Incident date
March 2, 2017
LOCATION
ذي كالب, Dhi Kalb, Al Bayda, YemenSome local language sources reported that the area of Dhi Kalb, in the al-Qaifa region of Bayda province, was targeted by multiple US air strikes overnight from March 2nd to March 3rd 2017. here were no reports of civilian harm. Social media sources suggested that US drones and combat aircraft conducted several strikes against “homes”
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Incident date
March 2, 2017
LOCATION
الشفاء, Mosul, Al-Shafaa, Nineveh, IraqLocal 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.
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Incident date
March 2, 2017
LOCATION
وادي يشبم, Yashbum Valley, Shabwa, YemenSeveral sources reported that US airstrikes and ground forces targeted AQAP militants, including alleged leader Saad Atef, in the Yashbum Valley of al-Saeed district in Shabwa province, overnight from March 2nd-3rd 2017, following airstrikes in the same area early on March 2nd. There were multiple allegations of civilian harm as a result of heavy munitions
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Incident date
March 2, 2017
LOCATION
مُحَافَظَة أبين, Abyan, YemenOn March 2nd 2017, a US airstrike killed AQAP members Usayd al-Adani and Yasir al-Silmi in Abyan governorate, a US Pentagon spokesperson later announced – though other sources instead named the strike location as Qaifa, in Bayda governorate. There were no known associated reports of civilian harm. According to the Pentagon, al-Adani was “a longtime
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Incident date
March 2, 2017
LOCATION
المنصور, Mosul, Al Mansour, Nineveh, IraqFour civilians were reported killed at al Mansour during heavy fighting, according to a single source. Their bodies were buried at Amel school. According to Shafaaq, “Four civilians were killed in the Mansour district, southwest of Mosul during the battles between Iraqi forces and organize Daesh in the neighborhood, which is still under the control
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Incident date
March 2, 2017
LOCATION
New Mosul neighbourhood, Nineveh, IraqAn eyewitness, Ghania Hassan – resident of the al-Jadida (New Mosul) neighborhood – told Foreign Policy that more than 56 civilians were killed after a Coalition missile hit a house where they were gathered, reportedly forced to by ISIL combattants. The eyewitness account as written down by Sam Kimball, Foreign Policy: “If they stopped the
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Incident date
March 1, 2017
LOCATION
سوق الشعارين, Mosul, Sha'aren market, Nineveh, IraqLocal sources said that 18 persons were either killed or injured, including children and women, after airstrikes reportedly struck the Sha’aren market and mills area in western Mosul. Iraq News reported “the deaths of four people and the injuring of 14 others including women and children, following an aerial bombardment on the Sha’aren market and
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Incident date
March 1, 2017
LOCATION
لجامع عمر الاسود في حي الفاروق, Mosul, Omar al-Aswad mosque, Farouk, Nineveh, IraqLocal sources said that up to 80 civilians were killed or injured after Coalition or Iraqi airstrikes targeted the Omar mosque area in al-Faruq neighborhood in western Mosul. The mosque was used as a shelter by displaced families, according to the Niniva Media Center. Reuters cited three local witnesses, noting that “The Omar al-Aswad mosque,
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Incident date
March 1, 2017
LOCATION
الثورة, Tabaqah, Raqqa, SyriaBetween two and 12 civilians including four children were killed and up to 14 others injured in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Al Tabaqa, according to sources. Smart News initially reported that “A medical source said that two civilians died and three were wounded, including a child in critical condition.” Raqqa is Being Slaughtered said
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Incident date
March 1, 2017
LOCATION
كسرة شيخ (جمعة), Kasrat Sheikh (Juma'a), Raqqa, SyriaBetween one and five civilians died and nine others were injured in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Ksrat Sheikh al Juma’a, according to single source Smart News. There was some confusion in reporting. In the first paragraph, Smart said that one civilian died, but in the second paragraph put the death toll at five. A
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Incident date
March 1, 2017
LOCATION
الموصل الجديدة, Mosul, Mosul al-Jadid / New Mosul, Nineveh, IraqAt least two children were killed and other family members injured in New Mosul neighborhood in western Mosul. One source said ISIL targeted an unidentified warplane, which responded by launching a missile. The missile hit a house nearby, close to Yakatha mosque. However, Urgent Mosul News (Facebook) said that an ISIL car was targeted, which
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Incident date
March 1, 2017
LOCATION
النبي شيث, Mosul, Nabi Sheet, Nineveh, IraqLocal residents said 14 civilians from three families were killed in a Coalition airstrike reportedly targeting a car bomb parked near their houses in Nabi Sheet neighborhood, at the right side of Mosul. The sources reported that “the victims’ bodies [are] still under the rubble and could not be pulled out because of the intensification
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Incident date
March 1, 2017
LOCATION
Mosul, Mosque of Imam Al-Baher, Nineveh, IraqIn an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, on June 2nd 2017 the Coalition said it had concluded an assessment of civilian harm “near Mosul, Iraq”. According to the Coalition report, “12. March 1, 2017, near Mosul, Iraq, via social media report: After a review of available information it was assessed that no Coalition strikes
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Incident date
March 1, 2017
LOCATION
جسيمة, Jasima, Al Bayda, YemenMultiple sources reported that US airstrikes targeted alleged AQAP militants in al-Jasima, in the Qaifa area of Bayda governorate, overnight from March 1st to March 2nd. Mareb Press reported that the strikes killed one and wounded another, apparently with reference to alleged militants. There were no known reports of civilian casualties. The reported strikes were
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Incident date
February 28, 2017
LOCATION
قنفودة, Ganfouda, Benghazi, LibyaSeveral sources reported a UAE airstrike in Ganfouda which allegedly killed Omer Ishkal, a former officer of the Gaddafi regime as well as two foreign workers and a child. Iskhal’s status as a combatant is not clear as he was once imprisoned by the Shura Council, then set free, but also sought-after as he refused
