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Incident Date

27 May 2016

Incident Code

CS217

Location

كلجبرين, Kaljibrin, Aleppo, Syria
A fierce battle for the town of Kaljibrin left up to 39 civilians dead – with both Daesh and the Coalition blamed for the fatalities. So-called Islamic State launched a major assault on Kaljibrin, later releasing a video in which it boasted of capturing weapons there. However Coaltion aircraft then reportedly struck at Daesh forces…

Summary

Published
27 May 2016
Civilians reported killed
28–65
Civilians reported injured
12
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

24 May 2016

Incident Code

CI241

Location

17 تموز, Mosul, Talmuz / July 17th, Nineveh, Iraq
Seven civilians were reported killed and 23 injured in two reported alleged Coalition raids. In the first event Coalition aircraft reportedly struck a Daesh security headquarters in the July 17th neighbourhood of Mosul. Iraqi Revolution – which published an aftermath picture showing a massive plume of smoke (right) – said the area around the Almoghaith…

Summary

Published
24 May 2016
Civilians reported killed
7
Civilians reported injured
23
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

23 May 2016

Incident Code

CI240

Location

الموصل‎, Mosul, East, Nineveh, Iraq
A reported Coalition strike on the home of an ISIL fighter in Mosul also allegedly killed his wife and children, according to local reports. NRN News, citing a source in the east of the occupied city, reported: “The Daesh fighter was standing at the door of his home when the first missile struck him and…

Summary

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

20 May 2016

Incident Code

CS215

Location

أرشاف, Al Arshaf, Intersection of roads, Aleppo, Syria
Up to ten civilians were reported killed in an alleged Coalition evening strike at Al Arshaf village on the outskirts of Ekhitrin town, in the northern Aleppo countryside. Syria Urgent initially said 6 civilians died – 4 women and two men – with another four injured “following an American raid.” The Syrian Observatory placed the…

Summary

Published
20 May 2016
Civilians reported killed
8–10
Civilians reported injured
4–7
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

19 May 2016

Incident Code

LC030

Location

الوشكة, Al-Wushka, Surt, Libya
According to various local sources a GNA/Misurata Air Force airstrike hit a car while targeting ISIS forces. Two members of the al-Mazoughi family, a man and his wife, were reportedly severely injured. The incident took place near the villages Al-Washka, Al-Qadihah and Zamzam. In addition, ten ISIS members were reported killed in the strike, including…

Summary

Published
19 May 2016
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Government of National Accord
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Incident Date

16 May 2016

Incident Code

CS212

Location

البوكمال, Abu Kamal, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Multiple sources reported that Coalition aircraft were responsible for the deaths of up to seven members of two families following a dawn airstrike near the post office building in Al Bukamal. The target appears to have been a key Islamic State figure, whose family members died in the attack. According to Shaam News, “Activists said…

Summary

Published
16 May 2016
Civilians reported killed
4–7
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

15 May 2016

Incident Code

RS0802

Location

الرستن‬, Ar-Rastan, Homs, Syria
According to multiple local sources, Russian warplanes targeted farmlands in the northern and western suburbs of the town of Ar Rastan with vacuum missiles, leading to the death of one or two civilians and the wounding of several others. Sources spoke of dozens of Russian raids. Ar-Rastan media office said the civilian killed was Siham Ibrahim…

Summary

Published
15 May 2016
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Agriculture
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
2–8
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

15 May 2016

Incident Code

RS0803

Location

السحل, Al Sahal, Raqqa, Syria
Raqqa News 24/24 reported that a “Russian warplane” targeted the home of one of the residents of the village at 02.30am, leading to the man’s immediate death. It also said that the planes targeted the water pump east of Al Mansoura, causing material damage. Muslim Forum also reported the death of the man and said…

Summary

Published
15 May 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

11 May 2016

Incident Code

CI237

Location

الرطبة, Ar Rutbah, Al Anbar, Iraq
According to local sources, a Coalition airstrike at Ar Rutbah resulted in the deaths of seven civilians and the injuring of an additional 13. News of Iraq reported that the attack destroyed the house of Aref Abrash in Methaq neighbourhood, and the home of Abdullah al-Fayad near the Mustafa mosque. A propaganda video issued by…

Summary

Published
11 May 2016
Civilians reported killed
7
Civilians reported injured
13
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

11 May 2016

Incident Code

CS211

Location

دابق‎, Dabiq, thread making workshop, Aleppo, Syria
One or more civilian non-combatants were reported killed – and at least two others injured – after an alleged Coalition air raid on the village of Dabiq. Step News, citing an Islamic State source – said seven civilians were also injured in the event. Another source said the civilian casualties occurred when a workshop for…

