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Incident Date

12 July 2017

Incident Code

CS1194a

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. According to the report, "Abdallah…

Summary

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

12 July 2017

Incident Code

CS1192

Location

الرقة‎: منطقة مفرق الحصيوة, Al Hassawiya Junction (unknown location), Raqqa, Raqqa, Syria
One civilian male was killed by an “SDF mortar shell” in the Al Hassiyawa junction area, according to Sharqiya Voice and Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently. No further details are currently available.

Summary

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

12 July 2017

Incident Code

CS1193

Location

ﺍﻟﺴﻌﺪﺓ, Al Sa'ada, Al Hassakah, Syria
Three civilians from the same family including a woman and two children died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on al Sa’ada al Gharbiya village, local media reported. According to Al-khabour, “international coalition aircraft launched several raids on the village and one of the rockets hit the house of Mr. Khalaf Hussein al-Jabr, resulting in the…

Summary

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

11 July 2017

Incident Code

CS1185

Location

قصر البنات, Raqqah, Qasr al Banat, Raqqa, Syria
One civilian male died in an artillery bombardment of Qasr al Banat, according to local media. Sources said that he died after he sustained an injury in the shelling. According to Jorf News, he died from “internal bleeding”. Airwars understands that only the Coalition has access to artillery in Raqqa.  

Summary

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

11 July 2017

Incident Code

RS2327

Location

الجابرية, Jabriya, Hama, Syria
Two sources reported that nine civilians were killed and another six were wounded as a bakery in Jabriya village, Hama, was hit by airstrikes. Smart News Agency identified Russia as the likely culprit while al-Araby did not appoint blame, merely referring to "a military aircraft". Both sources said that five of the victims were working in…

Summary

Published
11 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
9
Civilians reported injured
6
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

11 July 2017

Incident Code

CI807

Location

المدينة القديمة, Mosul, Old City, Nineveh, Iraq
Local sources reported that 200 homes in Old Mosul to the west of the city were completely destroyed with many of their residents presumed dead following the intense fighting of the previous weeks. Hossam al Din al Abbar, a member of the Ninveh Provincial Council, was quoted by several sources as saying: The civil defence…

Summary

Published
11 July 2017
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

11 July 2017

Incident Code

RS2328

Location

الحميدية, Hamediya, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Up to five civilians, hereof at least one girl and her father, were killed, and up to 24 were wounded following Russian or Assad-waged airstrikes in residential areas in Hamidiya neighbourhood, near Deir Ezzor, local media reported. It was, however, unclear whether the strike took place July 11th or 12th. The incident was first reported…

Summary

Published
11 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
1–5
Civilians reported injured
3–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

11 July 2017

Incident Code

CS1186

Location

الزيانات, Al Zaynat, Al Hassakah, Syria
At least 11 civilians across three families, including several women and children, were killed and several others were injured in alleged Coalition airstrikes on the ISIL-controlled village of Al Zaynat, to the south of Markada, local sources reported. According to Syrian PC “Media sources in Al-Hasakah, including Al-Khabour, said that the Coalition air force carried…

Summary

Published
11 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
11
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

11 July 2017

Incident Code

CS1187

Location

البوكمال, Abu Kamal, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Twenty civilians, including women and children, were killed and 30 more were injured in a series of alleged Coalition airstrikes on Abu Kamal in eastern Deir Ezzor, local media reported. Multiple sources blamed the Coalition, putting death counts at either four or five non-combatants. Euphrates Post also reported that the first strikes at 11am hit…

Summary

Published
11 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
20
Civilians reported injured
30
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

11 July 2017

Incident Code

CS1188

Location

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
An elderly civilian male, was killed in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Raqqa, according to local media. Both sources alleged that the Coalition was responsible. All sources reported that the US-led Coalition was responsible.

