Incident date
March 30, 2016
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يت, Hit, Qalqa neighbourhood, Al Anbar, IraqAn alleged Coalition airstrike on the Qalqa neighbourhood of Hit resulted in 20 civilians reportedly injured, and one child was killed. According to Hit News, the home of gas seller Lutfi Abu was also hit. News of Iraq quoted what it said was a local source: “Warplanes of the international coalition bombed residential areas behind
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August 4, 2016
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بعويزة, Mosul, Baweiza, Nineveh, IraqAn alleged Coalition airstrike in the Baoizh area of Mosul (or Bo’weza) reportedly killed a female child and injured four other civilians. According to NRN News, a Coalition strike killed a number of Daesh militants but also killed a number of civilians, including a little girl who died under the rubble.
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August 18, 2015
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القائم, Al Qa'im, Al Anbar, IraqOne civilian was reported killed and five injured in an alleged Coalition airstrike at the border town of al Qaim. Citing a ‘medical source in the city, al-Gharbiya eported that “a young man was killed as a result of the bombing was carried out by one of the [Coalition] warplanes on the neighborhoods of the
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January 11, 2017
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حي الكفاءات الثانية, Mosul, Kafaat, Nineveh, IraqLocal sources reported that Coalition airstrikes bombed a house with three missiles in Second Ka’afat neighborhood, northeast of Mosul. A car bomb hidden inside the compound caused heavy losses among civilians living in the four houses surrounding the target. Nineveh Media Center reported that the raids took place close to the house of the President
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Incident date
January 31, 2017
LOCATION
الموصل, Mosul, Nineveh, IraqIn an incident not previously known to Airwars researchers, the Coalition reported on March 4th that it was assessing an event at Mosul. According to the release “Currently, 19 reports of civilian casualties are still being assessed… Jan. 31, 2017, near Mosul, Iraq, via social media report.” No additional details are presently known.
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February 17, 2015
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الموصل, Mosul, multiple neighbourhoods, Nineveh, IraqAccording to a single source, local eyewitness claimed one unnamed civilian was killed and five others were severely injured after the coalition allegedly bombed several areas in Makhmoor, south of Mosul
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Incident date
December 3, 2016
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حي النور, Mosul, Noor, Nineveh, IraqIn an incident previously unknown to Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the death of one civilian near Mosul. Their February 2017 civilian casualty report noted “During a strike on ISIL fighters firing a mortar on partnered forces it is assessed that one civilian was unintentionally killed.” The incident appears to refer to an event at
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Incident date
March 28, 2017
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Mosul, Matahin, Nineveh, IraqIn an incident previously unknown to Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the death of one civilian near Mosul, Iraq. The June 2017 civilian casualty report noted, “March 28, 2017, near Mosul, Iraq, via self-report: During a strike to crater roads used by ISIS VBIEDs against Iraqi Security Forces, it was assessed that one civilian was
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Incident date
May 16, 2017
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17 تموز, Mosul, July 17th, Nineveh, IraqLocal sources reported that one civilian died and up to 30 civilians were still under the rubble in July 17 neighbourhood. Most sources do not say who was responsible – but one said it was the work of the Coalition. Omar Al Halbusi reported on Facebook that Al-Mutasim Abdelmohsen Al-Bagari is still under the rubble,
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Incident date
June 7, 2017
LOCATION
عنه, Al Anbar, IraqLocal 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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Incident date
March 31, 2016
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Mosul, Nineveh, IraqThe Al Najmawi family’s flour mill in Granary Street, eastern Mosul was struck in an alleged Coalition airstrike, leading to casualties among the civilian workers inside. Qoraish reported that the attack took place at the 10.30am local time, with two strikes approximately five minutes apart. It claimed there were no Daesh forces present. NRN News
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May 26, 2016
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الموصل, Mosul, East, Nineveh, IraqIn an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, CENTCOM later confirmed the death of a civilian in an event near Mosul. Their November 2016 civilian casualty report noted: “during a strike against ISIL fighters, it is assessed that one civilian was killed after entering the target area after the aircraft released its weapon.” In July
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Incident date
January 8, 2017
LOCATION
حي الحدباء, Mosul, Al-Hadba, Nineveh, IraqOne civilian was reported killed in alleged Coalition airstrikes that targeted an ISIL member in a civilian vehicle, in the Hadbah neihbourhood in the northeast of Mosul.
