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Incident Code
CI383
Location
الانتصار, Mosul, Intisar, Nineveh, Iraq
Summary
Published
30 December 2016
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
29 December 2016
Incident Code
CI379
Location
الموصل, Mosul, East, Nineveh, Iraq
Local sources said that up to 41 civilians died and a further 143 were injured following alleged Coalition airstrikes on eastern Mosul neighbourhoods in support of a renewed push to capture the city from ISIL. Iraqi Spring placed the death toll at 41, while MNN said at least 30 died. In its February 2017 civilian…
Summary
Published
29 December 2016
Civilians reported killed
30–41
Civilians reported injured
143
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
29 December 2016
Incident Code
CI380
Location
مستشفى ابن الاثير, Mosul, Ibn Al Athir Hospital, Nineveh, Iraq
According to several sources, at least 16 civilians killed following the alleged Coalition airstrike targeted the children’s hospital in Mosul. CENTCOM confirmed the incident the same day and announced an investigation. A number of ISIL fighters were reported killed along with between five and 16 civilians when the Coalition targeted a vehicle at Ibn al-Athir…
Summary
Published
29 December 2016
Civilians reported killed
5–16
Civilians reported injured
7–14
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
27 December 2016
Incident Code
CI378
Location
الموصل, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq
Up to 20 civilians were reported killed in an alleged Coalition strikes on Mosul according to local sources. Yaqein reported that international alliance air raids targeted the Al Faisaliah, Alqosjat and Aldndan areas in Mosul, killing 20 civilians and wounding four others. Iraqi Spring Media centre placed the death toll at 19. One victim was named…
Summary
Published
27 December 2016
Civilians reported killed
19–20
Civilians reported injured
4
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
26 December 2016
Incident Code
CI377
Location
حي القدس, Mosul, Qudis, Nineveh, Iraq
Local residents told Airwars researchers that an entire family was killed following alleged Coalition air strikes on their house in Qudis neighbourhood in East Mosul, in the afternoon of December 26th 2016. This was reported in an interview with two witnesses, on June 9th 2017. The two witnesses, Ala Samir Ahmed and Ali Abdulrazaq, said that…
Summary
Published
26 December 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
25 December 2016
Incident Code
CI376
Location
البعاج, Al Baaj, Nineveh, Iraq
Local media and the area’s MP reported that 20 civilians were killed and 55 injured after unknown aircraft targeted Al Baaj city west of Mosul. According to Zahid Kotuna, the elected MP for the area, an unknown warplane carried out a fierce air strike on the densely populated civilian town of Baaj 140 km west…
Summary
Published
25 December 2016
Civilians reported killed
20
Civilians reported injured
55
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
20 December 2016
Incident Code
CI375
Location
شارع خالد بن الوليد, Mosul, Khalid Bin Al Waleed street / Al Masrif, Nineveh, Iraq
Seven civilians were killed in alleged Coalition strikes, according to local sources. ISIL-controlled Al A’amaq reported that seven people died in a US bombing at Khalid Bin Waleed Street on the eastern side of Mosul. At least three other outlets, including Al Kawaser reported identical reports, using the same language. A local source later named…
Summary
Published
20 December 2016
Civilians reported killed
7
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
17 December 2016
Incident Code
CI374
Location
الموصل, Mosul, Farouk and other neighbourhoods, Nineveh, Iraq
More than 40 civilians were reported killed or injured due to shelling inside Mosul. Naynawaalghad TV cited what it said were medical sources in Mosul, who told the outlet that 41 civilians were killed or wounded as a result of artillery fire from an unknown source. The outlet noted that residents were forced to bury…
Summary
Published
17 December 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
15 December 2016
Incident Code
CI373
Location
أحياء النور والفلاح والقدس شر, Mosul, Northeast, Nineveh, Iraq
More than a dozen civilians – and possibly more than 40 – were reported killed in eastern Mosul. Yaqein reported that 15 civilians were killed by a missile on the east side of Mosul, all from the same family – though a source it cited put the death toll lower, at 12. It did not…
Summary
Published
15 December 2016
Civilians reported killed
12–40
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
14 December 2016
Incident Code
CI372
Location
حي السكر, Mosul, Sukkar, Nineveh, Iraq
Four civilians were reportedly killed in an alleged Coalition strike on al Sukkar, survivors told the US news magazine Buzzfeed. The alliance later accepted responsibility for the incident. Buzzfeed met with survivors in mid-2017, with the outlet later sharing its incident notes with Airwars: Eyewitness told journalist Mike Giglio when he met him at his…
Summary
Published
14 December 2016
Civilians reported killed
4
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
13 December 2016
Incident Code
CI371
Location
حي السكر, Mosul, Sukkar, Nineveh, Iraq
According to local sources, up to 17 people were killed as a result of airstrikes on their homes in the Sukkar (Sugar) district, Mosul. The bodies were pulled from the rubble on January 8th, 2017. Airwars contacted the Canadian-based elder brother of the family, who provided 11 names, photos and ages of eleven victims. All…
