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Incident Date

4 March 2017

Incident Code

RS1928

Location

خفسة, Khafsa, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
Four civilians were killed and up to three wounded when airstrikes, believed to be Russian, struck Khafsa, Aleppo, multiple sources reported. All the sources, who reported about the number of victims, agreed that four civilians were killed. The Syrian Network for added that all four victims were from the same family. Some sources merely referred…

Summary

Published
4 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
2–3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

4 March 2017

Incident Code

RS1930

Location

الدانا, al-Dana, Idlib, Syria
Up to seven civilians, including children and women, were killed and "dozens" more were wounded as al-Dana, Idlib, in three airstrikes, carried out by Russia or the Syrian regime, local media reported. Three men from the same family were reportedly among the victims. Multiple sources added that one or two children and several women were…

Summary

Published
4 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
3–7
Civilians reported injured
3–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

4 March 2017

Incident Code

RS1931

Location

هجين, Hajin, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Airstrikes on the town of Hajjin in Deir Ezzor reportedly killed at least one four-year old girl and critically wounded several other civilians - though reports were conflicted as to whether Russia or the Syrian regime carried out the strike. With the exception of the Step News Agency, who reported as many as three civilian…

Summary

Published
4 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
1–3
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

4 March 2017

Incident Code

LC063

Location

مدرسة تحرير ليبيا, راس لانوف, Medical Centre, Ras Lanuf, Surt, Libya
Various sources reported LNA airstrikes in Libya’s oil crescent. Strikes in all the major oil ports were mentioned but no further details on the exact locations were given, except for one source which said a raid took place in the Ras Lanuf area. Human Rights Solidarity later said that one strike hit the Ras Lanuf…

Summary

Published
4 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
3–4
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date

4 March 2017

Incident Code

RS1932

Location

بشنطرة, Bshanetra, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
Four civilians, including two children, were killed and up to seven wounded, reported local sources after the village of Bashnatra, Aleppo, was hit by either Russian or Assad-waged air and/or artillery strikes. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, "the deaths of four people - including two children - was confirmed. The victims were killed in…

Summary

Published
4 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
2–7
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

4 March 2017

Incident Code

RS1933

Location

كفرنبل, Kafr Nabil, Idlib, Syria
Referring to this incident as a "massacre", multiple sources reported that Russian or Assad-waged warplanes struck the city of Kafr Nabil, Idlib, killing up to seven civilians largely from one family - wounding "dozens" more. According to Orient News's sources on the ground, "the Russian air force targeted the city of Kafr Nabil west of…

Summary

Published
4 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
4–7
Civilians reported injured
4–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

4 March 2017

Incident Code

USYEMTr033

Location

الصعيد, Said, Shabwa, Yemen
Multiple sources reported that, at dawn on March 4th 2017, one or more US strikes targeted alleged AQAP militants in the Said district, Shabwa governorate.  Some reports indicated that the strikes killed or wounded AQAP members. According to several social media sources, a US drone strike targeted a car carrying suspected AQAP militants in the…

Summary

Published
4 March 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Military actors reported killed
1–3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

4 March 2017

Incident Code

CI508

Location

حي المطاحن, Mosul, Al-Matahin / Mills, Nineveh, Iraq
Local sources said that up to 40 civilians were killed and more than 76 injured, mostly children and women, in Coalition airstrikes on the Station, Mills and Fatah neighborhoods at the right side of Mosul. While Iraqi Spring Media Center blamed the US for carrying out the raids (and posted several graphic images of children…

Summary

Published
4 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
36–40
Civilians reported injured
76–84
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

4 March 2017

Incident Code

CI509

Location

المنصور, Mosul, Al Mansour, Nineveh, Iraq
Local sources said that a number of civilians were killed or injured, mostly children and women, when airstrikes struck the Shula kindergarten in Mansour neighborhood, at the right side of Mosul. According to press sources, the warplanes had targeted an ISIL headquarters. None of the sources identified the warplanes. Wadi Hajar (Facebook) posted a photo…

Summary

Published
4 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
2–4
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

4 March 2017

Incident Code

CS549

Location

حمرة ناصر, Hamra Nasser, Raqqa, Syria
Six civilians were reported killed following alleged Coalition air raids on three villages in Raqqah governorate. Micro Syria – citing Smart News – said that “six civilians were killed and 10 wounded due to likely Coalition warplane raids in Hamra Naser, Hamra Balasem and Karamah villages. Four of those killed were from Hamra Balasem, while…

Summary

Published
4 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
6
Civilians reported injured
10
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

