Incident date
July 18, 2016
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منبج, Manbij, Aleppo, SyriaThe Manbij Documentation Agency initially claimed that “Sabr the son of Abdallah al Saidi and his family [7 people] were killed in coalition raids on his house near the education department behind his father’s building.” That claim was robustly denied by Manbij Mother of All Worlds: “We totally deny what some pages published yesterday about
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October 18, 2016
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حساجك, Hassadjek, Aleppo, SyriaAt least 6 people were killed by airstrikes in the vicinity of Hassadjek village in Aleppo, though the circumstances were unclear. Initially, Voice of Kurdistan blamed the US-led Coalition for a strike occurring around 3am, which it said left six people dead and four wounded. The Russian Ministry of Defense said that Russian and Syrian government
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November 16, 2016
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الرقة, Al Manghiyah and Al Sina’a, Raqqa, SyriaA single source reported that two civilians were killed and nine injured by Coalition strikes on the Raqqa neighbourhoods of Al Manghiyah and Al Sina’a. According to Smart News, “Our correspondent said that the international coalition aircraft against IS launched two raids on the neighborhood Al Manghiyah and Al Sina’a, which led to the deaths
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February 10, 2017
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هنيدة, Hunaida, Raqqa, SyriaA reported Coalition airstrike on a gas station at Hunaida killed four civilians, according to local reports. Syrian PC and Smart News identically noted that “Warplanes thought to belong to the coalition targeted Abo Saleh Al-A’lwewi petrol station in Hunaida village which is under IS control which killed four civilians and wounded eight, and burned
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February 20, 2017
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AL-SAHAMIYAH AND AL - FATATISH, Raqqa, SyriaIn an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, on April 1st 2017 the Coalition said it had concluded an assessment on media claims of civilian harm “near al Raqqah, Syria”. According to the Coalition report, “7. Feb. 20, 2017, near Raqqah, Syria, via media report: After a review of available information it was assessed that
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Incident date
March 16, 2017
LOCATION
سد الفرات, Euphrates Dam, Raqqa, SyriaAn alleged Coalition airstrike at the Euphrates Dam near al Tabaqa reportedly killed one named civilian worker. According to Raqqa is Being Slaughtered, “an air raid launched by the international coalition yesterday on the area around the Euphrates Dam in al Tabaqa killing Hamidi al Abd al Majid al Nayef one of the employees at
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March 24, 2017
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الثورة, Tabaqah, Raqqa, SyriaFive civilians died and ten more were wounded in an alleged Coalition airstrike on a mosque in Tabaqa, according to local media. Alfayha reported that “a Coalition warplane shelled near Fatima mosque in the Maghniya neighbourhood after Friday Prayers and killed five civilians and wounded 10 more. The death toll is likely to increase.” Smart
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March 30, 2017
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سلحبية, Salhabiya, Raqqa, SyriaOne civilian died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Al Salhabiya and Gharbiya, according to local sources. Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently reported: “Coalition planes targeted trucks in the western village of Al Salhabiya, west of Raqqa, that were trying to open the road from Al Salhabiya to Al Raqqa after the flood of the
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April 10, 2017
LOCATION
الرقة, Al Idkar, Raqqa, SyriaOne civilian died and seven others were injured in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Al Idkhar at Raqqa according to Alaraby, Sadasham and the Smart News Agency. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, the Coalition carried out strikes in Raqqa on “the former Political Security building” used as a headquarters by ISIL. It
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April 22, 2017
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الثورة, Tabaqah, Raqqa, SyriaThe Smart News Agency reported that a likely Coalition strike “targeted an ambulance while it was heading to the National Hospital in Al Tabaqa, resulting in the death of the patient who was being transported, two nurses and the driver.” According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, at least five civilians died in what
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April 28, 2017
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دبسي فرج, Dibsi Faraj, Raqqa, SyriaBetween three and seven civilians died including two children and one woman in an alleged Coalition airstrike on the villages of Dibsi Faraj and Al Bu’A’ass. The Step News Agency and Damascustodaysy put the death toll at three. However, according to the Smart News Agency, seven non-combatants died, including two children and one woman –
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May 8, 2017
LOCATION
حي الوهب, Tabaqah, Al Wahab (First Neighbourhood), Raqqa, SyriaAccording to the Smart News Network two civilians died and seven were injured – in addition to the death of one member of IS and the wounding of two more – in an alleged Coalition airstrike or artillery strike on Tabaqa. Other reports gave some context, with RFS noting that “Syrian Democratic Forces managed to
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May 13, 2017
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شنينة, Shanina, Raqqa, SyriaUp to 30 civilians including seven children died and between 23 and 45 more were injured in a major casualty event on a refugee camp in Al-Hashem and Shanina, according to local sources. While most reports blamed the US-led Coalition, one also mentioned Kurdish artillery. Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently published “pictures of the martyrs
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May 21, 2017
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مزارع الروضة, Mazare al Rawda, Raqqa, SyriaOne civilian man was reportedly killed and a number of others injured by alleged Coalition airstrikes in Raqqa city. Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently and Al Raqqa Truth named the victim who was from the Rumaila neighbourhood, and have provided a photo of him. Both sources, alongside the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, alleged that
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June 3, 2017
