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28 October 2014

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Suluk, Raqqa, Syria

An internal Coalition report, citing web sources, noted claims that civilian casualties had been alleged at Slouk “on a strike on some grain silos.” The aircraft was likely to have been a US armed drone, due to the Hellfire missile used. An initial investigation concluded that there had been no civilians injured: “The only strike…

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28 October 2014

Civilians reported killed

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26 October 2014

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Uwaynat, Nineveh, Iraq

There were claims that coalition air raids resulted in the deaths of between 10 and 20 civilians in a village 110km northwest of Mosul called Aouinat. Al Rafidain reported: "Press sources in Mosul confirmed that the bombing, which targeted the village of Aouinat killed ten civilians and destroyed at least two houses. The forensic medicine…

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26 October 2014

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26 October 2014

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Radaa, Al Bayda, Yemen

US drones reportedly hit near Radaa in al Bayda province for the second time in three days. Scores of US drone strikes, US air strikes with conventional jets, and Yemen Air Force strikes reportedly targeted the central al Bayda province on this day. However, it has not been possible to tally the full extent of…

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26 October 2014

Airstrike and/or Artillery

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25 October 2014

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Hajj Ali, Nineveh, Iraq

Two civilians were reported by medical sources in the city to have been “accidentally killed” in an airstrike on a “Daesh stronghold in Qayyarah, Mosul“. However the Wameedh Sabah blog reported a security source as saying that the casualties were inflicted by an Iraq Army airstrike. Up to 81 alleged militants were also reported killed…

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25 October 2014

Civilians reported killed

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24 October 2014

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Radaa, Al Bayda, Yemen

Between three and ten people were reported killed when a suspected US drone struck near where clashes were taking place between al Qaeda-linked fighters, Sunni tribesmen, and the Shiite Houthi group. It was unclear whether those killed were combatants or civilian tribesmen caught in the action. Reuters put the death toll at three, citing tribal…

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24 October 2014

Airstrike and/or Artillery

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18 October 2014

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Bosnib, Benghazi, Libya

بنغازي‎

Several local sources reported that the LNA targeted the Shura Council in Benghazi – though one source blamed Egypt. The strike reportedly hit the area in the west of Benghazi called Bosnib. Nöor çoröğlü posted pictures of destroyed civilian homes due to the strikes but did not mention civilian harm. According to @zicotarhuni, the Egyptian…

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18 October 2014

LNA/UAE Military/Egyptian Military

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18 October 2014

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Shadadi, Al Hassakah, Syria

A single source, the Damascus Centre for Human Rights Studies, claims that one civilian, from Al Shadadi, Hasaka, in a coalition airstrike.

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18 October 2014

Civilians reported killed

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18 October 2014

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Mrey'iya, Deir Ezzor, Syria

المريعية

According to the Damascus Centre for Human Rights two civilian males – both members of the same family – died in an airstrike on the village of Al Maya’iya. Syrian Martyrs also named the two victims, while the DinSyr twitter feed reported "Hamza Ahmad al-Abd Al Jalil Mahmoud Ahmad Al-Jalil. Their bodies were identified among…

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18 October 2014

Civilians reported killed

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17 October 2014

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Awinat, Nineveh, Iraq

According to news agency NINA, a “US air strike on the village of Aouinat northwest of Mosul killed five civilians, according to a source in forensic medicine in Mosul.” The Al Rafidain website (in a report dated ten days after the event) placed the death toll higher at between 10 and 20, saying two houses…

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17 October 2014

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17 October 2014

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Khusham, Deir Ezzor, Syria

An airstrike on a gas station near the Konoco gas refinery reportedly killed between three and four civilians. A subsequent investigation by the Syrian Network for Human Rights later noted: “Around 7:00pm the international alliance warplanes targeted a gas station and an oil well in Deir Ezzor countryside which is located near Khasham town. the…

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17 October 2014

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17 October 2014

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Bojeel, Salah Al Din, Iraq

البوعجيل

Reports claimed that Coalition strike hit a mosque during Friday prayers in the town of Al Bojeel, to the east of Tikrit.

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17 October 2014

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16 October 2014

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Kabiba, Al Hassakah, Syria

In a major night time coalition air raid targeting oil facilities used by Islamic State, five civilians including a 7- or 10-year old boy were reported killed. The dead were later named by various sources. In a detailed report on the event, SN4HR later noted: “Those civilians are from Kabiba town and they work on…

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16 October 2014

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15 October 2014

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Kobanî, Aleppo, Syria

A Kobanî official reported that a civilian – an 87 year old woman – and six Kurdish fighters from the Peoples’ Protection Units (YPG) died in a ‘friendly fire’ incident in the besieged city.It was also reported that two hospitals in the town had been destroyed. According to Sky News Arabia, Kurdish sources said that…

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15 October 2014

Civilians reported killed

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15 October 2014

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Bani Assaf, Mayfaa, Shabwa, Yemen

Four people were killed in an alleged US drone strike on a vehicle in the southern Shabwa province. The dead were allegedly al Qaeda members. One was identified as Mahdi Badas (aka Abu Hussein) by local sources and the Yemeni defence ministry. He was reportedly a local leader in the group. The others were identified…

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15 October 2014

Airstrike (Drone Strike)

