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Incident Date
8 August 2017
Incident Code
LQ055
Location
درنة, port, Darnah, Libya
The LNA reportedly targeted a boat off the coast of Derna which it said was transporting fighters and weapons to the Shura Council. According to the faction, the boat “carried terrorists, ammunition and weapons to terrorist gangs in the city of Derna.” The fate of any civilian crew on board the vessel is presently unknown.
Summary
Published
8 August 2017
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
8 August 2017
Incident Code
CS1356a
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 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 "Kheder Ibrahim…
Summary
Published
8 August 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
8 August 2017
Incident Code
CS1354
Location
الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
It was reported by local sources that a woman named Reham Abdul Aziz Al-Taha and all her children were killed in alleged US-led Coalition strikes on the city of Al-Raqqa. Sources did not state how many children have died. In a Facebook post by Sdc Palmyra it was asserted that the family comprised of displaced…
Summary
Published
8 August 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
8 August 2017
Incident Code
CS1355
Location
Centre, Raqqa, Syria
Local sources reported that 14 people were killed and 35 injured after alleged US-led Coalition airstrikes on the city of Raqqa. Two children and two women were reportedly amongst those killed. In a report by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights it was said that the civilians were killed whilst “clashes took place between the…
Summary
Published
8 August 2017
Civilians reported killed
13–14
Civilians reported injured
35
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
7 August 2017
Incident Code
CS1342
Location
الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
Multiple local sources reported that Baraa Abdullah al-Haddad and his son were killed in an “airstrike”. No further details are currently available.
Summary
Published
7 August 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
7 August 2017
Incident Code
CS1343
Location
al Wadi street, Raqqa, Syria
One civilian, Mr. Abed Mahal al-Attiyah, was named as killed by a mortar shell which reportedly fell on his as he left evening prayers at al Hamza mosque, according to local media. Airwars understands that the SDF are using mortars in Raqqa, therefore they can’t be ruled out as the culprit. Additionally, a report by…
Summary
Published
7 August 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
7 August 2017
Incident Code
CS1344
Location
الرقة, central, Raqqa, Syria
One civilian male was killed in an alleged Coalition artillery strikes on Raqqa. Multiple sources described Mr Amiro as as a “judo coach and referee and head of the Technical Committee in Al Raqqa”. Al hassaka rasd, Alraqqa ahlna, @AlHasakalhadth blamed artillery for his death. Airwars understands that only the Coalition is using artillery in…
Summary
Published
7 August 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
7 August 2017
Incident Code
CS1345
Location
الحديقة البيضا, Al Hadika al Bayda, Raqqa, Syria
Two civilians were reported killed in alleged Coalition strikes in the al Hadika al Baidaa area, Raqqa city. In a Facebook post by RBSS, the names of the victims were given as Abdul Wahab Al-Issa and his wife Nawal Al-Ibrahim Al-Ahmad. All sources point towards the Coalition carrying out an air or artillery strike. Airwars…
Summary
Published
7 August 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
7 August 2017
Incident Code
CS1346
Location
المستشفى الوطني, National hospital, Raqqa, Syria
Reports claimed that ‘artillery shelling’ took place on At Watani hospital, Raqqa. The citizen journalist group Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently attributed the event to International Coalition Forces and the SDF, as did multiple other sources. According to a Facebook post from Al Hassaka Rasd the ambulance section of the hospital was “subjected to heavy…
Summary
Published
7 August 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
7 August 2017
Incident Code
CS1347
Location
جميعة الأطباء, Jam’iyet al Atteba, Raqqa, Syria
Two civilians were reported killed in alleged US-led Coalition strikes on Raqqa city. Sources stated that ‘artillery shelling’ was responsible. Airwars understands that only the Coalition has access to artillery at Raqqa. The Syrian Network for Human Rights gave moe details of the two medics slain: Dr Fouad Bashir al Ajili was born in 1955…
Summary
Published
7 August 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
7 August 2017
Incident Code
CS1348
Location
الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
Eighteen civilians were reported killed and thirty injured, according to local sources. It should be noted, however, that these are general numbers and may well encompass other casualty events on August 7th. Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently alleged that the US-led Coalition and the SDF militia were responsible for the attacks on neighbourhoods of Raqqa.…
Summary
Published
7 August 2017
Civilians reported killed
18
Civilians reported injured
30
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
7 August 2017
Incident Code
CS1349
Location
مديرية الكهرب, Near the electricity directorate, Raqqa, Syria
Two women from the same family, named as Ayesha Khaled Ibrahim Al Qaws and the wife of Ahmed Saghir Ibrahim Al Qaws, died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Raqqa, according to multiple local sources. Palmyra Revolutionary Command Council informed Airwars that the women died in a strike on Raqqa’s Electricity Directorate.
