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Incident Date

9 May 2017

Incident Code

CI701

Location

عنة والقائم, Al Qaim and Anah, Al Anbar, Iraq
At least 27 civilians were reportedly killed and dozens wounded by airstrikes in Anbar province, according to local sources. Iraqi Spring Media Center said that 27 civilians were killed and 50 wounded in strikes on the towns of Anah and Al Qaim, in western Anbar. Yaqein put the death toll at 38 – “mostly civilians”…

Summary

Published
9 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
27–37
Civilians reported injured
50
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

9 May 2017

Incident Code

CI700

Location

الرفاعي, Mosul, Rifae, Nineveh, Iraq
A father and son were caught in a bombing in western Mosul, according to local reports. Several sources, including Sawlf Ateka, reported that Dr. Nuri Saeed al-Rawaji was killed along with his son Omar in the Rifae neighborhood of western Mosul. Ajel Al Mosul blamed their deaths on Iraq security forces, as did Yaqein, which…

Summary

Published
9 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
2–3
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

9 May 2017

Incident Code

CI699

Location

الموصل: الزنجيلي, Mosul, Zanjili, Nineveh, Iraq
Local press sources reported that ‘dozens of civilians were killed and injured’ in raids by the Iraqi government and/or the Coalition on Zanjili neighboordhood, in West Mosul. Yaqein Agency spoke of “heavy and indiscriminate shelling”. No further details are presently available.

Summary

Published
9 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
12–24
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

8 May 2017

Incident Code

USYEMTr083

Location

صحن الجن, Sahn Al Jin, Ma'rib, Yemen
Multiple local language sources reported that US airstrikes targeted alleged AQAP militants with "phosphorous bombs" near Sahn Al Jin, in Marib governorate, on May 8th 2017. Though most sources assigned responsibility to the US, two social media sources instead asserted that Saudi Arabian forces were responsible, leading Airwars to assess this event as Contested. There…

Summary

Published
8 May 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Military actors reported killed
12–24
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Incendiary
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

8 May 2017

Incident Code

RS2215

Location

كفر زيتا, Kafr Zita, Hama, Syria
A young man was killed in Kafr Zita, however there is confusion as to how he died. VDC reported that he was victim of Russian troops, and they listed him as from Kafr Zita, but do not specify where he was killed.  There are no reports of others civilian casualties or wounded. Other sources reported that he…

Summary

Published
8 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
0–1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

8 May 2017

Incident Code

CS788

Location

near Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, on August 4th 2017 the Coalition said it had concluded an assessment on social media claims of civilian harm “near Raqqah, Iraq”. According to the Coalition report,”102. May 8, 2017, near Raqqah, Syria, via social media report: After a review of available information it was assessed that…

Summary

Published
8 May 2017
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

8 May 2017

Incident Code

CI698

Location

Mosul, Al Hermat (nr al Haque mosque), Nineveh, Iraq
Three civilians were killed and three injured in a mortar strike by an unknown party during the battle for control of al Hermat, according to an Amnesty International field investigation. Amnesty shared the following eyewitness report with Airwars: “On 8 May, a mortar shell fell on my neighbour’s house, in Hermat 5, right next to…

Summary

Published
8 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

8 May 2017

Incident Code

CI697

Location

الموصل: غرب/الجانب الأيمن, Mosul, West / Right side, Nineveh, Iraq
A doctor reported to local media that up to 300 civilians had been killed and wounded in 48 hours of heavy fighting in West Mosul Farid Orfali, a doctor at a German field hospital on the western Mosul border, had told Alaraby news that “more than 300 civilians have been killed and wounded, and we…

Summary

Published
8 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
100–250
Civilians reported injured
100–250
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

8 May 2017

Incident Code

CS787

Location

حي الاسكندرية, Tabaqah, Ishtiqariyah, Raqqa, Syria
In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the injury of a civilian in a strike on ISIS headquarters in al Tabaqah. Their August 2017 civilian casualty report noted: "During a strike on an ISIS headquarters, after reviewing post-strike video, it was assessed that one civilian, who was not observed near…

