Incident date
June 25, 2017
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ﺍﻡ ﺣﻔﻮﺭ, Umm Hfour, Al Hassakah, SyriaAccording to multiple local sources, “a whole family” died in the village of Umm Hfour in an alleged Coalition airstrike. Hasaka Voice and other sources the victims died “because they were targeted by an air strike by the International Coalition”. The US-led alliance eventually reported strikes in the vicinity that day, suggesting that the cause
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September 25, 2017
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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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November 18, 2017
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ابو حمام, Abu Haman, Deir Ezzor, SyriaAccording to the Euphrates Post, the Syrian Democratic Forces carried out an artillery bombardment on Abu Hamam. It said that there had been civilian casualties but didn’t specify a number. Al Qouriya Media Center provided some more detail. It reported that “artillery shelling targeted a family from al-Qouriya, the family of Hussein al-Ali al-Sayer al-Hamad.
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Incident date
June 13, 2018
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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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October 30, 2018
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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
November 5, 2017
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البوكمال, Abo Kamal, Deir Ezzor, SyriaAs many as four civilians were killed in Russian airstrikes according to local media, as well as a report by the Russian Ministry of Defence. However, one source reported “We do not know whether the bombing is Russian or Coalition”. Many other sources blamed the International Coalition for the strikes. Some sources blamed Iraqi airstrikes,
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Incident date
July 11, 2015
LOCATION
الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, SyriaIn the last of three reported Raqaa incidents for July 11th, a civilian firefighting team in the city reportedly died in a coalition airstrike. According to Al Araby, the Coalition “launched eight raids targeting Daesh sites on the outskirts of Raqqa city. These hit the areas of Al Hamrat, Al Sina’a [Industry] and the Faculty
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Incident date
June 23, 2016
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الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, SyriaIn a previously unreported incident, the US admitted six months later that it had killed four civilians in an attack on Raqqa, noting that “June 23, 2016, near Ar Raqqah, Syria, during a strike against an ISIL-held building, it is assessed that four civilians were killed after entering the target area after the aircraft released
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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
November 24, 2016
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شارع الجزائر, Mosul, Algeria Street, Nineveh, IraqA single outlet, Iraqyoon News, cited local sources and reported on Facebook that four civil defence employees were killed by an alleged Coalition strike on Algeria Street in the east of Mosul. In a January 2nd 2017 statement which may refer to this or the previous event, the Coalition noted: Nov. 24, 2016, near Mosul,
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Incident date
July 17, 2017
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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
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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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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October 17, 2015
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منبج, Manbij, Aleppo, SyriaFour named civilians were reported killed in an airstrike at Manbij, although opinions were split as to whether the victims had been killed by the Assad regime or by the Coalition. As Ara News noted, “the identity of the planes remains unknown, because of the number of different actors that are bombing the Aleppo countryside
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Incident date
April 24, 2016
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كفرغان, Kafr Ghan, Aleppo, SyriaThe Daesh-linked Al A’Amaq Agency reported the deaths of four civilians “in an American bombing on the village of Kafr Ghan in Souran in the northern Aleppo countryside.” Other news agencies also reported the deaths of civilians in an alleged Coalition event. Syria News, while making no mention of civilian casualties, reported that “International coalition
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Incident date
July 3, 2016
LOCATION
الخفسة, Al Khafsa, Aleppo, SyriaFour civilians were killed and three injured in a US strike at Al Khafsa. According to the Manbij Coordinating Committee, “the village of Arba’a Kbeer [al Hamr] suffered Coalition raids on the road between Manbij and al Khafsa. There are wounded and one death of a displaced person in the area.” One of the dead
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Incident date
February 20, 2017
LOCATION
Mosul, Wadi Hajar, Nineveh, IraqAt least four civilians were reported killed following a rocket attack by either the ISF or the Coalition on a mosque at Wadi Hajjar, according to an eyewitness. Amnesty International published the following account: “An attack struck Khaled Ibn al-Waleed mosque, in Wadi Hajjar, at close to 3pm on or around 20 February (witnesses could
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June 4, 2017
