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Incident Date
13 December 2018
Incident Code
CS1872
Location
الشعفة زيد بن ثابت, Al Shaafa: vicinity of Zaid Ibn Thabit mosque, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Local 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…
Summary
Published
13 December 2018
Civilians reported killed
15
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
13 December 2018
Incident Code
TI020
Location
مخمور, Makhmour refugee camp, Erbil, Iraq
Four women were killed in alleged Turkish airstrikes on the Rustam Jodi refugee camp in Makhmour, south of Erbil on December 13th 2018, according to local media reports. Rustom Joudi, the governor of Rastam Jodi camp, said that the Turkish shelling, which took place at 21:00 on Thursday, killed four women, three of them from…
Summary
Published
13 December 2018
Civilians reported killed
4
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
12 December 2018
Incident Code
CS1871a
Location
هجين, Hajin, Deir Ezzor, Syria
In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the injury of a civilian in an event near Hajin, Syria. The Pentagon later declared this to have been a US-caused incident. Their September 2019 civilian casualty report noted: "Coalition aircraft conducted an airstrike against Daesh terrorists. Regrettably, one civilian was unintentionally wounded…
Summary
Published
12 December 2018
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
12 December 2018
Incident Code
CS1871b
Location
Al Soussa, Deir Ezzor, Syria
In an event previously untracked by Airwars, the Coalition reported in its monthly civilian casualty report for September 2019 (published November 16th) that it had killed a civilian during an airstrike near Al Shaafah. The Pentagon later declared this to have been a US action. According to the OIR report, “December 12, 2018, near Al…
Summary
Published
12 December 2018
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
11 December 2018
Incident Code
CS1871
Location
الكشمة, Al Kashma, Deir Ezzor, Syria
An 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…
Summary
Published
11 December 2018
Civilians reported killed
15
Civilians reported injured
2–4
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
8 December 2018
Incident Code
CS1870
Location
هجين, Hajin, Deir Ezzor, Syria
A single source reported that on December 8th, Coalition aircraft carried out multiple airstrikes on the town of Hajin, which allegedly resulted in "dozens of civilian casualties". The full claim from Raqqa is Being Slaughtered read as follows: "Over the past few hours, the International Alliance aircraft have carried out dozens of air strikes on…
Summary
Published
8 December 2018
Civilians reported killed
6–12
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
8–9 December, 2018
Incident Code
USSOM166-C
Location
Baladul Rahma, Lower Shabelle, Somalia
One civilian was reportedly killed and another injured in a confirmed US airstrike in Baladul Rahma near Basra, Somalia according to a field investigation by Amnesty International - though US Africa Command continues to deny that any civilians were harmed. In a press release from AFRICOM issued at the time, it had said it carried…
Summary
Published
8 December 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Military actors reported killed
3–4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
7 December 2018
Incident Code
CS1868
Location
هجين, Hajin, Deir Ezzor, Syria
One young girl named as Maryam Abdel Salam was reported killed in an alleged artillery strike on Hajin. Some sources reported that the attack was conducted by SDF ground forces using artillery while one source reported on "shelling of French artillery". With the SDF not known to have had access to artillery at Hajin, this indicates…
Summary
Published
7 December 2018
Strike Type
Artillery
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
6–7 December, 2018
Incident Code
CS1866
Location
هجين, Hajin, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Five to eight civilians were reported killed in an alleged airstrike at Hajin according to sources on the ground. All victims were said to be women and children. According to Syrian state media SANA News, "warplanes of the US-led Coalition attacked several residential houses in Hajin city on Thursday night or Friday morning, claiming the lives…
Summary
Published
6 December 2018
Civilians reported killed
5–8
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
5 December 2018
Incident Code
CS1865
Location
هجين, Hajin, Deir Ezzor, Syria
An alleged Coalition airstrike killed up to 25 civilians according to sources on the ground. The dead reportedly included the families of two ISIS fighters. A single source, Suriye UAD Facebook page, reported that five civilians were killed including a woman, whereas other sources such as Step News and Baladi News reported that as many…
Summary
Published
5 December 2018
Civilians reported killed
12–25
Civilians reported injured
17
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
5–6 December, 2018
Incident Code
CS1867
Location
البوبدران, Al Soussa: Al Boubadran, Deir Ezzor, Syria
An alleged Coalition airstrike killed one named adult civilian male, according to sources on the ground. One source by the name of Sami Aleweti, who appears to have been a family member, reported that the man, Jassim al Attawi, was killed in a "barbaric bombardment" by a Coalition aircraft on the village of Al-Boubadran in…