Summary
Published
13 December 2016
Civilians reported killed
11–17
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
12 December 2016
Incident Code
CI370
Location
حي الفلاح, Mosul, al Falah, Nineveh, Iraq
According to survivors, eight civilians died in a reported 2 pm following an alleged Coalition strike on Hay al Falah. Buzzfeed journalist Mike Giglio met with survivors in Mosul in early 2017. he provided this account to Airwars: Eight civilian relatives of Nawal Fathi Khala, born 1954, also known as Um Ghassan. Leg wounds to…
Summary
Published
12 December 2016
Civilians reported killed
8
Civilians reported injured
5
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
11 December 2016
Incident Code
CI368
Location
حي الفلاح, Mosul, Falah, Nineveh, Iraq
Eight to eleven civilians – including five children and 8 members of the same family – were killed by Coalition strikes in Mosul, according to local sources. According to Iraqi Spring, eight civilians from one family, including four children and two women were killed in Coalition airstrikes in the Al-Falah neighbourhood of eastern Mosul. Several…
Summary
Published
11 December 2016
Civilians reported killed
8–12
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
11 December 2016
Incident Code
CI369
Location
النور والتأميم, Mosul, Noor and Ta’mim, Nineveh, Iraq
Fifteen civilians were reported killed in fighting between ISIL and Iraqi forces. Said Noor Ahmed Halbusi, a doctor at a field hospital, told Anadolu he had received 15 bodies, including seven from one family. The civilians were killed in fighting between Iraqi forces and ISIL inside Mosul it said. Yaqein reported the same figures but…
Summary
Published
11 December 2016
Civilians reported killed
15
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
10 December 2016
Incident Code
CI367
Location
Al Ashwa, Nineveh, Iraq
A Coalition or Iraq government airstrike on a vehicle killed one civilian and injured others, according to a Human Rights Watch investigation. According to HRW a strike on a vehicle at al Ashwa, 80 kilometres from Mosul in December 2016 killed one civilian named and wounded 11 others. It said the apparently unlawful attack, in…
Summary
Published
10 December 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
11
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
9 December 2016
Incident Code
CI366
Location
Mosul, Furqan mosque, Nineveh, Iraq
In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition admitted in its February 2017 civilian casualty report that it had likely killed two civilians during a strike on an ISIL road repair team. As the report noted: "Dec. 9, 2016, near Mosul, Iraq, via self-report: During a strike on ISIL construction equipment in the…
Summary
Published
9 December 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
8 December 2016
Incident Code
CI365
Location
تل عفر, Tall Afar, Nineveh, Iraq
Yaqein reported that more than 40 civilians, including civilians, were killed in Iraqi government bombing. Citing a source, they said that there were 42 victims. Al Hadath, citing the Iraqi Ministry of Defense, also cited government airstrikes in Tel Abtah, but said that they killed 42 terrorists, and destroyed three cars, one carrying members of…
Summary
Published
8 December 2016
Civilians reported killed
42
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
7 December 2016
Incident Code
CI363
Location
الموصل, Mosul, Multiple neighbourhoods, Nineveh, Iraq
Nearly 100 civilians were killed or wounded in Mosul due to airstrikes and artillery bombardment, according to a local source. Iraqi Spring Media Center reported the deaths of 98 civilians in Mosul during the preceding 48 hours due to aerial and artillery bombardment targeting residential areas. In an emailed response to a report submitted by…
Summary
Published
7 December 2016
Civilians reported killed
98
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
7 December 2016
Incident Code
CI364
Location
القائم, Al Qa'im, Al Anbar, Iraq
At least 60 civilians were killed and as many as 100 injured in a series of airstrikes in al Qaim, according to reports. However, the alleged Coalition later denied responsibility. Iraqi Spring Media Center said that 60 civilians were killed and 100 injured in an Iraqi government bombing that targeted al Qaim. A report posted…
Summary
Published
7 December 2016
Civilians reported killed
60–120
Civilians reported injured
100
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
6 December 2016
Incident Code
CI362
Location
Mosul, near al Salem hospital, Iraq
The Coalition mistakenly hit Iraqi forces during an airstrike near al Salem hospital in Mosul, according to some local sources. Iraqi Spring Media Center reported that the Coalition mistakenly targeted” government forces near Salam Hospital in the southeast of Mosul. And Sputnik News claimed that US Air Force bombs left 90 Iraqi military members dead…
Summary
Published
6 December 2016
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
5 December 2016
Incident Code
CI361
Location
حي المهندسين, Mosul, Al-Muhandisin/Engineers, Nineveh, Iraq
Two civilians were killed in an alleged Coalition strikes in Mosul, according to local sources. Nineveh MC reported that one civilian – a father of four – was killed in his home by a Coalition raid: Coalition aircraft targeted a house controlled by ISIL in the Aldoassh neighbourhood during the preparation of their criminal operations.…