4 March 2017

Incident Code

USYEMTr034-C

Location

الرحبة, Al Rahba near Moujan village, Abyan, Yemen
Multiple sources reported that a US drone strike killed two alleged AQAP militants travelling on a motorbike in the outskirts of Ahwar, Abyan governorate, on the evening of March 4th 2017. While there were no known initial reports of civilian harm, the Yemeni human rights group Mwatana later said that two civilian honey traders were…

Summary

Published
4 March 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Infrastructure
Vehicle (Motorcycle)
Civilians reported killed
0–2
Military actors reported killed
0–2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

3 March 2017

Incident Code

RS1927

Location

تدمر, Palmyra, Homs, Syria
In this single-source incident, the Smart News Agency "that five dead and 14 wounded, including women and children, arrived at the al Tabaqa hospital". It said they had died in a bombing by "military aircraft" on Palmyra's eastern desert - and went on to say that the culprit was likely to be Russia. It is…

Summary

Published
3 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
5
Civilians reported injured
14
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

3 March 2017

Incident Code

LC062

Location

بنغازي‎, Benghazi: Ganfouda 12 building complex, Benghazi, Libya
A woman reportedly died on March 5th after she sustained severe injuries from shrapnel after an airstrike on March 3rd from what was described as a foreign aircraft. The aircraft hit the 12 Buildings in Ganfouda approximately on March 3rd in support of the LNA campaign. Alnabaa reported: “On Sunday, one of the women trapped…

Summary

Published
3 March 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Unknown
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Incident Date

3 March 2017

Incident Code

USYEMTr029

Location

مَأْرِب, Ma'rib, Ma'rib, Yemen
Multiple sources reported that a US drone strike on the evening of March 3rd 2017 targeted Sheikh Abdulilah al-Dhahab and four of his guards, all of whom were alleged to be AQAP militants, while they were travelling in Marib governorate. Some sources suggested that the strike took place on the outskirts of Marib, the capital…

Summary

Published
3 March 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Military actors reported killed
4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

3 March 2017

Incident Code

USYEMTr030

Location

Yemen
On March 6th, the US Department of Defense announced that alleged AQAP militant, Harith al Waqri, had been killed on March 3rd by a US airstrike. According to Pentagon spokesman US Navy Captain Jeff Davis, al Waqri was a fighter and "communications intermediary" for Usayd al Adani, who was also announced to have been killed…

Summary

Published
3 March 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Military actors reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

3 March 2017

Incident Code

USYEMTr031

Location

موجان, Mojan, Abyan, Yemen
Multiple sources reported that a US drone strike targeted two alleged AQAP militants riding a motorbike in Mojan, in the al-Maraqisha area of Abyan governorate, late on March 3rd 2017. There were no known reports of civilian harm. Several local language social media sources reported the strike, as well as "local sources" allegedly spoken with…

Summary

Published
3 March 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

3 March 2017

Incident Code

USYEMTr032

Location

الغيل‎, Al Ghayil, Al Bayda, Yemen
According to a report by The Intercept, US helicopter gunships fired on the village of Al Ghayil, in the Yakla area of Al Bayda governorate, on the night of March 3rd 2017, damaging "at least six houses". There were no known associated reports of civilian harm. Late on March 3rd, one local language social media…

Summary

Published
3 March 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

3 March 2017

Incident Code

USYEMTr028

Location

موجان, Mojan, Abyan, Yemen
Some sources suggested that US naval artillery and possibly airstrikes targeted the Mojan and Mudiyah areas of Abyan governorate early on the morning of March 3rd.  There were no known reports of civilian harm. According to Xinhua, an anonymous Yemeni military official reported that a "heavy navy bombardment" had taken place in the morning, alongside…

Summary

Published
3 March 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike, Naval bombardment
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

3 March 2017

Incident Code

CI505

Location

Mosul, Al Mahatta, Nineveh, Iraq
Local residents said a number of civilians were killed after an alleged airstrike struck the Abu Huraira School in the station area. The school was reportedly being used by displaced families fleeing the violence in other neighbourhoods. Mosul Ateka (Facebook) reported Fawad Ali Abu Abdullah as having been killed in the raids on March 3rd,…

Summary

Published
3 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
10–21
Civilians reported injured
2–15
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

3 March 2017

Incident Code

CI506

Location

المنصور, Mosul, Al Mansour, Nineveh, Iraq
Surviving family members told Buzzfeed investigators that five members of a family died in a suspected Coalition strike. The alliance later accepted responsibility. Buzzfeed casenotes for the incident were later shared with Airwars: “GPS Coordinates: 36°19’02.5″N, 43°06’35.1″E Date and approximate time: March 3, at around 11am Casualties: The nephew and four nieces of Zayd Younes…