Summary
Published
5 December 2018
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 December 2018
Incident Code
USSOM165
Location
Awdheegle, Lower Shabelle, Somalia
Four al Shabaab fighters were reported killed as the US carried out what it said was a self-defence strike in the vicinity of Awdheegle, Lower Shabelle, after US and partner forces came under attack, US Africa Command said in a statement. Associated Press gave a detailed report on the event: "Somali commandos backed by U.S.…
Summary
Published
4 December 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
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
4 December 2018
Incident Code
CS1864
Location
البوبدران, Al Soussa: al Boubadran, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Up to 12 civilians were reported killed in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Al Boubadran in Al Soussa. Radio al Kul reported that a child was killed in Al Boubadran, while most other sources reported on the deaths of four women and and three children. Hajin News for example reported that "Four women and three…
Summary
Published
4 December 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
7–12
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
3–6 December, 2018
Incident Code
CS1869
Location
البوبدران, All Soussa: Al-Boubdaran (al Salam neighbourhood), Deir Ezzor, Syria
Local sources reported that a named civilian man from Al-Salam neighborhood in Al-Boubdaran district, was killed by an alleged Coalition airstrike. Euphrates Post for example reported that "Ahmed Ramadan Al-Baghouz, a civilian from the town of Al-Soussa / Al-Salam neighborhood / Al-Boubdaran district, was killed by a Coaltion air strike." Sources reported on the incident…
Summary
Published
3 December 2018
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
2–4 December, 2018
Incident Code
CS1863
Location
البوبدران, Al Soussa: al Boubadran, Deir Ezzor, Syria
One child from the town of Abu Kamal died of his injuries according to multiple sources, following shrapnel injuries to the head received at some point in an air or artillery strike between December 2nd and 4th. Abdul Aziz Maher Jamal Al-Khabour died in the village of al Boubadran near al Soussa. Smart News said that…
Summary
Published
2 December 2018
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
30 November 2018
Incident Code
USSOM164
Location
Geelway mountain, Mudug, Somalia
AFRICOM reported that the previous day, it had "conducted an airstrike targeting al-Shabaab militants near Lebede, Somalia on November 30, 2018". It said that there had been no civilian harm. However, AFRICOM claimed that the airstrike had killed "nine (9) militants". Voice of America reporter Harun Maruf provided a more detailed location. "Statement says strike…
Summary
Published
30 November 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Military actors reported killed
9
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
29 November 2018
Incident Code
CS1862
Location
الشعفة, Al Sha'afa, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Local sources reported that an alleged Coalition airstrike targeted Yarmouk Women’s Hospital and killed between 10 and 45 civilians, including women, children and medical staff in addition to members of ISIS. According to AE24, a source in the Deir Ezzor civil council of the Syrian opposition said that "more than 40 civilians were killed, in addition…
Summary
Published
29 November 2018
Civilians reported killed
10–45
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
29 November 2018
Incident Code
LC099
Location
العوينات, Al Uwaynat, Ghat, Libya
Eleven civilians were reported killed as a result of a US airstrike near Al Uwaynat. The event marks the biggest single allegation of civilian harm against the United States in Libya so far. Initial reports had indicated that the US had targeted Al Qaeda members with a precision strike near the town in the south…
Summary
Published
29 November 2018
Civilians reported killed
0–11
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
29 November 2018
Incident Code
RS3552
Location
العباس و هجين, al-Abbas and Hajeen, Deir Ezzor, Syria
At least one and as many as three civilians were killed in an airstrike in the al-Abbas/ Hajeen crossing in al Bukamal, local sources reported, though it was unclear who was to blame. Step News Agency put the death toll at three while the others reported one male fatality, identified by name in multiple reports.…
Summary
Published
29 November 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1–3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
28 November 2018
Incident Code
CS1859
Location
الكشمة, Al Kashma, Deir Ezzor, Syria
An alleged Coalition airstrike targeted a building which appeared to be in use as a Daesh prison at dawn on Wedneday November 28th. Reports on the number of civilian casualties varied widely between six and 100 civilians. RT reported that six civilians died in the attack, whereas other sources such as Baladi News and Horrya…
Summary
Published
28 November 2018
Civilians reported killed
6–100
Civilians reported injured
50
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
28 November 2018
Incident Code
CS1860
Location
الكشمة, Al Kashma, Deir Ezzor, Syria
