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Incident Date

13 June 2017

Incident Code

CI760

Location

Al Shafaa, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq
الشفاء, الموصل‎
A total of 35 people people from an extended family were killed, including 14 children, 9 women and two imams, when a home and street were bombed in the Al Shifa neighbourhood of Mosul. Sources said that the family were sheltering in the basement of the house. Initial claims had placed the toll at 50, …

Summary

Published
13 June 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
35
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Actor
U.S.-led Coalition, Australian Military, U.S. Forces, Unknown
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Incident Date

21 May 2017

Incident Code

CS842

Location

Kdeiran, Raqqa, Syria
كديران
Up 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 …

Summary

Published
21 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
10 – 15
Civilians reported injured
12 – 24
Actor
U.S.-led Coalition, Australian Military
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Incident Date

15 May 2017

Incident Code

CI713

Location

Najjar neighbourhood, West Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq
حي النجار
Multiple local sources, including a friend of one of the victims, said that the entire family of Al-Haj Alaa Al-Safi (consisting of eight people) died after a Coalition airstrike hit their home in Najjar neighborhood, in West Mosul. Sources reported that most of the victims were women. The Coalition later reported that it had unintentionally …

Summary

Published
15 May 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
3 – 8
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Actor
U.S.-led Coalition, Australian Military, UK Military
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