Summary

Published
3 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
5
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

3 March 2017

Incident Code

CS547

Location

الرصافة, Al Rasafa, Raqqa, Syria
Up to four civilians were killed and a similar number injured after a reported Coalition strike targeted an oil well near al Rasafa. According to the Syrian Mirror “Coalition warplanes targeted Miksar oil well which is north of Rasafa, and killed four people.” Micro Syria reported similar. Smart News reported that “aircraft likely from the…

Summary

Published
3 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
3–4
Civilians reported injured
4
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

3 March 2017

Incident Code

CS548

Location

الثورة‎, Tabaqah, Raqqa, Syria
Up to 12 civilians were reported killed and four injured in an air raid which most sources blamed on the Coalition. According to MicroSyria “Warplanes carried out two raids in Tabaqa which is under the control of ISIL and killed 5 civilians, and wounded others including women and children who were taken to hospitals.” Smart…

Summary

Published
3 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
5–12
Civilians reported injured
4
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

3 March 2017

Incident Code

CI507

Location

Mosul, Mashahda, Nineveh, Iraq
In 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, “13. March 3, 2017, near Mosul, Iraq, via social media report: After a review of available information it was assessed…

Summary

Published
3 March 2017
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

2–3 March, 2017

Incident Code

USYEMTr027

Location

Aqaba Za'aj, Al Bayda, Yemen
Multiple local language sources indicated that US airstrikes took place in Aqaba Za'aj, in Qayfa Radaa, Bayda province, during the night from March 2nd to March 3rd. There were no known reports of civilian harm. Various sources reported that strikes took place in Aqaba Za'aj, seemingly in conjunction with strikes against the nearby locations of…

Summary

Published
2 March 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Military actors reported killed
5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

2 March 2017

Incident Code

USYEMTr013

Location

الوضيع, Wadi'a district, Abyan, Yemen
Multiple sources suggested that, on the afternoon of March 2nd 2017, a US airstrike targeted a car in farmland surrounding the Wadea district of Abyan province, reportedly killing five AQAP militants - including a regional militant leader in Dar Saad Aden.  There were no reported civilian casualties. Multiple sources named the AQAP leader as Osama…

Summary

Published
2 March 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Military actors reported killed
5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

2–3 March, 2017

Incident Code

USYEMTr023

Location

ذي كالب, Dhi Kalb, Al Bayda, Yemen
Some local language sources reported that the area of Dhi Kalb, in the al-Qaifa region of Bayda province, was targeted by multiple US air strikes overnight from March 2nd to March 3rd 2017.  here were no reports of civilian harm. Social media sources suggested that US drones and combat aircraft conducted several strikes against "homes"…

Summary

Published
2 March 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

2 March 2017

Incident Code

USYEMTr014

Location

مُحَافَظَة أبين, Abyan, Yemen
On March 2nd 2017, a US airstrike killed AQAP members Usayd al-Adani and Yasir al-Silmi in Abyan governorate, a US Pentagon spokesperson later announced - though other sources instead named the strike location as Qaifa, in Bayda governorate. There were no known associated reports of civilian harm. According to the Pentagon, al-Adani was "a longtime…

Summary

Published
2 March 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Military actors reported killed
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

2 March 2017

Incident Code

RS1926

Location

السخنة, Sokhna, Homs, Syria
One source, the Smart News Agency, reported that an unspecified number of civilians were killed and wounded in an airstrike on Sokhna. Smart said that a convoy was struck. @youthvoiceSSS reported that "a convoy belonging to Daesh" was struck by the regime - but made no mention of civilian harm.  

Summary

Published
2 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

2 March 2017

Incident Code

USYEMTr015

Location

موجان, Mojan, Abyan, Yemen
Multiple sources reported that US forces were involved in a combined arms operation that took place at dawn on March 2nd 2017 in Mogan, al-Maraqisha directorate, Abyan governorate. The action was variously alleged to have included airstrikes, naval bombardment, and troop landings. Some sources claimed the operation was implemented in cooperation with Emirati special forces…

Summary

Published
2 March 2017
Strike Type
Naval bombardment, Airstrike (Drone Strike), Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)
Infrastructure
Education
Military actors reported killed
4–26
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

2 March 2017

Incident Code

USYEMTr019

Location

مديرية الصعيد, As Said District, Shabwa, Yemen
Some local language sources suggested that a US drone strike killed at least three alleged AQAP militants travelling in a car in the Al Shuaib area, in the As Saeed directorate of Shabwah governorate. One source indicated that the strike took place in the "suburbs of Azan". There were no reported civilian casualties. It was…

Summary

Published
2 March 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Military actors reported killed
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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