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Incident Date
12 February 2017
Incident Code
CI457
Location
الموصل الجديدة, Mosul, Mosul al Jadida / New Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq
In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the deaths of two civilians during an attack on an IED facility in Mosul. In their April 2017 civilian casualty report, the Coalition noted: "During a strike on an ISIS VBIED facility, it was assessed that two civilians were unintentionally killed when they…
Summary
Published
12 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
12 February 2017
Incident Codes
CS487 TS078
Location
الباب, Al-Bab, Aleppo, Syria
A Turkish or Coalition airstrike on al Bab killed up to 15 civilians, according to multiple reports. The Syrian Network blamed the US-led alliance, reporting that “8 civilians, including a child and 2 women, died in International Coalition warplanes missiles fired on Al Bab city.” Syrian News Desk, Manbij Direct and Al Bab 24 all…
Summary
Published
12 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
7–12
Civilians reported injured
11
Military Actor
Turkish Military
,
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
11 February 2017
Incident Code
RS1877
Location
ترملا, Tarmala, Idlib, Syria
Between one and 10 civilians were killed and up to 30 others were injured in alleged Russian or regime airstrikes against the village of Tarmala in the southern suburbs of Idlib, local media reported. It should be noted that it was widely reported that militants from Ahrar al Sham were killed in this strike -…
Summary
Published
11 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
1–10
Civilians reported injured
2–30
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
11–12 February, 2017
Incident Code
RS1876
Location
بنش, Binnish, Idlib, Syria
At least one civilian was killed in alleged Russian airstrikes against the city of Binnish. The Violations Documentation Center identified Russian planes as responsible for the airstrikes while the other sources did not name a culprit. There were conflicting reports given on when the airstrike against Binnish occured. According to the Violations Documentation Center, the…
Summary
Published
11 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
11 February 2017
Incident Code
RS1874
Location
تدمر, Palmyra, Homs, Syria
At least two civilians, one man and one woman, were killed and others were wounded in airstrikes on the town of Palmyra in the eastern Homs countryside. According to @journalhader and the Local Coordination Committee of Syria, the airstrikes were carried out by Russian warplanes. The two air raids reportedly struck the main square and…
Summary
Published
11 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
11 February 2017
Incident Code
RS1875
Location
الزراعة, Al Zira'a, Aleppo, Syria
At least one child was killed when a cluster bomb from a previous airstrike exploded in the village of Al Zira'a in southern Aleppo. It is unknown when the previous airstrike was that left the cluster bomb and who was responsible for the previous airstrike.
Summary
Published
11 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
11 February 2017
Incident Code
RS1878
Location
التوبة, Tawba, Hama, Syria
Up to two civilians were killed and at least 10 others were injured in alleged airstrikes against the village of Al-Tawba. While the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that there were at least 12 people killed or injured in the airstrikes, Omawi News reported that at the time there had been no recorded casualties.…
Summary
Published
11 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
10
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
11 February 2017
Incident Code
CS483
Location
الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
Heavy airstrikes on Raqqa – reportedly by the Coalition – may have caused civilian casualties according to confused reports. According to Step News “international coalition raids target the grain silos, the finance building, the arts school and al Nai’m roundabout in the city of Raqqa a short while ago causing material and human losses as…
Summary
Published
11 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
0–1
Civilians reported injured
0–1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
11 February 2017
Incident Code
CS484
Location
حمرة ناصر, Hamra Nasser, Raqqa, Syria
A single source reported the deaths of three civilians following an alleged Coalition airstrike. According to Smart News “sources said that three civilians were killed and four others wounded, including women, in International Coalition raids on the village of Hamra Nasser east of Raqqa city.” Microsyria also reported Coalition air raids on Hamra Nasser, though…
Summary
Published
11 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
4
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
11 February 2017
Incident Code
CS485
Location
حمرة بويتية, Hamra Bouwaitiya, Raqqa, Syria
