Incident date
May 5, 2017
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دبسي عفنان, Dibsi Afnan, Raqqa, SyriaAccording to the Smart News Agency, “eleven civilians were killed and injured earlier in the day in a bombing by likely allied aircraft on the village of Dabsi Afnan (120 km west of Raqqa).” No further details are currently available.
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Incident date
May 5, 2017
LOCATION
المنصورة, Al Mansoura, Raqqa, SyriaAccording to local sources, a young man died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Al Mansoura. Raqqa Post reported he died when his car was targeted. There is no additional information at present.
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Incident date
May 5, 2017
LOCATION
شنداخيان جنوبي, Shandakhiyat Janoubi, Homs, SyriaIn this single-source event, an alleged Russian airstrike killed four civilians, including one woman, and seriously wounded another three in Shandakhiyat Janoubi, Homs, Smart News Agency reported. Smart News added that the wounded were taken to hospitals in Deir Ezzor, which at the time was controlled by ISIS. There are currently no further details available.
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Incident date
May 5, 2017
LOCATION
مخيم اليرموك, Al Yarmouk Refugee Camp, Damascus, SyriaThe bodies of 20 civilians, including women and children, were recovered in Yarmouk refugee camp south of Damascus who were allegedly killed in airstrikes on May 5th 2018. It is unclear who was responsible for the airstrikes. Smart News accused both the Syrian regime and Russian forces of the civilian harm. Masri News reported that
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Incident date
May 4, 2017
LOCATION
الموصل: غرب, Mosul, Meshrfa, Nineveh, IraqA field investigation by Amnesty International found that a number of civilians were injured or possibly killed in an air or ground attack on the 60th Street area of Msherfa in West Mosul. The following Amnesty field report citing an eyewitness was shared with Airwars: “My family and I were staying at my aunt’s house
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Incident date
May 4, 2017
LOCATION
دار السلام, Andalus Radio, Darusalaam, Lower Shabelle, SomaliaIn the first confirmed US kinetic operation since President Trump designated Somalia an active war zone in March 2017, one US Navy serviceman was killed and two or three others injured during an operation against al Shabaab in Somalia on May 5th (local time), the first declared American service member death in combat in the
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Incident date
May 4, 2017
LOCATION
الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, SyriaBetween 6 and 12 civilians died and up to 17 were wounded in a Coalition airstrikes on three locations in Raqqa, according to local media. The Coalition later confirmed to have killed four and injured seven civilians in this strike. According to Alitihad Press, “local sources in Al Raqqa confirmed that several international air strikes
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Incident date
May 4, 2017
LOCATION
الثورة, Tabaqah, Raqqa, SyriaSeven civilians reportedly died and dozens more were injured in alleged Coalition airstrikes on Tabaqa, according to local media. The Smart News Agency reported “that warplanes likely belonging to the international coalition launched six raids on the first [al Awwal] and third [al Thaleth] neighborhoods in the city on Thursday evening, killing seven civilians, including
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Incident date
May 4, 2017
LOCATION
الموصل: غرب, Mosul, Meshrfa, Nineveh, IraqLocal press sources reported that eleven civilians – all from the same family – died after a Coalition airstrike hit their house in North-West Mosul. Amnesty later revealed the dead were from two separate named families. According to Yaqein Agency, “International Coalition aircraft launched raids on a residential area on the right side, in the
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Incident date
May 4, 2017
LOCATION
17 تموز, Mosul, July 17th, Nineveh, IraqResidents and local media sources said that Iraqi or Coalition airstrikes and shelling by Iraqi forces hit Al Walaa school, in the 17 July neighbourhood in West Mosul. This reportedly led to the death of up to 81 civilians – of whom 18 were children – and left 86 civilians injured. The school was said
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Incident date
May 4, 2017
LOCATION
