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16 May 2017

Incident Code

RS2234

Location

Hamouriya, Damascus, Syria
حمورية
Six civilians were killed and dozens more were wounded in an air and artillery strike on Hamouriya, according to local media. Sources were conflicted as to who was responsible, with some attributing blame to Russia, while others pointed to the Syrian regime. According to Qasıoun, a guided missile struck an old Mosque in the town.…

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16 May 2017
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16 May 2017

Incident Code

CS828

Location

Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
الرقة‎
Sharqiya Voice and Al Ragga Truth reported the death of “the young man Halloush al Badran from the village of Ziban” in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Raqqa city. No further details are currently available.

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16 May 2017
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Incident Date

16 May 2017

Incident Code

CS829

Location

Raqqa al Samra, Raqqa, Syria
السمرة
One civilian woman was reportedly killed in alleged Coalition airstrikes in Samra village, east of Raqqa city. The woman was named as Siham al Abd al Zai’t by al Raqqa Truth. According to Thoar al Raqqa, the strikes took place at midnight. Three sources alleged that the Coalition was responsible for the strikes, which reportedly…

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16 May 2017
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16 May 2017

Incident Code

CS830

Location

Tabaqah, Raqqa, Syria
ﺍﻟﻄﺒﻘﺔ
One civilian male was reportedly killed in alleged Coalition airstrikes in Tabaqa, according to the Violations Documentation Center in Syria. The man was named as Waddah Gassan al Qassas by both sources. No further details are available.

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16 May 2017
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16 May 2017

Incident Code

CS831

Location

Al Khayala Al Bahadil, Raqqa, Syria
الخياله البهاديل
Two civilian males were reportedly killed in alleged Coalition airstrikes in Al Khayala al Bahadil village to the west of Raqqa. One Facebook user Alla Adin Adin named one of the victim as Faisal al Mohammed al Ahmad and Sharqiya Voice named the other as Agha Anwar al Borsan. Several people were also injured in…

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16 May 2017
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Incident Date

16 May 2017

Incident Code

CI715

Location

Mosul, Al-Najjar, Nineveh, Iraq
حي النجار
Local residents said that two named brothers had died in Najjar neighbourhood, after what two sources reported as Coalition airstrikes on their house. Other sources spoke of “indiscriminate shelling” more broadly, and Nineveh Media Center spoke of a rocket attack on the home. Iraqyoon Agency said that the Coalition had targeted a house next to…

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16 May 2017
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16 May 2017

Incident Code

CI716

Location

Mosul, Zanjili, Nineveh, Iraq
الزنجيلي
Local media and residents reported that 20 civilians were killed and seven houses were destroyed after airstrikes targeted armed ISIL combatants in Zanjili neighborhood, in West Mosul. The strikes were launched opposite the mosque of al-Shaheed Muhammad Nuri. Sawlf Ateka said that the Coalition had targeted a car bomb, which was located at the Hamid…

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16 May 2017
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Incident Date

16 May 2017

Incident Code

CI717

Location

Mosul, al-Uribe, Nineveh, Iraq
حي العريبي
A single local source reported that fifteen civilians from two families died after Coalition airstrikes targeted ISIL fighters who were hiding in their house. This occurred in Uribe neighbourhood, in West Mosul. Presently no further details are known.

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16 May 2017
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Incident Date

16 May 2017

Incident Code

CI718

Location

Mosul, July 17th, Nineveh, Iraq
17 تموز
Local sources reported that one civilian died and up to 30 civilians were still under the rubble in July 17 neighbourhood. Most sources do not say who was responsible – but one said it was the work of the Coalition. Omar Al Halbusi reported on Facebook that Al-Mutasim Abdelmohsen Al-Bagari is still under the rubble,…

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16 May 2017
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Incident Date

16 May 2017

Incident Code

CI715a

Location

Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq
الموصل‎
In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the deaths of two civilians in an event near Mosul. Their April 2018 civilian casualty report noted: "It was assessed that during a Coalition strike against an ISIS commander, ISIS headquarters and VBIED operation which destroyed the VBIED operation, two civilians were unintentionally…

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16 May 2017
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Incident Date

16 May 2017

Incident Code

CS832

Location

Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
الرقة‎
Three civilians were reportedly killed when an alleged Coalition airstrike hit an ISIL car belonging to the religious police, known as Hasba, killing four of its members. The men were reportedly arrested by the religious police and were being transported in their car when they were killed. A number of local sources named two of…

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16 May 2017
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Incident Date

15 May 2017

Incident Code

CS826

Location

Abu Kamal, Deir Ezzor, Syria
البوكمال
In a major casualty incident, up to 73 civilians including 15 children and six women died and up to 120 others were wounded airstrikes on Abu Kamal, according to local media. The majority of the victims were reportedly displaced people. Conflicting sources blame the US-led Coalition and the Iraqi air force. Additionally, one source attributed…

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15 May 2017
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15 May 2017

Incident Code

CI714

Location

Mosul, Rifae, Nineveh, Iraq
الرفاعي
A UN report on the protection of civilians in context of Nineveh operations and the retaking of Mosul stated: “On 15 May, an airstrike targeting passing ISIL vehicles damaged a civilian house in the ISIL-controlled al- Rifae neighbourhood of western Mosul, killing five civilians, including two women and a child, and wounding 11 others, including…

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15 May 2017
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Incident Date

15 May 2017

Incident Code

CI713

Location

Najjar neighbourhood, West Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq
حي النجار
Multiple local sources, including a friend of one of the victims, said that the entire family of Al-Haj Alaa Al-Safi (consisting of eight people) died after a Coalition airstrike hit their home in Najjar neighborhood, in West Mosul. Sources reported that most of the victims were women. The Coalition later reported that it had unintentionally…

