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Incident Date
5 January 2017
Incident Code
CI394
Location
حي المثنى, Mosul, Muthanna, Nineveh, Iraq
Local sources said two named civilians (a father and son) were killed after a missile targeted their house in the left side of Mosul. Mosul Ateka reported that “a missile fell down just beside Haj Dahir which caused his death and that of his son Zakariah.” Iraqyoon News and Resistance Hadbah also reported Coalition airstrikes…
Summary
Published
5 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
4 January 2017
Incident Code
CS4254a
Location
مزرعة الرشيد, Al Rashid Farm, Raqqa, Syria
In a series of raids on the towns of Rashid and Aweij in the countryside of Raqqa, an alleged Coalition airstrike struck Al Rashid Farm. Four civilians were reported killed in strike, including a woman, and six others were wounded. In their June 2020 civilian casualty report, the US-led Coalition assessed reports that they were…
Summary
Published
4 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
6
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
4 January 2017
Incident Code
CI389
Location
17 تموز, Mosul, Talmuz/ July 17th, Nineveh, Iraq
Press and local sources said that 16 displaced civilians were killed or injured, mostly children and women, after Coalition warplanes targeted their houses in 17 July neighbourhood, at the right side of Mosul. The Correspondences team spoke of 9 killed and several wounded in the alleged Coalition strikes. Other sources also reported coalition strikes in…
Summary
Published
4 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
9
Civilians reported injured
7
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
4 January 2017
Incident Code
CI390
Location
حي المزارع, Mosul, Mazari / Farms, Nineveh, Iraq
A local source said that a named civilian, Imad Ahmed, was killed in the bombing of Farms district, north of Mosul. No other details were known at the time. On March 4th the Coalition confirmed that it had killed civilians that day in Mosul in two incidents. An official later confirmed to Airwars that the…
Summary
Published
4 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
3 January 2017
Incident Code
LC057
Location
قاعدة الجفرة الجوية, Al Jufra Air Base, Al Jufrah, Libya
Various local and international sources reported that an LNA airstrike hit Al-Jufra airbase and a C-130 aircraft with a civil and military delegation from the Misurata Military Council. The strike allegedly killed one member of the delegation and wounded two others. One of the injured was named as Colonel Ibrahim Bayt Al-Mal, the spokesperson of…
Summary
Published
3 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
3 January 2017
Incident Code
TS039
Location
البزاعة, Al Baza'a, Aleppo, Syria
Between five and six civilians were reported killed as a result an alleged Turkish artillery shelling on Al Baza'a, Syria. Jabal Aqel Al Bab listed the names of the victims however did not attribute the shelling to any belligerent. Smart News, however, reported Turkish airstrikes on Al Baza'a that day without mentioning civilian harm. LCCSY, on…
Summary
Published
3 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
5–6
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
3 January 2017
Incident Code
RS1813
Location
خان شيخون, Khan Sheikhoun, Idlib, Syria
As many as three civilians were killed, inducing a pregnant woman and her unborn child, and up to three civilians were wounded, following an alleged Russian and/or Syrian regime airstrike on Khan Sheikhoun, local media reported. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame with some attributing blame to Russian warplanes, while others blamed…
Summary
Published
3 January 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1–3
Civilians reported injured
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Syrian Regime
,
Russian Military
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Incident Date
3 January 2017
Incident Code
CI386
Location
Mosul, Ma’moon, Nineveh, Iraq
As many as 22 civilians were reported killed, and 29 injured, in airstrikes by an unspecified party in eastern Mosul according to local media. Citing a local source, Shafaaq reported that five people were killed and four others wounded after an “unidentified warplane” opened fire from it’s “machine gun” in southeast Mosul. One relative posted…
Summary
Published
3 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
15–22
Civilians reported injured
29
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
3 January 2017
Incident Code
CI387
Location
حي النور, Mosul, Noor, Nineveh, Iraq
Yaqein reported that one civilian was killed and 11 injured in the Noor neighborhood of eastern Mosul. It cited “government and international” strikes. Iraqi Spring Media Center meanwhile reported that 9 civilians were injured in addition to the one death. Among the injured were women and children. Sawlif Maslawia Ateka and Adhamiyah News named two children that reportedly…
Summary
Published
