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Khusham, Deir Ezzor, Syria

Three children were reported by a single source as having been killed during an overnight coalition airstrike on a Daesh checkpoint at the town of Kheshan. However local sources said the attack was the work of the Syrian regime. A man named as Abu Mohammed, said to be one of the relatives of the dead,…

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Hawijah, Kirkuk, Iraq

Reports claimed that a second major airstrike in a matter of days struck the town of al-Hawijah south of Kirkuk, killing many non-combatants at the marketplace and a nearby bridge. A related peshmerga offensive against Islamic State was reported in the area. Video images show the devastated market area, with many areas left burning. Almost…

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Suluk, Raqqa, Syria

Up to nine civilians were killed by US aircraft at Slouk in Raqaa’s suburbs. Al Hal quoted Abu Ibrahim Al Raquaou of the group Raqaa is Being Slaughtered Silently as saying that as part of an operation to clear Slouk of Daesh militants, Coalition planes had “targeted IS machinery near the Slouk Front and its…

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Al Muhassan, Deir Ezzor, Syria

A lawyer and muezzin of the village mosque, died in an alleged Coalition strike which damaged the building according to reports. The victim's two brothers Juma’a and Saleh had also previously been killed during clashes with regime forces.

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Slouk, Raqqa, Syria

Two or three alleged Coalition incidents were clustered together in most news reports: the killing of a family of five at Slouk; the death of a child near Ma’adan; and up to 15 further civilian deaths in other airstrikes in the vicinity. According to SOHR, “international coalition aircraft last night carried out several strikes in…

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Darnah, Darnah, Libya

Four civilians were reported killed in an alleged LNA airstrike on Darnah. Majed wrote on Twitter that "the number of martyrs killed by the Haftar airliner has risen to four in the city of Darnah, the same number of civilians killed by ISIS." Mohamed Tarbah also reported the targeting of civilians: "A military aircraft bombard…

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Libyan National Army

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A'rbeed, Raqqa, Syria

A reported Coalition strike near the ISIL-occupied village of A'rbeed was said by the Syrian Network for Human Rights to have killed three civilians in a farmhouse – a 43 year old man and his two wives. Two other sites described Coalition strikes in the vicinity, though did not refer to civilian deaths. In February…

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Corniche al-Mihdhar, Mukalla, Hadramaut, Yemen

Photo: US government A suspected signature strike by CIA drones killed the leader of AQAP, Nasser al Wuhayshi (right). His death was confirmed in a White House statement and a eulogy video released a week after this strike. Days after the strike, AQAP executed four men it accused of spying for Saudi Arabia and the…

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Mosul, Zuhour and other neighbourhoods, Nineveh, Iraq

الموصل‎

In January 2016, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Iraq reported that it had learned of a major civilian casualty incident in Mosul on June 8th 2015, though had been unable either to verify the claim or attribute responsibility to any party: “On 8 June, local sources reported that an airstrike in Mosul, Ninewa, caused…

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Dali Hasan, Aleppo, Syria

دالي حسن

The Syrian Network for Human Rights posted a video which it said showed “the destruction caused by an international Coalition air strike on a house in Dali Hasan killing seven civilians from one family, including 5 children and a woman.” In February 2019, the Coalition accepted responsibility for the event, noting: "Coalition aircraft engaged ISIS fighters…

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Shawal or Datta Khel, North Waziristan, Pakistan

CIA drones reportedly destroyed buildings and vehicles in the second strike of the month. At least seven people were reportedly killed.The initial reports of the attack were contradictory, disagreeing over where the strike hit and how many people were killed. However it seemed highly likely civilians died, with tribal and security sources telling The News…

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Anah al Jadidah, Al Anbar, Iraq

A young man, Mustafa Tarif Habib al-Ani (pictured below) was reportedly killed along with three or four of his relatives in an alleged coalition airstrike. According to the Iraqi Spring site, the family home was struck “near Rabe’e Sooq in the Rasil Gharbi area of Anah district, in western Anbar.”

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Hawijah, industrial district, Kirkuk, Iraq

A Coalition airstrike on an Islamic State depot levelled a significant number of buildings, killing an estimated 85 civilians and a large number of militants. A large supply of TNT explosive detonated after the IED-making facility was struck. Bas News described the attack as one of the worst mass casualty incidents in Iraq since the…

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Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

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Umm Hajarah, Al Hassakah, Syria

Three civilian men were reported killed in a combined ground and air assault on the village of Umm Hajra. The Hassakah Youth Union blamed the attack jointly on Kurdish ground forces – which it said had mortared the town – as well as Coalition airstrikes: “This is even though the village is free from the…

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A suspected US drone strike killed at least five people travelling in two or three vehicles in northern Yemen. It was not immediately clear if the dead were al Qaeda or from a militia loyal to the exiled president Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi. The strike reportedly destroyed the convoy as it passed through an area…

