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October 1, 2017
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Abu Kamal, Deir Ezzor, SyriaBetween nine and 15 civilians died, including an entire family, following alleged airstrikes in a second reported ‘massacre’ at Abu Kamal in 24 hours. Reports were contested: some sources blamed the Coalition, while others believed Russia were the likely culprit. Many of the known sources did not apportion blame. The strikes were conducted after midnight,
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March 8, 2015
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Mundbaith Refinery, Tal Abyad, Raqqa, SyriaUp to 30 people, including civilian oilworkers and alleged ISIL militants, died in a night time strike on Mundbaith Refinery according to multiple reports. Ara noted that “The bombing also caused the breaking of glass in houses near the border including shops on the Turkish side, causing panic among the population, and the evacuation of
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December 11, 2018
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الكشمة, Al Kashma, Deir Ezzor, SyriaAn alleged Coalition airstrike on a house reportedly killed 15 civilians from one family on the night of December 11th, in Al-Kashma. All sources said that the airstrike was conducted in Al-Kashma, except for Al-Shaafa Facebook page which reported that the event was in the adjacent village of Al-Shaafa. Possibly explaining the confusion, Andolu News
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June 25, 2017
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السوسة, Al Soussa, Deir Ezzor, SyriaAt least two civilian males were killed and six others were injured in alleged Coalition airstrikes on Al Soussa in the east of Deir Ezzor governorate, a number of local sources reported. Some sources reported that as many as six people died while JP News alleged that 15 people were killed. However, they were the
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February 17, 2016
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تل الجاير, Al Jayer, Al Hassakah, SyriaAn airstrike targeted a local taxi bus killing between ten and 15 civilians including up to seven children according to sources – although there was disagreement over whether the Coalition or Russia was responsible. According to the Hassakah Youth Movement, “the Hyundai belongs to Hussein Morei Al Atiya [who died in the attack]. Mr Atiya
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September 14, 2017
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جديد بكارة, Jadid Bakara, Deir Ezzor, SyriaA major civilian casualty incident took place on the village of Jadid Bakara, Deir Ezzor Governorate. Reporting remains contested and various local sources have blamed Russia, the Regime and the US-led Coalition. Between 11 and 15 civilians died, “dozens” were reportedly wounded, and the death toll included at least one women and five children. The
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January 23, 2018
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الشعفة, Al Sha'afa, Deir Ezzor, SyriaUp to 15 civilian including as many as seven women died in an alleged Coalition airstrike at a hospital in al Sha’afa, according to local media. Free Deir Ezzor put the death toll at 14 including seven women. It published photographs of ruins of “the hospital targeted by the Coalition”. According to the Syrian Network
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December 13, 2018
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الشعفة زيد بن ثابت, Al Shaafa: vicinity of Zaid Ibn Thabit mosque, Deir Ezzor, SyriaLocal sources reported that 15 people were killed when an airstrike targeted the surrounding area of the Zaid Ibn Thabit mosque (زيد بن ثابت) in Al Shaafa. Most victims were reportedly women and children. All sources blamed the Coalition, although one source, Mena Monitor News, reported that the Coalition and SDF were responsible for the
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July 16, 2019
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الطكيحي, Al Takihi, Deir Ezzor, SyriaLocal sources alleged that the International Coalition and Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) carried out an airstrike that struck the home of ISIS leader Ragheb Hussein al-Hindoura at dawn, and claimed that the airstrike killed between 10 to 15 relatives in the house adjacent to Hassan’s house and wounded others. The dead and wounded relatives were reported
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May 21, 2017
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كديران, Kdeiran, Raqqa, SyriaUp to 15 civilians died and dozens more were injured in alleged Coalition airstrike on Kdeiran village, local media reported. In January 2019, the Coalition accepted responsibility for the event, noting: “Coalition aircraft engaged with what was positively identified as an ISIS Headquarters. Coalition munitions destroyed the building. Regrettably, nine civilian bystanders in the streets
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January 22, 2017
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الباب, Al Bab city, Aleppo, SyriaBetween six and 15 civilians died including two children and two women and 16 more were wounded in air or artillery strikes on Al Bab, Syria, according to local media – though it was unclear whether Turkey or the US-led Coalition were responsible. Al Bab 24 said that “Al Bab city was exposed to a
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July 31, 2017
LOCATION
الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, SyriaFifteen civilians reportedly died in alleged Coalition and SDF actions at Raqqa, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. No further details are currently available. 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
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October 2, 2017
LOCATION
Abu Kamal, al Mohadatha school, Deir Ezzor, SyriaBetween 11 and 15 civilians including an entire family died and dozens more were wounded in a reported airstrike near the al Mohadatha school in Abu Kamal, according to local media. Sources, however, were conflicted as to whether the US-led Coalition or Russia were to blame. A number of reports did not identify the warplanes
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September 4, 2017
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Raqqa, SyriaIn the Amnesty and Airwars’s joint April 2019 report “War in Raqqa: Rhetoric versus Reality”, 15 civilians were reportedly 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. Only five of the victims were
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May 9, 2017
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الصالحية, Al Salhiya, Raqqa, SyriaTwelve civilians including up to eight women and four children died and dozens more were wounded in alleged Coalition airstrikes on Al Salhiya village, according to local sources. The Syrian Network for Human Rights put the death toll at ten victims including four children and four women – and blamed the Coalition, while Bassam Jaara
