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Incident Date

10–11 November, 2017

Incident Code

USSOM099-C

Location

2km north of Baasra, Lower Shabelle, Somalia
US forces carried out a strike against al Shabaab at approximately 8pm local Somalia time killing "several" fighters, US Africa Command (AFRICOM) said. It was also alleged by local officials that three civilians had died. The strike hit the Lower Shabelle region. A Somali military official told Voice of America the strike, which they said…

Summary

Published
10 November 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Civilians reported killed
3
Military actors reported killed
10–13
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

9 November 2017

Incident Code

USSOM098

Location

Buulo Fuulay, Bay, Somalia
AFRICOM reported on the same day it had "conducted an airstrike in Somalia against al-Shabaab on Thur., Nov. 9 at approximately 3 p.m. local Somalia time". It added that the "operation occurred in the Bay Region of Somalia, about 100 miles west of the capital, Mogadishu". AFRICOM made no mention of civilian harm. However, it stated that…

Summary

Published
9 November 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Military actors reported killed
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

4 November 2017

Incident Code

USYEMTr112

Location

صرواح, Sirwah, Ma'rib, Yemen
Some local language sources, including @MasirahTV, suggested that a US drone strike took place in the Sirwah district of Marib governorate on the morning of November 4th. All sources posted on November 4th 2017 itself. There were no known associated reports of civilian or militant harm, and no further information was given. Given that all…

Summary

Published
4 November 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

2 November 2017

Incident Code

USYEMTr111

Location

الحصون, Al Huson, Ma'rib, Yemen
A US drone strike reportedly killed at least two alleged AQAP militants in Al Huson, in the Al Wadi area of Marib governorate, on the evening of November 2nd 2017. In an email to the Bureau of Investigative Journalism, a US Central Command spokesperson confirmed that a strike had taken place in Marib, stating that…

Summary

Published
2 November 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Military actors reported killed
2–4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

2 November 2017

Incident Code

USSOM096

Location

Buqa, Bari, Somalia
The US conducted its first known strike against so-called Islamic State in Somalia. CNN reported that both strikes were carried out by armed drone. According to Associated Press, "A US official said the strikes were carried out in northeastern Somalia, with the first around midnight local time and the second later in the morning. The…

Summary

Published
2 November 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Military actors reported killed
6
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

1–2 November, 2017

Incident Code

USYEMTr110

Location

أم فريض, Am Furayd, Abyan, Yemen
A US drone strike reportedly killed an alleged AQAP militant, named as Ahmad Masfar Al-Khadr Al-Walidi, in or near Al-Furayd, in the Mudiyah district of Abyan governorate, around midnight on November 1st-2nd 2017. A local source told Sputnik that Al-Khader was killed by a drone strike between the villages of Al-Fareed and Kawkab. Al-Riyadh further…

Summary

Published
1 November 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Military actors reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

25 October 2017

Incident Code

USYEMTr109

Location

بقرات, Baqarat, Al Bayda, Yemen
A US airstrike killed two ISIS militants "in a parked truck" in Bayda governorate on October 25th 2017, a US Central Command spokesperson told CNN News, one of two strikes against the group in the area that day. This confirmed local reports that a US drone strike had targeted ISIS militants in Baqarat, in the…

Summary

Published
25 October 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Military actors reported killed
2–7
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

25 October 2017

Incident Code

USYEMTr108

Location

عيشمة, Ayshamah, Al Bayda, Yemen
A US airstrike killed seven ISIS militants "traveling in a truck in a rural area of al-Bayda" governorate on October 25th 2017, a US Central Command spokesperson told CNN News, one of two declared strikes against the group in the area that day. This confirmed local reports that US drone strikes had killed at least…

Summary

Published
25 October 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Military actors reported killed
6–7
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

19 October 2017

Incident Code

USYEMTr107

Location

بين شرجان و ذي حورة, Between Sharjan and Dhi Hawra, Al Bayda, Yemen
On December 20th 2017, US Central Command stated that a strike had killed Obeidah Al-Lawdari, AQAP's so-called Emir of Lawda", and four "associates" in Bayda governorate on October 19th 2017. This announcement confirmed several earlier reports that a US drone strike had killed at least three alleged AQAP militants travelling in a car on or…

Summary

Published
19 October 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Military actors reported killed
5–6
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

16 October 2017

Incident Code

USSOM095-C

Location

Farah Waeys, Lower Shabelle, Somalia
A US drone strike near Bariire on October 16th was confirmed by the US military. However, numerous allegations of civilian harm by international media have been denied. Whilst US Africa Command did not initially publish a press release regarding this strike, they confirmed to the Bureau of Investigative Journalism at the time that they carried…

Summary

Published
16 October 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
5–8
Military actors reported killed
2–5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

