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Incident Date

27 June 2017

Incident Code

CI789

Location

Mosul, West, Nineveh, Iraq
الموصل: غرب
Several local sources reported that a family of five was killed and one of the sons – a 4-year-old boy – severely injured after alleged Coalition airstrikes on their house in West Mosul (exact location presently unknown). Iraqi Spring Media Center quoted MP Riabar Taha of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), who reported the…

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27 June 2017
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Incident Date

27 June 2017

Incident Code

CI787

Location

Mosul, Old City, Nineveh, Iraq
الموصل القديمة
Local sources said that at least 90 civilians were killed and injured as a result of ongoing fighting and shelling in Old Mosul, especially in the vicinity of the Al-Nouri Mosque and the destroyed Hadba Minaret. It is presently unclear which parties were responsible. Yaqein agency reported that 71 civilians died, and others were wounded.…

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27 June 2017
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Incident Date

27 June 2017

Incident Code

LQ049

Location

Libyan-Egyptian border, Al Butnan, Libya
الحدود الليبية المصرية
According to Reuters and local sources, Egyptian airstrikes destroyed 12 vehicles allegedly carrying weapons and explosives near the border between Libya and Egypt. The sources were conflicted as to whether the incident took place inside Libya or Egypt, with most of them stating it was in Libya. However, Libya Herald noted the following: “The Egyptian…

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27 June 2017
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Incident Date

24 June 2017

Incident Code

CI785

Location

Mosul, Mosque of Abdul Rahman bin Auf, Nineveh, Iraq
In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the death of a civilian in an event near Mosul, Iraq. Their September 2017 civilian casualty report noted: "During a strike on an ISIS artillery position located inside a mosque, it was assessed that one civilian was unintentionally killed.” The Coalition provided Airwars…

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24 June 2017
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24 June 2017

Incident Code

CI786

Location

Mosul, Old City, Nineveh, Iraq
الموصل القديمة
Local sources said that 25 civilians were killed and others were injured as a result of airstrikes hitting four houses in Old Mosul. Three houses were located in Al-Farouk Street, near the electricity generator of Mohammed Al-Durra, and a fourth house was hit in the Al-Makawin area. Khudash Mustfa said on Facebook that the international…

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24 June 2017
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Incident Date

23 June 2017

Incident Code

CI784

Location

Mosul, Old City, Nineveh, Iraq
المدينة القديمة
In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the deaths of two civilians in an attack on Mosul's Old City. Their September 2017 civilian casualty report noted: "During a strike on an ISIS mortar position, it was assessed that two civilians, were unintentionally killed when they entered the target area after…

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23 June 2017
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Incident Date

23 June 2017

Incident Code

CI783

Location

Mosul, junction of Al Farouq and Al Makkawi streets, Nineveh, Iraq
In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the deaths of two civilians in an attack on Mosul's Old City. Their September 2017 civilian casualty report noted: "During a strike on an ISIS artillery position, it was assessed that two civilians were unintentionally killed.” The Coalition provided Airwars with the location…

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23 June 2017
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Incident Date

23 June 2017

Incident Code

CI782

Location

Mosul, Al Saaha, Nineveh, Iraq
الساعة
Local sources and residents reported that five civilians from one Kurdish family were killed after Coalition airstrikes hit their house in Al Saaha neighbourhood near the al Nouri Mosque in Old Mosul.  The event was later admitted by both the Coalition and US forces. The five died when a missile or bomb reportedly destroyed the…

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23 June 2017
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Incident Date

22 June 2017

Incident Code

CI780

Location

Mosul, Al Saaha, Nineveh, Iraq
الساعة
A local Facebook page reported that Professor Ghanem Ismail Ahmed (Abu Nashwan) was killed by unspecified bombing in a house in which he had taken refuge, in Saaha neighbourhood in Old Mosul. He was a former head of the al-Thawra school, and of the Imam al-Satt Nafisa Mosque. In December 2018, the Coalition announced that…

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22 June 2017
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Incident Date