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September 5, 2017
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Al Naim roundabout, Raqqa, SyriaBetween 12 and 14 people, including women and children, reportedly died in suspected US-led Coalition airstrikes on Raqqa City’s Naim roundabout area. According to local reports, the Coalition targeted downtown Raqqa close to the al Naim roundabout where civilians were present, reportedly injuring “dozens” in addition those killed. Wagea news said “International Alliance aircraft” was
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July 16, 2017
LOCATION
ميادين, Al Mayadin, multiple locations, Deir Ezzor, SyriaBetween 11 and 14 civilians – including several women and children – were killed and dozens others were wounded in airstrikes on Al Mayadin. However it was contested as to who was responsible. Sources either blamed Russia, the Syrian regime or the US-led Coalition. More than five sources made no claims with regards to responsibility. However,
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June 27, 2017
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نهر الفرات, Euphrates river, Raqqa, SyriaUp to 14 civilians were reportedly killed in alleged Coalition airstrikes targeting vehicles traveling near the Euphrates River in Raqqa, where civilians were trying to gather drinking water. However it was not immediately clear whether sources were reporting on previously documented incidents or new occurrences. Three civilians were previously alleged killed in similar circumstances on
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Incident date
September 2, 2017
LOCATION
دوار النعيم, Al Naim roundabout, Raqqa, SyriaThe citizen journalist group, Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently, reported on the death of 14 civilians following alleged “shelling” by the US-led Coalition, near the al Naim roundabout, Raqqa City centre. In a subsequent report, also from RBSS, one man and his wife and his brother. Despite reports reporting that as many as 14 civilians
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May 18, 2017
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شارع سيف الدولة, Saif al Dawla Street, Raqqa, SyriaThe Smart News Agency reported that 15 civilians including children were killed and injured in air raids “believed to have been carried out by the international coalition on Saif al Dawla street in Raqqa”. No further details are currently available.
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July 1, 2017
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جامع الصفا, near the Al-Safa Mosque, Al Dar'ia, Raqqa, SyriaSources 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
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May 24, 2017
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ميادين, Al Mayadin, Deir Ezzor, SyriaAt least 14 civilians, including four women and five children from entire families were killed in airstrikes targeting Al Mayadin, 45km southeast of Deir Ezzor city, according to local sources – though reports are conflicted as to whether the Coalition or the Assad regime or even Iraqi warplanes were responsible. Ahmad al Shabli and the
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October 11, 2017
LOCATION
البوكمال, Abu Kamal, Deir Ezzor, SyriaThirteen civilians reportedly died, including seven children and five women, following an attack on Abu Kamal, Deir Ezzor. Local sources were conflicted as to who was to blame, with some attributing blame to the US-led Coalition, while others blamed Russia. At present, the culpable party remains unclear. The majority of sources alleged or suspected that
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August 8, 2017
LOCATION
Centre, Raqqa, SyriaLocal sources reported that 14 people were killed and 35 injured after alleged US-led Coalition airstrikes on the city of Raqqa. Two children and two women were reportedly amongst those killed. In a report by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights it was said that the civilians were killed whilst “clashes took place between the
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March 9, 2017
LOCATION
الكرامة, Al Karama, Raqqa, SyriaBetween seven and 23 civilians including six children died and 18 to 30 more, including women and children, were injured in Coalition airstrikes on Al Karama town and nearby villages in Raqqa governorate, according to local sources. Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently reported the death of Jum’a Mahmood Hamad Al-Hito “who was killed today due
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October 1, 2017
LOCATION
الميادين, Al Mayadin, Deir Ezzor, SyriaUp to 14 named civilians died in an air and artillery strike in Al Mayadin, local media reported – though it was unclear who was responsible for the event, with sources pointing towards the Coalition, Russia and the regime. Many reports referred only to attacks by “warplanes”. Although no specific sources put the death toll
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June 26, 2017
LOCATION
فندق الحمزاوي بالقرب من الجسر الجديد, near the new bridge, Raqqa, SyriaUp to 14 civilians were reportedly killed in or near the Al Hamwazi hotel near Raqqa’s new bridge, however it was not clear who was responsible. Two sources, Tal Abyad and Eye on Raqqa, alleged that the deaths were caused by mines that were detonated in the hotel by SDF militias and their reporting was
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May 10, 2017
LOCATION
الصور, Al Soor, Deir Ezzor, SyriaAt least seven and as many 14 civilians were killed including four children and dozens more were reportedly injured in airstrikes on Al Soor, 55km northeast of Deir Ezzor city, according to local reports. The Coalition later confirmed killing one civilian in the town that day. There were conflicting reports at the time as to
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September 12, 2017
LOCATION
Al Badou, Raqqa, SyriaAt least 12 civilians including up to seven children and three women died in alleged Coalition air and artillery strikes on residential homes in Raqqa’s Al Badou neighbourhood, according to multiple local sources. Hadi Abdullah also put the death toll at least 11 with dozens more wounded, while Smart put the death toll at 12.
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January 29, 2019
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الباغوز, Al Baghouz, Deir Ezzor, SyriaLocal sources reported that the Coalition fired several missiles at or near residential buildings in Al-Baghouz town, claiming the lives of up to 14 civilians. One source claimed the attack was by a US B-1 bomber. In a September 20 2021 strike report for the incident, the US Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent