Civilian Casualties

(2 children)

2–7

Russian Military, Syrian Regime

Suspected belligerents

Named victims

2 named

جعار, Ja'ar, Al Bayda, Yemen

LOCATION

Multiple sources reported that US airstrikes targeted alleged AQAP militants in or near Ja’ar, in the Sama’a area of Bayda governorate, overnight from March 4th to March 5th. One source reported a single militant casualty, and another reported that “civilians including a child” were killed as the result of overnight strikes in Bayda governorate, of

Summary

(1 child)

مدرسة تحرير ليبيا, راس لانوف, Medical Centre, Ras Lanuf, Surt, Libya

LOCATION

Various sources reported LNA airstrikes in Libya’s oil crescent. Strikes in all the major oil ports were mentioned but no further details on the exact locations were given, except for one source which said a raid took place in the Ras Lanuf area. Human Rights Solidarity later said that one strike hit the Ras Lanuf

Summary

3 – 4

(3–4 men)

Libyan National Army

المنصور, Mosul, Al Mansour, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Surviving family members told Buzzfeed investigators that five members of a family died in a suspected Coalition strike. The alliance later accepted responsibility. Buzzfeed casenotes for the incident were later shared with Airwars: “GPS Coordinates: 36°19’02.5″N, 43°06’35.1″E Date and approximate time: March 3, at around 11am Casualties: The nephew and four nieces of Zayd Younes

Summary

(5 children)

Known belligerent

بنغازي‎, Benghazi: Ganfouda 12 building complex, Benghazi, Libya

LOCATION

A woman reportedly died on March 5th after she sustained severe injuries from shrapnel after an airstrike on March 3rd from what was described as a foreign aircraft. The aircraft hit the 12 Buildings in Ganfouda approximately on March 3rd in support of the LNA campaign. Alnabaa reported: “On Sunday, one of the women trapped

Summary

تدمر, Palmyra, Homs, Syria

LOCATION

In this single-source incident, the Smart News Agency “that five dead and 14 wounded, including women and children, arrived at the al Tabaqa hospital”. It said they had died in a bombing by “military aircraft” on Palmyra’s eastern desert – and went on to say that the culprit was likely to be Russia. It is

Summary

(1–2 children1–2 women)

Russian Military

الغيل‎, Al Ghayil, Al Bayda, Yemen

LOCATION

According to a report by The Intercept, US helicopter gunships fired on the village of Al Ghayil, in the Yakla area of Al Bayda governorate, on the night of March 3rd 2017, damaging “at least six houses”. There were no known associated reports of civilian harm. Late on March 3rd, one local language social media

Summary

الرصافة, Al Rasafa, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Up to four civilians were killed and a similar number injured after a reported Coalition strike targeted an oil well near al Rasafa. According to the Syrian Mirror “Coalition warplanes targeted Miksar oil well which is north of Rasafa, and killed four people.” Micro Syria reported similar. Smart News reported that “aircraft likely from the

Summary

3 – 4

الثورة‎, Tabaqah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Up to 12 civilians were reported killed and four injured in an air raid which most sources blamed on the Coalition. According to MicroSyria “Warplanes carried out two raids in Tabaqa which is under the control of ISIL and killed 5 civilians, and wounded others including women and children who were taken to hospitals.” Smart

Summary

5 – 12

(2 children2 women)

Known belligerent

Mosul, Mashahda, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, on June 2nd 2017 the Coalition said it had concluded an assessment on social media claims of civilian harm “near Mosul, Iraq”. According to the Coalition report, “13. March 3, 2017, near Mosul, Iraq, via social media report: After a review of available information it was assessed

Summary

LOCATION

مَأْرِب, Ma'rib, Yemen

Multiple sources reported that a US drone strike on the evening of March 3rd 2017 targeted Sheikh Abdulilah al-Dhahab and four of his guards, all of whom were alleged to be AQAP militants, while they were travelling in Marib governorate. Some sources suggested that the strike took place on the outskirts of Marib, the capital

