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June 17, 2017
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Mosul, Zahra, Nineveh, IraqIn an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, on September 29th 2017 the Coalition said it had concluded an assessment on social media claims of civilian harm “near Mosul, Iraq”. According to the Coalition report, “114. June 17, 2017, near Mosul, Iraq, via social media report: After a review of available information it was assessed
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July 3, 2017
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دگة بركة, Mosul, Dakat Barka, Nineveh, IraqA local monitor reported the deaths of four named civilians after their home in Dakkat Barka was shelled by an unknown source. Mosul Ateka reported “The death of Mus’ab Talal al-Qasab (the son of Mukhtar Daga Baraka), his son, his sister and his sister’s daughter. Their bodies are still under the rubble, while the rest
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October 5, 2017
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Al Qaim, Al Anbar, IraqAccording to multiple local sources, one named victim died in an airstrike on Al Qaim. One source identified another possible victim, stating that the named civilian was bombed with his cousin in my uncle’s house from the Jagaifa tribe. There are currently no further details on this incident.
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December 25, 2023
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حي الجزائر, Algeria region, Hilla, Babylon Province, Babil, IraqOn the 25th of December, 2023, a declared U.S. airstrike was conducted against the headquarters of the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) in Hilla, central Iraq, reportedly injuring two female civilians: Shadhadan Karim Mirza, and Wasnah Maher Kahem. One member of the PMF was also killed and up to 19 other members of the PMF and
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December 9, 2014
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الفلوجة, Fallujah, Al Anbar, IraqUp to 9 civilians were reported killed and 32 injured in what NINA described as a “coalition airstrike” on people queuing for fuel in the city. On the following day Al Jazeera, Rudaw, NINA and Mobtaba all described attacks on the districts of “Al Jolan north of the city, Nizal in the centre of the
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March 19, 2015
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الحويجة, Hawijah, Kirkuk, IraqIn an event previously unknown to Airwars, an internal CENTCOM review of a Coalition strike on an ‘ISIL weapons assembly area’ at Hawijah identified a possible issue. According to the report, “ISR imagery showed that an unintentional potential ClVCAS may have occurred. Unidentified and unexpected personnel were seen IVO [in the vicinity of] the detonations.
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July 18, 2015
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مجارين, Majareen, Nineveh, IraqAccording to local MP Abdulrahman al Louzi, a dozen male agricultural workers died when the Coalition struck the village of Majareen. Among the dead were said to be five brothers from one family. The men were reported to have been converting hay to animal feed at the time of the attack. According to al-Louzi, “I
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December 5, 2015
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الرمادي, Ramadi, Warrar, Al Anbar, IraqLocal sources claimed that at least five civilians – mostly children and women from two displaced families – were killed and six to 12 wounded after an aerial bombing of their home in the Warrar area of Ramadi. Al Samaria quoted what it said was an anonymous source in the Daesh-occupied city: “Two missiles from
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January 21, 2016
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يت, Hit, Al Anbar, IraqLocal sources claimed Coalition airstrikes had struck residential homes in Abu Teban village in Hit, west of Ramadi, resulting in the deaths of eight civilians and the injuring of a further 18 – described as mostly women and children. Responding to a request for clarification about possible involvement given declared UK strikes between Ramadi and
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April 3, 2016
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حي الجري, Hit, Jerri and Amina, Al Anbar, IraqLocals reported that eight civilians died after the Coalition or Iraq government aircraft struck the Jerri and Amina neighbourhoods of Hit. The Coalition has denied responsibility. Among those killed was a family of six: a Facebook tribute page noted: “This is a picture of the martyr Riad Ahmed Rzeyk, who was forced out of his
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June 2, 2016
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الموصل, Mosul, Nineveh, IraqFour civilians were reported killed and 20 others wounded, and three members of Daesh died, after Coalition drone allegedly targeted an ISIS car, according to local sources. Nineveh Operations Command said that a “Hyundai” vehicle carrying three Daesh members was struck near a garage which sold chickens. The source said that “corpses littered the street“.
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August 19, 2016
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الجوسق, Mosul, Al-Jawsaq, Nineveh, IraqAs many as 19 civilians reportedly died in an alleged Coalition airstrike at Jissag near Mosul. Up to nine children and five women were said to be among the dead. Yaqein reported the deaths of a woman and her four children in what was described as a Coalition strike. The Iraqi Spring Media Centre also
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December 20, 2016
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شارع خالد بن الوليد, Mosul, Khalid Bin Al Waleed street / Al Masrif, Nineveh, IraqSeven civilians were killed in alleged Coalition strikes, according to local sources. ISIL-controlled Al A’amaq reported that seven people died in a US bombing at Khalid Bin Waleed Street on the eastern side of Mosul. At least three other outlets, including Al Kawaser reported identical reports, using the same language. A local source later named
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January 29, 2017
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الإصلاح الزراعي, Mosul, Isilah Zeraei / Agragarian Reform, Nineveh, IraqLocal sources said that seven civilians were killed and 19 others injured after Coalition airstrikes targeted a flour mill in the Agrarian Reform district at the right side of Mosul. Press sources had also reported that “the bombing caused considerable material damage to a number of civilian houses in the area (..)”