8 October 2017

Incident Code

USYEMTr104

Location

سعود, Saud archaeological area, Ma'rib, Yemen
A US drone strike reportedly killed at least four alleged AQAP militants in Raghwan district, Marib governorate, on October 8th 2017. The strike was later confirmed by a US Central Command spokesperson in an email to the Bureau of Investigative Journalism, which stated that five AQAP militants were killed by a strike in the area…

Summary

Published
8 October 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Military actors reported killed
4–5
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

4 October 2017

Incident Code

USYEMTr103

Location

Yakla, Al Bayda, Yemen
A US drone strike reportedly killed two alleged AQAP militants, including AQAP leader Shroum al-Sanaani, in Yakla, in the Radaa area of Bayda governorate, on the evening of October 4th 2017. There were no known associated reports of civilian harm. In a later email to the Bureau of Investigative Journalism, a US Central Command spokesperson…

Summary

Published
4 October 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Military actors reported killed
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

3 October 2017

Incident Code

CS1570

Location

البدو, Ar Raqqah: Badou neighbourhood, Raqqa, Syria
As many as 44 civilians were killed, from three familes, following alleged US-led Coalition airstrikes on al Marniadiya Street in al Badou neighbourhood, Raqqah, according to local media. The strike reportedly targeted a residential building (pictured). Raqqah is Being Slaughtered Silently identified some victims. However since Amnesty International  conducted on the ground research in Raqqa…

Summary

Published
3 October 2017
Civilians reported killed
44
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

30 September 2017

Incident Code

CS1554

Location

العشارة, Al A'shara, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Euphrates Post reported that “Abu Islam Al Kazakhi and his wife were killed as a result of a drone strike on Street 25 near the Jabr Mosque in Al Ashara city this morning.” According to Almanar and RN, Abu Islam Al Kazakhi was a member of ISIS. Nobody attributed responsibility for the attack. The US,…

Summary

Published
30 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

28 September 2017

Incident Code

RS2557

Location

المعزولة, Al-Ma'zola village, Idlib, Syria
Up to three civilians including a woman and her husband died in an alleged Russian or Assad regime airstrike on Al-Ma'zola, loval media reported. The Step News Agency reported the death of a woman - and blamed Russia. However, according to the Syrian Network for Human Rights, “a woman and her husband killed in Syrian…

Summary

Published
28 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
1–3
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

14 September 2017

Incident Code

USYEMTr102-C

Location

القوز, Al Qawz junction, Abyan, Yemen
A US drone strike killed at least two alleged AQAP militants on a motorcycle at Al Qawz junction, Mudiyah district of Abyan governorate, on the night of September 14th 2017. However it was also reported that a passing vehicle was damaged, causing civilian injuries. More than three years later, in response to Airwars publishing its…

Summary

Published
14 September 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Infrastructure
Vehicle (Motorcycle)
Civilians reported injured
2
Military actors reported killed
2–3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

11 September 2017

Incident Code

USYEMTr101

Location

جاعر, In the vicinity of Ja'ar, Al Bayda, Yemen
At least one US drone strike reportedly killed at least two alleged AQAP militants in the Al-Sallabah and Ja'er area of Sama'a district, in Bayda governorate, on the afternoon of September 11th 2017. There were no known associated reports of civilian harm. According to some Twitter sources including @demolinari, the strike targeted a vehicle in…

Summary

Published
11 September 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Military actors reported killed
2–5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

10 September 2017

Incident Code

CS1464

Location

فردوس, Ar Raqqah: west of Fardous mosque, Raqqa, Syria
In September 2017, it was reported that 7 civilians were killed in the Al Fardous neighbourhood in Raqqa, following alleged US-led Coalition airstrikes. Alraqqa Ahlna identified three of the victims and said that an additional “three young men and one woman” were killed but they remained unidentified as the bodies were still under rubble. A…

Summary

Published
10 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
5–7
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

9 September 2017

Incident Code

USYEMTr098-C

Location

السرو ، بالقرب من قريضة, Al Saru, in the vicinity of Quraidah, Al Bayda, Yemen
Two US drone strikes in the Al Saru area of the Sama'a district in Bayda governorate, on the afternoon of September 9th 2017, reportedly killed at least one alleged AQAP militant and as many as four civilians, according to some sources. In a later email to the Bureau of Investigative Journalism, a US Central Command…

Summary

Published
9 September 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Infrastructure
Vehicle (Motorcycle)
Civilians reported killed
2–4
Military actors reported killed
1–5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

9 September 2017

Incident Code

USYEMTr100

Location

على مقربة من هوائي بين قريضة والرباط, In the vicinity of an Antenna, between Quraidah and Al Rabat, Al Bayda, Yemen
A US drone strike reportedly killed at least two alleged AQAP militants in the village of Qareidha, Sama'a area of Bayda governorate, on the afternoon of September 9th 2017. In a later email to the Bureau of Investigative Journalism, a US Central Command spokesperson confirmed that three strikes were conducted in Bayda governorate on September…

Summary

Published
9 September 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Military actors reported killed
2–3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

