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Incident Date

10 July 2016

Incident Code

CS256

Location

منبج, Manbij, Aleppo, Syria
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

3 July 2016

Incident Code

CS245

Location

الخفسة, Al Khafsa, Aleppo, Syria
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

26 June 2016

Incident Code

CI257

Location

بادوش, Badush, Nineveh, Iraq
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

الموصل‎, Near Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq
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

21 June 2016

Incident Codes

CS237 RS0930

Location

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
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

16 June 2016

Incident Code

LQ031

Location

بنغازي‎, Regency Hotel, Benghazi, Libya
The LNA reported that it targeted a boat with an airstrike near the Regency Hotel near Sabri, and reported terrorist positions near Qawarsheh. In addition, it said its MiG-21 hit a moving target at the roundabout near the pipe factory. Local sources added that an ISIS leader named Hassan al-Mushaiti was killed in one of the airstrikes. In…

Summary

Published
16 June 2016
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date

15 June 2016

Incident Code

CI251

Location

جامعة الموصل, Mosul, Al Jameha / University, Nineveh, Iraq
One civilian, a teacher, was killed and another wounded, after an alleged Coalition jet struck the university area of Mosul. A number of civilian cars were also said to have been destroyed. The US later confirmed its role in the attack though reported only that two civilians were injured: “Near Mosul, Iraq, during another strike…

Summary

Published
15 June 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

15 June 2016

Incident Code

CI253

Location

الكسك, Kisik, Nineveh, Iraq
In an incident not previously tracked by Aiwars, CENTCOM later confirmed the deaths of six civilians in a US strike near Kisik, Iraq. Their November 2016 civilian casualty report noted: "during a strike against an ISIL weapons storage facility, it is assessed that six civilians were killed.” In July 2019 the Coalition provided Airwars with…

Summary

Published
15 June 2016
Civilians reported killed
6
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

31 May 2016

Incident Codes

CS220 RS0830

Location

منبج, Manbij, Aleppo, Syria
As many as 15 civilians including at least three children reportedly died in Coalition airstrikes in support of a major Kurdish ground offensive against Daesh near Manbij. Citing the Syrian Observatory, Reuters noted that “U.S.-led air strikes in support of the ground operation [reportedly] killed 15 civilians including three children near Manbij in the past…

Summary

Published
31 May 2016
Civilians reported killed
8–15
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
Russian Military, U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

29 May 2016

Incident Code

CI244

Location

الموصل‎, Mosul, Northeast, Nineveh, Iraq
In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, CENTCOM later confirmed the deaths of six civilians in a US attack on Mosul. Their November 2016 civilian casualty report noted: "during a strike against an ISIL weapons system, it is assessed that six civilians were killed” In July 2019, the Coalition provided Airwars with the location…

Summary

Published
29 May 2016
Civilians reported killed
6
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

29 May 2016

Incident Code

LQ030

Location

بنغازي‎, Benghazi, Benghazi, Libya
LNA fighter jets targeted a vessel west of Qamins 25 km west of Benghazi according to the official LNA Facebook page. Social media sources added that the LNA also launched raids on Qawarsheh, Bosnib and Sabri. The status of any civilian crew onboard the vessel is unknown. 

Summary

Published
29 May 2016
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date

26 May 2016

Incident Code

CI243

Location

الموصل‎, Mosul, East, Nineveh, Iraq
In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, CENTCOM later confirmed the death of a civilian in an event near Mosul. Their November 2016 civilian casualty report noted: "during a strike against ISIL fighters, it is assessed that one civilian was killed after entering the target area after the aircraft released its weapon." In July…

Summary

Published
26 May 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

25 May 2016

Incident Code

CI242

Location

الرشيدية, Mosul, Al-Rashidiyah, Nineveh, Iraq
Several local sources said 6 or more civilians were killed and 13 to 25 wounded, including children and women, after the Coalition struck a shopping mall in the Al Rashidiya region north of Mosul. News of Iraq noted in its report that “Our source in Mosul pointed out that the bombardment was a very strong…

Summary

Published
25 May 2016
Civilians reported killed
6–9
Civilians reported injured
13–25
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

16 May 2016

Incident Code

CS213

Location

الشدادي, Shadadi, Al Hassakah, Syria
In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the deaths of two civilians near as Shadadi. Their December 2016 civilian casualty report noted: "During a strike on seven ISIL fighters in a moving vehicle, it was assessed that two civilians were inadvertently killed. One civilian passenger in the vehicle was killed…

Summary

Published
16 May 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

30 April 2016

Incident Code

CI235

Location

الموصل, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq
In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the CENTCOM later confirmed the deaths of five civilians in a US strike in Mosul. Their November 2016 report noted: "during a strike against ISIL military leadership, it is assessed that five civilians were killed after entering the target area after the aircraft released its weapon.” In…

Summary

Published
30 April 2016
Civilians reported killed
5
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

29 April 2016

Incident Code

CI234

Location

الموصل‎, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq
The attempted US targeted killing of the Australian Neil Prakash, ‘an ISIL external operations facilitator’ instead “struck three civilians on the road and one civilian located on an adjacent compound,” CENTCOM admitted three months later. Among the four civilians who were killed in the airstrike that day, one man was named by local sources, Ziad…

Summary

Published
29 April 2016
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
4
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

26 April 2016

Incident Code

CI233

Location

الشرقاط, Al Shirqat, Salah Al Din, Iraq
US aircraft attacked an ISIS checkpoint in the town of Sharqat. According to a CENTCOM release issued three months later, “it is [now] assessed that one civilian was killed when a motorcycle unexpectedly appeared in the target area after the US aircraft had already released its weapon.” That attack on a checkpoint near the Jumeila…

Summary

Published
26 April 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

19 April 2016

Incident Code

CI229

Location

الموصل‎, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq
According to local sources, up to eight civilians were killed and others injured after Coalition jets struck the Al Hadbah apartment complex in western Mosul. “Many” Daesh fighters were also reported killed. NRN said it was a nighttime attack: “Our correspondent says the bombing killed and wounded a number of civilians, noting that foreign elements…

Summary

Published
19 April 2016
Civilians reported killed
8
Civilians reported injured
20
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

13 April 2016

Incident Code

LQ029

Location

بنغازي‎, Benghazi, Benghazi, Libya
LNA MiG-23s targeted two vessels near Benghazi according to the official Facebook page. Another plane hit four reported ISIL targets near Garyounis in Qawarsheh and Garyounis. The status of any civilian crew onboard the vessels remains unknown.

