes reportedly targeted alleged AQAP militants travelling in Yakla, east of the Qifah area of Bayda governorate, early on the morning of August 19th 2017. There were no known associated reports of civilian harm. Several sources suggested that US helicopters and warplanes, reportedly including drones and "vertical fighters" [possibly USMC Harriers], targeted four suspected…

Summary

Published
19 August 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Military actors reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

19 August 2017

Incident Code

RS2404

Location

ابو شهري, Abo Shahri, Raqqa, Syria
Between five and seven civilians from one family were killed, including three women and three children, following airstrikes on Abo Shahri. Sources all blamed Russian warplanes for the raids, except the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, who blamed Russian and Syrian regime shelling. There were no reports of any injured civilians. According to the Syrian…

Summary

Published
19 August 2017
Civilians reported killed
5–7
Military Actor
Russian Military
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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

CI831

Location

تلعفر, Tal Afar, Nineveh, Iraq
In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the deaths of five civilians in an event near Tal Afar, Iraq. Their October 2017 civilian casualty report noted: "During a Coalition strike that destroyed an ISIS headquarters structure, it was assessed that five civilians were unintentionally killed." In July 2019 the Coalition…

Summary

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

19 August 2017

Incident Code

RS2403

Location

الهداج, Al Hadaj, Hama, Syria
Syr rev news tweeted that "a civilian was killed and four others were injured as a result of a military air strike targeting a car carrying displaced people in Al Hadaj village in the eastern suburb of Hama". According to the Syrian Network for Human Rights, "at least 5 civilians, most of whom are from…

Summary

Published
19 August 2017
Civilians reported killed
1–5
Civilians reported injured
4
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

18 August 2017

Incident Code

RS2401

Location

الحميدية, Hamidiya, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Three civilians were injured in an air or artillery strike on Hamidiya. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame. Some blamed the Syrian regime, while others blamed Russia for the raids. Euphrates Post tweeted later that there were some " civilian casualties" without specifying a number.  Halab Today called the raid a Russian…

Summary

Published
18 August 2017
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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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

16–17 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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