Incident date
February 4, 2015
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الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, SyriaAn internal CENTCOM review cited claims from a redacted Twitter user that “Coalition aircraft killed an entire family in an airstrike on Ar Raqqah ‘in response to the killing of Jordanian pilot Mu’adh al-Kasasibah.’ The allegation was accompanied by an attached photo showing the alleged victims wrapped in white cloth.“ An internal review found that
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Incident date
June 18, 2015
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تل أبيض, Tall Abyad, Raqqa, SyriaTwo women were reported by a single source, the Syrian Observatory, as having been killed in a “Coalition airstrike” in the countryside around Tal Abiyad. In July 2017 the Coalition classed the event as non credible on grounds of available evidence of civilian harm: “Jun. 18, 2015, near Tal Abyad, Syria, via Airwars report: After
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July 16, 2015
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الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, SyriaCoalition aircraft allegedly destroyed an “ISIS-owned digger,” killing a man local monitoring group Raqaa is Being Slaughtered Silently described as a civilian driver: “Coalition planes targeted a drilling vehicle belonging to Daesh which is used for digging berms in the area of Tal Al Bayi’a. This led to the burning of the vehicle, and to
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Incident date
August 30, 2015
LOCATION
أربيل, Near Irbil, Erbil, IraqThree or four possible civilians were reported killed in an airstrike in northern Iraq, carried out by two Danish F-16s which each dropped a 500lb GBU-12 bomb. The possible error was discovered after a Danish review of cockpit video: “In some parts of the footage showing four people and a vehicle, there were acts being
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Incident date
October 7, 2015
LOCATION
Shura, Nineveh, IraqThere were reports that a dozen people were killed – including five women – following alleged Coalition attacks which struck civilian homes at Shura, 40 km south of Mosul. In their January 2020 civilian casualty report, the US-led Coalition assessed reports that they had killed civilians in this strike as “non-credible”, stating that no Coalition
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Incident date
November 16, 2015
LOCATION
الرمادي, Ramadi, Al Anbar, IraqA family of six was reportedly killed after an alleged Coalition airstrike was said to have destroyed a car in the centre of Ramadi. The source of the claim appeared to be the Russian Sputnik news service, which said those killed “are from poor families, unable to flee and under the control of Daesh in
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Incident date
February 13, 2016
LOCATION
المحلبية, Mahalabiya, Nineveh, IraqThree children reportedly died in an alleged Coalition strike on the village of Mahalabiya, to the west of Mosul. An anonymous source cited by Face Iraq complained that there was “constant indiscriminate shelling on the villages and areas of the city of Mosul, under the pretext of the presence of criminal elements from Daesh.” In
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Incident date
March 23, 2016
LOCATION
Hajj Ali, Nineveh, IraqThe Coalition announced on April 30th 2017 that it had concluded an assessment on an NGO’s claims of civilian harm “near Hajj Ali, Iraq”. It is unknown to Airwars which NGO it is referred to. According to the Coalition report, “1. March 23, 2016, near Hajj Ali, Iraq, via NGO report: No Coalition strikes were
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Incident date
April 18, 2016
LOCATION
صديرة, Sudayrah, Salah Al Din, IraqAccording to local sources, unknown aircraft struck boats in Sidera village east of Shirkat north of Tikrit, killing 22 civilians and injuring at least 15 more. Russia Today claimed that the night time event “killed five brothers from one family” with a number of houses in the village destroyed. According to News of Iraq, the
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Incident date
July 15, 2016
LOCATION
منبج, Manbij, Aleppo, SyriaA young adult civilian male named as Ahmad Ibrahim al Faress was reported killed in a Coalition strike on Manbij. It is either the second reported event of the day in Manbij, or is linked to the previous incident. The Syrian Network reported Coalition strikes on the city that day but made no mention of
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Incident date
September 15, 2016
LOCATION
ميادين, Al Mayadin, Deir Ezzor, SyriaIn what was widely reported as a Russian action, at least 27 civilians died and more than 70 were injured following airstrikes on Al Mayadeen. Almost all sources including Daesh blamed Russia. Deir Ezzor is Being Slaughtered said 6 Russian planes carried out 20 strikes between them, including on a children’s playground. Shaam News added
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Incident date
October 17, 2016
LOCATION
الطنيرة, at Tanira, Raqqa, SyriaA man was killed when his home was reportedly hit by a Coalition strike, according to local sources. Raqqa is Being Silently Slaughtered reported that a man identified as Ali al Jreik al Jairi was killed “following the targeting of his home by an international coalition air raid.” The Syrian Observatory reported an unidentified man
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Incident date
October 30, 2016
LOCATION
الرقة, Mashlab, Raqqa, SyriaMultiple sources, including Halab Today TV and Al Amawi News, reported the death of a child and the injuring of this father in a coalition raid on the al Mashlab neighborhood east of Raqqa. Smart News reported strikes in Raqqa targeting ISIL, which it said killed four militants. It said the death of the child
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Incident date
November 9, 2016
LOCATION
الموصل, Mosul, Grain warehouse, Nineveh, IraqAccording to local and press sources that 5 civilians were killed followed an alleged US-led coalition air force shelled the grain warehouse and killed the guard family in Mosul. No additional details are presently known.
