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Incident Date

11 June 2017

Incident Code

CI757

Location

Mosul, Zanjili, Nineveh, Iraq
حي الزنجيلي
Multiple local sources reported that Iraqi forces found a child alone in a house in Zanjili neighbourhood, who had survived the shelling while his entire family was found dead inside. @nbras_almamory said “US planes” were responsible for the strike. Other sources, however, did not say who carried out the raids.

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11 June 2017
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Incident Date

11 June 2017

Incident Code

CI758

Location

Mosul, Old City neighbourhoods, Nineveh, Iraq
المدينة القديمة
Multiple local sources, as well as sources in the Iraqi army, reported that dozens of civilians were killed or injured in the fighting for the liberation of Shifa, Zanjili and Health neighbourhoods in Old Mosul. Alaraby news said that Iraqi forces allegedly used heavy shelling and air strikes on the area in an attempt to…

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11 June 2017
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Incident Date

10 June 2017

Incident Code

CI755

Location

Mosul, Borsa, Nineveh, Iraq
Local sources reported that 18 civilians from four named families – mostly children and women – died under the rubble. An airstrike reportedly hit their homes in the Borsa area in the centre of Mosul. It is presently unclear who was responsible for the airstrikes. Sawlf Ateka, a local Facebook page, launched an appeal to…

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10 June 2017
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Incident Date

10 June 2017

Incident Code

CI756

Location

Mosul, Al-Shafaa, Nineveh, Iraq
الشفاء
Multiple local sources said that more than 13 members from one family were “scattered under the rubble” of their houses in Shifa neighborhood, in the centre/ west of Mosul. Unidentified aircraft had allegedly hit the houses. Sawlf Ateka, a local Facebook group, said that Abdullah al-Mazouri had died in the raids (see photo below). In…

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10 June 2017
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Incident Date

8 June 2017

Incident Code

CI753

Location

Mosul, Zinjili, Nineveh, Iraq
حي الزنجيلي
Local sources referred to the United Nations Human Rights Office saying that 50 to 80 civilians were killed after airstrikes and shelling hit Zanjili neighborhood in West Mosul. In January 2019, the Coalition accepted responsibility for the event, noting: "Coalition aircraft struck an ISIS building and unintentionally killed 10 civilians." Sawlf Ateka posted a video…

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8 June 2017
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Incident Date

8 June 2017

Incident Code

CI754

Location

Mosul, Zinjili, Nineveh, Iraq
حي الزنجيلي

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8 June 2017
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Incident Date

7 June 2017

Incident Code

CI751

Location

Anah, Anbar, Iraq
عنه
Local sources reported that an unspecified number of civilians were killed or wounded in the morning of June 7th as a result of airstrikes on houses in residential areas in the city of Anah, in the west of Anbar province. Presently no further details are known. Yaqein suggested that it might be the work of…

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7 June 2017
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Incident Date

7 June 2017

Incident Code

CI752

Location

Mosul, Zinjili, Nineveh, Iraq
حي الزنجيلي
In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition confirmed the death of a civilian in an incident near Mosul in June 2017. Their September 2017 civilian casualty report noted: "During a strike on ISIS fighters engaging partner forces from a fighting position, it was assessed that one civilian, not observed near the target…

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7 June 2017
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Incident Date

5 June 2017

Incident Code

CI749

Location

Mosul, Mishahda, Nineveh, Iraq
In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, on September 1st 2017 the Coalition said it had concluded an assessment on of civilian harm claims “near Mosul, Iraq” via a media report. According to the Coalition report, “13. June 5, 2017, near Mosul, Iraq, via media report: The report contains insufficient information of the time,…

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5 June 2017
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Incident Date

5 June 2017

Incident Code

CI750

Location

near Mosul, Iraq, Nineveh, Iraq
In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, on September 29th 2017 the Coalition said it had concluded an assessment on of civilian harm claims “near Mosul, Iraq” via a media report. According to the Coalition report, “99. June 5, 2017, near Mosul, Iraq, via media report: After a review of available information and strike…

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5 June 2017
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Incident Date

