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Incident Date

23 May 2017

Incident Code

RS2245

Location

حمادة عمر, Hamada Omar, Hama, Syria
At least one civilian, a child, was killed and others were wounded in alleged Russian airstrikes against the village of Hamada Omar near Al Akeirbat in eastern Hama, according to local media and activists. Local sources that reported on the incident either named Russia as the culprit, including Al Hadath Magazine and Step News Agency,…

Summary

Published
23 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

23 May 2017

Incident Code

USYEMTr084-C

Location

النجاد العذلان, Al Nijad Al Adhlan, Ma'rib, Yemen
Up to five civilians, including a fifteen-year-old boy and man over the age of 70, were reportedly killed in a US special forces ground operation in Al Khthala village, in the Al Jubah area of Marib governorate, beginning at around 1am on May 23rd 2017, though official US accounts of the raid claimed that there…

Summary

Published
23 May 2017
Strike Type
Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground), Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
2–12
Civilians reported injured
2–10
Military actors reported killed
4–9
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

23 May 2017

Incident Code

USYEMTr085

Location

البديع, Al Buday, Al Bayda, Yemen
US airstrikes reportedly targeted alleged AQAP militants in the Badi Al Awad district of Bayda governorate at around 3am on May 23rd 2017. There were no known associated reports of civilian harm. Several sources, including Yemeni security officials spoken with by the Associated Press, suggested that actions by US drones and helicopter gunships took place…

Summary

Published
23 May 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike), Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)
Military actors reported killed
0–2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

23 May 2017

Incident Code

LC073

Location

فندق الواحات, Al Wahat Hotel, Al Jufrah, Libya
Local sources reported between four and 13 airstrikes on alleged Al Qaeda members in Hun. It remains unclear if civilians were among the dead.  Libya Observer wrote that fighters rescued civilians from the rubble of the collapsed Al-Wahat hotel. It reported that five people died but didn’t specify if those were civilians or combatants. Other…

Summary

Published
23 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
0–5
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date

23 May 2017

Incident Code

CS850

Location

حي الدرعية, Al Dar’iya, Raqqa, Syria
The Smart News Agency reported that a member of IS and his wife were killed and four other civilians wounded in an alleged Coalition airstrike on a building in the Al Dar’iya neighbourhood of Raqqa. No further details are currently available.  

Summary

Published
23 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
4
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

22 May 2017

Incident Code

RS2241

Location

الحريشة, Al Harisha, Hama, Syria
At least two civilians, including two children, were killed and at least three others were injured in alleged Russian airstrikes against the village of Al Harisha in the Eastern Hama countryside, according to local sources. Smart News Agency named Russian planes as those believed to be responsible while other sources did not name a party…

Summary

Published
22 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

22 May 2017

Incident Code

RS2242

Location

خشام, Khisham, Deir Ezzor, Syria
An unknown number of injuries resulted from alleged Russian airstrikes against the town of Khisham in the eastern suburb of Deir Ezzor, according to local sources. Some of the injuries were severe enough to have caused amputations, published @Deirfree. The majority of sources, including Shaam Network, reported that Russian planes carried out the airstrikes while…

Summary

Published
22 May 2017
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

22 May 2017

Incident Code

CI728

Location

حي النجار, Mosul, Al-Najjar, Nineveh, Iraq
Sources said that an entire family was killed after airstrikes had hit their house in Najjar neighbourhood, in West Mosul. At the time of the attack Sawlf Ateka – a local Facebook group – called for help in a post: “The bombing of the house of Fayez Nazem Mohammed Anis Shandala since yesterday in the neighborhood…

Summary

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

22 May 2017

Incident Code

RS2240

Location

عقيربات, Akeirbat, Homs, Syria
More than one civilian was injured in alleged Russian airstrikes against the town of Akeirbat in eastern Hama, local media reported. All sources that reported on the incident, including Aljazeera and Step News, identified Russian planes as responsible for the airstrikes.

