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Incident Date
8 November 2016
Incident Code
CS367
Location
Tall al Samin, Raqqa, Syria
تل السمن
One civilian was reported killed and four injured following an alleged Coaliiton strike on Tal al Samin. According to Qasioun, “Coalition planes also raided the village of Tal Samin in the northern city of Raqqa, killing a civilian and wounding four others.” While no other sources alleged civilian deaths, heavy fighting in the vicinity between…
Summary
Published
8 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
4
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
8 November 2016
Incident Code
CS365
Location
Al Hīshah, Raqqa, Syria
الهيشةة
As many as 24 civilians were killed in attacks – possibly carried out by both SDF and Coalition – according to local sources. Raqqa is Being Silently Slaughtered initially reported 7 victims killed “in the international coalition raids and Kurdish militia artillery.” It later released an updated casualty assessment, counting 23 victims as victims of…
Summary
Published
8 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
17–24
Civilians reported injured
30
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
7 November 2016
Incident Code
CS362
Location
Khaniz al Salman, Raqqa, Syria
خنيز السلمان
Several outlets reported the death of a man from Coalition strikes. RBSS and Shaam News Network reported the death of a civilian “driver” who was operating a tractor when the vehicle was targeted by a Coalition strike.
Summary
Published
7 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
7 November 2016
Incident Code
CS363
Location
northern countryside of Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
Three individuals were killed in a Coalition strike, local sources reported. Euphrates Post said that international coalition strikes killed three individuals traveling in a car “in the desert of Al Raqqa.”. It identified the victims as being from Bokros in Deir Ezzor province though did not clarify if they were civilians. The Deir Ezzor and…
Summary
Published
7 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
3
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
7 November 2016
Incident Code
CI327
Location
Mosul, Al Masarif, Nineveh, Iraq
المصارف
According to a single local source, four civilians were killed in an alleged coalition strike on Al Masarif, Mosul. Yaqein reported that three children and a male civilian were killed in the northeast Al Masarif neighborhood of Mosul. The attacks severely damaged houses and shops in the neighbourhood.
Summary
Published
7 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
4
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
7 November 2016
Incident Code
CS361
Location
Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
الرقة
A man was killed in Raqqa by a Coalition strike, according to one local source. RBSS reported that a “young man” named Ammar Omar al Dakmawi was killed in a Coaltion raid on Raqqa. VDC identifed him as a civilian.
Summary
Published
7 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
7 November 2016
Incident Code
CI326
Location
Al Salam, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq
السلام, الموصل
On Monday, November 7, 2016, 14 civilians, including women and children, were reportedly killed by alleged US-led Coalition strikes on a house in the populated Al-Salam neighborhood in southeast Mosul, according to local sources. Iraqi Transmission Network (IBN) reported the deaths of 14 civilians who were "mistakenly" hit in a Coalition raid in southeast Mosul.…
Summary
Published
7 November 2016
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
14
Civilians reported injured
9
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
7 November 2016
Incident Codes
TS006 CS364
Location
Al Qabasin, Aleppo, Syria
قرية قباسين
One named civilian male was reported by both Halab News Network and the Violations Documentation Centre as having been killed by ‘Coalition’ strikes or shelling at Al Qabasin, Syria. However Turkish forces and their FSA allies may also have been responsible, according to other local reports. TR Diplomacy tweeted a map on the 7th, reporting that…
Summary
Published
7 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Turkish Military
,
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
6 November 2016
Incident Code
CS359
Location
Al Safsafa, Raqqa, Syria
الرقة
Four civilians were killed in coalition strikes, according to local sources. Step News Agency reported that “4 civilians were killed and others injured in an air raid by the international coalition targeting Al Safsafa neighborhood in the city of Raqqa.” Al Mirsad and Al Amawi also reported raids in the neighborhood and said 4 civilians…
Summary
Published
6 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
6 November 2016
Incident Code
CS360
Location
Lakta, Raqqa, Syria
لقطة
At least 7 civilians were killed by by a Coalition airstrike, according to an ISIL-controlled outlet. ISIL-controlled Al A’amaq reported that “international coalition planes” targeted two homes in Lakta, “and killed at least seven civilians.” Thus far, Al A’amaq is the only source that references this incident specifically. However, other monitors and outlets, including the…
Summary
Published
6 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
7
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
6 November 2016
Incident Code
CI324
Location
Mosul, Sehab, Nineveh, Iraq
الموصل
An Iraqi security source who spoke with Airwars reported the deaths of 16 civilians spread among several families. The source said they were all in a house in a neighbourhood of eastern Mosul when it was hit by an airstrike at 7 PM on November 6th. No additional details are presently known.
