US-led Coalition in Iraq & Syria

Civilians in the ruins of Mosul city. (Maranie R. Staab)

Belligerent
US-led Coalition
Country
Iraq
Syria
start date
end date
Civilian Harm Status
Belligerent Assessment
Declassified Documents
Infrastructure

Incident date

April 2, 2017

Incident Code

CS657

LOCATION

الصفصاف, Al Safsaf and Hunaida, Raqqa, Syria

Sources told the Smart News Agency that warplanes “likely” belonging to the Coalition “bombed the villages of Hunaidah and Al Safsaf Al Wasatani and Altahani west of the city of Raqqa, killing two civilians and injuring nine others”. But Melody-fm-syria blamed the Syria Democratic Forces, saying they used rocket-propelled grenades on Hunaida, killing four civilians

Summary

First published
April 2, 2017
Last updated
January 18, 2022
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
2 – 4
(1 woman)
Civilians reported injured
9–13
Airwars civilian harm grading
Contested
Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
Suspected belligerent
US-led Coalition
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Incident date

May 12, 2017

Incident Code

CS807

LOCATION

الثورة‎, Tabaqah, Raqqa, Syria

Three civilians from one family and an additional person died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on the Third neighbourhood of Tabaqa, according to local media. SheroAlo1 said that “the family of the media activist Wassim Abdou“, died in a Coaltion strike, adding that the victims were still under the rubble. According to Etihad Press –

Summary

First published
May 12, 2017
Last updated
January 18, 2022
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
3 – 4
(1 child1–2 women2 men)
Airwars civilian harm grading
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Suspected belligerent
US-led Coalition
Named victims
6 named, 2 families identified
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Incident date

May 23, 2017

Incident Code

CS851

LOCATION

كديران, Kdeiran, Raqqa, Syria

Four civilians died and three more were injured in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Kdeiran village, according to the Smart News Agency. Step News Agency and 24Raqqa said that the Coaliton carried out raids in the vicinity, but didn’t mention civilian casualties. In April 2019 the Coalition announced that it had classed this allegation of

Summary

First published
May 23, 2017
Last updated
January 18, 2022
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
3
Airwars civilian harm grading
Weak
Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
Suspected belligerent
US-led Coalition
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Incident date

July 6, 2017

Incident Code

CS1167

LOCATION

بين بلدة معدان وقرية العكيرشي, Madan - Al Akershi road, Raqqa, Syria

Four civilians were reportedly killed in an alleged Coalition airstrike as they traveled in a car between the villages of Ma’adan and Al A’keirshi, local sources reported. Al;Araby was among a number of sources which noted: “Four civilians were killed by an air strike targeting a vehicle they were traveling on Al-Akirishi-Madan road.” Three of

Summary

First published
July 6, 2017
Last updated
January 18, 2022
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
4
Airwars civilian harm grading
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Suspected belligerent
US-led Coalition
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Incident date

July 27, 2017

Incident Code

CS1284

LOCATION

سوق الهال القديم, Old Hal market, Raqqa, Syria

Four civilians – a father and his three children – died in a “rocket attack” or artillery bombardment on Raqqa’s Old Hal Market, local media reported – though it was unclear whether the Coalition or the SDF were responsible. According to Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently, “Fahd Abdulaziz Al-Majbil died in addition to three of

Summary

First published
July 27, 2017
Last updated
January 18, 2022
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
4
(3 children1 man)
Airwars civilian harm grading
Contested
Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
Suspected belligerents
US-led Coalition, Syrian Democratic Forces
Named victims
4 named, 1 familiy identified
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Incident date

September 12, 2017

Incident Code

CS1477 RS2431

LOCATION

Hatla, Deir Ezzor, Syria

Two adult male civilians, one child and one woman died in airstrikes on Hatla, according to local media, though sources were conflicted as to whether the Coalition or Russia were to blame. The majority of sources, however, pointed to Russia. Munitions recovered at the scene were Russian in origin. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights

Summary

First published
September 12, 2017
Last updated
January 18, 2022
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
2 – 4
(1 child1 woman2–3 men)
Civilians reported injured
2
Airwars civilian harm grading
Discounted
Those killed were combatants, or other parties most likely responsible.
Suspected belligerents
US-led Coalition, Russian Military
Named victims
3 named
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Incident date

June 20, 2017

Incident Code

CS1048a

LOCATION

Raqqa, Syria

In the Amnesty and Airwars’s joint April 2019 report “War in Raqqa: Rhetoric versus Reality”, four civilians were reportedly killed in alleged Coalition airstrikes in Raqqa. Although Airwars assesses single sourced incidents as “weak”, researchers have assessed this incident “fair” due to the depth of material provided by Amnesty. The report stated that “Dhiab al-Rusly