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February 23, 2017
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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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March 5, 2017
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الدواسة, Mosul, Dawassa area, Nineveh, IraqLocal and press sources said between 64 and 130 civilians were killed in total and many others injured by different kind of bombing during the Iraqi offensive to control the governmental compound in Dawassa at the right side of Mosul. Mosul Eye reported that “the number of civilian casualties today has risen to more than
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March 14, 2017
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المحطة, Mosul, Al Mahatta, Nineveh, IraqLocal residents told journalists of the French newspaper Mediapart that 26 people were killed after an airstrike reportedly carried out by an “American-built F-16” targeted an ISIL combatant who was sitting on the roof of their house. A young girl was also severely injured. The report by Mediapart.fr [in translation] reads: “In the neighbourhood of
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March 24, 2017
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الموصل: غرب/الجانب الأيمن, Mosul, West / Right side, Nineveh, IraqLocal sources said that eleven civilians were killed and 14 others were injured due to airstrikes and artillery shelling in several neighborhoods in the west of Mosul. While Sputnik News blamed the Coalition, other sources did not say who carried out the strikes.
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April 5, 2017
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الرفاعي, Mosul, Rifai, Nineveh, IraqIt was reported that the entire Al-Haj Nizar Al-Hallaq family – up to eight people – was killed after an airstrike hit their house near al-Nahda school in the Rifai neighbourhood of West Mosul. One of the victims was reported by Sawalef Maslaweya as Nizar Mahdi (Abu Muhammad), who used to be a barber. His
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April 15, 2017
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الإصلاح الزراعي, Mosul, Isilah Zeraei / Agragarian Reform, Nineveh, IraqLocal sources reported that at least eight civilians died after two missiles consecutively hit a two-floor house in Isilah Zeraei neighbourhood in West Mosul. Sources reported a similar incident hours earlier in the same neighbourhood, with casualty numbers so far unknown. Alsharqiya news noted that the two missiles were launched after an ISIL combatant sat
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April 28, 2017
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الصحة, Mosul, Saha, Nineveh, IraqLocal press sources and an Iraqi activist said that fifteen civilians died and five were injured after airstrikes hit a house in Saha (Health) neighborhood in West Mosul. Mohammed Fadel al-Hayali, a civilian activist, told TRT Arabic TV: “An airstrike targeted a house in Saha neighbourhood at the western district of Mosul yesterday evening, killing
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May 13, 2017
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عنه, Anah, Al Anbar, IraqResidents and local press said that up to 100 civilians were killed and dozens wounded after Coalition airstrikes and guided missiles allegedly hit multiple locations in and around Anah town, in Anbar province, on a Saturday evening. Noor Al Mustafa Dawood reported that “the bombing continued with more than four airstrikes and four missiles directed
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June 1, 2017
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حي الزنجيلي, Mosul, Zinjili, Nineveh, IraqLocal sources reported more than twenty civilians died – mostly children and women – after artillery shelling and/or an airstrike hit their houses in Zanjili neighbourhood, West Mosul. Among the victims were eleven members of one family. Most sources blamed Iraqi government forces for the shelling, while others did not say who was responsible. Local
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September 10, 2017
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Al Qaim, Al Anbar, IraqAccording 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,
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February 7, 2018
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المخيسة, Al Mikhisa village, Diyala, IraqThere 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
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January 23, 2015
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الرمادي, Ramadi, Al Anbar, IraqAn internal CENTCOM report cited a Tweet on January 23rd as claiming that 6 members of one family had been killed in a Coalition strike in Anbar province. The identity of the tweeter was redacted in a publicly-released version of the file, though they were described as “Pro-ISIL… reported coalition airstrikes killed 6 family members
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August 24, 2015
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سنجار, Sinjar, Nineveh, IraqThe monitoring site Iraq Body Count reported seven civilians killed at Sinjar. While these were described as Daesh fighters in reports, IBC classifies all those aged under 18 as children. At least one of those killed in the alleged airstrike was described as aged 15. In its July 2017 casualty report, the Coalition classed the
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October 19, 2015
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تل كيف, Tel Kepe (Tel Kayf), Nineveh, IraqThe United Nations Assistance Mission in Iraq reported that seven people died when a minbus was struck in an airstrike near Mosul. According to UNAMI, “At 10h30 a.m. on 20 October, seven civilians were killed – including three women and two children – and one was seriously wounded when the minibus in which they were
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December 21, 2015
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17 تموز, Mosul, Talmuz / July 17th (Medical centre), Nineveh, IraqReuters reported that “About 20 people, including at least 12 civilians, were killed on Monday in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, in two air strikes that destroyed houses believed to be used by Islamic State militants, six eyewitnesses and a medical source said.” According to the international news agency, “The two strikes happened within
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February 18, 2016
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الفتحة, Fatha, Nineveh, IraqFour civilians were reported killed and two injured during an alleged Coalition strike on the village of Fatha north of Mosul according to Al Araby, which said the bodies were transfered to a local morgue. No additional information is presently available. In their February 2020 civilian casualty report, the US-led Coalition assessed reports that they