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Tirah Valley, Khyber Agency, Pakistan

The seventh of the recent spate of US drone strikes in a week reportedly killed at least four including a senior al Qaeda members and alleged Afghan Taliban fighters.The attack reportedly hit around noon, flattening the targeted house with two missiles. The strike targeted militants fleeing the ongoing Pakistan military offensive, according to the Express Tribune. The…

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11 October 2014

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Marga, Shawal, North Waziristan, Pakistan

The 400th US drone strike in Pakistan since the first known fatal one just over a decade ago, and the 349th drone strike of Obama’s presidency.Either two or four people were killed when the strike reportedly hit a vehicle. The dead reportedly included foreigners and locals. One was identified as Mohammad Mustafa. Mustafa was described…

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11 October 2014

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Datta Khel, North Waziristan, Pakistan

A sixth drone strike in five days killed at least three people, again in the Datta Khel area. Two missiles reportedly “flattened” a house early in the day.

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Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq

الموصل‎

According to an unidentified international news agency cited in Foreign Policy, there were unconfirmed reports of possible civilian casualties at Mosul after coalition aircraft heavily targeted the city – though the agency was unable to verify further given the security situation: “We were never able to confirm it.” Perhaps linked to the above, CENTCOM noted…

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Ramadi, Al Anbar, Iraq

An internal CENTCOM review identified potential civilian casualties from a Coalition airstrike on an ‘ISIL checkpoint’ west of Ramadi, which appears to have been carried out by Australian aircraft. According to the internal CENTCOM document, “On reviewing WSV [weapon system video] from AUS F18F” – an Australian Super Hornet – “it was apparent that a…

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Loman, Datta Khel, North Waziristan, Pakistan

The fifth drone strike in four days killed at least two people, according to security officials. The strike, which reportedly hit before midnight, targeted a moving vehicle in the Datta Khel area, near the Afghan border. There were foreigners among the dead, according to a senior security official who also told AFP: “A US drone…

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Suluk, Raqqa, Syria

A number of sources reported that a named civilian male as being killed in a coalition strike on Slouk near Ar Raqqah. The sources mention another male [CS010] but it's not clear if the incidents are linked. One of the sources claims both males were ISIL members but the rest of the sources say they…

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Kundhgar, Shawal, South Waziristan, Pakistan

Two or three missiles hit a house and possibly a car killing 4-7 people in the third strike in three days. The house, and possibly training area, reportedly belonged to an alleged Taliban commander, Mustaqeem. It was not known if Mustaqeem was the target of the strike and if he died or was even present…

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Kundser, Datta Khel, North Waziristan, Pakistan

Drones returned for the second time in a day to kill at least two people in a strike in the Datta Khel area of North Waziristan. The attack hit “a gathering of militants on a mountain” according to Reuters, though another source said the attack “levelled” a house. A security official told AFP: “The drone fired…

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Hamam, Raqqa, Syria

A number of sources named Khalil Ibrahim Al Sheikho.as a victim of a coalition strike on a village near Raqqah. Some of the sources mention another male [listed by Airwars as CS011] but it's not clear if the incidents are linked. One of the sources claimed that both males were in fact ISIS members -…

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Mangrotai, Shawal, South Waziristan, Pakistan

The second drone strike in 24 hours hit a building and possibly a vehicle, killing at least four people.Two missiles reportedly hit the house, killing four Uzbeks. The building reportedly belonged to an alleged Taliban commander Habib or Habibullah. Several people were said to have gathered at the site for a meeting. The house was…

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Kundhgar, Shawal, South Waziristan, Pakistan

CIA drones killed at least four and as many as five people in the second consecutive drone strike on South Waziristan.Sources told Reuters all the dead and injured were ethnic Uzbeks. At least one of the dead was reportedly an Uzbek, described as a senior leader. A Pakistani intelligence sources saying the attack targeted “a…

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Hit, Al Anbar, Iraq

It was reported by several sources in Hit that Coalition or Iraqi jets struck a number of civilian houses, killing up to 22 persons. Eight children and 3 women were reportedly among the dead. One of those quoted on the event was Nabil Souri, an Iraqi citizen working at Hit hospital, who learned that many…

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Bu Jazirah, Benghazi, Libya

بنغازي‎

According to multiple local sources, airstrikes from an unknown belligerent reportedly hit Benghazi University and the February 17 camp targeting Ansar al-Sharia, which were described by some sources as "terrorist sites". Entisar Shinib reported that some civilians houses have affected by the strike, however, no civilian harms are reported. There were no known reports of civilian…

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28 September 2014

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Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria

الجسر العتيق

An alleged early morning coalition airstrike hit a small plastics factory on the Old Bridge Road in Ar Raqqah, the headquarters town of Islamic State in Syria. The strike reportedly killed the factory site’s young night watchman (or alternatively the owner). In what may be a separate incident in the city, the Syrian Martyrs website…

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28 September 2014

Civilians reported killed

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Wana, South Waziristan, Pakistan

CIA drones killed at least two in the first drone strike in South Waziristan since September 22 2013. It was not entirely clear what happened, from initial reports. The strike either killed two men and injured as many as four in a vehicle outside a building. Or it hit a building, killing two locals and two “Arabs”.AFP reported…

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28 September 2014

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