Summary

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

11 July 2017

Incident Code

CI808

Location

المدينة القديمة, Mosul, Raqqa, Iraq
In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the injuries of three civilians in an event near Mosul, Iraq. Their October 2017 civilian casualty report noted: "During a Coalition strike that engaged an ISIS tactical unit, it was assessed that three civilians were unintentionally injured." Coalition officials indicated that this is…

Summary

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

10 July 2017

Incident Code

CS1182

Location

Al Mayadin, Dream Mall, Deir Ezzor, Syria
At least three civilians, including two children, were reported killed and dozens more injured in airstrikes on Al Mayadin, but it was contested who was responsible. Euphrates Post described the incident as a “massacre” and reported that “scores” of people were killed, but was the only source to suggest more than three people were killed.…

Summary

Published
10 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
12–36
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

10 July 2017

Incident Code

CS1183

Location

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
Two civilians were reportedly killed and several others injured in alleged Coalition airstrikes or artillery fire, according to local sources. The victims identified were reportedly from the same family as others who were injured, which was said to be displaced from Palmyra.

Summary

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

10 July 2017

Incident Code

CS1184

Location

الطيار, Al Tayyar, Raqqa, Syria
A civilian family were casualties of alleged Coalition air or artillery strikes on the Al Tayyar area of Raqqa, local sources reported. The head of the family was identified by a number of sources, who reported that he and his entire family were killed but did not identify an exact number. Smart News Agency was the…

Summary

Published
10 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
6
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

10 July 2017

Incident Code

CI806

Location

Mosul, Nabi Jarjis, Nineveh, Iraq
In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition lated confirmed the death of a civilian in the Nabi Jaris neighbourhood, Mosul. Their September 2017 civilian casualty report noted: "During a strike on an ISIS headquarters structure and explosives storage facility, it was assessed that one civilian was unintentionally killed.” Coordinates supplied by Coalition…

Summary

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

10 July 2017

Incident Code

TS088

Location

أحرص, Ihress, Aleppo, Syria
According to Rumaf, "a whole family was seriously injured by the indiscriminate Turkish shelling of the residents of Ihress village. They were also transferred to the hospital." YPG Press reported: "The Turkish occupation army and its mercenaries also attacked the liberated villages in al-Shahba areas. Names of the villages are Tal Rifat, Harbal, Sheikh Issa,…

Summary

Published
10 July 2017
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date

10 July 2017

Incident Code

TS089

Location

تل رفعت كفر ناصح, The area between Tal Rifa’at and Kafr Nasseh, Aleppo, Syria
Local media reported the death of between two and four civilians and injury of as many as dozens more in an alleged Turkish artillery bombardment in area between Tal Rifa’at and Kafr Nasseh, Syria. According to Rumaf, "four people from one family died and dozens more were injured in the area between Tel Rifaat and Kafr…

Summary

Published
10 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
2–4
Civilians reported injured
4–24
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date

9–10 July, 2017

Incident Code

USYEMTr091

Location

عزان, Azzan, Shabwa, Yemen
According to several sources, a US drone strike targeted alleged AQAP militants in or near Azzan, in Shabwa governorate, overnight from July 9th-10th 2017.  There were no known associated reports of civilian harm. Multiple sources reported that an unnamed AQAP leader was killed in the strike, which some suggested targeted a car, killing all inside.…

Summary

Published
9 July 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
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

9 July 2017

Incident Code

USYEMTr090

Location

الصبار, الوضيع, Al Sabbar, Al Wade'a District, Abyan, Yemen
US drone strikes targeted AQAP sites in the  Sabar area of Wadea district in Abyan province, late on July 9th 2017, a Yemeni military official told Xinhua. There were no known associated reports of civilian harm. According to Xinhua, "Overnight airstrikes launched by a U.S. drone hit a number of al-Qaida-held sites in Yemen's turbulent…

Summary

Published
9 July 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

9 July 2017

Incident Code

CS1180

Location

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah: Multiple locations, Raqqa, Syria
Thirteen civilians died and 2 more were wounded in alleged Coalition air and artillery strikes on neighbourhoods in Raqqa, local media reported. According to the Smart News Agency, “Coalition aircraft and artillery shelled the neighborhoods of Al Diriyah, Al Nahda, Al Rawda, al Panorama area, Shehata, and Saif al Dawla street near al Dalla roundabout,…

