Civilian Casualties

7 – 13

(2 children2 women2 men)

US-led Coalition, Syrian Regime

6 named, 1 familiy identified

الموصل: الزنجيلي, Mosul, Al-Zinjili, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Local sources reported that Coalition and Iraqi government warplanes carried out airstrikes on Zanjili and other neighbourhoods in West Mosul, killing and wounding dozens. Iraqyoon and Yaqein spoke of more than 100 dead and wounded in the various western neighbourhoods of the city. Several other sources reported (possibly based on an ISIL press statement): “55

Summary

24 – 55

(1 child)

24–50

الموصل: الثورة, Mosul, Al-Thawra (Revolution), Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Local sources reported violent airstrikes on Al-Thawra (Revolution) neighbourhood in the old town area of Mosul city, on Monday 17th of April. Two victims (see photos below) were named as “Engineer Zaid Hisham Daoud, one of the employees of the Ministry of Industry” who died when a missile hit his home, and Mahmoud Mohamed Mashhadani

Summary

2 named

عنه, Anah, Al Anbar, Iraq

LOCATION

In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later denied a social media claim that it had caused civilian casualties at Anah. According to its June report “April 16, 2017, near Annah, Iraq, via social media: The report contained insufficient information on the time, location and details to assess its credibility.”

Summary

هنيدة, Hunayda, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Two children died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on a school in Hunayda, according to local sources. According to Syrian Mirror, “Field activists said a coalition combat aircraft launched air raids on Hindah town in the western Ar Raqqah countryside, targeting one of the village’s rural schools, killing two children and injuring others.”

Summary

Civilian infrastructure

School

(2 children)

كبش, Kabish, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

At least one man died – along with perhaps two families – in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Kabish, according to local sources. One man was named as a victim of a Coalition strike by Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently. RFS Media put the death toll at two – also blaming the Coalition. However according

Between six and 17 civilians died and dozens more were injured in an airstrike on Sukariya area, according to local media. While most sources blamed the Coalition, one alleged that the Iraqi air force was responsible. @ALAMAWI and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights were among sources that reported the death of a family of

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6 – 17

12–24

مزرعة يعرب, Mazra'at Yarub, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Five civilians from the same family died and two others were injured in an alleged Coalition airstrike which hit homes in the village of Mazra’at Yarub, according to local sources which all blamed the Coalition. According to Smart News, “Five civilians from one family were killed in most likely coalition air strike on a village

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حي التنك, Mosul, Tanak, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

One civilian was injured following an airstrike that destroyed his family home, according to the eyewitness. Amnesty International shared the following field report with Airwars, citing an eyewitness: “I’m a simple ‘free worker’ from the same area in Hai Tenak. My friends and I make a living buying and selling car parts. I left on

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ريحانة, Rayhana, Al Anbar, Iraq

LOCATION

Two local sources reported that nine civilians were killed and others injured after Coalition airstrikes allegedly hit Rayhana village near Anah, in Anbar province. The exact number of wounded was not determined. Yaqein placed the village 210 km west of Ramadi.

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حمرة غانم, Hamra Ghanem, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently reported the death of one civilians “as a result of a raid by international coalition aircraft on the town of Hamra Ghanem”. Local news source Sharaf News also reported a few days later that “Activists from Raqqa said that international coalition aircraft targeted the house of Bashir Yusuf al-Sultan in

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1 – 4

(1 woman)

2–6

تل خيمة, Tel Kheimeh near Badoosh, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

In a major alleged incident, two interviewees reported that up to 55 civilians died in an Iraqi or Coalition airstrike and ground-based machine gun fire as they attempted to flee ISIS control. The following unpublished field report was shared by Amnesty International with Airwars: “Interviewee 1: ‘I’m from Tel Kheimeh, a small village, around one

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مشيرفة, Mushirfa, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Five civilians died and eight more were injured in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Mushirfa, according to local media. All sources blamed the Coalition.