Summary

Published
8 May 2017
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

8 May 2017

Incident Code

CS786

Location

حي الوهب, Tabaqah, Al Wahab (First Neighbourhood), Raqqa, Syria
A family – comprising of a husband, wife and a two-year-old child – were reportedly killed in an alleged Coalition airstrike in the Al Awwal neighbourhood of Tabaqa. The first source, Mohab Nasser, reported the casualties and blamed the Coalition. All subsequent reporting was based on this report, however Euphrates Post also published an image…

Summary

Published
8 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

8 May 2017

Incident Code

CS785

Location

كديران, Kdeiran, Raqqa, Syria
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that “warplanes believed to belong to the International Coalition bombed places in the Kdieran area which is located in the western countryside of al-Raqqa. There is information about casualties and damage to the property of the citizens.” Both Qasioun and Sohaib_heskayi reported the Coalition “destroyed the Al-Hamdawi mosque”…

Summary

Published
8 May 2017
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

8 May 2017

Incident Code

CS784

Location

مزرعة الجلاء, Al Jalaa farm, Raqqa, Syria
Three civilians died and several more were wounded in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Al Jalaa farm, according to local sources. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, “There is confirmed information about the death of three people of one family including two brothers who were killed due to bombing by warplanes believed to…

Summary

Published
8 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

8 May 2017

Incident Codes

CS783 RS2214

Location

دبسي فرج, Dibsi Faraj, Raqqa, Syria
One civilian died and four more were wounded in an airstrike on Dibsi Faraj village, local sources said – though reports were conflicted as to whether the Coalition, Russia or the Syrian regime were to blame. The journalist Ahmad al Shibl reported the Coalition had been “targeting the main road between Dibsi Faraj and Dibsi…

Summary

Published
8 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
4
Military Actor
Russian Military, U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

8 May 2017

Incident Codes

CS782 RS2213

Location

دبسي عفنان, Dibsi Afnan, Raqqa, Syria
Two adult male civilians died - as well as one additional child casualty - and up to a dozen or more were wounded in an airstrike on the village of Dibsi Afnan, according to local media. Most sources blame Russia, while some alleged that the regime was responsible – though more than three commentators also…

Summary

Published
8 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
2–3
Civilians reported injured
3–24
Military Actor
Russian Military, U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

8 May 2017

Incident Code

CS781

Location

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
Between seven and ten civilians died and dozens more were wounded in an alleged Coalition airstrike on a vehicle carrying displaced civilians at the outskirts of Raqqa, according to local media. The Step News Agency reported: “On Monday, May 8, the International coalition committed a new massacre in Raqqa province after it targeted a convoy…

Summary

Published
8 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
7–10
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

8 May 2017

Incident Code

CS780

Location

حي الوهب, Tabaqah, Al Wahab (First Neighbourhood), Raqqa, Syria
According to the Smart News Network two civilians died and seven were injured – in addition to the death of one member of IS and the wounding of two more – in an alleged Coalition airstrike or artillery strike on Tabaqa. Other reports gave some context, with RFS noting that “Syrian Democratic Forces managed to…

Summary

Published
8 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
7
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

8 May 2017

Incident Code

CI696

Location

17 تموز, Mosul, Tammuz / July 17th, Nineveh, Iraq
In its July 2017 monthly casualty report, the Coalition said it had killed a civilian in the Tammuz 17 area of Mosul. The man’s family reported his name as Laith Azhar Saadallah al-Obeidi. According to the report, “during a strike on an ISIS command and control node, it was assessed that one civilian was unintentionally…

Summary

Published
8 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

8 May 2017

Incident Code

CI695

Location

الإصلاح الزراعي, Mosul, Islah al Zirai, Nineveh, Iraq
Two local sources reported that three children and their mother were killed after a either an airstrike or rocket attack hit their house in Islah Al Zerae neighborhood, in West Mosul. The Nineveh Media Centre reported that “Local source confirmed the martyrdom of three children and their mother when a rocket attack targeted their house.”…

Summary

Published
8 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
4
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

7 May 2017

Incident Code

RS2212

Location

الكناوية, Al-Kinawiya, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
Twelve civilians were killed, and others were wounded, following an airstrike which targeted a residential neighbourhood in Al-Kinawiya, Aleppo, according to reports from the ground. All sources blamed Russian warplanes for the raid. According to sources, women and children were killed. Additionally, a local source, @majd12347651, reported that the civilians were internally displaced persons.  Homes were…

Summary

Published
7 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
12
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

7 May 2017

Incident Code

RS2211

Location

الطيبة, Tayba, Homs, Syria
A single source reported that a child and two other civilians were killed, and two members of ISIS were wounded, following an airstrike on Tayba.  There are no other details at this time.

