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Incident Date
10 July 2016
Incident Code
CS256
Location
Manbij, Aleppo, Syria
منبج
Five civilians were reported killed in Coalition strikes, including a woman and child. The US later admitted to two deaths in the attack, noting: “Manbij, Syria, during a strike against an ISIL target, it is assessed that two civilians were killed.” As Shaam News reported, “activists stressed that Syria democratic forces and elements of the…
Summary
Published
10 July 2016
Civilians reported killed
5
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
9 July 2016
Incident Code
CS255
Location
Al Khafsa, Aleppo, Syria
الخفسة
In what appears to be a separate incident from the two Manbij events for July 9th outlined above, up to five civilians reportedly died in a Coalition strike on Al Khafsa town. As Syria News Desk noted, “A civilian source from inside Manbij told Syria news desk that 5 civilians were killed and 15 others…
Summary
Published
9 July 2016
Civilians reported killed
1–5
Civilians reported injured
15
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
9 July 2016
Incident Code
CS254
Location
Manbij, Aleppo, Syria
منبج
Heavy reported Coalition strikes on the al Hunaithal neighbourhood of western Manbij led to the additional deaths of five named civilians, according to reports. Al Hall described the location as al Rabita Street. On March 10, 2022 in the CJTF-OIR Civilian Casualty Report, the Coalition reported this incident to be "non-credible", stating that "After review…
Summary
Published
9 July 2016
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
5
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
9 July 2016
Incident Code
CS253
Location
Manbij, Aleppo, Syria
منبج
Four civilians were reported killed and 15 injured in multiple Coalition strikes on Manbij, according to local reports. In a separate incident, 17-year old Zaki al Mohammad died when the Aleppo Road [or Al Hajj Street] bridge was destroyed. Lens Young Manbij also reported that “yesterday on Saturday one of the doctors at the general…
Summary
Published
9 July 2016
Civilians reported killed
5
Civilians reported injured
15
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
8 July 2016
Incident Code
CI264
Location
Al Qa'im, Al Anbar, Iraq
القائم
Six members of one family including four children were reported killed in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Al Qaim. Yaqen reported that “the bombing also caused considerable material damage to civilian homes in those affected areas in the city of Qaim.” And Rawa Hama said a number of Daesh fighters were also killed and injured…
Summary
Published
8 July 2016
Civilians reported killed
6
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
8 July 2016
Incident Code
CS252
Location
Tal al Samin, Raqqa, Syria
تل السمن
Two civilians were reported killed in an alleged Coalition night raid on the village of Tal al Samin. According to Local Civil Defence of Syria, “Coalition planes launched a raid last night on the village of Tal Al Samin south of the town of Ain Issa, which led to the death of two civilians –…
Summary
Published
8 July 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
7 July 2016
Incident Code
CS249
Location
Manbij, Aleppo, Syria
منبج
Three civilians were reported killed and others injured during a reported Coalition targeted strike on an ISIL vehicle in Manbij. According to Local Civil Defence, “International Coalition warplanes target an ISIL vehicle near Hal marketplace in Manbij city. Four were killed among them. But three martyrs among civilians were also reported, according to a local…
Summary
Published
7 July 2016
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
7 July 2016
Incident Code
CS250
Location
Beer Maghat, Aleppo, Syria
بير مغار
At least two civilian males were killed and one injured when their van was allegedly targeted in a Coalition strike at Beer Maghar in northern Aleppo. According to Manbij Mother of the World, “Coalition planes target a civilian van north of the village of Maghar [Dadat] which led to the martyrdom of two young men…
Summary
Published
7 July 2016
Civilians reported killed
2–4
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
7 July 2016
Incident Code
CS251
Location
Manbij, Aleppo, Syria
منبج
In what may be the same or a separate incident to the one above, a family of seven was reported killed after their house was destroyed in an alleged Coalition strike on Manbij on ‘the third day of Eid.’ Details of the deaths emerged in a letter received by Manbij Direct: “A humanitarian call regarding…
Summary
Published
7 July 2016
Civilians reported killed
7
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
Incident Code
CI263
Location
Hawijah, Kirkuk, Iraq
الحويجة
A single source claimed that Coalition strikes in the vicinity of Hawijah killed five non-combatants and injured an additional 12 people. A number of homes were reportedly damaged in the incident. No additional information is presently known.