Summary

First published
June 20, 2017
Last updated
January 18, 2022
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
4
(2 children2 men)
Airwars civilian harm grading
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Suspected belligerent
US-led Coalition
Named victims
4 named, 1 familiy identified
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Incident date

February 8, 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

First published
February 8, 2015
Last updated
January 18, 2022
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
4
(1 child2 men)
Airwars civilian harm grading
Contested
Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
Suspected belligerents
US-led Coalition, Unknown
Named victims
4 named, 1 familiy identified
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Incident date

January 9, 2017

Incident Code

CS434

LOCATION

حرملة, Harmala, Raqqa, Syria

Four civilians were reported killed and two others injured following an alleged Coalition strike on Harmala. The Shaam News Network reported that “international coalition planes launched air raids near Harmala village north west of Raqqa which led to the deaths of four martyrs and a number of wounded.” All other sources, including the Syrian Observatory

Summary

First published
January 9, 2017
Last updated
January 18, 2022
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
2
Airwars civilian harm grading
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Suspected belligerent
US-led Coalition
Named victims
1 named
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Incident date

March 1, 2017

Incident Code

CI497

LOCATION

سوق الشعارين, Mosul, Sha'aren market, Nineveh, Iraq

Local sources said that 18 persons were either killed or injured, including children and women, after airstrikes reportedly struck the Sha’aren market and mills area in western Mosul. Iraq News reported “the deaths of four people and the injuring of 14 others including women and children, following an aerial bombardment on the Sha’aren market and

Summary

First published
March 1, 2017
Last updated
January 18, 2022
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
14
Airwars civilian harm grading
Contested
Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
Suspected belligerent
US-led Coalition
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Incident date

July 18, 2017

Incident Code

CS1231

LOCATION

السبخة, Sabka, Raqqa, Syria

As many as four civilians were killed and a number of others were injured following alleged Coalition artillery fire on Sabka. Baladi News and Al Etihad Press reported that the four were killed after their car was targeted while traveling on the road which connects Raqqa and Deir Ezzor. Three of the six sources which

Summary

First published
July 18, 2017
Last updated
January 18, 2022
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
2 – 4
Civilians reported injured
1–3
Airwars civilian harm grading
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Suspected belligerent
US-led Coalition
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Incident date

September 21, 2017

Incident Code

CS1513

LOCATION

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria

Three civilian males died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Raqqa, according to local media. Multiple sources named the victims. The deaths of Mr Al Khatib and his son were reported by Page of Palymyra’s Dead, reflecting where the IDPs had originally come from.

Summary

First published
September 21, 2017
Last updated
January 18, 2022
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
3 – 4
(0–1 children3 men)
Airwars civilian harm grading
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Suspected belligerent
US-led Coalition
Named victims
4 named, 1 familiy identified
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Incident date

July 7, 2016

Incident Code

CS250

LOCATION

بير مغار, Beer Maghat, Aleppo, Syria

At least two civilian males were killed and one injured when their van was allegedly targeted in a Coalition strike at Beer Maghar in northern Aleppo. According to Manbij Mother of the World, “Coalition planes target a civilian van north of the village of Maghar [Dadat] which led to the martyrdom of two young men

Summary

First published
July 7, 2016
Last updated
January 18, 2022
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
2 – 4
Civilians reported injured
1
Airwars civilian harm grading
Discounted
Those killed were combatants, or other parties most likely responsible.
Suspected belligerent
US-led Coalition
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Incident date

November 29, 2016

Incident Code

CS400

LOCATION

الرحيات, Al Rahiat, Raqqa, Syria

Four civilians were reported killed and between 8 and 12 injured in an alleged Coalition airstrike on al Rahiat. In a detailed report, Syria News said that “two children and their parents were killed and 12 other civilians were injured after midnight, due to international coalition targeting of al Rahiat village under the control of

Summary

First published
November 29, 2016
Last updated
January 18, 2022
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
4
(2 children)
Civilians reported injured
8–12
Airwars civilian harm grading
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Suspected belligerent
US-led Coalition
View Incident

Incident date

February 4, 2017

Incident Code

CS474

LOCATION

الثورة‎, Tabaqah, First neighbourhood, Raqqa, Syria

Four civilians were reported killed and other injured in a confirmed Coalition strike on al Tabaqa. According to the Euphrates Post “four people were martyred including two children and two others injured following international coalition raids on al Tabaqa.” Raqqa is Being Slaughtered reported major destruction in the town, noting that the strikes targeted the

Summary

First published
February 4, 2017
Last updated
January 18, 2022
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
4
(2 children)
Civilians reported injured
2
Airwars civilian harm grading
Confirmed
A specific belligerent has accepted responsibility for civilian harm.
Known belligerent
US-led Coalition
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Incident date

