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Incident Date
27 May 2018
Incident Code
LC081
Location
الفتايح, Al Fatayah, Darnah, Libya
Heavy air raids on western Derna and Al-Fatayah were launched by LNA planes and UAE drones, according to local sources. Unlimited News said that civilians were harmed in the strikes: "Activists said airstrikes late on Sunday targeted the western entrance to the city. Hours earlier, a civilian from Derna was wounded, and three others were…
Summary
Published
27 May 2018
Civilians reported injured
4
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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LNA/UAE Military/Egyptian Military
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Incident Date
18 May 2018
Incident Code
LQ066
Location
درنة, Derna, Darnah, Libya
Various local sources reported joint airstrikes by the LNA and an unknown pro-LNA actor on Derna. Alnabaa TV reported: "The correspondent added, Friday, that a random shell fell on the central district of the city, causing damage to buildings without causing civilian harm." Libya 24 TV reported that an ammunition store was destroyed in the…
Summary
Published
18 May 2018
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
,
Unknown
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Incident Date
15 May 2018
Incident Code
LC080
Location
الكفرة, Kufra, Al Kufrah, Libya
Three Eritrean citizens were reportedly killed in an airstrike in Kufra city and eight more Eritrean asylum seekers wounded in an airstrike in Kufra city near Abdulmalik mountain close to the Egyptian border, according to Vincent Cochetel, Special Envoy of the UNHCR for the Central Mediterranean situation. Jamal Adel said on Twitter the strike was…
Summary
Published
15 May 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
8
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Egyptian Military
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Incident Date
14 May 2018
Incident Code
CI877
Location
السفينة و حويجة, Mashraq village, Nineveh, Iraq
According to local reports, airstrikes targeted villages south of Mosul on the morning of May 14th and resulted in considerable damage – and injured between two and five civilians. The Coalition later conceded injuring 13 civilians in the event. Yaqein quoted a local source that stated that “An aircraft believed to be an American fired…
Summary
Published
14 May 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
13
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
6 April 2018
Incident Code
TI015
Location
سدكان, Sedkan, Erbil, Iraq
Two civilians were injured in an alleged Turkish artillery strike on Sedkan, according to local sources. Basnews reported that "on Friday [April 6th], Turkish artillery continued to bombard the area of Bradust and its villages in Siddakan (northeast of Erbil), injuring two civilians and displacing about 120 others from their villages. According to information received…
Summary
Published
6 April 2018
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
2 April 2018
Incident Code
CI876
Location
Al Qanus Island, Qayarrah, Nineveh, Iraq
In an event not tracked by Airwars at the time, in July 2018 the Coalition self-reported that it had accidentally killed one civilian and injured a second in an action near Qayarrah. According to the report, “April 2, 2018, near al-Qanus Island, Qayyarah, Iraq, via self-report. During a strike one civilian was unintentionally injured and…
Summary
Published
2 April 2018
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
25 March 2018
Incident Code
TI014
Location
شيلاديزي, Shiladeza, Duhok, Iraq
According to local sources, one civilian was killed and one or two more were injured in an alleged Turkish airstrike on the Shiladeza area, north of Duhok province in Iraqi Kurdistan. One local source told Roj News Agency that the raids began in the afternoon, striking the village of Hillah, “in the area between Rikani…
Summary
Published
25 March 2018
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
22 March 2018
Incident Code
TI012
Location
Villages in Choman district, Erbil, Iraq
Four civilians died and 10 more were injured in alleged Turkish airstrikes on villages in the Choman area of Iraqi Kurdistan, local sources reported. According to IC Afrin Resistance, the “Turkish army’s attacks and #TurkishWarCrimes are spreading: Yesterday night at 1:05 am Turkish air-forces bombarded villages in the district Qesre of Erbil (South #Kurdistan /…
Summary
Published
22 March 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
10
Military actors reported killed
2
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
6 March 2018
Incident Code
LC079
Location
سبها, Sabha, Sabha, Libya
Three civilians were killed and at least 10 more wounded by shrapnel resulting from LNA fighting a Tebu militia in Sebha, according to local reports. Fezzan Libya, citing the Sebha Medical Centre, reported that 3 people were killed – including one child – and 12 were injured – including 3 children – as a result of…
Summary
Published
6 March 2018
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
10–12
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
4 March 2018
Incident Code
LC078
Location
الزنتان, Al Zintan, Darnah, Libya
Between three and five civilians were reportedly injured in what was described as indiscriminate LNA artillery shelling on the Al-Zintan neighbourhood in western Derna. @Abo_moslem4036 reported a “random bombardment” at the west of the entrance to the Darna al-Zintan neighbourhood, which injured three women, a child and a man. @deskdrnoe cited the LNA for bombing…
Summary
Published
4 March 2018
Civilians reported injured
3–5
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
28 February 2018
Incident Code
LC077
Location
Sabha, Sabha, Libya
At least six civilians were killed in Sabha during fighting between rival armed groups, Reuters reported. Reuters reported that LNA and rival groups fought in the vicinity of Sabha, leading to the deaths of at least six civilians.