Summary
Published
7 August 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
7 August 2017
Incident Code
CS1350
Location
ﺍﻟﺪﺷﻴﺸﺔ, Al Dasheisha, Al Hassakah, Syria
Multiple local sources said that two people were killed in al Dasheisha village. The names of the dead were given as Khalil al-Khalaf al Hamoud and his wife. The name of the wife was not stated. It was alleged that the strike was carried out by the US-led coalition. The alliance itself publicly reported no…
Summary
Published
7 August 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
7 August 2017
Incident Code
CS1351
Location
Road from Al Mayadin to Damascus, Homs, Syria
Local sources reported the death of a young girl, Rawan Abdul Qader al-Wahid. She was said to be travelling between the cities of Mayadeen and Damascus when she died. At present the cause of death is unclear and sources are not attributing the event to airstrikes or to any specific actors.
Summary
Published
7 August 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
7 August 2017
Incident Code
CS1352
Location
Hisham ibn Abdul Malik, Raqqa, Syria
Twenty two civilians including 15 women reportedly died and dozens wounded in alleged Coalition airstrikes behind al-Andalus bakery in the city of Al-Raqqa. There is - according to research done by Amnesty and Airwars - no precise location for the building. According to a tweet from @PalmyraRev1 it was mostly “women, children and the elderly”…
Summary
Published
7 August 2017
Civilians reported killed
22
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
7 August 2017
Incident Code
CS1353
Location
Hurriyah, Raqqa, Syria
In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the deaths of two civilians. In January 2018, their monthly civilian casualty report noted “During a Coalition strike which destroyed an ISIS indirect fire weapon system it was assessed that two civilians were unintentionally killed when they inadvertently crossed into the area of…
Summary
Published
7 August 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
6 August 2017
Incident Code
CS1340
Location
شارع الوادي, Al Wadi street, Raqqa, Syria
One male civilian died in an alleged Coalition artillery strike on Raqqa’s Al Wadi street, according to local media. Al hassaka Rasd, Al Raqqa Truth and other sources said he died in artillery shelling of Al Wadi street. Airwars understands that only the Coalition has access to artillery in Raqqa. In April 2019 the Coalition…
Summary
Published
6 August 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
6 August 2017
Incident Code
CS1341
Location
البوليل, Al Bouliyal, Deir Ezzor, Syria
One civilian male died in an airstrike on al Boulial, however, there was uncertainty regarding the date of his death. On August 9th, Euphrates Post reported "a resident of the town of Al-Boulial, died of wounds he sustained as a result of airstrikes on the water crossing in the town several days ago." Mohsen and…
Summary
Published
6 August 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
6 August 2017
Incident Code
CS1341a
Location
مرقدا, Near Markada, Al Hassakah, Syria
In an event previously untracked by Airwars, in November 2018 the Coalition confirmed the death of a civilian in a strike 15 months previously. The assessment noted the following: "On Aug. 06, 2017, near Marqadah, al-Shadadi, Syria, via self-report. Coalition aircraft struck an ISIS truck that had just attacked U.S. forces with rockets. While the…
Summary
Published
6 August 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
6 August 2017
Incident Code
CS1336
Location
حي الاماسي, Al Amassi, Raqqa, Syria
Two adult male civilians and up to two children were killed in an alleged Coalition airstrike on their home in Raqqa’s al Amassi neighbourhood, local media reported. In February 2019, the Coalition accepted responsibility for the event, noting: "Coalition aircraft engaged an ISIS headquarters multistory building. Regrettably, four civilians were unintentionally killed and two civilians…
Summary
Published
6 August 2017
Civilians reported killed
3–4
Civilians reported injured
0–5
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
6 August 2017
Incident Code
CS1337
Location
الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
One civilian died in an air or artillery or mortar strike in Raqqa, according to local media – though it was unclear who was to blame. However, Sharqiya Voice, Al Hadath News Agency and Syrian Press Center said that Shihab al-Din Zidan al-Azzawi died as a result of mortar shelling. Airwars understands that the SDF…
Summary
Published
6 August 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
6 August 2017
Incident Code
CS1338
Location