22 June 2017

Incident Code

CI781

Location

Mosul, Al Jadida, Nineveh, Iraq
الموصل الجديدة
Local sources said that eight civilians were killed as a result of mortar shelling on the market of liberated New Mosul neighbourhood. This happened near the Al-Taibat restaurant and next to the Fathi Al-Ali mosque in New Mosul neighborhood, in the western part of the city. It is presently unclear who was responsible for the…

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22 June 2017
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Incident Date

21 June 2017

Incident Code

CI777

Location

Mosul, Old City, Nineveh, Iraq
المدينة القديمة
Four named brothers and other family members were killed in an attack in Old Mosul. News of Iraq named four brothers – Othman, Bakr, Omar and Ali – who it said were killed along with “their entire family” by government shelling. See also incident CI778.

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21 June 2017
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Incident Date

21 June 2017

Incident Code

CI778

Location

Mosul, Old City, Nineveh, Iraq
المدينة القديمة
In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the deaths of seven civilians in an event in Mosul. Their September 2017 civilian casualty report noted: "During a strike on ISIS fighters engaging partner forces from a fighting position, it was assessed that seven civilians, not observed near the target before the…

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21 June 2017
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Incident Date

21 June 2017

Incident Code

CI779

Location

Mosul, Old City, Nineveh, Iraq
المدينة القديمة
In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the death of a civilian in an attack on Old Mosul. Their September 2017 civilian casualty report noted: "During a strike on ISIS fighters, it was assessed that one civilian, not observed near the target during the engagement, was unintentionally killed.” The Coalition…

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21 June 2017
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Incident Date

21 June 2017

Incident Code

CI776

Location

Ar Rutbah, Al Anbar, Iraq
الرطبة
Residents said that one civilian was killed and several wounded in an airstrike in the Rutba area. Yaqein reported that one civilian was killed and several wounded in a suspected Coalition attack. Iraqi Spring Media Center said that civilians were killed and wounded, but offered no numbers and did not assign blame.

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21 June 2017
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Incident Date

20 June 2017

Incident Code

CI775

Location

Mosul, Old City, Nineveh, Iraq
الموصل القديمة
A local woman reported that eleven members of her family – mostly children – died in an airstrike on June 20th. Civil defence units sought to retrieve the bodies on June 29th with Mrs Mohammed in attendance. Reporter Sam Kimball, who accompanied the recovery, incuded the following report: “Nadia Aziz Mohammed, 47, at left, watches…

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20 June 2017
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Incident Date

19 June 2017

Incident Code

CI774

Location

Mosul, Farouk, Nineveh, Iraq
الفاروق
Locals reported the deaths of 35 civilians during fighting for control of the Farouk area of Old Mosul. Yaqein blamed the deaths on the assaulters, citing an Iraqi commander: "‘Our military operations in the Old City resulted in the killing of 32 people,' the commander of the federal police, Raed Jawdat, told a news briefing."…

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19 June 2017
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Incident Date

19 June 2017

Incident Code

CI773

Location

Mosul, Al-Shafaa, Nineveh, Iraq
الشفاء
Up to 44 civilians, including a young child and his mother, were reported trapped under the rubble following the destruction of houses at al Shifa during an assault on the area. According to Sawefa Ateka, “There is a house in Al-Shifa neighborhood, the house of Saadallah Abu Thaerwhich is near the Al-Naqib Mosque, and the…

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19 June 2017
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Incident Date

18 June 2017

Incident Code

CI770

Location

Mosul, Meshada, Nineveh, Iraq
المشاهدة
A field report by PBS Newshour found that 12 civilians – all members of one family – had died in a likely Coalition airstrike on Meshada. In August 2019 the Coalition announced that they had assessed this allegation of civilian to be non-credible. Their monthly civilian casualty report noted: "After a review of all available…

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18 June 2017
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Incident Date

18 June 2017

Incident Code

CI771

Location

Al Qa'im, Al Anbar, Iraq
القائم
Local media reported that an unknown airstrike killed eight civilians and injured a further 20 at Al Qaim. Iraqi Spring Media Centre reported the death of 8 people and 20 additional injuries resulting from an airstrike near a mosque in Al Qaim. Iraqi News Center reported the same figures.