Summary
Published
6 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
16
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
6 November 2016
Incident Code
CI325
Location
Mosul, Shahid-Yunis, Nineveh, Iraq
In an incident previously unknown to Airwars, the Coalition admitted responsibility for the deaths of two civilians and the injuries of five more in an airstrike at Shahid Yunis. In its monthly civilian casualty report for January 2017, the Coalition noted "Nov. 6, 2016, near Shahid-Yunis As Sab, Iraq: During a strike on ISIL fighters…
Summary
Published
6 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
5
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
5 November 2016
Incident Code
CI323
Location
Mosul, Hamam al Alil subdistrict, Nineveh, Iraq
حمام العليل
The UN report on the protection of civilians in the context of Nineveh operations and the retaking of Mosul stated: On 5 November, airstrikes hit two houses in Hamam al-Alil City resulting in the houses collapsing. Twenty-three civilians, including children, were reportedly trapped inside. In the evening of the same day, two children, one seriously…
Summary
Published
5 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
23
Civilians reported injured
10
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
5 November 2016
Incident Code
CI322
Location
Mosul, al-Zahra, Nineveh, Iraq
حي الزهراء
Nine civilians were killed in alleged coalition strikes in eastern Mosul, according to local reports. Orient News cited an Iraqi security source and reported the killing of nine civilians in an air strike that hit two houses in the east of Mosul, and wrote that it was likely carried out by the Coalition. Al Manar and News…
Summary
Published
5 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
9
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
4 November 2016
Incident Code
CI320
Location
Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq
الموصل
A local outlet reported an alleged Coalition bombing in an industrial area in Mosul, causing unknown casualties. Iraq 24 News reported widescale Coalition bombing in Mosul, including the industrial area. This led to four civilian casualties in addition to the dead Daesh, continued the report.
Summary
Published
4 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
4 November 2016
Incident Code
CI321
Location
Mosul, Kindi, Nineveh, Iraq
الكندي
Members of several families were killed by bombings in Mosul, according to one local report. Mosul Eye reported that members of three families were killed due to “bombardment” in Al-Kindi and Al-Kafa’at Al Thinita neighbourhoods of Mosul. The houses ISIL used are now empty, Mosul Eye clarified. The residents are the victims. Mosul Eye, however, did not…
Summary
Published
4 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
21
Civilians reported injured
9
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
4 November 2016
Incident Code
CS358
Location
Al Hiyewi, Raqqa, Syria
الحيوي
Three men were killed in airstrikes, according to a local source. RBSS reported the deaths of three men “following air raids carried out by the international coalition.” The Syrian Network and several outlets including Shaam News Network also reported the deaths of 3 civilians. Deir Ezzor and al Raqqa Legal Network shared the same three…
Summary
Published
4 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
3–5
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
4 November 2016
Incident Code
CI319
Location
Mosul, Kindi, Nineveh, Iraq
الكندي
According to a single local report, a father and his daughter were killed in alleged Coalition airstrikes. Mosul Eye reported that 2 civilians (father and his daughter) have been killed in US-led coalition airstrikes in Al-Kindy neighbourhood, on the eastern bank of Mosul.
