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Incident Date
6 January 2017
Incident Code
CI397
Location
حي الزراعي, Mosul: Agricultural District, Nineveh, Iraq
Local sources initially said that a family of three children and their grandmother were killed after their house was hit by a missile during Coalition raids on the Agricultural residential neighbourhood in central Mosul area, which at the time was under ISIS control. The New York Times later put the overall death toll at 16.…
Summary
Published
6 January 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
16
Civilians reported injured
3–6
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
4 January 2017
Incident Code
CI390
Location
حي المزارع, Mosul, Mazari / Farms, Nineveh, Iraq
A local source said that a named civilian, Imad Ahmed, was killed in the bombing of Farms district, north of Mosul. No other details were known at the time. On March 4th the Coalition confirmed that it had killed civilians that day in Mosul in two incidents. An official later confirmed to Airwars that the…
Summary
Published
4 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
3 January 2017
Incident Code
CS425
Location
سرمدا, Sarmada, Idlib, Syria
A major US airstrike on an al Nusra Front headquarters – a unilateral action – killed a significant number of militants. However, up to 26 Free Syrian Army prisoners held in the building were also reported killed, along with three children. The US admitted responsibility for just one civilian death three years later. Fatah al…
Summary
Published
3 January 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
14 December 2016
Incident Code
CI372
Location
حي السكر, Mosul, Sukkar, Nineveh, Iraq
Four civilians were reportedly killed in an alleged Coalition strike on al Sukkar, survivors told the US news magazine Buzzfeed. The alliance later accepted responsibility for the incident. Buzzfeed met with survivors in mid-2017, with the outlet later sharing its incident notes with Airwars: Eyewitness told journalist Mike Giglio when he met him at his…
Summary
Published
14 December 2016
Civilians reported killed
4
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
11 December 2016
Incident Code
CI368
Location
حي الفلاح, Mosul, Falah, Nineveh, Iraq
Eight to eleven civilians – including five children and 8 members of the same family – were killed by Coalition strikes in Mosul, according to local sources. According to Iraqi Spring, eight civilians from one family, including four children and two women were killed in Coalition airstrikes in the Al-Falah neighbourhood of eastern Mosul. Several…
Summary
Published
11 December 2016
Civilians reported killed
8–12
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
11 December 2016
Incident Code
CS411
Location
خشام, Khusham, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Up to eleven civilians died in a Coalition airstrike which at the time was also blamed on Russia and the Assad regime. However the Coalition has confirmed striking oil installations and tankers in the vicinity on this date, and killing five drivers. According to Ara News, “Unidentified warplanes shelling oil refineries in Badeyet Kisham killed…
Summary
Published
11 December 2016
Civilians reported killed
5–11
Civilians reported injured
15
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
9 December 2016
Incident Code
CI366
Location
Mosul, Furqan mosque, Nineveh, Iraq
In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition admitted in its February 2017 civilian casualty report that it had likely killed two civilians during a strike on an ISIL road repair team. As the report noted: "Dec. 9, 2016, near Mosul, Iraq, via self-report: During a strike on ISIL construction equipment in the…
Summary
Published
9 December 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
7 December 2016
Incident Code
CS407a
Location
near Raqqa, Raqqa, Syria
In an incident previously unknown to Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the deaths of seven civilians near Raqqa. Their February 2017 civilian casualty report noted: "Dec. 7, 2016, near Ar Raqqah, Syria, via social media report: During a strike on a compound occupied by ISIL fighters, it is assessed that seven civilians in the buildings…
Summary
Published
7 December 2016
Civilians reported killed
7
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
3 December 2016
Incident Code
CI360
Location
حي النور, Mosul, Noor, Nineveh, Iraq
In an incident previously unknown to Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the death of one civilian near Mosul. Their February 2017 civilian casualty report noted "During a strike on ISIL fighters firing a mortar on partnered forces it is assessed that one civilian was unintentionally killed." The incident appears to refer to an event at…
Summary
Published
3 December 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
29 November 2016
Incident Code
CI357
Location
Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq
In an incident previously unknown to Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the deaths of three civilians near Mosul. Their January 2017 civilian casualty report noted "During a strike on ISIL fighters it is assessed that three civilians were unintentionally killed when they entered the target area just prior to the munition’s impact." This incident may…
Summary
Published
29 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
3
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
27 November 2016
Incident Code
