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Mosul, Al-Zinjili, Nineveh, Iraq

الموصل: الزنجيلي

Local sources reported that Coalition and Iraqi government warplanes carried out airstrikes on Zanjili and other neighbourhoods in West Mosul, killing and wounding dozens. Iraqyoon and Yaqein spoke of more than 100 dead and wounded in the various western neighbourhoods of the city. Several other sources reported (possibly based on an ISIL press statement): “55…

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Lataminah, Hama, Syria

اللطامنة

Between one and four civilians died and four more were wounded in an alleged Russian or Assad regime airstrike on Lataminah, local media reported. According to Syria Mirror, "The Russian warplanes carried out several air strikes with cluster bombs on residential buildings in the city of Latamna, killing four civilians and causing considerable damage." RFS said…

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Russian Military

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Suha, Hama, Syria

A single source, the Smart News agency, reported: "A number of civilians were killed and wounded by a Russian air strike on the village of Suha, 30 kilometers east of Hama city, in the center of Syria, a local source told the Smart newspaper on Sunday. "The source added that the raids targeted the homes…

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Russian Military

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Douma, Damascus, Syria

At least one civilian died and an unspecified number more were wounded in an air or artillery strike on Douma, local media said. According to sources, there were heavy air and artillery strikes - including regime actions - on Douma on this day. The Smart News Agency reported: "Russian warplanes targeted residential areas in the…

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Russian Military

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Western outskirts of Mudiyah, Abyan, Yemen

A US naval strike reportedly targeted an alleged AQAP site on the western outskirts of Mudiyah town, in Abyan governorate, on the evening of April 16th 2017. There were no known reported civilian or militant casualties. According to Aden al-Ghad, a missile exploded near a medical clinic to the west of the town, according to…

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Naval bombardment, Airstrike (Drone Strike)

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Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

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Northern outskirts of Mudiyah, Abyan, Yemen

A US naval strike reportedly targeted an alleged AQAP site on the northern outskirts of Mudiyah town, Abyan governorate, on the evening of April 16th 2017. There were no reported associated civilian or militant casualties. According to Aden al-Ghad, a missile exploded in Al Qassarat area, according to locals, but left no casualties. This was…

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Naval bombardment, Airstrike (Drone Strike)

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Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

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Mudiyah District, Abyan, Yemen

مديرية مودية

A US drone strike reportedly targeted alleged AQAP militants in Qarn Amarim village, Mudiyah district of Abyan governorate, on the evening of April 16th 2017. There were no known associated reports of civilian harm. Some social media sources reported (for example @Demolinari) that a strike had taken place against militants travelling in a car in…

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Airstrike (Drone Strike)

Military actors reported killed

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Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

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Hunayda, Raqqa, Syria

Two children died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on a school in Hunayda, according to local sources. According to Syrian Mirror, “Field activists said a coalition combat aircraft launched air raids on Hindah town in the western Ar Raqqah countryside, targeting one of the village’s rural schools, killing two children and injuring others.”

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Kabish, Raqqa, Syria

At least one man died – along with perhaps two families – in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Kabish, according to local sources. One man was named as a victim of a Coalition strike by Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently. RFS Media put the death toll at two – also blaming the Coalition. However according…

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Tabaqa, Raqqa, Syria

الثورة‎

Two civilians died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Alexandria in Tabaqa, according to local sources. Ahmad-Alshibli named two victims – killed by unidentified “warplanes and heavy machine guns”. The victims were additionally named by Q_Alenzy and Step News Agency, which also blamed the Coalition.

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Kafr Zita, Hama, Syria

Two named children died and three male civilians were wounded in an alleged Russian or regime airstrike on Kafr Zita, according to sources on the grounds. Several reports said that "rocket-propelled grenades with parachutes" were used in the attack. Smart News Agency reported that "two children were killed and three men were wounded on Sunday when…

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Russian Military

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Anah, Al Anbar, Iraq

In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later denied a social media claim that it had caused civilian casualties at Anah. According to its June report “April 16, 2017, near Annah, Iraq, via social media: The report contained insufficient information on the time, location and details to assess its credibility.”

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U.S.-led Coalition

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Bdama, Idlib, Syria

According to the Smart News Agency, "On Sunday, April 16, 2017, three civilians, including a woman, were injured in an air strike on the town of Badama in the western suburb of Idlib. The warplanes responsible are likely to be Russian". Jirsrtv reported: "the Civil Defense said that two people were injured by air strikes…

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Civilians reported injured

Russian Military

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Rayhana, Al Anbar, Iraq

Two local sources reported that nine civilians were killed and others injured after Coalition airstrikes allegedly hit Rayhana village near Anah, in Anbar province. The exact number of wounded was not determined. Yaqein placed the village 210 km west of Ramadi.