March 22, 2017

Incident Code

CS610

LOCATION

الثورة‎, Tabaqah, Raqqa, Syria

Four civilians died and five were injured in an Coalition alleged airstrike on the Al Awwal neighbourhood of Tabaqa, according to local sources. Raqqa_SL reported destruction of civilians’ homes as a result of Coalition strikes on the First neighbourhood. According to Step news agency, the Coalition struck a residential building, though the source said there

Summary

First published
March 22, 2017
Last updated
January 18, 2022
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
5
Airwars civilian harm grading
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Suspected belligerent
US-led Coalition
View Incident

Incident date

July 30, 2017

Incident Code

CS1301

LOCATION

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria

Four civilians died in air and artillery or mortar shelling in Raqqa, according to local sources. Alraqqa Ahlna  listed two civilians as killed by air and artillery strikes. Mohammed Ali Swaid was named as dead “after being hit by a mortar shell from SDF militia on al Thakana”, according to Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently. Airwars

Summary

First published
July 30, 2017
Last updated
January 18, 2022
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
3 – 4
(1 child1 woman2 men)
Airwars civilian harm grading
Contested
Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
Suspected belligerents
US-led Coalition, Syrian Democratic Forces
Named victims
4 named, 1 familiy identified
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Incident date

June 4, 2018

Incident Code

CS1764

LOCATION

الباغوز الفوقاني, Al Baghouz al Foqani, Deir Ezzor, Syria

According to local sources, four civilians were allegedly killed by a Coalition airstrike targeting the center of the town of al Baghouz Foqani. Both Euphrates Post and Deir Ezzor 24 identified two of the people killed as Nader Jassim al-Mardoukh and Hussein Ali al-Mardoukh. In a separate report, Euphrates Post identified the third civilian as

Summary

First published
June 4, 2018
Last updated
January 18, 2022
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
4
(4 men)
Civilians reported injured
2–5
Airwars civilian harm grading
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Suspected belligerent
US-led Coalition
Named victims
5 named, 2 families identified
View Incident

Incident date

September 16, 2016

Incident Code

CI287

LOCATION

راوة, Rawa , Al Anbar, Iraq

Two families including children were reported killed following a Coalition and Iraq government aircraft allegedly struck Rawa in a nighttime strike near the town’s Haji Osman mosque. According to News of Iraq, names of four victims have been listed. Reporting for this event and that below (at Akashat and Saada) remains confused. Given reported British

Summary

First published
September 16, 2016
Last updated
January 18, 2022
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
4
(2 children2 men)
Civilians reported injured
2
Airwars civilian harm grading
Contested
Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
Suspected belligerents
US-led Coalition, Iraq Government Forces
Named victims
4 named, 1 familiy identified
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Incident date

February 9, 2017

Incident Code

CS479

LOCATION

الرحيات, Al Rahiat, Raqqa, Syria

Four civilians were reportedly killed and seven injured in a night time Coaltion strike on al Rahiat near Raqqa. According to Smart News “warplanes bombed, late on Thursday night, the band 17, al Assadiya farm and Al Rahiat, north of Raqqa, killing four civilians, including two women, and injuring seven others, including children, were killed,

Summary

First published
February 9, 2017
Last updated
January 18, 2022
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
4
(2 women)
Civilians reported injured
7
Airwars civilian harm grading
Weak
Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
Suspected belligerent
US-led Coalition
View Incident

Incident date

February 22, 2017

Incident Code

CS524

LOCATION

Kabish Sharqi and Tishreen farm villages, Raqqa, Syria

Four civilians including one child and one woman died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Kabish Sharqi and Tishreen farm villages, according to a single source, the Smart news agency. No further details are currently available.  

Summary

First published
February 22, 2017
Last updated
January 18, 2022
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
4
(1 child1 woman)
Civilians reported injured
6
Airwars civilian harm grading
Weak
Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
Suspected belligerent
US-led Coalition
View Incident

Incident date

February 27, 2017

Incident Code

CI492

LOCATION

عنه, Anah al Jadidah, Al Anbar, Iraq

Local sources said that four civilians were killed when Coalition airstrikes hit the Ana district, in the west of Anbar province.

