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Incident Date
19 July 2016
Incident Code
CI268
Location
Al Shirqat, Salah Al Din, Iraq
الشرقاط
One woman was reported killed and at least half a dozen civilians injured in an alleged Iraqi government or Coalition airstrike at Sharqat. The casualties were said to have occurred when a Daesh headquarters was bombed in the late morning. Al Samarra TV reported that three families were injured and one woman killed… after inaccurate…
Summary
Published
19 July 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
6
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
17 July 2016
Incident Code
TI005
Location
Fadhiliya, Nineveh, Iraq
الفاضلية
A local MP complained that a number of civilians had been killed and injured in fresh Turkish shelling of Fadhiliya village. Salim Juma told NRN News that artillery strikes from a nearby Turkish base at Bashiqa “killed and injured a number of civilians, including women and children.” The MP called on the regional Kurdish government…
Summary
Published
17 July 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
16 July 2016
Incident Code
CI267
Location
Hawijah, Kirkuk, Iraq
الحويجة
An alleged Coalition strike targeted the house of an ISIL commander named as Abu Hajar, said to be from Diyala province, also reportedly killed his whole family according to a single source.
Summary
Published
16 July 2016
Civilians reported killed
3
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
14 July 2016
Incident Code
CI266
Location
Qayyarah, Nineveh, Iraq
القيارة
In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the injury of a civilian in an attack on Qayyarah. In November 2016, CENTCOM noted in their civilian casualty report that "during a strike on an ISIL-held building, it is assessed that one civilian was killed." In April 2017 the Coalition revised its…
Summary
Published
14 July 2016
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
12 July 2016
Incident Code
CI265
Location
Hawijah, Kirkuk, Iraq
الحويجة
Two displaced families from Tikrit were reportedly killed in an alleged Iraqi government or Coalition airstrike at Hawijah. Iraqi Spring reported that all members of his family died in the bombing of their house by the Coalition. Another local source claimed a second family was also killed. There was confusion about who might have been responsible…
Summary
Published
12 July 2016
Civilians reported killed
6
Civilians reported injured
6
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
12 July 2016
Incident Code
LC036
Location
Derna, Darnah, Libya
درنة
The LNA reported that it had struck Al Qaeda in the western part of Derna. Other sources said the steam station got damaged. One person on Twitter posted an image of a dead child but didn’t give any further details except for saying it was in Derna. The event could be discounted as the footage…
Summary
Published
12 July 2016
Civilians reported killed
0–1
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
8 July 2016
Incident Code
CI264
Location
Al Qa'im, Al Anbar, Iraq
القائم
Six members of one family including four children were reported killed in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Al Qaim. Yaqen reported that “the bombing also caused considerable material damage to civilian homes in those affected areas in the city of Qaim.” And Rawa Hama said a number of Daesh fighters were also killed and injured…
Summary
Published
8 July 2016
Civilians reported killed
6
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
8 July 2016
Incident Code
LC035
Location
Shneib building, Darnah, Libya
عمارة شنيب
Between one and 10 civilians died and up to nine more were wounded in alleged LNA airstrikes on residential areas of Derna, local sources said. Arabi 21 put the death toll at one, reporting that “a civilian was killed and eight wounded on Saturday in an air strike on a plane belonging to retired Brigadier General…
Summary
Published
8 July 2016
Civilians reported killed
1–10
Civilians reported injured
8–9
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
Incident Code
CI263
Location
Hawijah, Kirkuk, Iraq
الحويجة
A single source claimed that Coalition strikes in the vicinity of Hawijah killed five non-combatants and injured an additional 12 people. A number of homes were reportedly damaged in the incident. No additional information is presently known.
