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Incident Date
11 October 2017
Incident Code
CS1620a
Location
Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
The Amnesty and Airwars’s joint April 2019 report "War in Raqqa: Rhetoric versus Reality" reported on an incident previously unidentified by Airwars. An uncle and nephew were killed by an alleged Coalition airstrike which hit them whilst they were on a motorbike. The airstrike occurred between 3 and 4pm, and there were no reported injured…
Summary
Published
11 October 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
10 October 2017
Incident Code
RS2619
Location
الميادين, al-Mayadeen, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Three male victims, reportedly cousins, were killed and several other civilians were injured in alleged Russian or Assad regime strikes on al-Mayadeen, Deir Ezzor, local media reported. Several sources reported the death of the three named victims. One of these was the Facebook account, Ahmad Abush, who listed the three victims and referred to them as…
Summary
Published
10 October 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
10 October 2017
Incident Code
CS1618a
Location
Raqqa, 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 artillery strikes 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 states that "An…
Summary
Published
10 October 2017
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
4
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
10 October 2017
Incident Code
RS2621
Location
صبيخان, Sabikhan, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Up to two civilians were killed and several were left wounded following alleged Russain airstrikes on a water-crossing in Sabikahn, Deir Ezzor, local media reported. Several sources reported that Russian-waged missiles had struck an "airfield waterway" or a "water-crossing", reportedly to hinder the escape of people in the village, who were fleeing by boat, as…
Summary
Published
10 October 2017
Civilians reported killed
0–2
Civilians reported injured
0–2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
10 October 2017
Incident Code
RS2622
Location
الحسينية, Al-Husayniya, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Up to three civilians, including two female children, were killed and several were left wounded following airstrikes striking the village of Al-Husayniya, Deir Ezzor, local media reported, though it was unclear who carried out the strikes. Several sources reported the death of two children. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported "two female children were…
Summary
Published
10 October 2017
Civilians reported killed
2–3
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
10 October 2017
Incident Code
CS1617
Location
Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
A civilian male died following alleged US-led Coalition airstrikes on Raqqah city, local media reported. There is limited information at present, Airwars will update the entry when new details arise.
Summary
Published
10 October 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
10 October 2017
Incident Code
CI867
Location
Rawah, Al Anbar, Iraq
A number of sources reported that civilians were killed or injured following a coalition or Iraqi forces strike which targeted several areas in Rawa, west of Anbar province. Yaqein reported heavy bombardments on Rawa by the alleged Coalition aircraft, resulting in civilian casualties and injured as well as substantial damage to homes and vehicles, along with…
Summary
Published
10 October 2017
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
10 October 2017
Incident Code
CS1618
Location
Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
Two named civilians died in an alleged Coalition airstrike at a water well in Raqqah, according to local media – though the date of the incident is currently unclear. According to Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently (reporting on October 13th), one young man, Bebars Ismail al-Habash, died “a few days ago” in a bombing targeting…
Summary
Published
10 October 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
10 October 2017
Incident Code
CI868
Location
Al Qaim, Al Anbar, Iraq
In December 2017, the Coalition reported having unintentionally killed a civilian in an event previously unreported by Airwars. It stated: "Oct. 10, 2017 near Al Qaim, Iraq via self-report. During a Coalition strike which destroyed a building being used as an ISIS headquarters it was assessed that one civilian was unintentionally injured when they inadvertently…
Summary
Published
10 October 2017
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
9 October 2017
Incident Code
CS1612
Location
Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
A civilian male died in Raqqah following an “aerial bombardment” of the city, local media said. There is very limited information at present for this event, with both RBSS and Raqqa Maydan saying on October 11th that the incident had taken place “several days ago.” Airwars understands that only the US-led Coalition were bombing in…
Summary
Published
9 October 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
9 October 2017
Incident Code
RS2617
Location