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Mosul, Bab-Sinjar, Nineveh, Iraq

باب سنجار

Local residents told the Iraqi Observatory for Human Rights that 42 members of the well-known family of Ghanim Sobhiya died after an airstrike hit their 16-room house in Bab-Sinjar neighbourhood in the old part of Mosul, at dawn on April 15th. Sources reported that the family of Ghanim’s brother had also gathered in the house.…

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Mosul, Isilah Zeraei / Agragarian Reform, Nineveh, Iraq

الإصلاح الزراعي

Local sources reported that at least eight civilians died after two missiles consecutively hit a two-floor house in Isilah Zeraei neighbourhood in West Mosul. Sources reported a similar incident hours earlier in the same neighbourhood, with casualty numbers so far unknown. Alsharqiya news noted that the two missiles were launched after an ISIL combatant sat…

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Mosul, Tanak, Nineveh, Iraq

حي التنك

One civilian was injured following an airstrike that destroyed his family home, according to the eyewitness. Amnesty International shared the following field report with Airwars, citing an eyewitness: “I’m a simple ‘free worker’ from the same area in Hai Tenak. My friends and I make a living buying and selling car parts. I left on…

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Civilians reported injured

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Mazra'at Yarub, Raqqa, Syria

مزرعة يعرب

Five civilians from the same family died and two others were injured in an alleged Coalition airstrike which hit homes in the village of Mazra’at Yarub, according to local sources which all blamed the Coalition. According to Smart News, “Five civilians from one family were killed in most likely coalition air strike on a village…

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Sukariya, Al Bukamal, Deir Ezzor, Syria

Between six and 17 civilians died and dozens more were injured in an airstrike on Sukariya area, according to local media. While most sources blamed the Coalition, one alleged that the Iraqi air force was responsible. @ALAMAWI and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights were among sources that reported the death of a family of…

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near Abu Kamal, Syria, Deir Ezzor, Syria

البوكمال

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U.S.-led Coalition

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Maarat al Numan, Idlib, Syria

معرة النعمان

One adult-male civilian died in an alleged Russian airstrike on Maarat al Numan, according to the Violations Documentation Centre. The Smart News Agency reported "warplanes that are likely to be Russian launched raids on the towns of Ma'arat al-Nu'man, Jisr al-Shughur, Kafr Nabal, Bara, Kafr Safra, and al-Barajithi villages, resulting in injuries."

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Russian Military

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Mushirfa, Raqqa, Syria

Five civilians died and eight more were injured in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Mushirfa, according to local media. All sources blamed the Coalition.

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Mosul, Ras Al Jadda, Nineveh, Iraq

رأس الجادة

Two local sources reported that seven civilians from one family died when an airstrike or bombardment hit their house in Ras Al Jadda neighbourhood in the old part of Mosul. The victims were named by MNN and Sawlf Ateka (local Facebook group) as: Wa’ed Ali Saleh al-Sharifi, his wife, sons Ali and Nashwan, his daughter…

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Akeirabat, Hama, Syria

The Step News Agency reported: "Russian warplanes launched two raids targeting the vicinity of Akeirabat in the eastern Hama countryside, resulting in civilian casualties." According to the Smart News Agency, "Three civilians, including a woman, were wounded by artillery shelling of the town of Aqrabat".

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Russian Military

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Tel Kheimeh near Badoosh, Nineveh, Iraq

In a major alleged incident, two interviewees reported that up to 55 civilians died in an Iraqi or Coalition airstrike and ground-based machine gun fire as they attempted to flee ISIS control. The following unpublished field report was shared by Amnesty International with Airwars: “Interviewee 1: ‘I’m from Tel Kheimeh, a small village, around one…

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various locations, Idlib, Syria

According to the Step News Agency, "Russian air raids, some of them with phosphorous bombs targeted the towns of Khan_shikhun, #Tremala, #Kafarsgana, and #Serja, south of Idlib, with reports of casualties." No further details are currently available.

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Hamra Ghanem, Raqqa, Syria

حمرة غانم

Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently reported the death of one civilians "as a result of a raid by international coalition aircraft on the town of Hamra Ghanem”. Local news source Sharaf News also reported a few days later that “Activists from Raqqa said that international coalition aircraft targeted the house of Bashir Yusuf al-Sultan in…

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Al Fatayah, Darnah, Libya

درنة الفتايح

The LNA reportedly bombed in the Al-Fatayih neighbourhood in Derna near the Faculty of Agriculture, resulting in the death of one six-month-old child. According to Libya Al Khabar, “A child from the eastern Libyan city of Derna died on Friday [April 14th] after falling into a coma after an airstrike close to his family’s home”. Libya…

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Civilians reported killed

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Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Libyan National Army

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Basra al Sham, Daraa, Syria

بصرة الشام

Local media named one adult male as killed in an airstrike on Basra al Sham. Only the Violations Documentation Centre identified Russia as the culprit; the other two sources didn't apportion blame.

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Russian Military

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14–15 April, 2017

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Wargaduud and El Adde, Gedo, Somalia

Chinese news agency Xinhua reported Somali security officials and residents as claiming that over 100 al Shabaab fighters, including 20 commanders, were killed in US air strikes on the morning of April 15th. The attack was denied by US Africa Command, which said the US military had not conducted the action. In an explicit statement…

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Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

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