Incident date
March 19, 2017
LOCATION
Idlib city, Idlib, SyriaBetween five and six civilians were killed and an unknown number wounded in air strikes allegedly conducted by Russian forces in the city of Idlib. Some sources claimed the Syrian regime was also involved in the attack. The victims killed in the raids were displaced from the village of Ghantu in northern Homs, “all of
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Incident date
March 18, 2017
LOCATION
جسر المغلة, Al Maghla Bridge, Raqqa, SyriaTwo or more civilians were reported killed near the al Maghla bridge after Coalition aircraft reportedly struck boats carrying civilians across the Euphrates River. There are no other details at this time.
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Incident date
March 18, 2017
LOCATION
Mosul, Risala, West Mosul, Nineveh, IraqIn an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, on September 1st 2017 the Coalition said it had concluded an assessment on claims of civilian harm “near Mosul, Iraq” via an NGO report. According to the Coalition report, “March 18, 2017, near Mosul, Iraq, via NGO report:After a review of available information and strike video it
Summary
Incident date
March 18, 2017
LOCATION
Mosul, Nahrawan, Nineveh, IraqIn an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, on September 1st 2017 the Coalition said it had concluded an assessment on claims of civilian harm “near Mosul, Iraq” via an NGO report. According to the Coalition report, “March 18, 2017, near Mosul, Iraq, via NGO report:After a review of available information it was assessed that
Summary
Incident date
March 18, 2017
LOCATION
القسطل القسطل , Al Qastal town, Hama, SyriaRussian warplanes allegedly conducted a raid on the outskirts of Al Qastal town in Hama Governorate, Smart News Agency reported. Civilian casualties have been reported, but their number and identities are still unclear.
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Incident date
March 18, 2017
LOCATION
المشاهدة, Mosul, Al Mashada, Nineveh, IraqA family of five was reported killed by either Iraqi, US or French artillery strikes or Coalition airstrikes on the al Mashahda quarter of West Mosul, which is still under ISIL control. Al Jazeera Iraq spoke to witnesses and blamed Iraqi forces for the artillery shelling, and said they had targeted the house in the
Summary
Incident date
March 18, 2017
LOCATION
السرجخانة, Mosul, Third street behind Fathi al Ali mosque., Nineveh, IraqAt least thirteen civilians were reported killed and 17 injured in air and artillery strikes on a number of West Mosul neighbourhoods. Iraqi Spring Media Centre said reported the “Killing of 13 civilians, mostly women and children, and 17 wounded as a result of air and artillery bombardments of several districts of the right side
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Incident date
March 18, 2017
LOCATION
تقاد , Taqad, Aleppo, SyriaThe remnants of a cluster bomb that had been dropped earlier during a Russian air raid in Taqad resulted in the death of one civilian, Mohammed Al Talal, according to sources on the ground.Multiple sources said one civilian was also injured during this raid.
Summary
Incident date
March 18, 2017
LOCATION
الجوسق, Mosul, Jawasaq, Nineveh, IraqIn an event previously unknown to Airwars, the Coalition said that no civilians were harmed on March 18th at Mosul, Jawasaq. The Coalition’s November 2017 casualty reported said: “After a review of available information it was assessed that no Coalition strikes were conducted in the geographical area that correspond to the report of civilian casualties.”
Summary
Incident date
March 18, 2017
LOCATION
السرجخانة, Mosul, Aserjkhanh, Nineveh, IraqSummary
Incident date
March 18, 2017
LOCATION
عكيرشي, `Ukayrishah, Raqqa, SyriaThe wife and child of an ISIL fighter reportedly died in a Coalition airstrike on al A’keirshi village. The militant – named as Abu Habibia Al-Maghribi – was either killed or injured in the attack. According to Arabs Today his wife was a member of Al-Khansa’a which is part of ISIL’s women’s police force. Their
Summary
Incident date
March 18, 2017
LOCATION
شبهر, Shabhar, Raqqa, SyriaSeven named civilians including four women and a child died in a reported Coalition strike in Raqqah governorate – though there was confusion about whether they had died at Shabhar or Al Matar. Orient News, citing Raqqa Post, said that seven civilians – five from the Matar family – died. It blamed the Coalition. Raqqa
Summary
Incident date
March 17, 2017
LOCATION
مزرعة الصفصاف, Safsaf farms, Raqqa, SyriaAccording to reports one civilian male died and at least two others were injured following alleged Coalition strikes at Al Safsafa. Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently and SHRC were among some sources who didn’t identify the warplanes responsible – though other reports blamed the Coalition. In December 2018, the Coalition announced that it had classed
Summary
Incident date
March 17, 2017
LOCATION
الطبقة مسكنة , the road between Maskanah and Tabaqa, Raqqa, SyriaEight civilians were killed and another 17 were injured when their bus was struck during an air raid between Maskanah and Tabaqa, according to sources on the ground. Smart News Agency reported that it is ‘likely’ the warplanes that conducted the attack were Russian. The Violations Documentation Center in Syria has named Ahmad Al-Zaher as
Summary
Incident date
March 17, 2017
LOCATION
زور شمر, Zor Shmar, Raqqa, SyriaFive civilians were reported killed and eight or more injured following reported Coalition strikes at Zor Shamr and Kasrat Sheikh Juma’a. According to the Smart news agency, which also pointed towards the Coalition, “sources explained that the planes bombed the villages of Zor Shamr (45 km east of Raqqa city) and Kasrat Sheikh Juma’a (8
Summary
Incident date
March 17, 2017
LOCATION
الموصل الجديدة, Mosul, Mosul al Jadida / New Mosul, Nineveh, IraqIn the highest confirmed civilian casualty event of the war against ISIL, at least 105 and as many as 141 non-combatants were later confirmed by the Coalition as having been killed in a US airstrike on a house in West Mosul’s al Jadida area. At least 137 bodies were reportedly recovered from the scene. Locals