3 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
2–3
Civilians reported injured
9–11
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
3 January 2017
Incident Code
CS425
Location
سرمدا, Sarmada, Idlib, Syria
A major US airstrike on an al Nusra Front headquarters – a unilateral action – killed a significant number of militants. However, up to 26 Free Syrian Army prisoners held in the building were also reported killed, along with three children. The US admitted responsibility for just one civilian death three years later. Fatah al…
Summary
Published
3 January 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
3 January 2017
Incident Code
CI388
Location
دوميز, Mosul, Domiz, Nineveh, Iraq
Five civilians were killed and four injured in the Domiz neighbourhood of Mosul, according to local media. A local source told Shafaaq news that an “unidentified warplane” opened fire from its on-board machine gun in the neighbourhood in south-east Mosul. The story was also reported by Nineveh Media Center, confirming the death of five and…
Summary
Published
3 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
5
Civilians reported injured
4
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
2 January 2017
Incident Code
LC056
Location
قنفودة, Ganfouda, Benghazi, Libya
Alnabaa reported that an unmanned drone targeted a residential area in Ganfouda with four raids and killed three civilians and injured several people including children. Tayseer Mohammad Tarban Abu Abdullah said that a civilian house was hit, while the same source claimed that the strike was conducted by the UAE. Saraya Media Center reported on…
Summary
Published
2 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
2–3
Military Actor
LNA/UAE Military/Egyptian Military
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Incident Date
2 January 2017
Incident Code
LC055
Location
سبها, Gwirat al-Mal checkpoint, Sabha, Libya
An unspecified number of civilians were wounded in an alleged GNA/Misurata Air Force strike on the road leading to Sabha, local media reported. According to m.boshgma, “A military aircraft of the Third Force took off from the Tamanhint base and targeted the road leading to the city, injuring civilians”. AJEL.Ardalsharif.News and krama1951libya published carbon copies of this…
Summary
Published
2 January 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Government of National Accord
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Incident Date
2 January 2017
Incident Code
CI384
Location
الهرمات, Mosul, Haramat, Nineveh, Iraq
Four women and two or more children were killed and eight other civilians injured by Coalition strikes, according to local reports. Iraqi Spring Media Center reported that the women were killed and injured by Coalition strikes that hit a home in Haramat in eastern Mosul. ISIL-controlled Al A’amaq Media posted a video of the aftermath,…
Summary
Published
2 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
6
Civilians reported injured
8
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
Incident Code
CI385
Location
Mosul, Mushirfan, Nineveh, Iraq
In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, on April 1st 2017 the Coalition said it had concluded an assessment on social media claims of civilian harm “near Mosul, Iraq”. According to the Coalition report, “(2.) Jan. 2, 2017, near Mosul, Iraq, via social media report: No Coalition strikes were conducted on that day in…
Summary
Published
2 January 2017
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
1 January 2017
Incident Codes
TS037 RS1812
Location
تادف, Tadef, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
Between one and 11 civilians were reported killed in alleged air and artillery shelling on Tedef. Sources are conflicted as to who was to blame. According to Syrianewsdesk however, "the shelling on Tadef killed eight people, including five civilians and others belonging to the organisation (Turkish armed forces)". Between six and ten civilians were wounded in…
Summary
Published
1 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
1–11
Civilians reported injured
6–10
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
1 January 2017
Incident Code
CS424
Location
سرمدا, Sarmada, Idlib, Syria
Targeted air or drone strikes – most likely unilateral US actions – reportedly killed two high ranking militants along with a number of fighters. However sources also claimed there were civilian casualties. There were two reported evening attacks. In the first, a car was destroyed on the Sarmada-Bab al Hawa road, killing four people inside.…
Summary
Published
1 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
31 December 2016
Incident Code
RS1811
Location
الأتارب, Al Atarib, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
One source reported that 109 civilians were killed by Russian or Syrian regime warplanes in Al Atarib, Aleppo. One other source reported that there was shelling due to Syrian regime warplanes which wounded civilians and destroyed building. There are no other sources at this time.
