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Incident Date
27 September 2017
Incident Code
CI856
Location
Mutaybayjah, Salah Al Din, Iraq
Local media outlet Yagein claimed that hundreds were killed and wounded following alleged US-Coalition strikes on Metebija, in the east of Salahadin province. The Iraq Spring Media Center also alleged the Coalition conducted raids in the area, though it did not refer to civilian casualties. A source who spoke to Yagein claimed: the Coalition aircraft bombed…
Summary
Published
27 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
0–100
Civilians reported injured
0–100
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
25 September 2017
Incident Code
CI854
Location
القائم, Al Qaim, Al Anbar, Iraq
Local press sources said that dozens of civilians were killed following alleged US-led Coalition strikes on Qaem district, west of Anbar during a major offensive by ISF. According to Yagein, residential neighbourhoods of the district were targeted resulting in the death of civilians. Yagein held the Coalition responsibly. Anbar News said houses of the Al…
Summary
Published
25 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
12–24
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
25 September 2017
Incident Code
CI855
Location
الجماهير, Al Jamahir, Al Anbar, Iraq
In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the injury of one civilian in an event near Al Jamahir, Iraq. Their December 2017 civilian casualty report noted: "During a Coalition strike which destroyed an ISIS headquarters, it was assessed that one civilian was unintentionally injured." In July 2019, the Coalition provided…
Summary
Published
25 September 2017
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
24 September 2017
Incident Code
CI853
Location
بطمة, Al Butma near Huwaija, Kirkuk, Iraq
Local media reported airstrikes in Huwaija south of Kirkuk province, during an Iraqi assault to capture the city from ISIS. Yagein alleged the US-led Coalition was responsible and cited dead and wounded following the raids. Alzab made a plea to ISF: We hope the security forces ascertain the proper coordinates of their goals in order to…
Summary
Published
24 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
20 September 2017
Incident Code
CI852
Location
Karabla, Al Anbar, Iraq
Local press said a number of civilians were killed following airstrikes on Karabla in Qaem district, west of Anbar province. It was alleged by sources that the strikes killed a number of owners of car maintenance shops after they targeted the industrial district. The US-led Coalition was not blamed for the attack, however, nor were…
Summary
Published
20 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
19 September 2017
Incident Code
CI851
Location
Huwaija, Sina'iya area, Kirkuk, Iraq
According to two local sources, some civilians killed following an alleged Coalition airstrike targeted the residential neighbourhoods in Huwaija. Al Rafdain said that a number of civilians were killed and others wounded in an aerial bombardment, with a press source reportedly adding that aircraft bombed three sites in the Sina’iya area in Hawija, resulting in deaths…
Summary
Published
19 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
18 September 2017
Incident Code
CI849
Location
القائم, Al Qaim, Al Anbar, Iraq
Civilian casualties were reported following air raids and/or artillery strikes on the district of Qaim, in the west of Anbar province. Yaqin first reported US occupation heavy artillery shelling on areas of the Anbar, coinciding with the continued displacement of families in the absence of food and medicine. A second Yaqin report alleged civilian casualties…
Summary
Published
18 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
0–1
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
18 September 2017
Incident Code
CI850
Location
Huwaija, Kirkuk, Iraq
Local source Yaqin alleged civilians killed and wounded, following Coalition airstrikes on Hawija. According to a well-informed source quoted in the report, “aircraft of the International Coalition bombed three sites in the industrial area of the province of Hawija”, the source added, the bombing resulted in the deaths of a number of dead and wounded…
Summary
Published
18 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
17 September 2017
Incident Code
CI848
Location
الحصيبة, Husaybah, Al Anbar, Iraq
Local media reported on the death of six civilians, and dozens wounded following alleged US-led Coalition airstrikes on Husaybah, west of Anbar. An initial report was released by Yaqin, which suspected the Coalition had targeted “villages on the border between Syria and Iraq”. A’maq [ISIS propaganda] then reported: US shelling killed six and wounded ten…
Summary
Published
17 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
6
Civilians reported injured
10–24
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
14 September 2017
Incident Code
CI847
Location
عنه, Anah, Al Anbar, Iraq
A single source reported on the death of a family following an aerial bombardment on the residential areas of Anah, west of Anbar province. The source said a woman and a girl died. However, the exact number of the family member was unclear. The US-led Coalition was not identified as a possible culprit, nor was…
Summary
Published
14 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
2–11
Civilians reported injured
2–11
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
13 September 2017
Incident Code
CI845
Location
Anah and Rawah, Al Anbar, Iraq
A single source, Yaqin, alleged the US-led Coalition conducted airstrikes in the areas of Anah and Rawah, Anbar province resulting in civilian harm. According to the report, airstrikes and/ or artillery strikes resulted in civilians casualties and caused physical damage. The report noted that an unknown number of people were injured and civilian homes damaged.…
Summary
Published
13 September 2017
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
13 September 2017
Incident Code
CI846
Location
Al Zab district of Hawijah, Kirkuk, Iraq
Yaqin reported on the death of five civilians following US or Iraqi airstrikes on the district of Haweija, in the Tamim area. A source reportedly told Yaqin, The Joint Air Force bombed several areas in Hawija district, killing five people. The source added: the shelling caused a state of terror among the population and caused…
Summary
Published
13 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
5
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
11 September 2017
Incident Code
CI844
Location
Rawah, Al Anbar, Iraq
Yaqin reported civilians casualties following the bombardment of aircraft of the International Alliance on the areas of Rawah district, west of Anbar province. There is only a single source for this incident, therefore information is presently limited.
