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Incident Date

24 October 2016

Incident Code

CI306

Location

Tel Kepe (Tel Kayf), Nineveh, Iraq
تل كيف‎
Eight members of the same family were killed followed an alleged Coalition strikes, according to local sources. Multiple local outlets reported that 8 civilians – all members of the same family – were killed on October 24th in Tel Kepe, a town less than 15km north of Mosul. Yagen identified the father of the family…

Summary

Published
24 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
8–9
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

24 October 2016

Incident Code

CI307

Location

Abu Jarbua, Nineveh, Iraq
أبو جربوعة
A local source told Airwars’ Iraq-based field researcher that three families have died in the village of Abu Jarbuha, followed Coalition airstrikes allegedly destroyed their homes. With British airstrikes confirmed in the area that day, Airwars reached out to the MoD, with information which included geolocates within 1km of the likely vicinity of the event…

Summary

Published
24 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
6–9
Civilians reported injured
4
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

24 October 2016

Incident Code

CI308

Location

Tubzawa, Nineveh, Iraq
طوبزاوة
A local source reported that An adult civilian male killed followed an alleged Coalition strike on the village of Tubzawa. According to a single source, Mr Shihab’s two sons Younis aged 7 and Mustafa aged 2 years old were also severely injured in the incident – and were being treated in the intensive care unit at Irbil…

Summary

Published
24 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

24 October 2016

Incident Code

LC047

Location

Giza, Surt, Libya
الجيزة
The US conducted four airstrikes in the Giza neighbourhood in Sirte. One source on Facebook mentioned that Al-Bunyan Al-Marsous soldiers found seven dead bodies of civilians in a house. The bodies were apparently charred. According to Madridi Aween, “Our rebels found a number of bodies in several houses in the camp during a search by the…

Summary

Published
24 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
0–7
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

23 October 2016

Incident Code

CI305

Location

Qaraqosh, Nineveh, Iraq
بخديدا (Bakhdida)
The Coalition announced it was conducting an assessment of a possible civilian casualty event: Currently, three reports received in October are still being assessed… 3. Oct. 23, 2016, near Qaraqosh and Hasana, Iraq. A Coalition report issued the following month noted: Oct. 23, 2016, near Qaraqosh and Hasana, Iraq: Insufficient information provided or available to…

Summary

Published
23 October 2016
Civilians reported injured
0–1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

22 October 2016

Incident Code

CI303

Location

Fadhiliya, Nineveh, Iraq
فايده
A family of eight was killed in a Coalition airstrike on the ISIL-occupied village of Fadhiliya. CENTCOM later confirmed it had carried out the airstrikes and had killed all eight civilians. Iraq based reporter Fazel Hawramy spoke by phone with family members in the village shortly after the event, who confirmed that eight people had…

Summary

Published
22 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
8
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

22 October 2016

Incident Code

CI304

Location

Qaraqosh, Nineveh, Iraq
بخديدا (Bakhdida)
The Coalition announced in December 2016 it was conducting an assessment of a possible civilian casualty event: Currently, three reports received in October are still being assessed… Oct. 22, 2016, near Qaraqosh and Hasana, Iraq. On January 2nd 2017 a new Coalition report noted: No Coalition strikes were conducted on structures in the geographic area…

Summary

Published
22 October 2016
Civilians reported injured
0–1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

21 October 2016

Incident Code

CI301

Location

Duquq, Kirkuk, Iraq
داقوق
At least 15 civilians – most or all women – were killed and 45 or more wounded by an airstrike which hit a Shi’ite shrine in Duquq, according to local sources. The Coalition later categorically denied that it was responsible for the event, with Iraqi aircraft most likely at fault. Local official Amir Huda Karam…

Summary

Published
21 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
15
Civilians reported injured
45–50
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

21 October 2016

Incident Code

CI302

Location

Mosul, South, girls' school, Nineveh, Iraq
الموصل‎
The Russian Military General Staff claimed that a Coalition airstrike on a girls’ school south of Mosul killed a number of civilians. According to Sputnik News, The Russian General Staff said that more than 60 civilians were killed and 200 others were injured during air strikes launched by the international coalition led by the United…

Summary

Published
21 October 2016
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

20 October 2016

Incident Code

CI300

Location

Mosul, Hadba, Nineveh, Iraq
حي الحدباء
One civilian male was killed in Mosul’s Hadba neighbourhood by Coalition strikes, according to local reports. Al Rafidain Network for Human Rights reported that a young man named Mustafa Bushar al Qaddu was killed inside his home due to Coalition strikes. Iraaq 18 said the civilian casualties occured after the Coalition destroyed a vehicle-borne IED:…

Summary

Published
20 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

20 October 2016

Incident Code

LC046

Location

Giza, Surt, Libya
الجيزة
On October 21st Ahmed El Sharkawy claimed that the bodies of children and women were trapped under rubble in Giza but didn’t say what the reason for the destruction was. No additional details are presently known.