Summary
Published
28 February 2018
Civilians reported killed
6
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
7 February 2018
Incident Code
CI875
Location
المخيسة, Al Mikhisa village, Diyala, Iraq
There were reports that two civilians were killed and two injured by airstrikes in Al Mikhisa village, east of the Abu Sayda district. Local sources told Airwars that two of the deceased civilians may have been farmers. All reports mentioned that airstrikes targeted the “orchards” or “the farms” in the village. None however provided any…
Summary
Published
7 February 2018
Civilians reported killed
2–4
Civilians reported injured
0–2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
27 January 2018
Incident Code
CI874a
Location
البغدادي, Al Baghdadi, Al Anbar, Iraq
Eight people including a woman and six police officers were reported killed and 20 others including two women severely injured in an alleged US-led Coalition strike on Al Baghdadi, west of Anbar province on January 27th, 2018, according to multiple local sources. Reports said that the strike "mistakenly struck a gathering of local security forces",…
Summary
Published
27 January 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
7–8
Civilians reported injured
11–20
Military actors reported killed
5–8
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
7 January 2018
Incident Code
LC076
Location
South of Sirte, Surt, Libya
Two decomposed bodies were found in a vehicle, reportedly victims of an earlier airstrike. Qnat Aljamahiriya reported that two decomposed bodies were found by camel breeders. The bodies were in a four-wheel drive video, which had evidently been targeted in the “desert southwest of Sirte.” Based on the report, it appeared the men had died…
Summary
Published
7 January 2018
Civilians reported killed
0–2
Military Actor
Unknown
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Incident Date
28 December 2017
Incident Code
LQ064
Location
بنغازي, Sidi Kharibesh, Benghazi, Libya
Several sources reported airstrikes on Sidi Akhrebish by either LNA, Egypt or UAE. One source claims Egyptian F-16s or Rafales were involved. However, some local sources described what they said was “Indiscriminate shelling by heavy weapons on the area of Akhrebish this day by the LNA militia.” And Libya Today TV noted what it said…
Summary
Published
28 December 2017
Military Actor
LNA/UAE Military/Egyptian Military
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Incident Date
10 December 2017
Incident Code
LQ063
Location
بنغازي, Municipal hotel, Benghazi, Libya
Civilian infrastructure in Benghazi was targeted by LNA strikes, according to local sources Libya Today TV reported that an LNA strike in central Benghazi – in the Akhribesh area – resulted in the destruction of “infrastructure and public and private property of citizens.” Ayon Benghazi reported strikes in the vicinity of a hotel, and several other…
Summary
Published
10 December 2017
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
3 December 2017
Incident Code
LQ062
Location
بنغازي, Sidi Kharibesh, Benghazi, Libya
LNA MiGs reportedly conducted heavy airstrikes in Sidi Akhribesh and the Afet neighbourhood near the hotel, which were described by one source as “the last strongholds of the terrorists.” There were no public reports of civilian harm at the time.
Summary
Published
3 December 2017
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
22 November 2017
Incident Code
LQ061
Location
الحدود الليبية المصرية, Libyan-Egyptian border, Al Butnan, Libya
Various sources reported Egyptian airstrikes destroying 10 vehicles allegedly loaded with ammunition and weapons at the Libyan side of the border. “‘The air force has dealt a new blow to smugglers and infiltrators across the border,’ preventing them from bringing weapons and ammunition into Egypt, army spokesman Tamer al-Refai said in a statement posted on…
Summary
Published
22 November 2017
Military Actor
Egyptian Military
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Incident Date
13 November 2017
Incident Code
TI011
Location
سيدكان, Barmiza village, Sidkan, Erbil, Iraq
One civilian was killed in alleged Turkish airstrikes on Barmiza village, Sidkan area, on November 13th, 2017, according to local sources. A local Kurdish outlet, Yaqein Agency, reported the day of the incident that one civilian was killed by alleged Turkish airstrikes on Sidkan, north of Erbil. In January 2019, Christian Peacemaker Teams Iraqi Kurdistan…
Summary
Published
13 November 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
1 November 2017
Incident Code
CI874
Location
القائم, Al Qaim, Central, Al Anbar, Iraq
It was reported that raids carried out on Al Qaim had resulted in the deaths of at least 45 civilians and had left dozens of people injured. The US-led Coalition later conceded one civilian death in the event. Both Omar Al Halbusi and the Association of Muslim Scholars in Iraq blamed the Coalition, with the…
Summary
Published
1 November 2017
Civilians reported killed
45–50
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
1 November 2017
Incident Code
LQ060
Location
ورشفانة, Wershafana, Al Jafarah, Libya
Facebook sources reported “indiscriminate” shelling of Wershefana, 45km from Tripoli, with a BM-21 Grad. According to one source, Amany El Weshahy, the attack displaced civilians from the area. However there were no reports at the time of civilian harm. The War is Boring blog also reported artillery shelling but with Chinese GP1 laser-guided ammunition which…