Summary
Published
7 July 2016
Civilians reported killed
5
Civilians reported injured
12
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
6 July 2016
Incident Code
CS247
Location
Tokhar Kabir, Aleppo, Syria
التوخار كبير
A young civilian non-combatant male named as Osama Ibrahim Mohammad al Rahim was killed in a reported Coalition night time strike on the village of Tokhar Kabir, as part of an ongoing and aggressive air campaign in the area.
Summary
Published
6 July 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
6 July 2016
Incident Code
CS248
Location
Manbij, Aleppo, Syria
منبج
The Islamic State-controlled media agency Al A’Amaq reported that a woman was killed and her young daughter injured in a Coalition drone strike on central Manbij. No other sources are presently known. In the second of their March 2020 civilian casualty reports, the US-led Coalition assessed reports that they were responsible for civilian harm in…
Summary
Published
6 July 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
4 July 2016
Incident Code
CS246
Location
Manbij, Aleppo, Syria
منبج
At least four members of one family including two children were reported killed in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Manbij. Manbij Mother of the World gave a detailed description of the event: “Coalition planes committed a massacre yesterday against al Hunaifi family killing 4 people and leaving a number of wounded. The house is near…
Summary
Published
4 July 2016
Civilians reported killed
4–6
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
3 July 2016
Incident Code
CS245
Location
Al Khafsa, Aleppo, Syria
الخفسة
Four civilians were killed and three injured in a US strike at Al Khafsa. According to the Manbij Coordinating Committee, “the village of Arba’a Kbeer [al Hamr] suffered Coalition raids on the road between Manbij and al Khafsa. There are wounded and one death of a displaced person in the area.” One of the dead…
Summary
Published
3 July 2016
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
1 July 2016
Incident Code
CI262
Location
Zankura, Al Anbar, Iraq
زانكورة
Up to 25 internally displaced Iraqis were reported killed in Zankura following alleged Coalition strikes and Iraqi government shelling. Iraqi Revolution reported the martyrdom of at least 25 civilians, mostly women and children, in a massacre by the international Coalition and [Iraqi] government aircraft following the bombing of the home of Saleh Hajji at Zankura,…
Summary
Published
1 July 2016
Civilians reported killed
25
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
30 June 2016
Incident Code
CI261
Location
Ramadi, Al Anbar, Iraq
الرمادي
The second sequence of Coalition and Iraqi strikes on a major vehicle convoy (see June 29th) again destroyed hundreds of vehicles. But civilian casualties were again feared. Iraqi Revolution reported in the early hours of June 30th the martyrdom and wounding of dozens of displaced families between Tarrah and Ramadi island, after the government and…
Summary
Published
30 June 2016
Civilians reported killed
12
Civilians reported injured
12
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
30 June 2016
Incident Code
CI260
Location
Mosul, East [Cultural group], Nineveh, Iraq
الموصل
According to local sources, a targeted Coalition strike on the local head of ISIL’s sharia courts killed both him and his wife. They reportedly held French passports. The strike targeted the Al-Majmoa’ Al-Thaqafiya area of western Mosul. In the second of their March 2020 civilian casualty reports, the US-led Coalition assessed reports that they were…
Summary
Published
30 June 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
30 June 2016
Incident Code
CS244
Location
Manbij, Aleppo, Syria
منبج
Two families were reported killed in an alleged Coalition dawn airstrike on Manbij, in the vicinity of the city’s al Lamiya roundabout. According to Manbij Mother of the World, nine civilians were buried at the Al Sheikh Akeel cemetery. Six ISIL fighters reportedly died in an apparent strike on an anti-aircraft position. But the nearby…
Summary
Published
30 June 2016
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
7–10
Civilians reported injured
2
Military actors reported killed
6
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
29 June 2016
Incident Code
CI259
Location
Fallujah, Al Anbar, Iraq
الفلوجة
Local sources claimed that families of ISIS members and other civilians were killed or wounded after Iraqi government and Coalition aircraft targeted Daesh convoys fleeing Fallujah to Ramadi Island. According to the US military blog War Is Boring, Between 9:00 and 10:00 at night on June 28, Iraqi military intelligence detected the movement of numerous…
Summary
Published
29 June 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
27 June 2016
Incident Code
CS242
Location
Manbij, Aleppo, Syria
منبج
Up to seven civilians from one family were reported killed in an alleged Coalition strike on Manbij, according to multiple sources. Manbij Mother of the World placed the death toll at 7, though the Syrian Network reported that four died – including 2 children. However a local activist (whose account is now suspended by Twitter)…
Summary
Published
27 June 2016
Civilians reported killed
4–7
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
27 June 2016
Incident Codes
CS243 RS0954
Location
Al Khafsa, Aleppo, Syria
