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Incident Date

4 April 2017

Incident Code

CI607

Location

تل عفر, Tall Afar, Nineveh, Iraq
Local sources reported that twenty civilians were killed and six injured, among them many children, at Tal Afar west of Mosul. All claimed that the US or the Coalition was responsible, although Iraq Air Force aircraft had also struck the town. Iraqi Spring Media Center posted several graphic photos, picturing the aftermath of the strikes…

Summary

Published
4 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
20
Civilians reported injured
6
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

4 April 2017

Incident Codes

CS662a RS2068

Location

سلقين, Salqeen, Idlib, Syria
As many as 37 civilians were killed, and between 12 and 50 were wounded, following an airstrike on Salqeen - according to local sources. Up to 17 children and five women were allegedly killed in this raid on the residential neighbourhood. According to Euphrates Post, "four of them a family from eastern Deir Ezzor". The…

Summary

Published
4 April 2017
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
7–37
Civilians reported injured
12–50
Military Actor
Russian Military, U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

4 April 2017

Incident Code

CI608

Location

القائم, Al Qa'im, Al Anbar, Iraq
It was reported that eleven people – including an unspecified number of civilians – were killed in Coalition airstrikes on Al Qa’im, in Anbar province. According to Yaqein “11 were killed including civilians in Al-Qaem due to coalition warplanes shellings.” It did not specify how many of the eleven victims were civilians. Local blogger Fareek…

Summary

Published
4 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
2–12
Civilians reported injured
2–12
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

3 April 2017

Incident Code

CI601

Location

محلة الحمام, Mosul, Mahalet al Hammam / Bab Laksh, Nineveh, Iraq
Local sources reported that three civilians, including one woman, were killed and two children injured in Al-Hammam neighbourhood close to the al Nouri Mosque in the center of Mosul. Sources are conflicted as to whether this was due to mortar or rocket shelling, Coalition airstrikes or unidentified “military aircraft”.

Summary

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

3 April 2017

Incident Code

CI602

Location

الموصل: غرب/الجانب الأيمن, Mosul, Farouk and Makawi, Nineveh, Iraq
Local sources reported that up to 23 civilians were killed and 24 injured in airstrikes on Mashahade, Yarmouk, Farouk, and Tanak neighbourhoods in West Mosul and Old Mosul.

Summary

Published
3 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
23
Civilians reported injured
24
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

3 April 2017

Incident Code

CI603

Location

تل عفر, Tall Afar, Nineveh, Iraq
In an event previously not tracked by Airwars, the Coalition denied social media claims of having caused civilian casualties at Tal Afar. According to the June report, “22. April 3, 2017, near Tal Afar, Iraq, via social media: No Coalition strikes were conducted on that day in the geographic area of the reported civilian casualties.”

Summary

Published
3 April 2017
Civilians reported injured
0–1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

2 April 2017

Incident Code

CI599

Location

اليرموك, Mosul, Yarmouk, Nineveh, Iraq
Local sources said that three named civilians from the same family were killed after a Coalition airstrike targeted a sniper on the roof of their house in Yarmouk neighborhood, West Mosul. MNN and Urgent Mosul News said that Sheikh Mohammed Fathi al-Hussein al-Rashdi and his wife and his son’s wife were among the victims. According…

Summary

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

2 April 2017

Incident Code

CI600

Location

حي الفاروق, Mosul, Farouk, Nineveh, Iraq
Local sources reported that warplanes hit civilians while they were on their way to bury a non-combatant who was killed by an earlier airstrike on Al Farouk neighborhood in West Mosul. Yaqein quoted press sources saying that “the warplanes bombarded the neighborhood of Al-Faruq and Mkawi on the right side of Mosul, killing and wounding…

Summary

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

2 April 2017

Incident Code

CS656

Location

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
One or two civilians died and up to five others others were injured in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Raqqa, according to local sources. Smart News Agency reported that “likely” Coalition strikes killed two civilians and injured another five, in addition to killing one member of IS and wounding two more. Smart reported “a local…

Summary

Published
2 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
5
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

2 April 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

Published
2 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
2–4
Civilians reported injured
9–13
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

2 April 2017

Incident Code

CS658

Location

رطلة, Ratlah, Raqqa, Syria
According to the Smart News Agency, Khelafa and Syriapc, five civilians including three children died and three others were wounded in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Ratla village and Al Akeirshi village. The injured were reportedly treated at a nearby field hospital. No additional details are presently known.  

