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Incident Date
31 March 2017
Incident Code
CS650
Location
governor's building and other locations, Raqqa, Syria
الرقة
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
31 March 2017
Incident Code
USYEMTr062
Location
Al Wade'a, Abyan, Yemen
الوضيع
One source, @adammbaron, suggested that US airstrikes targeted alleged AQAP militants in Wade'a district, Abyan governorate, late on March 31st. Other sources reported that a US drone strike took place in Modia district, which is accounted for in USYEMTr061 - though no other known sources reported strikes in Al Wade'a. There were no known associated…
Summary
Published
31 March 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
31 March 2017
Incident Code
USYEMTr061
Location
Mudiyah, Abyan, Yemen
مودية
US drone strikes reportedly targeted alleged AQAP militants in the Mudiyah district, Abyan governorate, late on March 31st 2017. There were no known associated reports of civilian harm, nor of alleged militant casualties in the strikes. Sources including @demolinari and Yemeni journalist Saeed al-Batati (@saeedalBatati) reported that US drone strikes had targeted AQAP militants to…
Summary
Published
31 March 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
31 March 2017
Incident Code
USYEMTr060
Location
Al Bazqama and Riman area, Mudiyah District, Abyan, Yemen
مديرية مودية
Reported US drone strikes targeted alleged AQAP militants in the Al Bazqama and Riman area of Mudiyah, Abyan governorate at dawn on March 31st 2017. There were no known reports of civilian casualties, though some sources claimed that a civilian farm had been destroyed. Alittihad reported that, according to a local source, three strikes took…
Summary
Published
31 March 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Military actors reported killed
2–3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
31 March 2017
Incident Code
RS2041
Location
Ba'arbo, Idlib, Syria
بعربو
Between two and three civilians, including two women and a female child, were killed and others were wounded in alleged Russian or regime airstrikes against the town of Ba'arbo in the southern countryside of Idlib. At the time of their death, the civilians that were killed were riding in a car. According to @Omar_Madaniah, the civilians…
Summary
Published
31 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
2–3
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
31 March 2017
Incident Code
RS2040
Location
Jisr al Shoughour, Idlib, Syria
جسر الشغور
"Several injuries" resulted from alleged Russian airstrikes against the town of Jisr al Shoughour in the western countryside of Idlib on March 31, 2017. While @AleppoAMC reported airstrikes on Jisr al Shoughour without identifying casualties or attributing responsibility, Step News Agency reported that Russian aircraft carried out airstrikes across Idlib, including in Jisr al Shoughour,…
Summary
Published
31 March 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
31 March 2017
Incident Code
RS2039
Location
Sarja, Idlib, Syria
سرجة
At least two civilians were injured in alleged Russian airstrikes on the outskirts of Sarja in the southern Idlib countryside. Conflicting reports were given as to who was responsible for the airstrikes, with Idlib Media Centre and @eyadne61 identifying Russian planes as responsible while @RevoZamalka published that the airstrikes were believed to be carried out…
Summary
Published
31 March 2017
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
30 March 2017
Incident Code
CS649
Location
Al Safsaf, Raqqa, Syria
الصفصاف
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
CS647
Location
Al Hazimah, Raqqa, Syria
الهزيمة
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
Salhabiya, Raqqa, Syria
سلحبية
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
CS645
Location
Al Safsaf, Raqqa, Syria
الصفصاف
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
Tishreen farm, Raqqa, Syria
مزرعة تشرين
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
CI595
Location
Mosul, Matahin, Nineveh, Iraq
In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the deaths of seven civilians in an event in the al Matahin neighbourhood in western Mosul. The June 2017 civilian casualty report noted "During a strike on an ISIS headquarters, it was assessed that two civilians were unintentionally killed when they entered the…
Summary
Published
30 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
30 March 2017
Incident Code
CI592
Location
Mosul, Iqtishadeen, Nineveh, Iraq
الاقتصاديين
A schoolboy named as Hassan Ali al-Hamdouni was reported killed in an airstrike near Awaleen mosque in Iktisadeen (Economists) neighborhood, in West Mosul.
