Civilian Casualties

3 – 6

(2 women1–4 men)

3 named, 1 familiy identified

Named victims

LOCATION

Diinsoor, Bay, Somalia

According to a Freedom of Information response obtained by journalist Joshua Eaton in May 2019, this previously unknown US strike took place in Dinsoor, Somalia against an “al-Shabaab Named Objective”. It should be noted however that the last known declared US strike in Dinsoor prior to February 2nd 2015 was on January 31st 2015. There

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LOCATION

Diinsoor, Bay, Somalia

At least four civilian casualties were reported injured or killed in a confirmed US attack on Dinsooor, though it was not clear if they were injured or killed. JSOC had targeted and killed Yusef Dheeqm, al Shabaab’s head of external operations in the drone strike. Rear Admiral John Kirby confirmed in two separate Pentagon press conferences

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

0 – 4

2–5

Dugule, Lower Shabelle, Somalia

LOCATION

A mystery airstrike reportedly killed between 40 and 60 alleged belligerents on January 31st 2015. Xinhua also reported that “scores of others were injured” in the attack, leaving it unclear whether those injured were civilians or militants. It was described by some as a US drone strike – thought the Pentagon denied this. Abdulkadir Mohamed

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

0–5

US Forces, Unknown, Kenyan Military Forces, Amisom Military Forces

Suspected target

Al-Shabaab

40–60

الطيانة, Eastern Al Buwaida or Kobane, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

A non-combatant civilian male, Abd Al Rahman Ahmad Bkar, from the town of Al Kussair near Homs was reported killed in an airstrike. While Syrian Martyrs attributed the strike to the Coalition, VDC blamed the Assad regime. Other reports were unclear. The location of the man’s death was also confused, given variously as Kobane in

Summary

الموصل‎, Mosul, Centre, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Citing a police source in the city, NINA claimed that nine civilians were killed and seven injured in an international coalition airstrike: “The source said that ‘the international coalition targeted the homes of civilians which resulted in the killing and injuring of dozens of civilians’… He pointed out that ‘the bodies of the martyrs arrived

Summary

(1 child3 women)

الموصل‎, Mosul, South, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Dutch newspaper NRC Handelsblad reported two alleged Coalition airstrikes, killing five and injuring two civilians called Mohammed Mohammed Ahmed and Ebtehalf Mohammed Yosef. The first attack took place at 7.40 AM local time on the highway close to the town of Umm al-Dheban at that time. The second airstrike was at 8.40 AM local time

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ﺣﻠﺐ, Aleppo, Syria

The Syrian Martyrs website identified a single non-combatant victim of a reported Coalition strike in Aleppo. He was also named by the Damascus Centre for Human Rights Research which said he was originally from Idlib, though didn’t specify if he was a civilian or a militant. However, all other sources described al Jolani as a

Summary

0 – 1

(0–1 men)

الموصل‎, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

The previously-secret CENTCOM file also noted reports by redacted “prominent anti-ISIL Twitter users” that “civilians are being killed in the bombardment.” With so few details to go on, CENTCOM concluded that there was “insufficient evidence to determine date and time of any specific allegation.”

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الرمادي, Ramadi, Al Anbar, Iraq

LOCATION

An internal CENTCOM report cited a Tweet on January 23rd as claiming that 6 members of one family had been killed in a Coalition strike in Anbar province. The identity of the tweeter was redacted in a publicly-released version of the file, though they were described as “Pro-ISIL… reported coalition airstrikes killed 6 family members

Summary

خزيمة, Aski Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

An internal CENTCOM report identified concerns of civilian fatalities raised by local Nineveh MP Abd al Rahman al-Luwayzi. According to the MP, “Arab families, fleeing the area of Aski Musil were targeted by coalition aircraft, killing or wounding ‘scores of civilians.” The town is situated on the banks of the Tigris River to the north

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الموصل‎, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

An internal CENTCOM report cited a Tweet by an Iraqi “self proclaimed freelance journalist” (identified as Mr Zyad al-Senjary) who had posted a photograph of “a partially-destroyed house and claimed 2 children were killed and several Iraqis injured in a UAV [drone] strike.” An initial CENTCOM inquiry identified 32 total Coalition engagements in Nineveh for

Summary

(2 children)

الكسك, Kisik Junction, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

A Canadian airstrike at Kisik Junction was alleged to have killed between 6 and 27 civilians, according to an internal CENTCOM report. The source was an English-speaking peshmerga fighter, who had passed on his concerns to Coalition Special Forces based in Iraq. The Canadian attack had targeted “an ISIL sniper/ HMG [havy machine gun] position

Summary

6 – 27

الشدادي, Shadadi, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

An internal CENTCOM review cited reports from the ‘pro-opposition’ Step News Agency that three civilians had died when Coalition missiles struck homes in al-Shaddadi. According to the news site, “two civilian houses were targeted leading to the martyrdom of three from one family and several wounded including women and children.” The Coalition concluded that its

Summary

الطيانة, Tayyani, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

An adult civilian male, was reported by a number of sources as killed in a coalition airstrike on his neighbourhood.

