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Incident Date
16 January 2017
Incident Code
LQ039
Location
port, Darnah, Libya
درنة
An aircraft reportedly struck a boat allegedly belonging to the local militia Saraya Al-Dajjal off the coast of Derna. The status of any civilian crew on board is currently unknown.
Summary
Published
16 January 2017
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
16 January 2017
Incident Code
RS1837
Location
Aneek Bajra village, Hama, Syria
عنيق باجرة
Five or six civilians - a woman and her children - died in an alleged Russia or regime airstrike on Aneek Bajra village in eastern Hama, according to sources on the ground, The Syrian Network for Human Rights was among sources blaming the regime, reporting: "Six civilians (a woman and her five children) died when…
Summary
Published
16 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
5–6
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
16 January 2017
Incident Code
CI427
Location
Mosul, West / Right side, Nineveh, Iraq
Local sources said that many civilians were killed or injured in Coalition airstrikes and shelling by Iraqi forces, in neigbourhoods at the left side of Mosul. The Iraqi Spring Media Center had tracked the bombings “from dawn until now” and said the raids targeted residential neighbourhoods. It said that hundreds of civilians were fleeing.
Summary
Published
16 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
16 January 2017
Incident Code
CS445
Location
Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
الرقة
In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the death of a civilian in an event near Raqqa. Their July 2017 civilian casualty report noted: "During a strike on an ISIS compound, after reviewing post-strike video, it was assessed that one civilian who was not observed near the target during the…
Summary
Published
16 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
15 January 2017
Incident Code
RS1835
Location
Al-Labed, Deir Ezzor, Syria
اللابد موحسن
Between four and 24 people were killed in an airstrike on Al-Labed, local media reported. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame, with some attributing blame to the Syrian regime, and others pointing to Russian warplanes. Most sources reported that seven civilians were killed, however some later reports vaguely suggested that as many as…
Summary
Published
15 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
4–24
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
15 January 2017
Incident Code
TS052
Location
Al Bab city, Aleppo, Syria
الباب
Eight civilians including women, a child and a member of the civil defense died in an alleged Turkish artillery shelling of Al Bab, according to local sources. Al Bab 24 reported that "Hassan Ghazi al Haj, a member of the civil defense in Al Bab died from wounds sustained in Turkish raids on the city."…
Summary
Published
15 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
8
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
15 January 2017
Incident Code
CI426
Location
Mosul, Mosul al-Jadid / New Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq
الموصل الجديدة
Local sources said that 30 civilians were killed and dozens injured in Coalition and governmental airstrikes, as well as artillery and missile shelling, on New Mosul and other neighbourhoods at the right side of Mosul. A source told Yaqein that “at least three rockets landed in the New Mosul area on the right coast of…
Summary
Published
15 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
30
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
15 January 2017
Incident Code
RS1833
Location
Dakila, Hama, Syria
دكيلة
A woman and a girl were killed in alleged Russian airstrikes on Dakila. All sources blamed Russian warplanes for the raid. There are no reports of wounded civilians. There are no other details at this time.
Summary
Published
15 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
15 January 2017
Incident Code
RS1834
Location
Al Hamidiya neighbourhood, Deir Ezzor, Deir Ezzor, Syria
الحميدية
As many as five civilians were killed - including a family of three - and others were injured in alleged shelling on Alhamediya. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame. Some blamed the Syrian regime, while others blamed Russia. Multiple sources even attributed blame to both belligerents. It must be noted that multiple sources…
Summary
Published
15 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
5
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
14 January 2017
Incident Code
TS050
Location
Beza’a city, Aleppo, Syria
بزاعة
One woman died and one man was injured in shelling on Beza’a city, Syria, according to local media. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, "a woman was killed and her husband was wounded in Turkish artillery and rocket shelling on areas in Bzaah town near al-Bab city". Al Bab24 reported the death of…
Summary
Published
14 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
Incident Code
CI420
Location
Mosul, Arabi, Nineveh, Iraq
العربي
An Iraqi military source said that Coalition airstrikes bombed three civilian houses, killing 12 civilians and injuring 18 others in Al Arabi neighborhood, northeast of Mosul. Alghad.tv cited a statement published by Turkish state news agency Anatolia, speaking of “about five airstrikes on three houses in the Arabi neighborhood” carried out by the international Coalition.…
