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Incident Date

25 July 2017

Incident Code

CS1267

Location

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
Local sources reported the death of one male civilian. Reports said he was killed by artillery shelling. It is Airwars understanding that only the Coalition is using artillery in Raqqa. Other sources – all blaming artillery shelling for the man’s death – said that he had been captured by IS and detained for the past…

Summary

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

25 July 2017

Incident Code

CS1268

Location

حي الدرعية, Dari’eya, Raqqa, Syria
Seven civilians from the same family died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Raqqa’s Dari’eya neighbourhood. According to Baladi, the victims died when their home was struck by the Coalition. Shahbapress added that an unspecified number of other civilians were injured. The Syrian Network for Human Rights, who also attributed the event to the Coalition,…

Summary

Published
25 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
7
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

25 July 2017

Incident Code

CS1269

Location

ميادين, Al Mayadin, near Al-Arbaeen Street, Deir Ezzor, Syria
At least five civilians and possibly dozens more were killed and more than 17 wounded in alleged Coalition airstrikes on Mayadin, according to local sources. 7al.net reported: “Saad al-Hamad, a resident of the city of Al-Mayadeen, told Al-Hilal’s website that the international coalition aircraft carried out more than four raids in the center of the…

Summary

Published
25 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
5–24
Civilians reported injured
17
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

25 July 2017

Incident Code

CS1270

Location

الفردوس, Fardous, Raqqa, Syria
A girl was killed following alleged artillery fire into the Al Fardous district of Raqqa, a number of local sources reported. The majority of the sources that reported the incident alleged that SDF militias were responsible, however Airwars is aware that only the Coalition has access to artillery fire therefore if this munition was in…

Summary

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

24 July 2017

Incident Code

CS1265b

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 an alleged Coalition artillery strike in Raqqa. Although Amnesty researched this incident on the ground, Airwars has decided to grade it "weak" due to the depth of material provided. According to the Amnesty report,…

Summary

Published
24 July 2017
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

24 July 2017

Incident Code

RS2362

Location

الغانم العلي, Al-Ghanem Al-Ali, Raqqa, Syria
Akhbaralaan reported that "Russian aircraft also destroyed the building of the consumer institution in the town of Al-Ghanim Al-Ali". According to the Step News Agency, "intensive Russian raids targeted the village of Ghanem al-'Ali in the eastern suburb of Raqqa this morning [July 24th], killing six people and injuring others."

Summary

Published
24 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
6
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

24 July 2017

Incident Code

RS2364

Location

معدان, Ma’dan, Raqqa, Syria
At least two named civilians and as many as dozens more died in an alleged Russian airstrike on Ma’dan, according to sources on the ground. Reports said that two families were among those killed, adding that dozens more civilians were wounded in the attack which reportedly struck camps for displaced persons in Ma'dan. Sources named multiple…

Summary

Published
24 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
2–12
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

24 July 2017

Incident Codes

CS1259 RS2359

Location

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
One civilian male was killed in an airstrike on Raqqa according to local media – though reports were conflicted as to whether the US-led Coalition or Russia were to blame. Ahmad Shibli, Hasaka Rasd and @alhasakaalhadth blamed the Coalition for the victims death. However, according to Baladi, he was killed in a Russia strike. This…

Summary

Published
24 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military, U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

24 July 2017

Incident Code

CS1260

Location

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
Local sources reported the death of a civilian male, who it was reported was displaced from Palymyra, following an alleged Coalition airstrike on Raqqa. Mohannad Al Hamad confirmed his uncle’s death on Facebook.

Summary

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

24 July 2017

Incident Code

CS1261

Location

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
One male civilian died in an alleged Coalition airstrike Raqqa, according to local sources. Other reports (apparently drawn from the same source) said as many as 30 prisoners died. All reports blamed the Coalition and said that the victim – who was being detained by IS – died when an IS prison was struck.

