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Incident Date
15 March 2017
Incident Code
RS1961
Location
معرة مصرين, Maarat Misrin, Idlib, Syria
A woman was killed and other civlians were wounded in an alleged Russian raid on property in Maarat Misrin, local media reported. All sources either attributed blame to Russia, or blamed unknown warplanes. According to Syrian-mirror, the wounded were taken to nearby medical points where they were treated for their injuries. Step news agency specified…
Summary
Published
15 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
15 March 2017
Incident Code
RS1962
Location
السخنة المحطة الثالثة, the third station near al Sukhna, Homs, Syria
Up to five civilians died and several more were injured in an alleged Russian or Assad regime airstrike on the third station near al Sukhna, local sources reported. According to the Step News Agency, "Russian warplanes launched several air raids targeting the third station near al Sukhna in eastern Homs which led to a number of…
Summary
Published
15 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
1–5
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
15 March 2017
Incident Code
CI544
Location
باب الطوب, Mosul, Bab al Tor, Nineveh, Iraq
Local residents and military and medical sources said that up to two dozen civilians were killed or injured due to different kinds of shelling, and strikes by US Apache helicopters. This reportedly occurred during an ongoing battle around the Bab Al Tob area and other ancient neighborhoods in the center of Mosul. Naynawa Alghad reported…
Summary
Published
15 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
4–24
Civilians reported injured
6–50
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
15 March 2017
Incident Code
CI545
Location
Mosul, Hermat, Iraq
Local eyewitnesses reported the deaths of 25 civilians following an air or artillery strike on the hermit area of West Mosul. An unpublished Amnesty International field investigation was shared with Airwars: ““On the street we were staying, in my uncle’s house, three houses were levelled by one attack, around 12pm on 15 March. I don’t…
Summary
Published
15 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
25
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
15 March 2017
Incident Code
CS576
Location
جديدة خابور, Jadida Khabour, Raqqa, Syria
Five civilians including two women died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Jadida Khabour village in eastern Raqqa, according to local sources. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported: “a man and a woman were killed and there was information about another woman who was killed in bombing by Coalition planes on areas in Jadida…
Summary
Published
15 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
5
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
15 March 2017
Incident Code
RS1963
Location
القصور, Al Qusour neighbourhood, Idlib city, Idlib, Syria
At least 39 civilians were killed, including 25 children and six women, and dozens more were injured, following a raid which hit residential housing in the al-Qusour neighbourhood, Idlib city, local media reported. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame, with some attributing blame to Russia and others to the Syrian regime. Various…
Summary
Published
15 March 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
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Apartment Building
)
Civilians reported killed
39
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
15 March 2017
Incident Code
CS577
Location
الثورة, Al Thani and Al Awwal, Al Tabaqa, Syria, Raqqa, Syria
Between one and two civilians died and up to five were injured in an alleged Coalition airstrike on the Al Thani and Awwal neighbourhoods of Al Tabaqa, according to local sources. According to Smart News, “local sources reported the death of one civilian and wounding of others, on Wednesday evening, as a result of aerial…
Summary
Published
15 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
2–5
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
14 March 2017
Incident Code
USYEMTr046
Location
مديرية العبر, Al Abr District, Hadramaut, Yemen
A reported US drone strike killed two alleged AQAP militants, including a Saudi national, while they were driving in the Al-Abr area of Hadramout governorate, on March 14th 2017. There are no known associated reports of civilian harm. According to FPA, the alleged militants were named as Abu Jandal al-Hadrami and Abu Hashim al-Sharuri by…
Summary
Published
14 March 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Military actors reported killed
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
14 March 2017
Incident Code
RS1959
Location
صيدا, Saida town, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Multiple local sources reported that one woman died and several other civilians were wounded in an alleged Russia airstrike on Saida town. All sources that named a culprit identified Russia as the responsible party.