Summary
Published
4 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
3 November 2016
Incident Code
CS357
Location
Lakta, Raqqa, Syria
لقطة
A man was killed when the car he was in was hit by an airstrike, according to local sources. RBSS reported that a man named Suleiman Al Ahmad al Ghannam was killed “after his injury in an air raid launched by the international coalition on the village of Lakta in the northern Raqqa countryside.” Al…
Summary
Published
3 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
3 November 2016
Incident Code
CI318
Location
Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq
الموصل
Nine civilians were killed and over 115 claimed wounded, according to ISIL-linked sources. ISIL-controlled al A’amaq reported that more than 9 civilians died, including four children and a woman, and “about 115 wounded as a result of US airstrikes” in Mosul. A distressing video posted by the ISIL-controlled outlet initially shows several destroyed buildings in…
Summary
Published
3 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
9
Civilians reported injured
115
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
2 November 2016
Incident Code
CS356
Location
Maraat Misrin, Idlib, Syria
معرة مصرين
Airstrikes variously blamed on the Coalition, on Russia and on the Assad regime targeted Fatah al Sham positions in Maarat Mislin, reportedly also killing four civilians and injuring at least two more. Initial reports – which said the town was struck three times – claimed either Russia or the Assad regime was responsible. The Syrian…
Summary
Published
2 November 2016
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
2–10
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
2 November 2016
Incident Code
CI317
Location
Mosul, East, Nineveh, Iraq
الموصل
According to local sources, three members of a family, as well as a father and son, were killed by mortar fire in eastern Mosul. Mosul Eye reported that mortars fell on apartment buildings, and killed a family of 3. Mosul Kadema named the two victims and published their pictures.
Summary
Published
2 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
5
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
2 November 2016
Incident Code
CS355
Location
Kafr Takharim, Idlib, Syria
كفرتخاريم
Two combatants were killed by an airstrike in Idlib, according to local sources. Baladi Network initially reported that a car carrying civilians was hit with three missiles, “leading to the burning of the car and the charring of the bodies of two people.” Images posted by the outlet showed a large fire and a burnt…
Summary
Published
2 November 2016
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
0–2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
2 November 2016
Incident Code
CI316
Location
Mosul, Al-Quds, Nineveh, Iraq
حي القدس
Four women were killed and 17 people injured, including women and children, followed an alleged Coalition strikes according to local media. However, the Coalition later refuted any involvement. An initial report from ISIL-controlled al A’amaq claimed that four women were killed and 17 people injured, including women and children in the US bombing in parts…
Summary
Published
2 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
17
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
2 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1524
Location
Maarat Misrin, Idlib, Syria
معرة مصرين
Four civilians died and between four and ten were wounded after a series of three cluster missile attacks were carried out against the city of Maarat Misrin, according to local media. The majority of sources have assigned responsibility to Syrian regime planes but LCCSY and Syria Idlib Today alleged that Russian warplanes carried out the…
Summary
Published
2 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
4–10
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
,
Russian Military
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Incident Date
1 November 2016
Incident Code
CI314
Location
Karama (Mosul), Nineveh, Iraq
الكرامة
According to a single local report that a family was killed by airstrikes in Karama, Mosul. Mosul Eye reported, an entire family was killed during a bombardment in Al-Karama neighbourhood. It said that no information about their number was available. No additional details are presently known.
Summary
Published
1 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
1 November 2016
Incident Code
CI315
Location
Mosul, East neighbourhoods, Nineveh, Iraq
مناطق وكجلي والكرامة والقدس وعدن والميثاق والصناعة والانتصار
Five civilians were killed and 10 wounded by artillery shelling, according to local sources. Yaquen reported that 5 civilians were killed and 10 wounded – mostly women and children – in Mosul’s eastern half due to indiscriminate bombing. The report cited sources who said the attacks originated from French artillery shelling. Baghdad Post similarly cited French…
Summary
Published
1 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
5
Civilians reported injured
10
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
30 October 2016
Incident Code
CS354
Location
Mashlab, Raqqa, Syria
الرقة
Multiple sources, including Halab Today TV and Al Amawi News, reported the death of a child and the injuring of this father in a coalition raid on the al Mashlab neighborhood east of Raqqa. Smart News reported strikes in Raqqa targeting ISIL, which it said killed four militants. It said the death of the child…
Summary
Published
30 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
30 October 2016
Incident Code
CI313
Location
Tel Kepe (Tel Kayf), Nineveh, Iraq
تل كيف
A local outlet reported that numerous civilians have fallen victim to daily bombardments neighbourhoods in Telkaif north of Mosul. Mosul Youth and Girls, State and Flag reported that 15 people died, including children and six women. It attributed the violence to daily bombardment carried out by the besieging forces. Given reported British actions in the area…
Summary
Published
30 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
15
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
29 October 2016
Incident Code
CS353
Location
Al `A'rīma, Aleppo, Syria
العريمة
One person was killed by coalition raids, according to a single local source.
Summary
Published
29 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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