Incident date
April 28, 2017
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دبسي فرج, Dibsi Faraj, Raqqa, SyriaBetween three and seven civilians died including two children and one woman in an alleged Coalition airstrike on the villages of Dibsi Faraj and Al Bu’A’ass. The Step News Agency and Damascustodaysy put the death toll at three. However, according to the Smart News Agency, seven non-combatants died, including two children and one woman –
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Incident date
May 28, 2017
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الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, SyriaSix named civilians from the Ashram family – displaced from Deir ez-Zor – died in a casualty event in Raqqa, according to local media – though reports were conflicted as to whether they were killed by Coalition airstrikes or shelling by the US or SDF. The Syrian Network for Human Rights and Euphrates Post were
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July 7, 2017
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عنة الجديدة والريحانة, New Anah and Al Rayhana, Al Anbar, IraqSeven civilians were reportedly killed and several others were injured in alleged Coalition airstrikes on New Anah in western Anbar Province, two local sources reported. Noor al Mustafa Hayder Dawoud, one of the sources, also reported that the house of Ossman Azzawi, the al Sayed household, Hajji Sayf’s household, Sheikh Nayef’s household, Al Maher Radi’s
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March 5, 2017
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Mosul, Souq al-Sha’areen neighborhood, Nineveh, IraqA UN report on the protection of civilians in context of Nineveh operations and the retaking of Mosul stated: “In the morning of 5 March, an airstrike targeted an ISIL post in the ISIL—controlled residential area of the Souq al-Sha’areen neighbourhood, in central Mosul. Sources reported that a civilian home was hit, killing seven civilians,
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July 4, 2015
LOCATION
الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, SyriaThe day of July 4th saw multiple allegations of civilian casualties reported in Raqqa. In one of them, an internally displaced family of seven living under a bridge was said to have been crushed to death following a Coalition airstrike. Buzzfeed cited a surviving close relative in Turkey, who declined to be named publicly but
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Incident date
October 19, 2015
LOCATION
تل كيف, Tel Kepe (Tel Kayf), Nineveh, IraqThe United Nations Assistance Mission in Iraq reported that seven people died when a minbus was struck in an airstrike near Mosul. According to UNAMI, “At 10h30 a.m. on 20 October, seven civilians were killed – including three women and two children – and one was seriously wounded when the minibus in which they were
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Incident date
April 5, 2016
LOCATION
الموصل, Mosul, Nineveh, IraqIn the third reported civilian casualty event of the day, seven civilians from the same family including children and women were reported killed after Coalition jets allegedly targeted an ISIL-occupied house but missed, instead striking the next door house. The attack reportedly took place in the Engineers neighbourhood of west Mosul, and the Daesh militants
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Incident date
March 25, 2015
LOCATION
الفلوجة, Fallujah, multiple neighbourhoods, Al Anbar, IraqLocal residents reported that seven civilians died in a coalition airstrike on Fallujah, with 22 more injured. There were claims that a number of neighbourhoods were hit, including in the west and south of the city. A resident of Fallujah of unknown status, named as Shawki Al-Abdal Saidi, put out a press statement claiming that
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Incident date
May 24, 2016
LOCATION
17 تموز, Mosul, Talmuz / July 17th, Nineveh, IraqSeven civilians were reported killed and 23 injured in two reported alleged Coalition raids. In the first event Coalition aircraft reportedly struck a Daesh security headquarters in the July 17th neighbourhood of Mosul. Iraqi Revolution – which published an aftermath picture showing a massive plume of smoke (right) – said the area around the Almoghaith
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Incident date
January 6, 2017
LOCATION
حي الزراعي, Mosul: Agricultural District, Nineveh, IraqLocal sources initially said that a family of three children and their grandmother were killed after their house was hit by a missile during Coalition raids on the Agricultural residential neighbourhood in central Mosul area, which at the time was under ISIS control. The New York Times later put the overall death toll at 16.
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Incident date
March 14, 2017
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الرسالة, Mosul, Dur al Resala, Nineveh, IraqLocal residents and press sources said that a family of seven was killed after an airstrike hit their house in Dur-al Resala neighbourhood, West Mosul. Hani Abu Obeida was named by @n_iraq67 as one of the victims. It was reported that his son Musab was the only survivor. The rest of the family reportedly died.
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Incident date
June 26, 2017
LOCATION
حي الرميلة, Rumaila, Raqqa, SyriaSix or more civilians were reportedly killed alongside members of ISIL in the Al Rumaila neighbourhood of Raqqa following artillery fire allegedly carried out by the US-backed SDF militia or the Coalition. Smart News Agency alleged that the SDF was responsible. However Airwars understands that the militia does not have artillery capability and that if
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Incident date
September 13, 2017
LOCATION
مظلوم, Mazloum village, Deir Ezzor, SyriaUp to seven civilians including two women and a girl died in an airstrike on a school sheltering displaced people in Mazloum village, eastern Deir Ezzor, according to local media. Though local sources were conflicted as to whether the Coalition, Russia or the Syrian regime were to blame, the village did appear to have been
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Incident date
June 14, 2016
LOCATION
الغوز, Al Ghouz, Aleppo, SyriaA family of seven civilians died in an airstrike on the village of Al ghouz, according to local sources – though reports were conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the Coalition. Aleppo 24 reported that a suspected Russian cluster bomb raid was responsible. Other sources, including Al Mukhtassar, @ALAMAWI and Nabd Syria all
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Incident date
December 26, 2014
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الموصل, Mosul, Al Wehda, Nineveh, IraqLocal residents reported that an “international airstrike” involving three missiles had struck houses killing and injuring civilians. NINA claimed that five women from one family were among the dead.