A single source reported the deaths of seven civilians following US-led Coalition raids on a number of villages surrounding Raqqa. According to Smart News “a medical source, confirmed the arrival of seven dead civilians to the hospital and 14 wounded, including women and children in a critical condition, due to targeting by coalition aircraft the…
Summary
Published
11 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
7
Civilians reported injured
14
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
11 February 2017
Incident Code
CS486
Location
ﺣﻠﺐ, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
A man named as Mohammad Fayez Bakour from Dabaa, Qusair in Homs was reported killed in a Coalition or US strike – though his status remains unclear. The VDC described Bakour as a civilian, and said he died in a Coalition strike. We Are Qusair Martyrs also noted “we announce the martyrdom of Mohammad Fayyez…
Summary
Published
11 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
0–1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
10 February 2017
Incident Code
CI454
Location
الحضر, Hatra, Nineveh, Iraq
Local sources said that three children and a woman were killed and and five other people were injured after Coalition airstrikes targeted the Hatra region, south of Mosul. Yaqein said its sources added that “the bombing also caused significant damage to a number of civilian houses in the affected areas.” While all sources blamed the…
Summary
Published
10 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
5
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
10–20 February, 2017
Incident Code
CI455
Location
Mosul: Near Saffi Rahman mosque, Tal Roman, Nineveh, Iraq
In a previously unreported incident, local eyewitnesses told Amnesty International researchers of an event at Tal Roman in ‘mid February’ which killed eight civilians. The description of a ‘smart missile’ indicated a Coalition action. According to a detailed incident report shared with Airwars: “The house behind our house was hit in the middle of February [not sure…
Summary
Published
10 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
8
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
10 February 2017
Incident Code
CS480
Location
عرجون, Arjoun, Idlib, Syria
A civilian male named as Mohammad Khaled al Brak from the village of Arjoun near Qusair was reported killed in a ‘Coalition strike.’ A martyr’s page for Qusair reported: “Mohammad Khaled al Brak from Arjoun village in al Qusair – martyred 10/2/2017 in a raid by the treacherous coalition planes.” VDC also reported his death…
Summary
Published
10 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
10 February 2017
Incident Code
CS481
Location
هنيدة, Hunaida, Raqqa, Syria
A reported Coalition airstrike on a gas station at Hunaida killed four civilians, according to local reports. Syrian PC and Smart News identically noted that “Warplanes thought to belong to the coalition targeted Abo Saleh Al-A’lwewi petrol station in Hunaida village which is under IS control which killed four civilians and wounded eight, and burned…
Summary
Published
10 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
8
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
10 February 2017
Incident Code
CS482
Location
المنصورة, Al Mansoura, Raqqa, Syria
A single source reported the death of one civilian nd the njuring of another in a Copalition raid. According to Smart News, “a civilian was killed and another injured after bombing with heavy machine guns by Coalition planes on silos in Al Mansoura village, and they were taken to the hospital in Al Tabaqa city,…
Summary
Published
10 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
9 February 2017
Incident Code
CI453
Location
القائم, Al Qa'im, Al Anbar, Iraq
Local sources said that seven civilians were killed and many others injured after Coalition airstrikes targeted the city of Al Qa’im, in the west of Anbar province. While two sources blamed the Coalition for the raids, Al Mayadeen Alhadath (Facebook) said “planes of [the] Iraqi forces were committing a massacre in the bombing of the…
Summary
Published
9 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
7
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
9 February 2017
Incident Code
LC060
Location
قاعدة الجفرة الجوية, Jufra air base, Al Jufrah, Libya
The Libya Observer reported that LNA warplanes bombed the Al-Jufra airbase, “killing two and wounding 12.” It was not clear from the report if the victims were civilians or combatants. EAN Libya reported that six people were killed and wounded, but again did not provide a breakdown. Libya News reported that two members of the…
Summary
Published
9 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
0–2
Civilians reported injured
6–14
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
9 February 2017
Incident Code
CS478
Location
الغدفة, Al Ghadafeh, Idlib, Syria
A 15-year old boy named as Mohammad Haj Ahmad was reported by VDC as having been killed by the Coalition. The boy came from Al-Ghadefeh – though it is unclear whether this is where he died. No additional details are presently known.
