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Incident Date

28 February 2017

Incident Code

LC061

Location

قنفودة, Ganfouda, Benghazi, Libya
Several sources reported a UAE airstrike in Ganfouda which allegedly killed Omer Ishkal, a former officer of the Gaddafi regime as well as two foreign workers and a child. Iskhal’s status as a combatant is not clear as he was once imprisoned by the Shura Council, then set free, but also sought-after as he refused…

Summary

Published
28 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
3–4
Military Actor
LNA/UAE Military/Egyptian Military
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Incident Date

28 February 2017

Incident Code

RS1923

Location

ترملا, Tramla, Idlib, Syria
Three members of one family were killed - including a father, daughter and granddaughter - and others were wounded, following an alleged Russian and Syrian regime raid on Tramla, local media reported. All sources except Idlib Media Centre - who said the regime was responsible - attributed blame to Russia.  According to sources, a vacuum…

Summary

Published
28 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

28 February 2017

Incident Code

RS1924

Location

تدمر‎, Palmyra , Homs, Syria
A child was killed, and others were wounded, in alleged Russian raids and/or Syrian regime artillery strikes on Palmyra. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame with some attributing blame to the Regime and others to Russia. There are no other details at this time.

Summary

Published
28 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

28 February 2017

Incident Code

USYEMTr010

Location

مديرية الصومعة, Al Suma'a District, Al Bayda, Yemen
The Pentagon announced on March 6th 2017 that it had conducted an airstrike against AQAP in Yemen on February 28th, though no other sources could be found to verify this.  This appeared to have been the first action of a serious intensification of US strikes in Yemen through the first week of March 2017. Two…

Summary

Published
28 February 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

28 February 2017

Incident Code

RS1925

Location

حطلة, Hatla, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Between 11 and 13 civilians were killed at a river crossing point in Hatla by alleged Russian aircraft, local sources reported. Other civilians were wounded but no specific numbers were reported. All sources blamed Russia for the raid. Sources reported that women and children were included in the death toll. There was not only destruction…

Summary

Published
28 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
11–13
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

27 February 2017

Incident Code

CI490

Location

الجوسق, Mosul, Al-Jawsaq, Nineveh, Iraq
Local sources said that 38 civilians were killed and injured in Coalition airstrikes and artillery shelling on Jawsaq neighborhood in Western Mosul. Press sources had told Yaqein that “the army shelling on Jawasaq neighborhood of western Mosul resulted in the deaths and injuries [which] have not been counted yet” and that “Jawasaq neighborhood is witnessing…

Summary

Published
27 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
10
Civilians reported injured
28
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

27 February 2017

Incident Code

CI491

Location

القائم, Al Qa'im, Al Anbar, Iraq
Local sources said that three civilians were killed when Coalition airstrikes targeted Al Qa’im district, in the west of Anbar province. A senior official unofficially told Airwars the strike was conducted by Belgium. On April 30th 2017 the Coalition accepted responsibility: “Feb. 27, 2017, near Al Qaim, Iraq, via self-report: During a strike on ISIS…

Summary

Published
27 February 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1–3
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

27 February 2017

Incident Code

RS1921

Location

ربيعة, Rabi'a, Homs, Syria
According to Smart, an unspecified number of civilians were wounded and killed following a "likely Russian" airstrike on Rabi'a. It was reported that "the aircraft fired missiles on the outskirts of the village which was under the control of 'Islamic State', killing three civilians, including a child, and injuring five others, including a woman, some of…

Summary

Published
27 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
0–3
Civilians reported injured
0–5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

27 February 2017

Incident Code

RS1922

Location

الهزاني, Al-Hazani, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
Three civilians were killed, and others were wounded, in an alleged air and artillery strike on Al-Hazani, Aleppo. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame. Two sources reported that Russia was responsible for the raid, whilst others attributed blame to the Syrian regime. SyriaMubasher reported that military aircraft were to blame - therefore not attributing…

Summary

Published
27 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
0–3
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

27 February 2017

Incident Code

RS1919

Location

ابو الهناية/خفسة, Abu Hanaya/Khafsa, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
Between eight and ten civilians were reported killed - and others were reported wounded - following alleged Russian shelling on Abu Hanaya/Khafsa, Aleppo. All sources attributed blame to Russian warplanes. Aranews claimed that a large number of civilians was wounded, no other sources gave specific details on the wounded.  There are no other details at this…

