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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

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28 September 2014

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Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria

Report of one civilian death as a result of coalition strike. Currently one source only. In July 2017 the Coalition said it had classed the event as non credible based on no evidence of civilian harm: “After a review of available information and strike video it was assessed that there is insufficient evidence to find…

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28 September 2014

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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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28 September 2014

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Manbij, Aleppo, Syria

The US (possibly with Jordan and/or the UAE) bombed grain silos near Manjib. While CENTCOM insisted that the grain facilities were occupied by Islamic State forces, the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said that only civilians – workers at the silos – had been killed, although militants were also wounded. According to the Syrian…

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28 September 2014

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28 September 2014

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Road between Manbij and Jarabulus (Road 216), Aleppo, Syria

According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a coalition airstrike “on Islamic State buildings” killed “several” civilians who were being held captive, as well as five Islamic State militants. The full translated quote from SOHR reads as follows: "Also at least five members of the Islamic State were killed and others wounded following a…

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28 September 2014

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Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

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27 September 2014

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Fadghami, Al Hassakah, Syria

Six male civilians, all cousins were killed in the village of Al Fadghami, Al Hassakah “as a result of Coalition strikes” it was reported. Local activist Siraj al Hasskawi published details of the event on the day: “At 10:30 on Friday morning the Western/Arab alliance jets committed a massacre against six unarmed civilians and wounded…

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27 September 2014

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26 September 2014

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Al-Hasakah, Al Hassakah, Syria

The Syrian Martyrs website claimed that three named men were killed in a Coalition airstrike. On its summary page Syrian Martyrs listed the trio as civilians. However, their individual pages describe them as fighters. According to a video tribute, Akta’a was an opponent of the Assad regime who had also fought the Kurds in Syria’s…

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26 September 2014

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26 September 2014

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Mosul, Tahrir, Nineveh, Iraq

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“Seven civilians including two children” were reported by two local news agencies as being killed in a coalition airstrike in the eastern part of Mosul, in al-Tahrir Street. Alternatively, the Baghdad Centre for Human Rights claimed that two separate coalition strikes – in the Fadhiliyah and Ba’shika neighbourhoods of Mosul – killed four civilians each.…

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26 September 2014

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26 September 2014

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Khasaf, Al Jawf, Yemen

The second drone strike in two days reportedly left three children in hospital after destroying a car of alleged AQAP fighters. The children were reportedly siblings and were injured when the strike targeted a car near their home. Two or three alleged AQAP members were killed. An anonymous local official told Gulf News: “The car…

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26 September 2014

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25 September 2014

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Al-Hasakah, Al Hassakah, Syria

The Syrian Martyrs website claimed that six unnamed civilian males were killed in a Coalition airstrike on Al Hassakah. It said it had obtained the news via the Syrian Network for Human Rights, though that original report cannot presently be traced. In July 2017 the Coalition classed the event as Non-Credible, saying there was too…

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25 September 2014

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25 September 2014

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Nasab, Near Ataq, Shabwa, Yemen

Four men died in a strike on a vehicle in Shabwa, southeastern Yemen. They were allegedly members of AQAP. A local tribal leader told Xinhua: “The airstrike targeted the al Qaeda elements while they were driving toward their hideout Thursday afternoon at around 3.30pm local time.” The vehicle was reportedly destroyed and tribal sources said…

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25 September 2014

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Alwara Mandi village, Datta Khel tehsil, North Waziristan, Pakistan

At least five and as many as 11 people were killed in the first drone strike in 49 days. Various sources said the strike killed at least two “foreigners,” reportedly Uzbeks, as well as “local militants”. However The News said the strike killed 10 Uzbeks.The death toll varied according to different sources. Various anonymous Pakistani…

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24 September 2014

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24–29 September, 2014

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Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria

A number of sources including the Syrian Martyrs website reported that a woman was killed in a Coalition airstrike on Ar Raqqah. She was reported as being a resident of the city. The3 Damascus Center for Human Rights Studies also reported her death fropm Coalition actions - though said this occured on September 24th: " Fawzia…

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29 September 2014

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23 September 2014

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Kafr Daryan, Idlib, Syria

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On the first night of US airstrikes in Syria, the United States carried out a sequence of attacks on the Al Qaeda-affiliated Khorasan Group (part of the al-Nusra Front.) For the only recorded occasion during the allied air war, the US deployed Tomahawk cruise missiles to strike targets in the vicinity of Aleppo. Locals also…

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23 September 2014

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14 September 2014

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Sinjar, Nineveh, Iraq

An internal CENTCOM review identified potential civilian casualties from a Coalition airstrike in “northern Iraq.” The only location for this date which matches is Sinjar. The incident was not previously tracked by Airwars. According to a declassified CENTCOM document, “A review of FMV from a RECOIL feed revealed unknown individuals moving into a target area…

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14 September 2014

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11 September 2014

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On Thursday a US drone strike reportedly killed four or five people. A local government official told AFP that they were AQAP suspects who were killed in a drone strike on a vehicle. An unnamed military source told Anadolu Agency: “The drone struck a car carrying Al-Qaeda members in the Bejan district [of Shabwah].” Witnesses…

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11 September 2014

Airstrike (Drone Strike)

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5 September 2014

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Mosul, Houses neighboring the Turkish Consulate, Nineveh, Iraq

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Sources in the city claimed that an airstrike carried out at approximately 10pm in the vicinity of the Turkish consulate in Mosul had killed Ridwan Akram, his wife and their child. According to a commemorative Facebook page, the family had only recently returned after three months in Turkey when they died. While a number of…

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5 September 2014

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3 September 2014

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Mosul, Al Wahda, Nineveh, Iraq

A reported aerial bombardment (at 2200hrs local time) near an ISIL HQ east of Mosul, allegedly left up to seven members of the same family dead and injured in the al-Wadha Street area. At least three women were reported killed and a man and child injured. While Baghdad TV attributed the strike to US aircraft,…

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3 September 2014

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