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Incident Date

18 April 2017

Incident Code

CI651

Location

near Mosul, Iraq
In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, on July 7th 2017 the Coalition said it had concluded an assessment on claims of civilian harm “near Mosul, Iraq” by Human Rights Watch. According to the Coalition report, “83. April 18, 2017, near Mosul, Iraq, via media report: After a review of available information it was…

Summary

Published
18 April 2017
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

18 April 2017

Incident Code

CS705

Location

البوكمال, Abu Kamal, Deir Ezzor, Syria
In a major civilian casualty incident, up to 36 civilians including 14 children died and dozens more were wounded in airstrikes on Abu Kamal, near the Syrian-Iraqi border, according to local sources – though reports were conflicted as to whether the US-led Coalition or the Iraqi air force were liable. The Coalition later took responsibility…

Summary

Published
18 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
25–36
Civilians reported injured
40
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

18 April 2017

Incident Code

CS706

Location

الثورة‎, Tabaqah, Raqqa, Syria
Two civilians were initially reported killed and four injured in alleged Coalition strikes at al Tabqah. According to Madar News “A local source said that likely Coalition warplanes launched raids on Al Mangih district, Dawar al-Ajrawi and the cloth market in the town of Al-Talba, killing two civilians and injuring four others.” The Syrian Mirror carried an…

Summary

Published
18 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
2–5
Civilians reported injured
4
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

17 April 2017

Incident Code

CI645

Location

الموصل: الزنجيلي, Mosul, Al-Zinjili, Nineveh, Iraq
Local sources reported that Coalition and Iraqi government warplanes carried out airstrikes on Zanjili and other neighbourhoods in West Mosul, killing and wounding dozens. Iraqyoon and Yaqein spoke of more than 100 dead and wounded in the various western neighbourhoods of the city. Several other sources reported (possibly based on an ISIL press statement): “55…

Summary

Published
17 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
24–55
Civilians reported injured
24–50
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

17 April 2017

Incident Code

CI646

Location

الموصل: الثورة, Mosul, Al-Thawra (Revolution), Nineveh, Iraq
Local sources reported violent airstrikes on Al-Thawra (Revolution) neighbourhood in the old town area of Mosul city, on Monday 17th of April. Two victims (see photos below) were named as “Engineer Zaid Hisham Daoud, one of the employees of the Ministry of Industry” who died when a missile hit his home, and Mahmoud Mohamed Mashhadani…

Summary

Published
17 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

17 April 2017

Incident Code

CI647

Location

near Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq
In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, on July 7th 2017 the Coalition said it had concluded an assessment on social media claims of civilian harm “near Mosul, Iraq”. According to the Coalition report, “82. April 17, 2017, near Mosul, Iraq, via social media report: The report contained insufficient information on the time, location…

Summary

Published
17 April 2017
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

17 April 2017

Incident Code

CS700

Location

الثورة‎, Tabaqa, Raqqa, Syria
Six civilians reportedly died and 11 were wounded in alleged Coalition airstrikes on Tabaqa, according to local media. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that “warplanes believed to belong to the International Coalition bombed areas in the second and third neighborhoods of the town of Tabaqa in the western Rif Al Rigga. No casualties…

Summary

Published
17 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
6
Civilians reported injured
11
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

17 April 2017

Incident Code

CS701

Location

الحسينية, Al Hussayniya, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Between 7 and 13 civilians including two women and two children died and 12 more were wounded in an airstrike which hit near the Faculty of Agriculture building in Hussayniya. Between 6 and 9 ISIL fighters were also said to have died. While most sources attributed the incident to the Coalition – with some specifically…

Summary

Published
17 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
7–13
Civilians reported injured
12
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

17 April 2017

Incident Code

CS702

Location

الموحسن, Al Muhsin, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Two children were wounded in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Al Muhsin, according to local sources. Step News Agency reported the injury of two children and blamed the Coalition. Other sources also pointed to the Coalition reporting casualties, but didn’t specify the number. The injuries were said to have occurred in the Al Labad area…

