Incident date
March 27, 2017
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البعاج, Mosul, Baaj, Nineveh, IraqIt was claimed that airstrikes targeted two sites in Baaj District, in the west of Mosul and led to several dead and wounded among individuals. A number of sources – all using the same words – reported that the first strike took place near the gas station and the second behind the General Hospital of
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April 7, 2017
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سحاب, Mosul, Saha, Nineveh, IraqLocal sources reported that one civilian was killed and eight others were injured in airstrikes on Al Saha neighborhood in West Mosul. Shafaaq spoke of a ‘mistaken airstrike’ by ‘unidentified warplanes’. It also caused the destruction of three houses. Moreover, Urgent Mosul News and Yaqein reported mortar shelling by Iraqi forces on the neighbourhood the
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May 1, 2017
LOCATION
Mosul, Al Hermat, Nineveh, IraqOne child was killed and three others were injured in a suspected mortar strike by an unknown party on their family home. Amnesty International provided the following field report to Airwars citing an eyewitness: ”On 1 May, I was sitting in the house, which is about 600-700 metres away from al-Haq mosque. There were 16
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Incident date
May 16, 2017
LOCATION
حي العريبي, Mosul, al-Uribe, Nineveh, IraqA single local source reported that fifteen civilians from two families died after Coalition airstrikes targeted ISIL fighters who were hiding in their house. This occurred in Uribe neighbourhood, in West Mosul. Presently no further details are known.
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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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June 24, 2017
LOCATION
الموصل القديمة, Mosul, Old City, Nineveh, IraqLocal sources said that 25 civilians were killed and others were injured as a result of airstrikes hitting four houses in Old Mosul. Three houses were located in Al-Farouk Street, near the electricity generator of Mohammed Al-Durra, and a fourth house was hit in the Al-Makawin area. Khudash Mustfa said on Facebook that the international
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July 30, 2017
LOCATION
الحويجة, Hawija, Kirkuk, IraqLocal press sources said that 10 civilians from the same family were killed by an alleged Coalition airstrike which hit their house in the Hawija district on Sunday 30th July. Kawsar Agency and Team of Correspondents said that the family died as a result of US shelling on their home. According to Team of Correspondents,
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September 18, 2017
LOCATION
Huwaija, Kirkuk, IraqLocal source Yaqin alleged civilians killed and wounded, following Coalition airstrikes on Hawija. According to a well-informed source quoted in the report, “aircraft of the International Coalition bombed three sites in the industrial area of the province of Hawija”, the source added, the bombing resulted in the deaths of a number of dead and wounded
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January 11, 2015
LOCATION
القيارة, Qayyarah, Nineveh, IraqA single source claimed that a coalition strike on the town of Qayyarah near Mosul killed and injured “dozens.”
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Incident date
April 19, 2015
LOCATION
الرطبة, Ar Rutbah, Al Anbar, IraqIn a likely US or British drone strike, a truck was inadvertently hit during an airstrike at Ar Rutbah, according to a declassified CENTCOM report. “2 seconds prior to weapon impact, a large truck inadvertently arrived at the checkpoint. The back section of the truck was possibly damaged during the strike.” The driver was observed
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Incident date
August 18, 2015
LOCATION
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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Incident date
October 18, 2015
LOCATION
القائم, Al Qa'im, Al Anbar, IraqSix civilians were reported killed and 27 injured in an alleged Coalition strike at al Qaim in Anbar province.
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Incident date
December 13, 2015
LOCATION
الموصل, Mosul, Nineveh, IraqThree professors from the University of Mosul were among four civilians and a Daesh official reported killed in an alleged Coaliton airstrike. According to the National Iraqi News Agency, Salah Mohammed Afri, responsible for student affairs, “was killed along with two [or three] professors appointed by Daesh to the Faculty of Dentistry at the University
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April 7, 2016
LOCATION
حاج علي, Haj Ali, Nineveh, IraqUp to 11 civilians were allegedly killed in a reported Coalition airstrike in the vicinity of Qayyarah. According to the Iraqi Revolution site, the 11 died at Haj Ali, also the scene of a major incident the previous day. However, no additional information is presently known. Responding to a request for clarification about possible involvement
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September 16, 2016
LOCATION
تلول الباج, Telul al-Baj, Nineveh, IraqLocal sources claimed the Coalition targeted civilian homes at Telul Al Baj, to the south of Mosul, which resulted in several deaths and injuries including among women and children. Yaqein said several raids hit the town which killed and injured two or more civilians. And the Iraqi Spring Media Centre reported that The coalition air
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November 2, 2016
LOCATION
الموصل, Mosul, East, Nineveh, IraqAccording to local sources, three members of a family, as well as a father and son, were killed by mortar fire in eastern Mosul. Mosul Eye reported that mortars fell on apartment buildings, and killed a family of 3. Mosul Kadema named the two victims and published their pictures.