Summary
Published
1 November 2017
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
31 October 2017
Incident Code
CI873
Location
الباغوز, Al Baghouz (near al-Qaiem, Iraq), Nineveh, Iraq
In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later announced the injuries of two civilians in an event near al Qaim. Their June 2018 civilian casualty report noted: "During a strike destroyed Daesh headquarters, two civilians were unintentionally injured." The Coalition provided Airwars with the location of this incident, accurate to within a…
Summary
Published
31 October 2017
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
30 October 2017
Incident Code
LC075
Location
الحدود الليبية المصرية, Libyan-Egyptian border, Al Kufrah, Libya
Two sources reported that the Egyptian Air Force destroyed six vehicles at the border with Egypt in the Kufra district. One of them claimed that it had loaded weapons and ammunition while another claimed it was a civilian car coming back from a fishing trip. Mansoura Today reported, for example, that “Yesterday, the air force…
Summary
Published
30 October 2017
Civilians reported killed
0–1
Civilians reported injured
0–1
Military Actor
Egyptian Military
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Incident Date
30 October 2017
Incident Code
LC074
Location
الفتايح, Al Fatayeh, Darnah, Libya
In the first significant civilian casualty report in several months, various sources said that between 12 and 18 civilians were killed in an airstrike in Al-Fatayih – among them up to eight children and five women. In addition, 25 to 30 people were reported injured in the strike. Most sources claim Egypt was responsible for…
Summary
Published
30 October 2017
Civilians reported killed
12–18
Civilians reported injured
15–30
Military Actor
LNA/UAE Military/Egyptian Military
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Incident Date
26 October 2017
Incident Code
CI872
Location
Al Qaim (Romana area), Al Anbar, Iraq
Sources reported the deaths of 22 civilians and dozens of wounded as a result of an airstrike on the Romana area in Al Qaim. Local media outlets Yaqein and Dhiqar also reported the bombing. Both quoted a military source confirming the airstrike. However, Yaqein, as well as Dhiqar, mentioned both the Coalition and the Iraqi…
Summary
Published
26 October 2017
Civilians reported killed
22
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
23 October 2017
Incident Code
LQ059
Location
الحدود الليبية المصرية, Libyan-Egyptian border, Al Butnan, Libya
Egyptian planes destroyed a convoy of eight cars before it crossed the border from Libya. Reportedly the cars were loaded with weapons and belonged to an unknown extremist militia. Al Hayat reported the following: “Army spokesman Colonel Tamer al-Rifai said that Egyptian forces are conducting sweeps and raiding to the mountains and mountainous areas to…
Summary
Published
23 October 2017
Military Actor
Egyptian Military
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Incident Date
17 October 2017
Incident Code
CI871
Location
القائم, Al Qaim, Al Anbar, Iraq
In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the death of one civilian in an event near Al Qaim, Iraq. Their December 2017 civilian casualty report noted: "During a Coalition strike which destroyed one ISIS VBIED production facility, two ISIS support buildings and ISIS weapons cache it was assessed that one…
Summary
Published
17 October 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
16 October 2017
Incident Code
CI870
Location
Al Qaim, Al Anbar, Iraq
According to a single source, different areas of Al Qaim were targeted, resulting in possible civilian harm. The vague report noted Victims of aerial bombing of the international coalition aircraft in various areas of Qaim, west of Anbar. At the moment there is limited information on the incident, Airwars will amend the entry when any…
Summary
Published
16 October 2017
Civilians reported killed
0–2
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
13 October 2017
Incident Code
CI869
Location
الحصيبة, Husaybah, main market, Al Anbar, Iraq
According to local media reported that at least 20 fatalities and several wounded occurred following alleged Coalition airstrikes on the city of Al Qaim, Anbar. Yaqein quoted one press statement in which a police source specified that international coalition aircraft bombed the area of Hasayba market. This location, as well as the number of casualties, was confirmed…
Summary
Published
13 October 2017
Civilians reported killed
20
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
10 October 2017
Incident Code
CI867
Location
Rawah, Al Anbar, Iraq
A number of sources reported that civilians were killed or injured following a coalition or Iraqi forces strike which targeted several areas in Rawa, west of Anbar province. Yaqein reported heavy bombardments on Rawa by the alleged Coalition aircraft, resulting in civilian casualties and injured as well as substantial damage to homes and vehicles, along with…
Summary
Published
10 October 2017
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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