Summary
Published
31 December 2016
Civilians reported killed
0–109
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
31 December 2016
Incident Code
TS036
Location
الباب, Al Bab, Aleppo, Syria
Between six and 11 civilians were killed in alleged Turkish airstrikes on Al Bab, Syria. LCCSY wrote: "11 martyrs in Aleppo most killed in Al-Bab city due to Turkish bombardment." Al Bab Al Hadath reported that all 11 people were killed in Al Bab: "11 killed and 28 wounded, the majority are children and women,…
Summary
Published
31 December 2016
Civilians reported killed
6–11
Civilians reported injured
28
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
30 December 2016
Incident Code
RS1810
Location
تادف, Tedef, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
Between nine and 12 civilians - the majority from one family - were killed and up to 24 were wounded in alleged Russian airstrikes on Tefef, Aleppo, according to source son the ground. Graphic images published showed four child victims. According to one source nine civilians came from the same family. Dawaalhaq reported: "in support…
Summary
Published
30 December 2016
Civilians reported killed
9–12
Civilians reported injured
3–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
30 December 2016
Incident Code
TS035
Location
الباب, Al Bab, Aleppo, Syria
Around six or seven civilians were killed in alleged Turkish airstrikes on Al Bab, Syria, according to LCCSY. It reported that "24 people were killed in Aleppo, the majority by Turkish airstrikes in Al Bab city, Russian warplanes in Tadif and a car bomb in Soran." Turkey Post and Deutsche Welle only said there were…
Summary
Published
30 December 2016
Civilians reported killed
6–7
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
30 December 2016
Incident Code
CI381
Location
الموصل, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq
An unnamed doctor at a local medical centre near Mosul told Iraqi Spring Media Centre that his facility had received 200 civilians over the preceding 24 hours, as a result of bombing and mortar shelling. In related news, Kurdistan’s health minister told reporters that health facilities in the region had so far received 13,000 injured…
Summary
Published
30 December 2016
Civilians reported injured
200
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
30 December 2016
Incident Code
CI382
Location
وادي حجر, Mosul, Khalid ibn al-Walid Mosque in Wadi Hajar, Nineveh, Iraq
Eleven civilians were reported killed and up to 80 injured when Coalition aircraft allegedly struck the vicinity of the Khalid ibn al-Walid Mosque in the Wadi Hajar area of Mosul. Islamic State later issued a propaganda video which included eyewitness reports. One noted: After we heard the bombing of Khalid Bin Al Waleed we came…
Summary
Published
30 December 2016
Civilians reported killed
11
Civilians reported injured
80
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
Incident Code
CI383
Location
الانتصار, Mosul, Intisar, Nineveh, Iraq
Summary
Published
30 December 2016
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
30 December 2016
Incident Code
CS423
Location
دبسي عفنان, Debsi Afnan, Raqqa, Syria
At least five civilians were killed and as many as 22 injured after Coalition aircraft allegedly bombed Debsi Afnan, a town 70km west of Raqqa city. Raialyaom News reported that “seven were killed including 3 children and 22 wounded including women and children with some in critical condition, due to coalition warplane strikes in Debsi…
Summary
Published
30 December 2016
Civilians reported killed
5–7
Civilians reported injured
4–22
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
29 December 2016
Incident Code
RS1807
Location
عربين, Arbeen, Damascus, Syria
As many as four civilians were killed - including three children and one woman reportedly from the same family - and up to 19 were wounded in an airstrike on a primary school in Arbeen, local media said. Three belligerents were reportedly sighted, meaning there is confusion among sources as to who is responsible. Two…
Summary
Published
29 December 2016
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
2–19
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
29 December 2016
Incident Code
RS1806
Location
جسر الشغور, Jisr Al Shoghour, Idlib, Syria
One adult male was killed, and two or more were injured, in alleged Russian airstrikes which struck the residential neighbourhood of Jisr Al Shoghour. All sources attributed blame to Russian aviation, which it is reported to have carried out four raids on the vicinity. According to one source the attack consisted of three cluster bombs raids,…
Summary
Published
29 December 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
29 December 2016
Incident Code
RS1808
Location
دوما, Douma, Damascus, Syria
As many as 15 civilians were killed - including six children, two women and four adult males - and dozens were wounded, in alleged air and artillery strikes on Douma. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame. Some sources attributed blame to Russian warplanes, while others blamed the Syrian regime. Reportedly, the raids struck…
Summary
Published
29 December 2016
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
12–15
Civilians reported injured
2–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
29 December 2016
Incident Code
RS1809
Location
حرستا, Harasta, Damascus, Syria
Three civilians were killed - including a man and a woman and a child - and many more were wounded, in alleged air and artillery strikes on Harasta. All sources blamed the Syrian regime for the raids, except LCCSY who blamed Russian warplanes. According to sources, the artillery and air bombardment targeted a school and residential…
Summary
Published
29 December 2016
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
1–3
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
29 December 2016
Incident Code
CI379
Location
الموصل, Mosul, East, Nineveh, Iraq
Local sources said that up to 41 civilians died and a further 143 were injured following alleged Coalition airstrikes on eastern Mosul neighbourhoods in support of a renewed push to capture the city from ISIL. Iraqi Spring placed the death toll at 41, while MNN said at least 30 died. In its February 2017 civilian…
Summary
Published
29 December 2016
Civilians reported killed
30–41
Civilians reported injured
143
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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