Summary

Published
24 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
1–30
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

24–25 July, 2017

Incident Code

CS1273a

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 strike 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 "Islam…

Summary

Published
25 July 2017
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

24 July 2017

Incident Codes

CS1262 RS2361

Location

الميادين شارع الاربعين, Al Mayadin, Al-Arba’eeb street, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Five or six civilians died in airstrikes on Al-Arba’eeb street in Al Mayadin, local media said – though sources were conflicted as to whether this was the work of the US-led Coalition, of Russia or the Syrian regime. Step News Agency, Almayadeen, Syrianpc and Radioalkul were among the sources that pointed towards the Coalition. Almayadeen…

Summary

Published
24 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
5–6
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
Russian Military, U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

24 July 2017

Incident Code

CS1263

Location

الرشاد, Al Hittila, Al Rashad, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Euphrates Post reported the death of one civilian female in an airstrike on Al-Rashad, though it didn’t say who was responsible for her death. Alghad Al Soury blamed “the air force” – usually a reference to regime attacks.  

Summary

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

24 July 2017

Incident Code

CS1264

Location

صباح الخير, Sabah Al Kahir, Raqqa, Syria
According to Hasaka Rasd, “Coalition aircraft targeted a motorcycle driven by the young man Hussein al-Hassoun which led to his death, near the village of Sabah al-Alkhair, east of Raqqa, near the administrative border with Deir al-Zour”. Al Raqqa Ahlna also reported the victim’s death, however, the report was a carbon copy of that posted…

Summary

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

24 July 2017

Incident Code

RS2360

Location

الجاير, Al-Jaber/Al-Jayer/Albu Jabir , Raqqa, Syria
Six or seven civilians (six of whom were named by local media) died in an alleged Russian airstrike on Al-Jaber, according to sources on the ground. Different reports named the location of the event as either Al-Jaber, Al-Jayer or Albu Jabir, however, it's Airwars' understanding that these names all signify the same place, and that the name…

Summary

Published
24 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
6–7
Civilians reported injured
6
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

24 July 2017

Incident Code

CS1265

Location

سوق المواشي والحبوب, Al Mayadin, Sheep market, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Four members of IS died when the car they were in was allegedly struck by the Coalition, local media reported. One source, Fresh Syria, also said that an unspecified number of nearby civilians were wounded in the event. According to Fresh Syria “aircraft of the International Coalition targeted a car, believed to belong to ISIS,…

Summary

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

24 July 2017

Incident Code

RS2363

Location

Arbeen, Ghouta, Damascus, Syria
Between eight and 10 civilians including four to eight children and between one and two women died and as many as 50 others were wounded in multiple airstrikes on Arbeen in the Damascus countryside, according to sources on the ground. While several reports attributed this event to Russia, a number of sources didn't identify the…

Summary

Published
24 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
8–10
Civilians reported injured
12–50
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

23 July 2017

Incident Code

RS2356

Location

مخيم الجويزات قرب الشريدة, Juweizat camp near Al Sharida, Raqqa, Syria
In a major civilian casualty incident, multiple local sources reported that between 20 and 40 civilians - including four or five entire families - died and dozens more were wounded in an alleged Russian airstrike on Juweizat refugee camp near Al Sharida. Reports said that the camp was completely burnt as a result of this attack.…

Summary

Published
23 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
20–40
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

23 July 2017

Incident Code

RS2357

Location

زور شمر, the town of Ma'dan and the village of Zour Shamr, Raqqa, Syria
Between six and nine civilians died and as many as dozens more were wounded in alleged Russian or Assad regime airstrikes on the town of of Ma'dan and the village of Zour Shamr. According to Baladi, "Local media sources said Sunday [July 23rd] that Russian planes targeted camps for displaced people in the towns of…

Summary

Published
23 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
6–9
Civilians reported injured
19–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

23 July 2017

Incident Code

CS1255

Location

دير الزور, Hamidiya, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Local media reported multiple airstrikes across Deir Ezzor province, with Euphrates Post saying that an unspecified number of civilian casualties occurred. According to @ALSharqia24, “air raids targeted the Hamidiya, Knamat, Panorama, Baghiliya and the vicinity of the military airport.” Only one source, @TAHRIR_ALSHMA, said that the Coalition carried out the strikes. The others didn’t identify…

