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Incident Date

18 May 2017

Incident Code

CS837

Location

سهلة البنات, Sahlab al Banat, Raqqa, Syria
An August 2017 Amnesty International report documented the death of three civilians as a result of three strikes on their one-storey house in Sahlat al Banat on the evening of May 18th. Amnesty field researchers interviewed Hassan, a family member of the victims. “This strike killed the two boys as they were coming back into…

Summary

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

18 May 2017

Incident Code

CS838

Location

حمار, Hamar, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Two or more civilians were wounded in an alleged Coalition airstrike on the Himar area in the desert of Abu Kamal, local sources said. According to Baladi, “Coalition fighters raided the Hamar area of ​​Badia, Abu Kamal on Thursday, destroying a number of oil tankers and a number of incinerators, as well as injuring a…

Summary

Published
18 May 2017
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

18 May 2017

Incident Code

CI720

Location

الموصل‎, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq
In its July 2017 civilian casualty report, the Coalition reported that it did not carry out strikes in an area where civilian casualties were alleged by an unnamed NGO. This allegation was previously unknown to Airwars. According to the report, “May 18, 2017, near Mosul, Iraq, via NGO report: After a review of available information…

Summary

Published
18 May 2017
Civilians reported injured
0–1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

17 May 2017

Incident Code

CI719

Location

الرفاعي, Mosul, Rifae, Nineveh, Iraq
Multiple local sources reported that a family of four brothers and their uncle, as well as a man with his son, and a woman, were killed in Rifae neighborhood after missiles and airstrikes hit the area. The raids took place in the street near the Mufti Mosque, in front of the medical clinic, and near…

Summary

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

17 May 2017

Incident Code

CS833

Location

العطاره, Al Attara, Raqqa, Syria
.Al Raqqa Truth reported that “Mariam Aswad al Tayih was martyred after being injured in coalition raids on the Al Attara area. Her family were also injured.” No further details are currently available.  

Summary

Published
17 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

17 May 2017

Incident Code

CS834

Location

حي المشلب, Al Mashlab, Raqqa, Syria
Three civilians and a member of IS died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Raqqa’s Al Mashlab neighbourhood, local media reported. According to the Smart News Network, “Three civilians and a member of ‘Islamic State’ were killed on Wednesday by a bombing likely to be by the international coalition in the al-Mashlaab district of the…

Summary

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

16 May 2017

Incident Code

CS828

Location

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
Sharqiya Voice and Al Ragga Truth reported the death of “the young man Halloush al Badran from the village of Ziban” in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Raqqa city. No further details are currently available.

Summary

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

16 May 2017

Incident Code

CS829

Location

السمرة, Raqqa al Samra, Raqqa, Syria
One civilian woman was reportedly killed in alleged Coalition airstrikes in Samra village, east of Raqqa city. The woman was named as Siham al Abd al Zai’t by al Raqqa Truth. According to Thoar al Raqqa, the strikes took place at midnight. Three sources alleged that the Coalition was responsible for the strikes, which reportedly…

Summary

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

16 May 2017

Incident Code

CS830

Location

ﺍﻟﻄﺒﻘﺔ, Tabaqah, Raqqa, Syria
One civilian male was reportedly killed in alleged Coalition airstrikes in Tabaqa, according to the Violations Documentation Center in Syria. The man was named as Waddah Gassan al Qassas by both sources. No further details are available.

