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18 March 2017

Incident Code

CI555

Location

Mosul, Jawasaq, Nineveh, Iraq
الجوسق
In an event previously unknown to Airwars, the Coalition said that no civilians were harmed on March 18th at Mosul, Jawasaq. The Coalition's November 2017 casualty reported said: "After a review of available information it was assessed that no Coalition strikes were conducted in the geographical area that correspond to the report of civilian casualties."

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18 March 2017
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18 March 2017

Incident Code

CI556

Location

Mosul, Aserjkhanh, Nineveh, Iraq
السرجخانة

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18 March 2017
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18 March 2017

Incident Code

CI553

Location

Mosul, Al Mashada, Nineveh, Iraq
المشاهدة
A family of five was reported killed by either Iraqi, US or French artillery strikes or Coalition airstrikes on the al Mashahda quarter of West Mosul, which is still under ISIL control. Al Jazeera Iraq spoke to witnesses and blamed Iraqi forces for the artillery shelling, and said they had targeted the house in the…

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18 March 2017
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Incident Date

18 March 2017

Incident Code

CI554

Location

Mosul, Third street behind Fathi al Ali mosque., Nineveh, Iraq
السرجخانة
At least thirteen civilians were reported killed and 17 injured in air and artillery strikes on a number of West Mosul neighbourhoods. Iraqi Spring Media Centre said reported the “Killing of 13 civilians, mostly women and children, and 17 wounded as a result of air and artillery bombardments of several districts of the right side…

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18 March 2017
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17 March 2017

Incident Code

CI551

Location

Mosul, Mosul al Jadida / New Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq
الموصل الجديدة
The Coalition admitted responsibility for the deaths of  between 105 and 141 civilians in an airstrike on a house in West Mosul’s al Jadida area on March 17th (event CI550). However, locals have claimed that as many as 230 or even 520 civilians were killed in the catastrophic event at al Jadida – though these…

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17 March 2017
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17 March 2017

Incident Code

CI552

Location

Mosul, Zanjili, Nineveh, Iraq
In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, on April 1st 2017 the Coalition said it had concluded an assessment of civilian harm claims “near Mosul, Iraq”. According to the Coalition report, “March 17, 2017, near Mosul, Iraq, via NGO report: After a review of available information it was assessed that no Coalition strikes were…

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17 March 2017
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17 March 2017

Incident Code

CI550

Location

Mosul, Mosul al Jadida / New Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq
الموصل الجديدة
In the highest confirmed civilian casualty event of the war against ISIL, at least 105 and as many as 141 non-combatants were later confirmed by the Coalition as having been killed in a US airstrike on a house in West Mosul’s al Jadida area. At least 137 bodies were reportedly recovered from the scene. Locals…

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17 March 2017
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17 March 2017

Incident Code

CI549

Location

Mosul, Medan, Nineveh, Iraq
According to local residents and the recently formed Iraqi Observatory for Human Rights, up to 80 civilians died when heavy airstrikes and shelling destroyed multiple houses in Meydan neighbourhood in Old Mosul. According to Iraqi Spring Media Centre, 20 houses were destroyed. It spoke of “dozens of bodies” under the rubble. Activists and aid workers…

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17 March 2017
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16 March 2017

Incident Code

CI548

Location

Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq
In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, on July 7th 2017 the Coalition said it had concluded an assessment on claims of civilian harm “near Mosul, Iraq” via an NGO report. According to the Coalition report, “76. March 16, 2017, near Mosul, Iraq, via NGO report: The report contained insufficient information on the time,…

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16 March 2017
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16 March 2017

Incident Code

CI547

Location

Mosul, Al Jadida, Nineveh, Iraq
In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, on July 7th 2017 the Coalition said it had concluded an assessment on claims of civilian harm “near Mosul, Iraq” via an NGO report. According to the Coalition report, “110. May 16, 2017, near Mosul, Iraq, via NGO report: After a review of available information it was…

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16 March 2017
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16 March 2017