Summary

Published
20 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
4–6
Military Actor
U.S. Forces, Government of National Accord
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Incident Date

19 October 2016

Incident Code

CI299

Location

Mosul, Muhammadiyah Mosque, Nineveh, Iraq
الموصل‎
Between two and three civilians were killed in a Coalition strike on the Al Rawda Al Muhammadiyah Mosque in the al-Muthanna area of Mosul city, according to local MP Abd Al Raheem Al Shamery and other sources. According to some reports, a kindergarten at the mosque was also destroyed. Given reported British actions in the…

Summary

Published
19 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
2–3
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

18 October 2016

Incident Code

CI297

Location

Hamam al Alil, Nineveh, Iraq
حمام العليل
On the second day of the offensive to recapture Mosul, Coalition strikes reportedly damaged a medical center in the south of the city leaving several dead, including at least three children. Al Rafidain Network for Human Rights reported that “American” bombings targeted a health center in Hamam al-Alil, south of Mosul. Ahmed Mashal posted that…

Summary

Published
18 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

18 October 2016

Incident Code

CI298

Location

Mosul, Al-Qaysiyat and Al-Arabi, Nineveh, Iraq
لقوسيات والعربي
Up to nine civilians, including a woman and one or more children, were killed in overnight bombing in Mosul according to local reports. Al Rafidain Network for Human Rights reported a bombing “killed or wounded innocent civilians, including women and children.” Al Hathalyoum placed the death toll at eight: “A security source and local residents…

Summary

Published
18 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
8–9
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

17 October 2016

Incident Code

CI295

Location

Mosul, Zinjili, Nineveh, Iraq
حي الزنجيلي
On the first day of a major Iraqi and Coalition assault to recapture Mosul, nine civilians including five members of one family were alleged killed in an airstrike. Iraq News reported “intensive Coalition raids on the areas of Bab al Jadid and Hadbah, west of Mosul, with reports of civilian casualties.” Accordng to Islam Memo,…

Summary

Published
17 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
8–9
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

17 October 2016

Incident Code

CI296

Location

Makkuk (near Qaryah), Nineveh, Iraq
Local eyewitness said that two children were killed and another injured badly when Coalition airstrike targeted an ISIL building in Makkuk village in Makhmur near Qayyarah at 10.10am. While al Rafidain made no mention of civilian casualties, it reported “a rocket attack caused the destruction of an ISIL facility in Qayyarah.”  

Summary

Published
17 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

17 October 2016

Incident Code

LC045

Location

Derna Port, Darnah, Libya
ميناء درنه
One fisherman was killed and another injured when an airstrike hit their boat in the waters off Derna, according to local reports. Al Nabaa reported that one civilian was killed and another wounded in an LNA airstrike on the port of Derna. Al Nabaa later reported the dead man was a fisherman who was killed…

Summary

Published
17 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date

13 October 2016

Incident Code

CI294

Location

Mosul, Masaref and Rifak, Nineveh, Iraq
المصارف
Nine civilians were killed alongside 13 members of ISIS in Mosul, according to local sources. NRN reported that Coalition aircraft launched two raids on the Masaref and Rifak neighbourhoods of the city. A correspondent said the attack targeted banks and sites belonging to ISIL members. The attacks were heavy and [caused] extensive damage to public…

Summary

Published
13 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
9
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

13 October 2016

Incident Code

CI294a

Location

Shora village near Qayyarah, Nineveh, Iraq
Following the New York Times Magazine's Uncounted investigation, the Coalition later confirmed the injury of a civilian in an event in Shora, a village near Qayyarah, Iraq. According to reporters Azmat Khan and Anand Ghopal, "Mohammad Mansour Abdullah’s house was next to the home of an Army Officer who fled Shora when ISIS took over. An…

Summary

Published
13 October 2016
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

12 October 2016

Incident Code

LC044

Location

Vicinity of Water Tower, Surt, Libya
According to several sources on Twitter, at least two civilians died in a US airstrike in the morning in Sirte, one of them a child. The sources did not give clear estimates on casualties, though the pictures show two people most likely dead. Two more injured children can be spotted in the images. One source…

Summary

Published
12 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

6 October 2016

Incident Code

CI293

Location

Mosul, Dawassa area, Nineveh, Iraq
الموصل‎
Local sources claimed a Coalition targeted the Al Dawwasa area south of Mosul, resulting in 3 to 7 civilian deaths and 11 injuries. Citing a local source, Al Araby said: the air strike targeted the al Dawwasa area (south of Mosul), which targeted some residential buildings in the area. The source said seven civilians were…

Summary

Published
6 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
3–7
Civilians reported injured
11
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

Incident Code

LQ036

Location

Ganfouda, Benghazi, Libya
بنغازي‎
The LNA self-reported what it said was “an air strike targeting a field hospital belonging to terrorist militias in the Qanfouda area.” Casualties among patients and health workers are not presently known.