31 August–1 September, 2017

Incident Code

USSOM089

Location

حرمك, Kunya Barrow near Barawe, Middle Juba, Somalia
The US said it carried out a strike near Barawe in southern Somalia on August 31st, killing one al Shabaab fighter and wounding one other. AP reported that "At least one missile struck a location outside Barawe that the extremists often use to launch attacks on the government-held town, a Somali intelligence official said. He…

Summary

Published
31 August 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Military actors reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

19 August 2017

Incident Code

USYEMTr097

Location

Yakla, Al Bayda, Yemen
US airstrikes reportedly targeted alleged AQAP militants travelling in Yakla, east of the Qifah area of Bayda governorate, early on the morning of August 19th 2017. There were no known associated reports of civilian harm. Several sources suggested that US helicopters and warplanes, reportedly including drones and "vertical fighters" [possibly USMC Harriers], targeted four suspected…

Summary

Published
19 August 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Military actors reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

13 August 2017

Incident Code

USYEMTr096-C

Location

المرون , بالقرب من الخبر, Al Maroun, in the vicinity of Al Khabr, Abyan, Yemen
In an email to the Bureau of Investigative Journalism, US Central Command stated that a strike was conducted against AQAP in Abyan governorate on August 13th 2017, confirming multiple earlier reports that at least two alleged AQAP militants were killed in at least one afternoon US drone strike in Al Maroun, in the Khabr Maraqisha…

Summary

Published
13 August 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Infrastructure
Vehicle
Civilians reported killed
0–2
Military actors reported killed
2–3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

3 August 2017

Incident Code

USYEMTr095-C

Location

الروضة, Al Rawda, Ma'rib, Yemen
A reported US drone strike targeted a minibus in Al Rawda neighbourhood, in the Wadi Ubaida area of Marib governorate, on the afternoon of August 3rd 2017. Several sources suggested that the strike targeted AQAP militants in the bus, killing three, though others indicated that as many as two civilians were killed and four injured,…

Summary

Published
3 August 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Infrastructure
Vehicle
Civilians reported killed
1–3
Civilians reported injured
2–4
Military actors reported killed
1–3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

1 August 2017

Incident Code

CS1312

Location

حارة البوسرايا, Al Bousraya area, Mo'ataz street, Raqqa, Syria
In a major casualty incident, between 10 and 50 civilians died, including entire families, and dozens more were wounded in an alleged Coalition airstrike in the Al Bousraya area of Raqqa, according to local sources. Since further research was conducted by Amnesty it appears only 16 civilians were living in the building which was struck.…

Summary

Published
1 August 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
10–50
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

31 July 2017

Incident Code

USYEMTr094

Location

الخثلة, Al Khathla, Ma'rib, Yemen
A US drone strike reportedly killed five alleged AQAP militants, including foreign fighters, in Al Khathla village in the Juba area of Marib governorate, early on July 31st 2017. There were no known associated reports of civilian harm. According to AFP, a Yemeni security official said that five alleged militants were killed in a drone…

Summary

Published
31 July 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Military actors reported killed
5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

30 July 2017

Incident Code

USYEMTr093

Location

كوكب, Kawkab, Abyan, Yemen
A US drone strike reportedly targeted at least one alleged AQAP militant, described as a leadership figure, near Kawkab village, in the Mudiyah district of Abyan governorate, on the evening of July 30th 2017. There were no known associated reports of civilian harm. According to @demolinari, the strike targeted the vehicle of a "local AQAP…

Summary

Published
30 July 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

27 July 2017

Incident Code

CI814

Location

الطارمية, Tarmiyah, al Baghdadi, Baghdad, Iraq
According to many sources, up to six civilians died and others reported injured in alleged Coalition airstrikes on Tarmiyah North in Baghdad. Sources said that a drone strike targeted the home of Tarmiyah council member Jameel Al Shermeet and a gathering of young people at the Narjes restaurant at 10.25pm. The source revealed 6 victim names and…

Summary

Published
27 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
5–6
Civilians reported injured
4–10
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

9–10 July, 2017

Incident Code

USYEMTr091

Location

عزان, Azzan, Shabwa, Yemen
According to several sources, a US drone strike targeted alleged AQAP militants in or near Azzan, in Shabwa governorate, overnight from July 9th-10th 2017.  There were no known associated reports of civilian harm. Multiple sources reported that an unnamed AQAP leader was killed in the strike, which some suggested targeted a car, killing all inside.…

Summary

Published
9 July 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Military actors reported killed
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

9 July 2017

Incident Code

USYEMTr090

Location

الصبار, الوضيع, Al Sabbar, Al Wade'a District, Abyan, Yemen
US drone strikes targeted AQAP sites in the  Sabar area of Wadea district in Abyan province, late on July 9th 2017, a Yemeni military official told Xinhua. There were no known associated reports of civilian harm. According to Xinhua, "Overnight airstrikes launched by a U.S. drone hit a number of al-Qaida-held sites in Yemen's turbulent…

Summary

Published
9 July 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Military actors reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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