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Incident Date
31 March 2017
Incident Code
RS2041
Location
بعربو, Ba'arbo, Idlib, Syria
Between two and three civilians, including two women and a female child, were killed and others were wounded in alleged Russian or regime airstrikes against the town of Ba'arbo in the southern countryside of Idlib. At the time of their death, the civilians that were killed were riding in a car. According to @Omar_Madaniah, the civilians…
Summary
Published
31 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
2–3
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
31 March 2017
Incident Code
USYEMTr061
Location
مودية, Mudiyah, Abyan, Yemen
US drone strikes reportedly targeted alleged AQAP militants in the Mudiyah district, Abyan governorate, late on March 31st 2017. There were no known associated reports of civilian harm, nor of alleged militant casualties in the strikes. Sources including @demolinari and Yemeni journalist Saeed al-Batati (@saeedalBatati) reported that US drone strikes had targeted AQAP militants to…
Summary
Published
31 March 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
31 March 2017
Incident Code
USYEMTr062
Location
الوضيع, Al Wade'a, Abyan, Yemen
One source, @adammbaron, suggested that US airstrikes targeted alleged AQAP militants in Wade'a district, Abyan governorate, late on March 31st. Other sources reported that a US drone strike took place in Modia district, which is accounted for in USYEMTr061 - though no other known sources reported strikes in Al Wade'a. There were no known associated…
Summary
Published
31 March 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
31 March 2017
Incident Code
CI596
Location
الموصل: غرب/الجانب الأيمن, Mosul, West / Right side, Nineveh, Iraq
Two sources reported that dozens of civilians were killed and wounded due to airstrikes and artillery shelling in several neighborhoods in West Mosul. Al Jiser Channel referred to Al Amaq [ISIL press agency] and said 43 died and 35 were injured. Yaqein said dozens died in airstrikes on the neighbourhoods of 17 July, Zanjili and…
Summary
Published
31 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
43
Civilians reported injured
38
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
31 March 2017
Incident Code
USYEMTr060
Location
مديرية مودية, Al Bazqama and Riman area, Mudiyah District, Abyan, Yemen
Reported US drone strikes targeted alleged AQAP militants in the Al Bazqama and Riman area of Mudiyah, Abyan governorate at dawn on March 31st 2017. There were no known reports of civilian casualties, though some sources claimed that a civilian farm had been destroyed. Alittihad reported that, according to a local source, three strikes took…
Summary
Published
31 March 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Military actors reported killed
2–3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
31 March 2017
Incident Code
RS2039
Location
سرجة, Sarja, Idlib, Syria
At least two civilians were injured in alleged Russian airstrikes on the outskirts of Sarja in the southern Idlib countryside. Conflicting reports were given as to who was responsible for the airstrikes, with Idlib Media Centre and @eyadne61 identifying Russian planes as responsible while @RevoZamalka published that the airstrikes were believed to be carried out…
Summary
Published
31 March 2017
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
30–31 March, 2017
Incident Code
USYEMTr054
Location
حناذ, Hanad, Abyan, Yemen
Some sources reported that US naval strikes targeted alleged AQAP targets in Hanad, in the Ahwar region of Abyan governorate, overnight from March 30th to March 31st. There were no known reports of civilian or militant harm. Multiple sources indicated that fire from warships off the Abyan coast also targeted various AQAP sites in the…
Summary
Published
30 March 2017
Strike Type
Naval bombardment
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
30 March 2017
Incident Code
USYEMTr055
Location
الطريق الواصل بين وادي النخلة والسهيل, Road connecting Wadi Nakhla to Al Suhail, Ma'rib, Yemen
A reported US drone strike targeted alleged AQAP militants travelling in a vehicle on the road connecting Wadi Nakhla to Al Suhail, in the Sirwah district of Marib governorate, early on March 30th 2017. There were no known associated reports of civilian harm. While most sources indicated that the strike was launched by a US…
Summary
Published
30 March 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Military actors reported killed
1–2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
30 March 2017
Incident Code
USYEMTr057
Location
شرجان, Sharjan, Al Bayda, Yemen
A US drone strike reportedly killed alleged AQAP leadership figure Nayef Al-Damaji and his "companions" in the Sharjan area of Al Suma'a district, Bayda governorate, on March 30th 2017, according to two local-language news outlets. There were no known reports of civilian harm. According to both sources, Yemen Voice and Akhbarak, the strike targeted Al-Damaji…
Summary
Published
30 March 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Military actors reported killed
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
30–31 March, 2017
Incident Code
USYEMTr056
Location
السودا, Al Souda, Abyan, Yemen
US drone strikes reportedly targeted alleged AQAP militants in the Al Muhajjab district of Al Wade'a in Abyan governorate, overnight from March 30th to March 31st. However several different villages were suggested as the location or locations of the action. There are no known associated reports of civilian harm. Several sources, including Al Araby, reported…
