Incident date
February 25, 2017
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وادي حجر, Mosul, Wadi Hajar, Nineveh, IraqIn 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
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March 3, 2017
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المنصور, Mosul, Al Mansour, Nineveh, IraqSurviving family members told Buzzfeed investigators that five members of a family died in a suspected Coalition strike. The alliance later accepted responsibility. Buzzfeed casenotes for the incident were later shared with Airwars: “GPS Coordinates: 36°19’02.5″N, 43°06’35.1″E Date and approximate time: March 3, at around 11am Casualties: The nephew and four nieces of Zayd Younes
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Incident date
August 10, 2017
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تل عفر, Tal Afar, Al Anbar, IraqIn an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the deaths of five civilians in an event near Tal Afar, Iraq. Their December 2017 civilian casualty report noted: “During a Coalition strike which destroyed an ISIS headquarters, it was assessed that five civilians were unintentionally killed.” In July 2019, the Coalition provided
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Incident date
April 22, 2015
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الموصل, Mosul, Bareed, Nineveh, IraqAt least four civilians died in a Coalition airstrike on the Bareed quarter of Mosul. A home was completely destroyed in the event, killing four members of one family. One report also named a fifth family member, a young disabled girl named Sadra (cousin to Abdullah) as being killed. However as the Fiscal Times noted,
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Incident date
April 29, 2016
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الموصل, Mosul, Nineveh, IraqThe attempted US targeted killing of the Australian Neil Prakash, ‘an ISIL external operations facilitator’ instead “struck three civilians on the road and one civilian located on an adjacent compound,” CENTCOM admitted three months later. Among the four civilians who were killed in the airstrike that day, one man was named by local sources, Ziad
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Incident date
May 4, 2017
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الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, SyriaBetween 6 and 12 civilians died and up to 17 were wounded in a Coalition airstrikes on three locations in Raqqa, according to local media. The Coalition later confirmed to have killed four and injured seven civilians in this strike. According to Alitihad Press, “local sources in Al Raqqa confirmed that several international air strikes
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Incident date
August 6, 2017
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حي الاماسي, Al Amassi, Raqqa, SyriaTwo adult male civilians and up to two children were killed in an alleged Coalition airstrike on their home in Raqqa’s al Amassi neighbourhood, local media reported. In February 2019, the Coalition accepted responsibility for the event, noting: “Coalition aircraft engaged an ISIS headquarters multistory building. Regrettably, four civilians were unintentionally killed and two civilians
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Incident date
February 18, 2017
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المستشفى العام, Mosul, Ibn Senna Hospital, Nineveh, IraqIn an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the deaths of four civilians and the injuries of six in an event near Mosul. Their July 2017 civilian casualty report noted: “During a strike on an ISIS headquarters building, after reviewing post-strike video, it was assessed that four civilians, who were not
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Incident date
September 4, 2017
LOCATION
Raqqa city: Traffic Park, Raqqa, SyriaAt least one man was locally reported killed following alleged artillery shelling near the Traffic Park in Raqqa. Both the Coalition and the US individually later admitted responsibility According to local reports at the time, father of six Abdul Ghani Ahmed al-Yusuf al-Bashir was killed when a shell fell near Traffic Park. While some sources
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Incident date
January 20, 2018
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near al-Khashmah, Syria, Deir Ezzor, SyriaIn an incident previously not tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the deaths of four civilians in an event near al-Khashmah. In its April 2019 monthly civilian casualty report, the Coalition noted: “Coalition aircraft conducted multiple engagements against Daesh forces. Regrettably, four civilians were unintentionally killed due to their proximity to the targets.” The
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Incident date
May 11, 2018
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الحمادي, Al Hammadi, Al Hassakah, SyriaCoalition raids on the village of al Hammadi resulted in the deaths of up to eight civilians, including three children and five women. The US-led alliance later accepted responsibility for at least four deaths. The village in the area of Abu Hamda is located close to the Iraqi-Syrian border and according to Al Khabour, is
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Incident date
February 4, 2017
LOCATION
الثورة, Tabaqah, First neighbourhood, Raqqa, SyriaFour civilians were reported killed and other injured in a confirmed Coalition strike on al Tabaqa. According to the Euphrates Post “four people were martyred including two children and two others injured following international coalition raids on al Tabaqa.” Raqqa is Being Slaughtered reported major destruction in the town, noting that the strikes targeted the
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Incident date
June 21, 2016
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الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, SyriaUp to 38 civilians including six children and three women were killed and up to 150 injured in airstrikes on Raqqa, according to multiple sources. While most alleged that Russia carried out the attack, the United States later admitted responsibility – though admitted only three civilians deaths: “June 21, 2016, near Ar Raqqah, Syria, during
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Incident date
September 10, 2015
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كبيسة, Kabaisa, Al Anbar, IraqIn a casualty event previously unknown to Airwars, CENTCOM confirmed on April 22nd 2016 that two civilians were killed and four injured during a US airstrike at Kubaisah. According to the official release, “On Sept. 10, 2015, in Kubaysah, Iraq, near Hit, during a strike on an ISIL checkpoint, it is assessed that two civilians
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Incident date
June 15, 2017
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الشفاء, Mosul, al Shafaa, Nineveh, IraqIn an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the deaths of four civilians in an event in near Mosul. Their September 2017 civilian casualty report noted: “During a strike on an ISIS defensive fighting position, it was assessed that four civilians were unintentionally killed.” The Coalition provided Airwars with the location
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Incident date
July 3, 2016