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
CI593
Location
Mosul, July 17th, Nineveh, Iraq
17 تموز
Local residents reported that ‘indiscriminate’ ISF artillery shelling or possibly an airstrike hit the 17 July neighbourhood in West Mosul, causing civilian casualties. While Ninawa Media Center did not say who was responsible, Iraqi Spring Media Center blamed the Iraqi government forces. Urgent Mosul News blamed [Iraqi] security forces of shelling with “smart artillery, killing…
Summary
Published
30 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
2–12
Civilians reported injured
2–12
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
30 March 2017
Incident Code
CI594
Location
Mosul, Tanak, Nineveh, Iraq
حي التنك
In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the deaths of seven civilians in an event on the western outskirts of Mosul. The action was later revealed to be a US strike. Their September 2017 civilian casualty report noted: "During a strike against an ISIS formation, it was assessed that seven…
Summary
Published
30 March 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
7
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
30 March 2017
Incident Code
CI590
Location
Mosul, Bab Laksh, Nineveh, Iraq
باب لكش
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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Incident Date
30 March 2017
Incident Code
CI591
Location
Mosul, Al-Zinjili, Nineveh, Iraq
الموصل: الزنجيلي
Dozens of civilians were reported killed or injured after Coalition airstrikes and possibly unidentified mortars hit houses in Zanjili neighbourhood, in West Mosul. Suhaib Al Mashhadany posted a video on Facebook showing a young girl, allegedly the only survivor of the family after shelling hit their home. Two sources, Iraqyoon and Yaqein, blamed the Coalition…
Summary
Published
30 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
12–24
Civilians reported injured
3–24
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
30 March 2017
Incident Code
CI588
Location
Mosul, Al-Shafaa, Nineveh, Iraq
الشفاء
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
Mosul, Al-Mashada, Nineveh, Iraq
المشاهدة
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
USYEMTr058
Location
Al Wade'a, Abyan, Yemen
الوضيع
Several sources reported that a US drone strike in Al Wade'a district, Abyan governorate, targeted the home of alleged AQAP leader Abu Ubaidah al-Damaji at around dawn on March 31st 2017. There were no known reports of civilian harm. Sources indicated that it was unclear whether al-Damaji or any others died in the strike on…
Summary
Published
30 March 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
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Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
30 March 2017
Incident Code
USYEMTr055
Location
Road connecting Wadi Nakhla to Al Suhail, Ma'rib, Yemen
الطريق الواصل بين وادي النخلة والسهيل
A reported US drone strike targeted alleged AQAP militants travelling in a vehicle on the road connecting Wadi Nakhla to Al Suhail, in the Sirwah district of Marib governorate, early on March 30th 2017. There were no known associated reports of civilian harm. While most sources indicated that the strike was launched by a US…
Summary
Published
30 March 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Military actors reported killed
1–2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
30–31 March, 2017
Incident Code
USYEMTr054
Location
Hanad, Abyan, Yemen
حناذ
Some sources reported that US naval strikes targeted alleged AQAP targets in Hanad, in the Ahwar region of Abyan governorate, overnight from March 30th to March 31st. There were no known reports of civilian or militant harm. Multiple sources indicated that fire from warships off the Abyan coast also targeted various AQAP sites in the…
Summary
Published
30 March 2017
Strike Type
Naval bombardment
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
30 March 2017
Incident Code
USYEMTr057
Location
Sharjan, Al Bayda, Yemen
شرجان
A US drone strike reportedly killed alleged AQAP leadership figure Nayef Al-Damaji and his "companions" in the Sharjan area of Al Suma'a district, Bayda governorate, on March 30th 2017, according to two local-language news outlets. There were no known reports of civilian harm. According to both sources, Yemen Voice and Akhbarak, the strike targeted Al-Damaji…
Summary
Published
30 March 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Military actors reported killed
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
30–31 March, 2017
Incident Code
USYEMTr056
Location
Al Souda, Abyan, Yemen
السودا
US drone strikes reportedly targeted alleged AQAP militants in the Al Muhajjab district of Al Wade'a in Abyan governorate, overnight from March 30th to March 31st. However several different villages were suggested as the location or locations of the action. There are no known associated reports of civilian harm. Several sources, including Al Araby, reported…
Summary
Published
30 March 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Military actors reported killed
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
30–31 March, 2017
Incident Code
USYEMTr059
Location
Salt marshes, Ahwar, Abyan, Yemen
سبخة, أحور
At least a dozen US air and naval strikes reportedly targeted alleged AQAP militants in an area of salt marshes south of Ahwar city, in the Ahwar directorate of Abyan governorate, overnight from March 30th to March 31st 2017. There are no known associated reports of civilian harm. Several sources indicated that overnight naval and drone…
Summary
Published
30 March 2017
Strike Type
Naval bombardment
,
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Military actors reported killed
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
29 March 2017
Incident Code
CS642
Location
Al Safsaf, Raqqa, Syria
الصفصاف
According to Smart News Agency, which pointed towards the Coalition, a local source “pointed out that the aircraft launched two raids on the village of Safsaf, near the city of al Tabaqa (55 km west of the city), killing seven civilians, including two women and two children, and wounding 12 others”. Other sources reported Coalition…
Summary
Published
29 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
7
Civilians reported injured
12
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
29 March 2017
Incident Code
CS639
Location
Wadi Sha'aba, Raqqa, Syria
وادي شعبة
Four civilians died and eight others were injured in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Wadi Sha’aba, according to local sources. Alalam, Addiyar and Almanar also produced the same report, saying that Coalition artillery killed four civilians including a woman and injured eight others. Smart News Agency also blamed Coalition artillery, reporting that “the artillery of…
Summary
Published
29 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
8
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
29 March 2017
Incident Code
CS640
Location
Al Qastal Al Ghazi, Hama, Syria
قسطل الغزالي
A local source told the Smart News Agency that “seven detainees and three elements of IS were killed by the bombing of warplanes likely belonging to the international coalition, on a school in the village of Qastal al Ghazi east of the city of Hama.” No other details are presently known.
Summary
Published
29 March 2017
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
7
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
29 March 2017
Incident Code
CS641
Location
Al Subha, Deir Ezzor, Syria
الصبحة
Dozens of civilians were reported killed and injured in an alleged Coalition airstrike on a ferry crossing near the village of Al Subha, according to local sources. However the alliance later said its nearest airstrike that day had been 17km distant. Al Hilal reported: “Ghazi Said, a resident of the eastern village of Deir Al-Zour,…
Summary
Published
29 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
4–50
Civilians reported injured
2–24
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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