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Incident Date
2 July 2017
Incident Code
CS1140
Location
ميادين, Al Mayadin, Deir Ezzor, Syria
One civilian male was killed in alleged Coalition airstrikes on Al Mayadin, local sources reported. Of the three sources who documented the airstrike, only Jisr TV alleged that the Coalition was responsible, noting that “In the eastern countryside.. International coalition fighter jets launched air strikes on the outskirts of the Mayadeen, killing a civilian.” The…
Summary
Published
2 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
2 July 2017
Incident Code
CS1141
Location
الصور, Al Soor, Deir Ezzor, Syria
At least one family and as many as 50 civilians were reportedly killed, said to be family members of ISIL fighters, following alleged Coalition airstrikes on Al Soor to the north east of Deir Ezzor. The airstrikes were said to be in the telephone exchange area of the city, a number of local sources reported.…
Summary
Published
2 July 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
8–50
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
2 July 2017
Incident Code
RS2311
Location
رسم العوابد, Rasim Al-Awabid, Hama, Syria
An alleged Russian airstrike killed up to four civilians, including two children and wounded several as the village of Rasim Al-Awad in Hama was struck from the air, local media reported. Most sources reported the death of two male children. @AlkhaleejOnline's correspondent reported that "two children were killed and a number of wounded in an air…
Summary
Published
2 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
2–4
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
2 July 2017
Incident Code
CS1142
Location
حطلة, Hatla, Deir Ezzor, Syria
At least two civilians and as many as three were killed following airstrikes on Hatla in Deir Ezzor. However it was not clear who was responsible. Three sources alleged that Russian warplanes were responsible. Meanwhile five sources reported the airstrike without apportioning blame, and so the Coalition could not be definitively ruled out. Free Deir…
Summary
Published
2 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
3–5
Civilians reported injured
11
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
2 July 2017
Incident Code
RS2312
Location
حطلة, Hatla, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Up to four civilians were killed and as many as 11 were wounded following alleged Russian airstrikes in Hatla, Deir Ezzor, local media reported. Deir Ezzor24 reported that the "warplanes launched several raids" leading to "many" civilian casualties, while most sources reported between two and three fatalities. Two male victims are identified by name. However,…
Summary
Published
2 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
2–4
Civilians reported injured
2–11
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
2 July 2017
Incident Code
CI796
Location
الموصل القديمة, Mosul, Old City, Nineveh, Iraq
Two local sources reported the death of a young man, called Hakam Marwan Ghazi, after air strikes were said to have hit him the day before. His body was still under the rubble – and his family were not yet able to bury him. Sawlf Ateka (local Facebook page) later reported that Mohammed Sharif (Abu…
Summary
Published
2 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
1 July 2017
Incident Code
CS1131
Location
الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
Four civilian males from one family were killed in alleged Coalition airstrikes on Raqqa, local sources reported. Five of the seven sources which reported the deaths alleged that the Coalition was responsible.
Summary
Published
1 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
4
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
1 July 2017
Incident Code
CS1132
Location
حي الدرعية, Al Dariiya, Raqqa, Syria
A civilian female was killed in alleged Coalition airstrikes on Raqqa, local sources reported. Three of the seven sources reporting the incident alleged that the Coalition was responsible, with the remaining four sources blaming unspecified shelling.
