Incident date
February 21, 2017
LOCATION
الثورة, Tabaqah, Raqqa, SyriaThe Smart news agency reported: “A local source from al Tabaqa city said earlier in the day, that warplanes likely to be the international coalition launched raids on the Al Manghiya neighborhood in the third district in the city, killing one IS member and seriously wounding three civilians in the neighborhood of Almanghiya.” No further
Summary
Incident date
February 21, 2017
LOCATION
near Mosul, Iraq, Nineveh, IraqIn 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, “10. Feb. 21, 2017, near Mosul, Iraq, via social media report: After a review of available information it was assessed
Summary
Incident date
February 21, 2017
LOCATION
معرة مصرين, Maarat Misrin, Idlib, SyriaAs many as six civilians were killed – and dozens more were wounded – in an alleged Russian airstrike on Maarat Misrin, local media reported. Most sources blamed Russia for the raids, however some others did not attribute blame while others pointed to the Syrian regime. According to reports, three rockets – allegedly vacuum missiles –
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Incident date
February 21, 2017
LOCATION
حقل شاعر, Shaer oil field, Homs, SyriaA single source reported that Russian warplanes “launched missile strikes on Al Sha’er oil field, which resulted in the burning of three oil tankers, killing the driver and wounding two other riders”. There are no other details at this time.
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Incident date
February 20, 2017
LOCATION
الجلاء, desert of al Jalaa town, Deir Ezzor, SyriaTwo civilians died in an alleged Coalition airstrike in a car in the desert of al Jalaa, according to local sources. The alliance denies the claim. According to Euphrates Post and the Shaam News Network, the two deaths occurred when Coalition jets struck a “Hyundai car carrying petrol in the desert of al Jalaa”. LCCSY
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Incident date
February 20, 2017
LOCATION
حي تشرينشارع الحافظ , al Hafez street, Tishreen neighbourhood, eastern Damascus, Damascus, SyriaIn what was largely reported as a regime attack, seven civilians including up to two children and two women died in an airstrike on al Hafez street, in Damascus’ Tishreen neighbourhood. On February 20th, the Step News Agency reported: “Assad’s regime continued its military campaign on the eastern neighborhoods in the capital Damascus for the
Summary
Incident date
February 20, 2017
LOCATION
Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, SyriaIn an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition said in June 2017 that an airstrike near Raqqa had not caused civilian harm – despite claims on social media. According to the report, “14. Feb. 20, 2017, near Raqqah, Syria, via social media report: After a review of available information and strike video it
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Incident date
February 20, 2017
LOCATION
تدمر , Palmyra, Homs, SyriaA single source, the Smart News Agency, said: “Our reporter, quoting a local source, said that the warplanes likely belonging to Russia struck the western district of the eastern city of Palmyra with a rocket killing of a civilian and wounding two members of IS”. No further details are currently available.
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Incident date
February 20, 2017
LOCATION
AL-SAHAMIYAH AND AL - FATATISH, Raqqa, SyriaIn an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, on April 1st 2017 the Coalition said it had concluded an assessment on media claims of civilian harm “near al Raqqah, Syria”. According to the Coalition report, “7. Feb. 20, 2017, near Raqqah, Syria, via media report: After a review of available information it was assessed that
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Incident date
February 20, 2017
LOCATION
الموصل: غرب/الجانب الأيمن, Mosul, West / Right side, Nineveh, IraqLocal and press sources said that 89 civilians, including 32 children, were killed and 134 others injured due to Coalition airstrikes and artillery shelling during the last 72 hours in the west of Mosul. We have reduced the figure to between 60-80 civilian deaths and 80-100 injuries for February 20th-21st in order to avoid double
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Incident date
February 20, 2017
LOCATION
Mosul, Wadi Hajar, Nineveh, IraqAt least four civilians were reported killed following a rocket attack by either the ISF or the Coalition on a mosque at Wadi Hajjar, according to an eyewitness. Amnesty International published the following account: “An attack struck Khaled Ibn al-Waleed mosque, in Wadi Hajjar, at close to 3pm on or around 20 February (witnesses could
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Incident date
February 20, 2017
LOCATION
منطقة مدرسة المعري, Al Maari school area, Raqqa, SyriaBetween five and ten civilians including three women died and ten others were injured in an airstrike on the Al Maari school area of Raqqa, according to local media. While the majority of sources said that this was the work of the Coalition, one report attributed the incident to the Assad regime. The Coalition later
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Incident date
February 20, 2017
LOCATION
الرقة, Qitar street, Raqqa, SyriaBetween seven and ten civilians including three children and three women died and dozens more were injured in an airstrike on Qitar street, according to local sources. While the majority of reports attributed the incident to the Coalition, one report alleged that Russia was responsible. The Coalition later reported that “no Coalition strikes were conducted
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Incident date
February 20, 2017
LOCATION
الباب, Al Bab city, Aleppo, SyriaBetween 12 and 29 civilians including up to five children and five women died in airstrikes on Al Bab, according to local media – though sources were conflicted as to whether this was the work of Turkey or the US-led Coalition. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, “The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights
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Incident date
February 20, 2017
LOCATION
north bank of Euphrates, Raqqa, SyriaIn an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition said in June 2017 that an airstrike on the north bank of the Euphrates in Raqqa had not caused civilian harm – despite claims on social media. According to the report, “Feb. 20, 2017, near Raqqah, Syria, via social media report: After a review of
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Incident date
February 19, 2017
LOCATION