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Incident date
March 17, 2017
LOCATION
الموصل الجديدة, Mosul, Mosul al Jadida / New Mosul, Nineveh, IraqThe Coalition admitted responsibility for the deaths of between 105 and 141 civilians in an airstrike on a house in West Mosul’s al Jadida area on March 17th (event CI550). However, locals have claimed that as many as 230 or even 520 civilians were killed in the catastrophic event at al Jadida – though these
Summary
Incident date
March 17, 2017
LOCATION
Mosul, Zanjili, Nineveh, IraqIn an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, on April 1st 2017 the Coalition said it had concluded an assessment of civilian harm claims “near Mosul, Iraq”. According to the Coalition report, “March 17, 2017, near Mosul, Iraq, via NGO report: After a review of available information it was assessed that no Coalition strikes were
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Incident date
March 17, 2017
LOCATION
كفر حوت, Kafr Hout , Aleppo, SyriaRussian warplanes wounded two civilians in a raid on the village of Kafr Hout in southern Aleppo Governorate, western Syria, according to sources on the ground. Sources were unclear of the identity of those injured in this attack. Smart News Today reported that two women were wounded, while Aleppo Civil Defence said that one woman
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Incident date
March 17, 2017
LOCATION
اورم الكبرى , Urma Al-Kubra, Aleppo, SyriaBetween three and eight civilians were killed and a further six were wounded f as a result of alleged air raids by Russian warplanes in the town of Urma al Kubra in Aleppo Governorate on the 17th of March 2017. Sources said that four victims from the same family died in the attack. The Violations
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Incident date
March 17, 2017
LOCATION
الميدان, Mosul, Medan, Nineveh, IraqAccording to local residents and the recently formed Iraqi Observatory for Human Rights, up to 80 civilians died when heavy airstrikes and shelling destroyed multiple houses in Meydan neighbourhood in Old Mosul. According to Iraqi Spring Media Centre, 20 houses were destroyed. It spoke of “dozens of bodies” under the rubble. Activists and aid workers
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Incident date
March 16, 2017
LOCATION
الأتارب الشيخ علي , al Sheikh Ali village in Al Atarib district, Aleppo, Aleppo, SyriaLocal media reported that three civilians died and several more were wounded in an alleged Russian airstrike on the al Sheikh Ali village in Al Atarib district, Aleppo. On March 16th, Baladi reported: “he cities and towns of Al-Atareb, Sheikh Ali, Babis, Maarat al-Atareb, Abyan Samaan and Kfarkermin were heavily shelled by the Russian air
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Incident date
March 16, 2017
LOCATION
الجينة, Al Jina, Aleppo, SyriaA unilateral US drone strike on a mosque complex near al Jina town killed between 37 and 62 civilians according to multiple reports and eyewitness statements. While the US has admitted it carried out the attack, officials have claimed that al Jina’s Omar Ibn al Khattab mosque where the casualties occurred was not targeted in
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Incident date
March 16, 2017
LOCATION
أبين سمعان , Abin Sama’an , Aleppo, SyriaOne woman died and several other civilians were wounded in an alleged Russian airstrike on Abin Sama’an town, according to sources on the ground. Omawi.news.agency reported: “Russian warplanes carried out several air strikes with rockets on the towns of Abyan Semaan and Sheikh Ali in the western countryside of Aleppo, wounding several people and causing extensive
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Incident date
March 16, 2017
LOCATION
المنصورة, Al Mansoura, Raqqa, SyriaThe Smart news agency reported that likely Coalition airstrikes targeted the oil refinery area of Al Mansoura, “killing one worker and injuring others, in addition to destroying three burners and a car used to transport oil.” Madar News used identical language in its own report. No additional details are presently known.
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Incident date
March 16, 2017
LOCATION
معراته, Ma’arata town, Aleppo, SyriaLocal media reported that Russia carried out an airstrike on Ma’arata town, leding to an unspecified number of civilian casualties. According to the Step News Agency, “Russian warplanes launched vacuum missiles targeting Ma’arata in western Aleppo causing casualties among civilians.”
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Incident date
March 16, 2017
LOCATION
حي الثكنة, Al Thakana, Raqqa, SyriaThe Shaam News Network reported: “A local source said that warplanes likely belonging to the coalition launched a raid on the Al Thakana neighborhood in Raqqa, near the Shariah Court, killing four civilians and two members of IS and wounding eight others, including one member of IS. The wounded were taken to the National Raqqa
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Incident date
March 16, 2017
LOCATION
سد الفرات, Euphrates Dam, Raqqa, SyriaAn alleged Coalition airstrike at the Euphrates Dam near al Tabaqa reportedly killed one named civilian worker. According to Raqqa is Being Slaughtered, “an air raid launched by the international coalition yesterday on the area around the Euphrates Dam in al Tabaqa killing Hamidi al Abd al Majid al Nayef one of the employees at
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Incident date
March 16, 2017
LOCATION
الموصل: غرب/الجانب الأيمن, West Mosul, Mosul, Nineveh, IraqLocal sources said that at least 21 civilians were killed and 17 were injured, including women and children, because of airstrikes and artillery shelling in neighbourhoods of West Mosul. Iraq News Center placed the death toll even higher: “Many surviving civilians [and] witnesses from the right side [of Mosul] confirmed that Coalition airstrikes targeted civilian
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Incident date
March 16, 2017
LOCATION
جديدة كحيط , Jadida Kahit, Raqqa, SyriaAl Ragga Truth reported the death of four civilians in an alleged Coalition airstrike on the village of Jadida Kahit. No further details are currently available