Summary

Published
17 April 2017
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

17 April 2017

Incident Code

CS703

Location

الهاني, Al Hari, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Three civilians died and six others were wounded in an airstrike on Al Hari, according to local media – though reports are conflicted as to whether this was the work of the Coalition or Iraqi forces. According to @SyriaFonder, “US bombing targeted the city of Albuqamal. The shelling targeted Al Sukkariya roundabout and a house…

Summary

Published
17 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
6
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

17 April 2017

Incident Code

CS704

Location

العبارة, Al 'Abbara, Raqqa, Syria
One man died and dozens of other civilians were reportedly wounded in an alleged Coalition airstrike on the village of Al 'Abbara, according to local sources. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently were among sources reporting that a Coalition raid struck the village school, killing one man and wounding…

Summary

Published
17 April 2017
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
12
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

16 April 2017

Incident Code

CS697

Location

هنيدة, Hunayda, Raqqa, Syria
Two children died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on a school in Hunayda, according to local sources. According to Syrian Mirror, “Field activists said a coalition combat aircraft launched air raids on Hindah town in the western Ar Raqqah countryside, targeting one of the village’s rural schools, killing two children and injuring others.”

Summary

Published
16 April 2017
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

16 April 2017

Incident Code

CS698

Location

كبش, Kabish, Raqqa, Syria
At least one man died – along with perhaps two families – in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Kabish, according to local sources. One man was named as a victim of a Coalition strike by Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently. RFS Media put the death toll at two – also blaming the Coalition. However according…

Summary

Published
16 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
2–10
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

16 April 2017

Incident Code

CS699

Location

الثورة‎, Tabaqa, Raqqa, Syria
Two civilians died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Alexandria in Tabaqa, according to local sources. Ahmad-Alshibli named two victims – killed by unidentified “warplanes and heavy machine guns”. The victims were additionally named by Q_Alenzy and Step News Agency, which also blamed the Coalition.

Summary

Published
16 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

16 April 2017

Incident Code

CI644

Location

عنه, Anah, Al Anbar, Iraq
In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later denied a social media claim that it had caused civilian casualties at Anah. According to its June report “April 16, 2017, near Annah, Iraq, via social media: The report contained insufficient information on the time, location and details to assess its credibility.”

Summary

Published
16 April 2017
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

15 April 2017

Incident Code

CS695

Location

السكرية, Sukariya, Al Bukamal, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Between six and 17 civilians died and dozens more were injured in an airstrike on Sukariya area, according to local media. While most sources blamed the Coalition, one alleged that the Iraqi air force was responsible. @ALAMAWI and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights were among sources that reported the death of a family of…

Summary

Published
15 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
6–17
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

Incident Code

CS696

Location

البوكمال, near Abu Kamal, Syria, Deir Ezzor, Syria

Summary

Published
15 April 2017
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

15 April 2017

Incident Code

CI640

Location

ريحانة, Rayhana, Al Anbar, Iraq
Two local sources reported that nine civilians were killed and others injured after Coalition airstrikes allegedly hit Rayhana village near Anah, in Anbar province. The exact number of wounded was not determined. Yaqein placed the village 210 km west of Ramadi.

Summary

Published
15 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
9
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

15 April 2017

Incident Code

CI641

Location

باب سنجار, Mosul, Bab-Sinjar, Nineveh, Iraq
Local residents told the Iraqi Observatory for Human Rights that 42 members of the well-known family of Ghanim Sobhiya died after an airstrike hit their 16-room house in Bab-Sinjar neighbourhood in the old part of Mosul, at dawn on April 15th. Sources reported that the family of Ghanim’s brother had also gathered in the house.…

Summary

Published
15 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
42
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

15 April 2017

Incident Code

CI642

Location

الإصلاح الزراعي, Mosul, Isilah Zeraei / Agragarian Reform, Nineveh, Iraq
Local sources reported that at least eight civilians died after two missiles consecutively hit a two-floor house in Isilah Zeraei neighbourhood in West Mosul. Sources reported a similar incident hours earlier in the same neighbourhood, with casualty numbers so far unknown. Alsharqiya news noted that the two missiles were launched after an ISIL combatant sat…

Summary

Published
15 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
8–15
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