الموصل: غرب/الجانب الأيمن, Mosul Airport, Nineveh, IraqIn an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition said in its July report that an allegation on social media of civilian casualties had been assessed as Not Credible. According to the report “Feb. 19, 2017, near Mosul, Iraq, via social media report: No Coalition strikes were conducted on that day in the geographic
Summary
Incident date
February 19, 2017
LOCATION
المدينة القديمة, Mosul, Old City, Nineveh, IraqIn a further incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition said in its July report that an allegation on social media of civilian casualties at Old Mosul had been assessed as Not Credible. According to the report “Feb. 19, 2017, near Mosul, Iraq, via social media report: No Coalition strikes were conducted on that
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Incident date
February 19, 2017
LOCATION
دركوش, Darkoush, Idlib, SyriaOne civilian was injured following an alleged Coalition drone strike on a vehicle on the road of Darkoush al jamiliya, according to local sources. Some sources suggested that this was a militant car. Idlib Media Center, reported that “a civilian was wounded after his car was targeted by a coalition drone”. Al amawi, Jisr media
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Incident date
February 19, 2017
LOCATION
Khatouniya & Salhabiya, Raqqa, SyriaOne civilian died and two others were injured in an alleged Coalition airstrike on the villages of Khatouniya and al Salhabiya, according to a single source. Smart reported that “a local source said Coalition aircraft bombed the villages of Khatouniya and Salhabiya in the western Raqqa countryside which resulted in the killing of one civilian
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Incident date
February 19, 2017
LOCATION
منبج, Manbij, Aleppo, SyriaIn an incident previously untracked by Airwars, the Coalition stated in April that its aircraft had not been involved in a civilian casualty event alleged by an NGO. According to the report: “Feb. 19, 2018, near Manbij, Syria, via NGO report: No Coalition strikes were conducted on that day in the geographic area of the
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Incident date
February 19, 2017
LOCATION
نصيب , Nasib, Daraa, SyriaUp to seven civilians – of whom four were named – died and as many as eight others were wounded in an air or artillery strike on Nasib, according to local media. While most sources blamed Russia, there were also several allegations against the Assad regime. According to Ara, “Russian warplanes targeted the vicinity of
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Incident date
February 19, 2017
LOCATION
تل ماعز , Tal Maez, Aleppo, SyriaBetween three and 13 civilians died in an alleged Russian airstrike on Tal Maez, according to sources on the ground. According to the Syrian Network for Human Rights, “four civilians, including two children and a woman, died when suspected Russian warplanes missiles fired on Tal al Mo’ez village in Aleppo governorate eastern suburbs, February 19,
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Incident date
February 19, 2017
LOCATION
ام تينة , Umm Tine village, Maskana, Aleppo, SyriaFour victims (one adult male, one adult female and two children) were named by the VDC as killed by Russia in Umm Tine village, Maskana. But the Syrian Network for Human Rights blamed the regime, reporting: “three civilians, including a girl and her mother, died when Syrian regime artillery shells fired on Om Tena village
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Incident date
February 19, 2017
LOCATION
الشفاء, Mosul, Al-Shafaa, Nineveh, IraqLocal sources said that up to 130 civilians were killed and 78 injured after Coalition airstrikes and/ or Iraqi artillery had struck many residential buildings in Al-Shafaa (Shifa) in West Mosul. The Coalition has confirmed causing 10 deaths. Press sources had told Yaqein that “the retaliatory shelling by aircraft and artillery by government forces had,
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Incident date
February 19, 2017
LOCATION
Mosul, Flour Mill (West Mosul), Nineveh, IraqLocal sources said that nine persons were either killed or wounded as a result of airstrikes by the US-led Coalition on a flour firm in the west of Mosul. Raedlay said that five people were killed and four were injured in the raids. On April 30th 2017, the Coalition confirmed a civilian casualty event in
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Incident date
February 18, 2017
LOCATION
رسم حميدة, Rasim Hamida, Homs, SyriaTwo civilians were reportedly killed and three wounded in an alleged Russian airstrike on the ISIS controlled village of Rasim Hamida, in the eastern Homs countryside – though only one source has reported on the incident. Smart News, who attributed likely responsibility to Russia, cited a civilian source, who stated: “the warplanes targeted civilian houses with
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Incident date
February 18, 2017
LOCATION
باب البيض, Mosul, Bab al Beith, Nineveh, Iraq“Dozens” of civilians were reported killed and injured following alleged US Apache helicopter and Iraqi artillery strikes on West Mosul. Yaqein reported both Apache helicopter and Iraqi artillery strikes on the ISIL-occupied West of the city. Ajel al Mousul reported only artillery strikes, which it said: “caused the martyrdom and wounding of dozens of civilians.”
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Incident date
February 18, 2017
LOCATION
اليادودة , al Yadouda, central countryside of Daraa, Daraa, SyriaFive named women – and possibly a girl – died in an alleged Russia or Assad regime air or artillery strike on al Yadouda in the central countryside of Daraa, according to local media. According to Orient News, “Russian aircraft targeted the town of Al-yadouda in the countryside of Daraa Gharbi with several air strikes,
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Incident date
February 18, 2017
LOCATION
المستشفى العام, Mosul, Ibn Senna Hospital, Nineveh, IraqIn an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the deaths of four civilians and the injuries of six in an event near Mosul. Their July 2017 civilian casualty report noted: “During a strike on an ISIS headquarters building, after reviewing post-strike video, it was assessed that four civilians, who were not
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Incident date
February 18, 2017
LOCATION
جامع يحيى الطالب, Mosul, Omar al Taleb mosque, Nineveh, IraqIn an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the injuries of two civilians in an event near Mosul. Their July 2017 civilian casualty report noted: “During a strike on an ISIS headquarters building, after reviewing post-strike video, it was assessed that two civilians were unintentionally injured.” The Coalition provided Airwars with