الرطبة, Ar Rutbah, Al Anbar, IraqIn a previously unknown allegation, the Coalition denied involvement in an incident that they said was reported on social media. In their July 2017 civilian casualty report, the Coalition wrote: “May 4, 2017, near Ar Rutbah, Iraq, via social media report: No Coalition strikes were conducted on that day in the geographic area of the
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Incident date
May 3, 2017
LOCATION
سوحا, Doha, Hama, SyriaIn this single-source event, an alleged Russian air raid killed one woman and wounded another three civilians as it struck the village of Soha, eastern Hama, the Smart News Agency reported. A local source told Smart News that “the warplanes launched missile attacks on the outskirts of the village of Suha in the peaceful area
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Incident date
May 3, 2017
LOCATION
الإصلاح الزراعي, Mosul, Islah al Zirai, Nineveh, IraqA newly married husband and wife were killed and two young children injured in an airstrike on al Islah al Zirae in West Mosul on May 3rd. The event was later confirmed to be an Australian action. Amnesty International provided the following field report to Airwars citing an eyewitness: “We were getting dressed to leave
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Incident date
May 3, 2017
LOCATION
الثورة, Tabaqah, Raqqa, SyriaAt least six civilians were reportedly killed and nine others wounded in alleged Coalition airstrikes on the Syrian city of Al Tabaqa, 55km west of Raqqa. Nearly every source alleged that the US-led Coalition was responsible, with the Syrian Popular Movement saying the Coalition was “likely” the culprit. A later report from the Syrian Press
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Incident date
May 3, 2017
LOCATION
دركوش, Darkoush, Idlib, SyriaOne girl was killed and up to 24 other civilians were wounded following an incident in a camp for displaced people in Darkoush, Idlib, that was possibly caused by a Russian drone, local media reported. Several sources reported the death of a nine-year-old girl while the number of wounded varied between five and 24. Moreover,
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Incident date
May 3, 2017
LOCATION
الرقة, al Thakanna, Raqqa, SyriaOne civilian was killed alongside three ISIL fighters and five others were wounded in an airstrike on the city of Raqqa, according to a local source. Smart News Agency reported that the civilian was arrested by ISIL’s religious police, known as the Hesba, on charges of “smoking” and was in a car driven by the
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Incident date
May 3, 2017
LOCATION
هنيدة, Hunaida, Raqqa, SyriaAccording to the Smart News Agency, likely Coalition warplanes “targeted a a mosque in the town of Hunaida (36 west of the city of Raqqa), killing two civilians and wounding a third seriously.” The Syrian Network for Human Rights said that the Hamada al Elaywi mosque was destroyed in the afternoon Coalition raid. Other sources
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Incident date
May 3, 2017
LOCATION
زرزور, Zarzour, Idlib, SyriaUp to three civilians were left wounded following an alleged Russian airstrike in al-Wafa’a Camp, near Zarzur, Idlib, local media reported. RFS Media Office reported that “three civilians were seriously wounded today [May 3rd], following an air strike carried out by a Russian UAV, targeting “Al-Wafa’a Camp” near the village of Zarzur in the countryside
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Incident date
May 3, 2017
LOCATION
شعيب الذكر, Sho'aib Al Zakir, Raqqa, SyriaTwo local sources reported that Coalition airstrikes allegedly took place in Shoai’b Al-Zake on the outskirts of Dabsi Afnan, injuring several civilians. The village lies roughly 30km west of Tabaqa, and lies on the main road connecting the city and Aleppo. No civilian deaths have been reported and no further information is available at this
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Incident date
May 3, 2017
LOCATION
الثورة, Tabaqah, Raqqa, SyriaAccording to the Smart News Agency, “aircraft likely belonging to the Coalition launched raids on the modern neighborhoods in the city of Tabaqa, parts of which are still controlled by IS, killing 12 civilians including three women and a child, and five members of the organization. The source added that more than 27 civilians and
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Incident date
May 3, 2017
LOCATION
