Civilian Casualties

2 – 7

(2 children)

2 named, 1 familiy identified

0–5

حمرة ناصر, Hamra Nasser, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Six civilians were reported killed following alleged Coalition air raids on three villages in Raqqah governorate. Micro Syria – citing Smart News – said that “six civilians were killed and 10 wounded due to likely Coalition warplane raids in Hamra Naser, Hamra Balasem and Karamah villages. Four of those killed were from Hamra Balasem, while

Summary

حي المطاحن, Mosul, Al-Matahin / Mills, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Local sources said that up to 40 civilians were killed and more than 76 injured, mostly children and women, in Coalition airstrikes on the Station, Mills and Fatah neighborhoods at the right side of Mosul. While Iraqi Spring Media Center blamed the US for carrying out the raids (and posted several graphic images of children

Summary

36 – 40

(7 children)

76–84

المنصور, Mosul, Al Mansour, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Local sources said that a number of civilians were killed or injured, mostly children and women, when airstrikes struck the Shula kindergarten in Mansour neighborhood, at the right side of Mosul. According to press sources, the warplanes had targeted an ISIL headquarters. None of the sources identified the warplanes. Wadi Hajar (Facebook) posted a photo

Summary

2 – 4

(1 child2 women1 man)

الرحبة, Al Rahba near Moujan village, Abyan, Yemen

LOCATION

Multiple sources reported that a US drone strike killed two alleged AQAP militants travelling on a motorbike in the outskirts of Ahwar, Abyan governorate, on the evening of March 4th 2017. While there were no known initial reports of civilian harm, the Yemeni human rights group Mwatana later said that two civilian honey traders were

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

(2 men)

2 named, 1 familiy identified

0–2

مدرسة تحرير ليبيا, راس لانوف, Medical Centre, Ras Lanuf, Surt, Libya

LOCATION

Various sources reported LNA airstrikes in Libya’s oil crescent. Strikes in all the major oil ports were mentioned but no further details on the exact locations were given, except for one source which said a raid took place in the Ras Lanuf area. Human Rights Solidarity later said that one strike hit the Ras Lanuf

Summary

3 – 4

(3–4 men)

Libyan National Army

كفرنبل, Kafr Nabil, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Referring to this incident as a “massacre”, multiple sources reported that Russian or Assad-waged warplanes struck the city of Kafr Nabil, Idlib, killing up to seven civilians largely from one family – wounding “dozens” more. According to Orient News’s sources on the ground, “the Russian air force targeted the city of Kafr Nabil west of

Summary

(1–2 children1 woman6 men)

4 – 7

4–24

26 named, 3 families identified

بشنطرة, Bshanetra, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Four civilians, including two children, were killed and up to seven wounded, reported local sources after the village of Bashnatra, Aleppo, was hit by either Russian or Assad-waged air and/or artillery strikes. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, “the deaths of four people – including two children – was confirmed. The victims were killed in

Summary

(2 children)

2–7

2 named

جعار, Ja'ar, Al Bayda, Yemen

LOCATION

Multiple sources reported that US airstrikes targeted alleged AQAP militants in or near Ja’ar, in the Sama’a area of Bayda governorate, overnight from March 4th to March 5th. One source reported a single militant casualty, and another reported that “civilians including a child” were killed as the result of overnight strikes in Bayda governorate, of

Summary

(1 child)

هجين, Hajin, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Airstrikes on the town of Hajjin in Deir Ezzor reportedly killed at least one four-year old girl and critically wounded several other civilians – though reports were conflicted as to whether Russia or the Syrian regime carried out the strike. With the exception of the Step News Agency, who reported as many as three civilian

Summary

1 – 3

(1 child)

الدانا, al-Dana, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Up to seven civilians, including children and women, were killed and “dozens” more were wounded as al-Dana, Idlib, in three airstrikes, carried out by Russia or the Syrian regime, local media reported. Three men from the same family were reportedly among the victims. Multiple sources added that one or two children and several women were

Summary

(1–2 children2 women3 men)

3 – 7

3–24

3 named, 1 familiy identified

Geolocation

Exact location (via Airwars)

خفسة, Khafsa, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Four civilians were killed and up to three wounded when airstrikes, believed to be Russian, struck Khafsa, Aleppo, multiple sources reported. All the sources, who reported about the number of victims, agreed that four civilians were killed. The Syrian Network for added that all four victims were from the same family. Some sources merely referred

Summary

2–3

Russian Military

عقيربات, Akeirbat, Hama, Syria

LOCATION

In what was described as a “massacre”, up to 15 civilians died and as many as 50 more were wounded in an alleged Russia or regime airstrike on the town of Akeirbat in Hama, according to local media. The warplanes reportedly struck a sheep marked. Rami Abdul Rahman, head of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, said

Summary

3 – 15

(8 men)

20–50

8 named, 1 familiy identified

الثورة‎, Tabaqah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Up to 12 civilians were reported killed and four injured in an air raid which most sources blamed on the Coalition. According to MicroSyria “Warplanes carried out two raids in Tabaqa which is under the control of ISIL and killed 5 civilians, and wounded others including women and children who were taken to hospitals.” Smart

Summary

5 – 12

(2 children2 women)

Known belligerent

Mosul, Mashahda, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, on June 2nd 2017 the Coalition said it had concluded an assessment on social media claims of civilian harm “near Mosul, Iraq”. According to the Coalition report, “13. March 3, 2017, near Mosul, Iraq, via social media report: After a review of available information it was assessed