Summary
Published
14 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
12
Civilians reported injured
18
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
14 January 2017
Incident Code
TS051
Location
Al Bab city, Aleppo, Syria
الباب
Up to five civilians including one child died and more were wounded - including members of the civil defense - in artillery shelling on Al Bab, Syria, local media reported - though many sources didn't identify the culprit. A tweet by a local "Amna Alali" was the only source to attrbute blame to Turkey. Ameer…
Summary
Published
14 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
1–5
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
14 January 2017
Incident Code
CI421
Location
Mosul, Al-Darkazliyah, Nineveh, Iraq
الدركزلية
A relative of a victim said that his nephew Fuad Ahmed Saeed was killed in Coalition raids on his house in Darkazliya neigbourhood, at the centre left side of Mosul. The relative confirmed to Airwars that he was killed on 14th January, in the Al Darkazliya district. Mosul Jantna (Facebook) also reported that “the father…
Summary
Published
14 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
14 January 2017
Incident Code
CI422
Location
Mosul, Rashadiya, Nineveh, Iraq
In an incident previously unknown to Airwars, the Coalition reported on March 4th that: “Jan. 14, 2017, near Mosul, Iraq, via self-report: During a counter-fire strike on an ISIS mortar team it was assessed that one civilian was unintentionally killed when he entered the target area after weapon was fired.” Officials later informed Airwars that…
Summary
Published
14 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
14 January 2017
Incident Code
CI423
Location
Mosul, Jaza'ir / Algeria, Nineveh, Iraq
Medical sources in Erbil confirmed that the child Marwa Duraid Younis Khalil was severely injured and her mother (Eman Jamal Kamber Ali) was killed when a Coalition airstrike targeted their home in Jaza’ir neighborhood, east of Mosul. News of Iraq posted two videos of the girl (who was found alone in the hospital after her…
Summary
Published
14 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
14 January 2017
Incident Code
CI424
Location
Mosul, Dhubat / Officers, Nineveh, Iraq
حي الضباط
Local sources reported that ‘hundreds of civilians’ were killed or injured due to Coalition airstrikes and shelling with artillery and missiles, which targeted the ‘Police and other neighborhoods’ in the East and North of Mosul. News of Iraq said 17 civilians were killed in two separate incidents in the Dhubat (Police) district of Mosul. It…
Summary
Published
14 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
17
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
14 January 2017
Incident Code
CS444
Location
Al Mayadin, Deir Ezzor, Syria
ميادين
Two civilians died and up to eight others were reported injured in an alleged Coalition airstrike on a conserves factory and surrounding homes in Al Mayadeen, according to local sources. The Syrian Observatory reported: “Four European warplanes of the international coalition targeted a conserves factory which was already destroyed and deserted in al-Mayadeen city east…
Summary
Published
14 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2–8
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
14 January 2017
Incident Code
RS1832
Location
Ma'arat Misrin, Idlib, Syria
معرة مصرين
Between seven and 11 civilians including two children and a woman were killed, and as many as 25 more were wounded, in an airstrike which targeted a market in Ma'arat Misrin early morning on Saturday 14th January, according to sources on the ground. Two children and a woman were also included in the death toll according…
Summary
Published
14 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
7–11
Civilians reported injured
10–25
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
14 January 2017
Incident Code
CI425
Location
Mosul, al-Jadid, Nineveh, Iraq
الموصل الجديدة
A UN report on the protection of civilians in the context of Nineveh operations and the retaking of Mosul stated: “In the afternoon of 14 January, airstrikes reportedly targeted the house of an ISIL local leader in the Mosul al Jadida neighbourhood of western Mosul. The attack resulted in the collapse of the targeted house…
Summary
Published
14 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
19
Civilians reported injured
11
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
13 January 2017
Incident Codes
TS048 CS443 RS1828
Location
Tadef, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
تادف
Between two and 12 civilians were killed, and as many as 22 were wounded, in an air and artillery strike which hit the Daesh controlled area of Tadef, Aleppo. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame, with two sources blaming the International US led Coalition, two blaming Syrian regime helicopters, and many more…
Summary
Published
13 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
2–12
Civilians reported injured
17–22
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
Turkish Military
,
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
13 January 2017
Incident Code
CI418
Location
Mosul, Al-Faisiliyah, Nineveh, Iraq
الفيصلية