Summary

Published
13 April 2016
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date

9 April 2016

Incident Code

CI222

Location

الموصل‎, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq
The Coalition conducted several night raids on telephone exchanges and reportedly the Babylon Bank in Mosul, which resulted in the deaths of at least six and as many as 67 civilians. In November 2016 the US initially admitted to killing one civilian in the attack, noting that “during a strike against an ISIL tactical unit,…

Summary

Published
9 April 2016
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
6–67
Civilians reported injured
9–38
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

5 April 2016

Incident Code

CI217

Location

الموصل‎, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq
In what may be the same incident as CI216 or CI218 – or a separate targeted killing operation – the US revealed three weeks after the event that a strike on an ‘ISIL finance emir’ had also killed a woman civilian. Three months later CENTCOM revealed two additional civilian deaths in the event. General Peter…

Summary

Published
5 April 2016
Civilians reported killed
3
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

1 April 2016

Incident Code

CS195

Location

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
A targeted airstrike on Daesh officials in vehicles outside the Al Nour mosque in Al Daraiyeh also killed up to five civilians and injured as many as 30 more. The US later admitted responsibility for the attack, noting: “near Raqqah, Syria, against ISIL tactical unit, it is assessed that three civilians were killed after entering…

Summary

Published
1 April 2016
Civilians reported killed
3–5
Civilians reported injured
30
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

31 March 2016

Incident Code

CS194

Location

الصالحية, Sala Heya, Deir Ezzor, Syria
In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the deaths of three civilians in an artillery strike near Sala Heya. Their December 2016 civilian casualty report noted: "During a strike on an ISIL mortar system, it was assessed that three civilians were inadvertently killed by Coalition counter-battery artillery near the point…

Summary

Published
31 March 2016
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

29 March 2016

Incident Code

LQ028

Location

بنغازي‎, Benghazi, Benghazi, Libya
According to its Facebook page, an LNA MiG-21 and a MiG-23 targeted an alleged terrorist headquarters in Qawarsheh and completely destroyed it. The strikes took place at 12:10. At 15:58 the MiG-21 reportedly struck two vessels 150km west off the coast of Benghazi. At 22:45 the helicopter formation targeted two boats and at 03:25 and…

Summary

Published
29 March 2016
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date

24 March 2016

Incident Code

CI206

Location

القيارة, Qayyarah, Nineveh, Iraq
In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, CENTCOM later confirmed the death of a civilian in an airstrike near Qayyarah. Their November 2016 report noted: "near Qayyarah, Iraq, during a strike against an ISIL target, it is assessed that one civilian was killed.” The event occurred near the beginning of operations to liberate Qayyarah…

Summary

Published
24 March 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

18 March 2016

Incident Code

LQ027

Location

بنغازي‎, Benghazi, Benghazi, Libya
In a separate incident to LC027, the LNA reported that it targeted ‘terrorist operation rooms’ with MiG-21s and MiG-23s in Qawarsheh. It also said it sunk two rafts 150 West of Benghazi at 22:45 and a vessel at 03:25. At 04:55 another vessel was reportedly targeted and destroyed.

Summary

Published
18 March 2016
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date

9 March 2016

Incident Code

LQ026

Location

بنغازي‎, Benghazi, Benghazi, Libya
The LNA reported that it destroyed two sea vessels West of Benghazi near Al Jawhara resort. The statement says that the boats belonged to the Derna Shura Council and were carrying ‘fighters and ammunition’. In addition, the LNA launched strikes on reported positions of the terrorist militias in Qawarsheh and the perimeter of the cement factory…

Summary

Published
9 March 2016
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date

5 March 2016

Incident Code

CI197

Location

شركة البناء الجاهز, Mosul, Industrial area in Arabi, Nineveh, Iraq
At least 21 civilians including 13 children reportedly died after an alleged night time Coalition strike on an abandoned factory in Mosul, which was being used by Daesh. The Coalition later said it had targeted an ‘ISIL weapons production facility’ in the city. This may also have been linked to the terror group’s chemical weapons…

Summary

Published
5 March 2016
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
21–24
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

26 February 2016

Incident Code

CI196

Location

شارع بغداد, Mosul, Baghdad Street, Nineveh, Iraq
Local sources reported that up to 5 civilians died, including children, when more than 30 Daesh fighters were killed and injured in alleged Coalitions strike on the Mayer garage near Baghdad Street in eastern Mosul. According to NRN News, the night time attack targeted 40 trucks being used by Daesh to transport goods between Syria…

Summary

Published
26 February 2016
Civilians reported killed
5
Civilians reported injured
9–11
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

24 February 2016

Incident Code

LQ025a

Location

بنغازي‎, Benghazi, Benghazi, Libya
The LNA launched “accurate” airstrikes against terrorist militias in Qawarsheh and Sabri according to their Facebook page.

Summary

Published
24 February 2016
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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