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near Tabqah, Syria, Raqqa, Syria

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U.S.-led Coalition

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Douma, Damascus, Syria

Up to three civilians were killed, and others were wounded - including a child - following an air and artillery strike in Douma, according to local sources. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame for the raids. Some sources blamed Russia, while most blamed the Syrian regime. The Syrian Network for Human Rights…

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Lataminah, Hama, Syria

اللطامنة

A girl was killed and as many as six other civilians were wounded following a parachute missile attack on a residential neighbourhood in Lataminah, local media reported. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame, with some blaming the Syrian regime and others blaming Russian warplanes. Halab Today reported that huge fire broke out in a…

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Al-Tabayek, Idlib, Syria

Two children were killed and one other civilian was wounded - Smart reported a woman was wounded - following an airstrike on Al-Tabayek. All sources blamed Russian warplanes for the raid. Syrian Mirror reported "targeting of residential areas and vital centres", resulting extensive destruction to property. According to the Syrian Network for Human Rights, "two children were…

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Mosul, Al-Tanak, Zanjili, Farouk, Rifai, Old City and other neighborhoods, Nineveh, Iraq

الموصل: غرب/الجانب الأيمن

Local sources reported that airstrikes of the Coalition and the Iraqi airforce on several neighbourhoods in Old Mosul, as well as artillery shelling, led to the deaths of 18 civilians. It was also reported that more than 41 civilians were injured. Correspondences Team and Al Rafidain reported 17 dead and more than 30 wounded in…

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Mosul, Thawra, Nineveh, Iraq

In what appeared to be a separate event to the previous day’s casualties, Amnesty field investigators spoke with survivors of an April 20th strike on Al Thawra which killed two people and injured dozens more. Amnesty’s published report reads as follows: “According to “Mustafa”, a young father displaced to al-Thawra neighbourhood from elsewhere in west…

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Maysaloun Farms, Raqqa, Syria

مزرعة ميسلون

Seven civilians reportedly died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Maysalon Farm, according to local media. Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently named three of the victims. The victims were also named by Q_Alenzy and Syrian PC, which also blamed the Coalition. According to Mohammed Al-Abbullah, “four young men from the Maysaloun farm died as a…

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Al Fatayah, Darnah, Libya

درنة الفتايح

Social media sources reported two LNA airstrikes in Al-Fatayih East of Derna with a MiG-21 and a MiG-23BN. Press Solidarity reported that the Irsa School for Girls in Al-Fatayih had to shut down temporarily as it was constantly hit by shrapnel from the bombing but didn’t mention any civilian harm: “The school administration explained on…

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Libyan National Army

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Kafr Zita, Hama, Syria

A woman was killed in the night, following an alleged Russian raid on Kafr Zita, according to local media. Two of the sources blamed Russia for the raids, and the third did not attribute any blame. There were no reports of any wounded civilians. There are no more details at this time.

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Russian Military

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Second Neighbourhood, Al Tabaqa, Raqqa, Syria

حي الثاني

In a second reported incidcent in the city for the day, up to four civilians including a doctor and three patients died and between two and five more were wounded in alleged Coalition airstrikes on Tabaqa, local media reported. According to Syria Mirror, there were several Coalition raids on Tabaqa, “one of which was on…

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Al Fatayah, Darnah, Libya

درنة الفتايح

According to local reports, an LNA airstrike hit the Al-Fatayih neighbourhood in East Derna. Reportedly the house of the Bouchiha family was destroyed and other buildings in the neighbour were damaged. There are no publicly known reports of deaths or injuries resulting from the attack.

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Libyan National Army

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Sabri, Benghazi, Libya

بنغازي‎

According to local sources UAE planes carried out between 13 and 20 fresh airstrikes near the fish market and Sabri areas of Benghazi. There were no public reports of civilian harm at the time.

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LNA/UAE Military/Egyptian Military

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Mardikh, Idlib, Syria

Between eight and 10 civilians were wounded in alleged Russian airstrikes with cluster bombs on Mardikh, Syria, according to sources on the ground. The Smart News Agency reported: "eight civilians were wounded on Wednesday [April 29th] after an air strike on the town of Mardikh (20 km southeast of Idlib) in the north of the…

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Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Russian Military

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Rasim Al-A'bid, Hama, Syria

رسم العبد

Four civilians were killed - including a child - and as many as three more were wounded - some seriously - following an airstrike on Rasim Al-A'bid. Sources blamed Russian warplanes for the incident. Both sources reported that the area was held by ISIS. Additionally many of the civilians residing there were displaced from Raqqa. Civilian…

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Al-Sokhna , Homs, Syria

A girl was killed, and others were wounded in an airstrike on an Internally Displaced Persons camp in Al-Sokhna, local media reported. Both sources blamed Russia for the raids. Sources reported that Russian warplanes bombarded the vicinity with several raids. There are no other details at this time.