Summary

First published
February 27, 2017
Last updated
January 18, 2022
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
4
Airwars civilian harm grading
Weak
Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
Suspected belligerent
US-led Coalition
View Incident

Incident date

June 2, 2017

Incident Code

CI744

LOCATION

ِعنة, Anah, Al Anbar, Iraq

Local sources reported that an elderly man was killed and his son and another woman were severely injured as a result of airstrikes hitting their houses in Anah district, in the west of Anbar province. According to several Facebook posts, the elderly man was called Hajj Juma al-Abd. He reportedly died when shelling on a

Summary

First published
June 2, 2017
Last updated
January 18, 2022
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
1 – 4
(1 man)
Civilians reported injured
2–4
Airwars civilian harm grading
Contested
Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
Suspected belligerents
US-led Coalition, Unknown
Named victims
1 named
View Incident

Incident date

October 9, 2015

Incident Code

CI121

LOCATION

كبيسة, Kabaisa, Al Anbar, Iraq

A single source alleged that a Coalition strike at Kabisa City near Hit in Anbar had killed four civilians. A Coalition report issued in December 2016 noted: “After a thorough review of the facts and circumstances of each alleged civilian casualty report, CJTF-OIR assessed that the following 12 reports received in October are non-credible. Non-credible

Summary

First published
October 9, 2015
Last updated
January 18, 2022
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
4
Airwars civilian harm grading
Weak
Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
Suspected belligerent
US-led Coalition
View Incident

Incident date

January 3, 2017

Incident Code

CI387

LOCATION

حي النور, Mosul, Noor, Nineveh, Iraq

Yaqein reported that one civilian was killed and 11 injured in the Noor neighborhood of eastern Mosul. It cited “government and international” strikes. Iraqi Spring Media Center meanwhile reported that 9 civilians were injured in addition to the one death. Among the injured were women and children. Sawlif Maslawia Ateka and Adhamiyah News named two children that reportedly

Summary

First published
January 3, 2017
Last updated
January 18, 2022
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
2 – 3
(2 children)
Civilians reported injured
9–11
Airwars civilian harm grading
Contested
Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
Suspected belligerents
US-led Coalition, Iraq Government Forces
Named victims
2 named, 1 familiy identified
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Incident date

January 30, 2017

Incident Code

CS466

LOCATION

الثورة‎, Al-Thawrah (Tabaqah), Raqqa, Syria

Up to three civilians were killed in reported Coalition airstrikes around al Tabaqa when a school was hit in airstrikes. One of the casualtiies was said to be a special needs person. According to Smart News, “A local source said the [Coalition] planes bombed the area of the villas and Muhammad Al Fares school in

Summary

First published
January 30, 2017
Last updated
January 18, 2022
Civilian infrastructure
School
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
2 – 3
Civilians reported injured
3–4
Airwars civilian harm grading
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Suspected belligerent
US-led Coalition
Named victims
1 named
View Incident

Incident date

March 21, 2017

Incident Code

CS601

LOCATION

الجديدة, Al Jadida, Raqqa, Syria

Al Raqqa Truth reported the death of four civilians in an alleged Coalition airstrike on the village of Jadida. It named the victims. No additional details are presently known.

Summary

First published
March 21, 2017
Last updated
January 18, 2022
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
3
(1 child2 women)
Airwars civilian harm grading
Weak
Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
Suspected belligerent
US-led Coalition
Named victims
3 named
View Incident

Incident date

March 26, 2017

Incident Code

CI578

LOCATION

الموصل: الزنجيلي, Mosul, Al-Zinjili, Nineveh, Iraq

A single source said that many women were killed or injured after a Coalition helicopter struck a flour shop where they were working at the time. This took place in Zanjili neighborhood in the west of Mosul. See also incident CI581.

Summary

First published
March 26, 2017
Last updated
January 18, 2022
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
3
(3 women)
Civilians reported injured
2
Airwars civilian harm grading
Weak
Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
Suspected belligerent
US-led Coalition
View Incident

Incident date

August 31, 2017

Incident Code

CS1433

LOCATION

صغير شامية, Sagheer Shamiya, Deir Ezzor, Syria

On August 31, 2017, at least three civilians died in an airstrike on Zaghir Shamiya, according to local media – though reports were conflicted as to whether the US-led Coalition, Russia or the Syrian Regime were responsible for the event. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that between two and three people were killed

Summary

First published
August 31, 2017
Last updated
June 27, 2024
Strike status
Contested strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
3
(1 woman)
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of injury / death
Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear (CBRN), Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Airwars civilian harm grading
Contested
Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
Suspected belligerents
US-led Coalition, Russian Military
Named victims
3 named
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Incident date

September 9, 2017

Incident Code

CS1460

LOCATION

الحديقة البيضا, Hadika Al Bayda (White Garden), Raqqa, Syria

Local media reported that three civilians died and several more were wounded in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Al Hadika al Baidaa in Raqqah. According to al Hassakah Rasd, “According to local sources, three civilians were killed on Saturday, and others were injured by the bombing of the neighborhoods of the city by coalition aircraft

Summary

First published
September 9, 2017
Last updated
January 18, 2022
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
3
(1 man)
Civilians reported injured
2
Airwars civilian harm grading
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Suspected belligerent
US-led Coalition
View Incident