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Incident Date
24 October 2016
Incident Code
CI307
Location
Abu Jarbua, Nineveh, Iraq
أبو جربوعة
A local source told Airwars’ Iraq-based field researcher that three families have died in the village of Abu Jarbuha, followed Coalition airstrikes allegedly destroyed their homes. With British airstrikes confirmed in the area that day, Airwars reached out to the MoD, with information which included geolocates within 1km of the likely vicinity of the event…
Summary
Published
24 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
6–9
Civilians reported injured
4
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
24 October 2016
Incident Code
CI308
Location
Tubzawa, Nineveh, Iraq
طوبزاوة
A local source reported that An adult civilian male killed followed an alleged Coalition strike on the village of Tubzawa. According to a single source, Mr Shihab’s two sons Younis aged 7 and Mustafa aged 2 years old were also severely injured in the incident – and were being treated in the intensive care unit at Irbil…
Summary
Published
24 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
23 October 2016
Incident Code
CI305
Location
Qaraqosh, Nineveh, Iraq
بخديدا (Bakhdida)
The Coalition announced it was conducting an assessment of a possible civilian casualty event: Currently, three reports received in October are still being assessed… 3. Oct. 23, 2016, near Qaraqosh and Hasana, Iraq. A Coalition report issued the following month noted: Oct. 23, 2016, near Qaraqosh and Hasana, Iraq: Insufficient information provided or available to…
Summary
Published
23 October 2016
Civilians reported injured
0–1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
22 October 2016
Incident Code
CI303
Location
Fadhiliya, Nineveh, Iraq
فايده
A family of eight was killed in a Coalition airstrike on the ISIL-occupied village of Fadhiliya. CENTCOM later confirmed it had carried out the airstrikes and had killed all eight civilians. Iraq based reporter Fazel Hawramy spoke by phone with family members in the village shortly after the event, who confirmed that eight people had…
Summary
Published
22 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
8
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
22 October 2016
Incident Code
CI304
Location
Qaraqosh, Nineveh, Iraq
بخديدا (Bakhdida)
The Coalition announced in December 2016 it was conducting an assessment of a possible civilian casualty event: Currently, three reports received in October are still being assessed… Oct. 22, 2016, near Qaraqosh and Hasana, Iraq. On January 2nd 2017 a new Coalition report noted: No Coalition strikes were conducted on structures in the geographic area…
Summary
Published
22 October 2016
Civilians reported injured
0–1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
21 October 2016
Incident Code
CI301
Location
Duquq, Kirkuk, Iraq
داقوق
At least 15 civilians – most or all women – were killed and 45 or more wounded by an airstrike which hit a Shi’ite shrine in Duquq, according to local sources. The Coalition later categorically denied that it was responsible for the event, with Iraqi aircraft most likely at fault. Local official Amir Huda Karam…
Summary
Published
21 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
15
Civilians reported injured
45–50
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
21 October 2016
Incident Code
CI302
Location
Mosul, South, girls' school, Nineveh, Iraq
الموصل
The Russian Military General Staff claimed that a Coalition airstrike on a girls’ school south of Mosul killed a number of civilians. According to Sputnik News, The Russian General Staff said that more than 60 civilians were killed and 200 others were injured during air strikes launched by the international coalition led by the United…
Summary
Published
21 October 2016
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
20 October 2016
Incident Code
CI300
Location
Mosul, Hadba, Nineveh, Iraq
حي الحدباء
One civilian male was killed in Mosul’s Hadba neighbourhood by Coalition strikes, according to local reports. Al Rafidain Network for Human Rights reported that a young man named Mustafa Bushar al Qaddu was killed inside his home due to Coalition strikes. Iraaq 18 said the civilian casualties occured after the Coalition destroyed a vehicle-borne IED:…
Summary
Published
20 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
19 October 2016
Incident Code
CI299
Location
Mosul, Muhammadiyah Mosque, Nineveh, Iraq
الموصل
Between two and three civilians were killed in a Coalition strike on the Al Rawda Al Muhammadiyah Mosque in the al-Muthanna area of Mosul city, according to local MP Abd Al Raheem Al Shamery and other sources. According to some reports, a kindergarten at the mosque was also destroyed. Given reported British actions in the…
Summary
Published
19 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
2–3
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
18 October 2016
Incident Code
CI297
Location
Hamam al Alil, Nineveh, Iraq
حمام العليل
On the second day of the offensive to recapture Mosul, Coalition strikes reportedly damaged a medical center in the south of the city leaving several dead, including at least three children. Al Rafidain Network for Human Rights reported that “American” bombings targeted a health center in Hamam al-Alil, south of Mosul. Ahmed Mashal posted that…
Summary
Published
18 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
18 October 2016
Incident Code
CI298
Location
Mosul, Al-Qaysiyat and Al-Arabi, Nineveh, Iraq
لقوسيات والعربي
Up to nine civilians, including a woman and one or more children, were killed in overnight bombing in Mosul according to local reports. Al Rafidain Network for Human Rights reported a bombing “killed or wounded innocent civilians, including women and children.” Al Hathalyoum placed the death toll at eight: “A security source and local residents…
Summary
Published
18 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
8–9
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
17 October 2016
Incident Code
CI295
Location
Mosul, Zinjili, Nineveh, Iraq
حي الزنجيلي
On the first day of a major Iraqi and Coalition assault to recapture Mosul, nine civilians including five members of one family were alleged killed in an airstrike. Iraq News reported “intensive Coalition raids on the areas of Bab al Jadid and Hadbah, west of Mosul, with reports of civilian casualties.” Accordng to Islam Memo,…
Summary
Published
17 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
8–9
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
17 October 2016
Incident Code
CI296
Location
Makkuk (near Qaryah), Nineveh, Iraq
Local eyewitness said that two children were killed and another injured badly when Coalition airstrike targeted an ISIL building in Makkuk village in Makhmur near Qayyarah at 10.10am. While al Rafidain made no mention of civilian casualties, it reported “a rocket attack caused the destruction of an ISIL facility in Qayyarah.”