Summary
Published
9 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
9 February 2017
Incident Code
CS479
Location
الرحيات, Al Rahiat, Raqqa, Syria
Four civilians were reportedly killed and seven injured in a night time Coaltion strike on al Rahiat near Raqqa. According to Smart News “warplanes bombed, late on Thursday night, the band 17, al Assadiya farm and Al Rahiat, north of Raqqa, killing four civilians, including two women, and injuring seven others, including children, were killed,…
Summary
Published
9 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
7
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
Incident Code
CI452
Location
near Mosul, Iraq
Summary
Published
8 February 2017
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
8 February 2017
Incident Code
CI451
Location
قصر المطران, Mosul, Qasr al-Mataraan, Nineveh, Iraq
Local sources said that four children, all from the same family, were killed and their parents seriously injured after unspecified airstrikes allegedly targeted their house in the Qasr al-Mataraan or “Bishop Palace” area at the right side of Mosul. Iraqi Spring Media Center spoke of three children killed, while Ajel Al Mosul put the death…
Summary
Published
8 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
3–4
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
7 February 2017
Incident Code
TS077
Location
شيا عفرين, Shya, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria
In a private report, the Kurdish Red Crescent named the following one civilian as wounded in an alleged Turkish shelling of Shya, Syria: ‘Hassan Suleiman Omar, 60, a shrapnel in the eye’ No further details are currently available.
Summary
Published
7 February 2017
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
7 February 2017
Incident Codes
CS477 RS1873
Location
إدلب, Idlib, Idlib, Syria
A major airstrike on Idlib city killed up to 30 civilians and injured up to 300 more. Reports blamed both Russia and the US-led Coalition for the attack. The Coalition has expressly denied any involvement – though a unilateral US action remains possible. The attack – which reportedly involved both airstrikes and missiles – caused…
Summary
Published
7 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
5–30
Civilians reported injured
12–300
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
6 February 2017
Incident Code
TS074
Location
الباب, Al Bab, Aleppo, Syria
According to local sources, Ahmad Bathish died in an alleged Turkish airstrike on Al Bab, Syria. Al Bab 24 wrote that "Ahmad Bathish died following Turkish shelling on Al Bab today [Feb 6th]." Al Bab Coordination also named him in a victims' list posted on Facebook - but didn't identify who was responsible for his…
Summary
Published
6 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
6 February 2017
Incident Code
CI449
Location
Mosul, Al-Zinjili, Nineveh, Iraq
Local sources said that between 20 and 42 civilians were killed, including women and children, and dozens injured after Coalition airstrikes and governmental forces targeted residential neighborhoods at the right side of Mosul. While Iraq Amsi spoke of “about 20 civilians dead and wounded”, Iraqi Spring put the death toll much higher, at 42, and…
Summary
Published
6 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
20–42
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
6 February 2017
Incident Code
CI450
Location
17 تموز, Mosul, July 17th, Nineveh, Iraq
In an incident previously reported by so-called Islamic State, the Coalition confirmed on April 1st that it had accidentally injured three non-combatants in an attack. ISIS had reported five deaths and 29 injuries. Locals also said at least five people had died. The Coalition noted in its April 2017 casualty report: “near Mosul, Iraq, via…
Summary
Published
6 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
5
Civilians reported injured
3–29
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
6 February 2017
Incident Code
TS075
Location
الباب, Al Bab, Aleppo, Syria
Between 12 and 47 civilians, likely from one family, reportedly died in an alleged Turkish shelling on Al Bab, Syria. LCCSY reported that there was a total of 26 dead in Aleppo on that day, the majority of which in Aleppo and the rest in Al Bab. The Syrian Network of Human Rights said that…
Summary
Published
6 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
12–47
Civilians reported injured
30
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
6 February 2017
Incident Code
CS476
Location
جبل منحار, Minhar Mountain, Raqqa, Syria
A number of people were reported killed – combatant status unknown – as a result of alleged Coalition airstrikes at Minhar mountain. Smart News reported “dead and wounded in international coalition raids on Minhar mountain in eastern Raqqa countryside.” However, like other sources it did not offer any additional details.
Summary
Published
6 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
0–1
Civilians reported injured
0–1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
5 February 2017
Incident Code
RS1872
Location
تادف, Tadef, Aleppo, Syria
One civilian, Hasan al-Allawi al-Hamed, was reportedly killed in a Russian airstrike on Tadef, Aleppo - though there was only one known source on this event. The Violations Documentation Center in Syria listed the death as "warplane shelling" from "Russian troops".
Summary
Published
5 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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