بلدة الكشكية, Kashkiyah, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Over one hundred child soldiers were killed in an alleged US-led Coalition strike on a training camp of the so-called Islamic State organisation, according to multiple sources. A report by Euphrates Post said, “The coalition warplanes attacked an [ISIS] camp in the town of al-Kashkiya in al-Sha’atiyat district, on the house of Rahim al Thalaj…
Summary
Published
6 August 2017
Civilians reported killed
0–100
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
6 August 2017
Incident Codes
CS1339 RS2390
Location
دوار البكرة, Al Mayadin, al Bakra roundabout, Deir Ezzor, Syria
One civilian girl was reported killed after air strikes during the night, near Ali Bin Abi Taleb mosque in Deir Ezzor. At present there is a single allegation in a Smart report against the US-led Coalition, though this is contested in a Facebook post by Free Deir Ezzor which attributed the strikes to “Russian criminal…
Summary
Published
6 August 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
6 August 2017
Incident Code
CI824
Location
الشرقاط, Al Shirkat, Salah Al Din, Iraq
According to Yaqein report, 170 people including both ISIS fighters and civilians were killed as a result of airstrikes carried out by the Iraqi Air Force and possibly the Coalition. Al Yaqein also reported that a large number of civilian houses had been hit in strikes on al-Shirkat. Alsumaria, citing a security source said that an…
Summary
Published
6 August 2017
Civilians reported killed
0–170
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
5 August 2017
Incident Code
CS1333
Location
السفارنة, Al-Safarna, Raqqa, Syria
At least five civilians including two children and a woman died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Raqqa’s Al-Safarna neighbourhood, according to local media. According to Zamanalwasl, “five civilians from one family, including two children and a woman, were killed as a result of a bombardment by the international coalition forces targeting al-Safarna neighborhood east…
Summary
Published
5 August 2017
Civilians reported killed
5–10
Civilians reported injured
8
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
5 August 2017
Incident Code
CS1334
Location
Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
An adult male civilian was reported killed by multiple local sources. The cause of death was somewhat conflicted. Seven of the eleven sources attribute the attack to a landmine, whilst others cited the use of artillery. Airwars understands that only the US-led Coalition have access to artillery in Raqqa. In a post from Ar Raqqa…
Summary
Published
5 August 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
5 August 2017
Incident Code
CS1335
Location
الفدغمي, Al Fadaghmi, Al Hassakah, Syria
Local media reported that alleged Coalition airstrikes caused widespread destruction of civilian homes and schools in al Fadaghmi village, though there was no information about civilian casualties. According to Arabyoum, “local sources said that Coalition raids caused the destruction of the majority of houses in the village of al-Fidghmi. They targeted it with high-explosive missiles…
Summary
Published
5 August 2017
Civilians reported killed
0–1
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
5 August 2017
Incident Code
CI823
Location
الكرابلة, Al Karabila, Al Anbar, Iraq
In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the injury of one civilian in an event near Karabilah, Iraq. Their December 2017 civilian casualty report noted: "During a Coalition strike which destroyed an ISIS vehicle, it was assessed that one civilian was unintentionally injured." In July 2019, the Coalition provided Airwars…
Summary
Published
5 August 2017
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
4 August 2017
Incident Code
CS1327
Location
الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
Up to 17 civilians including women and children died and 10 more were wounded in alleged Coalition airstrikes on Raqqa, according to local media. Most sources put the death toll at six with 10 more injured and blamed a “US bombing” of Raqqa neighbourhoods. However, on August 5th the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights “documented…
Summary
Published
4 August 2017
Civilians reported killed
6–17
Civilians reported injured
10
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
4 August 2017
Incident Code
CS1328
Location
منطقة جمعية المهندسين, Jamiat al Muhandissen area in Orme al Kubra, Aleppo, Syria
Multiple local sources reported the explosion of a car bomb in “the second village of engineers” killing members of Haiat Tahrir al Sham [formerly Al Qaeda/ Al Nusra] and up to four civilians, as well as wounding others. According to @Elghad , “The Syrian Observatory, based in Britain, said that a car bomb exploded near…
Summary
Published
4 August 2017
Civilians reported killed
2–4
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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