15 April 2017

Incident Code

CI643

Location

حي التنك, Mosul, Tanak, Nineveh, Iraq
One civilian was injured following an airstrike that destroyed his family home, according to the eyewitness. Amnesty International shared the following field report with Airwars, citing an eyewitness: “I’m a simple ‘free worker’ from the same area in Hai Tenak. My friends and I make a living buying and selling car parts. I left on…

Summary

Published
15 April 2017
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

15 April 2017

Incident Code

CS694

Location

مزرعة يعرب, Mazra'at Yarub, Raqqa, Syria
Five civilians from the same family died and two others were injured in an alleged Coalition airstrike which hit homes in the village of Mazra’at Yarub, according to local sources which all blamed the Coalition. According to Smart News, “Five civilians from one family were killed in most likely coalition air strike on a village…

Summary

Published
15 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
5
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

14 April 2017

Incident Code

CS691

Location

هنيدة, Hunayda, Raqqa, Syria
Local media reported that two civilians died and a third was wounded in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Hunayda. According to @Newsjorf, the Coalition carried out raids on the grain silos area of Hunaida. Rasd-Sy also mentioned ‘mutual artillery exchanges’ between ISIL and SADF ground forces – though it was unclear whether this specifically refered…

Summary

Published
14 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

14 April 2017

Incident Code

CS692

Location

مشيرفة, Mushirfa, Raqqa, Syria
Five civilians died and eight more were injured in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Mushirfa, according to local media. All sources blamed the Coalition.

Summary

Published
14 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
5
Civilians reported injured
8
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

14 April 2017

Incident Code

CI638

Location

رأس الجادة, Mosul, Ras Al Jadda, Nineveh, Iraq
Two local sources reported that seven civilians from one family died when an airstrike or bombardment hit their house in Ras Al Jadda neighbourhood in the old part of Mosul. The victims were named by MNN and Sawlf Ateka (local Facebook group) as: Wa’ed Ali Saleh al-Sharifi, his wife, sons Ali and Nashwan, his daughter…

Summary

Published
14 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
7
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

14 April 2017

Incident Code

CI639

Location

تل خيمة, Tel Kheimeh near Badoosh, Nineveh, Iraq
In a major alleged incident, two interviewees reported that up to 55 civilians died in an Iraqi or Coalition airstrike and ground-based machine gun fire as they attempted to flee ISIS control. The following unpublished field report was shared by Amnesty International with Airwars: “Interviewee 1: ‘I’m from Tel Kheimeh, a small village, around one…

Summary

Published
14 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
55
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

14 April 2017

Incident Code

CS693

Location

حمرة غانم, Hamra Ghanem, Raqqa, Syria
Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently reported the death of one civilians "as a result of a raid by international coalition aircraft on the town of Hamra Ghanem”. Local news source Sharaf News also reported a few days later that “Activists from Raqqa said that international coalition aircraft targeted the house of Bashir Yusuf al-Sultan in…

Summary

Published
14 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
1–4
Civilians reported injured
2–6
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

13 April 2017

Incident Code

CI636

Location

حي التنك, Mosul, Tanak, Nineveh, Iraq
In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the deaths of six civilians in an incident near Mosul. Their June 2017 civilian casualty report noted: "During a strike on an ISIS VBIED engaging Iraqi Security Forces, it was assessed that six civilians were unintentionally killed when a group of fleeing civilians…

Summary

Published
13 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
6
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

13 April 2017

Incident Code

CS688

Location

حطلة, Hatla, Deir Ezzor, Syria
The state news agency Sana reported the death of ‘hundreds of people’ in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Hatla. The Coalition said they were not responsible. However in its own published reports for that day the Coalition did later confirm three strikes in the province. According to Sana: “The General Command of the Army and…

Summary

Published
13 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
0–100
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

13 April 2017

Incident Code

CS689

Location

الخاتونية, Khatouniya, Raqqa, Syria
Local sources reported the death of three civilians following an alleged Coalition drone or air strike on a fire engine which was passing along the road between Al Jazara and Khatouniya. The local news agency reported: “A local source told the Smart correspondent on Thursday that three civilian workers were killed in an air strike…

Summary

Published
13 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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