Incident Code

CI546

Location

West Mosul, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq
الموصل: غرب/الجانب الأيمن
Local sources said that at least 21 civilians were killed and 17 were injured, including women and children, because of airstrikes and artillery shelling in neighbourhoods of West Mosul. Iraq News Center placed the death toll even higher: “Many surviving civilians [and] witnesses from the right side [of Mosul] confirmed that Coalition airstrikes targeted civilian…

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16 March 2017
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15 March 2017

Incident Code

CI545

Location

Mosul, Hermat, Iraq
Local eyewitnesses reported the deaths of 25 civilians following an air or artillery strike on the hermit area of West Mosul. An unpublished Amnesty International field investigation was shared with Airwars: ““On the street we were staying, in my uncle’s house, three houses were levelled by one attack, around 12pm on 15 March. I don’t…

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15 March 2017
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15 March 2017

Incident Code

CI544

Location

Mosul, Bab al Tor, Nineveh, Iraq
باب الطوب
Local residents and military and medical sources said that up to two dozen civilians were killed or injured due to different kinds of shelling, and strikes by US Apache helicopters. This reportedly occurred during an ongoing battle around the Bab Al Tob area and other ancient neighborhoods in the center of Mosul. Naynawa Alghad reported…

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15 March 2017
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14 March 2017

Incident Code

CI543

Location

Mosul, Al Mahatta, Nineveh, Iraq
المحطة
Local residents told journalists of the French newspaper Mediapart that 26 people were killed after an airstrike reportedly carried out by an “American-built F-16” targeted an ISIL combatant who was sitting on the roof of their house. A young girl was also severely injured. The report by Mediapart.fr [in translation] reads: “In the neighbourhood of…

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14 March 2017
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14 March 2017

Incident Code

CI541

Location

Mosul, Bab Sinjar, Nineveh, Iraq
باب سنجار
There was a single claim that ‘dozens’ of civilians were killed or injured after Coalition airstrikes allegedly struck the emergency building at the general hospital in Bab Sinjar, in West Mosul.

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14 March 2017
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14 March 2017

Incident Code

CI542

Location

Mosul, Dur al Resala, Nineveh, Iraq
الرسالة
Local residents and press sources said that a family of seven was killed after an airstrike hit their house in Dur-al Resala neighbourhood, West Mosul. Hani Abu Obeida was named by @n_iraq67 as one of the victims. It was reported that his son Musab was the only survivor. The rest of the family reportedly died.…

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14 March 2017
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14 March 2017

Incident Code

CI540

Location

Mosul, Dur al Sekak, Nineveh, Iraq
دور موظفي السكك
Local residents and press source said that five family members were killed in an airstrike targeting their house near the railway. They used to live together in the same house in Dur Al Sekak at the right side of Mosul. It is unclear which aircraft carried out the attack. Shafaaq News reported that the bombing…

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14 March 2017
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Incident Date

13 March 2017

Incident Code

CI538

Location

Mosul, Rujm Hadid, Nineveh, Iraq
In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, on November 30th 2017 the Coalition said it had concluded an assessment of civilian harm claims “near Mosul, Iraq”. According to the Coalition report, “March 13, 2017, near Mosul, Iraq, via international organisation: After a review of available information and strike video it was assessed that there…

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13 March 2017
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13 March 2017

Incident Code

CI539

Location

Mosul, Mosul al-Jadid / New Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq
In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, on November 30th 2017 the Coalition said it had concluded an assessment of civilian harm claims “near al Jadida, Iraq”. According to the Coalition report, “March 13, 2017, near al Jadida, Iraq: After a review of available information and strike video it was assessed that there is…

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13 March 2017
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13 March 2017

Incident Code

CI537

Location

Mosul, Mosul al-Jadid / New Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq
الموصل الجديدة
Relatives, local residents and press sources said up to 29 people from two families were killed after Coalition airstrikes struck their houses in the New Mosul neighborhood of West Mosul. The Coalition later conceded causing 27 deaths in the event. According to Al Jazeera Iraq, 29 civilians, mostly children and women, were killed and many…

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13 March 2017
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13 March 2017

Incident Code

CI536

Location

Mosul, Al Mahatta, Nineveh, Iraq
المحطة
Local press sources and relatives of victims reported that 21 or more people, including an elderly woman with her two sons and a displaced family, were hit by a rocket. All victims were still under the rubble in Al-Mahatta neighborhood in West Mosul. The Coalition later accepted responsibility for 11 deaths in the attack. Mosul…