الخفسة
Between five and 13 civilians died in airstrikes on Al Khafssa, according to local sources – though reports were conflicted as to whether Russia, the US-led Coalition or the Syrian regime were to blame. The majority of sources, including HNN, @AJABreaking and @HalabNewsN blamed Russia. The Step News Agency, also attributed the event to Russia, put…
Summary
Published
27 June 2016
Civilians reported killed
5–13
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
26 June 2016
Incident Code
CI257
Location
Badush, Nineveh, Iraq
بادوش
Local sources reported that 25 civilians were killed and 48 wounded following an alleged Coalition targeted residential neighbourhoods in Badush, north-west of Mosul. Iraqi Revolution reported “dozens of raids, while Iraqi Spring Media said four families were killed. The US later confirmed two separate casualty incidents in Mosul that day from the strikes – but…
Summary
Published
26 June 2016
Civilians reported killed
25
Civilians reported injured
48
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
26 June 2016
Incident Code
CI258
Location
Near Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq
الموصل
In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the US-led Coalition later admitted that it had injured one civilian near Mosul five months earlier. Their November 2016 civilian casualty report noted: "June 26, 2016, near Mosul, Iraq, during a strike against an ISIL target, it is assessed that one individual was injured after entering the…
Summary
Published
26 June 2016
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
25 June 2016
Incident Code
CS241
Location
Manbij, Aleppo, Syria
منبج
One male civilian was killed and three others injured in an alleged Coalition raid on the Al Shayoukhat neighbourhood, Manbij, according to local sources. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the victim was “an old man”. In their May 2020 civilian casualty report, the US-led Coalition assessed reports that they were responsible for civilian…
Summary
Published
25 June 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
25 June 2016
Incident Code
CI256
Location
Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq
الموصل: غرب/الجانب الأيمن
One local source, Mosul Eye, reported that eight civilian detainees of Daesh were killed after the coalition allegedly targeted a Daesh convoy which was transferring the prisoners to court. Mosul Eye reported: The source explained to Mousliyn, that elements of the organisation brought a group of prisoners by bus for their ‘trial, but international Coalition…
Summary
Published
25 June 2016
Civilians reported killed
8
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
23 June 2016
Incident Code
CS240
Location
Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
الرقة
In a previously unreported incident, the US admitted six months later that it had killed four civilians in an attack on Raqqa, noting that “June 23, 2016, near Ar Raqqah, Syria, during a strike against an ISIL-held building, it is assessed that four civilians were killed after entering the target area after the aircraft released…
Summary
Published
23 June 2016
Civilians reported killed
4
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
22 June 2016
Incident Code
CS239
Location
Manbij, Aleppo, Syria
منبج
One male civilian was killed in an alleged Coalition airstrike, according to two local sources. Halab News Network reported that he died when a Daesh vehicle carrying him was targeted, as he was being moved to the terrorist organisation’s prison. In the second of their March 2020 civilian casualty reports, the US-led Coalition assessed reports that…
Summary
Published
22 June 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
22 June 2016
Incident Code
CS238
Location
Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
الرقة
A British schoolgirl Kadiza Sultana – who had run away with two friends to join ISIL – was killed in a Coalition strike on an ‘ISIL finance centre’ – a local bank. Sultana reportedly lived in an apartment above the building targeted that day. The US has not admitted civilian deaths related to this strike,…
Summary
Published
22 June 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
21 June 2016
Incident Codes
CS237 RS0930
Location
Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
الرقة
Up to 38 civilians including six children and three women were killed and up to 150 injured in airstrikes on Raqqa, according to multiple sources. While most alleged that Russia carried out the attack, the United States later admitted responsibility – though admitted only three civilians deaths: “June 21, 2016, near Ar Raqqah, Syria, during…
Summary
Published
21 June 2016
Civilians reported killed
23–38
Civilians reported injured
150
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
21 June 2016
Incident Code
CS236
Location
Al Ja'abat, Aleppo, Syria
الجعابات
One male civilian was killed and a number of others wounded, in an alleged Coalition airstrike on the village of al Jaabat, according to multiple sources. Both Halab News and SHRC Daily reported that he was hit by shrapnel during an air raid. However the Coalition has publicly reported no strikes in the vicinity. In the…
Summary
Published
21 June 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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