Summary

Belligerents reported injured

LOCATION

Yemen

On March 6th, the US Department of Defense announced that alleged AQAP militant, Harith al Waqri, had been killed on March 3rd by a US airstrike. According to Pentagon spokesman US Navy Captain Jeff Davis, al Waqri was a fighter and “communications intermediary” for Usayd al Adani, who was also announced to have been killed

Summary

Known belligerent

Known target

موجان, Mojan, Abyan, Yemen

LOCATION

Multiple sources reported that a US drone strike targeted two alleged AQAP militants riding a motorbike in Mojan, in the al-Maraqisha area of Abyan governorate, late on March 3rd 2017. There were no known reports of civilian harm. Several local language social media sources reported the strike, as well as “local sources” allegedly spoken with

Summary

موجان, Mojan, Abyan, Yemen

LOCATION

Some sources suggested that US naval artillery and possibly airstrikes targeted the Mojan and Mudiyah areas of Abyan governorate early on the morning of March 3rd. There were no known reports of civilian harm. According to Xinhua, an anonymous Yemeni military official reported that a “heavy navy bombardment” had taken place in the morning, alongside

Summary

Airstrike, Naval bombardment

Mosul, Al Mahatta, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Local residents said a number of civilians were killed after an alleged airstrike struck the Abu Huraira School in the station area. The school was reportedly being used by displaced families fleeing the violence in other neighbourhoods. Mosul Ateka (Facebook) reported Fawad Ali Abu Abdullah as having been killed in the raids on March 3rd,

Summary

10 – 21

(6 children8 women1 man)

2–15

جبل نوفان, Jabal Novan, Al Bayda, Yemen

LOCATION

Multiple sources reported that US airstrikes targeted alleged AQAP militants in Jabal Novan, Bayda governorate, overnight from March 1st to March 2nd, killing three. There were no known reports of civilian casualties. Local language sources suggested that strikes targeted an al-Qaeda “training centre” in the town of Jabal Novan, in the area of Qaifa. These

Summary

مديرية الصعيد, As Said District, Shabwa, Yemen

LOCATION

Some local language sources suggested that a US drone strike killed at least three alleged AQAP militants travelling in a car in the Al Shuaib area, in the As Saeed directorate of Shabwah governorate. One source indicated that the strike took place in the “suburbs of Azan”. There were no reported civilian casualties. It was

Summary

موجان, Mojan, Abyan, Yemen

LOCATION

Multiple sources reported that US forces were involved in a combined arms operation that took place at dawn on March 2nd 2017 in Mogan, al-Maraqisha directorate, Abyan governorate. The action was variously alleged to have included airstrikes, naval bombardment, and troop landings. Some sources claimed the operation was implemented in cooperation with Emirati special forces

Summary

Airstrike, Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground), Drone Strike, Naval bombardment

Civilian infrastructure

School

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons

Causes of injury / death

Belligerents reported injured

4–26

2–24

الخبر, Al Khabr, Abyan, Yemen

LOCATION

One local language source, Aden al-Hadath, reported that according to local residents, a drone strike had targeted a school in Khabr al-Maraqisha, Abyan governorate, on March 2nd 2017. There were no known reports of civilian casualties. On the same day, multiple US airstrikes and alleged troop landings were reported, as part of a combined arms

Summary

Civilian infrastructure

School

جبل نوفان, Jabal Novan, Al Bayda, Yemen

LOCATION

Sources reported that US airstrikes targeted AQAP militants in Jabal Novan, Bayda governorate, overnight from March 2nd to March 3rd. There were no known reports of civilian casualties. Alleged strikes in the area came hours after another alleged strike in Jabal Novan had reportedly killed three AQAP militants early on March 2nd. The evening strikes

Summary

Airstrike, Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)

