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Incident Date
19 May 2017
Incident Code
CI724
Location
حي الزنجيلي, Mosul, Zinjili, Nineveh, Iraq
In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the deaths of three civilians in an event near Mosul. Their September 2017 civilian casualty report noted: "During a strike on an ISIS mortar position, it was assessed that three civilians were unintentionally killed when they entered the target area after the munition…
Summary
Published
19 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
16 May 2017
Incident Code
CI716
Location
الزنجيلي, Mosul, Zanjili, Nineveh, Iraq
Local media and residents reported that 20 civilians were killed and seven houses were destroyed after airstrikes targeted armed ISIL combatants in Zanjili neighborhood, in West Mosul. The strikes were launched opposite the mosque of al-Shaheed Muhammad Nuri. Sawlf Ateka said that the Coalition had targeted a car bomb, which was located at the Hamid…
Summary
Published
16 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
20
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
16 May 2017
Incident Code
CI715a
Location
الموصل, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq
In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the deaths of two civilians in an event near Mosul. Their April 2018 civilian casualty report noted: "It was assessed that during a Coalition strike against an ISIS commander, ISIS headquarters and VBIED operation which destroyed the VBIED operation, two civilians were unintentionally…
Summary
Published
16 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
15 May 2017
Incident Code
CI713
Location
حي النجار, Najjar neighbourhood, West Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq
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
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
15 May 2017
Incident Code
CS827
Location
الماكف, Al Makef, Raqqa, Syria
Two civilians died in a Coalition airstrike on the Al Makef area of Raqqa, according to local sources. The Coalition later confirmed responsibility for the deaths. In July 2018, the Coalition conceded it had caused civilian harm in this strike: “During a strike on Daesh fighting positions and supply routes, two civilians were unintentionally killed.”…
Summary
Published
15 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
12 May 2017
Incident Code
CS806
Location
القورية, Quriya, Deir Ezzor, Syria
According to the Euphrates Post, five named civilians died in an airstrike when the car they were in was struck in Quriya. According to one source, Zaman Alwasl, the victims died as they were returning from a picnic in nearby Badia. The US-led alliance later accepted responsibility for injuring one person in the event. All…
Summary
Published
12 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
5
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
12 May 2017
Incident Code
CS808
Location
مزرعة الأسدية, Al Asadeya farm, Raqqa, Syria
Between 10 and 20 civilians – including “entire families” – died and dozens more were wounded in a casualty event at Al-Asadeya farm. Most sources attributed the incident to Kurdish artillery, and only one blamed the US-led Coalition. The alliance later admitted responsibility for ten deaths. It was later revealed that the strike was either…
Summary
Published
12 May 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
10–20
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
12 May 2017
Incident Code
CS809
Location
Khirbat Farms, Raqqa, Syria
In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the deaths of two civilians in an airstrike near the hamlets of Khirbat farms and Ruhayyat in Raqqa province. Their August 2017 civilian casualty report noted: "During a strike on an ISIS VBIED, after reviewing post-strike video, it was assessed that two civilians,…
Summary
Published
12 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
11 May 2017
Incident Code
CS800
Location
Al Sakuriyah, Raqqa, Syria
In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the injury of one civilian in an event near Raqqa. Their August 2017 civilian casualty report noted: "During a strike to crater roads used by ISIS VBIEDs, it was assessed that one civilian was injured when his vehicle entered the target area after…
Summary
Published
11 May 2017
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
10 May 2017
Incident Code
CS797
Location
الصور, Al Soor, Deir Ezzor, Syria
At 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…
Summary
Published
10 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
7–14
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
9 May 2017
Incident Code
CS789
Location
المنصورة, Al Mansoura, Raqqa, Syria
A child died and up to eight others were killed or wounded in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Al Mansoura village, according to local media. The alliance later accepted responsibility for one death. Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently said an air raid “targeted the house of Mahmoud al Yatim" killing a child. The source didn’t say…
Summary
Published
9 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
1–7
