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Incident Date
11 July 2015
Incident Code
CI083
Location
الموصل, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq
There were fresh claims of Coalition-inflicted civilian casualties at Mosul, with 37 non-combatants alleged killed and injured in airstrikes reportedly aimed at disrupting power supplies to the city. According to NINA, the dawn raid “caused a complete interruption of electricity – and some water pumps stopped in the city.” Some hospitals reportedly lost access to…
Summary
Published
11 July 2015
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
20
Civilians reported injured
17
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
11 July 2015
Incident Code
CS098
Location
الرقة, Warakat Samra near Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
In the second of three Raqaa incidents for July 11th in which Coalition aircraft allegedly caused non-combatant deaths, a woman and two or three of her children died in an airstrike at the village of Warakat Samra according to reports. Her husband was severely injured in the attack, losing his leg. Local activist Abu Ibrahim…
Summary
Published
11 July 2015
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
3–4
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
11 July 2015
Incident Code
CS099
Location
الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
In the last of three reported Raqaa incidents for July 11th, a civilian firefighting team in the city reportedly died in a coalition airstrike. According to Al Araby, the Coalition “launched eight raids targeting Daesh sites on the outskirts of Raqqa city. These hit the areas of Al Hamrat, Al Sina’a [Industry] and the Faculty…
Summary
Published
11 July 2015
Civilians reported killed
4
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
9 July 2015
Incident Code
CI082
Location
الموصل, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq
Up to 15 civilians including women and children were allegedly killed in a reported coalition airstrike at Mosul, which was also said to have injured seven people. The National Iraq News Agency (NINA), citing what it described as a local source, reported that “the international coalition aircraft bombed houses belonging to unarmed civilians believed to…
Summary
Published
9 July 2015
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
15
Civilians reported injured
7
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
9 July 2015
Incident Code
CS095
Location
الحسكة, Al-Hasakah, Al Hassakah, Syria
The death of a 12 year old boy, Fares al-Khodour in an alleged Coalition airstrike on al Hassakah on July 9th led to an international outpouring of grief and condemnation of the ongoing civil war in Syria – and of the Coalition’s own involvement. Fares had fled as a refugee with his family to Beirut,…
Summary
Published
9 July 2015
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1–7
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
8 July 2015
Incident Code
CS093
Location
الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
A single source, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, claimed that two civilians were killed and others wounded, “some of them injured badly.” In a possible linked event, Al Hurra reported that the coalition targeted and killed Daesh leader Abu Abdallah Al Ozbeki [‘the Uzbek’], outside a hotel in the centre of Raqaa. Citing SOHR’s…
Summary
Published
8 July 2015
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
7 July 2015
Incident Code
CS092
Location
حطلة, Hatla, Deir Ezzor, Syria
There were contradictory claims as to the status of Bassel Jassem Al Jirroh - reportedly killed in a Coalition or Assad regime strike at Hatla. While the Damascus Centre for Human Rights Studies and al-Natiq described him as a young male non-combatant killed at Al Aziziah Street, the pro-government Tishreen claimed that al-Jirroh was a…
Summary
Published
7 July 2015
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
0–1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
1 July 2015
Incident Code
CI080
Location
تل الرمان, Mosul, Tel Ruman, Nineveh, Iraq
There were claims that up to 22 civilians were killed and 16 injured in Coalition airstrikes to the west of Mosul. Women and children were reported to be among the casualties. In a January 2016 report, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Iraq noted: “According to a source, on 1 July, 17 civilians, including four…
Summary
Published
1 July 2015
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
17–22
Civilians reported injured
11–16
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
31 January 2015
Incident Code
USSOM034-C
Location
Dugule, Lower Shabelle, Somalia
A mystery airstrike reportedly killed between 40 and 60 alleged belligerents on January 31st 2015. Xinhua also reported that "scores of others were injured" in the attack, leaving it unclear whether those injured were civilians or militants. It was described by some as a US drone strike - thought the Pentagon denied this. Abdulkadir Mohamed…
Summary
Published
31 January 2015
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Civilians reported injured
0–5
Military actors reported killed
40–60
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
29 January 2015
Incident Code
CS048
Location
الطيانة, Eastern Al Buwaida or Kobane, Deir Ezzor, Syria
A non-combatant civilian male, Abd Al Rahman Ahmad Bkar, from the town of Al Kussair near Homs was reported killed in an airstrike. While Syrian Martyrs attributed the strike to the Coalition, VDC blamed the Assad regime. Other reports were unclear. The location of the man’s death was also confused, given variously as Kobane in…
Summary
Published
29 January 2015
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
25 January 2015
Incident Code