14–17

منطقة ‎‎ال عتيق, Al Ateeq area, Shabwa, Yemen

LOCATION

Several sources reported that US airstrikes targeted AQAP militants in Wadi Yashbum, Shabwa province, at dawn on March 2nd 2017. Some local language Twitter sources reported that three areas of the Yashbum Valley had been targeted by US strikes simultaneously. There were some allegations of civilian harm from the wider US campaign in the area,

Summary

4–8

الغيل‎, Al Ghayil, Al Bayda, Yemen

LOCATION

Multiple sources reported that a US drone strike targeted the home of alleged AQAP leader and tribal sheikh Abdul Ilah al-Dhahab in Yakla, in the al-Qaifa area of Bayda governorate, at dawn on March 2nd 2017. There were no known reported casualties. Multiple sources suggested that al-Dhahab survived this strike, having been fighting with the

Summary

عقبة زعج, Aqaba Za'aj, Al Bayda, Yemen

LOCATION

Multiple local language sources indicated that US airstrikes took place in Aqaba Za’aj, in Qayfa Radaa, Bayda province, during the night from March 2nd to March 3rd. There were no known reports of civilian harm. Various sources reported that strikes took place in Aqaba Za’aj, seemingly in conjunction with strikes against the nearby locations of

Summary

الصعيد, Al Said, Shabwa, Yemen

LOCATION

Multiple sources alleged that four al-Qaeda militants were killed in a US drone strike in al-Saeed, Shabwa province. Al Arabi for example reported that a car was targeted in Shabwa at dawn on March 2nd 2017, as it was travelling “towards the road linking the towns of Ahur and Shakra”. There were no known reports

Summary

جعار, Ja'ar, Al Bayda, Yemen

LOCATION

Multiple sources reported that several US airstrikes targeted alleged AQAP militants in the Sama’a district of Bayda governorate at dawn on March 2nd 2017. There were no reports on any casualties. Several sources suggested that more than thirty airstrikes took place. According to al-Ain, the strikes were conducted by American F-16 jets and helicopters, while

Summary

الرصافة, Al Rasafa, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

According to Smart News, five civilians died and two were injured in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Al Rasafa. Smart reported that the warplanes – “likely” belonging to the Coalition – “bombed a bus as it passed through on the road from al Rasafa to al Mansoura (30 km west of Raqqa City), after civilians

Summary

(1–2 children1–2 women)

يكلا, Yakla, Al Bayda, Yemen

LOCATION

Multiple sources suggested that US airstrikes targeted alleged AQAP militants in al-Ghail village and in the broader Yakla area of Qaifa, Bayda governorate, overnight from March 2nd to March 3rd, killing at least three alleged militants. Some sources reported that there was an unspecified number of civilian casualties. Local sources reported that the overnight strikes

Summary

(2 children2 women)

الوضيع, Wadi'a district, Abyan, Yemen

LOCATION

Multiple sources suggested that, on the afternoon of March 2nd 2017, a US airstrike targeted a car in farmland surrounding the Wadea district of Abyan province, reportedly killing five AQAP militants – including a regional militant leader in Dar Saad Aden. There were no reported civilian casualties. Multiple sources named the AQAP leader as Osama

Summary

حصن سعيد, Fort Saeed, Abyan, Yemen

LOCATION

Some sources reported that US forces were involved in a beach landing operation on Nakheela beach, on the al-Maraqisha coast, Abyan governorate, in the region of or near the village of Mogan, at dawn on March 2nd 2017. This raid allegedly took place in tandem with a reported combined arms operation, with which the US

Summary

Airstrike, Artillery, Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground), Drone Strike, Naval bombardment

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons

Causes of injury / death

الشفاء, Mosul, Al-Shafaa, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Local sources said that 20 civilians were killed and 18 injured, mostly children and women, after Coalition airstrikes allegedly targeted a residential building in Al-Shafaa (Shifa) neighborhood in western Mosul. Some sources quoted ISIL media reporting this incident. Others said local press sources provided the information. Most reports blamed the US specifically for the raids.

Summary