Summary

Published
27 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
8–10
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

27 February 2017

Incident Code

RS1920

Location

اريحا, Ariha, Idlib, Syria
As many as 20 civilians were killed, and dozens more were wounded, in an airstrike on Ariha. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame. Around half the sources blamed Russian warplanes, while the rest pointed to the Syrian regime. Some sources such as Idlib Media Centre blamed both parties for the raids. SMO…

Summary

Published
27 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
7–20
Civilians reported injured
12–30
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

26 February 2017

Incident Code

RS1915

Location

مسكنة, Maskanah, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
An unspecific number of civilians was wounded following an alleged airstrike on Maskanah, Aleppo. Only one sources blamed Russian warplanes; the others attributed blame to the Syrian regime. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, the strikes occurred near the sugar planting town of Maskanah.  There are no other details at this time.

Summary

Published
26 February 2017
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

26 February 2017

Incident Code

RS1917

Location

الحور, Al Hour, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
Three medical staff were wounded in an airstrike which struck Al-Huda Surgical Hospital in Al Hour, Aleppo, local media report. According to sources, the hospital has been since rendered out of service. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame. Some blamed Russia, while others blamed the Syrian regime. The Syrian Network for Human Rights…

Summary

Published
26 February 2017
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

26 February 2017

Incident Code

RS1918

Location

دوما, Douma, Damascus, Syria
Between one and nine civilians were killed - including four children - and others were wounded, in an airstrike on Douma, local media reported. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame, with some blaming Russia and others the Syrian regime. Two sources put the death toll as high as nine, while two reported…

Summary

Published
26 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
1–9
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

26 February 2017

Incident Code

RS1916

Location

حي الوعر, Al Waer, Homs, Syria
Four civilians were killed, including a child, and as many as 24 others were wounded in an alleged parachute missile attack on the residential neighbourhood of Al Waer, local media reported. All sources but one blamed the Syrian regime for the raid. The Shaam News Network was alone in reporting "violent raids by Assad and…

Summary

Published
26 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
1–4
Civilians reported injured
6–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

25 February 2017

Incident Code

CI487

Location

وادي حجر, Mosul, Wadi Hajar, Nineveh, Iraq
In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition confirmed the deaths of five civilians in an event in Mosul while survivors' accounts add that at least three others were severely injured in the airstrikes. Their June 2017 civilian casualty report noted “During a strike on an ISIS VBIED, it was assessed that five…

Summary

Published
25 February 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
5
Civilians reported injured
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

25 February 2017

Incident Code

CS532

Location

الثورة‎, Tabaqah, Raqqa, Syria
One civilian died and five others were injured in an alleged Coalition airstrike in Al Tabaqa, according to local sources. Micro Syria reported that “Coalition warplanes targeted a car park in Tabaqa and according to a source in the national hospital in Tabaqa, a civilian was killed and five others wounded – some of them…

Summary

Published
25 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
5
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

25 February 2017

Incident Code

CS533

Location

الثورة‎, Tabaqah, Raqqa, Syria
Two civilians were killed in an alleged Coalition airstrike on the grain silos area in Al Tabaqa, according to local sources. Front of Raqqa Revolution and Sounandpicture said that the two victims were workers at the silos. All sources alleged that this was a Coalition strike.  

Summary

Published
25 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

25 February 2017

Incident Code

CS534

Location

الثورة‎, Tabaqah, Raqqa, Syria
Five civilians died and ten others were wounded in an alleged Coalition airstrike near the maternity hospital in al Tabaqa, according to a single source. The Smart news agency reported: “A local source said that warplanes likely to be the Coalition launched a raid with three missiles targeting a street and a building near the…

Summary

Published
25 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
5
Civilians reported injured
10
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

25 February 2017

Incident Code

CS536

Location

Desert road SW of Tabaqah, Raqqa, Syria
In an incident previously unknown to Airwars, the Coalition reported that one civilian died near Raqqa. In its June 2017 casualty report it said: "During a strike on ISIS oil tankers, after warning shots were fired to dislodged drivers from the vehicles, it was assessed that one civilian was unintentionally killed." The Coalition provided Airwars…