Local sources said Coalition airstrikes bombed a school inhabited by displaced people in Faisaliyah neighborhood in East Mosul, leaving up to 12 civilians dead or wounded. The Coalition subsequently confirmed responsibility. News of Iraq reported that the raids on Friday evening had killed and wounded “12 people, mostly women and children.” All sources said the…
Summary
Published
13 January 2017
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
8–12
Civilians reported injured
1–12
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
13 January 2017
Incident Code
TS049
Location
Al Bab city, Aleppo, Syria
الباب
Al Bab 24 named Hassan Mohammad al Hussein al Assfour as killed in "Turkish shelling" in Al Bab, Syria. On January 14th, both Amna Alali and Halab Today reported the "death of 12 civilians and wounding of 18 more as a result of a Turkish air and artillery yesterday [Jan 13th] on the town of…
Summary
Published
13 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
13 January 2017
Incident Code
CI419
Location
Mosul, Arabi, Nineveh, Iraq
العربي
Local sources said Coalition airstrikes struck civilian houses in Al Arabi neighborhood, northeast of Mosul, and left dozens of civilian casualties. The area targeted belongs to the Christian community and had been under ISIL control. Ajel Al Mosul reported that “one of the houses, which was bombed at Arabi neighborhood, is the house of Nurse…
Summary
Published
13 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
3–12
Civilians reported injured
1–24
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
13 January 2017
Incident Code
RS1829
Location
Dar Al-Kabira, Idlib, Syria
دار الكبيرة
One or two civilians were killed and as many as 18 were wounded in an alleged Russian airstrike on Dar Al-Kabira, local media reported. All sources blamed Russian warplanes for the raids. Some sources reported that there was partial damage to Al Dal Al Kabera Primary School. ZaitonMagazine said there were altogether three raids on…
Summary
Published
13 January 2017
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
5–18
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
13 January 2017
Incident Code
RS1830
Location
Orm Al Joz, Idlib, Syria
اورم الجوز
Six civilians were killed - mostly from the same family - and some were injured in an alleged Russian airstrike on Orm Al Joz, local media said. All sources reported that Russian missiles and rockets were to blame for the raid. As many as two female children and two women were reportedly killed in the raid.…
Summary
Published
13 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
3–6
Civilians reported injured
2–5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
13 January 2017
Incident Code
RS1831
Location
Jabal Al-Arba'een, Idlib, Syria
جبل الاربعين
A leader of the Islamic Party of Turkmenistan (jihadist group) was killed following an alleged Russian raid on a residential building he was occupying. Four of his children and three women were also reportedly killed in the raid. Additionally, in what became a double raid, 20 members of the civil defence were injured in a second raid whilst…
Summary
Published
13 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
2–7
Civilians reported injured
20
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
12 January 2017
Incident Code
CI416
Location
Al Qa'im, Al Anbar, Iraq
القائم
Local sources said airstrikes targeted civilians houses in al Qaim west of Anbar which killed four civilians and injured seven others. Two sources spoke of “government aircraft”, but in a second report by Iraqi Spring Media Center it was later claimed that the US-led Coalition was responsible for the raids.
Summary
Published
12 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
7
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
12 January 2017
Incident Code
TS046
Location
Al Tafri’a village, Aleppo, Syria
التفريعة
A single source, Syria News Desk, reported that "four civilians were killed by Turkish raids in the village of al Tafri’a north of Baza’ah which is controlled by IS-east of Aleppo." No further details are currently available.
Summary
Published
12 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
4
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
12 January 2017
Incident Code
CI417
Location
Vicinity of Al Khashab Mosque, Al Arabi, Nineveh, Iraq
قرب مسجد الخشاب ، العربي
Local sources said heavy artillery shelling which targeted Al Arabi neighbourhood at the left side of Mosul had left dozens of civilians dead or wounded. In October 2020, the US-led Coalition conceded killing 12 civilians and injuring a further ten in this event. Iraqyoon said at the time that witnesses had reported to the Iraqi…
Summary
Published
12 January 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
12–24
Civilians reported injured
10–15
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
12 January 2017
Incident Codes
TS047 CS441
Location
Beza’a city, Aleppo, Syria
بزاعة
Up to nine civilians including two children from the same family died in an airstrike on Beza'a city, according to local media - though sources were conflicted as to whether this was the work of Turkey or the US-led Coalition. Aleppo Media Center reported that “the child Hamdo al Bakir and an entire family made up…
Summary
Published
12 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
7–9
Civilians reported injured
2–6
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
,
Turkish Military
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