Summary

Published
22 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

22 May 2017

Incident Code

RS2243

Location

العرضي, Al A'radi, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Between four and 30 civilians, including two to four women and two to five children, were killed and between 20 and 30 others, including women and children, were injured in alleged Russian or Assad regime airstrikes against the Al A'radi neighborhood of Deir Ezzor city, local media reported. At the time of reporting seven civilian…

Summary

Published
22 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
4–30
Civilians reported injured
20–30
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

22 May 2017

Incident Code

CS849

Location

ميادين, Al Mayadin, Deir Ezzor, Syria
At least two children and one woman were reportedly killed and 13 civilians were injured in alleged Coalition strikes in Al Mayadeen city in the eastern countryside of Deir Ezzor, according to local media. Sharqiya Voice reported that the children were from the A’Llash family living in Al Arba’een Street (40th Street) and all nine…

Summary

Published
22 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
13
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

21 May 2017

Incident Code

CS842

Location

كديران, Kdeiran, Raqqa, Syria
Up to 15 civilians died and dozens more were injured in alleged Coalition airstrike on Kdeiran village, local media reported. In January 2019, the Coalition accepted responsibility for the event, noting: "Coalition aircraft engaged with what was positively identified as an ISIS Headquarters. Coalition munitions destroyed the building. Regrettably, nine civilian bystanders in the streets…

Summary

Published
21 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
10–15
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

21 May 2017

Incident Code

CS843

Location

السلحبية الشرقية, Al Sallhabiya, Raqqa, Syria
One civilian male was reported killed in alleged Coalition airstrikes in Al Salhabiya Al Sharqiya village in western Raqqa. Although all three said the victim was killed as a result of air raids, only Sharqiya Voice alleged the Coalition was responsible. It reported that Coalition airplanes provided aerial cover to the YPG Kurdish militia units…

Summary

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

21 May 2017

Incident Code

CS844

Location

علي الغانم, Ali Al Ghanem, Raqqa, Syria
Two civilians were killed and four were injured – in addition to two members of ISIL – in alleged Coalition airstrikes in Ali Al Ghanem village, 50km east of Raqqa, according to local reports. Two sources, Draas News Agency and Smart News Agency, reported that the Coalition was responsible. Meanwhile, the remainder of the sources…

Summary

Published
21 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
4
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

21 May 2017

Incident Code

CS845

Location

الرويح, Al Ruweih, Al Hassakah, Syria
Four civilians, including two women, were killed and at least three more were injured in alleged Coalition airstrikes in Al Ruweih village, which lies in the countryside near Al Shadadi city, local media said. A number of local sources named three victims of the Al Alewi al Abd Family. A fourth member of the al Alewi…

Summary

Published
21 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
3–4
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

21 May 2017

Incident Code

CS846

Location

مزارع الروضة, Mazare al Rawda, Raqqa, Syria
One civilian man was reportedly killed and a number of others injured by alleged Coalition airstrikes in Raqqa city. Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently and Al Raqqa Truth named the victim who was from the Rumaila neighbourhood, and have provided a photo of him. Both sources, alongside the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, alleged that…

Summary

Published
21 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

21 May 2017

Incident Code

CS847

Location

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah OR Deir Ezzor, Raqqa, Syria
A husband, wife and two daughters were killed and another daughter was critically wounded in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Raqqa, according to local sources. All sources but one pointed towards the Coalition – however, Palmyra Media Center was alone in blaming the regime and reported that the event occurred in Deir Ezzor. The Violations…

Summary

Published
21 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
4–6
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

21 May 2017

Incident Code

CI727

Location

الموصل: غرب, Mosul, West, Nineveh, Iraq
Local sources reported that seventy civilians were killed or injured as a result of artillery and missile shelling on several neighborhoods in West Mosul. While two sources said it was the work of the Iraqi government, @Sonawa1 mentioned ‘shelling’ in general. Presently no further details are known.

Summary

Published
21 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
10–30
Civilians reported injured
10–40
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

21 May 2017

Incident Code

CS848

Location

Kadiran, Raqqa, Syria
In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, on April 1st 2017 the Coalition said it had concluded an assessment on social media claims of civilian harm “near Raqqa, Iraq”. According to the Coalition report, “108. May 22, 2017, near Raqqah, Syria, via social media report: After a review of available information it was assessed…

Summary

Published
21 May 2017
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

21 May 2017

Incident Code

LC072

Location

Jufra, Al Jufrah, Libya
Several local sources reported LNA strikes near Jufra air base. One source mentioned two killed GNA fighters. Other sources claimed that 21 fighters belonging to a militia from Benghazi and the Chadian opposition got killed and 30 more got injured. Marwan Dirgash reported that the airstrike led to “many civilian casualties” but didn’t give an…