Summary

US-led Coalition, Unknown

Named victims

1 named

الحسكة, Al Hasakah, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

The website Syrian Martyrs identifies one man it says was killed in a Coalition airstrike near Dayr Ezzawr. He was reported as a resident of Tayana, the village where he was killed. However Damascus Centre for Human Rights Studies – which named him – said that although he was from Tayana, he was killed in Al

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حماة, Um al Nayr, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

A female civilian, a civil engineer, was reported by Syrian Martyrs to have been killed in a Coalition airstrike. Confused reporting placed her death either at Umm Al Nayr near Hama, or at nearby Kaferzita. However, VDC – which named the victim – stated that a 25 year old instead died in an attack by

Summary

(1 woman)

US-led Coalition, Syrian Regime

Named victims

1 named

بنغازي‎, port, Benghazi, Libya

LOCATION

Various sources reported that the LNA warplane attacked a trawler allegedly loaded with gasoline outside Benghazi. There were no reports of civilian harm. According to Sky News, a military official said that a Libyan aircraft belonging to the internationally recognised government (HoR) attacked a fishing boat carrying a shipment of gasoline to the port of

Summary

Libyan National Army

near al-Bo Omar, Syria, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

In the January 25th 2018 civilian casualty report, the Coalition reported that a civilian casualties allegation near al-Bo Omar had been assessed as non credible: “#1 Jan. 12, 2015, near al-Bo Omar, Syria via regional human rights group report. After a review of available information it was assessed that no Coalition strikes were conducted in

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دير الزور‎, Deir ez-Zor, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Extensive coalition air raids on Islamic State-controlled oil fields reportedly killed four civilian oil workers, according to a number of sources. Local website Step Agency listed what it said were the targets struck: “The alliance planes at dawn today launched more than five raids targeting Islamic State near the town of Abu Kamal in the

Summary

4 – 5

(4–5 men)

القيارة, Qayyarah, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

A single source claimed that a coalition strike on the town of Qayyarah near Mosul killed and injured “dozens.”

Summary

معرحطاط, Ma`arr Hitat, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

The Syrian Martyrs website, lists one civilian male as a victim of a coalition strike. It is unclear whether he was killed in his home town of Ma’ar Hatat in Idlib or in Raqqa. However, the original listing in Damascus Centre for Human Rights Studies lists him as a militant from Idlib – and reports

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درنة‎: ميناء درنه, Derna Port, Darnah, Libya

LOCATION

GNC planes allegedly bombed a Greek oil tanker killing a Greek engine cadet and a Romanian seaman on board, according to local media. Two Filipinos aboard were injured according to The Telegraph. Shorouk News reported a third person had been wounded. The Telegraph provided significant details on the event, reporting that a 29-year old Greek engine

Summary

2–3

Libyan National Army, General National Congress (GNC)

ميناء السدرة, Port Sidra, Surt, Libya

LOCATION

Alwasat reported armed clashes around the port of Sidra between fighters guarding the oil ports and the LNA which were accompanied by three LNA airstrikes. Alfakhiri claimed on Twitter that two children were killed in the attack but didn’t add further details.

Summary

(2 children)

Libyan National Army

مصراتة: مصراتة ميناء, Misurata Port, Misrata, Libya

LOCATION

According to various sources, LNA jets struck different positions in Misurata’s port, resulting in the injury of two civilians – reportedly employees at the port. Al Jazeera reported: The forces of the retired Libyan brigade General, Khalifa Haftar, announced responsibility for air strikes on the western port of Misurata on Saturday claiming that it was

Summary

Libyan National Army

الفرحانية, Villages of Al-Farhaniya and al-Subaihat, Salah Al Din, Iraq

LOCATION

An airstrike by an unspecified belligerent reportedly killed 12 civilians including women and children, and wounded an additional 23. The deaths occurred during an Iraqi government offensive against Islamic State.

Summary

US-led Coalition, Iraq Government Forces

سااكوو, Saakow, Middle Juba, Somalia

LOCATION

Up to three senior members of al Shabaab were killed by a US military drone in Saakow, Middle Juba, international media reported. There were no known reports of associated civilian harm. The US military said that an airstrike had targeted a “senior leader” of the al Shabaab militant group. Somalia’s National Intelligence and Security Agency later

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

2–3

جرابلس, Jarabulus, Cultural center, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

An 8.30pm coalition bombing raid on Jarablos – a major Islamic State hub – destroyed a cultural centre being used as an ISIL headquarters in the town. According to Aleppo News, “According to activists, the strikes caused great devastation in the building in addition to the destruction of two civilian houses in the vicinity. Witnesses

Summary

(2 women1 man)

الباب, Al-Bab, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

In one of the the worst known incidents of mass civilian casualties reportedly caused by coalition bombings, at least 51 non-combatants were killed when aircraft struck an Islamic State local headquarters, which was also being used as a temporary prison. Somewhere between 150 and 400 people were being held by ISIL on petty charges at

Summary

51 – 65

(2–4 women30 men)