خان شيخون, Khan Sheikhoun, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Between two and five civilians were left wounded following alleged Russian airstrikes in the city of Khan Sheikhoun, Deir Ezzor, local media reported. While the reports varied from two to five wounded, all sources, who identified a culprit, agreed that Russian was responsible. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported: "Two warplanes carried out strikes…
Summary
Published
9 October 2017
Civilians reported injured
2–5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
9 October 2017
Incident Code
RS2618
Location
الطيانة, Al-Tayaneh, Deir Ezzor, Syria
One child was reportedly killed by airstrikes on the town of Al-Tayaneh, Deir Ezzor, local media reported, though it was unclear who was to blame. Activists on the ground told Smart News Agency that "the aircraft bombarded a crossing on the Euphrates River in the town of al Tayana connecting the eastern and western banks,…
Summary
Published
9 October 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
9 October 2017
Incident Code
CS1613
Location
Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
Two men died as a result of US-led Coalition artillery strike on Raqqah city, local sources alleged. The Amnesty and Airwars’s joint April 2019 report "War in Raqqa: Rhetoric versus Reality" reported that "Ala’Eddin Haj Ibrahim, and his neighbour Mohammed AbdelHadi al-Zein, both aged 51, were killed by an artillery strike outside Ala’eddine home." The…
Summary
Published
9 October 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
9 October 2017
Incident Code
CS1614
Location
Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
On January 30th 2018, RBSS reported that "The bodies of Abdul Hakim al-A’bka and Abdulkhaliq al-A’bka were taken out of the rubble after they had been shelled about four months ago by the international coalition aircraft on the town of Raqqa." The men were reportedly from one family. In Amnesty and Airwars’s joint April 2019…
Summary
Published
9 October 2017
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
9 October 2017
Incident Code
CI866
Location
Al Qaim, Al Anbar, Iraq
According to one local source reported that many civilians were killed or injured in alleged Coalition airstrikes targeted several areas in Qaim, west of Anbar province. Yaqein attributed the bombings in different areas of Al Qaim to the International Alliance. The other local sources reported that the airstrike on Al Qaim was linked to the start of a…
Summary
Published
9 October 2017
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
8 October 2017
Incident Code
RS2616
Location
القورية, Al-Qourya, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Five civilians, including one child and one woman, were reportedly killed and several others wounded in alleged Russian strikes on city of Al-Qourya, Deir Ezzor, according to sources on the ground. The strikes reportedly killed two adult brothers and another male family member, as well as a mother and her child, while the father was…
Summary
Published
8 October 2017
Civilians reported killed
5
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
8 October 2017
Incident Codes
CI865 RS2613
Location
Al Qaim, Al Anbar, Iraq
According to many reported, two brothers were killed in Al Qaim, Iraq or al Hari in Syria, near the Iraqi border on October 8, 2017. Reports were contested: one source implied that Iraqi aircraft may have been responsible, while a number of sources identified Russia as the culprit, one source attributed the attack to the…
Summary
Published
8 October 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
,
Russian Military
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Incident Date
8 October 2017
Incident Code
RS2614
Location
الميادين, al-Mayadeen, Deir Ezzor, Syria
One named civilian man was killed by alleged Russian airstrikes striking al-Mayadeen, Deir Ezzor, local media reported. Multiple sources, including the victim's son, Mamoun Ridawi, reported the death of the victim, Mohammed Hamoud al-Ridawi. All the sources, who identified the culprit, attributed blame to Russia. Euphrates Post additionally reported that the Russian Ministry of Defense…
Summary
Published
8 October 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
8 October 2017
Incident Code
CS1596
Location
التوسعية, Ar Raqqah: Tawwassoui'ya neighbourhood, Raqqa, Syria
As many as 26 civilians were killed, including a family of six, in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Raqqah’s Al Tawsuya neighbourhood, according to local media. Despite initial uncertainty of the date, Amnesty reported that the strike occurred on the 8th October 2017. In a private message to Airwars, RBSS said the victims died on…
Summary
Published
8 October 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
26
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
8 October 2017
Incident Code
USYEMTr104
Location
سعود, Saud archaeological area, Ma'rib, Yemen
A US drone strike reportedly killed at least four alleged AQAP militants in Raghwan district, Marib governorate, on October 8th 2017. The strike was later confirmed by a US Central Command spokesperson in an email to the Bureau of Investigative Journalism, which stated that five AQAP militants were killed by a strike in the area…
Summary
Published
8 October 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Military actors reported killed
4–5
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
8 October 2017
Incident Code
CS1634
Location
Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