Civilians reported injured
2–8
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
8 May 2017
Incident Code
CI696
Location
17 تموز, Mosul, Tammuz / July 17th, Nineveh, Iraq
In its July 2017 monthly casualty report, the Coalition said it had killed a civilian in the Tammuz 17 area of Mosul. The man’s family reported his name as Laith Azhar Saadallah al-Obeidi. According to the report, “during a strike on an ISIS command and control node, it was assessed that one civilian was unintentionally…
Summary
Published
8 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
8 May 2017
Incident Code
CS787
Location
حي الاسكندرية, Tabaqah, Ishtiqariyah, Raqqa, Syria
In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the injury of a civilian in a strike on ISIS headquarters in al Tabaqah. Their August 2017 civilian casualty report noted: "During a strike on an ISIS headquarters, after reviewing post-strike video, it was assessed that one civilian, who was not observed near…
Summary
Published
8 May 2017
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
6 May 2017
Incident Code
CS776
Location
ميادين, Al Mayadin, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Two local sources reported that a civilian was killed in a Coalition airstrike on Al Mayadeen town. There was initially some uncertainty about the date of the event: A Natek reported it on May 8th, while according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights – which published its report on May 8th – the named victim…
Summary
Published
6 May 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
4 May 2017
Incident Code
CS768
Location
الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
Between 6 and 12 civilians died and up to 17 were wounded in a Coalition airstrikes on three locations in Raqqa, according to local media. The Coalition later confirmed to have killed four and injured seven civilians in this strike. According to Alitihad Press, “local sources in Al Raqqa confirmed that several international air strikes…
Summary
Published
4 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
6–12
Civilians reported injured
10–17
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
3 May 2017
Incident Code
CI683
Location
الإصلاح الزراعي, Mosul, Islah al Zirai, Nineveh, Iraq
A newly married husband and wife were killed and two young children injured in an airstrike on al Islah al Zirae in West Mosul on May 3rd. The event was later confirmed to be an Australian action. Amnesty International provided the following field report to Airwars citing an eyewitness: “We were getting dressed to leave…
Summary
Published
3 May 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
27 April 2017
Incident Code
CS740
Location
حي الرميلة, Rumaila, Raqqa, Syria
Eleven civilians were killed in Coalition airstrikes in Raqqa in the northern district of Rumaila, a number of local sources reported. According to Al Araby and the Revolutionary Forces of Syria’s media office, the strikes took place “near the headquarters of al-Hesba” – the base of ISIL’s religious police. The same two sources said a…
Summary
Published
27 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
11
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
26 April 2017
Incident Code
CS734
Location
الثورة, Tabaqah, al Zouikat, Raqqa, Syria
Sixteen named civilians including eight children and five died in an alleged Coalition airstrike near the Al A’jrawi roundabout in Tabaqa, according to local media. In January 2019, the Coalition accepted responsibility for the event, noting: " Coalition aircraft engaged with what was positively identified as an ISIS defensive position on the balcony of a house,…
Summary
Published
26 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
16
Civilians reported injured
12
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
22 April 2017
Incident Code
CI659
Location
Mosul, al Haramat, Nineveh, Iraq
In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the death of a civilian in an event near Mosul. Their July 2017 civilian casualty report noted: "During a strike on ISIS construction equipment, after reviewing post-strike video, it was assessed that one civilian who was not observed during the engagement was unintentionally…
Summary
Published
22 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
19 April 2017
Incident Code
CI654
Location
الثورة, Mosul: Thawra neighbourhood, Nineveh, Iraq
Multiple sources reported that more than 90 civilians died in a major incident in Al Thawra (Revolution) neighbourhood in Old Mosul. As Reuters noted, “Dozens of civilians were killed on Saturday by air strikes targeting homes in the Thawra district on the western side of Mosul, a neighborhood declared by Iraqi forces restored overnight by…
Summary
Published
19 April 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
90
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
18 April 2017
Incident Code
CS705
Location
البوكمال, Abu Kamal, Deir Ezzor, Syria
In a major civilian casualty incident, up to 36 civilians including 14 children died and dozens more were wounded in airstrikes on Abu Kamal, near the Syrian-Iraqi border, according to local sources – though reports were conflicted as to whether the US-led Coalition or the Iraqi air force were liable. The Coalition later took responsibility…