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Incident date
November 22, 2016
LOCATION
صابويران, Sab Wayran, Aleppo, SyriaTwo girls died in a reported Turkish or Coalition airstrike on the village of Sab Wayran near Aleppo, Syria. Manbij Military Council (linked to the SDF) reported that “two sisters were martyred from the family of Ahmad al Rashid Beish Illo after Turkish occupation planes raided their home in the village of Sab Wayran.” It added
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December 6, 2016
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البزاعة, Al Baza'a, Aleppo, SyriaMultiple sources blamed the US-led Coalition for the deaths of a woman and her seven children at al Baza’a, north east of al Bab. However the Coalition later assessed the claims as ‘Not credible.’ Given Turkey’sd own campaign at the time at Al-Bab, its aircraft may therefore have been responsible. According to Step News “Coalition
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December 26, 2016
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حي القدس, Mosul, Qudis, Nineveh, IraqLocal residents told Airwars researchers that an entire family was killed following alleged Coalition air strikes on their house in Qudis neighbourhood in East Mosul, in the afternoon of December 26th 2016. This was reported in an interview with two witnesses, on June 9th 2017. The two witnesses, Ala Samir Ahmed and Ali Abdulrazaq, said that
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Incident date
January 14, 2017
LOCATION
حي الضباط, Mosul, Dhubat / Officers, Nineveh, IraqLocal sources reported that ‘hundreds of civilians’ were killed or injured due to Coalition airstrikes and shelling with artillery and missiles, which targeted the ‘Police and other neighborhoods’ in the East and North of Mosul. News of Iraq said 17 civilians were killed in two separate incidents in the Dhubat (Police) district of Mosul. It
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January 27, 2017
LOCATION
شنينة, Shanina, Raqqa, SyriaFour civilians were reported killed – three of them possibly children – in alleged Coalition strikes on the village of Shanina. According to the Syrian Press Centre “Activists said aircraft believed to be from the international coalition targeted civilian houses in the village of Shanina with several air raids, which resulted in the deaths of
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February 11, 2017
LOCATION
الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, SyriaHeavy airstrikes on Raqqa – reportedly by the Coalition – may have caused civilian casualties according to confused reports. According to Step News “international coalition raids target the grain silos, the finance building, the arts school and al Nai’m roundabout in the city of Raqqa a short while ago causing material and human losses as
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February 23, 2017
LOCATION
المأمون, Mosul, Mamoon, Nineveh, IraqLocal and press sources said that eleven civilians were killed, including three kids, and dozens others were injured in Coalition airstrikes targeting their houses in Mamoon neighborhood, at the west side of Mosul.
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Incident date
March 7, 2017
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سلحبية, Salhabiya, Raqqa, SyriaAccording to outlets, airstrikes most likely by the US-led Coalition killed five civilians and injured 12 more at al Salhabiya. Smart News reported that “according to a local source in Al Salhabiya village (25 km west of Raqqa), air strikes on the village on Tuesday evening, killed five civilians and wounded 12 others, including women
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March 12, 2017
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كسرة الفرج, Kasrat Faraj, Raqqa, SyriaAn ISIL leader and his family died in an alleged Coalition strike in Kasrat Al Faraj, according to local sources. According to the Smart news agency, “local and medical sources told Smart that an Islamic State commander and his family were killed in an aerial bombardment likely carried out by the international coalition on the
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March 18, 2017
LOCATION
المشاهدة, Mosul, Al Mashada, Nineveh, IraqA 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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Incident date
March 26, 2017
LOCATION
باب سنجار, Mosul, Bab Sinjar, Nineveh, IraqLocal sources said that an unspecified number of civilians were killed or injured after airstrikes targeted Bab al-Sinjar neighbourhood, in west Mosul. Two sources blamed the Coalition, while others did not identify who was responsible.
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Incident date
April 5, 2017
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رطلة, Ratlah, Raqqa, SyriaThe Smart News Agency reported the death of “an old man” and the injuring of five other civilians following an airstrike on Ratla. The source did not identify the culprit, noting that the injured were taken to a field hospital. No further details are currently known.
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April 10, 2017
LOCATION
Mosul, Sekak, IraqIn an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, on November 30th 2017 the Coalition said it had concluded an assessment on claims of civilian harm “near Mosul, Iraq” by Human Rights Watch. According to the Coalition report, “April 10, 2017, near Mosul, Iraq, via Human Rights Watch organization: After a review of available information and
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Incident date
April 15, 2017
LOCATION
مزرعة يعرب, Mazra'at Yarub, Raqqa, SyriaFive civilians from the same family died and two others were injured in an alleged Coalition airstrike which hit homes in the village of Mazra’at Yarub, according to local sources which all blamed the Coalition. According to Smart News, “Five civilians from one family were killed in most likely coalition air strike on a village
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Incident date
April 21, 2017
LOCATION
الحضر, Hatra, Kayrawan and Balij, Nineveh, IraqA single source reported that about twenty civilians died when Iraqi forces, “backed by the Popular Populist militia and the US-led Coalition” launched an attack on Hatra, Qayrawan and Balij, South of Mosul, in Nineveh province.
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Incident date
April 26, 2017
LOCATION
Northern Raqqa countryside, Raqqa, SyriaAl Raqqa Truth and the Raqqa News Network reported the death of one man in an alleged Coalition airstrike in the northern Raqqa countryside. No further details are presently known.