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Shawal, North Waziristan, Pakistan

Four or five people were killed in a CIA drone strike in the Shawal area of North Waziristan. The attack hit the same day Pakistan Air Force jets reportedly killed 10-22 people in nearby Datta Khel.The strike reportedly hit a vehicle or residential compound with two missiles late in the evening of June 1. The…

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Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq

الموصل‎

A single source claimed that 11 civilians “including women and children” died when coalition aircraft struck targets to the east of Mosul. No further details were given. In July 2017, the Coalition classed the event as non credible on grounds of available evidence: “May 31, 2015, near Mosul, Iraq, via Airwars report: The report contained…

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Port of Sirte, Surt, Libya

ميناء سرت

One civilian died and up to four others wounded in two alleged LNA airstrikes on an oil tanker off the coast of Sirte, local media reported. The casualties – all crew members, two of whom were hospitalised – reportedly occurred as the tanker was set on fire. According to Japan Times, “The Anwaar Afriqya, a…

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Libyan National Army

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Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria

During a series of Coalition airstrikes against Islamic State in the vicinity of Ar Raqqah, a checkpoint was bombed at around 2pm. According to reports, a minibus carrying female agricultural workers was caught in the blast, killing between 6 and 10 women and reportedly injuring at least four. All of the female victims were reported…

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Road between Al I'dwania and Raja’an, Al Hassakah, Syria

رأس العين

A number of sources reported that a “civilian car” was struck “on the road between Al I'dwania and Raja’an,” near Al Hassakah, killing a family of four. Those killed were described as a man, his wife, mother and daughter – all from the village of Raja A’an in Ras al-Ain.

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Abu Sheikhat, Al Hassakah, Syria

أبو شاخات

A Kurdish ground offensive backed by Coalition strikes reportedly killed six civilians in Abu Sheikhat and Tal Nass villages, to the west of Ras al-Ain. Among those reported killed at Abu Sheikhat were a young female child and three non combatant men. At nearby Tal Nass village, Adalah also alleged that two children were killed…

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Zaafran, Surt, Libya

A father and one or two of his daughters were reported killed as a result of an alleged GNC/Libya Dawn airstrike on Sirte. Most sources claim that a father with his two daughters were killed in an airstrike on their family home. However, some sources reported that only one of his daughters died and they were in…

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General National Congress (GNC)

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A US drone strike on a vehicle in Shabwa reportedly killed three or five alleged members of AQAP. The strike was reported by local officials, tribal sources and security officials. It hit the same day as Saudi Arabia’s jets continued to strike Houthi positions. There were reported air raids outside Sanaa, in the second city…

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Mosul, near Bahauddin mosque, Nineveh, Iraq

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Summary: A devastating airstrike on the Mosul neighbourhood of Rifai reportedly killed numerous non-combatants and injured up to 150 people. Among those killed in the event was Ayman al Hayali (who ran a clothing shop) and his family, including his wife and young son. Other sources claimed that 5 women and at least 3 children…

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Tawama, Aleppo, Syria

According to Al Jazeera and others, a Coalition strike on the al Nusra Front at al Tawama destroyed a number of civilian buildings, killing as many as seven inhabitants. Fifteen alleged militants – most described as ‘Turks’ – also died in the attack which reportedly struck two separate locations in the village. According to Sana…

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Tal Majdal, Al Hassakah, Syria

An alleged 10am Coalition targeted strike on a vehicle carrying ISIL militants (including prominent Egyptian Abu Abdul Rahman) also killed three nearby civilians, according to SN4HR. However another source described the attack as being carried out by a booby-trapped motorbike. One victim was identified as the owner of a generator repair shop in the marketplace where…

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Zoy Nari, Shawal, North Waziristan, Pakistan

CIA drones reportedly destroyed a residential compound in the Shawal area hours after the Pakistan government condemned the last drone strike in that area. At least three and as many as six people were killed.The drones hit at night in the same region as an attack on May 16 that Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned…

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Wara Mandi, Shawal, North Waziristan, Pakistan

Between four and seven people were reportedly killed in a drone strike on a domestic compound reportedly being used by the Pakistan Taliban.The dead were unnamed however various media outlets quoted unnamed officials claiming both Pakistanis and foreigners were killed.This was the first strike for 34 days. It was the eighth strike this year and…

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A US drone strike reportedly killed three men in a vehicle in Shabwa governorate according to a tribal source and a Yemeni security official. The strike hit in a region that had been targeted by Saudi warplanes however it came on the final day of a five day humanitarian ceasefire in the ongoing civil war…

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Al Salam, Benghazi, Libya

Between seven and eight people, most of them children were reported killed in an LNA airstrike on the Al Salam neighbourhood of Benghazi. Alwasat News wrote: "Eight people were killed, including seven children, when a rocket hit a residential area in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi on Thursday (May 14, 2015), a Reuters reporter…

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Libyan National Army

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