Summary
Published
7 July 2016
Civilians reported killed
5
Civilians reported injured
12
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
1 July 2016
Incident Code
CI262
Location
Zankura, Al Anbar, Iraq
زانكورة
Up to 25 internally displaced Iraqis were reported killed in Zankura following alleged Coalition strikes and Iraqi government shelling. Iraqi Revolution reported the martyrdom of at least 25 civilians, mostly women and children, in a massacre by the international Coalition and [Iraqi] government aircraft following the bombing of the home of Saleh Hajji at Zankura,…
Summary
Published
1 July 2016
Civilians reported killed
25
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
30 June 2016
Incident Code
CI260
Location
Mosul, East [Cultural group], Nineveh, Iraq
الموصل
According to local sources, a targeted Coalition strike on the local head of ISIL’s sharia courts killed both him and his wife. They reportedly held French passports. The strike targeted the Al-Majmoa’ Al-Thaqafiya area of western Mosul. In the second of their March 2020 civilian casualty reports, the US-led Coalition assessed reports that they were…
Summary
Published
30 June 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
30 June 2016
Incident Code
CI261
Location
Ramadi, Al Anbar, Iraq
الرمادي
The second sequence of Coalition and Iraqi strikes on a major vehicle convoy (see June 29th) again destroyed hundreds of vehicles. But civilian casualties were again feared. Iraqi Revolution reported in the early hours of June 30th the martyrdom and wounding of dozens of displaced families between Tarrah and Ramadi island, after the government and…
Summary
Published
30 June 2016
Civilians reported killed
12
Civilians reported injured
12
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
29 June 2016
Incident Code
CI259
Location
Fallujah, Al Anbar, Iraq
الفلوجة
Local sources claimed that families of ISIS members and other civilians were killed or wounded after Iraqi government and Coalition aircraft targeted Daesh convoys fleeing Fallujah to Ramadi Island. According to the US military blog War Is Boring, Between 9:00 and 10:00 at night on June 28, Iraqi military intelligence detected the movement of numerous…
Summary
Published
29 June 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
26 June 2016
Incident Code
CI258
Location
Near Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq
الموصل
In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the US-led Coalition later admitted that it had injured one civilian near Mosul five months earlier. Their November 2016 civilian casualty report noted: "June 26, 2016, near Mosul, Iraq, during a strike against an ISIL target, it is assessed that one individual was injured after entering the…
Summary
Published
26 June 2016
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
26 June 2016
Incident Code
LC034a
Location
Sirte, Surt, Libya
سرت
One civilian was allegedly killed by an airstrike on Sirte. Sirte El Azz posted: "The death of Haj Mohammed Hussein Faraj al Jair Kadhafi as a result of aerial bombardment, where he was in his farm next to camels." Other sources published similar accounts.
Summary
Published
26 June 2016
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Unknown
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Incident Date
26 June 2016
Incident Code
LC034
Location
Ganfouda, Benghazi, Libya
قنفودة
According to the LNA Facebook page, a MiG-23 hit two targets in Ganfouda. A MiG-21 also hit two targets near the Nairouz resort. A Mi-17 team also reportedly targeted Qawarsheh and two boats near the Nairouz resort that were unloading ammunition and personnel. A single Twitter source claimed that a ‘foreign aircraft’ had bombed a civilian…
Summary
Published
26 June 2016
Civilians reported injured
0–2
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
,
Unknown
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Incident Date
26 June 2016
Incident Code
CI257
Location
Badush, Nineveh, Iraq
بادوش
Local sources reported that 25 civilians were killed and 48 wounded following an alleged Coalition targeted residential neighbourhoods in Badush, north-west of Mosul. Iraqi Revolution reported “dozens of raids, while Iraqi Spring Media said four families were killed. The US later confirmed two separate casualty incidents in Mosul that day from the strikes – but…
Summary
Published
26 June 2016
Civilians reported killed
25
Civilians reported injured
48
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
25 June 2016
Incident Code
CI256
Location
Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq
الموصل: غرب/الجانب الأيمن
One local source, Mosul Eye, reported that eight civilian detainees of Daesh were killed after the coalition allegedly targeted a Daesh convoy which was transferring the prisoners to court. Mosul Eye reported: The source explained to Mousliyn, that elements of the organisation brought a group of prisoners by bus for their ‘trial, but international Coalition…
Summary
Published
25 June 2016
Civilians reported killed
8
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
16 June 2016
Incident Code
CI254
Location
Fallujah, Al Anbar, Iraq
الفلوجة
It was reported that airstrikes and artillery shelling of neighbourhoods in Fallujah killed at least 10 civilians and injured 15 more. However, it was not clear from the reports who was responsible, as they referred to aggressive shelling government and international. One report said that the emergency Fallujah General Hospital received thirteen wounded including five…
Summary
Published
16 June 2016
Civilians reported killed
10–16
Civilians reported injured
13
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
16 June 2016
Incident Code
CI255
Location
Tall Afar, Nineveh, Iraq
تل عفر
