Incident date
June 24, 2017
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الجسر العتيق, Jisir Qadim (Old Bridge), Raqqa, SyriaSmart News Agency reported that “nine civilians were killed and wounded in an aerial bombardment by the international coalition near the old bridge (Jisir Qadim) south of the city of Raqqa, northeast of Syria, as the “Syrian Democratic Forces” advanced to points in the city, a private source told SMART Saturday. “The source said that
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Incident date
November 2, 2016
LOCATION
معرة مصرين, Maarat Misrin, Idlib, SyriaFour civilians died and between four and ten were wounded after a series of three cluster missile attacks were carried out against the city of Maarat Misrin, according to local media. The majority of sources have assigned responsibility to Syrian regime planes but LCCSY and Syria Idlib Today alleged that Russian warplanes carried out the
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Incident date
February 11, 2019
LOCATION
الباغوز, Al Baghouz, Deir Ezzor, SyriaIn the final stages of the fight against ISIS in its last territorial stronghold, four civilians were alleged killed as a result of shelling by the International Coalition on houses in the outskirts of the town of Al-Baghouz in the eastern suburb of Deir Ezzor on the morning of February 11th. According to Euphrates Post
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Incident date
November 13, 2016
LOCATION
طريق حزيمة - تل أبيض, Hazima-al Tabyad road, Raqqa, SyriaA family of four was reported killed when their car was struck in an alleged Coalition airstrke on the Hazime-Tal Abiyad road. Sadaa al Sham cited local sources as saying that “Coalition aircraft targeted a car belonging to displaced people on the road between Hazima and Tal Abiyad north of the city of Raqqa, killing
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Incident date
January 11, 2017
LOCATION
دبسي عفنان, Debsi Afnan, Raqqa, SyriaBetween two and four civilians including a child were alleged killed in a Coalition airstrike on Debsi Afnan, according to some local sources. Al Natek reported that four non-combatants died in a Coalition strike. And the Syrian Network said “at least two civilians including a child died in International Coalition warplanes missiles fired on Debsi
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Incident date
May 10, 2017
LOCATION
شنينة, Shanina, Raqqa, SyriaFour civilians including two children and one woman were reportedly killed in alleged Coalition airstrikes at Shanina village, north of Raqqa city. Among the dead were one woman and two children, according to the Syrian Network for Human Rights. Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently reported the names of civilians killed. All three sources alleged the
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Incident date
October 17, 2017
LOCATION
Al Badou neighbourhood, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, SyriaLocal media reported that four bodies Al Badou neighbourhood of Raqqa, though it was unclear at which point during the Raqqa campaign the deaths occurred. In their August 2020 civilian casualty report, the US-led Coalition assessed reports that they were responsible for civilian harm in this strike as “non-credible”, stating that the allegation provided insufficient
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Incident date
October 30, 2018
LOCATION
الشعفة, Al Sha'afa, Deir Ezzor, SyriaLocal sources reported on “two new massacres” resulting from alleged Coalition airstrikes targeting the towns of Al Sha’afa and al-Kushma in Deir al-Zour. Media reported said that four civilians died in this particular event in Sha’fa, when a civilian’s home was allegedly struck by the Coalition. According to The Al Sha’afa Facebook page on October
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Incident date
May 15, 2018
LOCATION
السوسة, near As Susah, Syria, Deir Ezzor, SyriaIn an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the deaths of four civilians near As Susah. In its July 2018 report, the Coalition noted: “During a strike on Daesh IED facility, four civilians were unintentionally killed”. The Coalition provided Airwars with the location of this incident, accurate to within a 100
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Incident date
September 14, 2016
LOCATION
معيزيلة, M’eizileh, Deir Ezzor, SyriaBetween two and four civilians including a child died when a water tanker was struck in Coalition strikes at M’eizileh, according to multiple reports. VDC named two of the victims who it said died as a result of warplane shelling by international forces. The reported fatalities may have been confused with reports at nearby al
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Incident date
May 26, 2015
LOCATION
رأس العين, Road between Al I'dwania and Raja’an, Al Hassakah, SyriaA number of sources reported that a “civilian car” was struck “on the road between Al I’dwania and Raja’an,” near Al Hassakah, killing a family of four. Those killed were described as a man, his wife, mother and daughter – all from the village of Raja A’an in Ras al-Ain.