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18 June 2017
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Incident Date

18 June 2017

Incident Code

CI772

Location

Mosul, West (Shifa and Zanjili), Nineveh, Iraq
الموصل: غرب
Colonel Talal Najm al-Hamdani, from the Directorate of Civil Defense of Nineveh, said that about 200 bodies had been recovered over a 48 hour period in different parts of West Mosul. In an interview with Al Araby al Jadeeda, Colonerl al-Hamdani estimated that as many as 4,000 bodies remained under the rubble of West Mosul…

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18 June 2017
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Incident Date

18 June 2017

Incident Code

CI769

Location

Mosul, Old City, Nineveh, Iraq
المدينة القديمة
Fifteen people were reported killed and five more injured in heavy air and artillery strikes on Old Mosul, as Iraqi forces supported by the Coalition continued their push to capture the last ISIL-held neighbourhoods of Mosul. Yaqein – which also reported 10 ISIL carbombs – said that “an aerial and artillery bombardment coincided with the…

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18 June 2017
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Incident Date

18 June 2017

Incident Code

LQ048

Location

Sabri, Benghazi, Libya
Local sources reported almost 30 new air raids on Benghazi by LNA forces, mostly centred near the Sabri and fish market areas. There were no known public reports of civilian harm at the time.

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18 June 2017
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Incident Date

17 June 2017

Incident Code

CI768

Location

Mosul, Zahra, Nineveh, Iraq
In 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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17 June 2017
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Incident Date

17 June 2017

Incident Code

CI766

Location

Mosul, Al Shafaa, Nineveh, Iraq
In 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, “112. June 17, 2017, near Mosul, Iraq, via social media report: The report contains insufficient information of the time, location…

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17 June 2017
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Incident Date

17 June 2017

Incident Code

CI767

Location

Mosul, Old city, Nineveh, Iraq
In 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, “113. June 17, 2017, near Mosul, Iraq,via social media report: The report contains insufficient information of the time, location and…

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17 June 2017
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Incident Date

15 June 2017

Incident Code

CI764

Location

Mosul, al Shafaa, Nineveh, Iraq
الشفاء
In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the deaths of four civilians in an event in near Mosul. Their September 2017 civilian casualty report noted: "During a strike on an ISIS defensive fighting position, it was assessed that four civilians were unintentionally killed.” The Coalition provided Airwars with the location…

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15 June 2017
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Incident Date

15 June 2017

Incident Code

CI765

Location

Al Qa’im, Al Anbar, Iraq
القائم‎
In an incident previously untracked by Airwars, the Coalition confirmed on Oct. 27, 2017 that it had unintentionally killed four civilians. The provided coordinates placed the event in the near Al Qa’im town in the Al Anbar Governorate. There are currently no further details known about the incident.

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Published
15 June 2017
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Incident Date

14 June 2017

Incident Code

CI762

Location

Dakat Barak, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq
دكة بركة
Two civilians from the same family were reported killed by an unknown rocket and "random bombing", according to local sources. Sawlf Ateka reported the dead civilians as Mishan Mohammad Qasim al-Hiyawi and his grandson Hashim Firas. Other sources identified the two as victims but did not clarify who was responsible. In February 2019, the Coalition…

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14 June 2017
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Incident Date

14 June 2017

Incident Code

CI763

Location

Tal Afar, Al-Taqwa Mosque, Nineveh, Iraq
تلعفر
Eight Iraqi police were accidentally injured and one or two killed following an airstrike, according to multiple sources. According to Yaqein, “a government source said in a statement that ‘the fourth regiment of the Ninewa Emergency Police headed to support the federal police in the area of ​​Wadi Akab in west Mosul, adding that as…

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14 June 2017
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Incident Code

CI761

Location

Mosul, Al Shifa, Nineveh, Iraq

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Published
13 June 2017
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