Summary
Published
30 March 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Military actors reported killed
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
30 March 2017
Incident Code
USYEMTr058
Location
الوضيع, Al Wade'a, Abyan, Yemen
Several sources reported that a US drone strike in Al Wade'a district, Abyan governorate, targeted the home of alleged AQAP leader Abu Ubaidah al-Damaji at around dawn on March 31st 2017. There were no known reports of civilian harm. Sources indicated that it was unclear whether al-Damaji or any others died in the strike on…
Summary
Published
30 March 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
30 March 2017
Incident Code
CI589
Location
المشاهدة, Mosul, Al-Mashada, Nineveh, Iraq
Locals said that up to 60 civilians were killed after residential houses in the Mashahda area in old Mosul were accidentally struck. Coalition airstrikes, an Iraqi missile and artillery were all blamed. Iraqyoon reported that 12 civilians were killed in a “mistaken air strike” that destroyed four homes. Al Jazeera put the death toll at…
Summary
Published
30 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
10–60
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
30 March 2017
Incident Code
CI590
Location
باب لكش, Mosul, Bab Laksh, Nineveh, Iraq
Al Jazeera reported that four civilians were killed and three were injured after mortars hit residential houses in Bab Lakash neighbourhood in Old Mosul. Sources did not say who was responsible for the mortar shelling, though Al Jazeera noted that the Bab Laksh district had faced “several days of armed confrontations by Iraqi forces trying…
Summary
Published
30 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
30 March 2017
Incident Code
CI593
Location
17 تموز, Mosul, July 17th, Nineveh, Iraq
Local residents reported that ‘indiscriminate’ ISF artillery shelling or possibly an airstrike hit the 17 July neighbourhood in West Mosul, causing civilian casualties. While Ninawa Media Center did not say who was responsible, Iraqi Spring Media Center blamed the Iraqi government forces. Urgent Mosul News blamed [Iraqi] security forces of shelling with “smart artillery, killing…
Summary
Published
30 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
2–12
Civilians reported injured
2–12
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
30–31 March, 2017
Incident Code
USYEMTr059
Location
سبخة, أحور, Salt marshes, Ahwar, Abyan, Yemen
At least a dozen US air and naval strikes reportedly targeted alleged AQAP militants in an area of salt marshes south of Ahwar city, in the Ahwar directorate of Abyan governorate, overnight from March 30th to March 31st 2017. There are no known associated reports of civilian harm. Several sources indicated that overnight naval and drone…
Summary
Published
30 March 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
),
Naval bombardment
Military actors reported killed
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
30 March 2017
Incident Code
RS2037
Location
حقل شاعر النفطي, Sha'er oil field, Homs, Syria
At least two civilians were killed, including a child, and four others were injured in airstrikes against the Sha'er oil field in eastern Homs, local media reported. The civilians that were injured were transferred to a hospital in the nearby village of Hamadi Omar in eastern Hama. According to Smart News Agency, the airstrikes were…
Summary
Published
30 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
4
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
30 March 2017
Incident Code
RS2038
Location
معرة النعمان, Maarat al Numan, Idlib, Syria
At least two civilians were killed and between five and six others were wounded in alleged Russian airstrikes against the city of Maarat al Numan in the Idlib countryside. The majority of local sources only reported injuries while Syrian Mirror reported that there were also deaths of civilians from the airstrikes. The injured civilians were rescued…
Summary
Published
30 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
5–6
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
29–30 March, 2017
Incident Code
USYEMTr049
Location
Al Hawta, Shabwa, Yemen
According to Al-Jazeera, its sources reported that US drone strikes targeted alleged AQAP sites in Al Hawta, in Shabwa governorate, at some time from March 29th to March 30th. The news organisation reported that casualties from the strikes were unknown. No other known sources independently reported these strikes. This reported event took place amid a…
Summary
Published
28 March 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
29 March 2017
Incident Code
USYEMTr050
Location
الطريق بين الروضة و المجازة, Road between Al Rawda and Al Majaza, Shabwa, Yemen
A reported US airstrike in Rawdah, Shabwa governorate, on the evening of March 29th 2017 killed at least one alleged AQAP militant. There are no known associated reports of civilian harm. According to a majority of sources, the strike took place in the centre of Rawdah, near the village of Majazah, targeting a motorbike. Al…
Summary
Published
29 March 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Military actors reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
29–30 March, 2017
Incident Code
USYEMTr051
Location
القوز, Al Quoz, Abyan, Yemen
Alleged AQAP sites in Al Quoz village, in the Mudiyah district of Abyan governorate, were targeted by reported US naval and air strikes overnight from March 29th to March 30th 2017. There were no known reports of civilian harm. Several sources indicated that US warships fired missiles at parts of the village during the night,…