CS398
Location
الحاوي, Hawi, Deir Ezzor, Syria
A Coalition raid on oil infrastructure at Hawi in the Zebain area killed three civilians, according to multiple reports. The Coalition later confirmed the incident. According to Deir Ezzor 24 and others, those killed died when oil burners (primitive refineries) were targeted. Syria News Desk reported that “international coalition planes launched raids on primitive refineries…
Summary
Published
27 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
7
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
26 November 2016
Incident Code
CS397
Location
الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
In an incident previously unknown to Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the death of a civilian in Raqqa. Their January 2017 civilian casualty reported noted "During a strike on ISIL fighters in a moving vehicle it is assessed that one civilian pedestrian was unintentionally killed by the munition’s strike blast.” In July 2019, the Coalition…
Summary
Published
26 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
26 November 2016
Incident Code
CI352
Location
الموصل, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq
In an incident previously unknown to Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the deaths of two civilians near Mosul. Their January 2017 civilian casualty report noted "During a strike on ISIL fighters and a technical vehicle it is assessed that two civilians were unintentionally killed by the munition’s strike blast." A senior official later informed Airwars…
Summary
Published
26 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
21 November 2016
Incident Code
CS383
Location
الصالحية, Al Salhiya, Raqqa, Syria
A dawn Coalition airstrike on the village of al Salhiyeh killed at least nine civilians – most from one family. The Coalition has since admitted two civilian deaths in the attack. ISIL’s media wing said the target of the raid was a cotton factory in the village, where three workers also died. Ara News cited…
Summary
Published
21 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
9–10
Civilians reported injured
13
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
17–18 November, 2016
Incident Code
CI342
Location
حي عدن, Mosul, Aden, Nineveh, Iraq
Local reports and an eyewitness inside east Mosul said up to 24 civilians from four families who had been gathered in one room within a three-story house, were killed in Aden Quarter by an alleged Coalition airstrike at 2.30pm during the main offensive by Iraqi security forces. Iraqi reporter Majid Sharif noted on the day…
Summary
Published
17 November 2016
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
9–24
Civilians reported injured
12
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
14 November 2016
Incident Code
CI338
Location
تل عفر, Tall Afar, Nineveh, Iraq
In an incident previously unknown to Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the injury of one civilian near Tal Afar, Iraq. Their March 2017 civilian casualty report noted: "Nov. 14, 2016, near Tal Afar, Iraq, via self-report: During a strike on an ISIS checkpoint it was assessed that one civilian was unintentionally injured when the vehicle…
Summary
Published
14 November 2016
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
6 November 2016
Incident Code
CI325
Location
Mosul, Shahid-Yunis, Nineveh, Iraq
In an incident previously unknown to Airwars, the Coalition admitted responsibility for the deaths of two civilians and the injuries of five more in an airstrike at Shahid Yunis. In its monthly civilian casualty report for January 2017, the Coalition noted "Nov. 6, 2016, near Shahid-Yunis As Sab, Iraq: During a strike on ISIL fighters…
Summary
Published
6 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
5
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
25 October 2016
Incident Code
CI310
Location
Mosul, Buwayd, Nineveh, Iraq
In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition admitted in its February 2017 civilian casualty report that it had killed one civilian during a strike on a moving vehicle. The report noted "During a strike on ISIL fighters in a moving vehicle it is assessed that one civilian was unintentionally killed when the…
Summary
Published
25 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
22 October 2016
Incident Code
CI303
Location
فايده, Fadhiliya, Nineveh, Iraq
A family of eight was killed in a Coalition airstrike on the ISIL-occupied village of Fadhiliya. CENTCOM later confirmed it had carried out the airstrikes and had killed all eight civilians. Iraq based reporter Fazel Hawramy spoke by phone with family members in the village shortly after the event, who confirmed that eight people had…
Summary
Published
22 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
8
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
17 October 2016
Incident Code
CS342
Location
إدلب, Idlib, Idlib, Syria
During an airstrike on a vehicle in Idlib the Coalition killed one man and reportedly injured four more civilians. The Coalition later admitted responsibility for the one death. According to Step News, “One person was dead and 4 civilians wounded in a car explosion in the city of Idlib after it was targeted by an…
Summary
Published
17 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
4
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
16 October 2016
Incident Code
CS339
Location