Summary
Published
11 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
0–1
Civilians reported injured
0–1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
10 September 2017
Incident Code
CI842
Location
Huwaija, Kirkuk, Iraq
A single source reported the injuring of civilians following an alleged attack by the US-led Coalition on the district of Huwaija. The source, Iraqi News, said the aerial bombardment by international coalition aircraft targeted residential neighbourhoods and that their sources confirm the injury of civilians. No additional details are presently known.
Summary
Published
10 September 2017
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
10 September 2017
Incident Code
CI843
Location
Al Qaim, Al Anbar, Iraq
According to a number of sources, civilian casualties were occurred following alleged Coalition actions at Al Qaim – although reporting was confused. A number of sources reported government attacks on Anah and Rawah, coupled with Coalition air or possible guided missile strikes at Al Qaim, western Anbar province. According to a subsequent report by Yaqin,…
Summary
Published
10 September 2017
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
7 September 2017
Incident Code
CI841
Location
Abassi, Kirkuk, Iraq
At least 12 and as many as dozens of civilians were reported killed following alleged US-led Coalition airstrikes on Abbasi, Huweija in the Tamim province. According to Al-Rafiden the Coalition launched 17 raids on the Huweija area. The Coalition was accused by the outlet of a bombardment on the city, that killed and wounded dozens…
Summary
Published
7 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
12–24
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
7 September 2017
Incident Code
CI839
Location
عنه, Anah, near Rafidain Bank, Al Anbar, Iraq
Yaqein reported on the aerial bombardment of International Alliance aircraft on the districts of Anah, injuring 7 civilians. However, in two later reports, the news agency stated that the Iraqi army launched air raids targeting residential areas. The US-led Coalition later accepted responsibility for the event, saying it had unintentionally injured seven civilians. The Iraqi…
Summary
Published
7 September 2017
Civilians reported injured
7
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
7 September 2017
Incident Code
CI840
Location
Rawah, Al Anbar, Iraq
Local media reported that an unidentified aircraft carried out an airstrike on a residential district in Rawa, killing up to seven civilians and wounding three more. Yaqin was the only source to attribute responsibility, blaming Iraqi forces, There was shelling by government aircraft targeting residential areas in the district of Rawa, west of Anbar, killing…
Summary
Published
7 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
6–7
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
2 September 2017
Incident Code
CI837
Location
U'boor district of Anbar, Al Anbar, Iraq
A single report from Yaqein claimed the US-led Coalition had conducted an intensive aerial bombardment resulting in 200 civilians killed and injured within a 48 hour period. The specifics of the civilian casualties, including the toll and identity is currently unknown. Yaqein described indiscriminate bombing by the warplanes of the international coalition aircraft, asserting that…
Summary
Published
2 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
50–100
Civilians reported injured
50–100
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
2 September 2017
Incident Code
CI838
Location
Al Qaim, Al Anbar, Iraq
Yaqein reported that 22 civilians were killed following alleged airstrikes by the US-led Coalition west of Anbar Province in Al Qaim. According to a local source cited in Yaqein, an airstrike of the international coalition aircraft” targeted the area. In addition to killing 22 people it also allegedly caused considerable material damage.