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الخفسة, Al Khafsa, Aleppo, SyriaFour civilians were killed and three injured in a US strike at Al Khafsa. According to the Manbij Coordinating Committee, “the village of Arba’a Kbeer [al Hamr] suffered Coalition raids on the road between Manbij and al Khafsa. There are wounded and one death of a displaced person in the area.” One of the dead
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Incident date
June 4, 2017
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north of Raqqah, Syria, Raqqa, SyriaIn an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the deaths of four civilians in an event north of Raqqa. Their November 2017 civilian casualty report noted: “During a Coalition strike that engaged a Daesh tactical unit, it was assessed that four civilians were unintentionally killed.” In July 2019, the Coalition provided
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Incident date
September 20, 2015
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الموصل, Mosul, Nineveh, IraqA US airstrike on an ‘ISIS headquarters’ in Mosul in fact killed four members of one family – named as university professor Mohannad Al Rezzo (pictured below); his 18-year old son Najib Mohannad Al Rezzo (pictured below); his brother Bassim’s wife Miyada Rezzo and their 21-year old daughter Tuka Rezzo. The Coalition admitted the deaths
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Incident date
March 13, 2019
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الباغوز, Al Baghouz, Deir Ezzor, SyriaLocal sources reported that an alleged Coalition airstrike struck Al-Baghouz camp on the night of March 13th. Sources reported varying numbers of civilian deaths. Several sources reported that up to 100 civilians were killed in the airstrike. One source, Christian Turner, tweeted that 20 civilians were killed. All sources reported that most of the victims
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Incident date
May 15, 2018
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السوسة, near As Susah, Syria, Deir Ezzor, SyriaIn an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the deaths of four civilians near As Susah. In its July 2018 report, the Coalition noted: “During a strike on Daesh IED facility, four civilians were unintentionally killed”. The Coalition provided Airwars with the location of this incident, accurate to within a 100
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Incident date
June 15, 2017
LOCATION
الانتفاضة, Ar Raqqah: Near Khaled Bin Waled school, Intifada neighbourhood, Raqqa, SyriaFive civilians – including a father and his three children – died in a Coalition airstrike on Raqqa’s Al Intifada neighbourhood, local sources reported. The Coalition later conceded to have killed four civilians in the strike. Besides from the killing of a father and his three children, Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently (RBSS) additionally said
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Incident date
May 16, 2018
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السوسة, Al Soussa, Filasteen neighbourhood, Deir Ezzor, SyriaFour civilians were killed and up to 14 injured following air or artillery strikes on the Filasteen neighbourhood of al Soussa, with the Coalition believed by sources to be responsible. A resident of Abu Kamal told Al Haal that Coalition aircraft had targeted the village with more than five raids – with one of them
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Incident date
May 23, 2018
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هجين, Near Hajin, Deir Ezzor, SyriaSelf-reporting by the US-led Coalition identified four civilians killed in a strike in the vicinity of Hajin in Deir Ezzor. Local reports at the time made no reference to civilian harm. According to a Coalition report issued September 27th 2018, “May 23, 2018, near Hajin, Syria, via self-report. During a strike four civilians were unintentionally
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Incident date
December 14, 2016
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حي السكر, Mosul, Sukkar, Nineveh, IraqFour civilians were reportedly killed in an alleged Coalition strike on al Sukkar, survivors told the US news magazine Buzzfeed. The alliance later accepted responsibility for the incident. Buzzfeed met with survivors in mid-2017, with the outlet later sharing its incident notes with Airwars: Eyewitness told journalist Mike Giglio when he met him at his
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Incident date
July 4, 2015
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الرقة, Car opposite Al Hameeda School, Al Jumaili, Raqqah, Raqqa, SyriaIn some of the heaviest coalition bombing reported for Syria to that time, US aircraft struck multiple Daesh targets in the strategic city of Raqaa – the beginning of a lengthy air campaign in which numerous civilians are now confirmed to have died. Between 7 and 8 civilians were reported as being among the 23
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Incident date
March 27, 2017
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Sarmada, Idlib, SyriaIn an incident previously not tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the deaths of three civilians and the injury of another in an incident near Idlib, Syria. In its May 2019 civilian casualty report, the Coalition noted: “Coalition aircraft conducted a strike against a Daesh vehicle. Regrettably, three civilians were unintentionally killed and one
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Incident date
November 14, 2015
LOCATION
الرقة, Ar Raqqah [exact location], Raqqa, SyriaAt least three civilians died in a Coalition airstrike on Raqqa, the alliance later confirmed. At the time the Syrian Observatory cited “reliable sources’ as saying that “Coalition warplanes targeted a heavy machine gun for IS near al-Nour mosque but missed the target and killed 3 people at least by opening fire on a house.”
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Incident date
March 31, 2016
LOCATION
الصالحية, Sala Heya, Deir Ezzor, SyriaIn an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the deaths of three civilians in an artillery strike near Sala Heya. Their December 2016 civilian casualty report noted: “During a strike on an ISIL mortar system, it was assessed that three civilians were inadvertently killed by Coalition counter-battery artillery near the point
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Incident date
February 17, 2017
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المركز الثقافي القديم, Old Cultural disctrict, Raqqa, SyriaA single source, Smart, reported that one civilian male was killed and his six-year-old child injured in an airstrike that was later confirmed by the Coalition. Contrary to the reporting, in October 2017 the Coalition admitted to having killed three civilians. In its monthly civilian casualty report, the following was noted: “During a Coalition strike that
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Incident date
November 2, 2017
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Baghouz Fawqani, Deir Ezzor, SyriaIn an incident previously untracked by Airwars, the US-led Coalition admitted on February 22nd, 2018 that it had killed 3 civilians near Baghouz Fawqani. According to the official release, the incident came to light following self reporting by pilots or analysts: “During a Coalition strike which destroyed Daesh bed-down location and killed five Daesh members it was