Summary

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

16 May 2017

Incident Code

CS831

Location

الخياله البهاديل, Al Khayala Al Bahadil, Raqqa, Syria
Two civilian males were reportedly killed in alleged Coalition airstrikes in Al Khayala al Bahadil village to the west of Raqqa. One Facebook user Alla Adin Adin named one of the victim as Faisal al Mohammed al Ahmad and Sharqiya Voice named the other as Agha Anwar al Borsan. Several people were also injured in…

Summary

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

16 May 2017

Incident Code

CI715

Location

حي النجار, Mosul, Al-Najjar, Nineveh, Iraq
Local residents said that two named brothers had died in Najjar neighbourhood, after what two sources reported as Coalition airstrikes on their house. Other sources spoke of “indiscriminate shelling” more broadly, and Nineveh Media Center spoke of a rocket attack on the home. Iraqyoon Agency said that the Coalition had targeted a house next to…

Summary

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

16 May 2017

Incident Code

CI717

Location

حي العريبي, Mosul, al-Uribe, Nineveh, Iraq
A single local source reported that fifteen civilians from two families died after Coalition airstrikes targeted ISIL fighters who were hiding in their house. This occurred in Uribe neighbourhood, in West Mosul. Presently no further details are known.

Summary

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

16 May 2017

Incident Code

CS832

Location

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
Three civilians were reportedly killed when an alleged Coalition airstrike hit an ISIL car belonging to the religious police, known as Hasba, killing four of its members. The men were reportedly arrested by the religious police and were being transported in their car when they were killed. A number of local sources named two of…

Summary

Published
16 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

15 May 2017

Incident Code

CS826

Location

البوكمال, Abu Kamal, Deir Ezzor, Syria
In a major casualty incident, up to 73 civilians including 15 children and six women died and up to 120 others were wounded airstrikes on Abu Kamal, according to local media. The majority of the victims were reportedly displaced people. Conflicting sources blame the US-led Coalition and the Iraqi air force. Additionally, one source attributed…

Summary

Published
15 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
60–73
Civilians reported injured
24–120
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

15 May 2017

Incident Code

CI714

Location

الرفاعي, Mosul, Rifae, Nineveh, Iraq
A UN report on the protection of civilians in context of Nineveh operations and the retaking of Mosul stated: “On 15 May, an airstrike targeting passing ISIL vehicles damaged a civilian house in the ISIL-controlled al- Rifae neighbourhood of western Mosul, killing five civilians, including two women and a child, and wounding 11 others, including…

Summary

Published
15 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
5
Civilians reported injured
11
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

15 May 2017

Incident Code

CS827

Location

الماكف, Al Makef, Raqqa, Syria
Two civilians died in a Coalition airstrike on the Al Makef area of Raqqa, according to local sources. The Coalition later confirmed responsibility for the deaths. In July 2018, the Coalition conceded it had caused civilian harm in this strike: “During a strike on Daesh fighting positions and supply routes, two civilians were unintentionally killed.”…

Summary

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

14 May 2017

Incident Code

CS821

Location

Abu Kamal, Deir Ezzor, Syria
One child was reportedly injured in an alleged Coalition airstrike targeting ISIL fighters in the “Old Corniche” area in the city of Abu Kamal, according to local sources.

Summary

Published
14 May 2017
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

14 May 2017

Incident Code

CS822

Location

شنينة, Shanina, Raqqa, Syria
Between five and nine civilians, including two women and up to seven children, were killed – and up to 45 others were wounded – in alleged Coalition airstrikes in the Shaneina refugee camp to the north of Raqqa city. Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently (RBSS) reported that 14-year-old Abdullah Mohammed al Fayad, Abu Zuhri, his…

Summary

Published
14 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
5–9
Civilians reported injured
6–45
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

14 May 2017

Incident Code

CS823

Location

مزرعة العدنانية, Adnaniya, Raqqa, Syria
One civilian male was reportedly killed in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Adnaniya farm in Raqqa. Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently (RBSS) named the victim as 30-year-old Abdullah al Khalawai. Both RBSS and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights alleged that the Coalition was responsible. No further details are currently available.