Mosul, Al Hermat, Nineveh, IraqOne civilian was injured in a mortar strike by an unknown party on al Hermat in West Mosul, according to an eyewitness. Amnesty International provided the following field report to Airwars citing an eyewitness: “At the time of the explosions and the bombings, the windows would shatter, and shrapnel would fly everywhere. Because of this,
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Incident date
May 2, 2017
LOCATION
Mosul, Al Hermat, Nineveh, IraqTwenty five or more civilians were reported killed following a battle in the Hermat area of West Mosul. It was unclear whether Iraqi forces and/or the Coalition were responsible. Amnesty International provided the following field report to Airwars citing an eyewitness: “On 2 May, in the early morning, there was a big attack on my
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Incident date
May 2, 2017
LOCATION
معرة النعمان, Ma'arat Al-Nu'man, Idlib, SyriaA remnant from a cluster bomb, allegedly Russian, killed one man and wounded another civilian when it exploded in Maarat al-Nu’man, Idlib, local media reported. All known sources agreed that the incident was triggered by a cluster bomb remnant from a previous Russian bombardment. Step News reported that the civilian harm was caused “after the
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Incident date
May 2, 2017
LOCATION
تل الجاير, Tall al-Jayer, Al Hassakah, SyriaFive named civilians died in an alleged ‘Coalition’ airstrike on al Dashisha market in Tal al Jayer town east of al Shadadi on the Syrian/Iraqi border, according to local sources. JisiT V, which pointed towards the Coalition, reported that a commercial shop was hit. No Coalition strike was publicly reported in the area that day
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Incident date
May 1, 2017
LOCATION
كفربطنا , Kafar Batna, Eastern Ghouta, Damascus, SyriaAlleged Russia or Syria warplanes carried out air raids in Kafar Batna, Eastern Ghouta, wounding several civilians, local media reported. Enab Baladi reported through the civil defence that “three guided missile strikes and a cluster missile targeted the towns of Kafar Batna and Saqba in conjunction with the bombing of the town of Hamuriya, which
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Incident date
May 1, 2017
LOCATION
حرستا, Harasta, Eastern Ghouta, Damascus, SyriaShelling allegedly carried out by either the Syrian regime or Russia in Harasta, Eastern Ghouta, wounded several civilians, local media reported. Without identifying the responsible party, @mohamad_alshaar reported that the use of mortars injured civilians Al-Jazeera reported that joint Russian and regime-shelling had been carried out in several areas in Eastern Ghouta, killing several civilians,
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Incident date
May 1, 2017
LOCATION
الرقة, Al Rumaila and Al Idkhar, Raqqa, SyriaSmart reported that “according to local sources, warplanes likely belonging to the International Alliance targeted the neighborhood of Rumaila, killing four civilians and wounding others and destroying a car belonging to ISIL.” Al Araby also blamed the Coalition and put the death toll at four, though appeared to be citing from Smart. No additional details
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Incident date
May 1, 2017
LOCATION
سقبا, Saqba, Damascus, SyriaBetween two and four civilians were killed and up to 15 more were wounded as airstrikes, allegedly carried out by either Russia or the Syrian regime, struck Saqba, Damascus, local media reported. While LCCSY said that two civilians were killed in the attack, the majority of sources reported four victims and SaqbaCoordinating1234 identified all four
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Incident date
May 1, 2017
LOCATION
مسراب, Masraba, Eastern Ghouta, Damascus, SyriaIn this single-source event, Al Jazeera reported that joint Russian and Assad regime forces carried out aerial shelling in Masraba, Eastern Ghouta, possibly wounding several civilians. According to Al Jazeera, there were several casualties and “dozens” of wounded across several incidents around Eastern Ghouta on May 1st, but it gave no specific casualty figures for
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Incident date
May 1, 2017
LOCATION
البحرة, Al Bahra desert, Deir Ezzor, SyriaSharqiya Voice reported that “Abu Al Zabir al Maghribi, responsible for buying weapons from the locals in what is called al Furat State, was killed along with seven other people after they were targeted by the International Coalition in a raid on Al Bahra desert in eastern Deir Ezzor countryside.” No further details are currently