Summary

Published
21 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
5–10
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date

20 May 2017

Incident Code

LC071

Location

بين سوكنا وهون, Between Sokna and Hun, Al Jufrah, Libya
Various local sources reported that airstrikes hit numerous targets in the Jufra district, including a farm between Hun and Sokna, Jufra air base, the civil airport and Al-Bunyan al-Marsous headquarters. Some sources claimed the strikes were conducted by the UAE, while others said it was LNA. The number of strikes varies between ten and twelve.…

Summary

Published
20 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Libyan National Army, LNA/UAE Military/Egyptian Military
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Incident Date

20 May 2017

Incident Code

CI726

Location

الشفاء, Mosul, Al-Shafaa, Nineveh, Iraq
Local sources reported that twenty civilians, including one woman, were killed and dozens were injured in heavy airstrikes on Shifa neighbourhood in West Mosul. A journalist had informed Yaqein that: “the bombing caused the deaths of more than twenty civilians [who were] burned in their homes, mostly women and children” and that “the shelling caused…

Summary

Published
20 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
20
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

19 May 2017

Incident Code

CI724

Location

حي الزنجيلي, Mosul, Zinjili, Nineveh, Iraq
In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the deaths of three civilians in an event near Mosul. Their September 2017 civilian casualty report noted: "During a strike on an ISIS mortar position, it was assessed that three civilians were unintentionally killed when they entered the target area after the munition…

Summary

Published
19 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

19 May 2017

Incident Code

CS839

Location

البوكمال, Abu Kamal, Deir Ezzor, Syria
According to the Euphrates Post, “the International Alliance targeted an oil tanker in the al Hazzam area in the city of Albuqmal and killed the driver immediately.” The Step News Agency and the Shaam News Network also put the death toll at one and blamed the Coalition.  

Summary

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

19 May 2017

Incident Code

CS840

Location

سهلة البنات, Sahlab al Banat, Raqqa, Syria
According to Al Raqqa Truth, “Abdel Rahman Najjar was martyred while being displaced in coalition raids on Sahlat al Banat yesterday. A number of people were injured in his family. They are from al Mashlab neighbourhood.” The victim was also named by Raqqa Maydaniya, who blamed the Coalition for his death. Osama Abdallah posted confirmation…

Summary

Published
19 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

19 May 2017

Incident Code

CS841

Location

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
Three civilians died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Raqqa, according to local sources. Three victims from Palmyra, said to have been killed in a Coalition strike, were named by the Violations Documentation Center.

Summary

Published
19 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

19 May 2017

Incident Code

CI725

Location

near Mosul, Iraq, Iraq
In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, on July 7th 2017 the Coalition said it had concluded an assessment on social media claims of civilian harm “near Mosul, Iraq”. According to the Coalition report, “112. May 19, 2017, near Mosul, Iraq, via social media: The report contained insufficient information on the time, location and…

Summary

Published
19 May 2017
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

19 May 2017

Incident Code

RS2239

Location

الكناماتا لحويقة, al Kanamat and al Huweika neighborhoods, Deir Ezzor, Syria
At least two civilians were killed and others were wounded in alleged Russian and/or regime airstrikes against the al Kanamat and al Huweika neighborhoods of Deir Ezzor, local media reported. No specific numbers were given for casualties but both sources identified that more than one civilian was killed and injured. According to Shaam Network, Russian…

Summary

Published
19 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

19 May 2017

Incident Code

CI721

Location

حي النجار, Mosul, Al-Najjar, Nineveh, Iraq
Two local sources reported that an entire family was killed and another family was severely injured as a result of airstrikes on their houses in Najjar neighborhood, in West Mosul. Iraqyoon Agency reported that the entire family of Nashwan Salem was killed in airstrikes that hit their house near Saada area, in Najjar neighborhood. It…

Summary

Published
19 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

19 May 2017

Incident Code

CI722

Location

الشفاء, Mosul, Al-Shafaa, Nineveh, Iraq
Multiple local sources reported that dozens of civilians were killed or injured as a result of heavy airstrikes in Shifa neighborhood, in West Mosul. Yaqein said that the Coalition was responsible for the raids, and that they also led to the destruction of houses of civilians. Sawlf Ateka and Mosul Ista (two local Facebook groups)…

Summary

Published
19 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
12–24
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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