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Incident Date

18 February 2015

Incident Code

CI041

Location

حديثة, Haditha, Al Anbar, Iraq
Local sources in Haditha reported that up to 15 civilians were killed and an unknown number were injured after an alleged coalition airstrike hit Albu Haiyat mosque at midday prayers. Al Iraq News stated that among those killed were captured “members of the Iraqi security forces who are were being guarded at the mosque.” However…

Summary

Published
18 February 2015
Civilians reported killed
12–15
Civilians reported injured
2–4
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

18 February 2015

Incident Code

CS055

Location

الشدادي, Al Maryajib crossroads, in area 47, Al Hassakah, Syria
It was reported that one civilian male was killed in a coalition airstrike at al Shadadi. According to Thiqah he was in the area by chance when coalition aircraft struck: “One civilian was killed and others wounded yesterday (Thursday), when coalition aircraft bombed several areas of the rural southern city of Al-Hasakah.” Activists in the…

Summary

Published
18 February 2015
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

17 February 2015

Incident Code

CI039

Location

الموصل‎, Mosul, Cultural area, Nineveh, Iraq
According to NINA, citing a security source, nine members of a family – including women and children – died after coalition warplanes “bombed a house at dawn in the Althaqafiyah residential complex area in the north of Mosul, suspected of being taking a den or a hideout by Daash terrorists.”  

Summary

Published
17 February 2015
Civilians reported killed
9
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

17 February 2015

Incident Code

CI040

Location

الموصل‎, Mosul, multiple neighbourhoods, Nineveh, Iraq
According to a single source, local eyewitness claimed one unnamed civilian was killed and five others were severely injured after the coalition allegedly bombed several areas in Makhmoor, south of Mosul  

Summary

Published
17 February 2015
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
5
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

15 February 2015

Incident Code

LC014

Location

درنة‎: شيحة, Shiha, Darnah, Libya
Various sources reported that Egyptian airstrikes hit two locations in East Derna. One strike hit the Bab Shiha neighbourhood, another one the former headquarters of the Jabal al-Akhdar Industrial Company. Local and international sources reported that seven civilians were killed, including three or four children and a woman – plus up to 50 members of…

Summary

Published
15 February 2015
Civilians reported killed
7
Civilians reported injured
17–21
Military Actor
LNA/UAE Military/Egyptian Military
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Incident Date

11 February 2015

Incident Code

CS054

Location

كبيبة, Kbeibah, Al Hassakah, Syria
Two oil workers were killed and two others injured in a reported Coalition airstrike on a house used by workers at Kbeibah, according to a number of sources The two dead men were buried at Hadida Cemetery in Hassakah. The Syrian Network for Human Rights published a detailed report on the event: "On Wednesday February…

Summary

Published
11 February 2015
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2
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

8 February 2015

Incident Code

CI038

Location

الموصل‎, 100km South of Mosul on ‘Road 1’, Nineveh, Iraq
An alleged coalition airstrike struck a vehicle on the road between Mosul and Baghdad, which was carrying Jordanian mosque janitor Ahmed Abdul Aqi [sometimes Baqi], his wife and daughter. All three died in the incident. The driver of the car Ahmed al Azzawi (pictured below) also died according to his family. In a detailed report…

Summary

Published
8 February 2015
Civilians reported killed
4
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

6 February 2015

Incident Code

CS052

Location

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
A Jordanian airstrike against an “ISIL weapons compound” – in coordination with the US military – allegedly killed US aid worker and hostage Kayla Mueller, along with up to 30 militants from Islamic State. The US later said that “with the information that we have there’s no evidence of civilians in the target area prior…

Summary

Published
6 February 2015
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

6 February 2015

Incident Code

CS053

Location

الشدادي, Shadadi, Al Hassakah, Syria
A coalition airstrike allegedly killed four unnamed civilian males in the vicinity of Al Shadadi, according to VDC. The Step news agency reported multiple coalition strikes in the vicinity: “The Alliance today carried out a number of raids on ISIL targets south of Al Hassakah. Five missiles fell on the city of Shadadi followed by…

Summary

Published
6 February 2015
Civilians reported killed
4
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

4 February 2015

Incident Code

CS051

Location

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
An internal CENTCOM review cited claims from a redacted Twitter user that “Coalition aircraft killed an entire family in an airstrike on Ar Raqqah ‘in response to the killing of Jordanian pilot Mu’adh al-Kasasibah.’ The allegation was accompanied by an attached photo showing the alleged victims wrapped in white cloth.“ An internal review found that…