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Incident date
February 28, 2017
LOCATION
مديرية الصومعة, Al Suma'a District, Al Bayda, YemenThe Pentagon announced on March 6th 2017 that it had conducted an airstrike against AQAP in Yemen on February 28th, though no other sources could be found to verify this. This appeared to have been the first action of a serious intensification of US strikes in Yemen through the first week of March 2017. Two
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Incident date
February 28, 2017
LOCATION
كسرة الفرج, Kasrat Faraj, Raqqa, SyriaA single source, the Smart news network, reported the death of two civilians in an alleged Coalition airstrike on the village of Kasra Faraj. According to Smart’s source, “two people were killed when the international coalition aircraft targeted a medicine depot belonging to the Islamic State in the southern countryside of Raqqa, north-eastern Syria. The
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Incident date
February 28, 2017
LOCATION
الثورة, Tabaqah, Raqqa, SyriaAn unspecified number of civilians were injured in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Al Tabaqa, according to local reports. Step news agency and Ka’aka al A’nzi reported that the Coalition had carried out raids “near the workers’ residences in Tabaqa leading to a number of civilians being wounded”. According to Raqqa’s Rebels Brigade, “Coalition planes
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Incident date
February 28, 2017
LOCATION
ترملا, Tramla, Idlib, SyriaThree members of one family were killed – including a father, daughter and granddaughter – and others were wounded, following an alleged Russian and Syrian regime raid on Tramla, local media reported. All sources except Idlib Media Centre – who said the regime was responsible – attributed blame to Russia. According to sources, a vacuum
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Incident date
February 28, 2017
LOCATION
المأمون, Mosul, Mamoon, Nineveh, IraqLocal sources said that 15 people were killed and 38 wounded, including children and women, due to artillery shelling targeting Tayaran, Dawasa, Rajim Hadid, Ma’moun and Ma’ash Sooq neighborhoods in western Mosul. While most sources did not say who was responsible for the artillery shelling, Yaqein and Niniva media center blamed the Iraqi government forces.
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Incident date
February 28, 2017
LOCATION
تدمر, Palmyra , Homs, SyriaA child was killed, and others were wounded, in alleged Russian raids and/or Syrian regime artillery strikes on Palmyra. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame with some attributing blame to the Regime and others to Russia. There are no other details at this time.
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Incident date
February 28, 2017
LOCATION
القائم, Al Qa'im, Al Anbar, IraqIn an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the death of one civilian and the injury of another in an event at Al Qaim. Their June 2017 civilian casualty report noted “During a strike on an ISIS dump truck filled with VBIED material, after firing warning shots, it was assessed that
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Incident date
February 28, 2017
LOCATION
حطلة, Hatla, Deir Ezzor, SyriaBetween 11 and 13 civilians were killed at a river crossing point in Hatla by alleged Russian aircraft, local sources reported. Other civilians were wounded but no specific numbers were reported. All sources blamed Russia for the raid. Sources reported that women and children were included in the death toll. There was not only destruction
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Incident date
February 28, 2017
LOCATION
نابلس, Mosul, Nablous, Nineveh, IraqIn an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the deaths of two civilians in an event near Mosul. Their July 2017 civilian casualty report noted: “During a strike on an ISIS VBIED factory, after reviewing post-strike video, it was assessed that two civilians were unintentionally killed.” The Coalition provided Airwars with
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Incident date
February 27, 2017
LOCATION
عنه, Anah al Jadidah, Al Anbar, IraqLocal sources said that four civilians were killed when Coalition airstrikes hit the Ana district, in the west of Anbar province.
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Incident date
February 27, 2017
LOCATION
حطلة, Hatla, Deir Ezzor, SyriaFive non-combatants died in an airstrike on Makta’a Hajar in Manbij, according to local sources – though reports were conflicted as to whether the US-led Coalition or the Assad regime was responsible. According to LCCSY, “five civilians from Hatla village in the eastern countryside were killed when the international coalition targeted members of Daesh who
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Incident date
February 27, 2017
LOCATION
المنصورة, Al Mansoura, Raqqa, SyriaA reported Coalition strike on an ISIL HQ which killed and injured up to a dozen militants also led to the injuring of three civilians, according to a single source. According to Smart News Coalition planes launched an attack at al Mansoura “on an ISIL headquarters, killing five elements and wounding six others, including a
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Incident date
February 27, 2017
LOCATION
ربيعة, Rabi'a, Homs, SyriaAccording to Smart, an unspecified number of civilians were wounded and killed following a “likely Russian” airstrike on Rabi’a. It was reported that “the aircraft fired missiles on the outskirts of the village which was under the control of ‘Islamic State’, killing three civilians, including a child, and injuring five others, including a woman, some of
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Incident date
February 27, 2017
LOCATION
جسر الرقة, Old Bridge, Raqqa, SyriaOne civilian died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on the old bridge in Raqqa, according to local sources. Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently reported that “Coalition planes launcedh new raids targeting the old Raqqa bridge, destroying large parts of it, in addition to killing the young man Ahmad Saleh al Arab“. According to Step news
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Incident date
February 27, 2017
LOCATION
near Al Qa’im, Al Anbar, IraqIn an incident previously unknown to Airwars the Coalition assessed that it didn’t harm civilians: “72. Feb. 27, 2017, near Al Qa’im, Iraq, via social media report: After review of available information and strike video it was assessed that there is insufficient evidence to find that civilians were harmed in this strike.”