Summary

Published
2 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
5
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

1 April 2017

Incident Code

CI598

Location

الموصل: غرب/الجانب الأيمن, Mosul, West / Right side, Nineveh, Iraq
Local sources reported that up to 25 civilians were killed and between 23 and 26 injured in airstrikes and artillery shelling in various neighbourhoods in West Mosul. Fareek Al-Morasleen said on Facebook that US airstrikes and artillery had led to the casualties. The other source did not say who was responsible.

Summary

Published
1 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
14–25
Civilians reported injured
23–26
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

1 April 2017

Incident Code

CS651

Location

البوعاصي, Al Bu A'ssi, Raqqa, Syria
Three civilians died in alleged Coalition strikes on Al Bu A’ssi village, according to local strikes. Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently reported that the Coalition carried out strikes “on the outskirts of al Bu A’ssi village this morning and named one of the victims. The victim was also named by the Violations Documentation Center. RFS,…

Summary

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

1 April 2017

Incident Code

CS652

Location

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
One civilian male died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on the corn dryer area in Raqqa, according to local sources. Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently reported that “Mohamad al Salem was martyred following international coalition raids this afternoon on the area of the corn dryer north of the city of Raqqa.” The Syrian Network for…

Summary

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

1 April 2017

Incident Code

CS653

Location

فردوس, Fardous, Raqqa, Syria
Five civilians including a woman and her child died and four others were injured in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Fardous, according to local media. The Smart News Agency reported that Coalition warplanes “targeted a residential building in al-Firdous neighborhood in the city of Raqqa, killing five civilians, including a woman and her child and…

Summary

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

1 April 2017

Incident Code

CS654

Location

المنصورة, Al Mansoura, Raqqa, Syria
According to the Smart News Agency, one civilian died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Mansoura. Syria Mirror also reported a Coalition strike killing one civilian and injuring an unspecified number of others.  

Summary

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

1 April 2017

Incident Code

CS655

Location

رطلة, Ratlah, Raqqa, Syria
According to the Smart News Agency, “a local source said that warplanes likely belonging to the Coalition targeted an oil transport vehicle belonging to the Islamic State organization in the village of Ratla (12 km south of Raqqa), which resulted in the burning of the driver and his assistant.” Alaraby also produced a similar report,…

Summary

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

1 April 2017

Incident Code

CI597

Location

several neighbourhoods in West Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq
Local sources reported that up to 25 civilians were killed and between 23 and 26 injured in airstrikes and artillery shelling in various neighbourhoods in West Mosul. Fareek Al-Morasleen said on Facebook that US airstrikes and artillery had led to the casualties. The other source did not say who was responsible.

Summary

Published
1 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
14–25
Civilians reported injured
23–26
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

31 March 2017

Incident Code

CI596

Location

الموصل: غرب/الجانب الأيمن, Mosul, West / Right side, Nineveh, Iraq
Two sources reported that dozens of civilians were killed and wounded due to airstrikes and artillery shelling in several neighborhoods in West Mosul. Al Jiser Channel referred to Al Amaq [ISIL press agency] and said 43 died and 35 were injured. Yaqein said dozens died in airstrikes on the neighbourhoods of 17 July, Zanjili and…

Summary

Published
31 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
43
Civilians reported injured
38
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

31 March 2017

Incident Code

CS650

Location

الرقة‎, governor's building and other locations, Raqqa, Syria
According to the Smart News Agency, two civilians were wounded in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Raqqa. Smart reported: “A local source told the Smart correspondent on Friday that 10 members of the Islamic State were killed and wounded, in addition to the wounding of two civilians by the bombing of warplanes likely to be…

Summary

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

30 March 2017

Incident Code

CS645

Location

الصفصاف, Al Safsaf, Raqqa, Syria
According to the Smart News Network, “two civilians were killed and 15 others were injured by a similar shelling on the village of Safsaf and its farm, near the town of Al-Tabaqa (55 km west of the city of Raqqa)”.  