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Incident date
May 8, 2017
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17 تموز, Mosul, Tammuz / July 17th, Nineveh, IraqIn its July 2017 monthly casualty report, the Coalition said it had killed a civilian in the Tammuz 17 area of Mosul. The man’s family reported his name as Laith Azhar Saadallah al-Obeidi. According to the report, “during a strike on an ISIS command and control node, it was assessed that one civilian was unintentionally
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September 16, 2016
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الزاوية, Zawiyah, Al Anbar, IraqAn unspecified number of civilian casualties may have occurred near Haditha Dam following a reported strike on an imminent ISIL assault. According to El Nel News, Coalition aircraft bombed a gathering of Daesh militants, killing dozens of terrorists and foiling an attack on the perimeter of Haditha Dam in Anbar province in western Iraq. Yaqein
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July 10, 2017
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Mosul, Nabi Jarjis, Nineveh, IraqIn an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition lated confirmed the death of a civilian in the Nabi Jaris neighbourhood, Mosul. Their September 2017 civilian casualty report noted: “During a strike on an ISIS headquarters structure and explosives storage facility, it was assessed that one civilian was unintentionally killed.” Coordinates supplied by Coalition
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April 26, 2016
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الشرقاط, Al Shirqat, Salah Al Din, IraqUS aircraft attacked an ISIS checkpoint in the town of Sharqat. According to a CENTCOM release issued three months later, “it is [now] assessed that one civilian was killed when a motorcycle unexpectedly appeared in the target area after the US aircraft had already released its weapon.” That attack on a checkpoint near the Jumeila
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Incident date
June 7, 2017
LOCATION
حي الزنجيلي, Mosul, Zinjili, Nineveh, IraqIn 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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June 24, 2017
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Mosul, Mosque of Abdul Rahman bin Auf, Nineveh, IraqIn 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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Incident date
September 18, 2017
LOCATION
القائم, Al Qaim, Al Anbar, IraqCivilian casualties were reported following air raids and/or artillery strikes on the district of Qaim, in the west of Anbar province. Yaqin first reported US occupation heavy artillery shelling on areas of the Anbar, coinciding with the continued displacement of families in the absence of food and medicine. A second Yaqin report alleged civilian casualties
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October 24, 2016
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طوبزاوة, Tubzawa, Nineveh, IraqA local source reported that An adult civilian male killed followed an alleged Coalition strike on the village of Tubzawa. According to a single source, Mr Shihab’s two sons Younis aged 7 and Mustafa aged 2 years old were also severely injured in the incident – and were being treated in the intensive care unit at Irbil
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November 15, 2016
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الموصل, Mosul, Airport and Gizlani camp, Nineveh, IraqIn January 2017 the Coalition issued a statement denying responsibility for alleged civilian casualties in Mosul six weeks earlier. Nov. 15, 2016, near Mosul, Iraq: After a review of available information and strike video it was assessed that no civilians were harmed in this strike, the Coalition noted. A senior official later informed Airwars that the
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November 26, 2016
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Mosul, Karama, Nineveh, IraqLocal sources said one civilian was killed by Unknown bombing in Karama neighbourhood east of Mosul. Airwars’s researcher contacted Zareen Ali, the victim relative who published the death event post and Ali had confirmed that bombing was by Daesh mortars. In their June 2020 civilian casualty report, the US-led Coalition assessed reports that they were responsible
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October 17, 2017
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القائم, Al Qaim, Al Anbar, IraqIn an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the death of one civilian in an event near Al Qaim, Iraq. Their December 2017 civilian casualty report noted: “During a Coalition strike which destroyed one ISIS VBIED production facility, two ISIS support buildings and ISIS weapons cache it was assessed that one
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April 9, 2017
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الموصل: الزنجيلي, Mosul, Al-Zinjili, Nineveh, IraqTwo local sources said that an unspecified number of civilians were killed and injured due to airstrikes and missile attacks on Zanjili neighborhood in West Mosul. According to Yerdili, the bombardment preceded an assault on the nighbourhood. No additional details are presently known.
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March 31, 2016
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يت, Hit, Al Anbar, IraqLocal sources claimed that Coalition aircraft targeted a civilian car in Hit and killed the driver, who was said to have no links to so-called Islamic State. According to News of Iraq, the aircraft had been targeting a Daesh VBIED “driven by a suicide bomber” but that the attack also led to the destruction of
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April 2, 2017
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حي الفاروق, Mosul, Farouk, Nineveh, IraqLocal sources reported that warplanes hit civilians while they were on their way to bury a non-combatant who was killed by an earlier airstrike on Al Farouk neighborhood in West Mosul. Yaqein quoted press sources saying that “the warplanes bombarded the neighborhood of Al-Faruq and Mkawi on the right side of Mosul, killing and wounding
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April 11, 2017
LOCATION
سحاب, Mosul, al-Sahab, Nineveh, IraqA UN report on the protection of civilians in context of Nineveh operations and the retaking of Mosul stated: “In the morning of 11 April, an airstrike reportedly killed a civilian man and wounded seven other civilians, including a woman, in the ISIL-controlled al-Siha neighbourhood of western Mosul. At the time of the incident, the
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June 21, 2017
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الرطبة, Ar Rutbah, Al Anbar, IraqResidents 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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Incident date
November 12, 2015
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الرمادي, Ramadi, Al Anbar, IraqIn a previously unknown casualty event, CENTCOM confirmed on April 22nd 2016 that one civilian was killed during a US airstrike at Ramadi. According to the official release, “On Nov. 12, 2015, in Ramadi, Iraq, during a strike targeting ISIL fighters, it is assessed that one civilian was killed.” There were no reports of civilian