Summary

Published
6 October 2016
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date

4 October 2016

Incident Code

LC043

Location

Ganfouda, Benghazi, Libya
قنفودة
Two sources reported that ten civilians were killed as the result of seven LNA airstrikes on Ganfouda. According to Arabi21, two families were killed, (including three children, their mother and father in one of the families) as well as foreign workers. Al Jazeera reported that “10 civilians were killed and 32 others, including Arabs and…

Summary

Published
4 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
10–16
Civilians reported injured
45
Military Actor
Libyan National Army, LNA/UAE Military/Egyptian Military, French Military
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Incident Date

3 October 2016

Incident Code

TI006

Location

Fadhiliya, Nineveh, Iraq
فايده
Local and governmental sources said Turkish artillery had targeted Al Fadhiliyah village in Bashiqa, north of Mosul, resulting in the deaths of two civilian brothers and four injuries. The Coalition later made clear it did not view Turkish actions in Iraq as being a part of the international alliance’s effort to defeat ISIL. According to…

Summary

Published
3 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
4
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date

2 October 2016

Incident Code

CI292

Location

Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq
الموصل‎
Local sources reported the deaths of up to 23 civilians – including 17 children and 1 woman – following an alleged Coalition airstrike on Mosul’s Najjar neighbourhood. Officials later confirmed the deaths of 10 civilians in the event. Iraqi Spring reported at the time that The coalition air force has targeted a home in which…

Summary

Published
2 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
19–23
Civilians reported injured
11
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

1 October 2016

Incident Code

LQ035

Location

Ganfouda, Benghazi, Libya
بنغازي‎
The LNA self-reported airstrikes on what it said were ‘terrorist groups’ operating in Qawarsheh near the European hospital. Alnabaa uploaded a video showing the extent of destruction to civilian homes from airstrikes in Ganfouda but didn’t specify the date of the attacks. There were no public reports at the time of civilian harm.

Summary

Published
1 October 2016
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date

24 September 2016

Incident Code

CI291

Location

Mosul, ISIS court in North Garage, Nineveh, Iraq
كراج الشمال
Two sources reported that 11 civilians killed followed alleged coalition jets targeted ISIS court in Mosul. The media office of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) in Mosul, Ghayath al-Surji, said, The international coalition aircraft bombed, at dawn today, ISIS Sharia court inside a residential neighbourhood at Karaj, in central Mosul, killing 11 civilians who…

Summary

Published
24 September 2016
Civilians reported killed
11
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

23 September 2016

Incident Code

LQ034a

Location

Benghazi: Ganfouda, Benghazi, Libya
بنغازي‎
A UAE reportedly targeted a residential area in Benghazi. Libya Alahrar TV reported: "Al-Saraya Media Center: a foreign aircraft without a pilot targeted a house inhabited by a family in Ganfouda in Benghazi." Nosa posted on Twitter that "so far four air raids have been launched by the UAE UAV on Ganfouda and the Chinese…

Summary

Published
23 September 2016
Military Actor
LNA/UAE Military/Egyptian Military
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Incident Date

20 September 2016

Incident Code

CI290

Location

Mosul, Hadba and other neighbourhoods, Nineveh, Iraq
الدواسة والحدباء والنبي شيت والجوسق وكراج الشمال
Up to seven civilians were reported killed and 47 injured after the Coalition allegedly carried out dawn airstrikes on Mosul. According to Yaqein, areas targeted included Ghazlani and Nabi Sheet. Citing a local source it said locals were quick to evacuate the injured to nearby hospitals and the dead bodies to the morgue. Mosul Eye…

Summary

Published
20 September 2016
Civilians reported killed
3–7
Civilians reported injured
47
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

20–23 September, 2016

Incident Code

CI290a

Location

Shora, Nineveh, Iraq
الشوره
Three civilians were killed and another injured when Shora primary school, which had been taken over by ISIS to make bombs, was hit by an airstrike - an investigation by the New York Times Magazine found. According to a field investigation conducted by reporters Azmah Khan and Anand Gopal for the New York Times, “Shora…

Summary

Published
22 September 2016
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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