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Incident Date

8 April 2017

Incident Code

CI619

Location

الموصل: غرب/الجانب الأيمن, West Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq
Local sources, possibly referring to a statement originating with Al Amaq [ISIL’s media wing], said that that 13 civilians were killed and 91 were injured – mostly children and women – in shelling and bombing by the Coalition and Iraqi forces on several neighborhoods in West Mosul.  

Summary

Published
8 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
13
Civilians reported injured
91
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

8 April 2017

Incident Code

CI620

Location

تل عفر, Tall Afar, Nineveh, Iraq
In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the deaths of three civilians near Tal Afar, Iraq. Their June 2017 civilian casualty report noted: "During a strike on an ISIS VBIED factory, it was assessed that three civilians were unintentionally killed.” The Coalition provided Airwars with the location of this incident,…

Summary

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

8 April 2017

Incident Code

CS673

Location

شعيب الذكر, Sho'aib Al Zakir, Raqqa, Syria
Up to 40 civilians including a woman and her six children died after their boat sank while it was crossing the Euphrates River near Sho’aib Al-Zikir. While most local sources blamed the UIS-led Coalition, one news organisation said the boat had instead capsized because there were too many people onboard. The Smart News Network reported:…

Summary

Published
8 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
7–40
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

8 April 2017

Incident Code

CS674

Location

عكيرشي, `Ukayrishah, Raqqa, Syria
A local source told the Smart News Network that a likely Coalition airstrike had killed a father and his daughter and wounded four other civilians when their homes were hit in Okayrashi. No additional details are presently known.  

Summary

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

7 April 2017

Incident Code

CS672

Location

الكالطة, Qaltah, Raqqa, Syria
Local sources reported that one civilian was killed in an alleged Coalition airstrike on the village of Al Kalta. Revolutionary Forces of Syria said he died when his home was struck. There are no other details available at this time.

Summary

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

7 April 2017

Incident Code

CI616

Location

سحاب, Mosul, Saha, Nineveh, Iraq
Local sources reported that one civilian was killed and eight others were injured in airstrikes on Al Saha neighborhood in West Mosul. Shafaaq spoke of a ‘mistaken airstrike’ by ‘unidentified warplanes’. It also caused the destruction of three houses. Moreover, Urgent Mosul News and Yaqein reported mortar shelling by Iraqi forces on the neighbourhood the…

Summary

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

7 April 2017

Incident Code

CI617

Location

الموصل: غرب/الجانب الأيمن, Mosul, Farouk, Zinjili, Islah Zerae, Nineveh, Iraq
Local sources, in what was possibly based on an Al Amaq [ISIL press agency] statement, reported that 22 civilians were killed and 42 injured in Coalition and Iraqi government airstrikes on Farouk, Zinjili and Isilah Zeraei (Agricultural Reforrm) neighbourhoods in West Mosul.

Summary

Published
7 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
22
Civilians reported injured
42
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

7 April 2017

Incident Code

CS667

Location

رابعة, Rabi'a, Raqqa, Syria
Smart reported that a “likely” Coalition raid on Rabia mosque killed “the servant of the mosque [the imam] and his seven-year-old son,” saying that ISIL cancelled Friday prayers in the village following the deaths. No further details are currently available.  

Summary

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

7 April 2017

Incident Code

CS668

Location

حمرة غانم, Hamra Ghanem, Raqqa, Syria
Between five and seven civilians – five from the same family including one or two women and three children – died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Hamra Ghanem, according to local sources. Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently reported the death of five civilians in a Coalition strike on “the house of Bashir Yusuf Sultan…

Summary

Published
7 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
5–7
Civilians reported injured
4–10
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

7 April 2017

Incident Code

CS669

Location

رطلة, Ratlah, Raqqa, Syria
Smart News Agency reported the death of three civilians inlcuding two children and the injury of four more in an alleged Coalition strike on Rata. Other sources put the death toll at four including two children, though they did not identify who was responsible for the “raids”.  