Summary
Published
1 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
1 July 2017
Incident Code
CS1133
Location
البوسرايا, Busaraya, Raqqa, Syria
A girl was reportedly killed by shells fired into Busraya, with the Coalition or the US-backed SDF are believed to be responsible. Although reportage suggested the strike occurred on the 1t of July, Amnesty field notes suggested that it happened between the beginning of June and the end of July. According to the Amnesty and…
Summary
Published
1 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
1 July 2017
Incident Code
CS1144
Location
بناء الحريري, Al-Hariri Building, Raqqa, Syria
Civilians from three families were killed in alleged Coalition airstrikes which hit the Al Hariri building, near the Al Ateeq Mosque in Raqqa. All ten sources reporting the incident alleged that the Coalition was responsible. Despite this the Coalition has responded that there was no civilian harm as a result of Coalition action. "Thorough review…
Summary
Published
1 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
5–9
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
1 July 2017
Incident Code
CS1134
Location
حي المشلب, Al Mashlab, Raqqa, Syria
A civilian male was killed following airstrikes into Raqqa, local sources reported, however it was not clear who was responsible. He was reportedly from the Al Mashlab neighbourhood of the city. All five sources who reported the incident did not make any claims as to who was responsible for the airstrikes. However, only the Coalition…
Summary
Published
1 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
1 July 2017
Incident Code
CS1135
Location
شارع مدرسة حميدة, near Hamida School, Raqqa, Syria
A civilian male who initially survived an alleged Coalition white phosphorus attack on 1 July in the neighbourhood of Hamida School in Raqqa reportedly died of his injuries on July 16th. Initial images of his injuries near the time of the attack showed he suffered from severe burns and images which appear to be taken…
Summary
Published
1 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
1 July 2017
Incident Code
CS1136
Location
الحصين, Hossain, Deir Ezzor, Syria
A family of five or six, including three or four children, were killed following Coalition airstrikes on Al Hossain in Deir Ezzor, local sources reported. The event was later reported to be likely either a French or Belgian airstrike - though the United States subsequently accepted blame. The Syrian Network initially put the death toll…
Summary
Published
1 July 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
5–6
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
1 July 2017
Incident Code
LQ050
Location
بنغازي, Benghazi, Benghazi, Libya
According to local sources, "intensive" air raids were launched on Sabri. 218 TV claimed they were conducted by LNA planes. Emhona said on Twitter they were conducted by Emirati or Egyptian warplanes. No civilians harm from the event is presently known.
Summary
Published
1 July 2017
Military Actor
LNA/UAE Military/Egyptian Military
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Incident Date
1 July 2017
Incident Codes
CS1137 RS2310
Location
المجاوده, Majawdeh, Deir Ezzor, Syria
At least one civilian was killed and a number of others were injured following airstrikes on Majawdeh, roughly 85km southeast of Deir Ezzor. However responsibility was contested. The victim was identified by a number of sources, which also reported that his wife and daughter were injured. The Syrian Human Rights Committee reported that the wife…
Summary
Published
1 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
5
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
1 July 2017
Incident Code
CS1138
Location
البوليل, Buleil, Deir Ezzor, Syria
A 12-year-old girl was killed following an airstrike on Al Buleil to the east of Deir Ezzor. However it was not clear who was responsible. The eight sources reporting the incident did not make any allegations as to who was responsible. Euphrates Post reported that the airstrike took place near the Abu Dilu petrol station,…
Summary
Published
1 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
1 July–31 December, 2017
Incident Code
USYEMTr089
Location
مريب, Ma'rib, Yemen
A 2017 US counterterrorism operation in Yemen killed Ibrahim al Asiri, a "senior al-Qa'ida bomb maker and terrorist coordinator", US President Donald Trump announced on October 10th 2019. This statement confirmed several 2018 reports that al Asiri had likely been killed in a US drone strike in Marib governorate during the second half of 2017.…
Summary
Published
1 July 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
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Drone Strike
)
Military actors reported killed
3–5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
1 July 2017
Incident Code
CI795
Location
النبي جرجيس, Mosul, Nabi Jarjis, Nineveh, Iraq
Multiple local sources quoted witnesses as saying that an entire family – consisting of nine people – died after airstrikes hit their houses in the Nabi Jarjis area of Old Mosul. Iraq News and others said that there were women and children among the dead. The sources did not say who had carried out the…
Summary
Published
1 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
9–20
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
1 July 2017
Incident Code
CS1144a
Location
Raqqa, Raqqa, Syria
In the Amnesty and Airwars’s joint April 2019 report "War in Raqqa: Rhetoric versus Reality", one civilian was reportedly to be 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…
Summary
Published
