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Saif al Dawla street, Raqqa, Syria

One civilian was reported injured in what appeared to have been a targeted strike on Ar Raqqah. According to Smart News, “Two members of Islamic State were killed and a civilian injured on Sunday, after aerial bombardment most likely by the international coalition on the city of Raqqa, northern Syria, according to a local source.…

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Civilians reported injured

U.S.-led Coalition

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Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria

In an event previously unknown to Airwars, the Coalition said no civilians were harmed near Raqqa, In it's April 2017 casualty report the Coalition said: "No Coalition strikes were conducted on that day in the geographic area of the reported civilian casualties".

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U.S.-led Coalition

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5–6 March, 2017

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Wadi Al Naseel, Abyan, Yemen

وادي النسيل

Several sources reported that a US drone strike targeted an alleged AQAP camp in Wadi al-Naseel, Wadea district of Abyan governorate, late on March 5th 2017, or possibly very early on march 6th. There were no known associated reports of civilian harm. According to AFP, an "early dawn" US strike allegedly took place in the…

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Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

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Mosul, Souq al-Sha’areen neighborhood, Nineveh, Iraq

A 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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Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

U.S.-led Coalition

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Jabal Novan, Al Bayda, Yemen

جبل نوفان

Multiple sources reported that US drone strikes targeted alleged AQAP militant positions in Novan, in the Qaifa area of Bayda governorate, on the evening of March 5th. There was one known report of possible civilian injury due to the strike. Local language Twitter sources reported that airstrikes targeted AQAP militants in the Novan mountains. The…

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Airstrike (Drone Strike)

Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

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Qubtan Al-Jabal, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria

قبتان الجبل

Up to three civilians, including one male child and one woman, were killed along with up to ten wounded, local media reported following alleged Russain shelling of Qubtan Al-Jabal, Aleppo. At least one child was killed by the airstrikes. Additionally, many sources also reported the death of one man and woman. @kobtan_aljabal added that the child…

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Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

Russian Military

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5–6 March, 2017

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Yakla, Al Bayda, Yemen

Several sources reported that brothers Ahmad Abdullah Muhammad Al-Sanbahi Al-Khubezi, aged twelve, and Muhammad Abdullah Muhammad Al-Sanbahi Al-Khubezi, aged ten, were killed by a US strike in Yakla, in the Qifah area of Bayda governorate, overnight from March 5th to March 6th. According to Hunaradaa, local residents said that an older brother, Omar, survived the…

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Airstrike (Drone Strike)

Transportation (Road), Vehicle (Car)

Civilians reported killed

Military actors reported killed

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

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Maskanah, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria

Up to four civilians, possibly two children and two women, and up to nine more in alleged Russian or regime airstrikes on Maskanah, local media reported. Two of the victims were reportedly female children. One source added that two women also died when their home was struck. The number of wounded varied among the sources,…

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Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

Russian Military

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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…

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Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

Russian Military

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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…

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Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

Russian Military

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Mosul, Al-Matahin / Mills, Nineveh, Iraq

حي المطاحن

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…

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Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

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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…

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Civilians reported killed

U.S.-led Coalition

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Hamra Nasser, Raqqa, Syria

حمرة ناصر

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…

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Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

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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…

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Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

Russian Military

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4–5 March, 2017

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Ja'ar, Al Bayda, Yemen

Multiple sources reported that US airstrikes targeted alleged AQAP militants in or near Ja'ar, in the Sama'a area of Bayda governorate, overnight from March 4th to March 5th. One source reported a single militant casualty, and another reported that "civilians including a child" were killed as the result of overnight strikes in Bayda governorate, of…

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Civilians reported killed

Military actors reported killed

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

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4–5 March, 2017

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Wadi Yashbum, Shabwa, Yemen

وادي يشبم

Several social media sources reported that US airstrikes targeted alleged AQAP sites in Wadi Yashbum, Saeed district of Shabwa, overnight from March 4th to March 5th. There were no known reports of civilian harm. One Twitter source, writing at 2am, suggested that eight airstrikes took place in the area. The Yashbum Valley area was subject…

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Airstrike (Drone Strike)

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

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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…

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Airstrike (Drone Strike)

Military actors reported killed

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

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4–5 March, 2017

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Yakla, Al Bayda, Yemen

Multiple sources reported that US airstrikes targeted alleged AQAP sites in Yakl in the Qaifa area of Bayda governorate, overnight from March 4th to March 5th. One source reported that "civilians including a child" were killed during nighttime US strikes in Bayda governorate, of which this strike was one. It was unclear which specific strike(s)…

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Airstrike (Drone Strike)

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

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Medical Centre, Ras Lanuf, Surt, Libya

مدرسة تحرير ليبيا, راس لانوف

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…

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Civilians reported killed

Libyan National Army

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Akeirbat, Hama, Syria

In what was described as a "massacre", up to 15 civilians died and as many as 50 more were wounded in an alleged Russia or regime airstrike on the town of Akeirbat in Hama, according to local media. The warplanes reportedly struck a sheep marked. Rami Abdul Rahman, head of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, said…

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Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

Russian Military

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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…

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Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

Russian Military

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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…

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Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

Russian Military

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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…

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Airstrike (Drone Strike)

Vehicle (Motorcycle)

Civilians reported killed

Military actors reported killed

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

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Tabaqah, Raqqa, Syria

الثورة‎

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…

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Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

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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…

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U.S.-led Coalition

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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…

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Airstrike, Naval bombardment

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

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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…

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Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

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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…

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Airstrike (Drone Strike)

Military actors reported killed

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

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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…

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Military actors reported killed

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

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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…

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Airstrike (Drone Strike)

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