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Incident Date

25 February 2017

Incident Code

CI487

Location

Mosul, Wadi Hajar, Nineveh, Iraq
وادي حجر
In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition confirmed the deaths of five civilians in an event in Mosul while survivors' accounts add that at least three others were severely injured in the airstrikes. Their June 2017 civilian casualty report noted “During a strike on an ISIS VBIED, it was assessed that five…

Summary

Published
25 February 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
5
Civilians reported injured
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

24 February 2017

Incident Code

USSOM069

Location

Hawina, north of Kismayo, Lower Juba, Somalia
Somali news outlet Mareeg reported a suspected drone strike on an al Shabaab controlled village. Mareeg reported an eyewitness as saying: “We heard several bomb explosion caused by drone airstrikes in Hawina village.” He added: “It is not clear how many people have been killed or wounded it is very difficult to know the real…

Summary

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

24 February 2017

Incident Code

RS1912

Location

Al-Hmeirat, Hama, Syria
الحميرات
Sources reported that eight people from one family were killed and dozens more were wounded when an alleged Russian and/or Syrian regime raid struck their home in Al-Hmeirat. Most sources blamed Russia, though some also pointed to the Syrian regime. Members of the Civil Defence spent time pulling bodies and injured civilians out of the rubble.…

Summary

Published
24 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
8–9
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

24 February 2017

Incident Code

CS530

Location

Abu Kamal, Deir Ezzor, Syria
حصيبة
Two civilians died in an airstrike on Abu Kamal, according to local sources – though reports were conflicted as to whether this was the work of the US-led Coalition or Iraqi warplanes. RFS Media said that the Coalition carried out a strike, though added that there was so far no reports of civilian casualties. Euphrates…

Summary

Published
24 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
4
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

24 February 2017

Incident Code

CS531

Location

Kasrat Sheikh (Juma'a), Raqqa, Syria
كسرة شيخ (جمعة)
Smart news agency, reported the death of three civilians including one child and the injury of one other in an alleged Coalition airstrikes on Kasrat Juma’a village in the western Raqqa countryside. Smart reported: “The source said the raids are likely to have been by the international coalition and targeted a poultry farm in the…

Summary

Published
24 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

24 February 2017

Incident Code

CI480

Location

Al Qa'im, Al Anbar, Iraq
القائم
Local and press sources claimed that nine civilians were killed and more than twenty wounded in an airstrike conducted by planes of the US-led Coalition on Al Qa’im City. According to Yaqein “a news source said that Coalition forces launched intensive raids on the city of Qaim, western Anbar province, killing nine civilians. The source…

Summary

Published
24 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
9
Civilians reported injured
22–35
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

24 February 2017

Incident Code

CI481

Location

Mazir, Kirkuk, Iraq
مزير
A single local media source reported that ten civilians were killed and many others were wounded in Coalition raids on Mazirr village, near Dibis region, north of Kirkuk City. No additional details are presently known. In December 2018, the Coalition announced that it had classed the event as non credible due to a lack of…

Summary

Published
24 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
10
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

24 February 2017

Incident Code

CI482

Location

Mosul, al Mamun, Nineveh, Iraq
In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, on September 29th 2017 the Coalition said it had concluded an assessment of claims of civilian harm “near Mosul, Iraq” via an “NGO report”. According to the Coalition report: “80. Feb. 24, 2017, near Mosul, Iraq, via NGO report: After a review of available information and strike…

Summary

Published
24 February 2017
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

23 February 2017

Incident Code

RS1909

Location

Al-Najia, Idlib, Syria
الناجية
Up to four civilians were killed - and as many as five were injured - in alleged airstrikes which struck residential homes in Al-Najia. All sources blamed Russia, apart from one source which blamed the Syrian regime. One source reported that there were three Russian raids which caused huge material damage to residential homes and roads.…

Summary

Published
23 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
1–4
Civilians reported injured
5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

23 February 2017

Incident Code

CS529

Location

Al Barouda, Raqqa, Syria
البارودة
Four civilians died and nine were injured in an alleged Coalition airstrike on al Barouda village in the western Raqqa countryside, according to two local sources. Smart said that the wounded included women and children. Smart’s source added that the warplanes “targeted the village despite there being no military headquarters for the organization [ISIL] there”.…