Summary
Published
14 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
14 March 2017
Incident Code
CS574
Location
الثورة, Tabaqah, Raqqa, Syria
Two civilians reportedly died and six were injured in an alleged Coalition airstrike on the Al Thani neighbourhood of Al Tabaqa. The Smart news network reported: “A local source in al Tabaqa city (55 km west of Raqqa), said that the raids affected the second district [Al Thani neighbourhood], killing two civilians and wounding six…
Summary
Published
14 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
6
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
14 March 2017
Incident Code
CS575
Location
Various locations, Raqqa, Syria
Seven non-combatants including three children died and five others were wounded in an alleged Coalition airstrike on various locations in Raqqa governorate, according to a single source. The Smart news network reported that “seven civilians were killed including of three children, and five others were injured, including women, following raids on the town of Al…
Summary
Published
14 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
7
Civilians reported injured
5
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
14 March 2017
Incident Code
RS1960
Location
ديرحافر, Deir Hafer, Aleppo, Syria
An unspecified number of civilians died and were wounded in an alleged Russia or regime strike on Deir Hafer, according to local media. The Shaam News Network and LCCSY pointed to Russia, as did the Step News Agency who said that "several surface rockets" were used in the attack. However, Aljazeera reported that "Syrian regime planes…
Summary
Published
14 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
14 March 2017
Incident Code
CI540
Location
دور موظفي السكك, Mosul, Dur al Sekak, Nineveh, Iraq
Local residents and press source said that five family members were killed in an airstrike targeting their house near the railway. They used to live together in the same house in Dur Al Sekak at the right side of Mosul. It is unclear which aircraft carried out the attack. Shafaaq News reported that the bombing…
Summary
Published
14 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
5–7
Civilians reported injured
10
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
14 March 2017
Incident Code
CI541
Location
باب سنجار, Mosul, Bab Sinjar, Nineveh, Iraq
There was a single claim that ‘dozens’ of civilians were killed or injured after Coalition airstrikes allegedly struck the emergency building at the general hospital in Bab Sinjar, in West Mosul.
Summary
Published
14 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
12–24
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
14 March 2017
Incident Code
CI542
Location
الرسالة, Mosul, Dur al Resala, Nineveh, Iraq
Local residents and press sources said that a family of seven was killed after an airstrike hit their house in Dur-al Resala neighbourhood, West Mosul. Hani Abu Obeida was named by @n_iraq67 as one of the victims. It was reported that his son Musab was the only survivor. The rest of the family reportedly died.…
Summary
Published
14 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
7
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
14 March 2017
Incident Code
CI543
Location
المحطة, Mosul, Al Mahatta, Nineveh, Iraq
Local residents told journalists of the French newspaper Mediapart that 26 people were killed after an airstrike reportedly carried out by an “American-built F-16” targeted an ISIL combatant who was sitting on the roof of their house. A young girl was also severely injured. The report by Mediapart.fr [in translation] reads: “In the neighbourhood of…
Summary
Published
14 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
26
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
14 March 2017
Incident Code
LC065
Location
راس لانوف, Ras Lanuf, Surt, Libya
Various local sources reported LNA airstrikes on the port area of Ras Lanuf supporting a ground offensive. Raialyoum reported that “a Libyan oil company guard was killed by a bomb attack on the Ras Lanuf area of the oil crescent in central Libya on Tuesday by retired general Khalifa Haftar.” The source added, “The site…
Summary
Published
14 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
13 March 2017
Incident Code
CS573
Location
زور شمر, Zor Shmar, Raqqa, Syria
Two civilians were killed in an alleged Coalition airstrike in Zor Shamr village, east of Raqqa, according to a single source. Smart news agency reported that the strike was “likely” carried out by the Coalition. They reported that “the bombing targeted a fuel tanker while it was crossing the village of Zor Shamr (45 km…
Summary
Published
13 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
13 March 2017
Incident Code
CI536
Location
المحطة, Mosul, Al Mahatta, Nineveh, Iraq
Local press sources and relatives of victims reported that 21 or more people, including an elderly woman with her two sons and a displaced family, were hit by a rocket. All victims were still under the rubble in Al-Mahatta neighborhood in West Mosul. The Coalition later accepted responsibility for 11 deaths in the attack. Mosul…
Summary
Published
13 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
21
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
13 March 2017
Incident Code
CI537
Location
الموصل الجديدة, Mosul, Mosul al-Jadid / New Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq
Relatives, local residents and press sources said up to 29 people from two families were killed after Coalition airstrikes struck their houses in the New Mosul neighborhood of West Mosul. The Coalition later conceded causing 27 deaths in the event. According to Al Jazeera Iraq, 29 civilians, mostly children and women, were killed and many…