Summary
Published
18 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
25–36
Civilians reported injured
40
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
18 April 2017
Incident Code
CI649
Location
المدينة القديمة, Mosul, Old City, Nineveh, Iraq
In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the death of a civilian in a strike in the Old Mosul area. Their July 2017 civilian casualty report noted: "During a strike on an ISIS VBIED, it was assessed that one civilian was unintentionally killed when he entered the target area after…
Summary
Published
18 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
13 April 2017
Incident Code
CI636
Location
حي التنك, Mosul, Tanak, Nineveh, Iraq
In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the deaths of six civilians in an incident near Mosul. Their June 2017 civilian casualty report noted: "During a strike on an ISIS VBIED engaging Iraqi Security Forces, it was assessed that six civilians were unintentionally killed when a group of fleeing civilians…
Summary
Published
13 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
6
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
10 April 2017
Incident Code
CI624
Location
دور موظفي السكك, Mosul, Sekak, Nineveh, Iraq
Local sources said that three named civilians were killed including a child, after an airstrike struck their house in Sekak neighborhood in West Mosul. The Coalition later accepted responsibility for the event, publishing an assessment in December 2018 that stated: "On Apr. 10, 2017, near Sekak (Mosul), Iraq, via Airwars report. The Coalition aircraft engaged…
Summary
Published
10 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
8 April 2017
Incident Code
CI620
Location
تل عفر, Tall Afar, Nineveh, Iraq
In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the deaths of three civilians near Tal Afar, Iraq. Their June 2017 civilian casualty report noted: "During a strike on an ISIS VBIED factory, it was assessed that three civilians were unintentionally killed.” The Coalition provided Airwars with the location of this incident,…
Summary
Published
8 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
5 April 2017
Incident Code
CI610
Location
الشفاء, Mosul, Shafa, Nineveh, Iraq
Local sources reported that 16 civilians were killed and many were injured in Coalition and Iraqi government airstrikes on Al-Shafaa neighbourhood in West Mosul. In September 2019 the Coalition accepted responsibility for this incident. Its monthly civilian casualty report noted: "Coalition aircraft conducted an airstrike against a Daesh mortar position. Regrettably, 16 civilians were unintentionally…
Summary
Published
5 April 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
,
Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)
Civilians reported killed
16–25
Civilians reported injured
3–25
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
,
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
5 April 2017
Incident Code
CI614
Location
حي الزنجيلي, Mosul, Zanjili, Nineveh, Iraq
In an incident related to CI613, a mass casualty incident across several neighbourhoods in Zanjili, the Coalition confirmed in June 2017 that a civilian had been killed at Zinjili. According to their monthly civilian casualty report, "During a strike on an ISIS firing position, it was assessed that one civilian was unintentionally killed when his…
Summary
Published
5 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
4 April 2017
Incident Code
CI605
Location
الاقتصاديين, Mosul, Iqtishadeen, Nineveh, Iraq
In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the death of a civilian in an event near Mosul. Their June 2017 civilian casualty report noted: "During a strike on an ISIS mortar team egressing their firing position, it was assessed that one civilian was unintentionally killed by a secondary explosion caused…
Summary
Published
4 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
4 April 2017
Incident Code
CI606
Location
حاوي الكنيسة, Mosul, Hawi al Kanassa, Nineveh, Iraq
In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the death of a civilian in an event near Mosul. Their June 2017 civilian casualty report noted: "During a strike on ISIS fighters in a moving vehicle, it was assessed that one civilian pedestrian was unintentionally killed when the vehicle was struck.” The…
Summary
Published
4 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
30 March 2017
Incident Code
CI591
Location
الموصل: الزنجيلي, Mosul, Al-Zinjili, Nineveh, Iraq
Dozens of civilians were reported killed or injured after Coalition airstrikes and possibly unidentified mortars hit houses in Zanjili neighbourhood, in West Mosul. Suhaib Al Mashhadany posted a video on Facebook showing a young girl, allegedly the only survivor of the family after shelling hit their home. Two sources, Iraqyoon and Yaqein, blamed the Coalition…
Summary
Published
30 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
12–24
Civilians reported injured
3–24
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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