Summary

Published
11 May 2016
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
7
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

7 May 2016

Incident Code

CS210

Location

احتيملات, Ahtemlat, Aleppo, Syria
Six civilians including up to 5 children died in a reported night time Coalition strike at Ahtemlat in Aleppo governorate. Graphic images showed the bodies of at least two infants being recovered. According to the Syrian Observatory, “SOHR activists were informed that no less than 4 IS including a commander were killed by aerial bombardment…

Summary

Published
7 May 2016
Civilians reported killed
6
Civilians reported injured
2–5
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

6 May 2016

Incident Code

RS0796

Location

الباب, Al-Bab, Aleppo, Syria
Local sources reported that five civilians were killed in alleged Russian raids on a park in Al Bab. According Al Jisr TV, Russian warplanes killed five civilians in Al Bab. Qasioun and Nasaem News also blamed Russia. Other sources did not identify who was responsible. Baladi News also reported the incident and said that “warplanes and…

Summary

Published
6 May 2016
Civilians reported killed
5
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

5 May 2016

Incident Code

CI236

Location

تل عفر, Tall Afar, Nineveh, Iraq
Many local sources claimed that Coalition aircraft struck civilian homes in a nighttime attack on Tal Afar city west of Mosul, resulting in 17 deaths including 12 children and 3 women. The Coalition has confirmed airstrikes in the city. Later local source named one of the child victims. In the first of their March 2020…

Summary

Published
5 May 2016
Civilians reported killed
17
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

30 April 2016

Incident Code

RS0791

Location

الجنينة, Al Jneina, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Local sources reported up to 20 civilian casualties and 24 injured following alleged Russian airstrikes targeting al-Jneina, Deir ez-Zour. According to Deir Ezzor is Being Slaughtered Silently, “Muhiy al Razouk and his three children” died in a Russian airstrike on Al Jneina. LCSSY also named the victim and said two of his relatives were killed and…

Summary

Published
30 April 2016
Civilians reported killed
4–20
Civilians reported injured
4–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

27 April 2016

Incident Code

RS0776

Location

أبلين, Ibleen, Idlib, Syria
Between one and four civilians including at least one child died in airstrikes on al Zawiya mountain, Idlib according to local sources – though only one source identified the warplanes responsible as Russian. Zaitoun News reported that four children were killed and five persons were wounded in an alleged regime strike on Ibleen village in…

Summary

Published
27 April 2016
Civilians reported killed
1–4
Civilians reported injured
4–5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

27 April 2016

Incident Code

RS0773

Location

حي ‫‏بعيدين‬, Bei'deen (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria
Several sources reported alleged Russian airstrikes on the neighbourhood of Bei’deen, which led to the death of one or more civilians including a child. A  Halab Today correspondent said “four civilians [were] wounded in my neighborhood as a result of the aerial bombardment of the Russian air force”. LCCSY reported that one child was killed and one…

Summary

Published
27 April 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
1–4
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

24 April 2016

Incident Code

CS206

Location

كفرغان, Kafr Ghan, Aleppo, Syria
The Daesh-linked Al A’Amaq Agency reported the deaths of four civilians “in an American bombing on the village of Kafr Ghan in Souran in the northern Aleppo countryside.” Other news agencies also reported the deaths of civilians in an alleged Coalition event. Syria News, while making no mention of civilian casualties, reported that “International coalition…

Summary

Published
24 April 2016
Civilians reported killed
4
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

23 April 2016

Incident Code

LC029

Location

القصارات, Al Kassarat, Darnah, Libya
Three civilians including one woman died and up to seven more people were wounded in strikes on Derna, according to local media. The source Alnabaa reported “12 raids”, while some other sources reported that barrel bombs were dropped. LNA posted a video of its forces dropping a bomb on a ‘terrorist ammunition store’ in the sports…

Summary

Published
23 April 2016
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
2–7
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date

22 April 2016

Incident Code

CI232

Location

الموصل‎, Mosul, Al-Malyia, Nineveh, Iraq
Four families comprising 36 civilians, including women and children, were killed in the Al-Maliya district east of Mosul in a strike by the international coalition, according to a senior medical source in Nineveh quoted by NINA. In a rarely named citation, Director of the Emergency General Hospital in Mosul Dr Mahdi al-Rubaie told the National…

Summary

Published
22 April 2016
Civilians reported killed
36–37
Civilians reported injured
8
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