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Incident date
November 25, 2016
LOCATION
قرطبة, Qortoba, Raqqa, SyriaFour civilians were killed in a reported afternoon airstrike on Qortoba village, as a heavy Coalition/ SDF campaign against ISIL continued. Al A’Amaq Media reported two deaths initially. According to Syria News Desk, “Coalition aircraft bombed three houses in the centre of Qahtaniyah, killing four civilians including a child, and injuring more than 14 others,
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Incident date
January 27, 2017
LOCATION
البزاعة, Al Baza'a, Aleppo, SyriaUp to four civilians were killed in alleged Coalition or Turkish airstrikes, according to sources. The Syrian Network noted that “four civilians (2 children and their parents) died when International Coalition warplanes missiles fired on Baza’a city in Aleppo governorate eastern suburbs.” However according to Ara News, “A statement issued by the Presidency of the
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Incident date
April 29, 2017
LOCATION
العالية, Al A'lia, Raqqa, SyriaThe Smart News Agency reported the death of four civilians in an alleged Coalition airstrike on the village of Al A’lia. It also said that a shop selling animal feed was burned down. Lebanonnownews also put the death toll at four and blamed the Coalition.
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Incident date
September 25, 2017
LOCATION
البوكمال, Abu Kamal, Deir Ezzor, SyriaAt least one civilian was killed with perhaps four or more additional casualties after a Coalition airstike near Al Hana hospital in Abu Kamal, according to local media. While a number of sources didn’t identify the culprit, at least two attributed the incident to the US-led Coalition. In July 2018 the alliance accepted responsibility for
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Incident date
October 17, 2017
LOCATION
الغبرة, Al-Ghabra, Deir Ezzor, SyriaAirstrikes struck a residential neighbourhood and popular market in Al-Ghabra – according to local media. As many as four civilians were killed and others were injured. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame for the airstrikes, some attributing blame to Russian warplanes while others blamed the Syrian regime. Some sources attributed blame to
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Incident date
September 17, 2017
LOCATION
المرور, Al Mourour neighbourhood, Raqqa, SyriaFour civilians, died following suspected US-led Coalition airstrikes on Al Mourour neighbourhood in the south of Raqqa city. An unknown number of others were alleged wounded by local sources. According to Al Araby the strikes hit residential buildings in the area. All sources blamed the US-led Coalition.
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Incident date
September 27, 2017
LOCATION
Imam al Nawawi mosque, al Nahda neighbourhood, Raqqa, SyriaAccording to family members and local reports, four civilians including, Fawaz Yousef Sulaiman Al-Zureiqat aka Abu Yusuf, died in a Coalition strike on the al Nahda neighbourhood, near the al Imam al Nawawi mosque. Mr al Zureiqat’s death was also reported by his nephew, who noted that “We note the death of my uncle Fawaz
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Incident date
October 17, 2017
LOCATION
البدو, Clinics in Badou neighbourhood, Raqqa, SyriaLocal media reported that four bodies were recovered from the Comprehensive Clinics area of Raqqa, though it was unclear at which point during the Raqqa campaign the deaths occurred. In their August 2020 civilian casualty report, the US-led Coalition assessed reports that they were responsible for civilian harm in this strike as “non-credible”, stating that
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Incident date
July 17, 2017
LOCATION
الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, SyriaAccoridng to RFS, three members of the Awwad family died in artillery shelling on Raqqa. Raqqa rwb and Q_Alenzy named an adult male as a killed and it was reported that his wife was injured. The sources blamed the Coalition. According to Ahmad Shibli, there were more than 25 cases of leg and hand amputation
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Incident date
May 23, 2018
LOCATION
هجين, Near Hajin, Deir Ezzor, SyriaSelf-reporting by the US-led Coalition identified four civilians killed in a strike in the vicinity of Hajin in Deir Ezzor. Local reports at the time made no reference to civilian harm. According to a Coalition report issued September 27th 2018, “May 23, 2018, near Hajin, Syria, via self-report. During a strike four civilians were unintentionally