Fourteen civilians were allegedly killed on the 8th of October by Coalition airstrikes near the Old Mosque in Raqqa. On December 14th, Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently reported “the bodies of the martyrs Mohammed Hassan Aarouni and Alaa Mohammed Aarouni were found with his family and Ibrahim Mohammed Aarouni and his family under the rubble…
Summary
Published
8 October 2017
Civilians reported killed
5–13
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
8 October 2017
Incident Code
CS1606
Location
Diriyah, Raqqa, Syria
Five members of one family died in Raqqah city following alleged “shelling” according to local reports. According to Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently, four of their children survived and “were taken to a house on the main road at the junction between Hitteen farm and Rabi’at al Atfal. No sources apportioned blame. Raqqa is Being…
Summary
Published
8 October 2017
Civilians reported killed
5
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
8–9 October, 2017
Incident Code
CS1609
Location
Ar Raqqa, Tawasiyah, Raqqa, Syria
One civilian was killed after alleged US-led Coalition airstrikes on the al-Tawasu’iyah neighbourhood of Raqqah city according to multiple local sources. Reportedly, “massive destruction of residential buildings and public property” followed the strikes, with sources also suspecting that many more civilians were wounded. All sources blamed the US-led Coalition. The date of the event was…
Summary
Published
8 October 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
8 October 2017
Incident Code
CS1610
Location
Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
A young civilian male (possibly a teenage boy) named as Khalil Ibrahim al-Shehab (pictured) reportedly died of his wounds following US-led Coalition airstrikes on the city of Raqqah “several days earlier”, local sources alleged. There is very limited information, and Airwars will update when any new details become available.
Summary
Published
8 October 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
7 October 2017
Incident Code
RS2609
Location
الطاحونة, al Tahouna neighbourhood, al Tayba, Al Mayadeen, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Up to five civilians were killed and dozens more were wounded following airstrikes on Al-Tahoona. Sources all attributed blame to Russian warplanes. Two out of three sources reported that three women were killed in the airstrikes, however the third reported that two children and a woman were killed. Airwars has therefore assessed that the death…
Summary
Published
7 October 2017
Civilians reported killed
3–5
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
7 October 2017
Incident Code
CS1598
Location
Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
A man named as Hussein al-Ali al-Hamam and “his family of six people” from the Hamam al Turkman area in Raqqah city (possibly where the incident occurred) died following airstrikes, local media reported. Hussein al-Ali al Hamam reportedly worked for the local power company. Raqqa 24 blamed the US-led Coalition, while all other sources referred…
Summary
Published
7 October 2017
Civilians reported killed
6–7
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
7 October 2017
Incident Code
CS1599
Location
البدو, Baidou, Raqqa, Syria
A woman named as Zubaydah al-Rahim Sheikh Hassan and her daughter Reem Mohammad al Musa (pictured) died in the al Badou neighbourhood whilst trying to leave the city of Raqqah, local sources alleged. There was some discrepancy in reports, therefore it is not clear how the two died; in equal measure sources suspected the US-led…
Summary
Published
7 October 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
7 October 2017
Incident Code
CS1600
Location
الرميلة, Ar Raqqah: Rumaila neighbourhood, Raqqa, Syria
At least six civilians from one family reportedly died in alleged US-led Coalition airstrikes on Al Rumaila neighbourhood, Raqqah city. Marsad Al Hasaka named six of the victims and listed the mother of the victims listed belowand another unknown child. Quoting Al-Shibli, Al Fayha reported that “the shelling focused on the “expansionist and Bedouin neighborhoods”…
Summary
Published
7 October 2017
Civilians reported killed
6–11
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
7 October 2017
Incident Code
CS1601
Location
Bared al Daraia, Raqqa, Syria
An adult male civilian Sherif Ibrahim al-Sharif (pictured), a resident of the Bared al Daraia neighbourhood, died following alleged US-led Coalition airstrikes on Raqqah city according to reports. There is very limited information at present, and amendments will be made to the entry when any new information is known.
Summary
Published
7 October 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
7 October 2017
Incident Code
CS1603
Location
Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
Multiple local sources said that over 240 civilians had been killed and large numbers wounded in the past four days, allegedly by aircraft and airstrikes of the US-led Coalition. Sharqiya Voice estimated that 250 were killed in a 48 hour period, though all other sources alleged the slightly lower toll occurred over four days. Please…
Summary
Published
7 October 2017
Civilians reported killed
240–250
Civilians reported injured
20–50
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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