Incident date
November 29, 2016
LOCATION
Mosul, Nineveh, IraqIn an incident previously unknown to Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the deaths of three civilians near Mosul. Their January 2017 civilian casualty report noted “During a strike on ISIL fighters it is assessed that three civilians were unintentionally killed when they entered the target area just prior to the munition’s impact.” This incident may
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Incident date
May 15, 2017
LOCATION
حي النجار, Najjar neighbourhood, West Mosul, Nineveh, IraqMultiple local sources, including a friend of one of the victims, said that the entire family of Al-Haj Alaa Al-Safi (consisting of eight people) died after a Coalition airstrike hit their home in Najjar neighborhood, in West Mosul. Sources reported that most of the victims were women. The Coalition later reported that it had unintentionally
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Incident date
April 10, 2017
LOCATION
دور موظفي السكك, Mosul, Sekak, Nineveh, IraqLocal sources said that three named civilians were killed including a child, after an airstrike struck their house in Sekak neighborhood in West Mosul. The Coalition later accepted responsibility for the event, publishing an assessment in December 2018 that stated: “On Apr. 10, 2017, near Sekak (Mosul), Iraq, via Airwars report. The Coalition aircraft engaged
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Incident date
February 15, 2016
LOCATION
القائم, Al Qa'im, Al Anbar, IraqAs many as nine civilians were killed in a nighttime Coalition airstrike at Al Qaim. While the US has conceded three deaths, one site referred at the time to “nine dead along with the destruction of civilian property, due to heavy strikes by the international Coalition at midnight yesterday on the city of Al Qaim.”
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Incident date
May 3, 2017
LOCATION
الإصلاح الزراعي, Mosul, Islah al Zirai, Nineveh, IraqA newly married husband and wife were killed and two young children injured in an airstrike on al Islah al Zirae in West Mosul on May 3rd. The event was later confirmed to be an Australian action. Amnesty International provided the following field report to Airwars citing an eyewitness: “We were getting dressed to leave
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Incident date
November 26, 2016
LOCATION
الموصل, Mosul, Nineveh, IraqIn an incident previously unknown to Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the deaths of two civilians near Mosul. Their January 2017 civilian casualty report noted “During a strike on ISIL fighters and a technical vehicle it is assessed that two civilians were unintentionally killed by the munition’s strike blast.” A senior official later informed Airwars
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Incident date
August 20, 2017
LOCATION
تل عفر, Tal Afar, Nineveh, IraqIn an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the deaths of two civilians in an incident near Tal Afar, Iraq. Their January 2018 civilian casualty report noted “During a Coalition strike which killed at least two ISIS members and destroyed an ISIS indirect fire weapon system being prepared to fire it
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Incident date
January 9, 2017
LOCATION
Mosul, Baladiyat / Al Sukkar, Nineveh, IraqIn an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the deaths of two civilians in an event in northeast Mosul. The event was later confirmed as a British airstrike. In its May 2018 civilian casualty report, the Coalition noted: “During a strike which destroyed Daesh vehicle-borne improvised explosive device used to attack
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Incident date
February 16, 2017
LOCATION
الإصلاح الزراعي, Mosul, Isilah Zeraei / Agragarian Reform, Nineveh, IraqIn a previously unreported incident, the Coalition confirmed on April 1st 2017 that it had accidentally killed two civilians during an attack on an ISIL vehicle bomb factory. The Coalition stated: “Feb. 16, 2017, near Mosul, Iraq, via self-report: During a strike on an ISIS VBIED facility, it was assessed that two civilians were unintentionally
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Incident date
December 9, 2016
LOCATION
Mosul, Furqan mosque, Nineveh, IraqIn an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition admitted in its February 2017 civilian casualty report that it had likely killed two civilians during a strike on an ISIL road repair team. As the report noted: “Dec. 9, 2016, near Mosul, Iraq, via self-report: During a strike on ISIL construction equipment in the
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Incident date
March 30, 2017
LOCATION
الموصل: الزنجيلي, Al Zanjili, Mosul, Nineveh, IraqIn an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the deaths of two civilians in an event near Mosul. Their June 2017 civilian casualty report noted: “During a strike on an ISIS command and control node and VBIED staging position, it was assessed that two civilians were unintentionally killed when they entered
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Incident date
February 12, 2017
LOCATION
الموصل الجديدة, Mosul, Mosul al Jadida / New Mosul, Nineveh, IraqIn an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the deaths of two civilians during an attack on an IED facility in Mosul. In their April 2017 civilian casualty report, the Coalition noted: “During a strike on an ISIS VBIED facility, it was assessed that two civilians were unintentionally killed when they
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Incident date
May 16, 2017
LOCATION
الموصل, Mosul, Nineveh, IraqIn an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the deaths of two civilians in an event near Mosul. Their April 2018 civilian casualty report noted: “It was assessed that during a Coalition strike against an ISIS commander, ISIS headquarters and VBIED operation which destroyed the VBIED operation, two civilians were unintentionally
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Incident date
June 23, 2017
LOCATION
Mosul, junction of Al Farouq and Al Makkawi streets, Nineveh, IraqIn an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the deaths of two civilians in an attack on Mosul’s Old City. Their September 2017 civilian casualty report noted: “During a strike on an ISIS artillery position, it was assessed that two civilians were unintentionally killed.” The Coalition provided Airwars with the location
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Incident date
November 6, 2016
LOCATION
Mosul, Shahid-Yunis, Nineveh, IraqIn an incident previously unknown to Airwars, the Coalition admitted responsibility for the deaths of two civilians and the injuries of five more in an airstrike at Shahid Yunis. In its monthly civilian casualty report for January 2017, the Coalition noted “Nov. 6, 2016, near Shahid-Yunis As Sab, Iraq: During a strike on ISIL fighters
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Incident date
September 25, 2015
LOCATION
الرمادي, Ramadi, Al Anbar, IraqA single source claimed that two civilians died after “the alliance air force shelled civilian homes in Ramadi.” No other details were given. On July 7th, 2017 the Coalition admitted responsibility for the incident, reporting: “Sep. 25, 2015, near Ramadi, Iraq, via Airwars report: During strikes on an ISIS fighting positions, it was assessed that
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Incident date
June 23, 2017
LOCATION
المدينة القديمة, Mosul, Old City, Nineveh, IraqIn an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the deaths of two civilians in an attack on Mosul’s Old City. Their September 2017 civilian casualty report noted: “During a strike on an ISIS mortar position, it was assessed that two civilians, were unintentionally killed when they entered the target area after
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Incident date
August 31, 2016
LOCATION
الرمادي, Ramadi, Al Anbar, IraqIn a previously unreported incident, the US admitted three months later that it had killed two civilians in an attack on Ramadi, noting that near Ramadi, Iraq, during a strike against an ISIL target, it is assessed that two civilians were killed. No additional details are presently known.