4 June 2017

Incident Code

LQ046

Location

Omar al-Mukhtar mausoleum, Benghazi, Libya
بنغازي‎
Local sources reported airstrikes in multiple areas of Benghazi – including Sabri, the fish market area at the tomb of Omar al-Mukhtar, the municipal hotel, the Republic Hospital and the Al-Nuran Hotel. According to a report in Akhbar Alaan, the LNA announced ten strikes on militants in the city. Other sources put the number of…

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4 June 2017
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Incident Date

4 June 2017

Incident Code

CI747

Location

Mosul, Bab Lakash, Nineveh, Iraq
باب لكش
A local source told Airwars’ Iraq-based field researcher that two of his family members died in the Bab Lakash neighbourhood of Mosul, after Coalition airstrikes allegedly targeted their house at 3pm in the afternoon while they were praying. The family member provided Airwars with the names of the casualties.

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4 June 2017
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Incident Date

4 June 2017

Incident Code

CI748

Location

near Anah, Al Anbar, Iraq
عنه

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4 June 2017
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Incident Date

3 June 2017

Incident Code

CI745

Location

Mosul, Zanjili, Nineveh, Iraq
حي الزنجيلي
Local sources said that six members of the same family were killed after airstrikes struck their home in Zanjili neighborhood, in West Mosul. Iraqyoon Agency reported that it was the family of As’ad Younis Majid al-Rawi. The news agency also said that the family was displaced – they had fled from al-Midan to Zanjili neighbourhood.…

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3 June 2017
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Incident Date

3 June 2017

Incident Code

CI746

Location

Mosul, Zanjili and Shifa, Nineveh, Iraq
الشفاء والزنجيلي
Local sources said that more than 300 civilians were killed during two days of fighting in Zanjili and Shifa neighborhoods, in West Mosul. The loss of life was reportedly caused by ISIL shooting on fleeing civilians, as well as by airstrikes carried out by Iraqi Forces and the international Coalition. Sawlf Ateka Facebook page quoted…

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3 June 2017
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Incident Date

2 June 2017

Incident Code

CI744

Location

Anah, Al Anbar, Iraq
ِعنة
Local sources reported that an elderly man was killed and his son and another woman were severely injured as a result of airstrikes hitting their houses in Anah district, in the west of Anbar province. According to several Facebook posts, the elderly man was called Hajj Juma al-Abd. He reportedly died when shelling on a…

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2 June 2017
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Incident Date

1 June 2017

Incident Code

CI743

Location

Mosul, Zinjili, Nineveh, Iraq
حي الزنجيلي
Local 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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1 June 2017
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Incident Date

31 May 2017

Incident Code

CI741

Location

Mosul, Zanjili and Shifa, Nineveh, Iraq
حي الزنجيلي
Local sources reported that more than twenty civilians were killed or injured after air strikes and artillery shelling hit their homes in Zanjili and Shifa neighborhood, in West Mosul. So far all sources blamed Joint Forces – a reference to both Iraqi and Coalition actions. A source had told Alaraby news that “the Iraqi forces…

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Published
31 May 2017
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Incident Date

31 May 2017

Incident Code

CI742

Location

Mosul, Al-Midan, Nineveh, Iraq
In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, on August 4th 2017 the Coalition said it had concluded an assessment on claims of civilian harm “near Mosul, Iraq” by a “civilian report”. According to the Coalition report, “112. May 31, 2017, near Mosul, Iraq, via civilian report: After a review of available information and strike…

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31 May 2017
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Incident Date

30 May 2017

Incident Code

CI738

Location

Mosul, Zanjili, Nineveh, Iraq
حي الزنجيلي
Local sources reported that up to 200 civilians were killed and dozens wounded after airstrikes hit their houses in Zanjili neighbourhood (West Mosul) at dawn. Omar Al Halbusi said on Facebook that the victims were mostly women and children, and that their bodies were still under the rubble. @NinevehIraq reported on Twitter that Mohammed Bassil…

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30 May 2017
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Incident Date