Summary
Published
2 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
22
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
30 August 2017
Incident Code
CI836
Location
Al Qaim, Al Anbar, Iraq
Local media reported on the death of civilians following alleged US-Coalition airstrikes on Al Qaiem District. According to Yagein, the aircraft launched two raids targeting residential neighbourhoods and the school of the Eastern Renaissance. The sources added that the bombing caused the destruction of a number of houses which led to deaths and injuries of…
Summary
Published
30 August 2017
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
27 August 2017
Incident Code
CI835
Location
Eyathia, Tal Afar, Nineveh, Iraq
A major civilian casualty event took place in Tal Afar district, North West of Mosul, following aerial bombardment, local media reported. Dozens were killed according to witnesses, including entire families of mostly women and children. The local media organisation Kurdistan24 said that as many as 59 families had died in an attack it blamed on…
Summary
Published
27 August 2017
Civilians reported killed
40–150
Civilians reported injured
30
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
23 August 2017
Incident Code
CI834
Location
الكرابلة, Mahdi school area of Karabla, Al Anbar, Iraq
Five civilians, including three women, were reported killed following airstrikes on Karabla. In particular, the Mahdi School was said to have been hit. Sources described heavy shelling by warplanes. While the Yagein news agency referred to government aircraft as the perpetrators, it was not clear from other reports who was responsible for the strike, however.…
Summary
Published
23 August 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
21 August 2017
Incident Code
CI833
Location
تلعفر, Tal Afar, Nineveh, Iraq
Local sources reported that more than 30 civilians were killed in an aerial bombardment on Tal Afar, west of Mosul, Nineveh. A single source, Omara Al Halbusi, blamed the US-led Coalition for the attack, which he claimed destroyed houses and the civilians inside. The other sources tracked by Airwars did not specify any particular faction…
Summary
Published
21 August 2017
Civilians reported killed
30
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
20 August 2017
Incident Code
CI832
Location
تل عفر, Tal Afar, Nineveh, Iraq
In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the deaths of two civilians in an incident near Tal Afar, Iraq. Their January 2018 civilian casualty report noted "During a Coalition strike which killed at least two ISIS members and destroyed an ISIS indirect fire weapon system being prepared to fire it…
Summary
Published
20 August 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
19 August 2017
Incident Code
CI828
Location
عنه, Anah, Al Anbar, Iraq
Local media sources reported on the death of an unknown number of civilians following alleged airstrikes on Anah district in Anbar Province. The head of the district council, Abdul Karim al-Ani, called on the government to stop the shelling because it targets the homes of unarmed civilians and has led to deaths and injuries. All…
Summary
Published
19 August 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
19 August 2017
Incident Code
CI829
Location
القائم, Qaem, Al Anbar, Iraq
Local media sources reported on the death of an unknown number of civilians, after alleged airstrikes on Qeam district in Anbar Province. The head of the district council, Abdul Karim al-Ani, called on the government to stop the shelling because it targets the homes of unarmed civilians and has led to deaths and injuries. All…
Summary
Published
19 August 2017
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
19 August 2017
Incident Code
CI830
Location
Tal Afar, Nineveh, Iraq
As many as 300 civilians were allegedly killed and injured in Tal Afar over three days of shelling. Information on the number of lives lost was retrieved from local medical sources, who said mostly women and children were killed and wounded. According to JBC – which said that 300 civilians were killed across two days…
Summary
Published
19 August 2017
Civilians reported killed
150–300
Civilians reported injured
150–300
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
19 August 2017
Incident Code
CI831
Location
تلعفر, Tal Afar, Nineveh, Iraq
In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the deaths of five civilians in an event near Tal Afar, Iraq. Their October 2017 civilian casualty report noted: "During a Coalition strike that destroyed an ISIS headquarters structure, it was assessed that five civilians were unintentionally killed." In July 2019 the Coalition…
Summary
Published
19 August 2017
Civilians reported killed
5
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
18 August 2017
Incident Code
CI827
Location
Akashat, Al Anbar, Iraq
Local press and other sources reported on the death of three civilians, all from the same family, in airstrikes on Al Rutba, 420 km west of Baghdad. According to Amad Al-Dulaimi, the mayor of Ar Rutba, the family was killed following a bomb dropped by an unknown aircraft. Sahafaty News also quoted the mayor who…
Summary
Published
18 August 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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