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حي الدرعية, Dar’iya, Raqqa, SyriaFour civilians including one child and two women died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Al Dari’ya, according to local media. Radio AlKul reported that four people from one family were killed in a Coalition raid. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, “a woman, her daughter and her mother were killed as a
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Incident date
June 10, 2017
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نهر الفرات، الرقة, Euphrates river, Raqqa, SyriaUp to four civilians died when their boat was struck by the Coalition as they attempted to flee Raqqa, local media said. In June 2019 the Coalition accepted responsibility for this incident. Its monthly civilian casualty report noted “Coalition aircraft conducted an airstrike against a Daesh barge. Regrettably, two civilians were unintentionally killed and 10
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Incident date
September 10, 2017
LOCATION
الجميلي, Ar Raqqah: Jumaili neighbourhood, Raqqa, SyriaTwo to four civilians were reportedly killed in Coalition air or artillery strikes on the al Jumaili neighbourhood of Raqqa City. There was some conflict of information regarding the culprit, though most sources blamed the US-led Coalition. Sources that did not mention the Coalition referred to “artillery shelling” and “airstrikes”. Airwars understands that only the
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December 13, 2017
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Near al Shaafa village, Deir Ezzor, SyriaAccording to Eldorar, “sources pointed out that Coalition aircraft targeted a car carrying civilians on Wednesday, which resulted in the death of a number of them, including children and women. The international coalition aircraft had targeted the town of Al-Shaafa, yesterday evening, amid the movement of large-scale displacement of civilians towards neighboring villages.” Baladi produced
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Incident date
August 14, 2018
LOCATION
الباغوز فوقاني), Al Bagouz Fawqani, Deir Ezzor, SyriaFour civilians died and several others were wounded in alleged Coalition airstrikes on Al Bagouz al Fawqani, according to local media. The Smart News Agency said: “Activists told Smart that the bombing killed four civilians and wounded others, including women and children, in addition to the killing of three members of ISIS. Some activists pointed
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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
July 25, 2016
LOCATION
منبج, Manbij, Aleppo, SyriaAn unspecified number of civilians was reported killed and injured during alleged Coalition airstrikes in support of heavy ground fighting in Manbij. According to blogger Hathifa al Yaman al Majd “Warplanes last night targeted Al Jilawi neighbourhood behind al Hawatma neighbourhood, on Jarablos road. Missiles hit civilian houses and destroyed seven houses in the area,
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Incident date
March 4, 2017
LOCATION
المنصور, Mosul, Al Mansour, Nineveh, IraqLocal sources said that a number of civilians were killed or injured, mostly children and women, when airstrikes struck the Shula kindergarten in Mansour neighborhood, at the right side of Mosul. According to press sources, the warplanes had targeted an ISIL headquarters. None of the sources identified the warplanes. Wadi Hajar (Facebook) posted a photo
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Incident date
April 23, 2017
LOCATION
الهزيمة, Al Hazimah, Raqqa, SyriaFour civilians died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Al Hazimah, according to local sources. Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently said that “a number of martyrs fell following Coalition raids on Hazima town north of Raqqa city.” Step News reported “more than nine raids north of Raqqa” including strikes on the outskirts of Hazimah but
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Incident date
May 11, 2017
LOCATION
مرقدا, Marqadah, Al Hassakah, SyriaFour civilians from the same family died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Markada, according to local sources. Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently was among some sources which specifically blamed “American raids”. Saladingate reported that the Coalition strike “destroyed the home of a doctor, Abdul Karim In addition to a house belonging to the Mdulul
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Incident date
June 15, 2017
LOCATION
الشفاء, Mosul, al Shafaa, Nineveh, IraqIn an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the deaths of four civilians in an event in near Mosul. Their September 2017 civilian casualty report noted: “During a strike on an ISIS defensive fighting position, it was assessed that four civilians were unintentionally killed.” The Coalition provided Airwars with the location
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Incident date
June 28, 2017
LOCATION
الصالحية, Al Salhiya, Deir Ezzor, SyriaUp to four people were reportedly killed and several others (believed to be four) were injured in the rural areas of Al Soussa, Al Salhiya and Ghranij in Deir Ezzor following alleged Coalition airstrikes over several days, local sources reported. Airstrikes on Al Soussa are believed to have taken place on June 25 and airstrikes
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Incident date
September 14, 2016
LOCATION
الصالحية, Al Salhiya [exact location], Deir Ezzor, SyriaHeavy airstrikes were reported, with Step News noting that “Coalition planes bombed al Salhiya near al Bukamal, targeting a bridge that links the area of al Duweir with other areas of Deir Ezzor. They also targeted al Ashayer village east of Deir Ezzor.” No mention was made of casualties. Beloved Al Salhiya also posted a