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Incident date
April 12, 2015
LOCATION
الحويجة, Hawijah, Kirkuk, IraqInternal monitoring by the Coalition initially identified two possible civilian casualties from an airstrike at Hawijah. The attack, on a High Value target code-named ANDERS MESA, was carried out by an A-10 Warthog. According to a CENTCOM report declassified in September 2015, “2 civilians unseen in the collateral calls may have been killed or injured
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Incident date
March 9, 2017
LOCATION
17 تموز, Mosul, July 17th, Nineveh, IraqIn a previously unknown civilian casualty event, the Coalition confirmed in April 2017 that two civilians died during an attack on a vehicle. As their civilian casualty report noted, “March, 9, 2017, near Mosul, Iraq, via self-report: During a strike on ISIS fighters in a moving vehicle, it was assessed that two civilians were unintentionally
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Incident date
August 1, 2017
LOCATION
near Qadiya, Nineveh, IraqIn an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the US-led Coalition admitted on Sep. 27, 2018 that it had killed two civilians and injured two others. The monthly civilian casualty report read: “August 1, 2017, near Qadiya, Iraq, via self-report. During a strike two civilians were injured and two civilians were unintentionally killed.” The Coalition
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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
January 26, 2017
LOCATION
الدواسة, Mosul, Dawassa area, Nineveh, IraqBaghdadia and Muez Al Ubiedi (Facebook) said that in the Wells and Dawasa neighborhoods two people were killed and fifteen wounded, mostly children. They blamed the US for the bombing. The Coalition has conceded the casualties. Al Rawed posted an Al A’Amaq [ISIL propaganda] video showing “the damage left behind by US aircraft [as it]
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Incident date
March 30, 2017
LOCATION
Mosul, Matahin, Nineveh, IraqIn an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the deaths of seven civilians in an event in the al Matahin neighbourhood in western Mosul. The June 2017 civilian casualty report noted “During a strike on an ISIS headquarters, it was assessed that two civilians were unintentionally killed when they entered the
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Incident date
May 8, 2017
LOCATION
17 تموز, Mosul, Tammuz / July 17th, Nineveh, IraqIn its July 2017 monthly casualty report, the Coalition said it had killed a civilian in the Tammuz 17 area of Mosul. The man’s family reported his name as Laith Azhar Saadallah al-Obeidi. According to the report, “during a strike on an ISIS command and control node, it was assessed that one civilian was unintentionally
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Incident date
November 1, 2017
LOCATION
القائم, Al Qaim, Central, Al Anbar, IraqIt was reported that raids carried out on Al Qaim had resulted in the deaths of at least 45 civilians and had left dozens of people injured. The US-led Coalition later conceded one civilian death in the event. Both Omar Al Halbusi and the Association of Muslim Scholars in Iraq blamed the Coalition, with the
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Incident date
August 24, 2015
LOCATION
الموصل, Mosul, Nineveh, IraqA young man named as Muhannad Tariq was reported killed in a Coalition strike near the al Jandool restaurant in Mohandeseen neighbourhood. The Coalition later reported that one civilian was killed and three others were wounded in this incident. According to a comment posted on a tribute page, Muhannad died from shrapnel wounds to his
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Incident date
March 28, 2017
LOCATION
Mosul, Matahin, Nineveh, IraqIn an incident previously unknown to Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the death of one civilian near Mosul, Iraq. The June 2017 civilian casualty report noted, “March 28, 2017, near Mosul, Iraq, via self-report: During a strike to crater roads used by ISIS VBIEDs against Iraqi Security Forces, it was assessed that one civilian was
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Incident date
November 12, 2015
LOCATION
الرمادي, Ramadi, Al Anbar, IraqIn a previously unknown casualty event, CENTCOM confirmed on April 22nd 2016 that one civilian was killed during a US airstrike at Ramadi. According to the official release, “On Nov. 12, 2015, in Ramadi, Iraq, during a strike targeting ISIL fighters, it is assessed that one civilian was killed.” There were no reports of civilian
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Incident date
June 21, 2017
LOCATION
المدينة القديمة, Mosul, Old City, Nineveh, IraqIn an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the death of a civilian in an attack on Old Mosul. Their September 2017 civilian casualty report noted: “During a strike on ISIS fighters, it was assessed that one civilian, not observed near the target during the engagement, was unintentionally killed.” The Coalition