CS047
Location
ﺣﻠﺐ, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
The Syrian Martyrs website identified a single non-combatant victim of a reported Coalition strike in Aleppo. He was also named by the Damascus Centre for Human Rights Research which said he was originally from Idlib, though didn't specify if he was a civilian or a militant. However, all other sources described al Jolani as a…
Summary
Published
25 January 2015
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
0–1
Military actors reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
1–30 June, 2014
Incident Code
USSOM031-C
Location
Farigow, 3 km west of Jilib, Middle Juba, Somalia
Between one and five civilians, including women and children, were killed as the Farigow leper colony near Jilib, Middle Jubba was struck by unknown warplanes, international media reported. A woman living near the settlement told the Kenyan group Journalists for Justice that the colony was struck by jets by "mid 2014", killing one person and…
Summary
Published
20 May 2014
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1–5
Civilians reported injured
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
4 January 2013
Incident Code
USYEM141-B
Location
رداع, Rada'a, Al Bayda, Yemen
On January 3rd 2013, at least three Al Qaeda militants were allegedly killed by a US or Yemeni airstrike in a “mountainous area” near Rada’a. There are currently no known reports of civilian harm. Among those who died was Muqbel Abbad Al Zobah, nicknamed Abu Shebab, the news source Akhbar Alyom reported. This was corroborated…
Summary
Published
3 January 2013
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Military actors reported killed
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
18 October 2012
Incident Code
USYEM131-B
Location
الرميلة, Rumaila, Abyan, Yemen
In a dawn attack, a series of missiles from an alleged unmanned airstrike were fired at targets on the outskirts of Jaar, apparently striking Al Qaeda militants on the verge of launching a suicide attack on military targets. The alleged US drone or Yemeni airstrike attack hit a farmhouse in the Wadi Anna bridge area,…
Summary
Published
18 October 2012
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Military actors reported killed
7–9
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
20 September 2012
Incident Code
USYEM129-B
Location
المحفد, Mahfad, Abyan, Yemen
The morning of September the 20th 2012, two air strikes or drone strikes, which are believed to be either American or Yemeni, killed up to four militants and injured three others in the eastern outskirts of the town of Mahfad in the southern province of Abyan. Even though it cannot be ruled out, there are…
Summary
Published
20 September 2012
Strike Type
Airstrike
Military actors reported killed
2–4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
10 September 2012
Incident Code
USYEM128-B
Location
وادي العين, Wadi Al Ain, Hadramaut, Yemen
Between six and seven militants including AQAP’s second-in-command Said al Shehri (aka al Shihri) were reportedly killed in an alleged US or Yemeni strike on a car and house in Hadramout, eastern Yemen on September 12, 2012, according to US and Yemeni officials. However, it is unclear at what point Shehri was killed as his…
Summary
Published
10 September 2012
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Military actors reported killed
6–7
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
8 August 2012
Incident Code
USYEM119-C
Location
القطن, Al Qotn, Hadramaut, Yemen
On the 8th of August 2012, multiple drone or air strikes, allegedly by either Yemeni or US authorities, killed one person just before dawn in Al Qotn in the Hahdramaut Province. It remains unclear whether the person killed was a civilian or not. @YRMC_S and @AdenOnline reported one person killed while @BaFana3 reported that a…
Summary
Published
8 August 2012
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Civilians reported killed
0–1
Military actors reported killed
0–1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
6 August 2012
Incident Code
USYEM117-B
Location
القيفة, Qayfa, Dhamar, Yemen
On the night of August 6th 2012, between six to ten Al Qaeda militants were killed in a suspected US drone strike or Yemeni airstrike in Qayfah, Dhamar province. There are currently no known reports of civilian harm. The official state news agency SABA reported that among the dead was local Al Qaeda leader and…
Summary
Published
6 August 2012
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Military actors reported killed
6–10
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
23 July 2012
Incident Code
USYEM113-B
Location
المحفد, Mahfad, Abyan, Yemen
On the night of July 23rd 2012 around 11pm, alleged US or Yemeni warplanes launched two strikes against two supposed Al Qaeda hideouts in the al-Mahfad district in the south of the Abyan Province; five alleged Al Qaeda militants were killed in these strikes according to the Associated Press. Local twitter users and a local…
Summary
Published
23 July 2012
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Agriculture
Military actors reported killed
5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
4 July 2012
Incident Code
USYEM112-B
Location
المحفد, al-Mahfad, Abyan, Yemen
Alleged Yemeni or US airstrikes on July 4th 2012 in al-Mahfad, Abyan province reportedly killed between three and 13 Al Qaeda militants and injured up to seven militants. There are currently no known reports of civilian harm. Yemen Post, Naharnet, and Mareb Press reported that the raid was carried out against the position of Al…
Summary
Published
4 July 2012
Strike Type
Airstrike
Military actors reported killed
3–13
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
20 June 2012
Incident Code
USYEM108-C
Location