An alleged Coalition night time airstrike targeted the house of a displaced Iraqi family in Al Kashma and killed an Iraqi woman, according to local sources. Hajin News for example reported that as well as a Coalition strike on an ISIS prison in the town that day, the US-led alliance "also targeted a home that…
Summary
Published
28 November 2018
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
28 November 2018
Incident Code
CS1861
Location
الشعفة, Al Shaafa, Deir Ezzor, Syria
According to local sources, an alleged Coalition airstrike targeted Al Sha'afa and killed one civilian man. The Youth of al Soussa reported that Ali Jassim Mohammed Al Furaiji died in "treacherous raids" on the town, though did not specify a culprit. Hajin News and the Syrian Observatory blamed the US-led Coalition. According to the Syrian Network,…
Summary
Published
28 November 2018
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
27 November 2018
Incident Code
USSOM163
Location
Debatscile, Mudug, Somalia
AFRICOM reported that the previous day it had "conducted an airstrike targeting al-Shabaab militants in the vicinity of Quy Cad near Debatscile, Somalia on November 27, 2018". It added: "We currently assess this airstrike did not injure or kill any civilians." However, AFRICOM claimed that the airstrike had "killed three (3) militants". It added "This follows…
Summary
Published
27 November 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
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
25 November 2018
Incident Code
CS1854
Location
أبو الحسن, Abou Al Hasan , Deir Ezzor, Syria
Between 12 and 30 civilians were reported killed in an alleged Coalition airstrike, which one source described as a "massacre of defenseless Sunni civilians". According to Step News, 12 civilians were killed whereas the number of dead exceeded 30 according to Official Al Shaafa Facebook page. Most victims were women and children according to sources…
Summary
Published
25 November 2018
Civilians reported killed
12–30
Civilians reported injured
12–15
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
25 November 2018
Incident Code
CS1855
Location
الكشمه, Al Kashma , Deir Ezzor, Syria
Between five and 20 civilians were reported killed in an alleged airstrike which was said to have targeted Al Kashma. All sources blamed the Coalition for the incident. Al Araby reported that "Local sources told Al Araby Al Jadid that the raids left 15 dead civilians, mostly children and women, in addition to dozens of wounded."…
Summary
Published
25 November 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
5–20
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
25 November 2018
Incident Code
CS1858
Location
هجين, Hajin, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Sources on the ground indicated that between 12 and 14 civilians, mostly women and children, were killed in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Hajin. All but one sources reported that 12 civilians were killed in the airstrike, according to Step News this number was confirmed by sources loyal to Daesh. Jisr TV was the only…
Summary
Published
25 November 2018
Civilians reported killed
12–24
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
24 November 2018
Incident Code
USSOM162
Location
هرجيسا, Hargeysa Yarey, Middle Juba, Somalia
A strike was said to have killed 15 members of al Shabaab and injured another 30, according to the official Somali National News Agency (SONNA). It was not clear whether US forces carried out the strike from the reporting, but US Africa Command said US forces had not carried out a strike on that day.…
Summary
Published
24 November 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Military actors reported killed
15
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
24 November 2018
Incident Code
CS1853
Location
الشعفة, Al Sha'afa, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Fourteen civilians from the same family were reported killed in an alleged Coalition airstrike which was said to have targeted or struck civilians homes in Al Sha'afa. Jisr TV called the incident an "aerial bombardment" and labeled it a continuation of the recent massacres in Deir Ezzor over recent days. According to multiple sources, the…
Summary
Published
24 November 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
14
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
24–25 November, 2018
Incident Code
CS1857
Location
هجين, Hajin , Deir Ezzor, Syria
A named male civilian was reported killed in a confirmed Coalition air or artillery strike on Hijan when it struck his home. All sources blamed the Coalition for the event. Some sources reported that the incident was on November 24th and others on the 25th. The Syrian Network for Human Rights reported that the Coalition…
Summary
Published
24 November 2018
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
23 November 2018
Incident Code
CS1849
Location
الشعفة, Al Sha'afa, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Between 10 and 19 civilians were reported killed as a result of an alleged Coalition airstrike at al Sha'afa. According to a tweet from @addouniatv, 10 civilians died resulting from the attack. @DeirEzzor24 and Free Deir Ezzor Radio reported that as many as 18 civilians died. Most other sources put the death toll at 11 civilians,…
Summary
Published
23 November 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
10–19
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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