Summary

Published
4 February 2015
Civilians reported killed
4
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

3 February 2015

Incident Code

CI036

Location

الموصل‎, Kisik Junction, Nineveh, Iraq
An internal post-strike review for CENTCOM of full-motion video revealed a “possible child entering a targeted bunker and then disappearing out of the field of view (FOV) approximately 19 minutes before Strike.” The dynamic strike, conducted by a French Mirage 2000 using a Bu-49 bomb, killed an estimated five enemy fighters. Claims that a child…

Summary

Published
3 February 2015
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

2 February 2015

Incident Code

CS049

Location

الشدادي, Shadadi, Al Hassakah, Syria
Major coalition air raids on the oil fields around Shadadi reportedly led to the deaths of up to four non-combatants. Residents described a significant attack, with one site reporting: “Among the most prominent oil fields targeted were Al Rawees and Al Howyaziah east of Shadadi. The fires are also still burning in Kabiba close to…

Summary

Published
2 February 2015
Civilians reported killed
3–6
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

2 February 2015

Incident Code

CS050

Location

الشدادي, Shadadi, Al Hassakah, Syria
In a second alleged incident in the area for this night, it was reported that civilian oil workers died in a Coalition attack. According to Thiqa, “preliminary reports refer to the fall of the martyrs among civilians working in the oil, as well as a number of wounded civilians arrived at the field hospital located…

Summary

Published
2 February 2015
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

2 February 2015

Incident Code

USSOM036

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…

Summary

Published
2 February 2015
Strike Type
Airstrike
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

31 January 2015

Incident Code

USSOM034-C

Location

Dugule, Lower Shabelle, Somalia
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

Published
31 January 2015
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Civilians reported injured
0–5
Military actors reported killed
40–60
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

31 January 2015

Incident Code

USSOM035-C

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

Published
31 January 2015
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Civilians reported killed
0–4
Civilians reported injured
4
Military actors reported killed
2–5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

29 January 2015

Incident Code

CS048

Location

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

Published
29 January 2015
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

Incident Code

CI035

Location

الموصل‎, Mosul, Centre, Nineveh, Iraq
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

Published
28 January 2015
Civilians reported killed
9
Civilians reported injured
7
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

26 January 2015

Incident Code

CI034

Location

الموصل‎, Mosul, South, Nineveh, Iraq
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…

Summary

Published
26 January 2015
Civilians reported killed
5
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

26 January 2015

Incident Code

USYEM207

Location

حريب، شبوة‎, Harib district, Shabwa, Yemen
At least one civilian, a child, was killed by alleged US drone strikes on a vehicle traveling in the Harib district of Shabwa governorate of Yemen on January 26, 2015. Sources said the victims died when a drone struck the vehicle they were travelling in central-southern Yemen. The combatant status of one of the victims…

Summary

Published
26 January 2015
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Infrastructure
Vehicle
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Military actors reported killed
1–2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

25 January 2015

Incident Code

CS047

Location

ﺣﻠﺐ, Aleppo, 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

Published
25 January 2015
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
0–1
Military actors reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

Incident Code

CI033

Location

الموصل‎, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq
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.”

Summary

Published
24 January 2015
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

23 January 2015

Incident Code

CI032

Location

الرمادي, Ramadi, Al Anbar, Iraq
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

Published
23 January 2015
Civilians reported killed
6
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

22 January 2015

Incident Code

CI030

Location

خزيمة, Aski Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq
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…

Summary

Published
22 January 2015
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

22 January 2015

Incident Code

CI031

Location

الموصل‎, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq
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

Published
22 January 2015
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

21 January 2015

Incident Code

CI029

Location

الكسك, Kisik Junction, Nineveh, Iraq
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

Published
21 January 2015
Civilians reported killed
6–27
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

19 January 2015

Incident Code

CS046

Location

الشدادي, Shadadi, Al Hassakah, Syria
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

Published
19 January 2015
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
4
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

18 January 2015

Incident Code

CS045

Location

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

Summary

Published
18 January 2015
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

14 January 2015

Incident Code

CS043

Location

حماة, Um al Nayr, Idlib, Syria
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

Published
14 January 2015
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

14 January 2015

Incident Code

CS044

Location

الحسكة, Al Hasakah, Deir Ezzor, Syria
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…

Summary

Published
15 January 2015
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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