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Mosul, West Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq

الموصل: غرب/الجانب الأيمن

Local sources reported that 51 civilians were killed and 55 injured in airstrikes of the international Coalition and Iraqi government forces on several neighbourhoods in West Mosul. Sunnat Alliraq News spoke of the death and displacement of 106 residents of Mosul and called the government and Coalition raids an “unjust injustice”. Presently no further details…

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Anadan, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria

There were an unspecific number of civilian deaths and wounded, in an air and artillery strike which targeted the Grand Mosque of Al-Zahra in Anadan, Aleppo, according to local media. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame. Some blamed the Syrian regime, while others blamed Russia for the strikes. Sources reported that surface to surface missiles…

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Mosul, Old City, Nineveh, Iraq

المدينة القديمة

Relatives reported that four or more members of the Al-Fakhri family were among those who died after airstrikes hit their house in Old Mosul. Iraqi Spring Media Centre reported: “Eyewitnesses reported that nine civilians from two families were killed in aerial bombardment of coalition forces and artillery. The government forces targeted residential houses in the…

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Civilians reported killed

U.S.-led Coalition

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Mosul: Thawra neighbourhood, Nineveh, Iraq

Multiple sources reported that more than 90 civilians died in a major incident in Al Thawra (Revolution) neighbourhood in Old Mosul. As Reuters noted, “Dozens of civilians were killed on Saturday by air strikes targeting homes in the Thawra district on the western side of Mosul, a neighborhood declared by Iraqi forces restored overnight by…

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Civilians reported killed

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Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

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Al Iskanderia, Al Tabaqa, Raqqa, Syria

حي الاسكندرية

Between two and five civilians died and up to seven more were wounded in alleged Coalition airstrike on Tabaqa, local media reported. According to Syria Mirror, “field activists said that the Coalition aircraft launched several air raids on the residential communities in the city of Al Tabaqa, killing seven people, including two members of IS…

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Darat Izza, Aleppo, Syria

دارة عزة

Up to seven civilian including women and children were wounded in as many as ten alleged Russian airstrikes on Darat Izza, according to sources on the ground. EduRights Foundation said that a school was struck. It reported: "This morning [April 18th], a school in the city of Dara Azza in the countryside of western Aleppo was…

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Russian Military

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18–19 April, 2017

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Atran, Ma'rib, Yemen

Some reports suggested that a US drone strike killed four alleged AQAP militants in Atran area, Marib governorate, overnight from April 18th to April 19th 2017. There were no known reports of civilian harm. On April 24th 2017, Pentagon spokesperson Captain Jeff Davis stated that an April 18th strike had killed three al-Qaida militants in…

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Airstrike (Drone Strike)

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Abu Kamal, Deir Ezzor, Syria

البوكمال

In a major civilian casualty incident, up to 36 civilians including 14 children died and dozens more were wounded in airstrikes on Abu Kamal, near the Syrian-Iraqi border, according to local sources – though reports were conflicted as to whether the US-led Coalition or the Iraqi air force were liable. The Coalition later took responsibility…

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Road between Al Hawtah and Azzan, Shabwa, Yemen

الطريق بين الحوطة و عزان

A US drone strike reportedly killed at least two alleged AQAP militants travelling in the Hotat al-Faqih Ali area of Mayfa'a district in Shabwa governorate, late on April 18th 2017. There were no known associated reports of civilian harm. Though most local language social media sources and other media, such as Sahafahnet, reported that two…

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Airstrike (Drone Strike)

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al Bsheiriya, Jisr al Shoughour, Idlib, Syria

البشيري,

Local media reported that an unspecified number of civilians were wounded in an alleged Russian airstrike on al Bsheiriya, Jisr al Shoughour.

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Russian Military

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Tabaqah, Raqqa, Syria

الثورة‎

Two civilians were initially reported killed and four injured in alleged Coalition strikes at al Tabqah. According to Madar News “A local source said that likely Coalition warplanes launched raids on Al Mangih district, Dawar al-Ajrawi and the cloth market in the town of Al-Talba, killing two civilians and injuring four others.” The Syrian Mirror carried an…

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Ma'adan, Raqqa, Syria

Five civilians were allegedly killed and three injured following reported Coalition airstrikes on Ma’adan. According to Madar News, “likely coalition raids on the town of Ma'adan east of the city of Raqqa killed five people and injured three.” Other sources repeated the same formula.

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Sabri, Benghazi, Libya

بنغازي‎

Various local sources reported heavy joint LNA and UAE air raids on “terrorist targets” in multiple Benghazi neighbourhoods near Sabri, the fish market and Sidi Akhribesh. The 18 UAE strikes were reportedly conducted by aircraft including an AT-802U. There were no public reports of civilian harm at the time.

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Libyan National Army, LNA/UAE Military/Egyptian Military

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Al Tabaqa, Raqqa, Syria

الثورة‎

In a second reported incident for the day, a single source, Smart News Agency, reported “warplanes targeted the Mohammed Al-Faris school in Al Tabaqa, killing two prisoners, one prisoner from SDF and the other a civilian, and wounding five others.” Smart said it was unable to identify the victims. A local source reported prisoners were…

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Mosul, Old City, Nineveh, Iraq

المدينة القديمة

Local sources reported that heavy airstrikes hit several neighbourhoods in Old Mosul on Tuesday, leading to ‘dozens of civilians killed and injured.’ One report suggested helicopters may have participated, though presently no further details are known. The Coalition later admitted it had killed one civilian in the area that day – see CI649.

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