Summary
Published
17 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
13 October 2016
Incident Code
CI294
Location
Mosul, Masaref and Rifak, Nineveh, Iraq
المصارف
Nine civilians were killed alongside 13 members of ISIS in Mosul, according to local sources. NRN reported that Coalition aircraft launched two raids on the Masaref and Rifak neighbourhoods of the city. A correspondent said the attack targeted banks and sites belonging to ISIL members. The attacks were heavy and [caused] extensive damage to public…
Summary
Published
13 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
9
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
13 October 2016
Incident Code
CI294a
Location
Shora village near Qayyarah, Nineveh, Iraq
Following the New York Times Magazine's Uncounted investigation, the Coalition later confirmed the injury of a civilian in an event in Shora, a village near Qayyarah, Iraq. According to reporters Azmat Khan and Anand Ghopal, "Mohammad Mansour Abdullah’s house was next to the home of an Army Officer who fled Shora when ISIS took over. An…
Summary
Published
13 October 2016
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
6 October 2016
Incident Code
CI293
Location
Mosul, Dawassa area, Nineveh, Iraq
الموصل
Local sources claimed a Coalition targeted the Al Dawwasa area south of Mosul, resulting in 3 to 7 civilian deaths and 11 injuries. Citing a local source, Al Araby said: the air strike targeted the al Dawwasa area (south of Mosul), which targeted some residential buildings in the area. The source said seven civilians were…
Summary
Published
6 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
3–7
Civilians reported injured
11
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
2 October 2016
Incident Code
CI292
Location
Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq
الموصل
Local sources reported the deaths of up to 23 civilians – including 17 children and 1 woman – following an alleged Coalition airstrike on Mosul’s Najjar neighbourhood. Officials later confirmed the deaths of 10 civilians in the event. Iraqi Spring reported at the time that The coalition air force has targeted a home in which…
Summary
Published
2 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
19–23
Civilians reported injured
11
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
24 September 2016
Incident Code
CI291
Location
Mosul, ISIS court in North Garage, Nineveh, Iraq
كراج الشمال
Two sources reported that 11 civilians killed followed alleged coalition jets targeted ISIS court in Mosul. The media office of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) in Mosul, Ghayath al-Surji, said, The international coalition aircraft bombed, at dawn today, ISIS Sharia court inside a residential neighbourhood at Karaj, in central Mosul, killing 11 civilians who…
Summary
Published
24 September 2016
Civilians reported killed
11
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
20 September 2016
Incident Code
CI290
Location
Mosul, Hadba and other neighbourhoods, Nineveh, Iraq
الدواسة والحدباء والنبي شيت والجوسق وكراج الشمال
Up to seven civilians were reported killed and 47 injured after the Coalition allegedly carried out dawn airstrikes on Mosul. According to Yaqein, areas targeted included Ghazlani and Nabi Sheet. Citing a local source it said locals were quick to evacuate the injured to nearby hospitals and the dead bodies to the morgue. Mosul Eye…
Summary
Published
20 September 2016
Civilians reported killed
3–7
Civilians reported injured
47
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
20–23 September, 2016
Incident Code
CI290a
Location
Shora, Nineveh, Iraq
الشوره
Three civilians were killed and another injured when Shora primary school, which had been taken over by ISIS to make bombs, was hit by an airstrike - an investigation by the New York Times Magazine found. According to a field investigation conducted by reporters Azmah Khan and Anand Gopal for the New York Times, “Shora…
Summary
Published
22 September 2016
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
19 September 2016
Incident Code
CI289
Location
Kabaisa, Al Anbar, Iraq
كبيسة
In an incident previously unknown to Airwars, according to a Coalition report, Sept. 19, 2016, near Kabaisa, Iraq: Report indicated civilians in a house were killed, but the only strike in the area that day was on a moving vehicle in a remote area. Given reported British actions in the near region that day, Airwars…
Summary
Published
19 September 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
16 September 2016
Incident Code
CI285
Location
Telul al-Baj, Nineveh, Iraq
تلول الباج