One local source, Iraqi Revolution, said six civilians including four children were killed after the Coalition allegedly targeted the Aleiadiayah region north of Tel-Afar west of Mosul. No further details are currently available. In the first of their March 2020 civilian casualty reports, the US-led Coalition assessed reports that they were responsible for civilian harm…
Summary
Published
16 June 2016
Civilians reported killed
6
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
16 June 2016
Incident Code
LQ031
Location
Regency Hotel, Benghazi, Libya
بنغازي
The LNA reported that it targeted a boat with an airstrike near the Regency Hotel near Sabri, and reported terrorist positions near Qawarsheh. In addition, it said its MiG-21 hit a moving target at the roundabout near the pipe factory. Local sources added that an ISIS leader named Hassan al-Mushaiti was killed in one of the airstrikes. In…
Summary
Published
16 June 2016
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
15 June 2016
Incident Code
CI251
Location
Mosul, Al Jameha / University, Nineveh, Iraq
جامعة الموصل
One civilian, a teacher, was killed and another wounded, after an alleged Coalition jet struck the university area of Mosul. A number of civilian cars were also said to have been destroyed. The US later confirmed its role in the attack though reported only that two civilians were injured: “Near Mosul, Iraq, during another strike…
Summary
Published
15 June 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
15 June 2016
Incident Code
CI252
Location
Fallujah, Al Anbar, Iraq
الفلوجة
According to various local sources reported that an alleged Coalition shelled the Hasi area of Fallujah, leading to the death of six families, two of whom were killed while trying to leave Fallujah. Al Fallujah Online said 10 people died, including four women and three children, and that 13 others were wounded, including five children and four…
Summary
Published
15 June 2016
Civilians reported killed
10
Civilians reported injured
13
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
15 June 2016
Incident Code
CI253
Location
Kisik, Nineveh, Iraq
الكسك
In an incident not previously tracked by Aiwars, CENTCOM later confirmed the deaths of six civilians in a US strike near Kisik, Iraq. Their November 2016 civilian casualty report noted: "during a strike against an ISIL weapons storage facility, it is assessed that six civilians were killed.” In July 2019 the Coalition provided Airwars with…
Summary
Published
15 June 2016
Civilians reported killed
6
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
13 June 2016
Incident Code
LC033
Location
Derna, Darnah, Libya
درنة
According to local media reports, a father and his son were killed in an LNA airstrike south of Derna while driving in their car to go to the bank. Alwasat reported: “A medical source in the city of Derna confirmed that a man and his son were killed by Libyan air force shelling of a…
Summary
Published
13 June 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
13 June 2016
Incident Code
CI250
Location
Al Shirqat, Salah Al Din, Iraq
الشرقاط
Local sources claimed a whole family was killed after Coalition warplanes allegedly destroyed their house in the Sharqat region. News of Iraq reported that the Coalition allegedly bombed civilian homes in Sharqat, resulting in the destruction of a house and the deaths all of the family members inside it. A video posted by Daesh propagandists…
Summary
Published
13 June 2016
Civilians reported killed
7–13
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
9 June 2016
Incident Code
LC032
Location
Al Jabal Company, Darnah, Libya
شركة الجبل
At least three and as many as six civilians – most of them children – died in airstrikes on Derna, according to sources on the ground. LNA reported that its MiG-23 carried out air raids near the Western gates of Derna. While the LNA report didn’t mention civilian casualties, local sources reported between three and five…
Summary
Published
9 June 2016
Civilians reported killed
3–6
Civilians reported injured
8
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
8 June 2016
Incident Code
CI249
Location
Mosul, Talmuz / July 17th, Nineveh, Iraq
17 تموز
Multiple civilians were reported killed and injured in alleged Coalition airstrikes on the July 17th district of Mosul. According to Mosul Eye, the strikes on a Wednesday night took place at prayer time near a mosque in the Almoghait area – particularly busy during Ramadan. The attack “left several civilians killed and wounded as well…
Summary
Published
8 June 2016
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2–24
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
7 June 2016
Incident Code
CI248
Location
Mosul, East neighbourhoods, Nineveh, Iraq
سومر و العربي والزهور ودنه دان
A local source said 20 civilians were killed or injured along with three Daesh fighters after Coalition jets allegedly targeted four neighbourhoods in central Mosul. A single source, Yaqein, said the strikes took place in the evening. Among those targeted was a Daesh ’emir’ from Morocco, whose white Hyundai was destroyed. But civilian casualties were…
Summary
Published
7 June 2016
Civilians reported killed
2–20
Civilians reported injured
2–20
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
6 June 2016
Incident Code
CI247
Location
Fallujah, Al Anbar, Iraq
الفلوجة
A reported air raid by Iraqi or Coalition aircraft on the Julan neighbourhood of Fallujah resulted in the deaths of an entire family. Najah Jameel Mahmoud Al-Lihibi, his wife and their five children all died in the attack, according to local media. Amis noted that both Iraqi government and Coalition aircraft conducted strikes in the…
Summary
Published
6 June 2016
Civilians reported killed
7
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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