Summary

Published
23 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
7–9
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

23 February 2017

Incident Code

CI477

Location

Mosul, Mosul al-Jadid / New Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq
الموصل الجديدة
Local and press sources said that four civilians were killed and twelve to sixteen others were injured, mostly children and women, when Coalition airstrikes targeted a residential building in the west of Mosul. While Iraqi Spring spoke of “Coalition” airstrikes, the other sources blamed the US more specifically. In two later posts, Iraqi Spring shared…

Summary

Published
23 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
5
Civilians reported injured
12–16
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

23 February 2017

Incident Code

CI478

Location

Mosul, Mamoon, Nineveh, Iraq
المأمون
Local and press sources said that eleven civilians were killed, including three kids, and dozens others were injured in Coalition airstrikes targeting their houses in Mamoon neighborhood, at the west side of Mosul.

Summary

Published
23 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
11
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

23 February 2017

Incident Code

CI479

Location

Mosul, Al Najar, Nineveh, Iraq
حي النجار
In a previously unknown allegation, the Coalition reported in June 2017 that following a self-reported event in Mosul, it had been determined that no civilians had been harmed. According to the June report, “Feb. 23, 2017, near Mosul, Iraq, via self-report: After a review of available information and strike video it was assessed that no…

Summary

Published
23 February 2017
Civilians reported injured
0–1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

23 February 2017

Incident Code

RS1910

Location

Al-Bila'as mountain, Hama, Syria
جبل البلعاس
A single source reported the death of one civilian and the injury of others as a result of alleged Russian airstrike on Al-Bila'as mountain. It was reported that the aerial bombardment was concentrated on the area around al Bila’as Mountains near Akeirbat in Hama, central Syria. Allegedly Russian warplanes struck a camp for displaced people…

Summary

Published
23 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2–4
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

23 February 2017

Incident Code

RS1911

Location

Jisir Al-Shoghour, Idlib, Syria
جسر الشغور
As many as four civilians were killed - and seven others were wounded - in an airstrike which struck residential homes and Walid Shaaban School in Jisir Al-Shoghour, according to local media. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame with some blaming Russia and the others pointing to the Syrian regime. According to multiple…

Summary

Published
23 February 2017
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
1–4
Civilians reported injured
2–7
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

22 February 2017

Incident Code

CS527

Location

Tabaqah, Raqqa, Syria
الثورة‎
Five civilians died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on al Tabaqa, according to Smart News and the Syrian journalist Mazen Mohammad. Jisr TV reported that the Coalition carried out raids but did not mention any casualties. On April 30th 2017 the Coalition declared the event ‘not credible’, noting: “Feb. 22, 2017, near Tabqah, Syria, via…

Summary

Published
22 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
5
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

22 February 2017

Incident Code

CS528

Location

Idlib, Idlib, Syria
إدلب
According to a single source, the Violations Documentation Center, two adult males from Qusair died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Idlib. No further details are currently available.  

Summary

Published
22 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

22 February 2017

Incident Code

CI475

Location

Mosul, July 17th, Nineveh, Iraq
17 تموز
In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the death of one civilian during a strike in Mosul. The April 30th 2017 release noted: “Feb. 22, 2017, near Mosul, Iraq, via self-report: During a strike on ISIS fighters in a moving vehicle, it was assessed that one civilian was unintentionally killed…

Summary

Published
22 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

22 February 2017

Incident Code

CI476

Location

near Mosul, Iraq, Nineveh, Iraq
In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, on July 7th 2017 the Coalition said it had concluded an assessment of civilian harm “near Mosul, Iraq” via an “NGO report”. According to the Coalition report: “71. Feb. 22, 2017, near Mosul, Iraq, via NGO report: After a review of available information it was assessed that…

Summary

Published
22 February 2017
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

22 February 2017

Incident Code

RS1908

Location

Al-Jabriya, Hama, Syria
الجابرية
Four or five civilians died and four or five more were wounded in an alleged Russian or Assad regime airstrike on the village of Al-Jabriya in Hama, according to sources on the ground. Fourteen militants from the Islamic Movement of Ahrar al-Sham were also claimed killed. AMC reported that "four paramedics were killed and another…