Summary

Published
7 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
0–2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

Incident Code

CS779

Location

الثورة‎, Tabaqah, Raqqa, Syria
Between 20 and 40 civilians including eight children and four women died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on the Al Awwal and Al Thaleth neighbourhood of Al Tabaqa, according to local media. All sources attributed the incident to the Coalition, though there was some uncertainly on the date of the incident with a number of…

Summary

Published
7 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
20–40
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

7 May 2017

Incident Code

CI694

Location

الموصل: غرب/الجانب الأيمن, Mosul, West / Right side, Nineveh, Iraq
One report on social media said that an ISIS member named Ali Ubaid ‘Issa Dagher (Abujrajis) was killed with his “entire family” including his mother in an airstrike. It is presently unclear in which West Mosul neighbourhood the strike occurred. No further details are presently known.

Summary

Published
7 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

7 May 2017

Incident Code

CI693

Location

الشلالات, Mosul, Shalalat, Nineveh, Iraq
Residents and local media sources said that 34 civilians were killed and 77 (numbers reportedly mentioned by ISIL press agency) wounded after Coalition airstrikes and shelling by Iraqi government forces hit many neighbourhoods in West Mosul. @sh0_news said in a tweet that “more than 130 martyred civilians are the result of the bombing of the…

Summary

Published
7 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
34
Civilians reported injured
77
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

7 May 2017

Incident Code

CS778

Location

الثورة‎, Tabaqah, Raqqa, Syria
At least five civilians, including two women, were reportedly killed and 11 more were injured in Tabaqa in what appears to be shelling by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) supported by airstrikes carried out by the Coalition. One member of ISIL was also reportedly killed and several more were injured, according to Smart News Agency.…

Summary

Published
7 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
5
Civilians reported injured
11
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

Incident Code

CS777

Location

between Al Jizera and Al Shamiyah (Raqqah), Raqqa, Syria

Summary

Published
6 May 2017
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

6 May 2017

Incident Code

CS776

Location

ميادين, Al Mayadin, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Two local sources reported that a civilian was killed in a Coalition airstrike on Al Mayadeen town. There was initially some uncertainty about the date of the event: A Natek reported it on May 8th, while according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights – which published its report on May 8th – the named victim…

Summary

Published
6 May 2017
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

6 May 2017

Incident Code

CS775

Location

الشهداء, al Shuhada, Raqqa, Syria
The Step News Agency reported that the Coalition “launched several air raids targeting al Shuhadaa [the Martyrs] district near E’nezan bakery in the city of Raqqa, which resulted in a number of wounded“. Sour News also reported an “air raid” – but didn’t identify the culprit – in the area “between the Bakery of E’nezan…

Summary

Published
6 May 2017
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

6 May 2017

Incident Code

CS774

Location

الثورة‎, Tabaqah, Raqqa, Syria
Two civilian males were reported injured in Tabaqa. However how the injuries were sustained was not clear. The two men were said to be in stable condition after being transported from Tabaqa to a hospital in Hasaka, roughly 250km away.

Summary

Published
6 May 2017
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

5 May 2017

Incident Code

RS2210

Location

مخيم اليرموك, Al Yarmouk Refugee Camp, Damascus, Syria
The bodies of 20 civilians, including women and children, were recovered in Yarmouk refugee camp south of Damascus who were allegedly killed in airstrikes on May 5th 2018. It is unclear who was responsible for the airstrikes. Smart News accused both the Syrian regime and Russian forces of the civilian harm. Masri News reported that…

Summary

Published
5 May 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
20–25
Civilians reported injured
5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

5 May 2017

Incident Code

RS2209

Location

الطيبة, al-Tayba, Homs, Syria
In this single source event, an aircraft "likely to be Russian", carried out airstrikes in the vicinity of al-Taybeh village, Homs, killing two civilians and wounded another three, Smart News Agency reported. There are currently no further details available.  

Summary

Published
5 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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