Summary

Published
9 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
13
Civilians reported injured
22
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

9 July 2017

Incident Code

CS1181

Location

الموحسن, Muhassan, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Five civilians including four children from the same family died in airstrikes on Mohsen village, according to local media. There were no allegations directly against the Coalition, though some sources didn’t identify the warplanes responsible. Other reports attributed the incident to the Assad regime, while a further source said that it was unclear whether the…

Summary

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

9 July 2017

Incident Code

RS2326

Location

موحسن, Mohsen, Deir Ezzor, Syria
In this single-source event, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that "Russian or regime warplanes" carried out airstrikes in Mohsen on July 9th, killing a woman and wounding "others". Currently, there are no further details available.

Summary

Published
9 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

9 July 2017

Incident Code

CI805

Location

الميدان في موصل القديمة, Al Meydan, Mosul, Old City, Nineveh, Iraq
Omar al Halbusi, an Iraqi blogger, claimed that roughly 100 civilians were killed and 220 others were injured in alleged artillery bombardment by the Coalition and the Iraqi government on the Al Meydan area of Old Mosul in the two days prior to July 9th. Ninawa Media Center added that 30 families which made up…

Summary

Published
9 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
100
Civilians reported injured
100–220
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

8 July 2017

Incident Codes

CS1173 RS2324

Location

الموحسن, Muhassan, Deir Ezzor, Syria
One woman possibly died in an airstrike on Mohsen village, according to local media – though it’s currently unclear who was responsible for her death. None of the sources specifically blamed the Coalition, with many referring only to “warplanes” carrying out strikes on the Al-Zaeem roundabout and the perimeter of Al-Wasat School. However, Tt1463000 said…

Summary

Published
8 July 2017
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military, U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

8 July 2017

Incident Code

CS1174

Location

شارع المنصور, Al Mansour Street, Raqqa, Syria
A young man was reported killed in artillery shelling on Al Mansour Street in Raqqa, according to local media. Sharqiya Voice blamed the SDF, though Airwars understands that only the Coalition has deployed artillery on Raqqa. In February 2019, the Coalition assessed this event to be non-credible. Their report noted: "After review of all available…

Summary

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

8 July 2017

Incident Code

CS1175

Location

ميادين: حي الثورة, Al Mayadin, Al-Thawrah, Deir Ezzor, Syria
At least five civilians but possibly as many as six, including three children, were killed and many others were injured in airstrikes on Al Mayadeen. However it is contested as to who was responsible. Eight of the 16 sources reporting the incident alleged that the Coalition was responsible. Two sources blamed the Russian government, one…

Summary

Published
8 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
5–6
Civilians reported injured
2–20
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

8 July 2017

Incident Code

CS1176

Location

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
Local media reported the death of one named civilian in artillery shelling on Raqqa. Sources blamed the SDF, but Airwars understands that only the Coalition has fired artillery on Raqqa.

Summary

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

8 July 2017

Incident Code

CS1177

Location

معدان, Ma'adan, Raqqa, Syria
One named male civilian died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Ma’adan, Raqqa, according to local sources. @7UFCmSxd0IUBffH and @Q_Alenezy blamed the Coalition for his death. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, “the International Coalition warplanes carried out after midnight a raid on areas in Ma’daan town in the eastern countryside of Al-Raqqah,…

Summary

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

8 July 2017

Incident Code

CS1178

Location

شارع 23 شباط, Shubat 23 Street, Raqqa, Syria
One civilian male was initially reported as killed in alleged Coalition airstrikes Shubat 23 Street in Raqqa by Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently (RBSS). However later reports confirmed that he was still alive. RBSS was the only source to report the death but subsequently deleted its Facebook post – an unusual move for the monitor…

Summary

Published
8 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
0–1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

8 July 2017

Incident Code

CS1179

Location

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
One civilian male died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Raqqa, according to local media. On July 9th, Palmyra Media Centre reported “The death of a young man, Mohammed Ibrahim Ali al-Qashim, displaced from the city of Palmyra, as a result of his wounds as a result of the raids of the international Coalition on…

Summary

Published
8 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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