Summary
Published
13 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
27–29
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
13 March 2017
Incident Code
CI538
Location
Mosul, Rujm Hadid, Nineveh, Iraq
In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, on November 30th 2017 the Coalition said it had concluded an assessment of civilian harm claims “near Mosul, Iraq”. According to the Coalition report, “March 13, 2017, near Mosul, Iraq, via international organisation: After a review of available information and strike video it was assessed that there…
Summary
Published
13 March 2017
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
13 March 2017
Incident Code
RS1958
Location
الهبا, Al-Hiba, Homs, Syria
A single source reported that an elderly man and his grandson were killed, and one other civilian was injured, in an alleged Russian airstrike on Al-Hiba. A local source told Smart that the village was under the control of ISIS. The child was aged six. The injured civilian only suffered from mild wounds. There are no…
Summary
Published
13 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
13 March 2017
Incident Code
CI539
Location
Mosul, Mosul al-Jadid / New Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq
In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, on November 30th 2017 the Coalition said it had concluded an assessment of civilian harm claims “near al Jadida, Iraq”. According to the Coalition report, “March 13, 2017, near al Jadida, Iraq: After a review of available information and strike video it was assessed that there is…
Summary
Published
13 March 2017
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
13 March 2017
Incident Code
CI535
Location
الموصل: غرب/الجانب الأيمن, Mosul, West / Right side, Nineveh, Iraq
Local residents and press source said that up to 25 civilians were killed, mostly children and women, and 117 wounded due to an ongoing battle in downtown (Central) and Western Mosul. Both shelling and Coalition airstrikes were reported. Local residents and press sources said that airstrikes had heavily targeted the July 17, Rifai, Shifa, Bab…
Summary
Published
13 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
25–30
Civilians reported injured
58–117
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
12 March 2017
Incident Code
RS1955
Location
عقيربات, Akeirbat, Hama, Syria
An unspecified number of civilians were wounded by alleged Russian airstrike in Akeirbat. One source named Russia as the belligerent responsible, and the other did not name a belligerent. A local source, @tayyeal91aa, tweeted that there were more than 20 air raids in the vicinity, resulting in civilian injuries, in a bombing which reportedly targeted ISIS headquarters.…
Summary
Published
12 March 2017
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
12 March 2017
Incident Code
RS1956
Location
قريتي دالية وسوحا, Suha and Abu Dalia villages, Hama, Syria
Between two and three civilians were killed, including a woman, and as many as "dozens" more were injured following an alleged Russian raid on the villages of Suha and Abu Dalia, local media said. @B_ALHAMAWI was the only source to blame Russian warplanes; the other sources do not attribute any blame. According to @HalabTodayTV, two raids that…
Summary
Published
12 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
2–3
Civilians reported injured
2–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
12 March 2017
Incident Code
RS1954
Location
درعا, Dara'a, Daraa, Syria
Two adult males were killed in an alleged airstrike on Dara'a, local media reported. Only one source, the Syrian Network for Human Rights, blamed the Syrian regime for the raid whilst the others all blamed Russian warplanes. One of the men killed was a doctor. He was known as the "father of the martyrs" as in August…
Summary
Published
12 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
12 March 2017
Incident Code
CS570
Location
الكرامة, Al Karama and Al Ghassaniyah, Raqqa, Syria
Five civilians died and eleven were injured in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Al Karama and Al Ghassaniya, according to a single source. According to the Smart news agency, five civilians died and 11 others were wounded when warplanes “thought to belong to the Coalition” targeted Al Karama and Al Ghassaniya.
Summary
Published
12 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
5
Civilians reported injured
11
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
12 March 2017
Incident Code
LC064
Location
راس لانوف, Ras Lanuf: Oil Port, Surt, Libya
An LNA airstrike allegedly killed two security guards at the oil port near Ras Lanuf. The airstrike was reportedly conducted in the evening. Libya Alkhabar reported: “Commander of the Petroleum Facilities Guard, Brigadier General Idris Bukhmadah, said in a statement from the city of Ras Lanuf that the Guard of Petroleum Facilities follows the National…
Summary
Published
12 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
12 March 2017
Incident Code
CS571
Location
كسرة الفرج, Kasrat Faraj, Raqqa, Syria
An ISIL leader and his family died in an alleged Coalition strike in Kasrat Al Faraj, according to local sources. According to the Smart news agency, “local and medical sources told Smart that an Islamic State commander and his family were killed in an aerial bombardment likely carried out by the international coalition on the…
Summary
Published
12 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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