المحفد, Mahfed district, Abyan, Yemen
On the 20th of June 2012, an airstrike allegedly by US or Yemeni forces in northern Abyan killed Hussein Saleh (35), a worker with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), multiple sources, such as Reuters, reported. Al-Sahwa Net also reported that seven militants were killed and 10 others were wounded in the same…
Summary
Published
20 June 2012
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Civilians reported killed
1
Military actors reported killed
7
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
20 June 2012
Incident Code
USYEM109-B
Location
المحفد, Mahfed, Abyan, Yemen
On the 20th of June 2012, up to 30 militants were reported killed and six others injured in a series of Yemeni or US-waged airstrikes in Mahfed, Abyan, which was later reported by international and local media. AP reported that Yemeni military officials said that "at least six air raids targeted moving vehicles and Al…
Summary
Published
20 June 2012
Strike Type
Airstrike
Military actors reported killed
5–30
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
19 June 2012
Incident Code
USYEM107-B
Location
يافع, Yafa'a district, Lahij, Yemen
Three militants were killed when a vehicle was destroyed in Yafa’a district south of Bayda province by alleged Yemeni or US airstrikes on June 19, 2012, local and international media reported. There are currently no known reports of civilian harm. According to reporting from Reuters, Yemeni state news (Saba) reported that on June 19th, Yemeni…
Summary
Published
19 June 2012
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Military actors reported killed
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
17 June 2012
Incident Code
USYEM106-B
Location
عزان, Azzan, Shabwa, Yemen
On June 17th 2012, an alleged airstrike or shelling by the US military or Yemen Air Force caused the death of up to nine civilians in the town of Azzan, Shabwa province. There are currently no known reports of injured. The US news channel Fox News claimed that six Al Qaeda militants were killed in…
Summary
Published
17 July 2012
Strike Type
Airstrike
,
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
0–9
Military actors reported killed
6–9
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
15 June 2012
Incident Code
USYEM105-C
Location
شقرة, Shaqra, Abyan, Yemen
On June 15th 2012, up to seven civilians, including a woman and up to six children, were killed by an alleged US military, CIA drone, or Yemen Air Force strike in the village of Shaqra, Ayban province. Four civilians were injured and no militants were killed according to witnesses. The village of Shaqra, near Jaar,…
Summary
Published
15 June 2012
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Infrastructure
Residential
(
House
)
Civilians reported killed
5–7
Civilians reported injured
4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
13 June 2012
Incident Code
USYEM102-B
Location
عزان, Azzan, Shabwa, Yemen
Between 27 and 40 militants were reported to have been killed and "dozens" others were injured in a series of alleged U.S. drone strikes or Yemeni airstrikes in and around the town of Azzan in Shabwa governorate on the morning of the 13th of June, 2012. However, a a spokesperson for Ansar al-Sharia alleged that…
Summary
Published
13 June 2012
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Military actors reported killed
0–40
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
11 June 2012
Incident Code
USYEM101-B
Location
جعار, Ja'ar, Abyan, Yemen
Between 12 and 16 Al Qaeda fighters were killed in a suspected US or Yemeni airstrike or ground operation on Jaar, Abyan on June 11, 2012, local media reported. There are currently no known reports of civilian harm. Reuters cited a Yemeni military official who said that "the army launched its most serious assault on…
Summary
Published
11 June 2012
Strike Type
Airstrike
,
Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)
Military actors reported killed
12–16
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
7 June 2012
Incident Code
USYEM099-B
Location
جعار, Desert road between Ja'ar and Zinjibar, Abyan, Yemen
On June 7th 2012, there were reports that Yemeni or US warplanes conducted an airstrike against a vehicle carrying suspected Al Qaeda militants on the desert road between Ja’ar and Zinjibar in Abyan province. According to anonymous officials and an anonymous military source speaking to local and international media, three to five of the passengers…
Summary
Published
7 June 2012
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Military actors reported killed
3–5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
1 June 2012
Incident Code
USYEM096-C
Location
شبوة, Shabwa, Shabwa, Yemen
A Yemeni journalist was reportedly injured in an alleged drone strike while fleeing the site of attacks on an Al Qaeda vehicle on the 1st of June 2012 in Shabwa. Only one source, @narrabyee, reported this incident and further information remains unknown. The drone strike could have been a US or Yemeni strike as similar…
Summary
Published
1 June 2012
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
28 May 2012
Incident Code
USYEM095-B
Location
مديرية بروم ميفع, 60 km west of Mukkala, Brom Mayfa district, Abyan, Yemen
Between four and seven Al Qaeda militants were killed in an alleged US drone strike conducted against a car travelling on a coastal road between the towns of Azzan and Mukalla in the Brom Mayfa district in Hadhramout governorate on the 28th of May, 2012. Mareb Press reported that “a U.S. drone killed five Al…
Summary
Published
28 May 2012
Strike Type
Naval bombardment
,
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Military actors reported killed
4–7
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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