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امن الدولة, Amn al Dawa, Raqqa, SyriaAl Raqqa Truth reported that one civilian died after being hit by shrapnel following an airstrike. The source didn’t identify the culprit of the raid. Q_Alenzy reported that “Air strikes targeted the State Amn Al Dawla building near the Al-Roos pool northwest of the city center” – though this report may be referring to the
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June 8, 2017
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near Al Tabaqah, Syria, Raqqa, SyriaIn an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, on September 29th 2017 the Coalition said it had concluded an assessment on claims of civilian harm “near al Tabaqah, Syria” via an NGO report. According to the Coalition report, “103. June 8, 2017, near Al Tabaqah, Syria, via NGO report: The casualty reported in this allegation
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Incident date
June 13, 2017
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مكتب البريد وشارع القوتلي, the post office, Raqqa, SyriaAccording to the Smart News Agency, “the SDF shelled several neighbourhoods in the city with artillery shells, mortars and rockets killing eight civilians, including three children and their mother, in Al-Quwatli Street and east of the Post Center.” No further details are currently available, although it should be noted that only the Coalition and not
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June 17, 2017
LOCATION
الرقة, Ar Raqqah , Raqqa, SyriaMultiple local sources reported the deaths of two named civilians in Coalition airstrikes or artillery shelling. No additional 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 that the allegation provided insufficient information on the
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June 21, 2017
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النور, Al Nour, Raqqa, SyriaLocal sources reported that 18 civilians were killed and 10 others were injured following alleged Coalition air and artillery strikes and possible SDF mortar attacks in the Al Nour neighbourhood, near the Al Nour Mosque, in the northeast of Raqqa. All 12 sources who reported the incident alleged that a combination of Coalition airstrikes and
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June 25, 2017
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موحسن, Muhassan, Deir Ezzor, SyriaTwo women and four children, including a newborn baby, were reportedly killed and dozens of others injured in airstrikes in Muhassan, in the east of Deir Ezzor, but it was not immediately clear who was responsible. Euphrates Post and Sharqiya Voice reported that warplanes committed the “massacre” but did not say who they believed was
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June 28, 2017
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كسرة عفنان, Kasrat Afnan, Raqqa, SyriaThree civilians were allegedly killed in Coalition airstrikes in the village of Kasrat Afnan, local sources reported. Sharqiya Voice and Al Hasaka Arabea reported that three males were killed as they returned from inspecting their property in Al Dahmoush village after they believed they may have been damaged in airstrikes there. Both sources also reported
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July 4, 2017
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الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, SyriaA civilian male was killed in alleged Coalition airstrikes on Raqqa, local sources reported. Both sources who reported the death alleged that the Coalition was responsible. No further details are presently known.
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July 12, 2017
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الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, SyriaTwo women died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on their home in Raqqa, according to local sources. No additional details are presently known.
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July 17, 2017
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الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, SyriaRaqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently reported the death of a girl in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Raqqa. No further details are currently available.
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July 23, 2017
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دير الزور, Hamidiya, Deir Ezzor, SyriaLocal 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
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July 28, 2017
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حي الثكنة, Al Thakana, Raqqa, SyriaOne civilian male died in Raqqa’s Al Thaakan neigbourhood – though it was unclear whether Coalition artillery or an SDF mortar were to blame. Ahmad Al Rfaai posted in the on Documentary of victims of Ar Raqqa Facebook group, saying that Haj Ahmad Lyla Salim al-Ali was his grandfather and died in his home after
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August 2, 2017
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الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, SyriaOne civilian male died in a Coalition artillery bombardment or a mortar strike by the SDF in Raqqa, according to local media. Ar Raqqa Al a’ahlya reported that the victim bled to death from a shrapnel wound. Most sources blamed artillery for the man’s death. Airwars understands that only the Coalition has access to artillery
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August 7, 2017
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Road from Al Mayadin to Damascus, Homs, SyriaLocal sources reported the death of a young girl, Rawan Abdul Qader al-Wahid. She was said to be travelling between the cities of Mayadeen and Damascus when she died. At present the cause of death is unclear and sources are not attributing the event to airstrikes or to any specific actors.
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Incident date
August 17, 2017
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الشجرة, Al Shajra, Daraa, SyriaUp to 27 civilians were reported killed in airstrikes on the town of Al Shajra in western Daraa. According to Daraa Martyrs Documentation Center, 32 “mostly civilians” were killed when positions of Jaish Khalid bin Walid, a Salafi jihadist group, were targeted. The report claimed that the Coalition launched a long-range missile, which “targeted the
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August 25, 2017
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Bedo, Raqqa, SyriaMore than one civilian was killed by suspected US-led Coalition airstrikes on Al Bedou neighbourhood, Raqqa. Mohamad.othman.7503 posted photographs on Facebook of extensive material destruction on the “health, housing – Hawara School District”, whilst other sources published graphic photographs of civilians who were reported killed. Raqqa is Being Slaughtered later reported on 4th September “The