Summary

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

14 May 2017

Incident Code

CS824

Location

عكيرشي, `Ukayrishah, Raqqa, Syria
Between 12 and 30 civilians – mostly women – were killed when alleged Coalition airstrikes hit al A’Keirshi village in the countryside of Raqqa, according to local media. The victims were reportedly farm workers who were travelling in three cars to their place of work when they were struck by the air raid. Raqqa is…

Summary

Published
14 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
12–30
Civilians reported injured
9–12
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

14 May 2017

Incident Code

CI711

Location

17 تموز, Mosul, July 17th, Nineveh, Iraq
Two local sources reported that heavy shelling with mortars, artillery and missiles hit the 17 July neighbourhood in West Mosul. The violence reportedly led to the death of Alaa Abdel Moneim Hussein al-Nuaimi – also called Abu ‘Ala – who was married and had three children. He died after a mortar landed on his house…

Summary

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

Incident Code

CI712

Location

near Mosul, Iraq, Iraq

Summary

Published
14 May 2017
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

Incident Code

CS825

Location

near Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria

Summary

Published
14 May 2017
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

13 May 2017

Incident Code

CS818

Location

يعرب, Ya'arob, Raqqa, Syria
Six to 17 civilians were reportedly killed and as many as hundreds more wounded in the villages of Ya’rob and al Sakhoura in the western Raqqa countryside. However sources were conflicted as to whether they died in a Coalition airstrike or artillery shelling by YPG forces. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, the only source…

Summary

Published
13 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
6–17
Civilians reported injured
2–200
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

13 May 2017

Incident Code

CS819

Location

الثورة‎, Tabaqah, Raqqa, Syria
In its July 2017 civilian casualty report, the Coalition denied involvement in an alleged incident that was previously unknown to Airwars. In the report, the Coalition wrote: “May 13, 2017, near Tabqah, Syria, via social media report: No Coalition strikes were conducted on that day in the geographic area of the reported civilian casualties. The…

Summary

Published
13 May 2017
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

13 May 2017

Incident Code

CI709

Location

عنه, Anah, Al Anbar, Iraq
Residents and local press said that up to 100 civilians were killed and dozens wounded after Coalition airstrikes and guided missiles allegedly hit multiple locations in and around Anah town, in Anbar province, on a Saturday evening. Noor Al Mustafa Dawood reported that “the bombing continued with more than four airstrikes and four missiles directed…

Summary

Published
13 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
24–100
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

13 May 2017

Incident Code

CI710

Location

راوة, Rawah, Al Anbar, Iraq
In its July 2017 civilian casualty report, the Coalition denied responsibility for an incident it said was reported by an NGO, but which Airwars was unaware of. The Coalition reported: “May 13, 2017, near Rawa, Iraq, via NGO report: After a review of available information it was assessed that no Coalition strikes were conducted in…

Summary

Published
13 May 2017
Civilians reported injured
0–1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

13 May 2017

Incident Code

CS820

Location

near Dayr Az Zawr, Syria, Deir Ezzor, Syria
In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, on August 8th 2017 the Coalition said it had concluded an assessment on social media claims of civilian harm “near Dayr az Zawr, Syria”. According to the Coalition report, ”105. May 13, 2017, near Dayr Az Zawr, Syria, via social media report: After a review of available…

Summary

Published
13 May 2017
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

13 May 2017

Incident Code

CS811

Location

حويقة, Hweika, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Three named civilians died in an airstrike on a home in Hweika, according to local media. No sources pointed directly at the Coalition, with the majority referring to unidentified “warplanes.” Other reports, however, attributed the event to the Assad regime or Russia. The Euphrates Post reported the death of two civilians following a raid by…

Summary

Published
13 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
2–3
Civilians reported injured
7
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

13 May 2017

Incident Code

CS812

Location

السحل, Al Sahel, Raqqa, Syria
One or two civilians died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Al-Sahel, according to local media. Baladi, Syrianpc and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights all blamed the Coalition for the death of one non-combatant. Raqqa is Being Slaughtered named a victim as Ahmad Mustafa Al-Haji Al-Hamid but didn’t say who was responsible for his…

Summary

Published
13 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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