بادية الباغوز, al Baghouz Desert, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Airstrikes hit oil installation workers and fuel truck drivers, killing at least ten according to local reports. Sound and Picture reported that in the “a number of oil workers working at refineries and fuel truck drivers killed in al Baghouz desert in the eastern countryside following raids by the international coalition.” In February 2018, the…
Summary
Published
16 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
10–12
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
13 October 2016
Incident Code
CI294a
Location
Shora village near Qayyarah, Nineveh, Iraq
Following the New York Times Magazine's Uncounted investigation, the Coalition later confirmed the injury of a civilian in an event in Shora, a village near Qayyarah, Iraq. According to reporters Azmat Khan and Anand Ghopal, "Mohammad Mansour Abdullah’s house was next to the home of an Army Officer who fled Shora when ISIS took over. An…
Summary
Published
13 October 2016
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
9 October 2016
Incident Code
CS334
Location
بادية هجين, Hajin Desert, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Between 3 and 4 civilian drivers were reported killed in Coalition raids in the desert outside Deir ez-Zor, accoring to multiple local sources. The Coalition reported that it attacked multiple “supply routes” in the area during this period. In November 2017 it confirmed responsibility for the event. However, the Coalition admitted to having killed only…
Summary
Published
9 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
1–4
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
4 October 2016
Incident Codes
CS327 TS005
Location
الثلثانة, Taltanah, Aleppo, Syria
Up to 19 civilians including 3 children were killed – and as many as 41 people injured – when airstrikes hit the village of Al Thaltanah. Multiple reports initially assigned blame to the Coalition or Turkish forces. However, on December 1st 2016 the Coalition conceded it had injured one civilian in the event. The Syrian…
Summary
Published
4 October 2016
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
11–19
Civilians reported injured
41
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
2 October 2016
Incident Code
CI292
Location
الموصل, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq
Local sources reported the deaths of up to 23 civilians – including 17 children and 1 woman – following an alleged Coalition airstrike on Mosul’s Najjar neighbourhood. Officials later confirmed the deaths of 10 civilians in the event. Iraqi Spring reported at the time that The coalition air force has targeted a home in which…
Summary
Published
2 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
19–23
Civilians reported injured
11
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
30 September 2016
Incident Code
CS322
Location
بادية هجين, Hajin Desert, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Three or four civilian fuel truck drivers were reported killed along with a number of Daesh fighters, in the Hajin Desert area of Deir Ezzor. In September 2020, the Coalition admitted that a strike had been conducted on September 30th 2016 against "Daesh equipment", killing at least three civilians According to blogger Hamad al Ramadan,…
Summary
Published
30 September 2016
Civilians reported killed
3–4
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
27 September 2016
Incident Code
CS317
Location
العريمة, Al `A'rīma, Aleppo, Syria
Fouad al Waisi, his wife and his daughter were all reported killed in a daytime Coalition strike near Manbij, in the village of al A’rima. The Coalition later reported that three civilians had been injured in the incident, without mentioning any civilians killed. On March 10, 2022 in the CJTF-OIR Civilian Casualty Report, the Coalition…
Summary
Published
27 September 2016
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
20–23 September, 2016
Incident Code
CI290a
Location
الشوره, Shora, Nineveh, Iraq
Three civilians were killed and another injured when Shora primary school, which had been taken over by ISIS to make bombs, was hit by an airstrike - an investigation by the New York Times Magazine found. According to a field investigation conducted by reporters Azmah Khan and Anand Gopal for the New York Times, “Shora…
Summary
Published
22 September 2016
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
10 September 2016
Incident Code
CS308
Location
الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
Five to six civilians died when a Coalition drone strike targeted a car allegedly belonging to members of Deash in the al Jameli neighborhood of Raqqa, according to local sources. CENTCOM later conceded that “near Ar Raqqah, Syria, during a strike against an ISIL target, it is assessed that five civilians were killed.” The Syrian…
Summary
Published
10 September 2016
Civilians reported killed
5–6
Civilians reported injured
5
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
7 September 2016
Incident Code
CS306
Location
دير الزور, Deir ez-Zor, Deir Ezzor, Syria
In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, CENTCOM reported on 13 September 2016 that non-combatants may have been killed or injured after a non-ISIL vehicle strayed into a strike kill box. “In a strike on Sep. 7, near Dayz Az Zawr, Syria, on an ISIL target, what appeared to be a non-military vehicle drove…
Summary
Published
7 September 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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