Summary

Published
25 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

25 February 2017

Incident Code

RS1913

Location

بنش, Binish, Idlib, Syria
Two civilians died and up to 10 more were wounded (including four members of the civil defense), following a raid on the Red Crescent Medical Store in Binish. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame. Some sources blamed a Russian airliner, whilst others blamed Syrian regime vacuum missiles. The Shaam News Network reported that…

Summary

Published
25 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
9–10
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

25 February 2017

Incident Code

RS1914

Location

دوما, Douma, Damascus, Syria
Eleven named civilians were killed - including five children, a woman and two men - and dozens more were wounded in an alleged air and artillery strike on a market in Douma, according to reports from the ground. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame. Many attributed the strikes to Russian missiles, while…

Summary

Published
25 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
11–13
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

24 February 2017

Incident Code

RS1912

Location

الحميرات, Al-Hmeirat, Hama, Syria
Sources reported that eight people from one family were killed and dozens more were wounded when an alleged Russian and/or Syrian regime raid struck their home in Al-Hmeirat. Most sources blamed Russia, though some also pointed to the Syrian regime. Members of the Civil Defence spent time pulling bodies and injured civilians out of the rubble.…

Summary

Published
24 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
8–9
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

24 February 2017

Incident Code

USSOM069

Location

Hawina, north of Kismayo, Lower Juba, Somalia
Somali news outlet Mareeg reported a suspected drone strike on an al Shabaab controlled village. Mareeg reported an eyewitness as saying: “We heard several bomb explosion caused by drone airstrikes in Hawina village.” He added: “It is not clear how many people have been killed or wounded it is very difficult to know the real…

Summary

Published
24 February 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

23 February 2017

Incident Code

RS1910

Location

جبل البلعاس, Al-Bila'as mountain, Hama, Syria
A single source reported the death of one civilian and the injury of others as a result of alleged Russian airstrike on Al-Bila'as mountain. It was reported that the aerial bombardment was concentrated on the area around al Bila’as Mountains near Akeirbat in Hama, central Syria. Allegedly Russian warplanes struck a camp for displaced people…

Summary

Published
23 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2–4
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

23 February 2017

Incident Code

RS1911

Location

جسر الشغور, Jisir Al-Shoghour, Idlib, Syria
As many as four civilians were killed - and seven others were wounded - in an airstrike which struck residential homes and Walid Shaaban School in Jisir Al-Shoghour, according to local media. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame with some blaming Russia and the others pointing to the Syrian regime. According to multiple…

Summary

Published
23 February 2017
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
1–4
Civilians reported injured
2–7
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

23 February 2017

Incident Code

CI477

Location

الموصل الجديدة, Mosul, Mosul al-Jadid / New Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq
Local and press sources said that four civilians were killed and twelve to sixteen others were injured, mostly children and women, when Coalition airstrikes targeted a residential building in the west of Mosul. While Iraqi Spring spoke of “Coalition” airstrikes, the other sources blamed the US more specifically. In two later posts, Iraqi Spring shared…

Summary

Published
23 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
5
Civilians reported injured
12–16
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

23 February 2017

Incident Code

RS1909

Location

الناجية, Al-Najia, Idlib, Syria
Up to four civilians were killed - and as many as five were injured - in alleged airstrikes which struck residential homes in Al-Najia. All sources blamed Russia, apart from one source which blamed the Syrian regime. One source reported that there were three Russian raids which caused huge material damage to residential homes and roads.…

Summary

Published
23 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
1–4
Civilians reported injured
5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

22 February 2017

Incident Code

RS1908

Location

الجابرية, Al-Jabriya, Hama, Syria
Four or five civilians died and four or five more were wounded in an alleged Russian or Assad regime airstrike on the village of Al-Jabriya in Hama, according to sources on the ground. Fourteen militants from the Islamic Movement of Ahrar al-Sham were also claimed killed. AMC reported that "four paramedics were killed and another…

Summary

Published
22 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
4–5
Civilians reported injured
4–5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

22 February 2017

Incident Code

CI475

Location

17 تموز, Mosul, July 17th, Nineveh, Iraq
In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the death of one civilian during a strike in Mosul. The April 30th 2017 release noted: “Feb. 22, 2017, near Mosul, Iraq, via self-report: During a strike on ISIS fighters in a moving vehicle, it was assessed that one civilian was unintentionally killed…

Summary

Published
22 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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