21 April 2016

Incident Code

CS204

Location

البوكمال, Abu Kamal, Deir Ezzor, Syria
At least four and up to ten members of one family were reported killed in alleged Coalition (or possibly Russian) night time strikes on Abu Kamal. According to the Deir Ezor Observatory there were three Coalition strikes on the city, all after midnight. And News of the Revolution reported that “International coalition planes last night…

Summary

Published
21 April 2016
Civilians reported killed
4–10
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

20 April 2016

Incident Code

CI230

Location

الموصل‎, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq
An alleged Coalition airstrike on a neighbourhood in eastern Mosul also reportedly killed an entire family. According to NRN News, “Our correspondent said that the bombing was aimed at the home district council of Mosul by Zuhair al-Jubouri in a neighbourhood used by Daesh. But the rocket landed on the house next door, killing five…

Summary

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

20 April 2016

Incident Code

CI231

Location

الموصل, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq
An alleged Coalition airstrike on a bank in Faisaliah reportedly killed six students and injured a further eight civilians. According to NINA, “The international Coalition bombed on Thursday [April 21st] the Um Al- Rabiein bank in the Al Faisaliah area in the north of Mosul, which led to the martyrdom of six students who were…

Summary

Published
20 April 2016
Civilians reported killed
6
Civilians reported injured
8
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

19 April 2016

Incident Code

CS203

Location

الثورة‎, Al-Thawrah (Tabaqah), Raqqa, Syria
Two named civilians were reported killed and others injured after an alleged Coalition strike at Al Tabaqah. One of those killed has been named as Abd al Mahayman Abd al Tawwab al Radwan, from Deir Ezzor. In the first of their March 2020 civilian casualty reports, the US-led Coalition assessed reports that they were responsible…

Summary

Published
19 April 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

16 April 2016

Incident Code

CI226

Location

الموصل‎, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq
Several local sources reported that a man was killed along with his wife and child in an airstrike on a vehicle in the Hadbah or officers’ neighbourhood of eastern Mosul. A local tweet reported: “Martyrdom of Engineer Mustafa and his family by aerial bombing which targeted his car in the Hadbah neighbourhood in Mosul. Nothing…

Summary

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

16 April 2016

Incident Code

CI225

Location

الموصل‎, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq
Multiple local sources reported that one civilian was killed and four injured after an oil refinery in northern Mosul was hit by allegedly Coalition aircraft. One source described the civilians as the ‘owners’ of the refinery.  

Summary

Published
16 April 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
4
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

11 April 2016

Incident Code

CS202

Location

حمام صغير, Hamam Sagheir, Aleppo, Syria
Up to four civilians were reported killed and ten injured in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Hamam Sagheir village in Aleppo governorate. One of those killed was a child, who died alongside his father. The Syrian Network placed the death toll at two including a child. Syria Post said up to four died, noting that…

Summary

Published
11 April 2016
Civilians reported killed
2–4
Civilians reported injured
10
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

11 April 2016

Incident Code

USSOM051-C

Location

1.2 km east of Yontoy, Lower Juba, Somalia
Three civilians were reportedly killed in a US drone strike in Lower Juba. The attack began late on April 11 and continued into the small hour of April 12, Lt Col Michelle Baldanza of AFRICOM later said in a statement. The camp “posed an imminent threat to US personnel,” she said. Somali officials allege the…

Summary

Published
11 April 2016
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Civilians reported killed
3
Military actors reported killed
5–15
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

10 April 2016

Incident Code

CS200

Location

تل حسين, Tall Hussein, Aleppo, Syria
Multiple sources named five civilian victims of an alleged Coalition airstrike on Tal Hussain. Almost all sources blamed the Coalition for the civilian deaths, although Halab News and the Syrian Human Rights Committee said Russia was responsible. The village was the scene of a major battle for control between rebels and Daesh fighters.  

Summary

Published
10 April 2016
Civilians reported killed
5–7
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

7 April 2016

Incident Code

RS0751

Location

الحسينية, Hussainiya, Deir Ezzor, Syria
One 65-year-old male civilian, Hanoud al-Assaf, was killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on the village of Hussainiya, Deir Ezzor, according to local sources. Reports at the time cite heavy clashes in the near area between rebels and the Assad regime.  

Summary

Published
7 April 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

7 April 2016

Incident Code

CS198

Location

تل الجاير, Tall al-Jayer, Al Hassakah, Syria
A young civilian non-combatant named as Khuder Mohammad Al Assawad was reported by VDC as having died “Due to coalition air force’s shelling of a civilian car in Tel al-Jayer village.” Zaman al Wasl put the death toll higher, noting that “two civilians died as a result of a strike carried out by international Coalition…

Summary

Published
7 April 2016
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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