Local sources claimed the Coalition targeted civilian homes at Telul Al Baj, to the south of Mosul, which resulted in several deaths and injuries including among women and children. Yaqein said several raids hit the town which killed and injured two or more civilians. And the Iraqi Spring Media Centre reported that The coalition air…
Summary
Published
16 September 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
16 September 2016
Incident Code
CI286
Location
Zawiyah, Al Anbar, Iraq
الزاوية
An unspecified number of civilian casualties may have occurred near Haditha Dam following a reported strike on an imminent ISIL assault. According to El Nel News, Coalition aircraft bombed a gathering of Daesh militants, killing dozens of terrorists and foiling an attack on the perimeter of Haditha Dam in Anbar province in western Iraq. Yaqein…
Summary
Published
16 September 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
16 September 2016
Incident Code
CI287
Location
Rawa , Al Anbar, Iraq
راوة
Two families including children were reported killed following a Coalition and Iraq government aircraft allegedly struck Rawa in a nighttime strike near the town’s Haji Osman mosque. According to News of Iraq, names of four victims have been listed. Reporting for this event and that below (at Akashat and Saada) remains confused. Given reported British…
Summary
Published
16 September 2016
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
16 September 2016
Incident Code
CI288
Location
Akashat or Saada, Al Anbar, Iraq
عكاشات
An alleged Coalition airstrike in the al Qaim area resulted in the deaths of five civilians including two named children, according to reports. Yaqein placed the incident on the evening of Saturday 17th. Picture of two unnamed boys emerged the same day, whose deaths were blamed on the Coalition. Two other civilians named as were among…
Summary
Published
16 September 2016
Civilians reported killed
5
Civilians reported injured
7
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
8 September 2016
Incident Code
CI284
Location
Tall Afar, Nineveh, Iraq
تل عفر
Between two and seven civilians including women and children died – and five were injured – in an alleged Coalition airstrike on the Tel Al Shaeer and Aski Mosul areas in Tal Afar, west of Mosul, according to local sources. Yaqein reported that the Coalition carried out a strike that “targeted the villages of Tel…
Summary
Published
8 September 2016
Civilians reported killed
2–7
Civilians reported injured
5
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
31 August 2016
Incident Code
CI283
Location
Ramadi, Al Anbar, Iraq
الرمادي
In a previously unreported incident, the US admitted three months later that it had killed two civilians in an attack on Ramadi, noting that near Ramadi, Iraq, during a strike against an ISIL target, it is assessed that two civilians were killed. No additional details are presently known.
Summary
Published
31 August 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
23 August 2016
Incident Code
CI281
Location
Mosul, Hadba and Zuhoor, Nineveh, Iraq
حي الحدباء
Local sources claimed that the Coalition struck allegedly Hadbah and Zuhoor neighbourhoods in Mosul resulting in up to 10 deaths and additional injuries among other civilians. However US-led alliance has informed Airwars that We can confirm that no Coalition strikes were conducted in Mosul between August 22nd and August 24th. According to Yaqein, the international airline…
Summary
Published
23 August 2016
Civilians reported killed
9–10
Civilians reported injured
7–15
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
23 August 2016
Incident Code
CI282
Location
Qayyarah, Nineveh, Iraq
القيارة
In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the injury of one civilian in an airstrike on the northern outskirts of al Qayyarah. Their July 2018 civilian casualty report noted: "During a strike on Daesh improvised weapons assembly area, one civilian was unintentionally injured.” The Coalition provided Airwars with the location…
Summary
Published
23 August 2016
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
22 August 2016
Incident Code
CI280
Location
Qayyarah, Nineveh, Iraq
القيارة
According to various reports, 10 people were killed and 20 injured following an alleged Coalition strike at Qayyarah targeting by mistake civilians houses. Al Qayyarah Now – which described the strike as accidental – said children were among the dead. The Arabi Asad blog said two families died. Other local reports described heavy shelling of…
Summary
Published
22 August 2016
Civilians reported killed
10
Civilians reported injured
20
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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