Summary

Published
7 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
3–4
Civilians reported injured
4
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

7 April 2017

Incident Code

CS670

Location

هنيدة, Hunaida, Raqqa, Syria
Up to 21 civilians died and dozens more were wounded in an alleged Coalition airstrike on an internet cafe in Huneida, according to multiple local media. All sources pointed towards the Coalition. Death counts varied but were in the range of 12-15 or more, with Almadenah putting the figure as high as 17. @infoctma said…

Summary

Published
7 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
18–21
Civilians reported injured
11–24
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

7 April 2017

Incident Code

CS671

Location

الشعيرات, Shoa'yrat, Homs, Syria
Up to nine civilians were alleged to have died and 14 others injured in a unuilateral US cruise missile strike on Shoa’yrat airfield, according to local sources – though the combatant status of some or all victims is uncertain. The state news agency Sana reported: “Nine civilians, including four children, were killed by a number…

Summary

Published
7 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
2–9
Civilians reported injured
0–14
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

6 April 2017

Incident Code

CS664

Location

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
Up to nine civilians died in an airstrike on Raqqa, local media said. According to the Smart News Agency, eight civilians died and 11 were wounded in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Raqqa. A local source told Smart that “the raids targeted the building of the Central Bank near the Bulman garage, south of the…

Summary

Published
6 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
8–9
Civilians reported injured
10–11
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

6 April 2017

Incident Code

CI615

Location

الموصل: الزنجيلي, Mosul, Al-Zinjili, Nineveh, Iraq
Local sources said that a mother and her two children were killed in an airstrike on her house in Zanjili neighbourhood, in West Mosul. Mosul Eye blamed the Coalition for the strike. Other sources did not report who was responsible. See News (Facebook) put the death toll at 13, possibly also referring to other incidents…

Summary

Published
6 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
3–18
Civilians reported injured
0–60
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

6 April 2017

Incident Code

CS665

Location

حويجة السواقي, Howeija Al Sawaki, Raqqa, Syria
According to local sources, five civilians including a woman and a child died when the boat they were in near the town of Howeija al-Suwaki was struck. A report by Glasswire cited Raqqa24 and RaqqaSL which blamed the Coalition. However, it also reported that “a spokesperson for the US-led coalition told Grasswire that it ‘does…

Summary

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

Incident Code

CS666

Location

near al Hassakah, Syria

Summary

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

5 April 2017

Incident Code

CI610

Location

الشفاء, Mosul, Shafa, Nineveh, Iraq
Local sources reported that 16 civilians were killed and many were injured in Coalition and Iraqi government airstrikes on Al-Shafaa neighbourhood in West Mosul. In September 2019 the Coalition accepted responsibility for this incident. Its monthly civilian casualty report noted: "Coalition aircraft conducted an airstrike against a Daesh mortar position. Regrettably, 16 civilians were unintentionally…

Summary

Published
5 April 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike, Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)
Civilians reported killed
16–25
Civilians reported injured
3–25
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

5 April 2017

Incident Code

CI611

Location

الرطبة, Ar Rutbah, Al Anbar, Iraq
The Mayor of Rutba city, Imad al-Dulaimi, told local media that eight people, including four children from the same family, were killed in airstrikes on the Seven Km neighbourhood in the western part of Rutba city in Anbar province. According to Yaqein “Dulaimi said in a press statement that ‘a military aircraft bombed civilian houses…

Summary

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

5 April 2017

Incident Code

CI612

Location

معيوف, Mayouf, Nineveh, Iraq
Local sources reported that more than forty people were killed in unspecified airstrikes on the village of Mayouf, north west of Mosul. According to a report published by Al Arabi, “A local source said that an aerial bombardment targeted last night and blew up a number of houses in the village of Mayouf in the…

Summary

Published
5 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
34–40
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

5 April 2017

Incident Code

CI613

Location

الموصل: غرب/الجانب الأيمن, Mosul, Zanjili, Makawi, Fateh, 17 July, Matahen, Nineveh, Iraq
Local media reported that 51 civilians were killed and 60 wounded due to airstrikes, artillery shelling and/or possible ISIL actions in Makawi, Fateh, 17 July, Matahen and Zanjili neighbourhoods. While all sources blamed airstrikes and artillery, Mosul 24 also said ISIL had played a part in the deaths, noting “the martyrdom of more than 15…