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November 26, 2016
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الصناعة, Mosul, industrial district, Nineveh, IraqFourteen or more people were reported killed and 35 injured following the alleged Coalition bombing, according to local sources. Multiple social media accounts, including @IQsunni, reported identical reports, stating that 14 people were killed and 35 injured as a result of a US airstrike on an industrial area in Mosul. Another tweet, by @zyaad_alsenjar, wrote
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December 30, 2016
LOCATION
وادي حجر, Mosul, Khalid ibn al-Walid Mosque in Wadi Hajar, Nineveh, IraqEleven civilians were reported killed and up to 80 injured when Coalition aircraft allegedly struck the vicinity of the Khalid ibn al-Walid Mosque in the Wadi Hajar area of Mosul. Islamic State later issued a propaganda video which included eyewitness reports. One noted: After we heard the bombing of Khalid Bin Al Waleed we came
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Incident date
January 16, 2017
LOCATION
Mosul, West / Right side, Nineveh, IraqLocal sources said that many civilians were killed or injured in Coalition airstrikes and shelling by Iraqi forces, in neigbourhoods at the left side of Mosul. The Iraqi Spring Media Center had tracked the bombings “from dawn until now” and said the raids targeted residential neighbourhoods. It said that hundreds of civilians were fleeing.
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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
March 9, 2017
LOCATION
حي الفاروق, Mosul, Farouk, Nineveh, IraqA local source told Airwars’ Iraq-based field researcher that three of his family members died in the Farouk neighbourhood of Mosul, after Coalition airstrikes allegedly targeted their house at 3pm in the afternoon while they were praying. The family member provided Airwars with the names of the casualties, his father and his two brothers.
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March 20, 2017
LOCATION
الموصل: الزنجيلي, Mosul, Al-Zinjili, Nineveh, IraqLocal residents and press sources said that 43 civilians were killed in airstrikes and missile shelling by the International Coalition and Iraqi forces in Zanjili neighbourhood, in the west of Mosul. Mosul Eye reported: “Mosul witnessed 20/3/2017 wave of casualties in a large number, and the initial outcome that we were able to collect was
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April 11, 2017
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عنه, Anah, Al Anbar, IraqLocal sources reported that six civilians were killed and several others were wounded in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Anah, in the west of Anbar province. In a suggestion that the deaths were caused by the Iraq Air Force, Saad Awad – the mayor of Anah district – reportedly called on the government’s air force
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April 23, 2017
LOCATION
17 تموز, Mosul, Talmuz / July 17th, Nineveh, IraqLocal sources reported that airstrikes on Tammuz (17 July) neighbourhood in West Mosul killed and injured forty civilians, in a dawn attack. Iraqyoon said that two neighbourhoods were hit, noting that “an aerial bombardment targeted the neighborhoods of July 17 ( Tammuz ) and al-Rifa’i, West Mosul.” Mosul News Agency blamed the Coalition. Other sources
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Incident date
May 7, 2017
LOCATION
الموصل: غرب/الجانب الأيمن, Mosul, West / Right side, Nineveh, IraqOne report on social media said that an ISIS member named Ali Ubaid ‘Issa Dagher (Abujrajis) was killed with his “entire family” including his mother in an airstrike. It is presently unclear in which West Mosul neighbourhood the strike occurred. No further details are presently known.
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Incident date
May 23, 2017
LOCATION
الموصل: غرب/الجانب الأيمن, Mosul, West Mosul, Nineveh, IraqIn its July 2017 civilian casualty report, the Coalition reported that it did not carry out strikes in the area of where civilian casualties were alleged in social media reports. This allegation was previously unknown to Airwars. The report stated as follows: “May 23, 2017, near Mosul, Iraq, via social media: The report contained insufficient
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July 2, 2017
LOCATION
حي الزنجيلي, Mosul, Zanjili, Nineveh, IraqLocal medical sources reported that civil defense teams had pulled as many as 74 bodies from the rubble in Zanjili neighbourhood (West/Old Mosul). The civilians had died as a result of different kinds of shelling on their houses. Airwars researchers contacted local medical sources, who said a total number of 74 civilians were killed. This
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Incident date
August 19, 2017
LOCATION
القائم, Qaem, Al Anbar, IraqLocal media sources reported on the death of an unknown number of civilians, after alleged airstrikes on Qeam district in Anbar Province. The head of the district council, Abdul Karim al-Ani, called on the government to stop the shelling because it targets the homes of unarmed civilians and has led to deaths and injuries. All
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Incident date
September 30, 2017
LOCATION
القائم, Al Qaim, Al Anbar, IraqLocal sources reported that as many as 50 civilians died in alleged US-led Coalition air strikes on Al Qaim, west of Anbar province. However, there was doubt regarding their combatant status. Yagein said that according to one report, civilians had attempted to return to their homes when targeted and up to 50 died. However, its
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Incident date
September 26, 2014
LOCATION
الموصل, Mosul, Tahrir, Nineveh, Iraq“Seven civilians including two children” were reported by two local news agencies as being killed in a coalition airstrike in the eastern part of Mosul, in al-Tahrir Street. Alternatively, the Baghdad Centre for Human Rights claimed that two separate coalition strikes – in the Fadhiliyah and Ba’shika neighbourhoods of Mosul – killed four civilians each.