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13 March 2017
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Incident Date

13 March 2017

Incident Code

CI535

Location

Mosul, West / Right side, Nineveh, Iraq
الموصل: غرب/الجانب الأيمن
Local residents and press source said that up to 25 civilians were killed, mostly children and women, and 117 wounded due to an ongoing battle in downtown (Central) and Western Mosul. Both shelling and Coalition airstrikes were reported. Local residents and press sources said that airstrikes had heavily targeted the July 17, Rifai, Shifa, Bab…

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13 March 2017
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Incident Date

11 March 2017

Incident Code

CI534

Location

Mosul, Old city, Nineveh, Iraq
الموصل: غرب/الجانب الأيمن
A single source reported that dozens of civilians were killed or injured during the last two days due to different types of shelling in downtown/central Mosul. It was reported that many of the injured had no access to medical treatment and that people were unable to leave their homes, which were damaged by the bombings.

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11 March 2017
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Incident Date

10 March 2017

Incident Code

CI533

Location

Mosul, al Uamal, Nineveh, Iraq
In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, on September 29th 2017 the Coalition said it had concluded an assessment of civilian harm “near Mosul, Iraq” via an NGO report. According to the Coalition report, “March 10, 2017, near Mosul, Iraq, via NGO report:After a review of available information and strike video it was assessed…

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10 March 2017
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10 March 2017

Incident Code

CI531

Location

Mosul, Farouk, Nineveh, Iraq
حي الفاروق
Local residents and press sources said dozens of civilians were killed or injured in Al Farouk neighbourhood in the west of Mosul. This reportedly included 19 members from the same family, including women and children. They died when their house was bombed. Sources reported that many of the victims were still under the rubble after…

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10 March 2017
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10 March 2017

Incident Code

CI532

Location

Mosul, Rajm Hadid, Nineveh, Iraq
In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, on September 1st 2017 the Coalition said it had concluded an assessment of civilian harm “near Mosul, Iraq” via an NGO report. According to the Coalition report, “March 10, 2017, near Mosul, Iraq, via NGO report: After a review of available information and strike video it was…

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10 March 2017
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10 March 2017

Incident Code

CI530

Location

Mosul, Nablus, Nineveh, Iraq
نابلس
Security forces and press sources told Al Araby that two children (aged four and seven years old) were found alive under the rubble by Iraqi forces, while their mother was killed. They reported that she died after a Coalition airstrike bombed their home in Nablus neighbourhood in West Mosul, on the Friday night. It was…

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10 March 2017
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Incident Date

10 March 2017

Incident Code

CI529

Location

Mosul, Yarmouk, Nineveh, Iraq
اليرموك
Local press and residents, as well as al-Amaq (ISIL) press sources, said that Coalition shelling had targeted several neighborhoods at the right side of Mosul, especially near apartments in Al-Yarmouk neighbourhood, with munitions equipped with controversial White Phosphorus. No civilian casualties were reported. Iraqi Spring posted a video on Facebook of al-Amaq agency [ISIL], showing…

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10 March 2017
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Incident Date

9 March 2017

Incident Code

CI527

Location

Mosul, July 17th, Nineveh, Iraq
17 تموز
In a previously unknown civilian casualty event, the Coalition confirmed in April 2017 that two civilians died during an attack on a vehicle. As their civilian casualty report noted, “March, 9, 2017, near Mosul, Iraq, via self-report: During a strike on ISIS fighters in a moving vehicle, it was assessed that two civilians were unintentionally…

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9 March 2017
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Incident Date

9 March 2017

Incident Code

CI528

Location

Mosul, Farouk, Nineveh, Iraq
حي الفاروق
A local source told Airwars’ Iraq-based field researcher that three of his family members died in the Farouk neighbourhood of Mosul, after Coalition airstrikes allegedly targeted their house at 3pm in the afternoon while they were praying. The family member provided Airwars with the names of the casualties, his father and his two brothers.  

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9 March 2017
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