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15 May 2017
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Incident Date

15 May 2017

Incident Code

CS827

Location

Al Makef, Raqqa, Syria
الماكف
Two civilians died in a Coalition airstrike on the Al Makef area of Raqqa, according to local sources. The Coalition later confirmed responsibility for the deaths. In July 2018, the Coalition conceded it had caused civilian harm in this strike: “During a strike on Daesh fighting positions and supply routes, two civilians were unintentionally killed.”…

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15 May 2017
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Incident Date

15 May 2017

Incident Code

RS2230

Location

Soha , Hama, Syria
سوحا
Two brothers were killed and others civilians were wounded - according to one source - following an airstrike on Soha. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame. Some reported that Russia was to blame, and others attributed blame to the Syrian regime. The Syrian Network for Human Rights pointed to the "Russian-Syrian alliance".…

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15 May 2017
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Incident Date

15 May 2017

Incident Code

RS2229

Location

Rasim Al-taweel, Homs, Syria
رسم الطويل
An unspecific number of civilians were killed and wounded in an aerial bombardment on Rasim Al-taweel, according to local sources. All sourced either blamed Russia for the strikes, or did not attribute blame. There are no other details at this time.

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15 May 2017
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Incident Date

15 May 2017

Incident Code

RS2231

Location

Akeirbat, Hama, Syria
عقيربات
An entire family of displaced peoples from Palmyra were killed - and an unspecific number of civilians were wounded - following an airstrike on Akeirbat, local media reported. All sources blamed Russian warplanes for the raids.  Initially reporting suggested than an unspecific amount of civilians had been killed, however, on May 22nd three sources put…

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15 May 2017
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Incident Code

CS825

Location

near Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria

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14 May 2017
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Incident Date

14 May 2017

Incident Code

RS2228

Location

Soha, al Silmiya district, Hama, Syria
A man and his three year old child were killed and others were wounded  following an airstrike on Soha. Both sources blamed Russia for the airstrike. According to the Smart News Agency, the vicinity was under the control of ISIS. Additionally, those injured were in a serious condition and were transferred to hospitals. There are…

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14 May 2017
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Incident Date

14 May 2017

Incident Code

CS821

Location

Abu Kamal, Deir Ezzor, Syria
One child was reportedly injured in an alleged Coalition airstrike targeting ISIL fighters in the “Old Corniche” area in the city of Abu Kamal, according to local sources.

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14 May 2017
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Incident Date

14 May 2017

Incident Code

CS822

Location

Shanina, Raqqa, Syria
شنينة
Between five and nine civilians, including two women and up to seven children, were killed – and up to 45 others were wounded – in alleged Coalition airstrikes in the Shaneina refugee camp to the north of Raqqa city. Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently (RBSS) reported that 14-year-old Abdullah Mohammed al Fayad, Abu Zuhri, his…

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14 May 2017
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Incident Date

14 May 2017

Incident Code

CS823

Location

Adnaniya, Raqqa, Syria
مزرعة العدنانية
One civilian male was reportedly killed in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Adnaniya farm in Raqqa. Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently (RBSS) named the victim as 30-year-old Abdullah al Khalawai. Both RBSS and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights alleged that the Coalition was responsible. No further details are currently available.

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14 May 2017
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Incident Date

14 May 2017

Incident Code

CS824

Location

`Ukayrishah, Raqqa, Syria
عكيرشي
Between 12 and 30 civilians – mostly women – were killed when alleged Coalition airstrikes hit al A’Keirshi village in the countryside of Raqqa, according to local media. The victims were reportedly farm workers who were travelling in three cars to their place of work when they were struck by the air raid. Raqqa is…

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14 May 2017
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Incident Date

14 May 2017

Incident Code

CI711

Location

Mosul, July 17th, Nineveh, Iraq
17 تموز
Two local sources reported that heavy shelling with mortars, artillery and missiles hit the 17 July neighbourhood in West Mosul. The violence reportedly led to the death of Alaa Abdel Moneim Hussein al-Nuaimi – also called Abu ‘Ala – who was married and had three children. He died after a mortar landed on his house…

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14 May 2017
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CI712

Location

near Mosul, Iraq, Iraq

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14 May 2017
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13 May 2017

Incident Code

CS813

Location

Shanina, Raqqa, Syria
شنينة
Up to 30 civilians including seven children died and between 23 and 45 more were injured in a major casualty event on a refugee camp in Al-Hashem and Shanina, according to local sources. While most reports blamed the US-led Coalition, one also mentioned Kurdish artillery. Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently published “pictures of the martyrs…

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13 May 2017
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Incident Date

13 May 2017

Incident Code

CS814

Location

Nazlat Shahada, Raqqa, Syria
نزلة شحادة
Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently reported that three civilians died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on the area between the Two Bridges area in Raqqa. No further details are currently available. In September 2019 the Coalition announced that it had classed this allegation of civilian harm as non-credible. Their monthly civilian casualty report noted, "After…

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13 May 2017
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Incident Date

13 May 2017

Incident Code

CS815

Location

North of city, Raqqa, Syria
الرقة‎
A civilian male named as Ahmed Al-Hamad died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Raqqa, according to local sources. Reports said that he died as he attempted to flee the city.

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13 May 2017
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Incident Date

13 May 2017

Incident Code

CS816

Location

Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
الرقة‎
One civilian male was reportedly killed in alleged Coalition airstrikes in Raqqa. The victim was named Naseem Mohammed Saeed al Salama and was from Al Quaryatayn in Homs governorate in east Syria. Only one source, the Violations Documentation Center in Syria, alleged that the Coalition was responsible. No further details are currently available.

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13 May 2017
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