30 May 2017

Incident Code

CI739

Location

Mosul, Zanjili, Nineveh, Iraq
حي الزنجيلي
In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, on September 1st 2017 the Coalition said it had concluded an assessment on social media claims of civilian harm “near Mosul, Iraq”. According to the Coalition report, “11. May 30, 2017, near Mosul, Iraq, via social media report: The report contains insufficient information of the time, location…

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30 May 2017
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Incident Date

30 May 2017

Incident Code

CI740

Location

Mosul, Zanjili, Nineveh, Iraq
In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, on September 29th 2017 the Coalition said it had concluded an assessment on a self-reported claim of civilian harm “near Mosul, Iraq”. According to the Coalition report, “95. May 30, 2017, near Mosul, Iraq, via self-report: After a review of available information and strike video it was…

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30 May 2017
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Incident Date

29 May 2017

Incident Code

CI737

Location

Mosul, Al Zanjili, Nineveh, Iraq
حي الزنجيلي
In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, on September 29th 2017 the Coalition said it had concluded an assessment of a self-reported civilian harm claim “near Mosul, Iraq”. According to the Coalition report, “94.May 29, 2017, near Mosul, Iraq, via self-report: After a review of available information and strike video it was assessed that…

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29 May 2017
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Incident Date

28 May 2017

Incident Code

CI736

Location

Mosul, Old City, Nineveh, Iraq
المدينة القديمة
Multiple local sources and eyewitnesses reported that 15 civilians were killed, including children and women, and more than 20 others were injured after airstrikes hit their homes in Farouk Street in Old Mosul. Most sources blamed the Coalition for the shelling. Witnesses had told Al Jazeera that the civilians had died after raids hit popular…

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28 May 2017
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Incident Date

27 May 2017

Incident Code

CI735

Location

Mosul, Zanjili, Nineveh, Iraq
حي الزنجيلي
Local sources reported that ten civilians were killed, among whom an entire family, after heavy shelling in Zanjili neighborhood in West Mosul. Iraqi Spring Media Center said it was the work of the Iraqi government, while Yaqein Agency did not say who was responsible. Presently no further details are known.

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27 May 2017
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Incident Date

26 May 2017

Incident Code

LQ045

Location

Derna, Darnah, Libya
درنة‎
According to local sources and the Egyptian government, Cairo carried out four ‘retaliatory’ air raids in Derna. Babak Taghvaee reported the Egyptian Air Force had targeted the “al Qaeda affiliated Shura Council” in Derna. The Egyptian Foreign Minister confirmed strikes, reporting it had targeted “terrorist organizations in Derna” – in response to the killing of…

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26 May 2017
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Incident Date

26 May 2017

Incident Code

CI733

Location

Baaj, Nineveh, Iraq
البعاج
A military source told Yaqein agency that 46 civilians were killed and dozens were wounded – with varying injuries – after airstrikes of the Joint Forces targeted Baaj and Qayrawan towns in western Nineveh. It was also reported that dozens of houses of civilians were destroyed. The area was the scene of heavy fighting between…

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26 May 2017
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Incident Date

26 May 2017

Incident Code

CI734

Location

Mosul, Al-Shafaa, Nineveh, Iraq
الشفاء
Local sources reported on Facebook that dozens of children and women were killed after heavy airstrikes hit Shifa neighborhood, close to Al-Khayyat circle, in West Mosul. It is presently unknown who was responsible for the raids.

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26 May 2017
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Incident Date

25 May 2017

Incident Code

CI731

Location

Mosul, Zinjili, Nineveh, Iraq
حي الزنجيلي
A single local source reported to Yaqein Agency that five children and their mother were killed after Coalition airstrikes hit their house in Zanjili neighborhood in West Mosul. The source had added that “heavy and continuous indiscriminate shelling makes the task of recovering the bodies and transporting the wounded very difficult, as well as [getting]…

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Published
25 May 2017
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Incident Date

25 May 2017

Incident Code

CI732

Location

Mosul, West, Nineveh, Iraq
الموصل: غرب
Medical sources reportedly told the ISIL press agency that 101 civilians were killed and 199 others were injured as a result of airstrikes carried out by the Coalition and Iraqi forces on West Mosul neighbourhoods during the previous five days. Presently no further details are known.

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25 May 2017
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