Summary
Published
5 December 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
3 December 2016
Incident Code
CI359
Location
القائم, Al Qa'im, Al Anbar, Iraq
At least nine civilians, including women and children, were reported killed and several others wounded due to an alleged Coalition strikes, according to several local sources. Yaqein reported that the Coalition killed 21 civilians, mostly women and children and wounded ten others included 7 children. A source told Yaqein that “the bombing focused on the areas…
Summary
Published
3 December 2016
Civilians reported killed
9–21
Civilians reported injured
13
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
3 December 2016
Incident Code
CI360
Location
حي النور, Mosul, Noor, Nineveh, Iraq
In an incident previously unknown to Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the death of one civilian near Mosul. Their February 2017 civilian casualty report noted "During a strike on ISIL fighters firing a mortar on partnered forces it is assessed that one civilian was unintentionally killed." The incident appears to refer to an event at…
Summary
Published
3 December 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
1 December 2016
Incident Code
CI358
Location
القائم, Al Qa'im, Al Anbar, Iraq
Fifteen civilians were reported killed and 8 wounded in an alleged Coalition raid, according to local sources. Yaqein said that 15 civilians, including women and children, were killed in a Coalition strike that hit homes. Iraqi Spring Media Center also reported that 15 civilians were killed and that 8 were injured. They too blamed the…
Summary
Published
1 December 2016
Civilians reported killed
15
Civilians reported injured
8
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
29 November 2016
Incident Code
CI354
Location
راوة, Rawa [exact location], Al Anbar, Iraq
At least 10 members of one family were reported killed by an alleged Coalition raid, according to local sources. Iraqi Spring reported that a man, a woman and 8 children from a single family were killed by a Coalition attack on civilian homes in Rawa. Several other outlets also reported between 9-10 dead from the…
Summary
Published
29 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
10–11
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
29 November 2016
Incident Code
CI355
Location
الموصل, Mosul, South, Nineveh, Iraq
Sixteen civilians, including women and children, were killed in the alleged Coalition raid in the south of Mosul, according to a single source – Iraqi Spring Media Center. Amsiraq published pictures of damaged buildings in south Iraq which it said had been caused by Coalition and government shelling. There was no mention of civilian casualties.…
Summary
Published
29 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
16
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
29 November 2016
Incident Code
CI356
Location
الصناعة, Mosul, industrial district, Nineveh, Iraq
According to one or two sources reported that civilians were killed or injured by targeting industry neighbourhood inside Mosul followed the alleged Coalition airstrikes. Other sources said the casualties occurred were amongst ISIL fighters. No additional details are presently known. In their June 2020 civilian casualty report, the US-led Coalition assessed reports that they were responsible for…
Summary
Published
29 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
0–1
Civilians reported injured
0–1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
29 November 2016
Incident Code
CI357
Location
Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq
In an incident previously unknown to Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the deaths of three civilians near Mosul. Their January 2017 civilian casualty report noted "During a strike on ISIL fighters it is assessed that three civilians were unintentionally killed when they entered the target area just prior to the munition’s impact." This incident may…
Summary
Published
29 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
3
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
28 November 2016
Incident Code
CI353
Location
الموصل, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq
In an alleged incident previously unknown to Airwars, the Coalition noted in January 2017 that Nov. 28, 2016, near Mosul, Iraq: No Coalition strikes were conducted on structures in the geographic area that correspond to the report of civilian casualties. A senior official later informed Airwars that the alleged incident had come to light as…
Summary
Published
28 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
0–1
Civilians reported injured
0–1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
26 November 2016
Incident Code
CI350
Location
الصناعة, Mosul, industrial district, Nineveh, Iraq
Fourteen or more people were reported killed and 35 injured following the alleged Coalition bombing, according to local sources. Multiple social media accounts, including @IQsunni, reported identical reports, stating that 14 people were killed and 35 injured as a result of a US airstrike on an industrial area in Mosul. Another tweet, by @zyaad_alsenjar, wrote…
Summary
Published
26 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
14–18
Civilians reported injured
35
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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