Summary

Unknown

Mosul, Al Mahatta, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Local residents said a number of civilians were killed after an alleged airstrike struck the Abu Huraira School in the station area. The school was reportedly being used by displaced families fleeing the violence in other neighbourhoods. Mosul Ateka (Facebook) reported Fawad Ali Abu Abdullah as having been killed in the raids on March 3rd,

Summary

10 – 21

(6 children8 women1 man)

2–15

المنصور, Mosul, Al Mansour, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Surviving family members told Buzzfeed investigators that five members of a family died in a suspected Coalition strike. The alliance later accepted responsibility. Buzzfeed casenotes for the incident were later shared with Airwars: “GPS Coordinates: 36°19’02.5″N, 43°06’35.1″E Date and approximate time: March 3, at around 11am Casualties: The nephew and four nieces of Zayd Younes

Summary

(5 children)

Known belligerent

الرصافة, Al Rasafa, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Up to four civilians were killed and a similar number injured after a reported Coalition strike targeted an oil well near al Rasafa. According to the Syrian Mirror “Coalition warplanes targeted Miksar oil well which is north of Rasafa, and killed four people.” Micro Syria reported similar. Smart News reported that “aircraft likely from the

Summary

3 – 4

بنغازي‎, Benghazi: Ganfouda 12 building complex, Benghazi, Libya

LOCATION

A woman reportedly died on March 5th after she sustained severe injuries from shrapnel after an airstrike on March 3rd from what was described as a foreign aircraft. The aircraft hit the 12 Buildings in Ganfouda approximately on March 3rd in support of the LNA campaign. Alnabaa reported: “On Sunday, one of the women trapped

Summary

Unknown

تدمر, Palmyra, Homs, Syria

LOCATION

In this single-source incident, the Smart News Agency “that five dead and 14 wounded, including women and children, arrived at the al Tabaqa hospital”. It said they had died in a bombing by “military aircraft” on Palmyra’s eastern desert – and went on to say that the culprit was likely to be Russia. It is

Summary

(1–2 children1–2 women)

Russian Military

المنصور, Mosul, Al Mansour, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Four civilians were reported killed at al Mansour during heavy fighting, according to a single source. Their bodies were buried at Amel school. According to Shafaaq, “Four civilians were killed in the Mansour district, southwest of Mosul during the battles between Iraqi forces and organize Daesh in the neighborhood, which is still under the control

Summary

New Mosul neighbourhood, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

An eyewitness, Ghania Hassan – resident of the al-Jadida (New Mosul) neighborhood – told Foreign Policy that more than 56 civilians were killed after a Coalition missile hit a house where they were gathered, reportedly forced to by ISIL combattants. The eyewitness account as written down by Sam Kimball, Foreign Policy: “If they stopped the

Summary

الرصافة, Al Rasafa, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

According to Smart News, five civilians died and two were injured in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Al Rasafa. Smart reported that the warplanes – “likely” belonging to the Coalition – “bombed a bus as it passed through on the road from al Rasafa to al Mansoura (30 km west of Raqqa City), after civilians

Summary

(1–2 children1–2 women)

الشفاء, Mosul, Al-Shafaa, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Local sources said that 20 civilians were killed and 18 injured, mostly children and women, after Coalition airstrikes allegedly targeted a residential building in Al-Shafaa (Shifa) neighborhood in western Mosul. Some sources quoted ISIL media reporting this incident. Others said local press sources provided the information. Most reports blamed the US specifically for the raids.

Summary

منطقة ‎‎ال عتيق, Al Ateeq area, Shabwa, Yemen

LOCATION

Several sources reported that US airstrikes targeted AQAP militants in Wadi Yashbum, Shabwa province, at dawn on March 2nd 2017. Some local language Twitter sources reported that three areas of the Yashbum Valley had been targeted by US strikes simultaneously. There were some allegations of civilian harm from the wider US campaign in the area,

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

4–8

وادي يشبم, Yashbum Valley, Shabwa, Yemen

LOCATION

Several sources reported that US airstrikes and ground forces targeted AQAP militants, including alleged leader Saad Atef, in the Yashbum Valley of al-Saeed district in Shabwa province, overnight from March 2nd-3rd 2017, following airstrikes in the same area early on March 2nd. There were multiple allegations of civilian harm as a result of heavy munitions

Summary

Airstrike, Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)

10 – 14

(4 children4 women)

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons

Causes of injury / death

7–11

يكلا, Yakla, Al Bayda, Yemen

LOCATION

Multiple sources suggested that US airstrikes targeted alleged AQAP militants in al-Ghail village and in the broader Yakla area of Qaifa, Bayda governorate, overnight from March 2nd to March 3rd, killing at least three alleged militants. Some sources reported that there was an unspecified number of civilian casualties. Local sources reported that the overnight strikes

Summary

(2 children2 women)

السخنة, Sokhna, Homs, Syria

LOCATION

One source, the Smart News Agency, reported that an unspecified number of civilians were killed and wounded in an airstrike on Sokhna. Smart said that a convoy was struck. @youthvoiceSSS reported that “a convoy belonging to Daesh” was struck by the regime – but made no mention of civilian harm.

Summary

Mosul, Mosque of Imam Al-Baher, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, on June 2nd 2017 the Coalition said it had concluded an assessment of civilian harm “near Mosul, Iraq”. According to the Coalition report, “12. March 1, 2017, near Mosul, Iraq, via social media report: After a review of available information it was assessed that no Coalition strikes

Summary

Unknown