Summary

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

30 March 2017

Incident Code

CS646

Location

مزرعة تشرين, Tishreen farm, Raqqa, Syria
Three or four civilians died in an alleged Coalition strike on Tishren farm, according to local sources. Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently and the Syrian Network for Human Rights, blaming the Coalition, put the death toll at three. However, Baladi, said that four civilians died, while Qasioun added that dozens more were injured.  

Summary

Published
30 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
3–4
Civilians reported injured
2–24
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

30 March 2017

Incident Code

CS647

Location

الهزيمة, Al Hazimah, Raqqa, Syria
A single source, the Smart News Agency, reported that five civilians including two women died and three others were left in a critical condition in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Hazima. No further details are currently available.  

Summary

Published
30 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
5
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

30 March 2017

Incident Code

CS648

Location

سلحبية, Salhabiya, Raqqa, Syria
One civilian died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Al Salhabiya and Gharbiya, according to local sources. Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently reported: “Coalition planes targeted trucks in the western village of Al Salhabiya, west of Raqqa, that were trying to open the road from Al Salhabiya to Al Raqqa after the flood of the…

Summary

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

30 March 2017

Incident Code

CS649

Location

الصفصاف, Al Safsaf, Raqqa, Syria
According to the Smart News Agency, “a local source said on Thursday night that a civilian was killed and three others were injured in the village of Safsaf west of Raqqa in a bombardment likely to be from the French artillery stationed in the village of Ja’aber in the countryside under the control of SDF“.…

Summary

Published
30 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

30 March 2017

Incident Code

CS643

Location

المنصورة, Al Mansoura, Raqqa, Syria
A family of six including four children and their mother and father died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Mansoura. Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently, Euphrates Post and the Shaam News Network reported that the strike hit the home of Abd al Aziz Barakat al Ahmad Al Faraj, killing his four children and his wife.…

Summary

Published
30 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
6–8
Civilians reported injured
1–3
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

30 March 2017

Incident Code

CS644

Location

المنصورة, Al Mansoura, Raqqa, Syria
According to the Smart News Agency, Coalition aircraft “targeted a pick-up vehicle belonging to IS with a missile inside the town, killing two people [militants], while a civilian was killed on a motorcycle by another missile from the same aircraft.” In December 2018, the Coalition announced that it had classed the event as non credible…

Summary

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

30 March 2017

Incident Code

CI588

Location

الشفاء, Mosul, Al-Shafaa, Nineveh, Iraq
Local reports claimed that an airstrike struck the Emergency hospital and severely damaged it. This reportedly led to the death of 29 ISIL fighters and 23 civilians. Mosul Eye blamed the Coalition for the attack, which it also said injured 15 and killed 29 ISIL fighters. A report in Sawlf Ateka said that one of…

Summary

Published
30 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
23
Civilians reported injured
15
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

30 March 2017

Incident Code

CI589

Location

المشاهدة, Mosul, Al-Mashada, Nineveh, Iraq
Locals said that up to 60 civilians were killed after residential houses in the Mashahda area in old Mosul were accidentally struck. Coalition airstrikes, an Iraqi missile and artillery were all blamed. Iraqyoon reported that 12 civilians were killed in a “mistaken air strike” that destroyed four homes. Al Jazeera put the death toll at…

Summary

Published
30 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
10–60
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

30 March 2017

Incident Code

CI590

Location

باب لكش, Mosul, Bab Laksh, Nineveh, Iraq
Al Jazeera reported that four civilians were killed and three were injured after mortars hit residential houses in Bab Lakash neighbourhood in Old Mosul. Sources did not say who was responsible for the mortar shelling, though Al Jazeera noted that the Bab Laksh district had faced “several days of armed confrontations by Iraqi forces trying…

Summary

Published
30 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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