Summary

رأس الجادة, Mosul, Ras Al Jadda, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Two local sources reported that seven civilians from one family died when an airstrike or bombardment hit their house in Ras Al Jadda neighbourhood in the old part of Mosul. The victims were named by MNN and Sawlf Ateka (local Facebook group) as: Wa’ed Ali Saleh al-Sharifi, his wife, sons Ali and Nashwan, his daughter

Summary

(3 women3–4 men)

5 named, 1 familiy identified

هنيدة, Hunayda, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Local media reported that two civilians died and a third was wounded in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Hunayda. According to @Newsjorf, the Coalition carried out raids on the grain silos area of Hunaida. Rasd-Sy also mentioned ‘mutual artillery exchanges’ between ISIL and SADF ground forces – though it was unclear whether this specifically refered

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الموصل: غرب/الجانب الأيمن, Mosul, West Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Multiple local sources reported that Coalition airstrikes as well as raids carried out by Iraqi government forces led to the deaths of dozens of civilians, and left up to 181 people injured. The airstrikes hit several neighbourhoods in West Mosul on April 13th and 14th. Entably Mumen (Facebook page) reported that Abu Yusuf was among

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22 – 37

(0–1 men)

79–181

الخاتونية, Khatouniya, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Local sources reported the death of three civilians following an alleged Coalition drone or air strike on a fire engine which was passing along the road between Al Jazara and Khatouniya. The local news agency reported: “A local source told the Smart correspondent on Thursday that three civilian workers were killed in an air strike

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الثورة‎, Tabaqah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Two men were killed when an alleged Coalition airstrike hit their motorcycle in Tabaqa, according to local sources. @Mohab_Naser reported that the incident occurred “on the main street south of the church roundabout”. The combatant status of the victims was not made clear in any of the reports.

Summary

0 – 2

(2 men)

حي التنك, Mosul, Tanak, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the deaths of six civilians in an incident near Mosul. Their June 2017 civilian casualty report noted: “During a strike on an ISIS VBIED engaging Iraqi Security Forces, it was assessed that six civilians were unintentionally killed when a group of fleeing civilians

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Known belligerent

حطلة, Hatla, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

The state news agency Sana reported the death of ‘hundreds of people’ in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Hatla. The Coalition said they were not responsible. However in its own published reports for that day the Coalition did later confirm three strikes in the province. According to Sana: “The General Command of the Army and

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0 – 100

عنه, Anah, Al Anbar, Iraq

LOCATION

In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later denied a social media claim that it had caused civilian casualties at Anah. According to its June report “April 12, 2017, near Annah, Iraq, via social media: No Coalition strikes were conducted on that day in the geographic area of the reported civilian casualties.”

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الهزيمة, Al Hazima, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Two families died in an incident at Al Hazimah, according to local sources – though reports are conflicted as to whether they died in Coalition airstrikes or artillery strikes by other forces. SY reporter said that a family and a doctor were killed and blamed the Coalition. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that “a doctor

Summary

5 – 6

(4 children2 men)

2 named, 1 familiy identified

معدان, Ma'adan, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Two civilians died and five were wounded in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Ma’adan, according to local media. According to Micro Syria, “seven civilians were killed and wounded by a bombardment of warplanes likely belonging to the international coalition”. Al Araby, which also pointed towards the Coalition said that “two civilians were killed and five

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هنيدة, Hunayda, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

According to Smart News Agency and Microsyriua four civilians were wounded in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Hunayda. There is no further information presently available.

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Mosul, Al Nouri mosque, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Akbar Elyam News, quoting Lt. Col. Ahmed Abdul-Aziz Al-Nu’mani of Iraqi forces, reported that violent Coalition airstrikes hit the old part of Mosul, particularly the neighbourhoods of the Grand Mosque, Farouk, Clock and the center of Mosul, in the evening into the night of April 12th. Sawlf Ateka (local Facebook group) reported moreover that five

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4 – 5

(2 women1 man)

2 named, 1 familiy identified

اليرموك, Mosul, Yarmouk, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Local sources reported that 13 civilians from two families were killed and 17 others injured in Coalition airstrikes on houses in Yarmouk neighbourhood, which had been liberated by Iraqi forces the previous day. Today Egypt News quoted Captain Yazen Abdul-Ilah al-Dubardani of the Iraqi Air Force, saying that “Coalition aircraft launched an air strike on

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حي الفاروق, Mosul, Farouk, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Local sources said that nine people from the same family died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on their house in Al-Farouk Street, in Farouk neighbourhood in West Mosul, at midnight. Local Facebook page Sawlf Ateka reported that Tarek al-Sanjari, his five sons and two daughters died. Reportedly, a large explosion blew off the roof of

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(0–2 children2–4 women1–5 men)

7 – 9

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Cause of injury / death

7 named, 1 familiy identified

سحاب, Mosul, al-Sahab, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

A UN report on the protection of civilians in context of Nineveh operations and the retaking of Mosul stated: “In the morning of 11 April, an airstrike reportedly killed a civilian man and wounded seven other civilians, including a woman, in the ISIL-controlled al-Siha neighbourhood of western Mosul. At the time of the incident, the

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