Summary

Published
22 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
4–5
Civilians reported injured
4–5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

22 February 2017

Incident Code

CS522

Location

Al Farrar, Deir Ezzor, Syria
الفرار
Six civilians died in an airstrike on the village of Al Farrar, according to local sources – though reports were conflicted as to whether this was the work of the Coalition or the Assad regime. Halab Today, the Smart news network, SRG and The Media of the Army of Rebels all attributed the incident to…

Summary

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

22 February 2017

Incident Code

CS523

Location

Khatouniyah, Raqqa, Syria
الخاتونية
According to the Smart news agency, five non-combatants were injured in an alleged Coalition airstrike on the villages of Kahtaniya and al Khatuniyah in the Raqqa countryside. The source also said thayt some livestock was killed. No further details are currently available.  

Summary

Published
22 February 2017
Civilians reported injured
5
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

22 February 2017

Incident Code

CS524

Location

Kabish Sharqi and Tishreen farm villages, Raqqa, Syria
Four civilians including one child and one woman died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Kabish Sharqi and Tishreen farm villages, according to a single source, the Smart news agency. No further details are currently available.  

Summary

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

22 February 2017

Incident Code

CS525

Location

Salhabiya, Raqqa, Syria
سلحبية
One civilian died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on al Salhabiya, 25 km west of Raqqa city, according to the Smart news agency. Jisr TV reported that the Coalition carried out raids on al Salhabiya, but didn’t mention any casualties.  

Summary

Published
22 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

22 February 2017

Incident Code

CS526

Location

Jleib Khalil, Deir Ezzor, Syria
جليب خليل
A single source, the Smart news agency, reported that three civilians died and five were injured in an alleged Coalition airstrike on the villages of Khuytar and Jleib Khalil, north west of Raqqa. According to Smart, “the sources said that the warplanes targeted the villages of Khuytar and the mosque in the village of Jleib…

Summary

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

21 February 2017

Incident Code

RS1905

Location

As Suwar, Deir Ezzor, Syria
الصور
Between five and 46 civilians were killed, and up to 50 were wounded, in an airstrike on As Suwar which struck a market and coach station. Sources either blamed Russian warplanes for the raid, or did not attribute any blame at all, reporting that the planes were unidentifiable. Sources reported that not only was a…

Summary

Published
21 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
5–46
Civilians reported injured
30–50
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

21 February 2017

Incident Code

CI473

Location

Uzri, Baghdad, Iraq
الازري
Local and press sources said that up to three civilians were killed, including one women and at least one child, and up to two others were injured after an unknown warplane struck a family working in their fields in Uzri village, close to the Tigris river, on the “road to the coast” in Tarmiyah district,…

Summary

Published
21 February 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

21 February 2017

Incident Code

CS517

Location

Al Sahamiya, Raqqa, Syria
السحامية
Between five and nine civilians including three chilren died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Al Sahamiya village, Raqqa, according to local sources. Baladi, Euphrates Post, the Shaam News Network and Step News Agency all blamed the Coalition. Raqqa is being Slaughtered Silently – whICH also attributed the incident to the Coalition – reported “that…

Summary

Published
21 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
5–9
Civilians reported injured
8
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

21 February 2017

Incident Code

RS1906

Location

Maarat Misrin, Idlib, Syria
معرة مصرين
As many as six civilians were killed - and dozens more were wounded - in an alleged Russian airstrike on Maarat Misrin, local media reported. Most sources blamed Russia for the raids, however some others did not attribute blame while others pointed to the Syrian regime. According to reports, three rockets - allegedly vacuum missiles -…

Summary

Published
21 February 2017
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported killed
5–6
Civilians reported injured
4–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

Incident Code

CS518

Location

Al Fatatish, Raqqa, Syria
فتاتيش
Between two and nine civilians died and dozens more were injured in an airstrike/artillery bombardment on Fatatish village in the eastern Raqqa coountryside, according to local sources – though reports are conflicted as to whether the deaths were caused by Coalition jets or shelling in the ares by the SDF and Kurdish militias. The media…

Summary

Published
21 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
2–9
Civilians reported injured
11–24
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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