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July 23, 2015
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ﺣﻠﺐ, Nahiyat Sereen near Aleppo, Aleppo, SyriaA reported Coalition airstrike at 3.45pm killed up to seven civilians including two children, at Nahiyat Sereen near Aleppo. One young victim, Mohammad Jassen Al Abou Rakan, was decapitated in the incident, with graphic images of his body widely distributed on social media. Islamic State later published a propaganda video of the event, including interviews
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Incident date
July 14, 2017
LOCATION
الصالحية, Al Salhiya, Deir Ezzor, SyriaSeven civilians died and two or more were wounded in an airstrike on Al Salhiya in the Deir Ezzor countryside, according to local media – though it was unclear whether the Coalition, Russia or the Assad regime were to blame. 1996aboadel and RFS pointed towards Russia. However, Baladi blamed the regime. Al Hall said that
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Incident date
September 1, 2017
LOCATION
Al Shmeitiya, Deir Ezzor, SyriaOn September 1, 2017, up to seven civilians died in an airstrike on Al Shmeitiya, according to local media. While most sources didn’t identify the belligerent, two reports attributed the event to Russia. In three sequential reports the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights noted the deaths of between two and four civilians following airstrikes on
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Incident date
October 17, 2017
LOCATION
Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, SyriaEuphrates Post, amongst other sources, reported that “the bodies of Ramadhan Sheikh’s family were found in the rubble after being lost for nearly two months in the city of Raqqa. They’re from Jabila neighbourhood in Deir Ezzor”. DCHRS listed eight victims, including Mr Ramadhan Sheikh, his wife and six of his children. It is currently
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Incident date
August 8, 2015
LOCATION
الرطبة, Ar Rutbah, Al Anbar, IraqCoalition aircraft were alleged to have struck civilians some 15 km from Ar Rutbah, at the Haj Saleh Mraid Kubaisi glassworks factory. According to a number of sources, some families had fled the town for fear of airstrikes, only for members to be killed in an alleged Coalition attack on a civilian vehicle. It was
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September 20, 2015
LOCATION
جزيرة الخالدية, Khalidiya island, Al Anbar, IraqAn alleged Coalition strike at Khalidiya island, to the east of Ramadi, reportedly killed seven civilians including two cildren. Thirteen people were also reported injured, described as ‘mostly women and children.’ A Coalition report issued in December 2016 stated the following: “After a thorough review of the facts and circumstances of each alleged civilian casualty
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Incident date
May 11, 2016
LOCATION
الرطبة, Ar Rutbah, Al Anbar, IraqAccording to local sources, a Coalition airstrike at Ar Rutbah resulted in the deaths of seven civilians and the injuring of an additional 13. News of Iraq reported that the attack destroyed the house of Aref Abrash in Methaq neighbourhood, and the home of Abdullah al-Fayad near the Mustafa mosque. A propaganda video issued by
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November 16, 2016
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شنينة, Shanina (and al Rihat, Ba’as and Abu Hassan), Raqqa, SyriaSeven civilians were reported killed and 15 injured following reported Coalition strikes on three villages to the north of Raqqa. Although multiple sources noted the raids, only Smart news alleged civilian casualties.
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August 24, 2015
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سنجار, Sinjar, Nineveh, IraqThe monitoring site Iraq Body Count reported seven civilians killed at Sinjar. While these were described as Daesh fighters in reports, IBC classifies all those aged under 18 as children. At least one of those killed in the alleged airstrike was described as aged 15. In its July 2017 casualty report, the Coalition classed the
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Incident date
April 28, 2017
LOCATION
القائم, Al Qa'im, Al Anbar, IraqSeveral sources reported that seven civilians died and thirteen were wounded as a result of an airstrike – with sources so far not identifying who carried out the strike. Yaqein noted, however, “that the areas in the West of Anbar province have been exposed for days to military operations fought by the Joint Forces and
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Incident date
September 7, 2017
LOCATION
Rawah, Al Anbar, IraqLocal media reported that an unidentified aircraft carried out an airstrike on a residential district in Rawa, killing up to seven civilians and wounding three more. Yaqin was the only source to attribute responsibility, blaming Iraqi forces, There was shelling by government aircraft targeting residential areas in the district of Rawa, west of Anbar, killing
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Incident date
April 20, 2017
LOCATION
مزرعة ميسلون, Maysaloun Farms, Raqqa, SyriaSeven 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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Incident date
November 26, 2015
LOCATION
الخفسة, Khafsa, Aleppo, SyriaSeven civilians were killed and several injured in an alleged Russian, Assad regime or Coalition airstrikes on Al Khafasa. According to Shaam News Network, significant damage was caused to a water purification plant in the village, after seven raids. It said the plant provided water to most of the Aleppo neighbourhoods. It was additionally claimed
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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
November 11, 2015
LOCATION
الموصل, Mosul, Nineveh, IraqSeven civilians from the same family were reported killed in the second day of alleged Coalition strikes to the south of Mosul. In their January 2020 civilian casualty report, the US-led Coalition assessed reports that they were responsible for civilian harm in this strike as “non-credible”, stating that no Coalition actions were conducted in the