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Incident date
January 27, 2017
LOCATION
شنينة, Shanina, Raqqa, SyriaFour civilians were reported killed – three of them possibly children – in alleged Coalition strikes on the village of Shanina. According to the Syrian Press Centre “Activists said aircraft believed to be from the international coalition targeted civilian houses in the village of Shanina with several air raids, which resulted in the deaths of
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Incident date
July 30, 2017
LOCATION
الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, SyriaFour civilians died in air and artillery or mortar shelling in Raqqa, according to local sources. Alraqqa Ahlna listed two civilians as killed by air and artillery strikes. Mohammed Ali Swaid was named as dead “after being hit by a mortar shell from SDF militia on al Thakana”, according to Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently. Airwars
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Incident date
September 25, 2017
LOCATION
Al Badou neighbourhood, Raqqa, SyriaAccording to Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently, Raqqa24 and the Shaam News Netowork, a number of civilians were killed and wounded when they were hit with artillery shells as they gathered to collect water in Raqqah’s al Badou neighbourhood. Athr Press attributed the event to ground forces, saying that “four civilians were killed and others
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Incident date
February 24, 2016
LOCATION
البوكمال, Al Bukamal, Deir Ezzor, SyriaBetween one and four civilians died in an airstrike on al Bukamal according to local sources – though reports are conflicted as to whether Russia or the US-led Coalition were to blame. SyrianPC said four non-combatants died in a Russian shelling of “oil separators in the Al-Hajjana area”. Deir Ezzor is Being Slaughtered Silently also
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Incident date
February 4, 2015
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الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, SyriaAn internal CENTCOM review cited claims from a redacted Twitter user that “Coalition aircraft killed an entire family in an airstrike on Ar Raqqah ‘in response to the killing of Jordanian pilot Mu’adh al-Kasasibah.’ The allegation was accompanied by an attached photo showing the alleged victims wrapped in white cloth.“ An internal review found that
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Incident date
April 7, 2016
LOCATION
جرابلس, Jarablus, Aleppo, SyriaA single source, the Syrian Observatory, reported that “no less than 13 IS [fighters] were killed by aerial bombardment by the Coalition warplanes in Jarablus, in addition to four detainees were also killed during the same airstrikes.” The Observatory’s Arabic-language report said the detainees were carrying out as punishment duty the digging of trenches for
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Incident date
February 4, 2017
LOCATION
الثورة, Tabaqah, First neighbourhood, Raqqa, SyriaFour civilians were reported killed and other injured in a confirmed Coalition strike on al Tabaqa. According to the Euphrates Post “four people were martyred including two children and two others injured following international coalition raids on al Tabaqa.” Raqqa is Being Slaughtered reported major destruction in the town, noting that the strikes targeted the
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Incident date
June 13, 2018
LOCATION
الباغوز, Al Baghouz Fawqani, Deir Ezzor, SyriaAccording to local sources, up to four civilians, including women and children, were killed in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Al Baghouz Foqani. Step News Agency reported that two women and one girl were killed and another person injured. The Syrian Network for Human Rights however stated that in fact two children and one woman
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Incident date
March 30, 2017
LOCATION
مزرعة تشرين, Tishreen farm, Raqqa, SyriaThree or four civilians died in an alleged Coalition strike on Tishren farm, according to local sources. Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently and the Syrian Network for Human Rights, blaming the Coalition, put the death toll at three. However, Baladi, said that four civilians died, while Qasioun added that dozens more were injured.