Summary

Published
23 July 2017
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

23 July 2017

Incident Code

RS2358

Location

الخضير, Kudeir, Hama, Syria
Between 10 and 15 civilians - most of them reportedly from the Al Mahmoud family - died and as many as 30 more were wounded in an alleged Russian airstrike on Kudeir , according to local media. The lowest death count was given by Ahmad Shibli at 10 with dozens more wounded. But most other…

Summary

Published
23 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
10–15
Civilians reported injured
12–30
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

23 July 2017

Incident Code

CS1256

Location

نزلة شحادة, Ar Raqqah: Nazlah Shahadah/Furat neighbourhood, Raqqa, Syria
Three civilians, displaced from Palmyra, died in an airstrike on Nazlet Shahata according to local media. Only one source, @PalmyraRev1, explicitly blamed the Coalition. Other sources referred only to “bombing” and did not identify the culprit. In the first of their September 2020 civilian casualty reports, the US-led Coalition assessed reports that they were responsible…

Summary

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

23 July 2017

Incident Codes

CS1257 RS2355

Location

الشميطية, Shumeteya, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Three civilians from one family died (a father, his son and his daughter) and up to 20 more people were wounded in airstrikes in Shumeteya, according to local sources. No reports pointed directly at the Coalition – though several referred to unidentified “warplanes”. Other sources were conflicted as to whether this was the work of…

Summary

Published
23 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
20
Military Actor
Russian Military, U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

23 July 2017

Incident Code

CS1258

Location

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
Multiple local sources reported that one young male civilian had died from injuries sustained in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Raqqa. On July 31st, Palmyra Media Centre reported that “the body of Ahmed Mohammed Salim al-Sabta was found a week after he was killed by an air strike.” This would put the date of his…

Summary

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

23 July 2017

Incident Code

USSOM081

Location

Galcayo, Mudug, Somalia
A suspected al Shabaab associate who once lived in the US was arrested during a mission in Somalia, a US Africa Command spokesperson told AP. It was a Somali-led mission with “limited tactical advisory support” from the US, spokesperson Jennifer Dyrcz said. The suspect, identified as Abdirizak Tahlil, was accused of “facilitating the use of improvised…

Summary

Published
23 July 2017
Strike Type
Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

23 July 2017

Incident Code

CS1258a

Location

Raqqa, Raqqa, Syria
In the Amnesty and Airwars’s joint April 2019 report "War in Raqqa: Rhetoric versus Reality", one civilian was reportedly as 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 stated that…

Summary

Published
23 July 2017
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

23 July 2017

Incident Code

USYEMTr092

Location

جبل المراقشه, Jabal Al Maraqisha, Abyan, Yemen
Multiple sources reported that US airstrikes, or possibly US naval strikes, targeted alleged AQAP militants in the Al Maraqisha area of Abyan governorate, late on July 23rd 2017. Other sources reported similar strikes in the area the previous night, though did not assign responsibility to the US. There were no known reports of civilian harm.…

Summary

Published
23 July 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike), Naval bombardment
Military actors reported killed
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

23 July 2017

Incident Code

CS1253

Location

قرب مدرسة طارق بن زياد, Near Tariq Bin Ziad School, Raqqa, Syria
Up to 25 civilians died and dozens more were wounded in an alleged Coalition airstrike near the Tariq Bin Ziad school in Raqqa, according to local sources. Damaspost put the death toll as high as 25, reporting “sources said that the American coalition fighters directly targeted Tariq ibn Ziyad School of Raqqa city center, and…

Summary

Published
23 July 2017
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
6–25
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

23 July 2017

Incident Code

CS1254

Location

الجميلي, Jumaili, Raqqa, Syria
Local sources reported that one civilian died and others were wounded in ‘artillery shelling’ by the SDF in Jumaili. However, as Airwars understands that only the Coalition use artillery in Raqqa, this event can be assessed as likely carried out by that party.  

Summary

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

22 July 2017

Incident Code

RS2353

Location

رسم العبد, Rasim Al-Abid, Hama, Syria
Two women died in an alleged Russian or Assad regime airstrike on Rasim Al-Abid, according to sources on the ground.

Summary

Published
22 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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