1 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
1 July 2017
Incident Code
CS1139
Location
جامع الصفا, near the Al-Safa Mosque, Al Dar'ia, Raqqa, Syria
Sources reported that up to 18 civilians, including several women and children, were killed in alleged Coalition air and artillery strikes on the Al Dar’yra neighbourhood of Raqqa, near the Al Safa Mosque. All 18 sources reporting the incident alleged that the Coalition was responsible. A number of the dead were buried under the rubble…
Summary
Published
1 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
8–14
Civilians reported injured
12
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
1 July 2017
Incident Code
USYEMTr088
Location
وادي الملح أو بيرالشطحة ,الوضيع, Bir Al Shahata or Wadi Al Malh, Al Wade'a, Abyan, Yemen
In an email to the Bureau of Investigative Journalism, US Central Command stated that a strike took place against an AQAP "target" on July 1st 2017 in Abyan governorate. This confirmed earlier reports that at least one US drone strike targeted at least two alleged AQAP militants in the Wadea district of Abyan governorate, on…
Summary
Published
1 July 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Military actors reported killed
2–3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
30 June 2017
Incident Code
CS1129
Location
عكيرشي, `Ukayrishah, Raqqa, Syria
Three civilian males were killed in alleged Coalition airstrikes on `Ukayrishah to the south of Raqqa, local sources reported. Two sources, Baladi News and @24Raqqa, reported that the village was struck by an unmanned drone that was targeting an ISIL vehicle which was fleeing a nearby battle in Afnan. A number of sources said that…
Summary
Published
30 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
30 June 2017
Incident Code
CS1130
Location
الدشيشة, Al Dashaisha, Al Hassakah, Syria
One or two civilians died and four were wounded in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Al Dashasisha village, according to local sources. Baladi – blaming the Coalition – put the death toll at one, with more wounded. According to Zaman Alwasl, “Coalition aircraft bombed an Islamic State prison in the town of Dashaisha east of…
Summary
Published
30 June 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
30 June 2017
Incident Code
CI793
Location
Mosul, Farouk, Nineveh, Iraq
A local Facebook page and a resident said that one young man named Ahmed Hikmat al-Tai was killed and many families were still under the rubble after air strikes hit the Farouk area (near the Jewish area) in Old Mosul. Local resident Noor Alniamy called for help for several families in the Farouk area, saying…
Summary
Published
30 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
4–5
Civilians reported injured
6
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
30 June 2017
Incident Code
CI794
Location
الموصل القديمة, Mosul, Old City neighbourhoods, Nineveh, Iraq
Local press and resident sources said that dozens to hundreds of civilians, including the bodies of ‘hundreds of children and women’, were under the rubble in various areas in Old Mosul. Heavy shelling and air strikes had allegedly hit their homes. Local media provided striking accounts of streets filled with dead bodies, and called for…
Summary
Published
30 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
12–100
Civilians reported injured
24–100
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
30 June 2017
Incident Code
CS1125
Location
الرافقة, Ar Rafiqah, Raqqa, Syria
In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the death of one civilian during an attack on ISIS heavy equipment. The location given is in the residential neighbourhood of Ar Rafiqah, in the old city of Raqqa. Their September 2017 civilian casualty report noted, "During a strike on an ISIS heavy…
Summary
Published
30 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
30 June 2017
Incident Code
CS1126
Location
الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
A civilian male killed in alleged Coalition airstrikes on Raqqa, local sources reported. All three sources reporting the incident alleged that the Coalition was responsible. No further details are presently known. In their June 2020 civilian casualty report, the US-led Coalition assessed reports that they were responsible for civilian harm in this strike as "non-credible", stating…
Summary
Published
30 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
30 June 2017
Incident Code
CS1127
Location
ابو حمام, Abu Hammam, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Three civilians were killed in alleged Coalition airstrikes on Abu Hammam in Deir Ezzor, local sources reported. All five sources which reported the incident alleged that the Coalition was responsible.
Summary
Published
30 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
30 June 2017
Incident Code
CS1128
Location
كسرة محمد علي, Kasrat Mohhamed Ali, Raqqa, Syria
A civilian male was killed in alleged Coalition airstrikes on the village of Kasrat Muhammed Ali to the south of Raqqa, local sources reported. All five sources documenting the incident alleged that the Coalition was responsible.
Summary
Published
30 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
29 June 2017
Incident Code
CS1121
Location
الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
A civilian male was killed in alleged Coalition airstrikes on Raqqa, Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently reported. No further details are presently known.
Summary
Published
29 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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