Summary

Published
5 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
51
Civilians reported injured
60
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

5 April 2017

Incident Code

CI614

Location

حي الزنجيلي, Mosul, Zanjili, Nineveh, Iraq
In an incident related to CI613, a mass casualty incident across several neighbourhoods in Zanjili, the Coalition confirmed in June 2017 that a civilian had been killed at Zinjili. According to their monthly civilian casualty report, "During a strike on an ISIS firing position, it was assessed that one civilian was unintentionally killed when his…

Summary

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

5 April 2017

Incident Code

CS663

Location

رطلة, Ratlah, Raqqa, Syria
The Smart News Agency reported the death of “an old man” and the injuring of five other civilians following an airstrike on Ratla. The source did not identify the culprit, noting that the injured were taken to a field hospital. No further details are currently known.  

Summary

Published
5 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
5
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

5 April 2017

Incident Code

CI609

Location

الرفاعي, Mosul, Rifai, Nineveh, Iraq
It was reported that the entire Al-Haj Nizar Al-Hallaq family – up to eight people – was killed after an airstrike hit their house near al-Nahda school in the Rifai neighbourhood of West Mosul. One of the victims was reported by Sawalef Maslaweya as Nizar Mahdi (Abu Muhammad), who used to be a barber. His…

Summary

Published
5 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
4–8
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

4 April 2017

Incident Code

CS659

Location

Hunaida, Raqqa, Syria
Smart News Agency reported that “a local source in the village of Hunaidah in rural West Raqqa said four civilians were killed and 11 wounded following raids by the coalition. The injured people were taken to an IS run hospital in the western countryside, but the location was not specified.” Marobobuzer, also blaming the Coalition,…

Summary

Published
4 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
4–13
Civilians reported injured
11
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

4 April 2017

Incident Code

CS660

Location

رابعة, Rabi'a, Raqqa, Syria
According to the Smart News Agency, “a man and a woman were killed and three others were wounded” in an alleged Coalition airstrike on village of Rabi’a. No further details are currently available.  

Summary

Published
4 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

4 April 2017

Incident Code

CS661

Location

سلحبية, Salhabiya, Raqqa, Syria
According to the Smart News Agency, two civilian fishermen were killed in an alleged Coalition airstrike on a ferry between the two banks of the Euphrates River in the western village of Al-Sahlabiya. Local sources told Smart that the victims were killed as they were transporting cars between the two banks. Step News Agency also…

Summary

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

4 April 2017

Incident Code

CS662

Location

المنصورة, Al Mansoura, Raqqa, Syria
The Smart News Agency reported the death of three civilians in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Al Mansoura. The Violations Documentation Center named a civilian victim of a Coalition airstrike in Mansoura, Raqqa, from and reported he is from the Damascus countryside.  

Summary

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

4 April 2017

Incident Code

CI604

Location

الموصل: الثورة, Mosul, Thawra, Nineveh, Iraq
A single local sources reported that the wife of professor Hussein Qassem Al-Fakhri was killed in an airstrike on Al Thawra neighborhood in West Mosul. No additional details are presently known. While the Coalition would later confirm two civilian casualty events in Mosul that day, the nearest was 2.5km from Al Thawra.

Summary

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

4 April 2017

Incident Code

CI605

Location

الاقتصاديين, Mosul, Iqtishadeen, Nineveh, Iraq
In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the death of a civilian in an event near Mosul. Their June 2017 civilian casualty report noted: "During a strike on an ISIS mortar team egressing their firing position, it was assessed that one civilian was unintentionally killed by a secondary explosion caused…

Summary

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

4 April 2017

Incident Code

CI606

Location

حاوي الكنيسة, Mosul, Hawi al Kanassa, Nineveh, Iraq
In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the death of a civilian in an event near Mosul. Their June 2017 civilian casualty report noted: "During a strike on ISIS fighters in a moving vehicle, it was assessed that one civilian pedestrian was unintentionally killed when the vehicle was struck.” The…

Summary

Published
4 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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