Summary
Published
29 March 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
),
Naval bombardment
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
29 March 2017
Incident Code
LC066
Location
درنة الفتايح, Al Fatayah, Darnah, Libya
An LNA airplane conducted strikes in Al-Fatayih, according to various sources. Libya Al Mostakbal reported there were no human casualties but a herd of sheep got hit and some of the animals were killed. Several sources claimed that the plane later crashed over Tobruk into the Tersha neighbourhood, which led to the death of the…
Summary
Published
29 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
2–3
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
29 March 2017
Incident Code
CI587
Location
دكة بركة, Mosul, Dakat Baraka, Nineveh, Iraq
City reports including MNN said that Mohamed Ismail Younis, a local swimming coach, was killed by mortar fire along with two more civilians. Shafaaq said that the mortar hit his home in the Dakat Baraka neighbourhood. The sources did not say who carried out the shelling, though said that Mr Younis and two others died.…
Summary
Published
29 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
29–30 March, 2017
Incident Code
USYEMTr052
Location
موجان, Mojan, Abyan, Yemen
US Navy warships reportedly bombarded alleged AQAP targets in the vicinity of Mojan, al-Maraqisha area of Abyan, overnight from March 29th to March 30th. There were no known reports of civilian casualties. Multiple sources indicated that continuous fire from warships off the Abyan coast targeted various AQAP sites in the mountainous al-Maraqisha area, including Mojan…
Summary
Published
29 March 2017
Strike Type
Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)
,
Naval bombardment
Military actors reported killed
4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
29 March 2017
Incident Code
RS2035
Location
الحمبوشية بداما, Al Hamboushiya/Badama, Idlib, Syria
Between one and two civilians were killed and at least 14 others were injured in alleged Russian airstrikes against the village of Al Hamboushiya and the town of Badama in the western part of Jisr al Shoughour, local media reported. Most sources reported the death toll as two civilians while only the Syrian Observatory for…
Summary
Published
29 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
14
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
29 March 2017
Incident Code
RS2031
Location
خضيرة, Khadira, Hama, Syria
At least two civilians, including a woman and child, were killed and another civilian was wounded in alleged Russian airstrikes against the village of Khadira in the Akeirbat district of eastern Hama. The injured civilian was in serious condition at the time of reporting. According to Smart News Agency, the airstrikes were carried out by…
Summary
Published
29 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
29 March 2017
Incident Code
RS2036
Location
جسر الشغور, Jisr al Shoughour, Idlib, Syria
Several civilians were killed and several others were injured in alleged Russian or Assad regime airstrikes against the town of Jisr al Shoughour in the Idlib countryside, according to sources on the ground. While local sources gave conflicting reports of who was responsible for the airstrikes, the majority of sources did not identify who was…
Summary
Published
29 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
29 March 2017
Incident Code
RS2032
Location
جبل الشيخ, Jabal al Sheikh, Aleppo, Syria
At least three people were killed in airstrikes against Jabal al Sheikh in the Aleppo governorate, local media said, It was unclear whether those that were killed were militants or civilians. According to Halab Today TV, the airstrikes were carried out by Russia planes. However, only one source reported on the incident.
Summary
Published
29 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
29 March 2017
Incident Code
RS2033
Location
Zamlaka, Damascus, Syria
Between three and five civilians, including one to two children, were killed and at least 10 others were wounded in alleged Russian airstrikes against the city of Zamalaka in the Damascus countryside. The civilians killed include two child siblings, Omar and Mazan al-Gharbi, and a Civil Defense member, Sameer Mohammad Akram al Ghoush. According to…
Summary
Published
28 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
3–5
Civilians reported injured
10
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
29 March 2017
Incident Code
RS2034
Location
دير الشرقي, Deir al Sharqi, Idlib, Syria
Nine named civilians, including up to five children and one woman, were killed and between 15 and 20 others were wounded in alleged Russian or Assad regime airstrikes against the village of Deir al Sharqi. Sources that reported low casualty estimates, including the five deaths by Syrian News Network, acknowledged that these were the initial…
Summary
Published
29 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
9
Civilians reported injured
15–20
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
28–29 March, 2017
Incident Code
USYEMTr048
Location
وادي النسيل, Wadi Al Naseel, Abyan, Yemen
Several sources reported that three US airstrikes targeted alleged AQAP sites in Wadi al-Naseel, in the Wadea area of Abyan governorate, overnight from March 28th to March 29th. There are no known associated reports of civilian or militant harm. According to Reuters, local residents said that they had heard missile strikes on a "suspected al…
Summary
Published
28 March 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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